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Cognac Regions
Cognac is rarely born of a single eau-de-vie or a single growing area, but generally from a blend of different ages and crus, sometimes up to a hundred of them.
It can be made also exclusively from certain "cru", for example exclusively from "Grande Champagne", but of different ages.
Grande Champagne : about 13,000 hectares of clay and compact chalk soil. The Grande Champagne cru is located around the town of Segonzac. It produces a very fine, high-quality Cognac. It is known as the Premier Cru du Cognac.
Petite Champagne : some 16,000 hectares of clay and a more compact chalky layer of soil. Petit Champagne is very much of the same quality, but a touch lighter. It's vineyards lie to the south-west and south-east of Grande Champagne.
Fine Champagne : The blending of Grande and Petite Champagne with a minimum of 50% of Grande Champagne is called "Fine Champagne".
Borderies : only 4,000 hectares of unique soil on the plateau above Charente river. The eau de vie has a slight nutty taste. Borderies, which lie around the town of Burie (north-west of City of Cognac), is the smallest of the crus in the terms of acreage. Eaux-de-vie from Borderies has rich, flowery aromas and it is known as "…Cognac that ladies prefer".
Fins Bois : 37,000 hectares of soil. characterized by quick aging environment. A subtle flowery bouquet characterizes this eau de vie. The largest, and by far the intriguing cru, is Fins Bois. Geographically, it rings the other three crus. It lies, approximately, in the triangle between the towns of Rouilliac, Matha and Pons. It has a rich, full, strong aromas with a touch of the maritime climate.
Bons Bois : less chalky but more earthy soil of 16,000 hectares that is well reflected in the eau de vie.
Bois Ordinaires et Bois Communs (Bois a Terroir); 30,000 hectares of soil influenced by the Atlantic climate. Bons Bois and Bois Ordinaires are the exterior crus heavily influenced by the climate of the Atlantic ocean. They contribute less and less to the overall production of Cognac but are, nevertheless, known to produce some interesting Cognacs.
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Jenssen - Hors d'Age
Jenssen Hors d'AgeLearn More
A single, unblended batch of Grande Champagne Cognac at the term of its ageing in oak barrels, bottled from demijohns. Naturally reduced, without additives.
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Jenssen - Epiphanie
ÉpiphanieLearn More
A blend of very old Grande Champagne Cognacs who have reached full maturity after ageing in oak barrels. Discreet at first, this superior Cognac then unceasingly reveals new sets of aromas to the discerning nose.
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Jenssen - Carte blanche XO
Carte BlancheLearn More
Heady, floral notes of jasmine and honeysuckle. Spice and zest of orange reveal its Grande Champagne cognac terroir; a hint of rancio, dried apricot and hazelnut bear witness of long years of ageing.
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Jenssen - Arcana - Grande Champagne
ArcanaLearn More
A single, unblended batch of extremely old Grande Champagne Cognac, Arcana is what is left after hosts of angels have taken their share.
It is bottled on demand from demijohns into hand blown crystal carafes.
Excl. Tax: €4,158.33 Incl. Tax: €4,990.00
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Jean Grosperrin -1980- Grande Champagne 35cl
Collection Cognac – Artisan Vintage
Young yellow colour. Powerful and expressive nose (Folle Blanche?), light tobacco notes.Learn More
This cognac needs to breathe in order to fully express its complexity.
Almond and white flower nose.
Clean, vanilla and smooth on the palate. First rancios.Excl. Tax: €70.83 Incl. Tax: €85.00
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Jean Grosperrin -1980- Grande Champagne
Collection Cognac – Artisan Vintage
Young yellow colour. Powerful and expressive nose (Folle Blanche?), light tobacco notes.Learn More
This cognac needs to breathe in order to fully express its complexity.
Almond and white flower nose.
Clean, vanilla and smooth on the palate. First rancios.Excl. Tax: €120.83 Incl. Tax: €145.00
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Jean Grosperrin -1971- Grande Champagne Raw from cask
Collection Cognac – Artisan Vintage
2009 release coming from the last unreduced cask! 65°2 of pure happiness with an extraordinary aromatic power. "Sparkling" nose-feel, with some notes of crystallized orange and spices, strong floral presence (jasmine, honeysuckle). Oily feeling in mouth in spite of the strong alcoholic level, surprisingly cooling. The plenitude of the ageing is at its maximum intensity on this non-reduced version. Finishes very long, with a return of spices. Very well-balanced cognac, for aficionados and cognac lovers.Learn MoreExcl. Tax: €232.50 Incl. Tax: €279.00
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Jean Grosperrin -1971- Grande Champagne (réduit)
Collection Cognac – Artisan Vintage
"A straightforward cognac," Saveurs, France, 2006. "Elegant nose with notes of hazelnut, chocolate, plum, and cigar box. Very lovely on the palate, fine structure with a nice freshness, mature flavours. Long and complex finish," Andreas Larsson, 2008. Excellent maturity and a certain fullness. The powerfulness of Grande Champagne combines with the maturity of ageing. A cognac to savour over a long time, sip by sip, eyes closed, in the tranquil peace of a late afternoon of November (…). Pure pleasure! Sommelier International, 2009.
Reduced.Learn MoreExcl. Tax: €204.17 Incl. Tax: €245.00
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Jean Grosperrin -1970- Grande Champagne
Collection Cognac – Artisan Vintage
Same origin as the Grande Champagne 1980 and 1971. This batch was aged in a very old ORECO warehouse located in Fins Bois. Some barrels were reduced, others were not.
Reduced.Learn MoreExcl. Tax: €235.83 Incl. Tax: €283.00
Jean Grosperrin -1944- Grande Champagne 35 cl
Collection Cognac – Artisan Vintage
Same origin and history as the 1944 FINS BOIS. The feminine softness of the Grande Champagne area is confirmed here. Give it time to reveal itself; you will discover a delicate union between the stripped tannins of its roughness and the refinement of the flavours of the cognac.Learn More
Rough from cask.Excl. Tax: €357.50 Incl. Tax: €429.00
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Like most people, I have grown up knowing the fairytale Cinderella, the story of a young girl living with her cruel stepmother who suddenly has her fortune changed by a kind fairy godmother and a handsome prince. So when I went to go see Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, which is now playing on Broadway, I was very excited. As soon as I sat down, I noticed the intricate trees lining the stage and giving it a magical appearance. The orchestra started to play and the lights dimmed as the show began.
From the beginning to the end of the performance, I was engrossed. Everything and everyone onstage seemed like they had just jumped off the pages of the beloved fairytale. The actors brought the characters to life in a very believable way. The seemingly magical costume changes were a big highlight for me. In a blink of an eye, Cinderella would twirl out of her dirty rags into a shimmering gold dress.
It turns out that Broadway experts agree with me. The show has received nine Tony nominations. Tony Awards are the top prizes for Broadway shows. Laura Osnes, who plays the role of Cinderella, has been nominated for the Tony for best actress in a musical.
How similar is the show to the story of Cinderella you know? The answer, of course, depends on which version of the story you've seen or read. In an interview with TIME For Kids, Osnes pointed out that many people are familiar with the Disney movie version of the tale. There are some differences between that movie and the Broadway show. For one thing, the stepmother and stepsisters are not as cruel in the play. Also, in the Broadway version, when Cinderella escapes the ball, she picks up her shoe after dropping it. So how does the prince find Cinderella again? You'll have to see the show to find out!
