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Solar Project At N.F.T.A. Facility Reduces Energy Costs, Supports Clean Energy And Local Economy
For Further Information:
Christine Pritchard, NYPA
Doug Hartmayer, NFTA
October 12, 2010
TONAWANDA—New York Power Authority (NYPA) President and Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Kessel and Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) Chairman Henry M. Sloma today celebrated the electrification of a solar project that will provide clean, renewable energy for its operations at its bus garage on Military Road and support will support the transit agency's efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and protect the environment.
Kessel and Sloma were joined by various public officials and environmental leaders in making the announcement at the garage. Among those participating were Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte, Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster and Brian Smith of Citizens Campaign for the Environment.
The 250-kilowatt (kw) roof-mounted photovoltaic system installation will provide approximately 16 percent of the electricity required by the Frontier Garage—one of three bus garages that the NFTA operates in Buffalo. Some 1,100 solar panels now will provide on-site generation for the facility, and will help lower greenhouse gas emissions by 150 tons a year, the equivalent of planting 148,000 trees or taking 6.8 million vehicle miles off the roads.
The new PV installation is expected to generate approximately 289,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a year for the bus garage, which would save the average commercial customer about $45,500 annually.
"This solar photovoltaic project – one of the largest to date installed by the Power Authority throughout the state - will help NFTA cuts its energy costs for the benefit of its customers and support the transit agency's efforts to reduce its carbon footprint," Kessel said. "In addition, this project demonstrates NYPA's commitment to supporting the growth of the clean energy economy in Western New York by capitalizing on the expertise and services of local companies and services, such Solar Liberty, our partners in this project and many others."
Henry M. Sloma, NFTA acting chairman, said, "The rooftop solar photo panels will reduce the building's electrical needs by 16 percent, saving Metro thousands of dollars annually and significantly reducing its dependency on non-renewable fuel sources thus contributing to a cleaner and greener environment."
In addition to creating clean energy, this photovoltaic (PV) project helped support the Western New York economy with the use of local labor, services and products. The installation of the project involved at least three companies from the region: Solar Liberty of Williamsville, the main contractor which provided such services as project management and mechanical and electrical engineering; Allegro Power, a local woman-owned business that provided electrical services; and Capital Fence, an Amherst company. In addition, local welders were hired at the Buffalo production plant where the racking system for the solar panels was constructed and steel was procured from a local distributor.
"This project represents new growth for the Western New York and the local green economy," said Adam Rizzo, president of Solar Liberty. "Solar energy is growing in New York. This is one of the largest operating solar installations in the State. The green economy is expanding in Buffalo, and our company has more than doubled in size since this time last year. Through the NFTA's transportation services, clean renewable energy is touching more of us every day."
Kessel noted that the plans for the solar installation stem from a $21 million renewable energy program that the Power Authority launched last year for increasing power supplies from solar and other advanced clean energy technologies, particularly in Western New York and other upstate areas.
Additionally, the Power Authority is partnering with the University at Buffalo (UB) for the installation of a one MW-scale solar PV project at its North campus, to be the largest solar installation at any college or university in New York State and one of the largest on any campus in the country. (One mw equals 1,000 kw.) The bulk of the work for the multimillion dollar UB project, which is expected to be in operation by next fall, will be carried out by Solar Liberty and its area work force.
NYPA also is advancing an initiative for the development and installation of 100 MW of new PV systems across the state, thereby increasing the state's current installed solar capacity four-fold. This initiative is aimed at the development of distributed solar photovoltaic generating facilities that will be installed primarily at schools, public universities and colleges, state and local government facilities, municipal electric utilities and rural electric cooperatives.
The project will be both the catalyst for the state's growing solar industry, and will support and
advance sustainability efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of state and local public facilities by reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 45,000 tons per year.
Since the early 1990s, NYPA has installed more than 45 photovoltaic systems at public facilities in various parts of the state, including schools, wastewater treatment plants, museums and a medical center.
The Power Authority is New York's leading renewable energy supplier, with its large and small hydroelectric facilities accounting for approximately 15 percent of the state's electricity.
The largest of these facilities is the Niagara Power Project, whose low-cost power is linked to tens of thousands of jobs on the Niagara Frontier. Recent allocations have been made to such clean energy companies as Precision Electro Minerals Co. (PEMCO), a Niagara Falls manufacturer of fused silica for solar-panel grade silicon; and ENrG, a Buffalo firm expanding its production of ceramic components for clean energy systems such as fuel cells.
Additional Statements on Planned Solar Installation at NFTA Garage
Congressman Chris Lee said: "This funding enables the NYPA and NFTA to further their efforts to increase energy-efficiency. The installation of these photovoltaic cells is an important long-term investment in our community, and I'd like to commend both public authorities for this important infrastructure improvement."
Senator Antoine M. Thompson, Chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee, said: "Once again Western New York is making progressive strides for our environment. The installation of the 250-kilowatt solar array will not only save money, but projects like this one always help to create more job opportunities."
Senator Catharine Young said: "The construction of this project is further evidence that reliable, renewable and pollution-free technology is here to stay in Western New York. I applaud the New York Power Authority and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority for their hard work on this project and I look forward to more decisions that will help grow our green economy, promote energy independence and create more jobs for our region."
Assemblywoman Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes said: "Use of solar power at NFTA's Frontier garage, is great for New York State. Providing electricity by solar power is an excellent way to promote clean, renewable energy and demonstrates the State's commitment to a Green New York State. As a result, new jobs can be created to keep up with innovation. The Buffalo Niagara region is becoming a leader in the use of renewable energy technology that will encourage private and public sectors across the State to follow suit."
About NYPA:
■ The New York Power Authority uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. ■ NYPA is a leader in promoting energy efficiency, new energy technologies and electric transportation initiatives. ■ It is the nation's largest state public power organization, with 17 generating facilities in various parts of New York State and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. ■ Approximately 80 percent of the electricity it produces is clean renewable hydropower. Its lower-cost power production and electricity purchases support hundreds of thousands of jobs throughout the state. ■For more information, www.nypa.gov.


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Debates of March 5th, 2008
House of Commons Hansard #60 of the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was c-10.
- Question Period
- True Blue Masonic Lodge of Bolton
- Beef and Pork Industries
- The Budget
- Status of Women
- Fire Safety
- Infrastructure
- Agriculture
- The Budget
- Status of Women
- Ethics
- Status of Women
- International Women's Week
- Member for Saint-Lambert
- Status of Women
- Ethics
- Canada-U.S. Relations
- Ethics
- The Economy
- Foreign Affairs
- Ethics
- Anti-Drug Strategy
- The Budget
- Ethics
- Finance
- Marine Transportation
- Canada-U.S. Relations
- Fisheries
- Infrastructure
- Canada-U.S. Relations
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Employment Insurance
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Motions for Papers
- Business of Supply
- Committees of the House
- Income Tax Act
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Unborn Victims of Crime Act
- Old Age Security Program
2 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Kitchener Centre.
