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Federalism from the Bottom Up
More than ever, the feds need states and local regions to take the lead in crafting promising new programs.
As our national government bumps along from one self-made crisis to another, the dysfunction and hysteria mask positive forces. This recession, tied to a major financial breakdown, was the deepest and most destructive in 70-plus years. But from the pain and suffering it inflicted, the Great Recession may be offering potential for self-renewal. A healthier new economy is beginning to emerge -- one that is better balanced, more productive and substantially deleveraged.
Perhaps most promising, it appears the 30-year trend toward outsourcing of manufacturing goods is beginning to reverse. Thanks to higher international transportation costs, wage growth in China, declining energy and labor costs in the U.S., a stunning improvement in robotics, and a new interest in bringing the people who design stuff and assemble it together under the same factory roof, we're seeing a nascent renaissance in making things.
One thing that could derail this more positive outlook is Washington -- its Russian-roulette politics, mindless sloganeering and depressing incivility. That's why I found a recent series of policy briefs suggesting a better way so intriguing and heartening. Launched by the Metropolitan Policy Program at The Brookings Institution, the effort is designed to elicit a more positive and creative policy debate in the first months of the new Congress and presidential term. The series, "Remaking Federalism/Renewing the Economy," offers up a radical but non-ideological series of changes in the way Washington should work, based on three guiding principles.
The first principle: Make significant cuts in spending and tax subsidies, and then invest part of the savings in strategic investments designed to spur economic growth -- R&D, infrastructure, education, training and so on. The government's own accounting office recently identified $400 billion in easily justified cuts; the brief suggests investing one of every four of those saved dollars to help transform the economy.
Second, in the spirit of the "reinventing government" movement of 20 years ago, reform the way the government works. "Direct action by the federal government will need to give way increasingly to catalytic government: government by incentive, government through partnership, government by alignment," the report states. Many federal programs remain too rigid, prescriptive and redundant, so reducing them should be managed "in ways that seek to make limited investment go farther by seeking greater focus on building in more space and flexibility" for problem-solving by state and local governments and the private sector.
And that leads to the third principle -- the one that resonates most with me. The report calls for the emergence of a new "bottom-up" federalism, where states, locals and the private sector collaboratively do much more of the work. Policy will need to be "co-developed" and new institutions created to manage the process. This may sound like pie in the sky, but whether you approved of the 2009 stimulus program or not, there is agreement at all levels that the interaction between Washington and subnational governments in administering it was surprisingly seamless. It can be done.
Indeed, until it was defunded in 1996, the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations played such a role in Washington, trying to strengthen the federal system by coordinating federal efforts with the states and localities. Something like it would be needed in a bottom-up approach.
Already, many states, cities and metro business groups, sometimes allied with universities, are crafting promising new programs. Specific examples are cited in a number of cities, states and regions.
The work by Brookings, authored by Bruce Katz, Mark Muro and some 15 other experts, is more than one big report. It is a series covering all sorts of topics, making specific recommendations not only on how best to carry out the three guiding principles, but also on actions that should be taken to juice up the economy. Some are controversial -- limiting the home interest deduction or imposing a modest tax on carbon emissions, for instance. There probably will not be great enthusiasm in Congress for those ideas.
But what is intriguing, just for starters, is the prospect of bringing the 50 governors -- 30 Republicans and 20 Democrats -- into the decision-making process, as well as mayors and metro business leaders. They generally are more pragmatic and less ideological than members of Congress, and they have a better idea of what is needed now on the ground. In more general terms, the effort offers a path to positive change in a transforming economy and an escape route from the muck we are in. It gives both the administration and its opposition an alternative agenda to consider.
Washington is dysfunctional, but it's worse than that, "because it is fundamentally misaligned with the imperatives of the new global order that is unrelentingly competitive, constantly changing, and paradoxically local," the report concludes. The federal government "currently appears unable … to respond to the need to develop a new American growth model. And it is that inability to respond to profound challenges that has deepened the current sense of drift."
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Former professional tennis player and all-world manly man—as in sex-with-ladies manly man—Justin Gimelstob is at it again (here, "at it again" is open to interpretation, but most likely means "reminding you he is a thing that exists"). Gimelstob is currently an announcer for the Tennis Channel and last night tweeted this (since deleted) message to his followers, urging them all to watch him call the mixed doubles final—live!
Not sure where on the Gimelstob Line this one falls, though. Is she "a little sexpot," or maybe "a well-developed young lady?" Would she be welcome in the Stob's Biblical Friend zone? Tough to say, it's all so nuanced. Gimelstob quickly deleted the tweet, so it's safe to assume he did not intend to tweet a picture of some faceless sheila to
the world his followers. Perhaps it was intended as a direct message to his "stud" brother so he could nail her. Or maybe he just chose the wrong media and meant to tweet a studio shot. Or some more Stob and Friends pics.
In other important Australian Open news, Novak Djokovic won his third straight at the event and four of his six major wins have now come at the Aussie Open. Djokovic beat Andy Murray after Murray needed five sets to beat Roger Federer on Friday night. Finally, in most important Australian Open news, Vlade Divac was in attendance and sat in fellow Serb Djokovic's box.
Justin Gimelstob Explores New Ways to Promote the Tennis Channel [The Changeover]
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03oct10:00 am4:00 pmForage and Cookery - WorcestershireWorcester Woods10:00 am - 4:00 pm Location:WorcestershireType of Event:forage and Cookery
Event Details
Join a Totally Wild UK professional forager to learn the art of foraging and to discover the vast range of wild edibles lying all around us before cooking up your
Event Details
Join a Totally Wild UK professional forager to learn the art of foraging and to discover the vast range of wild edibles lying all around us before cooking up your very own wild food lunch.
What to expect
After our initial meeting, we will go through the basics of foraging.
We will then head out to discover what exciting wild foods are growing nearby.
During the foraging event, your professional forager will introduce you to a number of edible species; giving you tips on harvesting, correct identification and possible look-alikes.
You will have an opportunity to taste a huge range of pre-made wild food tasters from pickles to jams, chutneys, syrups, flavoured salts, alcohol infusions and much more.
After our foraging walk
We'll cook up a 2-course lunch utilising wild and foraged ingredients picked on the day – and some bits prepared by the Totally Wild UK team. In the past we've created:
- Wild risotto
- Wild noodle salad
- Wild beans and dips
- Orange and hogweed seeds cakes over an open fire
- Dandelion root coffee pancakes with birch syrup
- Elderflower cheesecake
These items will change with seasonal availability but will always be deliciously wild.
Following the event
You will be provided with a number of things to help you to continue foraging in the future:
- Totally Wild UK foraging tote bag
- A follow-up email providing details of what was foraged on the day
What to bring
Ultimately bring along anything you feel necessary for a day outdoors. We will be outside for the majority of the course during rain or shine. We do advise the following items:
- Suitable clothing for the predicted weather (an umbrella if it's predicted rain)
- Sturdy footwear
- A drink – some wild flavours may be strong and water is always advised for a days foraging
- Snacks should you feel the need for them during the foraging walk
- A pad or paper should you wish to take notes
Totally Wild will provide any specific kit required for the event to run including bags and baskets, cooking kit and foodstuffs for cooking.
Suitable for: Vegetarians and Vegans – please inform us of any dietary requirements.
Children are welcome on our courses, children under the age of 12 are free to attend – 1 child per paying adult.
Well behaved dogs are welcome on our courses, apart from Cornwall coastal courses where dogs aren't allowed on some beaches we visit.
Finalised course details are sent out on Wednesday before the event to the email address used during the booking process. This will include:
- Finalised and specific meeting location and details
- An introduction to your forager for the day
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TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher Tuesday as geopolitical uncertainty weighed on sentiment, while traders also considered data showing how the Ukraine-Russia standoff is damaging investor confidence in Europe's biggest economy.
The S&P/TSX composite index gained 12.59 points to 15,274.23, with most of the lift coming from rising gold stocks.
The Canadian dollar was down 0.02 of a cent to 91.56 cents US, off the worst levels of the day, after Statistics Canada announced that it would release a revised employment report for July on Friday.
A statement on the agency's website said an error had been detected and that it would launch a review of the data verification process.
Statistics Canada reported last Friday that the economy created only 200 jobs last month, a far cry from the approximately 15,000 positions that economists had forecast.
U.S. indexes also declined with the Dow Jones industrials off 9.44 points at 16,560.54, the Nasdaq down 12.08 points at 4,389.25 and the S&P 500 index off 3.17 points at 1,933.75.
After two days of gains on markets, the tone was more cautious Tuesday as Ukraine said it would deny entry to a Russian aid mission because it has not been certified by the Red Cross and could be a covert military operation.
Ukraine insists any aid must be delivered by the International Red Cross.
There are concerns that Russia could use the initiative as a pretext for sending troops into separatist-held territory.
"For the Ukraine issue, that's a concern that we have and I think it's a concern that will be long standing," said Ben Jang, portfolio manager at Nicola Wealth Management in Vancouver.
"(Russian President Vladimir) Putin is extremely popular and some days the markets are anticipating a speedy resolution and some days they aren't but Russia is willing to sacrifice . . . for long-term gain."
Also, Germany's ZEW indicator of confidence among professional investment analysts sagged to a 20-month low in August. The ZEW institute's index fell to 8.6 from 27.1. Market observers had expected a fall to only 17.0.
