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Wow! Wonderful Indian Food! – I cannot believe how long it took me to finally dine at Tandoor. I went in last Monday for the first time and have already went back again this week.
I was immediately struck by the warm and friendly ambiance. Upon our arrival we were greeted graciously by the owner and his family. For an appetizer, I started with the chicken and veggie pakora; magnificent! The batter on these fried meat and veggies was so light and fluffy, yet it had just enough crispiness to compliment the deliciously spiced filling inside. The two chutneys that came with the pakora, a mint/corriander chutney and a sweet tamarind chutney, were absolutely delicious. My favorite was the tamarind chutney, which was a deep, vibrant red that had the perfect amount of sweet and slightly sour.
For the entrees, we went with the servers recommendation, the mix grill combination platter and the butter chicken. We were told the mix grill would take about 15-20, as the meat needs enough time to cook in the tandoor oven, and I'm so glad we didn't let the time change our mind about our selection! The array of items on that menu item were incredible! There were two minced meat kabobs, one beef and one chicken, that were deliciously flavored with garlic and ginger; a few pieces of tikka (authentic tandoori chicken); and chicken boti (boneless chicken breast that had been marinated in indian spices and yogurt).
The butter chicken was the most delicious of any butter chicken I have ever tasted; super rich and flavorful with the perfect balance of butter and spices.
We tried the garlic naan as well, which was simply out of this world. I will never eat plain naan again after eating this soft yet chewy garlicy goodness!
The Indian beer selection is wonderful. The Taj Mahal is my favorite, but I also tried the Maharaja, which was also very good.
I would recommend this place to anyone. By far the best Indian in the area. I'm a bit surprised there was no mention of this in this year's City View awards. This will definitely be one of my go-to-places from now on!
A gem in my town – Hard to find a better deal, tastier, healthier food in world than this gem in west des moines!
I'm pretty stingy as far as writting reviews but when I saw these negative ones I was very compelled to write one. *I dare* anyone to find a better deal anywhere in the country (as far as the daily buffet is concerned and thier 2 for 1 dinner week days). I say this because I travel to all major cities on weekly bases.
Buffet consists of 2 basmati rice entiers (which is healthier &much more flavorful than reg rice), Three different chicken flavors (brick over backed is my fav), multiple orders of backed vegie plates (sauteed spanich is my fav) lamp and beef stes, and finally mango desert thats fantastic. Oh and I forgot the fresh backed (pizza like) bread comes few mintues after you're seated ith every serving. All that for UNDER $10!!! All that for less than what any sport bar would charge for burger and fries!!
I have no idea how they make anymoney and stay in business with this type of a deal, but if this place was in any major city (beside this culture lacking farm land) the wait line would be out the door!.
Try it once and thank me later (but buffet is only from 11-2). It pains me to see the hurd of a crwod pilling these franchised (burger, coke N fries) places stuffing thier insides with same poison on daily bases and ignore this place, if they only knew!!!.
Tandoor is best – I love this place.Food was soo awesome I love it i will be back very soon
Stay away from this place!! – Our group had a party of 10 people and went for the lunch buffet. The waitress was extremely rude to all of us. I looked at their take-out menu and their prices were absolutely ridiculous! I mean who charges $16 for 7 shrimps sauteed Indian Style????? So I asked the waitress if the restaurant had a buffet take-out box since I wasn't feeling too good and would probably eat later. She advised me the restaurant did have a take-out box and that it would be $1 more than their eat-in buffet price. I though to myself it would be better for me to pay $8.99 for a meal rather than $16 for a single entree and asked for the take-out box. A few minutes later the waitress returned to our table and warned me that the owner "Sheikh" was very particular about how he conducted his take-out buffet. That I should avoid putting just 1 or 2 items in the takeout box, and that if I did not.. the owner would charge me "FULL MENU" pricing for the item ($16). What kindda cr*p is that? When's the last time you went to a buffet and were told that if you ate too much of one item you would be charged full menu price?!?! Lucky I'm not suing as this was an insult and total embarrassment for me. Next time we'll find a better place to go for lunch. To add to the insult...this cr00k charges 18% gratuity on parties of 6 or more, so this added another $23 to our bill. This will be my first and last time visiting this Indian restaurant that charges gratuity while providing 2 STAR service. The owner "Sheikh" needs to go to business school and learn the basics of running a business.
Disappointed – I stopped there with my girlfriend and it looked near closing so we were pulling out to drive away. Before we could a very nice man who appeared to be the owner invited us in and when we got in some girl who must've been a waitress rudely turned down service and told us they were closed because the owner had left. Didn't even get a chance to try their food and service was already unacceptable.
Good Indian food and service – After reading a couple of these reviews, I almost didn't go to Tandoor. What a mistake that would have been! Not only was our server friendly and helpful, the food (especially the butter chicken) was very good. I will be back with other friends very soon.
Bad service and bad food – This restaurant averages around 11 to 15 dollar entrees and 7 to 8 dollar appetizers. For the the price of the food, it was just not worth it. When I asked the waitress to explain the special, she was sarcastic and rude. She also was not very helpful to my friend's questions about certain entrees. I mean come on, Indian food varies from region to region. When we got the food there was not a good balance of ingredients and liquid. The flavor was too strong the combination of the spices were too heavy (and I do not mean spicy). I have had Indian food before in the United Stated, in fact, it was all had eaten when I was in the UK. There are good Indian restaurants out there, just not at Tandoor.
India Star better than Tandoor!! – Our chicken was dry and without much flavor. The naan tasted like it was made from pizza dough. And some 15 year old girl in jeans and a t-shirt was serving us water, for some reason. The better place to spend your money is India Star. They have less expensive, higher quality food and trumps Tandoor.
BETTER THAN THE REST BUT NOT THE BEST – WELL comepared to the the other disgustingly bad indian places this was a relief...atleast i was not worried about quality and cleanliness and ambience....the worst part was the manager who was beyond friendly which i dont like.......WHO SITS AMONG THE CUSTOMERS AND EATS AND ALONG WITH THAT HE WILL EVEN SERVE PEOPLE.iTS CERTAINLY NOT AUTHENTIC INDIAN FOOD AS IAM TOO PICKY but yeah better than rest........mr manager you NEED TO GET MORE PROFESSIONAL OK....DO HI HELLO AND NICE THINGSS BUT DONT OVERDO AND PLZ SPK SOFTER AS OTHERS CAN HEAR YOU
Best Indian cuisine in Iowa – After much research through the web last February, I deceided that Tandoor would be the perfect restaurant to have a wonderful Valentines dinner with my new girlfriend. I knew that I had made the right choice, from the moment we walked in... the dinning room glowed with soft copper and gold like colors with the flickering candel lights, the warm and cozy fireplace, intimate seating, and the soothing music playing in the back. The waitstaff was very polite, extremely curtious...all our questions were answerd, and all expectations were met and surpassed. You deffinitely get your moneys worth at this gem of a restaurant. The food is top notch and some of the best Indian cuisine around. It will keep you coming back for more and more. (I know we will). You'll want to try everthing on the menu... you'll never dull your senses. It will keep you talking about it and telling your friends for days after. (Do not be surprised if the owner and the chef come to your table to ask how things are).
