text:
A Welfare Analysis of Policy Responses to the Skilled Wage Premium
AbstractI build a model with heterogeneous agents which is consistent both with rising wage inequality across education levels and with an increasing relative number of college graduates. I use the model to investigate the welfare implications of policies which influence the structure of net wages. Each policy affects agents directly through taxes and subsides and indirectly as wages respond to changes in the relative supply of skilled and unskilled workers. I find that as wage inequality grows due to skill-biased technological change, policies which promote a more egalitarian wage structure can become increasingly acceptable to all agents and that for nearly all agents, education subsidies may be preferred to direct transfers as a means of decreasing wage inequality. (Copyright: Elsevier)
Download InfoIf you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to look for a different version under "Related research" (further below) or search for a different version of it.
Bibliographic InfoArticle provided by Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics in its journal Review of Economic Dynamics.
Volume (Year): 2 (1999)
Issue (Month): 4 (October)
Pages: 820-849
Contact details of provider:
Postal: Review of Economic Dynamics Academic Press Editorial Office 525 "B" Street, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101
Fax: 1-314-444-8731
Web page: http://www.EconomicDynamics.org/review.htm
More information through EDIRC
Order Information:
Web: http://www.EconomicDynamics.org/RED17.htm
Related researchKeywords: wage inequality; heterogenity; education subsidies; welfare analysis;
Find related papers by JEL classification:
- E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
- H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
ReferencesReferences listed on IDEAS
Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
- Claudia Goldin & Robert A. Margo, 1991.
"The Great Compression: The Wage Structure in the United States at Mid- Century,"
NBER Working Papers
3817, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Goldin, Claudia & Margo, Robert A, 1992. "The Great Compression: The Wage Structure in the United States at Mid-century," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, MIT Press, vol. 107(1), pages 1-34, February.
- Levy, Frank & Murnane, Richard J, 1992. "U.S. Earnings Levels and Earnings Inequality: A Review of Recent Trends and Proposed Explanations," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, American Economic Association, vol. 30(3), pages 1333-81, September.
- Per Krusell & Lee E. Ohanian & Jose-Victor Rios-Rull & Giovanni L. Violante, 1997.
"Capital-skill complementarity and inequality: a macroeconomic analysis,"
Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
239, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
- Per Krusell & Lee E. Ohanian & JosÈ-Victor RÌos-Rull & Giovanni L. Violante, 2000. "Capital-Skill Complementarity and Inequality: A Macroeconomic Analysis," Econometrica, Econometric Society, Econometric Society, vol. 68(5), pages 1029-1054, September.
- Juhn, Chinhui & Murphy, Kevin M & Pierce, Brooks, 1993. "Wage Inequality and the Rise in Returns to Skill," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, University of Chicago Press, vol. 101(3), pages 410-42, June.
- Jagdish Bhagwati, 1995. "Trade and wages: choosing among alternative explanations," Economic Policy Review, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, issue Jan, pages 42-47.
CitationsCitations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
Cited by:
- von Greiff, Camilo, 2007. "Effects of Redistribution Policies - Who Gains and Who Loses?," Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics 2007:12, Stockholm University, Department of Economics.
- Hui He & Zheng Liu, 2007.
"Investment-specific technological change, skill accumulation, and wage inequality,"
Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
644, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
- Hui He & Zheng Liu, 2008. "Investment-Specific Technological Change, Skill Accumulation, and Wage Inequality," Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, vol. 11(2), pages 314-334, April.
- Blankenau, William F. & Cassou, Steven P., 2006. "Labor market trends with balanced growth," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, Elsevier, vol. 30(5), pages 807-842, May.
- Ahmet Akyol & Kartik Artheya, 2003.
"Risky higher education and subsidies,"
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
03-02, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
- Akyol, Ahmet & Athreya, Kartik, 2005. "Risky higher education and subsidies," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, Elsevier, vol. 29(6), pages 979-1023, June.
- Hui He & Zheng Liu, 2006. "Investment-specific Technical Change and the Dynamics of Skill Accumulation and Wage Inequality," Emory Economics, Department of Economics, Emory University (Atlanta) 0609, Department of Economics, Emory University (Atlanta).
- Blankenau, William, 2005. "Public schooling, college subsidies and growth," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, Elsevier, vol. 29(3), pages 487-507, March.
- Viktar Fedaseyeu & Vitaliy Strohush, 2012. "Loans from the Government, Overinvestment by Households, and Asset Bubbles," Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University 443, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University.
- William Blankenau & Gabriele Camera, 2006. "A Simple Economic Theory of Skill Accumulation and Schooling Decisions," Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, vol. 9(1), pages 93-115, January.
- Rodolfo Luzio & Steven Vincent Dunaway & Martin David Kaufman, 2001. "Returns to Human Capital and Investment in New Technology," IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund 01/133, International Monetary Fund.
- William Blankenau & Steven Cassou & Beth Ingram, 2007. "Allocating Government Education Expenditures Across K-12 and College Education," Economic Theory, Springer, Springer, vol. 31(1), pages 85-112, April.
ListsThis item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.
StatisticsAccess and download statistics
CorrectionsWhen requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:red:issued:v:2:y:1999:i:4:p:820-849. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Christian Zimmermann).
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
What Are the Best Syrup Flavors for Mixing with Coffee?
Good Questions
Q: I'm hosting an birthday office event next Monday for a group of 60 to 70 people. The plan is to buy boxed coffee from a chain store but I also want to buy 3 or 4 Torani flavored syrups. I went to their website and I'm totally overwhelmed by the choices.
What are good flavors to buy for a large group (we already have hazel cream at work)? Also, any other recommendations for using the syrup other than mixing it with the coffee?
Sent by Giam
Editor: Readers, any advice or suggestions for Giam? Do you have a favorite flavor of coffee syrup?
Related: DIY Recipe: Peppermint Mocha
(Image: via Soap.com)
21 Comments
Personally I prefer the different kinds of flavored coffee creamers you can buy (like International Delight) over the syrups. Plus they come in some "diet" forms if people are concerned about that type of thing. I think you'd be able to buy more varieties of those than the syrups for the same money. I guess that doesn't exactly answer your question! If you are going for the syrup, I'd get something like caramel, peppermint, vanilla, and maybe a sugar-free option. For recipes, they have a helpful search section right on their site: http://www.torani.com/home/recipes
I use Monin syrups, but our favorites are caramel, vanilla, gingerbread, peppermint, and raspberry. We have seen the raspberry curdle the milk tho. None of the sugar-free variants I have had worth worth buying.
I stay away from the flavored creamers I have seen because they seem to have overly processed ingredients.
a website that I am not affiliated with that I like to buy syrups from is Whole Latte Love, and you can find them with a search engine if you care to.
I love Torani Syrups. Vanilla, Caramel, Hazelnut and Irish Cream are the common coffee flavors. Be sure to have a sugar free option (they make those) I get these variety packs (gifts with coffee or protein - I do shakes a lot) http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2011/11/heads-up-sugar-free-torani-holiday-pack.html a few months ago they had a holiday assortment too. I like it better than creamers as they are often full of oils, fats, some are dairy, and they often require a fridge or ice.
I think almond and caramel are good solid ones. A really delicious and fun one is toasted marshmallow. Another good idea would be to offer (real--not syrup) cinnamon, cocoa or chocolate shavings, whipped cream, etc. Very inexpensive and also a great way to add additional flavor to the coffee. As for other ideas with the syrups, you can make flavored milk shakes with them, pour them over shaved ice, use them over ice cream, drizzle over fruit, use in cocktails (a dash of any syrup combined with champagne is a fun and easy cocktail). You can also use them to make delicious and unique homemade sodas (just combine seltzer + syrup of your choice). Those are just a few ideas I can think of!
I love the Salted Caramel and Peppermint Torani Syrups, they offer a nice change in my daily coffee addiction.
I'm addicted to the Torani Sugar Free Peppermint syrup- I drink it in my coffee year round!
Definitely the basic vanilla and caramel, and one of those two flavors in sugar-free. I also really like amaretto.
I love the Sugar-Free French Vanilla and Irish Cream.
Hazlenut is the popular nut syrup. I'd also bring at minimum:
Sugar-free Vanilla
2 more fun flavors like Irish Cream or Chocolate Mint...
Whatever you do, don't get any with red dyes! I used to work at a coffee shop and the red ones curdled milk/cream basically on contact!
Starbucks also sells liter sizes of their syrups; you just have to ask. I love toffee nut from there, but as far as Torani syrups, I'd have to echo everyone else: vanilla, caramel, hazelnut, peppermint.
I'm also in 100% agreement with chocolate shavings or cocoa and cinnamon to sprinkle on top.
Also unsweetened, unflavored cream/half and half/milk is a MUST.
The syrups can also be used to make Italian sodas, you could use it to flavor whipping creams, any hard cocktail that you would otherwise use a simple syrup for, flavoring milk shakes... There are so many options!
I have worked at several coffee shops, and I think you definitely need vanilla, sugar-free vanilla, and caramel. I think the next option, seeing as you already have hazelnut, would be some kind of chocolate (sauce, not syrup). A personal favorite is amaretto, but peppermint is more popular this time of year. I was always surprised at how unpopular typical ones like Irish cream seemed to be.
The trick with the fruit flavors that others are commenting on, probably too involved for your situation, is to mix the syrup with a cold dairy product before adding it to the hot coffee, not trying to mix it all at once. It is kind of a pain to make a drink that's actually good that way, in my opinion.
Personally I've tried a bunch of flavors, but don't enjoy any of them. Make sure you have plain sweetener for folks like me! But that being said, I work at a coffee shop and will say that Vanilla, SF Vanilla, Irish Cream, and Almond are the most requested.And as many have mentioned above, they can be used for so much more than just coffee flavoring so experiment!
My boyfriend loves the Toffeenut syrup at Starbucks in his coffee, and we found that the Torani Almond Roca is a great substitute. We both use it every day.
I'll second the Almond Roca--it's delicious. Also, Monin apricot syrup is surprisingly good in coffee, but it might not be the best choice for a large group.
Kind of abnormal, so maybe not good for an office party, but maple syrup is a great alternative to the traditional flavoring syrups. It has a really wintery-autumnal taste that is similar to Starbuck's gingerbread or or spice flavors.
What? No Torani Bacon comments? And no, I'm not joking. I've been tempted, but have yet to try it yet.
For the ones I actually like, I agree with Vanilla and Hazlenut and second Almond Roca. I personally can't stand the SF, and when I worked at a coffeehouse, I wouldn't recommend them unless you were diabetic.
Cost Plus World Market generally has good deals on Torani (better than Starbucks).
I like the caramel, hazelnut, and french vanilla ones (but I was buy sugar free).
This entire post and thread makes my taste buds hurt. Why would anyone want to have a coffee-and-syrup party? Gross!
Once you get the syrups, it's very handy to have the pump-type dispensers that coffee shops use. Amazon sells them, but they're hideously overpriced. Here's one way to get them for free or cheap:
Go to a starbucks, and ask to buy some syrup. Ask if they can throw in a pump dispenser. Mine gave me one for free, and probably would have thrown in a couple more if I had asked.
BTW, I prefer vanilla.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
21st March 2012
Jacqui Smith 'happy' to see civil partnerships make way for equal marriage 52
10:55 AM — Jacqui Smith, who was deputy minister for women and equalities when she unveiled the proposals for civil partnerships eight years ago, has said the system should be amended, or even repealed, to make way for equal civil marriage.
20th March 2012
Former US president Jimmy Carter backs 'very fine' equal marriages for gays 44
3:54 PM — Former President Jimmy Carter has said gay people should be allowed to marry in civil ceremonies, as 'Jesus never said a word about homosexuality'.
Stonewall calls for 'calm voice of gays' in equal marriage consultation 94
3:19 PM — Gay rights charity Stonewall has published its response to the government consultation on how to introduce marriage equality for gay couples in England and Wales, saying civil partnerships have not been 'sufficient to diminish the remaining prejudice against gay people'.
Muslim Council of Britain: Marriage equality for gays 'unnecessary and unhelpful' 173
1:05 PM — The Muslim Council of Britain has backed opposition to marriage equality for gays, calling equality an 'unnecessary and unhelpful' exercise.
Lord Tebbit: Nests of snakes in the equal marriage can of worms 127
10:56 AM — Norman Tebbit has labelled the prime minister's reasons for supporting equal marriage 'absurd' and warned that 'nests of snakes' inhabit the 'can of worms' the country is about to open, suggesting polygamy and incest may naturally follow.
16th March 2012
Comment: Gays, God, marriage and the politics of polling 21
8:00 PM — Balaji Ravichandran on how the debate on same sex marriage in the UK has been skewed by the politics of the polling and how it reminds him a little of Yes Minister.
Comment: Equal marriage plans must include religion, writes Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper 209
4:40 PM — Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Yvette Cooper says the Government's plans for marriage equality must go further if they are to respect religious freedom and tackle discrimination.
Analysis: Rowan Williams' time as Archbishop of Canterbury and his views on LGBT rights 93
3:47 PM — The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will be standing down from his position in December of this year, prompting speculation over his replacement and how his views on marriage for gays may change.
Daily Mail: Ministers 'viciously bullying' Church over marriage equality 114
1:10 PM — The Daily Mail has published an editorial today questioning whether there is real public demand for allowing gay couples to marry.
Second MP pulls out of CARE internship scheme over charity's 'extreme views' 26
11:46 AM — A second MP has pulled out of the Westminster internship scheme funded by the charity CARE as an online petition calling on others to pull out has reached 8,000 signatures.
Telegraph: Government 'risks reigniting anti-gay bigotry' with equal marriage 92
10:47 AM — The Telegraph has published an editorial saying the equal marriage proposals unveiled by the government yesterday 'risk reigniting anti-homosexual bigotry' and will have 'profound ramifications' for the Church of England.
Gay Tories challenge MP's 'no mandate for equal marriage' claim 26
9:53 AM — Conservative group LGBTory has challenged the assertion by a party MP, who recently branded equal marriage 'completely nuts', that the government has no mandate to allow equal marriage rights for gays.
Video: The UK same sex civil marriage debate 69
12:23 AM — Channel 4 News has aired a debate between the Coalition for Marriage and the Coalition for Equal marriage on the Governemnt's plans to introduce same sex civil marriage.
15th March 2012
Poll: 65 percent of British agree gays should have equal right to marry 39
5:15 PM — The latest in a line of polls gauging public opinion on the proposed right of gay couples to marry in Britain has found two thirds of the public support it.
Comment: Gay marriage proposals are welcome but flawed 52
1:26 PM — Peter Tatchell says the government's consultation proposals today to allow civil marriage for gay couples but not religious ceremonies or straight civil partnerships are a welcome move but still discriminate and hinder religious freedom.
Religious groups welcome consultation on allowing gays to marry 20
12:43 PM — Spokespeople for Liberal Judaism, Quakers in Britain and the Unitarian and Free Christian Churches have welcomed the government's consultation on how to lift the ban on gay marriages in England and Wales.
Scottish anti-marriage equality group to launch 'misleading' poll ads today 30
11:25 AM — A 'misleading' poll question which asked voters to agree that gays 'should not be allowed to redefine marriage for everyone else' because they 'already have' civil partnerships will be used in publicity by equal marriage opponents in Scotland from today.
Government publishes proposals and opens consultation on same sex marriage 87
10:39 AM — The 12-week consultation on how to lift the ban on gay couples marrying in a civil ceremony in England and Wales has been launched by the government today.
14th March 2012
Home Secretary Theresa May: Government will introduce same sex marriage whatever the Church says 176
10:23 PM — Writing in The Times, the Home Secretary and cabinet Minister for Equality, Theresa May, argues that marriage should be for everyone regardless of their sexuality. She strongly dismisses claims by the Church of England to determine who should be able to marry.
Government to unveil consultation plans for equal marriage in England and Wales tomorrow 29
6:26 PM — Consultation plans for the UK government's introduction of civil marriage equality for gay couples are expected to be unveiled tomorrow.


