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"Don't stress over Holiday meals!"
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How often have you heard these wise comments from people or websites that offer you good advice? If I had a penny for every time I heard this I would be sitting in Barbados sipping on Mojitos all day long!
The fact is many of us do begin to stress as the Holidays near. Every year I am "taken by surprise" that Thanksgiving or Christmas is just around the corner. Go take a look at your calendar – 2 weeks till Thanksgiving, 6 weeks till Christmas!
Oh I am sorry I did not mean to create mass panic!
One of the main aspects of the Holidays are the meals, which become the center of everyone's attention. It's after all where everyone gathers around one table to enjoy a leisurely few hours of discussion and getting re-connected again. It's where over turkey, gravy, vegetables and dessert people eat more than they tend to, because everything tastes so much better. Food is the star on such occasions. We've all realized that over the years. That explains why we fret over a menu, trying to plan a meticulous meal that will suit everyone's likings and tastes.
And that is exactly where the stress and the panic begins.
In this respect I am really glad to have had opportunity to train as a hotel management trainee in a big luxury class hotel. Everyday I was confronted with a new challenging task – be it the planning of an Arab wedding of a thousand guests, a Fashion show or an exclusive dinner party – it always revolved on the topic of food.
I still use several things I learned back then in my current job. Here I am in charge of planning several events and once again – food is the main topic. Over the years I have refined my talent for planning a menu and organizing an event. It works for me at home and the same idea has worked on larger scaled events too. Therefore, I wanted to share these ideas with you. I am hoping that the pointers I propose will be something you can integrate into your menu planning for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. However, these ideas are not only limited to Thanksgiving or Christmas but can be used to plan several types of events.
Focus On One Course or One Dish
That was it! I can actually stop my post right here because this is the main "wisdom" I wanted to share with you for this article. This is my "magic wand" for each event I have planned, am planning and will plan in the future!
Depending on the type of dinner you are having, direct your focus to one course or one dish. If you are having a more informal buffet-style, pick one main dish to feature. If your event is a more formal sit-down style dinner then focus on one course.
I normally divide a piece of paper in four sections:
- Appetizers
- Entrées
- Sides
- Desserts
Generally we all have a rough idea of one or two things we would like to make. It might be that turkey roulade you saw at WFLH or that dessert you saw in your favorite magazine, my point here is to decide which course is getting your attention.
Once you have decided on the course or the dish, you will notice the rest just comes together quite easily. This is not a wise-ass comment from me but something you are already doing instinctively but might not have noticed it.
Example: You have a dessert you really want to make. So you place this as your first item in the dessert section. This is now your main focus. Now you simply select a few other dishes or courses on the basis of flavor combination. You place two ideas for a main course on the Entrée section, then you go back to the dessert to check how these dishes will complement your dessert.
Are you looking for contrasts in flavors and textures? Do you want a harmony of similar herbs/spices all throughout your meal? You will soon realize that by answering a few simple questions your decision will quickly fall on one of the selected entrée dishes. Once you have that you work in the same way to tackle the next section in your menu.
Main Course
For me it is normally the entrée that often gets the main focus. So, on my sheet of paper I will limit myself to writing down a maximum of two possibilities in the entrée section. Not more. Even for a buffet, where having two main dishes is not uncommon, it is advisable to limit yourself only to the two ideas.
If I am having a larger gathering I might want to make sure that the choice I made is feasible. What I mean here is: if I am having a sit-down dinner for 15 guests, what makes more sense?
- Serving individual filet steaks where I need to pay perfect attention to each steak or
- is it more feasible to go for a roast beef, where I can let the oven to do the job and all I need to do is cut up a piece for each guest.
In this case I would go for option number two. While the roast beef is in the oven I can give my attention to other items.
Now that you have decided what your main course will be you will instinctively start filling out the gaps in the other sections.
Let's take this turkey roulade for example: being a poultry dish having a slightly "sweeter" and delicate side is perfectly OK. For a roast beef on the other hand you might decide on something more robust. So you see you have already narrowed down this section.
Once again the rule is write down only a few ideas in this section. Too many ideas will only overwhelm you. I normally serve an absolute max. of three to four sides at my sit-down dinners, including the potato/rice/pasta side.
Look for sides that can be prepared ahead of time. It really will make your life easier. My side in this post of roasted thyme Jerusalem artichoke, kohlrabi and butternut squash was all cut on the previous evening. I even tossed the veggies in oil and thyme, then placed each individual vegetable in separate Ziploc bags and stored them in the fridge, saving the time it takes to cut the vegetables on the day of the dinner.
The vegetables were then placed in the oven for 25-30 minutes with the turkey roulade. Perfect!
Starters or Appetizers
One question you really need to consider here is how are you planning to serve your appetizer? Do you want to make several types of small nibbles and serve them informally so that your guests can still their initial hunger? Or do you prefer to have a starter as a formal course of your meal?
Once again this depends entirely on the atmosphere you are aiming for. My Thanksgiving/Christmas dinners are usually more on the formal side. It's important for me as a hostess to use each course to sit down and:
- get connected with my guests,
- come back down and have a break in between the courses,
- feed myself!
During the whole year I generally host informal gatherings, so Thanksgiving/Christmas is a time where we all love dressing up and enjoy the atmosphere in an elegant surrounding.
My starter course is often a part of the sit-down dinner and keeping with the time of year, I normally serve a soup. I use seasonal ingredients like squash/pumpkin, root vegetables or mushrooms for my soup. Furthermore, I find that a warm soup is a wonderful and satisfying way to kick off a dinner.
Go back to the main focus of your meal, then decide what would suit your menu best. If your meal is heavier and richer as a whole, you might want to aim for a lighter salad, maybe even a combination of a "hot-cold" salad.
For such formal sit-down dinners where I have one dish for the starter course, I always make sure it is vegetarian. The reason is simple: I have a lot of friends who are vegetarians!
Considering Each Food Issue
Uncle Sam does not eat mushrooms, Aunt Jane is gluten intolerant, Cousin Meghan is a vegetarian – does this sound familiar? As hosts or hostesses we need to consider each guest's "food issue". For those planning a menu it's not an easy task to come up with an innovative menu, which takes each family member's specific needs into account as well.
