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Chapter 3 ANIMALS AND FOWL
Sec. 3-1. Animals running at large.
No horse, goat, cattle, or other animal, except cats, shall be permitted to run at large within the city limits. All animals caught running at large shall be impounded by the police and, unless claimed within four (4) days, shall be disposed of as the city shall deem best.
(Code 1974, � 3-1)
Sec. 3-2. Keeping animals--Near residences.
It shall be unlawful for any person to locate, keep, tie, or stake any animal, except cats or dogs, within two hundred (200) feet of any dwelling or other structure used for human habitation by any person other than the owner and immediate family of the owner of the animal. It is also unlawful to suffer or permit any animal at any time to be within two hundred (200) feet of the dwelling or other structure.
(Code 1974, � 3-3; Ord. of 3-6-86)
Sec. 3-3. Same--Cleanliness of enclosure.
All animal enclosures or yards shall be kept in a clean condition at all times by taking action as is deemed necessary by the state board of health to prevent conditions detrimental to the public health of the city.
(Code 1974, � 3-5)
Sec. 3-4. Same--Number permitted.
It shall be unlawful for any person to locate, keep, or maintain on any lot or parcel of land within the corporate limits more than two (2) animals, other than cats or dogs, or more than two (2) of any combination of such animals.
(Code 1974, � 3-4)
Sec. 3-5. Same--Keeping hogs.
(a) No person shall be permitted to keep or maintain any hog pen or swine within the city.
(b) This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the assembling of swine for shipment or the unloading from shipment of swine intended for slaughter, provided that the swine are not kept within the corporate limits for more than seventy-two (72) hours.
(Code 1974, � 3-2)
Sec. 3-6. Same--Rabbits.
Notwithstanding section 3-5, it shall be lawful to maintain and keep not more than two (2) adult rabbits at a distance of not less than fifty (50) feet from any dwelling or structure used for human habitation by any person other than the owner of such rabbits and his immediate family.
(Code 1974, � 3-3; Ord. of 3-6-86)
Sec. 3-7. Bee hives prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain within the city or to allow to be maintained upon any lot owned by him any hive of bees.
(Code 1974, � 15-1)
Sec. 3-8. Disposal of dead animals.
It shall be unlawful for any person to bury or permit any dead animal to remain on any property within the city.
(Code 1974, � 3-6)
Cross references: Solid waste management, Ch. 18.
Sec. 3-9. Bird sanctuary.
(a) The entire area embraced within the corporate limits of the city is hereby designated as a bird sanctuary.
(b) It shall be unlawful to trap, hunt, shoot, or attempt to shoot or molest in any manner any bird or wild fowl, or to rob bird nests or wild fowl nests, provided that if starlings, pigeons, or similar birds are found to be congregating in such numbers in a particular locality that they constitute a nuisance or menace to health or property, in the opinion of the authorities of the city, the birds may be destroyed by or under the supervision of the chief of police.
(Code 1974, � 3-7)
State law references: Authority of city to establish bird sanctuary, G.S. 160A-188.
Secs. 3-10--3-35. Reserved.
Sec. 3-36. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Animal means any live, vertebrate creature, domestic or wild.
Animal shelter means any facility operated by a humane society, or governmental agency, or its authorized agents for the purpose of impounding or caring for animals held under the authority of this section or state law.
At large means off the premises of the owner and not under the control of the owner, a member of his immediate family, or other responsible person, either by leash, cord, chain, or otherwise.
Dog means both male and female dogs.
Humane officer and/or animal control officer means any person designated by the state, a municipal or county government, or a humane society as a law enforcement officer who is qualified to perform such duties under the laws of this state.
Owner means any person, firm, association, or corporation owning, keeping, or harboring a dog. For the purpose of this article, the head of the household shall be deemed to be the owner in respect to any dog owned, kept, or harbored by any person residing in a household and kept on the premises.
Pet means any animal kept for pleasure rather than utility.
Pound means the place provided and operated for the restraint, care, and disposition of animals, whether the pound or shelter is public or private in nature.
Public nuisance means any animal which:
(1) Molests passersby or passing vehicles;
(2) Attacks other animals;
(3) Trespasses on school grounds, shopping centers or commercial business areas;
(4) Damages private or public property;
(5) Barks, whines, or howls in an excessive, continuous, or untimely fashion.
Restraint means any animal secured by a leash or lead, or under the control of a responsible person and obedient to that person's commands, or within the real property limits of its owner.
Veterinary hospital means any establishment maintained and operated by a licensed veterinarian for surgery, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals.
Vicious animal means any animal that constitutes a physical threat to human beings or other animals.
(Code 1974, � 3-8)
Cross references: Definitions and rules of construction generally, � 1-2.
Sec. 3-37. Appointment of animal control officers.
The city manager is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to appoint one (1) or more animal control officers.
(Code 1974, � 3-9)
Cross references: Officers and employees, � 2-51 et seq.
Sec. 3-38. License--Registration.
(a) The dog license tax levied by this article shall be for the privilege of keeping, harboring, and maintaining a dog as referred to in subsection (b) within the city.
(b) All dogs kept, harbored, or maintained by their owners in the city shall be licensed and registered if over three (3) months of age. Dog licenses shall be issued by the finance office upon payment of the current license tax fee. The amount of the fee shall be set, from time to time and is on file in the finance office. The owner shall state at the time application is made for a dog license, and upon printed forms provided for this purpose, his name and address and the name, breed, color, and sex of each dogowned or kept by him. The provisions of this section are not intended to apply to dogs whose owners are nonresidents temporarily within the city, nor to dogs brought into the city for the purpose of participating in any dog show, nor to seeing eye dogs properly trained to assist blind persons when the dogs are actually being used by blind persons for the purpose of aiding them in going from place to place. The license tax imposed in this section shall be an annual charge and shall be payable on or before January 1 of each year. The grace period for annual registration will extend through February 15. The license tax on any dog over three (3) months of age brought into the city to be kept in the city, or on any dog which becomes three (3) months of age after January 1 of any year shall become immediately due and payable to the city.