[Members sang the national anthem]
True Blue Masonic Lodge of Bolton
Statements by Members
March 5th, 2008 / 2 p.m.
David Tilson Dufferin—Caledon, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce that True Blue Masonic Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons 98, located in Bolton, Ontario, is celebrating its 150th anniversary on March 5, 2008.
This is a tremendous milestone that warrants considerable recognition for the lodge's many accomplishments and contributions to Bolton and across Canada.
The Masonic Lodge has become widely known for its founding principles and for its support of various causes affecting Canadian communities, including hearing research, a bursary program for university and college students, as well as alcohol and drug awareness programs in elementary and secondary schools.
The Masonic Lodge has also placed great emphasis on supporting the Canadian blood donor program. We are extremely fortunate and proud to have such a strong and dependable goodwill organization located in Bolton.
As the member of Parliament for Dufferin—Caledon, I congratulate the True Blue Masonic Lodge of Bolton. I wish it another 150 years of community dedication and success.
Beef and Pork Industries
Statements by Members
2 p.m.
Shawn Murphy Charlottetown, PE
Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House to highlight the crisis that is occurring in our rural areas. Many farmers, especially the beef and pork producers who have put food on our tables and have supported their families and the local economies, are now facing enormous challenges, increased expenses, a rising dollar and, in many sectors, falling prices.
The families who have developed these industries are proud and do not want handouts but the government cannot continue to ignore the challenges being faced by these sectors.
The loan program offered by the Conservative government last week is not sufficient. One cannot borrow one's way out of debt. The beef and pork producers need an immediate injection to save the farms operated by the families who have devoted their lives to feeding Canadians. This country was built on the backs of the family farm.
I understand that the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food will be in my province of Prince Edward Island tomorrow or later this week. I urge him, in fact I plead with him, to announce a program that will immediately assist our beef and hog producers.
The Budget
Statements by Members
2 p.m.
Guy André Berthier—Maskinongé, QC
Mr. Speaker, even though 150,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost in Quebec in the past five years, most of them since the Conservatives came to power, this government's budget shows once again how oblivious the government is to the impact of the manufacturing crisis, which is devastating a number of regions of Quebec.
There is nothing in this budget to help the manufacturing industry in Quebec, including the furniture industry in Berthier—Maskinongé. However, the Conservatives are providing $250 million to help the automotive industry in Ontario. Worse still, they are maintaining the generous tax breaks for rich oil companies in the west.
What are the Conservative members from Quebec doing to help Quebec? They are doing nothing, and they are keeping quiet, which shows that they are powerless and under the thumb of their government.
Their silence proves that only the Bloc Québécois members are truly defending Quebec's interests.
Status of Women
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Chris Charlton Hamilton Mountain, ON
Mr. Speaker, nearly 90 years ago, women got the vote and nearly 80 years ago, we were legally recognized as "persons". However, after decades of progress toward equality, ordinary women in Canada are stalled.
Today, an estimated one in four women will be a victim of sexual violence in her lifetime. In the workplace, women still only earn 70% of what men make. Poverty affects almost half of single, widowed or divorced women over 65 and more than 40% of unattached women under 65.
Instead of dealing with any of these issues, the Conservative government, propped up by the Liberals, passed a budget that gave only $20 million to advance the equality of women, yet it found $50 million for the hog industry. That works out to $3.57 for every hog in Canada but only $1.21 per woman.
There was no new money for the national child benefit, child care, affordable housing, the GIS, a revival of the court challenges program, proactive pay equity legislation or any improvement in the minimum wage or maternity leave benefits.
Even as we celebrate International Women's Day this Saturday, women across this country will recommit to the fight for a fair and just society.
Fire Safety
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
David Sweet Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, ON
Mr. Speaker, this past weekend in West Hamilton, within the riding I represent, a devastating fire took the life of five people.
Hamilton's Emergency Services chief, Jim Kay, was quoted as saying, "This is the worst I have seen". All that could be done to save these lives was done. More than 20 firefighters, 6 fire trucks and 6 ambulance crews responded.
Despite all the heroic efforts, Melissa DenHollander, a 22-year-old mother, perished with her three children: Emma, 4 and a half; Ella, 2 and a half; Alana, 1 and a half; along with a young man of 19 identified as Josh.
The citizens of Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale grieve with family and friends at the loss of these precious lives.
The tragic circumstances of this past weekend call attention to the fire departments' reminder for Canadians to put fresh batteries in their smoke detectors at the same time as we set our clocks ahead this weekend for daylight saving time.
I ask all Canadians to please ensure that they have good quality smoke detectors installed appropriately in their homes to keep their families safe and remember to refresh their batteries this weekend.
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Omar Alghabra Mississauga—Erindale, ON
Mr. Speaker, last November, Mississauga city council reluctantly voted to implement a special infrastructure levy. Much of the city's infrastructure is aging and, as one of the fastest growing cities in Canada, the needs continue to rise.
Mississauga mayor, Hazel McCallion, has launched a Cities NOW! campaign, calling on the federal government to address those urgent needs, not just for the benefit of city residents, but for the sake of Canada's future prosperity and environmental sustainability.
Cities are the economic engine of our country and ignoring their welfare is a huge mistake that will eventually cost us even more.
As a proud member of Parliament for Mississauga, it is my duty to inform the House about this massive infrastructure deficit and offer the Prime Minister the following advice.
First, he should stop insulting our premiers, mayors and Canadians. It is not only offensive but it is counter-productive. Second, he should end the over the top partisan approach and present Canadians with the urgently needed plan to address this infrastructure deficit.
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Ed Komarnicki Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
Mr. Speaker, on Monday, this government delivered on a campaign promise by introducing legislation to free western Canadian barley farmers from under the grip of the Canadian Wheat Board marketing monopoly.
It is a matter of freedom: freedom for producers to sell their own barley to whatever buyer they choose, domestic or foreign, including the Canadian Wheat Board. Who could argue against this freedom?
I find my constituent, Herb Axten of Minton, just a bit cranky when he cannot sell his own grain to whoever he wants, especially at a profit. Who would not be?
Well-known fighter for marketing freedom, Art Mainil of Benson, writes in a letter to the editor, "Today, February 19, world durum wheat is $30 a bushel...CWB price $11; world red spring wheat $20 per bushel...CWB price $7.40; world barley, new crop, $8.50 per bushel...CWB price $6.60.