Fears about a possible escalation of the crisis in Ukraine have weighed on Germany's business confidence in recent weeks.
The TSX gold sector led advancers, up about 1.77 per cent with December bullion up 10 cents to US$1,310.60 an ounce.
The energy sector led decliners, down 0.63 per cent as the September crude contract in New York declined 71 cents to US$97.37 a barrel after the International Energy Agency cut its forecast for global oil demand.
The base metals component was down 0.3 per cent as September copper shed early gains to close two cents lower at US$3.15 a pound.
In earnings news, construction company Aecon Group Inc. (TSX:ARE) posted a net loss of $12.2 million or 23 cents in its second quarter, attributed mainly to lower revenue and margins in its mining construction segment. Analysts expected a net profit of 15 cents a share. Its shares fell 37 cents to $16.24.
And shares in home improvement retailer Rona (TSX:RON) jumped 39 cents to $12.77 as it reported quarterly net income from continuing operations of $42 million, or 35 cents per share, compared with a loss of $38.7 million, or 32 cents per share, in the same quarter in 2013. Adjusted earnings were $42 million, or 35 cents per share, compared with $33.6 million, or 28 cents per share, year-over-year. Consolidated revenues from continuing operations were down 4.4 per cent at $1.193 billion.


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Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Israel's High Court delays justice for deaths in the Abu Rahmeh family
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Bassem Abu Rahmeh protesting in Bil'in. Photo by
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Two members of the Abu Rahmeh family were killed on separate occasions during demonstrations in Bil'in, a West Bank village near Ramallah. A third was shot while being held by Israeli soldiers at nearby Ni'lin village.
In all three cases, the Abu Rahmeh family faced initial refusal by the Israeli military to open investigations, avid denial of events regardless of clear evidence, followed by continual delays in court hearings and investigations.
The family's experiences in the court highlights justice as unattainable for Palestinians within the Israeli legal system.
The Abu Rahmeh family's first experiences with Israeli courts began after their son Ashraf abu-Rahmeh took part in a demonstration in Nil'in in July 2007.
During the protest he was detained by Israeli soldiers, handcuffed and blindfolded, and shot at point blank range in the foot with a rubber-coated steel bullet.. The soldiers stated their
was to frighten Ashraf.
The shooter, Staff Sgt. Leonardo Corea, claimed he was ordered to shoot Ashraf by his commander, Lt. Col. Omri Burberg.
Human rights group B'Tselem received
video footage
of the shooting and contacted Ashraf to open an investigation.
Hollow verdicts
After three years of court hearings, Burberg and Corea were
with "unbecoming conduct." Burberg's promotion was postponed for two years, while
Israeli press reported
that Corea was discharged and demoted.
The Rahmeh family believes Corea's termination was not a consequence for his actions but rather a pre-set end date to his service in the army.
After recounting the details of the event, Ashraf told the Palestine Monitor that he never intended to take his case to court. He views the process as pointless, the courts as illegal, and holds no desire to participate in the courts of those who are occupying his land.
The hollow verdict in Ashraf's case would be repeated with the Israeli response to the deaths of his brother and sister.
The family entered the courts once again after Ashraf's brother,
Bassem Abu Rahmeh, was killed in April 2009
while non-violently protesting the occupation's theft of his land in Bil'in.
An Israeli soldier shot Bassem directly in the chest with a high velocity tear gas canister from a distance of about 20 meters.
The Israeli military claimed no responsibility for the event, and refused to conduct a Military Police Investigation.
Following expert analysis of footage
of the shooting, the case was eventually taken to the High Court in July 2010.
The case has not yet been resolved and no decisions to prosecute Bassem's alleged murderer have been made.
Bassem Abu Rahmah moments after being fatally shot by an Israeli soldier in Bil'in. Photo by
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Non violent protest movement
The family has been active in protesting the wall because their village, Bil'in, has been a leader in the non-violent protest movement since Israel
began construction
of its 'Separation Wall' in February 2005.
Palestinians, international activists and Israeli activists began protesting weekly as a response to the wall built by Israel, which separates villagers from their farmland.
Israel claims the wall is necessary for security reasons, but the Abu Rahmeh family believes construction of the wall functions both as a land grab and protection for Israeli settlers living illegally on Palestinian land.
Despite everything the family had endured, the Abu Rahmehs continued to protest on a weekly basis.
Tragedy struck yet again on 31 December 2010, when Ashraf and Bassem's sister, Jawaher, was hospitalized following severe tear gas exposure at a protest in Bil'in. She died the next morning.
The cause of her death
continues to be debated
. The Israeli army claims other factors, such as pre-existing illness, as cause for her death instead of the tear gas.
After petitioning the High Court,
a case was opened
which has been underway for over two years with no result.
"No justice"
The most recent push by the Abu Rahmeh family to resolve the cases was in March 2013, when
the mother filed a petition
to the High Court of Justice, urging the court to reach a decision on Bassem's case, which has lasted for more than four years.
The Abu Rahmeh family's experience in the courts is by no means unique. Palestinians and human rights groups do not file claims with Israeli courts expecting justice.
The military law which governs the occupied territories and judges IDF members has incredibly wide discretion, and perpetrators of violence against Palestinians are usually granted impunity. Rights groups say they go through the court process to highlight this impunity.
From 2000-2012, human rights group
reports that of 2,207 investigations opened by the Military Police Criminal Investigations Division, only 117 Israeli personnel were indicted, about 5% of the total files opened.
Ahmad Abu-Rahmeh, brother of Bassem, Jawahar, and Ashraf, said the family will continue to endure the court hearings, not because they believe it will yield any results, but rather to prove the ineffectiveness of the courts in reaching legitimate resolutions.
"The cases will keep going in court, and in the end they will not give the Palestinians any rights...the trials teach us all the time that the court intends to preserve the soldiers' rights, but forgets the rights of the Palestinians," Ahmed told the Palestine Monitor.
From their experiences, the Rahmeh family and advocacy groups are left with the conclusion that investigations by the High Court are merely a facade, in which the Israeli military can demonstrate the existence of a process designed to right the wrongs committed by Israeli personnel, albeit one that does not actually punish and/or prevent illegal actions of Israeli military and police.
Rights groups fear the continual prolonging of cases, such as the Abu Rahmeh's, in Israel's High Court of Justice signals to members of the Israeli military a de-facto legal endorsement of otherwise illegal acts that can be carried out against Palestinians in the occupied territories.
The frustration of Ahmad Abu Rahmeh embodies the blatant inequity towards Palestinians in the High Court when he states, "...in the end it's an occupation court, so the resolution will be for the occupation, not for the Palestinians. They don't have justice."
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe will miss next weekend's game at Oakland with a rib injury, and coach Romeo Crennel said Monday that it's possible Kansas City's leading receiver could be out the rest of the year.
Bowe went to the locker room after the first quarter of Sunday's loss in Cleveland with what the team announced as a rib issue. He didn't return.
Bowe, who is playing this season on a $9.5 million contract after getting franchised by the Chiefs, is once again leading the team in receptions. He has 59 catches for 801 yards and three touchdowns.
Crennel said safeties Abe Elam (quadriceps) and Kendrick Lewis (shoulder), left tackle Branden Albert (back) and running back Cyrus Gray (neck) will receive treatment before deciding whether they can play Oakland.


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Part 1 - Dramatis Personae of the Bible
Michael Tsarion, born in Ireland, is an expert in the occult histories of Ireland and America. His research into the comparative mythologies of the world as well as his presentations on Atlantis, Lemuria and the pre-diluvian epoch have been acclaimed by veterans in the field of paranormal research. Michael is the author of "Atlantis, Alien Visitation and Genetic Manipulation" and "The Irish Origins of Civilization". For the first part of this six part series, we focus on decoding the "Dramatis Personae of the Bible" and the how the Bible has been possibly concocted as a cover for the Cult of Aton.
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Breast Engorgement
Studied Homeopathic Remedies
- Homeopathic Remedy Containing Apis Mellifica and Bryonia
- Bryonia
- Belladonna
Women who choose not to nurse their infants often experience breast pain and swelling until milk production stops. Although this condition isn't dangerous, the discomfort can be quite severe. Similar symptoms occur when a woman weans her baby. Homeopathic remedies have a long history of use for easing this transition, and there is preliminary support for the belief that they are effective.
Note: breast engorgement should not be confused with mastitis, an infection or inflammation of the nursing breast.
Scientific Evaluations of Homeopathic Remedies for Breast Engorgement
A double-blind trial]]> of 71 women tested a homeopathic remedy consisting of Apis Mellifica and Bryonia , both at 9c potency. ]]>1]]> The results showed that, compared to placebo, use of homeopathic treatment significantly reduced pain and tension sensations in the breast. Spontaneous milk flow also decreased.
Traditional Homeopathic Treatments for Breast Engorgement
In classical homeopathy]]> , there are many possible homeopathic treatments for breast engorgement, to be chosen based on various specific details of the person seeking treatment.
The ]]>symptom picture]]> for homeopathic Bryonia includes breast pain and fullness without redness, and pain in the left breast, especially when raising the arm. Pain is said to be increased by motion and touch or deep breathing, and reduced when pressure is applied.
Homeopathic Belladonna might be recommended when breasts are inflamed, warm, reddened, and hard to the touch, possibly accompanied by fever. (Note that these symptoms could indicate infection.)
