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The C 130 Caper, Andrews Air Force base
May 14 2014, 04:55 PM
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I'll just dive straight in..
Miles Kara was assigned to basically "find out" what was happening in the skies above Washington DC and the Pentagon before and after the alleged impact, and report what he found to the 9/11 Commission.
Allegedly in October 2003, a memorandum was filed complaining about audio, video and other records being withheld.
Remember that during this period, NORAD had been exposed as having lied about and withheld audio evidence:
In February 2004, Miles Kara released what he termed "relevant" ATC transmissions from Andrews complete with timelines. How he arrived at these timelines is not stipulated. Seen here:
Relevant Andrews Transmissions
Work Complete Feb 17-18, 2004
Miles Kara
The transcript and timeline for the C130 stopped before its takeoff.
In May 2004, in the interview with C130 pilot Stephen O'Brien, he "revealed" more ATC audio and had the alleged RADES data available to him
When the alleged NTSB FDR data and RADES data were released it became obvious that the C130 pilot's description of events clearly didn't match the data. Nor did witnesses to the arrival of the C130 within the Pentagon basin.
More details here:
And here:
There then followed the alleged release of yet more ATC audio by Pentagon disinformationist John Farmer and "Boonedoggled" due to the efforts of CIT (esp. Aldo Marquis) and Rob Balsamo (who entered an e mail exchange with the C130 pilot). "Boonedoggled" posted a video compilation of ATC recordings allegedly uncompressed. That is, supposedly in real time (Source, AFAIK, unconfirmed):
I've used all of this alleged data and audio to see if they matched, working backwards from a set timeframe within the official narrative. Where O'Brien claims to have seen the aircraft at his "10 o'clock to 12 o'clock" position; the ATC audio; the alleged FDR data, and the alleged RADES data.
What follows is a comparison between the "real time" video of ATC audio and Miles Kara's timeline.
The seconds and minutes are of the "real time" video. The derived time according to the official narrative are indicated after each audio segment:
10s: Probably be a few minutes for wake turbulence 747 depart (09:28:03)
1:30 : Tyson, Andrews, looking for another release (09:29:23)
1:38: Who ya got? (09:29:31)
1:40 I got Gopher06 Hagerstown (09:29:33)
1:43 Gofer06 release [a few minutes?] (09:29:36)
Miles Kara 2004:
09:28:35 Tape (7982 BIB, Arrival Radar) Gopher 06, released
According to the Kara timeline, Gofer 06 was released 1 minute earlier.
Back to the video..,
2:00 Gofer06 Runway 1 Left taxi into position and hold....? Traffic crossing....(09:29:53)
Miles Kara 2004:
09:30:40 (Tape 7982 CIA, Ground Control) Ground Control gives Gofer 06 permission to taxi to runway 1L
According to the Kara timeline, Gofer 06 was given permission to taxi to runway 1L 47 seconds later than in the video
Back to the video...
2:45 Gofer06 gonna hold you in position for just one moment for a helicopter crossing (09:30:38)
Miles Kara 2004: This message is not even mentioned in the Kara timeline even though this "helicopter crossing" was mentioned in his O'Brien interview.
In fact, around the alleged time of the "helicopter crossing", Kara actually claimed that Gofer 06 was cleared for takeoff 12 seconds later than the "real time" video
09:30:50 Tape (7981 A1B, Local Control) Gofer 06 cleared for takeoff, not reported to Base Ops
Back to the video...
3:29 GOFER 06, helicopter traffic crossing the centerline. Will continue westbound, he'll be south of your turn, wind 3-5-0 at 8. Runway one left, clear for takeoff. (09:31:22)
Miles Kara, 2004: Again, this "helicopter crossing" is not mentioned in his report. Instead, around this time, there is a reference to an incident that isn't mentioned in the "real time" video:
09:31:40 (Tape 7982 CIA, Ground Control) Gofer 06 requests temporary hold to enhance INS system
Note: The C130 Hercules uses a laser gyro inertial navigational system (INS).
Where is the audio of this request?
What was meant by "enhance" the INS?
Note: This could take a couple or several minutes depending on what "enhancement" was carried out on such a sensitive instrument.
For an alignment, the engines must be switched off. No vibration whatsoever. If not, the readings are next to useless.
Here's a tutorial on how to set an INS (albeit computer simulation, same rules apply to real aircraft):
And a C130 H pilot forum discussed the same issue on setting the INS
Back to the video...
3:38 Clear for takeoff zero six (09:31:31)
Miles Kara, 2004:
09:30:50: (Tape 7981 A1B, Local Control) Gofer 06 cleared for takeoff, not reported to Base Ops
According to Kara's timeline, Gofer 06 was cleared for takeoff 41 seconds later than the "real time" video.
Summary so far:
Both timelines jump back and forth by up to 60-90 seconds.
Kara's timeline is void of the "helicopter crossing" message from Andrews around the same time as the alleged INS "enhancement" message from Gofer 06 which is not to be heard anywhere in the video.
Kara was apparently aware of the "helicopter crossing" message in his subsequent interview with O'Brien. This helicopter wasn't "relevant"? Or was he waiting to see if this was "classified"?
Even if the "INS enhancement" message audio were to suddenly appear through some unofficial back door internet source, we now know that all alleged audio and various timelines are suspected of having been edited, censored and/or manipulated at one or more stages along the line. Probably for different reasons.
NORAD was exposed as having "tweaked" the timeline to cover up the military response.
And Kara (as will be shown in another thread) purposefully blindsided and lead O'Brien during at least two interviews for the purpose of making contradictory testimony of the C130 pilot "fit".
There are two runways on the base; the western runway is 11,300 feet (3,400 m) in length, and the eastern runway is 11,700 feet (3,600 m) in length.
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Another alleged set of radar data (source unknown AFAIK) supposedly shows the C130 in the final minute before takeoff but before that, a recap.
