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Since Christmas is right around the corner and we are knee deep in school festivities, last minute shopping and getting packed for our trip to AZ, I thought I'd share some of my favorite past recipes that would be perfect for Christmas plates, parties and family get-to-gethers! Stay tuned for more of my favorites over the next few days…
Hope everyone is enjoying this time with family and friends, only one more day before the kids are out of school!!
Black Bottomed Mini Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites
8 whole Oreos, finely ground in food processor
1 1/2 Tablespoons melted butter
8 oz softened cream cheese
1/2 Cup granulated sugar
1/2 Cup pumpkin puree (I used Libby's)
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
3 Litehouse Lowfat caramel dip (comes in a package of 6 20z little cups), or caramel ice cream topping
12 Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kisses, unwrapped (if you can't find those pesky pumpkin kisses, the original chocolate ones are great too)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine ground Oreos and melted butter into a bowl until well combined. Spoon into 12 mini cheesecake cups that have been sprayed with cooking spray. Press into the bottom of each cup so the crust is flat. Partially bake for 10 minutes then remove from oven.
2. In a stand or electric mixer beat the cream cheese, sugar and pumpkin until smooth. Beat in egg, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg until combined. Pour evenly into the 12 cups filling about 3/4 way full. Spoon about a teaspoon of caramel into the tops of each filled cup and swirl with a toothpick gently. Bake for 25-28 minutes or until cheesecake is cooked through. Let cool completely.
3. Remove cheesecakes from pan and top each with a spoonful of remaining caramel and a Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kiss. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
12 mini cheesecakes
Apple Dippin' Peanut Butter Cookies
1 stick softened butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 Cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 Cup creamy peanut butter
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 Cups all purpose flour
3/4 Cup vanilla flavored granola clusters
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Cup diced apples, about 1/4 inch, I used fuji
1/2 Cup turbinado sugar, or other sugar of choice to roll cookies in
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer, cream butter and sugars until light mixed well. Beat in peanut butter until combined then add the egg and vanilla until well combined.
2. In a large bowl mix together the flour, granola, baking soda and salt. Slowly mix into the wet ingredients following the apples until just combined. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop dough, roll into sugar then place onto a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet. With tines of a fork, press down slightly making an X on top of each cookie. Bake for 8-9 minutes, cookies should look somewhat soft inside when you take them out. Let cool/finish baking out of oven for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.
3. Grab some milk and dig in!
3 dozen cookies
Pumpkin Spice Blossoms
1 Spice Cake Mix 18.25 oz
14 oz can Libby's Pumkin
½ Cup sanding sugar
1 bag Hershey's Pumpkin Spice Kisses (chocolate ones work great too)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer beat the cake mix and pumpkin until well combined, about 45 seconds. With a cookie scoop, scoop dough and roll top half in sanding sugar (dough is sticky) then place onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet. Bake for 11-13 minutes, or until cooked through. Quickly transfer to a cooling rack and immediately press kisses into the center of each cookie. I immediately place cooling rack into the fridge for 15 minutes so the kisses don't melt. I tried both ways and it melts down if just left at room temperature. Enjoy!
About 36 cookies
Recipe by Marjorie Johnson
3/4 cup shortening
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
3. Shape the dough into balls the size of whole walnuts. Roll balls in sugar, place on baking sheet. Bake 8-9 minutes at 375 degrees. Cool on sheet one minute before transferring to rack.
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I've been dying to make those pumpkin cheesecakes! Thanks for reminding me!! 🙂
Great looking yumminess, Jen. Have a safe trip. And, if you're in the neighborhood, feel free to drop off any excess baked goods! ha!
Those look great! I am especially interested in the gingersnaps. We recently went to visit George Washington's birthplace where they had homemade ice cream sandwiches made with gingersnap cookies. YUM!
Mini caramel pumpkin cheesecake bites are calling my name!!
Those are some fabulous treats, Jenny!
Delicious! I'm going to have to try those pumpkin spice blossoms!
I'm not a cream cheese fan, the Black Bottomed Mini Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites look so good. Anything with Oreos have to be good. 😀
Ahhhh how colorful, all the sweet goodness I need 🙂
I don't know which is better for my palate!
I love seeing all those goodies in one place! I made those pumpkin cheesecakes and they were wonderful! Have a great trip!!
These little sweet tidbits look amazing. Question- Are your gingersnaps the hard or soft kind? I am a big lover of the hard ginger snaps with a glass of cold milk!
I made your black bottom cheese cakes (except I replaced the oreos with inside-out oreos and used homemade caramel) they were absolutely delicious! Such a great recipe! Have a wonderful time in Arizona!
Have a great Christmas, Jenny!
I was just looking for a pumpkin cheesecake to use up some gingersnaps that I don't like.
Uh, Yes Please! I'll take one (or two) of each!
These must be the best Christmas treats. They all look gorgeous!
They ALL look irresistible, but I think the apple-peanut butter ones are my favorite!!!
all these look really lovely and like its christmas….
Love Love Love all ur cutie pie cookies…..specially the kisses in 'em…now how about a huggie…
Has anyone had the paradise bakery coconut cookies? I'd love the recipe.
these all look fabulous. i've got some cherry cordial and peppermint bark kisses that i think would go great in chocolate blossom cookies
The gingersnaps are awesome and I have another batch baking! The house smell heavenly. Thanks Jenny for all the wonderful recipes.