Other Natural Options
For herbs, supplements, and other alternative treatments that may be useful for this condition, see the breast-feeding support]]> article.
For a thorough explanation of homeopathy, including dilution of therapies, see the ]]>Homeopathy Overview]]> .
1. Berrebi A, Parant O, Ferval F, et al. Treatment of pain due to unwanted lactation with a homeopathic preparation given in the immediate post-partum period [in French; English abstract]. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris) . 2001;30:353–357.
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Rays off to rocky start on first road trip
Moore takes loss and exits game in fifth with left-elbow soreness
KANSAS CITY -- Little went right for the Rays on Monday night when Jason Vargas pitched a gem to lead the Royals to a 4-2 win at Kauffman Stadium.
In starting their nine-game road trip with a loss, the Rays took their second consecutive loss while moving to 4-4 on the season.
Making his first home start as a Royal, Vargas made it a good one, holding the Rays to four hits in eight-plus innings to pick up his first win of the season.
"It was a good night, we were able to execute early, make pitches down in the zone," Vargas said. "If we do that, we can be effective."
Of the 110 pitches Vargas threw, 74 were strikes.
"He was just locating really well, mixing up his pitches really well and keeping the ball down," said Wil Myers, who went 0-for-4. "I didn't see too many mistakes that he made over the plate."
Rays manager Joe Maddon also complimented Vargas, who last defeated the Rays 2-0 while pitching for the Angels on Aug. 29 at Tropicana Field, when he allowed just two hits in seven scoreless innings.
"He's a fly-ball pitcher," Maddon said. "He knows what he's doing. He gets a lot of fly balls in the middle of the field. ... He's a very good pitcher and I've always admired and respected him.
"Not unlike what [Mark] Buehrle did to us several days ago [when the Blue Jays defeated the Rays 3-0 on Wednesday]. A similar outing. Vargas probably has more of a fastball than Buehrle, but they pitch in a similar manner."
Ben Zobrist finally chased Vargas when he led off the ninth with his first home run of the season.
"It was right over the heart of the plate," Vargas said. "He put a good swing on it and that's all she wrote."
Royals manager Ned Yost lifted the left-hander after Zobrist's blast and brought in Greg Holland, who surrendered an RBI single to pinch-hitter Matt Joyce, but managed to get the final three outs to preserve the victory and earn his third save of the season.
"You never know [if you're going to get the shutout] until it's all said and done, but if you don't try, you can't get one," Vargas said. "The defense made some great plays tonight, some huge plays. It could've been a lot different game."
Vargas got offensive support from the beginning. Nori Aoki tripled to left against Matt Moore leading off the first then scored one out later on Eric Hosmer's single to left, giving the Royals a 1-0 lead.
Moore then escaped further damage in the first and he managed to dodge potential disasters in the second and third innings when he retired the side in order, the final two on strikeouts.
Moore had to leave the game when he felt left-elbow soreness after he retired the first batter in the fifth.
"He was doing good," Maddon said. "He and [Ryan Hanigan] were getting into a nice little rhythm right there. I did see it turning in our favor at that point. But we came up short. But I thought there were some positives too."
Cesar Ramos took over for Moore and retired the final two batters in that inning.
Heath Bell relieved Ramos with one on and one out in the sixth and the Royals loaded the bases after a single to right by Savalador Perez and an infield single by Lorenzo Cain. Alcides Escobar then emptied the bases with a two-out double to push the Royals' lead to 4-0.
Escobar is a career .356 hitter against the Rays. He has eight doubles in 20 games against the Rays.
"Escobar hits a ball in the corner, he's just on that all-negative-opponent team with the Rays and Devil Rays," Maddon said. "This guy always hurts us."
Bell's stint was marred by what happened in the sixth when he hit leadoff batter Omar Infante on the jaw.
"I felt pretty good tonight," said Bell, who pitched 2 2/3 innings. "Made two mistakes. One hitting Infante and a pitch up to [Escobar]. "I was trying to throw a sinker and just let it run and it ran too much and just didn't finish it. It went up and in. ... I feel really bad. I know he feels bad, but I feel worse."
The Rays have now taken seven consecutive losses at Kauffman Stadium and have not won there since July 24, 2011.


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These models are applied by SCAG to forecast transportation conditions and resulting air quality.
The Regional Travel Demand Model provides travel forecasting capabilities for the analysis of SCAG's plans and programs. The trip-based model was Peer Reviewed in May 2011 and found consistent with the state-of-the-practice.
The Activity-Based Model (ABM) is a new generation of travel demand model. The AMB simulates daily activities and travel patterns of all individuals in the region, as affected by transportation system level of service. This new modeling system is designed to meet or exceed federal regulations and state laws/requirements.
The new Subregional Modeling Tool (SMT) greatly simplifies the creation of subregional models. The SMT fully automates the development of all aspects of a subregional model. The Tool is used by transportation commissions, counties, subregions, and cities wishing to create subregional models based on SCAG's new Regional Model. The new Tool promotes model consistency between the Region's various model agencies and greatly reduces the cost and effort required to create subregional models.
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) developed the Heavy Duty Truck (HDT) model to evaluate important policy choices and investment decisions. The HDT model is a primary analysis tool to support the goods movement policy decisions made by SCAG and regional stakeholders.
EMFAC2007 is an emission factors model developed by the Air Resources Board (ARB) for calculating emission inventories for vehicles in California. This is the emission model approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for calculating vehicle emissions for conformity purposes in California.


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2014 Bob Sheldon Award Honors the Work of the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, Celebrating BREDL's 30th Anniversary
Bob Sheldon founded Internationalist Books in 1981. More than 20 years after his tragic death, Bob's memory endures through the friends, family and community that knew him, the work he did, and the project he began that has continued for decades to bring people together and inspire political action in North Carolina. His example shows us that living a life of conviction creates something that can outlast our own times. We award the Bob Sheldon Award each year in his memory to celebrate collective resistance and groups or individuals whose work nurtures our communities and our commitments to justice.
This year, we have chosen to give the Bob Sheldon Award to the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL). BREDL is a regional, community-based, non-profit organization whose founding principles are earth stewardship, environmental democracy, social justice, and community empowerment. As BREDL celebrates their 30th anniversary this year, we want to honor their rich history of supporting people in defense of the environment and environmental justice. We applaud their style of organizing to support local, autonomous organizing. BREDL chapters work to oppose a range of threats to the environment and human communities across the Southeast, and we encourage everyone to learn more about their work and 30th anniversary celebrations at their website: www.bredl.org.We are especially grateful for BREDL's work in recent years in the fight against fracking in North Carolina. We are inspired by the work that BREDL is doing to support and grow grassroots resistance with their local chapters, educational materials, speaking tours, thorough research and tenacious monitoring of legislative and industry developments. We believe our communities can work together to defeat fracking before it begins here, and we think the work of BREDL is invaluable to that effort. (more…)


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Since our previous Dell snapshot taken last April, the vendor has continued to gain ground on its competitors, particularly in the volume server and blade categories. According to IDC, the company overtook Sun Microsystems for third place in the overall server market, picking up an additional 10.5 percent of market share in the third quarter of 2005. This represents an 11.8 percent jump in revenue over 3Q04.
Although no startling changes have occurred in the Dell lineup since then, the company has made steady improvements across the board. The biggest news, however, concerns dual core.
With the exception of three models, the PowerEdge 1800 and SC1420 towers, and the PowerEdge 1425 rack server, Dell has added dual-core technology to all of its servers. In the meantime, its single-core processors have been upgraded from 3.6 GHz to 3.8 GHz in keeping with the latest-generation Intel chips. Memory has also been boosted from 400 MB of RAM to 533 MB of RAM.
|Recent Server Snapshots
HPC Market
Rather than introduce a new line of dual-core boxes, however, Dell used the existing boxes and configurations. For all intents and purposes, its single-core and dual-core boxes are virtually identical.
"We didn't want to force companies to make architectural decisions when they moved to dual-core," says Dell Server Product Manager John Fruehe, "so we decided to introduce it within the same form factors, the same systems, and the same system images to eliminate any possibility of disruption."
Tower Power
Dell has a strong reputation at the lower end of the scale. Even within that category, however, its towers are split into two categories value towers and performance towers. By "value," Dell means the servers are priced from $349 to $549 an aggressive price for a full-featured server.
The SC430, for example, comes with a Celeron, Pentium 4, or Pentium D dual-core processor, and a choice of operating systems (Microsoft SBS 2003, Windows Server 2003, Red Hat Linux, or Novell's SUSE Linux). As this server is basically a step up from a simple peer-to-peer network and typically acts as a small business' first server, customers can choose the lowest-cost options and walk away with a decent box for around $400.
Moving up the tower line, the PowerEdge 830 has the same processor choices as the SC430. However, it has more robust management/remote management features and up to 8 GB of memory. The 830 also has several optional features: RAID, SATA, or SCSI cards and hot-pluggable SCSI drives. It is intended primarily for remote/branch office use, and it is priced starting from $1,444 to $2,176.
The PowerEdge 2800, on the other hand, is a rackable tower server with up to two single-core or dual-core Intel Xeon processors, and up to 10 hard drive bays and seven I/O slots. Fruehe touts its price/performance by referring to recent Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) tests. TPC ranked the PowerEdge 2800 No. 1 in terms of price/performance, scoring it at $0.99 per transaction.