(Code 1974, �� 3-10, 3-11)
Sec. 3-39. Same--Tag and collar.
Upon payment of the dog license fee, the finance office shall issue to the owner a license certificate and a metallic tag for each dog so licensed. The shape of the tag shall be changed every year, and it shall have stamped thereon the year for which it was issued and the number corresponding with the number on the certificate. Every owner shall be required to provide each dog with a collar to which the license tag must be affixed and shall see that the collar and tag are constantly worn. In case a dog tagis lost or destroyed, a duplicate will be issued by the finance office upon presentation of a receipt showing the payment of the license fee for the current year and the payment of the current fee for such duplicate. Dog tags shall not be transferable from one dog to another, and no refunds shall be made on any dog license fee because of the death of the dog or the owner's leaving the city before expiration of the license period.
(Code 1974, � 3-12)
Sec. 3-40. Restraint.
(a) No owner shall fail to exercise proper care and control of his animals to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance.
(b) Every female animal in heat shall be confined in a building or secure enclosure in such a manner that such female animal cannot come into contact with another animal except for planned breeding.
(c) Every vicious animal shall be confined by the owner within a building or secure enclosure and shall be securely muzzled or caged whenever off the premises of its owner.
(Code 1974, � 3-13)
Sec. 3-41. Vicious dogs.
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, have charge of, shelter, feed, harbor, or take care of any vicious dog within the city limits.
(Code 1974, � 3-20)
Sec. 3-42. Barking, howling, whining dogs.
It shall be unlawful for any owner to keep or have within the city a dog that habitually or repeatedly barks in such a manner or to such an extent that it is a public nuisance.
(Code 1974, � 3-21)
Sec. 3-43. Teasing, molesting.
It shall be unlawful for any person to tease, molest, bait, or in any way bother any dog not belonging to him or legally under his control.
(Code 1974, � 3-22)
Sec. 3-44. Notice of injuring.
It shall be unlawful for any person injuring a dog by running over or into such dog or by coming into contact with such dog with an automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, or other vehicle to fail to notify immediately the owner of such dog or the police department of the city.
(Code 1974, � 3-23)
Sec. 3-45. Responsibility of owners.
Owners of licensed dogs are responsible for the acts of their dogs. The owner of any dog who commits a nuisance upon the property of another person or who damages another person's property or person is fully responsible and accountable for these acts. The owners of dogs shall provide humane and sanitary shelter from heat, cold, rain, wind, and snow and shall provide food and water adequate to keep the animals in good health and comfort.
(Code 1974, � 3-24)
Sec. 3-46. Poisoning, maiming, abandoning.
No person shall poison or maim a dog, nor may a dog be abandoned.
(Code 1974, � 3-25)
State law references: Protection of animals, G.S. 19A-1 et seq.
Sec. 3-47. Penalty for violation of article.
Any owner found violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished in accordance with section 1-6.
(Code 1974, � 3-27)
Sec. 3-48. Disposition of unwanted animals.
Unwanted animals may be given to the animal control officer to be sold by the city or destroyed in a humane manner.
(Code 1974, � 3-26)
Secs. 3-49--3-60. Reserved.
Sec. 3-61. Authorized.
(a) No dog of fierce, dangerous, or vicious propensities and no female dog in heat, whether licensed or not, shall be allowed to run at large or upon the premises of one other than the owner. If any such dog is found running at large in violation of this article, it shall be taken up and impounded and shall not be released except upon approval of the poundmaster of the pound after payment of the fees provided in section 3-62; provided that if any dangerous, fierce, or vicious dog so found at large cannot be safely taken up and impounded, the dog may be slain by any police officer or animal control officer.
(b) It shall be the duty of the animal control officer to apprehend any dog found running at large contrary to the provisions of section 3-40, and to impound the dog in the pound or other suitable place. The animal control officer or other impounding official impounding any dog shall make a complete registry, entering the breed, color, and sex of the dog and whether licensed. If licensed, he shall enter the name and address of the owner and the number of the license tag.
(Code 1974, � 3-14)
Sec. 3-62. Notice to owner; redemption.
Not later than three (3) days after the impounding of any dog, the owner shall be notified, or, if the owner of the dog is unknown, written notice shall be posted for four (4) days on the bulletin board in the police department describing the dog and the place and time of taking. The owner of any dog so impounded may redeem the dog by:
(1) Paying for and procuring a dog license, if he does not have one for the dog;
(2) Having the dog duly vaccinated for rabies if it has not been currently vaccinated before the redemption date; and
(3) Paying a capture and notice fee and paying the current daily maintenance fee for each day the dog has been impounded.
(Code 1974, � 3-15)
Sec. 3-63. Disposition of unclaimed or infected dogs.
It shall be the duty of the poundmaster to keep all impounded dogs for a period of seven (7) days. If, at the expiration of the four (4) days from the date of the notice to the owner or the posting of the notice, the dog has not been redeemed, it may be disposed of by the poundmaster. Any unlicensed dog required by law to be licensed or any dog which appears to be suffering from rabies or affected with hydrophobia, mange, or other infectious or dangerous disease shall not be released but held by the poundmaster for ten (10) days for observation.
(Code 1974, � 3-16)
Secs. 3-64--3-75. Reserved.
*State law references: Rabies control generally, G.S. 130A-184 et seq.
Sec. 3-76. Proclaimed emergencies.
Whenever it becomes necessary to safeguard the public from the dangers of hydrophobia, the mayor, if he deems it necessary, shall issue a proclamation ordering every person owning or keeping a dog to confine it securely on his premises, unless the dog shall have a muzzle of sufficient strength to prevent it from biting any person. Any unmuzzled dog running at large during the time of the proclamation shall be seized and impounded, unless noticeably infected with rabies. All dogs noticeably infected with rabies and displaying vicious propensities shall be killed by the animal control officer without notice to the owner. Dogs impounded during the first two (2) days of such proclamation shall, if claimed within five (5) days, be released to the owner unless infected with rabies, upon payment of the impounding charges provided for in section 3-62. If unclaimed after that period, the dog may be summarily destroyed.