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When Kanye West released the music video for "Bound 2" I don't think anyone was too impressed. Except for dynamic duo Seth Rogan and James Franco. They loved the video so much they wanted to make their own version, what they call, "Bound 3".
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Local veteran Xinyao singer Dawn Gan did exactly that when she agreed to star in hit local film We Not Naughty (WNN) at the request of director and old friend Jack Neo.
Fellow Xinyao performer Roy Loi, who has known Gan and Neo for more than two decades, was transformed into a crude Hokkien-spouting Ah Long in the movie against his will – also for Neo's sake.
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Nippon Ichi Software seems to be going the route of Atlus with their newest RPG, Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia. Ar Tonelico features a fun little diversion not seen since Thousand Arms, and that's a dating sim! Well not in the sense of something like Konami's Tokimeki Memorial titles which is like a straight up courtship. No Ar Tonelico is an RPG with a dating sim thrown in for some added kicks, and it works out in the game's favor, couple this with a fairly well written story and a solid battle system and you've got a title that despite a few flaws manages to hold up well even though it contains an archaic graphical style and music and acting that makes me want to hit the mute button on my TV.
Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia I guess has the first distinction of having a dating simulation under its hood on the PS2. I mean if there was another that came before then pardon my ignorance on the subject, either way the first time I heard about this little feature I was more than surprised. Getting my hands on it proved what I was expecting. It is well implemented within the game, and it really helps make the end product better. Gust was wise to team up with developer Banpresto because in doing so they have made one of the most enjoyable old-school style RPGs to come along in a good amount of time.
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Graphics here are obviously not going to be all the rage here; it's an old-school isometric world that you will be exploring. The only time you will see any 3-D is when you are out traversing the world map. And by traversing I mean you'll be moving a cursor from place to place. Aside from that the 2-D graphics are very anime, and it works well for the storytelling, which feels very brisk and reads more like a visual novel more than anything else. The only downside here is that not all the lines are acted out so there are periods where you're just reading and reading and reading. Though those spots are few and far between it would have been nice if there were something more than the background music to keep me interested in the game.
Sound is this game has to be both the high and the low at the same time. There is a myriad of musical styling ranging from rock, to peppy little techno bits, to epic vocal scores. And then there is the battle music which manages to ruin any good merits this game earned on music. It all starts out well and good as a synth bit, and then all of sudden it breaks in to these slow versed hip-hop lyrics. It makes absolutely no sense as to why these are here and are agonizing to listen to. The first time I heard it I busted up laughing, but after that I was hard-pressed to enjoy my battles. Aside from that the voice acting is so-so and I am always glad that NIS is placing a Japanese audio track in their games.
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Barton, Stephen, Ghortra, J. S., Matthews, A. E. and Pritchard, G (1989) The synthesis and characterization of vinyl-terminated oligomeric ethers. Polymer, 30(8), pp. 1546-1551. ISSN (print) 0032-3861
Broadbent, Graeme (1989) Offensive weapons and the Criminal Justice Act. Law Society's Gazette, 86(27), pp. 23-25. ISSN (print) 0262-1495
Broadbent, Graeme (1989) Terminating exclusion orders. Solicitors Journal, 133(1), pp. 11-12. ISSN (print) 0038-1047
Burrows, C. R., Sahinkaya, M. N. and Clements, S. (1989) Active vibration control of flexible rotors: an experimental and theoretical study. Proceedings A. Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 422(1862), pp. 123-146. ISSN (print) 1364-5021
Caygill, Howard (1989) Art of judgment. Oxford, U.K. : Blackwell Publishers. 440p. ISBN 9780631165965
Chambers, Colin (1989) The story of Unity Theatre. London, U.K. : Lawrence and Wishart. 446p. ISBN 0853155887
Curran, James (1989) Book Review of: 'Industrial relations in small firms' by A. Rainnie. Journal Of Management Studies, 26(6), pp. 656-659. ISSN (print) 0022-2380
Custance, N.D.E., Golton, P., Ellis, T.J., Rosin, P and Moukas, P. (1989) The design, development and implementation of an imaging system for the automatic alarm interpretation of CCTY sequences using IKBS techniques. In: International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology; 3 Oct - 5 Oct 1989, Zurich, Switzerland.
Dahiya, S. S., Hooda, P. S. and Khera, A. P. (1989) Effect of long-term application of N and P on available P and Zn contents of soil. International Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 6(1-2), pp. 8-12. ISSN (print) 0254-8755
Dahiya, S. S., Hooda, P. S., Laura, R. D. and Agrawal, R. P. (1989) Use of geostatistical techniques for the evaluation of temporal variation in groundwater table depth data. International Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 7(3-4), pp. 159-172. ISSN (print) 0254-8755
Daud, Hassan Bin Hj. Mohd. (1989) Experimentally induced infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) virus infection in common carp ('Cyprinus carpio', Linnaeus). (PhD thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
Edwards, Christine (1989) Book Review of: 'Governments, managers and industrial relations: public enterprises and the political environment' by Anthony Ferner. British Journal Of Industrial Relations, 27(3), pp. 422-424. ISSN (print) 0007-1080
Ellis, T.J., Rosin, P, Moukas, P. and Golton, P. (1989) A knowledge-based approach to automatic alarm interpretation using computer vision, on image sequences. In: International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology; 3 Oct - 5 Oct 1989, Zurich, Switzerland.
Ennals, Richard (1989) Decoupling research from military applications. In: Hassard, John , Kibble , Tom and Lewis, Patricia, (eds.) Ways Out of the Arms Race: from Nuclear Threat to Mutal Security. London : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd. ISBN 997150863X
Evans, Sara J. (1989) The thermal degradation of polyester thermosets. (PhD thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
Ewers, Tim [Composer] (1989) Squaring the circle. (music).