There is almost exactly a minute difference between Kara's and the alleged "real time" audio on the time of release of Gofer 06
09:28:35 (Kara)
09:29:36 ("real time")
There are 47 seconds difference between Kara's and the alleged "real time" audio on the time Gofer 06 was told to taxi to Runway 1L
09:30:40 (Kara)
09:29:53 ("real time")
In other words, Kara noted a 2 minute 5 second delay (maybe 30 seconds less if I've read this wrong) between the release of Gofer 06 and the time it was told to taxi to Runway 1L while the "real time" audio noted just 17 seconds.
Between 09:30:38 and 09:31:22 (44 seconds) on the "real time" audio, Gofer 06 was allegedly told to delay because of a "helicopter crossing". An event that isn't mentioned in the Kara timeline but is mentioned during his interview with O'Brien. Both during and just after this "real time" audio of the helicopter, Kara's timeline includes the "cleared for takeoff" and Gofer 06 requesting a delay to "enhance" his INS!
During Kara's second interview with O'Brien, he claimed to have been facing "south" towards "where they keep the 747s" when "Word31" allegedly started up and took off at 09:27.
Kara claimed that there were no less than three "delays" in the C130's takeoff between 09:27 and the alleged wheels up at about 09:33. Six minutes from O'Brien allegedly saw the 747 take off from an area facing south. And just five minutes until he was at the far south end of Runway 1L allegedly at 09:32:04.
1) wake turbulence from a 747 (Word31) - 4-5 nautical miles of separation required
2) "perhaps" a grass cutter (which was never acknowledged by O'Brien, outlined in detail nor a timeframe specified) and of which Kara says that he's "not sure on"
3) a helicopter "coming across"
If we take the "real time" audio as being valid, Gofer 06 was informed for a second time of the "helicopter crossing" at 09:31:22.
We then have to take in to account a fourth delay in the form of O'Brien allegedly requesting time to "enhance" his INS. Even if we throw all logic and procedure out the window and pretend that an INS can be "enhanced" while the engines are running and the aircraft is no longer in its original position, it's still another as yet undefined time period of delay.
And don't forget the grass cutter! Which brings us back to the alleged position of the. C130 at 09:32:04...
What the hell?
Oh yeah, throw this into the mix of timeframes..
In this study the time of day used as the standard time is from the USAF 84th RADES data, which covers all of the flights from takeoff to respective impacts. Initial comparisons of the radar data from the USAF and the FAA showed that an offset in time was present. The 84th RADES found that the clock for the North East Air Defense Sector (NEADS) lagged the clock for the other sectors by 25.3 seconds. The other sectors were all in agreement with the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) time. Therefore, 25.3 seconds must be added to the radar data from the 84th RADES.
I'm sure there are back up excuses, more "audio", unsourced snippets of information (like hand written "flightstrips") or whatever out there to "fill the blanks in" here in yet another unofficial capacity, but that's all I see when discussing the Pentagon. What should be straightforward case of crossreferencing available "data" and ATC audio (which apparently doesn't record the time of transmission), into a very specific and lucid sequence of events should be apparent.
But it isn't the case, is it?
May 14 2014, 07:50 PM
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What was meant by "enhance" the INS?
It is basically an update prior to departure to make sure the INS is aligned. The initial alignment is done prior to taxi.. and then an update is done prior to take-off... so you have the most accurate position data possible.
This is why the data for "AAL77" raised a huge red flag when we saw such a large off-set prior to taxi and departure....
May 14 2014, 09:32 PM
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It is basically an update prior to departure to make sure the INS is aligned. The initial alignment is done prior to taxi.. and then an update is done prior to take-off... so you have the most accurate position data possible.
This is why the data for "AAL77" raised a huge red flag when we saw such a large off-set prior to taxi and departure....
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Aah, thanks. Rob
How long would an update take? Do the engines have to be off or can the numbers/coordinates simply be punched in?
May 14 2014, 09:47 PM
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Aah, thanks. Rob
How long would an update take? Do the engines have to be off or can the numbers/coordinates simply be punched in?
Not really sure how long it takes in the C-130... but usually it's pretty quick. Many procedures call for "TOGA" (usually a button on the side of the thrust levers triggered by your thumb) prior to take-off in order to set the Flight Director for climb. When TOGA is pushed, the INS/IRS is automatically updated on most aircraft and you can see it on the MFD map. Then you roll.....
The C-130 O'Brien was flying was perhaps a bit antiquated.. so it probably takes a few minutes for the update to take....? Again... not really sure... better to ask a C-130 Driver. Perhaps they have to manually punch in the lat/long at the runway threshold again? Dunno....
The engines wouldn't have to be off for an update... only during initial alignment does the aircraft have to be completely stationary..... and this is done prior to taxi... it's all covered in the video above.
May 15 2014, 06:25 AM
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I had been looking through C 130 forums to find the procedure for the INS and came up with this (just as you say Rob)
Just seemed strange to me that a procedure which should only take seconds lead to an alleged request for a delay, ya know? Either way, the main point is how the audio can be manipulated, compressed and/or edited to suit desired timeframes.
On a separate note..
When O'Brien told Kara that he was "facing south" towards "where the 747s are kept", I take it that he meant facing towards the area where the new Air Force One hangar is now situated?
I know that the layout may have been different in 2001, but where would O'Brien have taxiied from given that south facing statement (and the fact that he allegedly ended up at the far south of the same runway as "Word31")?
May 15 2014, 02:57 PM
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I know that the layout may have been different in 2001, but where would O'Brien have taxiied from given that south facing statement (and the fact that he allegedly ended up at the far south of the same runway as "Word31")?
I checked the archived images on GE.. and to my surprise... there is an image taken on 9/11/2001 of Andrews. You can see a C-130 at the top facing south.. and what appears to be an E-4B on the bottom of the image facing north (albeit on a slight angle).
