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On our last trip to Chattanooga we'd invited friends to "come down for a visit". They said they'd "try". So when I got a call recently that they were actually coming down we were really pleased because Jay and I have been lifelong friends.
It's a friendship that goes back to our childhood when we used to go out to Engel Stadium with our dads to watch the Lookouts play and be part of Joe Engel's Knothole Gang. We were North Chattanooga kids, even though I like to joke in later years that I really lived in Riverview. Back then there was no distinction especially when we were all hiding under our seats at the old Riviera Theater during those fight scenes between Johnny, "Tarzan", Weissmuller and those ferocious crocodiles which to my disappointment in later years turned out to be fake. You might say it was nothing more than a crock-o-hoey.
All that said, the last few years our health has hit a few rough patches. That's likely to happen when you hit your seventh decade. However we are from the school that says, "never give up" and we haven't.
My first thought revolved around learning if there were any restrictions in their diets? I have mine and my wife has hers and who doesn't at any age anymore? What should we not serve was the better question? The reply came back that they were coming here for seafood. Fresh Gulf seafood of course.
That narrowed it down to what was running at the moment and in addition to Grouper it was Snapper. Snapper, for those who don't know, is on a federally mandated very short season of 9 days for fishing in federal waters. While it is longer in Florida waters (52 days) life has been harsh for our fisherman who've had to endure storms and oil spill the past few years.
Some types of Grouper like Gag Grouper are on the overfished watch list; however there is also Grouper coming from the Western Caribbean like Mexico and more exotic places like Thailand and even New Zealand that is available. Nevertheless for our first meal after our friends arrival (just over 7 hours drive time from Chattanooga) Grouper was the fish d'jour. I served it with a fresh corn and red pepper summer salsa garnish which brightened up the plate considerably.
One night we had excellent Gulf shrimp served with polenta cakes at one of our outstanding new restaurants that sits out on the Bay. That happens to be the name of the restaurant as well. Here you sit out at tables that face on the Choctawhatchee Bay. There is also a sandy beach area where kids can explore and actually do some fishing.
Since our guests aren't big beach goers this was a great place to soak in the sunset and see the boats pull up and dock spilling their passengers out for a serious bit of locally brewed beer. Breweries are beginning to pop up here as they have in other cities and with some excellent choices. We have some awesome young stud brewmeisters making South Walton rock.
Your best bet for fresh local seafood anytime here is to go to the local fish markets. I have purchased fish from the likes of Publix and Winn-Dixie but you have to be careful and ask the serious questions like has this seafood been previously frozen and more importantly where does it actually come from, i.e. source? Sourcing is the most important question. There is fish that comes from Vietnam and the South China Sea that I would be reluctant to buy.
With the price of EVERYTHING going through the roof, as an example fresh fruit such as apples priced this past week at Fresh Market in the $3.30 a pound range, I thought about my folks and how they would react a quarter century later seeing these prices.
For those old enough to remember, there were no grocery stores to speak of across the river on the north side so my folks would stop at the Easy Way which was located on Market Street where the Aquarium now stands. If history repeats itself, back then my parents would stop almost every day to pick up food stuffs in the same manner I never pass up an opportunity to stop pretty much every day here at the beach.
There is a Publix on almost every corner it seems or at least every seven to ten mile of the last one. Talk about wretched excess and the fact that without a shopping list I'm the one the statisticians say will spend two or more times what I should without that list.
Lists are okay but impulse buying is more fun. Anyone can have one kind of mustard or one jar of pickles in their pantry. But what if a recipe calls for Chinese hot mustard? Your average shopper might have to run to the store to get a jar but not Moi. As I like to say, you can never be too rich, too thin or without several kinds of mustard.
We do try to have seafood at least one or more times during the week either out at one of the outstanding Early Bird Specials (forgive me old people for scoffing at you in my youth) or trying to catch a special at the fish market or the supermarket.
There are different opinions on certain seafood such as calamari. I enjoy it in a variety of preparations mostly in rings that I toss in fresh garlic and olive oil with some diced peppers, onions and tomatoes and serve over pasta. Sometimes I let the mixture cool and serve at room temp as a first course seviche or even use it as a topping on nachos with the addition of cilantro and jalapenos plus some fresh crab or shrimp. Why not? I do hold the line, so far, as a pizza topping.
Incidentally the new restaurant I mentioned earlier does two corn husks filled with a chicken stuffing that incorporates two type of curry, red and green. They call it, Thai-molly. Clever? Yep, but to go a step further how about stuffing those husks with a crab cake mixture and serving it with the same Thai sauces or a mustard-dill-caper sauce?
Did our friends enjoy visiting our part of Florida as much as we enjoyed observing their surprise to find how we've grown up over the last decade to become one of the premier vacation spots in Florida? Absolutely. That was the great joy of being with lifelong friends, it gets better every year.
Summer Salsa (This is a total no-brainer)
Will serve four generously.
You will need at least two pieces of corn but don't peel away the husk. Instead cut off the stalk end of each then place in the microwave. Cook for eight minutes -four minutes for one piece- then carefully remove from microwave wearing gloves because they are seriously hot. Place on a cutting board and slice off a small portion of the top of the corn leaving it exposed.
At that point hold the corn in one hand while pushing from the bottom until the corn pops out clean with no silk attached. It is totally outrageous considering how I've always in the past had to peel away the husk then the silk which is a complete mess in the sink, on your hands and sometimes in the floor before putting in boiling water or throwing on the grill.
Let corn cool then slice off the kernels into a glass or nonreactive bowl.
Next you will need to dice one small tomato and one small pepper and add to bowl. I actually prefer a sweet red, orange or yellow pepper.
Add a half cup of a diced green onion both white and green parts plus a small avocado that has been diced as well.
For my fresh herb I choose cilantro finely chopped and,depending on the group being served, I also dice up several pickled jalapeno peppers that have been seeded.
Add olive oil and white Balsamic vinegar to taste and tossed with cracked black pepper and a grind of sea salt again to taste.
You can make it ahead even one day to let flavors meld together.
I tasted a really pleasant Sangria at the super market recently. Had not thought of Sangria in quite some time but it reminded me that it is a perfect wine punch to serve in the summer, think fourth of July.
I think it would be perfect with grilled chicken or burgers-I've been buying the Kobe burgers at Publix and think they are well worth the price. Lean for sure as I can tell by what little fat turns up from my George Forman Grill. I've come late to George. It was a gift and most appreciated.