Finch, Edward Maurice (1989) Tertiary calcareous nannofossils: biostratigraphy and global correlation with special reference to the 'Sphenolithaceae' (Deflandre). (PhD thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
Furze, John D. (1989) A study of the substitution, carbonylation and free radical reactions of some transition metal complexes. (PhD thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
Gardner, Alastair (1989) A geomagnetic investigation of volcanic, cryptovolcanic, and related structures of the east coast of Fife, Scotland. (MPhil thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
Habib, R.S. and Sungoor, A.M.H. (1989) Implicit design of a predictive PID controller with computational delay effect. In: 15th Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society; 6 - 10 Nov 1989, Philadelphia, U.S.A..
Horner, Avril (1989) Geoffrey Hill, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and 'Christmas trees'. Notes and Queries, 36(2), pp. 209-210. ISSN (print) 0029-3970
Lewandowska, Krystyna (1989) Metal catalysed alkene addition reactions in organic synthesis. (PhD thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
Magenis, Stephen Edwin (1989) An investigation of the efficiency of debris screens in urban watercourses. (MPhil thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
Malyan, R R (1989) Machine learning for handprinted character perception. (PhD thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
Mangal, J. L., Lal, S. and Hooda, P. S. (1989) Salt tolerance in carrot seed crop. Haryana Agricultural University. Journal of Research, 19(3), pp. 256-259. ISSN (print) 0367-5610
Mangal, J. L. , Lal, S. and Hooda, P. S. (1989) Salt tolerance of the onion seed crop. Journal of Horticultural Science, 64(4), pp. 475-477. ISSN (print) 0970-2873
Matthews, Andrew Ernest (1989) Synthesis of hydrophobic crosslinkable resins. (PhD thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
Mellor, Robert B. (1989) Bacteroids in the Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis Inhabit a Plant Internal Lytic Compartment: Implications for other Microbial Endosymbioses. Journal of Experimental Botany, 40(8), pp. 831-839. ISSN (print) 0022-0957
Mellor, Robert B., Garbers, Christine and Werner, Dietrich (1989) Peribacteroid membrane nodulin gene induction by Bradyrhizobium japonicum mutants. Plant Molecular Biology, 12(3), pp. 307-315. ISSN (print) 0167-4412
Mellor, R.B. and Werner, D. (1989) Legume nodule biochemistry and function. In: Gresshoff , Peter M. , (ed.) Molecular Biology of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation. Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A. : CRC Press. pp. 111-129. ISBN 9780849361883
MitchellL, J A, Sim, R B and Sim, Edith (1989) CR-1 polymorphism in hydralazine-induced systemic lupus-erythematosus - DNA restriction fragment length polymorphism. Clinical And Experimental Immunology, 78(3), pp. 354-358. ISSN (print) 0009-9104
Peacegood, Gillian (1989) A knowledge-based system for extraction and recognition of linear features in high resolution remotely-sensed imagery. (PhD thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
Phelan, Craig (1989) William Green: biography of a labor leader. Albany, U.S.A. : State University of New York Press. 223p. ISBN 0887068707
Phillippy, Patricia Berrahou (1989) Gaspara Stampa's Rime: replication and retraction. Philological Quarterly, 68(1), pp. 1-23. ISSN (print) 0031-7977
Reade, Chris (1989) Elements of functional programming. Wokingham, U.K. : Addison-Wesley. 600p. (International computer science series) ISBN 0201129159
Richards, Ann (1989) The stylistic development of Gyorgy Ligeti 1967-1974. (MPhil thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
Robson, Julie (1989) Stratigraphy and sedimentology of late mesozoic platform carbonates, southern Italy. (PhD thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
Searby, Michael (1989) Ligeti's Chamber Concerto: summation or turning point? Tempo, 1989(168), pp. 30-34. ISSN (print) 0040-2982
Sim, Edith, Dodds, Alister W and Goldin, Amanda (1989) Inhibition of the covalent binding reaction of complement component C-4 by penicillamine, an anti-rheumatic agent. Biochemical Journal, 259(2), pp. 415-419. ISSN (print) 0264-6021
Sim, E. (1989) Drug-induced immune-complex disease. Complement And Inflamatio, 6(2), pp. 119-126. ISSN (print) 1012-8204
Smith, Donald Thomas Jeremy (1989) The cranial morphology of fossil and living sea turtles (Cheloniidae, Dermochelyidae and Desmarochelyidae). (PhD thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
Stansfield, Kim Emerson (1989) The effects of stress and thermal spiking on the hygrothermal response of carbon fibre reinforced plastics. (PhD thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
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Wong, Ching-ping (1989) The manifestation of Chinese philosophy and aesthetics in the performance of the pipa music. (PhD thesis), Kingston Polytechnic.
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Dr. Zhivan Alach is currently employed by a New Zealand security agency. Previously, he was an analyst for the New Zealand Defence Force. A longer version of this monograph was published in Defence Studies, Vol.10, Issues 1 and 2, March 2010. Dr. Alach holds a Ph.D. in defence policy from the University of Auckland.
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The AP-CNBC poll was conducted April 7-12, 2010 and reflects the views of 1,001 people surveyed by telephone. The poll has a margin-of-error factor of plus/minus 4.3 percent.
1. Do you favor, oppose or neither favor nor oppose the complete legalization of the use of marijuana for any purpose?
A majority—55 percent—of Americans oppose the complete legalization of marijuana. 33 percent are in favor.
- Democrats and independents are about evenly divided, while Republicans strongly oppose it, 69 percent to 22 percent.
- Women (63 percent) oppose legalization more than men (48 percent) do.
- No noteworthy regional differences.
- People under age 30 favor legalization, 54 percent to 39 percent, while older groups lean against it, including those aged 50-64 (54 opposed, 33 favor) and those 65+ (73 opposed, 14 for).
- Whites oppose blanket legalization by about a two-to-one margin, 59 percent to 30 percent.
- Our sample size for minorities is small but combining blacks and Hispanics, they're about evenly divided, 47 percent opposed and 41 percent in favor.
- Urban areas are divided roughly evenly, while opponents prevail in suburban and rural areas by about two-to-one.
2. Do you favor, oppose or neither favor nor oppose legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use?
55 percent oppose legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use. 34 percent are in favor.
- Patterns of support by subgroup are very similar to Question 1.
3. Do you favor, oppose or neither favor nor oppose legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for medical purposes?
A majority—60 percent—of Americans favor legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for medical purposes.
- Majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents favor this, including Republicans by 53 percent to 36 percent, reversing their opposition to blanket legalization.