Let us not condone this loss of thousands of dollars by Canadian prairie farmers. Let us support freedom. Let us stand up for our western Canadian producers by passing this legislation now.
The Budget
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Carole Freeman Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Conservative government brought down its budget on February 26. Once again, it ignored the social priorities the majority of Quebeckers agree on.
Once again, this budget shows how unimportant women, seniors, homelessness and social housing are to the Conservatives. On the one hand, the government is cutting funding and refusing to reinvest; on the other, people are getting poorer and must take care of their immediate, basic needs.
In short, this budget is socially unacceptable. Yet the Bloc Québécois had made specific, achievable demands that were consistent with Quebec's priorities, totalling $15.3 billion. That is what it means to understand what people are going through and be attentive to their needs.
It is comforting to see that the Bloc Québécois still understands and is still defending Quebec's legitimate demands, while this Conservative government is moving further and further away from what Quebec wants.
The Budget
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Joe Preston Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON
Mr. Speaker, today is a great day for Canadians in every province and territory of our land. Last night the third Conservative budget passed the House of Commons. The budget is balanced, focused and prudent. We have built on the decisive pre-emptive action taken in the 2007 fall economic update.
What I do not understand is why the opposition voted against lower taxes for people and businesses. Why did it vote against targeted support for troubled industries? Why did it vote against help for the homeless and those suffering from mental illness?
I would like to thank the 82 Liberal MPs who supported the budget. It is with their support that Canadians will now be able to take advantage of measures in the budget, such as watching their savings grow tax free with the tax-free savings account.
My constituents and all Canadians are pleased to have a strong government and a weak opposition working together to get the job done.
Status of Women
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Hedy Fry Vancouver Centre, BC
Mr. Speaker, on International Women's Day, all Canadian women should mourn the effective silencing of their voices by the Conservative government.
From the day it took office, the government signalled its intent to embark on a concerted, continuous campaign against women in Canada who advocate for equality.
First the Conservatives cut the court challenges program denying vulnerable women access to justice. Then they closed the doors of Status of Women's regional offices denying them access to program funding. Next they gutted the research capacity of the department denying it the evidence based data that showed continuing barriers to gender equality.
The Harper government may consider women to be a special interest group but we are the majority in Canadian society and Canada is signatory to the United Nations declaration that women's rights are human rights.
Erosion of these rights may move women to heed Dylan Thomas' advice:
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Status of Women
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
I remind the hon. member for Vancouver Centre that referring to members by name is out of order. She will not want to repeat that error the next time she makes a Standing Order 31 statement.
The hon. member for Burlington.
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Mike Wallace Burlington, ON
Mr. Speaker, last night the media reported something to which the Liberals should pay close attention. The publisher of the book on the life of Chuck Cadman has temporarily halted production so the May 17 date can be removed from the final version of the book.
The facts, as we have stated many times now, are a meeting took place on May 19 between Chuck Cadman, Doug Finley and Tom Flanagan. This is the only meeting that Mr. Finley and Mr. Flanagan had with Mr. Cadman.
The attempt to misrepresent the truth is despicable, and the members for Etobicoke—Lakeshore, Brampton—Springdale and York West should be ashamed of themselves.
I have to go back to the fact that if the Liberals really thought unlawful activity had occurred, why did they wait more than a year to bring these concerns forward?
The Prime Minister has asked the Liberal leader for an apology for his awful remarks. I hope—
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The hon. member for Winnipeg North.
Status of Women
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North, MB
Mr. Speaker, this International Women's Day, women in Manitoba and across Canada are waging a courageous battle for equality.
Today we honour the courage of Amy and Jesse Pasternak of Winnipeg who persisted over three years against incredible resistance and won the right to play hockey on an equal footing with boys; the courage of Lisa Michell and other aboriginal activists who continue organizing marches for missing and murdered women in Manitoba; and the courage of Kathy Mallett, Loa Henry, Cindy McCallum Miller, Cheryl Ann Carr, Linda Taylor and Ellen Kruger being honoured by Grassroots Women Manitoba.
The budget was the time for the Conservatives to back these courageous women with measures that would further women's equality. Instead, they are not standing up for women. They are silent and have set back the women's agenda.
Guess what? The Liberals are supporting them. Yes, the Liberals do not have the courage to stand up to the government and vote down the budget. This is the Liberal twilight zone. They allow the budget to pass one day and the next moment decry the cuts to women's programs.
Today we honour the many women fighting for equality and condemn those who do not have the courage of their convictions to stand up for women in Canada.

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"Whenever we book deals or anything like that, we're always like 'plane money, plane money!' It's the way you want to travel, absolutely. "
An Open Letter to the Editors
This month, I'm turning my blog space over to the Business Jet Traveler reader who submitted the following letter.—Jeff Burger
An Open Letter to the Editors of Business Jet Traveler:
My wife and the elves all say I focus too much on pleasing other people and not enough on my own needs. Fair point. So here's a confession: I've been hearing for some time now about how your subscribers zip from city to city on fancy business jets while checking email on Wi-Fi and watching Blu-ray movies. And I'm jealous. Frankly, a man can take only so much of that kind of talk while he's flying around on a dilapidated sled with reindeer that should have been put out to pasture during the Nixon administration.
Hence this letter. I've spent far too long at the North Pole to have met anyone important, but judging by your recent cover stories, you know at least a few celebrities who have money to burn. Might you be able to ask them whether they'd be willing to help me upgrade my lift to something that's a little more 21st century?
What I'd really like to do is ditch the sled and reindeer in favor of my own long-range bizliner with an extremely large baggage compartment. But if that's asking too much, I'll settle for a fractional jet share or jet card. After all, I really need to fly only one night per year, though a post-Christmas Caribbean jaunt sure wouldn't hurt.
Keep in mind that I am a registered charity and I spend fully 91 percent of my funds on gifts for boys and girls–only 9 percent goes for administrative costs, polar excise tax on my annual flight and the occasional trinket for Mrs. Claus.
One last thing: I'd appreciate it if you could get me into the NBAA's Blocked Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program. Why go to the trouble of flying halfway around the world and stuffing myself down a chimney to surprise some kid only to discover that he's been tracking every minute of my flight on his iPhone?
Ho, ho, ho, indeed! And is there anything you can do about user fees and the price of Jet-A?
Merry Christmas,
S. Claus
Dear Mr. Claus,
We, at Embraer Executive Jets, received your recent Request for Proposal (RFP) to replace your sleigh. We understand your frustration of having to maintain a centuries-old aircraft and having to be recertified by the Federal Aviation Administration every year. We have the solution for you.