My trick is easy. It's something I have picked up over the years, by observing my vegetarian friends. I do not fret about creating an extra vegetarian entrée for them!
I make certain that my starter/appetizers are entirely vegetarian, the sides I select are primarily vegetarian and together they are versatile and creative enough to satisfy a vegetarian appetite.
In the same way analyze your guest list and try to incorporate their food issues within your menu - without any "extras".
My friends actually told me they feel so comfortable with this because it's all so subtle. They do not feel "different" because they have a specific dietary restriction.
I normally like making a tart, pot pie or gratin. In smaller portions they make great sides, but for my vegetarian guests in larger portions a great main.
For me the queen of the meal and just like any queen she needs to be sophisticated and elegant.
For some reason I like selecting the dessert at the end. "Keeping the best till the last" or like the "cherry on the cake", selecting a dessert for my menu is always my favorite part. And if I am honest, it is also the part of the menu that often gets me sidetracked. There are so many delicious things to make and I often wish I could serve them all in one dinner.
Once I have re-focused, I go through the same steps as above - checking against the rest of my menu and the flavor combinations.
Having said that however, you can be more flexible and even playful with the selection of your dessert. There are not many rules here - just keeping in mind the body of your entire meal. By this I mean if your meal was very rich and heavy – serving a lighter and fluffy dessert instead of a heavy layer cake will bring more points.
Many of you are probably already planning your menus in this fashion without even knowing it. For you, I am hoping that reading this article will help you to reinforce the method more consciously.
For those of you who were stressing and not getting the whole menu planning thing quite right, I hope that the suggestions here will help you to refine your talents further.
Fact is you do not need to be a rocket scientist to plan a party, dinner or buffet. You just need a piece of paper, a pen and a focus on ONE dish or course!
With this post I am kicking off a series of posts all revolving around the Thanksgiving dinner I will be preparing. As I mentioned I normally start off with the main course. Therefore, the featured recipes here are for the stuffed Turkey roulade and one of my selected vegetable sides. Next week I will focus on the starter and dessert and share the recipes for both with you.
I would also like to put together a list of different menu ideas for you using recipes from What's For Lunch, Honey? So look out for that next week too.
Now I hope you are hungry!
Turkey Roulade with Cranberry Mushroom Stuffing
This is a fantastic alternative to a whole Turkey. To be honest, I actually prefer a succulent turkey breast to a whole turkey. A turkey roulade is a manageable dish to prepare, it's uncomplicated with regards to cooking time as it does not take hours to make and best of all you can prepare the roulade ahead of time, simply cooking it a good hour before you are ready to eat. Roasting the turkey breast at high heat seals the juices, guaranteeing a tender and succulent cut of meat. The lovely thing about this turkey roulade is that by stuffing it with cranberries I can easily omit the cranberry sauce and concentrate on another side dish. I use the pan juices, refining it with Marsala wine and cider to give a beautiful gravy.
Recipe: Turkey Roulade with Cranberry Mushroom Stuffing & Marsala-Cider Gravy
Printable version of recipe here.2 1/2kg boneless turkey breast with skin, butterflied (see notes below)
500g Crimini mushrooms, finely chopped
400g dried cranberries
120g parsnip, diced
150g onions, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
Handful of sage leaves, chopped
60g butter
20g butter, melted
Canola oil
Salt and pepper
120 ml Marsala wine
400 ml unfiltered apple cider
1 bay leaf
2-3 whole cloves
1 tablespoon cornstarchYou'll also need: kitchen twine, heavy duty foil
Making the stuffing
In a large skillet heat some of the butter and sauté the onion, garlic and diced parsnip until fragrant. Add some of the sage, reserving some for later, a pinch of salt and some pepper. Stir occasionally, then add the mushrooms the remaining butter and continue to sauté until the mushrooms have softened.
Add the cranberries and sauté for another 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Notes: The stuffing can be prepared a day advance and stored in the refrigerator in an air-tight container.
Making the Turkey
Place an oven rack in the oven and pre-heat the oven to 230 degrees C.
Once you have butterflied your turkey breast (see notes below), arrange the breast with a short side nearest to you, skin side facing down. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Spread the stuffing evenly over the turkey breast, leaving about a 2 cm border on all sides. Fold the short side nearest to you over the stuffing, enclosing the stiffing securely. Now roll up the turkey breast tightly.
Place the turkey roulade seam side down, then tie crosswise, at about 2.5 cm intervals, with the kitchen twine.
Brush turkey with melted butter then sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Heat some canola oil in a skillet on high heat. Place the turkey, seam side down, and brown, sealing the juices in. Brown the meat on all sides until the skin is golden and crispy.
Remove the roulade and place in roasting pan. Keep the skillet aside. Roast the turkey roulade, uncovered for about 30 minutes, turning it around about half way through.
Take roasting pan out then pour in the Marsala wine, 250 ml cider, cloves, bay leaf and the remaining sage. Cover roasting pan with heavy-duty foil and continue to roast for another 35 - 45 minutes, or until the juices run clear.
Transfer the turkey roulade to a cutting board, cover with foil and allow to stand for 15 minutes before slicing. This will give you plenty of time to prepare the gravy.
Notes: How to butterfly a turkey breast
- Place the turkey breast on a cutting board. Determine which long side is the thickest. Starting on the narrower side and holding knife parallel to the work surface, make a horizontal cut with the knife on the thickest side, about halfway down, to within 2.5 cm of the other side.
- Open up the breast as if you were opening a book. Cover the breast with plastic wrap. Pound with a rolling pin or meat mallet to an even 2 cm thickness. Remove plastic wrap.
- Spread the stuffing over the breast, leaving a 2 cm border on all sides. Roll the breast up into a cylinder.
- Secure the roulade by tying it with kitchen twine..
- Prepare the turkey roulade through to the stuffing. Once rolled you can wrap the roulade in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 8 hours.
- On the morning of your dinner, brush the turkey roulade with the melted butter and brown on high heat in the skillet. Then place in the roasting pan and cover. On the evening, pour in the liquids, spices and herb, then cover with foil and roast for the 35-45 minutes.
