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Siting, Transmission, and Environmental Protection Division
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The mission of the Siting, Transmission, and Environmental Protection Division is to ensure that energy facilities are authorized in an expeditious, safe and environmentally acceptable manner. In addition, the division prepares environmental documentation for the Commission as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). To attain its objectives, the division maintains a staff of experts in more than 20 environmental and engineering disciplines. The division's range of technical expertise allows it to perform balanced, independent evaluations of complex and controversial projects.
Prior to 1975, utilities were required to go through a multi-year process to obtain permits from numerous federal, state and local agencies before constructing new power plants. The Legislature established the California Energy Commission in 1975 and mandated a comprehensive siting process for new power plants. The Legislature gave the Energy Commission the statutory authority to license thermal power plants of 50 megawatts or greater along with the transmission lines, fuel supply lines, and related facilities to serve them.
The division is organized into six offices:
- Siting Office
- Compliance Office
- Environmental Protection Office
- Engineering Office
- Strategic Transmission Planning and Corridor Designation Office
- Administration and Special Projects Office
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Special Siting Division Meetings and Workshops
Compliance Petition to Amend Screening Form (18-SIT-01)
May 15, 2018, Workshop
Compliance Enforcement (18-SIT-02)
May 15, 2018, Workshop
January 25, 2018
Staff Workshops - Discussions of Compliance Incident Reporting for All Jurisdictional Power Plants and Proposed Compliance Docketing Policy
December 5, 2017
Staff Workshop on Compliance Incident Reporting (17-SIT-01) and Compliance Docketing Policy (17-SIT-02)
2017 Incident Reporting for Power Plant Compliance (17-SIT-01)
Draft Compliance Docketing Policy (17-SIT-02)
California Offshore Renewable Energy (17-MISC-01)
The files for Offshore Renewable Energy have been moved to http://www.energy.ca.gov/renewables/offshore_energy/documents/
Delegate Chief Building Official (DCBO)
July 8, 2016 - Stakeholder Roundtable Discussion for the Delegate Chief Building Official (DCBO) Selection Process Update. (PDF file, 5 pages, 40 kb)
- 2016 Best Management Practices Guide (PDF)
- Delegate Chief Building Official (DCBO) Stakeholder Workshop Power Point Presentation
- Request for Qualifications (RFQ) On Call Delegate Chief Official Services for the Siting, Transmission and Environmental Protection Division (STEP)
- Request for Qualifications Delegate Chief Building Official Services for the STEP Division
If you have questions on the subject matter of this meeting, please contact Christine Root, firstname.lastname@example.com or (916) 654-4745.
Note: Meetings for specific power plants licensing cases are located on that specific plant's webpage. Go to: www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/all_projects.html for a list of current projects before the Commission.
Developer's Guides
- California Energy Commission Staff Cooling Water Management Program Guidelines for Wet and Hybrid Cooling Towers at Power Plants
Draft Guidelines, publication # CEC-700-2005-025. (Acrobat PDF file, 10 pages, 199 kilobytes)
- Energy Facility Licensing Process: Water Supply information
Staff Report / Draft, December 11, 2000. (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 6 pages, 30 kilobytes)
- Energy Facility Licensing Process: Developers Guide of Practices and Procedures
Staff Report / Draft, December 7, 2000. (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 70 pages, 195 kilobytes)
- SECTION 1769 COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS (Link to new page to be provided)
Fact sheet on Post-certification Amendments and Changes to Power Plant Licenses
Reports and Brochures
- Water Supply Reliability for Thermal Power Plants in California (PDF file)
- Map of Water Supplies for Power Plants (PDF file, 2.4 MB)
- Title 20 California Code of Regulations
- Title 20 Commission Process and Procedure Regulations - 2014 Revisions
- Siting Division Reports
- Final Power Plant Decisions and Commission Siting Regulations
- Tracking Progress
- Search All Commission Reports
Other Reports
- Transmission Options and Potential Corridor Designations in Southern California
in Response to Closure of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Stations (SONGS):
Environmental Feasibility Analysis .
Posted: May 8, 2014
- Addendum to Transmission Options and Potential Corridor Designations in Southern California in Response to Closure of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). Posted: September 26, 2014
- Second Addendum to Transmission Options and Potential Corridor Designations in Southern California in Response to Closure of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). Posted: January 13, 2015
- State Auditor's 2007 Report on Solar Energy Siting
(Posted: May 29, 2008, Acrobat PDF file, 53 pages, 1.44 megabytes)
- State Auditor's Report on Energy Commission Siting Process
(Posted: August 24, 2001, Acrobat PDF file, 46 pages, 543 kilobytes)
STEP Division
Power Plant Siting
- Transmission Line Initiatives and Programs page is now available on our EnergyArchive website.
- Strategic Transmission Investment Plan (PDF file)
- Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative (RETI)


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"The Smurfs" trailer has arrived, and it sadly lives down to the expectations set by the previous stuff we've seen from the film.
Loaded with broad slapsticky humor, tired pop culture references and numerous uses of the words "smurf" in lieu of "farted," "puked/vomited," "f***" and "blow." The only part of the whole thing is the use of the song "Main Offender" by The Hives, which we hadn't heard in years.
It's a shame that this is shaping up to be the second coming of "Gnomeo & Juliet," because there's a load of talented people involved, including Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria, Jonathan Winters, Alan Cumming, Paul Reubens, Anton Yelchin and Tim Gunn, to name a few.
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Frankly, we much prefer the "Inglorious Smurfs" trailer.

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Unless you spend a lot of time reading the specifications and hard details of internet browsers, you probably don't know what half of internet browser reviewers are talking about. When I read that Google Chrome uses the latest NVIDIA 8600 Graphics Unit, my head starts to explode a little. And the fact that Mozilla Firefox has 1 GB of RAM and a 1200x Processesing Core means nothing to me. What I would like to read is a user account of the performances by each of the major internet browsers. Well, lucky for you, that's exactly what this is. So sit down and buckle up because this is my first forray into technological smartness stuff, and it's sure to get ugly along the way.
Internet Explorer 8.0
You know, the only positive thing I can come up with is that Internet Explorer has great support. Probably the best of all of the browsers I used. However, 99% of people have never and will never use or care about Costumer Service and Support for their internet browser. So this is pretty much useless. I used IE 8 when it first came out, and as with all Internet Explorers, I was unimpressed. Right out of the box it was one of the slower browsers. When you begin to download toolbars, however, it gets really ugly. I was operating an election 2008 toolbar and a StumbleUpon Toolbar on each browser that had support for those applications and Internet Explorer took the add ons the worst. Pair that with the fact that as I type this the only browser that isn't working of the four I have downloaded is Internet Explorer (It's telling me I'm offline. Clearly that's not the case.), and it's obvious that it's the weakest of the bunch. For slow loading and start times, not to mention poor stability, I give IE 8 2 of 5 stars.
Mozilla Firefox 3.0
Mozilla definitely pulled out all the stops with their Firefox browser's third version. The newest version features better privacy features, quicker performance, and, coolest of all, new applications. The best thing to be said about Firefox is it's vast expanse of applications. Like the iPhone, I can assure you "there's an app for that". Whether it be a theme or a weather widget, the mozilla.com has it all. Thankfully, Firefox can handle the extra applications. I've installed over 20 applications, and website loading time hasn't been drastically increased. However, I've been experiencing some stability problems with the latest update to Firefox. The browser often crashes and leaves me having to restart and try and remember all of the tabs I have open since it doesn't save your tabs by default. Definitely an inconvenience, but not a deal breaker. For the vast array of applications, Firefox still gets 3.5 of 5 stars.
