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Sometimes our favorite movies and TV shows feature some hideously ridiculous dialogue. And this nonsensical and melodramatic speech is part of why some movies are such a guilty pleasure. Here are the 10 awesomest lines of unintentionally funny dialogue from science fiction and fantasy movies and television.
We asked everyone over on io9's Facebook page to suggest their favorite unintentionally funny dialogue from movies, and people came up with some great examples from television as well. Thanks to everyone who gave us side-splittingly funny suggestions! (We would have included "Not the bees!" from Wicker Man, but we're not sure if it counts as science fiction or fantasy.)
10. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation: "Mother, you're alive!" "Too bad... YOU will die!"
It's really all in the delivery. The video pretty much says it all.
9. Lord of the Rings: Legolas is Captain Obvious.
This line is so famous, it has a ton of tribute videos and remixes on Youtube. Aragon painstakingly explains how they're going to create a diversion to distract Sauron, and then a lightbulb goes on over Legolas' pretty head. "A diversion!" he says, helpfully. (Thanks to Sunil and Caleigh for suggesting this one!)
8. Star Wars: Toschi Station Power Converters
Why do people love this line of dialogue so much? Is it the way that Luke talks about picking up power converters as the greatest treat in his otherwise meh existence, or just the whiny delivery? I think it's the whiny delivery, actually. Another great candidate from the original Star Wars: "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" (Thanks Brett, Kimber, Jeff and Tim!)
7. Star Crash — "Imperial Battleship, halt the flow of time!"
Wait, what? http://youtu.be/8-Xk8PCvJvcStar Crash is one of our favorite movies, and we love the new DVD set, but we're constantly rediscovering the marvelousness of Roger Corman's Star Wars knock-off. And we love the idea of an imperial battleship that comes equipped with a time-flow-halterater. (Thanks, Christian!)
6. Blade Runner: "She's trained for an off-world kick murder squad. Talk about Beauty and the Beast — she's both."
Bryant, describing one of the deadly Replicants to Deckard, utters this immortal line, which you can hear here. There's noir, and then there's over-the-top cheese, and this line goes over. (Thanks Michael!)
5. 2012: "The neutrinos are mutating!"
You have to love a disaster movie that doesn't just fly in the face of science, but pisses in the face of science too. The last minute or so of this video is toothache-inducingly stupid. (Sure, http://youtu.be/NimUQJlJ0UUDoctor Who gave us "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow," but this is better. Or worse.) This line has become so famous, it has its own awesome T-shirt. Another great candidate from an Emmerich film: "I think we've hit a critical desalinization point," from Day After Tomorrow. (Thanks Paul and Jennifer!)
4. Star Wars: Almost every line from the prequels.
Especially Padme's "I'm not afraid to die... I've been dying a little bit each day since you came back into my life." And Anakin's "Love can't save you, Padme. Only my new powers can." Oh, and "You killed the younglings!" Oh, and "Good call, my young Padawan!" But really, almost any line of dialogue from the prequel trilogy, especially any scene with Anakin and Padme, is side-splitting despite all of George Lucas' lofty ambitions. (Thanks, Ariel, Sean, Andrew, Jennifer, Clinton, Jack and Landy!)
3. Star Trek: Voyager, "Get the cheese to sickbay"
We couldn't resist including this classic bit of dialogue, which pretty much sums up all seven years of Star Trek: Voyager in four seconds. The deadpan line delivery is part of what makes it so lovely. There's also Spock's "Brace yourself. The area of penetration will no doubt be sensitive" from "The Immunity Syndrome." "His brain... is gone!" from "Spock's Brain." And Spock's "The women!" in "The Cage," the original pilot. (Thanks Toby, Tim, The Sci Fi Show and Polly!)
2. Flash Gordon, "Not the Boreworms!"
I know how she feels. I fucking hate boreworms. They're boring. And wormy. Also great: "He'll execute your whole perverted secret police force." Oh, and of course, "Gordon's alive?!" Actually, almost any line where someone has to say "no, not the ______" often becomes unintentionally hilarious. Witness Doctor Who's "No, not the Mind Probe" from "The Five Doctors."
