Live entertainment

Live Entertainment – Gold restaurant

Trendy bars along the Camps Bay strip offer cocktails and sundowners and a place to be ‘seen’ – try Caprice or Sandbar for a sundowner drink or Baraza for drinks accompanied by local DJ’s. For a straight-off-the-beach drink and some good music stop in at La Med beach bar in Clifton. Also on the Atlantic Seaboard, Wafu in Mouille Point has a fantastic wooden deck which overlooks the sea – perfect for chilling with a cocktaik and some of their speciality Asian tapas.

Long Street in the city centre offers an eclectic mix of entertainment and is within walking distance of the many backpackers lodges found in the area. For a trendy hang-out in the city, try Po Na Na Bar on Heritage Square. For a mellow and laid back evening, try Kennedy’s Cigar bar with its plush interior, cigars and bourbon. And, for an ultra-cool experience head for the Planet bar at the Mount Nelson hotel for exotic cocktails, champagne, caviar and oysters.

In trendy Strand Street, Gold Restaurant is a sophisticated restaurant and entertainment area with a traditional yet comfortable feel.

The V&A Waterfront caters for a variety of tastes including live Jazz at the Green Dolphin restaurant and a lively dinner and pub atmosphere at Quay Four and Ferrimans.

In Greenpoint, Pulse is a trendy sports bar featuring big screen sports events, good food and dancing.

The southern suburbs offer a handful of venues frequented mostly by locals including Cubana Cafe on Claremont Main Road and the Forrester’s Arms pub and De Wijnhuis wine bar in Newlands. Also in Newlands, Caveau at the Mill (sister to the original Caveau in town) is located within the historic Josephine Mill and offers a huge selection of wines. In Observatory you’ll find a collection of hippie and student type bars including Rolling Stones pool hall. In Kalk Bay there’s the waterside Brass Bell for a casual meal and drink, as well as the Morrocan inspired Polona in the harbour.

People don’t just love Cape Town for its blue sky; they’re also interested in the colours it takes on after dark. Thousands visit each year solely for the city’s nightlife. Live shows, talented performers and all-night clubs offer an array of talent and entertainment that, given the city’s size, is remarkably varied and plentiful. The city is also known as a top jazz destination, and its gay scene is the best on the continent. So after you’ve indulged in another of our matchless sunsets, head out and dip your toes into Cape Town by night. We guarantee you’ll party long enough to make sure you won’t miss the similarly beautiful sunrise that follows…

When it comes to live music and entertainment, Cape Town nightlife has plenty to offer. Molo has set up a list of the best live African music venues in Cape Town.

Nyoni’s Kraal African Restaurant and Live Music

A new restaurant in Cape Town on the African live music scene. Walk upstairs and experience the size and warm atmosphere of this venue. Visit Nyoni’s Kraal for soulful African music and good times in Cape Town. Find it on 98 Longstreet in Cape Town’s city centre.

The making of music sits firmly within the arena of the arts.  The making of money (as a priority) sits uncomfortably close.  But these estranged cousins need each other.  We all understand the realities that an artist/musician must face in order to earn a living.  But why does money (i.e. the world of business and the people who operate within that commercial ecosystem) need Art?

Stop for a moment and try and imagine a world devoid of pictures, paintings, sculptures, photo, dance, poetry, movies or – dare I say it – Music?  Pretty bleak, huh?  so from a commercial viewpoint, the question should never be “can we afford it?” Much more relevant is the question “can we afford NOT to have it?”

Mike Smith, LMG Music Guide

There’s always something very special about being at a live music event. You experience a unique sound that touches you in a way that only live music can. To listen to more live music look through the upcoming music attractions to ensure you don’t miss a thing.

Young or old, music is something that ties us all together. In Cape Town, you have the added bonus of a massive variety of cultures, musical histories and backgrounds.

Jazz fans have a few regular haunts to hang around at as they wait for the big one – the annual Cape Town Jazz Fest. Those interested in African beats and rhythms should take a trip down Long Street, popping into any place with a drumbeat and a baseline.

Visitors wanting to experience the quintessential Cape Town nightlife will want to visit some of the bars and clubs. Here local and international bands and DJs play out the night until the sun sends everyone home.

On Long Street, the Waiting Room and Fiction are the edgiest Cape Town venues with line-ups full of local and international bands and DJs. Expect sweaty live and loud rock ‘n roll, ska, indie, hip hop and electronica with various nights for various folks.

Green Point has a few sweaty-chic bump and grind clubs. The area was famous for its party hard gay clubs, thumping house music and late morning licences.

The Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock is fast becoming another irreverent live music venue. Everyone from famous European DJs to iconic American punk bands (read NOFX) has played under the stars in the biscuit mill.

For a more chilled experience pack a picnic basket and head for Kirstenbosch Gardens. The botanical gardens are home to a Sunday summer music festival.

Families relax on a hill, eating and drinking wine as everything from folk bands to African fusion acts play music against the backdrop of TableMountain.

Another fast growing favourite is the Forest Amphitheatre on the Paul Cluver Wine Estate. An hour from Cape Town, this wine estate hosts open air concerts featuring everyone from famous international acts like Johnny Clegg to up and coming African divas.

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Walking Back to Nature- Inland Water Transportaton – Solution to Modern Day Transportation by Oladokun Sulaiman – Oladok12@yahoo.com

 Inland Waterway Hybrid Sustainable Transportation – A solution to Modern Day Transportation Problem

1.0  Introduction

In today’s transportation congestion and air pollution problem on shore infrastructure is causing more moderate concern and increasingly damaging growth in the size of the problem cal for need for formulation of policy for air- road to sea integration. By placing focus on waterborne transport, and integrating to road and air issue place a higher demand multimodal transport which in turn give leverage for need to put focus on a number of shortcomings related to the use of ships for community and freight transport in conjunction with other mode of transportation. To aid the implementation of policy for the use of inland water transportation, high number of community research and technical development actions, relevant to waterborne transport is require. Some of which could include concerted action on short sea shipping, designed to identify some of the structural or generic problems in the use of ships for relatively short-haul transport and other that target environmental impacts as well as issue of safe and efficient increase of reliability intermodal transportation. Furthermore, hybrid use of transportation will require the intelligent transportation system that incorporates use of advanced Integrated Ship Control Systems, AIS and extensive use of information technology needed to provide a solution to modern transportation problem.

Inland water transportation either in moving people and freight in a sustainable manner is increasingly becoming important, will be one of the biggest challenges for the 21st Century, an age where environmental pressure is calling for sensitive reactions, adoption of new proactive innovative behavior to relate factors associated with design, construction and operations and utilize them to deal with inherent needs response. Action associated with human life mitigation has always been part of concern of decision making, but to a less extent. In a world where warning of nature regarding need of awareness and sensitivity as well facts to how substantial nature is to the support of life and how much damage reckless human activities has cause imbalance in our planet. A situation that is vividly threatening our plant today and striping hope for our future generation survival in this planet, A situation that is equally calling for all of us to adopt new philosophy of doing things, and giving insight in inevitable return to nature earlier ways of doing things – from use of sun, water and clean energy store in earth crust to use of inland water transportation. Past engineer work on inland have been dominated with reactive, and today s world has reach a toll where by there is no chance to wait for accidents whose consequence is environmental degradation at its point form or instantaneous calamity. [1]. 