text:
Art is my passion, music is my drug, colors speak for me when words cannot.
Single mom, artist, fan, Christian, here to post about life, love, oddities, and things I love.
This blog is a weird mix of cute animals, snakes, science, feminism, sobbing over comic book characters, ACNL, and BBC television shows. I love chatting with people and getting to know them so never be afraid to pop in and say hi! <3


text:
You can post it on our blog page, right under the logo where it says submit :)
… we are >< We've just been busy with our baby and family visiting and…forgetting… BUT we are bringing it back! We will still have all the clues up before Halloween and you will still be able to enter the contest for prizes. We'll just have the numbers up in bunches now until they're all up.
We're really sorry!
Sorry for missing yesterday's numbers and posting today's late! They'll be up shortly.
No, we only counted the lines of words. If there is a blank line between paragraphs that doesn't count in the line count.
If anyone has questions about whether the words they are getting are right, send us a message that we can respond to privately and we can let you know if you're doing it right.
Good luck everyone :)


text:
Savoir Ponte Printed Skirt
- In Stock
1 review
- Delivery
- Next day delivery available
Savoir Ponte Printed Skirt
This printed skirt by Savoir adds a flash of interest to your office wear thanks to its sleek shape and textured appeal.
With a classic tailored shape and an elasticated waist this skirt ensures a comfortable fit, while creating a svelte silhouette. An all-over mono print compliments your 9-5 looks, giving your smart style a lift.
Wear this skirt with a Savoir shirt and classic courts for a chic office look you'll love wearing.
Useful info:
- Ponte skirt by Savoir
- All-over mono print
- Elasticated waist
- Worn length: 26 inches
Savoir Confident Curves Figure Enhancing Pencil Skirt
- In Stock
18 reviews
- Delivery
Savoir Confident Curves Pencil Skirt
Give your silhouette what it craves this season in this pencil skirt by Savoir. From their Confident Curves collection this piece is designed to flatter and accentuate your curves.
Available in two colours this skirt brings out your inner feline in animal print, while the coral hue shows off your fun, playful side. Contrast side panels create a gorgeous illusion effect that sleekens your silhouette, while the gentle stretch to the fabric ensures an easy and comfortable fit. A hidden support panel smoothes and flattens for a figure flattering finish.
Wear this pencil skirt with a pair of pointed court shoes and an oversized leather barrel bag for instant 9-5 chic.
Useful info:
- Confident Curves pencil skirt by Savoir
- Hidden support panel for smooth streamlined silhouette
- Gentle stretch to fabric
- Illusion side panels
- Contrast front and back panels
- Worn length: 26 inches
Savoir Mock Shrug Confident Curves Dress
- In Stock
1 review
- Delivery
- Next day delivery available
Confident curves lace detail pencil dress with inner corset. Length 40 inch.Colours: Black/Lace, Colourblock. Shell: 62% polyester, 33% viscose, 5% elastane. Machine washable.