1. Amazing Spider-Man, "Yes, Peter. I am you and you are me and this is a gun."
I have to admit, I found this line because someone had labeled it "best worst line in screenwriting history" on Youtube. Which seems like cheating, somehow. But it's too astonishingly great not to include. There's the Beatles shoutout and the sort of Zen quality to it all. There's the fact that the whole Clone Saga boils down to just this fantastic moment. But most of all, there's the completely deadpan, bored way in which Evil Peter recites his line, like he can't wait to kill Good Peter so he can go eat some grits.
Runners up include "Inspector Detector suspected foul play" from Speed Racer, "Take the fucking elephant!" from Darkman, "But why would the benevolent Dr. Cocteau send such a brute savage into our midst?" from Demolition Man, and almost every line of dialogue from Plan 9 from Outer Space.
What's your favorite line of unintentionally hilarious dialogue?
This io9 flashback originally appeared in 2011.


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WWE's Raw still running wild at 20-year mark
PHILADELPHIA – Let's put this just how "Stone Cold" Steve Austin would quiz all his fans on Monday nights.
If you think World Wrestling Entertainment's "Raw" is the original wild and live sports entertainment show where anything can happen and any personality from The Rock to Bob Barker can show up on any given Monday night, then give me a "Hell yeah!"
(This is the part where thousands of fans at the arena and millions more watching at home repeat back his catchphrase.)
Then it's agreed: There's nothing on TV quite like the promotion's flagship show, the one that rocketed Austin and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson into stardom, shook the wresting industry out of its staid Saturday morning ways, and filled highlight reels for 20 years with over-the-top personalities, eye-popping feats, total silliness, outrageous story lines, and memorable matches – with so much more yet to come.
From its birth on Jan. 11, 1993, "Raw" set out to be a special kind of wrestling show, from the name, to the locale and the live action.
"Welcome everyone, to Monday Night Raw!" announcer Vince McMahon bellowed. "We are live from New York City!"
Since that greeting, "Raw" has become as much a fixture on Monday nights as the NFL and remains one of the highest-rated weekly shows on cable television. The 20th anniversary show Monday on USA is about as big as two behemoth Big Shows – episode No. 1,025 – and the promotion has long outlasted its closest competitor. Heck, it even changed its name from the World Wrestling Federation over that span. In the anything-goes reality landscape of Honey Boo Boo and Snooki, the WWE has proved there's still room on the dial for Hornswoggle and The Funkasaurus.
"We're an animal of entertainment," WWE star John Cena said.
Oh, he's right. "Raw" has had an Animal. And a Hawk. HBK and RVD. I.R.S and C.M. Punk. A lord of darkness. An Olympic gold medalist. "Raw" has been more welcoming than the United Nations. It takes all types of revolving characters to endure 20 years in prime time and WWE has found a way to make the mix of gimmicks work.
"It's successful because it changes with the times," said Punk, the longest-reigning WWE champ of the "Raw" era. "It's not just a wrestling show, it's a complete spectacle."
The bulk of pro wrestling television before the 1990s was mostly one-hour weekend shows filled with noncompetitive matches in which a superstar would squash some enhancement talent. WWE, though, had been a staple on Monday nights since "Prime Time Wrestling" debuted on USA on Jan. 1, 1985. The show featured taped matches from arenas around the country before the format for the weekly wrestling show was revolutionized with "Raw."
The one-hour debut aired live from New York's Manhattan Center and kicked off an uncooked, uncut and uncensored slice of wrestling history with the 500-pound Yokozuna making quick work of Koko B. Ware ("Go get him, Birdman!" McMahon exhorted from the broadcast booth).
Punk, who knew at the time he wanted to become a pro wrestler, appreciated the quick shift into more main event quality matches. Ric Flair vs. Mr. Perfect and Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty were early indicators to Punk this was not a normal wrestling show.
Wrestling fans and promoters took notice.