Apple Safari
When Apple announced the release of the Safari browser to Windows-based computers, I was pumped. I'd heard all my Mac friends talk about how zippy Safari was for years, so of course I needed to be a part. Unfortunately, like most things, Safari must work best in its home environment because I was not all that impressed. Though Safari has the second best start-up time, it's all a big scam. Once the window starts up the browser stalls for 3 to 4 seconds then loads. Though Safari was the second most stable browser in my tests, the 3 to 4 second delay between page loads is extremely annoying. When you're running several tabs, that adds many minutes on to your browsing experience. And quite frankly, Safari doesn't have the extra features to justify the slow performance. For that I give it 2.5 of 5 Stars.
Google Chrome
Ahhh Google, you amaze me. As if Google wasn't cool enough already, they release a killer internet browser that blew the competition out of the water. Once I finally got around to downloading Chrome, I found that it was what I'd always looked for in an internet browser. The window pops up immediately after clicking the icon, and the home page loads quickly after. It amazes how Chrome manages to open and load so much faster than the other browsers when they are all operating on the same wireless network. Each time I click a link or load a page, I'm amazed by the speed of Chrome. I'm so amazed, in fact, that nearly every time I get the chance I tell my friends and colleagues to download Chrome. It's allowed me to be so much productive when on the internet because it doesn't have the unstableness of Fireforx, the stalling of Safari, or the generally crapiness of Internet Explorer. For being far superior to anything I've ever seen, I give a perfect score of 5 out of 5 Stars.
Final Score:
- Google Chrome: 5 out of 5
- Mozilla Firefox: 3.5 out of 5
- Apple Safari: 2.5 out of 5
- Internet Explorer 2.5 out of 5
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The dispute between B.C.'s teachers and their employer is complicated by two B.C. Supreme Court decisions that found the provincial government violated teachers' constitutional rights more than a decade ago when it removed rules about class size and class composition from the teachers' contract.
Teachers have been on strike since June 17, after 16 months of failed negotiations, and there is no end in sight. Although the two sides have moved closer on wages (the government is offering seven per cent over six years; the BCTF wants eight per cent over five years), the implications of this court case keep the two sides far apart.
In 2002, the B.C. government removed clauses guaranteeing teachers' working conditions from their contract and legislated a prohibition from bargaining over those same issues. These measures were found by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Susan Griffin to have violated the teachers' constitutional right to freedom of association.
But what exactly is freedom of association?
"A very trite example is what if you said to people you're allowed to play baseball, but not allowed to form a team. The difference between being able to play baseball and being able to form a team is your freedom of association. Anytime you want to do something with other people, freedom of association comes into play," said Joel Bakan, University of British Columbia law professor and a constitutional law scholar.
It may seem a stretch, but Canadian courts have determined that freedom of association includes the right for a union to collectively bargain with an employer over working conditions.
"The freedom of workers to associate has long been recognized internationally and in Canada as an important aspect of a fair and democratic society," Griffin said in her January 2014 ruling. "Collective action by workers helps protect individuals from unfairness in one of the most fundamental aspects of their lives, their employment."
The Canadian Constitution, the highest law in the country, includes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees freedom of association.
"Part of what it means to be part of Canada is that we follow the Constitution of the country," Bakan said. "One of the things that makes Canada different from what happened in Yugoslavia when it split apart or what's happening in Ukraine today is that we're governed by the rule of law. Our Constitution is the supreme law of the nation and the provinces and the federal government must comply with it."
And if the government doesn't comply?
"You can't put them in jail, but what I can say is that if provinces start not complying with it and thumbing their noses at court decisions that say they must, then I think we are in serious trouble as a nation," Bakan said.
In 2011, Griffin gave the government a year to rectify the unconstitutional legislation. After a year, the government enacted legislation that the judge called "virtually identical" to the legislation she had already ruled violated the teachers' rights. Griffin's second ruling also found that the government had bargained in bad faith in 2012, hoping to provoke a strike to increase support for imposing legislation.
The provincial government appealed that decision and the case is scheduled to be heard in the B.C. Court of Appeal in October.
Despite the two B.C. Supreme Court rulings, the government is not flouting the law at this point, because it is still within its legal right to appeal up to the country's highest court, which is likely.
While the case may take several more years to settle, the process and time is worth it to make sure the decision is the right one and is backed up by the country's highest court, advocates on both sides say.
Griffin's 2014 decision buttresses the teachers' demand for a $225-million annual fund to hire new teachers and deal with class size and composition issues and a second $225-million fund to deal with retroactive grievances by members, as well as to pay for improved medical benefits, professional development and preparation time. The BCTF proposes these funds as interim measures, until the court case is decided.
The provincial government is offering to continue a $75-million annual Learning Improvement Fund, and says it can't afford the BCTF's terms. The employer's most recent offer includes a clause that says if either party is dissatisfied with the outcome of the court case, it could give written notice to terminate the collective agreement.
Education Minister Peter Fassbender said last week that the government will not legislate a settlement and that their last offer is as far as they're prepared to go.
"We are not going to go into deficit to fund what we think are unreasonable demands by the BCTF," Fassbender said, adding that teachers' demands are unaffordable. "The government cannot go there. Our responsibility is also to the taxpayers of the province."
B.C. Teachers' Federation president Jim Iker insists the government must put more funding on the table to get a deal.
"Christy Clark's 2002 legislation, twice ruled unconstitutional, allowed this government to strip $275 million a year from B.C.'s education system," Iker said. "The result is 12 years of underfunding that has led B.C. to become the second worst province on per student funding. It's time to start closing that gap so we can start a new school year in September with additional funding to properly support B.C. students."
The difference stems from the long-running court case, which found the government had illegally stripped the right to bargain class size and composition issues from the teachers' contract in 2002.
The government of the day also deleted parts of the Hospital Employees' Union contract, notably to do with contracting out of work. The HEU and the government took their battle to the Supreme Court, which ruled in June 2007 that legislation introduced by the B.C. government in 2002, at the same time as the teachers' legislation, was unconstitutional because it stripped out and prohibited bargaining on contracting out provisions.
In 2008, the government passed legislation removing the provisions that were ruled unconstitutional. But Mike Old, communications director of the Hospital Employees' Union, said it has still been a struggle to bargain on contracting out.
"In subsequent rounds of collective bargaining (in 2010, 2012 and 2014) we have negotiated provisions ... that place limits on contracting out. For example, the agreement that we just ratified this week caps contracting out at 100 full-time equivalents a year," Old said, adding that there's about 47,000 full- and part-time, and casual employees in the bargaining unit, "So in that sense, our win at the Supreme Court of Canada has given us the ability to put contracting out on the bargaining table, and negotiate limits on contracting out. That's important in terms of our ability to protect jobs and services. But we've had to push hard for any improvements we've made to working conditions.
"The Bill 29 decision hasn't made health employers and government any easier to deal with. They just can't insist that it's illegal to talk about contracting out at the bargaining table."
Indeed, Bakan says that although the Supreme Court ruled that unions have the right to bargain on working conditions that are deemed to be "of central importance" — but that doesn't mean they can dictate the terms, such as the number of students in a class.
"You have to have enough of the rights to make it meaningful. What the court says it's not a freedom to bargain about anything under the sun, but if you're not allowed to bargain over the things that are of central importance to you, then you're being deprived of the right to bargain collectively," Bakan said.
Jordan Bateman, B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers Association, an organization dedicated to lower taxes, less waste and accountable government, said his group supported the government appeal, because a win for the teachers would cost taxpayers a significant amount of money.
