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Turmeric (Curcuma longa) /ˈtɜːrmərɪk/ or /ˈtjuːmərɪk/ or /ˈtuːmərɪk/ is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to southern Asia, requiring temperatures between 20 and 30 °C and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive. Plants are gathered annually for their rhizomes and propagated from some of those rhizomes in the following season.
When not used fresh, the rhizomes are boiled for about 30–45 minutes and then dried in hot ovens, after which they are ground into a deep-orange-yellow powder commonly used as a spice in Bangladeshi cuisine, Indian cuisine, Pakistani cuisine and curries, for dyeing, and to impart color to mustard condiments. One active ingredient is curcumin, which has a distinctly earthy, slightly bitter, slightly hot peppery flavor and a mustardy smell.
India, a significant producer of turmeric, has regional names based on language and state.
HISTORY AND ETYMOLOGY
Turmeric has been used in Asia for thousands of years and is a major part of Siddha medicine. It was first used as a dye, and then later for its medicinal properties.
The origin of the name is uncertain, possibly deriving from Middle English/early modern English as turmeryte or tarmaret. There was speculation that it may be of Latin origin, terra merita (merited earth).
The name of the genus, Curcuma, is from an Arabic name of both saffron and turmeric (see Crocus).
PRONUNCIATION
Turmeric is sometimes pronounced without the earlier "r". Many people pronounce it as (/juː/ ew or /uː/ oo rather than /ɜːr/ ur), as if it were spelled "tu-mer-ic".
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
APPEARANCE
Turmeric is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches up to 1 m tall. Highly branched, yellow to orange, cylindrical, aromatic rhizomes are found. The leaves are alternate and arranged in two rows. They are divided into leaf sheath, petiole, and leaf blade. From the leaf sheaths, a false stem is formed. The petiole is 50 to 115 cm long. The simple leaf blades are usually 76 to 115 cm long and rarely up to 230 cm. They have a width of 38 to 45 cm and are oblong to elliptic, narrowing at the tip.
INFLORESCENCE, FLOWER AND FRUIT
In China, the flowering time is usually in August. Terminally on the false stem is a 12 to 20 cm long inflorescence stem containing many flowers. The bracts are light green and ovate to oblong with a blunt upper end with a length of 3 to 5 cm.
At the top of the inflorescence, stem bracts are present on which no flowers occur; these are white to green and sometimes tinged reddish-purple and the upper ends are tapered.
The hermaphrodite flowers are zygomorphic and threefold. The three 0.8 to 1.2 cm long sepals are fused, white, have fluffy hairs and the three calyx teeth are unequal. The three bright-yellow petals are fused into a corolla tube up to 3 cm long. The three corolla lobes have a length of 1.0 to 1.5 cm, and are triangular with soft-spiny upper ends. While the average corolla lobe is larger than the two lateral, only the median stamen of the inner circle is fertile. The dust bag is spurred at its base. All other stamens are converted to staminodes. The outer staminodes are shorter than the labellum. The labellum is yellowish, with a yellow ribbon in its center and it is obovate, with a length from 1.2 to 2 cm. Three carpels are under a constant, trilobed ovary adherent, which is sparsely hairy. The fruit capsule opens with three compartments.
BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION
The most important chemical components of turmeric are a group of compounds called curcuminoids, which include curcumin (diferuloylmethane), demethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin. The best-studied compound is curcumin, which constitutes 3.14% (on average) of powdered turmeric. However, there are big variations in curcumin content in the different lines of the species Curcuma longa (1–3189 mg/100g). In addition, other important volatile oils include turmerone, atlantone, and zingiberene. Some general constituents are sugars, proteins, and resins.
USES
CULINARY
Turmeric grows wild in the forests of South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the key ingredients in many Asian dishes. Indian traditional medicine, called Siddha, has recommended turmeric for medicine. Its use as a coloring agent is not of primary value in South Asian cuisine.
Turmeric is mostly used in savory dishes, but is used in some sweet dishes, such as the cake sfouf. In India, turmeric plant leaf is used to prepare special sweet dishes, patoleo, by layering rice flour and coconut-jaggery mixture on the leaf, then closing and steaming it in a special copper steamer (goa).
In recipes outside South Asia, turmeric is sometimes used as an agent to impart a rich, custard-like yellow color. It is used in canned beverages, baked products, dairy products, ice cream, yogurt, yellow cakes, orange juice, biscuits, popcorn color, cereals, sauces, gelatins, etc. It is a significant ingredient in most commercial curry powders.
Most turmeric is used in the form of rhizome powder. In some regions (especially in Maharashtra, Goa, Konkan, and Kanara), turmeric leaves are used to wrap and cook food. Turmeric leaves are mainly used in this way in areas where turmeric is grown locally, since the leaves used are freshly picked. Turmeric leaves impart a distinctive flavor.
Although typically used in its dried, powdered form, turmeric is also used fresh, like ginger. It has numerous uses in East Asian recipes, such as pickle that contains large chunks of soft turmeric, made from fresh turmeric.
Turmeric is widely used as a spice in South Asian and Middle Eastern cooking. Many Persian dishes use turmeric as a starter ingredient. Almost all Iranian khoresh dishes are started using onions caramelized in oil and turmeric, followed by other ingredients.
In India and Nepal, turmeric is widely grown and extensively used in many vegetable and meat dishes for its color; it is also used for its supposed value in traditional medicine.
In South Africa, turmeric is used to give boiled white rice a golden colour.
In Vietnamese cuisine, turmeric powder is used to color and enhance the flavors of certain dishes, such as bánh xèo, bánh khọt, and mi quang. The powder is used in many other Vietnamese stir-fried and soup dishes.
The staple Cambodian curry paste kroeung, used in many dishes including amok, typically contains fresh turmeric.
In Indonesia, turmeric leaves are used for Minangese or Padangese curry base of Sumatra, such as rendang, sate padang, and many other varieties.
In Thailand, fresh turmeric rhizomes are widely used in many dishes, in particular in the southern Thai cuisine, such as the yellow curry and turmeric soup.
In medieval Europe, turmeric became known as Indian saffron because it was widely used as an alternative to the far more expensive saffron spice.
TRADITIONAL USES
In Ayurvedic practices, turmeric has been used to treat a variety of internal disorders, such as indigestion, throat infections, common colds, or liver ailments, as well as topically to cleanse wounds or treat skin sores.
RESEARCH
Basic research shows extracts from turmeric may have antifungal and antibacterial properties.
Turmeric is under study for its potential to affect human diseases, including kidney and cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, cancer, irritable bowel disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and other clinical disorders.
DYE
Turmeric makes a poor fabric dye, as it is not very light fast, but is commonly used in Indian and Bangladeshi clothing, such as saris and Buddhist monks's robes. Turmeric (coded as E100 when used as a food additive) is used to protect food products from sunlight. The oleoresin is used for oil-containing products. A curcumin and polysorbate solution or curcumin powder dissolved in alcohol is used for water-containing products. Over-coloring, such as in pickles, relishes, and mustard, is sometimes used to compensate for fading.
In combination with annatto (E160b), turmeric has been used to color cheeses, yogurt, dry mixes, salad dressings, winter butter and margarine. Turmeric is also used to give a yellow color to some prepared mustards, canned chicken broths, and other foods (often as a much cheaper replacement for saffron).
INDICATOR
Turmeric paper, also called curcuma paper or in German literature Curcumapapier is paper steeped in a tincture of turmeric and allowed to dry. It is used in chemical analysis as an indicator for acidity and alkalinity. The paper is yellow in acidic and neutral solutions and turns brown to reddish-brown in alkaline solutions, with transition between pH of 7.4 and 9.2.
For pH detection, turmeric paper has been replaced in common use by litmus paper. Turmeric can be used as a substitute for phenolphthalein, as its color change pH range is similar.
CEREMONIAL USES AND MYTHS
Turmeric is considered auspicious and holy in India and has been used in various Hindu ceremonies for millennia. It remains popular in India for wedding and religious ceremonies.
Turmeric has played an important role in Hindu spiritualism. The robes of the Hindu monks were traditionally colored with a yellow dye made of turmeric. Because of its yellow-orange coloring, turmeric was associated with the sun or the Thirumal in the mythology of ancient Tamil religion. Yellow is the color of the solar plexus chakra which in traditional Tamil Siddha medicine is an energy center. Orange is the color of the sacral chakra.
The plant is used in Poosai (Tamil) to represent a form of the Tamil Goddess Kottravai. In Eastern India, the plant is used as one of the nine components of navapatrika along with young plantain or banana plant, taro leaves, barley (jayanti), wood apple (bilva), pomegranate (darimba), asoka, manaka or manakochu, and rice paddy. The Navaptrika worship is an important part of Durga festival rituals.
It is used in poosai to make a form of Ganesha. Yaanaimugathaan, the remover of obstacles, is invoked at the beginning of almost any ceremony and a form of Yaanaimugathaan for this purpose is made by mixing turmeric with water and forming it into a cone-like shape.
Haldi ceremony (called Gaye holud in Bengal) (literally "yellow on the body") is a ceremony observed during Hindu wedding celebrations in many parts of India including Bengal, Punjab, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The 'ceremony takes place one or two days before the religious and legal Bengali wedding ceremonies. The turmeric paste is applied by friends to the bodies of the couple. This is said to soften the skin, but also colors them with the distinctive yellow hue that gives its name to this ceremony. It may be a joint event for the bride and groom's families, or it may consist of separate events for the bride's family and the groom's family.
During the Tamil festival Pongal, a whole turmeric plant with fresh rhizomes is offered as a thanksgiving offering to Suryan, the sun god. Also, the fresh plant sometimes is tied around the sacred Pongal pot in which an offering of pongal is prepared.
In Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, as a part of the Tamil/Telugu marriage ritual, dried turmeric tuber tied with string is used to create a Thali necklace, the equivalent of marriage rings in western cultures. In western and coastal India, during weddings of the Marathi and Konkani people, Kannada Brahmins turmeric tubers are tied with strings by the couple to their wrists during a ceremony called Kankanabandhana.
Friedrich Ratzel in The History of Mankind reported in 1896 that in Micronesia, the preparation of turmeric powder for embellishment of body, clothing, and utensils had ceremonial character.