I think just about anyone would enjoy this play, including both kids and adults. The attention to detail is incredible, from the set to the costumes to the portrayal of the characters. In my opinion, this play deserves a double thumbs-up!

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Ample space, huge glass surfaces and large terrace emphasize modern form of the apartment you have chosen and make you feel extraordinary. You will enjoy the sense of luxury which is incorporated into every detail and throughout the apartment.
For your comfort, the apartment has air-conditioning, access to wireless internet, as well as LCD TV, DVD and satellite TV access.
It offers a comfortable queen-size double bed and one single bed on a mezzanine, one pull-out sofa bed in the sitting area, a kitchenette and a dining area. This apartment houses a maximum of 5 people.
Moreover, to complete comfort furnishing of interiors, our guests are welcomed to use a GYM center (with steam and dry sauna, Jacuzzi) located in the same building.
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The appartment is nice but maybe too small for 8 people. Martin is a nice host, and the location is good. Everything was ok.
A very conveniently placed flat between old square and the castle, practically very close to every historic place. Flat is also well furbished with enough space up to three peoples. Downstairs there is a bakery where you can have a fresh breakfast.
So all fine, the only think is the communication (slow in reply) which need to be improved.
Another trip to Krakow and another fantastic opportunity, good location, clean, good style and overall good service. If so gladly recommend this apartment and this landlord
Endnu en tur til Krakow og endnu en fantastik lejlighed , god beliggenhed, rent , god stil og total god service . Vil så gerne anbefale denne lejlighed og denne udlejer ,
+ The apartment has super location !!!!! - No washing machine, no elevator, bad beds.
+ Leiligheten har super beliggenhet!!!!! - ikke oppvaskemaskin, ikke heis, dårlige senger.
The apartment met our expectations but the agency that managed the Windu and were below it. I never received a reply to my emails custom in number 5. We gave RV outside the apartment but no one came because the address of the apartment and that the agency that manages were false . We were very lucky to find it after several hours.
L'appartement a répondu à nos attentes mais l'agence qui le gérait et Windu étaient en dessous de tout. Je n'ai jamais reçu de réponse personnalisées à mes mails au nombre de 5. Nous avions donné RV devant l'appartement mais personne n'est venu puisque l'adresse de l'appartement et celle de l'agence qui le gère étaient fausses. Nous avons eu beaucoup de chance de le trouver au bout de plusieurs heures.
The apartment was very centrally located in Krakow. It was furnished with all the important things (coffee maker, hair dryer, ironing board, Wäschständer) and clean. A toaster would have been great. The balcony chairs and the table should be replaced, as they are very shook and were no longer stable. All the main attractions could be easily reached on foot.
In the same house could tours (eg Auschwitz etc.) are booked.
Overall, highly recommended!
Many Thanks!
Das Apartment lag sehr zentral in Krakau. Es war mit allen wichtigen Dingen (Kaffeemaschine, Haartrockner, Bügelbrett, Wäschständer) eingerichtet und sauber. Ein Toaster wäre toll gewesen. Die Balkonstühle und der Tisch sollten ausgetauscht werden, da sie sehr wackelten und nicht mehr stabil waren. Alle wichtigen Sehenswürdigkeiten konnten gut zu Fuss erreicht werden.
Im gleichen Haus konnten Touren (z.B. Auschwitz etc.) gebucht werden.
Insgesamt absolut empfehlenswert!
Vielen Dank!
Amazing apartment! Unbeatable location.
Increíble apartamento! Localización inmejorable.
Very good downtown
Muy bien céntrico
An amazing apartment, very well located new and clean and tidy! Repeat
Un apartamento increíble, muy bien situado limpio y nuevo y ordenado! Repetiremos
A good size clean and quiet apartment. Slight smell coming from the bathroom and the pictures are from the flat below (we think) not the top floor one where we stayed as the kitchen is slightly different. However this didnt affect our stay. Great views, location and the staff were very helpful finding us a cot at short notice and sorting the cable TV late in the evening.
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In his most extraordinary book, "one of the great clinical writers of the 20th century" (The New York Times) recounts the case histories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. Oliver Sacks' The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat tells the stories of individuals afflicted with fantastic perceptual and intellectual aberrations: patients who have lost their memories and with them the greater part of their pasts; who are no longer able to recognize people and common objects; who are stricken with violent tics and grimaces or who shout involuntary obscenities; whose limbs have become alien; who have been dismissed as retarded yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents.
If inconceivably strange, these brilliant tales remain, in Dr. Sacks' splendid and sympathetic telling, deeply human. They are studies of life struggling against incredible adversity, and they enable us to enter the world of the neurologically impaired, to imagine with our hearts what it must be to live and feel as they do. A great healer, Sacks never loses sight of medicine's ultimate responsibility: "the suffering, afflicted, fighting human subject".
PLEASE NOTE: Some changes have been made to the original manuscript with the permission of Oliver Sacks.
©1970, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985 Oliver Sacks (P)2011 Audible, Inc.
"Dr. Sacks's best book.... One sees a wise, compassionate and very literate mind at work in these 20 stories, nearly all remarkable, and many the kind that restore one's faith in humanity." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"Dr. Sacks's most absorbing book.... His tales are so compelling that many of them serve as eerie metaphors not only for the condition of modern medicine but of modern man." (New York magazine)
"Neurology can be fun!"
I'll definitely revisit this book because it's full of fascinating observation, acutely noted, about strange tricks the mind plays due to small chemical imbalances... On first reading the major stories stick out. I'm hoping to revisit the book for detail
The most memorable anecdote is probably about hyper osmia; the subject feels like a dog, led by his nose.
The reflections on what exactly makes us a person
Just about
Definitely accessible
"beautiful insight into the mind"
and how the brain works. fascinating and eye-opening. really superb reading performance too. enjoyed every moment
"Truly inspiring . Pure poetry ."
A must read for anyone, regardless of whether you or someone you know have ever come into contact with a brain injury / neurologist. Sachs is an inspiration for all. His empathy and the stories gave me goosebumps. One of those books you feel honoured to have read.
"Neurological wonders"
I found these anecdotes fascinating. I'd say that many of them deserve a book in themselves. The full case studies that Sacks wrote, on which these are presumably based, would interest me.
"Engaging and warm book."
Beautiful account by Oliver Sacks of human conditions and his account of their personal experiences and existence. Warm and encouraging are his tales of various disorders and bizarre defecits in perception and cognition.
Oliver Sacks not only constantly reminds the reader of our fragile mortality but that even those that we may shrug off as 'mad' or 'broken' have diverse and vivid internal worlds. His focus not on defecits in cognition but on the art and music that defines us all: Bridging the gap between our conscious experiences and those that may be lacking in, and in over abundance of, specific perceptual modalities.
Great book, would thoroughly recommend.
Love audiobooks, keeps my hands free to do housework or drive.
"Medical read"
Yes to all student doctors. This is a fun way of learning neurology.
The stories.
Can be a dry book to rwad on its own merits
Some understanding of difficulties and human complexities
Get this book students
Painter, jeweller, teacher. Passionate listener to audiobooks and reader of print books.