"Do courts have to consider the ability of taxpayers to afford their judgments? We obviously would prefer that they do," Bateman said. "Despite the idea that government is a bottomless well of money, all of that money does come from taxpayers, so we want to make sure that those interests are protected. At the same time, it's a tricky one because any time you spin out and give government more power over people's constitutional rights, that could actually come back to haunt specific cases, such as property rights cases or whatnot. It's a very complicated issue."
Although the grounds for the government's appeal are not public, Bakan said the lack of ability of a government to afford something is not going to fly as a legal argument, based on the 2007 decision.
"We as a society, have to pay for living in a society where constitutional rights are respected. It costs money to respect constitutional rights. When we respect the rights of an accused in the criminal justice process, it would be a lot cheaper to just throw them in jail. It costs money to be in a society that is committed to enlightened constitutional rights and values and that's really at bottom what we're talking about here," Bakan said.
The B.C. government has been taken to task by the International Labour Organization several times, including for the teachers and health cases, Bakan said.
"Canada as a country is part of a United Nations treaty that agreed to respect freedom of association. The government of B.C. has been found to be in breach of that treaty eight or nine times now, including in relation to teachers and in relation to health care workers in relation to the very bills we're talking about," Bakan said, adding that the Supreme Court of Canada was influenced by the international findings in the 2007 health workers decision.
Both Bateman and Bakan said no matter who wins the appeal this October, the case will probably end up in the Supreme Court of Canada.
"It's not just B.C. that has this issue as far as the ability to pay. It's a national issue and I think that's why were going to see this in the Supreme Court of Canada. Governments want to know precisely where their authority begins and ends," Bateman said. "I think there are other governments watching closely. If the Supreme Court of Canada interprets this case a certain way, that will have ripple effects all across the nation."
Bakan also said if the Supreme Court of Canada decides against the government, which he expects it will, the government will comply.
"I would be absolutely shocked if that didn't happen, it would be unprecedented. It's the final court in the land," Bakan said.
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Another post, another meme, but this time the topic caught my eye because I thought it was a good opportunity to dust off and expand on my knowledge of history.
The aim is to focus on the day of the year on which you were born and to talk about various events and personalities associated with that day. Click on the picture to the left to view the original post that has, in the meantime, inspired a lot of other people to write about their birthdays (links to these can be found at the bottom of the original article – is your birthday there yet?).
Note: all bullet points in this post are copied, including hyperlinks, from the Wikipedia entry for May 19, though I've looked at a wider range of sources for my own input.
When is your birthday?
On 19th May.
Pick three people who share your birthday and share what you know about them.
- 1879 – Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-born British politician (d. 1964)
Nancy Astor is best known as the first female MP to set foot in the House of Commons, in 1919. I say "set foot" deliberately as she wasn't the first female MP to be elected: the previous year saw the election of Constance Markievicz, but as a Sinn Fein member who refused to take the obligatory oath of allegiance to the UK monarch she was not allowed to take her seat in the Commons – not much has changed there.
Astor was active in the temperance movement and championed causes relating to (women's) suffrage and education. Like most politicians, she was not without controversy – she was accused of jumping on the suffrage bandwaggon only after she had been elected, while her American birth and upper class credentials led to criticism that she was out of touch with ordinary people. Having said that, I suspect it would have been well-nigh impossible within the social structures of that time for an "ordinary" woman to have the wherewithal to enter high-level politics, though I am very happy to be corrected if this is an inaccurate view.
Astor was well known for her acerbic wit and sharp tongue. Her election slogan was "Vote for Lady Astor and your children will weigh more". She is also quoted as saying, "I married beneath me – all women do". My favourite Astor soundbyte, though, and one I've known since I was quite young, comes from an exchange with Winston Churchill:
Astor: If you were my husband, I'd poison your tea.
Churchill: If I were your husband, I'd drink it.
I don't know as much about Malcolm X as I should, so it would be pretentious to try to give the impression of writing knowledgeably about him here, when probably most people reading this know a great deal more. What strikes me, though, after writing about Nancy Astor above is that here we have a political activist who also grew up in America, though half a century later than Lady Astor and in circumstances dictated by the cards having fallen very diferently. He was not cushioned by affluence in his political aspirations, but spurred into action by hardship and suffering experienced firsthand.
- 1953 – Victoria Wood, English comedian and actress
I can't think of many comedians I've laughed at so much and for so long as Victoria Wood. Her TV shows and other projects were very present in my life throughout my teens and most of my twenties (after which I moved to Germany), and she specialises in the kind of razor-sharp observation applied to satirizing the mundane that has always made me laugh (and probably always will).
A 2005 Channel Four poll among those working in the comedy industry ranked her 27th among the top 50 comedy acts ever – she was the highest-ranked female comedian of all, beating some stiff competition from other favourites of mine, French & Saunders and Joyce Grenfell (though I have to say I'm disappointed – though not surprised – that there were no women in the higher echelons of the poll rankings). In the meantime she has won BAFTAs and other awards for her acting and comedy shows, and has been awarded both an OBE and a CBE by the Queen.
Here is one of my favourite Victoria Wood sketches. The show is completely stolen by the fabulous Julie Walters, but it's an unforgettable exchange.
Is anyone listed as being born on the same day as you (ie the same year)? If so, what do you know about them?
Without looking these guys up, I have to confess I couldn't tell you a thing about them – I feel I should know more about the first guy as the name rings a vague bell somewhere, but as I'm dreadful with names of producers and directors I have to draw a complete blank. The second guy no doubt thought he was giving himself a scary name of the "psychosis" variety, but I find myself wanting to read it as "psittacosis" – exactly why I have a better memory for obscure avian diseases than for (probably) mainstream movie producers is a mystery to me.
— Interlude while I do a bit of googling… —
Ah, it seems that Ross Katz' main claim to fame is that he co-produced Lost in Translation, so that provides a link of sorts to stuff that I do (translation, rather than getting lost in it). Of course, the film is not ostensibly about translation in the classical sense – something that I can remember slightly disappointed me at the time I saw it – but it does deal with quite important issues of interlinguistic and intercultural problems in a much subtler way than the usual crashing slapstick such moments tend to give rise to in mainstream cinema. So hats off to Mr Katz for his role in that.
As regards the wrestler, I now know that his actual name is the much more mellifluous (and to me, less sick-parrot-sounding) Dionicio Castellanos Torres. I have to say, though, that I can't really bring myself to work up a knowledge of wrestling, prodigious though Señor Torres' career seems to have been, so I will refrain from saying any more about him. What did catch my eye, though, was a brief sentence towards the end of the Wikipedia article on him: "Torres appeared in the independent documentary, 101 Reasons Not To Become A Professional Wrestler." Oh.
List three people who died on your birthday and tell us what you know about them.
I studied Medieval Studies in Leeds many moons ago (though not so long ago that it was modern history at that time), and there was no escaping local lad Alcuin of York. In fact, however, though he started his illustrious career at the cathedral school in York, Alcuin spent much of his life rather further afield in continental Europe, where he was appointed as a scholar and teacher at Charlemagne's court in Aachen. He is acknowledged as one of the key figures in the Carolingian Renaissance and led efforts to set up a standard curriculum to be followed at the Carolingian schools. The basis of this curriculum was the artes liberales divided into the trivium (grammar, logic and rhetoric) and the quadrivium (arithmetic, music, geometry and astronomy); these subject areas remained an important educational basis well into the Renaissance period (and indeed the term "liberal arts" still exists today, albeit in a somewhat different form).