There is a surmountable barrier to achieving a sustainable multimodal inland water transportation where environmental impacts and risk will be mitigated and integrative components of water recourses will be utilized. However, incorporating holistic systems framework and system engineering tools back with analysis and identification leading to alternative path to short and long term solutions to the problem can facilitate achieving quality management of the evolving new philosophy of sustainability [2]. Such alternative solutions after discounting environmental concern could accommodate increasing inland waterway integration for shipping cargo containers including lock development, intermodal, information technology solution, provision of incentives to alleviate congestion during seasonal congestion hybrid of transportation mode based on best option selection [3]. Sustainable Inland water system contains physical elements that include waterways, ports, and intermodal network of railroads, roadways, and pipelines, that connect the waterborne portions of the system as required. The physical elements also include the vessels and vehicles that move goods and people within the system. The physical network is supported by a series of systems that facilitate the movement of goods and people, and provide access for recreation and to natural resources. Also associated with development of inland water transportation is dredging work to meet size of vessels, maintenance dredging and containment technologies for dredge material disposal or reuse of dredged material may be a feasible alternative that provides an economic benefit. 

2.0 Inland Water Transportation System (IWTS)

Civilization has ground up along rivers, lakes, ocean, the great rivers of the world, like Amazon, Mississippi, Ganges Rhine Danube Niger, and Nile influences the lives of millions, not only their very existence but also their political, art, and science. People are inherently drawn to water, this make use of water resources an important part of human development. Properly managed river basin can augment food water supplies, improve transportation, provide energy and develop industry. Development of water resources also carry the good beneficial reward to reciprocal development of waterfront areas that provide multiuse activities; improve social interaction and a sense of community. Hybrid concept requires facilities to be strategically placed in close proximity to other modal transportation system. The design need to pay attention to historic, current and future development patterns.

Inland navigation offers important opportunities to move cargos on river, estuarine and associated tributary in an energy-efficient manner, reduced cost of good transportation per tone – kilometer compare to other mode of transportation in. It remain one of the best option available to mitigating problem associated with global warming, climate change, noise pollution as well as congestion. Capacity building, environmentally and socially friendly, taking advantage of nonstructural measures (such as fleet innovation) [3] as well as infrastructure investments, and multimodal corridor incorporation become increasingly a matter of dire need today [4]. 

Inland water transportation has substantially shaped the growth and development of nations in Europe and North America, however, previous work on transportation are much more based on proactive method, Recent study made by European Union indicated potential for augmentation of percentage of shipping in total transport volume in the Danube region, this lead to agreement  for  inland navigation improvement in an    integrated manner by the ten Danube riparian states there is indication that climate change  will have will bring potential development of  on the further development of IWT and this make navigation management, planning and development of IWT to take  the issue of climate change and ozone depletion into account.[5]

The important of transportation and utilizing full advantage of new and emerging transportation technologies remain engine of tomorrow’s growth and prosperities as well as supports for safety, security, conservation of energy and environmental quality. Since, Inland transportation cannot stand alone and its efficiency, strength can only be maximized through integrative intermodalism and diversity, this provide opportunity for cooperative climate for intermodal systems, cooperative climate requires the coordination of more than one mode of transportation. With each mode having its own system-specific advantages: motor carriers have the ability to provide door-to-door service; water carriers that can handle bulk commodities safely at very low cost; and rails that can transport a broad range of commodities over long distances. Retaining sustainability principle that public good is best served by the most efficient use of transport resources, regardless of mode, and implementing the new philosophy of its sustainability equally requires `incorporation of use of water resources for other use as required by the environment [6].

Couple with this, recent issue of today especially from environmental domain called for need to adopt new sustainability philosophy, a healthy and responsive transportation system. And method that can yield vitality and growth, and the productivity of commerce, the nation needs [8]. Focusing on efficiency and complementation rather than competition between different transportation systems is a key economic growth, sustainability and productivity of a nation. Efficient freight transportation systems play a positive role both in the economic life of industrialized countries and the daily lives of their citizens. These countries realize the importance of the relationship between good systems, services and their economy. However, while these transportation systems are essential to a modern society, and there are substantial economic benefits to be realized from them, there are also significant negative environmental impacts, including preemption of land, disruption of topography, use of energy and other resources, and noise and air pollution [7].

In making choice of transportation modes, consideration should be given to the mode that does not contribute to unnecessary increases in fuel use, exhaust emissions, accidents, spill incidents, and congestion. It seems that not a day goes by without some new evidence of the increasing pollution of our environment and its consequences. There are indications everywhere those environmental rights (breathable air, drinkable water, fertile soil), which have been regarded as inexhaustible or renewable, are becoming scarce [8].

Today, with much more environmental awareness and a greater understanding of the consequences of pollution, both government and society are much less tolerant of pollution. On a global scale, pollution is a growing threat to both human health and the environment. Commercial freight transportation, with its almost total dependence on petroleum-based fuels, contributes significantly to pollution levels. Therefore, each form of transportation, as a major energy user, needs to be evaluated both as to the scarceness and future availability of the energy resources that it uses and to its impact on the environment. With each transport mode having its own specific energy-use and environmental characteristics, decisions on transport issues, whether short or long term, have inevitable impacts on the environment, which should be clearly weighed before a final decision is made[9].

Both the environment and the quality of life are receiving greater attention, resulting in a growing demand for not only an environmentally sound transportation system, but also for policies where environmental goals are given greater weight in transportation decisions. The result of this concern over the impact of transportation systems on the environment is reflected in how those systems are now being planned for the future. Transportation designers and environmentalists, both of whom recognize the interdependence between transportation systems and the environment, are increasingly concerned about maintaining an appropriate balance between the two. Likewise environmental laws are all over at the verge of established a legal framework aimed at keeping transportation decisions consistent with that goal [10].

3.0 Threat and Challenge of Green House Gas, and Impact on Trio of Global Warming, Ozone Depletion, Impact on Climate Change

Recent time has seen environmental calamity and abnormal environmental behavior which today the consensus of scientist have agreed to be linked to human activities. The world of man is madE up of the biosphere and the techno sphere, human inherited the earlier and it give all support needed for human to live, however, we neglect to know and even take care of it and we created the later whose buy product are claimed to be responsible for effect of ozone depletion that limit sunlight reaching our planet and consequentially warm up our planet and cause other chain reaction that leads to environmental revolt.

The impact on coastal resources can be classified into four broad categories. The first is tidal inundation, where about 1200 km2 in Peninsular Malaysia alone will be submerged subsequent to bund failure, and mangroves will be lost if sea level rises at a rate of 0.9 cm/year. The second is shoreline erosion, which will account for another few hundred metres of shoreline retreat. The third is increased wave action, which can affect the structural integrity of coastal facilities and installations such as power plants. The last is saline intrusion, which can pose a potential threat of water contamination at water abstraction points. Examples of other impacts include submergence of corals, coral bleaching due to increasing levels of CO2 in the water, and depletion of fisheries resources due to loss of mangrove habitats.

Water management follows three stages:

1-unregulated river water become supply – oriented , it remain so as long as water is abundant and the demand can be satisfied without modifying hydrological regime.

2-Scarcity of water-with increase pressure of demand for water and water related services, water management become resources oriented and the basis for multipurpose development.

3-Regulated natural regime-as Limit of acceptable stream flow regulation and development are reached, marginal cost of water supply radically increases, and here development management becomes important [1].