Looking around closely at shadows on the ground, the image appears to have been taken mid-day... The C-130 is probably a different C-130.... but did either of the E4-B's return to ADW? I recall one of them went to Offutt AFB in NE? I think it was VENUS 77 (the infamous 'mystery plane').... Did WORD 31 return to ADW?
I don't really feel like breaking out the RS3 software if someone remembers....
May 15 2014, 07:15 PM
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Da fuck?
There were 2 Word31s (according to dM):
Good to know where O'Brien claims to have been given the E4B's position. He had 5 minutes to wheel his way down to the far south end of the runway (at least a kilometre) and 4 alleged "delays" to overcome..
I'm not accusing O'Brien of anything but I think he was played like a tin whistle. And he knows it IMHO.
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Critics say the most troubling aspect of the leaks is they call into question the whole process of extracting oil by steam, which is how most oil in Alberta is produced.
Oil industry watchdog Chris Severson-Baker, with the Alberta-based Pembina Institute, points to an investigation of a similar spill in 2009 which failed to pinpoint the cause.
"The assumption is that companies and the regulators have a very good understanding of how much pressure the underground formations can tolerate, and yet this project is showing that we don't know as much as we think we know and that could affect the credibility of other types of technologies that use high pressure," he said.
"It represents just a total failure of that project design. And if this project can fail in this way in an unexplained or even unexplainable kind of way – what does that mean about other types of oil and gas extraction [that] use high pressure injection?"
With so many unanswered questions, protesters are taking to the street outside CNRL headquarters in Calgary.
Company officials turned down our request to speak about the spill.
With files from CBC's Terry Reith


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Best of the NW Art and Fine Craft Show • April 9 & 10, 2016
Last weekend we took the Caravan to the 28th annual Best of the NorthWest Art and Fine Craft Show. This event is family oriented so we got to share the Arts with a lot of young ones, which is always a delight. It felt good to get the Artstream fired up again; and traveling with this tried and true troupe makes all the hard work worth it. As the Caravans five-year anniversary approaches Im excited to expand the Caravan format by focusing on creating events instead of joining established festivals. Movies and music in the woods anyone? Stay tuned
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"Mobile art show is a dream realized for West Seattle couple" • February 9, 2016
We loved this wonderful write up in the West Seattle Harold.
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The Building's Fall Extravaganza • November 14, 2015
Caravan Gallery- Parlor & Roadside Attractions was invited to join The Building for their 3rd Annual Fall Open Studio Event, hosting Morgandy Knits by GC Jackson. It felt wonderful to roll out our two ton mobile gallery for the second time this year, after spending most of the year remodeling and activating our new brick and mortar sister space the ProletariYacht Club. We love it when Gail sets up in the Caravan showcasing her textiles and making the world a little bit warmer and more beautiful place
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Georgetown Carnival • June 13, 2015
Our third time participating in The Georgetown Carnival reminded me why I love that part of the city so much. I had a nice chat with my friend and hopefully our next city-wide city council member Bill Bradburd. Hell do such good things for our city.
This year Graces Band Of Toy climbed out of their shopping cart and took to the streets, charming, thrilling and mildly disturbing everyone they met. Memories were made. Grace also had some paintings in the Parlor, one of which went home with one lucky lady.
I did some live painting on some of my much-neglected current body of work, while spreading the word on whats happening at the ProletariYacht Club.
The Countess held court by the Roadside Attractions tent, where Tim wove tapestries of sounds, then was joined by Alan and Marko., and unexpectedly by a roving marching band adding a little Honk Fest flavor to the mix. Sage did a set of his family friendly magic drawing a crowd of kids of all ages, and we even had a couple of lovely looooong legged ladies saunter up to the Airstream to rest for a spell. Im not sure they are related to The Countess, but I suspect so. All in all it was a wonderful time and were so thankful to the folks doing all the hard work to make it happen.
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Savvy Painter Pod Cast • August 14, 2014
We were so honored and excited when Antrese Wood interviewed me for her Savvy Painter podcast. I love her project and am so excited to be a part of it!
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TK 10th Anniversary Bash • August 2, 2014
We had such a great time at the Tashiro Kaplan Artist Lofts 10th Anniversary Celebration. It was our first Artpark on a hill so it made hanging the art and installing the kinetic wire and light piece an interesting challenge.
The Parlor moved outdoors under a canopy, and hosted Michael ODriscoll and his latest book Bedbugs Book of Wisdom. Just Sage performed magic for passers by, flanked by Tim Scallons musical melding on one side and E. Grace Dager and Band Of Toy on the other. It was glorious!
The Gallery featured Juan Carlos Castellanos oil on paper and oil on board pieces, Pat Wicklines wire, light and movement piece, and metallurgical manipulation pieces, Brenda L Scallons oil on canvas automotive abstractions and profile pieces, and GC Jacksons custom cards. Wow, thats a lot of incredible work!!!
Of course The Countess was stunning as usual, daydreaming about the video project weve been working on. Were looking forward to many new adventures, (like working on the Canned Ham!!!), but for now we need to get back to repairing the damage done in the windstorm in Lubbock, and Buttercup needs rear shocks Make art not war.
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The Buildings Summer Spectacular • June 2014
It was treat to be asked to join The Building for their Summer Spectacular exhibition of Art , Music, and more. Since it was also our tenth show and close enough to the third anniversary of launching Caravan Gallery- Parlor & Roadside Attractions (July 15th) we decided to celebrate. Then again, we do that at every show, but it feels good to note landmarks like that. In the Gallery, Robroy Chalmers and Nichole Dements work looked phenomenal, and the Parlor hosted provocative work by Laurel R. Dodge. The Countess held court in the back room cradling her copy of the New York Times article featuring her, while being on the receiving end of fifty nine smitten admirers giving her five throughout the event. Thanks to Kim Miller and Dave Myka for the invite and wonderful gathering of the tribes!