"We were the first vendor to break the $1 per transaction barrier," says Fruehe. "I remember only a couple of years back when everyone was excited about the $100 per transaction mark being broken."
The king of the Dell towers, though, is the PowerEdge 6800. This quad dual-core 64-bit Intel Xeon box has up to 3.6 TB of internal storage. It is designed for clustering, e-commerce, and database applications. Some companies are moving core databases running SQL Server or Oracle from older systems onto the 6800. Others are using it for e-commerce, CRM, and ERP. Fruehe mentions PeopleSoft and SAP as examples of ERP applications that can be run on this machine.
"Demand is typically for back-end systems that have been on a proprietary RISC-based Unix hardware in the past, or maybe 4-way Intel," says Fruehe. "With 64-bit, there's better memory use and performance."
While towers are certainly a mainstay of the Dell portfolio, its best-selling model is actually a 2U rack the PowerEdge 2850. With optional dual-core processors, this 2-way server can run 32-bit or 64-bit applications, and has up to six internal hard drives and a data capacity of up to 1.8 TB. Fruehe calls it the sweet spot in the volume server market.
"People use it like a Swiss army knife for a wide range of purposes," he says. "It is a good platform that people like to standardize their environments around."
He points out that the 2850 has the same basic system image as the 2800 tower and the 1850 rack. Customers, therefore, like to mix and match these models depending on their needs. For example, the 2850 might be used to host heavy-duty or mission-critical applications alongside a bank of 1850's performing general-purpose tasks. Enterprises can pack 42 of these 1U racks into less than seven-square feet of data center floor space. System administrators can centrally manage and maintain any number of local or remote 2850's, 2800's, and 1850's relatively easily because of this commonality of features.
"Among all our servers, we only have a total of five system images," says Fruehe "That helps administrators to reduce the time and energy they have to spend on troubleshooting and software management."
Second Blade Lucky
Dell has had its fingers burned in the blade arena, so it's no wonder the company remains cautious in this area. It withdrew its initial blade in 2004 and then introduced the 1855 blade server about a year ago. That remains Dell's one and only blade offering. Available in single- or dual-core versions, 10 blades fit into a 7U enclosure.
"Customers who tend to buy this blade are more space-constrained in the data center, especially in high real-estate cost areas, such as London and New York," says Fruehe. "They are also being used a lot in remote locations where there's no local administrator."
An enterprise's home office, for example, can order a preconfigured blade direct from Dell to be shipped to the remote office. All it takes is someone to pop it into the enclosure, and the central administrator can bring it online and manage it remotely.
Despite the lack of choice, the Dell blade strategy appears to be working. Since the introduction of the 1855, Dell's cut of the blade pie has risen from 2.5 percent to 11.6 percent, according to IDC.
Intel Still Inside
Unlike the other major server OEMs, Dell's wagon remains hitched to the Intel star. While other vendors lean toward AMD, or have at least augmented their Intel offerings with a smattering of AMD-based models, Dell sees long-term growth in sticking firmly to its Intel guns. Thus, the Dell server upgrade path is tightly coupled with the current Intel road map.
"We plan further deployment of dual-core technology over the coming year, as well as the introduction of multicore chips as they become available," says Fruehe. "As before, the company remains firmly aligned with Intel."
Dell's PowerEdge Servers, At a Glance
|Value Towers
|Performance Towers
|Rack Dense Performance Servers
|Blade Servers1
|Target Deployment
|Lightweight file, print, and e-mail serving for one to 10 users
|SMB and departmental enterprise needs; also a database serving up to 100 users
|Departmental and HPC high-availability clusters
|General use and Beowulf HPC clusters
|Processor Types
|Pentium 4, Celeron, Xeon EM64T, Pentium D (dual-core on SC430 and PE830)
|Celeron, Xeon, Xeon EM64T , Xeon dual core (1800, 2800, 6800)
|Celeron, Pentium 4, Xeon, Xeon EM64T, Pentium D (dual-core on PE830)
|Xeon EM64T
|Processor Range
|1 to 2
|1 to 4
|1 to 4
|1 to 2
|Operating Systems
|Windows 200x, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux
|Windows 200x, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux
|Windows 200x, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux
|Windows 200x, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux
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|Entry Price
|$349 to $549
|$549 to $3,999
|$549 to $12,499
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1 Dell considers its Blade offering a part of its Rack Dense Performance Servers line. We broke it out for clarification purposes.
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From: "Sean Roberts" <krazydog@x?????xxxx.xxx
Date: Thu Jan 6, 2000 3:31 am
Subject: soundproofing the basement
Hellow everyone
I just joined the list,
please forgive me if this has been brought up
a zillion times as I'm sure it has! ;-)
I recently refinished a basement room for my personal project studio.
Well it's more of a songwriting hang out avec VS880.
(dimensions 12X17X6,4)
I'd like to do something about the sound transferring through the ceiling to
the upper level.
As it stands right now, the ceiling is very thin slats of wood (about 1/8")
butted up against
each other. (cracks galore)
Then empty space & hard wood floors above.
I'm thinking just stuffing Roxsull in the gaps & getting some type of decent
acoustic tile for the ceiling.
I'd like to keep it under $500 if possible, rather spend the dough on gear.
My main problem is the bass leakage to the top floor while my wife is
Also if I'm working on stuff while the kids are playing above it really
rattles down through.
If I could tame the ceiling transfer it would make a huge difference.
My house is pretty old & built very solid. The sound doesn't travel as bad
as the newer
homes! Also to my advantage is I don't have furnace ducks which are a
basement musicians
worst nightmare! <G>
Any comments would be greatly appreciated!!!
Sean Roberts


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2) We will make an official announcement about the cheating allegations once we've decided how to proceed.
We're almost done with our investigation and I'll follow up with a post once we have a decision.
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Just Shoot Me
This story appears in the January 1999 issue of HomeOfficeMag.com. Subscribe »
They cost more than traditional 35mm cameras, don't come close to matching their quality and offer relatively simple photographic controls. So why are so many people rushing to buy low-end digital cameras?
Start with the trend that's changing everything: the Internet. Getting photos onto Web pages or into e-mail messages using traditional cameras is a tedious and expensive affair: Shoot the picture, wait to finish the roll. Take it in to get developed, wait some more. Scan it into your computer and only then will you see the photo onscreen.
The same process--but with a filmless digital camera--goes something like this: Shoot the picture, connect a cable or pop in a floppy disk, and transfer away. Since images are stored electronically, you don't pay film and development costs, and the transfer time is reduced to the time it takes you to upload the image to a computer. Quick, painless and cheap.
But it's not just Web publishing that's making digital cameras attractive. Digital images are also great for newsletters, business reports and flyers. You can use software (which usually comes with the camera) to crop, edit, size and otherwise manipulate photos in ways never before possible without expensive lab equipment.
Not to mention that digital cameras are pure fun. Shoot a picture, and you can see it instantly in the camera's LCD display window. If you don't like the photo, simply erase it. After the cost of the camera, the total cost of each and every photo is--drumroll please--not a penny.
The popularity of digital cameras is also being fueled by the widespread adoption of inexpensive, high-quality color inkjet printers. With special paper and the right camera, you can generate printed photos that may not rival the output of traditional 35mm cameras but are more than satisfactory for many applications.
You'll find digital cameras on duty with real estate agents, insurance adjustors, architects, field service workers, professional photographers, interior designers and anyone who's running a serious Web site or interested in storing, manipulating and printing photos quickly, or transmitting them electronically.
For all these reasons, the market for digital cameras is expected to hit $5.4 billion by 2002, according to a study published jointly by International Data Corp. and Future Image.
And while you'll find cameras priced from $75 to $45,000, most cameras cost between $500 and $1,000--the niche now ruled by so-called megapixel (more than 1 million pixel resolution) cameras.
One caveat: Don't expect the same quality you'd get with traditional cameras. Digital cameras don't handle skin tones or low-light conditions very well. You'll also find quite a difference in color among camera models, particularly in indoor light.
Bottom line: You'll love your digital camera only if you set aside any notion of becoming Ansel Adams--or the JC Penney studio photographer, for that matter.
Eric J. Adams is a freelance writer in Petaluma, California, who has contributed to a wide range of computer, business and general interest publications, including PCWorld, Macworld, Wired and The New York Times.
What You See . . .
So how do you go about purchasing a newfangled digital camera? The most important question to ask yourself is this: What will I be doing with my camera? Keep that question in mind as you determine the different features you need from the camera of the 21st century.
*Resolution. The more pixels a camera produces, the richer the colors and the finer the texture of photos produced. Sometimes, instead of pixels, vendors or reviewers refer to the camera's supported resolution.
If you want a camera to use exclusively for Web publishing, you can get away with an under $400 VGA resolution camera that offers 640 x 480 resolution (approximately 300,000 pixels). These cameras are fine for photos displayed on computer monitors, but the photos will appear grainy in print, particularly in large sizes.
If you plan on printing photos or want an all-purpose camera, your best bet is a megapixel camera, which supports a screen resolution of approximately 1,280 x 960. Do the math, and you'll see that's more than a million pixels (1,228,800 to be exact). But don't get hung up on multiplication; many cameras use resolution-enhancement techniques to make fewer pixels look like more.