Ted Turner's now-defunct World Championship Wrestling would follow with a Monday night show ("Nitro") that heated up the race for ratings and marquee talent. The Philadelphia-based Extreme Championship Wrestling carved a niche with its hardcore style.
Soon, one wrestler would turn "Raw" into a phenomenon.
The foul-mouthed anti-hero interrupted a Mike Tyson segment in the buildup toward 1998's WrestleMania. Tyson shoved Austin to start a wild melee and the WWE's "Attitude Era" was soon in full swing. Austin easily became WWE's biggest star in 20 years of "Raw." The Rock, Mick Foley, Degeneration X, and The Undertaker rumbled their way up toward 9 million viewers for one 1999 show. McMahon shed his good guy announcer's gig to become the hated boss who messed with Austin at every edge-of-the-seat turn.
"We were editing the ECW television show. We had 'Nitro' on one monitor and 'Raw,' on the other," WWE personality and former ECW owner Paul Heyman said. "When I saw Steve (confront) Mike Tyson, I realized we have entered into a new era and Steve Austin is leading the way."
WCW would go out of business and so would ECW. By mid-2001, WWE was left without any serious competition.
The show expanded to two hours a couple of years after its 1993 debut, then jumped to three hours for the 1,000th episode in July 2012. "Raw" also left USA for TNN in 2000 before returning to its original cable network home in 2005.
"Raw" turned to guest hosts for a spell, where stars as varied as Barker, Shaquille O'Neal, Snoop Dogg, Johnny Damon and Jewel did everything from backstage segments to making matches.
The early years of "Raw" marked the end of the cartoon characters that made up the "Say your prayers" heyday of Hulk Hogan before giving way to the rebellious Austin. Cena has led a shift to more PG family-friendly programming – though the cage matches and brutal battles still remain – over the last 10 years.
"We have fans who loved the 'Attitude Era' and still watch today, that are upset with where the product is," Cena said. "But we have a lot of newer, younger fans, and more family fans, that are now introduced to a product they never would have thought to watch before."
The frivolity has paused through the years when life hasn't followed the script.
"Raw" held tributes following the deaths of Owen Hart and Eddie Guerrero. A similar show that aired for Chris Benoit was denounced the next night by McMahon after it came out the wrestler had killed his wife and his young son before committing suicide.
Long-time wrestler and announcer Jerry "The King" Lawler collapsed with a mild heart attack while calling the show in September 2012. He returned to the air in November.
Lawler, who said he won't stop wrestling, has called more "Raw" matches than anyone over the last 20 years.
"I'm the voice of the fans," Lawler said. "I just try and react to what I see like most of the fans would."
Fans still tune in: Last week's show averaged 4.42 million viewers, a stout number against the BCS championship game. The third hour, highlighted by a confrontation between Punk and The Rock, averaged 4.65 million viewers. Alabama's 42-14 rout over Notre Dame drew 26.4 million viewers. "Raw" was the highest-rated, non-sports programming cable show of the night.
"We still feel like we're an underdog and we have to work harder to get attention," Foley said. "But enough people give us attention. Our biggest report card comes from our fans."
At a recent "Raw" stop at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center, some building employees couldn't help but gawk as they walked by the oversized wrestlers stretched out on a sofa for interviews.
"I see you guys everywhere," one small child said.
"We are everywhere!" a smiling Lawler replied.
For 20 years and counting, the biggest stars always been found on Monday nights.


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You can learn a lot from this week's TV. Like why the Voltron kids don't just form Voltron at the start of a battle. And exactly the worst thing that can happen in a romance on Adventure Time. Plus Person of Interest and Awake are both giving us some pretty twisted criminal enterprises.
Most of all, though, this week's TV gives us genre MVP Felicia Day, playing a hacker caught in the middle of the end of the world as we know it. And you know, it doesn't get much better than that. Tons of details and clips for the week's television offerings below.
Adventure Time (7:30 PM, Cartoon Network):
In "Dream of Love," here's what happens: "Tree Trunks' new relationship starts to upset her friends." Check out a clip at left. That's followed by a new Regular Show and a new Mad.