I LOVE your black-bottomed cheesecakes! I recently made 120 of them for a desserts-only wedding reception I catered for a friend- they were a HUGE hit! I couldnt ever find pumpkin spice hershey kisses here in NC so I substituted the caramel-filled ones and they were still great! Thanks for such inspiring food! Happy New Year!
ooooh!! those loook lovely!! thanks for sharing. will be adding those to my recipe book immediately!! 😀
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I would like to make the black bottom cheese cake bites. I don't have a cheese cake pan (cups) though. Would a mini muffin pan work? :/
I really love to munch cheesecakes because they are oh so tasty. i really like to eat like 2 or 4 per day. *`"":
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The Nikon 1 line has always been the more compact of the mirrorless options, but the camera giant is now claiming the smallest interchangeable lens camera on the market with the 2013 introduction of the 1 J3. With a body as tall and wide as a point and shoot, even the depth rivals some bulkier models, coming in at just under 29 mm.
But the Nikon 1 J3 packs quite a bit of punch in its tiny package, particularly when it comes to speed. The tech specs boast a 15 fps continuous burst using tracking focus and a whopping 60 fps without. The feature lists also adds a Slow View option for slowing down the action to take the shot at the perfect moment, plus manual settings for video as well as stills.
Can big performance co-exist with a small body? When put to the test, the Nikon 1 J3 proved it is not only possible, but seriously entertaining.
Nikon 1 J3: Body & Design
The Nikon 1 J3 immediately draws the eye with the sleek yet compact design. The body has the look and feel of a point and shoot with no bulky grips or controls (but also no optical viewfinder). In numbers, the body comes in at 101 mm wide, 60.5 mm tall and just under 29 mm deep.
The kit lens continues the look with a nice texturized grip ring edged in silver. Closed, it adds about another 1 ¾ inches to the body when attached.
The top of the J3 houses a pop-up flash, on/off, shutter release and video record button, as well as the mode dial. Interestingly, Nikon didn't use up all the available space on the mode dial. All of the scene modes and manual modes are under the creative icon and are changed though the function shortcut button or menu, which is somewhat annoying, but manageable.
|The back of the Nikon 1 J3 has a large LCD screen and a two-in-one menu button with control wheel.
At the back is the LCD screen, which is fairly bright and gets the job done, but like any electronic viewfinder, isn't quite as nice as an optical viewfinder in bright sunlight. A rather intuitive feature is the fact that the menu buttons double as a control wheel; click for the usual settings or twist to adjust options like shutter speed. The double function saves space without sacrificing the control wheels (which DLSR users will appreciate).
Many of the functions on the 1 J3 aren't where Nikon users would typically expect them, so there's a bit of an adjustment even to users familiar with the brand. The mode dial doesn't have all the available options, additional modes are found in the menu or function button shortcut. ISO adjustments are not in a shooting menu, but under image processing.
But, the most used shortcuts are in their usual spot, including burst mode, flash mode and exposure. All the remaining options are in one of six subcategories in the menu, which is well organized and easy to look through.
Nikon 1 J3: User Experience & Performance
|The 15 fps burst speed on the Nikon 1 J3 is excellent for taking a series of action shots.
The first thing that consumers will notice right out of the box about the Nikon 1 J3 is the size—but the second thing users will notice after powering it up is the speed. The 1 J3 burst mode hits 15 fps with all the usual function and resolution—that's three times the burst rate of most entry-level DSLRs. Don't need tracking autofocus? The 1 J3 can hit up to 60 fps.
Burst capture isn't the only thing that's snappy on the 1 J3 either. Start-up is relatively quick, about three seconds, though the lens has to be unlocked first (which saves quite a bit of space when storing). There's little lag in the autofocus. RAW shooters will appreciate the recording speed—in fact, we didn't notice a difference between normal JPEG and RAW + JPEG processing speeds. The burst modes are available in RAW as well, though it doesn't take as many images at once.
It's not all about speed though; the 1 J3 includes a new best moment capture feature, which plays the action as a slow motion video on the LCD screen, so the user can snap the photo at the right moment. Watching a slow motion video while the action continues at it's regular pace, however, can mean missing later moments. It's a nice, interesting feature, but the 15 fps burst is by far the nicer option.
Nikon didn't include as many scene modes on the J3 as in their other models. But the most challenging type of shots are well covered. The scene modes include night landscape, night portrait, backlighting and panorama, as well as a few creative effects, like miniature and selective color.
The remaining creative modes are the manual, P/S/A/M options, which offer a little more than the usual gamut of customizing shots. Under image processing, the user can go even further and adjust hue, saturation, sharpness or choose presets like vibrant and monochrome. Nikon then went one step further and added the manual modes to the video.
The included 10-30mm kit lens lends a nice depth of field to the images, with a f-stop range of 3.5-5.6. The speed of the lens compliments the camera's speed. Zoom was smooth and efficient.
Battery life isn't the greatest, rated at 220 shots. It gets the job done and lasted through a few testing events, but isn't quite as extensive as most consumers will expect.
Nikon 1 J3: Image Quality
Low light shots varied on noise levels—the programed auto resulted in much clearer shots than the regular auto, with much less noise. Though even left on auto, the camera performed pretty well in challenging scenarios. The camera did well outdoors at sunset, picking up the nice orange glow from the ambient lighting with no noticeable grain. At higher ISOs, colors are not quite as vibrant, but the noise levels were surprisingly low.
With the speed of the camera and autofocus, images were clear and well focused. The burst options made action photos free of blur. The backlighting mode also worked well in lieu of using a fill flash, though the processing time is noticeably longer.