- Two thirds of Democrats and six in 10 independents also favor. Men and women both favor by about two-to-one margins.
- No noteworthy regional differences.
- People under age 30 favor it by 71 percent to 23 percent. Strong majorities of people aged 30-64 also favor.
- Among those 65+, supporters outnumber foes by a modest 50 percent to 40 percent margin.
- Whites reverse their opposition to blanket legalization, favoring legal medical use by 60 percent to 30 percent. There is also majority support among minorities. Support is strong across all types of areas (urban, suburban, rural).
4. What if state governments were to tax the sale of marijuana and use it to pay for state programs and services? In that case, would you favor oppose or neither favor nor oppose legalizing the use of marijuana?
Just 14 percent of those who oppose general legalization would change their minds and favor it if state governments were to tax the sale of marijuana.
- People from the West and Midwest, political independents, and those under age 30 likeliest to change minds and support it.
5. Should the regulations on marijuana be…
Americans are divided on whether regulations for marijuana should be stricter than those for alcohol.
- Those likeliest to say regulations should be stricter include people 65+ (58 percent) and Republicans (53 percent).
6. Assuming the sale and possession of at least some amount of marijuana were made legal, would you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose allowing state governments to tax sales of marijuana?
If marijuana is legalized, 62 percent favor imposing state taxes on sales.
- Likeliest to say yes include Westerners (73 percent) and college-educated (72 percent). Only 43 percent of those 65+ say so. There's little difference by political party, race or type of area.
39 percent think legalizing marijuana and taxing it would contribute just a small amount to their state's budget, while 35 percent think it would contribute a large amount. 23 percent think it wouldn't really contribute anything to their state's budget.
7. Assuming the sale and possession of at least some amount of marijuana were made legal, would you prefer
Assuming marijuana were legalized, more favor private businesses selling marijuana than having government sell it, 54 percent to 36 percent.
- By age, only those 65+ are closely divided, all younger groups have clear preference for business.
- Whites and blacks want business to do it, Hispanics prefer government.
- Little regional difference.
- Six in 10 Republicans prefer business, compared to nearly half of Democrats.
8. If marijuana were taxed by state governments, what do you think would be an appropriate tax rate? Would (INSERT RATE) be too high, too low, or about right?
As for what tax rate would be appropriate, most don't favor a high rate of tax. 36 percent say 5 percent would be too low, and 46 percent say that 25 percent would be too high. The cross-over point between where more people say the tax should be lower than higher is somewhere between 10 and 25 percent.
9. If marijuana were taxed by state governments, do you think those taxes would…
10. If the sale and possession of marijuana were made legal, do you think…
a. It would increase crime, reduce crime, or have no effect on crime?
b. It would make the economy better, make the economy worse, or have no effect on the economy?
c. It would mostly improve the health of people, mostly harm the health of the people, or have no effect on the health of people?
d. It would lead more people to use more serious drugs such as heroin and cocaine, lead fewer people to use more serious drugs, or have no effect on how many people use more serious drugs?
e. It would create jobs in your community, cost jobs in your community, or have no effect on the number of jobs in your community?
Few people think that the legalization of marijuana would have negative effects on crime or the economy. Almost half think that legalization would have negative health effects, only four in 10 say it would lead people to use more serious drugs. Only a quarter of Americans think legalizing marijuana would create jobs in their community.
Impact on crime:
- Women (41 percent) are likelier than men (25 percent) to say legalization will worsen crime.
- Those under age 30 (52 percent) are likeliest to think it will reduce crime, while those 65+ (51 percent) are likeliest to think it will increase crime.
- There are no stark differences by race, region or type of area.
- Democrats consider it likelier to reduce crime by 38 percent to 29 percent, while Republicans see it as likelier to increase crime by a similar 39 percent to 26 percent margin.
Impact on economy:
- People under age 30 likeliest to expect improvement (58 percent), those 65+ likeliest to foresee worsening (33 percent).
- Democrats and independents likelier that Republicans to expect improvement, Republicans likeliest to expect worsening.
Impact on health:
- Republicans expect it to do more harm than good, 55 percent to 8 percent.
- Democrats agree but by lesser margin, 37 percent to 18 percent.
- Just 31 percent of those under age 30 expect harm, a lower percentage than other age groups.
Impact on use of harder drugs:
- Those 65+ (56 percent) are most convinced it will, compared to other age groups (all are between 31 and 38 percent).
- By party, half of Republicans say it will, compared to only about a third of Democrats and independents.
Impact on job creation:
- 71 percent of those 65+ say it will have no effect on jobs, compared to 37 percent of those under age 30.
11. Do you think the cost of enforcing today's marijuana laws is too high, or do you think the cost of enforcing today's marijuana laws is acceptable?
Americans are divided on whether the cost of enforcing today's marijuana laws is too high. 45 percent say it is too high, while 48 percent say the cost is acceptable.
- 50 percent of Democrats but just 34 percent of Republicans say cost is too high.
- Men (52 percent) are likelier than women (38 percent) to consider the costs too high.
- 57 percent of those 65+ and 41 percent of those under age 30 say costs are acceptable.
12. Do you think that (ROTATE: marijuana has a real medical benefit for some people), or (do you think that marijuana doesn't really have any real medical benefits for anyone)?
Nearly three quarters (74 percent) of Americans think marijuana has a real medical benefit for some people.
- 78 percent of people under age 30 say it has a real benefit for some people, compared to 64 percent of those 65+.
- Southerners (28 percent) are likelier than those in Midwest (16 percent) and West (17 percent) to doubt its benefit.
- Republicans (27 percent) are bigger doubters than Democrats (17 percent).
13. Assuming that the sale of at least some amount of marijuana by private companies were made legal, would you be interested in investing in a company that was in the business of selling marijuana, or would you not be interested in such an investment?
Just 24 percent say they would be interested in investing in a company in the marijuana business.
- 31 percent of active investors say they'd be interested in investing in companies legally selling marijuana, compared to 18 percent of those who are not active investors. (Active investors are defined as people who both own stocks, bonds or mutual funds inside or outside a retirement plan, and made at least one change to those investments in the past year).
- 28 percent of Democrats, 18 percent of Republicans and 29 percent of independents would be interested.
- Only 5 percent of those 65+ would be interested; interest among younger groups ranges from 20 percent (age 50-64) to 43 percent (below age 30).