Eureka (9 PM, Syfy):
On "The Real Thing,"
Carter and Andy are jailed for trying to steal a piece of equipment to complete a device that Kevin has assembled to search for the Astraeus crew. Meanwhile, Holly comes up with a dangerous theory.
And here's a sneak peek.
Lost Girl (10 PM, Syfy):
It's "I Fought the Fae (and the Fae Won)." For once, "Fae" is not used in a weird pun — yay! And apparently it's about a traditional "stag hunt" to choose the next Ash — which Bo gets roped into despite her best intentions. Check out a sneak peek at left.
Also on TV tonight: a brand new House at 9 PM on Fox, and a brand new Castle on ABC at 10 PM.
Level Up (9 PM, Cartoon Network):
The guys set up a new HQ in Max's warehouse, and they throw a party... which doesn't quite go as planned.
Also on TV tonight: The season finale of Doomsday Preppers at 9 PM on Discovery.
Voltron Force (8 PM, NickToons)
It's the season finale! Here's a clip from Topless Robot that shows why they don't just form Voltron at the start of a battle. And here's what happens in the finale:
Castle Doom becomes a huge Robeast and plans to annihilate the Galaxy Alliance.
Nova (9 PM, PBS):
It's "Secrets of the Sun!" At last, we'll find out why it keeps spitting out such huge terrifying solar flares at us. Here's how Nova describes it:
Gain a greater understanding of our nearest star - one that might help keep our planet from going dark.
Also on TV tonight: the spring finale of South Park at 10 PM, and the season finale of Ugly Americans at 10:30 PM on Comedy Central.
The Vampire Diaries (8 PM, The CW):
This show is becoming more and more ludicrous lately. So it must be time for yet another dance! Here's the synopsis:
Alaric (Matt Davis) finds an unexpected ally to guide him on his dangerous new path, while Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Meredith (guest star Torrey Devitto) try to figure out what their next move should be. At the school's 1920s Decade Dance, Bonnie (Kat Graham) asks Jamie (guest star Robert Ri'chard) to go with her and, at Caroline's (Candice Accola) suggestion, Elena (Nina Dobrev) asks Stefan (Paul Wesley) to be her date. Caroline is pleasantly surprised when Tyler (Michael Trevino) shows up at the dance determined to sweep her off her feet, but Klaus (Joseph Morgan) does his best to come between them. The dance takes a deadly turn when Damon and Stefan realize they need the help of Matt (Zach Roerig), Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) and especially Bonnie to undo a spell that could prove devastating for everyone.
Person of Interest (9 PM, CBS):
Yay, this show is back again! And it's another Reese flashback episode. And another "Reese goes undercover with criminals" episode:
The Machine's latest mark puts Reese undercover as part of an armored truck crew, a case that brings back memories of his last CIA mission and painful decisions he was forced to make.
Touch (9 PM, FOX):
It's got the catchy episode title "Noosphere Rising." And here's what happens:
Martin attempts to find Teller's mysterious workshop and winds up aiding another professor, Logan, to win big at poker. Meanwhile, a young Italian man creates a viral video to track down the love of his life, whom he only met in passing, and a city slicker who plans to sell off his dead father's ranch, winds up learning a lesson from a horse that makes him appreciate the rural life his father chose. Then, Martin's sister-in-law, Abigail Kelsey, visits Clea and Jake at the board-and-care facility, much to Martin's dismay.
Awake (10 PM, NBC):
Here's a pretty unique spin on this show's "two worlds" premise:
A big football rivalry captures the attention of the police department, but all bets are off when the final play goes both ways in Detective Britten's (Jason Isaacs) two realities. In one world a dispute between rival fans leads to a murder in the stadium parking lot and in the other an in-the-red gambler gets burned. Meanwhile, Rex (Dylan Minnette) is suffering from a broken heart. Elsewhere, Vega (Wilmer Valderrama) and Hannah (Laura Allen) are planning a going away party for Britten.