Hue and saturation can all be adjusted under the image processing menu, but seemed pretty true-to-life when left on standard. The vibrant color processing option lent a nice effect to photos of children or for creating a more dramatic blue skyline.
With manual options for video, the quality and versatility is nice for a camera. Sounds were picked up well, and footage is as sharp as the still images. The camera didn't adjust to glare from the sun as well as a camcorder would, and the image stabilization was also a bit behind the quality inside a camcorder, but for a dedicated camera, the 1 J3 records video fairly well.
Nikon 1 J3: Conclusion
The speed and size make the 1 J3 a serious contender in the mirrorless category—it's truly a fun little camera with some pretty big performance. The battery life could see some improvement and some (though probably few) users will notice a few scene modes missing, but the speed and size is hard to come by.
|Images from the Nikon 1 J3 are sharp and detailed, with a nice depth of field.
Compared to similarly priced models, the 1 J3 fares pretty well. The Olympus PEN Lite E-PL5 has a bigger sensor, better battery life and hot shoe slot, but a slower burst mode and larger body. The NX300 includes wi-fi (instead of as an extra add on) in the price, but doesn't have the speed of the J3. The Fujifilm XM-1 is feature packed with wi-fi, GPS and a larger sensor, but again can't match the burst speed or size and retails for about $100 more.
The Nikon 1 J3 is an ideal fit for an on-the-go action shooter. Competing models may offer more features and larger sensors, but can't compete with the burst speed and smaller size.


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^^ wow thats the fastest ive seen so far..
Verizon - Live in the Lehigh Valley PA
31 down 17 up. I dont feel like posting a picture.
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I too, am lazy to post a picture.
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Denis- whats your location
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I got 53mbps down and 30mbps up on Rogers in Toronto area
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Murfreesboro, TN. Love LTE. Love that I switched to Verizon. Their LTE blankets all of Middle Tennessee.
Didn't take a photo from the app but.
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3) Ping: 37, D/L: 36 UP: 14
Hey JBuff, I PM'd you. Verizon user also in the Orlando area, and although my LTE speeds are great, the connectivity is annoying the heck out of me! The phone takes a good 10+ seconds to establish a network connection every time I bring the phone out of standby. Not sure if its a hardware, software, or Verizon Network issue.
Oklahoma City, OK - ATT
42.45 mbps down / 22.60 mbps up.
Bell @ Montreal, Canada.
Oklahoma City - Verizon (only 4/5 bars as well...)
Lucky you. Im up in Lawrenceville, GA
Seriously? Orange County.
I'm about 40 min west of Chicago.
8mpbs up and 8mpbs down. Full bars of LTE.
Austin Tx: 49.8 down, 12.2 up. Blindingly fast; 3x as much as broadband
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My friend is convinced I like her crush, but I don't. She won't believe me + my other friend is getting her period soon and she's worried. What do I say?
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Sarah has two questions here, but let's take on the first one. It sounds to me like you've already told your friend you're not crushing on her crush. Keep acting normal and try to move on. If you do like the same guy, that's OK. It happens. But maybe it's best to keep it a quiet crush. In time, you and your friend may move on and have a different crush.
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3/4 cup chopped onion
1 tsp. chopped garlic
4 cups chopped spinach leaves
4 wedges The Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss cheese
2 tbsp. fat-free sour cream
2 tbsp. reduced-fat Parmesan-style grated topping
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. dried basil
1/8 tsp. black pepper
10 oz. cooked and sliced skinless chicken breast
1 package Pillsbury Classic Pizza Crust refrigerated dough
Whole-wheat flour, for dusting
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
Bring a large skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook until softened and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add spinach to the skillet. Stirring frequently, cook until wilted, about 1 minute.
Transfer cooked veggies to a strainer, and blot away excess moisture.
To make the filling, in a large bowl, mix cheese wedges with sour cream until smooth and uniform. Stir in Parm-style topping, garlic powder, basil, and pepper. Add cooked veggies and sliced chicken to the cheese mixture, and stir to coat.
Roll out dough into a rectangle of even thickness, about 10 inches by 9 inches. Slice into 5 strips, each about 2 inches by 9 inches.
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Serving Size: 1 calzone Calories: 328 Fat: 5.5g Sodium: 905mg Carbs: 45g Fiber: 2g Sugars: 7g Protein: 24g PointsPlus® value 8*
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Serving Size: 1 calzone Calories: 640 Fat: 31g Sodium: 940mg Carbs: 59g Fiber: 3g Sugars: n.a. Protein: 30g PointsPlus® value 17*
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'Riddle me this, riddle me that…'
It was back and sounding fresh as ever on U2360 but maybe you'd forgotten the time Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me took the band to play in Gotham City.
With its genesis in the Zooropa recording sessions, 'Hold Me Thrill Me' turned out to be an inspired choice for the soundtrack of the1995 movie Batman Forever. As this great find from our archives shows, Kevin Godley's animated video was also pretty special. Tell us what you think in the comments below.
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23 November, 2012
Top 5 EasilyThis is easily in my Top 5 Best U2 Songs list. The Achtung / Zooropa era was the best straight up rock writing that Bono, Edge, Adam, and Larry.
05 October, 2012
My faveThis is my all-time favorite U2 song.....the guitar, the vocals - it's the essence of a U2 song in every chord. Bono belts it with passion like in every truly great piece of music they make.