The first case apply to Terengganu, the first case apply, and  significant, sustainable balancing of economic, environmental development, community involvement maximize benefits of the planning and implementation strategy that could result to  dramatically improved public access, provision of new open spaces, improved quality of life, strengthened city and image and community pride.

5.0 Environmental Risk of IWTS

The environmental impacts of water transportation vary from river to river and project to project, but in many cases, the environment is not noticeably affected by waterway freight transport. Where it does have a negative impact, the effect is usually minimal. Because of the concern over the impacts that the different transportation modes have on the environment, there has been a more concerted effort to identify those impacts. Recent time have studies that are similar in nature analyzed the types and levels of impacts of a modal shift on the environment; viz. what happens if cargo movements are shifted from one mode to another. What would be the increases in fuel usage, Issues related exhaust emissions, probable accidents, traffic congestion, etc. All three studies compared the same cargoes shipped by different modes, and concluded that, ton for ton, produce vessels have fewer accidents, consume less energy, fewer harmful emissions, society in general and are less disruptive. These studies findings show that transporting of bulk commodities by water are environmentally compatible, provides a means to sustainable development, and that the use of this environmentally-friendly mode should be encouraged. [13].

Wide variety of human activities can affect the coastal and marine environment. Population pressure, increasing demands for space, competition over resources, and poor economic performances can all undermine the sustainable use of our oceans and coastal areas. The most serious problems affecting the quality and use of these ecosystems surrounding coastal water encompass release to:

1.       Water – pollution release directly or washed downed through ground water

2.       Air- air pollution, noise population, vibration

3.       Soil- dredge disposal and    contaminated sediments

4.       Flood risk – biochemical reaction of pollution elements with water.

5.       Collision – operational

6.       Biodiversification – endangered and threatened species, habitat

Risk management should involve alternative risk reduction measures and the implementation of those that appear cost effective .where Zero discharge = zero risk, but the challenge is to bring the risk to be at acceptable level and at the same time, derive the max Benefit. Simulate extreme condition and model – using combination mathematical modeling and stochastic techniques while considering all factors in holistic manner.

Uncertainty is part of risk, but it’s and abstract nature and limitation of knowledge of unseen in real world settings make it s quantification a complex work. associated with uncertainty are normally reflect issue of  influences on recovery process, Test of new advancements, Influence on policy, Address system changes over time, services & resources. The “sources” of a “lack of certainty” can be several. Moreover, the methods of measurement may be uncertain, or the models used inaccurate. Furthermore, uncertainty can arise from profound misunderstandings of the phenomena that are observed or are attempted to be assessed, perhaps because there is no adequate theoretical knowledge yet.

6.0 Environmental Benefits of IWTS

The commodities on which our lives and livelihood depend have to be transported by one mode or another however; the aadvantage of using Inland water transportation system over other mode of transportation has been described by various comparative studies. Advantage range from issues of concerned in of human modern world. As highlighted above there are inherent risks in shipping by barge, but yet statistics, water transport is the safest and most regulated form of transportation and has fewer accidental spills or collisions than any other mode. This excellent record is directly attributable to both exacting operational safeguards imposed by the carriers themselves as well as strict federally-mandated inspection standards. There is little public awareness of the water transport industry outside the river communities that it serves. This can be attributed primarily to the non-intrusive nature of the industry’s operations and its impressive safety record. One of the primary reasons for this lack of intrusiveness is the width of most of the rivers, their location in relation to population centers, as well as levees and floodwalls.

According to the United Nations, human benefit from marine and coastal ecosystem and activities: Coastal tourism =161 billion American dollars, Trade and shipping =155 billion American dollars, Offshore oil and gas = 132 billion American dollars, Fisheries = 80 billion American dollars. Therefore, it is important to be careful and maintain balance in dealing our activities. The popular media attention is concentrated on loss of life and property. There is little prospect for preventing many of the disasters from occurring although much could be done to reduce their severity. Many impacts could be mitigated through better vulnerability and risk assessment, predictive modeling, information dissemination, and policy development [13].

6.1 Energy efficiency - The use of energy by the different modes of freight transportation has become of increasing concern in setting transportation policy. Energy efficiency is the measure of performance of our system is it structure or mobile Energy efficiency is usually measured in one of two ways: by comparing how many miles each mode of transportation can carry a ton of freight per gallon of fuel, or by how many BTUs are expended per ton mile. In considering the choice of alternative transportation modes, it is imperative to consider energy that will be spent in shifting from one mode to another will result in greater energy consumption by the less fuel-efficient mode. For cargo carriage, vessels is required to move one ton of cargo none mile, with energy efficiency which is the inverse of energy intensiveness Propulsion energy including refinery losses. -Combines operating energy with maintenance energy, vehicle manufacturing energy, and construction energy..

Table 2.3- Energy modal comparison – Source: [38]

Table 3 – Modal energy comparison

Mode

Operating energy

LNE – haule Energy

Modal Energy

Rail

412.5

706.3

1075

Truck

1312.5

1312.5

2137.5

Barge

262.5

262.5

618.8

Numerous studies of fuel efficiency have been done shows that shallow-draft water transportation is the most fuel efficient mode of transportation for moving bulkraw materials, is the least energy intensive method of freight transportation when moving equivalent amounts of cargo, and consumes less energy than alternative modes. [14].

6.2 Safety – Since the consequence of not being safe is environmental catastrophic, modal comparison of transportation system has revealed that water transport has the fewest numbers of incidents, fatalities, and injuries compare to other surface mode. The inland water transportation environment, with its slow transit speeds, is relatively mild, and shock and vibration levels, which are dampened out by the cushioning effect of the waterway itself, are not normally considered a problem. Land based including road and rail cars are susceptible to accidents, often times resulting in a loss of cargo, especially rail transportation are more vulnerable because shipments typically involving a large number of massive units traveling at high speed in a single line. River barges with navigation aid infrastructure ensure right-of-way mostly with pleasure craft that operate primarily both in warmer weather and during daylight hours an intermodal comparison work recently conducted by waterway foundation

6.3 Congestion – Pressure relating to technological; change needs and population has led to high demand for road transportation vehicle that has led to un convenient congestion problems and cones, traffic growth in most city of the world is currently outstripped any increase in  increase of green house gas release increase, currently hurting our planet. There is currently fringing in infrastructure capacity, where traffic demand exceeds supply leading to delays and safety problems.

6.4 Air, noise and vibration pollution – Rise in traffic volumes due to urban population, increase mobility has been identified by recent studies to be main contributors to Noise levels rise and contamination of air quality. Comparative studies has revealed that road transportation is the major offender Road transportation is the major offender more than other mode of transportation. Currently there is limited data exists on noise levels of barge operations, mainly because they are not considered problem. Figure 4 show   environmental force driving next generation technology.