We have been studying your global flight for years and have concluded that, in reality, you need several different aircraft for the disparate missions around the world. That is convenient since Embraer Executive Jets has the most extensive portfolio of executive jets in the industry, allowing you to go from the entry-level Phenom 100 to the ultra-large Lineage 1000. As you know it is important to have the right aircraft for the right mission.
Our aircraft come fully equipped with a mobile command center to give you your own office in the air and to ensure those last minute conversions from the naughty to nice list – or visa versa – get their due, or not, as the case may be. These systems will ensure you keep in touch with the elves at the North Pole.
On the other hand, since you indicated you would like to exchange your pilot-in-command status to that of business jet passenger, you can relax with the latest in entertainment technology including blu-ray, iPad/iPod docking, 32-inch monitors and in-seat cabin controls. Our aircraft also come equipped with a nifty moving map so you can track the status of your journey. That should satisfy the elves' and Mrs. Claus's complaints about you working too hard to please others.
We know NORAD keeps an eagle eye out for you each year and your worry about the kiddies tracking you on their iPhones is well placed. However, we can accommodate that by providing a cloaking device that simultaneously keeps air traffic control informed to maximize safety and the security that only business aviation can provide. That will ensure you keep the element of surprise so important on your special night.
We are sensitive to your non-profit status but you should take comfort that business aircraft are used by hundreds of non-profits and non-governmental organizations. They face the same challenges as you – accessing remote areas with challenging operating requirements. They have found, as you will, that business aviation is often the only way to get to these areas since they fly to far more airports than do commercial jets. Indeed, you might find that the efficiency of a business jet will allow you to cut the time of your global journey now that you will be taking advantage of modern jet engines and accessing many more close-in landing sites.
In fact, our Lineage 1000 and Legacy 600 and 650 are equipped to access the most demanding airports. The Lineage – a home away from home – is the only ultra-large business jet that can access Teterboro, Aspen and London City. No more long treks from the commercial airport. Our jets are also certified to serve the highest of the world's airports including La Paz, Bolivia and Shangri La, China. This will mean you do not have to carry additional oxygen required for the current open cockpit when serving these cities.
We noted in your RFP your need for large cargo capacity and our larger jets fit the bill not only because they offer the largest baggage capacity in their respective classes but inflight accessibility. That means you no longer have to brave the discomfort of an open cockpit when flying or when gathering the gifts to go down a given chimney.
The DNA of Embraer Executive Jets is built on dispatch reliability and the ease and low-cost maintenance. That means heavy checks would not be necessary before your 2013 flight. In addition, the nearly 70 customer support and service centers will ensure no disruptions on your critical annual flight.
There is one major change you will have to make with your new Embraer Executive Jets. You will have to retire the beloved eight tiny reindeer but our sources indicate they are looking forward the rest. Rudolph, however, has informed us that he will be standing by just in case of foggy nights.
Finally, you might want to put the Legacy 500 on your Christmas list for next year. It just had its maiden flight and is the only midsize jet with fly-by-wire technology meaning your flight will be smoother and much more efficient. It promises to be a truly disruptive technology.
As you know, business aviation has been undergoing tough times in the last few years. Having someone of your stature embrace it will send a powerful message to the millions of hard workers who build business aircraft around the world. Their economic contribution to global economies is critically important.
We at Embraer Executive Jets are ready to provide the most flexible and comprehensive solutions for your needs.
Warmest Regards and Happy Holidays!
Ernie Edwards
With respect, due to the RFP's requirement for intense, albeit highly seasonal utilization, the best choice may be fractional, or a heavy duty jet card.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your very informative and helpful response to S Claus. It was brilliant in fact. I have forwarded it on to friends who will also, no doubt, admire your level of exceptional customer service. I hope some of the inflight crew from the de Havilland Dash 8-300 Qantas service between Coffs Harbour and Sydney take note. Some of them do not appear to be enjoying their job. What they don't realize, as you no doubt already have, until they work out the importance of service to others in this world they will remain in an unsatisfying state of mind - and job. Happy New Year and best wishes.
Hi Santa-
Although we all love your red sleigh and have fond nostalgic memories of your visits (except for that one year), we too at Steecon think you're ready for an upgrade. There are so many wonderful business aircraft options out there that I'm sure you'll have a difficult time choosing the correct plane. But when you do decide, we can help you out with a bit of privacy when you're flying. While Hermey and the rest of your elves are busy wrapping presents in the back, you and Mrs. Claus can relax and sip hot cocoa in another part of the cabin without any interruptions. Well, we better let you get back to work. After all, there are only three days left until Christmas…
Merry Christmas!
Linda Steel
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24December 21
A few of you have been curious about how all the new stuff works on this site. I'll likely write up some of the trickier bits in the new year (though given WDN planning, I'm not going to promise when in the new year).
In the meantime, Drew McLellan approached me near the end of November to write a little something for his web advent calendar, 24 Ways To Impress Your Friends. I thought by the time I got around to doing that, I'd have had this redesign launched, so it would be a perfect avenue to put out some details on what I'd done. Except Rachel Andrew kicked off the month with Faster Development with CSS Constants, which covered most of the ground I expected to. D'oh.
So instead I came at it from a different angle, and wrote up some of how I'm actually going about using photos to create fresh new palettes. Photographic Palettes is now up for your reading pleasure. Go forth, be merry, and impress your friends.
Icon'tDecember 20
Details are emerging about the forthcoming Adobe CS3 suite. Big news today: the icons were announced!
Alright, now I'm sure every industry experiences this: from time to time, controversies brew up that appear to the outside observer as obsessive, myopic navel-gazing. Talking about application icons definitely falls under that banner; as a crime against humanity, it ranks somewhere around the level of accidentally using 1% milk instead of skim in someone's coffee. There are indeed more important things to worry about in this world. A lot of them. That said… what in the world led them down this path? Paint chips! For an entire suite of application icons! Did I sleep through the announcement where Pantone bought Adobe or something?
Hey, they probably looked great through a projector's lens during the meetings. And placing them on top of the ultimate designer's emblem, a colour wheel… maybe that Kool Aid wasn't too hard to swallow. I just can't imagine an actual icon designer was involved in those meetings, or maybe they simply got voted down.
Because when you actually look at them in situ, it strikes me as glaringly obvious how poorly these work in the view that designers will be seeing every single day. I wasn't overly impressed with the new Office 2007 icons, but they're a world apart from these paint chips.
