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Asterias restaurant is situated next to Theologos beach since 1950. Originally opened as tavern under the name "Uncle Loukas Malkazas".Today operates under the name of ASTERIAS (starfish in Greek language) by third generation restaurateurs …. family of Luke and the Vasiliki Philippou.
Initially it was operating as a fish tavern, offering deliciously fresh fish of Evian gulf from the catch of local fishermen. Soups (kakavia), octopus, squid and delicious smelt of Lekouna made the restaurant famous pretty soon, with many vip clients like Aliki Vouyiouklaki
Years later the menu was expanded, on customers request, offering local ribs, super stuffed burgers, hearty pork & beef steaks and delicious chicken on the grill. In Asterias you can also taste pizza of your choice, delicious spaghetti and various food cooked in oil or not.
Respecting both tradition and customers, Asterias is today a contemporary restaurant, offering many culinary highlights of the professional chef Spiro Philip, graduate of the School of Tourism and retraining in Hotel Caravel.


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Public comments will be accepted through July 21 on proposed revisions by the Department of Environmental Conservation to the state's Solid Waste Management Regulations, commonly known as Part 360.
Councilmen Theodore Lounsbury and Alfred Field spoke about a slim likelihood of natural-gas drilling in town, the wearied process of evaluating the issue, and the state's long-awaited regulations.
KNOX — The questions were big — what are the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to living in Knox? — but the crowd was not. In this rural town of 2,700, about 18 men and women sat in small groups to discuss issues that would shape how the Knox comprehensive plan would be modified.
A survey on the 2014-15 budget should be submitted by March 5 for the budget advisory committee to review. It will remain open online until March 10, when school board members meet next to discuss the budget.
Westerlo is part of the the corner of Albany County that sits over the Marcellus Shale formation containing natural gas. The town council had rejected for revision its original report on hydrofracking.
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Terminate Cat3, 5, and 5e cables quickly with 100 EZ-RJ45 Connectors in a boxed packaging from Platinum Tools . Each connector comes outfitted with through holes that let you pass coloured networking wires through and out in the front so you can easily verify the proper wiring order. To improve electrical performance, the connector pulls the cable jacket tightly in the back, reducing the distance between the wire twists and contacts. In addition, these connectors are compatible with solid or stranded wires and feature a one-piece design with no bars or liners.
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A01. Edamame
Steamed soybeans. $3.95A03. Gyoza
Pan-fried pork and vegetable dumplings. $4.95A04. Hurumaki
Japanese vegetable spring roll. $3.95A05. Stuffed Jalapeno
Deep-fried spicy tuna and cream cheese stuffed jalapeno. $5.95A06. Fried Calamari
Japanese style deep-fried squid with sweet chili sauce. $5.95A07. Chicken Tempura (3)
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Shrimp lightly-battered and fried until crispy. $7.50A09. Vegetable Tempura
Assorted vegetables with tempura batter. $5.75A10. Soft Shell Crab
Japanese style deep-fried soft shell crab. $8.50A11. Crab Rangoon
Served with miso soup, salad, and white rice.
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N1. Tempura Chicken
Noodles in broth with vegetables and 2 pieces of chicken. $9.95N2. Tempura Shrimp
Noodles in broth with vegetables and 2 pieces of shrimp. $9.95N3. Seafood Noodle Soup
Noodles in broth with vegetables, shrimp, scallops, and squid. $11.95N4. Chicken Yaki
Pan-fried noodles with chicken and vegetables. $8.95N5. Beef Yaki
Pan-fried noodles with beef and vegetables. $9.95N6. Shrimp Yaki
Pan-fried noodle with shrimp and vegetables. $9.95N7. Vegetable Yaki
Pan-fried noodles with vegetables. $8.50N8. Combo Yaki
Pan-fried noodles with chicken, shrimp, beef, and vegetables. $11.95N9. Seafood Yaki
Pan-fried noodles with shrimp, scallops, squid, and vegetables. $11.95
A12. Amazing Crab
Deep-fried crab meat and cream cheese, as well as Chef's special sauce. $6.95A13. Tako Su
Sliced octopus with ponzu sauce. $6.50A14. Yellowtail Jalapeno
Sliced yellowtail and jalapeno with ponzu sauce. $8.50A15. Pepper Tuna
Seared pepper tuna with fresh ground black pepper and ponzu sauce. $7.95A16. Screaming Salmon
Crispy salmon and seaweed on a skewer with Chef's special sauce. $6.95A17. Sashimi Appetizer
8 pieces of assorted slices of raw fish. $10.50A18. Sushi Appetizer
5 pieces of assorted and prepared fish on sushi rice. $8.50
Served with miso soup and salad.
Sushi Regular
7 pieces of fish and tuna roll. Chef's choice. $15.95+Sushi Deluxe
9 pieces of fish and shrimp tempura roll. Chef's choice. $18.95+Sashimi Regular
15 pieces of fish and sushi rice. Chef's choice. $18.95+Sashimi Deluxe
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1. Spider Roll
Soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber, and lettuce. $8.50Spicy Scallops Roll
Scallops, tempura, and avocado topped with cooked shrimp, avocado, and special sauce. $10.952. Crispy Spicy Salmon
Deep-fried spicy salmon and avocado, topped with masago and special sauce. $6.95Out of Control Roll
Yellowtail, white fish, salmon, and avocado topped with mango, masago, and mango sauce. $11.953. Fantastic Roll
Shrimp tempura and cream cheese topped with eel, avocado, and eel sauce. $11.95Dragon Roll
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Eel, cream cheese, and avocado topped with crab meat, spicy mayo, and eel sauce. $10.95Spicy 2 in 1 Roll
Deep-fried salmon and avocado topped with spicy crab meat, crunch, and special sauce. $10.955. Outstanding Roll
Spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, and avocado topped with spicy crab, soy bean paper wrap, spicy mayo, and eel sauce. $12.95Ridgeview Roll
Eel, avocado, and cucumber topped with smoked salmon and special sauce. $10.956. Fire Dragon
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Deep-fried roll with smoked salmon, cream cheese, avocado, and special sauce. $8.25Volcano Roll
Salmon and tempura and topped with spicy crab, crunch, masago, and special sauce. $11.958. Triple Three Roll
Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, avocado, and crunchy wrap with soybean paper, wasabi sauce, and spicy mayo. $12.95Yummy Roll
Shrimp tempura and cucumber topped with smoked salmon, cooked shrimp, avocado, and special sauce. $11.959. Spicy Santa Roll
Spicy crab and cream cheese topped with eel, avocado, crispy crab, and special sauce. $11.95Green Tea Roll
Cooked shrimp, kani, spicy salmon, and avocado wrapped in soybean paper and topped with masago and special sauce. $12.9510. Snow Mountain Roll
Deep-fried roll with spicy tuna topped with snow crab, crunch, and eel sauce. $9.95Niji Sushi Special Roll
Fried roll, tuna, salmon, white fish, asparagus, kani, and cream cheese topped with masago, scallions, and special sauce. $12.9511. Olathe Roll
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Lobster tempura, spicy crab, avocado, and spicy tuna wrapped in soybean paper and special sauce. $15.2512. Crazy Tuna Roll
Spicy tuna and crunch topped with pepper, tuna, avocado, scallion, masago, and wasabi sauce. $10.95Golden Spider Roll
Soft shell crab tempura, spicy tuna, and avocado wrapped in soybean paper and special sauce. $12.9513. Shrimp Mango Roll
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Cooked shrimp, kani, and cucumber topped with salmon, peanuts, and special sauce. $10.9514. Naruto Roll
Tuna, salmon, crab meat, avocado, and masago wrapped in cucumber. No rice. $9.95Sake Maki Roll
Salmon tempura, avocado, kani, crunch, and special sauce. $10.9515. Rainbow Roll
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Bakery focus
I'll keep my blog short and sweet this week as we're sending the September issue of Confectionery Production to press.
In it, readers can expect a wealth of information and insight on bakery technology, with features on environmentally friendly equipment and heat exchange technology. We also have features on gelling and whipping agents as well as printing equipment. There are show previews on processing and packaging exhibition PPMA 2017, which takes place from 26-28 September at the NEC in Birmingham, UK, as well as the Speciality Fine Food Fair.
I'd also like to remind readers and advertisers that we'll be working on our Supplier Profile issue later this week. The October issue has information on a selection of leading suppliers, including those specialised in ingredients, processing equipment and packaging. Of course, we'll still have the usual mix of features, including process control and automation, inclusion ingredients and wrapping packaging technology.
The deadline for the Supplier Profile issue is less than a week away (29 August) so please get in touch with our sales manager, Frankie Savage, before if you would like to be included.
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The Snack Report: Choco-Chip Oreos
Posted by Erik
For some reason, limited edition and wacky flavor varieties of foods have become huge in the past few years. I assume it has something to do with the rise of social media since in the past, it was hard to reach any sort of significant audience and national attention simply by releasing a frigging soda-themed breakfast pastry, but alas, welcome to 2016. Hashtags dictate what every idiot does with their day and anything with more than six total fans can go viral in an instant.
One of the brands on the frontlines of this LE bombardment is the venerable Oreo. Nabisco sees fit to release them in every possible iteration you can imagine. While some of them are actually really good, some are overwhelmingly "meh". The real crime isn't necessarily trying out new flavor ideas, but really is releasing good new flavors, then taking them off shelves so they can think up new abominations like Swedish Fish Oreos or Limeade Oreos or who the hell knows, maybe Chicken Parmesan Oreos could be on the way.
