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An Evaluation of Daylight Saving Time A Lack of Efficiency Time is not a constant. In the United States, time is set according to one's geographical location and often is adjusted with the changing of seasons in fall and spring. In spring, time is moved forward as Americans set their clocks one hour ahead. In fall, time is adjusted as Americans rewind their clocks an hour, losing one hour of daylight in the evenings. The intent is to provide for more hours in the day when natural light can be used. The practice of Daylight Saving Time has been around for centuries. However, during the course of its practice, it has undergone several major adjustments to its guidelines. DST is a policy that is followed in many countries around the world. First implemented as an energy-saving resource, it is utilized across the globe in efforts to conserve energy and save money; yet the policy has few significant benefits today. When it comes to Louis Vuitton Outlet the practice of Daylight Saving Time, the negative results of the policy far outweigh the benefits and it is easy to support abolishing the unneeded and ineffective policy. While initially showing very promising results in the world-wide efforts to conserve energy, as demands for energy have increased with developments in technology, DST is now more of a nuisance than a resource. Today, following DST does far more harm than it does good. Also, studies are increasingly showing that DST actually increases energy demand and usage rather than conserving it. The problems caused by DST are extensive and abundant; and, the majority of the projected benefits of the policy are currently unseen. Defining Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time is not a new invention. It has been around for centuries, developing and changing in all areas of the world. The concept of Daylight Saving Time was first invented in New Zealand. It trickled down to the United States after several years. In the 19th century, New Zealand naturalist, George Vernon Hudson, composed his thoughts Louis Vuitton Outlet on the adoption of a two-hour seasonal clock shift in two published papers (Pavlus, 2010). His ideas led to the development of the new policy, Daylight Saving Time, which was a plan to conserve daylight hours. Through implementing this policy, humanity would be able to take full advantage of the daylight hours, reducing the demand for artificial light. He rationalized that this shift would enable the world to fully-utilize the long days of summer (Pavlus, 2010). In Paris, the famed American inventor and a member of the Royal Astronomical Society, Benjamin Franklin had formed his own ideas of how to maximize daylight hours. He satirically wrote "An Economical Project" to explain his thoughts on the issue, which was published in Journal de Paris (Prerau 2005, p. 32). His plans were not perceived as very rational, and were even considered to be a joke. In his plan, Franklin explained that the municipalities could restrict people's activity by taxing shutters to keep out sunlight, regulate and restrict the number of candles permitted per household, place restrictions on the movement of coaches at night, and even begin ringing bells and sounding canons at dawn to wake the citizens (Aldridge 1956, p. 26) His proposition for such drastic changes were his consideration of efforts that could be taken to convince people to begin to wake earlier, go to sleep earlier, and to fully maximize the hours where natural light was available. This would in turn conserve resources and alter work schedules accordingly. The actual plan still followed today, which calls for moving the clocks to fall back one hour in fall and to spring forward one hour in spring, is credited to Englishman, William Willett. The homebuilder and fellow acquaintance of the Royal Astronomical Society came up with the idea in 1905, claiming that both the wealthy and lower classes would benefit (Prerau 2005, pp. 32-33). People would not have to spend as much money on candles and coal. The concept of DST was quickly adopted in European countries and soon spread throughout the world. Europe and Russia had adopted the idea by 1918 and the United States was quick to follow (Pavlus, 2010). How Daylight Saving Time Came to the U.S. A collaboration of Hudson, Franklin, and Willet's ideas evolved into what is known today in the United States as Daylight Saving Time. The first practices of this policy in the United States were during times of war. World War I was the first time that the United States tried out the energy-conserving plan. This policy was considered to be a beneficial way to conserve much needed war resources. Robert Garland of Pittsburgh was very influential in securing the introduction and passage of DST as a practiced-policy in the U.S. (Columbia, 2010). He pressed the issue, did research, and presented a promising argument. President