Making the Gravy
Using the skillet in which the turkey roulade was browned, heat to high, pour in the juices from the roasting pan, scraping the bottom of the skillet to deglaze it.
Strain the juices through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Skim off fat. then pour back into the skillet. Bring the juices to a boil.
Whisk together the cornstarch and remaining cider, then whisk into boiling sauce and boil until the sauce thickens.
Slice turkey roulade into thin slices and serve with marsala-cider gravy.
Roasted Thyme Jerusalem Artichoke, Kohlrabi and Butternut Squash
I love the several levels of flavors in this side. The contrasts of the earthy notes of the Jerusalem artichoke and kohlrabi against the sweet, nutty aromas of the butternut squash is purely wonderful . The vegetables are crisp and fresh, the thyme adding a wonderful fragrance. Convenience is the main key with this side as you can roast these vegetables right along with the turkey roulade.
Recipe: Roasted Thyme Jerusalem Artichoke, Kohlrabi and Butternut Squash
Printable version of recipe here.4 medium kohlrabi, cubed
400g Jerusalem artichokes, cubed
500g butternut squash, cubed
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Handful fresh thyme, finely chopped
Salt and freshly cracked pepperMethod
Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place in the oven. Pre-heat oven to 230 degrees C.
Put each vegetable separately in three individual bowls. Add one tablespoon olive oil in each bowl, some thyme, salt and pepper and toss the vegetables.
First transfer the kohlrabi to the preheated baking tray and roast for 15-20 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
Then spread the squash and Jerusalem artichokes over the kohlrabi and roast until vegetables are tender, approx. 20-30 minutes.
Once ready, take out and toss the vegetables to combine.
- Prepare the vegetables a day ahead. Cut each vegetable separately and place, separately in Ziploc bags.
- You can even prepare the vegetables as far as tossing them individually in the oil, then store in Ziploc bags. Store in refrigerator.
Notes: If you are roasting the vegetables along with the turkey roulade, pre-heat the baking tray for 15 minutes while the turkey roasts, then roast vegetables on a rack below the turkey roulade.
Two dishes perfectly harmonized with each other yet delectable on their own. The turkey offers several wonderful flavor dimensions. Earthy, sweet and rich, the meat itself is tender and succulent, together with the gravy an explosive dish. The vegetables add a great magnitude to the meal and plays off the flavors of the turkey roulade brilliantly.
I hope this little menu planner help will aid you in the future to create a perfect menu for your events with ease and no stress. Next week we'll be counting down to Thanksgiving and I'll share with you recipe ideas for a starter and dessert that would fit in with this meal. So stay tuned for that. I will also present you with several different menu ideas using dishes from WFLH to help you find your favorite menu. So don't panic that Thanksgiving is in two weeks - together we'll find you a perfect menu to dazzle your guests.
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Sochi Winter Olympics Recap — Canada Beats U.S. Men's Hockey Team, 1-0
Canada continued its dominance over the U.S in Olympic men's hockey on Friday. Here's a recap of all the day's action in Sochi:
Canada Shuts Out U.S., 1-0
Jamie Benn scored the game's only goal in the second period, and goalie Carey Price made 31 saves as Canada beat the United States, 1-0, Friday night in the semifinals of the Olympic men's hockey tournament in Sochi.
The U.S. never made a serious threat to tie the game, even when pulling netminder Jonathan Quick for an extra attacker late. The Canadians advanced to the gold-medal game on Sunday against Sweden.
Earlier on Friday, Sweden beat Finland, 2-1, on Erik Karlsson's go-ahead goal late in the second period. Henrik Lundqvist finished with 25 saves for the Swedes.
Finalnd will play the Americans for the bronze medal on Saturday.
Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Gold in Slalom
American Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal in women's slalom at Sochi on Friday. The 18-year-old skier became the youngest-ever winner of an Olympic slalom gold medal. Schiffrin dominated the Rosa Khotur course with a two-leg combined time of 1 minute, 44.54 seconds. Austrians Marlies Schild and Kathrin Zettel won silver and bronze respectively.
Russia Edges U.S. in 5,000-Meter Relay
Olympic veteran Viktor Ahn led Russia to a gold medal in the 5,000-meter speedskating short track relay. Ahn passed American J.R. Celski with eight laps left, and Russia held on for the win.
Teammates Vladimir Grigorev, Semen Elistratov and Ruslan Zakharov joined Ahn on the medal podium. The American team of Celski, Eddy Alvarez, Chris Creveling and Jordan Malone took silver. The Chinese team of Chen Dequan, Han Tianyu, Shi Jingnan and Wu Dajing earned the bronze.
Earlier in the evening, Ahn won the 500-meter race. His two gold medals tied retired U.S. skater Apolo Anton Ohno for the most career Olympic medals in the sport with eight.
Canada Wins Men's Curling Gold
Canada trounced Britain, 9-3, in eight ends on Friday to win the country's third consecutive Olympic title in men's curling. Coupled with the Canadian women's win earlier in the week, the North American nation swept the gold medals in the sport at the Sochi Games. Sweden beat China, 6-4, to earn the bronze medal.
Medal Count
The United States maintained its lead in the overall medal count with 27. Russia was a close second with 26 total medals.
United States (27)
9 gold; 7 silver; 11 bronze
Russia (26)
9 gold; 10 silver; 7 bronze
Canada (24)
9 gold; 10 silver; 5 bronze
Norway (22)
10 gold; 4 silver; 8 bronze
Netherlands (22)
6 gold; 7 silver; 9 bronze


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Obama, At Crossroads, Takes Different Route Than Clinton Chose In '96
As the president delivered the final State of the Union address of his term before a looming re-election battle, he looked out at a sea of angry and skeptical Republicans who had fought him on budgets, government shutdowns, and whether or not to raise the nation's debt ceiling.
And what did President Bill Clinton do in 1996?
He delivered his "the era of big government is over" speech, which The Washington Post summed up this way: "Clinton Embraced GOP Themes in Setting Agenda."
President Obama may be buffeted by nearly identical issues — including the specter of pugnacious Clinton-era House Speaker Newt Gingrich as a potential rival — but he took a decidedly different tack Tuesday in his last State of the Union speech before voters decide whether to grant him another.