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A longtime favorite Japanese restaurant in Chattanooga is slated to close by Father's Day or sooner, employees said they have been told. Kanpai of Toyko, featuring talented at-your-table chefs, has operated for 34 years at Hamilton Place Mall. The restaurant has over 30 employees. Workers said the property in the mall parking lot where the restaurant is located is being sold. (click for more)
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AHL Playoffs: Chicago Wolves Look to Sink Pekka Rinne and the Milwaukee AdmiralsApril 26, 2008
The Chicago Wolves offense finally broke through Milwaukee goaltender Pekka Rinne for four goals in the first two periods, and sent the AHL All-Star to the bench early in a crucial 4-1 Game Five win in Chicago.
The Wolves now will look to eliminate their old nemesis tonight in Milwaukee in Game Six of their AHL West Division Semi-final series. Chicago leads 3-2 in the best-of-7.
Rinne was outstanding in the first four games, stopping over 94% of the shots Chicago's high-powered offense fired his way.
But in the pivotal fifth game, Brett Sterling scored just under 2 minutes into the game to give the Wolves an early lead, and some much-needed confidence after having all 37 of their shots stopped in Game Four.
The Wolves outplayed Milwaukee badly in the fourth game of this series, but Rinne's stellar play and two key third period goals allowed the Admirals to steal the win.
Chicago will try to ride the momentum from Game Five into tonight's sixth game and eliminate the Admirals.
Rinne will look to shake off his sub-par performance and keep his team in the hunt and force a seventh game.
It's do-or-die for Milwaukee in tonight's Game Six in the Bradley Center.


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Jon Stewart covers the shenanigans of the Bush administration as some of its key members attempt to (mis)lead the press as it follows the crumb trail in search of those pesky missing e-mails.
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LA MIRADA -- When you turn 70, you're supposed to just take it easy, watch television and in general not do much. That wasn't true for former La Mirada Councilman Lou Piltz, 91, who died Wednesday.
In his last 21 years of his life, he picked up a bachelor's degree, volunteered throughout the community and performed magic.
"I'm so amazed at what that man did in the second half of his life," said former Councilman Hal Malkin. "He did more than most of us do in our entire life. "
After receiving his degree in human services with an emphasis on counseling from Cal State Fullerton in 1995, Piltz took up magic.
He performed mostly at local schools but also at dinners for La Mirada city employees and the Rio Hondo chapter of the American Red Cross. And it was always for free.
He also volunteered with Meals on Wheels, the Senior Mentoring Program, Kiwanis Club of La Mirada, and Senior Net Learning Center. And Piltz found time to read books for the city's Tiny Tot programs.
Funeral services for Piltz, who served on the council from 1978-94, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary, 6001 W. Centinela Ave., Los Angeles.
Piltz was well known in the community, said City Manager Tom Robinson.
"Even as he got older, his name carried a lot of weight," Robinson said. "So many people knew him as the manager of Hirams (a former grocery store) right up through his activities in Kiwanis and other roles in the community. "
Myllie Taylor, who also knew Piltz well, said she and her daughters were sad about his death.
"They've known him for all their lives," Taylor said. "We figured God needed another angel in heaven. He was one of the finest, most honorable gentle man I've ever known in my life. "
Taylor said that Piltz's loves were his wife, family and animals, in particular Great Danes.
Rabbi Mark Goldfarb of Temple Beth Ohr, where Piltz was active, described him as a sweet and humorous man with a strong desire to serve the community.
"We will certainly miss his smiling face and humorous jokes and comments," Goldfarb said. "Whether it was at a meeting in recognition of birthdays and anniversaries, Lou always brought a smile to our face with his comments. "
Born in Chicago, Piltz moved as a young boy with his family to Cleveland, Ohio.
He met his wife, Sylvia, when he was a high school student working at the ice cream and soda fountain of Greene's Drug Company in Ohio. They were married on June 14, 1941 in Cleveland. She is still alive.
In September of 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was stationed in many locations including Panama.
When he was discharged, they moved to Long Beach. In 1957, they moved to La Mirada. Piltz was manager of the Hirams, in the former La Mirada Mall.
While he was store manager, he was instrumental in setting up the distribution of surplus food to organizations serving the poor.
Piltz is survived by his wife; son, Fred; daughter, Jan; and five grandchildren.


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Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure resigned on Sunday, paving the way for the soldiers who ousted him in a coup to stick by a deal to restore civilian rule and hand power to the president of the National Assembly
Mali's coup leader said Friday that the arrested ministers would soon be handed over to the courts for trial and the president, whose whereabouts are unclear, was unharmed
Renegade Malian soldiers went on state television on Thursday to declare they had seized power in protest at the government's failure to quell a nomad-led rebellion in the north


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This type of transmission is the way of the future with almost every racecar, supercar, and even family sedan offering a clutchless pushbutton manual. Its easy to use, and actually adds to the fun of riding the bike. But don't just take my word for it, read an individual test on the FJR1300AS.
Independent review.
Yamaha's long-running FJR1300 sports-tourer has been revised for 2007 with new clothes, some intriguing chassis changes and, an optional semi-automatic transmission. The new fairing allows a 40mm greater range of adjustment on the power-operated screen that now moves through 135mm vertically and 49.7mm fore and aft. A new mid-cowl on either side is adjustable over a range of 30mm to micro-manage the climate around the rider's and pillion's legs and a new central sub-screen duct channels cool air into the riding space to reduce wind pressure on the rider's body
The new, larger headlights are individually adjustable from inside the fairing and there's a 12-volt socket inside the glove compartment on the left of the fairing – which also now locks when you switch of the ignition. Heatable grips are now standard and the handlebars are adjustable – although you need tools to do it – while the saddle can be mounted in a choice of two positions 20mm apart. The footpegs have also been moved 20mm down and 40mm forward for a more relaxed ride. The panniers are new too; for 2007 their mountings have been moved closer to the centreline of the bike so although they're actually bigger than the old ones, the bike is 50mm narrower than the previous model with cases in place.
The 1298cc, 105kW engine and five-speed, shaft-drive transmission are unchanged but the swing-arm has been extended by 40mm to throw more weight on the front wheel Anti-lock brakes, also previously an option, are now standard, as a is form of linked brakes Yamaha has called the unified braking system (UBS). In this set-up the footbrake pedal operates the rear brake and the lower two pistons on the right-side front calliper while the handlebar lever is responsible for the upper two pistons on the right and all four on the left.
The net effect is that sports riders who do most of their braking with the front brakes won't feel the difference in the dry but riders at all levels will notice that the bike is steadier when using both brakes on wet tar.