14. Assume that the sale of at least some amount of marijuana by private companies was made legal, and you held investments in a company that went into a marijuana-related business. Do you think that would make you want to…
But most say they wouldn't sell if a company in which they had previously invested decided to go into the marijuana business. Just 36 percent would sell their investment, and 14 percent would increase their investment.
- 47 percent of Republicans said they would sell their investment in that company, compared to 28 percent of Democrats and 29 percent of independents.
- 54 percent of those 65+ would sell, compared to just 23 percent of those under 30.
The AP-CNBC Poll was conducted April 7-12, 2010 by GfK Roper Public Affairs and Media. It involved landline and cell phone interviews with 1,001 adults nationwide, and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.


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The Southeast offers an array of regional wine events, including some old stalwarts like The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience May 22-25, Nashville's l'Ete du Vin July 17-20, and The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival May 30-June 2. For a full listing of scheduled events for each of these venues, visit their websites.
The New Orleans bacchanalia is a laid back party scene. L'Ete du Vin attracts the glitterati of the wine business, including proprietors of Bordeaux first growths, while Atlanta's festival packs in tons of events focused on Southern cuisine and its accompanying libations.
Closer to home is the inaugural wine event at Pursell Farms. Pursell Farms Vine & Dine runs on two concurrent nights, May 24 and 25. Each night includes an overnight stay and use of the facilities that spill out over 3,500 acres in the "middle of nowhere" — the owner's description, not mine.
Perhaps if a golfer, I would have previously known about this critically acclaimed spot. Pursell Farms is home to Farmlinks Golf Club and Farmlinks Golf Academy, which is overseen by master golf instructor Layne Savoie who has more than 25 years experience. The golf course was designed by Hurdzan-Fry Environmental Golf Design, and the layout measures some 7,444 yards. It was originally conceived as a teaching facility for the founding family's fertilizers and still is an experimental laboratory for those involved in golf course design and tuff and grass management.
The family business was once known as Sylacauga Fertilizer Company, founded in 1904 by Dewitt Parker. Subsequent generations parlayed this small-town business into a world player, patenting the brand Sta-Green and other innovative fertilizer technologies.
In 2006 the family sold the fertilizer business and its technologies to a Canadian company. Now David Pursell, founder and CEO of Farmlinks, is devoted full time to enhancing the farm's amenities.
In addition to golf, the venue offers hunting, fishing and wooden five-stand structures for shooting sporting clays. The 14,000-square foot Parker Lodge, constructed in 2001 along the restored Hamilton Place and newly constructed cottages and cabins, offers excellent venues for everything from corporate retreats to weddings.
A new executive chef, Andrea Griffith, has been hired to oversee restaurant and culinary responsibilities at the farm. Griffith received her culinary training at The Art Institute of Philadelphia and brings experience from such prestigious resorts as The Greenbrier in West Virginia.
Griffith is a locavore, sourcing many menu items from local growers and Pursell's one-acre organic garden. She has put together a fabulous five-course dinner for the farm's inaugural wine event, including country terrine, farm-fresh egg served with asparagus, arugula and aioli, Gulf fish, Border Springs lamb with roasted baby vegetables, gnocchi and mint, brie de Meaux (a French brie made in the village of Meaux ) served with roasted grapes, bacon and jam, followed by crumble Bordeaux and chocolate truffle.
Harry Root of Grassroots Wholesalers and Importers will be on hand to discuss wines paired with Chef Griffith's creations, which will include a Foggy Ridge hard cider from Virginia, a Napa white blend by Matthiasson, Lioco Russian River Valley Chardonnay, Knez-Cerise Pinot Noir, Steltzner Stags Leap District cabernet and A. Margaine demi-sec Champagne.
See why this is being billed as an overnight event?
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The NBA is reviewing Dwyane Wade's flying elbow move that connected on Lance Stephenson's head during game two of the Eastern Conference Finals. Should Wade be suspended for this action? I say yes, with 100 percent confidence.
If you saw overtime of the Bulls-Heat game last night, I'm wondering if you saw what I saw: Big trouble for the rest of the NBA. Last summer LeBron James talked about winning five...six...seven...
Burlesque is the Miami Heat of 2010-11: Three stars brought together to bring home a championship for a very specific audience, but ultimately disappointing despite moments of individual brilliance...
Divine Delicacies, a family-owned local business created NBA Championship Trophy replica cakes for the Miami Heat following their NBA Finals victory. Several large, elaborate cakes were made for the weekend festivities.
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Hey warriors! Hi BD lol.. I am soo HAPPY that your tests came out well! Good to see you still rockin!
Had a good run today using my training mask.. went up to 2.7 miles 29 minutes.. Food has been the cleanest this week in a loooong time.. Im gonna get this bf% down in due time! O and to answer your question BD I wanted to add my own look to my mask so I was shopping on ebay and found the black fittings for it for 15$. Then a couple of listings below had the same fittings, a beanie, a bag and a t-shirt for 6$ more!! So I figured Id represent haha..
Tomorrow is chest day bring it on!
Parson: WOW WAY TO GO MAN you are moving some serious weight!
Runner: I really feel my chest opening up when i am using and my stamina is building I am loving it.
Claude, Soraya, FRICK, Cuervo, and the rest of the gang.. have a great aloha friday..
Morning Warriors!
I got my tires last night! Sent a pic of them to Cuervo LOL. I think he is jealous haha! They are lighter than I thought they would be, but I can tell they will get the job done.
WO is done!
BD - SO GLAD the results came back good. Should we expect anything less when we ask God! The Book says HE loves to do good things for us!
Island - I still can't get over that mask. Frick's silence of the lambs reference came to mind when I saw it first. Seriously though I can see where it would help with the conditioning aspect. I live so close to sea level I suspect it might hurt me!
Have a great day Warriors! I'm trying to secure childcare for a date night tonight!
Hello Warriors!!
It's been awhile; life's been busy!!! These classes are gonna kill me this semester!! Got a great workout in today and my eating has been good. I really want to focus on clean eating this week. My dad and sister are going to take me out for a birthday lunch on Saturday and then a friend of mine wants to take me to lunch one day next week.
Island: Hope you are still loving the mask and not scaring any little kids!
Parson: Did you and your wife end up going out for a date on Friday? Those tires won't feel light once you flip them a few dozen times. Yes, GOD IS GOOD!!! I am still waiting for specifics, but so happy with all the preliminary stuff!!!
My husband and I met Frick for dinner on Saturday evening. I thought it may be a bit akward, but it wasn't at all. He is so nice and fun, and we had a great time getting to know eachother a little more. I'm tellin ya.....a Warrior reunion would be soooo Awesome!!! Here are a few pics. One of my husband, Frick and me, and one of Frick and me. These were iphone pics, so not great quality.