04 October, 2012
My faveThis is my all-time favorite U2 song.....the guitar, the vocals - it's the essence of a U2 song in every chord. Bono belts it with passion like in every truly great piece of music they make.
03 October, 2012
The BestThis is my favourite U2 song.Everything about it is so good.Love turning it up loud and blowing the speakers with that drum and guitar at the start!!!Awesome. Hope it makes the next live album.
07 September, 2012
love the guitar and distortionJust a great full-blooded rock song. It makes an awesome 1-2 punch with Gone, its thematic cousin. Along with some others of you, I wonder how big Hold Me could have been if it had the higher profile of being on a full length album. I think the same thing about Window In The Skies.
03 September, 2012
My favorite BatmanIt's my favorite batman movie in great part because of this song! So cool!!
01 September, 2012
amazing song, never liked the link to thgreat song, great sound. but why sell it out to batman. just kills what the song is about. I think this could have been so much bigger if it wasn't for the batman tie-in.
31 August, 2012
One my all time fav U2 songsYou don't know how you got here, you just know you want out, believing in yourself almost as much as you doubt!!! Genius lyrics, from start to finish! Love U2!!!
26 August, 2012
Some of the best lyrics put to paperThis song is not only fantastic musically, it contains one of my favorite verses in any song, ever. "They want you to be Jesus They'll go down on one knee But they'll want their money back If you're alive at thirty-three And you're turning tricks With your crucifix You're a star " Some of the best, most relevant social commentary to date!
26 August, 2012
GREAT video!Superb animation; really captures the comic book feel more than the feel of the rubbish movie. Yes that book was CS Lewis' SCREWTAPE LETTERS - a masterpiece of 20th century Christian theology - amazing that it was in this video (fits in with the McPhisto persona + the video's theme of dark identity, disguise etc).
25 August, 2012
animated video once again? :)One of my favourites :)) Have You thought of making another animated music video? With You U2 as characters in it? It would be great, really :) By the new album for example :)
19 August, 2012
Classicbut is not every song like WTF COOOOOOOLLLLL
19 August, 2012
Thrilling videoWith this video U2 used a very special kind of visuals, presenting themselves as comic figures in a surreal modern world. Mixed with film sequences and short images of ZOO TV it reveals a sense of irony that was characteristic of some works U2 created in the 90s. Great animated artwork going along with the power of straightforward rock and roll.
17 August, 2012
first great track off a phenomenal sountbesides the mighty HMKMKMTM... brandy + lenny kravitz 'where are you now', the devlins 'crossing the river', the great michael hutchence covering 'the passenger' ... plus others... i saw the movie on cable years after i bought the soundtrack... great symphonics in u2's theme as well as the usual majestic sonics... easier times back then... better times ahead though cos' sometimes the present seems a bit too shady, and that's no riddle..
15 August, 2012
AWESOME SONG, TERRIBLE MOVIEOut of all the Batman movies I've ever seen Forever and Batman and Robin were the worst. BTW Dark Night Rises was freakin' awesome, better than both Dark Knight and Batman Begins. I know big call.. About the song though, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me was one of the greatest rock songs ever. I wish both this and Ultra Violet were both in the encore. It should go: HMTMKMKM, Ultra Violet, WOWY, Moment Of Surrender / Love Is Blindness.
14 August, 2012
gosh batmanbeatifull meditation of rockstar condition "You're a headache, in a suitcase You're a star" "They want you to be Jesus They'll got down on one knee But they'll want their money back If you're alive at thirty-three" great verse! insuperable. the book read in the cartoon ("the screwtapes letters") is the c.s.lewis book? are u2 influenced by lewis in your lyrics? regards from italy.
12 August, 2012
Holy haberdashery Batman !Great trashy animated video this one, love it !!
11 August, 2012
Great then ever better nowWish hold me, thrill me made the cut for U22. 360 brazil would had made a good entry. But it never to late for a sequel U222.
11 August, 2012
The Best Song to BATMAN BSOAmazing... in Popmart.... and now in the 360º so amazing song
11 August, 2012
Where the streets have no namemany U2 songs are special to me-however the performance at the super Bowl following the September 11 attacks-did it for me. To this day I watch that over and over. When Bono opened his jacket and showed the american flag-I cried. This song will always bring me back to that day when U2 showed support & love for a hurting nation.
11 August, 2012
U2, thrill us!!!What a sound!!!!!
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11 August, 2012
Hard to beLIEve it's been 17 years!Still the BEST MUSIC VID EVER!
10 August, 2012
THE BIRTH OF MACPHISTO!!!It was absolutely magic when I heard it going down the Kennedy Expressway eastbound in Chicago. It was played and broadcast live from Sarajevo all those years ago in 1993. Pure Magic!!
10 August, 2012
My first time!!This was the first U2 song I heard. Since then I became into a hardcore fan!!
09 August, 2012
Rock 'n RollBoth song and videoclip are as Rock 'n Roll as Batman himself!
09 August, 2012
Thrill Uexcellent!!!
09 August, 2012
The song that hooked me.HMTMKMKM brought U2 to my attention in a big way, and they have never left. I think, 17 years (!!!) later, the animation is far more interesting, making me wish the movie clips weren't there. However, the song remains the same...excellent!
09 August, 2012
The GreatestThis is the song that got me into U2 and rock music in a big way. If my highschool years had a soundtrack, this song would be the 1st single. I still play this on my guitar whenever the mood strikes me.