ADULTERATION
As turmeric and other spices are commonly sold by weight, the potential exists for powders of toxic, cheaper agents with a similar color to be added, such as lead(II,IV) oxide, giving turmeric an orange-red color instead of its native gold-yellow. Another common adulterant in turmeric, metanil yellow (also known as acid yellow 36), is considered an illegal dye for use in foods by the British Food Standards Agency.
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Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: During pregnancy and while breast-feeding, turmeric is LIKELY SAFE when taken by mouth in amounts commonly found in food. However, turmeric is LIKELY UNSAFE when taken by mouth in medicinal amounts during pregnancy. It might promote a menstrual period or stimulate the uterus, putting the pregnancy at risk. Do not take medicinal amounts of turmeric if you are pregnant. There is not enough information to rate the safety of medicinal amounts of turmeric during breast-feeding. It is best not to use it.
Surgery: Turmeric might slow blood clotting. It might cause extra bleeding during and after surgery. Stop using turmeric at least 2 weeks before a scheduled surgery.
Diabetes: Curcumin, a chemical in turmeric, might decrease blood sugar in people with diabetes. Use with caution in people with diabetes as it might make blood sugar too low.
A stomach disorder called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): Turmeric can cause stomach upset in some people. It might make stomach problems such as GERD worse. Do not take turmeric if it worsens symptoms of GERD.
Hormone-sensitive condition such as breast cancer, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, endometriosis, or uterine fibroids: Turmeric contains a chemical called curcumin, which might act like the hormone estrogen. In theory, turmeric might make hormone-sensitive conditions worse. However, some research shows that turmeric reduces the effects of estrogen in some hormone-sensitive cancer cells. Therefore, turmeric might have beneficial effects on hormone-sensitive conditions. Until more is known, use cautiously if you have a condition that might be made worse by exposure to hormones.
Infertility: Turmeric might lower testosterone levels and decrease sperm movement when taken by mouth by men. This might reduce fertility. Turmeric should be used cautiously by people trying to have a baby.
Medications that slow blood clotting (Anticoagulant / Antiplatelet drugs) interacts with TURMERIC
Turmeric might slow blood clotting. Taking turmeric along with medications that also slow clotting might increase the chances of bruising and bleeding.
Some medications that slow blood clotting include aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix), diclofenac (Voltaren, Cataflam, others), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others), naproxen (Anaprox, Naprosyn, others), dalteparin (Fragmin), enoxaparin (Lovenox), heparin, warfarin (Coumadin), and others.
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tasmanian salmon $15.50
- Smoked Tasmanian Salmon with a pea, feta & corn fritter, avocado, rocket & a dill sour cream.
Luscious smoked salmon paired with fresh sour cream, all bulked up by a nice heavy pea, feta and corn fritter.
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Apte Foodstore
(03) 9482 2991
538 Heidelberg Rd
Alphington VIC 3078
Last year, delicious. magazine asked you where the best cafes in the country are and the response was overwhelming! Thousands of votes poured in for the second annual delicious Cafe Awards and the winners are... Overall favourite cafeSarah's delicious banana bread
APTE: 538 Heidelberg Rd, Alphington, Victoria
telephone: (03) 9482 2991
Reviews:
- Apte, Alphington - The Breakfast Blog - Saturday, December 15, 2007
truly delicious corn, pea and feta fritter, drizzled with dill-infused sour cream and topped with a mountain of Tasmania's finest smoked salmon.
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Or go sweet with toasted, house made banana and coconut bread (with honey labna, pistachios and roasted seasonal fruit).
- Apte - Epicure, The Age by Dani Valent, Reviewer May 14, 2007
- APTE - Epicyre, The Age by Matt Preston, Reviewer July 25, 2006
APTE's crunchy-edged banana bread - when you eventually find it under a mound of stewed rhubarb and honeyed labna - is sweet, sticky and loaded with coconut, while the ricotta hotcakes are plump, light and golden and served with poached fruit and a ricotta flavoured with orange zest.
- Espresso March 3, 2009, Epicure, The Age by Larissa Dubecki March 3, 2009
Apt time to move on
IN OTHER cafe news, Alphington's APTE, recently named Delicious magazine's cafe of the year in a popular vote, has been sold. Nathan Toleman, who with his wife Sarah Foletta opened the former milkbar three years ago, said the couple would be handing over the reins at the end of the week to an unnamed buyer new to hospitality.
The pair has another project on the boil, a cafe that will be similar to APTE, this time on the Carlton/Brunswick border. They hope to open around July.
Feb 14th '15 saw the final day of trading at Alsager's Co-op Foodstore - and the start of a five week hiatus until new owners ASDA open for business. To fend off 'potential deprivation' the newcomers in town have contracted D&G to provide a free service, each Wednesday and Friday, from Bank Corner over the county border to their long-established store in Tunstall, some 25 minutes away.
The timetable (on the D&G website) shows four trips in each direction, with boarding/alighting at the termini only.
Steering clear of the low railway bridge on the main line route through Kidsgrove, the big red bus includes Butt Lane on its interesting run.
Having completed an out-of-service local loop, the Vyking approaches the Lawton Road boarding point.
D&G Bus - 180 - X80 SLT -
Volvo B7TL -
East Lancs Vyking H47/29F -
new [reg X645 RDA] as Volvo, Warwick, demonstrator 10/00 -
saw service in Ireland as 01-D-17885 -
later with JJ Kavanagh as 00-KE-11 -
ex South Lancs Travel, Atherton [inc. distinctive reg] - 9/14 -
Bank Corner, Alsager
Giving the luxury option a go, and what a go'er it was!
Tender, soft and very tasty. Packed full of beef flavour.
I left the skirt of fat on to let it baste itself, and I smeared on a paste of rosemary, garlic, black pepper, salt and olive oil. It then went onto the barbecue at full bore for a minute or so, then back down to the lowest flame for about 4 minutes, and the same with the other side, with a wok lid to cook it though. Then I rested it for another 5-10 minutes on the cool side of the barbecue. This resulted in a great piece of meat that was ... overcooked :)
Well, it was medium well in some places and medium rare close to the bone.
We also had a few links of the well fermented chorizo sausages from Casa Iberico and some tofu steaks.
Rib Cutlet AUD22/kg
nett weight: 0.480kg
total price AUD10.56
Little Creek Cattle Company Pty Ltd.
190 Douthie Rd
Seville 3139 Victoria Australia
ABN: 84 217 237 984
0419887712
Casa Iberica
(03) 9417 7106
25 Johnston St
Fitzroy VIC 3065
The White Hat Guide to Spanish & Hispanic food stores & ingredients in Melbourne
If you are shopping for Spanish or South American ingredients in Melbourne, then your first stop is likely to be the Casa Iberica.
Logo from a managers' name tag used by Red Owl food stores around 1968-1972. Servitium Optimum I presume is Latin for Optimum Service.
The KOM League
Flash Report
Father’s Day Edition
2018
This edition of the report is posted at: www.flickr.com/photos/60428361@N07/27870876617/ The associated photo has some baseball significance. It is a bird that is affiliated with a Missouri baseball team and as far as I’m concerned it looks a whole lot better than the group of 25 to 40 guys who wear that likeness on the front of their team jerseys.
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Throwing out the first pitch
For a while I have suspicioned there are readers of the Flash Reports who don’t receive them by e-mail. The Flickr site is a “grazing ground” for photo lovers and sometimes a person looking for photos accidently comes across a Flash Report. This is a message received in recent days. “Hass_53 said: Thanks for another interesting and absorbing KOM Report! I truly do enjoy reading each and every one and often just scroll back thru your Flickr pages to see if I missed one. Bruce H., Concordia, MO.
For those who only find the Flash Reports by sheer accident or dogged determination let me make you an offer. If you don’t want to miss another report or work up a sweat searching for it, send your e-mail address to: j03.john@gmail.com
If anyone would like to have an easy guide to many of these reports let me know.
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Death of wife of former KOM leaguer
Mr. Hall: This is Paul Wichtendahl (Delbert's son). Dad does not check email (yet) and this email account is the one that Mom used. She passed away on Sunday afternoon.-- Whittemore, Iowa
Thanks to Paul I went on-line and wish to share this with the readership.
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www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com/obituary/261791/Elaine-Wi...
“Elaine Ruth (Meyer) Wichtendahl received her crown of eternal life on Sunday, June 10, 2018. She was born on a farm in rural Whittemore to (Ernest) and Edna Schultz on June 17, 1934. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Whittemore. She married the love of her life, Delbert Wichtendahl on July 20, 1952, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. To this union they were blessed with four children, Vernon, Steven, Paul and Carmen.
She was a faithful organist at St. Paul Lutheran Church from 1979-2014. She enjoyed playing cards, sewing, knitting and crocheting and her family lovingly called her "Blazing Needles." Elaine worked at Zumach's AG Foodstore, Dr. LeRoy Strohman's Dentistry, The Travel Agency and Schuchert and Erickson Eye Doctors and many years as the church secretary.
Elaine is survived by her husband, Delbert of Whittemore; children, Vernon and Twila of Lotts Creek; Reverend Steven and Cheryl of Guthrie Center; Paul and Mary of Good Thunder, MN; Carmen and Bill O'Brien of Marion; grandchildren: Angela (Josh Rusch) Wichtendahl, Emily (Nick) Crimmins, Suzanne Wichtendahl, Jonathan (Dana) Wichtendahl, Aime Jo Wichtendahl, Sara (Shawn McGuire) Wichtendahl, Courtney Wichtendahl, Corban Wichtendahl, Shayla O'Brien and Melaina O'Brien; great-grandchildren: Leo, Philip, Kaden, Aveline, Vendela, Haley, Steven, Flynn, Brenden and Evan; brother, Eldon (JoAnn) Meyer and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Edna (Schultz) Meyer; grandson, Michael Wichtendahl; granddaughter, Kelly O'Brien and a great-grandson, Victor Crimmins.”
Ed comment:
Like the majority of communication with the former KOM leaguers, it comes from their wives. Although Elaine and Delbert were married a year after he left the KOM league, she had seen a few games, in 1951, when her husband played for the Ponca City Dodgers and later the Miami, Okla. Eagles.