text:
Jonathan Levitt
HANCOCK — On a
snowy November night in 1944 more than just
seaweed and driftwood washed up on the western
shore of
Crabtree Neck.
Last Friday the
Hancock Historical Society celebrated its 25th
anniversary with a talk by Bar Harbor native Richard Gay about the night 60 years ago when Nazi spies landed
at sunset ledge on Hancock Point.
courtesy of Richard Gay
Gay, a Blue Hill
resident, and former CIA covert operative, has
co-authored the book, "They Came to Destroy
America: The FBI Goes to War Against Nazi Spies and Saboteurs Before and During
World War II."
Gay, along with
the New England chapter of AFIO, an association
of former intelligence officers, has been
involved in an effort to establish a
commemorative information plaque to explain the
landing. The plaque would be displayed somewhere
on Mount Desert Island.
For his proposal
to the National Park Service, Gay researched the
minutiae of the spy landing, determined to get
all of the facts straight. He read FBI and U.S.
Navy accounts of the event, checked the history
books, and talked to Hancock residents. After
much research, he wasn't satisfied that people
knew the truth about the landing.
According to
Gay, "the widely accepted version of the story
was that the German spies were caught when they
came ashore, caught because they stood out in
their city clothes."
Gay said he
realized that the way the men were dressed had
nothing to do with them being caught.
He said he also
had a suspicion that contrary to what had been
reported, the spies were not merely on a mission
to gather intelligence. Gay identified the Nazi
agents not just as spies but as saboteurs with
sinister objectives.
"As a spy you
learn about wars and rumors of wars," he said.
"You come to believe in rumors. I believe in
rumors because I was a rumor. For much of my
life, I was nothing but a rumor."
with the accuracy of the accepted story, Gay
went right to the source. He tracked down and
contacted the Nazi spies.
At Friday's
event Gay outlined the most up–to-date version
of the story for Hancock residents.
According to
Gay, on Nov. 29, 1944, submarine U1230 cruised
into Frenchman's Bay to drop off secret agents
on Operation Elster (German for magpie), a
mission to sabotage the Manhattan Project.
Just after 10
p.m., the spies, William Colepaugh and Erich
Gimpel, were rowed to shore by submarine
crewmembers and left on the sandy beach with
handguns, diamonds and $60,000 in U.S. cash.
Colepaugh, from
Niantic, Conn., was an American defector
who had flunked out of MIT. His role in
Operation Elster was as an access agent, a guide
for chief agent Gimpel.
The men, dressed
in city clothes, walked 4.5 miles from the shore
to Route 1. If they had been stopped and
questioned, they were prepared with a cover
story about their broken down car.
Between the
shore and Route 1, the spies were twice spotted
by Hancock residents. First by Harvard Hodgkins,
a 17-year-old high school senior on his way home
from a dance, and later by a housewife named
Mary Forni.
When the spies
reached Route 1, they rested by an old watering
trough and were eventually offered a ride to
Bangor in a taxicab on its way back from the
Navy base in Winter
Harbor. In Bangor, they caught a train
to Boston and then to New York City.
Gimpel and
Colepaugh were sent to New York to rendezvous
with other German agents. There was a newsstand
near Times Square where they would exchange
The spies were
there only a month when Colepaugh walked off
with the cash, diamonds and guns. He went to the
FBI cooking up a phony double-agent story to
give up Gimpel. The FBI didn't buy the double
agent part, but it did stakeout the magazine
stand and eventually caught Gimpel.
Both men were
sentenced to death but were pardoned at the last
minute when President Roosevelt died in office.
Colepaugh served 15 years in Leavenworth. Gimpel
served 10 years in Attica, was repatriated, married a Bavarian model and settled somewhere in
America. Gay maintains a pen-pal relationship
with Gimpel and considers him a good friend.
The National
Park Service denied Gay's request for a plaque
inside the park. According to Gay, "the Park
Service deemed the spy landing an important
historical event ,not an important part of
Acadia's history."
Gay is still
looking for a suitable location for his plaque
and informational panel. Bar Harbor is his first choice.
This winter, Gay
will release another book related to events
surrounding the Nazi spy landing on Hancock
Point. According to Gay, the new book, still
untitled, is "pretty hot stuff."
Send an e-mail to the reporter who wrote this article,
click here.
This site and all
contents therein are the exclusive property of Ellsworth
American, Inc.
Reproduction without permission is
strictly forbidden, for more information contact
[email protected]


text:
Next, you'll be asked to connect with Twitter. Rest assured, we will never send a tweet from your account
without your permission.
We will send you an email with an invite soon.
RT @CaseFoundation: To honor International Philanthropy Day, we encourage businesses to pledge #probono skills & services via @ABillionPlus
RT @christinelu: "Tech's new entrepreneurial approach to philanthropy" [USA Today]
RT @springwise: Connect for a Cause -- Businesses connected with experts, raising money for charity in the process --
Not too late to sign up & have @joewaters drop some know-how on you! Fundraising w Businesses: 6 Tactics to More $
See what's Trending Now for @cfnoble
Follow @cfnoble on Twitter


text:
Posts Tagged 'the human abstract'
The Human Abstract Start U.S. Headlining Tour April 30 In Anaheim
L.A. band The Human Abstract, fresh off the heels of a recently wrapped European tour, is preparing to embark on a U.S. headlining tour beginning April 30 at famed club Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California. Touring as support acts will be Oh, Sleeper, as well as Iwrestledabearonce, and Vanna. Having...April 1st, 2009 | Hopeless | Read More
The Human Abstract Announce Headlining Tour
The Human Abstract, fresh from completing separate tours with Trivium, All That Remains, Japanese rockers Dir En Grey, and most recently, having just wrapped this week, As I Lay Dying, is now preparing to embark on yet another jaunt, this time a series of European dates with Protest the Hero, and The...February 12th, 2009 | Bands | Read More
The Human Abstract Announce UK Tour Dates
The Human Abstract, fresh from completing a U.S. tour with Trivium, and All That Remains is back on the road this time with Japanese metalheads Dir En Grey. The tour, which started last week in Orlando, Florida, wraps its ways around the country before winding down in Englewood, Colorado on December...November 14th, 2008 | Bands | Read More
The Human Abstract To Premiere Video, Procession of the Fates
The Human Abstract will premiere their new video Procession Of The Fates on Headbangers Ball Blog (headbangersblog.mtv.com/) on Friday, September 19th. The video will also premiere on the TV show this Sat September 20th (11pm EST on MTV2). The video was filmed by Michael Grodner who has helmed...September 16th, 2008 | Bands | Read More
The Human Abstract release sophomore album, Midheaven
The Human Abstract have just released their new album Midheaven. The album is currently streaming in it's entirety at My Space.com front page as well as at myspace.com/thehumanabstract. Midheaven has been wowing critics including Metal Edge who just ran a feature on the band at popular metal...August 19th, 2008 | Bands | Read More
The Human Abstract Announce Fall Tour Plans
Hopeless Records' shred driven metal band The Human Abstract has announced they will tour this fall with Trivium, All That Remains, and 36 Crazyfists starting September 9 and running through to October 19. They will be on tour in support of their second album, Midheaven, due out on Hopeless Records...July 29th, 2008 | Bands | Read More
The Human Abstract Post New Song
The Human Abstract have begun streaming, Procession of the Fates from their upcoming full length, Midheaven, exclusively on their Myspace page. The single is currently available for purchase @ Downloadpunk.com! The band also released the cover art, track listing and announced the pre-order!!! Order your...June 19th, 2008 | Hopeless | Read More


text:
Next, you'll be asked to connect with Twitter. Rest assured, we will never send a tweet from your account
without your permission.
We will send you an email with an invite soon.
RT @wheelockpolicy: Our work-family event is starting at 10am at the State House. Come hear from @amyeo @bccwf @eksilverman @repkay @wheelockcollege
Join @wheelockpolicy at the State House! Today 3/5, 10-11am, "Work-Family Balance in 2013: Policy & Implications"
[PHOTO] Wheelock College students visited the State House today to advocate for the importance of #financialaid!
RT @wheelockpolicy: Wheelock students advocating for importance of #financial aid at the State House with #AICUM
See what's Trending Now for @WheelockCollege
Follow @WheelockCollege on Twitter


text:
I love anything with cheese in it, especially cheese pastries, pies, well anything that's baked. I made these pastries savory, but I needed to put something in the middle so I decided to go with a little bit of blueberry jam. The rest of the pastry is savory and it's just so good. I used feta and ricotta cheese in the filling and that's all. I like mixing ricotta and feta together, because feta is very salty and ricotta is bland, so when you pair them together, they are perfect, which makes for a wonderful savory cheese pastry. The pastry dough itself is also very light and fluffy and goes wonderfully with the cheese.
Just like making any dough, I started by activating the yeast, so in a small bowl, combine the water, yeast and sugar, mix then let it sit for about 10 minutes until the yeast starts bubbling.
In another bowl, melt the butter in a microwave for a few seconds then add the egg to it and mix.
In the bowl of your mixer add the flour and salt and slowly mix it all together. Add the yeast mixture and the butter and egg mixture and mix it all up until it's all well incorporated. The dough will be fairly soft. Place the dough in an oiled bowl, tossing the dough around so that it gets oily all around. Cover it up with a clean kitchen towel and let it rest in a warm place until it doubles in size.
While the dough is resting, you can mix the feta cheese and ricotta cheese together. After about an hour or so your dough should look something like this:
As I mentioned the dough will be soft, do not be tempted to add extra flour. Cut the dough into 4 pieces and roll each piece into a ball.
Now I made my cheese pastries fairly big, so feel free to make them more dainty and cut the dough into 8 pieces to make 8 pretty flowers. Roll out each piece so that it's about 4 inches in diameter. Add a quarter of the cheese filling in the middle of the rolled out dough.
Fold up the dough to completely cover up the cheese, so that it forms a ball again.
Flatten out the ball again, so that it's about 4 inches in diameter. Using a sharp knife cut 4 slits into it, leaving about an inch in the middle uncut.
Now inside each quarter, cut 2 more slits.
Repeat with the other balls. Place the pastries carefully on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silpat. Let the pastries rest for another 30 minutes and they will rise some more. Brush them with the egg wash, and in the middle make an indentation and drop a tablespoon of blueberry jam.
Now bake these beauties in a preheated oven at 375 F degrees for about 45 minutes or until nice and golden brown and trust me you will surely impress your family and friends and will look like a real baker.
- 2 cups (250 g) all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (114 g) butter, melted
- 1 tbsp (4.2 g) sugar
- 1/2 tsp (3 g) salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp (3 g) yeast
- 2/3 cup lukewarm water
- 1 cup (100 g) shredded feta cheese
- 1 cup (113 g) ricotta cheese
- 4 tbsp (40 g) blueberry jam (optional)
- 1 egg (for brushing)
- In a small bowl, combine the water, sugar and yeast together and let it sit until the yeast bubbles.
- In another small bowl mix the egg and the butter.
- In the bowl of your mixer, add the flour, salt and mix. Add the butter/egg mixture and the yeast mixture and using the paddle attachment, mix it all together until everything is well incorporated. The dough will be fairly soft.
- Place the dough into an oiled bowl and rub some of the oil all over the dough. Let it rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.
- In the meantime combine the ricotta cheese and feta cheese together.
- Divide the dough into 4 pieces and roll each piece into a ball. Flatten each ball so that it's about 4 inches in diameter. Place a quarter of the cheese mixture in the middle then fold up the sides of the dough to fully cover the cheese. Flatten the dough, so that it's about 4 inches in diameter again. Using a knife cut the dough, leaving about one inch in the middle, making about 12 slits all the way around.
- Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
- Preheat oven to 375 F degrees.
- Let the pastries rise a bit for another 30 minutes.
- Brush the pastries with egg wash and add a tbsp of blueberry jam in the middle of each pastry.
- Bake for about 45 minutes, or until golden brown.