The first thing you notice about the new FJR1300AS is the clutch lever – it's not there; instead, an electronic clutch takes up automatically as you roll on the throttle. This is not a scooter-style CVT transmission, however, it has a gearbox with a foot-lever. Unlike the standard system, neutral is at the bottom, which takes a little getting used to – but even if you get it wrong the worst that's likely to happen is that you try to pull away in neutral, which is embarrassing but hardly life-threatening. You simply start the bike (remember to hold on to the front brake, there's a cut-out switch) change up into first and accelerate away.
You can change gears either by the usual foot lever or by a pair of buttons on the left handlebar – one in front to change up, one next to the hooter for down – similar to the paddle-shift system on many modern performance. Either input will send a message to two small electric motors that operate the clutch and gear lever on your behalf.
The FJR has always covered the full range of sport-touring demands. For 2006, Yamaha has made some improvements to the standard FJR1300A but the new model isn't radically different. The big changes come with the new FJR1300AS, which features speed-sensitive heated grips and an automatic clutch and electronic shifting.
Some might find it amazing that Yamaha's biggest, baddest supersport-tourer would borrow a feature from the company's tiniest bike, but that's what it did. Although the technical guts are waaaaay different, the clutch on the AE model works a bit like the clutch on a PW50. There's no lever on the left grip to worry about. You twist, you go. If a 4-year-old can get it, you can.
However, don't think easy-to-operate means simple. The system running the FJR auto-clutch is probably smarter than that 4-year old on the PW50—and definitely less temperamental. Indeed, the automatic clutch is only one half of something Yamaha terms the Yamaha Chip Controlled Shift, or YCC-S. The other half—the electronic shifting—is a more radical break from how we're used to operating motorcycles.
The most visible change to the bike is the push-button shift mechanism on the left handlebar. On the front of the grip, where you'd normally find the high-beam flasher, is the upshift button. On the back-side of the grip, just below the horn, is the down-shift button. Both the upshift and downshift buttons are part of the same piece of plastic that levers inside the control housing.
Although the button-shift feature draws the most attention, it's only one way to change gears on the AS. The bike still comes equipped with a foot shifter that can alternately be used to actuate the system.
Regardless of how it's triggered, the shifting and clutch are both managed by a sophisticated computer that operates the clutch in tandem with rider input (throttle, gear selection) and terrain (tight uphill twisties or long sweepers). What that means is, if it needs to slip, it'll slip.
But "controlled" does not mean "automatic." The rider still determines what the motorcycle does and when it does it. The YCC-S is still a manual transmission—although one that changes gears with an instantaneous click instead of a delayed clunk. But it's a manual transmission that you can operate with a finger instead of a toe.
Still, it's a lot to digest, and hard for some riders to accept, particularly when they rely on shifting reflexes honed over decades of riding. Trust me, though. After a few miles (and probably a couple of beeps of the horn when you really meant to downshift instead), you'll be a pro.
The other unique feature of the AS model is the heated grips. The rider chooses a setting between LO and HI on the rotary dial on the fairing and the grips adjust with the speed of the bike. Go faster, grips get warmer. Stop at a light, they cool off.
Yamaha also made some tweaks to the basic FJR package beyond the automatic clutch and electronic shifting and the heated grips on the AS.
Styling-wise, the FJR has always been a looker. It gets even sleeker this year, with larger but more shapely mirrors and new lights, both front and back. Carried over are the detachable hard bags that are big enough to carry a full-face helmet, yet take nothing away from the rocket-ship looks.
Not that you'll be overly concerned with appearances after you swing a leg over the FJR. There's nothing like a bottomless pit of silky-smooth power and a day's worth of winding pavement on your schedule to take your mind off how you'll look on the boulevard.
The route that Yamaha planned for the FJR intro included ample time on both highway stretches and mountain roads. It was a great course for getting a feel for both versions of the FJR, which proved to be an exceedingly comfortable motorcycle for munching away the miles, regardless of the distance between curves.
No, the FJR is not as nimble as a 600cc sportsbike. It's more at home in sweeping curves than tight switchbacks. But it is certainly one of the best handling motorcycles you can buy that can also comfortably carry a passenger and a weekend's worth of gear. The FJR is wonderfully stable on the freeway but still fun on the two-lanes.


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You see, I find it strange that I do not have a constant CTR, or earnings per click or anything. Everything is constantly changing even though the site is not changing. Once day, I will have a CTR of 0.39% and the very next my CTR will be 1.5%. Once day, I will have 20 clicks and make 1.45$ and the next I will have 20 clicks and will make 7$. There is no consistency in anything.
One could say that this is because I keep adding more pages or that my traffic keeps increasing or falling or something like that. Well, I currently serve around 2000+ impressions per day and the fig is growing constantly. I have stopped andding more pages and I am working only on my traffic now.
But my CTR and earnings per click are so erratic that I do not know whether I need to optimize and experiment or Google needs to optimize!
Any insight? Does everyone have such erratic figures or do you have stable figures. Or is 2000 impressions/day too low to make any such judgment....
For me, when I look at figures I have a 7 day rolling figure, I compare same part of previous month, same time last year etc. Take a broader look at the numbers and work out averages. At the end of the day, with those sort of figures, it only takes one big click to totally skew your figures when you are looking at such small data groups. :)
Furthermore how many unique visitors are responsible for your number of impressions.
There are a lot of variables going on here. But, depending on season, I'm having about 5k uniques a day generating about 25k page impressions and my Bottom line earnings are pretty predictable.
If you don't change your site at all, there will still be changes to advertisers sites and advertising campaigns and user behaviour and competitors sites and days of the week and weeks of the month and months of the year etc. all of which will affect you. This is without Google making any changes.
Only if you have a large, diverse site with lots of different advertisers and a large amount of traffic, can you expect to see some stability in statistics (provided you look at at least a week's worth.
Bddmed, you asked, "What do you mean by impressions?" , I mean the impressions as shown by adsense. I do not mean hits. I just get 600-650 unique visitors each day. So, I guess the number is a little small.
Okay, finally, so when people worry about their low CTR or other such figures, they consider these over a period of a week or so, han?
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from what i've seen, some new content designs can have a higher epc for a short period of time, which could account in part for the wide range of data.
Once day, I will have a CTR of 0.39% and the very next my CTR will be 1.5%.
I have the same problem. From 8:00am to 8:01am, my CTR was 100%! But right after that, from 8:01am to 8:02am, my CTR was 0%! How can that possibly be? Are Google's stats screwed up? Are they stealing my money?