Wilson signed the act, establishing DST in the United States on March 31, 1918 (Columbia, 2010). Daylight Saving Time can be defined as a man-made concept that places restraints on time. This policy creates an artificial clock-time difference that is in total opposition to Sir Sanford Fleming's goal of a world time system (De Rosa, 2010). The regulation of DST originated under the observation of the Interstate Commerce Commission (National Geographic 2009). However, with the Uniform Time Act of 1966, the job was given to another area of government. The Department of Transportation was appointed by Congress to oversee DST (National Geographic 2009). "Congress ordered the transportation agency to 'foster and promote widespread and uniform adoption and observance of the same standard of time' within and throughout each such standard time zone," (National Geographic 2009). Louis Vuitton Outlet Store The Department of Transportation has the responsibility of regulation because it is also responsible for setting time zones in the United States and therefore, DST is essentially a part of that job role. America's first instance of a winter season with shorter daylight hours was brought into practice in 1918 as "an act to preserve daylight and provide standard time for the U.S." (Richardson, 2010). Daylight Saving Time was not a permanent addition to the United States initially. The policy was first repealed after World War I, and was later re-established on a year-to-year basis upon the declaration of World War II (Columbia 2010). The initial practice of DST was utilized only surrounding war times, and was typically eliminated during national periods of peace. During episodes where the United States was at peace, resources were not in such elevated demand and the necessity to conserve said resources was not of high concern. During the stage between its revoke and restoration, DST was a local option (Richardson 2010). Locales were permitted to observe DST as they felt necessary, but there was no mandate requiring any location to do so. Often times, a state would have half of its cities abiding with the DST policy, and the other half preferring not to participate. DST as a local option led to significant perplexity and confusion between inter-relating communities with a constantly changing discrepancy of time from place-to-place. In 1966, Daylight Saving Time was changed from a local option to being adopted as a nationwide policy. The Uniform Time Act made DST a permanent fixture among the laws of the United States (Richardson, 2010). "By 1966, some 100 million Americans were observing Daylight Saving Time through Louis Vuitton Outlet Store their own local laws and customs," (Aldrich 2009). However, not all states chose to accept the law. States were permitted under the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to opt out from enforcing the policy (Spotts, 2010). Arizona, Hawaii, and Indiana all opted out (Columbia, 2010). However, Indiana was not fully against the policy. Due to a lack of regulations surrounding the policy, some counties within the state followed DST, while others did not. However, in 2006, the state finally instituted the policy statewide, eliminating the confusion from county to county (Choi, 2009). Along with the many changes in the regulation of DST, the policy would soon be restricted so that states would, as a whole entity, have to decide to follow DST or to abstain from it. During Richard Nixon's time as president, DST underwent yet another significant change in its scheduling. In 1973, President Nixon extended the policy all the way to January for two years, until the public revolted and the April start date had to be restored (Richardson, 2010). Finally, the schedule of DST was made permanent in 1987, when the United State's legislation established that the time frame for DST would be from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October (Columbia, 2010). For more than a decade, DST was set according to this precedent. However, just a few years ago, in 2005, DST underwent yet another adjustment. The fixed time was extended from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November: a policy that went into effect in 2007 (Columbia, 2010). This Energy Policy Act of 2005 was feared to severely impact electric utilities since companies that used time-of-use meters could potentially have to spend millions of dollars reprogramming their meters (Prerau 2005, p. 32). "Enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 did not alter the rights of the states and territories to choose not to observe Daylight Saving Time," (Aldrich 2009). Daylight Saving Time is not specific to the United States. Many other countries around the world practice some form of the policy. However, across the globe, the policy of adjusting time to maximize daylight hours is known by many different names. For instance, in Germany, the policy is called known as