Elaine and Delbert attended one KOM league reunion and from that juncture she had an interest in these reports. She’d send comments and questions, from time to time. The best effort I could muster was always put forth for anybody with as few readers as this old batboy has, he wouldn’t want to lose a one. I’m sorry that Elaine will no longer be on the receiving end of these reports and I send along condolences to Paul, his father, and the other members of the family
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The passing of a member of the 1948 Bartlesville Pirates
Since the disbanding of the printed newsletter, I don’t hear as promptly from family members, of a deceased former player, as I once did. When a former player’s name gets stuck in my mind, as not having heard from for a few months, I look him. Here is what was found this past week.
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www.armeshuntfuneralhome.com/notices/Kenneth-Manwell
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord will award to me on that day. Kenneth West Manwell, age 90, of Marion, Indiana, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on November 5, 2017, at 4:32 p.m. He was born in Harlingen, Texas, on October 2, 1927, to the late Cecil (April 21, 1967) and Beulah (Maxey) (April 3, 1983) Manwell. Kenneth graduated in 1947 from Marion High School in Grant County. During World War II, Kenneth was helping his parents with farming. His brother Richard, however, was in the service fighting for the rights of the American people. On Sunday, January 12, 1947, Kenneth married the love of his life, Margaret L. Ulmer, who preceded him in death. Also preceding him death are his youngest son, Kenneth Michael Manwell, brother Richard Manwell, and sister Madelyn Allen.
Kenneth was to report for spring drills with Keokuk at Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where he began training with the Keokuk, Iowa Pirates of the Central Association, a Pittsburg(h) affiliate, with which he signed a contract in the fall of 1946. Newspaper said, "Manwell, a strong armed right hander, will leave Marion on April 11 to begin workouts with Keokuk club, which is considered a class C organization." His fame was cut short due to the illness of his father, Cecil Manwell. He was a lifetime member of First Friends Church (Golden band class) in Marion, Indiana. Kenneth has been a life time farmer and enjoyed his farming with his son Kim, and grandsons, Scott, Joe, and Nick Manwell. He spent over 50 years in the Masons/Shriners. He loved to play golf, bingo, euchre, basketball, football, and his specialty baseball. He enjoyed watching the races at the Indianapolis 500. He watched them in his last years on television. Kenneth had the gifts of the fruit of the spirit, always displaying kindness, gentleness, and patience.
Kenneth is survived by his special friend and caregiver, Janet Humphrey, Marion, 6 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements for Kenneth have been entrusted to Armes-Hunt Funeral Home and Cremation Services College Park Chapel, 4601 S. Western Ave., Marion, Indiana, where a visitation will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. A funeral service will follow the visitation at 2:00 p.m., with Pastor Robert Garra officiating. Burial will be at Grant Memorial Park in Marion.
In lieu of flowers, Kenneth requested that contributions be made to the Special Olympics. Online condolences may be made at www.armeshuntfuneralhome.com.
Ed comment:
Kenneth Manwell’s obituary was shared with baseball necrologist, Jack Morris, with the caveat that no matter what is contained in that document he didn’t show up in the KOM league until 1948. He played in a baker’s dozen games and got one hit, one walk and was hit by one pitch.
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Death of a 1949-50 Bartlesville Pirate
James Leroy Mehan was born August 7, 1930 in the central Oklahoma town of Chandler. Not many sources can verify that data but I know it from my many conversations with the deceased. Over the years he subscribed to the KOM League Remembered newsletter and helped keep that publication afloat, far longer than it deserved.
After the newsletter went “belly up” Mehan continued to communicate with this source through e-mail. It had been a while since I heard from him and decided to look on the Internet to ascertain his whereabouts. This was the sad found on this link: www.findagrave.com/memorial/178033738
For those who can’t or won’t open the foregoing URL, Mehan passed away April 30, 2015, in Artesia, California. So, he stayed in touch with me right up to the end. With each former player we seem to have something that links us to past, other than the KOM league. When we ran out of things about which to converse it was discovered that we were both members of a particular religious denomination. He thought that was pretty cool. As I mentioned, Mehan was born in Chandler, Okla. in 1930. Thirty-three years after his birth I was in Chandler, preaching in the same church house where he had attended as a very young boy, prior to his parents packing up and heading to California like so many Okies of that era. Had the Mehan’s remained in Chandler I may have met James as far back as 1963.
Mehan posted a record of 0-1, in 1949 but came back in 1950 and posted an 11-8 record for Bartlesville. Bartlesville is about 100 miles from Mehan’s birthplace of Chandler. On that same pitching staff was future big leaguer, Ronnie Kline. He won six more games than Kline who was in his rookie season. Ed Wolfe, another member of that mound corps, also made it to the major leagues.
Mehan was off serving with Uncle Sam’s army from 1951 through 1954. He rejoined the Pittsburgh Pirate organization in 1955 pitching for Waco of the Big State league and Williamsport, PA of the Eastern league. In 1956 he went south of the border and was a member of the Mexico City Tigers after leaving the Waco Dons, with whom he started the season.
While at Mexico City, Mehan had six teammates who were either former or future major leaguers. I could identify them but only a few readers would even care or recognize the names. However, one name interested me, Nicholas Genesta. Nick was a member of the 1951 Bartlesville club and I have never located or determined his fate. He was from Empalme, Sonora, Mexico.
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Watch who you mention
Two people who communicate frequently are Bill Clark, former major league scout from right here in Columbia, MO US of A and Barry McMahon of Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada. Between the two of them they have met, know or have communicated with a majority of people affiliated with baseball in the last 50-60 years.
In our last breakfast engagement, Clark told me the story about the building of the Houston Astrodome. When the designers were trying to figure out how high to make the roof they called on Ed Roebuck, former Dodger. He was known for his ability to hit fungos. According to the story Roebuck shared with Clark, he hit the roof at a couple of heights before the engineers figured no human could hit a baseball any higher.
This past week McMahon shared a story that Mickey Mantle hit the first home run in the Astrodome, in an exhibition game, and I told him about Roebuck and that I thought Roger Maris was the first player to hit the roof of the dome, in a “real” game.
McMahon wrote back that he had heard of the prowess of Roebuck with the fungo and that he tried, and almost succeeded in hitting a ball out of the Los Angeles Coliseum. In that same time frame he said Duke Snider tried throwing one out of that same stadium and hurt his arm. I leave all the foregoing for trivia fans to gnaw on while I go to the punch line of this article. Two days after conversing about Roebuck, McMahon sent a note saying we brought Roebuck bad luck for he died this past week. www.google.com/search?q=ed+roebuck+baseball&oq=ed+Roe... My final comment on Roebuck’s death to McMahon was that it was a cruel irony that he died about the same time the news of the “death” of Sears and Roebuck.
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News that is hard to take
Really enjoyed your report today. Especially, the part on the Korean War. Always enjoy any photos and marvel at each one or the expressions of the kids etc. I have delayed saying much. But, I have cancer of the prostate and it has been determined that it is aggressive. They did some other scans and found a mass on my kidney that they think is cancer. We meet with the Doctor next week to determine which one is most aggressive and we will go from there. Tell Mrs. Hall “hey” for me. Keep up the good work Bruce-- in Florida.
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Old newspaper reveals names of “Hopefuls.”
Each year, young men from near and far showed up at local baseball stadiums to give it shot. Those minor league towns, with big league affiliation, didn’t have many guys make an appearance if they hadn’t already been signed to a “look see.” Miami, Okla. was an affiliate of the Topeka Owls and due to Ray ”Fido” Murphy, who had managed a semi-pro team at a Rhode Island submarine base, in WWII, they had a number of players from the east coast.
In reading the early spring column of 1948 it was interesting to look at and determine how many of those who showed up eventually made the team. Here is the list and I hope you can wait until the end to see how many actually made it into one game. In fact, Hank Gornicki, the manager projected for that year never made it to opening day. There were reasons given in the newspaper why Gornicki left but a couple of the former players told Yours truly those reasons were “cover” for the fact that the bulk of the players went to management and demanded be Gornicki replaced. Art Priebe was sent down to manage the team and he played many positions including pitcher. The 27 year-old player/manager was once hailed as another Marty Marion. One year in minor league ball, in 1942, and four years in the service to his country wiped out any hope of that happening.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1948—14 PITCHERS WORK FOR POSITIONS ON LOCAL CLUB Hurlers Among New Crop Of Owl Candidates; Drills Revised Of 29 new candidates battling for 21 positions on the Miami Owl roster, 14 are pitchers and eight are infielders.
The others, all of whom reported for spring drills late Monday, include five outfielders and two backstops. Because College Field hasn't been conditioned for workouts, the plan for junior Owl prospects to toil on the campus has been abandoned Instead, there will be two squad in action daily at the Fairgrounds park, the Topeka Owls working during the afternoon. following morning practice by the local athletes, who will report at 10 a. m.
Manager Windy Johnson of the Topekans and pilot Hank Gornicki of the Miami outfit will get a line on their hurling talent Saturday night and Sunday in the two nine-inning games slated at the Fairgrounds. The Saturday game will begin at 8, the Sunday afternoon clash at 2:30 o'clock.
Pitching and batting practices will dominate the training program until the week-end tilts. Topeka breaks camp April 16 for a series of exhibitions and the local aggregation, while remaining here for most of the conditioning, will travel occasionally for competition.
Miami will open its season May 5. The new arrivals are:
Pitchers—
Robert Scheer, Old Bridge, N. J.;
Edward Brennan, New Haven, Conn.
Dennis Torris, Peabody, Mass.
Robert Vogel, South River, New Jersey
Lawrence Pugliese, Greenwich, Conn.
Francis Wilson, Lynn, Mass.
John Doyle, Salem, Mass.
Glen Oxandale, Wetmore, Kas.
Dean Christman, Jamestown, Kas.
Alex Grieves, Burlingame, Kas.
Robert Moore, Ottawa, Kas.
Fred Rykert, Lenexa, Kas.
Rudy Newman, South Hambar, Mass.
Infielders—
Dennis Heins, New Haven, Conn.
Anthony Mormino, St. Louis, Mo.
Vcrnon Stout, St. Louis, Mo.
George Gibson, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Manric Bauer, Pawnee Rock, Kas.
Everett Moore, Morrowville, Kans.
James Moore, Ottawa, Kas.
Robert Newcomer, Lenexa, Kans.
Outfielders—
Russell Burkemper, St. Louis, Mo.