Also on TV tonight: There are new episodes of Big Bang Theory (guest-starring Wil Wheaton) and Community at 8 PM, on CBS and NBC respectively. A new Secret Circle on The CW at 9 PM.
Supernatural (9 PM, The CW):
So now that everybody knows that Bobby is back on the team, it'll all be hunky and dory, right? Uh, not exactly. Here's the skinny for this episode, with a very special guest star:
Dick Roman (James Patrick Stuart) acquires Frank's hard drive that contains sensitive information about the Winchesters and gives it to an unsuspecting brilliant hacker named Charlie (guest star Day) telling her she has 48 hours to crack the firewall or she is fired. Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) are tipped off that Dick has the hard drive and race to get to Charlie before she breaks the code. Meanwhile, Bobby (Jim Beaver) tries to help the brothers, but his rage towards Dick for killing him starts to get in the way.
Here's a clip, where Dean gives Felicia Day flirting lessons.
Phineas & Ferb (8:30 PM, Disney):
Worth mentioning because there's a zany episode from the POV of Paul the Delivery Man, who visits Phineas & Ferb's house, Doofenschmirtz Evil Inc. and the OWCA — and decides he has a higher calling to save Danville. Also, two visiting French campfire girls help Isabella capture a grizzly bear, which calls for a costume contest.
Fringe (9 PM, FOX):
So how do you follow up one of the most thrilling and mythos-upending episodes of the past year or so? Apparently with an episode about the Cortexiphan kids, in which both Fringe teams have to join up to solve the case, and Peter considers doing the unthinkable. Also, I love the shot of Walter and Walternate sitting side by side, looking despondent. The lack of Walternate-Walter interaction has been one of the great disappointments this season, so that's an exciting glimpse.
Grimm (9 PM, NBC):
Guess who's coming to dinner? Sorry, I couldn't resist. Yes, Pilates Wolf is coming over to Nick's house. This could be super fun, and a great use of Bitsie Tulloch to boot.
Also on TV tonight: There's a new Nikita on The CW at 8 PM, and a new Ancient Aliens at 10 PM on H2.
Cartoons (9:30 AM, Cartoon Network):
First, there's a new ThunderCats, in which a cat is forced to fight in a gladiatorial arena in a city of dogs. That's illegal in 49 U.S. states, and questionable in the 50th. And then on Green Lantern, Carol Ferris becomes Star Sapphire. Finally on Young Justice, Lobo arrives and he's the harbinger of an alien invasion! Plus wacky DC Nation cartoons, of course.
The Legend of Korra (1 PM, Nickelodeon):
Here's what happens in "The Voice in the Night":
Korra is recruited to join Councilman Tarrlok's task force which tries to rid the city of Equalists, and in a press conference surprises everyone when she openly challenges Amon to a duel.
Space Twister (Syfy, 9 PM):
Last week, we had the Syfy original movie Alien Tornado. How do you follow that up? We're glad you asked that:
Erica Cerra, star of Syfy's hit series Eureka, plays the mother of a teenage genius in Space Twister, premiering Saturday, April 28 at 9PM. Other-worldly storms — similar to the ones comprising the eye of Jupiter - begin destroying the planet, disintegrating everything they touch. A high school student's science project becomes the mysterious key to ending the catastrophic storms and saving civilization.
Also on TV today: A new Transformers Prime on The Hub at 8:30 PM.
Ultimate Spider-Man (11 AM, Disney XD):
The Taskmaster becomes Spidey's gym teacher! This could be fun.
When the villainous Taskmaster goes undercover as Midtown High's gym teacher to find Spider-Man, gym class becomes a battleground. Spidey and White Tiger must put aside their differences to save their friends from the Taskmaster.
Afterwards, on Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Hank Pym's Ant Man suit gets stolen and he has to go into a criminal underworld.
Once Upon a Time (8 PM, ABC):
We're ramping up for the big showdown, with "The Stranger":
August promises to enlighten Emma and take her on a journey that will show her how she can beat Regina, and possibly take custody of Henry; and with Mary Margaret returning to work, Regina puts a plan in motion to seduce David. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, with the Evil Queen's curse about to strike, Geppetto agrees to a plan that will save Snow White and Prince Charming's daughter, but with a proviso that could also save his own son.