- 1954 – Charles Ives, American composer (b. 1874)
OK, this is going to be much more about reactions than historical facts. My first real encounter with Charles Ives was incredibly nerve-wracking. I was twenty, in my last year with the National Youth Orchestra of Wales, and had finally reached the coveted – and veeeery exposed – position of principal flute. One of the pieces on our ambitious programme for our two-week stint of rehearsals and concerts was Ives' Three Places in New England. It's a comforting, tidy, unpretentious, homely (in the American sense) title that made me think of picturesque wooden houses and the placid autumnal glow of the New England fall. However, the first rehearsal was dominated by chaotic cacophony, me (and others) missing important solos due to miscounting, and an overall feel that was more akin to not knowing where one was in Old England on a Saturday night at throwing-out time.
For people like me who were far more used to the regular time signatures and broad melodic expanses that characterize the mainstream of Classical and Romantic music in a broad sense, Ives was a nightmare of cross-rhythms, syncopation, apparently random entries cued by silence, and some of the most controlled, exposed technique I've ever had to use. I don't think I slept much the first week.
In any case, it was a steep learning curve, but so very worth it in the end. Out of the initial cacophony rose an intricately woven tapestry of the most amazing combination of snatches of sound – two competing marching bands playing at once, passages that you just had to associate with water, or fog, hard textures, soft textures, layer upon layer of sound, folksong against avant-garde atonal clustering, sudden caesura alongside gently metamorphosing motifs.
I think it's one of the most amazing pieces I've ever heard, let alone had the privilege of playing. Do, do, please give it a listen if you have never come across it.
- 1971 – Ogden Nash, American poet (b. 1902)
I was rather sad to discover that in fact two of my favourite poets died on my birthday. John Betjeman , English poet and Poet Laureate died on this day in 1984, and I could easily have written a few lines about him. However, Ogden Nash has the slight edge as he died on the very day I was born (why does that send an odd shiver down my spine?), and I came to his poetry earlier, at about the age of six. I can remember being fascinated by a poem of his that we had up on the wall at school. I know I'd recognize it if I saw it again, but unfortunately my attempts to find it have proved unsuccessful so far.
However, there is much more of value to be discovered in the anthologies of this master of humorous rhyme and wordplay, so I've just picked out a few lines and stanzes from here and there that particularly caught my eye and made me smile.
Nash has a refreshingly irreverent take on love poetry, for example:
A girl whose cheeks are covered with paint
Has an advantage with me over one whose ain't.
– "Biological Reflection"
Some of what he says sounds silly but makes a very serious point:
Consider the auk;
Becoming extinct because he forgot how to fly, and could only walk.
Consider man, who may well become extinct
Because he forgot how to walk and learned how to fly before he thinked.
– "A Caution To Everybody"
Beneath this slab
John Brown is stowed.
He watched the ads
And not the road.
– "Lather As You Go"
Nash was also a master of the ultra-short poem. I particularly like "Further Reflections on Parsley", where the poem text is shorter than the title:
Is gharsley.
I wanted to pick just one longer poem to include in its entirety, and I think it has to be "Peekabo, I Almost See You". It combines the best of Nash's quirks with some pretty universal sentiments that I hear from my glasses-wearing friends and relatives on a regular basis:
Middle-aged life is merry, and I love to
lead it,
But there comes a day when your eyes
are all right but your arm isn't long
to hold the telephone book where you can read it,
And your friends get jocular, so you go
to the oculist,
And of all your friends he is the joculist,
So over his facetiousness let us skim,
Only noting that he has been waiting for you ever since
you said Good evening to his grandfather clock under
the impression that it was him,
And you look at his chart and it says SHRDLU QWERTYOP,
and you say Well, why SHRDNTLU QWERTYOP? and he
says one set of glasses won't do.
You need two.
One for reading Erle Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason and
Keats's "Endymion" with,
And the other for walking around without saying Hello
to strange wymion with.
So you spend your time taking off your seeing glasses to put
on your reading glasses, and then remembering that your
reading glasses are upstairs or in the car,
And then you can't find your seeing glasses again because
without them on you can't see where they are.
Enough of such mishaps, they would try the patience of an
I prefer to forget both pairs of glasses and pass my declining
years saluting strange women and grandfather clocks.
List three notable events that took place on your birthday.
- 1499 – Catherine of Aragon is married by proxy to Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales. Catherine is 13 and Arthur is 12.
It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the royal family and the nobility always had an easier time of things in long past ages, while the poor struggled and starved. Occasionally you get a stark reminder, though, of the particular pressures the high-born were placed under. Catherine and Arthur were betrothed as small children, so there would not have been much scope for imagining a different existence in either of their lives; their being "married by proxy" at a young age was on the surface of it designed to strengthen the Tudor claim to the English throne, but it also ensured that the parties were under a stronger contractual obligation to one another.
It is interesting to note that Catherine and Arthur managed to correspond with each other by letter, in Latin, until late in 1501, when they were deemed old enough to actually meet and marry "in person". When they did come face to face, however, they found communication quite difficult as they had very different pronunciations of Latin. Nor was there much of a happy ending in any other sense – just a few months after their marriage both fell seriously ill, and Catherine recovered only to find herself a widow.
At this point, Arthur's father, Henry VII, could have been obliged to return Catherine's dowry to her father. In the end, though, it was agreed that she would marry Arthur's younger brother, Henry, Duke of York. There followed an interim of several years – Henry was too young to marry, and the idea of a union with Spain through marriage became less attractive to the King. Catherine's future was uncertain and she was virtually kept prisoner during this time. However, when Henry senior died and his son ascended the throne, one of the first things Henry VIII did was to finally marry Catherine. The rest of this ultimately ill-fated union is well documented elsewhere.
- 1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
Anne Boleyn was Catherine's maid of honour and ultimately her "successor" as Queen, though it is certainly well known that there was an overlap between the two relationships. While Henry managed to have his marriage to Catherine annulled, this did not actually come through until a few months after he had married Anne. It was the refusal of the Pope to annul this marriage that triggered Henry's desire to break with Rome and foreshadowed the beginnings of the Church of England. Both Catherine and Anne were important figures in English history, not least because they bore female heirs who went on to rule the country in their own right. However, both failed to produce a (surviving) male heir, and this was their ultimate downfall.
Annulment was not Henry's weapon of choice for getting rid of his second wife after her presence came to be an obstruction to his further plans; instead, he had Anne and a group of others investigated on charges amounting to adultery, high treason and incest. She was found guilty – on unconvincing evidence, from the viewpoint of modern scholars – and was beheaded just one day after Henry announced his betrothal to his third wife, Jane Seymour. All the evidence indicates that Henry sent for her executioner, a swordsman from France, before she even went on trial.
- 1649 – An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.
I'm neither a republican nor a passionate royalist/monarchist, but the Commonwealth period was certainly an important caesura in English and British history. Following on from a period during which the monarch had become simply too powerful and too easily able to interfere in political life, the eventual execution of King Charles I paved the way for a period of radical political change that saw the (temporary) abolition of the monarchy, the House of Lords and the Church of England. The country was controlled by the House of Commons and the army.
Oliver Cromwell became the new "ruler" (Lord Protector of the Commonwealth) in 1653, and he imposed military rule and ran the country with as much power as the monarch had previously held. Puritan values were imposed by law, and while most of us might applaud the abolition of "cruel" sports such as bear-baiting and cock-fighting, restrictions also affected ale-houses, theatres, and the celebration of Christmas and Easter was also suppressed. There was much political experimentation without any stable form of government or institutions emerging.
Cromwell died in 1658, and after that there was no one obvious to carry on as a convincing ruler. Few of those active in politics had real parliamentary or legal experience, and things began to crumble. Ultimately royalists were re-admitted to Parliament, and slowly the tide turned once more in favour of the monarchy. Charles II, as he would become, was summoned back to England from Holland and the monarchy was restored in 1660. Importantly, Charles agreed to continue the policy of religious toleration introduced during the Commonwealth as well as to share power with Parliament and not attempt to be an absolutist ruler as his father had done. And while the path might not always have been smooth, all of these points have continued to define the reigns of those who have followed him.