Have a great week Warriors!!!
"The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday!"
Great to finally meet a fellow BFL'er. Natalie and Gary were great hosts and met me at an awesome local spot. I was running on about 3 hrs sleep, so the 4:30 dinner was perfect. You two are definitely enjoying the values of a healthy lifestyle in a part of the country that is conducive to it.
Thanks again, for the pics and evening.
Hey Warriors,
Had a great KB wo on sat. suprised myself and got to swing the big red beast 35 kg kettle bell. I will be using this one to do swings from now on. I didn't think I was at that stage of the game yet but I guess I am. For swings we had 5 min. to do 50 swings with the heaviest weight we could handle. First set I used 24 kg got the 50 done. The next set I went for the big one. Next set 50 swings in 3 min got 38 done. next 50 in 2 min. 34. Then on to cling and press same format. used 20 kg for that didn't do so well only did 27,20,15 and was toast shoulders we burnt. Our instructer said that to qualify at level 2 instructer level you need to be able to swing 24kg for men and 16kg for women 100 swings min or 5 minutes. The same for cling and press too. no stopping allowed can changed hands on the swings 1 or 2 or both. She said we try that on our own if we wanted to. It seems now that the heavy kb are the ones we are running out of. When I first started it was the light weighted ones that everyone was going after may need to get my own kb soon.
BD & Frick
What a great experience you guys had glad you guys got along even in person. Just kidding. who knows maybe some day we will all meet.
have you started flipping dem tires yet. Do you do 2 at a time one for each arm. That's why you got two right. lol let us know how it is if they are too light for you you can always fill them with cement or bench press them or something. should get a full body wo anyway.
Gotta get back to work now.
Next time warriors
Happy Hump Day Warriors!!
I haven't been able to get on this site for a few days; it kept "telling' me that I was not an administrator and it was denying access....weird!
Food and workouts have been good. Struggling still with the 4-5#s I gained over the holidays. My dad and sister are taking me out for lunch on Saturday for my birthday and then a friend wants to take me to lunch next week.....hope I can find some healthy options on the menus! I really don't enjoy eating out. I will be working out with my trainer today, and then will come home and get my HIIT knocked out.
Claude: Sounds like a great class. Nice going swinging around that amount of weight! Guess you'll be our next KB instructor?
Frick: At least you are consistent with your workouts when on the road, so I am sure that helps counter the not so clean food and the alcohol consumption. Have a safe trip home!!
I hope all the Warriors are well!!
Have a great day!
Hey warriors a quicky for me.
Did snow shovelling for my wo yesterday so some activity. Food not too bad I have fallen victem to salted peanuts while I watch my hockey game. So need to tone that down some. There was too much on the gto yesterday for me to get to the gym. Dentist for Chris then across town to pickup Julie. Dinner was late too tired to go out afterwards. Weight wise I'm in a holding pattern of sorts partly my own doing so it is what it is.
As far as Kettle Bell instructer I'm not quite there yet and am pretty sure that Kristy will let me know when I am. When I can swing the 35 kg bell around for all aspects of my wo then I'll know I'm ready. Funny thing is we have ladies that out work me but they don't up the weight but complete every exercise. I prefer to burn out and not complete maybe a guy thing. Always go to failure. Love the class and won't be giving it up any time soon. The instructers are always watching you even when you don't think they are. When you have 20 people in the class you really need more than one instructer and this is the only class that this is done. So I know I'm in good hands.
Warriors play safe and beat the hell out of those workouts!
almost to the end of my 1st month of challenge 2. I am feeling great, and seeing the holiday weight melt away! I am so happy to hear BD that your test went well. God is GREAT! It has been a snowy wet mess this week, kids home from school last 2 days. Northern Michigan at her best. Glad to see ya'll plugging away and staying fit. How fun that BD and Frick got to meet! My husband and I have been remodleing our bedroom this winter, and its nearly done, though replacing a sliding glass door last weekend was INTERESTING. Keep up the good work warriors.
Hey Warriors where is everybody we're on the second page what's up with that.
My wo's are going good plan on going to the gym at lunch. Food is not great this week eating too many snacks at night. Went back to oatmeal for breakfast as the oatmeal drink I make just wasn't enough. so will see tonight if the cravings are still there. Moms still in the process of getting diagnosed with dimentia. Trying to lift her spirits right now outreach nurse did her assesment. Seemed to go fairly well. Mom phoned monday while I was at the gym doing my wo to let me know she was going to bingo. I was concerned that she was leaving the building and heading out in the blizzard we were having but she told me it was in the lounge at the building good thing. The nurse advised that we get her a help line system so that is next. one down many more adjustments to go. It's my turn to take care of her now.
Hey Miss Understood,
Glad your wo are going well. You live in my world. lol Winter equals snow. We need another 40 inches or so to meet our norm for this year. It's raining today then back to the minus temps again. Good thing about rain in winter is we don't have to shovel it.
How's the mask training going. Does it actually do what they say. I have read up a bit on it seems to be a 50/50 split. Hope all is well with everyone out there.
Parson, BD,Runner,Cuervo and anybody I have missed. Have a great day and kill those workouts.
Good Morning Warriors!
Happy Friday & Happy February!!
I am on my way to class, and then to the gym, and then to help Delaney's teacher grade papers. I am going spinning tomorrow and then out to lunch with my dad & sister. On Sunday, it will be church and grocery shopping, and then homebound for the game.
Have a great weekend everyone!!
Friday is finally here. WO's are going well food not bad as per normal. Will weigh in tomorrow just because once a week I'm good with.
Happy birthday BD, Sounds like as per normal you are crazy busy take time out to relax and enjoy the day.
Kettle Bell Class tomorrow. Going to lunch with Linda today. Over to moms tomorrow to get rid of some more clutter. Relax on Sunday and Super Bowl so snacks will be in order. Hopefully we won't go too crazy and sabotage all our hard work.
Enjoy your weekend Warriors
Hey There Warriors-
I have been reading all of your wonderful posts and would like to stop and stay awhile. Support and hard work is obvious on this forum.
My this is my official Challenge, I started officially a week ago. I kinda began on Jan 7, ordered Bill Phiilips Success journal .
Unfortunately the journal and my challenge were off , So I re started (story of the last 20 years) Officially Jan 28th.
I won't go on and on about my desires and dream to be fit and tone, I JUST HAVE TO DO IT. I am an emotional eater and my life would revolve around food.