Until recently, there was no such thing as a megapixel camera that cost less than $1,000. Today, there are plenty, including the Epson PhotoPC 700, the Kodak DC200, the Nikon Coolpix 900 and the Olympus D-340L.
*Storage. If there's no film, where are the pictures stored? In the camera's memory, just as data is stored on your computer's hard drive. And, like your computer, the more storage there is, the better. Check the camera's "image capacity in highest available resolution," and you'll find quite a range.
There's only one thing better than lots of fixed storage: removable storage for unlimited memory. Most vendors sell adaptors that allow you to store photos on memory cards that can be read by your computer. Some even use plain old floppies. Just make sure to figure the cost of additional memory and transfer equipment into your budget.
*Photographic controls. We've become accustomed to sophisticated features on 35mm cameras--features just now showing up on digital cameras. All the cameras mentioned here, for example, include a self-timer (so you have time to get in the picture), as well as all-important autofocus. You'll also find a range of other features, depending on the model, such as special red-eye-reduction flash modes, zoom lens, macro mode (for close-ups), black-and-white mode, panorama mode and more.
Decide which features are best for your needs before buying. If you're a pro or photography aficionado, compare the camera's ISO equivalency, shutter speed range, focal range and available lens packages as well.
*Power consumption. Digital cameras are power hogs because, for one, they're completely electronic. Second, most digital cameras come with an LCD viewer, a tiny (up to 2.5-inch diagonal) screen for viewing photos as you take them and after they've been stored. Once you add in a flash for low-light situations and start taking a lot of pictures, you'll drain a full set of batteries in just 20 to 30 minutes.
Therefore, you'll want a camera with power-management features that runs on readily available batteries, like standard "AAs," instead of hard-to-find specialty batteries. Another option is to look for a camera that uses rechargeable camera batteries, like Canon's PowerShot A5 or Epson's PhotoPC 700.
*Design and feel. Digital cameras only vaguely resemble traditional cameras. They're oddly futuristic and wide-ranging in design. That's why it's so important for you to actually handle the camera before buying one. Do the controls fit your fingers? Is the swivel LCD screen comfortable to view or obtrusive? Is it easy to upload photos? And, above all, is it compatible with your computer?
*Bundled software. Your digital camera is, in reality, a computer peripheral, so you need software to integrate photos into software programs and Web sites. Virtually every camera comes with some sort of camera-to-computer transfer utility, as well as a TWAIN driver that allows you to transfer images directly into any TWAIN-compliant application. Some vendors go a step further and include image manipulation programs as well. The Konica and Nikon models, for example, ship with the popular Adobe PhotoDeluxe. Epson and Kodak ship with other titles. If you're using a Mac, make sure you can get Mac-compatible software before you buy.
Film Finale?
Will digital cameras replace 35mm cameras any time soon? It's not likely, but they could elbow out traditional cameras for various reasons, including ease of use and low operating costs.
Tomorrow is another story. With inevitable advances, it won't be long before digital cameras produce photos, if not superior, then certainly equal to today's traditional cameras. So in 20 years, don't be surprised if a kid tugs on your sleeve and asks the question: "What's film?"
To view the specs on several models, check out the Best Buy's table.
Try Before You Buy
You probably wouldn't think of trying out a traditional camera in the store before purchasing it, but if you're smart, you'll compare digital cameras before you buy. Here's how:
1. Ask a salesperson to allow you to test two or three cameras. Take home the photos on a floppy disk, and print them with the same output device you plan on using with the camera.
2. If that's not possible, ask the salesperson to print out the photo for you on one of the store's printers.
3. If you're buying by mail, be sure to check the return policy.
Regardless of how you buy, take a lot of shots the first few days in all sorts of lighting conditions. Make all the color adjustments the camera allows and try again. If the results aren't satisfactory, return the camera and get another. After all, you're spending $500 or more, so you should be satisfied, however fresh the technology.


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Mountain Hardwear Airjet 2
The Airjet 2 has been discontinued. If you're looking for something new, check out the best three-season tents for 2020.
Historic Range: $100.00-$285.00
Reviewers Paid: $150.00-$450.00
4-star: 1
3-star: 1
2-star: 3
1-star: 9
Seams came unglued after about 15 nights of light use in Colorado and French Alps in 2008-2009 (with some rainy nights at 2000-3500m). Fully agree with other reviews stating that the quality is very bad. Astonishingly, I regret to say: shame on you, MH!
(sorry for my English just a French hiker).
- Light
- Very quick to build
- Quality...glue
In French:
Désolé d'écrire ainsi...j'ai acheté cette tente aux USA avec des amis américains...Elle paraissait génial, légère, rapide à monter...parfois quelques soucis d'humidité dès les premières nuits passées au Colorado...mais bon..Ensuite dans les Alpes, meme chose, à 2500m d'altitude, un peu de pluie estivale, mais rien de méchant...Quelques mois après, le stockage était OK, j'ai commencé à voir que la couture reliant la tente avec le double toit intégré commencait à se décoller...et cela s'est empiré...évidemment, c'est inutilisable, je vais essayer de la faire réparer mais sans garantie...
Pour finir, je connaissais MH comme une marque de qualité mais j'ai été vraiment déçu....dommage.
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Sorry to write so ... I bought this tent in the USA with American friends ... She looked great, lightweight , easy to assemble ... sometimes some moisture problems from the first nights at Colorado .. .but bon..Ensuite in the Alps, same thing , at 2500m, a little summer rain, but nothing too bad ... a few months later, the storage was OK , I started to see that the seam connecting the tent with double roof started to be built off ... and it got worse ... obviously , it's useless , I'll try to get it fixed but not guaranteed ... Finally, I knew MH as a quality mark but I was really disappointed .... pity .
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: 250
Welcome to Trailspace, Yoann! I'm sorry to hear your tent did not work out for you.
4 years ago
All seams came unglued after about 3 years of light use. The other reviews on this point have it right - seams are glued where they should be sewn and disintegrate. Mountain Hardwear blew it on this one.
Price Paid: $229
If the seams had not failed I would have rated this tent 5 stars.
- Easy set up/breakdown
- Can take heavy weather
- Great ventilation
- Light weight
- In the end, horrible seam design
Loved this tent. I actually put it to some good backpacking use. I used it for ten years, but only a few times a year.
Unfortunately its failure in seam tape design, as has been mentioned by other reviewers, was its downfall.
The entire front wall, where you enter and exit came unglued on my last trip this month.
This tent could have had another 5 years service, minimum, with the use I put into it. I suspect I could have squeezed 10 years, and I would have because the design (obviously minus the one glaring failure) was outstanding.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $400
Maybe MH could keep this design and just sew it up and forget the seam welding.
- design is good
- weight
- seams were welded not sewn
- poles not up to MH quality
Can only add to others' reviews that the tent fell apart before I could hit the trail with it. In setting it up in the backyard I found it went up very fast and was nice and light, but then the floor came apart where it was welded or glued to the side walls. Maybe it could have been sewn back together, but for that price it went back to the company.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $245
Just called MH to return my tent. Never got to use it, but the whole front door section detached when set up. Hope their lifetime warranty service is good.
- Lightweight
- Looks great until you set it up
- Poor fabrication, since some seams are glued, not sewn
I bought this tent in 2007 and hoped to use it for some week+ long backpacking trips. Set it up when I got it in 2007 and it looked like a great solo backpacking tent.
Didn't get a chance to use it until recently so I wanted to set it up and make sure it still was fully functional, even though it's only been stored in a cool, dry, storage room. Luckily, I did this test since the entire front section became detached from the rest of tent when I installed the tent poles.
Called MH today and they provided a return authorization number with no questions asked. I think this tent has a history of falling apart so they expect returns. Hopefully their warranty service is better than this tent's fabrication.
Not sure why some seams are glued and not stitched. Most tents are sewn and have the seams sealed with tape to make them waterproof.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $275
I Just sent my Airjet 2 back to M.H. I called customer service and before I could finish saying "the seams on my Airjet 2 are falling apart," I had a return authorization number. They even told me to include the floorsaver because they were going to give me credit for a new tent, and the Airjet floorsaver doesn't fit under any other model. I guess they are well aware that this tent has a major manufacturing problem.
I bought this tent in 2005, and have used it enough that the red anodized poles turned pink where they were exposed to the sun. I knew that the seams were its greatest weakness because I had to stitch and seal a few minor failures over the years. But like many of the early reviewers said, this tent was always reliably dry in the rain, with little to no condensation so long as you staked out the ventilation flaps properly.
We'll see how much credit they give me toward a new tent. I hope it's enough to get an in-kind replacement. I give it 2.5 stars because it never failed to keep me dry and because M.H. customer service has always been good to me in the past.
Price Paid: I can't remember
Fell apart at glued seams after minimal use. Pole elastic came apart too. Sticky coating on inside.
Price Paid: unsure
Fell apart before first use, nothing more too say.
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: good
Weight: 5lb
Price Paid: $289
I was really enthused about the single wall Airjet 2: light weight, and easy to put up. But now I am not a happy camper!!!
I bought it in June 2007, Used it for a week and another long weekend, for total of 11 days. Next year 2008, a few more nights, 16 nights. I noticed a little separation of the side vent/flap. Nothing serious.
2009 used it for four more nights, on the 5th night it rained, the first time I have used it in the rain and I staked out the side flaps for ventilation. It fell apart!