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NYT Photo-shoot • May 2014
On April 21st I received an email request from Alyson Krueger, a journalist working for the New York Times, asking to interview me for an article she was writing about mobile galleries. Of course I said yes! A few weeks passed and she sent me a couple follow up questions that I answered. The next Monday a photo editor contacted me saying they were interested in getting some photos of the Seattle Caravan and did we have any shows in the next couple of days !?!?!? Once again the answer was YES, and two days later I had a show in front of Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery in Georgetown, returning to the site of our first Artpark. The article appeared the next Saturday in the Arts section! Making it happen .
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SXSW • March 2014
We had a great time, nestled in the Social Good Row of the SXSW edition of the Renegade Craft Fair, right in the center of beautiful downtown Austin. The biggest obstacle this time out was just getting there. Navigating from Seattle, WA to Austin, TX presented us with plenty of new challenges, the triumph over which left us feeling exhilarated and ready for just about anything. Seriously, it was transformative. Once we made it down there it was deeply satisfying to share the art of Shawn Ferris, Robroy Chalmers, Anette Lusher, Phil McGaughy, Brenda L. Scallon, Yvette Endrijautski, and Jean Albus, along with a hands on busking installation, three mesmerizing magic shows a day by Just Sage, and all of it enhanced by Tim Scallons musicianship, keeping everything rapt in sonic accord.
While there, we saw some old friends, made lots of new ones, and explored a new dimension of our mission to Take The Arts To The Streets. A big thank you goes out to Julie Yost for inviting us down!!!
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GEORGETOWN CARNIVAL • June 8, 2013
Our second time at the always fun Georgetown Carnival, was even more fun that the first. Tons of people dropped by to check out the SCARtists group show, and were suitably impressed with the skill and depth of talent on display. I was really proud of this, our seventh show, featuring E. Grace Dager, Chris Sheridan, Patricia O'Connor, Kate Protage, Robroy Chalmers, Patricia Ridenour, Siolo Thompson, Yvette Endrijautzki, Cynthia Freese, Stephen Rock, Anna Hurwitz, Suzanne Tidwell, Randy McCoy, Don Haggerty, Miguel Edwards, Alan Fulle and Brenda L. Scallon. Seventeen artists all in one twenty three foot Land Yacht, but it worked. And in the Roadside Attractions tent Just Sage, Dan Pearson, and Tim Scallon made it happen even though they were set up just feet away from an enormous set of gongs that our neighbors set up for people to pummel, creating a wonderful and loud cacophony. Still the show must go on, and did it ever! This is one of our favorite events of the year.
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WEST SEATTLE ART WALK • November 8, 2012
Sixteen months and six shows into it, my mobile gallery experiment is starting to fall into it's own rhythm. I like that. For this opening we headed to the North Admiral District and teamed up with our friends at Mind Unwind Gallery for the West Seattle Artwalk. I was thrilled to see what Patricia OConnor, Theresa Neinas, Bill Bradford, Stephen Rock, Yvette Endrijautzki, E. Grace Dager, Tamra Rose, Steven Mortz, and Jim Lopresti, had done with the de-laminated wood I'd been collecting to utilize as the basis for a new series titled Reclamation. I was particularly taken with the piece by Bill Bradburd, who sculpted his pieces into a gorgeous re-imagined log. Stunning. I'm really starting to enjoy rolling my two-ton gallery around in search of new adventures. Caravan Gallery- Parlor & Roadside Attractions: 'Where Art Meets The Open Road'... I'm in.
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GEORGETOWN CARVINAL • June 9, 2012
What a blast taking Caravan Gallery Parlor & Roadside Attractions to the Georgetown Carnival for the first time, where we featured the sultry and gorgeously rendered art of Siolo Thompson in the Caravans Gallery, as well as Brenda L. Scallon and Patricia Ridenour in the Parlor.
And what a treat to be hosting stellar performances by E. Grace Dager and Band Of Toy, along with the always delightful Just Sages prestidigitations, to christen the new Roadside Attractions tent, while Tim Scallon engulfed us all with his hypnotic, subtly probing soundscapes.
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FEEDBACK LOUNGE • December 10, 2011
Two days after rolling the Caravan up beside the ever awesome Hotwire Online Coffeehouse, for the December 8th, West Seattle Artwalk, Gia from the Feedback Lounge called and invited us to join them for their 'GIFTED' event. It was December and Gail still had lots of great work to show so I said "sure, sounds fun." And it was...
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WEST SEATTLE ART WALK • December 8, 2011
This time out, we teamed up with our friends at Hotwire Online Coffeehouse in the heart of the West Seattle Junction for the West Seattle Art Walk. Here we are seeing how many people can fit in one Caravan. I'm sporting some gauntlets that wearable fiber artist GC Jackson made for the show. I haven't really taken them off since... The Roadside Attractions tent was hopping and not just to try to stay warm on a cold December night, as E. Grace Dager and Band Of Toy wowed the crowd, Then Just Sage took us for a spin helping to heal humanity with humor and integrity many smiles at a time, and Tim Scallon warmed us with his steady radiant resonance. It was all wonderfully festive.
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GEORGETOWN ART WALK • September 10, 2011
We had some serious fun in Georgetown, taking the Caravan on its maiden voyage outside of West Seattle. The wonderfully hospitable Larry Reid, at Fantagraphics, saved us a couple of spaces in front of his place and hooked us up with power. Nice! And a special shout out goes to Tibor Erdelyi, who rescued us when our truck decided it wasn't really meant to pull 4,100 lbs. of Airstream like I thought it should. He showed up on very short notice with his truck, and got us there and back in one piece. Kudos to you, sir. E. Grace Dager and Band Of Toy took a turn performing in the Caravan Gallery on what was one of the hottest days of the year, while Tim Scallon charmed us with his guitar wizardry. It was a scorcher. Then towards the end of the evening, the crew from Skillet dropped by and we traded Airstream stories. Sweet.