Sounds absurd, doesn't it? But why should it be absurd to compare CTR from one minute to the other? The answer is: the correct time period to base comparisons on depends largely on how much traffic you get.
To find out what a more reasonable time period is for your website, download your daily CTRs into a spreadsheet. Learn how to calculate a moving average with your spreadsheet. Then, simply increase the "window" of the moving average until the resulting curve starts to look smooth instead of jerky.
For example, it could be that when you look every day at the average of the last 2 weeks worth of CTR, you end up with a fairly stable number. In that case, you know that (until your traffic volume changes significantly), you should pay attention to the 2-week average, and not pay attention to big daily variations (which are essentially noise, just as looking at minute-to-minute CTR on my website would produce nothing but noise for me).
- Complaining about AdSense
- Conspiracy theories about payouts and smart pricing
- Panic attack threads when PAYMENT IN PROGRESS isn't on time
- so on and so forth...
Everything else fluctuates all the time, day to day, month to month, season to season.
I'd suggest that daily fluctuations may not be that meaningful. I compare trends on a monthly basis, comparing this month's earnings so far to previous data.
ditto. if I based everything on the daily or hourly fluctuations, I'd go mad. Looking at the bigger (monthly) picture, you will generally see an upward trend and that's encouraging.
Comparing doesn't satisfy me enough to ease my apprehension unless I can equate it favorably to my highest months. I have been playing the recovery game since Feburary.
P.S. you might want to experiment along those lines.
Just as a point of refrence, I get around 600 visitors each day and about 4-5PageViews/Visitor. So, some 2000+ impressions.....
Absolute minimum of a week's data to observe results of subtle changes, since there is a very strong weekly cycle in AS/AW behaviour.
(Take longer if there happens to be a significant event for your target audience, eg major holidays, strikes, sporting events, ...)


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For awhile now I have been pondering doing a Lady Almathea costume when she is in her purple dress. But, since I don't actually OWN the dvd I can't find a reference picture of her whole body and it's most frustrating because I can't seem to find one online either. Pretty much the only ones I have seen are of her head or back.
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Today I had a friend call me to ask how she should make an infusion (cup of tea) with the Organic loose Lemon balm and Echinacea she purchased.
She was a little confused because she had heard me on a CD I did where I am teaching moms how to prepare a decoction for their little ones. This CD is not available on this site, but will be available in the future in the form of a video.
So just in case you're wondering here is how you make a cup of tea.
Now I must interject here for a moment and let you know that depending on the herb you are using you might have to make a decoction instead of an herbal tea infusion. Decoctions are another way to prepare herbs for your cup of tea.
An Infusion is also called steeping. Steeping is best when using plants, soft leaves, and flowers that have volatile oils. Peppermint, Lemon Balm and Chamomile flowers are examples of herbs you would prepare for tea using an infusion.
A Decoction is always made by cooking the herbs. Decoctions are meant for roots, stems, barks, seeds like Fenugreek and coarse leaves. The reason its important to cook the herbs is that by cooking you are allowing the herbs to break down and release their medicinal properties into the water. Elderberries, Astragalus, and Echinacea root are samples of herbs you would prepare as a tea with the decoction method.
If you're making an infusion with your loose herbs you will have to:
Boil water and once its boiling turn off heat. Place your organic loose herbs in a glass tea-pot, glass or ceramic jar or cup. Then pour the boiling water over the herbs, cover and let steep for 15 minutes to 30 minutes depending on your preference for strength. Once steeping is complete strain your tea, sweeten with raw organic honey, coconut nectar or stevia and enjoy.
To make a decoction:
Put herbs and water in a pot together. Cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling reduce heat keep covered and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Once your done strain and enjoy with your favorite sweeter as mentioned above.
Now if making tea is not your thing but you want to take herbs to boost your immunity or help with digestion or set the stage for a good nights sleep you might consider making a tincture with La Chica Organica's super easy, inexpensive tincture kit. You can read all about it here.
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Americans have fallen in love with Italian regional food, from the casual fare of Tuscan trattorias to the more refined creations of high-end Piedmontese restaurants, from Sicily's wonderful desserts to Emilia-Romagna's superb cheeses and cured meats. Rustico is the first American book to explore the remarkable breadth of these richly varied cuisines, devoting equal attention to each of Italy's twenty regions.
This includes thorough treatment of such places as Val d'Aosta, high in the Alps, whose fare is an intriguing mix of northern Italian, French, and Swiss influences: truffled fondue or grappa-spiked venison stew will transport you to the slopes of Monte Bianco. Or Trentino-Alto Adige, with the southernmost German-speaking towns in Europe, for goulasch and spaetzle. Or the scorched southern regions like Basilicata, known for their spicy dishes; the Veneto, with the aromatic foods that are a legacy of Venice's reign as the spice capital; or Sardinia, with its Spanish-inflected cuisine.
For each of the twenty regions, Micol Negrin provides ten authentic, truly representative recipes, with a special focus on original, rustic dishes, encompassing the entire meal—antipasti to dolci. Each chapter is introduced by an overview of the region, its culinary influences, food staples, and important recipes; each includes information on specialty products like cheeses and wines; and each explores the traditions, preparations, and life of the region, not only through recipes but through anecdote, history, and captivating photos. Each chapter, in fact, is a book unto itself; and the sum total is the last Italian cookbook you'll ever need.
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Micol Negrin was until recently the editor (and chief writer) of the Magazine of La Cucina Italiana and Italian Cooking & Living. She teaches regularly at the Institute of Culinary Education (formerly Peter Kump's New York Cooking School) and has taught at the Italian Culinary Institute in New York City, the Culinary Institute of America, Johnson & Wales University, and the James Beard Foundation. Micol was born in Milan, moved to Montreal as a child, graduated from Canada's premier college (McGill) and Canada's premier culinary academy (Institut de Tourisme et d'Hotellerie du Québec), immediately started her own catering business in Montreal, and moved to New York in 1995. Visit Micol at www.rusticocooking.com.
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So this morning my husband got the following text from her:
"Please tell your wife that I relieve her of any obligation she may feel to contact me for anything. It's more than obvious that doing so is distasteful to her. Please do not make her call or text me as I will not answer. Love you always."
What the fuck? For one she is not my mom. Her son called her. My parents don't expect DH to call them on their birthdays. Second, we generally get along okay - we don't have much in common, but we've never had a actual argument. She was just here visiting in June and everything went fine. There is no reason for her to jump to sending nasty-grams.