"Actually rather dull and quite upsetting"
I thought some of the stories were interesting, but overall it's all rather anecdotal and unresolved which is rather unsatisfactory for the reader/listener. There are also some long passages where reference is made to experts in the field which are somewhat obscure to the listener (there are probably footnotes in the paper edition). The stories are fascinating as far as they go but we often have no idea if there was a cure or any hope for the sufferer. The truth is also that these poor people were/are very ill and sometimes their cases are very sad.
Probably not - you do need a certain level of expertise.
He reads well and has a very gentle style which is well suited to this type of book.
"A Clinician's eYe, but a Poet's HEART"
I love how Sacks, through his small clinical vignettes, exposes the complex, narrative powers of the brain. Written with a clinician's eye, but a poet's heart, I also love how he is able to show how these patients with all sorts of neurological deficits, disabilities, and divergences are able to adapt and even thrive despite their neurological damage. For the most part, they are able to find "a new health, a new freedom" through music, inner narratives, etc. They are able to achieve a "Great Health," a peace and a paradoxical wellness THROUGH their illness.
""Lest we forget how fragile we are...""
The book kept me thinking how easy it is to cross the fine line between what we consider to be sane and insane, normal and abnormal. We take so many things for granted (like walking, sitting, remembering) that we don't really pay attention to them. But when a disaster strikes, and your body/mind doesn't feel the same way it used to, how do you react? Give up, or fight to feel 'normal' and 'together' again?
It was eye-opening to listen to this fantastic book. I felt that the author had never held himself aloof from his patients. The book was written with such compassion and empathy that I was so absorbed I couldn't do anything else. It's a must-have for anyone interested in neuropsychiatry, neurology and psychology.
The book is made up of 4 parts:
1. Losses (with special emphasis on visual agnosia)
The man who mistook his wife for a hat;
The lost mariner;
The disembodied lady;
The man who fell out of bed;
On the level;
Eyes right;
The President's speech.
2. Excesses (i.e. disorders or diseases like Tourette's syndrome, tabes dorsalis - a form of neurosyphilis, and the 'joking disease')
Witty Ticcy Ray;
Cupid's disease;
A matter of identity;
Yes, Father-Sister;
The possessed.
3. Transports (on the 'power of imagery and memory', e.g. musical epilepsy, forced reminiscence and migrainous visions)
Incontinent nostalgia;
A passage to India;
The dog beneath the skin;
The visions of Hildegard.
4. The world of the simple (on the advantages of therapy centered on music and arts when working with the mentally retarded)
A walking grove;
The twins;
The autist artist.
"Wonderful compassionate and insightfull"
One of the pleasures of login on to audible is the surprise of which books are new to download. I have owned a text copy of this book since 1990 until I started to listen to the recording I had almost forgotten what an excellent series of compassionate single studies formed the book. It could be considered vicarious, the detailed study of individuals each with one or more "deficits". However it ends up as a deeply moving study of these individuals and in the process it tells us of the thin line that we each tread between fully functioning and being lost in the world. Great audio with the author reading the introduction and Jonathan Davis's voice pitched at exactly the right pitch to convey the pathos of each circumstance.
"Fascinating Look Into the World of Perception"
Fascinating stories.
It opened up the world to some of the oddest self-perception dysfunctions known to medical practice. Hard to believe the mind tries so hard to work around some truly enormous deficits in order to function.
The fellow who truly mistook his wife for a hat.
Yes, and almost was.
This book gained a new fan of Oliver Sacks stories. Elegantly read, and consumately written.
"Creme de la Creme"
I read this eighteen years ago. It was the most intriguing book I ever read to that date, as I was previously a fiction fan. This is a case by case story of Dr. Sacks most interesting patients, as well as other doctors patients that he met and found intriguing. I shared these stories with others years ago after first reading this, and you will, as I plan on doing again, have a blast sharing the idiosyncrasies of these marvelous humans, explored by a renowned neuropsychologist yourselves. The vernacular is heavy, and if you are not comfortable referencing a dictionary, google every once in awhile, or are a medical doctor it may be a minor disappointment for you, however I would guess context is enough for a layman to march through this still greatly satisfied.
Don't pass this by because of its publication date either. I listen to many psychology and science audio here, and this is not going to give you that out of the loop feeling some books do. Enjoy this new and updated gem!
"To my mind, the "original" Sachs book..."
in the main because its eponymous essay was the first that I read of Sachs and because I have subsequently taught the essay many times (in actuality, Awakenings preceded Mistook by more than a decade). Like Selzer in Tales Of A Knife and Ramachandran in The Tell-Tale Brain, Sachs brings the reader startlingly close to his patients, revealing with poetic accuracy and detail the frightening, distressing, often bizarre and sometimes humorous effects of their neurological disorders. Sachs, again much like Selzer, is much more than a reporter, but a poet, a writer of vivid prose, not only bringing science to the layman but making it live for all.
"Jaw dropping... in a very strange way"
I found this book very touching and absolutely fascinating...
Oliver Sacks' other books are similar, but i found not as broadly interesting. Apart from that i have not ventured to read anything like it.
not having a background in psycho-anything, i think that reading the text would have been very difficult. i think that the narrator makes it possible to get the meaning while not needing the background, as i have found in other audiobooks.
over and over
even if you don't think this book will interest you, i would suggest you give it a try, i was very surprised. i literally caught myself with my mouth wide open in some of the stories!
"Not your ordinary story book"
Very well read - interesting subject matter - really enjoyed. Will listen to it again and again - worth its price, but not for just anyone.
"I rarely stop reading a book halfway through..."
This book feels like it was written in 1885, not 1985. Granted, it isn't Oliver Sacks' fault that the brain is so poorly understood, but he comes across as a gentleman scientist in the Victorian era who studies patients in his parlor. He often uses very demeaning and unscientific vocabulary to describe people. In the chapter I'm on now he describes a man as an "amiable simpleton," and often refers to behaviors as bizarre and strange. Seriously? You are a neuroscientist man! If a person walked in with blood running down their leg no one would say, How Bizarre! That blood is supposed to be on the Inside of the body! What the heck is is going there?
I expected to be educated about brain function, but in most cases he doesn't explain what happened and why, but does throw in the occasional technical term with no explanation. For instance I can summarize the chapter on a woman who had a stroke thus: a woman had a stroke. One whole side of her brain is dead. She can't see anything to the left. Isn't that bizarre? He hooked up a video camera to show her the left side of her face on the right. She freaked out. End of chapter. Another: Johnny hasn't been able to retain any memories since 1946. He might have killed part of his brain with alcohol but who knows. The author doesn't seem particularly interested. Johnny thinks he is 17 but he is 60, so the doctor shows him his face in a mirror. HA HA! You are old! Johnny freaks out. He wonders if Johnny still has a soul (????) and the sisters at the home say he does because he pays attention during mass. Oh and he likes to garden. And he never gets better.
That's been more or less the shape of each chapter. Person has traumatic accident or illness, manifests difficulty doing ______, the doctor makes notes on all their "bizarre" symptoms, and can't do anything to help them. In one chapter he DOES help a woman regain use of her hands and I was so relieved. Finally!