Table 4 – Emission comparison

Nox

PM

FC

COx

Sox

%

%

%

%

%

After treatment

SCR (Selected catalytic reduction)

-81

-35

-7.5

-7.5

-7.5

PMF (Particulate matter filter)

None

-85

2

2

2

Drive management systems

ATM (Advising tempomaat)

-10

-10

-10

-10

-10

Diesel fuel quality / substitutes

(BD) Bio – Diesel

-10

-30

15

65

~-100

BDB (Biodiesel blend , 20%BD)

2

-6

3

-13

~-20

LSF (Low sulfur fuel)

None

-1.7

none

none

~-100

New engine technology

NGE(Natural Gas Engine)

-98.5

-97.5

4.5

-10

-100

6.5 Social impacts – Trucks and trains operate much closer to populated areas and release large amount of pollution and noise to the residence, barges quietly make their way along isolated waterways for most of their trip. By contrast, river barges have little impact on densely-populated areas. Barge transits are relatively infrequent because of the large tonnage moved at one time. River operations take place in channels away from the shore, and the engines of a towboat are usually below the water line, which muffles the sound. Surface traffic, both road and rail, near residential neighborhoods contributes to visual, physical, and psychological barriers that can lead to the fragmentation of those neighborhoods. Reduced social interaction, reduced access to other neighborhoods, and increased traffic congestion Traffic congestion can lead to serious disruptions of police, fire, and medical services, as well as periodic isolation of parts of communities

6.6 Cargo capacity – In terms of capacity a study done by COB came up with the following conclusion, which gives inland water a good advantage over other mode of transportation.

6.7 Economic of IWTS - The political and economic changes of nation is a big factor that maneuvered and created dynamic emerging economy in and generated needs and perspectives for more trade and transport along the river in Europe and the United States. Such economy analysis and environmental analysis which is being dealt with in this research cold bring assurance to drive the Transport policies that promote modal shift. The making of inland transportation requires economic analyses that identify trade growth consequential rapid rise in the amount of traffic. Commercial transport in Malaysia corridor has soared growing more than 100% in the last decade, with by far the largest increase registered in road transit. It is expected that Malaysia will continue this dynamic economic development in the coming years (with minimum average GDP/capita growth rates of 3-4% per year until 2015) and traffic flows could grow correspondingly [15].Compare to other mode of transportation, Inland water Transportation is in comparison to air and road transport, seen as more environmentally friendly and energy efficient, and can therefore contribute to sustainable socio-economic development of the region. Multimodal use of available transport possibilities (road, rail and IWT) has to be ensured.

6.8 Regulation requirement - Due to international implication of maritime industry, the required to be implemented are finalized by UN agencies following tacit proceedure, while the state decide on formulating local legislation towards implementation through marine administration and port state contol. Under above described legal framework for guide to drafting legislation, in the context of maritime transportation, 3 main purposes of legislation under legal framework are:

i.                     To provide legal framework for maritime transportation – effective legal framework is expected to cover all parties involved in maritime transportation

ii.                   For implementation of basic objectives of states- to prevent coalition, accident and consequence of pollution that may arise from them- legislation involved monitoring that focus on manning, safety, prevention of collision, salvage.

iii.                  To achievement of certain economic purpose- policy objective under economics from aim to expand national fleet, boosting of employment of national on board foreign ship.

7.0 Technical requirement / Classification of IWTS

River Classification System is n necessary to ensure the orderly and efficient control and maintenance of waterways an inventory of existing infrastructure and transport must be prepared as the base of a sound classification system. This inventory should include numerous quantitative aspects (e.g. minimum depths, width, and vertical clearance of waterways, marking and minimum equipment with navigational aids, and number of vessels), as well as qualitative aspects (e.g. the state of infrastructure and the fleet, transport performance). Data difficulties can be often quite substantial. Each waterway class: I, II, … has its standardized vessel (type, length, beam, draught and carrying capacities to loading draught and minimum height under bridges) or limited standardized integrated barge tow (formation and number of barges in tow, total length of barge tow plus pushboat, total beam of barge tow, draught of most loaded barge in tow and barge tow capacity in loaded state and minimum height under bridges) corresponding to the waterway conditions. Classification adopted by European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) is shown in the table below [16].

Table5- IWTS classification  – Source: [47]

Classification

Type

Carrying capacity(tonnes)

ECMT classification  (maximum vessel dimensions in metres)

Beam

Lenght

Air draft

 Water draft

I

Small barge

300

5

38.5

3.55

2.2

II

Campeenar barge

600

6.6

50

4.2

2.5

III

Doctmund-Ems

1,200

8.2

67

3.95

2.5

IV

Rhine- Hern

1,350

9.5

80

4.4

2.5

V

Large Rhine

2000

11.5

95

6.7

2.7

7.1 IWTS Vessels Requirements

The Ship is about port and access to port by optimum size of ships and its associated economics implication can be made available through navigable channel where maintenance dredging is needed. Ship production and condition of channel are out of phase. Economic of large scale and demand has begot big ship to emerge within a short period of time after second world war- however less attention has been given to the channels that will continue to accommodate these ships. Large ships typically maneuver with difficulty in confined areas, and channel width is a critical component of deep-draft channels .The requirements for access and protection in harbors and ports often lead to maintenance of channels and engineered structures, such as jetties and breakwaters.

Ship characteristics – Thus as ships are getting bigger, there has been signify technological change link to safe maneuvering and controllability. In reference To this design has focused on mitigating issues like large windage associated with container ships,  which can  complicate ship controllability in narrow channels as well as during slow speed maneuvering; also  Limiting speed in channel remain a critical part of operational maintenance work Direct-technological ship with drive diesel ships with high installed power to achieve design service speeds can, in some cases, have a minimum bare steerage speed of about 8 knots —quite a high speed in confined waters, has remain a challenge for terminal operators [16].

Maneuverability of during ship designs focus more on optimum operation of ships in the Open Ocean, and pay les attention to operations in confined areas. Ship Control is important when ships slow to turn, docks, or attached to tugs. Factors contributing to loss of control include slow vessel speed, following currents, waves, and cross-wind. Sailboats traveling under sail require extra maneuvering space. A good navigation channel must accommodate the ships using it. Ships are controlled by propellers and rudders at the stern. Some ships are also equipped with bow thrusters or bow and stern thrusters, which aid in control, especially at low speeds. Often, one or more tugs are needed to assist ships in some phases of entering and leaving a port.

Vessel operations during navigation channel deepening are required to enhance safety, efficiency, and productivity of waterborne commerce in ports and harbors. Shallow-draft projects embody similar concerns and often public recreational access as well. The following as related to Vessel operability is important in channel maintenance work:

Navigation system- this include the following port harbor operations:

i.                     Waterway engineering: Navigation channels, environmental factors, dredging and mapping services, shore docking facilities.

ii.                   Marine traffic: Operational rules, aids to navigation, pilot and tug service, communications, and vessel traffic services.

iii.                  Vessel hydrodynamics: Vessel design, maneuverability and controllability, human factors, navigation equipment.

7.2 Inland waterway channels requirement – Waterway channel involve the sizing of vessels that will transit a waterway, Maintenance dredging Capacity -   sediments output and estimates with clear objective to reduce channel delay accepts big ships; need to be done in environmental sustainable manner and optimal efficiency (economically). Quantification of channel require quantifying depth that  pave wave for dredging requirement to be determined and this lead to optimal choice of dredger .generic analysis of navigation and environmental  and sediment , with Iterative process and allowance discounting discussed under the case studies in taking account of impacts  to channel during operations and  during construction.