I haven't tried reaching out to her today. DH tried calling her earlier but she didn't answer.
I say she did you a huge favor. Let her give you the silent treatment. She's a wackadoo.
My MIL is the same way. I have been married for almost 18 years. I do not call her on her birthday,I do not go see her on mothers day and I do not pick out her Christmas present my hubby does. I do remind my husband on these dates that should be good enough, but according to her its not. Also grandparents day she gets mad if my dd doesn't bring her something special. She stays mad at me a lot but oh well she can get happy just as fast as she can get mad.
I would just say ok, and move on.. She's doing too much
I hope your dh realized that his mother is not acting rationally. I can't even imagine my MIL acting like that.


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ok, Bruno's grandmother didn't believe or agree with the Nazi's views, and back in that era, if you didn't agree with your own country, you had to get killed.
The Grandmother's village got bombed, and just like the jewish, because she didn't have faith in her country's beliefs, the Nazi's killed had to kill her. Whereas, the grandfather stood by his country and its beliefs so he did not perish.
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For those that aren't aware, the Bryan School Staff Excellence Award was established to recognize a current Bryan School administrative EPA or SPA employee who:
- Demonstrates excellence in leadership;
- Possesses outstanding dedication;
- And who excels in their position, furthering the mission of the Bryan School and UNCG.
This year, the selection committee received nominations for eight candidates, all of whom exemplify the award's criteria. Nominations included recommendations from Bryan School faculty and staff, as well as letters of support and recognition from members of the community.
Upon the recommendation of the Bryan School Staff Excellence Award Committee, I am pleased to present the 2011 Bryan School Staff Excellence Award to this year's recipient…
Gail Honeycutt
I would like to share with you some of the comments about Gail from the Bryan community:
- Gail's ability to train and guide inexperienced student workers through an often hectic and demanding print-shop environment cannot be understated.
- Gail is a true "servant leader" and the skills learned from her will follow these students well after graduation.
- On many occasions Gail has sought solutions to problems that were beyond the scope of her duties. She has been seen regularly arriving early and staying late in order to better assist her client's needs. Gail has been known to come in on Saturdays to get the job done.
- Gail's recommendations for improving submitted print jobs repeatedly lead to an increase in professional quality.
- Gail has done an exemplary job in representing the Bryan School to the surrounding community by serving as a key player in holiday projects that involve helping senior citizens and community families in need. Internal to the school, Gail has been responsible for organizing events like birthdays, baby showers, and helping fellow employees in need.
- Gail gives 150% to everything she does.
These are just a handful of many examples given that show Gail as a true representative of everything that the Bryan Staff Excellence Award stands for.
Gail, on behalf of the Bryan School faculty, staff and students, it is an honor to present you with the 2011 Staff Excellence Award.


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For your viewing pleasure: Celtics [1] first-round pick Fab Melo collapses into a folding chair at the NBA's Rookie Training Program. Amazing bonus quote: "The chair was too weak, and an accident happened. I lost weight. I'm good now." The season can't get here soon enough. He's at least going to be a Media Day sensation.
In related news, Melo was elected "the funniest" by his fellow rookies, receiving 22.9 percent of the vote in a survey conducted by NBA.com [2]. Never fear: There's some game to go along with that fun. His peers voted him the third-best defender among rookies (behind only top two 2012 NBA draft picks Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Anthony Davis [3]), and Melo also received votes for the question: "Which rookie will have the best career?"
Same goes for fellow C's rookie Jared Sullinger. He finished fourth in the voting for funniest and received votes in response to the survey question: "Which rookie is being the most overlooked." Still, I'm setting the over-under on the number of times either rookie gets Kevin Garnett [4] to laugh at 0.5.


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It's finally here, after more than four months of rest and anticipation the 2013 Formula 1 season is about to kick off, in fact for the more fussy among us it could be argued the season has already begun, what with the inaugural weekend having begun today with practice sessions 1 and 2 earlier. The opening race—considered to be the real beginning of the season by those of us less fussy—kicks off this Sunday at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia. Judging by the looks of things it's going to be a fairly close season.
That's only going on testing during the winter, and the aforementioned practice sessions – which aren't approximate representations of pace, so until the race kicks off there's going to be some doubt when debating who's going to be at the front and who's going to be dropping off into the back of the pack. And even after the race there's going to be initial doubt because things tend to be "odd" at the beginning of F1 seasons.
As you can tell I am definitely excited, perhaps more so than usual, but it's definitely for good reason, but we'll continue this later on in the Rewind, now let's shift the focus back toward the usual swing of things. For the past couple of weeks the Rewind has been expanding and this week will be no different, however, while the announcement of the newest inclusion will be made in this week's entry the introduction of the actual feature won't come until next week at the very earliest. As usual, the wait will be worth it once you've read what the newest feature will be.
So there's plenty of excitement and anticipation here to go around the world twofold, so without further ado let's commence Operation Rewind!
GTPlanet Picture of the Week
This week's featured image comes to us courtesy of Kalax3, and features Ferrari's rear-wheel driven power sliding powerhouse, the 599 GTB Fiorano. The picture was shot underneath an overpass at one of my personal favorite locations, Tokyo R246 and looks absolutely stellar.
Have a suggestion for next week's featured image? Drop me a private message, entitle it "GTPlanet Picture of the Week" and fill it out with your two choices and they'll be featured in upcoming Rewinds. NOTE: You cannot elect your own work.
Project Paper-craft
A growing trend among hobbyist is the art of paper-craft, a free form of model building where the only requirements are a color printer (black and white can be done for an artistic setting), some scissors, glue (or tape), and as any hobby requires first and foremost: patience. The paper-craft project here, started by our very own Castrol96 focuses on cars found within none other than Gran Turismo 5.
There are currently 27 templates on file, ranging from the Civic Type R to the Toyota GT-One (TS020). For more information be sure to stop by the official thread here and be sure to post your own findings and perhaps even help out those of us who are new to the hobby; if purchasing that scale model is too expensive for you then this is your alternative.
GTPlanet Weekly Race Series (WRS) Week 108 – Double Shot
This week you're in space! Just kidding, but yet I'm not – this week you're going on an adventure with Suzuki's very own hardtop roadster, the Cappuccino at Kart Space I. With 64 horsepower to it's name it's not exactly what one would call a powerhouse, but with a defined weight of 690 kg (1,521 lbs) it will be hard to not dive into a corner at full speed knowing the Cappuccino will be nimble enough to handle the demand. The Cappuccino is perhaps being used at the best fitting course for it's capabilities, but more on this week's challenge from the Stewards:
"After setting your fast lap on the in-game leaderboard, start chasing that ghost for 2 laps and see how consistent you can be. The game will red-clock you on the tight corners, even if you have 2 wheels on the rumbles, so beware. Watch out for wall taps, as it sometimes doesn't red-clock those, but they are still not allowed."