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Okay, it's officially a Caravan now!!! I just bought a 1957 Aloha 'canned ham' to go with the Artstream!!!!! There's a bit of work to make her awesome again but how could I say no...?
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Wow, the Caravan Gallery - Parlor and Roadside Attractions debut was amazing! Michael ODriscolls work looked dynamic in the 'Artstream', E. Grace Dager and Band Of Toy were beyond brilliant in the Pod. Just Sage in his 'Frank' persona did two transcendent shows, one earlier, for the kids, and one later for the adults, and Tim Scallon, provided a tasty sonic mosaic to the evening, both playing and DJ-ing. It felt pretty wonderful, witnessing this performance and art experiment come to life. What an incredible gathering! I even sent Art on its way, to new homes.
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Polo Beach Club Reaches for the Sun
With 17% of the Hawaiian Electric Company (HECOs) customers utilizing solar electricity, one could argue that solar is reaching mainstream on the islands. But as is often the case, all projects are not created equal. Historically it has been easier for homeowners to switch to solar and Oahu is proof with 32% of single family homes generating power from the sun that hits their rooftops. While we don't have exact numbers, we know that small businesses and non-profits are drastically under-served by comparison. Two main reasons are lack of access to financing and space constraints.
The Polo Beach Club is a Homeowners Association (HOA) that fell squarely into this underserved market. Nuzzled in one of the most secluded beaches in Makena, Maui, Polo Beach is a destination for luxury travelers from all around the world. This location is noted particularly for its ideal location with beautiful scenery, abundant sea life, and relaxing condominiums.
Due to the high cost of electricity in Maui and the marketability of sustainable investments in renewable energy infrastructure, the owners of Polo Beach were particularly interested in the economic benefits of installing solar panels. Reducing the operating costs of running Polo Beach will allow for further investments in other areas to improve the experience of their residents. While Polo Beach had been on the hunt for an optimal solar agreement since 2014, their association had a hard time identifying the best fit for their needs.
In a conversation with Andy Clark, Polo Beach Operations Manager, he explained that they were looking to partner with financial and technical firms to assist them in the purchase and installation of solar at Polo Beach. When they could not find the right fit for their situation, Wiser Capital was brought on board to identify the best route forward. Polo Beach management wanted to reduce operating costs while maintaining the aesthetic quality of the HOA. Since they were space constrained, they knew that finding a high efficiency panel would be important to meet their needs.
"The economics of the plan presented by Wiser Capital and HNu were more favorable, encouraging our board of directors to move forward with this project." – Nancy Montgomery, previous President: Polo Beach Board of Directors.
In addition, the Board was uncertain about investing in solar due to their fluctuation in electricity usage – they have lower usage in the summer and higher usage in the winter months. This variable energy consumption throughout the year is due to the fact that most people use their condos as vacation or second-homes. It was very important for all owners to understand the importance of modeling electricity usage beforehand to help determine the proper system size and the associated utility savings. Accurate modeling, taking into account such features as net energy metering and time of use, can make the difference between a financially successful project and a financially infeasible one.
While Polo Beach is a well-established business with healthy reserves and a strong client base, it does not have a public debt rating and is therefore considered an unrated facility – a qualification that had historically been difficult to finance. At Wiser Capital, we take a slightly different approach. We look for businesses with reliable occupancy, predictable electricity usage, history and longevity. Homeowners associations are prime candidates because even if one owner leaves, the likelihood of the energy being used throughout the complex is high. With Polo Beach's prime location in Makena, it's unlikely that a condo space will remain empty for an extended period.
Wiser Capital provided financing for a 157kW solar array that covered 65% of Polo Beach's annual electricity use. At the time of financing, savings were expected to be approximately 30% when compared to the current cost of electricity from their provider, Maui Electric Company (MECO). While actual savings will fluctuate based on the MECO prices, the cost of the solar electricity is fixed and guaranteed for the entire 25-year term.
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Ruth Birchall, current Board President, explained that while the process of going solar took longer than expected, they appreciate that their daily operations will not be affected. They look forward to the cost savings from working with Wiser Capital and reducing their carbon footprint over the next 25+ years. In the end, Wiser Capital and Polo Beach Club made a great partnership that resulted in a solar installation that met the needs of their association.
About the Author: Brandon Kaysen is a research intern at Wiser Capital and student at UCSB's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management. His pursuit of energy innovation and corporate environmental management has helped him establish a deep understanding of the built environment and sustainable technological advancement.


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How to Get Started Doing Your Own PR
I've already told you about why small businesses are better off without PR firms.
Now I'll share just a few tips and resources that will help you learn how to do your own PR. Note that for purposes of this particular article I'm focusing on "traditional" media like print publications, broadcast, and online. This includes blogs but doesn't really delve into the many other social media outlets and opportunities, which merit an entire post of their own (stay tuned):
Build a press list. It used to be very expensive and time-consuming to build and maintain a press contact list, and that was an area where outside firms brought a lot to the table--they have contacts set up, constantly managed, and ready to go. But now, even the smallest business can build a quality list for very little money. Inexpensive services like www.gebbieinc.com provide comprehensive media lists that can be filtered and highly-targeted to suit your needs.
You can also build your lists through contacts at trade shows or by politely reaching out to key reporters and reviewers, introducing yourself as a prospective resource and asking nothing more than for them to keep your info handy and allow you to send them your news. I started my press list by buying every magazine on the newsstand that might be appropriate for our products and sending (via snail mail) the editors a short release announcing our new business with a photo of our products. It was very shoestring and modest, but it worked, and it's still a great place for a new/small business to start. That humble little grocery-store-built list evolved into a huge media contact network, and our products have been featured in virtually every major newspaper and magazine, as well as all the relevant websites and even network and cable TV.