Tell us about a holiday that falls on your birthday.
St Dunstan (909 – 19 May 988) had an illustrious scholastic and ecclesiastical career, serving as the Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, the Bishop of both Worcester and London, and ultimately as the Archbishop of Canterbury. He was canonised in 1029 and his feast day has been celebrated ever since. I could go into the reasons for his canonisation, but there are a number of miscellaneous aspects of his life and legacy that I'm going to pick out here, just because I happened to find them rather (more) interesting.
Dunstan seems to have had a range of talents and is known to have been a scribe, an illustrator / illuminator, silversmith and musician. He is the patron saint of both silversmiths and goldsmiths, and one fascinating fact that I discovered in this connection is that hallmark years for silver and gold run not from 1 January to 31 December, but from 19 May to 18 May the next (calendar) year.
As is the case with many saints, there are tales of encounters between Dunstan and the Devil. In one of these he is said to have nailed a horseshoe to the Devil's hoof, causing him – unsurprisingly – much pain. The Devil protested but Dunstan stood his ground, only agreeing to remove the offending item once the Devil had promised never to enter a place that had a horseshoe attached to its lintel. It is widely believed that this is the origin of the lucky horseshoe superstition.
Finally, please tag some lovely people to carry on this meme, then link back to this post so they can find the badge and link up their post once published.
A couple of people have already asked to be tagged: they are my lovely photography friend Chis (better known online as Squonk) and my school friend Nicola, who has a fairly new blog. I'd also love to read my brother Matt's take on his birthday (which is coming up soon, plus maybe he'd like to be nudged into blogging again!). No obligation on any of you to continue the meme, but for anyone who feels
browbeaten into inspired to do so, it would be great if you'd leave a comment with a link here so that I and other interested readers can follow it up.


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Beat the Streak Report: Tuesday, April 19
… And Dustin Pedroia swung his mighty bat toward the heavens, the sea parted, and 13.9 percent of all Streakers filed out of the land of hitless oppression and one day closer to $5.6 million.
There was much rejoicing, and many cups of grape juice consumed.
All in all, thirteen of yesterdays top 15 selections converted, with only Joey Votto (5.2 percent) and Denard Span (1.9 percent) tasting the bitter herbs of defeat.
It may just take 40 years of wandering in the desert of 0-fers for someone to finally win this here streak game, but rest assured that we have plenty of milk and honey on tap for when you arrive.
Let my Streakers go — to make …
Tuesday's picks
(Make a BTS pick)
Oh, hello there …
• Lance Berkman: .462 AVG (6-for-13) since '06 vs. Nationals starter John Lannan
• Troy Tulowitzki: .412 AVG (7-for-17) since '06 vs. Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez
• David Wright: .429 AVG (6-for-14) since '06 vs. Astros starter Wandy Rodriguez
• Alexei Ramirez: .400 AVG (6-for-15) since '06 vs. Rays starter James Shields
• Jose Bautista: .444 AVG (4-for-9) since '06 vs. Yankees starter A.J. Burnett
Feeling kinda spicy?
• Carlos Ruiz: .625 AVG (5-for-8) since '06 vs. Brewers starter Randy Wolf
You'll thank me later …
• Vladimir Guerrero: .000 AVG (0-for-13) since '06 vs. Twins starter Carl Pavano
• Carlos Gonzalez: .000 AVG (0-for-11) since '06 vs. Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez
• Ben Zobrist: .000 AVG (0-for-10) since '06 vs. White Sox starter John Danks
• Jacoby Ellsbury: .000 AVG (0-for-9) since '06 vs. A's starter Brett Anderson
• Brian McCann: .000 AVG (0-for-8) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda
0-for-51 combined. If any of these fellas get a hit tonight, you will literally be seeing a new era dawn before your eyes. They'll probably put your name in the history books — somewhere after the War of 1812, but before the whole 2012 Mayan apocalypse thing.
Leaderboard time!
Gottaweartheshades is still perfect at 19-for-19 on the season after Miguel Cabrera's 2-for-4 last night. In their honor, here's your lampshade of the day.
Top MLB streakers
Andre Ethier: 15 games
Alex Gordon: 12 games
Wilson Betemit: 10 games
Five players: 9 games
(Make a BTS pick)
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Going with a guy from my fantasy team that has been ripping it up. To bad the Cubbies gave up on him.
Sam Fuld is my choice.
LaV, wanna post today and I'll get tomorrow and Thursday. Pls and thx.
GL to all today.
Reset was 24.6% yesterday with Votto killing most.
Sorry 24.8%
Significant rain chances for AZ/CIN, HOU/NYM, SD/CHI, and WAS/SL. Also, MIN/BAL and MIL/PHI will be dealing a moderate chance of rain. I'm risking my 3-streak on Tulowitzki in dry Denver.
30% chance of isolated T-Storms in COL. Good odds. Maybe an in-game rain delay at most; doubt game will be PPD. I live 15 mins outside STL & we are forecasted for serious weather. Unless the weather ppl are wrong; no game possible tonite
Going with Maicer Izturis of the Angels. He is ripping the ball right now and has 11 hits in the last 4 games. Hoping he can continue tonight against Lewis. GL everyone!
So that just cut down my choices by quite a bit. Well it looks like I may just pick a player from one of those games and pause for one game. I'd rather move up to 5, but I'm not feeling very confident about tonight's pick.
Right now I have Andre Ethier locked in. Hopefully something doesn't change my mind.
I'm going with Ryan Sweeney. We'll see if Boston pitching continues to Lack luster. GL to all.
SD/CHI already PPD! Change your picks if needed! Not a lot of rain in Chicago right now, but the severe threat could be serious tonight. More PPD games could follow.
I can see the potential for 5 more games being postponed. Going for the West coast games is looking to be the safest right now.
Or go in the dome.
WX report. STL still looking bad but still bright, sunny & warm. Forecasted tornado warnings, baseball size hail, rain & wind. Warnings issued for 6pm-12am so far. Need to make your decision before game time though which is slated to start @ 7:15 local.
Tuesday's Top Picks of the current Top2500, 163 batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Highest "No Selection": Pg#6 with streak of 13 back to zero 😛
Joey Votto, 387, 15.83%
Troy Tulowitzki, 182, 7.45%
Lance Berkman, 122, 4.99%
Michael Young, 99, 4.05%
Robinson Cano, 89, 3.64%
David Wright, 85, 3.48%
Matt Kemp, 82, 3.36%
Hanley Ramirez, 80, 3.27%
Miguel Cabrera, 72, 2.95% (Leader)
Shane Victorino, 62, 2.54%
Andre Ethier, 58, 2.37%
Adrian Beltre, 53, 2.17%
Albert Pujols, 50, 2.05%
Placido Polanco, 47, 1.92%
Victor Martinez, 42, 1.72% (DL)
Matt Holliday, 40, 1.64%
No Selection, 23, 0.94%
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Pick
'www.jew, 10, pg 41, D.Span x34
Bloggers Reset Yesterday…
dave55 @ 8 reset by D.Span
smoron015 @ 7 reset by D.Span
_em_ @ 7 reset by D.Span
I wish MLB would stop being little pansies and just play.
We call them "professionals" after all.
Let them play in thunderstorms.
Do you think a lightning bolt is going to be attracted to the peope on the field or the 500 feet light towers?
The players will be fine.
This isn't a Little League field where the players ARE the tallest people in the vicinity.