Game of Thrones (9 PM, HBO):
Now that Arya's become a cupbearer, she's going to be serving up lots and lots... of yummy death. In fact, this episode will be full of even more tragedy and terrible decisions than usual, judging from the synopsis:
The end of the Baratheon rivalry drives Catelyn to flee and Littlefinger to act. At King's Landing, Tyrion's source alerts him to Joffrey's flawed defense plan and a mysterious secret weapon. Theon sails to the Stony Shore to prove he's worthy to be called Ironborn. In Harrenhal, Arya receives a promise from Jaqen H'ghar, one of three prisoners she saved from the Gold Cloaks. The Night's Watch arrive at the Fist of the First Men, an ancient fortress where they hope to stem the advance of the wildling army.
Metalocalypse (12:15 AM, Adult Swim):
This extreme heavy metal show is back for its fourth season, full of unspeakable horrors and amazing atrocities. I like the weird glimpse of strange wires going into someone's body.
Also on TV tonight: Fox has its usual animated comedies, including The Simpsons and Family Guy. There's a brand new Mythbusters on Discovery at 9 PM. And BBC America has a new(ish) compilation of the most brutal hunting scenes from Planet Earth, called Planet Earth: Extreme Predators, at 10 PM.
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How humidity can damage your home
Humidity doesn't just make you uncomfortable. It also causes problems and health hazards at every level of the home. Here is a bottom-to-top summary of some of the dangers of high humidity, and some solutions for each problem.
Underground problems
Humid weather simply exacerbates moisture problems that are often a concern in crawl spaces and basements. Moisture from the ground works with moisture from the humid air to generate condensation on walls and other surfaces, and create muggy basement smells and atmospheres. In turn, this can translate to mold and mildew issues. To avoid these problems, it is important to take steps to minimize moisture below the main floor of the home.
If humidity is an issue in any season, foundation vents should be left open all year to help the foundation dry out as much as possible. On the other hand, close basement windows and doors to keep out humid summer weather.
If humidity is an issue for a basement, insulate basement walls and run a dehumidifier. Rigid foam insulation is one good option, as it is essentially waterproof. However, it must be covered with drywall or another fire barrier. Attach a humidistat to the dehumidifier to control the humidity levels.
Crawl spaces should be covered with polyethylene or other thick, solid vapor barrier to keep moisture from the ground from creating bigger problems. Crawl spaces with moisture barriers also should have one square foot of vent area for every 1,500 square feet of crawl space area, according to Michigan State University researchers. Crawl spaces without moisture barriers should have 1 square foot of venting per 150 square feet of space.
Mechanical system problems
Humid weather can also leave condensation on water pipes and toilet tanks. Again, this condensation can also lead to mold and mildew problems. If the toilet tank regularly beads with condensation, consider installing waterproof insulation inside the tank. Also wrap insulation around water pipes to minimize condensation.
Flooring problems
Moving up from the basement, the floor is the next likely victim of humidity problems. Mold and mildew can get into wood flooring or carpets, and may be hard to completely remove. It is best to avoid such problems by reducing humidity. Air conditioning systems reduce humidity while reducing the temperature, if they are installed correctly.
Mildewed carpet should be cleaned with an electric shampoo machine. If musty odors develop on carpet, either replace the entire carpet or have it professionally cleaned and dried off-site. Replace musty or damp padding.
If mildew develops on wood flooring, scrub it off with trisodium phosphate or quaternary disinfectants, then rinse and dry thoroughly, and add a mildew-resistant paint.
Storage problems
Humidity can also wreak havoc on clothes, food and other stored items. Dry foods can draw in moisture and quickly go stale if humidity exceeds 60 percent. Cans may rust and leak in humid weather. Damaged or swollen cans should be tossed out. If humidity is an issue, keep stored food in an air-conditioned space.