Benjamin DiPietro, New York, N. Y.;
Harold Lee, Lenoir City, Tenn.;
Bart Mantia, St. Louis, Mo.
Thomas Quinnlan, Perry, Kas.
Catchers—
Byron Perrigo, Holton, Kas.
Willard Grunow, Egg Harbor City, N. J.
The answer:
Those players on hand in early April of 1948 who made it into at least one game were: Ed Brennan, Bob Vogel, Alex Grieves, Rudy Newman and George Gibson. Alex Grieves was listed as a potential pitcher but never threw one pitch in a regular season game. All of the aforementioned have passed away with the exception of Grieves. Robert Moore didn’t make the 1948 team but had his baptism of fire as a member of the 1947 Chanute Athletics.
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Done!!!
Apologies are in order if you took the time to read or scan this report and found it boring. It has been boiling hot in this part of the world ever since the day after the last cold one. There hasn’t been any rain and thus I have to amuse myself by coming down to a cool basement and peck around on the computer from time to time.
Ahmedabad; also known as Amdavad Gujarati pronunciation: [ˈəmdɑːvɑːd]) is the largest city and former capital of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. With a population of more than 6.3 million and an extended population of 7.2 million, it is the sixth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of India. Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River, 30 km from the state capital Gandhinagar.
Ahmedabad has emerged as an important economic and industrial hub in India. It is the second largest producer of cotton in India, and its stock exchange is the country's second oldest. Cricket is a popular sport in Ahmedabad, which houses the 54,000-seat Sardar Patel Stadium. The effects of liberalisation of the Indian economy have energised the city's economy towards tertiary sector activities like commerce, communication and construction. Ahmedabad's increasing population has resulted in an increase in the construction and housing industries resulting in recent development of skyscrapers.
In 2010, it was ranked third in Forbes's list of fastest growing cities of the decade. In 2012, The Times of India chose Ahmedabad as the best city to live in in India. As of 2014, Ahmedabad's estimated gross domestic product was $119 billion.
HISTORY
The area around Ahmedabad has been inhabited since the 11th century, when it was known as Ashaval (or Ashapalli). At that time, Karandev I, the Solanki ruler of Anhilwara (modern Patan), waged a successful war against the Bhil king of Ashaval, and established a city called Karnavati on the banks of the Sabarmati. Solanki rule lasted until the 13th century, when Gujarat came under the control of the Vaghela dynasty of Dholka. Gujarat subsequently came under the control of the Delhi Sultanate in the 14th century. However, by the earlier 15th century, the local governor Zafar Khan Muzaffar established his independence from the Delhi Sultanate and crowned himself Sultan of Gujarat as Muzaffar Shah I, thereby founding the Muzaffarid dynasty. This area finally came under the control of his grandson Sultan Ahmed Shah in 1411 A.D. who while at the banks of Sabarmati liked the forested area for a new capital city and laid the foundation of a new walled city near Karnavati and named it Ahmedabad after the four saints in the area by the name Ahmed. According to other sources, he named it after himself. It is said that the birthday of Ahmedabad city is February 26, 1412.
In 1487, Mahmud Begada, the grandson of Ahmed Shah, fortified the city with an outer wall 10 km in circumference and consisting of twelve gates, 189 bastions and over 6,000 battlements. In 1535 Humayun briefly occupied Ahmedabad after capturing Champaner when the ruler of Gujarat, Bahadur Shah, fled to Diu. Ahmedabad was then reoccupied by the Muzaffarid dynasty until 1573 when Gujarat was conquered by the Mughal emperor Akbar. During the Mughal reign, Ahmedabad became one of the Empire's thriving centres of trade, mainly in textiles, which were exported as far as Europe. The Mughal ruler Shahjahan spent the prime of his life in the city, sponsoring the construction of the Moti Shahi Mahal in Shahibaug. The Deccan Famine of 1630–32 affected the city, as did famines in 1650 and 1686. Ahmedabad remained the provincial headquarters of the Mughals until 1758, when they surrendered the city to the Marathas.
During the period of Maratha Empire governance, the city became the centre of a conflict between two Maratha clans; the Peshwa of Poona and the Gaekwad of Baroda. In 1780, during the First Anglo-Maratha War, a British force under James Hartley stormed and captured Ahmedabad, but it was handed back to the Marathas at the end of the war. The British East India Company took over the city in 1818 during the Third Anglo-Maratha War. A military cantonment was established in 1824 and a municipal government in 1858.[16] Incorporated into the Bombay Presidency during British rule, Ahmedabad became one of the most important cities in the Gujarat region. In 1864, a railway link between Ahmedabad and Mumbai (then Bombay) was established by the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway (BB&CI), enabling traffic and trade between northern and southern India via the city. Over time, the city established itself as the home of a developing textile industry, which earned it the nickname "Manchester of the East".
The Indian independence movement developed roots in the city when Mahatma Gandhi established two ashrams – the Kochrab Ashram near Paldi in 1915 and the Satyagraha Ashram (now Sabarmati Ashram) on the banks of the Sabarmati in 1917 – which would become centres of nationalist activities. During the mass protests against the Rowlatt Act in 1919, textile workers burned down 51 government buildings across the city in protest at a British attempt to extend wartime regulations after the First World War. In the 1920s, textile workers and teachers went on strike, demanding civil rights and better pay and working conditions. In 1930, Gandhi initiated the Salt Satyagraha from Ahmedabad by embarking from his ashram on the Dandi Salt March. The city's administration and economic institutions were rendered inoperative in the early 1930s by the large numbers of people who took to the streets in peaceful protests, and again in 1942 during the Quit India Movement. Following independence and the partition of India in 1947, the city was scarred by the intense communal violence that broke out between Hindus and Muslims in 1947, Ahmedabad was the focus for settlement by Hindu migrants from Pakistan, who expanded the city's population and transformed its demographics and economy.
By 1960, Ahmedabad had become a metropolis with a population of slightly under half a million people, with classical and colonial European-style buildings lining the city's thoroughfares. It was chosen as the capital of Gujarat state after the partition of the State of Bombay on 1 May 1960. During this period, a large number of educational and research institutions were founded in the city, making it a centre for higher education, science and technology. Ahmedabad's economic base became more diverse with the establishment of heavy and chemical industry during the same period. Many countries sought to emulate India's economic planning strategy and one of them, South Korea, copied the city's second "Five-Year Plan".
In the late 1970s, the capital shifted to the newly built, well planned city of Gandhinagar. This marked the start of a long period of decline in the city, marked by a lack of development. The 1974 Nav Nirman agitation – a protest against a 20% hike in the hostel food fees at the L.D. College of Engineering in Ahmedabad – snowballed into a movement to remove Chimanbhai Patel, then chief minister of Gujarat. In the 1980s, a reservation policy was introduced in the country, which led to anti-reservation protests in 1981 and 1985. The protests witnessed violent clashes between people belonging to various castes. The city suffered some of the impact of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake; up to 50 multi-storey buildings collapsed, killing 752 people and causing much damage. The following year, a three-day period of violence between Hindus and Muslims in the western Indian state of Gujarat, known as the 2002 Gujarat riots, spread to Ahmedabad; refugee camps were set up around the city.
The 2008 Ahmedabad bombings, a series of seventeen bomb blasts, killed and injured several people.[34] Militant group Harkat-ul-Jihad claimed responsibility for the attacks.
CITYSCAPE
Early in Ahmedabad's history, under Ahmed Shah, builders fused Hindu craftsmanship with Persian architecture, giving rise to the Indo-Saracenic style. Many mosques in the city were built in this fashion. Sidi Saiyyed Mosque was built in the last year of the Sultanate of Gujarat. It is entirely arched and has ten stone latticework windows or jali on the side and rear arches. Private mansions or haveli from this era have carvings. A Pol is a typical housing cluster of Old Ahmedabad.
After independence, modern buildings appeared in Ahmedabad. Architects given commissions in the city included Louis Kahn, who designed the IIM-A; Le Corbusier, who designed the Shodhan and Sarabhai Villas, the Sanskar Kendra and the Mill Owner's Association Building, and Frank Lloyd Wright, who designed the administrative building of Calico Mills and the Calico Dome. B. V. Doshi came to the city from Paris to supervise Le Corbusier's works and later set up the School of Architecture. His local works include Sangath, Amdavad ni Gufa and the School of Architecture. Charles Correa, who became a partner of Doshi's, designed the Gandhi Ashram and Achyut Kanvinde, and the Indian Textile Industries Research Association. Christopher Charles Benninger's first work, the Alliance Française, is located in the Ellis Bridge area. Anant Raje designed major additions to Louis Kahn's IIM-A campus, namely the Ravi Mathai Auditorium and KLMD.
Some of the most visited gardens in the city include Law Garden, Victoria Garden and Bal Vatika. Law Garden was named after the College of Law situated close to it. Victoria Garden is located at the southern edge of the Bhadra Fort and contains a statue of Queen Victoria. Bal Vatika is a children's park situated on the grounds of Kankaria Lake and also houses an amusement park. Other gardens in the city include Parimal Garden, Usmanpura Garden, Prahlad Nagar Garden and Lal Darwaja Garden. Ahmedabad's Kamla Nehru Zoological Park houses a number of endangered species including flamingoes, caracals, Asiatic wolves and chinkara.
The Kankaria Lake, built in 1451 AD, is one of the biggest lakes in Ahmedabad. In earlier days, it was known by the name Qutub Hoj or Hauj-e-Kutub. Vastrapur Lake is located in the western part of Ahmedabad. Lal Bahadur Shastri lake in Bapunagar is almost 136,000 square metres. In 2010, another 34 lakes were planned in and around Ahmedabad of which five lakes will be developed by AMC; the other 29 will be developed by the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA). Chandola Lake covers an area of 1200 hectares. It is home for cormorants, painted storks and spoonbills. During the evening time, many people visit this place and take a leisurely stroll. There is a recently developed Naroda lake and the world's largest collection of antique cars in KathWada at IB farm (Dastan Farm). AMC has also developed the Sabarmati Riverfront.
