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Key question Are the national and international greenhouse gas emission targets of the Czech Republic being met successfully? Key message
References to current conceptual and strategic documents and their targets
The Czech Republic is a signatory to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol binds the Czech Republic to reduce aggregate greenhouse gas emissions in the 2008–2012 control period by 8% compared to the base year 1990. New commitments after the end of the first Kyoto Protocol control period have not been agreed upon although it has been decided to continue in the Kyoto Protocol also in the second control period for the years 2013–2017, or 2020, as the case may be. |
A climate-energy package was adopted in December 2008 at the European Community level; the package introduces joint approaches and solutions in the area of climate protection, security of energy supplies and competitiveness of European economies. The package contains three directives and one decision1 to help to meet the EU target – i.e. to reduce the total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by at least 20% and to achieve a 20% share of renewable energy sources in the final energy consumption by the year 2020 compared to the 1990 level. There is a commitment resulting from the climate-energy package for the Czech Republic, i.e. to reduce emissions in the sectors falling within the EU ETS by 21% by the year 2020 compared to 2005, and in the sectors outside the EU ETS not to increase the emissions by more than 9% over the same period. |
Indicator assessment – graphic part
Chart 1: Greenhouse gas emission trends in selected inventory categories, the Czech Republic [Mt CO2 eq.]
Source: The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
Chart 2: Greenhouse gas emissions per capita, the Czech Republic [t CO2 eq. per capita, t CO2 per capita] |
Chart 3: Shares of inventory categories on the total greenhouse gas emissions (for the last available year, see data), the Czech Republic [%] |
Without F-gases emissions. The proportion of F-gases in the total greenhouse gas emissions in the Czech Republic is about 1 %.
Chart 4: Greenhouse gas emissions in individual inventory categories related to the reference year of the Kyoto protocol (1990), the Czech Republic [% of the reference year] |
Chart 5: Development of the total greenhouse gas emissions and contribution of the individual inventory categories, the Czech Republic [%] |
Chart 6: Specific greenhouse gas emissions per capita (for the last available year, see data), an international comparison [t CO2 eq. per capita] |
Indicator assessment – text part |
In 2010, aggregated emissions of greenhouse gases in the Czech Republic have reached a level of 139.2 Mt CO2 eq. (excluding the LULUCF sector), which indicates an annual increase by 3.3% after a period of decline in 2007 to 2009. Fluctuations in emissions in the last three years can be associated with fluctuations in the economy´s performance and with its recovery in the latest reference year. The trend in emissions was stagnant in 2000-2007, and then it was declining slightly. From 1990, which is the reference year of the Kyoto Protocol, to 2010 the emissions decreased by almost 29%. The Czech Republic´s commitment was therefore met by a large margin. Declines in emissions from the LULUCF sector amounted to 5.5 Mt CO2 eq. in 2010, which is a value lower than that for the year 2009. Aggregated emissions including this sector amounted to 133.6 Mt CO2 eq. (compared to the previous year this is an increase by 4.5%). |
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita (without LULUCF) reached the value of 13.2 t CO2 eq. in 2010 which is by 2.9% more than in 2009. Compared to 2000, the specific emissions per capita decreased by 6.6%; since 1990 there has been an approximately 30% reduction. The emission intensity of the economy, i.e. emissions production per unit of created economic performance, has been going down steadily in the Czech Republic since 2008; then the trend changes into stagnation. In interannual comparison, the 2010 emission intensity increased slightly by 0.5% to 39.1 kg CO2 eq. per a thousand CZK of GDP, namely because the emission growth was more significant than the GDP increase. |
Data sources |
The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute |
Links to additional information |
The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute's Department of Climate Change |

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Stephen King's New Book, 'Cell' — 'In which cellphones transmit a madness–inducing pulse'
Huh — people have said that's what it's like chatting with me.
But I digress.
Far too often lately — I mean what's with this always about me, me, me stuff anyway?
If I want to carry on like that I should start a blog.
Jim Cheng, in the January 18 issue of USA Today, capsulized King's upcoming novel, which hits stores tomorrow, precisely as quoted in the headline above.
That got me to thinking.
I've always been enchanted by the premise of Robert Graves' famous short story, "The Shout," in which a man has so fine–tuned and calibrated his voice that he can kill a person by shouting at him.
The ability of voodoo practitioners and witch doctors to kill from a distance — over space and time — through non–physical means has been documented over millennia.