There was no embrace of Republican themes, no pathway to triangulation. Instead, he served up a paean to economic fairness, an ideal that Obama inherited from his mother, says Stanley Renshon, a political scientist and psychoanalyst who dissected the president's psyche in a recent book, Barack Obama and the Politics of Redemption.
"Fairness," says Renshon, a City University of New York professor, "has become quite iconic for Barack Obama."
On Tuesday night, Obama laid that theme out clearly. "We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by," he said. "Or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules."
The growing wealth disparity in the country, and the attention lavished on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's vast wealth and low tax rate, provided soft ground for the president's theme, expected to accompany him through his re-election campaign.
"It's very appealing in the abstract," says Renshon. "Fairness is very complicated, but it's one of those things that can float on air if you don't think too much about it."
Renshon titled Chapter 5 of his Obama book, "The Moral Thrust of Obama's Ambition: Fairness."
In his book, Renshon writes that Obama's life's purpose — to be in a political position to "make good on his father's failed ambition" — would later "be fused and viewed through the cardinal virtue of fairness," an important part of his mother's legacy.
He and others have theorized that the president, whose father abandoned the family shortly after his son was born, more fully embraced his mother's fairness legacy after her early death from cancer.
Economic and social fairness is an appealing message in the abstract, he said, adding that he'd advise the president's potential White House rivals to figure out how to respond to the populist theme destined to lace Obama's campaign rhetoric.
There are opportunities for the president's Republican rivals to let the air out of his fairness argument.
"The problem is what people call the representative metric — the question of whether the things that he mentions, while true, are the real problem," he says, "or even representative of the problem at hand."
Clinton chose a State of the Union theme that wasn't about fairness, or about who was earning what and who was paying what. He in essence decided to appear to be embracing criticism that government was too big, and something needed to be done.
Clinton "was subtly saying to his opponents, 'You've got a point,' " Renshon says.
"Obama's not saying you've got a point. He's saying, 'We're the 99 percent; you're the 1 percent.' "
Divisive? Maybe. Effective? Maybe. Surprising? Not at all.
"Some things in your life are center stage, and some things are on the periphery," Renshon says. "For Obama, fairness became center stage."


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June 25, 2011
Google's Experimental Black Navigation Bar
At least three readers of this blog saw the black navigation bar on Google's homepage today.
YouTube also tests a black player, so the two experiments could be connected.
Update: A lot of people see the new design, so it's hard to say if it's a test or a gradual roll-out. If you clear Google's cookies, do you still see the black bar?
{ Thanks, David, Francesc and Don. }
346 comments:
- AnonymousJune 25, 2011 at 1:36 PM
I've noticed that it seems to display black when flash crashes...
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 25, 2011 at 2:11 PM
I've seen it too but when you click a drop down menu it isn't in black just the normal colour , that's why I thought it was a bug
ReplyDelete Erm isn't it suppose to match the new Android Sandwich? Or you people seriously expect it to be inconstant and fell behind?
Google is now meant to be used under Google OS/Devices, in case you people haven't noticed yet, they are re-building it from ground up for it to be consistent and fit the new Google OS.
Or do we seriously expect the new Google OS UI to be black and it's internet browser to be white?
Same with Safari in iPods, is not gray as in PC, is BLUE as in the device UI, because it's suppose to fit and be consistent!
People get update instead of whining about everything, thank you- AnonymousJune 25, 2011 at 2:43 PM
Could it be connected to the black bar on google docs for offline mode? Maybe black is google's new code for offline. http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2011/06/google-docs-tests-offline-support.html
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 25, 2011 at 3:45 PM
Google menu bar is black on the Web and Images pages (not the other menu links) only when running Safari. OK on Chrome and Firefox. How did this happen why? Is there a fix. This is extremely irritating!!!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 25, 2011 at 4:00 PM
No. I do not like it!
But there are changes coming to the navigation bar (I think). Looking at this screenshot of the redesigned Bookmarks in Chrome 13 (already out in beta form), there's a ES option in the navigation bar and a red CONFIDENTIAL label on it.
Gmail looks to be renamed as Mail and Shopping is gone. - AnonymousJune 25, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Link to the screenshot: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=21463
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 25, 2011 at 11:10 PM
jasonvaritekfan: That "ES" on the bar in the screenshot you found must stand for Emerald Sea, the social service possibly also known as Circles that must be being tested internally. (The CONFIDENTIAL label, connected to some kind of share count, also appeared in a screenshot that appeared on Techcrunch some time last year.)
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 25, 2011 at 11:22 PM
I use google ncr normally and thought the bar used to be blue until today when I open the ie. The bar has turned to black so I thought the bar has rotten. I thought of suggesting improvement on farming skill to google :P
Ok, joking aside. I suspect few possibilities like google being hacked or google changed its color recently, and it seems like the odd is latter. - AnonymousJune 26, 2011 at 8:19 PM
I have the black bar in firefox only. It doesn't show up in IE.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 2:09 AM
I am so tired that companies try to streamline everything to the Smartphones today.
I overheard in the subway "I only use my phone for browsing and chatting". WTF???
If every SW developer have to match thier prefered Smartphone developer i fear for the future of good IT buisness.
Hopefully poeple will realize, that a computer is safer and faster than crap phone.
@Google: Either change the color back or make the user choose thier own color. - AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 7:23 PM
this bar sucks, it needs to be that white-ish blue again. It doesn't look good
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 8:01 PM
I have it now and I am trying to switch it back. I hate it, and I could care less about matching some other OS. I find it difficult to read and also find it distracting. BAH!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 8:48 PM
How about letting users CHOOSE what color they want? I'm tired of Google forcing this crap down my throat. May be time to go back to Yahoo.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 9:15 PM
Oh my god i do NOT like the black google bar. It is hard to read. Also it is just plain annoying. Spent ages restoring IE8 thinking i had corrupt file. Thanks google half a day wasted trying to fix something that you did on purpose.....Please take the black away....