Navigation, coastal and geotechnical engineers have a very pronounced problem in regards to this – past design in human activities has been based on aftermath assessment of calamity where engineers have dealt with the high level of uncertainty by conservatively assigning or specifying much larger capacities than the projected demand. This ratio of capacity to predicted demand is the classical safety factor approach, which requires significant experience levels to be done right.Complementing, sustainable maintenance balancing wok is also Aids to Navigation / Navigation Information. Channel dimensioning requires channel depth and width characteristics:

i.                     Channel Depth Characteristics – Channel deepening is considered more important by channel designers, economists and mariners alike.

ii.                   Channel Width Characteristics – The main characteristics of a channel width may be grouped into the following general categories:

a.       Channel Layout (i.e., plan view path characteristics such as straight and curved sections)

b.       Channel Cross-Section (hydrodynamic characteristics such as depth, width, and side-slopes) many factors feed into the determination of the dimensions and specifications of channel characteristics

The quality of aids to navigation, type of channel cross section, and current strength impact the required width, experience with ship simulator studies has indicated that traditional channel width design criteria are overly conservative. Navigation is more difficult when channel cross section (overbank depths, channel depth and width) varies significantly. Bank effects and currents become less predictable and extra care is needed for vessel control. Traditional guidance for channel width is the same as for deep-draft channels.

7.3 Environmental sustainability and IWTS – Sustainability under UN definition emphasize on 4 tier balancing environment, economics, social and development issue that occupied man, the environment he inherited his survival, and reliability on continuity of the planet for the right of future generation. maritime industry need to adjust to the ways we do things in a world of sensitivity being characterized by sustainability, capacity building, efficiency, optimization of development, practice and operations that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their need. Environmental sustainability – “environmental issues” under what surround us, As well as difficulties associated with changes to the bathymetry due to dredging or as a resulted in changes in water currents or other oceanographic effects or as result of sediment transport and  need maintain n them ,sustain our living and existence and purpose associated with them. Require historical as well as recent and predictive datasets system and “Now casts” and predictions of these parameters with the use of numerical calculation models that can provides real-time information about water levels, currents, and other oceanographic and meteorological data from bays and harbors, are available.

7.4 Transportation Hybrid Process Requirement – Making Transportation Smarter – Hybridizing transportation system will involve:

Development of a conceptual standard for Ship Control Centre (SCC) Design-
Development of Advanced Information Processing that will enhance efficiency, and safety including human performance by integration of information and improvement of decision support methods.
Verification of Conceptual Standard for SCC and risk of solution accountability for Design vs, Efficiency and Safety in combination with increased user satisfaction. Safety assessment, the risk of a collision, supports interoperability and interconnectivity.
Conceptual Standard for ISC Systems including use of components for a future standard on ISC systems, including guidelines for the preparation of companion standards and conformance classes.
Harmonized Human-Machine Interface (HMI), towards contribution to the safety and efficiency improvements measured in the project.
Standardized Process Network including use of  tools required for network performance prediction, reliability as expressed

8.0 Conclusion

Summing it up, building hybrid integrative transportation system that combines land road-water resources is indeed a challenge. To achieve success in such transportation artifact, providing the value and benefits require setting of high goal objectives that can be achieved within designated time, cost benefit should be clearly defined and performance problems and lifecycle issues should be well addressed, risk mitigated. Information transparency and information sharing through dissemination forum should be planned. The fact that environmental issue is of global warming, climate change and ozone depleting is driving today technology touché inland water transportation system were discussed. Need to adopt new transportation strategy warranted and incorporating old transportation system with sustainable Inland Water Transportation that mitigate environmental, technical , economic, social, safety , ecological requirement under integrative integrated transportation system will provide reliable Inland Water Transportation System aggressively growing state should adopt smart multimodal planning for sustainable transportation.

9.0 References

1.       Rackwitz, R. “How Safe is Safe enough? An Approach by Optimization and Life Quality Index”. Proceeding of ASTRANET Conference , 2002

2.       B.M.Abbas. River basin development. Tycooly,Dublin,1983

3.       “Technology development for Environmentally Sound Ships of the 21st Century”. An International Perspective. Journal of Marine Science and Technology, Vol. 1, No.3, 196.

4.       Pittock, B., D. Wratt et al., Australia and New Zealand. In “Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptations, and Vulnerability”. Contribution of Working Group II to the Thirds Assessment Report of the International Panel on Climate Change. 2001: Chapter 12.

5.       Laurel Gascho, Henrike Peichert, and Sarah Renner  “Malaysia /Referral & Comparative experiences / Inland Waterway Transportation System”   Environment and Poverty Networks, February, 2006

7.       Osterreichische Wasserstrassen. “Inland Environmental Performance “ RINA, Pg 49, 2007

8.       Illinois State Water Survey, Department of Energy and Natural Resources, “Impacts of Commercial Navigation on Water Quality in the Illinois River Channel”, Champaign, IL, 1992.

9.       Eastman, S.E. “Fuel Efficiency in Freight Transportation”, The American Waterway Operators, Inc., Arlington, VA, June, 1980, p.7.

10.   National Waterways Foundation. “U.S. Waterways Productivity”. A Private and Public Partnership, Huntsville, AL, 1983, PP* 165-167.

13.   Butts, Thomas A. and Dana B. Shackleford.” Impacts of Commercial Navigation on Water Quality in the Illinois River Channel”. ISWS RR-122. 1992

14.   U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Support Center, National Waterways Study, “Analysis of Environmental Aspects of Waterway Navigation”, Review Draft, Fort Beloit, VA, April 1980, p227.

15.   Broils, J.U., “New European norms for size of waterway urgently needed. Hinterland ports” ,Rotterdam Europort  Delata,1967

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Pantry Goods

Performing any work is simpler when you have the proper tools on hand. 1 of a cook’s greatest resources — and technique weapons — is getting a well-stocked pantry.

Cooking is a lot simpler in case you realize that you have previously got what you require on hand, and aren’t heading to have to operate to your corner marketplace each and every time you choose to fix a meal.

Possessing a well-stocked pantry can be the technique weapon of each “Hostess aided by the Mostest” especially when unpredicted guests drop by.

You’ll be able to make each guest feel unique and welcome simply because, whether it is appetizers for four or dinner for ten, you may manage it with type and panache. Actually, your reputation — and your sanity — is going to be assured, mainly because with these points with your pantry, it is possible to set in concert stunning and tasty food that’s beautifully presented in just minutes, merely and effortlessly.

Here can be a record of basic substances that ought to be in any well-stocked pantry. (One particular terrific solution to stock your pantry is to buy one or two items about the list each and every time you go purchasing, rather than trying to obtain it all at as soon as. If you watch the sales and take benefit of seasonal buys, you’ll be in a position to save cash too!)

Bear in mind to rotate every thing inside your pantry over a normal basis, and adjust the things on this list to fit your family’s likes and dislikes.