The ventilation flap along the bottom looks to be sewn to the mesh and floor. But it is GLUED!!! The Chinese did a poor job of gluing. (Where it should have been sewn!)
Later I noticed even more places where it was coming apart. Seam tape everywhere splitting, not just coming off. Seams opened up everywhere the top corners, the bottom corners, and the remainder of the GLUED seam along the bottom/side joint.
If you e-mail me I can send you some photographs.
M.H. hasn't yet answered my letter.
Price Paid: $229
i loved this tent. when it began coming apart at the seams M.H. fixed it for free and sent it back quickly. i have had this tent for a long time and have only until recently have hiked alone.
just a few weeks ago a friend went with me, he brought his bright orange MSR tent. now i have a reason to buy another tent that i did not even think about. the bright orange tent made for a more peaceful environment, in the evening and in the morning when the sun came up. my Airjet was dark and dank and looked more like a dungeon or cave next to his slightly more light and roomier tent. that's my only complaint.
Design: three-season freestanding light weight dome tent
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: the easiest tent you will ever set up
Weight: 3
I bought this tent on Ebay after reading great reviews about it. I have several others including a Bibler Awahee II which I have only used one time and didn't like the way it sets up.
The thing I like most about the Airjet is the ease of set-up. It's never any problem plus it's water tight as can be. I've taken it on two motorcycle trips to Alaska including one to Prudhoe Bay during which I experienced torrential rain and wind storms. It never leaked once although on occasion there was a bit of condensation (but not much).
All told this is the best tent I've ever owned and I'm now shopping for another before they become unavailable.
Design: Three-season free standing semi-dome
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Set-up is super easy
Weight: 3+
Price Paid: $150 on Ebay
It fell apart. Until this month, I loved M.H. products and till this year owned four M.H. tents.
My Airjet 2 fell apart at the seams during its third use. It was even raining. It was my second M.H. tent to come apart at the seams this year and I treat them like children.
My other was the Haven 3. I really liked that tent and used it about three years, a lot. Then, in July, during a light rain, it just came apart. Pieces that weren't even wet or weight bearing just came apart. It was freaky.
I assumed it was a tent defect and REI took it back as a return, amazed at how it had literally fallen apart. Woke up wet that night. The Airjet 2 did the same thing but had only used it two previous times during an almost three year period. And it wasn't raining. It just fell apart.
The next morning, the stuff in the tent pocket had fallen through the seam, the seam by the zipper, one in the tent and one on the fly had all done the same thing. I've done some looking and others have had the same experience.
I'll no longer trust my M.H. tents and go back to my old standby. I still have a Skyledge 2 and an Atrium 4 but won't trust them for anything but car camping, certainly not high milage CO hiking.
I've written M.H. and am waiting for a response.
Jim R
PS: I still use all their other gear, clothes and bags.
Design: 3 season free standing
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: very easy
Weight: about 4 lbs or less
Price Paid: $289
I am from New Zealand. I use my Airjet 2 for hunting in alpine and bush camping. It worked very well in rain. It good and light, but it pays to open vents to let your sweet out at night. A good tent to go light.
I LOVE this tent. I have used the Airjet 2 in the hardest of downpours Southeast Alaska has to offer and never got wet (3 days of non-stop heavy rain). The tent was great in heavy mountain top winds (tie it off = good night sleep). With the cross flow ventilation MH put in this tent, the air keeps on moving and fights off moisture. Well done, MH.
Design: 3 season
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: practice and it is fast
Weight: 4 lbs
This tent is Fantastic! I slept in it and there was no condensation whatsoever. It is easy to set up. It needs some more room (it makes a great solo tent.) It is single walled tent and there are vents on top and bottom so it has great ventilation.
Design: three-season freestanding square dome
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: easy
Weight: 3.88 pounds
Price Paid: $199.99
I read every review I could find on this tent before I bought one at REI in Phoenix. I was headed for a 4-night trip in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The problem was that even though it had been an extremely dry summer in the Estes Park area, the time of my trip (August 3-4) coincided with the heaviest rains of the season.
I arrived at my campsite at 3 p.m., just as it was starting to rain. I quickly set up the tent and sat in it for two hours until there was a break in the rain. I went to bed at 9 p.m., and it started to rain -- hard - - at 2 a.m. on August 4. It rained, and rained, and rained until 4 p.m. the next day. During that time, I spent almost all my time in the tent, waiting out the rain. Oh, and by the way, it was 42 degrees.
Summary -- During my time in the tent, it rained heavily, for a long time, and at cold temperatures (low 40s). This is the worst-case scenario for a single-walled tent. The condensation on the interior surfaces of the tent continually splashed off (from the impact of the rain) all over me, my sleeping bag, and the rest of my gear in the tent. While Mountain Hardwear has undoubtedly tried very hard to minimize this problem, it seems to me to be a fundamental problem of single-walled tents. While probably better than most in its class, it still falls far short of what I would consider acceptable. After 24 hours, I was soaked from the condensation splash.
This tent is largely responsible for cutting my trip from four nights to one. We hiked out the next day because I, and all my gear, was soaked. My brother, with a double-wall tent, was damp, but not wet. His condensation splashed from the rain fly to the canopy, making it damp, but didn't hit him or his gear.
If you plan to camp where there are warm temperatures and no rain, this tent may be for you. It's lighter than its double-walled colleagues, and sets up faster. However, when you need a tent the most - - in the rain -- this tent fares very poorly. I flew back to Phx and immediately returned it to REI. If you buy this tent and you're camping in temperatures less than 50 degrees, pray it doesn't rain for long -- you will be wet.
Price Paid: $250
Was a good tent for a little bit of time, but is no good at all today. The glue that holds it is no good, it is coming apart.
- Light
- Will not last very long
Best thing you can do is not to buy it.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $450


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So I am out of turkey after shredding the leftovers for tonights tacos so I will be using shrimp in Tuesdays red curry instead.
Monday, December 28, 2009
An amendment.....
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
My last meal plan of 2009
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! I enjoyed having a houseful, it makes Christmas mean so much more. I am sure we all have some leftover turkey so my first few recipes are using our leftovers, if you have no leftovers use chicken or turkey, they will work wonderfully! Happy New Year Everyone!
Monday - Leftover sweet chili Turkey Tacos
1 lb leftover shredded turkey ( if you have used all your turkey you can use ground turkey or chicken)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp chili powder
2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
4 green onions, chopped
1/4 cup thai sweet chili sauce
8 taco shells
1 cup shredded lettuce
2 small plum tomatoes, chopped
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup light sour cream
1 small avocado, peeled, pitted and chopped
In large nonstick skillet, sauté turkey over medium heat. Add garlic, chili powder, oregano, salt and pepper; sauté over medium heat to blend flavours and evaporate any liquid. Stir in green onions and chili sauce. Scrape into serving bowl.
Meanwhile, heat taco shells in microwave oven at medium (50% power) for 30 seconds.
Serve meat mixture and bowls of lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream and avocado for everyone to spoon into taco shells.
Tuesday - Red Curry Turkey and Jasmine rice
3 tbsp red curry paste
1 can coconut milk
1 tbsp salty sauce (oyster or soya)
1 can bamboo shoots
1 can pineapple
1 red pepper
In a saucepan mix red curry paste, salty sauce and coconut milk together, pour over turkey, add veggies. Simmer for 5 mins. Serve over jasmine rice.
Wednesday - Slow Cooker Winter Beef Stew
3/4 cup zesty Italian dressing
2 lb. stewing beef, cut into 1-inch chunks
6 slices bacon, chopped
1 lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 large onion, chopped
6 carrots , sliced
1 1/2 cups peas
1-1/2 lb. potatoes (about 5), peeled, cut into large chunks
1 can (19 fl oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (10 fl oz) beef broth
Marinate beef and cook bacon, onions and mushrooms as directed. Remove meat from marinade; discard marinade. Add meat, onions, mushrooms and remaining ingredients to slow cooker; cook 10 to 12 hours on LOW (or 5 to 6 hours on HIGH). Stir in 2 Tbsp. flour mixed with 2 Tbsp. water. Cook 15 min. or until sauce is thickened.
Thursday - NEW YEARS EVE!!!
Friday - Take out or Pizza
Saturday - Crispy chicken Tacos. I will be using the Ol El Paso kit, hey I'm human too!
Sunday - Chicken Fingers with Honey Mustard Sauce and Veggies and dip
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 eggs
1 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Parmesan cheese
1 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs) or fresh bread crumbs
4 tsp chopped fresh oregano (or 2 tsp dried)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp each pepper and paprika
1/4 cup butter, melted
Honey Mustard Sauce:
1/3 cup light mayonnaise
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp liquid honey
Honey Mustard Sauce: In small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, Dijon and honey. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.)
Between sheets of plastic wrap, pound chicken with flat side of meat pounder or with rolling pin until 1/2 inch thick. Cut lengthwise on diagonal into 4- x 1-1/2-inch strips. In bowl, whisk eggs. In shallow bowl, combine cheese, bread crumbs, oregano, salt, pepper and paprika.
One at a time, dip chicken strips into eggs, letting any excess drip back into bowl. Dredge in cheese mixture, coating generously and pressing to adhere. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate, layered between waxed paper, in airtight container for up to 24 hours. Or freeze for up to 2 weeks; bake frozen, adding 5 minutes to baking time.)