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 9:24 PM
I am in Australia and have www.google.com.au (IE8) as my home page. Today i have that black bar going accross my google toolbar. I hate it. It is hard to read and is just annoying. I then went to www.google.com (IE8) and there is no black bar so for now i have that set as my home page. Come on Google please take away the black toolbar as it is too hard to read
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 9:33 PM
There actually a way to get rid of this new toolbar. You just need to delete google cookies, and then relogin(if you was logged in) in your google account. I dont know which specific cookie is responsible for this new toolbar color, so just plain delete all google cookies. For firefox, you can read how to delete cookies here https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Deleting%20cookies
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 11:08 PM
This is bizarre. It's the standard white on my gmail window, but it's black on all of my google docs tabs, in the same browser instance. (Arizona, USA)
ReplyDelete How can I disable it?
With my blueish FireFox and Windows themes it looks like ... Well, dark brown looks pretty bad, when everything else is bluish.
And why the beep you beep around with and break the things which made me in past switch to Google from Yahoo???
Google slowly gets into the frenzy where you feel need to change something just to change something.
I was so in love with Google of 7-8 years go: sticking to the essentials, minimalistic yet smart(!!!) design, in stark contract to the ever more bloated Yahoo. The "smart" is gone now. As is the "minimalistic." Ironically recent Yahoo is slowly getting the hang of "slim and lean" - while Google design get more bloated, distracting, design-by-committee type of thing. History repeating.- AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 3:45 AM
I love the new bar. - also on youtube although it would be greater it had invisibility or the same colour as the bottom part of the video in stead of just black
ReplyDelete they problem with this type of soft rollout/test is that I didn't get any notification about it in advance. As a security professional, my first thought was that it was malware or spyware which had hijacked my browser, and was displaying content (google) in iframe.
Aesthetically, I do not prefer it. The affection for google is in the clean search landing page (without igoogle) and this has sharp contrast between black bar and white page... perhaps 'blackle' type UI would be better, but for today I prefer the classic interface.- AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 4:35 AM
Seeing it in Canada on Chrome 12.0.742.100 - have to say, I actually quite like it. I suspect the reasoning is to tie it in more to Chrome OS and make it look more "native" for Chromebooks.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 6:04 AM
Absolutely horrible. How can a company the size of Google fail to notice that gray-on-black is immensely unreadable?
If they force this change on everybody permanently, I'm going to Bing. Seriously. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 6:11 AM
I'm also seeing it in Canada today...
I think it's just awful!!!
I'd even allow some kind of permanent google cookie or lso on my computer that would put google web search back to white.
The black bar is distracting and reminds me of a particular website from the early 90's...
Unlike Google's competitors (Bing, Yahoo, etc.)
Google's success has been because of it's simplicity and clean interface. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 6:50 AM
This black bar was also on with firefox. It must be the pirate flag of google showing their resistance to the investigations in the US...
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 7:52 AM
I noticed this yesterday on my main Google page - running Firefox 5.0 - bar is white on any other Google Page opened in a new tab. I hate this as well - get rid of it - seeing this Canada.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 8:26 AM
Awful. Awful. Awful. Awful. Awful. Awful. Awful. Awful. Awful. Awful. Awful. Awful.
Google, bring back subtlety. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 8:30 AM
Ugly! Almost as bad as the flawed "lets pick a random ugly background picture for you" experiment last year. I wish there was a way to opt out of these horrendous UI experiments.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 9:48 AM
I would also like the option to turn this off or change it back to white... or change the red highlight to something happier..
so i don't have a red and black death bar of death search A little tip for you :
To disable the black bar, delete the "Pref" cookie on google.com.
If you want to enable it, put this value for the "Pref" cookie :
Use this chrome extension to edit your cookies :
Enjoy !- AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 12:25 PM
I think this ugly black bar goes completely against what Google wanted to achieve with their homepage - a clean, clutter-free look.
*Massive fail*. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Monumental fail...
Google, if you must experiment, give users an option to TURN IT OFF! That way you can tell exactly how unpopular it is, and kill the ill-fated program that ever recommended inserting an ugly, interface-clogging black bar on the home page. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 12:46 PM
I see a lot of prejudice on this thread.
White tires the eyes more than black.
Black is the colour of night, star-filled; clean, clear and economy. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 12:51 PM
I think this bar is ugly in black. For me, Google'q color is white. However, i like the new "Google search" and "I'm feeling lucky" bouttons.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Is there a way to keep it? I really like this bar! Better than the standard white version.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 12:59 PM
I absolutely hate this black bar! As an older person, I have a hard time seeing the words under this black color. Let us decide what we want and like and not you. You need to ask us. As the saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't change it!"
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 1:02 PM
i do not want this horrible black bar distracting me - its an intrusion into my personal space - like an annoying bug - at least give me the option to change it - otherwise I'll use a different web browser - very very soon
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 1:02 PM
So how do I KILL this new "improvement". Kill it please, sack whoever it was. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 1:04 PM
Likes this seems better.
http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0&hl=all - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 1:05 PM
I noticed this change only today... I don't like it, but clearing my cookies for Google made it disappear.
ReplyDelete Right, where do we log an official complaint to kill this nonsense at the root?
Not only is the black bar but ugly and visually distracting, the fact that it randomly appears and goes away as I click around in the navigation bar. Grr....
And then there is the likely horrendous amount of people-time that Google has caused & will case to be wasted world wide with this kind of surprise & random changes.
Someone needs to be fired. And his boss as well.- AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 1:17 PM
Barf. This is horrible, and I do hope that someone comes up with browser extensions soon to disable it.
ReplyDelete And another reason to kill it: When viewed on an LCD under a non-perfect angle the gray text on black they use for anything but the current "tab" is *INVISIBLE*. How can they be so incredibly stupid??????
For now Google.com *is* my home page. If they persist in this nonsense, that will soon be *was*.- AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 1:30 PM
just done an update on OS Leopard and this black bar came up!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 1:46 PM
Mine showed up today..guess its a gradual roll out. am in Nairobi.