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ahmedabad is the fifth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area in India. According to the 2014 census the population of Ahmedabad metropolitan was 7,250,000. Ahmedabad has a literacy rate of 89.62%; 93.96% of the men and 84.81% of the women are literate. Ahmedabad's sex ratio in 2011 was 897 women per 1000 men. According to the census for the Ninth Plan, there are 30,737 rural families living in Ahmedabad. Of those, 5.41% (1663 families) live below the poverty line. Approximately 440,000 people live in slums within the city. Ahmedabad is home to a large population of Vanias (i.e., traders), belonging to the Vaishnava sect of Hinduism and various sects of Jainism. Most of the residents of Ahmedabad are native Gujaratis. Over 18% of the population is Muslim, numbering over 300,000 in the 2001 census. In addition, the city is home to some 2000 Parsis and some 125 members of the Bene Israel Jewish community. There is also one synagogue in the city. In 2008, there were 2273 registered non-resident Indians living in Ahmedabad.In 2010, Forbes magazine rated Ahmedabad as the fastest-growing city in India, and listed it as third fastest-growing in the world after the Chinese cities of Chengdu and Chongqing. In 2011, it was rated India's best megacity to live in by leading market research firm IMRB. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report of 2003, Ahmedabad has the lowest crime rate of the 35 Indian cities with a population of more than one million. In December 2011 market research firm IMRB declared Ahmedabad the best megacity to live in, when compared to India's other megacities. Slightly less than half of all real estate in Ahmedabad is owned by "community organisations" (i.e. cooperatives), and according to Prof. Vrajlal Sapovadia of the B.K. School of Business Management, "the spatial growth of the city is to [an] extent [a] contribution of these organisations". Ahmedabad Cantonment provides residential zones for Indian Army officials.
CULTURE
Ahmedabad observes a wide range of festivals. Popular celebrations and observances include Uttarayan, an annual kite-flying day on 14 and 15 January. Nine nights of Navratri are celebrated with people performing Garba, the most popular folk dance of Gujarat, at venues across the city. The festival of lights, Deepavali, is celebrated with the lighting of lamps in every house, decorating the floors with rangoli, and the lighting of firecrackers. The annual Rath Yatra procession on the Ashadh-sud-bij date of the Hindu calendar at the Jagannath Temple and the procession of Tajia during the Muslim holy month of Muharram are important events.
One of the most popular forms of meal in Ahmedabad is a typical Gujarati thali which was first served commercially by Chandvilas Hotel in 1900. It consists of roti (Chapati), dal, rice and shaak (cooked vegetables, sometimes with curry), with accompaniments of pickles and roasted papads. Beverages include buttermilk and tea; sweet dishes include laddoo, mango, and vedhmi. Dhoklas, theplas and dhebras are also very popular dishes in Ahmedabad.
There are many restaurants, which serve a wide array of Indian and international cuisines. Most of the food outlets serve only vegetarian food, as a strong tradition of vegetarianism is maintained by the city's Jain and Hindu communities. The first all-vegetarian Pizza Hut in the world opened in Ahmedabad. KFC has a separate staff uniform for serving vegetarian items and prepares vegetarian food in a separate kitchen, as does McDonald's. Ahmedabad has a quite a few restaurants serving typical Mughlai non-vegetarian food in older areas like Bhatiyar Gali, Kalupur and Jamalpur.
Manek Chowk is an open square near the centre of the city that functions as a vegetable market in the morning and a jewellery market in the afternoon. However, it is better known for its food stalls in the evening, which sell local street food. It is named after the Hindu saint Baba Maneknath. Parts of Ahmedabad are known for their folk art. The artisans of Rangeela pol make tie-dyed bandhinis, while the cobbler shops of Madhupura sell traditional mojdi (also known as mojri) footwear. Idols of Ganesha and other religious icons are made in huge numbers in the Gulbai Tekra area. The shops at the Law Garden sell mirror work handicraft.
Three main literary institutions were established in Ahmedabad for the promotion of Gujarati literature: Gujarat Vidhya Sabha, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and Gujarat Sahitya Sabha. Saptak School of Music festival is held in the first week of the new year. This event was inaugurated by Ravi Shankar.
The Sanskar Kendra, one of the several buildings in Ahmedabad designed by Le Corbusier, is a city museum depicting its history, art, culture and architecture. The Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya and the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial have permanent displays of photographs, documents and other articles relating to Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel. The Calico Museum of Textiles has a large collection of Indian and international fabrics, garments and textiles. The Hazrat Pir Mohammad Shah Library has a collection of rare original manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi and Turkish. There is Vechaar Utensils Museum which has of stainless steel, glass, brass, copper, bronze, zinc and German silver tools.
Shreyas Foundation has four museums on the same campus. Shreyas Folk Museum (Lokayatan Museum) has art forms and artefacts from communities of Gujarat. Kalpana Mangaldas Children's Museum has a collection of toys, puppets, dance and drama costumes, coins and a repository of recorded music from traditional shows from all over the world. Kahani houses photographs of fairs and festivals of Gujarat. Sangeeta Vadyakhand is a gallery of musical instruments from India and other countries.
L D Institute of Indology houses about 76,000 hand-written Jain manuscripts with 500 illustrated versions and 45,000 printed books, making it the largest collection of Jain scripts, Indian sculptures, terracottas, miniature paintings, cloth paintings, painted scrolls, bronzes, woodwork, Indian coins, textiles and decorative art, paintings of Rabindranath Tagore and art of Nepal and Tibet. N C Mehta Gallery of Miniature Paintings has a collection of ornate miniature paintings and manuscripts from all over India.
TRANSPORT
Ahmedabad is one of six operating divisions in the Western Railway zone. Railway lines connect the city to towns in Gujarat and major Indian cities. Ahmedabad railway station, locally known as Kalupur station is the main terminus with 11 others. The Government of Gujarat and Ahmedabad Mahanagar Sevasadan had initiated a feasibility study into the possibility of a mass-transit metro system for the cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The state government set up a ₹2 billion company for the execution of the project.
National Highway 8, linking Delhi to Mumbai, passes though Ahmedabad and connects it with Gandhinagar, Delhi and Mumbai. The National Highway 8C also links Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar. It is connected to Vadodara through National Expressway 1, a 94 km long expressway with two exits. This expressway is part of the Golden Quadrilateral project.
In 2001, Ahmedabad was ranked as the most polluted city in India, out of 85 cities, by the Central Pollution Control Board. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board gave auto rickshaw drivers an incentive of ₹10,000 to convert all 37,733 auto rickshaws in Ahmedabad to cleaner burning compressed natural gas to reduce pollution. As a result, in 2008, Ahmedabad was ranked as 50th most polluted city in India.
Ahmedabad has a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), maintained by the Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL). Ahmedabad BRTS was given the Sustainable Transport Award in 2010 by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy for reducing carbon emissions and improving residents' access. The first phase connecting RTO to Pirana was inaugurated by Chief Minister Narendra Modi on 14 October 2009 and the second half of the first phase connecting Chandranagar to Pushpa Kunj gate at Kankaria
was inaugurated on 25 December 2009. It is extended from Shivranjani to Iskcon Temple on 15 September 2012. On 28 September 2012 it also include the sketch from Soni ni Chali to Odhav. Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (also known as AMTS), maintained by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, runs the public bus service in the city of Ahmedabad. At present, AMTS has 750 buses serving the city.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, 15 km from the city centre, provides domestic and international flights. It is the busiest airport in Gujarat and the eighth busiest in India with an average of 250 aircraft movements a day. The Dholera International Airport is proposed near Fedara. It will be the largest airport in India with a total area of 7,500 hectares.
EDUCATION
Ahmedabad had a literacy rate of 79.89% in 2001 which rose to 89.62 percent in 2011. As of 2011, literacy rate among male and female were 93.96 and 84.81 percent respectively. Schools in Ahmedabad are run either by the municipal corporation, or privately by entities, trusts and corporations. The majority of schools are affiliated with the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, although some are affiliated with the Central Board for Secondary Education, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, International Baccalaureate and National Institute of Open School. A large number of colleges in the city are affiliated with Gujarat University; Gujarat Technological University and other deemed universities in Ahmedabad include the Center for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Nirma University of Science & Technology, Centre for Heritage Management Ganpat university and the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University. The Gujarat Vidyapith was established in 1920 by Mahatma Gandhi without a charter from the British Raj and became a deemed university in 1963.
Other educational institutions in Ahmedabad include the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, the Gujarat National Law University, the Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management, the National Institute of Design, the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, the Mudra Institute of Communications, the Ahmedabad University, the Center for environmental planning and technology, the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, the B.J. Medical College, the NHL Medical College, the Ahmedabad Management Association, the L.D. College of Engineering and the Vishwakarma Government Engineering College. Many national academic and scientific institutions, such as the Physical Research Laboratory and the Indian Space Research Organisation are also based in the city.
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Upper Valley Takes Action
Against Global Warming
By Warren Johnston
Valley News Staff Writer
More than a dozen Upper Valley groups are joining an effort tomorrow
to raise awareness and energize millions of people worldwide in the
fight against global warming.
Upper Valley residents are joining others in all 50 states and 188
countries across the globe for work party events with activities
ranging from planting trees and raspberries, fixing bicycles, saving
energy, weatherizing houses and more. And there will be an equal
emphasis on the “party” as well as the “work” to get people actively
involved in preventing global warming, said Barbara Duncan, who heads
the Catamount Earth Institute, a community environmental action and
educational group.
“This is inspired by (author) Bill McKibben's 350 organization that is
designed to get people out doing something about climate change,
rather than just going to a rally in Washington, D.C.,” Duncan said.
Earlier this week, 6,848 events had been planned globally, and the
number was growing, according to the website 350.org.
Today, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sharon will be holding a farmers market
and planting trees on the grounds of Sharon Elementary School. There
also will be weeding, mulching, the building of a solar oven for
classroom use and writing postcards to elected officials seeking
action on global warning.
Here's some of what is going on tomorrow in the Upper Valley:
* As part of its eighth annual Pumpkin Festival, Cedar Circle Farm in
Thetford will hold a “bike-in” that includes bike check-ups and simple
repairs.
There also will be demonstrations of a bicycle-powered bean thrasher
and winter vegetable storage, as well as tours of the farm and of a
waste-recovery station.
There's free admission to the festival if you bike, walk or take The
White River Flyer train from White River Junction to the farm. The
event is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 802-785-4737.
* Tunbridge is celebrating the Global Workday with events beginning at
1 p.m. and ending with a concert featuring Sarah Lee Guthrie and
Johnny Irion to benefit the Tunbridge Community Sustainability Fund.