Guess need to look at it from a different perspective. Wet playing conditions can lead to injuries (slips, falls, strains) and a wet ball in a pitcher's hand is an accident waiting to happen. If you had millions of $$ tied up in those players that bring in the fans, you sure wouldn't want to risk them unnecessarily; that's what makeup days are for. Anyway, just playing the Devil's advocate.
Yeah, but like this isn't 1911, where 1 ball is used the whole game.
It is not uncommon to use 3 or 4 different balls in a single AB.
How wet is the ball possibly going to get in 2 or 3 pitches?
Plus, only letting players play in pristine conditions makes them more fragile to nagging injuries and pain and makes those things a bigger shock come the end of the season/postseason, since they are not accustomed to playing in cold/rain/wind, etc.
If you go on the DL for playing in the rain, you need to get sent back to the minors to toughen up.
Interesting. Here @ STL, they moved the game back 1 hour. Must feel they have a window to get at least 5 innings in.
Check that. Bad reporting on the radio; just playing with ideas
I went with Joey Votto tonight who has already been hit by a pitch.
I sort of just hope at this point that it gets rained out right away, after hearing about chances of a rain-shortened game on here.
I went with Hanley Ramirez to get to 7.
Hanley Ramirez has been walked twice and is 0 for 1. He will leadoff the 7th but since the Marlins are up 6-0 he probably won't bat again after that.
2 stupid walks back to 0, I hate when my pick gets walked once let alone twice. This is the 2nd 6 game streak going back to 0.
Out side the Yankee game it looks like their are many possible O fers. I'm starting over tomorrow.
Weather delay in SL, but not PPD at this point.
Awful dark and scary here in STL. Sirens blaring, thunder rolling, lightening sparking. Hope my power doesn't go out 😉
Hope not LaVolpe. Stay safe!
Aw man, I wish I was there.
I would ask the Cardinals' groundskeepers if I could play an inspirational game during the rain delay.
I'd even be willing to sign a waiver right there to not hold the park/franchise responsible if I "hurt" myself.
More storms back-building west of SL. Maybe not severe, but rainy nonetheless. I'm starting to suspect there will not be much baseball, if any, at Busch tonight.
@Champ88. Looking for extra innings or a bat-around
Votto strikes out in the 8th. 0-3
Ballgame. Three 18-streaks reset.
I love how the Blue Jays managed to rally to tie off Rivera down by 2 runs, but the Reds couldn't manage 1 run off Putz.
I had been debating between Votto and Freese, who just rained out, so if I had looked at the weather today like I initially promised myself, I would have failed anyway.
I think this is a sign that I need to switch over my formula from spring training data to regular season data now.
Only 3 of the top 15 picks have a hit so far. 5 haven't started or got rained out and 7 are hit less. This will be a huge reset of the ones without a hit don't get one and the ones yet to play also don't get any. Glad I went with Izturis of the Angels. Hit a homerun in the 5th inning.
I've seen something today that I don't think I've ever seen before. Kemp, nr 4 hitter, intentionally walked in the 1st inning!
I'm sure it's been done before, but I haven't seen it 'live' before. Another oddity today…. Mariano Rivera blows a 2-run save opportunity.
Nats/Cards officially PPD. DH on Wednesday.
If Michael Young doesn't end up getting a hit, I'll know I should have picked either Kemp, Ethier, or Sandoval who I had originally picked before I changed it 25 times.
He leads off the 8th… butterflies in the ole gut I bet
Kemp doesn't have a hit yet though.
Oh yeah! Seens how almost everyone else that last inning got a hit and still nothing for Young. This is the biggest streak for me this season, but it all may be over soon. I'm still a long way from my career high of 12 though.
BTS gods had their sacrifice with Votto and possibly Tulo. They were generous not to take Young also 🙂
Thank You BTS Gods! LOL! 🙂
Wooooohoooooo! OK, now that my stomach can untangle itself, I'm off to bed. Goodnight everyone!
Off to bed before all games are done? Sacrilege!
I have work in the morning and as long as my hitter got a hit, that's all that matters. LOL! But yeah, you're right, what's wrong with me?!
Aren't you curious to see if Kemp, one of your OWN possibilities, gets a hit or not?
Yes, but I'm tired. Sorry. 😦
That 8th inning must have take a toll on him — spent
a toll on who?
And did you stay up for the Padres' home opener that was suspended at 441 AM eastern?
@Dave It looks like 2 of those O fer guys (Vladimir Guerrero and Ben Zobrist) have gotten hits, 2 for each while Carlos Gonzalez went O fer, Brian McCann is playing (Currently 0 for 1) and Jacoby Ellsbury did not start but may pinch hit. With VG and BZ getting hits it looks like a new era is upon us!
Pair of doubleheaders tomorrow


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Across Wyandotte County City, there exist hundreds of roofing companies. Notably, among them is the Wyandotte County TPO Roofing company which is known to give affordable and reliable services to its customers. If you have not contracted Wyandotte County TPO Roofing to roof your house or make some remedies, then you are missing something.
At Wyandotte County TPO Roofing, we strive to offer you with the best roofing experience at a low cost. We are a roofing company with vast experience in the industry for over several years. We serve clients across Wyandotte County region and the neighboring areas.
Our services are not restricted to a particular group of people or organization. We serve both residential and commercial center. As a customer, you can contact us at any working hours for roofing services such as;
As if the above is not enough, we go an extra mile in providing PVC roofing, Commercial low Slope Roofing, Coatings of proofing, TPO roofing, roll roofing, commercial flat roofing, industrial roofing, and EPDM roofing to commercial places.
They lie several reasons why you should consider hiring our services as discussed below.
1). First, we ensure customer priority comes first. Our mission is to provide a customer is satisfied at any time. We guarantee this happens by meeting our customer and have a one-on-one talk where we listen to what the customer want. We also get frequent referrals from clients who enjoy our services.
2). Our roofing materials are exclusively premium, and the roofing takes less than a day.
3). Our prices are affordable and friendly
4). Our company is certified, insured, bonded, and licensed to offer roofing services across Kansa region.
5). As a client, you do not need to keep maneuvering in the whole city looking for our working station since we are locally based. All you need is to give us a call, and we will be in your place in less than 30 minutes.
6). All our roofing material come with a warranty that runs for over several years. So, when you invest in roofing materials from us, you have an assurance that your investment is well protected.
7). Our team of the technocrat is well experienced, friendly, and exceptional in communication.to that effect, we deliver our promise on time and as per agreement no matter how big is the load.
8). Lastly and not least, roofing is part of our blood system and DNA. We are a team of specialist who will guarantee you quality work and deliver the same promptly.
Customers who have worked with us in the past know our worth. That is why they go posting positive feedback about us and recommending people to hire us.
In one of the customer review, he said: "they fixed my ridge vent nicely, great job." More customers reviews are posted on our website.
Wyandotte County TPO Roofing company is the new and quite affordable roofing company you should consider hiring across Wyandotte County City nowadays. The quality of our work is extremely exceptional.
At Yutzy Roofing Service, we guarantee our customers complete satisfaction.
Serving the state of Kansas for over 30 years, we have the expertise to help you through your insurance claim and restore your commercial roof!
Our goal is to provide the best commercial roofing service in Kansas, that means the highest-quality material, and best customer service, for every customer! Call today for your free inspection!
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NOTE:Your thorough commercial roof inspection will include: photographs, detailed assessment, storm damage discovery + estimate for insurance claims with an easy-to-understand discussion of cost-effective repair or replacement solutions
Costs Up To 50% Less Than a New Roof
Roof Coatings can save you up to 50% compared to a full commercial roof replacement!
Save on labor costs
Since roof coatings can be applied on top of your existing roof, the timeline for completion can be quicker. You can save on labor costs without having to tear your existing roof off.