Sommerzeit, which translates into "summertime" (Pavlus, 2010). China, Japan, and the Canadian providence of Saskatchewan do not participate in DST (De Rosa, 2010). There are only 70 out of an existing 192 countries that practice the policy (De Rosa, 2010). Time through Time Time-keeping did not become organized until after the invention of the railroad. "In 1883, the U.S. railroad industry established official time zones with a set standard time within each zone," (National Geographic 2009). Until this change in the 1800s, time was set from location-to-location. Each village often had its own time zone, operating according to clocks that were synchronized in rhythm to the local solar moon (Temescu, 2009). The abundant amount of time zones led to significant confusion, especially for those traveling. Bill Mosley of the U.S. Department of Transportation called it "a crazy quilt of time, times zones, and time usage," (National Geographic 2009). One-hour time zones came to be in the United States in 1918 which were measured against Greenwich Mean Time Louis Vuitton Outlet Store (Spotts 2010). Today, time zones exist based on location: Central Time, Standard Time, Eastern/ Pacific Time. However, these time zones are set according to region, rather than city-to-city. There is one time setting that is set and referenced by many for ensuring the accuracy of all time settings. The Standard- Coordinated Universal Time is set according to atomic clocks, as opposed to being based on the length of one rotation of the earth (Spotts, 2010). This time is set at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. (National Geographic 2009). Those in the International Space Station use the UTC, on account of constantly changing location and hemispheres (Spotts, 2010). The Utilization of Daylight Savings Time This policy of alternating time was enacted on a foundation of conserving energy and other vital, non-renewable resources. Energy usage patterns have changed over time, particularly as air-conditioning and household electronics have become more all-encompassing (Choi, 2009). Also, with advances in technology, more energy is used on a daily basis on things like televisions, computers, and other household electronics. Implemented as a beneficial addition to policy to conserve resources and even save people money, Daylight Savings Time was put to use more than once but upon its permanent implementation, the efforts to conserve energy have been felt across the entire world. The first comprehensive study to evaluate its effectiveness was during balenciaga outlet the oil crisis of the 1970s. During this time, the United States Department of Transportation carried out a study that found daylight saving cut-down on national electricity usage by one percent, in comparison to standard time (Choi, 2009). One study, by the United States Department of Energy, found that the demand for electricity actually dropped during Daylight Saving Time. The study showed that demand dropped for 0.5 percent, which translates to the amount of approximately three million barrels of oil (Temescu, 2009). Intergovernmental Relations in Terms of Time As mentioned earlier, the observance of Daylight Saving Time was not always standardized throughout the country. Initially, some villages chose to observe DST, while others chose to abstain from the policy. This posed a serious conflict. National industries, like broadcasting, railways, airlines, and bus companies, relied on customers who followed schedules (Prerau 2005, p. 36). With locations constantly changing times due to following or not following DST, new schedules were constantly in production. Today, despite being a nationally-adopted policy, some states still choose not to follow DST. For instance, Arizona and Hawaii still choose to not follow DST (Columbia, 2010). Also, the American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands are all United States territories that do not comply with DST (Gurevitz 2005). While DST is a national policy, adopted under the Uniform Time Act of 1966, states do have the option of opting out (Spotts, 2010). However, the state must either be completely involved or completely opt out. DST enactment is required to be statewide and the state must use the Standard National DST period (Prerau 2005, p. 37). This restriction helps to regulate time and ensure continuity throughout the country. Time zones are set, based on region in the United States. However, with Arizona and Hawaii not following Daylight Savings Time, these states essentially are their own time zone during the period when the rest of the nation is following DST. Throughout the history of DST, different local customs and laws resulted in the need for new schedules to be produced each time a state or town decided to institute or end DST (Prerau 2005, p. 36). This is still a current issue. This has the potential to cause confusion, especially for people traveling from