Still not sure what to think of it.. am kinda used to the old plain google, non hyped, basic, fast and concentrated on its core business. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Lean closely. A little closer...a little closer..there. I HATE IT!!!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 1:56 PM
Grey with red on black is a feeling of death. Please remove it!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 2:28 PM
Always use google... but hate this bar - hope it's not a permanent thing
ReplyDelete I applaud personal choice. As for making apps, OS and devices look the same... not only UGH (Google—WHAT were you thinking?!) but inefficient! This visual cue tells me what OS, application and/or device I'm using, basically where I am. Those cues make me faster because of muscle memory. I have different key commands for the same action in different environments (e.g. Mac vs. PC or InDesign vs. QuarkXPress); because of this, I feel or sense when I'm using the wrong key command for where I am. So... for those whose lives are made better by indistinguishable cues — go for it. Keep the black bar. But don't make everyone else suffer!
ReplyDelete- AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 2:53 PM
the black bar is horrible - any way of getting rid of it?
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 3:14 PM
Whats the fuck GOOGLE!! Are you on exstacy? Take this shit off! WP!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 3:44 PM
just let us know in advance so we would not think it is a bug or virus; used malware and virus scannings for no reason, wasted alot of time being mad and perplexed. give option to return to prior color if we want to.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 3:58 PM
Stop changing things. The weekly google UI change. Try and keep up. Asinine. It was fine the way it was. Value familiarity. Stop changing things. WHERE IN THE @#$% IS THE *OPTION* - back in the 90s with software we had basic options to select the color you want - I'm telling you google is anti-user-choice.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 4:12 PM
I hate this black bar= GOOGLE please remove it or i'm using another search method.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 4:19 PM
Looks awful Google. I appreciate that you are trying to make something new .. with Google+ but let us have options to switch the black colour back to the way WE like it. Seriously, do it.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 4:22 PM
another stupid annoyance from the company that used to be clean and functional.
Added to the other stupidities like hidden sign out gmail button, the dysfunctional google images where you have to click all the time "switch to basic version", the side bar, and keep counting. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 4:29 PM
GAH my iGoogle homepage (as well as my Chrome browser) has a color scheme of white and blue, so the black bar really stands out and is SUPER ugly. :(
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 4:33 PM
GOOGLE: please stop... i hate how i dont have the option anywhere easily noticeable to MAKE IT STOP! :D i just want plain clean, normal google screen. no fancy. just plain. thats what I like about google in the first place.
ReplyDelete - gwen reedJune 28, 2011 at 4:58 PM
I am vision impaired... cannot read new black navigation bar... HOW do I change it back? HOW do I contact the geniuses at Google Design Team??
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 5:01 PM
The bar is horribly ugly and distracting. Bing is looking better and better.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 5:03 PM
I have (fairly common) vision problems, and this new (I saw it for the first time several minutes ago) black bar is almost impossible for me to read without leaning in until my eyes are just inches from the screen. Bad idea!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 5:07 PM
Make it go away! I am also visually impaired and I do not like this black bar across the top of my screen. And no, deleting my cookies and my temp files didn't solve the problem.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 5:12 PM
It's just so depressing, please own up to this horror Google and change it back today.
It's not funny. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 5:26 PM
HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE this black nav bar!!! I may have to change my homepage if Google doesn't remove it. :-(
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 5:27 PM
Gray text against a black background, what tool at Google came up with this web usability color scheme!?
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 5:28 PM
I think google should be all white on black, my eyes burn from looking at the scorching white all the time.
ReplyDelete - SomeoneJune 28, 2011 at 5:57 PM
I have it, too. It's weird how people can complain over such a trivial little thing, though! I don't mind it, since it's so small, and I think this is just like complaining about the Google logo of the day: if you don't like it, just ignore it. It's that simple.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 6:08 PM
Do not like. Go away. The problem is you look at it and when you look away you see the ghost image. Messing with the eyeballs.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 6:14 PM
I noticed the black bar a couple of days ago. I do not like it at all. It is very intrusive with the colors I have chosen for my iGoogle home page. I am seeing the black navigation bar on Firefox (my preferred browser) and on IE. I hope this is not a permanent change. I would like to have the old color back for the bar.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 6:17 PM
I hope someone from iGoogle is reading our comments. Most of us are not happy about this black intrusive bar.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 6:18 PM
Bye Google! I'm headed to Bing or some other homepage and search engine. You were clean, functional, sparse even, but that's all I needed. The black bar annoys and you failed to give-notice on how to change it. It was bad enough that you listed my search results starting with those who apparently paid to be top-of-the-pile and were garbage. You've gone the Microsoft route so I might as well head to Bing. Or maybe Opera. Suggestions group?
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 6:35 PM
I just love it, put more black on it..
Corinthians Paulista. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 6:57 PM
HATE IT. What are they thinking? Take design decisions away from the engineers.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 7:01 PM
The black bar HAS TO GO,......So BYE BYE GOOGLE Going to use Yahoo from Now ON!!! I can make it go away permanently... Just use Yahoo instead.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 7:01 PM
I agree- I don't like the black bar.
I like the old simplicity, because it's a *neutral* starting point. I open Google and I can go anywhere, there's no sense that someone sat down and drew up a map for me of where they think I should go. It's an open field- white page, functional-looking blue links, and of course the logo.
When I bring up a google page, far more often than not I just want to do a search. I don't want to check my email, know what the temperature is outside, know what the latest news headlines are, or be impressed by the latest batch of too-clever-by-half web designers who managed to sell Google on the "need" to revamp a webpage that's worked perfectly well for them for years. If I want anything but that search line, I will type in the URL, or run a search for it *from* the search line. I don't need Google waving it in my face to find it.
Google isn't where I go to have random bits of content shoved in my face. Google is where I go when I already know what I want, because I trust them to show me how to get there. I don't want them trying to distract me with random content that 95% of the time isn't what I care about.
I want the Google home page to be visually simple, fast to load, and *not* cluttered with distractions. I like the functional look of the page for years, and would be just as happy if they got rid of the black bar. I mean, does that add function? Is dark gray text on black somehow easier for people to read than blue on white was? Sheesh. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 7:08 PM
In Google Poland I also have this bar. I don't like it. RESTORE THE OLD ONE ! PLEASE <3
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 7:27 PM
I dislike it a lot. Things with black backgrounds are very hard on my eyes and leave me with a headache. Not to mention that it is just intrusive and I do not like it.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 7:36 PM
I have it now, too. I've been searching for answers how to change it back. The only answer seems to be use another search engine.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 7:37 PM
been using google for 10 years and now it sucks REMOVE IT !!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 7:51 PM
could google not think of something more asinine to do to their homepage???