Today, let's take a look at their latest cookie mashup, Choco-Chip Oreos.
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Tags: cookies, crazy crossovers, disappointing, review, smells, suh-weet!
Test the Recipe: Grandma Lil's Peanut Butter Cookies
"Test the Recipe" is a recurring column on PCFG where we test vintage (anything published before 1990) recipes and see if they stand the test of time or need updating. In this post we test the recipe as exactly as possible for the most accurate outcomes. Those recipes that need updating will be featured later in a "We Can Do It Better" post.
I'm mixing things up a little bit with this Test the Recipe post because I didn't find it in a book; I found it in my grandma's recipe box. As such, I don't know the actual date on it, but considering the recipe is my great-grandmother's I think it's fairly safe to assume that the recipe falls within the time frame I established. I think a lot of the Christmas cookies my mom makes use my great-grandma's recipes, but she doesn't usually make peanut butter cookies, so I wanted to give these a try. I really enjoy peanut butter, and cookies are great, so I was excited to have some peanut butter cookies to eat. I'm sure my great-grandma didn't come up with the recipe totally from scratch, but I don't know where she may have gotten the original recipe from either.
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Tags: blast from the past, cookies, dessert, easy, peanut butter, recipes, review, snacks, Test the Recipe, vintage, yummy
We Can Do It Better: Glazed Pineapple Cookies
So, I fully intended to remake these cookies a lot sooner than this. However between Christmas, a string of birthdays, and then Easter it's kind of been dessert overload over here for the past few months. Only now that most of the dessert baking occasions have passed did I really feel inspired to give these cookies another go.
If you remember from the original Test the Recipe post, following that recipe the cookies came out fine, but weren't really very pineapple-y and the glaze was kind of a disaster. So my mission was to bring more pineapple to the cookies while also improving the glaze. Luckily this was kind of a two birds with one stone type situation. So, what changes did I make?
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Cheat Code: Egg-less Avocado Chocolate Chip Cookies
I realize this is now our third chocolate chip cookie recipe on the blog, but well, we really like chocolate chip cookies. While the chocolate chip cookie recipe using cream cheese instead of eggs came about out of necessity, this recipe was developed strictly out of curiosity. I remembered from an old episode of Good Eats that Alton Brown said that avocados are actually kind of similar to eggs in terms of fat content so that got me to wondering if avocado could also replace eggs in cookies. And I was right! The cookies ended up with a slightly different flavor than regular chocolate chip cookies, but nothing that can really be pin-pointed to avocado. Even skeptics will enjoy these cookies. They're also some of the most cakey chocolate chip cookies I've ever had, so if that's your favorite type of cookie, then these are for you.
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The Snack Report: Cinnamon Bun Oreos
Well, Oreo is at it again. It seems like every week there's a new limited edition Oreo flavor out in stores. Due to how often they've been releasing new flavors we've fallen behind in reviewing them all. Oreos are kind of pricey and we can't afford to buy new ones constantly. But we were both intrigued by the idea of cinnamon bun Oreos so we gave these ones a try. The idea of recreating a cinnamon bun in cookie form isn't an inherently bad one. Cinnamon buns are amazing and wonderful, but they're a pain in the ass to make yourself at home (from scratch anyway) and getting them fresh usually involves a trip to the mall. So a cinnamon bun treat that's easily accessible should be a big hit. The difficulty comes in capturing what makes cinnamon buns so delicious in a non-bun form. How did Oreo do at accomplishing this? Let's assess.
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Do You Qualify for a Propane Service Tax Credit?
Tax time is right around the corner. When filing your 2013 tax returns, speak with your tax professional about any of these commercial and home propane tax credits you may qualify for.
Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credit
- Eligible Property: Home propane appliances, including water heaters, furnaces, boilers, heat pumps, central air conditioners, and circulating fans used in a qualifying furnace.
- Must be installed and in use at the taxpayer's primary residence.
- Propane home furnaces and boilers must meet an annual fuel use efficiency of 95 or higher.
- Propane water heaters must have an energy factor of at least 0.82 or a thermal efficiency of at least 90 percent.
- Only purchases made in 2011, 2012 or 2013 qualify.
- Must be new and in compliance with applicable performance and safety standards.
- Incentive: The credit covers costs up to $150. Water heaters are eligible for a tax credit of up to $300. Personal tax credit is limited to $500 for appliances purchased in 2011, 2012 or 2013.
- Taxpayer is ineligible for tax credit if the credit limit has been claimed in any previous year.
- Past credits earned by a taxpayer from 2006-2010 under this credit are applied toward this limit.
Business Tax Credit
- Eligible Property: New or renovated homes completed in 2012 and 2013 that reduce heating and cooling energy consumption by 50 percent compared to the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
- Incentive: Up to $2,000 applied to builders, contractors or developers.
Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit
- Eligible Property: Fueling equipment for natural gas, lp gas services, electricity, E85, or diesel fuel blends containing a minimum of 20% biodiesel installed between Jan. 1, 2006 and Dec. 31, 2013.
- Fueling station owners who install qualified equipment at multiple sites are allowed to use the credit toward each location.
- Incentive: Up to 30 percent of the cost, not to exceed $30,000.
- Permitting and inspection fees are not included in covered expenses.
- Consumers who purchased qualified residential fueling equipment prior to Dec. 31, 2013 may receive a tax credit of up to $1,000.
- Unused credits that qualify as general business tax credits may be carried backward one year and carried forward 20 years.
Please consult your tax professional for more details about these special propane service incentives. For more ways to save with propane services, contact ThompsonGas today at 800-768-6612 or click here.
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My dear friend who is moving to Amsterdam is considering the possibility of starting a blog. I hope that she does. Not only for herself, to document her journey as an expatriate in the Netherlands, as a yogi, as a world traveler. But also for her mother and sister and family and friends who will miss her daily presence in our lives.
You may already know that the earliest blogs were called "online journals." And in my opinion, blogs trump reality TV. A blog is like a window into the blogger's life. The window may be a peephole or it may be floor to ceiling. The glass may be frosted, tinted, or completely transparent. You can make this window as big or as tiny, as cloudy or as clear as you choose. There are no rules except for the ones you make (and break) yourself. You can post once a day, twice a week, or once a month. Blogging requires a commitment, but it does not have to be a scary one. Blogging should never take over your life, and if it does, you'll know because you have nothing to write about.
I know that many people blog in hopes of making money. But rarely do blogs make a significant income. So, I have to ask…
Why do you blog?
If you're reading this and you have a blog, I'm talking to you. I'd like to know. In exchange, I'll tell you why I'm here.
To make sense of this wildly happy yet devastatingly sad life. You can't experience one end of the spectrum without also knowing the other. If you never had a bad day, how would you recognize a good day? All moments would be the same. And that is boring. Life is a lot of things, but it is certainly not boring.
So here I am, blogging about the good and the bad. Willing that there will be more of the former than the latter. When I write down my thoughts and experiences, I understand. Everything is clearer. The good seems great and the bad seems not that bad.
I blog for retrospection.
I blog for creativity. For a creative outlet. Sometimes I tell stories, sometimes I review, sometimes I rant, sometimes I rave.
Sometimes I just write (like right now). Sometimes I am sarcastic and other times I serious. I'm a changeable Gemini, what can I say? My voice depends on my mood. Depends on the sunshine or the lack of sleep I've had.
I blog to find my voice. I write whatever I want and I share it with the world. Intimidating. But also good practice.
I blog for memories.
I blog to write.
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Worship Opportunities
Acolytes: Altar candles are lit and extinguished by 2 young members during the church service. Third graders & up may volunteer. Contact Louann Lynn.
Altar Flowers: People may honor loved ones by purchasing flowers for the altar. Charge for a floral arrangement is $8.00. Sign up board for open dates is in the church hall. Contact the church office.
Choir: The Fells Church Choir provides inspirational music and praise for services from September through May. Choir practice is Wednesdays at 7:00pm. If interested in joining, contact the church office at (724)379-4502
Communion: Communion is served the first Sunday of each month.
Greeters: Greeters welcome parishioners and visitors while handing out church bulletins. Contact the Church Office.
Prayer Group: Contact Delores Neff.
Lay Readers: Readers recite the scripture selection during the church service. Contact Freda Allen.
Ushers: Ushers collect the Sunday morning offering and serve Communion. Contact Jim Petrone.