Commenters on John Nack's original post seem genuinely baffled that these are considered production-ready icons for the world's premiere design suite. Upon seeing the blue "Ps" icon slapped onto the Photoshop CS3 beta, most assumed they were looking at a placeholder.
Jason Santa Maria expressed his feelings quite elegantly:
When making icons, you usually try to design something simple and recognizable to identify things. At the expense of creating a family of icons, you've watered them down so much as to be unrecognizable at a glance. The variety of color, while great in theory, does little to help matters because of the sheer number of icons. The plain facts that monitor variations kill the subtle differences, and there are quite a few color blind people out there who can't distinguish certain shades from one another, should have led you towards a backup plan. That may be what the periodic letters are for, but in choosing to go with one font, and one orientation, you've created enough noise that none of them would be recognizable among the others. Plus, baking in the action of having to read the icon just to decipher it adds an unnecessary step.
This is an utter design failure.
Alright, so maybe it's all subjective. Maybe most of the people who have seen them so far just simply don't like them, but everyone else will. No? No. There are ways to quantify how badly these icons work for their intended purpose.
They fail because there is no shape variation. Every icon is contained within an identical square. Nothing breaks the silhouette, the only shape variation occurs inside the square, in the form of the letters. But using a common typeface, stroke weight, and posture across every icon means the various letters have more in common with each other than they differ, and at a glance they all blend together. Since this is the sole shape differentiator, it's a big, big problem. Don't just take my word for it, go read Matt Queen's detailed article, Icon Analysis: Evaluating Low Spatial Frequency Compositions for enough detail about icon shapes to make your head spin.
And these icons fail because conveying important information through colour must be done with care; the current design appears to sample at random from the colour spectrum. More specifically, relying mainly on colour to distinguish between items is a basic HCI no-no, and something anyone who has ever glanced at WCAG knows by heart.
I'm rather wondering if this prominent colour issue won't open a Pandora's box of inept colour usage. "I know I'm using colour as a sole distinguishing factor here, but hey, Adobe did it too, so I'm in good company." Repeat ad nauseum.
There's hope, I suppose, that the situation will improve somewhat. John Dowdell of Adobe chimed in on his post with this, and a call for a bit of patience until the full picture is revealed:
For what it's worth, I agree that it's difficult to get the full picture from that single screenshot.
I've seen a more complete presentation of this design, though, and it makes a lot of sense to me, seems a lot more intuitive than feathers and such.
Okay, we'll see what that turns out to be when it happens, but I'm not recommending anyone hold their breath. Let me echo Jason once more: what a mess.
Merry DRM-masDecember 18
HBO recently produced a fantastic series of historical fiction called Rome, the first season of which is currently out on DVD. I grabbed a box off the shelf with the intention of buying it as a present, and nearly choked on the $90 CDN price tag for 12 episodes. But hey, it's Christmas, and what better time of year to over-spend on a loved one?
Then I made a nasty little discovery. On the back of the box, down in small type at the bottom, was a little logo and notification I had never seen before. It read, "This DVD is copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices."
This warning must have come about in the past year or two as my older DVDs are all free of it, but it's now on just about everything else in the store that I looked at to compare. And it set off all sorts of warning bells in my head. I asked the retail clerk — and then his manager — what the store policy would be if the DVDs were unplayable in whatever device the intended recipient had (which I would not know in advance). Would the store take them back opened?
Of course not, due to "copyright issues". I suppose that's in place if I were to copy the discs and then return them; isn't it interesting that the studios' confidence in their copyright-protection mechanism doesn't allow a change in that policy?
I then asked, since the only way to determine whether the DVDs are playable would be buying and opening them, and if it turns out they aren't, would I have ended up buying a completely useless $90 Christmas present? Yes, they agreed, that was about the size of it.
I realize that many people happily buy DVDs without giving the issue a second thought, and that in all likelihood this set would have worked on just about anything the intended recipient has today, since I doubt they possess any sort of DVD-writing device. What about in 2 years from now though… will that continue to be true? Is DRM so far off the general public's radar that people are really spending this kind of money on entertainment that may very well not be useable in a few years' time?
The escalating arms race between content providers and their customers leads me to seriously doubt the longevity of any sort of media that actively breaks compatibility today. And at $90, I'm not willing to find out. I shelved the set, walked out, and bought the intended recipient a DRM-free set of Henckels. I suspect we'll have a much merrier Christmas for it.
FountainDecember 14
It's time for a redesign. After 2.5 years of trusty use, Wintermint gets a much-needed rest.
Welcome to "Fountain", Mezzoblue v6! It's been long enough since I last did one around these parts, that I completely forgot how much work it is. It was a bit of a sprint to get this one done in amongst all the general craziness of this time of year, but here we are.
Design Notes
Two of the biggest ideas behind Fountain are the photo & colour matching, and the way archiving works. I'll explain those in a little bit, I just wanted to quickly cover a couple of other points first.
The width is now non-800x600 friendly. Long-time readers might remember that back in 2003, this site sported a similar-width design. While wide screens have gained a lot of ground in the past 3 years, I'm still of the general philosophy that narrower widths are better, due to the fact that almost no one browses full-screen. The fact that this design is now almost a thousand pixels wide is simply where the design took me; I ended up with the design that fit my requirements, and it happened to be large. That's how it works sometimes.
Never fear! Liquid layout aficionados, I've got you covered too. Way down at the bottom of the About page, you'll find a toggle to kick in an alternate style sheet that will make glorious use of your hugely wide browser, or eat my lovely photos to accommodate your puny wee browser. Either way, you're set.
And, at the moment, IE6 users are not going to like things very much. You can blame Apple for that. (No, really. My Parallels-enabled Macbook is in its third week of being out for repair.) I'll come back and patch up the IE6 issues as soon as I can, but I kinda wanted to launch before the new year, so, the PNGs are going to stay ugly for a while. (Have I mentioned that IE7 is out? Cause IE7 is out. You dinosaurs you.)
Okay, now on to the good stuff.
The way archiving is done with this new design is a little different from normal. Let me resort to an analogy to describe it: think of how an issue of a magazine works. It's a series of articles on different topics published during a specific range of time, bound together in a single volume and given a cover image that draws attention while distinguishing that issue from past issues.
So this site works a little like a series of magazine issues. Each post on the site is bound up as part of a collection, along with other posts published around the same date. That collection is then given a photo, and a colour palette derived from that photo. All posts within that collection take on the photo and palette as core design elements, which visually groups them together.
Traditional weblog posts are usually organized by chronology, and perhaps categories. This idea of collections provides a much more visually obvious method of organization. The posts within don't generally relate to each other by subject matter, so chronology is more important, as each collection covers a specific time frame. This is not actually an unfamiliar way of organizing, again going back to the magazine analogy.