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 7:53 PM
I read somewhere that the black bar helps save energy and help save the planet. Dear google, go hump a tree and get rid of the black bar!!!!!!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 7:54 PM
Google is going Apple: Arbitrary, tyrannical, stupid, user un-friendly. This week only they have introduced that horrible, unsolicited, unchangeable black bar, and... don't forget, the very annoying "people widget". Another two reason to warm up into hating Google.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 8:16 PM
I HATE THIS BLACK BAR!!!! How do I get rid of it? Ahhhhhhhh!!!!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 8:19 PM
element hiding helper ... google.com###gbx3 ... hidden.
doesn't work perfect but good enough. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 8:20 PM
I hate the black bar. It is difficult to read the wording. Eyesight not the best, please don't make it more difficult What happened to the map section too.
Please do not change what is good. How can I get things back to where they were? - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 8:22 PM
I have 4 browsers on my computer:
Chrome 12 stable
Opera 11.11
Firefox 5
As of today, ALL browsers show the dark color navigation bar on the Google search main page.
It is hideous, disgusting, and smacks of arrogance. It's just like how Google Instant is shoved down our throats as the default setting. Newsflash: Google Instant is highly annoying, near to _worthless_ for oriental languages such as Chinese, Japanese etc., and I do not want a search engine to second guess my search.
When you're number 1 with no real competition for a long time, you will become complacent and arrogant. I think this is part of human nature. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 8:27 PM
Ditto 95% of the others...take away the crappy black bar or give the USERS the option to turn it off.
And...I had to Google the "BLACK BAR" to find out about it...not a hint or any info on GOOGLE about it.
The 'team' that implemented this are idiots, obviously don't even use Google. Get a brain. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 8:31 PM
I tried clearing my cookies and it went away :). I'm so glad
ReplyDelete - ChristieJune 28, 2011 at 8:39 PM
I don't like it at all, it is tacky looking. It doesn't go with the rest of the layout's colors, and the white and rainbow colors were wonderful. I don't know why they would want to change it.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 8:53 PM
i've tried clearing cookies and it still stays. its dog ugly google. get rid of it or give us the option to change it. DONT BE EVIL!!!!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 8:55 PM
The White Page is your signature Google. Are you trying to turn into New Coke? We know what happened to it!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 9:12 PM
Just leave it alone if we wanted a black bar someone would make it as an add on. What is someone try to protect there job ?
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 9:25 PM
I will never use google again if they don;t get rid of it
ReplyDelete Hate it. This and the Home column, always telling me to "Enable Chat," are seriously making me think of dumping Google for Good.
Hey Google - when people are willing to pay to have something you forced on us fixed (as I have twice to get rid of that extra column on my home page), it's not a good sign that you're listening.- AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 10:02 PM
I changed my homepage to Yahoo, really hate this stupid black bar. Google has become too big to listen the users, they do whatver they like. But there are other search tools available. I will never use Google's page anymore.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Yuck! Kill the black bar! Hate it Hate it Hate it! I'm glad a lot of people are voicing their disgust. What is it with these companies that can NEVER leave things alone! Get rid of it!
ReplyDelete - Richard McKeethenJune 28, 2011 at 10:19 PM
I find the black bar... intrusive. Jarring. Somehow, just not right. I'd prefer going back to the way it was before, or at least having the option to revert to the previous look.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 10:22 PM
Ugly... frankly Google is sh..y !
I tried a monkeygrease script, but it did worked out for me !
Grrr ! - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 10:22 PM
I absolutely HATE the black bar. It's too distracting. Google, please GET RID OF IT!!!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 10:26 PM
I think some hare-brained employee at Google(a woman?) probably thought that changing the color of the nav bar is as essential as changing hair or nail color.
This is as absurd as the 'minimalist fade' experiment Google once tried on its main page. It is retarded, it is unnecessary, and shame on Google for even THINKING about it in the first place. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 10:30 PM
I hate the new black Bar..
Why on earth put charcoal grey lettering in it as well ?
The previous bar was easy enough to see.
But being vision impaired makes this new bar virtually impossible to use.
Perhaps when they are potentially sued by vision impaired groups & individiuals, they might come to realize the error of their ways. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 10:32 PM
Black bar cuts down the visual impression of a big screen. Users should be given a choice to remove it.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 10:40 PM
To everyone who hates the black bar, bet you said the same thing when google chrome first changed it's icon from 3D ball to a more sleeker one... Stop whining. Give it some time. I don't like it much either but i'm not going to let my "i'm used to white" feeling get in the way of a change.
BTW: it's part of the google plus project - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 10:41 PM
Also have this black line now. No choice. This comes after disturbing doodles making you afraid of having your mouse on screen while working. This raises the question : shall I keep Google as my default screen like it was for years, since it was "just" (so) simple and (so) useful.. I'll have to consider moving to something else. Strange marketing, why do they give user no choice to stay basic ? I left yahoo for a similar process a long time ago..
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 10:47 PM
And please, are you seriously threatening to switch over to the 'crowded' homepage of yahoo over google just over a black bar?
I like yahoo now and then, especially for flickr(way better than picasa)but The reason Google dominates in search is because of its simplistic interface. people don't want extra info like news etc.. when all they want to do is search.
A switch to yahoo over a black bar sounds empty. - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 10:51 PM
Ah...finally someone who does not mind the black bar and also knows about the Google plus project - must be some Google designer trying to convince that this black bar is really good for us...of course they know better that we stupid users.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 11:19 PM
The Black Nav bar sucks! Keep both black and white, but don't mess with the triditional screen.
ReplyDelete - ArihanterJune 28, 2011 at 11:35 PM
Using Google India. This black bar is absolutely hideous. Google is smacking of full-blown arrogance. Whoever likes this atrociousness can keep it, but atleast give us an option to revert back to the original. Do not shove this hideousness down our throats. Absolutely HATE it.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 11:52 PM
Just downloaded an update on Firefox for Youtube mp3 downloader, now have the dreaded black bar as well, hope google makes a fix to turn it off or i am off to another browser.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 12:14 AM
I fixed my f-ed up google black thingy....hehe
Add-ons for Firefox:
Remove It Permanently
Remove It Permanently 220.127.116.11
by Jerome O'Flaherty - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 12:28 AM
Please let us have an option to switch back to white!!!