(Code 1974, � 3-17)
Cross references: Emergency management, Ch. 7.
Sec. 3-77. Confinement; notice.
(a) If a dog is believed to have rabies or has been bitten by a dog suspected of having rabies, the dog shall be confined in the pound and shall be placed under the observation of a veterinarian at the expense of the owner for a period of ten (10) days. The owner shall notify the animal control officer of the fact that his dog has been exposed to rabies.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person knowing or suspecting that a dog has rabies to allow the dog to be taken off his premises or beyond the limits of the city without the written permission of the animal control officer or the poundmaster. Every owner or other person, upon ascertaining that a dog is rabid, shall immediately notify the animal control officer or a policeman who shall remove the dog to the pound.
(Code 1974, � 3-18)
Sec. 3-78. Vaccination.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to keep or maintain a dog unless it shall have been vaccinated by a licensed veterinary surgeon with antirabies vaccine, as required by the General Statutes. Proof of such inoculation shall be attached to such dog.
(Code 1974, � 3-19)
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Reconnecting with Nature Through Green Architecture
Stephen Kellert, a social ecologist, is a passionate advocate for the need to incorporate aspects of the natural world into our built environment. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he explains what we can learn from cathedrals, why flowers in a hospital can heal, and how green design can boost a business's bottom line.
By richard conniff
Stephen R. Kellert, a social ecologist, has spent much of his career thinking and writing about biophilia, the innate human affinity for nature. His most recent book (with co-editors Judith H. Heerwagen and Martin L. Mador) is
Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life
. It's an exploration of how we cut ourselves off from nature in the way we design the buildings and neighborhoods where we live and work. And it's an argument for re-connecting these spaces to the natural world, with plenty of windows, daylight, fresh air, plants and green spaces, natural materials, and decorative motifs from the natural world.
Kellert and his co-authors believe that people learn better, work more comfortably, and recuperate more successfully in buildings that echo the
Stephen R. Kellert
environment in which the human species evolved. The new volume brings together the evidence, which is strongest in health care. In one study, for instance, spinal surgery patients in rooms with bright sunlight needed 22 percent less pain medication than patients in darker recovery rooms. But firm evidence of improvements in workplace productivity, absenteeism, employee retention and other bottom-line criteria is still too patchy for most companies to make the commitment to rethinking design.
Kellert himself recently put his biophilic ideas to the test at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, where he's the Tweedy/Ordway Professor of Social Ecology. As one of the driving thinkers in
the design of the school's new headquarters
, opened early this year, he pushed successfully for use of wood surfaces from the school's own forests, green courtyards, and many other biophilic features. Kellert has also served as an advisor to such prominent green building projects as Bank of America's new office tower in midtown Manhattan, Goldman Sachs' Jersey City campus, and the new Sidwell Friends Middle School campus in Washington, D.C.
After 30 years in academia, Kellert recently cut back on his teaching to join Environmental Capital Partners, a newly formed private equity firm,
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investing in companies offering green products and services. But, in an interview with
Yale Environment 360
, he admits that persuading his partners to invest in biophilic design is just a dream, for now.
Yale Environment 360
: So let's start with the status quo, can you talk about one building that really epitomizes what we're doing wrong, that cuts people off from nature instead of connecting them to it?
Steven Kellert
: One simple statistic is that the majority of people who work in office buildings in the United States work in a windowless environment. And look at the way we decorate or don't decorate hospital rooms, for example. A good many of them are windowless, especially the older kinds. They're barren. There's not much attempt to incorporate any kind of organic — even simulated organic — characteristics. There's a great recent study by Roger Ulrich. There are identical emergency room rooms. One is this windowless, barren environment, with nothing on the wall, and the barest, meanest of furnishings. And it's a room that is characterized by hostility, anxiety, and even acting-out behavior. And then they transform the room — it's the same room, still windowless, but they put décor in there that had natural materials, it had patterns on the couches that mimicked natural forms; they had pictures on the wall. I have a picture of the two side by side — and you only have to see it to recognize in yourself which place would you rather be, and the empirical data was dramatic. Less hostility, less aggression, less acting-out behavior, and this is not just amenity value, it's actual performance and productivity.
The same thing occurs in the workplace. Why do people experience flagging morale and fatigue and higher absenteeism in these windowless environments? Why are they far far more likely to try to incorporate some kind of — usually fairly pathetic — but to incorporate some kind of expression of organic quality — they'll have a Sierra Club calendar, they'll have a potted plant, much more likely than say somebody working in a perimeter in a windowed environment. The problem is that that's really superficial, there's not really an experiential engagement, and so after a while even though you've got a beautiful Sierra Club calendar you barely see it anymore, it's like your screensaver, which saves you for a little while and then it's just background Muzak, or whatever.
: So what are two or three of the main things that buildings need to be doing to get people connected to nature, and that work well…
: Well the lowest hanging fruit, I like to say, because it's the easiest thing do, is natural light and — to the extent that you can — natural ventilation helps. Certainly décor. A lot of what we've done from time immemorial in buildings is to contextualize our experience of nature in ways that we hardly even realize. When you go into a cathedral, which often has many biophilic elements in the way in which it manipulates light and space and air, and material and shape and form, and color sometimes as well, you know people don't say "ah, nature," it's not obvious, it's not a direct experiential contact with self-sustaining nature. It's what I call vicarious or representational nature. A lot of this is retrieving things that we've done in the past, intuitively and instinctually, and I use the word advisedly, because I think these are biological tendencies, inclinations. As we became more machine-oriented and thought of the world as a human-engineered world, I think we've kind of lost sight of those needs.
: You've said at some point that we have laws to protect zoo animals from being kept in hostile environments. I wonder if we have laws that do the opposite for humans, that force us into unnatural and hostile environments?