I'm putting this book because I've learned nothing much I didn't know about the brain. And if I am going to read sad stories about people struggling to live day to day life I need to feel that something was accomplished by recording their stories, but there is little evidence in this book that studying these people would result in scientists being able to help someone else.
"Lack of mind control"
Very disturbing read on how the mind can get out of whack and really cause a living hell for people. Trying to put oneself in the mental condition of one of these patients is an exercise in madness. The insight on aspirin or b6 prolonged overdose possibly contributing was interesting.
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Welcome to Rush Management and Safety Week. Rush is dedicating seven consecutive articles, one per day, to be posted on the web regarding Risk Management and Safety. This is article 6 of 7.
Financial Controls
Since the Rush Expansion began in 2004, three clubs have been involved in embezzlement, THREE that we know of. We do not want to expose the club or the individuals, but we do want to expose the nature. If Internal Controls Policies & Procedures (110 11) are not adopted, your club is at a substantially greater risk. This is a white collar crime and stealing affects every member of the club as this is your money. Since all of the Rush Clubs are 501c3's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)_organizations, the budget <2012/13 Proposed Budget> and finances are public record. The front office should be transparent in the record keeping. Rush clubs should have an annual audit to assure proper G.A.A.P.'s (http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gaap.asp ) are being adhered to. At the completion of your audit, a fiscal year end auditor report or a <Positive Management Letter> should be provided.


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Palomar Energy Center
Docket Number:
01-AFC-24 (Application For Certification)
01-AFC-24C (Compliance Proceeding)
Project Status: Licensed; In Compliance Phase. Operational: April 1, 2006
The California Energy Commission approved this project's Application for Certification on August 6, 2003. The Commission monitors the power plant's construction, operation and eventual decommissioning through a compliance proceeding.
Committee that oversaw Original Licensing Proceeding:
John L. Geesman, Commissioner, Presiding Member
William Keese, , Chairman, Associate Member
Hearing Officer: Susan Gefter
Key Dates
- November 28, 2001 - Palomar Energy LLC files Application For Certification (AFC).
- February 6, 2002 - Commission determines Application For Certification is Data Adequate.
- August 27, 2002 - Preliminary Staff Assessment released.
- January 24, 2003 - Final Staff Assessment released.
- June 27, 2003 - Presiding Member's Proposed Decision released.
- August 6, 2003 - Commission approves license of Palomar Power Project.
- April 1, 2006 - Power plant begins commercial operation.
On November 28, 2001, Palomar Energy, LLC filed an Application for Certification with the California Energy Commission seeking approval to construct and operate the Palomar Energy Project. The project was approved by the Energy Commission on August 6, 2003.
The project consists of a natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant and associated reclaimed water supply and brine return pipelines. The proposed project will have a nominal electrical output of 546 megawatts, and commercial operation is planned for the summer of 2004. The project location is a 20-acre site within a planned 186-acre industrial park in the City of Escondido, San Diego County, California. The project site is about 600 feet southwest of the intersection of Vineyard Avenue and Enterprise Street, west of Interstate 15 and south of State Highway 78.
The project includes two combustion turbine-generators equipped with dry low combustors and evaporative inlet air coolers, two heat recovery steam generators equipped with duct burners, a steam turbine-generator and associated auxiliary systems and equipment. The project includes a new 230 kV switchyard connecting with an existing San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) electric transmission line located immediately adjacent to the project site. The project does not require construction of any new transmission lines.
The project will be fueled with natural gas delivered via the SDG&E gas system. An existing SDG&E natural gas pipeline with sufficient capacity to serve the project is located immediately adjacent to the project site. In order to relieve a bottleneck in a segment of the existing SDG&E gas system located about 1 mile northeast of the project site, SDG&E will construct an upgrade consisting of approximately 2,600 feet of 16-inch pipeline.
Reclaimed water for the project will be supplied from the City of EscondidoÕs Hale Avenue Resource Recovery Facility (HARRF) via a new 1.1 mile, 16-inch pipeline extending from an existing reclaimed water main. Brine from the project, consisting entirely of cooling tower blowdown, will be returned to the HARRF via a new 1.1 mile, 8-inch return pipeline routed alongside the reclaimed water supply pipeline.
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linden poplar and fruit trees...borage and clover goldenrod and asters
linden poplar and fruit trees...borage and clover goldenrod and asters
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I love my honey bees!
My bees seem to like clover, so I probably would plant some white dutch, sweet yellow and crimson clovers. Because I like the way it looks and it has a fairly long booming cycle, I would plant some borage also.
Tulip poplar is a very good source of nectar here. It is our largest spring flow and produces very good honey.
Mustard, very early pollen and nectar source.
>How did the Tulip Poplar do on your previous land? Planted 3 in NE Oklahoma, couldn't keep any of them alive.
I have clay soil (as most of Oklahoma does as well). On the advice of someone smarter about such things as me, I dug a hole like 3' wide and 3' deep and filled it with a mixture of purchased top soil, potting soil and shredded pine bark. Then I had to water consistently for the first couple of years. They are doing very well.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
Your forest patch will have its own group of flowering plants - those will supplement the wild flowers and crops on your neighbors land. Here in TX I have blackberry (late spring) wild grape (early summer) and trumpet vine (mid and late-summer) in my woodlot - certainly you will have other species. I have the bees on the northeast side of the trees, so they get shade at in the afternoon, and can go either into the woods or on the meadow.
The plants in the woods may also have some protection from drought. Also, the brush would make a good wind break for the hives in winter.
I'm trying to build up the organic material in my soil and generally improve its fertility while providing as much bee forage as possible. Any suggestion? I assume probably sweet clover or a mix of clover, probably ryegrass, its clay and could use some breaking up so maybe forage radish in some qty, I want to get as much biomass as possible so I'll be cutting it and removing material to composts piles so I don't think Sainfoin would be a good choice. I don't have much experience with Sainfoin but Dadant calls it a multi cropped legume while other sources say it is a once a year harvest crop, seeming contradictions. I also have about 12 acres I could plant some more perinieal forage and though that's of secondary importance at the moment I'd be interested in suggestion about that as well. FYI I'm in SW Ohio.
Anybody have any experience with different Basswood Tree types? I keep hearing about bee bee trees but they are considered an invasive species in a number of states including here so I intend to stay away from them.
I've used rye/clover planted in November and incorporated after seed heads form on the rye (prevents grow-back...cut before the seed is viable) with success to both choke weeds and build organic matter in upstate NY.
The tilth improvement was huge.
Getting multiple crops with a particular species (and how many cycles) will depend a lot on location/ growing season length.


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How Much Love Does Kyle Williams Get Around Here?
How Much Love Does Kyle Williams Get Around Here?
New York Giants Superbowl XXI, XXV, XLII, XLVI Champions!!!!!
Kyle Williams would probably have been safer in NYC after that title game than in SF though... at least here he would have been ignored or maybe heckled if someone recognized him. Not like the death threats he got in SF.
Though to be fair, it's not like we're any better... I'm sure most of us wanted to kill Matt Dodge after that fateful punt. It goes with the territory of being a goat...
I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite team in the NFL.
As much love as Trey Junkin gets in SF...
Spin that Webb young Davis
Why would he get love? He didn't gift us the game! He let the ball hit him and instead of getting it he choose to pretend like it didn't...and he got stripped! We won that game...it wasn't given to us, despite what some may say.