Herbs, Spices, Extracts and Sauces:
- Salt (Sea and Iodized)
- Pepper (Full Peppercorns, Black, White and Red)
- Nutmeg (Soil and Refreshing)
- Cinnamon (Terrain and Sticks)
- Pumpkin Pie Spice (Floor)
- Allspice (Floor)
- Cardamom (Full and Floor)
- Ginger (Full and Soil)
- Curry (Soil)
- Garlic (Clean and Ground for Emergencies)
- Mustard (Soil)
- Bay Leaves (Dried)
- Rosemary (Refreshing and Bottled)
- Thyme (Clean and Bottled)
- Sage (Innovative and Dried)
- Fairly sweet Basil (Clean and Dried)
- Parsley (Fresh and Dried for Emergencies)
- Cumin (Soil)
- Oregano (Dried)
- Onions (Flakes for Emergencies)
- Vanilla Extract
- Maple Extract
- Almond Extract
- Lemon Extract
- Orange Extract
- Soy Sauce
- Cooking Wine or Cooking Sherry My Realty Deal

What Goes In A Pantry
- Rice Wine Vinegar
- Sesame Oil
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Citrus Vinegar
- Teriyaki Sauce
- Barbecue Sauce
- Sweet and Sour Sauce
- Tabasco or Other Hot Sauce
- Chili Sauce
- Steak Sauce
- Offers of Salad Dressing Blend
- Bundles of Dried Onion Soup Mix (Or Other Flavors)
- Soup for Sauces (Lotion of Chicken, Mushroom, Celery and Cheese)

For Baking:
- All Objective Flour
- Self-Rising Flour
- Total Wheat Flour
- Pancake Mix
- Yeast
- Sugar
- Confectioner’s Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Sugar Cubes
- Molasses
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Yeast
- Cornstarch
- Honey
- Cocoa Powder
- Unsweetened or Semi-Sweet Chocolate
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- Butterscotch, Caramel along with other flavored “chips”
- Nuts (Walnuts, Pecans, Almonds, Hazelnuts and Cashews)
- Marshmallow Lotion
- Vegetable Shortening (Typical and Butter-Flavored)
- Sunflower Oil
- Maraschino Cherries

For Appetizers or Adding “Something Special” to Meals:
- Peanuts within your Shell
- Salted Peanuts
- Mixed Nuts
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- A Selection of Crackers
- Black and Green Olives
- Canned Mushrooms
- Palm Tree Hearts
- Bottled Asparagus
- Sun-dried Tomatoes
- Bottled Salsa
- A Wide array of Chips and Dips
- Cheeses (Traditionally, 3 to five are served, from difficult to soft, mild to powerful. Find flavors that blend perfectly in concert, and serve cheeses from varied animals and totally different countries)

For Daily Meals:
- Bullion Cubes and Powders (Chicken, Beef and Vegetable)
- White Rice
- Long Grain and Wild Rice
- Brown Rice
- A Variety of Pastas
- Barley
- Bread Crumbs
- Croutons
- Tomato Sauce
- Tomato Paste
- A Assortment of Canned Tomatoes
- A Number of Canned Beans (Black, Red, Kidney and Garbanzo)
- Dried Beans (Pinto, Chili and Kidney)
- Canned Tuna, Chicken, Crab and Clams

For Desserts:
- Canned Pineapple (Chunks and Slices)
- A Array of Canned Fruits
- A Assortment of Jams or Jellies
- A Variety of Cake Mixes, Brownies and Frostings
- A Assortment of Packaged Puddings
- All of the fixings for Ice Lotion Sundaes or Banana Splits
- Applesauce

Within the Refrigerator:
- Milk
- Eggs (Or Egg Substitutes)
- Cream (A staple for countless Mediterranean Dishes)
- Butter or Margarine
- Yellow Mustard
- Brown Mustard
- Dijon Mustard
- Ketchup
- Mayonnaise or Salad Dressing
- Cheeses (Cheddar, Swiss, Feta, Parmesan and Jack)
- Cottage Cheese
- Sour Cream
- Green Onions
- Tomatoes
- Cilantro
- Salad Fixings

Inside Freezer:
- Complete Chicken
- Steaks
- Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
- Beef or Pork Roast
- Stew Meat
- Hamburger
- Pork Chops
- Pieces of yellow, red and green peppers (Chop up any leftovers every time you use them and throw them into a bag within your freezer. They will add color and flavor to bland dishes)
- Frozen Bread Dough (Make your own or shop bought)
- Frozen Rolls (Make your personal or shop purchased)
- Frozen Pizza Dough (Make your personal or shop purchased)
- Frozen Baguette
- Broccoli
- Spinach

With these materials in your kitchen, the only thing you will need to be concerned about when it is time to cook is which recipe you wish to attempt!

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Acid Reflux Recovery Diet And Recipes

Charles Stewart Richey

Curing oneself of the condition called acid reflux can be accomplished by using natural, healthy methods. I suffered from this condition for years, taking harmful, expensive PPI drugs (proton inhibitors), which only masked the symptoms. These drugs, not only had myriad side effects, but became ineffective over time. I was forced to find another answer. I wanted to cure myself without the use of drugs. My doctor was no help. He didn’t have a clue about natural healing and nutrition. After a great deal of research I discover that with the proper use of herbs, health store items, meditation, exercise and diet, one can heal themselves of acid reflux.

The first thing that I learned is that acid reflux, sometimes called gerd (gastro esophageal reflux disease), is not a disease at all. Contrary to what the medical community would have us believe, it is simply a condition, brought on by poor eating habits. Besides eating the wrong foods, not chewing food properly is probably the root cause of this ailment.

The Acid reflux condition would not exist without a damaged esophagus and a weakened LES (lower esophageal sphincter). If the condition is to be eliminated, healing the esophagus must be the first order of business.

During this reflux recovery period, eating anything which could irritate or damage the esophagus, must be avoided. Things like poorly chewed chips, crackers, cereal or any hard foods with sharp edges are culinary culprits – they cause little lacerations to develop in the esophagus. Until the lacerations have had a chance to heal, spicy foods, such as acidic tomato products, hot peppers, raw garlic and raw onions should also be eliminated from the diet. They just further irritate the condition. Smoking and drinking alcohol relax the LES, allowing stomach acid to splash up into the esophagus, thus impeding the healing process.

The key to acid reflux recovery is to eat only mild, easy to digest food until the esophagus has healed. Eat early, giving yourself at least three hours of sitting or walking time before lying down. Eat slowly and chew your food completely. Last, but not least, try to eat in a relaxed, pleasant and stress free environment.

I have listed a few of my favorite recipes that I enjoyed during my own recovery period. They can be made quickly and easily. Try doubling these recipes so that you can reheat them later in the week…..less time in the kitchen. Remember that cooking from scratch, instead of relying on convenience foods, is a better approach to good health, in general. It’s also nice to know what you’re really eating.

For breakfast, I believe that fresh fruit is the best way to go. I especially like melon and papaya. For lunch I eat more fruit like apples, bananas and, perhaps some almonds, or walnuts. It’s better to eat many little healthy meals during the day. I try to buy only organic fruits, however, sometimes when I am rushed, I purchase “ready to go” containers of mixed fruit at the grocery store. Try to stay away from pineapple, as I find it hard to digest.

How about starters in the evening? Serving vegetables raw is the ultimate healthy way to present them.

Try creating a beautiful platter of crudité (crew di tay) better known as elegant rabbit food. Serve it with a savory tofu dip. Use cauliflower, broccoli, English cucumbers, radishes, green & yellow zucchinis, Belgium endive, carrot sticks, whole small mushrooms, or whatever appeals to you. Cut the vegetables in bite size pieces for dipping. The Belgium endive is a natural edible scoop for dipping. Just cut off the ends and peel off the leaves.

Make the tofu dip by putting one package of soft or silken tofu in a food processor or blender, adding garlic powder, cumin, paprika and chopped chives or parsley for flavor and color. Season with salt & pepper to taste. Add a little fresh squeezed lemon juice if the mixture is too thick. Process until smooth and creamy. If you are in a rush, ready made dips and raw vegetable platters are available in the produce sections of most supermarkets, but make a concerted effort to eat only organic, if possible.