I believe it is real, this sort of thing.
Since the rise of computer viruses and their eerie similarity in so many ways to viruses affecting living things — primarily the fact that they are not themselves "alive" in a conventional sense but, rather, pure information able to transmit itself as a self–enclosed vector — I have wondered if and when computer viruses would cross over from silicon–based hosts to carbon–based wetware like you and me.
I think it's going to happen — if it hasn't already taken place.
And a prime means of transmission would be cellphones.
Forget about transmitting a "madness–inducing pulse" — what happens when computer viruses travel from your cellphone directly into your brain and take root there, multiplying quietly until....
If you're willing to entertain that possibility then why not also consider what might happen if such entities could jump from pixels on your computer's screen into your body and find a home?
Makes Ray Kurzweil's approaching singularity
seem almost beside the point.
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Selectman John Faignant was approached by a local iPad distributor who suggested the Apple mobile tablets for municipal use. He said he found it a worthwhile consideration for the board.
It certainly got my attention, Faignant said. Its really neat information.
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I think its a good idea, said Selectman Don Chioffi, adding the idea had already crossed his mind.
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According to Faignant, the iPad distributor told him other towns in the region have taken the digital route and found the devices a worthy investment, recouping initial costs within the first year.
Lets get the information and go from there, said Selectman Joseph Dicton.
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If there is a flaw, and that's a big 'if,' it is the lack any discernible stylistic shift from their first two records. Heart Beats Pacific is without a doubt, more of the alcohol tinged anthems of apathy and uncertainty that Banner Pilot and their contemporaries are known for (Zach from Dear Landlord even lends his voice to several tracks). At the end of the day, it's hard to fault a punk band for playing it safe and recording new versions of the same formula, especially when the new versions improve on the formula as much as Heart Beats Pacific. Hell, Keith Morris has made a career out of doing just that for damn near 40 years now.
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The objective of this study was to determine the DM and protein digestibility and N balance in lambs of diets that contained either alfalfa (Medicago sativa), cottonseed meal (Gossypium), or raw cracked pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) as the protein source. Eighteen lambs were blocked by genotype and within blocks assigned to one of three diets. All diets were formulated to provide similar amounts of crude protein (CP), which was equal to the daily CP requirement for a lamb with an average body weight (BW) of 38 kg. Diets provided adequate energy to support an average daily gain (ADG) of 100 g. Lambs were confined to metabolism crates for the 28-days experiment and limit-fed each diet once daily. A 5-days total collection of feces and urine was conducted at the end of the experimental period.
Dry matter digestibility was similar among the diets containing pigeon pea, cottonseed meal or alfalfa, but protein digestibility was different. The diet containing pigeon peas had a lower protein digestibility than the diet containing alfalfa. However, N retention (g/d) was not different among the three diets, although fecal N was higher in lambs fed the diet containing pigeon peas.
From these data, we conclude that pigeon peas can be used as a protein source in the diets of lambs and that one unit of raw cracked pigeon peas can replace 0.6 units of maize and 0.4 units of cottonseed meal in diets fed to lambs without lowering diet digestibility and N retention.
[NB: Mention of a trade name in this article does not imply an
endorsement by the USDA, but is provided for clarity]
In the southern
portion of the
No data are available on the feed value of raw pigeon peas when fed to ruminants. Therefore, the objective of this experiment was to determine the dry matter (DM) and protein digestibility and N balance of a diet containing pigeon peas in comparison to diets containing more traditional protein sources.
Eighteen fall
born wether lambs were blocked by breed into three groups. Lambs were either
Table 1. Composition of diets containing different
sources of protein and fed to lambs in digestion and N balance experiment. |
Ingredient |
Dieta |
Cottonseed hulls |
- |
10.0 |
10.1 |
Maize, ground |
68.9 |
74.4 |
53.3 |
Cottonseed meal |
- |
13.4 |
- |
Alfalfa pellets |
30.0 |
- |
- |
Pigeonpea |
- |
- |
34.6 |
Limestone |
- |
1.0 |
1.1 |
Salt, plain white |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
Crude protein, % DM b |
11.9 |
12.2 |
12.2 |
Major source of dietary protein was either Alfalfa Pellets (ALF), Cottonseed meal (CSM),
or raw cracked Pigeon pea (PP). Amounts are % of DM. |
were randomly assigned to one of 18 metabolism crates designed for collection of feces and
urine in separate containers. Lambs were given 10 days to adjust to the stalls and offered
a diet of 50% maize and 50% alfalfa pellets at 2.5% of BW. Beginning on day 11 of the
experiment, lambs were offered the assigned diet at 2.4 % of BW. No dietary transition
period was used.