Kinda like asking how much props Jaquain Williams gets on the SF boards for knocking the ball out.
He's a good kid, I'm glad he weathered the storm after that game.


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Beware of splashes as hot oil gives a nasty burn and is extremely flammable. Discard the oil after you have used it.
Coconut Prawns
1. Combine panko breadcrumbs and thread coconut.
2. Dust prawns lightly with flour, dip in a coconut cream and egg mix and roll in the coconut breadcrumbs.
3. Cook in batches , allowing the oil to come back up to heat before starting the next .
Serve with mayonnaise flavoured with finely grated fresh ginger, crushed new season's garlic and chives.
Fish and Banana Kebabs
1. Thread a cube of fresh fish and a slice of banana onto a wooden skewer.
2. Dip into a tempura or light batter. Fry 3 or 4 at a time.
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#1 Sun 28 Jan 07 5:56pm
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YOUR favorite Jamie book (and why)?
Hello! I'm new-ish to Jamie's books, but I've found that all the recipes I have used in Jamie's Dinners to be really solid. In the interest of expanding my library, which are your personal favorites, and why?
Here's why I like the book: I'm a wife, mom AND a high school teacher, so time is a commodity. I like the simple and easily obtainable ingredients, straightforward and uncomplicated instructions, and gorgeous, illustrative photos of Jamie's Dinners. Also, I like the fact that many recipes are "one-dish" meals that basically take the place of the requisite main-veg/salad-starch combination. (Again, time is precious.) The deal-sealer is that everything is nutritious (I can honestly say that I feel better about myself as a "sustenance provider" when I serve my family one of these meals!) AND delicious; the food comes out as tasty as it looks it the photos. This is KEY with kids!
Here's a little more info: We're not vegetarians (tho' I was many years ago), but I'm desperate to find ways to inject more vegetables into our collective diet. I need easy, yummy recipes for any kind of veggie; the more kid-tested, the better.
Lately my husband and I have succumbed to the Great American Malaise: no time to cook; let's just grab a pizza on the way home. As much as we love our pizza (always will!), we need to get a grip. My husband's a good cook with a refined palate (in the wine business) who generally enjoys cooking, at least more than I do. He's the type who will cook half the day on Sunday for the rest of the week. We need tried-and-true family-style recipes of two sorts: on-the-fly "quick fixes" and main courses that can be made ahead for later consumption.
Culinary preferences? My husband and son (14 yrs.) like comfort food. My husband is especially good with pasta and meat & marinara sauces, but my son & I get a little tired of these two variations. My daughter (7 yrs.) is more finicky than our son, but we don't cater too much to her initial balking at new foods/recipes. So we're pretty flexible, all in all.
I look forward to your recommendations! Thanks!
#2 Tue 30 Jan 07 11:19am
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Re: YOUR favorite Jamie book (and why)?
"Jamie Olivers Dinners" is the best it has Fabulous Menus that can be tweeked for any special occasion if you want to show off a little as well regards janicex (Floridax) p.s my second Favourite is The Return of the Naked Chef this also has very fabulous easy to do STUFFxx
#3 Tue 30 Jan 07 11:49am
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Re: YOUR favorite Jamie book (and why)?
Difficult question as I really love them all.
However if I really would have to list my favorite.... I can only narrow it down to 3. Jamie's Dinners, Jamie's Italy and his latest one... not sure what the English title is as I have all his books in Dutch.
Maybe a nice suggestion for one of Jamies next book.... Jamie's Azian cooking I would surely buy that...
#4 Fri 02 Feb 07 2:23pm
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Re: YOUR favorite Jamie book (and why)?
My favotite book is the new book. i have more books of jamie oliver and there all amazing.
But in the new book there is so much information and i learn so much about the world of cooking so for me is this the best cooking book of jamie oliver.
Greets from Belgium
#5 Fri 16 Feb 07 8:15am
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Re: YOUR favorite Jamie book (and why)?
jandemartino wrote:
"Jamie Olivers Dinners" is the best it has Fabulous Menus that can be tweeked for any special occasion if you want to show off a little as well regards janicex (Floridax) p.s my second Favourite is The Return of the Naked Chef this also has very fabulous easy to do STUFFxx
Thanks, Janice. I'll take your advice on The Return of the Naked Chef. Easy = good.
#6 Fri 16 Feb 07 4:18pm
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Re: YOUR favorite Jamie book (and why)?
I love them all the same probably, but it depends on my mood a lot. The dinners are wonderful when I jsut want something every day. Jamie's kitchen I love for the sea food. Jamie's Italy is fantastic, as I LOVE Italian food.....
The new one I like looking through a lot, but I haven't really cooked from it yet.
I love that it is very easy to take recipes (from any of the books) and adapt.
#7 Fri 16 Feb 07 7:50pm
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Re: YOUR favorite Jamie book (and why)?
Hi Jessica
As has already been said, that is a tricky one. However, I always recommend Jamie's first (I think) book, The Naked Chef, as it has a good variety of dishes, all really accessible, with easy-to-source ingredients and great results. A lot of the dishes are quick to make and all are easy. There are plenty of vegetables included and the basic recipes for, e.g. risotto, set you in good stead to start experimenting with the dish on those days when you have a variety of seemingly incompatible ingredients in the fridge. Chocolate and pear pasta, anyone? (OK, not quite that extreme, but you get my drift).
Another great one for knocking up tasty, healthy dishes quickly, when you get in from work tired, is Jamie's Italy book (sorry, can't remember the name). There are more extravagant recipes here too, but there are lots of good, simple but different pasta dishes, not to mention great pizza recipes if the take away starts to look tempting some nights.
You can't go far wrong with any of the books (cripes, this sounds like an advert for Jamie - I promise I'm not his publisher's PR office) but these are the two I find I use the most for everyday cooking.
I hope this helps - happy shopping (and cooking)
#8 Fri 16 Feb 07 8:06pm
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Re: YOUR favorite Jamie book (and why)?
100 % "Jamie´s Italy"
I just love that book......
1. It´s signed personally for me
2. I met Jamie for the first time....my avatar!
3. A lot of memories
4. Love the TV-Show
AND I F.....G LOVE the recipes!!
Pasta with kalmar/squid
The Pizzas are great!!!!
Lemon Sorbet YUMMY!!!
and the Tuna Balls!!!!!!!!!! My family loves them!!!!!!!!!!
So for me this is the best book ever.................at the moment i´m reading COOK WITH JAMIE and it´s good.............and the Fifteen Sallad is awesome!!! So maybe i have another fave soon !!!
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#9 Fri 16 Feb 07 8:42pm
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Re: YOUR favorite Jamie book (and why)?
Welcome to the forums jcavalli I am with iNKBAR HERE, I like Jamies Italy..it was a realy good read.( mine is not signed!)
I think that the new book , Cook With Jamie ,would also be a realy usefull addition to your book shelves. It is full of usefull information and has some good recipes.
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#10 Mon 19 Feb 07 12:37am
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Re: YOUR favorite Jamie book (and why)?