: We have laws to protect animals from environments that we regard as psychologically degrading or depraved or debilitating. And the irony, those were humane laws, they were promulgated by organizations like the Humane Society of the United States, and now we try to create naturalistic habitats for these animals, because they're animals, right, and we describe the conditions as inhumane, which to me is the ultimate irony. And yet we can put ourselves into a windowless environment, something that would have been considered like a Skinner box not too long ago, with very little stimulation, very little color, very little variability, very little that is organic in its simulation or form, and yet we don't regard that as inhumane, which I think says volumes about how we don't really see ourselves as like the animal in the cage, we are something different from an animal.
: In the book much of what you present as evidence is not about aesthetics, it's about neurology and physiology. I'm thinking of the healthcare studies where patients in surgery had a 22 percent reduction in the use of painkillers when they were in more naturalistic recovery rooms.
: Why do people bring flowers to the hospital all the time? What good is it? It's not a pill, it's not—these flowers aren't selected for their medicinal values, they haven't been systematically examined for their pharmacological effects, and yet people do it. Is it just superficial? Is it just a nice gesture, nice but not important? I would suggest that it is a much deeper recognition of the healing effects associated with affirming life. I don't think there's a person on earth who doesn't respond to a sunset, or to a beautiful flowering rose, or to a conical shape of a mountain.
And when you begin to look, you begin to see all sorts of adaptive and functional tendencies that can come out of that experiential response to aesthetics. Modern medicine sees ourselves as transcending and conquering nature, and all we needed was a machine that could intervene and make us well again, conquer, suppress, eliminate disease, and certainly we've done marvelous things with these machines. But we've also lost sight of some very fundamental aspects of health and healing, and consequently create these hospitals that are very often mechanistic to the point that they're debilitating, and the evidence in this particular sphere is beginning to change some minds.
: The one thing missing in the evidence and that really matters most to builders and developers is, whether biophilic design affects cost and benefits, profit and loss…
: Right. There's some evidence—it's not completely absent. We're doing a study right now for the eastern headquarters for Bank of America at Bryant Park [in mid-town Manhattan], and the builders, one of the authors in our biophilic design book…Bob Fox…he did incorporate some elements of biophilic design, in terms of fresh air, and natural light, and all kinds of experiential elements and materials used and so forth…
: The trading pit in that building is the only one, I think, that has daylight.
: Right, right, and we're collecting data across a wide range of parameters from physical data to social data to psychological data. And we're going to be able to measure whether there have been bottom line effects, absenteeism, health and symptomatology, productivity, retention — retention is a really important thing for a company like Bank of America, because it costs a lot to train people — and so we'll have some of those indicators. My colleague on the Bank of American study did an office and factory study associated with the Herman Miller company, which is a furniture manufacturer, in which they were able to find significant productivity gains, less absenteeism, less health problems, a better sense of well-being as reported by the individuals that participated. And ultimately all of this translates to the bottom line.
I would prefer that we had even more subtle measures — critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, solidarity, if you will. Ultimately, those are the real tests of whether a company succeeds or not. Genzyme, which employs a lot of expensive Ph.D. types to do biotech work, built a new building, which doesn't look much different from the outside, but when you go inside it's got light and space, it's got these little mini parks. They find people are working together more, and they're working longer — only 20 minutes on average, but that's a big factor from their point of view.
: Have you had a builder or a developer say "you've talked me into it"?
: I think that if the consumer of the product starts demanding it, that will drive change. If we depend on enlightened developers, that's going to be very difficult. First of all, most of our development in the United States is kind of hit and run. It's money coming from afar, that wants return on investment very quickly, and where the people who are investing the money and getting back returns on that money don't really care about the productivity of those who are leasing the space. That sounds kind of callous, but they don't care very much because they don't reap the benefits.
: So the customer…
: So the customer has to believe that this is a better work environment, and that is a slow process. On the other hand, the first law of social life is contagion, and if you can get to that critical threshold where enough people believe this is the case, even if they think it's just the fashion of the day, it can start to accelerate. And I believe that will occur.
: So let's talk about architects. The book is pretty harsh, at times, on architects, even though you have architects among your authors. So how are your architects reacting to this?
: I think most are indifferent rather than hostile.
: Well, how do you get their attention?
: I know that when we did our session on biophilic design at the "Greenbuild Conference," I thought we had been given a room that was too big, and that it was going to be embarrassing, because we're going to have this room for seven or eight hundred people and there'd be a hundred there… We filled the place up, and were turning people away.
: One of your authors has proposed a way to get architects thinking more along the biophilic design lines, and that is to have a biologist at the table. Architects already have to deal with so many people at the table when they're building, what would one voice add?
: Part of our problem today is kind of promiscuous specialization, the engineer or contractor or architect or whatever the specialization is,
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: You've recently started an investment firm with an environmental orientation. Are there companies that you have just shunned because they don't get biophilia and biophilic design, and are there other companies that you embrace?
: I wish it were so. Our firm has a focus on environment and a focus on investment, on environmental investment. I've found out that the investment side has a capital letter and the environmental side is a lower case letter. I think we've partially done it, but not as much as I would like.
: So you sound like if we're talking about the outlook for biophilic design for the next five or 10 years, maybe cautiously optimistic?
: I do think that we're going to moving more and more in that direction, especially as the evidence becomes more demonstrative that this is not just an amenity value — pretty but not important. Everyone's looking for an edge, everyone's looking for a gain, that's one thing that I've found in my foray into the economic world, is that competitive advantage in distinguishing your firm is so critical. And I think as it becomes clear that this gives you a competitive edge, you'll see an accelerating implementation.
: You moved into a building [at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies] just recently that was designed and built with nature in mind. Has it changed things for you?