I also love my tennis and have run 2 marathons and many races over the years. I rush into things and don' t stop and focus and see what is going on. Scatter brain. That is why I like the success journal.
I swear my mind goes 100 miles an hour. That is why I loved my running. My knees took a toll and I had a torn ACL from tennis and over the past 6 years had 4 knee surgeries. Most minor, but deep down I think my running days are over and it has been hard to accept. I do not want to feel sorry for myself, but I believe in my heart that BODY FOR LIFE is for me.
There is structure and a little flexibility with a free day. I do not have hours to spend at the gym like I used to,So here I am.
BD has been my SUPPORT and she led me to this site sharing how awesome all of you are.
Today is a new day. I had my free day yesterday. Made a bad choice with some brownies I was baking for my friend neices funeral. Felt I had to try the other batch. So with that FRIDAY was my free day, not Superbowl Sunday. Bummed but moving on. I knew I should have not baked having been so stressed sad and tired.
Learn from my mistakes and move on.
Sorry for Rambling on.
Looking forward to meeting all of you on my 12 week journey.
Take care,
Welcome Shona (N.G.U. for short?)
The key benefit for me of the Warriors site is that we keep each other accountable (without judging) and informed. If you have any questions, feel free to post them with us. Between BD's expert nutrition guides, Island's and Parson's killer weightlifting, Runner's running wisdom, SoRo's encouragement and my smarmy sarcasm, we should be able to get you through many solid challenges.
Opinion one is to NOT put yourself in a compromising position like baking brownies. I went an entire challenge without eating Ben and Jerry's chocolate fudge brownie (even on my day off) by - and here's the tricky part - NOT BUYING ANY AT THE GROCERY STORE. Your friend would have appreciated a veggie tray just as much.
Also, many of us post on MyFitnessPal as well, so feel free to friend us there.
I survived the frozen tundra that BD calls Arizona (JK) with nothing more than chapped lips. I was really impressed with how health conscious everyone there was. Lots of bikeriders. We went to the top of South Mountain for a beautiful sunset and a killer steak at the foot of the hills (T-Bone's). I opted out of the T-Bone's Brownie, but it sounded great. Again, worked out every day with bike and weights in the hotel gym, but my diet was full of simplex carbs and about 300-400 extra calories. Yes the beer was good but bad, I know.
This week it's back home for good diet and great workouts (promise). My simplex carb average continues to go in the right direction inspite of the road trips. Stay tuned for the stats on friday. I also have added 1/2" on the arms and 1-3/4" to the chest. Time to go buy more dumbbells...Grrrr. Those suckers are no longer cheap, but I am still ahead of if I would have joined a gym in 2008 when I started doing BFL.
Happy Super Bowl Sunday, Warriors!!!
Parson cover your ears. We didn't go to church this morning. We all slept in and I was able to get to the grocery store before it got packed. We got some game day food and I will watch some of the game. I have a test this week, as well as a blueprint and three papers due, so I really should be doing homework!!! Anyhow, I am rooting for the Ravens. Food has been horrible this weekend! Yesterday, I had some dark chocolate caramels, an individual deep dish pizza, some of my dad and sister's french fries, and we split a pazooki. When I got home, the girls and my hubby had carrot cake for me. So, I am recovering from a sugar coma today!! Back on track this week. I finished my first month of Stoppani this weekend. Two more phases to go.
Claude: How did your weigh-in go? I'm gonna stay away for awhile!
Shona: Welcome. To be quite honest, our group has died down a ton lately. Most of us are having issues logging in here and the site isn't very user friendly. Most of us communicate daily on MFP. Most everyone on here is under my friend list, so you can friend them; I know you have already friended some. What Frick says is true....make something that doesn't tempt you; most people will be thankful for anything you bring. My "dear friend, Chris Powell" - I met him once..ha....says to leave the house to get your "free food" and don't bring any of it home. I am going to take his advice and allow myself some dark chocolate on Sundays when I do my grocery shopping, and keep the chocolate out of the house the rest of the time; it is too tempting for me. You are doing great. Keep up the good work!!!
Frick: Glad you made it home safely. Sorry the desert wasn't as warm as it normally is. Visit sometime in August, and your entire body will be chapped....lol. We have a lot of great mountain ranges here to hike, and south mountain does have some pretty views of the city. Sounds like you made the best of your time here.
I have to go help Delaney with a project, and then get food prepped for the week!!
Have a great week, Warriors!!!
Happy Monday Warriors!
We will see if this post goes through LOL!
WO is done! What I did to my legs this morning is not natural. I'm already having trouble getting out of my chair to get coffee! I will try to do the same thing to my chest tomorrow...
I survived the blackout at the Super Bowl! We didn't go crazy this year...some wings, chips and dip, and a little...okay a lot...of my wife's homemade rice krispy treats!
Shona - Welcome! Between here and MFP - we gotcha covered! You are going to do awesome!!!
I know I've posted about this in the past, but I was a little drained going into my workout this morning. Crazy as this might sound...Sunday's are tough for me physically and emotionally as a pastor. No pity party here, but I'm always trying to pay attention to what I need to do for me. Example - after the sunday morning service yesterday I didn't really feel like eating anything at all for lunch. I ended up eating a good lunch with meats, veggies, and all....its just that some weeks it feels harder to recover than others if that makes sense. I always end up feeling great AFTER my Monday AM workout, but I had to push to get out there this morning.
BDMom - You will do great on your test this week! I'm actually glad to see you upped the calories a bit over the weekend. Looking at you MFP diary some days I'm always thinking you need more food....especially since you are in the gym 5-6 days a week. If your calorie burns are even close to right you are giving your body less than 1000 calories some days to live off of. Just some food for thought there.
Have a great day Warriors!!! Make it count!
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At a called work session Wednesday, Alabama Regional Communication System board members and representatives from the Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency, Motorola Solutions and McCord Communications agreed to split a fee to bring in outside engineers to figure out what's causing failures of emergency weather sirens in Calhoun and Talladega counties.
The measure would need votes of approval from each of the agencies as well as the Talladega County Emergency Management Agency before an engineer could be hired.
Jeff Hudgins, a system manager with McCord, said after several months of troubleshooting, it was still unclear what is causing the 5 percent failure rate in the nearly 200 weather sirens in the two counties, and outside engineers would need to help figure it out. The cost to hire an engineer is $5,500.
Communication System board member Mike Fincher said it wasn't fair to ask the Communication System or Emergency Management Agency to cover the costs when it is unclear whose fault the errors were.