I was trying to see if you provided that, but there's nothing in any settings. - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 1:12 AM
Quote "a more sleeker one... Stop whining. Give it some time."
How about give the users a choice. Give the users easy-to-find OPTIONS to turn things off and preserve the way it was, or to choose the color they want, after all it's called SOFT-ware not HARD-ware and it would be easy for google to provide options for this, instead it's just scarce options - hardly any choice for the UI - I'm telling you it's arrogance and "look at what we can do ha ha" and google IS OPPOSED TO USER CHOICE AND GRANULAR USER OPTIONS. THERE SHOULD BE AN OUTRAGE. - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 1:17 AM
The black bar is ugly, and the lack of contrast probably well-nigh impossible to read for many people with vision difficulties. And what's with the really annoying 2-pixel high red bar in the top-left corner? It makes it look as if there's something up there that's scrolled off the screen.
Please make this a configurable option so folks can change the default and put it back to blue on whit ... or equally change it to lime-green on orange if that's what they prefer. Without that I think a lot of accessibility organisations are going to be up in arms about this. - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 1:41 AM
If this ugly black bar isn't removed, i'll quit to bing !!!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 1:46 AM
i do not like the black bar, i think all white was much more smooth as a design
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 2:14 AM
OK, take the hint Google and get rid of the black bar...
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 2:21 AM
If by tomorrow the black stripe is still on I'll change search engine immediately.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 2:28 AM
This grease monkey script removes it
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/105723 - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 2:43 AM
i see it too,
i don't like the high contrast between the bar and the rest of the page.
far too intrusive for me - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 2:46 AM
Saw it today for the first time, and don't like it at all. Too hard to see the descriptive fields in white - specially when you're eyes are old, like mine!
ReplyDelete - FaustinoJune 29, 2011 at 2:59 AM
The new look is fresh, focussed, the black is to agressive thouhg, do this design in grey or just plain white.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 3:07 AM
This black bar is idea of stupidest person.You cant just change the thing which people love.You guys are worlds top company this is a blunder never expected it from google.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 3:09 AM
It's awful.
I hope someone will create some script to change the color without removing the whole bar. - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 4:02 AM
A black bar over a totally white page with blue letters... Now, who was the totally retarded "genius" who thought about this one?
Plus, who was complaining about the old design? They are going to lose people due to this and will they win people? No they won't. - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 4:44 AM
I dislike this bar. This one black bar on an otherwise white background draws my eyes toward it and is distracting. Please provide option to change back.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 5:28 AM
"1. First, install GreaseMonkey:
2. Second, install GoogleBar Classic GreaseMonkey script:
Say bye to black bar."
Seriously? It bothered you that much that you had to waste time making a greasemonkey script for it?
If people would spend as much time on things that mattered as they do on useless things on the internet, the world would be amazing. - AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 5:44 AM
Yay ill have to find a new search engine then, google and their crap and behind the sceens ileagle activities, god only knows what this shits about, and if its to fit in with their fone, idk im on a Pc.


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Not so long ago, news about energy efficiency focused on what the US could or should do, but wasn't to save energy. It was a tale of woe.
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The Energy Information Administration reported a 17 percent decline in energy use in manufacturing from 2002 to 2010. At first blush, it would be easy to conclude this is a consequence of the slow economy, post 2008. But the report also found that manufacturing declined only 3 percent. Therefore, the drop in energy use is too great to peg entirely to a drop in business.
"Taken together, these data indicate a significant decline in the amount of energy used per unit of gross manufacturing output," said EIA. "The significant decline in energy intensity reflects both improvements in energy efficiency and changes in the manufacturing output mix. Consumption of every fuel used for manufacturing declined over this period."
Meanwhile, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, a long-time and significant player in the energy efficiency arena, found that the number of Energy Star Certified Homes in New York increased by 10 percent from 2011 to 2012. This comes despite last year's beleaguered housing market.
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Energy efficiency-related jobs also are on the rise. The Association of Energy Services Professionals says this is particularly true for those who work in the commercial and industrial sphere of energy efficiency. The association based its findings on results from its annual survey and interviews with industry leaders. Sixty-three percent of respondents cited job growth for businesses that offer efficiency and demand response services.
What kind of job are these? Analytical skills or big data; engineering, market research and management; project management, tracking, and reporting, says AESP.
Underscoring the optimistic outlook, AESP quoted one thought leader as saying that more states are going to increase energy efficiency, and no state has peaked in energy efficiency potential. So the number of workers needed will continue to rise, AESP said in a news release about the report.
The South is an area of the country that has yet to peak. And it's seen by many as a tough place to sell energy efficiency, given its hot weather, heavy use of air conditioning and skepticism about most things green. But southerners are interested in becoming more energy efficient, according to an in-depth research project led by Susan Mazur-Stommen of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The South just needs to be approached correctly. (I know, I live there.)
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WASHINGTON – Last week in Kyiv the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) adopted an update to its plan to combat trafficking in human beings. It incorporates key elements from proposals launched by U.S. Congressman Chris Smith.
"The Addendum updates the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings with the best practices developed in the United States and other OSCE participating States," said Smith, Co-Chairman of the Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe, as well as the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Special Representative on Human Trafficking Issues. "The Addendum sets before each OSCE participating State and OSCE institutions themselves a challenging, but achievable way forward in the fight against human trafficking."
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"Flight attendants and other commercial transportation employees are well-placed to identify the 600,000 to 800,000 trafficking victims who are moved across international borders and the millions who are moved internally each year, and yet we have failed to train them—until now," Smith said. "The new Addendum to the Action Plan calls on participating States to fill the training gap and to ensure coordination with law enforcement so that we will not fail to rescue victims who are trafficked in plain sight."
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Co-Chairman Smith also welcomed provisions calling on participating States to ensure anti-trafficking training for personnel working in the tourism and hospitality industry.
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