09 August, 2012
Thrill MeThe boys look so young....
09 August, 2012
makes me want to be a kid againi remember that video...the movie and when the song came out...great song...great video...good memories
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BRUSSELS, Belgium Greece became the last country to meet European Union criteria allowing emissions trading, joining a scheme at the heart of the EU's policy to cut carbon dioxide emissions, officials said Monday.
EU regulators approved Greece's emissions trading plan, granting its energy and manufacturing companies allowances covering emissions of 74.4 million metric tons of industrial carbon dioxide a year between 2005-2007.
The emissions trading system is a key part in the EU's implementation of the 1997 Kyoto global climate change pact, which commits the 25-nation bloc to cut its emissions of carbon dioxide by 8 percent from 1990 levels by 2012. So far, emissions are down only 2.9 percent.
All 25 EU member states are now eligible to take part in the emissions credit trading system, a market-based, stock exchange-like scheme aimed at helping companies to reduce emissions.
Under the trading system, launched on Jan 1, 2005, European companies that emit less carbon dioxide than allowed under set quotas can sell unused allotments -- credits -- to those who overshoot the target. The profit motive is expected to lead to substantial cuts in emissions of carbon dioxide, which makes up 80 percent of the EU's greenhouse gases.
All EU countries have drafted "national allocation plans," setting maximum ceilings to their greenhouse gas emissions, which had to be approved by the European Commission.
Companies are allocated credits once a national electronic registry is set up in the country where they're based. Nine EU nations have set up registries so far, and about 50 percent of the credits are already in circulation. The other 16 nations have yet to finalize their registry plans.
"With this approval, the emissions-trading system is complete," EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said in a statement. "We are looking forward to active spot-market trading involving all member states, which can begin once all national registries have been put into place."
EU nations will let their industries trade ceilings. The plan covers 12,000 facilities -- from power units to pulp and paper plants -- and provides a cheap way to reduce emissions while keeping European businesses competitive.
Each company has a cap on its emissions. Some may choose to lower their emissions and sell the difference to companies that want to exceed their ceilings. The system allows companies to buy or sell allocations while keeping the national quota stable.
Carbon dioxide prices under the EU's trading scheme have more than tripled since January, hitting an all-time high of euro22.50 (US$27.4) a ton on Monday.
The EU estimates European companies will spend between euro2.9 billion to euro3.7 billion a year in emissions trading.
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Birmingham Terminal Station
- This article is about the demolished train station. For the demolished MAX bus terminal, see Birmingham Central Station.
The Birmingham Terminal Station was the primary passenger station for Birmingham from 1909 until rail travel sharply declined in the 1950s. It filled two blocks of 26th Street North (now Carraway Boulevard) above the 5th Avenue North underpass. Originally the main train stop for out-of-town visitors, as automobile and air travel came in to prominence the building was neglected, it was finally torn down in 1969.
The exterior of the building was primarily brick. Two 130-foot towers topped the north and south wings. The central waiting room covered 7,600 square feet and was topped by a central dome 64 feet in diameter. The dome was constructed using the Guastavino system of layered terra-cotta tiles. At the top of the dome was a skylight of ornamental glass, lit from the openings in the cupola above. The bottom 16 feet of the walls of this main waiting room were finished in gray Tennessee marble.
Connecting to the main waiting room were the ticket office, a separate ladies' waiting room, a smoking room, a barber shop, a news stand, a refreshment stand, and telephone and telegraph booths. Along the north and south concourses were the kitchen, lunch and dining rooms, another smoking room, restrooms, and the "colored" waiting room. The north wing housed two express freight companies while the south was used for baggage and mail transfer.
Outside of the station were ten tracks. A series of overlapping "umbrella" sheds covered the platforms and tracks. These sheds provided protection from the rain while still letting in sunlight and fresh air.
In the early 20th century, Birmingham was served by seven railroads. Six of these joined together to form the Birmingham Terminal Company which set out to develop a landmark passenger station. Acquiring property for the project, the company purchased First Congregational Christian Church and other parcels in 1905.
The company hired Atlanta architect P. Thornton Marye, who would also design Highlands Methodist Church, to prepare plans for a majestic structure. His design was inspired by Beaux-Arts and Byzantine precedents and included a sixty-four foot diameter skylit dome over the 7,600 square foot waiting room, with the interior walls clad in Tennessee marble. In 1956 architectural historian Carroll Meeks described Birmingham's station as one of a group of "Burnham Baroque" edifices displaying the influence of World's Fair architecture. The exotic architectural style was somewhat controversial at the time.
The station's construction took two years and cost $2 million. The first train to stop at the new platform, nearly two years before the station building was completed, arrived on the evening of June 30, 1907. Station master Lee C. Jones oversaw the first use of the telephone block signal system that guided the Southern Railway train to the south platform at 10:50 PM.
On May 30, 1908 the Illinois Central Railroad line connected Birmingham to Chicago by extending the existing service from Jackson, Tennessee. A large crowd was present for the historic event.
The grand opening of the Terminal Station building occurred on April 6, 1909. A balloon race and a parade, led by Grand Marshal E. J. McCrossin, were held to celebrate.
In 1926 a giant electric sign was erected outside the station at the west end of the underpass. Originally reading "Welcome to Birmingham, the Magic City," it was later shortened to just "Birmingham, the Magic City." It deteriorated over the years due to lack of maintenance and was torn down in 1952, partly because the railroad station was no longer the primary entrance for visitors to the city. City Commissioner James Morgan recommended purchasing smaller signs to place at roadways and the Birmingham Municipal Airport.