state to state, as well as for those industries listed above that are time-sensitive and set to schedules. The Benefits Daylight Saving Time was invented as a way for people to conserve resources, especially electricity. It was originally thought that through the establishment of such guidelines, people would not have to use any artificial light until later in the evenings, fully maximizing the sunlight (Prerau 2005, p. 32). There are many benefits that were projected. As a result of DST, it was expected that there would be a reduction in traffic fatalities, cuts in crime, economic activity would increase, and there would be a widespread promotion of public health (Prerau 2005, p. 32). Also, DST was projected to help with the environment in more ways than just conserving energy. At the time of its promotion, it was assumed that with less coal being required for the production of gas and electric lighting, there would be less smoke to pollute the atmosphere (Prerau 2005, pp. 32-33). During its revision in Congress in the late 1980s, advantages noted included "more daylight outdoor playtime for the children and youth of our Nation, greater utilization of parks and recreation areas, expanded economic opportunity through extension of daylight hours to peak shopping hours.." (National Geogrpahic 2009). However, documented results are inconclusive to prove that DST is providing any relief and conservation and meeting any of the projected benefits that were part of the initial institution. The intentions behind the idea are great, but the evidence only supports minimal benefits actually resulting. In 1975, the Department of Transportation evaluated the plan of extending DST and found that benefits were minimal (Gurevitz 2005). Following this report, the National Bureau of Standards was asked to review the results. The NBS presented a report to the United States Congress in April 1976, evaluating the report by the Department of Transportation. In "Review and Technical Evaluation of the DOT Daylight Saving Time Study," NBS reported that there were no significant energy savings or differences in traffic fatalities (Gurevitz 2005). However, other research has shown conflicting results. "Research has shown that more available daylight does decrease the number of traffic accidents, traffic fatalities, and incidences of crime," (National Geographic 2009). Estimates about the decrease in traffic fatalities seem to be the most significant benefit of DST. "The Department of Transportation estimated that 50 lives were saved and about 2,000 injuries were prevented in March and April of the study years. The department also estimated that $28 million was saved in traffic accident costs," (Aldrich 2009). DST is used as a yearly reminder for safety. "The National Fire Protection Association and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recommend that consumers change the battery in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors when we change the clocks for Daylight Savings Time," (Aldrich 1995). The Downfalls Research has repeatedly shown that Daylight Saving Time is not achieving its desired benefits. Based on time settings, the negative effects on the world's ecology is just one of the downsides to DST. Diurnal and nocturnal flora and fauna are being confused due to excessively lighting up the sky during the night hours (De Rosa, 2010). This is obviously an extreme issue in urban areas, where the cities are well-lit all throughout the night. However, this is also a serious problem in rural areas, especially on farms. It can be difficult to follow the sun and change clocks and livestock does not adjust their biological clocks according to DST (Prerau 2005, p. 32). This argument stems from the rationale that time should be set according to the natural progression of night and day, based on the sun's movement. Midnight should be when the sun is lowest in the sky, which should naturally be the middle of human sleep time; and noon should be when the sun is at its highest and should be the middle of the day (De Rosa, 2010). In order for DST to actually reap the benefits projected, people would have to wake much earlier in the mornings and go to Burberry Store sleep much earlier in the evenings. Because of DST, days are shortened, but sleep schedules often are not adjusted accordingly. Therefore, due to a lack of utilizing all of the daylight hours, more energy is used with people working late into the evenings, traveling, and being involved in night-time activities that require energy usage to light up the darkness of the night hours. Some studies have shown just how much energy demands actually increase during DST, as opposed to decreasing, as intended. In a study by Matthew Kotchen of the University of California, Santa Barbara and his colleague Laura Grant, research showed that DST actually led to a one-percent overall increase in residential electricity use, which cost the state