Each morning at
Urine was
collected daily during the 5-day collection period in 9.4 liter plastic containers
containing 10 ml of 50% sulfuric acid. Each day the weight of the urine collected was
determined, diluted with water to a constant weight and a 100-ml sample taken. Daily
samples of urine were composited by lamb in a 1000 ml capacity plastic container with
screw on cap. Urine containers were kept refrigerated and 10 ml of 50% sulfuric acid were
added to each container on day 1 of the collection period to maintain a low pH and prevent
any N losses.
With the
exception of the raw pigeon peas, all dietary ingredients were purchased locally from
commercial sources and required no additional processing. Pigeon peas (var.
Samples of dietary
ingredients were collected daily for 5 consecutive days beginning 2 days before the
initiation of the collection period. These samples were composited across the 5-day
period, dried at 60EC
for 72 h to determine DM content and saved for later chemical analysis. Dried samples of left-over feed
, feed ingredient and feces were grounded through a Wiley Mill equipped with a 1-mm
screen. Nitrogen concentration of left-over feed , dietary
ingredients and feces was determined by using complete combustion nitrogen analyzer
(Leco-1000). Urine samples were freeze-dried and digested in a Technicon BD-40 block
digester with sulfuric acid. Nitrogen
concentration was then determined colorimetrically (Technicon Methodology No. 329-74W).
Lambs were weighed at the initiation (
Data were analyzed as a randomized complete block design using the General Linear Model (GLM) procedure of SAS (1998). In the statistical model, breed was used as the block and diet was used as the treatment. Lamb was used as the experimental unit. If a significant (P < 0.10) F value was observed in the statistical analysis, differences among means were determined using the LSD option of the GLM procedure.
Results and Discussion
Average BW was
similar (P= 0.29) among the three treatment groups (Table 2). Because the amount of DM fed was based on BW, DM
intake was also similar (P = 0.14) among treatment groups. Crude protein intake ranged
from 107 to 122 g/d, which was equal to the daily CP requirement for maintenance for these
lambs (NRC 1985). On the other hand, energy intake was
calculated to be sufficient for an ADG of approximately 100 g.
Table 2. Average body weight, daily DM intake, and digestibility of
DM and N by lambs fed diets containing alfalfa pellets (ALF), cottonseed meal (CSM), or
pigeon peas (PP) as the source of protein |
Item |
Diet |
Average body weight, kg |
37.4 |
35.9 |
41.5 |
2.1 |
DM intake, g/ d |
906 |
824 |
993 |
49 |
DM digestibility, % |
79.2 |
79.5 |
79.2 |
1.1 |
N digestibility, % |
72.7a |
70.6ab |
65.7b |
1.7 |
ab Means in the same row with different letters are different, P< 0.05 |
Diet DM digestibility was similar (P > 0.10) among the three
diets. Assuming a constant DM digestibility coefficient for the other ingredients in the
diets, we were able to estimate the DM digestibility for cottonseed meal (74%), alfalfa
pellets (56%), and raw cracked pigeon peas (75%). The
estimated digestibility can be used to compare the relative feed value of these three
sources of protein and energy.
The term
total digestible nutrients (TDN) is used as an index of the dietary value of
feedstuffs and is determined by summing the digestible CP, digestible carbohydrates, and
2.25 X digestible crude fat. Dry matter digestible is similar to TDN but is usually lower
in feedstuffs with a high concentration of crude fat. Published data on pigeon pea DM
digestibility was not available, but NRC (1971) assigned pigeon pea seed a TDN value of
67%, which is lower than the DM digestibility value we observed. Our calculated DM
digestibility values for the two other protein source agree with published values of 75 %
TDN for cottonseed meal and 56% TDN for alfalfa (NRC 1985).