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Movie Reviews, Digital HD Reviews, and Television Reviews
Here at FlickDirect, our goal is to provide up-to-date reviews on theatrical, home entertainment, and television series. Check out the scoop on upcoming films or programming, and even our take on the classsics from our critics and Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Allison Rose.
Lilo & Stitch / Lilo & Stitch: Stitch Has A Glitch Two-Movie C...
(Chris Rebholz) 6/24/2013 3:37 PM EDT
"Lilo & Stitch" was Disney's major animated release for 2002, and it was interesting enough to make a splash at Cannes. There was something intriguing about a little Hawaiian girl and a mutated alien she adopts, thinking he's a dog. Same old same old? Not remotely. Especially when you have that girl stuck on Elvis, with her pl... Read More
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
(Chris Rebholz) 6/24/2013 8:43 AM EDT
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" is a great title for a promising premise involving dueling Las Vegas magicians fighting for stage glory. Unfortunately, the feature moves beyond the basics to beef up a sense of character and fuel formulaic story arc ambitions, dropping its sense of cartwheeling absurdity to tend to a tale of spray-tanned rebir... Read More
Burn Notice: Season Six
(Chris Rebholz) 6/21/2013 4:33 PM EDT
Every season offers producers and writers chances to go new places with their characters. For season 6 of Burn Notice, that lead to some darker material than we've seen on the show before. Whether or not that decision was the right course is, as always, up to the audience to decide. Season six picks up with the aftermath of season five.&... Read More
Monsters University
(John Delia) 6/21/2013 8:35 AM EDT
Bringing back two of my favorite cartoon characters Sully and Mike with a prequel called Monsters University, Pixar presents renewed delight. The madness that the two opposites brought to Monsters Inc more than ten years ago doubles in Monsters University, while providing a lot of heart and a college year full of laughs. A follow up to a... Read More
World War Z
(John Delia) 6/21/2013 8:26 AM EDT
The opening sequence in the zombie thriller World War Z gets so intense that I white knuckled as I grabbed the arms of my seat, the film's that shocking. These 15 minutes alone are worth the price of admission. It's like watching a Roland Emmerich film on steroids (Day After Tomorrow, 2012) only more daunting. If you like films th... Read More
Jack the Giant Slayer
(John Delia) 6/17/2013 9:17 AM EDT
Taking special effects and sound to a new level Jack the Giant Slayer entertains with adventure and excitement. The audience for the film targets teen males to thirties and women who like action films. The movie will be released on Blu-ray in a special combo pack that includes the DVD, UltraViolet and a code for a 14 Day XBOX Life Gold ... Read More
Oz the Great and Powerful 3D
(John Delia) 6/12/2013 11:07 AM EDT
The bold, dazzling and dramatic Oz the Great and Powerful comes to 3D Blu-ray with excellent quality. Nearly critic proof, the film brought one of the largest box office returns for 2013. However, although the film is a masterpiece of cinematography and CGI, the acting and direction do have problems. The film has also been released in a Blu-r... Read More
A Good Day to Die Hard
(Roger Longenbach) 6/12/2013 10:28 AM EDT
For the fifth time since 1988, Bruce Willis has strapped on the badge of John McClain, a cop who happens to have really bad luck being in the wrong place at the wrong time. This time, he travels to Russia in order to find his son, Jack (played by Jai Courtney). Apparently, Jack has been estranged from the rest of the family and finally ... Read More
Man of Steel
(John Delia) 6/11/2013 4:46 PM EDT
Taking a walk on the dark side for a comic book favorite, Man of Steel blazes into theaters under the direction of Zack Snyder this weekend and he's aiming at taking over Iron Man as the best box-office superhero. The cast, crew and story are impeccable providing a brooding look into the life of Superman and the battle for planet Earth. Yet t... Read More
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In a smart move by Seth Rogen for his fans things start getting Looney bins in his new film This Is The End, an apocalyptic film that features most all his old pals and then some. The movie isn't more than a goof on the end of the world, but it scorches when it comes to the comedy the stars bring to the screen. If you've ever wa... Read More
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Discussion in 'High Performance Modifications' started by sinnyz_me, Jul 7, 2018.
I am also looking at the Richmond 5 speed , any complaints ? Would you have rather had the Tremec?
I just took my Son's 409 car out with the 3.08's, worked pretty good but I would have preferred 2.73's but the never made them for a 58-64 car. I will be putting my 4.10 gears back in my 1st gen car as I have a T56 and the car just screams with the 4.10 gears and a 2.95 low gear in the T56.
I like the Richmonds for a couple of reasons. The Length is the same as the TH400 and it uses the same Yoke. Also the same length and splines as a fat shaft Muncie. Both of which Ive had and I didnt have to change anything to put the Richmond in other than turn the transmission crossmember around and drill some new holes in the subframe. Standard bellhousing and clutch , flywheel etc , didnt need a hydraulic throwout. It whines like a Muncie M22 in 1-3rd gear and 5th gear. 4th is quiet . Not sure why that is but it is. About the same noise wise as the Muncie but nowhere near as loud as a G Force. Its strong. I beat the hell out of mine. If you do go with the Richmond Make sure to take the shifter off and Loctite and really crank down on the bolts holding the shifter bracket to the transmission as they put them on finger tight. Also the straight stick Long supplies is next to worthless and puts the shift knob solidly under the dash. You need about a 4 inch lay back shift lever. The 3.08 gear 1st will set you back in the seat and the .77 OD is great for Hwy driving. With my 4.10's and 29 inch tires its like having 2.73's on the highway. I'm pushing 650HP with the 427 with 18 inch wide tires and it drives just fine revving it up to 6 grand and dropping the clutch.
MorM info on this car/build please.
Gen 6+ ZZ454 block standard bore
Callies 3.76" Compstar forged crankshaft
Molnar 6.535" Rods
Racetec 11:1 pistons
AFR 265 chamber ported 2610-1 Heads
Lunati 240/245 @ .050" hydraulic roller with Morel lifters. .610" lift , Comp gold rockers
Holley HP Fuel injection sequential fired 48 lb injectors, dual sync distributor
24 lb Steel flywheel
RXT dual disc clutch
Richmond S/S 5 speed with Long Shifter
Strange Dana 60 4.10 gears, Strange rear disks, Strange driveshhaft. 3350 joints and steel yoke
Huge radiator with electric fans and pump
hydroboost brakes
4 links suspension in back with coilovers all around. Fully tubbed, 29x18.5-15LT Hoosiers
Goes and stops. I put about 250 miles a week on it.
Yada Yada Yada
I dig it!
Sweet ride!! Do you have any more pics of the radiator set up? Also what size tail pipes? If u can fit 3 inch(my car is stock) is definitely add some
I looked at the Richmond when I bought the TKO for my '69 but decided on the Tremec as its gear ratio's were better suited with the 3:73 rear end I already had.
Take a look at some gearing calculators if you plan to run 3:73 or better out back as the Richmonds 3.08 1st gear is gonna be mighty short especially if running your typical 26 inch rear low profile 17 inch rubber. To me on paper the Richmond looks like a perfect match for having 3:08 or 3:42 out back
26 inch tall tires look silly in back. Fill those wheel wells!
Sorry, my 80's hotrodder self sneaks out every now and then.
To add to Plant Engineer's great post and direct experience on the Richmond, make sure you use a good GL4 gear oil, and not the GL6 they used to say to use with that trans, recommended oil has since been changed from Richmond, I believe.
They are very robust, and case size and centre to centre diamensions compared to the TKO shows this. I drove a TKO 600, and did not like the shifter or feel. The Long shifter is mechanical in feel, but adjustable including side rails, and easily serviceable. Only complaint I have was the higher RPM shifting, it does take a toll on the synchros after awhile, even if they are the "road race" synchros in the Super Street trans.