From 1 to 3 p.m., there's a working tour of the town forest to
eradicate invasive species.
The Grease Van (powered by waste vegetable oil) will take attendees
from 3 to 5 p.m. to area sites and residences that are actively using
or planning to use such renewable power as solar, wind, microhydro
power and others. A sustainability panel discussion and potluck dinner
will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The concert begins at 7:30. All the
events are held at the Town Hall and are free except the concert,
which is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Call 802-431-3433.
* At noon, Transition Town Hartland is sponsoring a bike clinic, an
art show called Que Sera Hartland? at the Hartland Library, a wood-
fired pizza oven, a one-day 350-points meditation wheel and the
planting of 350 daffodils at the library. There's no admission charge.
Call 802-738-0255.
* “The Raspberry Revolution” is taking place in White River Junction.
The event includes raspberry planting on South and North Main streets
from 1 to 5 p.m.; a community-wide celebration at Lyman Point Park
from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., with music, food, presentations and games and
from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., the Revolution Fashion Show at the Tip Top
Café.
* VINS Nature Center in Quechee is holding a tree planting at 2:20 p.m.
* Smooth Power, an event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the green in
Woodstock, will include interactive activities for all ages to help
raise awareness and collaboration and engage people to work together
while having fun.
* COVER is sponsoring a home repair workday to help needy homeowners
in the Claremont area from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lunch, materials, safety
gear and tools are provided. No prior experience is required. Call
802-296-7241, ext. 104.
* The Thetford Energy Committee is sponsoring a day-long event to
complete 350 energy saving activities. The purpose of the project is
to teach children basic energy efficiency and resource-saving
activities that can save energy at home and reduce carbon emissions.
* The Lyme Energy Committee is holding an expo on the town green from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. recognizing energy savings realized by using local
businesses and working from home.
* There are free discussions, workshops and demonstrations titled
“Creating a Green Community: How Do We Do It?” at the White River
Craft Center at the end of Randolph Avenue in Randolph from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. The demonstrations include how to make an energy efficient
window quilt and how to make a spindle from used CDs to spin yarn,
among others.
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Some Centennial style A&P's had light color brick exteriors with red sign lettering, as I drew in this sketch.
banana bread $13.50
- Toasted house made banana and coconut bread with honey labna, pistachios, & roasted seasonal fruit.
We all loved the toasted banana and coconut bread on it's own! Full of chunks of banana and shredded coconut. It didn't really need all the toppings.
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Apte Foodstore
(03) 9482 2991
538 Heidelberg Rd
Alphington VIC 3078
Last year, delicious. magazine asked you where the best cafes in the country are and the response was overwhelming! Thousands of votes poured in for the second annual delicious Cafe Awards and the winners are... Overall favourite cafeSarah's delicious banana bread
APTE: 538 Heidelberg Rd, Alphington, Victoria
telephone: (03) 9482 2991
Reviews:
- Apte, Alphington - The Breakfast Blog - Saturday, December 15, 2007
truly delicious corn, pea and feta fritter, drizzled with dill-infused sour cream and topped with a mountain of Tasmania's finest smoked salmon.
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Or go sweet with toasted, house made banana and coconut bread (with honey labna, pistachios and roasted seasonal fruit).
- Apte - Epicure, The Age by Dani Valent, Reviewer May 14, 2007
- APTE - Epicyre, The Age by Matt Preston, Reviewer July 25, 2006
APTE's crunchy-edged banana bread - when you eventually find it under a mound of stewed rhubarb and honeyed labna - is sweet, sticky and loaded with coconut, while the ricotta hotcakes are plump, light and golden and served with poached fruit and a ricotta flavoured with orange zest.
- Espresso March 3, 2009, Epicure, The Age by Larissa Dubecki March 3, 2009
Apt time to move on
IN OTHER cafe news, Alphington's APTE, recently named Delicious magazine's cafe of the year in a popular vote, has been sold. Nathan Toleman, who with his wife Sarah Foletta opened the former milkbar three years ago, said the couple would be handing over the reins at the end of the week to an unnamed buyer new to hospitality.
The pair has another project on the boil, a cafe that will be similar to APTE, this time on the Carlton/Brunswick border. They hope to open around July.
Dominick's was a Chicago grocery chain which rose from humble origins to become a leading Chicago-area grocery chain by the 1960s. Founded by the DiMatteo family in 1918, the family waited until 1934 to open their second grocery. The chain entered into the supermarket era in 1950 and expansion picked up in pace for the next two decades.
The family sold the chain for the first time to Fisher Foods. a Cleveland-based firm: per an agreement, the family still operated the stores with Fisher's backing. By the 1980'a the family was unhappy with the arrangement and bought back the company, resulting in another decade of rapid expansion.
By the 1990's dissent between the DiMatteo siblings led to the family relinquishing control again: investment firm Yucaipa bought the company in 1996. During this time, the "Fresh Store" concept (including this location) was rolled out. In 1998 California-based Safeway, Inc. bought the company. What initially was heralded as a brilliant business transaction soon turned into a downward spiral for the new owners. Dominick's longtime "house" brands which loyal customers trusted, were phased out in favor of the "Safeway Select" brand, angering many customers.
The quality of perishable items also began to slide. Since this coincided with a general rise in prices, loyal customers left in droves for cheaper competition, which led to substantial market share loss and two waves of store closings.
By the 2000's Safeway tried in vain to sell the chain. A new upscale "lifestyle" design also did not return the chain to profitability. By 2013 Safeway decided to cut their losses, announcing that all stores would either be sold piecemeal to other companies or closed altogether.
Several large grocery corporations have purchased a number of the former Dominicks, including Whole Foods, Mariano's (a Roundy's upscale upstart which is operated by its namesake Robert Mariano, the one-time Dominick's CEO who left Dominick's in the wake of the Safeway takeover), Tony's Finer Foods (a local grocer operator), and longtime Chicagoland rival Jewel-Osco. The fate of this store is still unknown. It is located on busy Weber Road (several other grocery stores are located nearby) in this middle-class southwest suburb.
This store closed on December 28. 2013, the closing date for the majority of stores which were not sold. One unsold store remained open into January due to a lease technicality, while the future Whole Foods store acquisitions were not announced until after those closed as Dominick's. The future Jewel & Mariano's locations also closed in January, to be converted into their new identities, closing the book forever on this longtime name.
Curious about Enoteca Sileno and the Enoteca Vino Bar for ages, we were finally in this part of town and decided to drop by. Judging by the breakfast we had, we'd be back for a few more meals!
First up was the rustic-looking bread and butter pudding made with Italian Panetone. It was served warm, which allowed the luscious lashings of chocolate custard to become molten puddles of flavour. It was also studded with candied fruit, just like those used in a panforte. The best of all was that the panetone was nice and moist and not claggy. It was also served with a pot of whipped ricotta and cream, slightly sweetened so it was good to on it's own!
We had also ordered the ricotta fritters, which turned out to be gloriously fluffy golden pancakes drizzled with honey and scattered with fresh fruit. Amazing. Even better than the ricotta hotcakes at Replete Providore, although maybe not as visually stunning.
After breakfast we had a stroll through the foodstore which was packedd full of Italian treats, worth a visit on it's own!
Enoteca Sileno
Wholesale & Retail (03) 9389 7000
Enoteca Vino Bar & Reservations (03) 9389 7070
920 Lygon St (cnr Richardson)Carlton Nth
Reviews:
- Enoteca By John Lethlean, The Age, Epicure, August 31, 2004
Enoteca Vino Bar photos:
- Decor
- Bar area
- Coffee Machine - takeaway area
- Caffe Latte - AUD3.50
- Panetone Bread and Butter Pudding - AUD8 per slice
- Ricotta Fritters with Summer Fruits and Honey - AUD12
- fluffy interior of the ricotta fritters
- Bill
Enoteca Sileno foodstore photos:
- Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano
- Panetone
- Grated Bottarga - AUD39.95 per 100g
- Bresaola di Tonno - AUD205 per kg
- Bottarga di Tonno - AUD440 per kg
Giving the luxury option a go, and what a go'er it was!
Tender, soft and very tasty. Packed full of beef flavour.
I left the skirt of fat on to let it baste itself, and I smeared on a paste of rosemary, garlic, black pepper, salt and olive oil. It then went onto the barbecue at full bore for a minute or so, then back down to the lowest flame for about 4 minutes, and the same with the other side, with a wok lid to cook it though. Then I rested it for another 5-10 minutes on the cool side of the barbecue. This resulted in a great piece of meat that was ... overcooked :)
Well, it was medium well in some places and medium rare close to the bone.
We also had a few links of the well fermented chorizo sausages from Casa Iberico and some tofu steaks.
Rib Cutlet AUD22/kg
nett weight: 0.480kg
total price AUD10.56
Little Creek Cattle Company Pty Ltd.
190 Douthie Rd
Seville 3139 Victoria Australia
ABN: 84 217 237 984
0419887712
Casa Iberica
(03) 9417 7106
25 Johnston St
Fitzroy VIC 3065
The White Hat Guide to Spanish & Hispanic food stores & ingredients in Melbourne
If you are shopping for Spanish or South American ingredients in Melbourne, then your first stop is likely to be the Casa Iberica.
banana bread $13.50
- Toasted house made banana and coconut bread with honey labna, pistachios, & roasted seasonal fruit.
We all loved the toasted banana and coconut bread on it's own! Full of chunks of banana and shredded coconut. It didn't really need all the toppings.
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Apte Foodstore
(03) 9482 2991
538 Heidelberg Rd
Alphington VIC 3078
Last year, delicious. magazine asked you where the best cafes in the country are and the response was overwhelming! Thousands of votes poured in for the second annual delicious Cafe Awards and the winners are... Overall favourite cafeSarah's delicious banana bread
APTE: 538 Heidelberg Rd, Alphington, Victoria
telephone: (03) 9482 2991
Reviews:
- Apte, Alphington - The Breakfast Blog - Saturday, December 15, 2007
truly delicious corn, pea and feta fritter, drizzled with dill-infused sour cream and topped with a mountain of Tasmania's finest smoked salmon.
...
Or go sweet with toasted, house made banana and coconut bread (with honey labna, pistachios and roasted seasonal fruit).