The CP
concentration of the pigeon peas used in this experiment was 19.4%, which is similar to
20.6% reported by the NRC (1971) and 21.2% for cream colored pigeon pea and 22.5% for
brown smooth and brown wrinkled pigeon pea reported by Ene-Obong (1995). Raw pigeon peas
have been reported to contain trypsin inhibitors and tannins, which would can lower DM and
protein digestion, which may explain why using pigeon pea as a protein source for diets
fed to lambs in this trial did decrease (P<0.05) N digestibility (Table 2). It appears
that while DM digestibility of pigeon pea is high, the N found in pigeon pea is less
digestible than that found in alfalfa pellets but similar to that found in cottonseed
To calculate the
relative value of pigeon pea in terms of other known ingredients, we assumed that the
cottonseed hulls provided very little digestible DM and deleted them from the equation. Because the DM and CP digestibility of diets
containing cottonseed meal and pigeon pea were similar, we set these two equations as
equal to one another (74.4 maize + 13.4 CSM = 53.3 maize + 34.6 pigeon pea), collected
common terms and solved the equation for 1 unit of pigeon pea in terms of maize and
cottonseed meal. One unit of pigeon pea was equal to 0.61 unit of maize and 0.39 unit of
cottonseed meal.
Due to slight variation in the amount
of DM consumed and the N concentration of the different diets, N intake was significantly
(P<0.05) different among diets, but the range was only from 16.2 to 19.6 g/d (Table 3).
Replacing alfalfa pellets or cottonseed meal with pigeon pea increased (P<0.05) the
amount of N excreted in the feces (6.66 vs 4.7 g/d) but did not (P = 0.18) increase the
amount of N excreted in the urine.
Table 3. Nitrogen balance in lambs fed diets containing either alfalfa pellets (ALF), cottonseed meal (CSM), or pigeon pea (PP) as the source of protein |
Item |
Diet |
N intake, g/d |
17.3ab |
16.2b |
19.6a |
1.0 |
Fecal N, g/d |
4.7b |
4.7b |
6.7a |
0.4 |
Urinary N, g/d |
8.9 |
8.5 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
N retention |
g /d |
3.7 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
Percent of N intake, % |
21.4 |
17.6 |
14.4 |
2.2 |
Percent of N absorbed, % |
29.6 |
25.0 |
21.9 |
2.9 |
ab Means in the same row with different letters are different, P <0.05 |
The amount of N
retained (g/d) was not different (P = 0.47) among the three diets, but the lambs fed the
diet containing pigeon pea tended (P = 0.13) to retain a smaller proportion of the N
consumed (Table 3). This was primarily due to a greater N intake and lower N digestion by
lambs fed pigeon pea diet as compared to the other dietary groups. Swanson et al (2000)
fed a similar amount of N to lambs and reported N retention values of 2 to 4 g/d, which
agree with the present observation. There were no differences (P = 0.23) among the three
diets for the amount of N retained when expressed as a percent of N absorbed, suggesting
that utilization of pigeon pea protein, once it was absorbed, was not different from
cottonseed meal or alfalfa.
Ene-Obong (1995)
reported that the in vitro protein digestibility was 76.3% for cream, smooth, brown
and wrinkled brown pigeon peas. He also noted
that the tannin concentration in these varieties was 7.5 to 14.4 mg/g, which was slightly
lower than the tannin concentration of cowpeas grown in the same area. In a review on
secondary plant compounds, Reed et al (2000) concluded that the presence
of condensed tannins in the diet can lower apparent and
true digestibility of protein. But in small
quantities, tannins can reduce unnecessary proteolysis and deamination of amino acids in
the rumen resulting in increased post-ruminal non-ammonia N flow. They also noted that in
some cases, the increase in fecal N losses due to tannins was offset by a decrease in
urinary N, resulting in no change in N retention. Although we did not quantify the
presence of tannins in the pigeon peas used in this experiment, we assumed that if tannins
were present, any negative impact on N balance was buffered by a higher N intake.
In summary, raw
cracked pigeon peas can be used as a protein source for ruminants. Total diet DM
digestibility was not affected by replacing cottonseed meal and maize with pigeon peas. We
conclude that one unit if pigeon pea can replace 0.61 units of maize and 0.39 units of
cottonseed meal without decreasing DM digestibility.
The authors are
gratefully to H Cantrell, J Garrison and R Bosueman for technical assistance and to
Langston University, Garza Institute for Goat Research,
Ene-Obong H N 1995 Content of anti-nutrients and
in vitro protein digestibility of the African yam bean, pigeon pea, and cowpea. Plant
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I didn't have a leek, but I did use the Knorr Dry Vegetable Mix. I halved this recipe so that it would have more spinach/water chestnuts. I also replaced a lot of the sour cream with greek yogurt. You couldn't even tell. You mention cheese in the description, but I don't see any.