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OXFORD – Sunday, Oct. 26, was a beautiful day for the Oxford Lions Halloween Costume Parade held indoors at the Oxford Fire Station. This year there were 59 registered participants (which included one "Super" dog), all wearing very creative costumes, making it a very difficult task for the judges to choose prize winners. Oxford Lion, DJ Jim Baldwin was back with his bigger than ever (sound) castle, complete with skulls and a drawbridge mouth as a wonderful backdrop for the competing youth.
Lion Ava Douglass announced each grade category. The contestants marched behind their Lion leader, around the room and past the judges. Several of the Oxford Academy High School National Honor Society student volunteers had the difficult job of judging the costumes. Those students were: Miranda Batsford, Jessica Roach, Jessica Martin, Chelsea Farrell, Ashley Nichols and John Petersen.


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We are delighted to be welcoming some esteemed names from the world of wine on-board, joining us as we sail through the renowned wine-producing region of Provence. Witness the stunning vineyard-laden vistas, with plenty of opportunity to sample the local wares, while enjoying the company of our special guests, all of whom will bring favourite wines from their mothering countries.
You'll be joined by Australian Master of Wine, Andrea Pritzker, British Master of Wine, Tim Atkin, American wine expert and talk show host, Robin Stark and Canadian wine expert, DJ Kearney.
This exclusive river cruise is the perfect choice for wine-lovers looking to learn more about wine, as we open the doors of world-renowned wine estates like Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Château de Meursault for private tastings. Enjoy Q&A sessions and masterclasses with the experts as you sail from Arles to Lyon, as well as excursions in their company through the breath-taking vineyards of Tournon and informal chats over a glass in the on-board lounge.
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Andrea Pritzker
Wine consultant, writer and highly regarded speaker, Andrea Pritzker MW has had a varied career within the wine trade. Born and raised in Toronto, Andrea obtained her diploma in Wine Commerce in Bordeaux, before moving to Sydney in 2003 and founding her very own wine education and events business, Wine inTuition.
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Wine educator, writer and judge, Vancouver-based DJ Kearney has trained hundreds of professional sommeliers on behalf of the Sommelier Guild. Her diverse background within wine, food and geology has qualified her to guide the discovery of the world's wine regions, as is her understanding of terroir, the sharpening of palates and the chemistry of food and wine in harmony.
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Starkland Cellar Services provides wine cellar management consultations to restaurants and collectors countrywide, while Starkland Tours organises group wine-tasting bicycle tours in Tuscany,Provence and Burgundy. Robin's past experience of public speaking means she's well-equipped to hold her insightful wine-tastings in Southern California, and is often praised for her energetic style.


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Fall has brought us some golden leaves, softer sunlight and tons of candy. Already anticipation grows for a highly favored children's holiday, Halloween.
As October begins at Dentistry for Children, and pumpkins arrive everywhere, the Halloween candy promotional campaigns are hitting parents fast and hard. Our blog will give you some ammunition to "hit back" and protect your children's teeth without destroying all the fun and magic of the holiday.
The Candy Connection: Halloween Comes and Goes, But Parents Get the Dental Woes
As you stock up on sugary treats, Dental offices all over the country are stocking up—not on candy, but on dental supplies. At Dentistry for Children, we begin our annual cringe October 1.
This is our annual Halloween Horror.
- On the one hand, we know the children love the stories, costumes, candy and Trick or Treat traditions.
- On the other hand, we know this fun holiday provokes a huge spike in kids' dental issues.
Candy Expenditure in the US for Halloween: 9 Billion Dollars!
We urge parents to remember that free access to the children's trick or treat haul will cost them far more in dentistry than the initial price of the candy itself. Halloween treat times will be responsible for cracked teeth, broken crowns, and of course, extensive cavities.
We all know the secret: Candy and its main ingredient, sugar, is the real monster behind Halloween horrors.
Yet, if only we could control our children's sugar intake, Halloween would not be such a bad holiday. Each year Americans spend nearly $9 billion on candy. All of that sugar gets annealed onto and in between the teeth of the 41 million trick-or-treating American children, ages 5 – 14.
All Candy Does Not Carry an Equal Threat of Dental Danger
However, the AAPD wants parents to know that when it comes to keeping children's teeth healthy, not all treats are equally threatening. As the days of October fly by, we will bring you weekly information on the worst candies to offer your little ghosts and goblins. Likewise, we will let you know about some delicious alternatives.
During each week of October, we will reveal the true nature of a Halloween candy that is particularly dangerous for your child's dental health. Perhaps Dentistry for children can minimize some of the danger by educating you parents about candy. Different types of candy cause various degrees of damage to teeth.
Given a choice, and if we must stock some Halloween treats, why not choose the candy that will cause the least harm to our children's teeth? We'll start by telling you which treats to avoid the most.
Snickers Candy Bars: A Dental Professional's Nightmare
Honestly, if you had told us that some black-hearted, diabolical inventor created the Snickers bar just to destroy teeth, we would believe you. With 27 grams of sugar, it tops our list as the worst candy offender of the holiday.
The treat bar is packed with greasy chocolate, tooth-chipping peanuts, sticky caramel, and clingy nougat. When eaten, this bar has 266 calories packed full of dental problems. Furthermore, 37 percent of those calories are fat.
The AAPD states, "Think a fun-size bar won't be too terrible? Think again: the tiny version of the treat still has 8.5 grams of sugar. Add in some tooth-cracking peanuts (specially designed to pop orthodontic brackets off of teeth!) and you're bound to run into dental problems."
Candy and the Decay Cycle of Tooth Destruction
Let's review the cycle of tooth decay in order to understand why the sticky nature of this particularly favored treat is so destructive to teeth.
1. Everyone has streptococcus, in their mouths. It is a naturally occurring oral bacteria.
2. These bacteria, which our young patients call "sugar bugs" crave sugar, and they feed on it.
3. As the bacteria eat, the sugar is broken down into acids.
4. The acids eat tooth enamel.
5. Likewise, the acids lower the pH level of the mouth. Thus, this is how kids who love sweets become much more vulnerable to high rates of dental caries and tooth enamel erosion.
To help ward off cavities, Dentistry for Children joins the quest of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the leading authority on children's oral health.
Our mission this season is to remind parents, caregivers and older children, to watch out for certain types of Halloween treats.
Here is what is so bad about caramel. "The longer teeth are exposed to sugars, the longer cavity-causing bacteria have to feed on them."
Caramel and gummy or sticky candies adhere to teeth and will not go away quickly."
If you must give candy, "Instead of gummy, sticky clingy treats, offer children treats that melt and disappears quickly – like chocolate." AAPD past President Dr. Robert Delarosa. He adds, "And always make sure children brush and floss their teeth before going to bed."
Next week we will be bringing you more information about other candy to avoid. Plus we'll bring you some fun-loving hints about making Halloween safer for your child's teeth.
Soon we will show you how to celebrate a new color for Halloween. We will tell you why you should consider painting your Halloween pumpkins Teal Blue.