During the Depression, the station fell into disrepair, but in the late 1930s it again became an important transportation hub for the area and continued to be so through World War II. In 1943 the station got a $500,000 renovation which included sandblasting, new paint, and new interior fixtures. During this period of rebirth, rail traffic peaked at 54 trains per day. Rail continued as the primary form of long-distance transportation in America through the early 1950s.
Desegregation suit
In December 1956 Carl and Alexinia Baldwin tested the station's compliance with an Interstate Commerce Commission ruling banning segregation among interstate passengers and were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct which were later dismissed. In January 1957, the Baldwins brought a lawsuit against the Birmingham City Commission, the Alabama Public Service Commission, and the Birmingham Terminal Company to desegregate the waiting rooms in Terminal Station. U.S. District Judge Seybourn H. Lynne dismissed the suit saying it was hypothetical.
As a result of that ruling, Fred and Ruby Shuttlesworth again challenged the segregated waiting rooms at the station on March 6. Having announced their intentions in advance, a heavy police guard was present and despite drawing a crowd of angry whites, the couple were able to board their train without incident. However, Lamar Weaver, a white integrationist who had greeted them in the station, was assaulted after being forced to leave the station by police before he could escape in his car.
The Baldwins' case was later appealed to the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals and reversed in January 1958, sending it back to Judge Lynne. In November 1959 he again dismissed the case saying that none of the defendants were "denying or threatening to deny Negroes equal privileges". Appealed again, the Court of Appeals in February 1961 declared that segregation at the station was "in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and the civil rights act," and ordered the District Court to remedy those practices. Judge Lynne therefore enjoined the three organizations from requiring or even compelling segregation based on race at the station.
Decline and demolition
As automobile ownership increased and air travel gained popularity, rail travel suffered. By 1960 only 26 trains per day went through Terminal Station. As early as 1962 the Terminal Station site was being proposed for redevelopment. Mayor Art Hanes and the Birmingham City Commission offered adjacent city-owned land as part of a proposal to construct a $10 million U.S. Postal Service bulk mail handling facility on the terminal site. In that instance, postal officials determined that relocating track and train facilities would be too expensive. By the beginning of 1969 only seven trains still served the station daily.
It was then that the U.S. Social Security Administration announced plans to build a consolidated service center in downtown Birmingham. The announcement followed an executive order from President Richard Nixon mandating that all new federal offices be constructed in urban areas as a bolster against urban blight.
William Engel of Engel Realty approached Southern Railroad, then the sole owner of the station, with plans for a $10 million project on the land occupied by Terminal Station. The plans called for a new, smaller station to be constructed along with the Social Security building, two other office buildings, and a large motel. It was estimated that the redevelopment would create about 3,000 jobs, but would necessitate tearing down the bulky Terminal Station. Those plans were generally unknown to the public, as well as to city officials, until shortly before the railway applied to the Alabama Public Service Commission for permission to demolish the building.
On June 30, 1969, the commission approved demolition of the station, despite efforts by some groups, such as the Heart of Dixie Railroad Society, the Alabama Historical Society, the Women's Committee of 100, and a few local architects to argue for its preservation. The Railroad Society's Gilbert Douglas was quoted as saying "Birmingham didn't have much by the way of history to start with, and even though some people look upon the building as a monstrosity, it could be a major tourist attraction." Warner Floyd of the state historical society concurred, estimating the the station represented "20 percent of the architectural heritage assets of a city of three-quarters of a million people."
Despite the pleas, the commission stated that it only had authority to consider the necessity and convenience of the traveling public, which the station clearly no longer served. Demolition by the T. M. Burgin Demolition Company began on September 22, although the main terminal was maintained until the new, smaller terminal building was built nearby. By December the station's land was completely cleared. Expressing regret for the loss afterward, Mayor George Seibels said, "We just didn't have enough information to try to coordinate the various interests that would have had to come together to save it."
The Social Security Administration building was ultimately built elsewhere, but the now cleared land solved another problem the city had had. The original plans for the Red Mountain Expressway involved the destruction of 100 to 150 of the Central City Housing Project (now the site of the Park Place Hope VI project). With the Terminal Station gone, the expressway could be routed slightly to the east, avoiding the projects. The portion of the expressway going through the former Terminal Station property was not built until the late 1980s.
A 7.32-acre section of the former station site lying to the east of the expressway was put on the market by Norfolk Southern in 2011 with an asking price of $2.7 million.
Because of the Terminal Station's destruction, it is now often used as a rallying cry for local preservation groups. Whenever an historic Birmingham structure is threatened, those involved in trying to preserve it often point to the Terminal Station as an example of what Birmingham has lost in the past.