Also used plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. Everyone thought it was sour cream. Made my own tortilla chips by cutting flour tortillas into wedges, sprinkle with a little cayenne pepper and baked. They worked well too.
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A muffler is designed to absorb the extremely harsh noise from an internal-combustion engine. A catalytic converter is a reaction chamber designed to reduce toxic emissions. They are required on all vehicles in the United States and in most other countries.
Some motorists install aftermarket exhaust mufflers and/or disable the catalytic converter to produce a distinctive humming or roaring sound from their vehicle.
A roaring exhaust system can be heard and felt over a wide distance, rattle windows and travel through walls. Millions of people are adversely affected by this noise.
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The intense sound caused by exhaust systems easily triggers an involuntary stress response commonly known as "fight or flight." This results in the secretion of adrenaline, with ensuing spikes in cardio-respiratory rates, muscle tension, and elevated blood pressure. Vibroacoustic Disease is a cumulative and chronic disease caused by exposure to infrasound. Infrasound is low frequency sound energy that affects the nervous system and prolonged exposure can lead to progressive medical conditions.
China does not require catalytic converters on vehicles. Auto manufacturers do not install them as standard equipment to avoid the increased cost of production. The resulting air pollution is so bad that its citizens wear breathing masks in major cities.
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These companies are members of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA). Representing dealers and installers, they have lobbied against proposed noise-pollution ordinances in communities across America. SEMA created the 'Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus' enlisting members of congress to support their agenda. They also enlist automotive enthusiast clubs to lobby on their behalf on political issues.
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In most states, modifying the muffler for the explicit purpose of making it louder is illegal.
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Citations were often challenged in court because the meters must be certified and calibrated for its readings to be used as evidence. In addition, police officers must be properly trained to use the expensive equipment. The result was that less motorists were cited for noise violations.
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MOSCOW, Russia - Russia on Wednesday, November 14 lost the ability to send commands to most of its satellites and its segment of the International Space Station following a power cable failure near Moscow.
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What a mess, road repair knocksout satellite communication. Someones in deep doodoo
Strange excuse or just very bad sharing of infrastructure information between the RSI and whoever was digging close to supposed cables that run satellite communications to multiples of satellites and ISS,not sure if the excuse is such a great One but you never know,it could simply be the case.
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Mr. or Mrs. Galucci,... I lived at 9 landis ct. 10 Landis Ct. was accross the street. I moved out of my parents house, at 9 landis Ct. in '63. My dad, Max & Mom Elsie Moved in '68. You might have gotten a dog from my dad, if it were a Mockler. My dad also owned the house accross the street. It was a bungalow, then raised and renovated. So, didI strike a nerve?????


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Been eyeing several shades from the new Giorgio Armani Aqua Collection for summer 2012. I have been in love with these pots of eyeshadows ever since I first got them from way back...and everytime there is a new collection out, I am curious to see what colors are released.
I already own all the shades which I want, all the gorgeous shades of metallic browns, blacks, purples, etc etc, colors which I know I would wear. But in the Aqua Collection, there seems to be different shades of the metallics released... and I picked these 3 (out of the six) which I think would look 'unique' in my currect ETK stash.
Long time readers would know I use these so very often, and they have been featured extensively on the blog. I am very happy that GA beauty is now available in SG, and we can have easier access to these quality cosmetics.
I will post the comparison swatches entry separately.
#24 - a blackened gold. I was thinking this might look similar to my #15 but it is way more black than golden brown. On closer look today, it even has some multi-colored bits. Kind of like what NARS Mekong should be like.
#27 - a reddish silvery one. This is probably what I want my #4 to be like. It has more red tones, and the end result is a rusty pinky shade of taupe. This is simply beautiful.
#28 - a metallic golden brown with reddish specks. This is my top pick when I first saw the collection. On my skintone, it swatches almost a rose-gold shade.
On their own, they all look amazing.. in the sunlight, they glimmer and shimmer, and the texture and color never fade nor crease even after a long day. I personally much prefer these quality eyeshadow pots to the Chanel Ombres (which aren't as long lasting, though no doubt the quality of the shimmer is divine). They are so easy to work with, and I have said many times before, when I use these ETKs, I can just slap one color on my lids, and it looks like I did a lot more work to create the look.
Meanwhile, enjoy these swatches - can't wait to use them in upcoming LOTDs.