Each collection's window of time is arbitrary, and dictated more by whim than any set schedule; this is the web after all, technology enables me to play it loose, so why not take advantage of that. Instead of monthly archives, this collections idea lent itself to yearly archives. As soon as I committed to doing it that way, reverse chronological order stopped making sense, and thus my yearly archives are listed in chronological order.
Don't look for any topical connection between the photo and the collection, there usually isn't one. The photos are meant for visual interest rather than any sort of commentary.
Is any of this relevant in the age of RSS? I sure think so. People still have to visit the site to comment, or if someone links to it, or coming in off Google. And hey, it may be possible that mental connections develop between the content and the visuals, enabling easier retrieval of older posts. (Okay, so that's tenuous thinking at best, and probably not at all likely.) Mostly this is just a fun way of keep the visuals fresh over time, and a non-standard way of tying in my Flickr account. That's all.
Colour Schemes
There is now no set colour scheme for this site; as the photos change over time, so too do the colours. Each collection gets its own photo, and a colour scheme to match. The colours are sampled directly from the photo, and various light/dark combinations are automatically produced. Once I have a base list of colours, I give them a name and plug them into a PHP file, then some simple scripts do the rest of the heavy lifting for me.
Sampling colours from photos is an idea that works well in print design, due to an implicit enabler — once a page is printed, it never changes. On the web, this is a much more elusive practice. Thanks to content management systems and rotating image scripts and daily updates and the like, there are a number of reasons why it's not practical to consider applying this concept to an entire web site. One great example of this being done well in the past is Nazarin Hamid's Absenter, a beautifully sparse photoblog.
The obvious question here is, with a continuously-changing colour scheme, how diluted does the brand identity become? There are certainly plenty of other unifying factors that diminish the difference in colour, from typography to layout to logo. Ultimately this is a personal site though, so I'm not so concerned about brand, and willing to take the risk for the sake of trying something new.
I think it's fairly obvious, but I took a lot of cues from magazine design when putting together this site. The layout, typography, and photo-derived colour schemes owe their existence to flipping through back issues of some of my favourite cooking mags.
The archiving idea was also a magazine-inspired derivation, but I can't say I would have made the connection if it hadn't been for recent archival experiments by Shaun Inman, with his Heap, and Khoi Vinh and his interest in illustrating archive pages. While I doubt anyone could make the case that our respective archival methods are closely related, the fact that these two gents set out down the road of extending our basic ideas on what a weblog archive page should look like proved useful to my own thought process, so hats off.
Photo Credits
Yep, the photos are all my own. Each links to its respective Flickr page for further description and metadata as warranted.
Comment Avatars
Once upon a time there was a centralized avatar service for weblog comments called Gravatar. The people loved it. It was great. When it worked. But it stopped working.
Maybe it will come back one day; I decided not to wait for one day. I've kludged together something else in the meantime. When you comment, if your URL matches that you've listed in your Flickr profile, you might just be recognized on this site with your Flickr avatar.
For now it's entirely manual; I grabbed avatars of people who have listed me as a contact over on Flickr, who are actually somewhat likely to comment on this site. Please, please don't do things like ask me to add your avatar here, this is only temporary, until I can get a more automated method working in the meantime. (I might manually update the list periodically, but only from those who count me as a contact on Flickr, that I actually recognize as commenters on this site.)
Wrap it Up
Okay, I'll finish the summary here, but obviously there's a lot more to talk about. You have questions/comments, maybe?
Iranian TypeDecember 13
During a recent trip to Moorish-tinged southern Spain, I re-discovered the beautiful calligraphy of Arabic type.
Turns out there's a resurgent interest in typography by Iranian designers, and some incredible work is coming out of that country. "Iranian Typography Now" is one of the best articles I've seen from PingMag recently, and it covers a lot of ground. It's really worth a look.
Opacity BugsDecember 12
Given its relative new-ness of implementation, I hadn't put the CSS
opacity property through its paces yet. I found a situation today where it seemed to fit, and was a little surprised by the results.
Seems that of the three browsers that attempt to support it, only Opera really does it justice. Check out this test page and you'll see what I mean. Hover the image to see the effects I'm describing:
- Firefox 2.0 and Camino
- The heading and paragraph appear to be oddly affected by the
opacityproperty, but on hover they restore their proper values. On first glance it appeared they were picking up the image's
opacityvalue of 0.8 as well, but when I bumped that down to 0.1 they didn't adjust accordingly. So it seems more like the anti-aliasing level is different between normal and hover states. There's no logical reason for this, it's a big old bug, and I suspect somehow related to Gecko's poor italic handling due to both possibly being the result of poor anti-aliasing handling.
- Safari
- Well, it just plain freaks out. As you move the mouse over the image, it flashes between visible and... not so much. The actual hover
opacityvalue doesn't even apply. Weird.
Shame. IE7 just gave us PNG opacity, but we're going to need this one too. I see them as flip sides of the same coin.
: Whoops, guess I should clarify, this is OS X only.
: Check out this revised example. A few commenters pointed out that setting the
opacity value to 0.9999 instead of 1 would alleviate the problem, and it did the trick in both browsers. Though not ideal, it seems like a relatively harmless and future-friendly trick to enable
opacity today. Yay!
FirebugDecember 8
All the stuff I said about Xylescope a while ago? Throw in Javascript debugging and live server editing, and you get a sense of what Firebug can do.
In the past two days since installing it, it's helped me track down a half-dozen CSS headaches and some DOM issues that were driving me crazy. It's getting a lot of buzz, but that appears entirely justified; Firebug may just be the web developer tool of the year.
Check out the screencast for a better-than-text explanation of how you might use it. Great stuff, and definitely the prodding I needed to switch back to Firefox for development.


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Thanks Craig...really appreciate it....maybe you can come down to Austin to visit...and you know that i almost bought your oven from Darsky before you did....i just never thought of storing it in my garage until i was ready My loss....anyways, hope to turn out some great pies....
A new place in Austin? How can I help you?
oh, good, you'll be able to come visit me because i am far south too. We bought the old cartwrights bbq...know the location?
Do you think you can get the bbq smoke smell out of the oven to turn out bread, or not really concerned about it? Im about 4 hours south of you, break a pizza.
Was that the place on I35 a couple miles south of 71 across from Holt Cat?
You have my attention
What do you have in mind for the pizza oven?Can't wait to see how the cards fall.