May qualify for federal tax rebates, deductions and tax credits
Restoring your roof can potentially earn you a federal tax credit.
Durability to Mother Nature
Roof coatings are highly touted for their ability to hold up to severe weather. The more durable material you have protecting your roof, the less you will need to worry about your roof after each storm, and having to pay for costly repairs.
Utility bill savings
A reflective roof coating can help keep your building cooler during the summer months, requiring less A/C. These savings can add up!
How long will it take to replace my commercial roof?
Not all commercial flat roofs have to be completely torn off and replaced. Your roof could be eligible to be restored with roof coatings, which can be up to 50% less in cost than a full replacement. Ask us about this during your free inspection!
How much does a new commercial roof cost?
This answer depends on numerous factors. The size of your roof is one of the largest considerations, as a 100,000 square foot roof will cost more than a 10,000 square foot roof. Other variables include what type of material you are having installed. Completely replacing your roof versus having a polyurethane spray coating applied overtop of your roof will also cost more. Other things that can influence price are the warranty you select, membrane choice and insulation.
How often should I have my roof inspected?
It is advisable to have your roof inspected twice a year to ensure it is in working order. This is especially true after violent hail or wind storms sweep into the area. Kansas is home to extreme weather, including large hail. Storm damage that is not repaired quickly can worsen over time causing roof failure.
How long will it take to repair or replace my roof?
The duration of flat roof repair or replacement depends on variables, such as the size of your roof and the material being applied or installed. Most commercial roofs can be finished in as little as 5-10 days. A roof coating can be completed quicker than an entire replacement.
What types of commercial roofing services do you provide?
We can provide flat roof repair and flat roof replacement. If you have a commercial metal roof, flat roof, or low slope roof, we can help you restore your roof with roof coatings instead of having to replace your entire roof. We can also help with TPO, PVC, rolled roof, and industrial roof repair.
How can roof coatings help pay for our new roof?
Roof coatings are growing in popularity across Kansas and the nation for numerous reasons. The biggest being that it can be 50% cheaper than installing a brand new roof. Since a coating job requires less labor since it takes less time, you are able to save on labor expenses. Cool roofs can also help you qualify for federal tax rebates and credits. With a reflective roof, your roof can help reflect the sun's UV rays from your building, helping to save you money on your utility bill. Collectively, these saving can add up considerably!


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Real estate in Turkey
Turkey is a vast country, with approximately 7,200km of coastline, bordered by the Mediterranean, the Aegean and the Black Seas, so choosing to buy property in Turkey by the sea can take a huge amount research.
Reasons for buying a Turkish Property
There are several reasons that you may be searching for Turkey property for sale, perhaps you have spent many weeks on holiday in Turkey over the years and have taken the decision to spend your retirement days lapping up the sun in Turkey's wonderful climate with a laid back lifestyle, or you have fallen in love with a certain area after visiting many times and have now decided it's time to purchase a holiday home for the families annual visits, or maybe you are looking at an investment in Turkey to earn a rental income and build a nest egg for your children's future, which with the changing climate of today's modern world has given the Turkey real estate market a massive boost in recent years especially in the cultural city of Istanbul as well as some of the southern coastal resorts.
Some overseas buyers have chosen a mix of holiday home and investment, whereby owners can spend their chosen weeks in the sun, and take bookings for summer holidays or winter breaks, which not only gives a rental income, it also aids the annual upkeep of a property, such as garden and pool maintenance and any minor repairs on the property as a rental property in a good state of repair will always see repeat visitors.
Buying a property in Turkey can very much depend on you budget, and we all know that a sea view will cost you more, a prestigious area too, so often buyers need to compromise and maybe take a partial sea view of opt for perhaps a lake view or a stunning nature view, Prestigious areas in Turkey are plentiful, and if your budget cannot quite stretch to the high price tags, then moving to the outskirts of these areas with easy access maybe you compromise.
Investment areas
If you have chosen the road for investment in Turkey, then the place to start is Istanbul, which with its changes has proven a big hit with overseas investors, giving the city a huge real estate boom with ever increasing prices, where approximately 4 or 5 years ago you could pick up a 1 bedroom apartment in the region of £30,000 with minimum prices today being in the region of £45,000, and these prices are set to increase for the foreseeable future with Istanbul's ever increasing population and it being one of the top most visited cities in the world, and if it's a private villa you seek you can expect to see prices exceeding seven figures in some areas.
If Istanbul and its prices outreach your budget then the next area to look at is Antalya, another large modern city that is also seeing many changes, with several areas ideal for investment purposes, especially the newly developing areas of Konyaalti or the established and exclusive area of Lara, both perfect for year round living offering investors a great annual rental income.
Bodrum on the southern Aegean coastline has several investment areas, with the hotspot for real estate being the elite marina resort of Yalikavak, though prices for accommodation in Turkey cam be very high, due to the area receiving high profile visitors to the famous Palmarina and its exclusive Billionaire Beach Club, though if you act now it is still possible to find bargain property
Accommodation for sale in Turkey in the stunning Fethiye area on the southern Mediterranean coastline is perfect for whatever reason you are looking for property in Turkey, an area with popular holiday resorts for excellent summer rental yields or holiday homes, and peaceful villages in the outskirts of the town which area great for retirees looking for a tranquil spot, or you can search in or close to the centre of the town for excellent year round rental incomes, and Fethiye is known for its value for money properties compared to some other southern coastal areas.
Property for sale in Kalkan which is located between Fethiye and Antalya is ideal for investment in Turkey, though with the contour of the land in the a vast majority of homes afford panoramic sea views, therefore prices can be very high, and being a town unspoilt by mass tourism and huge developments the resort has a well deserved exclusive title, where affluent visitors are always willing to pay that little extra for that extra special sea view, giving investors extremely high rental incomes.
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Friday November 19, 2010
Carole's Concoctions:
Wow, Thanksgiving is less than a week away and I am now just beginning to think about my menu. In many ways, cooking a meal for friends and family is a snap compared to preparing for 8 video shoots or catering a party for 125 people. In fact, I think it might be down right relaxing - how about that!!
Turkey Talk
Here's my menu:
15-18 lb turkey to insure LEFTOVERS!!
Italian Sausage and Bread stuffing
Wild rice stuffing for my love, Jim
Roasted Brussel sprouts
Whipped Potatoes and Celeriac
Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallow Topping a la Matt
Caramelized shallots a la Paul Finnerty
Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry Raisin Pie a la Paul
Pumpkin Cheesecake
|Thanksgiving 2009
|Thanksgiving 2009 - Meredith and Me


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March 5, 2019
First of all, flying Norwegian is by far the cheapest option to London. Economy flights start around $175 for one way fares. The airline is timely and it covers all the necessities. I also flew West Jet on my first trip across the pond. It was more attentive and comfortable. However, you cannot beat the convenience of Norwegian's non stop flight LAS-LGW. However, the West Jet layover in Calgary was minor so it's not a bad alternative. British Airways is another option, but it is much more expensive.
My first impression of London accommodations was the Royal Horseguards. It's a bit of a splurge but the location is quite nice and I'm still dreaming of the heated floors. While it had its perks I'm not enticed to repeat a stay. I would, however, return to our hotel in Vaux Hall, Staybridge Suites. It's a bit out of the way but perfectly accessible to all the attractions via the Tube. The neighborhood is cozy, mostly residential with some nice pubs like the Black Dog. I rather enjoyed it. The room suited our needs just fine and the convenience of self serve laundry was especially desirable.
Around the block, at the Rose Pub, I sampled the classic staple, fish and chips.