text:
The fish can certainly be deceived, because even men are deceived by shadows. Rinzai's question is clear and from a height of consciousness. Everybody in the world is deceived by shadows. What are all your imaginations? What are all your dreams?
Have you ever considered the fact that while dreaming you never think that this is unreal? While awake you may think perhaps that all you are saying is unreal, only a dream; but in a dream you can never think that it is a dream, for the simple reason that if you are so much aware as to experience the dream as a dream, the dream will stop. Dreaming can continue only in a very unconscious, unaware state.
The real question is not about the fish. The fish is only a symbol. The real question is about the man.
"If the moonlight on the sea is without shadows, how can the fish be deceived?"
There is only one way for the fish to be deceived, and that is to take the reflection as the real moon.
Horin missed the point. He started explaining why the fish gets caught into a deception. That was not what Rinzai wanted him to do. For him the fish was not the point at all, neither was the reflection of the moon. His concern was this, that what to say about a fish, even men are deceived by shadows - and not only in dreams, but in actual life when they are awake. Every day you continue to get deceived, but you are not aware, hence it does not hurt you and your dignity.
You see a woman as very beautiful - and she is certainly beautiful, but where does that beauty go after the honeymoon? Then you want to kill the same woman for whom you were ready to die one day.
You can appreciate other women's beauty, but I have never heard of any husband appreciating his own wife's beauty. Perhaps what he saw was not the real woman as she is; he saw the woman as he wanted to see her.
It was a dream projection, and a dream projection cannot be prolonged for long. Sooner or later the dream projection drops away, and suddenly you see the real person. Nothing has changed: the woman is the same, the man is the same, but neither the woman thinks you are the same man she fell in love with, nor do you think she is the same woman you had fallen in love with.
What happened? Just within a week.and if you are intelligent enough, then just over the weekend. It depends on intelligence. The idiots can live out their whole lives. The more intelligent a person is, the sooner he will see his projections, imaginations dropping, the clouds disappearing, and he will see the pure sky without any clouds - and it is going to change his opinion.
Rinzai is saying that we are all living in shadow. You think, you project, you imagine, you dream. The greatest lovers in the world were those who never met; their love is eternal. People sing songs of Shiri and Farhad, of Laila and Majnu, of Sohini and Mahival, and the only reason why their love is remembered is that they were never allowed by their parents and the society to be together.


text:
Carnosine is believed to stimulate the frontal areas of the brain, resulting in
overall improved levels of functioning. More and more research shows
that the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in the brain control emotion,
epileptic activity, cognitive, expressive speech, and abstract thinking. Studies have shown Carnosine to improve language, socialization, and overall level of functioning in individuals within the autism spectrum. It has also been shown in studies to have anti-seizure properties without the side-effects of prescription anti-seizure medications.
Research indicates it prevents the formation of the beta amyloid plaque in found in not only in neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and autism, but also in the eyes in degenerative eye conditions and in the pancreas in diabetes. It is a neuroprotectant, with a study indicating it reduced severity of damage in stroke patients.
Copyright ©
Built with Volusion


text:
Google Glass: Future or awkward tech?
The search giant will emerge as market leader if consumers adopt the new technology. But will they?
The endlessly hyped Google (GOOG) Glass line of computerized specs made major waves at last week's Google I/O conference. Co-founder Sergey Brin showcased a thrilling video of he and a few fellow Googlers jumping out of a plane while wearing the glasses (watch the clip at TheWeek.com).
Google is betting big on Google Glass, which will reportedly allow a wearer to use vocal commands to send instant messages, look up directions, snap photos, and video chat with friends. The search giant seems intent on shaping a whole new product category from which it can immediately emerge as a market leader.
The Android-powered specs won't come cheap: Early adopters will need to pony up $1,500 for an advanced pair, which are expected to launch sometime in 2014. But even when the price inevitably comes down and the hardware becomes less cumbersome, will normal people actually wear these glasses?
Absolutely. You're looking at the future:
Sure, Google's digital glasses are "goofy," says Farhad Manjoo at Pando Daily. But so what? "A lot of technologies are goofy until they become ubiquitous." Talking on the phone, beaming the world a Facebook (FB) status, or writing a witty review for your neighborhood taco truck were all deemed socially awkward until those actions became a normal part of our everyday lives. Once everyone starts doing it, the "inherent goofiness" melts away. Wearable computers will become quite ubiquitous "sooner than you think."
Don't be so sure:
A computer "that's literally sitting on our face for every waking moment sounds really socially alienating," says Sam Biddle at Gizmodo. And Google doesn't seem to care, instead being happily "blinded by its own smarts." Technology "should make the way we live our lives better, not dictate the way we live." Google desperately wants us to believe that its expansive catalog of products -- Google+, Google Now, Project Glass -- are all super cool and worth adopting. Clearly, the search giant is good at making impressive things. "But are they impressive things that anyone actually wants?"
Glass will succeed by fading into the background:
Brin says the ultimate form of communication occurs "when technology gets out of the way," says Nick Bilton at The New York Times. And true to that promise, these glasses are surprisingly unobstrusive. The headset's display sits off to the side of your eye so that you can interact with it only when you need to. "When an email or text message comes in, you can look if you want, or simply ignore it." The frames are barely there, and that's exactly the point. Glass will free us from having to peer down at a 4-inch smartphone screen, allowing us to be even more social than we are now. "We will no longer have to constantly look at our devices, but instead, these wearable devices will look back at us."
Sources: Pando Daily, Gizmodo, The New York Times
More from The Week
Copyright © 2014 Microsoft. All rights reserved.
Fundamental company data and historical chart data provided by Morningstar Inc. Real-time index quotes and delayed quotes supplied by Morningstar Inc. Quotes delayed by up to 15 minutes, except where indicated otherwise. Fund summary, fund performance and dividend data provided by Morningstar Inc. Analyst recommendations provided by Zacks Investment Research. StockScouter data provided by Verus Analytics. IPO data provided by Hoover's Inc. Index membership data provided by Morningstar Inc.
New study finds members of this global elite are stashing an average $600 million each in cash -- 10 times more than a year ago.
Top Stocks provides analysis about the most noteworthy stocks in the market each day, combining some of the best content from around the MSN Money site and the rest of the Web.
Contributors include professional investors and journalists affiliated with MSN Money.
Follow us on Twitter @topstocksmsn.


text:
Becker College Celebrates Non-traditional Students, Nov. 5-9
Becker College is celebrating National Non-traditional Students Week, November 6-9. The college's Center for Accelerated & Professional Studies has planned a number of events that are aimed at its more than 400 adult students and also open to the public. A full list of events, times, and locations is included in a Non-traditional Students Week brochure.
"We are proud to serve and celebrate a growing population of non-traditional students," says Colleen Bielitz, dean of the Center for Accelerated & Professional Studies. "Every step we take in this new and ever-shifting educational landscape is done with the intention of keeping us focused on being relevant, connected, and engaged in meeting the needs of today's professionals."
Two seminars, "Staying Safe," and "Laughing Yoga," scheduled for Wednesday, November 7, will give attendees skills they need to face today's chaotic society with pragmatism, and humor.
Staying Safe: A Basic Guide to Navigating the World – Steven Moysey, Ph.D.,
6:00 – 7:00 p.m., Weller Academic Center, Room 311
In this innovative and slightly irreverent session, Steve Moysey, Ph.D., will review some simple and common sense strategies for keeping you and your family safe in an increasingly chaotic world. Whether you are out jogging, out for a drive, at the grocery store, or just relaxing at home, Dr. Moysey will outline some practical and applicable methods to avoid being the victim of crimes against person and property.
Dr. Moysey has worked with law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the United Kingdom and the United States on issues surrounding counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and hostage/barricade situations. He has worked with several law enforcement groups on the development of their hostage negotiation programs and has been published internationally in several major journals. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology. In addition, Dr. Moysey has more than 30 years of experience as a martial artist in several different systems and as a tactical firearms trainer. Dr. Moysey is the director of continuing education in the Center for Accelerated & Professional Studies.
Laughing Yoga—Terri Gerhardt
7:00 – 7:30 p.m., Weller Academic Center, Room 316
How would you like to laugh like a child again? Laughter Yoga is a new, revolutionary mind-body "medicine" that combines simple laughter exercises with gentle Yoga breathing and stretching to enhance overall health and happiness. Benefits from this unique and scientifically proven concept include improved stamina, lowered blood pressure, increased endorphins, and a sense of joy, peace and well-being.
You do not need to tell jokes or even have a good sense of humor to get the benefits from Laughter Yoga. Just come with an open mind and let your inner child enjoy some play and fun. Laughter is contagious and before long your "fake" laughter will turn into the real deal.
Terri Gerhardt is an adjunct professor in The Center for Accelerated & Professional Studies as well as a teacher at Grafton Middle School.
The week's events culminate on Friday, November 9, with the annual Alpha Sigma Lambda ceremony, in which more than 30 non-traditional students currently enrolled in accelerated programs at Becker College will be inducted in the national honors society for non-traditional students.
The Becker College Center for Accelerated & Professional Studies offers programs designed to provide adult learners with flexible degree and certificate program options. Courses are 5, 7, or 15 weeks in length and are held one evening per week on campus or online.