: Definitely, and I'll give you an example. We had a conference up in the third floor, and it was celebrating the legacy of Aldo Leopold who is one of the iconic figures in the environmental field, and it was a dark stormy day, heavy rainfall, and people loved being in that room. You had the refuge of the room, but you had the prospect and enjoyment of looking out at nature. You felt like there was this dialogue between inside and outside that was so stimulating, affirmative. Certainly for the occupants of the building, the users of the building, there appears to be a tremendously positive reception, not just because it's more energy efficient, but because people really like to be there. And to me that will be the motivation to sustain the building, because the technology comes and goes in terms of how efficient it is. Ten years from now, technology we put in there to make it energy efficient will be eclipsed by far more sophisticated technology. But whether people will maintain that building and modernize the building and restore it will be because they really love the space.
: Because the connection to nature is there…
: I'm convinced of it.
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So is aesthetic design a sustainable design strategy? You seem to imply yes. Why haven't the sustainable building rating systems (such as LEED) focused in on this? Is it deemed to be stifling creativity by requiring certain aesthetic features. I agree that people are molded by their environment, for the good or bad. We need to move forward and recognize that some sustainable design strategies are actually working against a strong aesthetic, such as requiring cheap renewable materials. Aesthetics needs its place in our discussions.
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I think there is a place for electrical lighting strategies in this discussion. And I agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Trimble - that aesthetic design issues should be on a par with other "green" design discussions and rating systems - otherwise we will end up with bland, static, cold fluorescent and LED lighting -- rather than active transformational lightplay -- in both interior and exterior public spaces.
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Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance hoping for new director
HANCOCK – The Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance is hoping to have a new executive director by the end of next week, its board president said today.
Jim Baker said the board is conducting interviews among the finalists now.
"We have received several applications, and we narrowed it down to a small subset of the most qualified applicants who we selected to interview," he said.
Baker said they have a decision, offer and acceptance in time to present the new director at the Dec. 11 KEDA meeting.
Longtime Executive Director Phil Musser announced in September he would retire at the end of the year.
Baker said there is a combination of local candidates and people from out of the area.
"We had a mix of economic development and business development backgrounds," he said.
Duties listed in the job posting include assisting start-up entrepreneurs and existing companies looking to expand, attracting companies to the area and leading in special projects to create conditions for future job growth.
KEDA will also be partnering with the Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Region. Under the new organizational structure, the executive director will no longer have some responsibilities such as fundraising and organizing the monthly KEDA meetings.
KEDA and WUPPDR will also start working together on projects such as grant proposals. Plans for the future include making KEDA WUPPDR's primary economic arm, while the new director would serve as WUPPDR's director of economic services.
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The City of Novi is applying for a Trust Fund grant to help pay for the construction of an asphalt trail through the ITC Community Sports Park at 8 Mile and Napier Road. This project will include a trailhead at the south end of the park and a protected road crossing at Eight Mile Road. The City is working with the DNR to create a connection from the crossing at 8 Mile into Maybury State Park.
The future plans for the trail also include extending the paved trail north and east along the ITC transmission corridor across the west side of the city and eventually to the Airline trail in the Walled Lake/Wixom area and through Maybury to trails in Northville Township. The long-term vision is a huge bikeable loop that includes the M-5 and I-275 Metro Trails to the east, the Airline Trail to the north, the Novi trail to the west and a trail through Northville Township, including Hines Park, on the south.
Novi is seeking letters of support for this project. If you like the sound of this plan and would be willing to send a short (or long) e-mail of support for the city's grant proposal, it would be much appreciated. You don't have to be a city resident to write in support, just be willing to say why you think this is a good idea and how you could see this benefiting you or city residents or those in the area who would use the trail. E-mails of support should go to Scott Pratt (firstname.lastname@example.com) and reference the ITC Community Sports Park Trail grant. Please include your name and address at the end of the e-mail.


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|Mind your business: A small business lecture series
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St. Louis County Library, the University of Missouri Extension, and the Small Business & Technology Development Centers are pleased to invite you to a new lecture series to provide information and valuable resources to small business owners, entrepreneurs, and those who are thinking about starting a business.Library: Headquarters Map
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The January lecture topic will be "Marketing Basics for Small Businesses"
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To make your reservation for a Mind Your Business workshop, please contact the St. Louis County Library at 314-994-3300 or stop by any St. Louis County Library location. Also, make plans to attend the Mind Your Business workshops in 2013 as we continue the monthly series on a variety of topics including healthcare laws, technology, social media and much more!
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (363 votes).
In short: Bit muddy and hilly -a rope would come in handy! In full: Well planned course made very challenging race on a beautiful January day. Support from marshals and fellow runners was fantastic. Shame cakes sold so quickly. Mr Kipling's cakes cannot compete-sorry!Date of review: January 25, 2007
In short: Is it a hill or a cliff??In full: Lovely course, hilly, muddy, great fun, only point of nuisance was no cakes left for slower runners at the finish.Date of review: January 25, 2007
In short: Excellent race that I will definetly do again.Date of review: January 22, 2007
In short: Tough, muddy... and extrenmely enjoyable with it!Date of review: January 22, 2007
In short: Hard but the views were worth itIn full: I should have made more use of the "Swear box" ;o)Date of review: January 17, 2007
In short: A tough race, but well worth the challenge.In full: Very well orgqanised and an excellent atmosphere. Hard work as well!Date of review: January 17, 2007
In short: mud,sweat and great cakes!!In full: This is the third running of the event and third time i done it and it just gets better ! Tip for next year buy your cakes before the race cos they soon sell out!!Well done to all involved Date of review: January 17, 2007
In short: great fun, lovely scenery, very friendly and great marshallsIn full: I've done this the last 3 years and will be back again. Pewsey Vale deserve a medal for a great event. Its very friendly, hard but not so hard that it's not fun, almost all runable and beautiful scenery. lots of hills but mostly runable but its the mud that makes it hard - I swear my feet weighed ton by the time I finished. Only point for improvement - more cakes for us slowies as they had run out by the time I finished!Date of review: January 17, 2007
In short: A really demanding race held in beautiful terrain. Certainly not for the faint hearted. Well organised and good camraderie, not to mention the cakes at the end!Date of review: January 17, 2007
In short: mud steep hills great funDate of review: January 16, 2007
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New Jersey man walking across America for good faith
By KATIE ATKINS
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Thomas Francine is taking a 3,143 mile walk across the nation in order to shed light on the good of humanity. He has spent the last two months walking south from Portland, Maine and is passing through Western New York this weekend. He aims to cover roughly 20 miles per day and said he's covered roughly 600 miles of pavement so far.