"Let's say I bought a refrigerator from Sears and got it home and the ice maker is broken," Fincher said. "So I call Sears and they say, yeah, we can fix it, but we have to send a guy from New York and you have to pay for it, does that sound reasonable?"
Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency Director Jonathan Gaddy said the cost of the engineer is small compared to the millions invested into the system, but Fincher said the issue comes down to responsibility.
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FARMINGTON -- The three men who robbed and kidnapped a couple in their Farmington home last Halloween were sentenced Thursday to a combined 50 years in prison.
Prosecutors sought sentences that would include 20 years of prison time for each offender. The defense team, meanwhile, asked for sentences ranging from six to 10 years of prison time for Kevin S. Crandall, 27, of Wilton; Marcus A. Thompson, 26, of Farmington; and Michael E. Kidd Jr., 20, of Chesterville.
In Franklin County Superior Court Thursday afternoon, Justice Michaela Murphy heard three hours of testimony from lawyers, the defendants and the victims before sentencing Crandall to 20 years and Kidd and Thompson to 15 apiece.
On Halloween night, Crandall, Kidd and Thompson forced their way into a Seamons Road home owned by Dennis Collins, 65, a Vietnam veteran and Karen, 63, a substitute teacher.
Collins, who took the stand with the help of a cane, described how he attempted to close the door when he saw a man standing on his porch with a gun, but was knocked to the ground. His arm was injured and bleeding after the three barged through the door wearing ski masks, gloves and long sleeves that obscured their identities.
One of the intruders held a gun on Collins while the other two ransacked the home, stealing prescription pills, two guns owned by Collins and $1,500 belonging to the American Legion.
Then Crandall, who the Collinses both described as the leader, held Karen Collins hostage while Kidd and Thompson forced Dennis Collins to drive to an ATM and withdraw $700.
Both Collins' cried as they described the fear that they felt when they were separated and the continuing impact of the crime on their lives.
When they took her husband out of the home at gunpoint, "I didn't think I'd ever see him alive again," said Karen Collins.
Left alone with Crandall, she said that she attempted to engage him in conversation and give him whatever he wanted.
"I wanted him to like me so that he wouldn't hurt me," she said, her voice breaking.
Dennis Collins said that he didn't know what to think when he was ordered to drive home and found Crandall standing in the driveway alone.
"I didn't know if he had shot my wife," he said.
Collins, who said that he was wounded three times while serving in Vietnam, testified that the incident reversed years of progress he had made in coping with post-traumatic stress.
"My ability to protect my home seemed gone," he said.
Thursday, nearly a year after the incident, the couple said they have to keep constant vigil to feel safe, meaning that they don't sleep at the same time. Karen Collins generally stays awake all night, while her husband stays awake during the day.
She also testified that she no longer works as a substitute teacher, as she is prone to break down in tears at any time.
When handing down the sentence, Murphy reiterated an argument put forth by the prosecutor: that the crime had caused harm to the community at large.
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The Green Meeting Industry Council, the Convention Industry Council, the CIC's Accepted Practices Exchange Commission, the Environ-mental Protection Agency, and ASTM International are collaborating to develop universal environmental standards for the meetings and convention industry. Pat Picariello, director, standards development, ASTM, took some time to talk about ASTM and the process of developing green meeting standards.
Association Meetings: Tell us about ASTM.
Picariello: ASTM is a 165-person, nonprofit organization that develops and delivers information in the form of full consensus standards. We've developed standards in more than 1,000 industries and have a volunteer membership of 30,000. It's a process that relies on a technical committee of volunteers who represent as much of the full breadth of an industry sector as possible, whether it's steel, petrochemicals, homeland security, or meetings.
AM: How did ASTM come to work on standardization for the meetings and conventions industry?
Picariello: This issue first came to us through the Environmental Protection Agency. ASTM has an excellent relationship with the federal government. The back story is that a public law — P.L. 104-113 — directs the federal government to work with the private sector on voluntary consensus standards. The GSA tasked the EPA with coming up with a way that meetings and meeting space could be operated in a way that was environmentally sustainable, and in 2007 the EPA amended its procurement regulations [to include a green meetings policy]. Now, it is looking to put together full consensus standards to augment that policy, and the agency reached out to us.
AM: How does the process of developing standards work?
Picariello: For a new activity, we start narrowly. Someone or an entity reaches out to us, and we begin to flesh out the issues. We do due diligence to find any existing initiatives and talk to as many people as we can. Then we move from the exploration stage into a planning stage, where we hold live meetings with stakeholders in the industry so we can determine if developing standards is actually a good idea.
The planning process for [green meetings standards] lies within the environmental sustainability subcommittee [of ASTM Committee E-6]. It has a big membership with a roster of more than 200 members, which includes representatives from the EPA, the hotel industry, the Travel Industry Association, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, the International Association of Conference Centers, the Convention Industry Council, APEX — a real diverse collection of folks.
AM: Who is the driving force here?
Picariello: It's a collaborative process. While I think ASTM has a tremendous relevance from the standards process perspective — we are really good at this — relative to the meetings industry, our name certainly doesn't mean as much as an organization such as the Convention Industry Council. Right from the beginning, we recognized the expertise it provides, and the intent was to work collaboratively. When the subcommittee was organized, a vote was taken to ensure that would happen.
Each activity in ASTM has staff to manage it, and part of the management of an activity involves getting as complete an understanding of the needs of the industry as possible. So from the ASTM perspective, there is certainly a learning curve.
AM: How long will it take to develop green meeting standards?
Picariello: There is a balance between a sense of urgency to complete the process and the need to complete it thoroughly. We approve 200 to 300 new standards each year, and the average cycle to get those done is 11 months. Some are shorter, some are longer; there is no way to determine exactly how long it will take.
I think in this case it will be sooner rather than later. A lot of good momentum has been generated here. ASTM will meet October 1 in Miami, and I know there are other, less formal ongoing meetings taking place within the EPA and APEX. It will take a fair amount of work to get it done, but once we've started vetting and improving these standards, we'll do everything we can to bring the process to a timely conclusion.
What's The Next Step?
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between ASTM International and the Convention Industry Council's Accepted Practices Exchange Commission for the development of environmental standards for the meetings industry. According to Pat Picariello, director, standards development, ASTM, the core standards will be developed initially by the APEX initiative and then submitted to ASTM for refinement and approval. On October 1, in Miami, ASTM will hold an organizational meeting for a new main committee on sustainable development.


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