- "First Train Will Steam Into the Big New Terminal Station at 10:50 P.M." (June 30, 1907) The Age-Herald
- Marye, P. Thornton (July 14, 1909) "The New Terminal Station, Birmingham, Ala." The American Architect. Vol. 96, No. 1751 - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
- "Terminal Station Is Desegregated By Court Order". (April 25, 1961) Birmingham Post-Herald
- "Terminal site too small, post office officials decide." (May 1962) The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Rewound
- Richardson, Charles (January 13, 1969). "Terminal awaits last `all-aboard'". The Birmingham News
- Hobson, Elaine (June 26, 1969). "Committee Seeks To Save Terminal". Birmingham Post-Herald, p. 19
- Edge, Lynn (July 2, 1969). "Terminal Station hailed in 1909 as desire fulfilled". The Birmingham News
- Gallups, Jerry (September 22, 1969). "Doomed Station Awaits The Ball". Birmingham Post-Herald
- Kelly, Mark (May 28, 1998) "Terminated Station: The Rise and Fall of Birmingham's Terminal Station". Black & White, pp. 14-17
- Clemons, Marvin and Lyle Key (2007) Birmingham Rails: The Last Golden Era from World War II to AmTrak. Birmingham: Red Mountain Press ISBN 9780615143538
- Morse, Suzanne W. (2009) "The One That Got Away" in Smart Communities: How Citizens and Local Leaders Can Use Strategic Thinking to Build a Brighter Future. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0470435461 , pp. 153-56
- Gray, Jeremy (October 17, 2018) "How Birmingham's iconic Terminal Station was lost to a wrecking ball in 1969." The Birmingham News
External links
- Birmingham Terminal Station (Ala.) collection at Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
- Proposal for Virtual Preservation of Historic Architecture website by D. Lee Cox
- "A confrontation at Terminal Station" narrated slideshow of Fred Shuttlesworth's protesting of segregation at the station at al.com


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The Williston-West Church on Thomas Street in Portland's upscale West End is at the center of a development controversy.
PORTLAND — A group of 12 Portland residents has filed a lawsuit to prevent wealthy Australian developer Frank Monsour from renovating the historic Williston-West Church complex for office space.
The superior court filing is the latest blow in a battle over the late 19th century church and accompanying parish house, which Monsour reportedly hopes to convert in part to an American home base for his mobile data systems company Majella Global Technologies.
Some neighbors of the 32 Thomas St. site opposed the project during a series of planning board and City Council workshops and meetings in April, May and June, arguing the allowance of offices in the otherwise densely residential part of town would be a change for the worse for the neighborhood.
But the council approved the plan by a 6-3 vote last month, with the majority of councilors agreeing that opening the door to offices at the West End site is necessary to encourage investment in preserving the aging property.
Now, many of the residents who fought the project through the municipal meetings are taking the battle a step further, asking the court to step in and throw out the city rezone.
"We're just asking the court to review what the city did, and to be clear whether it's valid or not," said Bruce McLauflin of the Portland law firm Petruccelli, Martin & Haddow, who is representing 11 of the 12 plaintiffs in the case. "The permitted uses in that zone are all residential. The question is, did the city take contract zoning further than what the Legislature intended … when it authorized municipalities to use contract zoning."
Monsour, doing business locally as 32 Thomas Street LLC, is proposing to convert the parish house into a personal residence and company offices to accommodate no more than 14 employees, with the church's sanctuary space initially envisioned as a community hall or performing arts venue.
Lining up as plaintiffs in superior court against the project are Charles and Kathy Remmel, John and Betty Gundersdorf, Samuel and Judith D'Amico, Jerry W. West and Diane Worthington, Judith Mansing and Sid Tripp, and Judy and Orlando E. Delogu. Orland Delogu is a former Portland City Councilor and University of Maine School of Law professor and is representing himself in the case.
The plaintiffs are suing not only 32 Thomas Street LLC but the city of Portland as well. Preserving historic structures is a priority in the city's comprehensive plan, a point central to the project's approval, but opponents say that's not enough to override the zoning restrictions on commercial office space in the area.
"People buy [homes in] a zone knowing what the permitted and nonpermitted uses are. They rely on that in making their decisions, and then all of a sudden certain individuals show up and say, 'Well, I don't like what the permitted and nonpermitted uses are,' and go to the city to change them," McLauflin said Tuesday.
Portland city attorney Danielle West-Chuhta said she's "confident the court will agree" with the City Council's decision on the topic.
"The City Council and the Planning Board gave the applicant — as well as the public — a full and fair hearing, looked at all the arguments listed in this complaint, and based on a thorough and thick record, decided this is in agreement with the comprehensive plan and the neighborhood, which is what the law requires," she said.
Mary Costigan, an attorney with the Portland law firm Bernstein Shur representing Monsour, told the BDN on Tuesday her "client will have some decisions to make" on whether to delay work on the project while the court process plays out.
But she said she believes the contract zoning will hold up in superior court, a perspective shared by Jed Rathband, a former Portland mayoral candidate who works as a local consultant to Monsour.
"It's unfortunate these neighbors have resorted to this, but I don't think they have much of case," Rathband said. "In contrast, there is a good number of people within the neighborhood who support this and would like to see this project move on. We had support all across the city, we had support on the city council, and that support has only grown throughout the process."
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Since the transfer of ownership in April of this year weve seen a whirlwind of activity and you have seen a number of substantial changes here. We have the bulk of the website changes / upgrades completed as planned, in preparation for our Indoor Cycling season which is right in front of many of us.
We want to take this opportunity to share something important with you:
Pedal-On had been declining in activity since 2009. You could say Pedal-On was heading to it's slow death...
If you are a long time member you may have noticed it. By any measure, a comparison of; registered users, posts and thread counts from previous years - all show a drop in activity beginning in 2009. Activity statistics from the first quarter of 2011 showed a continuation of this downward trend. If not for the core group of active and dedicated contributors, Pedal-On would have probably gone the way of other inactive Indoor Cycling forums.
But not anymore!
Have you noticed the change in activity this summer? We have and its been very exciting to see the fantastic growth in new registered users and forum activity over the past four months
The Pedal-On Indoor Cycling community is now alive, well and clearly thriving!