Stop by the official thread here and remember that you NEED to be registered before officially participating in the WRS, and that can only be done by submitting a time for the official GTP Registry Qualifier.
GTPlanet Member of the Week/Month
Yes, just as one of you blindly guessed at (you know who you are!) this will undoubtedly be the Rewind's next premiering (and promising) feature. Ranging from racing series' being participated in to their first post, the "Member of the Week/Month" will carry with it recognition among the rest of your GTPlanet peers, but fear not the rest of you because at current the idea will be that for every member inducted there will be several questions hand-picked by the GTPlanet community – so it's a win-win for everyone.
The particulars for those of you who are interested, at the moment, are the following:
As well as other pertinent bits of information still being finalized. There's a good chance the feature won't debut until next month, just to give enough time to iron out all of the details, but when it does make it's debut I can almost guarantee that it'll be worth the read. Details will posted in the official Rewind thread as the weeks progress, so stay tuned for that.
GTPlanet Vehicle of the Week
Let's embrace the Formula 1 opening weekend with this week's featured vehicle, the Ferrari F2007, the chassis Kimi Räikkönen drove to his first World Driver's Championship in the final race at Interlagos. 2007 was also the final time Ferrari would bring home a driver's title (read: not Constructor's), having lost a solitary point in final standings to McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in 2008. The picture comes to us courtesy of SergeyShatokhin, and features the F2007 on one of my personal favorite locations, and F1 event mainstay: Suzuka International Circuit.
Have a suggestion for next week's featured image? Drop me a private message, entitle it "GTPlanet Vehicle of the Week" and fill it out with your two choices and they'll be featured in upcoming Rewinds. NOTE: You cannot elect your own work.
Forza Horizon – Pre-order Car Pack Now Available
If you missed out on the pre-order car of your choice for any reason, fret no longer because as of this past Tuesday, March 12th the pre-order car pack is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace for 400 Microsoft Points ($5 USD). The pack includes all five pre-order vehicles which are as follows:
2010 Volkswagen Golf R (B429)
2010 Nissan 370Z (A511)
2012 Aston Martin Virage (A555)
2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (S641)
2009 Ferrari 458 Italia (S672)
These cars are finally available to everyone for collection and customization purposes, so get to it! Unlike the monthly DLC expansions, the pre-order car pack is not covered by the Season Pass.
GTPlanet Tune of the Week
You were probably expecting an F1 tune, weren't you? Can't say that I'd fault you for it, but no, this week's featured tune comes to us courtesy of RKM Motorsport's VTiRoj, and focuses on the four-wheel driven Subaru Impreza Sport Wagon WRX STi. As most of VTi's tunes, the name instantly caught my attention and once I found out what was actually for the basis of the tune I was even more interested. The car can be found in the Used Car Dealership (UCD) but instead of me going any further I'll just let the man himself take reigns:
"Making its return to the GT5 tuning scene is the old Bread Van of Amalfi. Except we don't have Amalfi anymore, so instead it now resides at Eiger! Fans of the old car will be pleased to hear that The Bread Van II is very similar to the original, just with a slight power boost and sportier suspension settings.
9th Mar 2013 – Revised settings."
The last bit, while not a comment relating to the tune itself, was necessary to include as the package has been revised and is no longer as floppy as it once was. Which is always a fantastic fix on any car, four-wheel drive or not. Of course you can find the tune here for your viewing and testing pleasures. Have fun!
Exactly like the Picture and Vehicle of the Week features, if you have any suggestions for the upcoming Rewinds be sure to drop me a private message, entitle it "GTPlanet Tune of the Week" and let me know. NOTE: You cannot elect your own work.
Brawn GP – The Most Successful Constructor in F1 History
Since last week I've been up and down and left and right all sorts of F1-related videos trying to find something suiting to the task of sparking interest in both those already interested in Formula 1, and those not-so-interested in Formula 1. Ranging from onboard laps of Michael Schumacher at Monaco in the F310 to Alain Prost's onboard lap in the Ferrari 641 at Jerez. Then, just as it was time for me to begin writing this segment up it struck me: why not mention the only Formula 1 constructor with a 100% championship success rate? So, let's get to it!
BrawnGP, heralded by mastermind strategist Ross Brawn, was a constructor for the 2009 F1 season and was the result of Brawn purchasing Honda's F1 Racing Team and thus renaming it. With engines supplied by Mercedes-Benz and a driver lineup consisting of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button, on paper the team had all the merits to win, but would they?
2009's inaugural race, the Australian Grand Prix saw Jenson Button qualify for pole position, with his teammate Rubens Barrichello taking second position; the race was led, from start to finish, by Button with Barrichello remaining in his second position, which gave Brawn a 1-2 finish in the first race of the year for a new team. Jenson would go on to win the rain-shortened Malaysian GP from pole. And with that victory Brawn GP would become the only new constructor to win the first two races since Alfa Romeo in 1950.
Of course the GP-001 and GP-002 were no strangers to controversy with the "double diffuser", where a hole in the rear allowed for the increased speed of airflow essentially creating more downforce. The team had their troubles on track throughout the season as well with less than stellar results in a couple of races, however, with the fairly consistent results maintained throughout the season they were able to clinch both the Constructor's and Driver's Championship in their first—and only—year of contention. In 2010 Brawn GP was renamed Mercedes GP.
GTPlanet Photomode Competitions
In Week 120 of the Standard and Advanced competitions you are to put your best foot forth and show the community just how seriously you take your in-game photography. All you need to know is as follows:
Week 120, Standard: Lancer vs Impreza… Colors (Head 2 Head) – zambuca, take it away: "This weeks H2H is a battle between colours rather than makes. When I think of the Lancer and Impreza I always picture two significant colour combos: either the Lancer with white rims and red body colour, or the Impreza with gold rims and blue body colour. They both look great, but which one will take the victory? To make this a little more special I will not allow Mitsubishis or Subarus in this competition. Try it out – you will find that most makes look pretty good with these colour combos."
Week 120, Advanced 2.0: Mattematics – That's not a spelling error, I assure you.