Arrange on greased baking sheets; drizzle with butter. Bake in 425°F oven until golden, crispy and no longer pink inside, about 15 minutes. Serve with dipping sauce.
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
It's almost Christmas!!!!
So this weeks meal plan comes with help from my Mum and Sister, who will be here tomorrow!!! Obviously it will be unique, due to traditions and well, Christmas!
Monday - From Picky Palate http://picky-palate.com/ - Broccoli Cheddar, Chicken and Tater Tot Casserole
6 servings
2 small cans cream of chicken soup
2 small cans cheddar cheese soup
1 1/2 Cups milk
8-10 Cups broccoli florets
2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded (bake or I throw mine in the pressure cooker)
1 teaspoon hot sauce (Tabasco or Chalula)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
1/8 teaspoon Lawrys Garlic Salt with Parsley
1/2 bag Ore Ida Seasoned Tater Tots, frozen
1/2 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2.Place soup and milk into a large pot over medium heat. Whisk until smooth and heated through, about 5 minutes.
3. Stir in broccoli and cook for 5 additional minutes to soften slightly. Stir in chicken, hot sauce, salt, pepper and garlic seasoning.
5.Pour mixture into 11 by 7 inch baking dish that's been sprayed with cooking spray. Top evenly with tater tots and cheese; bake for 20 minutes then cover with foil.
6.Bake for an additional 15 minutes with dish covered with foil. Remove from oven and serve.
Tuesday Mum's Chicken Lasagna and Caesar salad
For those who don't have a tried and true recipe I like this one:
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (28 ounce) jar sausage flavored spaghetti sauce
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, diced
1 (8 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, shredded
8 ounces provolone cheese, shredded
1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
9 lasagna noodles
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a skillet over medium heat season ground beef with garlic powder and oregano. Brown the meat and drain.
3. In a large sauce pan add spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, and oregano; set aside. In a skillet heat olive oil. Saute garlic and onions for about 5 minutes. Mix sauteed onions and garlic with meat into the sauce and cook for 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Combine mozzarella and provolone cheeses in a medium bowl. In a medium bowl mix ricotta cheese, eggs, milk, and oregano.
5. Layer a 9x13 inch baking pan with just enough sauce to cover the bottom of the pan. Lay three lasagna noodles in the pan. Cover with sauce, then with ricotta mixture then sprinkle with mozzarella/provolone mixture; repeat layering. Finish with a layer of noodles and remaining sauce. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
6. Bake covered in a preheated oven at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes.
Wednesday - My sister is cooking something I have NO IDEA how to make....Tom Yum soup and Red Curry . I did find this recipe on All Recipies, sounds YUMMY!
1/2 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
12 mushrooms, halved
1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
4 cups water
2 lemon grass
4 kaffir lime leaves
4 slices galangal
4 chile padi (bird's eye chiles)
1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 1/2 limes, juiced
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon hot chile paste
1 tablespoon tom yum soup paste (optional)
1. Trim lemongrass and cut into matchstick size pieces.
2. To make stock: Add the shrimp heads and shells to water, then cook for 20 minutes. Turn the fire off. Soak the heads and shells for further 20 minutes before discarding.
3. Trim lemongrass and cut into matchstick size pieces.
4. Add stock, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, chili padi, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, and chili paste to a pot and bring to a boil. After boiling for 5 minutes, add shrimps and both mushrooms. Cook for further 10 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Thursday - Our traditional Christmas Eve appies: Roasted garlic, antipasto, meat and cheese, smokes oysters
Friday - Christmas Dinner! Turkey, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, steamed veggies
1 (7.5 ounce) package dry cornbread mix
1 cup butter
2 onions, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
6 stalks celery, chopped
1 pound pork sausage
16 slices white bread
4 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons dried sage
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 eggs
4 cups chicken stock
1. Prepare corn bread as directed on package. Cool, and crumble.
2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook garlic, onions, bell pepper, and celery in butter until tender, but not brown. In another pan, cook sausage over medium-high heat until evenly browned.
3. Place corn bread and bread slices in a food processor. Pulse until they turn into a crumbly mixture. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Season with sage, thyme, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper. Mix in chopped parsley, cooked vegetables, and sausage with drippings. Stir in eggs and chicken stock. This mixture should be a bit mushy. Transfer to a greased 9x13 inch pan.
4. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour.
Saturday - Leftovers
Sunday - Amazing Turkey Tortilla Soup
Amazing Turkey Tortilla Soup Recipe
30 min | 20 min prep
cooked turkey (leftover roasted or rotisserie)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (10 ounce) can Rotel tomatoes & chilies
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
2 inches piece Velveeta cheese, cubed
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
8 corn tortillas
sour cream (optional)
1. Put turkey, skin bones and all, into a pot with 2 quarts of lightly salted water, and bring to boil. Important: the skin and bones make the broth taste great. that's where the flavor is. this wont work using skinless, boneless turkey breasts.
2. Reduce heat and simmer until turkey is starting to loosen from the bones and broth looks. well. like broth. (about 20 minutes).
3. Carefully, remove turkey from broth making sure to get any little bones that may be on the bottom of the pot. Set turkey aside to let cool.
4. Add onion, Rotel, cumin, garlic, chili powder, and black pepper to the pot. Add 1/2 tsp crushed pepper for medium heat, less if you like it mild, or more if you like it spicy. I use 1 teaspoons.
5. Stir, and let simmer until turkey is cool enough to handle.
6. Tear off turkey meat and place back into pot discarding skin and bones.
7. Cut off about a 2 inch section from a log of Velveeta cheese, then cut into cubes.
8. Add cheese, and cilantro to soup and stir over low heat until cheese is melted into the soup. Let simmer stirring often.
9. Stack corn tortillas and slice into thin shreds with a sharp knife. Cook tortilla shreds in a small amount of hot oil until crisp. Drain on paper towels.
10. To serve, ladle soup into individual bowls and top with a dollop of sour cream (optional) and the tortilla strips.
Happy eating! And Merry Christmas!
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
Week 2!
So I am posting this a little later on Sunday than I would have hoped to but I had a great weekend and let's just say I enjoyed the potlatch (better Jen?) a little too much ;) So without further ado here is this weeks menu, I guess I better hit the grocery store!
Monday - Broccoli and Cheese Soup from Emeril 20-40-60: Fresh Food Fast
Serves 4-6
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups thinly sliced yellow onion
1 tablespoon garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
5 cups chicken stock or canned low-sodium chicken broth
4 cups broccoli florets
1 1/2 cups (6ounces) shredded medium cheddar cheese
simple croutons for garnish
Heat olive oil in a 6 quart stockpot over medium heat. When it is hot, add onions, garlic, salt and cayenne pepper. Saute until the onions are soft and translucent, 4 to 5 minutes.
Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil, once the stock is boiling, add the broccoli and cook until fork tender, about 5 minutes.
Remove the soup from the heat and let it cool slightly. Then puree the soup, in batches, in a blender, adding the cheese in three additions while blending (see Note). Adjust the seasoning if necessary, garnish with croutons if desired, and serve hot.
NOTE: Please use caution when blending hot liquids; blend only a small amount at a time, with the blender lid tightly covered and with a kitchen towel held over the top
Tuesday - Sweet & Spicy Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry
Serves 4-6
½ cup ketchup
4 tsp. soy sauce
½ tsp. salt
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
3 tbsp sugar
1 ½ tsp sesame oil
½ tsp cayenne pepper
½ cup chicken broth
2 tbsp. cornstarch
½ tsp sugar
¼ tsp. salt
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 small onion
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced
¼ cup oil
2-3 tbsp minced fresh ginger
1 red/green or yellow pepper, or all 3!
2 carrots diced
2 cups snow peas
1 ½ cups cashews
toasted sesame seeds
Combine sauce & set aside
In a bowl combine corn starch, sugar & salt, add chicken and toss
Heat Wok or deep frying pan, add oil and heat to hot
Add chicken, ginger garlic & onion
Stir until chicken is opaque ( 1min…)
Add peppers & carrots stir 2-3 minutes
Add peas & sauce, cook until sauce boils
Add noodles (if using, can also use rice)
Add cashews & sprinkle with sesame seeds
Wednesday -Garlic Chicken, rice and salad
Servings: 4
2 teaspoons crushed garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Warm the garlic and olive oil to blend the flavors. In a separate dish, combine the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Dip the chicken breasts in the olive oil and garlic mixture, then into the bread crumb mixture. Place in a shallow baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until no longer pink and juices run clear.
Thursday - Steak Fajitas Recipe
1 lb of flank steak or skirt steak
1 large yellow onion, peeled and sliced with the grain, not against the grain as one would normally slice an onion. Slice first in half, and then slice off sections a half inch wide at widest point.
2 large bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, de-ribbed, sliced lengthwise into half-inch wide strips
Juice of 1 lime
2 Tablespoons of olive oil
2 cloves garlic, peeled, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, including stems
Mix all marinade ingredients. Set the steak in the marinade and let it sit at least an hour, the longer the better.
Heat to high heat a large cast iron pan or griddle. Add a teaspoon of olive oil to the pan. Add the steak, frying on each side for 3 minute,. 3 minutes per side will yield approximately medium rare for an average cut of flank steak. If pan starts to smoke too much, reduce the heat to medium high. We want the steak browned, not burned. Remove from pan and let sit for 5 minutes.