of Indiana an extra nine-million dollars over the course of one year (Choi, 2009). Today, research still continues, determining the efficiency of DST. In an upcoming study in the Journal of Economics and Statistics, electricity consumption patterns from a "natural experiment" in Indiana will be published. This study compared regions that observe DST to regions that do not, and the findings were that those observing DST actually consumed more and had higher demands for electricity as a whole (Pavlus, 2010). Daylight Saving Time has also been considered as a cause of many medical problems. In addition to affecting the flora and fauna, human health may also be negatively impacted due to the changing time. Some studies have blamed DST for traffic accidents, depression, and an increased risk of heart attacks (Pavlus, 2010). People do not typically adjust their schedules to Daylight Saving Time. For instance, people do not wake any earlier to take advantage of the daylight hours. People just use more electricity in the evenings to perform their regular tasks and routines, unaffected by whether there was sunlight or it was dark outside. People's work schedules do not change with the time changes. In a study of 55,000 people, results showed that the human body operates according to the seasonal progression of dawn, and not according to DST (O'Connor, 2009). Should it stay or should it go? With so much research to support the inefficiencies of Daylight Saving Time, it can be determined that doing away with such a policy would not result in any loss. While the intentions to conserve energy are good, especially in the world today where so many are concerned about global warming, greenhouse gases, and expending non-renewable resources, DST is not fulfilling its goals. This policy was implemented in order to help resolve some of these problems. However, significant research has shown that DST actually has resulted in increased energy demands, and has even contributed to health problems for many. In addition to the health risks, safety risks are also of concern. With DST, especially in rural areas, many children have been killed after being struck by vehicles while walking to school or the bus stop in the darkness of the early morning hours (Prerau 2005). The future of DST is grim. With so many negative aspects resulting from the policy, and because of a lack of benefits, the possibility of eliminating DST in future years is great. 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"Daylight Saving Time." 6th ed. EBSCHOST. Obtained from Military and Government Collection. De Rosa, Philip. 2010. "We'd All Be Much Better off Without Daylight Savings Time." CCPA Monitor. Vol. 16, Issue 8. EBSCOHOST. Academic Search Premier. Gurevitz, Mark. 2005. "CRS Report for Congress." U.S. Dept. of State. Lee Aundra, Temescu. 2009. "20 Things You Didn't Know About Time." Louis Vuitton Shoes Outlet Discover. Vol. 30, Issue 3. EBSCOHOST. Academic Search Complete. National Geographic. 2009. "Daylight Savings Time 2009: When and Why We Fall Back. National Geographic News. O'Connor, Anahad. 2009. "Daylight Saving Time Can Affect Your Health." New York Times. EBSCOHOST. Academic Search Premier. Pavlus, John. 2010. "Daylight Savings Time." Scientific American. Vol. 303, Issue 3. EBSCOHOST. Obtained from Military and Government Collection. Prerau, David. 2005. "Just One More Hour" Electric Perspectives. Vol, 30, Issue 6. EBSCOHOST. Richardson, Chris. 2010. 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Una casa per Gabriel- Blog di Beppe Grillo

"Caro Beppe Grillo, ad Imperia non c'�� un politico che abbia il coraggio di partecipare alla manifestazione del 14 maggio in ricordo del piccolo Gabriel Petersone, ucciso ferocemente e brutalmente dalla madre lettone e dal convivente Paolo Arrigo di Imperia. Nessuno vuole fare un discorso alla citt�� d'Imperia sui diritti dei bambini, su come per salvare questa barca alla Piumino Moncler deriva, bisogna partire da piccole e preziose perle che sono i Orologio Armain nostri figli, i figli di tutti. Nessuno vuole compromettere delicati equilibri di strani potentati! Siamo un gruppo di donne. Ci siamo conosciute su Facebook nel gruppo di discussione sul caso del piccolo Gabriel Petersone, ucciso dopo infiniti maltrattamenti (spappolamento della milza, fegato, lividi, bruciature di sigarette). Aveva 17 mesi! La madre, Elizhabete Petersone, di origine lettone, ed il convivente, Paolo Arrigo d'Imperia, sono stati condannati a 11 anni per maltrattamenti con la morte del soggetto. Dopo aver visto in tv (Quarto Grado, puntata del 21 gennaio 2011) il video del piccolo Gabriel pieno di lividi, con il labbro rotto, con l'angoscia negli occhi costretto a ripetere quello che gli diceva Arrigo, ed aver sentito che questo bambino era picchiato da tempo, ci siamo interrogate: ma nessuno ha visto nulla, nessuno ha denunciato? La risposta �� stata molti sapevano, ma nessuno ha fatto