What are "mattematics" you ask? Look at the word closely. Are you looking? No you're not, stop that fibbing! Mattematics. Oh you see it now don't you?! Paint any car you want in a matte finish; blacks and grays are acceptable but creativity with brighter, perhaps even less-than-normal colors are more encouraged. Get out there and start snapping those pictures!
For all of the relevant information pertaining to this week's challenges be sure to stop by here and here.
Closing Thoughts
Apologies for the later-than-usual delivery, but I've been quite busy and only had enough time to write up the opening bits during my usual time of putting this feature together. In any case, I said the wait would be worth it and I sincerely think it has been, however, don't let that stop you from commenting on what you were expecting because I almost guarantee whatever it was you were expecting I had it in mind at one point or another.
You'll notice that this week I've included 2 videos as opposed to the usual 1, but don't worry because that won't impact the feature in two week's time – it'll still be a video of some kind. I only used two videos this week because I really wanted to emphasize the excitement, and who doesn't like listening to a high-revving V8 that could shatter windows? More importantly, the first race of 2013 is this Sunday! Yes, I am excited if you couldn't tell. Moving away from the F1 fare, if you can recall from an entry in last month's Rewind, I remarked that my Nexus 7 had croaked and that I wouldn't have it replaced and would instead opt for a refund – yeah, I lied.
With that said let's bring this week's feature to an end, until next week keep racing!
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Leave him alone – He STILL knows what his doing.. ;)
Honda is back on formula 1 teaming up with Mercedes wowzers my dream is comming to reality Yes honda is the future watch and learn Haters
KIMI………. Always been a fan and a hell of a come back season last year.
Much more promising start for Ferrari than recent years.
Great F1 race!! Off topic, but does anyone have a TVR Cerbera speed 6 they can gift or sell me for in game credits?? my username is magicayrton … thanks for looking :-)
^ Check the marketplace and start a request thread, quite sure its someone there that has one, plus way easier then posting here ^.
See, F1 really does not get me going. I mean the politics and team orders are a huge turn off, but it isn't even as much that as the cars today are just garbage. The problem is passing, it's incredibley limited and there is even less outside of DRS zones, and DRS isn't real passing. I mean lets face, people can scoff at push-2-pass in indycar, but all that is is a boost of horsepower that your aloud to use x-number of times per race and anywhere on the track. So with P2P there is an eliment if strategy to, because all drivers get the same amount of uses. With DRS it is only used on the straight and is circumstantially distributed. Anyone who has played the F1 video games with DRS has probably been in the situation where they are closing in a group of cars in front of you but are too far back at the line to get DRS. However, the group of cars in front of you gets DRS and goes rocketing away. It's not a good system and even with it F1 has no passing.
If F1 wants more passing they need to look at the cars. The cars are garbage right now, they are too long and the staircase noses aren't attractive. The 2012 Mercedes-Benz looked like a silver platypus. The cars need to get smaller for more passing. If it were me, I make the cars shorter, widen the wheel base, and get rid of the raised noses that we see on all cars today. Eliminating the raised noses will decrease the downforce of the cars, which will open up passing. With the cars running so much downforce less time is spent under braking, and the length of the cars also attributes to it being hard to get under another driver. It's really pretty simple: Less downforce = more time spent under braking = more oppertunities to set up a pass. Plus the cars will just look better, but those raised noses generate so much downforce by using air going over and under the car. No raised noses = more passing = more competition = better raising. But yeah, until then it's all tire strategy poker games with no passing and I'm just really not interested in that.
Exciting weekend with The F1 race and Bristol. Go Team Ferrari and go Jeff Gordon!
Coincedentally BothBarrels you have the 24th comment, lol Nice.
Year after year I get excited about the WRS. then remember you have to run a GTP psn name to particupate. Shucks. Maybe that will change for PS4 [i]if[/i] they only let us use 1 account per system like the vita. Anyways, great read, as always. Cant wait for the Petit Le Mans, F1, and Bristol, baby!
Oops, this weekend is Sebring. I thought it was Petit Le Mans. Oh well.
Nice rewind, good job as always! I'm about as excited as you are for the F1 season.
Again, many many thanks for featuring my 599 in picture of the week! I'm so happy right now!
Great job as always Terronium.
Thanks for including my pic :D
Did everybody hear who Bernie invite to run F1? Danica Patrick, who turned him down… So it looks Bernie is finally going senile. After all, Danica has such a great road course record, lol, but she does have everything it takes to run F1, money money money.
F1… Yet another chance for Lewis Hamilton to show his stuff with inferior equipment. Good luck to all the
That's a good observation. Any shmoe can win hands down in a runaway machine. LH is a different animal.
Here's hoping Albert Park is included in the next or future GT series.
On my way to the track. See you there!
Tire pressure.. PD .. Tire pressure, I have a mazda 3 1.6 auto and a toyota corolla 1.4 diesel and I race them both at Achna speedway Cyprus –> What's the only thing i do and it really affects my laptimes? You guessed it, tyre pressure.. No tire pressure means no tire physics means no proper sim because calculation takes out squashiness and rebounf of tire so it's like you have plastic tires and only sudpension to act forces upon..
Aehem… just because you cant adjust pressure does not mean there is no tire modeling. You can feel clearly feel they are modeling tyre dynamics, quite well actually compare to other games out there, certainly console games..
I hope you weren't implying that gt5 has better tire modelling than the "other" console game! I've been a fan of Gran Turismo since gt2 but I have no illussions that it has the best tyre modelling out there! I'm not gonna argue about this and don't even want to compare gt5 to forza 4 (even though the latter at least tries to model tires.. and I'm not only talking about tyre pressure! But, If you wanna compare it to something at least take the best out there –> LFS or NetkarPro..
PD should be at every F1 race copying the circuits…… They need to come pretty good in GT6 to get my money…. Relax on the Premium cars and focus on the racing…….. more real tracks, better AI, faster pit stop for cars with center locking wheels, manual pit entry, pitting and pit exiting, pre setting fuel loads before a race, race damage (suspension geometry, shocks, aero, etc), tire physics, etc….. just some of the things I saw Lacking when doing the 24h races was lacking….. o yeah and random part failures :)…. just though I would share before I forgot lol
If it's circuits you want the f1 circuit is not the place. Don't get me wrong, Monaco, Spa, Monza, Silverstone, and Interlagos as well as a hand full of others are fine tracks, but the whole F1 track boom has created some crappy l, boring, ununique tracks, with the exceptions of COTA and Istanbul, unless its circuits like Korea that get you going. Sports car circuits I think are more suited for GT.