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While I listened to a reading courtesy of BBC iPlayer, I wondered if Walter de la Mare referenced any real life cathedral for this story. Then I heard this:
"He resembled one of those old men whom Rembrandt delighted in drawing. The knotted hands, the black drooping eyebrows, the thin-lipped ecclesiastical mouth."
Rembrandt [Public domain, Public domain, Public domain or CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
Update 9-6-2017: Added a new painting
Update 1-1-2015: To make this entry look nice, I removed my original edit note (made to inform readers that I removed dead links) at the top. I do now have new links for readers to click on.
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Students in the Ph.D. program are required to take three semesters of full-time work, but there are no specific requirements for the relevant coursework. Instead, appropriate coursework is to be determined by the student with input from her or his advisor. Students are strongly advised to take POLS 600 and 601 upon entry into the program and are further urged to take three of the core courses (POLS 610, 620, 630, 640, 650, 660, 670, and 680) if they have not taken these or their equivalents at the master's level.
After an agreed upon amount of coursework, the student seeks a faculty member to serve as the dissertation committee chair and prepares a dissertation proposal. Each student must also construct a committee that includes at least three members of the department and one external member. While the order in which they occur may vary, each student must write and defend a dissertation proposal and take and pass comprehensive examinations. The dissertation chair will establish a work plan for the proposal defense and comprehensive exams.
Comprehensive Exams
The student's committee designs a comprehensive examination based upon the dissertation proposal and the general fields within which the dissertation will be situated. Committee members will provide two questions for the student, the committee chair will collect these questions and on the agreed upon date, the student will be given the questions. Each student will have a full week to write answers and return the questions to the committee. Each member of the dissertation committee will read and grade all the answers within two weeks of the final completion. The committee must confer regarding the answers to the comprehensive exams to discuss the results. Comments can be written or take the form of a meeting with the committee. If there are concerns on the part of one or more committee members, then a meeting is recommended.
With successful completion of the comprehensive examination, the student is advanced to candidacy and proceeds to the writing of the dissertation.
Dissertation Defense
Upon completion of the dissertation, the student must convene their committee for a public oral defense. This defense generally will include a presentation by the student regarding their work. This presentation should be modeled after a conference presentation or job talk and should present the work not only to the committee, but to the public audience who has come to view the defense. The defense will also include an opportunity for members of the committee as well as the audience to ask questions of the candidate. Once the candidate has presented and the question and answer period is over, the committee will meet privately to determine the results of the defense.
After the defense, the committee may request final revisions prior to the document being formally submitted to graduate division. It is advisable to leave sufficient time for these revisions between the defense of the dissertation and the end of the semester. The program is only completed when the student successfully completes a public oral defense of the dissertation, the dissertation is accepted by the student's doctoral committee, and the dissertation is submitted and accepted by the Graduate Division of the University.
Doctoral Forms
Access forms from Graduate Division
Petition to Doctorate (for current Political Science MA students only)
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Princeton Alumni Weekly
Harrity '13 enters as favorite at squash nationals
By Princeton Alumni Weekly
Published in the March 2, 2011 Issue
Top-ranked Todd Harrity '13 continues to improve. "I think if I played myself from two years ago," he said, "I would beat him 3-0." (© Beverly Schaefer)
While many athletes wilt under the pressure of being ranked first in the country, sophomore Todd Harrity's run through the college squash season has exemplified the dominance often associated with the number "one." Harrity recently completed an undefeated team season as Princeton's No. 1 player.
During that stretch, Harrity won all but two of his matches 3-0 and never had a match go to five games. As a result, he enters this weekend's individual national tournament as the overwhelming favorite.
"He's one of the two best American players at this age, ever," senior co-captain Peter Sopher said. The other, 2006 Yale graduate Julian Illingworth, is the highest ranked American in professional squash history.
In November, Harrity traveled to the Pan-American Games in Guatemala as a member of the United States national team. While the team finished in third-place, Harrity used the experience to gain valuable insight about his game.
"[The tournament] was a big eye-opener," Harrity said. "I learned a lot of little things about my game and technique I could improve. I think if I played myself from two years ago, I would beat him 3-0."
Harrity demonstrated the major strides in his game during Princeton's match against Trinity, the 13-time defending national champions. Though Trinity No. 1 Vikram Malhotra had played a number of close matches against Harrity in junior tournaments, Harrity breezed to a 3-0 win over Malhotra in early February.
"I came out of that match feeling really happy with myself and my game and feeling that I had really improved," Harrity said. "I am a much more complete player than I was before."
Sopher agrees with Harrity's assessment. "Todd's gotten a lot more aggressive," Sopher said. "His attacking shots have gotten quicker and good enough that he can dictate play against people at a higher level."
Of course, that spells bad news for the rest of the college squash world as Harrity starts his quest to become the first American in two decades to win the individual title. Illingworth entered college the same year as Egyptian-born Princeton great Yasser El Halaby '06 and never won the individual tournament. As a freshman, Harrity lost to Harvard senior Colin West in the national final.
"The team's confidence in Todd is as high as it could possibly be," Sopher said. "Not only is he really good, he's the model of consistency, and he plays such a risk free game that the only way to really beat him is if you're better than him."
So far this season, that's a task no player in college squash has come close to achieving.
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Three Trends Facebook Global Head Of Brand Design Paul Adams Is Watching As 2013 Approaches
Facebook Global Head of Brand Design Paul Adams has his sights set on 2013, and he is keeping an eye on three trends heading into the new year: mobile, small networks, and data aggregation.
Facebook Global Head of Brand Design Paul Adams has his sights set on 2013, and he is keeping an eye on three trends heading into the new year: mobile, small networks, and data aggregation.
Adams discussed his three trends to watch for 2013 in a post on his personal blog, Think Outside In, writing:
Mobile: Obvious — but stop thinking about devices. That's completely missing the point. Mobile is about access to any information anywhere in the world. When you think about it that way, it becomes clear that it will fundamentally change commerce. The automobile led to big-box retail (took the store to the edge of town, made the shopping experience more anonymous), the Internet led to ecommerce (no physical store needed, completely anonymous as you don't interact with anyone), mobile will lead to _______ … we don't know yet. Personally I think mobile will lead to a resurgence in physical stores, nonanonymous customer interactions, and integrated offline/online experiences.
Small networks: Many startups are building products and services for small groups. That could be small groups of very close friends, or a group of people who don't know each other who are into a niche activity or hobby. This is a huge opportunity, huge growth area. It's what my book is about, and it's exciting to see it emerge.
Aggregation of data: We'll see a shift as people think not only about individual stories as the focus of what is being published and consumed, but also toward powerful aggregated experiences that tell a bigger picture. Don't think about what song I listened to — think about my favorite music this week, this year. Don't think about yesterday's three-mile run — think about my marathon training. Don't think about the shirt I pinned — think about the fashion trends I'm following, the styles I like. Don't think about the flight I took — think about all the people and places I visit.
Readers: What would you like to see Facebook address in 2013?