I hope that you enjoy the following dishes. Even though I have cured myself of acid reflux, I still serve these recipes on a regular basis. I prefer food slightly under cooked. Feel free to adjust the cooking times and seasonings according to your own taste.

Bon appetite!

Sautéed White Fish On A Bed Of Mashed Potatoes

This recipe is for one serving. Increase the ingredients for additional servings as needed.

One 4oz filet of white fish (orange roughly, sole, turbot, flounder, etc)

One med. Potato

Steamed green vegetable such as broccoli, spinach, peas or asparagus

Parsley or chives for garnish

¼ tbsp unsalted butter, olive oil or Pam

We will start with the potatoes because they take the longest to cook and they tend to retain their heat the longest. The fish and vegetable take only minutes to cook. )

Peel and cube potato. Place in cold water to cover. Bring to the boil, and then simmer until fork tender. Drain, leaving just enough cooking liquid for mashing or whipping. You may also use the vegetable broth (recipe below) instead. Add salt to taste. Hold in a warm place.

Season fish with salt and pepper to taste. Place non-stick sauté pan over med high heat. Add butter, oil or spray with Pam. When not quite smoking, add fish. Cook two minutes, turn and cook other side for two minutes, or until the filet is light brown and cooked through. If the filet is very thin, one minute on each side may be enough. (You can broil or bake the fish if desired)

Serve fish on top of mashed potatoes, surrounded by the steamed vegetables. Garnish with chopped parsley or chives.

Vegetable Broth

This broth is very alkaline and rich in minerals. It can be served as a simple soup, or used as a stock (as above) for cooking. Cook and save the potatoes and beets to use as a vegetable side dish or to add to soup.

2 cups red skinned potato peelings

3 cups celery stalk

2 cups celery tops

2 cups beet tops

1 small zucchini or yellow squash

2 cups carrots

One small onion

Sprig of parsley

2 ½ quarts distilled water

Chop all vegetables into very fine pieces. Place in water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 20 minutes. Strain & refrigerate for future use.

Note: By cooking pearled barley in the finished broth with the addition of chopped vegetables, one can prepare a healthy soup for a first course.

Pasta Primavera

Primavera means “spring” in Italian. This pasta dish offers a great opportunity to use all the wonderful fresh spring vegetables at your disposal. However, you can make this dish anytime of the year by using whatever fresh vegetables you can find at your food market. I have chosen a mixture of vegetables that I happen to love, for this recipe. You can use these or replace them with your favorites. During the reflux healing period, try to stay away from tomatoes, raw onions and raw garlic. I have included garlic in this recipe (*see note regarding roasted garlic). If you can tolerate a little garlic, then make sure to cook it well at a low temperature, without browning it. If you want to be a bit daring, you can add the optional cup of heavy cream. You may substitute parsley for the basil and the penne regatta for fettuccini, or another pasta. The whole family can enjoy this classic pasta dish.

1 cup sliced mushrooms

1 cup sliced carrots

1 cup baby peas

1 cup sliced asparagus spears

1 cup snow peas or sugar snaps

2 cloves garlic finely chopped or roasted

1 lb. penne regatta

1 tsp. salt

3 tbsp extra virgin, first cold pressed olive oil

½ cup shredded basil

½ cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

½ cup heavy cream (optional)

Place a steamer basket in a pot with a small amount of water and bring to the boil. Place vegetables in basket, cover and steam until tender (about 4 minutes). Rinse under cold running water to stop the cooking and preserve the color, and drain.

To a large pot of boiling water, add salt and the penne regatta. Cook uncovered according to the instructions on box, preferably al dente.

Meanwhile in a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil. Add the garlic and cook at a low flame for a couple of minutes (do not brown). Add the steamed vegetables and optional heavy cream and raise the heat to medium. Cook just enough to heat.

Drain the pasta and add to the sauté pan and mix well.

Sprinkle with Parmigianino Reggiano, and shredded basil. Heat the dish thoroughly and serve. If the dish needs more salt, use extra cheese instead, at the table. Serve this dish with a heart of romaine salad with lemon chive dressing (recipe below)

Note: It takes more than two cloves of roasted garlic, for this recipe. On a sheet of aluminum foil place two heads of garlic and cut the stem end off with a knife. Drizzle a little olive oil over them and wrap tightly. Bake in a 400 degree oven for one hour. When cool enough to handle, squeeze out the roasted garlic, into a bowl, discarding the shells. Mash well with a fork.

Another use for roasted garlic is my version of pesto sauce. I use walnuts instead of pine nuts, which I find indigestible, with the roasted garlic and basil. Use whatever proportion you like and drizzle first pressed, extra virgin olive oil into the blender. If your sauce is too thin, adjust with more walnuts, basil and garlic. If it is too thick, use more olive oil. This is all a matter of taste. Serve with your favorite pasta. I prefer linguini or fettuccini.

Lemon chive salad dressing

This is a simple, yet classic vinaigrette for green salads. Use heart of Romaine, Boston or Bipp lettuce. Make this dressing and hour or so before serving, in order that the chive flavor is fully incorporated. Remember to toss well before serving. The advantage here is using lemon juice, instead of vinegar. I find that lemon juice becomes alkaline after being ingested.

1 lemon juiced

Sea salt (pinch)

3 tbsp. extra fine sugar

6 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

6 tbsp. minced chives (you can’t have too many)

Freshly ground black pepper

Combine lemon juice, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl. Whisk until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Continue whisking in the olive oil, chives and several grinds of pepper. Keep whisking until dressing is emulsified.

(Note: You can make this dressing for two by reducing the lemon juice to two tbsp. and the other ingredients by 1/3.) Keep left over dressing in a jar in fridge for future use. It will keep for about a week.

Savory Lentils with Texmati Brown Rice

1 lb of organic lentils (2 ½ cups), rinsed

8 cups water or stock

1 onion, chopped

3 cloves of garlic, chopped

2 carrots, sliced

2 stalks celery, chopped

1 bay leaf

2 sprigs of thyme, or ½ tsp dried

Organic Texmati brown rice (follow instructions on package)

To a large pot bring water and lentils to a boil. Add other ingredients. Reduce to the simmer, partially covered. Cook until tender (about 20 to 30 minutes), stirring occasionally and adding more liquid as needed.. Remove the bay leaf and thyme sprigs. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Serve over organic Texmati brown rice. Garnish with chopped parsley. Serve with a light green salad, dressed with the lemon chive dressing above.

Baked Chicken Breasts on Mushroom Caps

with steamed broccoli and new potatoes

6 chicken breasts (either bone in or halves with skin on)

1 tsp dried thyme

Olive oil

6 large Portobello mushrooms (or enough smaller mushrooms to cover the bottom of the baking pan)

1 tbsp minced garlic

Salt & pepper to taste

2 cups dry white wine or dry vermouth

¼ cup fresh chopped parsley

Place rack in center of oven and preheat to 400 degrees.

Into a lightly oiled baking pan, large enough to hold chicken breasts, arrange mushrooms gill side down. Sprinkle with minced garlic, salt & pepper. Pour wine over mushrooms. Place chicken breasts skin side up over mushrooms and brush with olive oil.

Bake uncovered about 20 minutes, until the breasts are golden brown. If the wine has evaporated during the cooking process, add a little more (for those of you who can’t tolerate alcohol, keep in mind that it burns off during the cooking process, leaving only the flavor).