Slice steak into thin slices, roll in tortillas and serve with salsa, sour cream, guacamole, shredded cheese.
Friday - Better Than Ever Beef Enchiladas
1 1/2 lb. (225 g) extra lean ground beef
1/2 cup each chopped green and red peppers
1 can corn
1 can refried beans
2 cups salsa, divided
1/2 cup Tex Mex Shredded Cheese, divided
2 Tbsp. calorie -wise Zesty Italian Dressing
8 flour tortillas (6 inch)
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro
Heat oven to 400°F. Brown meat with peppers in large nonstick skillet. Stir in 1 cup salsa, corn and beans; simmer 5 min., stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in 1/4 cup cheese.
Spread 1/4 cup of the remaining salsa onto bottom of greased 13x9-inch baking dish. Brush dressing lightly over both sides of tortillas. Stack 4 tortillas; wrap in large sheet of waxed paper. Microwave on HIGH 10 to 20 sec. or just until warmed. Immediately spoon 1/3 cup meat mixture down centre of each warm tortilla; roll up. Place, seam-side down, over salsa in dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas and meat mixture; top with remaining salsa. Cover with foil.
Bake 20 min. or until heated through. Uncover; top with remaining cheese. Bake 2 to 3 min. or until melted. Top with cilantro.
Saturday - Leftover Enchiladas
Sunday - Wings & Football....it's kind of a tradition around here :)
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The Christmas Cookie Exchange, The Ugly Sweater and A Potluck.
The Christmas Cookie Exchange...So this year I was invited to do a Christmas cookie exchange with 12 other women, SERIOUSLY 12. That means 144 goodies, to exchange. 144. That is a lot of goodies to make. So I have finally figured out what I am making. Easy. Yummy.
Here is the recipe,
Coconut Macroons
Original Recipe Yield 4 dozen...but remember I need to make 12 DOZEN
1 (14 ounce) can EAGLE BRAND® Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 egg white, whipped
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1 (14 ounce) package flaked coconut
1. Preheat oven 325 degrees F. Line baking sheets with foil; grease and flour foil. Set aside.
2. In large bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, egg white, extracts and coconut; mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets; slightly flatten each mound with a spoon.
3. Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Immediately remove from baking sheets (macaroons will stick if allowed to cool); cool on wire racks. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
Now with that out of the way, I must begin to prep for the 1st Annual Ugly Sweater Party, truthfully it may not be an annual thing but now that I will have an ugly sweater, I need to wear it somewhere. I have asked for it to be a potluck, so now what to make? I am pretty sure I will go with Old Faithful, Spinach dip in a sourdough bread bowl.
Spinach Dip
1 loaf sourdough round, hollowed and bread cubed for dipping
1 package knorrs vegetable soup mix
2 cups sour cream
1 cup miracle whip
1 package frozen chopped spinach
1 can water chestnuts, drained and chopped (optional)
Thaw and drain the spinich, really squeeze the excess water out of it for best results. Combine sour cream, miracle whip, soup mix, spinach. Leave in fridge to soften, at least 2 hours. Place dip in sourdough round and Viola! A neat trick I do is to score the sides of the sourdough bread so when the "bowl" is empty you can tear off the chunks of bread to enjoy the last of the dip!
Enjoy my friends!
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Monday, December 7, 2009
Can anyone tell me why I cannot get my post to have all the same font and font size???? It is driving me CRAZY!
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Sunday, December 6, 2009
Popping my cherry...so to speak...
So this is my VERY FIRST BLOG EVER. I figured I write a meal plan every week, and email it to a bunch of people so why not blog it instead??? Secretly I have always wanted to blog because I read so damn many of them.
So, who am I? A crazy red headed wife, and Mum of 2 beautiful girls. I enjoy cooking and baking and one day I will own a restaurant....okay maybe more like a cafe....hahaha....but without further ado here is my first, of hopefully many, weekly meal plans....and yes I do use other websites for recipes, they are not all my own, ONE DAY my friends, one day.
P.S. it is Roast beast Sunday, hence Monday's meal....
Monday - Philly Cheese steak sandwiches & oven fries
Half a loaf of garlic bread
left over roast beef
green peppers sauteed with sliced onions
assemble and bake
Oven fries :
As many potatoes as people
cut like fries
place foil on a baking sheet
toss potatoes in a bowl with olive oil, and seasoning salt
spread potatoes on baking sheet
cook at 350 for 40 mins or until done...seriously, lame i know but some ovens take longer.
Tuesday - Chicken Taco Salad
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
1/4 cup ranch dressing
1/4 cup salsa
8 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
1-1/2 cups lightly crushed tortilla chips
1/2 cup Tex Mex Shredded Cheese
Cook and stir chicken in large nonstick frying pan sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 5 to 8 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Add combined dressing and salsa; stir until well blended. Reduce heat to medium; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through.
Place 2 cups of the lettuce on each of 4 salad plates; sprinkle evenly with crushed chips. Top with chicken mixture and cheese. Serve warm.
Wednesday - Three cheese Chicken Penne (or any other pasta you have on hand!)
1-1/2 cups multigrain penne pasta, uncooked
1 pkg. (283 g) fresh baby spinach leaves
1 lb. (450 g) boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1-1/2 cups (1/2 of 700-mL jar) pasta sauce
1-2/3 cups (1/2 of 796-mL can) diced tomatoes, drained
1/4 cup Light Cream Cheese Spread
1 cup Mozzarella Shredded Cheese, divided
2 Tbsp. 100% Parmesan Light Grated Cheese
HEAT oven to 375ºF. Cook pasta as directed on package, adding spinach to the boiling water for the last 1 min.
MEANWHILE, heat large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Add chicken and basil; cook 3 min. or until chicken is no longer pink, stirring frequently. Add pasta sauce and tomatoes; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 3 min. or until chicken is cooked through. Stir in cream cheese spread until melted.
DRAIN pasta and spinach; return to same saucepan. Add chicken mixture; mix lightly. Stir in 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Spoon into 2-L or 8-inch square baking dish.
BAKE 20 min. or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and the Parmesan cheese. Bake 3 min. or until cheese is melted.
Thursday -Our Perfect Zesty Chicken Tortilla Bake It is my second batch as the recipe made 2 http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/our-perfect-zesty-chicken-89537.aspx (the recipe made 2 dishes)
Friday - Make your own pizzas , i may try this recipe that I never did make....BBQ chicken pizza - ( I will roast some garlic and add it)
1 (12 inch) pre-baked pizza crust
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1/2 cup diced grilled chicken
1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 bulb of roasted garlic
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. Place pizza crust on cookie sheet. Spread with barbecue sauce. Scatter chicken over top. Sprinkle evenly with red pepper, green pepper and onion. Cover with cheese.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
Saturday - UGLY SWEATER PARTY & POTLUCK! (More on this later.....)
Sunday - Who knows.... Probably wings or something equally easy, like leftover appies from the party
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InterfaceBuilder provides layout tools with which you can easily clean up the layout of a UI window and ensure it conforms to Apple's user interface guidelines.
- Select the "Exchange Rate" text label. Then Shift-click the other two labels to include them in the selection (actually, it doesn't matter which label you select first).
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Have we just gotten our first glimpse of how the second season of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse is going to end already? One particular guest star has been talking about when they'll appear, which raises some interesting possibilities. Spoilers! Speculation! Go!
Talking to Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello, Alan Tudyk confirmed that Alpha will be back for the end of Dollhouse's second season, saying,
We've kind of been back and forth about [how many episodes I'll appear in]. I've been a little busy... I think I'm going to be in the last few episodes, three or four episodes of the season... What is Echo without Alpha?
Whedon has previously said that Alpha was going to be "used sparingly" in the second season, but with part of the running themes of the season being that Eliza Dushku's Echo is self-aware and able to access multiple personalities, it makes some sense that the equally-complex Alpha would reappear as the season builds to a climax. But does this mean that we're in for more "Oh, he escaped because I, who should have crazy ninja skills, suddenly need a man to save me" disappointment? Here's hoping that Echo's a little bit more self-sufficient for the rematch.
'Dollhouse' and 'FNL' scoop: Look who's returning! [Entertainment Weekly]


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You can win up to 20 free spins based on the number of the triggering agent. Depending on the condition, the free spins are awarded. Reel 2, 3 and 4 will fill up entirely with the wilds. If reel 1 and 5 are seen with the scatter symbol, you can get 10 additional free spins. If you find the scatter symbols on reels 1 or 5, they can either be turned into the wilds entirely.
Free spins with super multiplier up to 10x
The scatter symbol on the reels will trigger 10 free spins. They can be played with a multiplier that varies up to 10x times depending on the number of scatters that triggered the free spins. If the scatter symbol is seen on either reel 1 or 5, then the multiplier keeps increasing. If this is seen on both reels 1 and 5, then 10 extra free spins are rewarded. But the multipliers are not increased.
Min / Max Bet per spin (£/$/€): 0.01 – 0.10
Jackpots (£ / $ / €): 6,000 coins (base game), 107,000 coins (free spins)
Closing thoughts
The High Society slot game is visibly a contradiction to the theme of the game; which is high class living of the rich and famous. Ordinary graphic, animation and sound keep it from becoming a good slot game. But it's the free spins feature that keeps you going on. Once the wins keep coming there is no stopping them.