"People don't seem to realize how many good people are out there," he said in a phone interview on Friday as he passed Evangola State Park in Irving."It's been amazing. I'm meeting a lot of people everywhere I go," said the 26-year-old Woodbridge, NJ native over the sound of a semi passing in the background.
The purpose of the walk is to not only shed light on the good of humanity but to also inspire others to work with this faith as part of Francine's "Change the World!" campaign. He's handing out cards along the way to encourage people to show compassion for themselves, a stranger or someone they know.
As for shelter, Francine said he camps out 50 percent of the time and also stays with people he meets along the way.
Francine's website says he has hitchhiked 26,000 miles around the world to places like Texas and as far as Turkey. He was inspired to walk by people he has met in the past.
"I like traveling and meeting people. What inspired me was all of the great people in my life," he said.
Francine was also inspired by "Peace Pilgrim: An American Sage," a documentary about peace activist Mildred Lisette Norman who walked for 28 years with nothing but the clothes on her back.
Speaking of possessions, what is Francine bringing with him?
He walks behind a three-wheeled stroller containing everything people happen to hand him along the way.
As he passed through upstate New York on his sixth week, he was given a variety of items such as fruit, sandwiches, water, spaghetti and even a bluegrass history lesson.
He hopes to make it to California by January.
When asked if he's had any memorable or favorite places since he left Maine, he said, "One of my favorite places is Johnstown, New York. I met a lot of nice people there."
"Sometimes people ask if I have any official sponsors for my journey. I don't, but I do have hundreds of unofficial sponsors, who I find in every single town I enter," Francine's blog reads.
"I wouldn't be able to keep going without various forms of encouragement, so thank you all, once again."
To learn how you can get involved with Francine's journey or to keep track of his latest travels, visit www.gogreatergood.com.


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The issue is you have no credibility due to a severe lack of objectivity.
When you come into or create a thread that also gives the guy his due on the nights (or in the series) where he's dominant (like he was for 90% of the Celtics and Bulls series on both ends) then maybe these bi-monthly check-ins actually carry some weight.
Until then it looks like trolling. We all watched. We all hear the national guys killing him and rightly so. You just seem to miss the opportunities to show up the 90% of the time when the a-hole is the best player on the court.
We all hate him Spin. The difference is some people get beyond that part of it.
Spin wrote:Christ is was a simple question.
Bron pulled a choke job again last night, and everyone outside of this forum called it like it is. And if anyone knows a choke job, it should be a veteran Cleveland sports fan...
Might as well go ahead and call me an ass hole, I rooted against the Baltimodell Ravens in Super Bowl 35. What the fuck was I thinking?


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Yes! That atheist rocker Evan Dando kicks it up at a free outdoor event at the government center in Albany, NY, this Saturday, July 21. With Cracker headlining, some other bands too. 'heads on about 5pm. Free parking, even!
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Vaughan sang in church as a child and had extensive piano lessons from 1931-39; she developed into a capable keyboardist. After she won an amateur contest at the Apollo Theater, she was hired for the Earl Hines big band as a singer and second vocalist. Unfortunately, the musicians' recording strike kept her off record during this period (1943-44). When lifelong friend Billy Eckstine broke away to form his own orchestra, Vaughan joined him, making her recording debut. She loved being with Eckstine's orchestra, where she became influenced by a couple of his sidemen, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, both of whom had also been with Hines during her stint. Vaughan was one of the first singers to fully incorporate bop phrasing in her singing, and to have the vocal chops to pull it off on the level of a Parker and Gillespie.
Other than a few months with John Kirby from 1945-46, Sarah Vaughan spent the remainder of her career as a solo star. Although she looked a bit awkward in 1945 (her first husband George Treadwell would greatly assist her with her appearance), there was no denying her incredible voice. She made several early sessions for Continental: a December 31, 1944 date highlighted by her vocal version of "A Night in Tunisia," which was called "Interlude," and a May 25, 1945 session for that label that had Gillespie and Parker as sidemen. However, it was her 1946-48 selections for Musicraft (which included "If You Could See Me Now," "Tenderly" and "It's Magic") that found her rapidly gaining maturity and adding bop-oriented phrasing to popular songs. Signed to Columbia where she recorded during 1949-53, "Sassy" continued to build on her popularity. Although some of those sessions were quite commercial, eight classic selections cut with Jimmy Jones' band during May 18-19, 1950 (an octet including Miles Davis) showed that she could sing jazz with the best.
During the 1950s, Vaughan recorded middle-of-the-road pop material with orchestras for Mercury, and jazz dates (including Sarah Vaughan, a memorable collaboration with Clifford Brown) for the label's subsidiary, EmArcy. Later record label associations included Roulette (1960-64), back with Mercury (1963-67), and after a surprising four years off records, Mainstream (1971-74). Through the years, Vaughan's voice deepened a bit, but never lost its power, flexibility or range. She was a masterful scat singer and was able to out-swing nearly everyone (except for Ella). Vaughan was with Norman Granz's Pablo label from 1977-82, and only during her last few years did her recording career falter a bit, with only two forgettable efforts after 1982. However, up until near the end, Vaughan remained a world traveler, singing and partying into all hours of the night with her miraculous voice staying in prime form. The majority of her recordings are currently available, including complete sets of the Mercury/Emarcy years, and Sarah Vaughan is as famous today as she was during her most active years. ~ Scott Yanow
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Track List: I'm Through With Love - From The Archives (Digitally Remastered)
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Track List: An Introduction To Sarah Vaughan
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Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon briefed reporters today on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's participation in a NATO ministerial meeting in Berlin last week. Assistant Secretary Gordon said:
"In Berlin, on the 14th and 15th in April, the Secretary, Secretary Clinton, participated in a NATO ministerial that was an opportunity to consult with key allies and partners not just on Libya, but on a wide range of other bilateral and multilateral issues. The NATO ministerial included sessions on Libya, on Afghanistan, where ISAF -- all of the ISAF partners joined NATO members, NATO's deterrence and defense posture review, NATO's partnership's in general, and specifically the NATO-Russia Council, the NATO-Georgia Commission, and the NATO-Ukraine Commission, so it was a busy couple of days.