text:
FAIRBANKS, AK-If you can't sleep tonight because of the outcome of Game 7 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and Spurs. How about you go out for a run?
Late tonight at 12:47 in the morning at the West Ridge Trails up at UAF will be the Dusk 2 Dawn Run. The Run starts at the Ski Hut and is on a 4 mile loop course. The race is slated to end just before three in the morning. A two hour and 11 minute run.
There will be a couple of water stops and awards as runners will try to run as many miles as they can in over two hours. The Dusk 2 Dawn Run is a companion to the Dawn to Dusk run which started last December.


text:
I think the decision by Tina Fey, Morgan and the writers at 30 Rock to tackle this real-life controversy was a bad one. By doing so, they diminished Morgan's earlier apologies and added insult to injury.
(Relevant content is at the beginning of the clip)
The problem is that last night's 30 Rock appeared to be a defense of a good, but dimwitted guy, who sometimes says stupid things. The message seemed not just a defense of the Tracy Jordan character, but the real-life actor who plays him. The problem is that Tracy Morgan didn't just perpetrate some thoughtless microaggression against gay people a la Jordan. (In the show, Jordan says if he were "turned into a gay" he would spend the day looking at his own "junk.") Tracy Morgan said God didn't make gay people because "God don't make mistakes;" that gay people need to stop being such "pussies" and whining about bullying and violence against them; and that if his own son were to come out to him, he would "stab that little nigga to death."
There was nothing silly and harmless about Morgan's rant, but the 30 Rock story line encourages us to equate the two incidents. They are incomparable.
And I sensed a subtext in the narrative about how quickly groups are to take offense and launch protests in our "PC" society. After taking umbrage at Liz Lemon's apology on his behalf that hinged on his idiocy, Jordan marshals his fellow idiots (including "guys who talk about diving all the time" and Denise Richards) against NBC. But again, in real life, the gay people and allies who spoke out against Morgan's homophobia were not just being thin skinned. Morgan added to a culture of marginalization and violence against GLBTQ people. The implication is that organizations like GLAAD are indiscriminate and petty in the things they react to.
And I could write a whole 'nother post on the stereotypical portrayal of gay men in this episode and Liz Lemon's gender-neutral doll Terry--a gift from her new beau that came with a baby, a baseball mitt and interchangeable genitalia, that Liz referred to as "he/she." So much fail.
I sense that 30 Rock's writers felt they were indulging in equal-opportunity piss taking. But you know how I feel about equal-opportunity comedy. There are no two sides to be taken to task in the Tracy Morgan controversy--only one.
Now, Morgan did apologize for his stand-up debacle. He said (half-assedly):
"I want to apologize to my fans and the gay & lesbian community for my choice of words at my recent stand-up act in Nashville. I'm not a hateful person and don't condone any kind of violence against others. While I am an equal opportunity jokester, and my friends know what is in my heart, even in a comedy club this clearly went too far and was not funny in any context." Read more...When asked about the controversy, Tina Fey said:
I'm glad to hear that Tracy apologized for his comments. Stand-up comics may have the right to "work out" their material in its ugliest and rawest form in front of an audience, but the violent imagery of Tracy's rant was disturbing to me at a time when homophobic hate crimes continue to be a life-threatening issue for the GLBT Community.
It also doesn't line up with the Tracy Morgan I know, who is not a hateful man and is generally much too sleepy and self-centered to ever hurt another person.
I hope for his sake that Tracy's apology will be accepted as sincere by his gay and lesbian coworkers at 30 Rock, without whom Tracy would not have lines to say, clothes to wear, sets to stand on, scene partners to act with, or a printed-out paycheck from accounting to put in his pocket.
The other producers and I pride ourselves on 30 Rock being a diverse, safe, and fair workplace. Read more...The idea that Morgan understands and is truly sorry for what he did, and that his friend and employer Fey does as well, is undercut by this episode that, I think, makes light of the incident and the people who were outraged by it.


text:
Amtrak announced Sunday night that service remains suspended between New York and New Haven, with limited Amtrak service available between Boston and New Haven.
Amtrak service is operating as scheduled between New York, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. On Monday, Metro-North will offer alternate transportation for passengers traveling between New Haven and Grand Central Terminal via a train-bus-train connection. Amtrak passengers using this option will need to arrange for transportation between Grand Central and Penn Station.
Amtrak service between New Haven and New York was suspended indefinitely following an incident involving Metro-North trains near Bridgeport on Friday, May 17.
There is no estimate on service restoration. Additional service updates will be provided when available.
Passengers who have paid but choose not to travel due to this service disruption can receive a refund or a voucher for future travel. Some reservations booked online can be modified or canceled on Amtrak.com or by using the free Amtrak mobile app.
Passengers are encouraged to call 800-USA-RAIL or visit Amtrak.com/alerts for Service Alerts and Passenger Notices. Schedule information and train status updates are available on Amtrak.com.
35 Skyline DriveLake Mary, FL 32746
Phone: (407) 644-3535News Tips: (866) 55-FOX35