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The course challenges players with tricky water hazards, and balls have to strap on their crampons and take out their rock picks to ascend the eighth hole's elevated green. After a day spent on the fairways or at the driving range and practice putting green, players can unwind with a slice of pizza or a hamburger at the snack bar.
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Of course this is not the only type of dosai made in Indian homes, there are a wide variety of recipes.Some of these recipes call for the use of different types of flours mixed together with water and seasonings for flavor.In the interest of time and convenience I prefer the latter type of dosai when in a hurry.
But none of the traditional recipes of dosai ever use oats in them.A pity that because oats is definitely one of my favorite grains since in addition to health benefits this is also an immensely versatile grain and can be used in so many recipes both sweet and savory.
I experimented with using oat flour in making this dosai for the first time and just made up this recipe as I went.We loved the taste of this and this recipe has definitely earned its place in my kitchen :-)
Ingredients and method to make Savory Oat Crepe (Oat Dosai)
1 1/2 cup oat flour * (see notes below )
1 cup wheat flour (atta)
3/4 cup Semolina (rava)
salt to taste (approximately about 2 tsp )
3 cups of water (approximately)
For tempering
2 tsp oil
3/4 tsp cumin seeds
5 small green chillies cut very fine (or according to taste)
handful of cilantro cut very fine
Few spoons of sesame oil (or any other flavorless oil) to shallow fry
In a large bowl mix the oat flour,wheat flour, cream of wheat and salt well
Add water a little at a time to the mixed flours and keep mixing as you add water.Make a thick batter of pouring conistency
In a small pan heat the oil, add cumin seeds and when it splutters add green chillies. When the green chillies start turning color,pour the entire oil with the cumin and green chillies into the batter.
Mix well and keep aside for about fifteen minutes.
Heat a skillet/ griddle on medium high heat.
Pour a ladleful of the batter on the skillet and spread quickly into a thin circle.(for really crisp dosai/crepe make this as thin as possible for softer ones it can be a little thick)
Pour few drops of sesame oil on side facing upwards.
When the lower side is done (it gets a little brown) use a spatula to flip the crepe and let it cook on the other side for a little while.
Flip over to check if done (there will be small pinkish brown spots )
Serve hot with choice of chutney/ sambar/ spice powder/ molaga podi
Yields approximately 15 to 16
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Would you buy used wheels? These are going to save me 425 grams on my new Tallboy build, but I don't get that brand new feeling. Is this a good move. (I can't afford new so I would have to stick with the Fulcrum Red Power 29 XL's I just bought that weigh 1975 grams. I will sell those now)
These American Classics seem pretty sweet at 1550 grams and a max rider weight of 235 lbs. Have any of you been running these for a couple of years or so now? I would like to get some longer term opinions than I have been able to find.
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Andrew Gross at Ranger Rants reports that John Tortorella confirmed that Chris Drury will be in the line-up tonight.
No word on possible line-up changes.
While Steve Zipay at Blue Notes (I hope he's ok with me linking to his blog) posts this quote from Alex Ovechkin on the Capitals lack of response to Sean Avery's punch to the face of Washington's starting goalie Simeon Varlamov...
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Ovechkin also talks about Avery's disrespect of goalies and references The Grate One's screening activities on Martin Brodeur in last year's playoffs.
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Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes Tirade to Daily Beast: NPR are "Nazis," Jon Stewart is "Crazy" And A "Conservative Basher"
It should come as no surprise but in many ways Fox News seems like an extension of it's Chairman, Roger Aile.
Roger Ailes, the brash, outpsoken, often hostile chairman of an equally brash and outspoken, and hostile network, Fox News granted an interview The Daily Beast.
He hates conservatives... He's crazy. If it wasn't polarized, he couldn't make a living. He makes a living by attacking conservatives and stirring up a liberal base against it."
Roger Ailes, the former Republican consultant and strategist was interviewed by Horward Kurtz.
Roger Ailes railed against his typical targets, NPR for one, especially after the Juan Williams affair. NPR fired pundit Juan Williams for his comments about "Muslims making him nervous." Fox News quickly snapped up Juan Williams with a $2 million contract offer.
Prompting this tirade against NPR from Roger Ailes.
hey are, of course, Nazis. They have a kind of Nazi attitude. They are the left wing of Nazism. These guys don't want any other point of view. They don't even feel guilty using tax dollars to spout their propaganda. They are basically Air America with government funding to keep them alive.