nulla! Era un bambino e poteva essere salvato! Allora abbiamo creato un comitato: "Una Casa per Gabriel" e scritto alle istituzioni, in primis, al Comune d'Imperia ed a chi si occupa dei minori: abbiamo chiesto una manifestazione in onore del piccolo Gabriel dimenticato troppo presto per la paura che qualcuno cominciasse ad investigare se altri fossero responsabili (dall'ospedale dove il Louis Vuitton Italy bambino era stato ricoverato un mese prima per un braccio rotto, agli assistenti sociali che dovevano appurare che fosse stato un incidente e non un altro). Nessuno ci ha risposto, se non dopo insistenze, una lettera diplomatica, ci hanno detto che le nostre domande erano interessanti, ma che la manifestazione potevamo organizzarcela noi. Cos�� abbiamo fatto, da sole, ognuna in Nike Negozi citt�� diverse, ognuna con lavoro e figli, abbiamo organizzato la manifestazione, abbiamo pagato di tasca nostra i manifesti, le fiaccole e tutto il resto, Moncler perch�� noi in questa cosa ci crediamo! Perch�� Gabriel non doveva morire nell'indifferenza di tutti con il corpo seviziato e l'anima rubata! In questi giorni sono stati pubblicati gli articoli sui giornali: Sanremo news, La Stampa, Il Secolo XIX, sulla nostra manifestazione. Ma purtroppo siamo sempre sole e vorremmo che tu regalassi a Gabriel la Tua presenza la sera del 14 maggio ad Imperia. Se non puoi venire parla di questa storia all'italiana sul tuo blog, denuncia il deserto lasciato dai nostri miseri politici." Sara Amighetti Per aderire alla fiaccolata vai alla pagina FB

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I Responsabili- Blog di Beppe Grillo

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Something along the lines of 'Jill's Soft Serve' or 'Jack's Hot Dogs and Cones' would be usual.Station Two - the FryerNormally, new employees and summertime-only staff work in front of the fryer. The fryer reminds one simultaneously of Dante's Inferno and James Cameron's post-apocalyptic Earth in The Terminator, except warmer. A terrible place to be in the summer, when the Chicago air easily reaches 90��F, the fryer is dreaded by all employees. As fries (chips) normally come with the dogs, the fryer is usually on and splattering boiling oil all day long.The type of fry depends on the establishment. Some stands proudly boast 'home-cut fries' and will have a potato press to create their fries to order. Others use the wide steak fry. Many places use packaged frozen fries, as these are the most convenient.Station Three - the GrillThe grill is usually reserved for hamburgers and cheeseburgers, and the occasional chicken sandwich. Some louis vuitton borse stands will fry their Polish sausages and Italian sausages on the grill and others will boil them before quickly grilling them. The grills themselves can vary between open flame and traditional griddle-style. The grill station at many places brings the family to the store. Moms and Dads will reluctantly eat hot dogs, but the children may demand them. The grill allows family unity as Dad can eat his burger and Mom borse gucci her chicken. Alternatively, a popular addendum to the grill is the rotisserie. Uniformly creating pressed lamb or pressed beef for gyros3, the spit with the carving knife is a fast-food purveyor's dream. The spit takes up little space, little energy and can be handled by just about any employee.Station Four - the LineThe 'line' is where the magic happens. In this place, often immediately behind the counter, rest all of the condiments and the precious steam table. The hot dogs are left to boil in water here, before being transferred from the steam table to await their fate. The key step here is that the buns, which are covered with poppy seeds, are steamed before they are stuffed. Once the buns are stuffed, the dogs get 'Chicago-ed'.The Toppings to a Chicago-style DogMustardOnionPickle relishTomato half slicesCucumber or, alternatively, a dill pickle spearLots of celery saltSome places will cater to the customers with sauerkraut, lettuce or canada goose even ketchup. Other restaurants disperse small packets of ketchup and require their customers to destroy the hot dog themselves. But a Chicago-style dog was best described by 'The Frugal Gourmet' - Jeff Smith - as being a salad on a bun or 'dragged through the garden', even when they wander from the traditional Chicago style. The key feature is lots of toppings, many of which resemble vegetables. And although it's not strictly a 'topping', a beer goes great with the Doudoune canada goose hot dog too!Official Disclaimer and WarningEat 'chilli dogs' at your own risk. The origin of the chilli is often unknown, even to kitchen staff. The source of meat is a common topic of debate: beef? pork? turkey? lamb? other?Additional Menu ItemsItalian beef sandwiches provide a few days' worth of the recommended daily allowance of fat, gravy and beef. Commonly served with cheese - either Cheddar, mozzarella or