Monitor and respond to open inquiries from the press. Again, something that used to be the expensive domain of PR firms and large corporations is now readily available to anyone. Reporters frequently post their own requests for information or expert commentary, and invite applicable submissions. You just need to know where to look, and in recent years it's a resource that has gone from expensive to free. The most prominent of the no-cost services is Help a Reporter Out. Several times a day, "HARO" e-mails a long list of media inquiries covering every topic imaginable. However, if you make ball-bearings, resist the temptation to respond to the New York Times inquiry on romantic getaways. Be discerning and protective of your time (and the reporters'). Save yourself for an inquiry related to manufacturing companies... don't worry, there will be one sooner or later.
Whatever you do, make absolutely sure you don't spam your news contacts with "news" that isn't really news.
Know how to write and send press releases. A news release is not an ad. It's not a self-serving promotional piece that says "Acme widgets are the best." It delivers news, as objectively as possible. Of course it is meant to get you exposure, and the writers, editors, and producers are well aware of that. Save your subjective content for the executive quotes you'll include in the release. And if there is a single exclamation point or unsupported claim in your release, you're doing it wrong.
In the "old days," the theoretical measure of a perfect release was that an editor could safely run it right from your copy, without changes. Nowadays there is, for better or worse, a lot more latitude about form, structure, even layout and means of delivery. But that doesn't change the need to start with a decent release or announcement. If you don't know how to write a release, learn how. As with everything, there is no shortage of free help and resources online. Bad releases work for some companies (yet another thing that always amazes me), but good ones work much better, and they build better, more trusting media relationships.
Put a process in place. Don't just fire off press releases and hope to see your big story in the paper the next day. Not gonna happen most of the time. Make sure you have a start-to-finish process in place that covers release writing, list targeting, distribution (resources like Vertical Response are excellent for that). Be prepared to provide appropriate images and other content, follow up, and monitor your results. It's easy to see the fruits of your labor using free tools like Google Alerts, your own website referral stats, offline clipping services, customer inquiries, and more.
Be professional. Just because you are not hiring a professional doesn't mean you shouldn't be one. A few tips:
- Make sure your news is truly newsworthy and convey it properly. Stick to facts, avoid hyperbole and puffery.
- Be hyper-responsive. If you are the type who usually takes 2 or 3 days to catch up on e-mails or calls, this is probably not for you. Assign someone to act as your "press liaison" and set up a special e-mail address and phone number just for that. A reporter on deadline can't and won't wait for you, nor is she likely to put you at the top of the call list the next time she has a story.
- Understand the basics of lead times and deadlines, image requirements, and other elements of the trade.
- Above all, don't annoy your contacts. Don't over-mail, don't send junk. Know where to draw the line on follow-up don't pester, don't call if the person says "don't call," and in the name of all that's holy, don't send e-mails that ask "did you get my e-mail?" I can assure you there is very little that annoys a press contact more than that. No matter how enthusiastic and anxious you are, you must take your cues from your contacts and not alienate them. Most media people actually do like working with good contacts who give them quality material, know how it's done and respect their process, time and wishes. Be one of those contacts.
Any other tips, hints or DIY PR experiences you'd like to share? I know there are a lot of new and even established business people who would love to learn more.


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Scallops – How to Cook Scallops
How to Cook Scallops: A Beginners' Guide
I wrote a post called All About Scallops where I explained the different types of scallops, how they are harvested, how to buy them and how to store them but not how to cook them. Miss Emerson called me out on this in her comment when she said,
You also present the material in a simple, concise, easy-to-read way. The only information I missed is that I would have liked more written about techniques like how do you get a proper sear, should you season scallops before or after cooking, how you can tell it is done.
So in response to Miss Emerson, the question is:
How do you cook scallops?
Answer: Quickly
Hear the rim shot? It sounds like a glib answer to a reasonable question. But it really is the truth. The part of the scallop that we eat is the strong, lean muscle that opens and closes the scallop's shell so it can propel itself through the water. And lean muscle requires quick cooking.
An overcooked scallop has a very chewy texture. That's because the proteins have cooked to the point that they squeeze out all the moisture. And there is no extra fat present in a scallop to help to mask the fact that they are overcooked.
So, what's a beginning cook to do, when even experienced cooks can end up with over-cooked scallops? Again, the answer is speed.
Also, to play up scallops' delicate sweetness, it's best to use dry-heat cooking methods so that the sugars and proteins on the surface can brown through caramelization and the Maillard reactions.
How Do You Know When They Are Done?
Okay, but scallops are small. How do you know when they're done? After all, overcooked is bad. Fortunately, the scallops can show us when they're done. As the proteins cook, they go turn from translucent to opaque. This is dramatically evident when cooking an egg–the whites turn from clear to white as the egg cooks. The same applies to all proteins, although the darker pigments in other proteins can make the change look less dramatic.
When you cook scallops, don't walk away from them. If you are going to sear them, leave them alone. Otherwise, as for a stir fry or grilling, keep them moving. Watch for the change from translucent to opaque.
To begin with, you might have to cut one open to check for doneness, but once you know how long it takes and what they look like when they are done, you won't have to do that anymore. Because of carryover cooking, it is best to take them off the heat and out of the pan when they are not quite done. In the case of scallops, slightly underdone is preferable to overdone.
How to Get Them Ready To Cook
To prepare the scallops for cooking, pat them dry and cut off the small side muscle, if present. This muscle will get chewy no matter what, so it's best to just get rid of it. You can cook either the small (1/2″) bay scallops or the larger (1″-1 and 1/2″) sea scallops by any of the following methods, except where noted. If possible, purchase dry scallops for best results.