For us, all of Jamie's books are our bible's..................but we must say that our all time favourite is COOK WITH JAMIE as our son's photo is inside the front and back covers along with a great number of his 15 Family
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Chloé Spring 2012
They ripped off the roof to let the air in at Chloé. It was so unbearably hot in the show tent at the Tuileries that Clare Waight Keller's debut was practically held in the open air, which was weird for early October, but a happy turn of events to showcase the designer's breezy summer collection—all flyaway pleats and healthy, bouncing, blown-out hair. The dresses, left to flow free from the shoulder or caught in wide, hip-slung belts, had a sense of an uncontrived no-fuss modernity which alluded to something of the season's emerging drop-waisted twenties flapper silhouette, but without any sense of "vintage." "I want it to be classically feminine, with a lot of fluidity and movement," Waight Keller said, "but also very real."
The stewardship of Chloé has passed through the hands of so many young British women in the past decade, it's hard to keep up. In 2001, there was Stella McCartney, followed by Phoebe Philo, and Hannah MacGibbon. All three of them went to Central Saint Martins, and all worked together at one time or another at Chloé. Clare Waight Keller differs in that she's a graduate of London's Royal College of Art, worked at Gucci under Tom Ford, and was hired away from her latest post at Pringle of Scotland. She's a young mother of three (the youngest born early this year) and moved to Paris to take the top spot at Chloé in mid-August. The bio is relevant because it puts Waight Keller in the same demographic "sweet spot" as her predecessors—a thirtysomething professional woman who needs to bring a sense of intuition to the job: that crucial Chloé lifestyle knack for clothes and accessories her peers will identify with.
Judging by what she's achieved with this speedy entry, her head and taste could be in the right space for recapturing the elusive sense of Chloé "It"-ness. Her use of pleats (in the beginning, over-printed with stripes of color) was well-judged and technically innovative, if perhaps slightly overemphasized by the end. But within the collection, she also convincingly nailed two other essential Chloé signatures—the well-cut pants the house is known for, and an interpretation of broderie anglaise that looked great. An outstanding look among these was the short-sleeved white lace top and skirt which captured the pristine-but-practical young and modern Frenchness that's been a central part of the brand's attraction since its beginnings in the sixties. The task here—to build an entire and compelling system of dressing that will attract the loyalty of her peers—will take time, but Waight Keller has made a promising start.


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Originally from the Limousin region of France, clafouti is sort of a cross between a flan and a fruit-filled pancake. This one embraces apricots instead of the traditional cherries, but any fruit can be used, including apples, pears, peaches and plums. It will puff up dramatically during baking, then collapse; let it cool slightly before serving so you can truly enjoy the flavors. Leftovers make a delicious breakfast treat.
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Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 150 min.
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Redistricting: Is 2001 happening again?
Original post made by [removed], Alamo, on May 27, 2011
News services have been revisiting the 2001 redistricting in Contra Costa County that was quite evidently done to impact the political future of one supervisor while enhancing the elections of other supervisors. What isn't a surprise is the same political process is in progress in 2011 to create districts that politically favor the election of candidates supported by state-level politicians and their backers. News service research has illustrated the influence of our state senator and assembly members in county redistricting for potential gain of moderate voters that will likely support opponents over incumbents.
Thus, as your readers review the seven concept plans for redistricting, there needs to be a realistic view of how political majorities are created by each plan, what potential candidates might be favored by such new districts, and why a majority of residents' preferences for redistricting will not be a deciding factor. As your Alamo and south county readers review all seven plans, there are clear political content in each plan. How our region votes can be modified by combination with other areas that have a larger majority of moderates. Who we see as candidates immediately following redistricting will define why such district boundaries were chosen.
AS the redistricting process proceeds to public hearings, your readers will have the opportunity to see such politics unfold. It only takes three supervisors to redistrict the county and political theater will likely be on display in the public hearings and CCC-BOS meetings that lead to a redistricting decision this summer.
There is an exceptional story to be reported.
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Dear Editor,
This morning, news service distribution provided evidence of a preliminary map negotiated among supervisors. In separate documents including such a map, the county's current boundaries are adjusted for population and maintenance of voting strongholds for each supervisor. It appears this map has been submitted by members of the Contra Costa Council to the county redistricting committee with notation that it represents the interests of supervisors and staff. If such a map is a public document at the county redistricting committee it would be appropriate for EMCEB and other media to publish it as a PRIMARY concept plan prior to CCC-BOS redistricting hearings starting later this month.
In notation for the map, there is intention to break-up the 24/680 south corridor as Orinda to Dougherty Valley because of the combined wealth, power and representation that could "unduly influence the operations of the county." In review, the corridor becomes divided among districts 2, 3 and 4, and specifically leaves Alamo, Diablo and Blackhawk as small interests among major cities. Rather than creating voice and representation for communities and neighborhoods, this map creates political control for the CCC-BOS.
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Though she starred as Steven Seagal's impromptu (and yet so underdressed) helper in his well-received action hit Under Siege and then as one of the upwardly mobile southern redneck transplants in The Beverly Hillbillies, Erika's subsequent features were not able to match her box office success with Seagal. She also did Chasers and the romantic fantasy A Pyromaniac's Love Story, the very shaggable actress worked steadily in B-films and television movies, playing starring roles in the horror flick Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood, Heatwave and One Hot Summer Night, and action movies The Pandora Project and Stealth Fighter. Erika Eleniak is of Ukrainian, Estonian and German descent.
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Patty James, M.S. C.N.C., Vital Health Educator; Nutrition Coach
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Come feed your mind! Join us for an afternoon series on keeping your brain healthy at all ages. The program will consist of a series of presentations by experts researching brain fitness. A reception with healthy snacks prepared by James will kick off the program. Grant will discuss the role of vitamin D in brain health. Amen will discuss natural ways to optimize the brain and give people a very specific 10-step prescription. Gazzaley will talk about the aging brain: exploring the crossroads of memory and attention. Rounding up the program, Jacklin will discuss prevention and reversal of Alzheimer's disease, and Orloff will discuss how to harness our biology and attitude to reduce stress and optimize brain health and fitness. Don't miss this enriching afternoon.
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By Joel Janecek
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(Feb. 16, 2009)--The UTSA Health Professions Office and UTSA Career Services invite students and other aspiring health professionals to learn about health care careers at the 19th annual Health Professions Day from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19 in the University Center, 1604 Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
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The event will feature seven panel discussions and information tables. Participants will be able to speak with more than 60 representatives from schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, optometry, veterinary medicine and respiratory care and other health disciplines.
Panel discussion topics will include careers in health and medicine, applying to medical and dental school, applying to allied health profession programs, medically related research opportunities, financial assistance and planning, exploring nursing pathways, and life as a health professions student.
Free event parking for non-UTSA students will be available in lot 11 off UTSA Boulevard with free shuttles to the event. Short-term paid spaces will be available in lots 5, 7 and 8 and in the north and south parking garages.
For more information, visit the UTSA Health Professions Office Web site, e-mail email@example.com or call (210) 458-5185.
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Careers in Health and Medicine
9:30 a.m., University Center Denman Room (2.01.28)
Health professionals will discuss career paths and expectations.
Medically Related Research
9:30 a.m., University Center Harris Room (2.212)
Graduate and research program representatives will discuss medically related research opportunities and how to prepare for them.