For you data freaks, here are four exciting pieces of info that tell the tale:
- Between April 15th and today, registered users have grown 15% (and this is off season, just you wait until winter!)
- There have been 6435 posts, up 45% over last year!
- There were 707 new threads created during the same time period = 68.5% over 2010! All these new threads show that the increases arent just from the 5 posts necessary to see the Profiles section. These are real, substantial increases in activity.
- We set a new record for the most users ever online (325) on August 8th, surpassing the previous record from years ago. Again; were setting a new record, in the off season, in August?
And its not just the numbers ..youve no doubt noticed other Improvements:
- Software upgrades to the very latest version with cool new features
- Updated Logo keeping the original look
- New Home Page highlights of news and information of interest
- Cleaner site layout and graphics update
- New Club & Studio locator map have you added your club?
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- Weekly email newsletter digest to remind you of the latest activity and update you on current activity.
- Further home page upgrades with easy to use new features
- Clearly delineated (non-forum) content areas for sponsors and suppliers to showcase the best in innovative indoor cycling products and services.
- Weve added a new user category - Industry Specialist to identify accredited members who are connected to companies offering quality products and services to Indoor Cycling Instructors and Studio/Club Owners/Managers. Pedal-On Members can look forward to seeing informative articles and blog posts from these Industry Specialists in the near future.
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This year, Stagedoor Theatre in Aspen Park offers up twice the family fun during the holidays. This weekend kicks off two holiday-theme stage shows that are sure to have the whole family laughing straight into 2009.
"A Fairytale Christmas" opens Dec. 6 and runs for two weekends on Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. This family-friendly show is children's theater by children and for children.
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An amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, authored by Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, would inject $5 million into the national STARBASE Youth Program, which provides science, technology, engineering and math education to underserved students nationwide.
In the 47th District, the STARBASE Youth Program Facility at the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base serves about 4,000 students a year and is funded by $1 million in state funds and $750,000 in federal funds, according to a news release from Lowenthal's office.
The STARBASE program is active in 56 congressional districts throughout the country and is set up on existing military bases. The program focuses on elementary students, primarily fifth graders, and motivates them to explore STEM education as they continue their academic careers.
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A Spen Valley foster carer has urged families to step up for disadvantaged children as demand for foster places rises.
Over six years Colleen Callaghan and her husband, Stephen, have looked after more than 100 children between the ages of two and 17.
She said: "Over the years we've seen an overwhelming difference in the children we've fostered.
"It's really rewarding to know you've played a big part in helping each child grow and achieve to the best of their ability.
"You really do have to put the time and effort in if you want to make a difference to the life of a child in foster care.
"This not only helps the child but gives you a real sense of pride in what you and they have achieved."
Kirklees Council assistant director for children's services Paul Johnson said the number of children going into foster care in West Yorkshire had risen to around 2,100 and 235 new foster families would be needed over the next year.
"Although challenging and exhausting at times, most of our foster carers say that it is the most fun, satisfying and worthwhile job they've ever done," he said.
A drop-in fostering information event for people seeking more information will be held 12pm-4pm on Sunday May 18 at the Urban Village Resort, Tingley, with another to follow at 4pm-8pm on Wednesday May 21 at the Cedar Court Hotel, Ainley Top, as part of Fostering Fortnight.


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Fall is coming to fruition across the country. Well, that is if you don't live in the Los Angeles area. Southern Cal was hit with quite the heat wave earlier this week – temperatures topping around 113 degrees around downtown. On this week's short balls, we're staying away from the heat and traveling around the country (and world!), region by region, to bring you tiny tidbits in URL-linked style.
The Midwest is losing one of its tennis gems, as the stadium that hosted the (formerly-named) RCA Championships – the Indianapolis ATP stop for 21 years – was put to the wrecking ball this past week. (via jon_wertheim) Remember: Better times in Indianapolis, which lost its tourney to Atlanta this past year.
The Southeast | The WTA celebrated the 40th anniversary of what it describes as a day of "rebellion" and "independence" last Thursday, September 23rd. In 1970, Billie Jean King and "The Original Nine" broke away from the tennis czars to form the WTA with help from a few business-savvy folks (and Virginia Slims cigarettes). The total purse at the 1970 Virginia Slims Invitational in Houston? $7,500. The winner took home $1,600, which is one about one tenth the money first-round losers are awarded at today's majors.
Meanwhile, in the Southwest, Mirjana Lucic continued her winning ways this past week by capturing the title at the USTA Pro Circuit swing in Albuquerque. Lucic took out three Americans on her way to the championship. This week, she's in action up north at the $50,000 event in Las Vegas.
Further west of Lucic's success in Big Sur, California, Bob Bryan announced he was engaged to longtime girlfriend Michelle Alvarez. And west coast companies Diesel (Los Angeles) and Nike (Portland, Ore.) have new ad campaigns out. The Diesel campaign, "Kick Ass" takes a sarcastic approach to their shoes kicking ass (literally) and not being fitted for running. Nike's "BOOM" campaign features several well shot (and edited) commercials. In all those split-second shots of different sports, your not missing a tennis moment. The sport didn't make the cut for this promotional track, FYI. More FYI: Nike's Q1 profits were up 9% overall. Maybe thanks to Rafa? Or the bed bugs? Probably Rafa…
More geographical adventures (including a dive into New York City!) after the cut… (more…)