Grilling Scallops
Especially when grilling bay scallops, thread them on soaked wooden skewers to keep them from falling through the grill grate, but the skewer method works just as well with sea scallops.
Dry the scallops well with paper towels. Season simply with a little salt and pepper.
Grill over hot coals, turning them every minute for even cooking, until opaque. For bay scallops, this will take about two to three minutes. For sea scallops, about five.
Broiling Scallops
Skewering bay scallops is a good idea in this application because you will have to turn them all once.
Season however you like, thread bay scallops on soaked wooden skewers. Place the scallops on a non-stick broiler pan and broil about 6″ away from the heating element, two minutes for bay scallops and three minutes for sea scallops. Turn and broil an additional minute or two for bay or another two for sea scallops.
Pan Searing Scallops
This method is not suitable for bay scallops since they are not large enough to get a good sear without overcooking. Save this application for sea scallops.
Preheat a large, heavy-bottomed skillet over high heat. Add a bit of olive oil and/or butter to the pan with a brush to make sure the fat coats the entire cooking surface.
Place the scallops in the pan, making sure they are not touching.
Leave them alone and let them cook for about 1 and 1/2 minutes. Turn carefully with tongs and cook another 1 and 1/2 minutes.
Remove from the heat. With this cooking time, the centers of the scallops will still be translucent. If you do not prefer them that way, sear them for two minutes per side.
Stir Frying Scallops
Use this method for smaller, sweeter bay scallops.
Heat a wok over high heat. Add a tablespoon of peanut oil.
Add the bay scallops along with a couple of teaspoons of soy sauce. Keep the scallops moving and cook until opaque, about two-three minutes.
Of course, you may stir fry with vegetables, too. In this case rather than cooking the scallops first, removing them to cook the vegetables and then adding them back in at the end, cook the vegetables first. Since the scallops take so little time to cook, you will have no problem keeping the vegetables warm.
What About Stews and Risottos?
The techniques above are all for cooking scallops when they are going to be the main event. But, what about when scallops are just one ingredient, and are only added for an accent, as in a cioppino (fish stew) or a risotto? Yes, it might take almost half an hour to make a risotto and even longer to assemble a good fish stew, but "quickly" is still the answer when it comes to how to cook scallops.
The simplest option is to add the raw scallops to your dish during the last three or four minute of cooking, and then serve. This is what I would recommend. If you do want a little color on your scallops, you can either stir fry or sear them for a minute or so and then add them into your hot dish after it has already come off the stove, allowing the heat of your stew or risotto to finish cooking the scallops.
Because scallops cook quickly and can overcook even more quickly, they do not reheat well. Either make just enough of a dish to serve everyone with no leftovers, or expect to have some chewy scallops the next day.
I have seen some recipes for scallop casseroles that go against the "quick cooking" rule. Most of these casseroles contain a lot of fat in the form of heavy cream or even canned cream soup. The addition of so much creamy fat can help to keep the scallops from tasting overcooked, so, as with most rules, fat-filled casseroles are the exception to the rule.
1 and 1/2 pounds bay scallops
1/2 pound sliced mushrooms
1 Tablespoon butter
2 sprigs fresh thyme
Pinch of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup dry white wine
4 oz. grated mild cheddar cheese
4 Tablespoons butter
4 Tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups whole milk
1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
Several strips of bacon
How To Prepare At Home
Place the scallops in a buttered 1 and 1/2 quart casserole dish.
Sauté the mushrooms in 1 tablespoon of butter along with the fresh thyme, pinch of salt and pepper.
Add the white wine, and continue to cook until all the liquid is evaporated. Set aside to cool. Remove the thyme stems, and then spread over the scallops.
In a heavy-bottomed sauce pan, heat 4 tablespoons of butter until melted and bubbly.?Add the flour and salt and cook, stirring constantly, for two minutes.
Add the milk, all at once and stir until the mixture comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until thickened.
Add the Old Bay seasoning. Off the heat, stir in the cheese, a little at a time. Taste and adjust seasonings as necessary.
Pour the sauce over the scallops and mushrooms. Cover with strips of bacon, and bake at 350F for about thirty minutes.
Let cool slightly before serving.
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I agree with everything above, although I think it is worth pointing out that no salt goes onto the scallops until they are done cooking. The salt will draw out liquid which inhibits the caramelization, and the next thing you know you have steamed scallops. Also, the process of removing the side muscle (aka foot) is most easily done by just pulling them off by hand. No knife needed.
Hi Bjorn, thanks for the tips and comments. I'm aware that salt does draw out liquids in foods but I'm not sure I agree that you shouldn't season the scallops before cooking. Almost every cookbook I've looked at say to season them first but they don't say why. I'm going to research this and learn more about the pros and cons of seasoning foods in general before cooking. Thanks for bringing this point up. – RG
5/26/11 Followup – Hi Bjorn, I did a little research and can now say I don't agree you shouldn't salt scallops before cooking. In fact, I plan to write a post about when to salt foods in general. There's a lot of information on the Internet about salting foods before you cook but not much on why so I went immediately to Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking. About presalting fish and shrimp before cooking, he says, "Japanese cooks briefly presalt most fish and shrimp to remove surface moisture and odor and firm the outer layers. This is especially useful for getting fish skin to crisp and brown quickly when fried."
I then called a chef friend and asked him about salting scallops before cooking and he said if you dry the scallops first and make sure your pan is at the right temperature, very little liquid will escape and the scallops cook so fast, you don't need to worry about them drying out when presalted. Overcooking, he said, is another thing. – RG
Absolutely no salt nor pepper till done. Johnson & Wales Culinary major. The salt draws the moisture out inhibiting maillard reaction and the pepper can burn making a bitter taste. No moving them while searing and clarified butter is the best fat to use. New Bedford fisherman eat at our restaurant and they know their scallops. You really don't even need salt as they have a oceany brine taste…just a pinch after maybe with pepper if you like. Drawn butter and lemon are popular, the fried scallops are much more popular. We get some the size of baseballs, even here in New Bedford those fetch 25 bucks per lb!