- Apte - Epicure, The Age by Dani Valent, Reviewer May 14, 2007
- APTE - Epicyre, The Age by Matt Preston, Reviewer July 25, 2006
APTE's crunchy-edged banana bread - when you eventually find it under a mound of stewed rhubarb and honeyed labna - is sweet, sticky and loaded with coconut, while the ricotta hotcakes are plump, light and golden and served with poached fruit and a ricotta flavoured with orange zest.
- Espresso March 3, 2009, Epicure, The Age by Larissa Dubecki March 3, 2009
Apt time to move on
IN OTHER cafe news, Alphington's APTE, recently named Delicious magazine's cafe of the year in a popular vote, has been sold. Nathan Toleman, who with his wife Sarah Foletta opened the former milkbar three years ago, said the couple would be handing over the reins at the end of the week to an unnamed buyer new to hospitality.
The pair has another project on the boil, a cafe that will be similar to APTE, this time on the Carlton/Brunswick border. They hope to open around July.
With an early start from Thredbo, we made it to Cooma for our morning coffee stop. The Lott is becoming a regular stop - no wonder when they serve up coffee like this - and it tasted every bit as good as it looks. Plus a cookie "to go" in the background - yum.
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Summer Barbecue
39250 South Highway One
Gualala, Mendocino County, California
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Every Friday and Saturday during the summer Surf Market runs a barbecue. They cook great tri-tip, pork ribs, and chicken. I especially like the tri-tip.
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Type : Photograph Medium : Print-black-and-white Description : A photograph of the Bay Horse Dinnington taken in 1978. The pub is an old stone building a much later building containing a VG Foodstore adjoins it to the right. Several cars and vans are parked in front of the VG foodstore.Hotels and Restaurants Collection : Local Studies Printed Copy : If you would like a printed copy of this image please contact Newcastle Libraries www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt quoting Accession Number : 034191
Woke up early and layed in bed with Teri and Paco for a little while before getting ready and walking for breakfast. My mom and her boyfriend, Balthazar (his real name is Larry but I don't call him that) came to pick us up and bring us to the foodstore. When we were there Teri was pushing me in the cart all around. Who knew it would turn into a mini scary movie for us? There was this creepy ass motherfucker who came over, leaned an inch away from my face, and says "You can climb in my cart." The rest of the time we were running from him. In the end we ended up in line behind him at the checkout XD When we got home Balthazar went to pick up his Harley while Teri and I waited. He took us for mototrcycle rides! It was the coolest fucking thing ever! Then we hung out for a little while and went to Teri's brother's recital and then out for dinner. When we got back to my house we went for a walk. Now we're just hanging out with my brother and is friend Pranav.
Curious about Enoteca Sileno and the Enoteca Vino Bar for ages, we were finally in this part of town and decided to drop by. Judging by the breakfast we had, we'd be back for a few more meals!
First up was the rustic-looking bread and butter pudding made with Italian Panetone. It was served warm, which allowed the luscious lashings of chocolate custard to become molten puddles of flavour. It was also studded with candied fruit, just like those used in a panforte. The best of all was that the panetone was nice and moist and not claggy. It was also served with a pot of whipped ricotta and cream, slightly sweetened so it was good to on it's own!
We had also ordered the ricotta fritters, which turned out to be gloriously fluffy golden pancakes drizzled with honey and scattered with fresh fruit. Amazing. Even better than the ricotta hotcakes at Replete Providore, although maybe not as visually stunning.
After breakfast we had a stroll through the foodstore which was packedd full of Italian treats, worth a visit on it's own!
Enoteca Sileno
Wholesale & Retail (03) 9389 7000
Enoteca Vino Bar & Reservations (03) 9389 7070
920 Lygon St (cnr Richardson)Carlton Nth
Reviews:
- Enoteca By John Lethlean, The Age, Epicure, August 31, 2004
Enoteca Vino Bar photos:
- Decor
- Bar area
- Coffee Machine - takeaway area
- Caffe Latte - AUD3.50
- Panetone Bread and Butter Pudding - AUD8 per slice
- Ricotta Fritters with Summer Fruits and Honey - AUD12
- fluffy interior of the ricotta fritters
- Bill
Enoteca Sileno foodstore photos:
- Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano
- Panetone
- Grated Bottarga - AUD39.95 per 100g
- Bresaola di Tonno - AUD205 per kg
- Bottarga di Tonno - AUD440 per kg
The Delibrook Lucky Dollar was operated by Richard and Olive Hook. The original store built by Lulu & Casper Thompson. Richard & Olive Hook purchased the original Thompson store from Ron and Shirley Sedore in 1979 and operated it as a Lucky Dollar Foodstore under the store name of Delibrook. The Delibrook was eventually demolished with the building of the new Freshmart in 1985 a bit further north and closer to the Northbrook Hotel operated by John and Elaine Bolton.
This polaroid photo appears to be taken at Halloween. The young lady in blue and white appears to be Cindy Bolton. The children have not been identified at time of posting although the one in orange appears to be Marilyn Head (Cummings).
Part of the Richard and Olive Hook Collection.
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I was really lucky to get a shot of the storekeeper out in front of his store in Siena, Tuscany. The back streets of Siena are labyrinth of little stores and houses. Siena along with Florence is very popular with tourists, but if you venture off the main piazzas there's quiet lanes and streets like this one to explore and take in the Tuscan spirit.
Siena is about an hour from Florence and is home to the famous Il Palio horse race in July and August of each year.
A multilingual bulletin board outside the Tap Five market. A young guy we met who grew up on Saint Martin said that every kid here has to study French (the official language), English, and Spanish. But these studies don't necessarily take, especially for people not working in the tourist trade. Two guys I asked for directions, a cop and a security guard, didn't know any English. The latter used a few French terms I recognized, though -- a ronde, a gauche, etc. -- so I was able to figure out what he was saying. ("Oh, so now you speak French," said my wife.)
The thick solid bechamel sauce smothered the beef filling, but when eaten on it's own, the buttery stodge was quite nice.
Each savoury dish was paired with remarkably fresh salad leaves that were combined with sweet cheery tomatoes and crumbled smooth Persian-style fetta cheese. Nice and healthy. Had the salad leaves been dressed with a bit of oil and vinegar, it would have been a perfect side salad.
There was also a rather sweet and curry-spiced tomato chutney served on the side. Neither the pie nor lasagne needed it.
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If you come to Kyneton, and all the big names are fully booked, with a bit of effort, you might be able to squeeze yourself into a quiet corner and partake in a rather decent light lunch.
Ladle Food Store
(03) 5422 2430
30 Piper St
Kyneton VIC 3444
Reviews:
- Kyneton calling, by Jane Willson, Epicure, The Age, October 20, 2009 NO. 30 LADLE FOODSTORE Christine McTaggart came to Kyneton via Sydney, Melbourne, Woodend and a career in marketing to open her cafe and deli a year ago. Ladle offers speciality cheeses, local smallgoods, a communal table and more intimate rooms. The plan - when the liquor licence materialises - is for live music at weekends with antipasto, cheese platters and a mix of local and Melbourne artists. Open seven days.
Tap Five was a little market in Orient Village beside Orient Beach. We regularly bought things for breakfast and lunch here: eggs, juice, bananas, apples, soft cheese, jam, and wine, plus fresh baguettes and croissants in the morning. I also bought one of those round spinach pies for each of two lunches -- pretty good.
tasmanian salmon $15.50
- Smoked Tasmanian Salmon with a pea, feta & corn fritter, avocado, rocket & a dill sour cream.
Luscious smoked salmon paired with fresh sour cream, all bulked up by a nice heavy pea, feta and corn fritter.
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Apte Foodstore
(03) 9482 2991
538 Heidelberg Rd
Alphington VIC 3078
Last year, delicious. magazine asked you where the best cafes in the country are and the response was overwhelming! Thousands of votes poured in for the second annual delicious Cafe Awards and the winners are... Overall favourite cafeSarah's delicious banana bread
APTE: 538 Heidelberg Rd, Alphington, Victoria
telephone: (03) 9482 2991
Reviews:
- Apte, Alphington - The Breakfast Blog - Saturday, December 15, 2007
truly delicious corn, pea and feta fritter, drizzled with dill-infused sour cream and topped with a mountain of Tasmania's finest smoked salmon.
...
Or go sweet with toasted, house made banana and coconut bread (with honey labna, pistachios and roasted seasonal fruit).
- Apte - Epicure, The Age by Dani Valent, Reviewer May 14, 2007
- APTE - Epicyre, The Age by Matt Preston, Reviewer July 25, 2006
APTE's crunchy-edged banana bread - when you eventually find it under a mound of stewed rhubarb and honeyed labna - is sweet, sticky and loaded with coconut, while the ricotta hotcakes are plump, light and golden and served with poached fruit and a ricotta flavoured with orange zest.
- Espresso March 3, 2009, Epicure, The Age by Larissa Dubecki March 3, 2009
Apt time to move on
IN OTHER cafe news, Alphington's APTE, recently named Delicious magazine's cafe of the year in a popular vote, has been sold. Nathan Toleman, who with his wife Sarah Foletta opened the former milkbar three years ago, said the couple would be handing over the reins at the end of the week to an unnamed buyer new to hospitality.
The pair has another project on the boil, a cafe that will be similar to APTE, this time on the Carlton/Brunswick border. They hope to open around July.
Even I only used this transport interchange for maybe 1 or 2 times when I was a kid, the unique spatial arrangement of the complex still evolved from my memory when I re-visited and entered the fenced off, narrow queue of the terminus.
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Construction started in 1983, with the multi-storey car park opened in April 1986. The Transport Complex connected to the pier with ferry services serving mainly between Tsuen Wan and Central. The Complex provides passage interchanges to the bus, van and taxi services directly from the pier. The building programmes also included government departments (e.g. Identical Card issue), and other retail booths & food stores. The building has however been disconnected to the central Tsuen Wan areas since the Tsuen Wan MTR service operated even before the completion of the building. The ferry service was closed in 2000 due to the more convenient use of road transport from Tsuen Wan to Central through the West Cross Harbour Tunnel, causing the Complex to be further under-used.
The use of individual staircase connecting to each of the bus stop termini was first used in this building - an unique machine-like design to avoid large loads of pedestrians to cross the bus platforms for safety reason.