text:
We spent some quality time on the exhibit floor, and at the social events, of last week's Intersolar North America and here's our take.
The show felt smaller, to be sure, and we didn't see anything that created a real "Wow" moment. (Possible exception, the mini solar race cars which were very cool, but they didn't really have much to do with anything.) With SPI looming in just a few short weeks in, wait for it… Las Vegas Man™… it was hard to shake the feeling that manufacturers were keeping their powder dry until October.
Of course, not everything was smaller.
The folks at Mechatron won the prize for the largest solar device at the show—an enormous solar tracker (which we were told took them a day and a half to assemble inside the hall!)—that has more than a bit of a Transformers feel to it.
Sadly it wasn't moving during the show…
Given the show's smaller feel you would expect some well known names to be missing and you would be right.
We are happiest to report that the number one no-show was last year's Sexism Public Enemy Number One: RECOM. Although they had a significant presence at Intersolar in Europe a month ago, they were nowhere to be seen at this show, and the folks from Intersolar confirmed that RECOM had originally booked a booth but then cancelled without explanation. Did they back out due to the backlash over their nonsense last year? We can only hope…
Inverter manufacturers Enphase Energy, KACO and SMA were all missing from the floor—although that's no surprise for Enphase who never shows at Intersolar, and who had a large presence elsewhere in co-hosting the Tweetup (thank you!) and the Solarfest.
SMA, although not on the floor did manage to take a swipe at its competition with this banner (that's a really, really big banner!) and a van parked outside touting their market dominance—in the past.
We are all for made in the USA, but what percentage of the show attendees were walking around with smartphones that were made somewhere other than the USA? Uh, pretty much everybody.
Not clear that this is a winning argument, or even SMA's best argument given that their TL inverters are a very cool product. If your only presence is going to be a banner, why not tout an actual benefit of your products?
Opportunity missed.
Our stated goal for the show was to identify a new racking supplier to replace our now discontinued standard (Unirac's late, great, Solarmount Evolution) and toward that end we spent a lot of time on the third floor where the racking suppliers hung out. Continuing the recent trend, there was a lot on display.
A study in contrast could be found between the displays at the Shoals and Schletter booths. Both supply racking gear. Both offered coffee in the morning and beer in the afternoon. And both had attractive women handing out the drinks. The difference? The women at the Schletter booth actually work for the company (in a wide variety of jobs, other than marketing) whereas Shoals insists, defiantly, on promoting the Booth Babe culture with models in black cocktail dresses. (Leading to scenes like this of guys standing around to photograph the models. Not sure how that promotes solar or Shoals' products.)
Still we did see racking systems that we liked. Iron Ridge has an interesting rail shape which they insist is stronger than other products, and their CEO, William Kim, seemed very eager to connect with installers and learn from their experience—something that other companies need to do!
But our overall winner at the show was Everest Solar Systems. Talk about learning from installers, all of their components are pre-assembled so the installer doesn't find herself on a roof missing a bolt. The parts work together in an intelligent fashion and seem designed to streamline the process on the roof where it matters.
For example, here is a picture showing their end clamp assembly (and attractive end-cap for the rail) and there are a number of features here to like.
To begin with, the clamp is extra wide giving you a firmer grip on the module. The clamp has a small spring inside which means that once inserted in the channel, the clip stands up at full height, making it easier to insert the modules under the clip. (The mid clamps also have this feature which we think is a great idea.) The black piece next to the rail is a plastic grip that the installer can use to position the clamp in the rail and turn to align it properly—another clever feature which should cut down on fumbling on the roof.
Equally well thought out are the splices (which do not use self-tapping screws, thank you) that provide structural strength while allowing for thermal expansion. Oh, and there's no drilling required on the roof!
We are eager to give the Everest system a try on an install very soon.
As we have seen in previous years, enthusiasm for intelligent storage systems is high, while actual products are few. And even when a product is on display, it is not always clear that the folks talking about the product have really thought it through.
Take, for example, this potential offering from LG.
We say potential because this is really a concept vehicle, not something you can order now. Indeed, the decal on the box proclaims that the product will debut in Europe the second half of next year. Roll-out in the US is not slated until sometime in 2016.
More troubling though was, in our view, a misunderstanding of the nuance in this market. The box shown has a storage capacity of only 2 kWh—less than a tenth of the daily energy output of a 5 kW solar power system. How and when will that energy be deployed to assist the homeowner in reducing their bills? In talking with the LG rep, we started to explain the differences between how you might use that energy under a tiered rate structure versus a time-of-use structure. Instead of being told that their software was designed to handle those differences, we got a mostly blank stare. Now that could simply be that the rep wasn't fully up-to-speed on how the box is designed to operate, but it was not encouraging.
What is encouraging is that electronics giants like LG are starting to get serious about this opportunity and from what we have seen from LG in the solar module space, we are confident that they can develop a compelling product offering—just not yet.
Meanwhile, last year's show standout for really grokking this space, Stem, was nowhere to be seen. Nor was their SoCal competitor, CODA. Perhaps both are keeping their chips in reserve, hoping to make a big play in Vegas at SPI. Watch this space.
Finally, we have two things to report under this topic—one cautionary, the other celebratory. Caution first.
Creeping up on the entire California solar market is the issue of Fire Code regulations that have the potential to bring things to a screeching halt come next January. We are still trying to get up to speed ourselves on this issue, but there were fire code regulations that were supposed to go into effect last January but were postponed because no one had a technical solution for meeting them. That postponement was for only a year, however, which means that come 1/1/15 we are subject to these regs.
As we presently understand the issue (and feel free to offer clarifications in the comments), roof systems are rated under classes A-C based on how resistant they are to an outside source of combustion (think of a burning tree limb resting on the roof), with class A being the most resistant. Solar modules on the market today generally have a class C fire rating. The new regs would say that where a roof system is required to be class A (as in high fire threat areas), all components on the roof must also be class A—but if there are no class A rated solar modules, such buildings would be unable to add solar. Moreover, even if a module were designated class A, it would still have to be tested with the roofing system to ensure that the combined system were class A.
If that weren't bad enough, there is an additional categorization pertaining to fire spread, and because roof arrays more than a few inches above the roof act like conduits for spreading flame, such arrays cannot pass the flame spread requirements. Yikes!
Both module manufacturers and racking reps that we brought this up with gave us a deer-in-the-headlights response initially (with the exception of Barry Cinnamon's Spice product offering), with some subsequently saying that they were working on the issue.
As noted above, we are still getting up to speed on this issue and we will have much more to say about it in the coming weeks. Watch this space.
Finally, our Battle of the Bands karma continued to rock at Intersolar.
For those not in the know, the annual Battle of the Bands has two, parallel sets of competitors. On the one hand are the house bands from various solar companies who go head-to-head to see who will be crowned the best of the best. But just as fierce is the competition to get a ticket to the closed event!
Two years ago we got in on sheer force of personality (not ours, but that of Solar Fred) and last year Jeff (Solar) Spies' crew at QuickMount PV provided the ducket. But alas, not this year.
We were directed to another booth where there was a raffle we could join, but no luck.
Yet then, we turned the corner and found ourselves at the NABCEP booth where Sue Pratt was about to raffle off two tickets. We tossed our biz card into the bowl (complete with NABCEP Certified logo, thank you very much) and then crossed our fingers. When the first card pulled turned out to be a no-show, Sue dug deep—and pulled out our card! How cool was that? (We gave the second ticket to another installer who had just had his hopes dashed by our good fortune—gotta pay that Battle of the Bands karma forward!)
Lots of photos from the party (though oddly, many are strangely blurry—sorry about that Kathie & Jessica) but we will leave you with our favorite—may your karma be so good next year!
In the "How cool is this?" department we have learned that the White House is seeking nominations for their Champions of Change program, but this time specifically related to Solar Deployment! Here are the details…
According to the White House website:
The White House Champions of Change program regularly highlights ordinary Americans from across the country who are doing extraordinary things in their communities to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. To celebrate the breadth of individuals who are taking action on solar deployment, we will honor "Champions of Change" to lift up entrepreneurs, innovators, legislators, affordable housing owners, community leaders, and others who are accelerating deployment.
We are asking you to help us identify standout local leaders and businesses by nominating a Champion of Change for Deployment of Solar in the Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Sectors by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4. These champions can include:
- Community leaders working to bolster solar adoption; including participants in DOE's "Rooftop Solar Challenge," through which 22 teams are working to advance deployment;
- Business leaders promoting solar procurement (building supply chains and smaller organizations that provide information about the benefits of solar);
- Companies and non-profits training veterans for solar jobs;
- Multifamily housing owners, home builders/associations and organizers promoting onsite solar generation on our rooftops, and organizations providing innovative financing mechanisms to developers and homeowners;
- Utility leaders seizing solar energy's potential by supporting and facilitating solar deployment, including through community solar; and
- Organizations working to help consumers navigate the regulations and paperwork necessary to install solar in their communities.
Click on the link below to submit your nomination (be sure to choose 'Solar Deployment' in the "Theme of Service" field of the nomination form).
This is a great opportunity to help give some well deserved recognition to your favorite hero in the effort to build a clean, sustainable future. You can submit more than one nomination, but the deadline is this Friday at 5 p.m. (and that's Eastern time, so 2 p.m. here on the left coast). So don't hesitate, get those nominations in now!
At Run on Sun we love March, in fact, its our favorite month. Part of that is that March means Spring and how can anyone not love Spring? But March is also the birthday month for Run on Sun Founder & CEO, Jim Jenal, and for this March we decided to give the presents to you!
For the entire month of March, we are putting Jim's book, Commercial Solar: Step-by-Step on sale for the special price of just $6.50, more than 33% of the regular list price of $9.95. Plus, if you purchase the paperback version of Commercial Solar you can download the Kindle eBook for free! (Heck, you could buy the paperback, keep the Kindle eBook and gift someone else with the paperback—how's that for gifting it forward?)
To take advantage of this special offer you need to order the book through our eStore here, or purchase it on Amazon.com.
Plus - if you show us your copy of Jim's book when we come to do your site evaluation, you will qualify for a special discount on your proposal price!
So don't wait. Help us celebrate March and all that it holds by taking advantage of these special offers.
Because come April, the accountants take over again and the prices go back up!
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the list of 20 teams that will compete at the 2015 Solar Decathlon to be held at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine. The 20 student teams selected include eight returning teams and 12 new teams (teams in last year's competition are highlighted):
Of all the teams on that list, it is most gratifying to see West Virginia University included as they were forced out of the competition last year at the very last minute due to financial constraints. It is good to know that their hard work will finally get its moment in the sun.
Interestingly, neither Caltech nor Team USC is on the list. We understand that USC decided to pass on the 2015 competition to plan for the 2017 event. Given the enormous amount of work that it takes to field a successful entry, that approach makes a great deal of sense. Also missing from the event are any of the top three finishing teams: Team Austria, UNLV and the Czech Republic. Hopefully we will see their energy and innovation in a future contest.
Last year was the first year the competition was held outside of Washington, D.C. and, not coincidentally we suspect, it was the first year that every team's house produced more energy than it consumed. We are eager to see what new records these teams will be able to set next year. Best of luck to all.
A key to the growth of solar, particularly commercial solar, is the availability of affordable storage solutions. Two recent developments suggest that we are about to see dramatic growth in this vital market sector.
One week ago the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted five to nothing approving a plan to require the three investor-owned utilities (SCE, PG&E, and SDG&E) to procure 1,325 MW of energy storage by 2020, with installation completed by no later than the end of 2024. Both SCE and PG&E are required to procure 580 MW each, with the remaining 165 MW allocated to SDG&E. 200 MW of that 1,325 MW total is to be interconnected at the customer's site. In addition, the decision provides a timeline for this to happen with the first 200 MW to be procured by the end of next year.
Other electric service providers, like the munis, will have to procure energy storage equal to 1 percent of their annual peak load by 2020. Those storage systems can also include customer sited and/or customer-owned storage devices as long as they were installed after January 1, 2010.
Large scale pumped hydro storage (greater than 50 MW) is excluded from the program, but storage obtained from plug-in electric vehicles can be counted.
This is a tremendously significant decision as the mandate will surely drive R&D as well as deployment investment and help provide a ready market for these emerging technologies.
An announcement this week during Solar Power International shows how that investment is already starting to happen.
Stem - the company with the clever technology for using storage to "smooth out" the demand peaks that drive commercial energy costs - just announced a $5 million project finance fund with Clean Feet Investors (CFI). From the parties' press release:
The new financing model, which Stem developed in collaboration with CFI, is designed to open access to a wider pool of customers by removing barriers to adoption, enabling up to 15 MW of energy storage to be deployed. With this financing capability, Stem hopes to follow the dramatic growth trajectory pioneered by the third party ownership model in the solar industry. Stem and CFI plan other innovative financing offers for customers including performance-based and shared savings financing solutions with the capital from this financing.
"In addition to breakthroughs in technology, Stem is focused on driving business model innovation," said Prakesh Patel, Stem's vice president of capital markets and strategy. "By working closely with CFI, I believe we have created a unique offering to help accelerate customer adoption of Stem systems. This transaction paves the way for Stem to become one of the first efficiency technologies to achieve bankability."
"Deployment capital is essential for Stem to get their technology in the hands of their customers – many of whom prefer a "pay as you save" offering," added Jigar Shah, a principal at Clean Feet, and founder of the largest solar services company, SunEdison.
Allowing companies to install Stem's technology with little or nothing down will help those companies save money at the same time it allows Stem to ramp up. This is great news for the solar industry since it is posed to provide the energy that Stem's system later distributes as needed to offset those costly demand peaks.
Of course, this isn't exactly great news for the utilities who, if this technology were widely adopted, would see a huge revenue hit as more and more commercial customers were able to lop-off the most expensive energy they now have to procure. Whether it is the continuation of net-metering on the residential side or the ability to eliminate the worst of demand charges on the commercial side, the pressure on the utilities will only continue to grow. But for their customers, things have never looked brighter.
«climate change» «commercial solar» cpuc «enphase energy» «feed-in tariff» fit gwp «jim jenal» ladwp «net metering» pace pg&e pwp «run on sun» sce seia «solar power» «solar rebates» solarcity usc


text:
SPECIAL OFFER: - Limited Time Only!
(The ad below will not display on your printed page)
-- Dawn Denise, 31
"When I hit puberty, my butt developed more than the rest of me. Clothes didn't fit properly and people would comment on my rear, so I started to wear long coats to cover myself. Today, though, I realize that my butt has a gravitational force all its own: It stops guys in their tracks, who have nothing but admiring things to say about it. I've accepted that this is my shape. My butt is here to stay, and I'm not afraid to let the world see it!"