"In addition to all the NATO sessions, the Secretary had bilateral meetings with German Chancellor Merkel, German Foreign Minister Westerwelle, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Gryshchenko, British Foreign Secretary Hague, French Foreign Minister Juppe, Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu, and others. She also met with Afghan Foreign Minister Rassoul and several of the Arab participants, and in the course of two days, had the opportunity to discuss these issues even in not in a formal bilateral session with a number of other allies and partners.
"On Libya, the meeting in Berlin of NATO allies and contributors to Operation Unified Protector was an important reaffirmation of some of the key points agreed to at the Doha Contact Group meeting the day before. For context and background, you all remember that the London meeting on Libya on March 29th set up a contact group that was going to meet for the first time formally in Doha, which would provide broad political guidance on Libya and that NATO, since it has taken over the command and control of the military operation, would give executive guidance for the military mission. And that is precisely what took place over the two days with the Contact Group meeting in Doha, addressing a range of political, economic, humanitarian, diplomatic factors, calling clearly for Qadhafi to go. You saw that Contact Group statement or the chair statement out of the Contact Group making clear that Qadhafi has lost all legitimacy and should leave power so that Libyans can shape their own future. And then the NATO ministerial was a chance to follow up the next day. NATO, in Berlin, met with all 28 allies plus the six partners that have joined the Libya coalition.
"And again, I look forward to your questions on this. What I want to draw you attention to was the statement that came out of that NATO plus partners meeting on Libya. I recommend you read it in full. But the most important part of it was when allies agreed, very specifically, to maintain a high operational tempo against legitimate targets and to exert this pressure as long as necessary until the following objectives are achieved. And just to paraphrase, those objectives that NATO agreed to were attacks and threats of attacks against civilians must end; regime forces, including snipers, mercenary, and others, must withdraw from all areas they have forcibly occupied, and then a number of cities were listed; and humanitarian assistance needs to be unhindered. So I want to stress there -- is that all 20 of these allies plus the six partners agreed on a very specific set of goals and made clear that military operations will continue until those goals are met.
"The Doha and Berlin meetings together underscore the international community's commitment to enforce the provisions of Security Council Resolution 1973. We know we have a lot of work still to do not just on the military side, but on the political side, including following up on the temporary financial mechanism that was referred to in the chair statement out of Doha. And the Berlin meetings provide an opportunity for the Secretary to discuss this not just in a NATO context, but also bilaterally with a number of the key partners that I mentioned.
"Finally, I'll just note, because as I said at the beginning, the ministerial wasn't just about Libya. In other areas, the ISAF group of nations met, and allies affirmed the transition principles and expressed broad support for intensifying what we'e calling the diplomatic surge toward an Afghan-led political settlement.
"On the NATO posture review, NATO ministers had a dinner in which they discussed -- following on the New Strategic Concept, the Deterrence and Defense Posture Review, which is designed to help determine the appropriate mix of nuclear, conventional, and missile defense capabilities for the alliance to meet Article 5.
"NATO partnerships -- allies agreed to enhancements for engaging partners across the globe, and indeed, Libya is a classic example of why NATO needs good mechanisms for partnerships, because we're actually undertaking a partnership mission as we speak. NATO-Georgia Commission met and allies reaffirmed Georgia's membership aspirations, encouraged further reforms in Georgia, and expressed support for Georgian territorial integrity and sovereignty.
"In the NATO-Ukraine Commission, allies affirmed the NATO-Ukraine partnership, encouraged further economic and democratic reforms, and welcomed Ukrainian contributions to NATO operations. And then finally, in the NATO-Russia Council, as in the bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Lavrov, the Secretary had an opportunity to discuss Libya, NATO-Russia missile defense cooperation, and the future of conventional arms control in Europe."
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Friday 4,22 meeting with ITA foregin Minister Frattini. Topic Libya - European Illegal immigration.
-will propose an European ICE and FBI
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Oh Geez whiz, I've gone and done it again...
(dipnote musings) Either I'm a day or two ahead of myself pre-emptively posting and stealing senior official's "thunder" by posting the meat and potatoes of the NATO ministerial statement before the official briefing on it, or that was just another "great lead in"...(chuckle).
So here I'll try to sync this back up by referencing this following thread and the conversation.
As additional food for thought, what has transpired diplomaticly among nations to bring action to this point looks a lot like what I suggested previously might be attempted in Somalia, just on a more conservative level.
(note in the above - 300,000 troops does not an "occupation" make when the intent does not support that definition. And I ask the reader to asses my somewhat tounge-in- cheek "economic incentives" as hypotheticals in concept, as I did thinking investment in a nation's future may take many forms and provide some "skin in the game" for some not given to "intervention" generally.
It seems logical to me if the President has "ruled out ANY US boots on the ground in Lybia" that the US then becomes limited in , or self limiting in having "all options on the table" and this presents a hefty paradox in that respect.
Even so, if the rest of the world can't find the men willing to go get the job done in Lybia then they are self-limiting their ability to create a better world for everyone's kids.
And in reference to my question;
[ "...the whole intent to "end the violence" would be questionable if the US were to after stating such policy in support of UN resolutions now would arm an opposition force to wage civil war, even for such a nobel cause as liberty.