Applying to Medical or Dental School
10:45 a.m., University Center Denman Room (2.01.28)
Representatives from medical and dental schools will discuss application processes.
Exploring Nursing Pathways
10:45 a.m., University Center Harris Room (2.212)
Nursing program representatives will discuss nursing career paths.
Financial Assistance and Planning
12:15 p.m., University Center Denman Room (2.01.28)
Representatives from financial assistance and planning programs will share information on options for funding health professions education.
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12:15 p.m., University Center Harris Room (2.212)
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1:30 p.m., University Center Denman Room (2.01.28)
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text: My topbar hive is getting pretty packed - I was away for three weeks and came home to find them super packed in on 20 bars and my hive is 28 bars wide. I gave them 4 more and made sure there were no swarm cells (which there weren't) - so I have 4 bars left available and no bars are 100% honey and removable. Is there any way to help coax them into organizing a bit? What would you do with a hive like this in the Northeast at this time of year?


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Teach a Kid Trap Shooting event set May 11
Teach a Kid Trap Shooting event is May 11 at gun club
The Lakeshore Conservation Club will host a Teach a Kid Trap Shooting event from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the range.
The event for novice shooters is open to youth and women of all ages. One-on-one instruction will teach gun safety and trap shooting.
The event is free. Lunch will be provided.
For more information, contact Penny Stumvoll at 218-963-4793. Volunteers are needed.
The skeet/trap/archery/rifle and pistol target range is across from Ski Gull on County Road 77.


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MySQL HTTP Header injection help
It basically takes the HTTP User Agent header and adds it to a usrlog table. The syntax is like this:
INSERT INTO usrlog (useragent) VALUES ('Injection Point')
There's obviously no output on the page, so I cant use it to really enumerate anything like that, but none of the input is santitized at all. I can throw all the single quotes at it that I want.
The only weird thing is that using -- to comment out the rest of the line doesn't seem to work. Isn't -- supposed to comment out the rest of line?
I just wanted to know if there's anything that could be done with this kind of injection. If you have any ideas, please let me know.


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RSA awards grants in several categories, as described below. The long-term training category has several sub categories listed below.
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Special Programs
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to bear the consequences of one's actions
You've been up all nigt partying, carousing and having all kinds of good time. Now you're at work and you're so tired and hung over you'd rather be dead than have to spend the next 8 hours sorting out tps reports. Well, buddy, if you wanna have fun, you gotta pay the piper.
by bart wheeler February 18, 2007
To pay a price that you deem high or unfair, but failing to pay the price often results in dire consequences.
Based on the story of the Pied Piper, who removed the rats from a town, and when not paid, he took their children instead!
Based on the story of the Pied Piper, who removed the rats from a town, and when not paid, he took their children instead!
Don't you know the Mafia collects protection here? If you want to run a business in this town, you have to pay the piper.
by RobbyPants June 01, 2007
1) To get what's coming to you (i.e. get your comeuppance).
by TheKoW January 02, 2008
If a man takes a skank out for a meal and spends alot of money on her. even if she doesnt find the man attractive, she will still have sex with him after the meal. With the hope he will spend money on her again. This is to pay the piper.
by Pete Kinner November 12, 2007
when an athlete does something which affects no one or no thing yet their coach is inconceivably gay and makes them or the whole team suffer by doing sprints or any other torture in which the coach reaches at his best orgasm by watching them or the team suffer in excruciating pain
Damnit! Coach Howerd is so gay! Nick Kemp's index fingernail is slightly longer than his thumb's fingernail so Coach is making our team pay the piper.
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It's not just hype; the bees are gone.
I took my truck over for repairs and decided to walk home thru' the lovely back alleys of my town. Back yards and alleyways were festooned with large banks of blooming bushes, flowers and trees. I_did_not_see_one_bee! I saw a wasp on a prickly pear cactus,a couple small butterflies and a humming bird , but no bees. There are beekeepers 2 or 3 miles from here across the valley, but they probably find enough forage for them selves close to their hives. A large bank of honeysuckle about 100yards long, didn't have a polinator on it. Even if they are not giving off necter, I would assume a few bees would be checking them. Roses, cottonwood, alfalfa and all manner of blooming plants without bees. It's very disturbing.


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Idaho enjoys clean air
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The air may not be good elsewhere, but it's great in Idaho.
One federal agency says the concentration of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, is hitting higher levels in major metropolitan cities.
"In total emissions, Idaho ranks really well in total CO2 emissions. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Idaho is No. 46 out of 51, including the District of Colombia," said Phillip Cameron, the executive director of the Yellowstone Teton Clean Energy Coalition, an organization focused on cleaner and more efficient fuels in vehicles.
He said the Gem State has low CO2 emissions because of the high amount of renewable electricity sources like wind.
"No matter where you are in the country, there's tremendous opportunity to be more efficient with how we use energy in all of its forms," he said. "Transportation has room for improvement and efficiency, so I'm excited about the opportunities that the region has in that regards. There's a lot of interest locally and regionally in what our organization advocates for."
The Idaho National Laboratory is becoming a leader in efficient transportation.
Chris Ischay, the lab's sustainability program manager, said other national labs are looking at using biodiesel buses like the INL's.
"Each of these buses seats anywhere from 48 to 54 passengers," he said. "They get almost 25 percent more per gallon than the former fleet did, which has allowed us to reduce our fuel usage by almost 400,000 gallons since 2005."
The buses are owned by the federal government, but benefit more than the employees who use them.
"You know, a lot of people don't understand that a lot of the carbon footprint reduction that we've done has actually benefited eastern Idaho as a whole for over 60 years," said Ischay. "So the more we can do to help employees and the environment, the better off we'll be."
In addition to its bus fleet, the sustainability program constructs buildings that keep energy, heat and water usage low.
Natural light is used inside, plants that need little water grow outside, and the lab has wind and solar power sources.
The INL has been recognized by the White House for its achievement with its bus fleet. The lab was awarded the Green Government honor for its fuel reduction efforts in 2011.


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The most awesome destructive weapon ever created. A boot with a knife attached to the sole the sticks out past the toe. The knife of the knifeboot may be either stationary or switchblade. The only thing better than a knifeboot is the act of knifebooting.
Bo Jackson defeated Robocop by kicking his knifeboot into his opponents throat.
by skrill monkey March 25, 2007
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush


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Bill Russell,
Albie Sachs,
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Rosa Parks Date of birth: February 4, 1913
Date of death: October 24, 2005
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Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama to James McCauley, a carpenter, and Leona McCauley, a teacher. At the age of two she moved to her grandparents' farm in Pine Level, Alabama with her mother and younger brother, Sylvester. At the age of 11 she enrolled in the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, a private school founded by liberal-minded women from the northern United States. The school's philosophy of self-worth was consistent with Leona McCauley's advice to "take advantage of the opportunities, no matter how few they were."
After attending Alabama State Teachers College, the young Rosa settled in Montgomery, with her husband, Raymond Parks. The couple joined the local chapter of the NAACP and worked quietly for many years to improve the lot of African-Americans in the segregated south.
"I worked on numerous cases with the NAACP," Mrs. Parks recalled, "but we did not get the publicity. There were cases of flogging, peonage, murder, and rape. We didn't seem to have too many successes. It was more a matter of trying to challenge the powers that be, and to let it be known that we did not wish to continue being second-class citizens."