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Mumbai: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said a solution to the Kashmir problem was possible with both the government and military of his country favouring it and deprecated "aspersions" cast on the army for blocking such a move.
The former General, who lives in self-imposed exile in England, also said Pakistan`s nuclear assets were in safe hands and that there was no "finger-on-the-button" situation between Islamabad and New Delhi as nuclear assets were "not mated with the delivery systems".
"Yes, I do believe it (solution to Kashmir) is possible. There have been aspersions cast on the military that it does not want a solution but this is absolutely baseless.
"Everyone including the Mujahedeen want a solution but the solutions differ, the nuances differ. But I would say that any Government of Pakistan and the military would like to have a solution," Musharraf, who was President between 2001 and 2008, said.
Musharraf expressed these views on the TV show "The Outsider" hosted by Tim Sebastian. The show, also featuring senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh, will be telecast on Bloomberg channel at 8 pm on November 10.
To a query on both countries being nuclear powers and apprehensions that they could use nuclear weapons against each other, Musharraf, said, "I would not like the audience or you to go with the idea that the situation on the nuclear issue between India and Pakistan is the same as (was between) the NATO (and) Warsaw Pact (nations), between the USA and the Soviet Union, where it was a finger-on-the-button situation.
"There is no finger-on-the-button here because the nuclear assets are not mated with the delivery systems and therefore it is safe. Pakistan`s nuclear assets are absolutely safe and I know the military will guarantee their safety," he said.
"No foreigner was ever allowed to interfere with our nuclear or missile capability. We have ensured that no one can steal our nuclear weapons," he said.


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We own and maintain electricity cables and lines across London, the South East and East of England making sure your lights stay on. We maintain and upgrade power equipment. We move and connect new electricity cables. Check if we cover your area here.
We're the right people to speak to:
- If there's a power cut in your area
- If you need a new power supply or need to make changes to your existing supply
- If you need any maintenance carried out near or on overhead power lines, for example cutting trees back from power lines or covering overhead cables to protect them
Your electricity supplier is the company you choose to buy your electricity from, and who you pay your bills to. Part of what you pay is given to UK Power Networks for running and maintaining the electricity cables in your area.


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2010 Aurora Awards
The 2010 Aurora ballot has been announced and posted, and the voting period is now open. Each year, the Auroras, more formally known as the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards, recognize the best in Canadian speculative fiction.
This year, my story "Radio Nowhere" is on the final ballot under "Best Short Form Work in English." "Radio Nowhere" appeared in the excellent Canadian anthology, Campus Chills (October 2009), edited by Mark Leslie. Read the story and its reviews here.
How to Vote
Update: Online voting is open until Noon May 22. Mail in voting is closed. Anyone who is a Canadian citizen (not necessarily living in Canada), or a permanent resident may vote for the Auroras. Here's the link to the voting site, where you may vote online or download and printout the PDF ballot:
Ballots are due by Noon May 22, 2010.
About the Auroras
This will be the 29th year that the Canadian SF and Fantasy Association awards (the "Auroras") will be presented. On a per-capita basis, the Aurora Awards have the largest voter turnout of any national SF award in the world, exceeding that of the American-dominated Hugos, the Japanese Seiuns, the British Arthur C. Clarke Awards, and the Australian Ditmars. Each year, a different convention or group hosts the awards. This year, they will be presented at KEYCON 27 in Winnipeg May 22-24, 2010.


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UPDATE: Both the Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos have requested permission to interview Saints defensive assistant Dennis Allen, 38, for their vacant defensive coordinator positions.
The Eagles requested permission to interview Allen last night, according to a report from Fox Sports.
Allen has been with the Saints for the entirety of the Sean Payton era, arriving as an assistant line coach on the defensive side before taking over marked improvement in the secondary for the past three seasons. Under Allen, young stars in the Saints secondary have developed, including Tracy Porter, Malcolm Jenkins and Roman Harper.
Allen's position has seen all five drafts in the Payton era spend with high picks at the position, something a team doesn't do if they are not confident in a coaching staff's ability to develop those players. SS Roman Harper, DB Usama Young, CB Tracy Porter, FS Malcolm Jenkins and CB Patrick Robinson, in order, were no lower than 3rd round picks.
Young but with a wealth of experience, Allen is seen around the league to have gained valuable experience coaching a Super Bowl champion and under the tutelage of Gregg Williams. Yet Allen has never had experience as a defensive coordinator at any level.
Clearly, to have drawn out-of-nowhere attention from the Eagles, Allen's star is rising.
Before coaching in New Orleans, Allen spent four years as a defensive assistant in Atlanta, and before that as an assistant defensive backs coach at the University of Tulsa and Texas A&M University.
Allen was undrafted and made it to training camp with the Bills in 1996, but his pro career never got going.
The Eagles fired Sean McDermott, who succeeded the legendary Jim Johnson as defensive coordinator in Philadelphia two years ago. McDermott has since resurfaced as defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers.
The Broncos cleaned house, firing head coach Josh McDaniels and defensive coordinator Don Martindale. They hired former Panthers head coach John Fox.


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Folding Bell Patterns
The purpose of a bell is to make noise. Bells clang out warnings of impending danger. Ocean coastline buoys are often fitted with a bell or gong to sound out when waves move the buoy. Water buoys are designed to warn seagoing craft to avoid the area, or at least be careful of sharp, shallow rocks and other dangers.
Wind chimes and idiophones are forms of bells that people attribute spiritual significance. Wind chimes can be considered as conduits of peace and freedom for both secular and religious purposes.
Security bells and alarms warn of possible house and business burglaries. Some people use bells to announce dinner, supper or to call party goers to the barbecue.
Paper bells make no noise but can bring squeals of delight. Make folding bell ornaments to hang from tree branches to blow in the wind. Tape to a window pane, anywhere bright colorful decorations are desired. Construct a large paper wall-tree with shades of green construction paper, or draw a large tree format on a sheet of easel pad paper to tack onto a wall or other flat surface. Great patterns for hobby crafts like scroll saw, clay, paper mache and shrink art jewelry. Make 3-D Bells: Print and decorate two identical bells and join them to for a festive multi-sided bell ornament.


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Dec 1 2015
Waste to Energy in Belfast
Full Circle Generation, a UK green investment consortium, is planning to build a major waste-to-energy farm in Northern Ireland.
The Belfast Waste for Energy site, to be located at aerospace company Bombardier's factory, is set to become one of, if not the largest waste energy facilities in Northern Ireland at an annual capacity of 61GWh, enough to power 14,500 homes.
An annual 120,000 tonnes of household, commercial, and industrial will be processed through gasification treatment at the £107 million (€152.2m) plant to mitigate the yearly £9 million energy costs at Bombardier's wing production facility.
The design and preliminary site activities the site have already begun and construction is set to finish in 2017.
The consortium behind the farm includes Derry-based RiverRidge Energy, UK Green Investment Bank, Equitix, and P3P Partners, while the design-build-operate contact has been awarded to Bouygues Energies and Services. Waste management company Pioneer Fuels has agreed to a feedstock supply deal for the plant and a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) has been signed with Bombardier.
RiverRidge Energy MD Brett Ross calls the beginning of the project a 'significant day' for Northern Ireland's waste management sector.
'The delivery of this critical piece of infrastructure provides a number of stakeholders with a world-class facility capable of recovering energy from waste in an environmentally sensitive and acceptable manner, as well as the provision of a meaningful base load of renewable energy for Bombardier,' Ross says.
The UK's Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) is to partly fund a new £107 million 14.85 MW waste to energy plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland plant as part of a joint venture, Full Circle Generation, with developer RiverRidge Energy Limited, Equitix and P3P Partners.