nacho-style - and served with either hot or sweet peppers, this sandwich varies significantly in quality between establishments. The type of beef, gravy and freshness of the bread and toppings can make this sandwich wonderful or a gastrointestinal disaster.Italian and Polish sausage sandwiches also very in quality depending upon the source of the meat. In Chicago there are two main distributors of the sausage - their advertisements will be seen in the store proclaiming the benefits of their sausage. The best (and the worst) sausages tend to lack the widespread popularity of these name brands. Asking other patrons, 'which is better, the beef or the sausage?' will be the greatest benefit if the origin of the sausage is unknown.The pizza puff is a little-known treat, even among the faithful. Wrapped in filo dough, sausage bits, tomato sauce and some kind of cheese-like substance, they are kept frozen until teh north face jackets canada goose ordered. At this point they are deep fried until toasty brown. A word of caution: like all fried cheese, be extraordinarily careful when biting into this delicacy, as the inner treasure of cheese may approach the core temperature of the sun.A Final Word of Praise and WarningEach restaurant is different. There will always be something on one menu that is not on another. Proceed with caution, as unknown and unfamiliar items may cause harm. The hot dog stand 'taco', 'salad' and 'deli-style' sandwiches are best avoided. The Greek salads, various fried foods4 and onion rings can usually be approached with confidence.The quality of a civilisation can best be judged by watching its citizens eat cheap food. Chicago is a working-class town, an economically and politically powerful town, and a town with great diversity. The hot dog stand brings all sorts of people together and is experienced differently by all.1Some will call them frankfurters, but this implies that they were made in Frankfurt, Germany. Most hot dogs are not made there and have no claim to the name.2Anyone travelling to Chicago should understand that the word 'restaurant' is used only in the technical sense.3A gyros is a Greek sandwich of slices of pressed lamb, beef or pork served on a pitta with onions, tomatoes and cucumber sauce.4Such as cheese sticks, fish sticks and mushrooms.

Central Park, Cowdenbeath, UK_195

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A short crash barrier separates the track from the pitch, and a metre-high, thick concrete wall separates the track from the spectators. These obstacles also mean that the front couple of rows in the main stand don't enjoy particularly good views of the pitch, and are thus normally left empty. The football pitch is the smallest in the Scottish League, measuring just 107 yards long and 66 yards wide.The views from the north and south sides of the ground are much better, being nearer to the action2. The south side is a full terrace with a scoreboard at the back, which is used by both the football club and stock car-racing organisers - although obviously in a different way. Under the scoreboard there is a food vendor and toilets built into the same structure.It is, however, on the north side of the ground that most of the facilities are located. When one enters the ground through the turnstiles in the north-east corner of the ground the first thing one sees, if it is a football match, is the programme vendor, selling copies of The Blue Brasilian3 matchday magazine. Behind the vendor, (or indeed the first thing one sees if a football match is not on), is a flight of stone steps leading to the east terrace. By walking around the east terrace, one can access the south and west terraces.If you turn away from the steps, you'll find the cabin containing (depending on the event taking place) either the louis vuitton borse football club shop or the racing memorabilia shop. Walking along the north side of the ground, looking away from the pitch, a large concreted area which resembles a car park can be seen, although this is in fact the pits used for the stock car-racing. Looking the other way, the grandstand is noticeable. This is split into two sections - the 'old grandstand', which is in fact only half of the grandstand from earlier in the ground's history, and seats 1000 in wooden seats, while the 'new stand' seats 500 and features plastic tip-up seats as seen in most newly constructed football stands and stadia.The main stands also contain access to a food vendor, toilets, motor-racing equipment shop and a bar.Cowdenbeath FC, despite being at the unfashionable end of the Scottish League, do own their own ground - although the car park was sold to Fife council for a nominal fee in the early 1990s and is now a public car park. The car park was sold as the club could no longer afford to maintain it and it was described by one fan as 'so full of craters Neil Armstrong wouldn't go near it' before the the north face jackets council took