In 1957, Mrs. Parks and her husband moved to Detroit, Michigan where Mrs. Parks served on the staff of U.S. Representative John Conyers. The Southern Christian Leadership Council established an annual Rosa Parks Freedom Award in her honor.
After the death of her husband in 1977, Mrs. Parks founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development. The Institute sponsors an annual summer program for teenagers called Pathways to Freedom. The young people tour the country in buses, under adult supervision, learning the history of their country and of the civil rights movement. President Clinton presented Rosa Parks with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996. She received a Congressional Gold Medal in 1999.
Mrs. Parks spent her last years living quietly in Detroit, where she died in 2005 at the age of 92. After her death, her casket was placed in the rotunda of the United States Capitol for two days, so the nation could pay its respects to the woman whose courage had changed the lives of so many. She is the only woman and second African American in American history to lie in state at the Capitol, an honor usually reserved for Presidents of the United States.
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In 1958, physicist Richard Garwin of IBM Watson Scientific Laboratory
wrote a short paper in the journal Jet Propulsion
explaining the possibility of "sailing" through space by
capturing the pressure of the sun's rays. All that is needed is a
thin sheet of reflective material. Solar photons bounce off and
transfer momentum to the sail, allowing the spacecraft to accelerate
without expending fuel. Garwin's was the first technical publication
to describe solar sailing in an English-language journal. But some
of his readers had probably learned about the concept seven years
earlier from an article by engineer Carl Wiley, published under a
pen name in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction. And
many who missed both Wiley and Garwin's papers were awakened to the
idea by Arthur C. Clarke's 1963 short story "The Wind from the
Sun," which describes a solar-sailing regatta.
In the decades since elapsed, this elegant means of space propulsion
has remained squarely in the realm of science fiction. Solar
sailcraft have not been built, largely because formidable technical
difficulties arise when one tries to design a probe that can unfurl
a gossamer sail that is many tens of meters—or perhaps even
kilometers—across, without using heavy booms or guy lines.
But a design for a huge yet easily deployed solar sail seems finally
to have appeared on the horizon. Curiously, the key innovation comes
not from some recent progress in aerospace engineering or thin-film
technology. Rather, the advance results from a new way to think
about solar sailing—while remembering some basic science about
the interaction of the Earth and Sun.
Geophysicist Robert Winglee of the University of Washington has
studied solar and terrestrial magnetospheres for the past 15 years.
Like many physicists who examine the interplay of natural magnetic
fields in space, Winglee was aware that solar-wind protons racing
outward from the sun at 500 or more kilometers per second transfer
some of their momentum to the Earth when they are deflected by our
planet's magnetosphere. About five years ago, he started to consider
the possibility of harnessing this effect for propulsion. He
imagined that a space sail could capture the momentum of solar-wind
particles rather than solar photons, as Wiley, Garwin, Clarke and
many others had always envisioned.
Winglee realized that a simple coil would not do the trick, because
its magnetic field, which diminishes with the cube of the distance,
would not extend far enough to catch much of the solar wind.
Reviewing the literature, he discovered that some visionaries had
considered building a "magsail" using an immense
superconducting coil, perhaps hundreds of kilometers in diameter.
This scheme seemed far too impractical to merit much attention. But
Winglee's background in geophysics led him to a key insight. Instead
of trying to construct a huge superconducting loop in space, he
envisioned a way to inflate the magnetic field from a compact coil
into a billowing "mini magnetosphere" by spewing out
ionized gas—that is, a plasma.
Following the well-known principles of electromagnetism, the
magnetic field lines from the coil would, in a sense, be frozen into
the conductive plasma. Then, as the plasma cloud expanded around the
spacecraft, so too would the magnetic field. This mechanism would
thus allow the craft to unfurl a huge magnetic sail—tens of
kilometers wide—with no rigging other than the field lines.
"It's a very simple concept," notes George Parks, a
space-plasma physicist who collaborates with Winglee at the
University of Washington. When Winglee first suggested this
strategy, Parks doubted that enough force could be attained. But
Winglee now has him firmly convinced. Dennis Gallagher, a
magnetospheric plasma physicist at NASA Marshall Space Flight
Center, is also enthusiastic: "The idea of using an artificial
magnetosphere for a spacecraft for propulsion—that's really
Others at the space agency feel similarly: The NASA Institute for
Advanced Concepts funded Winglee to mount a pilot study last year
and has recently awarded him a grant to continue the work for
another two years. Informal research groups at Marshall Space Flight
Center and at the NASA Jet Propulsion laboratory are now gearing up
to evaluate whether this novel method could prove as useful as early
projections promise.
According to Winglee's estimates, a 200-kilogram probe could deploy
a magnetic sail of perhaps 20 kilometers' breadth and attain a
velocity of nearly 100 kilometers per second using 50 kilograms of
gas and about 1,000 watts of power to keep the plasma envelope
filled. Making way at that clip, a craft could reach from Earth to
Saturn in less than six months. The Cassini probe now on route to
the ringed planet, by comparison, will take seven years.
A round trip would also be possible, perhaps with a larger robotic
probe that could collect samples. "The device, if it does
scale, would be terrific for return trips to Mars or return trips to
Jupiter," notes Winglee. His sail, just like the thin-film
varieties that have been discussed for decades, could be canted at
an angle to the solar wind, so as to slow the orbital speed of the
vessel and allow it to drop toward the Sun. In the language
frequently used by advocates of solar sailing, the craft can be
"tacked" to travel upwind.
Indeed, using sailing terminology to discuss this sort of propulsion
has proven irresistible. In some respects, such metaphors are even
more apt for Winglee's sail, which would truly catch the solar wind
(that is, the charged particles emanating from the Sun) rather than
rely on the momentum of reflected photons. But Winglee's concept may
also need to borrow some of the vocabulary of ballooning, because
unlike traditional solar sails, it requires an expendable gas
(helium is under consideration) to fill its magnetic envelope. And
like a weather balloon rising in the atmosphere, the magnetic bubble
of Winglee's sailcraft would grow in size as it moves away from the
Sun. This expansion would compensate for the ebbing of the solar
wind as the craft traveled farther out, thus providing a constant
propulsive force. In this respect, Winglee's version is superior to
all previous proposals for solar sails, which would become less
effective with increasing distance from the Sun.
Whether this promising design will ever be built will depend, in
part, on how successful Winglee is in crossing between disciplines,
from geophysics to aerospace engineering. Appropriately he has
impressed John Slough, a professor of astronautics and aeronautics
at the University of Washington, James Burch, of the Southwest
Research Institute's Instrumentation and Space Research Division,
and Anthony Goodson, an aerospace engineer at Boeing, to join his
research crew. One can't help but wish them smooth
sailing.—David Schneider
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text: I have a 07 LTZ that is crazy. It thinks the lift gate is open, when its not. This means you have to turn off the interior lights to drive at night otherwise they stay on. The power liftgate sometimes makes a really bad knock noise as it is closing. Sometimes when we hit a bump the door locks freak out switching several times without any buttons being hit. It has been to the dealer, twice, and of course they could not get it to do it. :grrrrrr: Anyone having these types of problems? Please help!


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