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Updated: 11/20/2018 | November 20th, 2018
For years, I put off traveling to Japan because I was afraid of how expensive it would be. The rumors I'd heard about the country's high prices made me hesitant to go. I've always loved Japanese culture, and I knew any visit would involve gorging on sushi and ramen, visits to lots of temples, and heavy train travel through the countryside. And the thought of how much that would cost always made me think, "I'll wait until I have more money."
When I finally visited Japan years ago in 2011, I was shocked to discover that, while it isn't cheap, Japan isn't the prohibitively expensive country many people think it is. In fact, I actually found Japan to be very affordable and on par with (and sometimes cheaper than) countries in Western Europe. In subsequent visits, I've learned to further master the country and turn high-cost Japan into an affordable place to visit.
Travel to Japan doesn't need to cost a lot of money. Here's a detailed breakdown on how you can cut your expenses to visit Japan on a budget and save money in Japan!
Note: 112 JPY = $1 USD
How to Save on Transportation in Japan
The bullet train, while awesome, comfortable, and fast, is not cheap. Individual tickets can cost hundreds of dollars. Yet I think train travel is the best way to see the country, so in order to reduce your train costs, get a Japan Rail (JR) pass. The pass is indispensable for travel in Japan.
These passes cost 28,300 JPY for 7 days, 45,100 JPY for 14 days, and 57,700 JPY for 21 days. All pass times are for consecutive travel. Even if you just get the seven-day pass, it's the same price as a round-trip train ticket from Osaka to Tokyo (14,250 JPY each way!). Moreover, these JR trains also serve local city areas and so can be used intra-city. I used my pass to get around Kyoto and Tokyo instead of buying metro tickets. So even if you aren't going to do much travel around Japan, buying a pass is better than buying individual tickets. While the high price of the pass can cause sticker shock, the alternative is even worse.
Though the pass can be up to 20% cheaper to buy online before you arrive, you can now purchase a Japan Rail Pass in Japan. Passes are available in the following country locations: Sapporo, Sendai, Niigata, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Takamatsu, Hakata, New Chitose Airport, Narita Airport, Haneda Airport, and Kansai Airport.
Most of the city metro tickets cost 100–200 JPY for a single journey. (The price varies by distance and may often be higher.) Fares were usually around 220 JPY to travel across Tokyo but less for shorter distances. In most major cities, you can buy a day pass, which gives you unlimited travel for 24 hours for around 800 JPY.
Buses are a less expensive alternative to the bullet train system in Japan, but they take more time. For example, the two-hour bullet train ride from Tokyo to Osaka becomes a ten-hour bus ride. The price for that seat is 4,500 JPY, but at some point, you need to think about how much your time is worth. For me, saving some 10,000 JPY was not worth the extra seven hours of travel, since I had such limited time during my visit. If I'd had more time, I'd have simply taken the bus. There are also bus passes available that offer unlimited travel and begin at 10,000 JPY for three non-consecutive days of travel.
Flying has become better option these days. There are many budget carriers now serving Japan, and a flight search on sites like Momondo or Skyscanner will reveal them. In general, their prices are on par with bullet train tickets. ANA also offers a special last-minute $100 fares via a hidden page on their website. It's only available to foreigners and can sometimes be cheaper than the flights you find on Skyscanner, especially for longer routes around the country.
How to Save on Food in Japan
Surprisingly, I found food to be inexpensive in Japan. True, I have a sushi addiction that dramitcally increased the cost of my trip but, overall, I found that I was spending far less on food than I'd anticipated.
As long as I didn't feed my sushi addiction, I found I could eat for less than 1,500 JPY per day. Some typical prices were:
- Sushi lunch sets (sushi, soup, salad): 1,600+ JPY
- Traditional Japanese set lunches: 1,200+ JPY
- Sushi trains: 100–500 JPY per meal
- Small pasta: 399 JPY
- Western set menu (sandwiches, burger, pizza, etc): 1,200 JPY
- McDonald's Value Menu: 600 JPY
- Ramen: 700 JPY
- Tempura dishes: 80–120 JPY
There's an array of cheap food options in the country, and you don't really need to spend much money on food. You can save money on food in Japan by doing the following:
- Eat at "100-yen" shops – There are many 100-yen shops in Japan, where set meals, groceries, water, toiletries, household items, and more are simply 100 JPY. I did all my shopping at these stores. Their names vary by region, so ask your hotel/hostel reception where the nearest 100-yen shop is located.
- Use sushi trains – Sushi in Japan is delicious at all levels. While I had a few fancy, sit-down meals, you can't beat the sushi trains for value. At 100–170 JPY per plate, I could stuff my face for less than 1,500 JPY most of the time. I usually just ate at sushi trains.
- Eat at 7-11 – 7-11, Family Mart, and other corner stores have a lot of pre-set meals for 100–300 JPY that make for cheap lunches. Additionally, supermarkets have many set meals at similar prices. I noticed this was a popular option for many Japanese people.
- Cook your food – Hostels have kitchens, where you can cook and cut your food expenses to less than 800 JPY per day, especially by shopping at the 100-yen stores.
- Avoid fresh fruit – The one rumor about Japan that turned out to be true was that fresh fruit and vegetables were expensive. Outside of shopping for an apple or banana at the market, I generally avoided fresh fruits and vegetables. They were too expensive.
- Eat curry, ramen, and donburi – I essentially lived off these three foods during my three weeks in Japan. Curry bowls are as cheap as 280 JPY per plate. Donburi, bowls of meat and rice, are around 400–500. Ramen is never more than 700. These are the best ways to eat cheap and filling meals in Japan.
How to Save on Accommodation in Japan
Living costs in Japan are incredibly high, with limited space, lots of people, and high housing prices. And those high costs transfer over into the tourism industry, making finding cheap accommodation a real pain. Hostel dorms typically cost 1,900 JPY per night (sometimes as low as 1,500 JPY or as high as 2,700 JPY in Tokyo) and hotel rooms start at 5,000 JPY per night or more. Here are some ways to save on accommodation:
- Work for your room – Hostels in Japan let you stay for free if you clean for a few hours a day.
- Couchsurfing – Hospitality exchanges are not as widespread in Japan as elsewhere in the world, but there is a small, active Couchsurfing community here. Make sure you request rooms well ahead of time to increase your odds of success. Read more about Couchsurfing here!
- Use credit card points – It's times like these that those credit points I talk about come in handy. Frequent flier miles and regular hotel points can be redeemed for lots of free nights. I used my free accumulated nights from hotels.com for two free nights in Tokyo, but with the large sign-up bonuses right now for hotel cards, you can get up to a week's free accommodation!
- Capsule hotels – A step up from hostels and a step down from hotels, capsule hotels (pictured above) are tiny capsules you sleep in. You share bathrooms and common areas, and your capsule has a light, outlet, and sometimes a small television. They are frequently used by businessmen who work late. These capsules begin at around 2,700 JPY per night.
- Airbnb – Airbnb is a budget-friendly option, however, due to a 2018 law there are a few caveats. First, only hosts who have registered with the government can list accommodation. Second, you'll need to send a copy of your passport to your host before arriving or let them copy your passport when you check-in. It's an especially affordable choice for anyone traveling as a group/family.
How to Save on Attractions in Japan
Most of the attractions were very cheap. I didn't spend more than 500 JPY per museum or temple. In Kyoto, there's a temple pass that gives you unlimited transportation and access to the temples for 1,200 JPY. It's a good deal, considering you're probably going to see a lot of museums in Kyoto. Osaka and Tokyo had similar passes for their attractions.
Overall, I found these passes to be the best way to save money on temples, museums, and other attractions. Additionally, there are many free gardens, temples, and parks! I hardly spent any money on attractions while I was in Japan.
How much money do you need to visit Japan?
Japan has an image of being one of the most expensive countries in the world, and if you're staying in hotels, eating out, and traveling around a lot, it can be. You can easily spend over $200 USD per day by traveling that way. However, I don't think a trip to Japan needs to be that expensive.
Traveling around Japan can be affordable if you know what to do and keep an eye on your costs. You can save money in Japan by living like a local.
Staying in a hostel, buying a rail pass, eating relatively cheap food, and visiting a few attractions will cost around $100 USD per day. A 21-day trip would cost at least $2,100 USD (plus flight). For that much money, you can go to Southeast Asia for months!
However, by utilizing the tips above, I think you can travel Japan on between $70–75 USD per day. Japan shouldn't cost you more than that per day if you don't splurge. This would mean more bus travel, a (very) limited amount of sushi, only cheap restaurants, and the occasional night Couchsurfing (or other free accommodation).
On a bare-bones budget, a trip to Japan will cost you $50 USD per day if you stick to Couchsurfing, cheap food, bus travel (trains would be far too expensive), and only free attractions. I saw lots of travelers in Japan traveling on the cheap. They did it, and it's possible — but you'll never feed your sushi addiction if you travel this way.
To me, budget travel is value travel. Japan is never going to be as cheap a destination as Cambodia, Ukraine, or Peru, but there are ways to save money in every place in the world, and Japan has plenty of ways to visit on a budget. Japan will never cost $20 USD per day, but it also doesn't need to cost hundreds.
Whenever people go to Japan and come back, they always say "It wasn't as expensive as I thought" because it doesn't have to be! Cheap Japan travel is possible and I hope this article taught you that! Stick to the discount transit, local food, and local accommodation and you'll keep your costs low!
Book Your Trip to Japan: Logistical Tips and Tricks
Book Your Flight
Find a cheap flight by using Skyscanner or Momondo. They are my two favorite search engines because they search websites and airlines around the globe so you always know no stone is left unturned.
Book Your Accommodation
You can book your hostel with Hostelworld as they have the most comprehensive inventory so they are best for booking a hostel. If you want to stay in a hotel or guesthouse in Japan, use Booking.com as they consistently return the cheapest rates for guesthouses and cheap hotels. They're the best booking site out there.
Don't Forget Travel Insurance
Travel insurance will protect you against illness, injury, theft, and cancellations. It's comprehensive protection in case anything goes wrong. I never go on a trip without it as I've had to use it many times in the past. I've been using World Nomads for ten years. My favorite companies that offer the best service and value are:
- World Nomads (for everyone below 70)
- Insure My Trip (for those over 70)
Looking for the best companies to save money with?
Check out my resource page for the best companies to use when you travel! I list all the ones I use to save money when I travel – and I think will help you too!
Be sure to check out the Japan Rail Pass if you'll be traveling around the country. It comes in 7-, 14-, and 21-day passes and can save you a ton of money!
Looking for more travel tips for Japan
Check out my in-depth Japan travel guide for more ways to save money, costs, tips on what to see and do, suggested itineraries, reading, packing lists, and much, much more!