Awesome Weekly Rewind as always T-12. :D:tup:
Meh F1, Sebrings where it's at. :)
Why not both? :p
Sebring is the tits! That's what I'll be watching. It's part of the historic triple crown of endurance racing. If your an all around motorsports fan your probably more interested in Sebring then Alberts Park because of the tradition and prestige of the 12 hours of Sebring.
Le Mans Series is starting to get way more appealing than Formula 1. I'm kinda done with how exclusive F1 racing is. Unless you're an Oil Tycoon or George Lucas you can't get anywhere near the sport.
Totally agree with Fondo. That and the politics are ridiculous and the completion on track just isn't good. And I hate how orderly the FIA is and they are starting to screw up WEC. Everything is in such a strict format. No more places like Sebring and unique sports car courses when there are lame, boring, in exciting tracks like Bahrain, which is a location we shouldn't be at anyways but hey man, politics politics! Why can't we have some fun? I mean the 1000km of Spa was an incredibly historic race, but it has bowed out to the 6 hour format. Lets have some fun, maybe an 8 hour races, or 2000km, you could do so much. Go to interesting tracks, run a street course, and not an F1 street course like Singapore. It's too formatted and is just bland. If you ask me the ACO could have done just fine with the International Le Mans Cup (ILMC) and I wish they never merged with the FIA. The only race the ACO actually sanctions is the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
I am excited as well for the F1 season to start. I'm also happy to hear the NBC Sports is keeping David Hobbs as commentator. Too bad Brawn hasn't produced a reliable car since. And only one win with AMG Mercedes GP. I like Hamilton's move to the team but I fear he run too fast on these tires to win.
I actually like the F1 picture better than the 599. Fantastic job as always on the rewind. Keep it up!
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Attic insulation question
I have had a builder around to give me an energy audit of the house. I am in the Buffalo area so it gets cold sometimes. I already have 16 inches of fiberglass attic insulation (between the beams as put in originally, plus another 8 inches rolled out perpendicular to the beams). He is suggesting. among other things, spending $2500 on additional attic blow-in insuation. This sounds (a) expensive and (b) unlikely to give much of a return. Additionally, if it's just blown in, how do you make sure that there is sufficient air flow from the soffits? It's a 1800 sf two story rectangular house built in the mid 70s. My guess is that the wall isulation is not all it could be, and he has quoted me $3900 to do that (again, blown in) which is probably reasonable, but if anyone thinks it's excessive I'd be interested in your comments.
Oh Man! First off find an actual real energy rater who isnt trying to upsell you something based on what he finds in your house. Definitely not a builder. If you really do have 24 inches of batts in the attic (overkill anyways) and he still wants to blow more up there (how many inches) for $2500, he is trying to take advantage of your relative lack of knowledge. If the batts are in good shape you should have R77 up there right now lol. In your area only R38-48 is whats recommended and there would be NO payback on adding more. You say you 'guess' the wall insulation isnt great--did he actually check in multple places?? The price he quoted for the walls actully sounds reasonable as it can be alot of work, but i really wouldnt trust that guy to do a good job since what he said about the attic. Did he do a blower door test on your house?
If the attic is that well insulated and you are still having comfort probs with a high gas bill (its 2500 a yr right?) then you need to find an actual rater to see whats wrong. You might have many attic bypasses and insufficient airsealing besides the wall insulation that can be alot cheaper (manytimes less than $500) to fix. Your hvac system maybe could use an upgrade if really old. Also stay away from window salesmen for a while as i see in your other thread you are still getting quotes, despite advice on the likely low energy savings and long payback. If i were you I'd step back, get a real rater selling nothing but the audit. Also I'd do some serious googling and reading. I would also goto the library and get a book "Insulate and Weatherize" by taunton books. You need it and you wont be sorry you read it when done.
Oh and people but styrofoam baffles in the rafters at the eves to keep the soffit vents open. Really cheap at lowes an HD.
Thanks for the advice , Jaw. I really do need windows because they are original single pane with triple track storm/screens. So he has quoted me about $500 per window for what is, apparently, a decent Energy Star rated product. That seems OK as I plan to sell the house in a couple of years and although they may not be gold standard, they should be good enough and certainly better than what I have. I share your view that the additional attic insulation is overkill. As you say, it would have been better to find an energy audotor who was not trying to sell me something.
While I am at it, a clarification of my original post: I have a total 16" in the attic: 8" between the beams and another 8" rolled perpendicular to the beams. That should be R40 or more.
OK that sounds more like it on the attic insulation. For the windows get them if you want to spend the money but just dont expect to see any real energy savings at all. Your money could be better spent elsewhere IMO by sealing and weatherstipping and doing all the cheaper stuff first under the direction of a real energy auditor.
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Come and stay with us and enjoy the activities we have to offer (varies, depending on the weekend).
We have two ponds stocked with bream, catfish and Bass. Come and relax by the pond, throw out a line and enjoy the solitude and perhaps catch the whopper.
Come and join us for the 4th of July weekend, 2016. We will be having an ice cream social, cookout at the pool, fishing and fireworks. ABAC Museum will be having their fireworks display on July 3 and here at the KOA we will be having our fireworks display on Saturday July 2 at dusk.


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GeoEye (GEOY) would have posted a profit for Q1 but decided to write down the loss of OrbView-3 in the quarter as the earth orbiting satellite was deemed inoperable on April 23rd. The company tried to repair the satellite but to no avail and is now seeking to exercise a $40 million insurance policy on the satellite.
The company also reported fewer sales to NGA during the quarter, its biggest and most important customer, but did announce that NGA had renewed its contract on February 1st in addition to securing a contract with the USDA. These contracts totalled $23 million for the quarter. In March, GeoEye completed the acquisition of MJ Harden and its two mapping aircraft from General Electric.
GeoEye announced earlier this year that it had secured Beijing Earth Observation (BEO), a new company formed by the East Dawn Group, as its master reseller for China. GeoEye will sell only images of China to China through BEO and hopes that this partnership will allow them greater insight into the market for satellite imagery in China. Archived IKONOS imagery is the primary product sold through BEO.
GeoEye also announced that it has again been forced to delay the launch of GeoEye-1 due to the high demand for launch facilities at Vandenburg Air Force Base. At this time, the company feels that it is likely that the launch will be delayed two months and forced into some time window between October and December 2007. However, the installation of the GeoEye-1 camera into the spacecraft bus has now been completed allowing General Dynamics, the satellite contractor, the ability to complete all required testing prior to launch.