Most baseball sized are flown to Japan that same day.
We use a similar recipe to your casserole, but include shallots and dried mint which is sometimes augmented with a touch of dried fenugreek too. Try it for yourself, we think its nice.
Thank Charles. I'm not sure what "fenugreek" is. – RG
fenugreek is so weird, I only had success using it in a Curry, it's bitter sweet caramel maplely strange taste turns off a lot of folks and a little goes a long way. I think the Greeks use it quite a bit as the Indians.
I stand corrected. As it happens, my wife had bought a pound of large local scallops today, so it was time to do a (somewhat) controlled experiment. I seasoned half of them with salt and pepper and only applied pepper to the other half. I cooked them in two separate (but equal) pans, and it is fair to say that the pre-seasoned scallops browned just as nicely as the ones that were only peppered. Tasting both of them once fully cooked and seasoned, I don't think there was a big difference in either taste or texture, so the downside of delaying the salting is fairly limited (for what that is worth). Thinking back to the origin of my (errant) belief on this topic, my guess is that it is a mixture of having encountered STP treated scallops, which are liable to drain a lot of liquids into the pan either way, and somewhat unrelated issues with sauteeing mushrooms, which definitely have issues with prematurely releasing liquid if salted. Thanks for doing the research on this topic.
You are very welcome Bjorn – RG
RG- Thank you so much!!! You are just in time. Scallops go on sale at Whole Foods this Friday for only $9.99!! I have printed your post and cannot wait to practice. I just cannot say enough about how well you write your articles. I really feel like I have an instructor right beside me explaining the product and walking me through, step-by-step, on how to properly cook an item. Also, have to add that when you explain a product to readers as you do, it really elicits a respect for that item. I also want to give a shout to Bjorn for his input.
You are welcome Miss Emerson and thank you for your kind words. Much appreciated. – RG
Great informative article! Thanks for sharing your tips – I adore Scallops!
Thank you for that. Now I feel a little more confident to try the larger ones. i use the little bay scallops and bay shrimp in my risottos, adding them in during the last application of stock. They come out perfect!! Thanks again.
You are very welcome Allyson – RG
you need to write some recipes on just scallops nothing else just a recipe that has like a special sauce or something
thank you and please get some recipes on !!!!
Although I came upon this site a few hours too late, I will surely remember the tips the next time I cook scallops.
I just cooked scallops this evening I did not use salt or pepper. I used a egg & milk mixture with o'bay seasoning , dip scallops in that and cover with flour throw in skillet of course with oil & fry it like chicken… mmm. good.. quick & si mple..
Hi Yr picture of scallops looks delicious, not like some I had today which were panko coated. When I looked inside, the supposed scallop was peeling apart in layers, like some thin layer of jelly crap that had been rolled and then cut into medallions to resemble scallops. I told the server I do not think this is really ascallop. She said Oh that is the texture of the cooked scallop. A more ferocious person would have made a big scene but I said thank you, paid and will never go again based on the stinky taste anyway. I bet you have never seen scallops that peel apart in distinct layers once cooked. What do you think, could she be right and they just tasted like crap but were really scallops? Thanks for yr nice blog. JB
perfect. thank you.
Just found your website and want to thank you! I love it when folk are kind enough to share their experience for the good of others. Christmas will be early this year as my adult offspring are coming to us next Saturday. It will be our last Christmas here as we are down-sizing in 2014…. Scallops will be on the menu 🙂 happy Christmas!
You are very welcome Tricia from England and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Bay scallops…some people online say they are sweeter. I have never ever tasted any that were even half as sweet or tasty as Sea Scallops. We didn't spend much time on scallops in cooking school so maybe I am buying the wrong kind..the ones they sell here are called Chesapeake Bay scallops and I don't really like them that much, they are a lot cheaper though. They sell some in the Asian market frozen still in the shell right next to something called "Giant Water bug", which looks like a giant roach, needless to say I have never tried neither.
Cape Cod Bay scallops are the sweetest scallops in the world, with folks from Nantucket saying theirs are the best. But with only 15 miles separating the two, it's just a local rivalry. Anyways, Cape Cod bay scallops are sweet like sugar cane and they never leave the Cape. The locals know what they like.
Bay scallops are nasty bottom feeder type seafood-gritty and strong fish taste! Fresh SEA scallops are sweet and clean tasting. No salt no pepper EVER until after grilling or pan frying.Forget spices-scallops are very tasty all by themselves.
Use new super coated pans-for grilling use coated skewers so they do not stick and pull apart-forget the 'olive grease' and 'animal fat! Sear or brown till they are just browning around the edges-and the scallops turn 'white-ish' and are no longer 'clear' looking..
Now for the best way to enjoy scallops in my humble opinion–BAKE THEM! Put a pound of 'dry' sea scallops in a baking dish-ladle on cooking sherry to moisten-next cover them with an ample dollop of honey-bake at about 350–checking frequently for 'color'–same rule here-when they turn white-ish–eat em!
I read the other comments on your site, and simply wanted to give a tip to your readers that we got from a cook at Scoma's in San Francisco. He suggested we soak the washed scallops in olive oil over night in the fridge before frying. We do it and it tastes great.
Does anyone know whether scallops keep warm well after being cooked or do they need to be eaten immediately?
Seared in a pan and placed in a warm oven for say 15 20 minutes. Would this ruin them?
Any help much appreciated
They would be over cooked if you were to do that. They are best served right away and do not take long at all to cook. Hope this helps
Hey!!! This is so great!! Do you realize this has been going since 2011? I am smelling scallops, and they are delicious!!!!


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