text:
Search Results
Keywords: Wood Carving
Historical Items Showing 3 of 57 View All
Item 33900
Title: Wood chest of drawers, Blue Hill, ca. 1800
Contributed by: Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc.
Date: circa 1800
Location: Blue Hill
Media: Wood
Item 21232
Title: Handmade wood shovel, New Sweden, ca. 1875
Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society
Date: circa 1875
Location: New Sweden
Media: wood
Item 23476
Title: Penobscot walking stick, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
Date: circa 1930
Media: Wood


text:
Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek Search Results
Salma Hayek | Celebrity | Wonderwall - MSN EntertainmentEverything you ever wanted to know about Salma Hayek on Wonderwall.com, the fun interactive celebrity destination from...Wonderwall
Salma Hayek Eye Candy | Gallery | WonderwallBy Laura Blum On Cinco de Mayo, we can't help but take the opportunity to fawn over our favorite MexicanAmerican...Wonderwall
Salma Hayek's Diet Secret: I Have an Alarm Number ...WENN. Salma Hayek keeps her weight in check by stepping on the scale daily and declining rich French food and fine wine...Wonderwall
Salma Hayek: Demi Moore Will Make a Comeback | Gallery ...By Lisa Ingrassia. Salma Hayek has a beautiful daughter, a billionaire husband, and a phenomenal film career. But the...Wonderwall
Salma Hayek | Celebrity | WonderwallEverything you ever wanted to know about Salma Hayek on Wonderwall.com, the fun interactive celebrity destination from...Wonderwall
Salma Hayek: 'It's Nice' Being Married to a Billionaire ...Salma Hayek pays her own bills, amigos! The 44-year-old actress is married to French billionaire Francois-Henri...Wonderwall
Salma Hayek: 'There's Nothing Better in Life Than Being a ...By Molly McGonigle. It's good to be Salma Hayek. She is one of the sexiest actresses out there, has a beautiful...Wonderwall
Salma Hayek's younger brother involved in fatal car ...Salma Hayek's younger brother has been hospitalized in Los Angeles following a car accident which killed his passenger....Wonderwall
Salma Hayek Defends Madonna's Skimpy Style | Gallery ...ETOnline At age 54, Madonna still sees herself as a sex symbol, and one celebrity is defending the Material Girl's...Wonderwall
Oops! Salma Hayek Flashes Breasts in See-Through Pink Top ...Salma Hayek is a repeat offender! In Los Angeles Tuesday, the 45-year-old star flashed the cameras in a see-through...Wonderwall
From Elle
From Crowd Ignite


text:
Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H in a No Holds Barred match at WrestleMania; Triple H's career at stake (video)
Triple H bloodies up Brock Lesnar, challenges him to a fight at WrestleMania (videos)
Shawn Michaels tweets a picture of the Kliq at the NXT tapings: January 10, 2013
Where's Scott Hall?
The 20th anniversary of Raw is next week: January 14, 2013
Expect a lot of returns next week.
CM Punk hosts the latest and last edition of Art of Wrestling Animated with Colt Cabana: December 7, 2012
By far the best edition yet from Mike Timpson. Punk and Cabana talk about their encounters with John Cena with Colt recalling how the Dr. of Thuganomics hated his guts. So many cameos. Sad it's over.
The Undertaker defeats CM Punk inside Hell in a Cell: October 4, 2009
Three years ago, CM Punk found himself defending a championship in Hell in a Cell against an unbeatable monster — The Undertaker. Sounds familiar. The Straight Edge Superstar came into the match the World Heavyweight Champion. He wouldn't leave with the title. The Undertaker tombstoned Punk straight to hell.
Read More
Brian Gewirtz is out as lead writer of Raw: October 8, 2012
The Wrestling Observer says Gewirtz, who has been the lead writer of Raw for more than a decade, has been replaced. Vince McMahon is said to be in a foul mood, telling WWE producers: "Everyone is scared. Vince told the producers today, "I want results or I want resignations."
I doubt he's talking about Triple H or Stephanie.
Doubt McMahon mentions this in his "State of WWE Address."
Sheamus featured in WWE Main Event profile video: October 3, 2012
The World Heavyweight Champion talks about being a longtime fan. Hope we get more of these as Main Event progresses.
The 25 longest WWE Championship reigns of the last 25 years: September 2012
WWE.com really is doing a lot of cool things. This graph is fantastic. I can't believe Diesel held the title for nearly a year while Stone Cold only topped 175 days. Different eras, I guess.
For a better look, here's the full-sized graphic.
Hell in a Cell's most thrilling scenes, featuring Shawn Michaels, Mankind, The Undertaker and more: September 18, 2012
WWE released this highlight video of past Hell in a Cell matches. Still, nothing beats the Mankind-Undertaker scenes.
Triple H defeats CM Punk in a no-disqualification match, keeps his job as WWE COO: September 18, 2011
Kevin Nash interfered, jackknifing Punk and leaving him easy pickings for Triple H, who Pedigreed him for the win. It's frustrating that Punk never got his win over Nash. Then again, Big Daddy Cool would have likely made a mockery of it. So maybe Punk lucked out.
Had to wrap up this recap quick since Night of Champions is on live now.
Jeff Hardy wins the World Heavyweight Championship from CM Punk at Night of Champions: July 26, 2009
The Punk-Hardy feud worked due to the real tension under the scripted action. CM Punk — a Straight Edge Superstar — taking on Jeff Hardy — a Charismatic Enigma with demons. Both guys could really go, and this match was just another example. A month later, Hardy would be working his last match for WWE, and Punk would be moving on to the upper echelon of the business.
In the co-main event, WWE Champion Randy Orton retained against Triple H and John Cena — with help from Legacy.
Speaking of Legacy, WWE Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho and The Big Show defeated Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase.
Triple H retains the WWE Championship against John Cena at Night of Champions: June 29, 2008
This wasn't a bad card … but it wasn't an exciting one. I'd rather have watched the dark match — Jeff Hardy beating MVP — than most of the under-card. And really, Jeff Hardy couldn't get on the pay-per-view?
Triple H retained the WWE Championship in the main event against John Cena. There was an odd point in the match in which the Game locked the Doctor of Thuganomics in a Crippler Crossface. Ultimately, Cena went down to a Pedigree.
The co-main event featured a rematch of the previous year's World Heavyweight Championship match between Edge and Batista. The Rated R Superstar retained again — this time due to help from Vickie and Chavo Guerrero.
Triple H cut off his ponytail: September 5, 2012
TMZ ran the photo of the Game sans ponytail. The end of an era indeed.
Via droptoehold.
U.S. Champion Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat defends against Jean Paul Levesque (Triple H) on WCW Saturday Night: September 3, 1994
I remember Triple H's WCW days, but seeing the Game in his Hunter Hearst Helmsley robe on WCW Saturday Night still feels out of place. And I had forgotten about Steamboat doing his fire-breathing gimmick in WCW.
Nice little match between the two from 18 years ago with the Dragon getting the win via a small package.
Via Cageside Seats.
© Copyright The Wrestling DeLorean


text:
Key Features:
- The TT-R50E gets the same pushbutton electric starting feature as our full line of electric start TT-Rs.
- All-new bike is great for learning and/or playing, complete with 49cc of four-stroke fun feeding power through a three-speed automatic-clutch transmission.
- Big YZ styling meets little peoples' stature; the seat's only 21.9 inches from the dirt.
- Inverted fork and Monocross rear end provide great handling.
- Large cover minimizes chain exposure for maximum efficiency with minimal maintenance.
- California green sticker compliant.
- Air-cooled, 49cc, SOHC powerplant puts out smooth, reliable four-stroke power perfect for kids and small novices.
- Three-speed gearbox with automatic centrifugal clutch makes keeping the engine in its powerband a breeze.
- Convenient electric starter for effortless starting.
- New-design cases keep overall engine width down to 296mm, for a narrow feel and great handling.
- 13mm Mikuni VM-type carburetor with automatic on/off electric heater ensures crisp, dependable throttle response.
- Automatic cam chain tensioner reduces maintenance.
- CDI ignition system delivers hot, reliable spark and requires minimal maintenance.
- Lightweight, upswept exhaust system contains a quiet, WR-type USFS-approved spark arrestor.
- New design curved steel backbone frame keeps the TT-R50E narrow and has three engine-mounting points for excellent rigidity and handling.
- Inverted fork with 22mm sliders provides 3.8 inches of smooth front wheel travel for a great ride and handling.
- Monocross style rear suspension is controlled by a single coil-over shock and provides 2.8 inches of bump-smothering rear wheel travel.
- Front and rear 80mm drum brakes deliver strong, dependable stopping power, and the rear's activated by a right foot pedal just like the big YZs.
- Ten-inch front and rear wheels with knobby tires offer great grip and exceptional wear.
- Low, 21.9-inch seat height allows most kids to put both feet down for handling-enhancing and added confidence.
Additional Features:
- Key type ignition switch deters unauthorized riding.
- Throttle stop screw lets the adult supervisor restrict speed while beginners are learning.
- Cool-looking YZ bodywork includes an integrated front fender/ number plate.
- Standard sidestand tucks up out of the way when not in use.
- Handy choke lever is located right in front of the main switch.
- Large, folding cleated footpegs provide excellent footing even in wet or muddy conditions.


text:
Originally Posted by Swampfox
Oh noes, who is going to take my order at Starbucks?
The high school or college student who replaced the dummy that went on strike.
Forum Rules
Latest article I have read they attacked a burial detail.
Yeah, napalm seems to be the best cure.
It would be worse. I could be continuously lying about people supporting or not supporting a position when I have no proof.
I could pretend that a person didn't say that they support enforcement...
He had a knife.
I'm going to start robbing banks and when I get caught, I will expect the bank to pay my legal fees.
Very true.
I guess she missed the baptism pictures that you posted on CU. They were not from Texas.
It also proves how little she knows about military service. Apparently none of her friends...