Of course we didn't discover it until our final night, but there was a small pub under the tracks near the Vaux Hall station named Mother Kelly's. We really enjoyed the selection and the vibe.
This most recent trip, however, we stayed at Citizen M London Tower. It made the most sense since Frank was visiting for a convention and the hotel is literally above the underground and it allowed the most direct route. While still connecting me to the most lively parts of the city. The room itself left much to be desired. It was extremely close for comfort. Although, I did enjoy the roof top bar. It was a nice way to unwind with a nightcap and take in the city lights high above it all.
My first visit I took time to see all the most popular sites. I repeated some favorites and explored areas missed previously upon my return. Big Ben was undergoing renovations on both trips so it seems I'll save that icon for a future visit.
My preference is to wander the city by getting lost in its streets. Exploring each neighborhood led by the coordinating underground stop. The multi-day pass or Oyster Card is the best way to get around. Driving takes longer than walking to most destinations so Taxi/Uber are only viable options with luggage or wee hours in the morning when traffic finally improves. The Underground is so vast it gets you anywhere you need to be.
Notting Hill is a fun neighborhood to wander. Between Portabello Road market & antiques and all the pretty ladies in row - there is much to discover.
Hammersmith is a bit out of the way, but it is my preferred neighborhood. Dartmouth Castle has particularly delicious bangers and mash, ciders and honestly, nothing is bad here. We ate here a few times and we always walked away satisfied and jubilant.
Mothers Mash in SoHo is another I found worth repeating.
However, the single best highlight is the Indian Food. Curry is the national dish for good reason. Dishoom receives the most fanfare. We waited about 30 minutes for a table in Covent Gardens.
However, my favorite is Veraswamy. Frank completely agrees. Frankly, it has been his favorite part of London and our recent travels to Europe. The business lunch is truly outstanding. Make a reservation, you will not regret it. We returned again and again.
I learned that I do not fancy an English breakfast. We ate at Kennington Lane, which comes highly recommended. However, the blood sausage, beans and runny eggs are just not to my liking. And the bacon, is nothing more than a slab of ham. At least, the single sausage got me through until my next meal.
Turkish Bakery's were a new treat. At least to me. The simit is bagel like served with feta and tomato. Perfect for take away, midday snack or when breakfast is a bust.
A large group of us had dinner at Quaglinos. Tasty bites and live entertainment. It was a bit too loud and service was sluggish. I've learned that I'm positively spoiled by the level of service and attentiveness received in the states, particularly in Las Vegas. There is just no comparison.
Coming from a city with no last call. Late night is always an adjustment. In London options were pretty well limited to private social clubs. We were fortunate to experience this nightlife as invited guests. Members pay a monthly fee for the privilege to wine and dine into the wee hours. Otherwise, you're left with pubs that literally spill into the streets and they are far too crowded to enjoy. At least, in my opinion. Maybe I am biased since the outdoor urinals do not benefit me.
One exception is Duke's Bar. Sir Ian Fleming's chosen watering hole. This is where "shaken, not stirred" was born. The appropriately dressed public is welcome; first come, first served at this iconic Martini lounge. It is what inspired the character we know and love as Bond. James, Bond. The martinis are great - the dirtier the better. However, the shining star. At least in my world was the Bullshot. Think bloody mary without the tomato juice. Instead, replace the juice with beef consommé. All the savory boozy gloriousness without the acidity. I met my match. I fell deeper in awe with each perfectly cured olive and salty sesame cheese crisp. Yes, I am a fan of their bar snacks.
Another favorite hang out was the Wellesley in the Knightsbridge neighborhood. They have an superb cigar lounge that offers a great cocktail menu. You certainly pay for the luxury, but it is an experience.
Theater is big business in London and it should not be missed. We saw "Everyone's Talking about Jaime" on the first trip, and I saw "Home, I'm Darling" most recently. The former was a bit more fun, but both are entertaining and put on by a talented cast.
No trip is complete without a visit to the local market. If I am not mistaken the Borough Street market is London's most popular.
The sheer volume of shopping is impressive. London especially around SoHo, Picadilly and Oxford Circus it put the states to shame. The shops go on for miles and miles. Anything you've ever heard of and even more you have not can be found Fashion Show Mall on Las Vegas Blvd, Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills or the Miracle Mile in Chicago are nothing to squawk at, but they felt like small blips by comparison. I've never experienced this level of consumerism. It was next level on my trip in November. I'd be curious how the holiday shopping numbers compare. It was quite calm this trip, the hoards of shoppers were replaced by construction crews. The streets, sidewalks and buildings were all undergoing renovation and/or repair.
London in the fall is a spectacular display of color. We experienced more sun than rain, though we still got good use of our umbrellas. Winter is mostly rain showers, a bit bleak and frigid wind. It didn't stop me from exploring. Admittedly it wasn't as enjoyable as last trips wanderings.
What I love most about London is the old and modern architecture. You have splendidly old attractions and skyscrapers offering the latest and greatest. And a bit of everything in between.
The best views are from atop the Tate Modern Museum. You can gain entry for free. Special exhibits have an admission fee. The artwork and installations are worth the visit alone. I didn't even know about the bar and viewing area until checking the map inside the museum. I couldn't have had better timing. The light before sundown was beautiful.
London was never high on my Wanderlust list. However, I am so grateful for these opportunities that have allowed me to explore this capital city of the UK.
2 comments:
- Jay said...
Ok, first, I need to slow down and read through the post and take in all of the pictures. But when scrolling through quickly, I couldn't help but notice Frank in the Frank(furt) pic. Has he lost weight or are my eyes deceiving me? He looked like a machine in that pic - all ready to take on Germany.
Looking forward to finding the time later to slow down and read through this delicious looking post. Thanks yet again for sharing!
- Kellee said...
You are not mistaken. He has lost 100+ & healthier than ever. The photo is from the Picadilly Station of London's Underground. It is an art installation recognizing Frank Pick who played a big role in how the underground looks and feels today.
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Learning Index >> Ceramic Decoration: a selective guide to pots in the collection of the Crafts Study Centre
In most ancient cultures and civilizations there is a broad repertoire of handmade marks and additions used to embellish clay; Bronze Age pottery is particularly rich in this respect and was an influence on Lucie Rie in the 1940s. Surface marks can be the product of drawing on, incising, scoring, carving or cutting away the wet or leather-hard clay. Alternatively, raised contours may be the result of beating, squeezing or pinching the body of a pot after it has been thrown on the wheel; yet more surface interest can be created by building up or modelling a pattern in relief, using - for example - sprig moulds, or by adding pellets and coils of clay.
Many British studio potters represented in the Crafts Study Centre's collection and selected for this discourse - from Bernard Leach in the 1930s see (No.41) to Jim Malone in the 1980s (No.44) - have incised delicate figurative motifs on a pot and simply covered these with a semi-transparent glaze. Another common device is fluting, worked on the outside of vases, bottles and bowls, and often matched with a celadon glaze. Examples of the various approaches to fluting can be seen here in pots by Richard Batterham (No. 32) and David Leach (No.43) - regular parallel flutes, Hans Coper (No.37) - irregular toothed cuts and Lucie Rie (No.45) - deeply carved, diagonal grooves.
Heightened relief textures and variegated colours can also be encouraged through the interactive behaviour of clay and glaze materials in the firing process, as Svend Bayer's jar with a gritty, spitty surface shows (No.33), or the saltglazed model of a small bird by Rosemary Wren demonstrates (No.47) . More pronounced relief features can be made from additional pressed clay motifs, such as the sprig-moulded roundels which decorate Rosemary Wren's tankard, or the freely crumbled, coiled and rolled clay particles which represent human hair in Audrey Blackman's 1970s figurines (No.35) and (No.36) .


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