Baste the breasts with the pan juices and turn over. Cook until breasts are completely done and springy to the finger, about 15 minutes more.

With a slotted spoon, place the chicken and mushrooms on a platter, mushrooms on the bottom and breasts on top, skin side up. Skim off excess fat and spoon juices over the chicken. Sprinkle with parsley.

Serve with steamed broccoli and boiled new potatoes. (Substitute brown rice for potatoes, if desired)

Stir fried shrimp and vegetables

Served over millet, brown rice or quinoa

3 tbsp Canola oil

1lb. raw medium peeled shrimp

2 cups broccoli florets

2 cups sliced mushrooms

4 scallions, trimmed and chopped

2 tbsp Garlic, minced

2 tbsp fresh ginger, minced

1 cup cold vegetable broth (see recipe above), mixed with 2tbsps, cornstarch

1 package of organic millet

Into a hot wok or sauté pan pour oil until just smoking

Add vegetables and stir constantly to cook al dente

Add shrimp and continue to stir until just turning pink

Add broth and cover for a couple of minutes until shrimp is almost done

Uncover and add cornstarch mixture, stir until thickened and turn off heat

Serve over millet cooked according to package instructions

Season to taste with tamari light soy sauce

Note: This dish must be done very quickly, as you don’t want to over cook the shrimp or the vegetables. I have chosen Millet because it is an extremely alkaline grain. It is neutral in taste and will absorb the flavors of this dish. You may substitute brown rice instead.

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A Brief History of Nothing

According to his official biography, Charlie Nothing “was not born, did not go to school, did not die,” and his main instrument is the dingulator. Obsessive record collectors may recall his name from the 1967 LP The Psychedelic Saxophone of Charlie Nothing, one of the only non-guitar records released on John Fahey’s Takoma label. Contemporary listeners might know Nothing from his powerful performance of dingulation, as he calls his music, in Chicago at the 2005 Two Million Tongues Festival. Featuring a roster of difficult-to-categorize musicians, it was the ideal venue for this difficult-to-categorize performer. Josephine Foster, who was also on the bill, describes him as being like “the incarnation of Ubu Rex” and says, “Charlie seems to lose himself deeply in the raw spirit of performance.”

In the years between 1967 and 2005, you might have crossed paths with Nothing at any number of places. Perhaps it was in a New York loft in the mid 1960s, when he gave a series of performances that had grown out of the drug scene and the jam sessions around his house. Nothing’s first band included himself on sopranino sax, a classically trained Indian tabla drummer and a young Japanese woman who recited litanies of everyday items such as “underarm deodorant, soap, green shoes, pink shoes, lipstickâ?¦”

Next came the First Uniphrenic Church and Bank Band, a group that included a young, pre-Blondie Debbie Harry in what must have been some of her first vocal performances. Besides playing the Village Gate, the Uniphrenic band put on a series of Friday night concerts in a friend’s Manhattan loft, where everything, including the toilet, was decorated in always-fashionable black. The loft concerts were extremely popular–perhaps it was the music or maybe it was the free beer–but the fire department eventually shut them down.

Nothing then moved on to Los Angeles, where he performed at an arena show with Frank Zappa; joined and then quit the cast of Hair; and performed a flute concert at the Los Angeles Museum of Modern Art. The museum curator assured Nothing that there would be no restrictions on his performance, so the concert took place in the men’s room after hours for an audience of two.

After his stint in Los Angeles, Nothing went north to the Bay Area, where he lived in a squat in the back of a Haight-Ashbury sandal shop and played love-ins, North Beach jazz clubs and similar venues of the era. Nothing recorded The Psychedelic Saxophone of Charlie Nothing during this period. The album featured saxophone improvisation accompanied by concert gong, conga drum and a banjo ukulele that was borrowed from Tiny Tim for the occasion. Nothing also drew the cover art. Not surprisingly, it never cracked the Billboard Top 100, but it did attain some cult success in Europe among aficionados of free improvised music.

Nothing eventually settled in Santa Cruz, California, where he became a beekeeper and an expert in the removal of stinging insects. He did not perform from 1984 until 2004, feeling he had “evolved past the entertaining-monkey-jumping-up-and-down-on-the-stage stage.” But Nothing was not artistically inactive. He published books (under the name Charles Martin Simon), created art in many different media and even sent a tape of music to Ronald Reagan. The White House replied with a nice letter that opened: “Dear Mr. Nothing, The President appreciates your support…”

And he built dingulators, of course, a class of instrument he invented. At first glance, a dingulator has superficial similarities to a steel-bodied National-style guitar. The number of strings varies, up to as many as 21, but seven or eight strings is typical. Dingulators have raised frets akin to those on a sitar, and each one is unique. Classic examples tend to have scrolls and curlicues reminiscent of a Gibson Style 0 guitar or perhaps a Gibson H-4 mandola. They are made from old cars.

Why cars? “Cars have the right kind of steel,” Nothing explains. “Cars have got very soulful steel.” But the steel has to come from older cars: “Metal on new cars, whether it’s American or foreign, is just not up to quality.” Nothing’s current project is to make a dingulator from a 1965 VW Karmann Ghia. There is a political message in his artistic recycling. “It’s a sword-to-plowshare kind of thing,” he says. “Cars to guitars.”

Dingulators have steel strings and friction pegs. Their tuning is variable, organic and evolving. “The ideal would be to never tune them, to just find where they are going and go with it,” he says. “But sometimes I do make adjustments.” Nothing is a highly skilled artisan and welder. The form of each dingulator is hand-drawn in chalk directly onto the metal.

Foster says, “Dingulators remind me of African instruments; they are folk-art masterpieces.” The African influence is probably real. Talking about the origin of dingulators, Nothing demonstrated his favorite kalimba, which had a broken tine that produced a note with a deep, rich buzz. That one buzzing note had the sound he liked and saved the otherwise unremarkable instrument from the trashcan.

What does a dingulator sound like? “They are tuned percussion to animate and punctuate his spoken-word diatribes,” Foster explains. Another point of reference might be Hans Reichel’s early, pre-daxophone, modified-guitar recordings; Derek Bailey’s music also comes to mind. Nothing, though, is unfamiliar with both Reichel and Bailey, so it seems that dingulation evolved on its own.

Nothing can be in-your-face confrontational, especially in his explicitly political songs, but there are more facets to his music. As he demonstrated the voice of each individual dingulator, Nothing improvised music of great beauty, passion and intensity. He plays completely in the moment and is sometimes possessed by musical spirits. What are Nothing’s musical influences? “Everything,” he says. “I’m influenced probably as much by the stuff I don’t like as the stuff I like. So I’d have to say I’m influenced by everything.” One of the things Nothing doesn’t like is Muzak. You can believe him when he promises, “Dingulation will never be on Muzak!”

In 2004, Nothing realized he was, in fact, “a monkey jumping up and down” and he began performing in public again. After playing small venues in the Santa Cruz area, he began to receive invitations to various music festivals, including the Pauze Festival in Ghent, Belgium, and the Two Million Tongues Festival in Chicago. There was, however, one problem with launching this new phase of his career: Dingulators aren’t particularly portable. To get around that obstacle, Nothing has started work on a smaller travel version. He’s building a dingulator with a removable neck that can be stored in the body, making a compact and indestructible steel carrying case. All dimensions were carefully planned to meet international airline requirements for carry-on luggage. It remains to be seen if the airport bureaucracies will be able to cope with dingulation.