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Hello. I recently got another HD-DVR model HR20-700. I already had two others installed - both HR20-100s with no issues for a long time ( I ran the lines direct from the dish to the receivers). Now that I want to hook up the third receiver, I am having an issue with a few channels not coming in. I have to add a switch to use 3 DVRs. The two for me are ESPNHD 206 and NICKHD 299. The funny thing is that one of my old receivers gets these channels fine. The new one also gets them fine. The problem lies in one of my older HR20-100. Now I tried everything to eliminate the issue, but can't fix the problem. First of all, I believe those are the only two channels that don't come in - I get "searching for signal on input 2- 771"
I switched coax lines, changed B-Band converters, shortened up on connections (thought they may be too long) but still same problem.
Here is something weird that happens though, ESPN sometimes comes in for a minute or two but then pixilates which makes me believe it is a weak signal - but I don't have any issues like this on the other two receivers. I have been working on this for a week now and it's driving me nuts. Is it simple enough as a weak signal and that I should very slightly move my tilt on my dish? As I said before, all HD channels come in already even premium movie channels.
I am using a zinwell switch 4x8 designed for all systems including HD.
Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks in advance!


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Grab your beads for the benefit of the season. The Maui Aids Foundation is presenting Mardi Gras 2015 this Saturday at the King Kamehameha Golf Club. Trish Da Dish will be the Mistress of Ceremonies while a DJ will serve up all the beats. Live musical performances include the Deborah Vial Band and Amy Hanaialii. Don your best carnival costume for a chance at prizes and photo booth fun! VIP (dinner 6pm) tickets are limited. Proceeds will benefit Maui Aids Foundation's efforts. General Admission $35/ VIP Dinner $125. 9pm-1am. The King Kamehameha Golf Club (2500 Honoapi'ilani Hwy., Waikapu), MauiAids.org
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- Menswear
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Ten Minutes Backstage With Phoebe English
The official Fashion Week schedules have become a mere outline for what is actually happening on the scene; There's your digital trunk shows, your co-ed catwalks and satellite shows popping out of nowhere. One season Vetements opt out of catwalks, another they are back on the Paris Couture schedule. No rule is sacred in this game called fashion. Inspired by this momentous time in the industry, the sweetheart of London's fashion scene Phoebe English decided to take the leap and change things up. For the first time in the seven years of her brand's existence, Phoebe showed her Menswear and Womenswear Spring/ Summer 2019 collections together. The outcome was an unsurprisingly brilliant presentation that served as a showcase of Phoebe's talents in both fields. And in the midst of London Fashion Week men's madness, we snatched a few minutes with her in order to find out who, what, where, and why.
Dino Bonacic: Surprise, surprise, surprise! Did you know from the beginning of the process you wanted to do this co-ed show?
Phoebe English: Yeah definitely. I really want to have more control over my time, and the January and February [Men's and Women's, respectively] Fashion Weeks are so close together. We're a really small team, we've done it for a couple of years and it's a real strain. I just want to be able to be in control of the quality and the quantity of what I'm doing, I think by doing things twice a year rather than four times a year, I'll have better control over those things.
DB: You always speak about how different your Men's and the Womenswear are, but when put together, they totally makes sense.
PE: As you said, they are really different, so it was really hard. We've been contemplating this for about three seasons and I was always like: "No, it can't work, they're too different and we can't put them together." I was really worried about them being seen at the same time, but actually, I think it kind of makes sense because you can see the two sides of the brand. We sell a lot of our Menswear to women and we do sell some of our Womenswear to men too, but they are just two very separate things. It's nice that you can see that I can do really wearable things as well as more concept-driven stuff. I've only just seen it together for the first time now so I'm still digesting it, but hopefully it worked out. That's also the thing, when we started working on the collections, we were going to try and combine them into one. But actually, the more I worked on them the more I realised that they really are separate and that combining them wasn't going to work. It was really about making a point of their differences and then through doing that, seeing the strains where they're linked as well.
DB: So you thought about making one collection but essentially you made two collections?
PE: Yeah, exactly! They had separate research boards, separate fabric boards. I think the Menswear is such a defined thing, whereas the Womenswear kind of travels around a bit more. Men's is a set thing so I didn't want to mess with that or change it, it was very happy in its own place. It also has good buyer response so it kind of made sense to just do them as two separate collections.
DB: What were your starting points on them?
PE: With the Womenswear, it was about circles. I was trying to convey a molecular energy, molecules moving around, creating kinetic energy with circles and dots. And then adding really simple shirting that is scrunched and ruched, disrupting the surfaces and these senses of movement. And then with the Menswear, it always really starts with products and fabrics, so we had this lovely wax cotton that crunches and then it keeps all those crunch lines.
DB: And also the luxurious linens…
PE: Yes! It was really about exploring beautiful fabrics and making a really beautiful product so it's less about trying to…
DB: Conceptualise?
PE: Yeah.
DB: Your colour story for menswear is always neutral, but each season you take a new colour into the story. This season it's the vivid orange. Why that?
PE: I don't know. I guess it's like, a new dawn, a kind of sunshine, optimism. And even the music, like this bit now sounds like sunrise. This euphoric new beginning and for me it's really exciting because I will hopefully get more time to be able to think and work with the factory and work with the fabric mills. My leave time will also be a lot longer so for me it's really exciting. I'm really excited to be able to get control over my year now, because for the last seven years it's been so dictated by Fashion Weeks, which is fine, but I think I want to have time to be able to do different projects. It's hard for me to even be able to get to a meeting when everything is so crazy all the time. I'm either shipping or doing a showroom, so hopefully, it's a new dawn! It sounds super cheesy but it is.
DB: Cheesy, but totally true. Thanks so much!!
PE: Thank you for coming!


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Author(s): Yvette Poshoglian
Ella and Olivia are sisters. Ella is seven years old. Olivia is five-and-a-half years old. They live with their mum and dad and little brother Max. Ella and Olivia do lots of things together. No matter what, they will always be there for each other! Read all about their adventures in this fantastic collection of the first Ella and Olivia stories: Cupcake Catastrophe, Best Friend Showdown, Ballet Stars and The New Girl.