The most interesting moment of the building was the establishment of a driving school on the 9th and 10th floors of the building since 1999.
Most of the bus routes using the Complex have relocated their termini to Tsuen Wan West Station Public Transport Interchange in 2003, and left a larger area of the building into disuse. Under the MTR Corporation's TW5 property development project, the carpark Complex is planned to be closed from 5 Feb 2013 and will be demolished and replaced by residential towers.
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I took this photo at the Marlton Red Robin Shopping Center, showing road sign and original red canopy, after buying film at the photo store there.
MIniature handmade cans, wrapped up with campbel's tomato soup label. Surgical steel ear wires, size 1/2 x 3/16 inch. Waterproof coating.
Even I only used this transport interchange for maybe 1 or 2 times when I was a kid, the unique spatial arrangement of the complex still evolved from my memory when I re-visited and entered the fenced off, narrow queue of the terminus.
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Construction started in 1983, with the multi-storey car park opened in April 1986. The Transport Complex connected to the pier with ferry services serving mainly between Tsuen Wan and Central. The Complex provides passage interchanges to the bus, van and taxi services directly from the pier. The building programmes also included government departments (e.g. Identical Card issue), and other retail booths & food stores. The building has however been disconnected to the central Tsuen Wan areas since the Tsuen Wan MTR service operated even before the completion of the building. The ferry service was closed in 2000 due to the more convenient use of road transport from Tsuen Wan to Central through the West Cross Harbour Tunnel, causing the Complex to be further under-used.
The use of individual staircase connecting to each of the bus stop termini was first used in this building - an unique machine-like design to avoid large loads of pedestrians to cross the bus platforms for safety reason.
The most interesting moment of the building was the establishment of a driving school on the 9th and 10th floors of the building since 1999.
Most of the bus routes using the Complex have relocated their termini to Tsuen Wan West Station Public Transport Interchange in 2003, and left a larger area of the building into disuse. Under the MTR Corporation's TW5 property development project, the carpark Complex is planned to be closed from 5 Feb 2013 and will be demolished and replaced by residential towers.
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We stumbled across a pack of Ginger, Jasmine and White Tea at Minh Phat in Abbotsford, thinking that the white tea would have less caffeine and would make a nice after-dinner drink.
On checking the internet, it seems that depending on the tea, the caffeine levels may vary. *duh*
White Tea references:
White tea contains buds and young tea leaves, with higher caffeine than older leaves, suggesting the caffeine content of white teas may be higher than that of green teas.
- Caffeine in White Tea - White Tea Central
All teas contain caffeine to some extent, but white tea contains less than others teas.
...green tea is measured to hold about 20 to 30 mg per serving, while white tea contains about half that. Black tea, on the other hand, contains 40 to 60 mgs. For comparison, black coffee contains about 120 to 150 mgs.
鸣发 Minh Phat Grocery
(03) 9429 4028
178 Victoria St
Richmond VIC 3121
(or 2-8 Nicholson Street, Abbotsford VIC 3121)
Reviews:
- Foodie paradise? What a capital idea - Epicure, The Age by Allan Campion, October 31, 2006
“I’ve also been bowled over by the stunning new Minh Phat in Abbotsford. For more than 25 years this foodstore has sold Asian ingredients in Victoria Street and at the Queen Victoria Market. Now the proprietors have taken a huge step across Victoria Street and opened an emporium of Asian ingredients. Huge, clearly laid out, beautifully lit and spacious, the store’s shelves are filled with every brand of fish sauce, curry powder, coconut milk and Chinese cooking wine you could ever need. One must-have product is the beautifully balanced Kim Vee Wong brand of soy sauce imported from Taiwan ($4 a litre). A bonus is that the floor staff speak English.”
- Minh Phat - Abbotsford Blog October 31st, 2006
tasmanian salmon $15.50
- Smoked Tasmanian Salmon with a pea, feta & corn fritter, avocado, rocket & a dill sour cream.
Luscious smoked salmon paired with fresh sour cream, all bulked up by a nice heavy pea, feta and corn fritter.
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Apte Foodstore
(03) 9482 2991
538 Heidelberg Rd
Alphington VIC 3078
Last year, delicious. magazine asked you where the best cafes in the country are and the response was overwhelming! Thousands of votes poured in for the second annual delicious Cafe Awards and the winners are... Overall favourite cafeSarah's delicious banana bread
APTE: 538 Heidelberg Rd, Alphington, Victoria
telephone: (03) 9482 2991
Reviews:
- Apte, Alphington - The Breakfast Blog - Saturday, December 15, 2007
truly delicious corn, pea and feta fritter, drizzled with dill-infused sour cream and topped with a mountain of Tasmania's finest smoked salmon.
...
Or go sweet with toasted, house made banana and coconut bread (with honey labna, pistachios and roasted seasonal fruit).
- Apte - Epicure, The Age by Dani Valent, Reviewer May 14, 2007
- APTE - Epicyre, The Age by Matt Preston, Reviewer July 25, 2006
APTE's crunchy-edged banana bread - when you eventually find it under a mound of stewed rhubarb and honeyed labna - is sweet, sticky and loaded with coconut, while the ricotta hotcakes are plump, light and golden and served with poached fruit and a ricotta flavoured with orange zest.
- Espresso March 3, 2009, Epicure, The Age by Larissa Dubecki March 3, 2009
Apt time to move on
IN OTHER cafe news, Alphington's APTE, recently named Delicious magazine's cafe of the year in a popular vote, has been sold. Nathan Toleman, who with his wife Sarah Foletta opened the former milkbar three years ago, said the couple would be handing over the reins at the end of the week to an unnamed buyer new to hospitality.
The pair has another project on the boil, a cafe that will be similar to APTE, this time on the Carlton/Brunswick border. They hope to open around July.
Never allow yourself to be mad or sad because either you, or your very lovely lady, neglected to pack the cabana pool swimwear! Get everything you need at Essentials! This convenient general store is located poolside and offers enough swimwear in enough sizes to suit just about anyone.
In the meantime, how does it feel to be concluding another seven day Vegas Vacation on a high note? You’ve used your limited time well. Your eternal quest for that elusive phenomenon commonly known as ‘Island Time’ was for the most part successful. You established a good balance of camera safari work and shameless rest & leisure! Of all your Vegas trips over the course of nearly 30 years, this particular trip feels more gratifying. 🌞😌
Savor your final hotel walk-around. Your bags are already packed upstairs in your guest room. You are ready to whip out your Apple iPod and perform your electronic room checkout without pressure. Your airline boarding pass is loaded on your handy Apple iPod. You are ready to conclude this vacation.
So let’s walk around for the last time.
banana bread $13.50
- Toasted house made banana and coconut bread with honey labna, pistachios, & roasted seasonal fruit.
We all loved the toasted banana and coconut bread on it's own! Full of chunks of banana and shredded coconut. It didn't really need all the toppings.
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Apte Foodstore
(03) 9482 2991
538 Heidelberg Rd
Alphington VIC 3078
Last year, delicious. magazine asked you where the best cafes in the country are and the response was overwhelming! Thousands of votes poured in for the second annual delicious Cafe Awards and the winners are... Overall favourite cafeSarah's delicious banana bread
APTE: 538 Heidelberg Rd, Alphington, Victoria
telephone: (03) 9482 2991
Reviews:
- Apte, Alphington - The Breakfast Blog - Saturday, December 15, 2007
truly delicious corn, pea and feta fritter, drizzled with dill-infused sour cream and topped with a mountain of Tasmania's finest smoked salmon.
...
Or go sweet with toasted, house made banana and coconut bread (with honey labna, pistachios and roasted seasonal fruit).
- Apte - Epicure, The Age by Dani Valent, Reviewer May 14, 2007
- APTE - Epicyre, The Age by Matt Preston, Reviewer July 25, 2006
APTE's crunchy-edged banana bread - when you eventually find it under a mound of stewed rhubarb and honeyed labna - is sweet, sticky and loaded with coconut, while the ricotta hotcakes are plump, light and golden and served with poached fruit and a ricotta flavoured with orange zest.
- Espresso March 3, 2009, Epicure, The Age by Larissa Dubecki March 3, 2009
Apt time to move on
IN OTHER cafe news, Alphington's APTE, recently named Delicious magazine's cafe of the year in a popular vote, has been sold. Nathan Toleman, who with his wife Sarah Foletta opened the former milkbar three years ago, said the couple would be handing over the reins at the end of the week to an unnamed buyer new to hospitality.
The pair has another project on the boil, a cafe that will be similar to APTE, this time on the Carlton/Brunswick border. They hope to open around July.
Curious about Enoteca Sileno and the Enoteca Vino Bar for ages, we were finally in this part of town and decided to drop by. Judging by the breakfast we had, we'd be back for a few more meals!
First up was the rustic-looking bread and butter pudding made with Italian Panetone. It was served warm, which allowed the luscious lashings of chocolate custard to become molten puddles of flavour. It was also studded with candied fruit, just like those used in a panforte. The best of all was that the panetone was nice and moist and not claggy. It was also served with a pot of whipped ricotta and cream, slightly sweetened so it was good to on it's own!
We had also ordered the ricotta fritters, which turned out to be gloriously fluffy golden pancakes drizzled with honey and scattered with fresh fruit. Amazing. Even better than the ricotta hotcakes at Replete Providore, although maybe not as visually stunning.
After breakfast we had a stroll through the foodstore which was packedd full of Italian treats, worth a visit on it's own!
Enoteca Sileno
Wholesale & Retail (03) 9389 7000
Enoteca Vino Bar & Reservations (03) 9389 7070
920 Lygon St (cnr Richardson)Carlton Nth
Reviews:
- Enoteca By John Lethlean, The Age, Epicure, August 31, 2004
Enoteca Vino Bar photos:
- Decor
- Bar area
- Coffee Machine - takeaway area
- Caffe Latte - AUD3.50
- Panetone Bread and Butter Pudding - AUD8 per slice
- Ricotta Fritters with Summer Fruits and Honey - AUD12
- fluffy interior of the ricotta fritters
- Bill
Enoteca Sileno foodstore photos:
- Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano
- Panetone
- Grated Bottarga - AUD39.95 per 100g
- Bresaola di Tonno - AUD205 per kg
- Bottarga di Tonno - AUD440 per kg