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DGOD Dubs
Doubles league • August - October 2010 • Portland, OR
League pictures · DGOD Friday Nite Dub's 10 / 01 /10 · Picture 3 of 8
My first time at the DGOD Dub's. Great turn out and didnt get many pictures because I was having too good of a night. Congratulations to D.C. Dan. Took 1st place,hit the only Ace for $84 and won CTP. Playing Cali!! If you can make it on Friday night at 5 pm,its an awesome time and pretty damn good pay-outs..right D.C.? Chris S. and I shot -4.No money but a fantastic round of disc!!
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I have an expert mason available as well as access to almost any building materials."
I have an expert mason available as well as access to almost any building materials.
Me too. http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,20117.0.html
With all the opinionated folks around here I'm a bit disappointed no one has a suggestion.
@Jet_deck I'd certainly hire you if you are building the oven I'm after. Be great to try out your oven some time when you are done.
Thanks everyone -- I am feeling slightly more informed yet far from having the clarity I need to make this decision. I really wish there was a place that had many of these ovens side by side so I/one could compare. I still feel like I am shooting in the dark.
John, Sorry I missed this the first time around. If I didn't have my oven and I didn't want to spend that much, I would be looking very hard at the MV Forni for a complete oven and the FGM if I wanted a modular oven.
I went FGM
How long have you had it? Any caveats? Anything you (continue to) love? Anything show some wear-and-tear?


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Veles Cup Schedule and Results
A Team of top USA Junior Boxers opened competition at the Veles Cup in Kurgan, Russia Tuesday in what will be a 5-day, round robin tournament. After competing against Ireland on day 1, Team USA will have a day off Wednesday before resuming competition Thursday, July 19th against the local Russian Boxing Team. The rest of the schedule and results are included below
You will be able to watch Team USA's bouts on video following their conclusion each day at www.boxing45.ru
July 17th
Team USA vs. Ireland
July 18th
(No competition for Team USA)
July 19th
Team USA vs. Local Russian Team (6-9pm local time)
July 20th
Team USA vs. Germany (6-9pm local time)
July 21st
Team USA vs. Russian National Team (1-4pm local time)


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Here's how RW members rated this race (297 votes).
In short: Brilliant, brilliant, brilliantIn full: Great new course, loads of mud, water & hills, very testing & brilliant atmosphere. A+ organisation & marshalls encouraging all round course. Date of review: February 8, 2016
In short: Excellent run with a welcoming feelIn full: Lovely weather, nice size field and good atmosphere. It was my first time at this race and would defiantly do it again next year. Date of review: March 9, 2014
In short: Manky weather but a fast, interesting courseIn full: As we all decided to leave the car park at once it was a bit slow going. Fair play to the marshall who thought to turn the entrance into an exit.Date of review: March 12, 2013
In short: Perfectly flat makes for very quick runIn full: Great run on a very cold day but that didnt dampen spirits. Perfectly flat leads to a very quick run. A course record for me personnly beating last years time by 30 seconds. Really enjoyed this run despite the cold weather. I will be back next year. Date of review: March 10, 2013
In short: Superb race, why would anybody moan this year?In full: I got a pb by nearly a minute, the weather was freezing but everyone was still smiling. Parking was fine, a massive field, some cars were skidding but that was due to the weather.The course was two laps very flat and fast and the distance was spot on, i'll be doing this again next year for sure.There were no issues with the start, this is the fastest 10k race i've ever done, nailed on pb race!Date of review: March 10, 2013
In short: More Parking issuesIn full: Hoped it would have been sorted from last year, but parking was challenging again. The rain and a field made it worse than last year but luckily a quicker time meant I did not suffer the worst. Course is a solid course and good fun, but not sure its a PB'er. The goodie bag is awful, £16 for an (virtually) empty bag with a wagon wheel in it (which I thought was very tasty), and a sponsor water bottle. Runners were very friendly but quite a few scowls from the locals who yet again seem surprised to see a herd of runners going through their village.I think it has lots of potential, but still held back by lack of organisation, and the worst goody bag I have ever received. Date of review: March 10, 2013
In short: Very well organised and good value for money.Date of review: February 3, 2013
In short: Good race for a first timerIn full: Am writing this review three weeks after the event as having now completed my second 10k at Sherwood Forest and leaving a slightly negative feedback I feel I should balance that out by leaving a positive one for Tamworth. Course was okay, canal path was tricky enough with all the puddles and grouping together of runners, good support, bananas, fig bars and bottle of water on finish and a lovely dated/location medal in goody bag. Enjoyable first race.Date of review: November 12, 2012
In short: good for first timers and experiencedIn full: this was my first race so don`t have anything to compare it against, but thoroughly enjoyed it and was well marked out and marshalled.Date of review: October 16, 2012
In short: good for experienced and first timersIn full: this was my first race, and thoroughly enjoyed it, well marshalled and laid out. will do it again next year.Date of review: October 16, 2012
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Turkey Fryer Safety
Using a Multipurpose LP Gas Cooker
- It is especially important to follow manufacturer's instructions for operation and to exercise extra caution when cooking with hot oil, which presents a fire hazard as well as a burn hazard.
- Never use inside an enclosed area (patio, garage, etc.) or under overhang of house or building.
- Only use cooker on a level stable surface and away from any combustible materials (wood rails, wood decks, dry grass, leaves, shrubs, etc.).
- Never use near gasoline or other flammable vapors or liquids.
- Never leave cooker unattended. Constant supervision is necessary when in use (in order that children/pets keep away from the cooker).
- Do not operate while raining. Cover cooking pot immediately and turn appliance OFF.
- Always wear cooking mitts and shoes while operating cooker.
- Use only a high quality stainless steel cooking pot that is sized for your cooker. Never use glassware, plastic or ceramic pots.
- Always use a thermometer to keep a constant temperature check. Never allow oil or grease to exceed 350°F. Important - oil will ignite at 550°F to 700°F.
- Always keep propane cylinder at least 18" away from cooker while in use.
- Always keep an operable type BC fire extinguisher within easy reach.
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quote OhmycaptainI agree that $549 is a bit high. However, looking around the net I can see that most people are not too upset with the pricing, and when it comes to people that can afford a $500+ card most don't tend to mind what they pay. They just want the performance.It is overpriced, plain and simple. It should be $400. The GTX 580 is far overpriced for its performance - this is the reason I never got one (or two). For next-gen, this should not be anywhere near $500, let alone $550.
The 6970 was only around $300 at launch, so I honestly expected this one to be around $400. AMD is not going to sell many cards with this price point, because to be honest, it's NOT worth it. A 15% increase over a 580 in most cases is awful, not only because it's 28nm, but because it's a whole new Architecture.