Better to assist them kineticly if Ghaddafi's forces keep disturbing the peace.
However, I could see where the opposition forces could do with a 6 week basic training course, as so not be cannon fodder and learn how to survive in a combat situation.
That would be in the interests of saving lives.
What would our revolution have done without our Lafayette?"
I can only imagine Sarkozy's response to such a query?" ]
The UK, France and Italy are putting boots on the ground in "advisory roles" as reported by global media today.
I guess I got my answer.
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I saw this in the thread here and cant find it now to link to. This is a NY style crust with 1/2 franks hot sauce and 1/2 ranch dressing, fresh mozzarella cheese, precooked chicken, and grated blue cheese. Cooked at 625 for 6 minutes. Added sliced celery after cooking. Came out great. I will certainly make this again.
I have decided I need to work on getting the heat up in the chicken, too mild when blended with the ranch dressing. An overnight marinade with habanero sauce, Tabasco sauce, and minced habanero peppers then quick fried will be the next step.
Great looking pie. I agree with your comment that it is too milf. You can also mix more franks and less ranch to spice it up. A 50/50 mix is pretty mild. 75 franks to 25 ranch would give it more kick. I will also be marinating the chicken next time also.
Well, alrighty then. Tonight's buffalo chicken pizza. Best ever, don't think I can top this. Don
Nice looking pie Don. Good looking crumb too! What type of flour did you use for this one? Chau
Muy rica pizza, Don! How was the taste?
Don,I agree, that is a nice looking pizza! With your hot Buffalo Chicken pizza, I think you have started a new trend. I like hot things and really would have liked to try your Buffalo Chicken pizza!Norma


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Mass of Christian Burial for Kenneth Verschaetse, 79, of Marshall, formerly of Ghent, will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 28, at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 p.m. 8 p.m. with a rosary at 4 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Rehkamp Horvath Funeral Home in Marshall. Visitation will continue from 8:30 a.m. 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Interment will follow the service at St. Eloi Catholic Cemetery in Ghent. Military rites provided by U.S. American Legion Post 564 of Ghent.
Kenneth George Verschaetse was born to George and Lena (Versluys) Verschaetse on February 25, 1933, in Moline, Illinois. As a child, Ken moved with his family to Ghent and later graduated from Marshall High School. Ken was united in marriage to Shirley Boerboom on August 20, 1951. This union was blessed with five children. Ken served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. After his honorable discharge, the couple moved to Ghent where they raised their family. Ken worked as an agribusiness sales consultant, most recently with Cenex Harvest States. He loved to hunt and fish with friends and his children. He enjoyed many fishing trips to Lake of the Woods. Sharing time with family was important to Ken. He loved nothing better than making pancake breakfasts and fish fries with the family at the lake cabin on Lake Le Homme Dieu in Alexandria, MN. Ken adored his grandchildren and loved attending their many activities.
Ken died on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center in Marshall.
He is survived by his four sons: Terry (and Cindy) of Marshall, Bill (and Judy) of Alexandria, Tim (and Ruth) of Faribault, Randy (and Lisa) of New Ulm and daughter Mary (and Dan) Van Hauwaert of Marshall; ten grandchildren: Bailey, Madi, Nathan, Paul, Joe and Sam Verschaetse, Alissa (and Chris) Salvato, Kristin (and Lance) Andries, Ethan and Kaylee Van Hauwaert; two great-grandsons: Alex and Ben Salvato.
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Paso Robles, Ca- Hidden Mountain Ranch Winery, built in 1975 and designed by pioneer Paso Robles winemaker Dr. Stanley Hoffman, located in the hills outside the town of Paso Robles on the Central Coast of California has sold to Richard and Aurora Gumerman of Thunderbolt Junction Enterprises.
Hoffman is considered the godfather of the modern Central Coast wine industry, laying the groundwork for generations of winemakers. His Hoffman Mountain Ranch Winery now referred to as Hidden Mountain Ranch Winery was the first large-scale modern facility in the area. To those who know the history of winemaking along California's Central Coast, the Hoffman Mountain Ranch wines are something of a legend. His wine put Paso Robles on the map, when they entered it in a blind tasting in Europe in the late '70s and it beat Romanée-Conti. People from all over the world started coming to see the winery and the Gumermans plan to revive the winery to its glory days.
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There are numerous interfaces used on personal computers. Obviously, processor system buses as well as PCI Express are the most popular interfaces inside personal computers – they are present in almost all PCs sold today. But what about the external interfaces? According to a survey by a research company, Bluetooth and Universal Serial Bus are the most popular external interfaces that are utilized nowadays. In fact, USB is the most popular interface in general.
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"For home use, USB flash drives were the most popular USB application, followed by printers and digital still cameras. For Bluetooth, 34% of respondents use the interface to connect their mobile phones to home PCs. Mouse/keyboards and PDA/handheld PCs were commonly connected via Bluetooth as well," said Brian O'Rourke, In-Stat analyst.
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The Wonders of Alto-Shaam Cook-and-Hold OvensFriday, June 6th, 2014
Although this brand name may sound like part of a magician's act ("Alaca-Alto-Shaam!") or a children's book ("I do not like green eggs and ham; I do not like them, Alto-Shaam I am") or a famous orca ("Alto-Shaamu"), the Alto-Shaam brand is actually famous for its world-class cook-and-hold ovens and holding cabinets. Alto-Shaam does not believe in the whole "If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen" philosophy. In fact, its equipment prefers to take the heat and stay in the kitchen for as long as possible, making foods more delicious and restaurants more efficient.
Founder Jerry Maahs first created Alto-Shaam warming technology in the 1950s as a way to keep chicken warm while it was being delivered. What started as a stainless steel box and a thermal cable evolved into an oven that could both cook and hold food to keep it at the perfect temperature. What's more, Maahs found that this slow-cooking and warming technique actually kept meats bigger and tenderer for the duration of the cooking process. Yes, Maahs had found a way to get more bird for his buck.