control and resurfaced it.FacilitiesThe major facilities of the ground, as mentioned above, are as follows:North Stand, 'new grandstand': food and drinks vendor, bar.North Stand, 'old grandstand': toilets, racing equipment shop.South terrace, under scoreboard: food and drinks vendor, toiletsNorth-east corner: football club/track shop.4History of Central ParkCentral Park first began hosting football in 1917 and has also hosted various other sporting events over the years - it has most notably become a home of stock car-racing since 1965.Over the years the ground has changed little, the main changes occurring after the fire which destroyed half of the old main stand, and the building of the 'new' main stand, opened in 1993 by then local MP Gordon Brown5.Other changes included the loss of the popular 'Coo Shed'6, a canopy covering the west end terrace. Unfortunately the structure was blown away by a storm in 1983.The ground has had floodlight pylons since 1968. The football club regularly packed over 10,000 people into the ground in the 1920s and 1930s, an era when they were a top division club, and the stock car-racing has seen crowds in excess of 10,000 on isolated occasions. Tougher safety restrictions since the Bradford Stadium disaster canada goose in the 1980s led to a severe restriction in attendance, although even the current capacity of over 5,000 is rarely even approached, as average crowds in the area of 300 to 400 show. Occasionally, a cup game or a big racing meeting will see the borse gucci crowd canada goose boosted to a couple spaccio moncler of thousand.One of the reasons for Central Park becoming a lot more barren place than it used to be is the end of the mining industry in the area. Cowdenbeath was primarily a mining town, and once the mines closed, people either moved away, got jobs which would keep them away from the football, or they couldn't afford to attend sporting events.FootballCentral Park has been home to Cowdenbeath Football Club, since 1917, when the club relocated from their previous home, North End Park. The club remains there to this day, although the days when it could pack 25,000 into the ground are long gone. The 25,586 who attended a 1949 match with Glasgow Rangers is the highest attendance for any sport at the venue. Football is the primary function of the ground, and the presence of other sports is largely due to the football club's need for extra finances - the financial turnover generated by hosting Scottish lower-league football isn't exactly overwhelming. Cowdenbeath are one of just a few Scottish Football League sides still playing in an oval stadium.The club is currently in the Scottish Second Division, although back in the 1920s and 1930s they played at the highest level - they have rarely been back since - playing in the top division briefly in 1939/40 and 1970/71.Stock Car-racingThe oval racing track circling the football pitch is a popular venue for stock car-racing, and other motor sports. Speedway is another sport which has graced the venue. The racing community refer to Central Park as 'the Cowdenbeath Racewall' due to the one metre-high and one metre-thick wall which borders the track.The racewall hosts around four race meetings a month, and is a very popular venue for enthusiasts to attend cheap race meetings in an intimate venue. The bar in the main stand also shows the meetings on a big screen, so that spectators can watch in warmth if the weather is inclement.In 1977, the Racewall hosted the World Stock Car championships, attended by around moncler 15,000 spectators, an attendance rarely bettered by the football club, and never by the Racewall.Miscellaneous UsesIn louis vuitton sac addition to football and stock car-racing, Central Park has played host to greyhound racing, speedway and monster truck rallies. There is also a weekly open-air market held within the confines of the stadium. All these events have really been fund-raising measures for the cash-strapped football club.Transport LinksCentral Park is handily located just off Cowdenbeath High Street, and well signposted from the High Street. It is approximately five minutes' walk Doudoune canada goose from the Cowdenbeath rail station, and there are trains from Edinburgh on a regular basis, making it easily accessible by that route.To get to Central Park by road, leave the A92 at Cowdenbeath, and look out for signs from the High Street. Parking is available in a public car park outside the ground.1Population 12126 in the 1991 census.2As the wall surrounding the stadium is not very high, you quite often see a few heads peering over and watching the game for nothing!3Cowdenbeath FC's nickname is 'the Blue Brazil'.4Same building, they just change the contents5Brown went on to become British Prime Minister between 2007 and 2010.6'Coo' being the local pronunciation of 'cow' and one of the football club's three main nicknames, along with 'the miners' and 'the blue Brazil'