Overpriced, under performing, not worth it. I'll wait for Kepler.
quote OhmycaptainThe 6950 was MSRP at $299 but retail channels were pushing it as hard as 350 at times, the 6970 faced the same shortage problems and ran as high as 450 even though it was priced at $369. Having this replace the old MSRP makes sense but chances are they're trying to pay off that R&D this time for Graphics Core Next, they'll have the high end users pay the premium and slightly jack up the cost on the low end as they need those chips to continue moving to OEM's.The 6970 was only around $300 at launch, so I honestly expected this one to be around $400.
quote Shadow of DeathBecause the 590 did sooo well....My jaw drops at the thought of a 690 GPU though, I can only imagine how epic that card will be (performance and price wise XD).


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time for new challenges
By erickustarz on Sep 18, 2008
It's been a great eight years at Sun, but a new opportunity has piqued my interest. So as of today, i'm moving on.
Where to?
Well i'm going to be helping out some friends at a startup:
Best to team ZFS (including those outside of Sun).


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Deas in the News
One week ago today, I gave a talk about my monitor tour at an International Fair in Imabari City. The local media came out and did a story on it. Here's my amateur slapdash attempt at translating the newspaper article that was published in the morning edition of the Ehime Newspaper last Tuesday. Many thanks go to reporter Fumihito Tawa for coming out and covering the event. I'd also like to proffer my thanks to the photographer who snapped that incredible "A-ha!" finger pointing gesture. The team made me look good! Click on the thumbnail for a larger view.
Caption: Mr. Richardson (right), an American whose theme was using foods like yakitori in a plan for promoting tourism in Imabari City.
Increase the amount of foreign language information on websites to promote short-stay food tourism
Proposed by a sightseeing foreigner
Let's rediscover Imabari's tourist attractions from a foreigner's point of view. The International Fair hosted by the Imabari City International Exchange Association (ICIEA), took place on the 7th at the JA Saisaikiteya farmer's market, where the townspeople were able to learn about local attractions as well as ideas for drawing foreign tourists to the area.
The ICIEA received a request from the city, and so set out on a project to have 7 foreign residents undertake monitor tours from June of 2009 to February of 2010. The fair was designed to showcase the results of these tours for the people of Imabari CIty.
Deas Richardson (26), an American assistant language teacher, said of food tourism with a focus on Imabari's famous yakitori, "Of course it is not really a reason unto itself to visit, but it could easily be a reason to stop (here) on the way to another destination." He expanded upon his ideas, putting emphasis on using short term stays centered around culinary attractions to bolster tourism to the area.
He also raised the example of websites which anyone can edit (wikis) and are frequently used by foreign travelers, citing the fact that the city's English and Chinese language information was scarce. He encouraged the audience, saying, "The Japanese page introduces yakitori, but there is no explanation in English or Chinese. Since anyone can contribute information as a volunteer, I would really like us to try to do so."
Mr. Martin Samoy (44), a Belgian photographer who has lived in Imabari for 15 years, presented some of his pictures of scenery around the city. Mr. Samoy's acquaintance and coworker, Ms. Mizumi Ide (5), also of Imabari, said "I was moved by the way that he photographed landscapes so familiar and ordinary to Japanese people with a fresh perspective."(Fumihito Tawa)
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Dakota homelands lecture
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Iyekiyapiwin Darlene St. Clair will present "Dakota People, Dakota Homelands" 3:30 p.m. Nov. 1 in the Miller Center auditorium.
St. Clair is a St. Cloud State associate professor of learning resources and former director of the Multicultural Resource Center, now serving as a visiting associate professor in the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies.
The lecture is free and open to the public. St. Clair's remarks are part of the Multicultural Resource Center Lecture Series. View the event poster(PDF).
St. Clair's lecture about the Dakota people and their homelands coincides with the 150th anniversary of the U.S.-Dakota War, which resulted in the death or exile from Minnesota of most of the Dakota people.
Today more than 170,000 Dakota people live in U.S. communities and reservations, principally in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Montana. Nine bands call Canada home, with most living in communities and reserves in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
An enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community, St. Clair is Mdewakantonwan Dakota, one of four Dakota tribal divisions living in Minnesota in 1862.
For more information, contact Kyoko Kishimoto at 320-308-6476.
Parking is free on streets adjacent to campus and a dollar per hour in the 4th Avenue Parking Ramp.
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October 22, 2013 by Core'dinator
Filed under Basic Grey, Core Blog, Provocraft, Queen & Co., Tim Holtz, Xyron
Happy Tuesday everyone!
We have a HUGE giveaway for you! How exciting is this?
All you need to do is LIKE both Core'dinations and Couture Creations on Facebook (giving our friends over there shout out would be nice, too 😉 and then click HERE to enter to win! That's it! We are giving away FOUR prizes of $50 FULL of products from both companies. You don't want to miss this!
And who's ready for some projects from Design Team Member Kim Moreno??? I don't think there is one project on here where Kim doesn't work her ScorPal. Scoring is a GREAT and EASY way to add accents to projects. From creating a unique frame around your projects to adding journal lines and even making your own patterns….you name it! You can do it with Core'dinations!!
LOVE the outlining technique for the title!
And a few cards…Kim can really work her card magic. All you need is some Core and a few accents and, "Voila!" You have some gorgeous cards for any occasion.
I know we shared this card on Facebook already but with the upcoming Holiday, I wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to see it. Repeating the same shape in different colors and lines of Core'dinations looks amazing! AND it's quick and easy. You just grab some scraps, run them through your embossing machine…adhere…and that's it!
I used the ScorPal to create the border around the edge of my card and sanded it slightly to reveal the kraft core of the paper. I then ran the papers through my Cuttlebug to emboss the leaves… sanded each of them and cut them out. I used the 250 to adhere the leaves down and then used the glue dots to keep the sentiment block down- I wanted it to be a bit more tacky since it was going over the twine.
Core'dinations: Tim Holtz Kraft Core, Tim Holtz Shattered, Vintage Collection
Twine: Twinery
Embossing: Cuttelbug folder and machine
Adhesive: Xyron High Tack Adhesive Dots, 250 machine, Mega Runner
Tool: ScorPal
Stamp: Lawn Fawn
Ink: Clearsnap
And another cute card…I just love these little square cards! Scoring is the perfect accent, too. Here is how she did it:
I used my scor pal to make the lines around the edge of the card. I then ran the pink paper through my cuttlebug and sanded the sentiment slightly to reveal the colored core of the pink paper. I then backed it in patterned paper twice and adhered to the center of card and added jewels and felt embellishment to finish.
Jewels: Queen & Co.
Embosing folder and machine: Cuttlebug