text:
Home > Post > Post 11 > Post 11 News Release > 2011 News Releases > News Release
News Release
TPR Lloyd Cochran
Public Affairs Officer
Kentucky State Police
Post 11, London
(606) 878-6622
Click here to e-mail TPR Lloyd Cochran
Post 11 Cram the Cruiser - Holiday Food Drive
Date of News Release: 11/29/11
(LONDON, KY.) - The Kentucky State Police, Post 11 London, is accepting donations of canned and non-perishable food items for its second annual "Cram the Cruiser" food drive now through Dec. 12. The local post hopes to collect a state police cruiser full of food at 11 State Police Road in London, KY.
The food will be distributed to local shelters, churches or other organizations serving families in need during the holiday season.
Suggested donations include canned fruit and vegetables, canned meat, macaroni and cheese, cereal, peanut butter, jelly, canned soups, chili or spaghetti sauce, brownie and cake mixes, coffee, powdered milk and juices.
Last year the Kentucky State Police collected 21,586 pounds of food statewide.


text: After months of serious labors of love, The Wee Trio is ready to release our third and finest album. We tried something a little different with this one and decided to take on the work of single composer --- and after much debate we settled on the 20th century's most alluring chameleon, David Bowie. We couldn't be happier with the results on 'Ashes to Ashes: A David Bowie INTRAspective'. The album is 6 bomb tracks with no filler. The perfect Christmas gift any music lover! Pre-orders are now available soon at my shop above.


text:
Flat, Bubbly, or Flavored: Do you Serve Water with Dinner?
We've all heard the call to drink more water daily, and a pitcher at the dinner table seems to be either the rule at some dinner tables or completely absent at others. What's the norm in your household? If you're a regular drinker of water with dinner, do you serve tap, make your own sparkling water or dress it up by adding cucumbers or cinnamon?
Personally, I've always enjoyed a big full glass of tap water with dinner. But recently I've heard negative thoughts on this practice, as it dilutes the stomach acid needed to digest the meal, and can contribute to heartburn. However, the idea of going without water at a meal is so unappealing to me that I'm finding it difficult to give it a shot.
What do you think? Should water be consumed only outside of meal times?
Related: The Rise of Tap Water
(Images: Nora Maynard)
24 Comments
I've never before heard anything negative about drinking water. And if so, I wouldn't have listened. I cannot imagine having a meal without water. Makes me think of suffocation.
Yes, tap water always plus sparkling water, if somebody wants some. Very cold, sometimes with lemon slices. I'm thirsty now...
For many years, my beverages of choice were not quite healthy. Iced tea with too much sugar, soda, etc. In the last four or five years, though, I've found that I enjoy the refreshing taste of water (tap, in my town, tastes pretty good) instead.
Since discovering lactose-free milk a couple years ago, I alternate that with water, depending on the meal.
Some things though just lend themselves to a less healthy option - pizza and soda, for example.
But in any case, dinner would definitely not be the same without water.
I always serve filtered tap water, sometimes with lemon/mint/cucumber. Cold water with food also seems to generate a lot of negative theories, like fats in food solidifying. So I stopped serving cold water, unless someone asks for it or its summer. Am thinking about taking green tea with food. Any ideas?
95% of the time I only drink plain filtered Brita/Pur water. Though I have noticed over the years that verrrry few guests have ever picked water as their choice beverage. ...actually I can only think of one occasion.
Lately, I've been drinking hot lemon water with my meals as I think it helps me digest my meal better but other than that, its just regular ol' tap water-sometimes infused with bubbles, sometimes not.
My favorite water is lemon with aniseed. You have to put it in a blender and then strain it, but it has an awesome flavor.
I drink almost nothing BUT water, and a lot of it, all day long. I've actually run into troubles when having guests because I forget that other folks drink other things!
When I was living in Korea, I picked up their practice of drinking water (filtered) before and after a meal. It seems to help in digestion, plus your focused more on the meal.
Tap water for me, "spring" water for my husband (shh... don't tell, but half the time I've refilled the jug in the refrigerator with tap water... all that really seems to matter is that it's cold). Even when we're having beer or wine with our meal, we always have water as well. Perhaps a few times a year we'll have soda or milk.
@sberry: if a host is offering Brita or Pur filtered water, I always drink something else, even though I prefer water. For one thing, both of those filters make water taste weird (I assume that you get used to them if you use them regularly). For another, I never know how rigorous my host is about filter maintenance, and I'd rather not think about it.
Freezy cold fizzy water from our SodaStream for my husband, room temp filtered water for me. I have also heard about not drinking water with meals, think it does indeed have something to do with the temperature, turning fats into solids, etc. Food-Lover, I prefer my water room temp and sometimes will have a cup of warm green tea at dinner. Tastes great, easier on my stomach, and you get all those green tea benefits. I recommend!
Our tap water is horrid tasting and fairly high in arsenic and uranium so we have the big bottles that we refill at the store (yes, I know it's just filtered tap water but their filters are a lot better than the little Brita filters.) I like room temp water with my meals because cold water makes my teeth hurt.
We have water with every meal (even if we also have beer or milk). Usually sparkling, sometimes filtered, almost always cold. I've been drinking water with every meal for most of my life, so I have no inclination to listen to people telling me that drinking water (or drinking cold water) is having horrible effects on my body. I don't enjoy room temperature water, so I don't drink it. In the same way, I think having a glass of water with my meal makes me enjoy my food more; it slows down the rate that my taste buds get acclimated to whatever it is that I'm eating, so I'm going to keep doing it.
To be fair though, I pretty much always have a glass of water (cold, often sparkling) in front of me, meal time or not. At meals I just move it from wherever I was before (the kitchen usually) to the table.
I was lucky to grow up drinking the most wonderful artisanal well water, then during those pre-Brita years in the city we paid to have jugs delivered. Now I have a sweet tasting well and find myself drinking an ocean of SodaStream fizz throughout the day. But usually it's beer or wine with dinner.
The thing about water solidifying fats and harming digestion is total email-fwd-from-that-one-friend garbage, and the notion that it dilutes stomach acid is also pretty questionable, unless you already have a subnormal level of stomach acid.The notion that drinking water is basically ever bad for you seems pretty ludicrous. At any rate, being hydrated is a huge aid to digestion, so if you aren't drinking water with meals, you should at least be drinking it throughout the rest of the day.
We always have tap water with lunch and dinner, room temperature with no ice unless it's very hot out. Even if we've got beer or wine. I do keep a Brita pitcher on hand - it improves the taste of our water - but we don't drink fizzy water or soda and I tend to only buy it for parties. I grew up with room-temp no-ice water with meals so I thought it was normal, but I can tell now it's not that common in the US and we probably do it like that because my family is Italian. My husband's from the south and his family either has cola or ice water with every meal.
Um, I'll also say that anyone who says drinking water with a meal is bad for you because it dilutes your stomach acid has never suffered through dry mouth. You need moisture to chew properly, too.
My water bottle is always with me and always full of fridge-filtered water. I can't imagine having a meal without water! I like mine cold too! I can't stand flavored waters, it's never a strong enough flavor to really seem like a flavor to me, but instead just is kind of lurking in the background, making me wonder what is wrong with the water. Even if drinking water with a meal is supposedly "unhealthy," there is no way I'd give it up.
At my father's house and my grandmother's house, every meal was served with iced, cold water. It is the prefect compliment to ANY meal, in my opinion. It is flavorless, cleanses the palate, and quenches your thirst (because it's water, duh!).
When I have guests over, I offer wine and/or water. That's it.
I am a bit strange, as I drink almost nothing but water with meals (no soda or juice or milk in the house). But I absolutely must have the water be freezing cold, I cannot have water at room temperature under any conditions, it actually makes me physically gag if I do.
Tap water. During the wet season it tends to taste a bit earthy so we filter it them but don't bother year round. I'll happily drink it at room temperature but usually keep a jug in the fridge.
Besides wine or beer the other other drink we regularly might have with meals is iced tea (unsweetened) during summer.
When I was growing up, we never had water during our meal, only after. I remember my mom saying it was better for digestion to refrain from drinking beverages during your meal...not because of diluting your stomach acid or solidifying fats, but because drinking water made it to easy to swallow big chunks of food.without the extra lubrication of drinking water, you're forced to chew your food really well before swallowing...and that is good for digestion. Plus you eat more slowly, so you enjoy your food more and get full faster!
For what its worth, I'm Korean.
That diluting-stomach-acid stuff is BS. Millions of people take PPIs (Prilosec, etc) that pretty much eliminate all of your stomach acid. Turns out that it isn't really needed for digestion after all. An acidic environment allows for better absorption of some minerals like calcium, but I can't imagine that water with dinner would do anything except possibly help by dissolving food more quickly into chyme.
I remember once when I was a little kid, my family went over to this old couple's house for dinner. They served nothing to drink, not even water. I had to ask for some and they acted like it was rude. I don't think I've ever had a meal since without some kind of beverage (at home, water or juice or milk, when I'm out, water or soda) alongside it. The idea is just weird; what are you supposed to do if something is too hot or too spicy or too dry? Suffer quietly?
Unless it's a special occasion and we are drinking wine, it's water with every meal. Plain old tap or filtered water, none of this sparkling nonsense.


text: Comments on: Two men charged in attempted carjacking of food-delivery vehicle in Rockville Back to the article » Naomi Jagoda • | January 8, 2013 | 12:00 am Two men have been arrested in the attempted armed carjacking of a food delivery vehicle in Rockville, police said. Twenty-year-old Jose Maria Deduque, of Potomac, and 21-year-old Kwajo Oteng-Agipong, of Northeast D.C., were both charged with armed carjacking, conspiracy to commit armed carjacking and motor vehicle theft, according to Montgomery County police. Shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday, a... Web URL: http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2517885 Share this article on Facebook or Twitter Print this article