Reduce humidity damage to clothing with chemical absorbents or through proper ventilation. Use silica gel packets or other moisture-absorbing materials if you plan to tightly close all closet doors and trunks. The other option is to leave closet doors open and use fans to improve air circulation. Also separate clothes within each closet to allow airflow between items.
Wall problems
Humid air can also build up in walls, which can become soggy over time, and may even attract mold and mildew. Interior and exterior paint can also bubble and peel under extended humid conditions.
To minimize such problems, boost wall insulation and consider vapor-retardant paints. Also caulk or weather strip all gaps and cracks around the walls, baseboards, doors and windows. According to MSU researchers, such sealing work can minimize moisture problems in walls.
Attic problems
Finally, attics can get hot and uncomfortably damp in humid weather. Be sure to properly ventilate the attic. If the attic does not have a vapor barrier (which may not be a necessity in many cases), it should have one square foot of venting per 150 square feet of attic, according to MSU research. For areas with vapor barriers, one foot of venting per 300 square feet of attic is acceptable.
Humid weather can cause a variety of home problems and hazards, but they can all be prevented or remedied with some care and diligence.
Steve Graham is a writer for HomeTalk.com, a networking site for those with home-improvement projects.


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A healthy weight is a weight that lowers your risk for health problems. For most people, body mass index (BMI) and waist size are good ways to tell if they are at a healthy weight.
But reaching a healthy weight isn't just about reaching a certain number on the scale or a certain BMI. Having healthy eating and exercise habits is very important.
If you want to get to a healthy weight and stay there, healthy lifestyle changes will work better than dieting. Reaching a certain number on the scale is not as important as having a healthy lifestyle.
Staying at a healthy weight is one of the best things you can do for your health. It can help prevent serious health problems, including:
But weight is only one part of your health. Even if you carry some extra weight, eating healthy foods and being more active can help you feel better, have more energy, and lower your risk for disease.
In today's society, there is a lot of pressure to be thin. But being thin has very little to do with good health. Many of us long to be thin, even though we're already at a healthy weight. So we get desperate, and we turn to diets for help.
If you decide that you do need to make some changes, here are the three steps to reaching a healthy weight:
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"The biggest key to my success is knowing that this is a process. It's not 'all or nothing at all.' It's a matter of making choices every day. One day I might decide to eat more than another day, and that's okay, as long as I'm paying attention. I finally realized it wasn't a time-limited thing. It became much more of a lifestyle change than a temporary diet. The idea that somehow I could go back to my old ways was just not there anymore."— Maggie
Read more about how Maggie changed her life and lost 50 pounds.
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Your first step to find out if you are at a healthy weight is to find out what your BMI, or body mass index, is and what your waist size is. For most people, these are good clues to whether they are at a healthy weight.
A healthy weight is one that is right for your body type and height and is based on your body mass index (BMI) and the size of your waist (waist circumference). If you are age 20 or older, use the Interactive Tool: Is Your BMI Increasing Your Health Risks? to check your BMI when you know your height in feet, weight in pounds, and waist circumference.
If you are Asian, your recommended weight range may be lower. Talk to your doctor.
It's important to remember that your BMI is only one measure of your health. A person who is not at a "normal" weight according to BMI charts may be healthy if he or she has healthy eating habits and exercises regularly. People who are thin but don't exercise or eat nutritious foods aren't necessarily healthy just because they are thin.
After you know your BMI, it's time to look at your waist size.
Measuring your waist can help you find out how much fat you have stored around your belly. People who are "apple-shaped" and store fat around their belly are more likely to develop weight-related diseases than people who are "pear-shaped" and store most of their fat around their hips. Diseases that are related to weight include type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.
Measure your waist size with a tape measure. The tape should fit snugly but not press into your skin.
For most people, the goal for a healthy waist is:footnote 1
If you are Asian, the goal for a healthy waist is:
If you are . . .
Then . . .
In the underweight range on the BMI chart:
See your doctor to find out if you have a medical problem that is causing your low weight.
Within the recommended BMI range and your waist size is within the recommendations:
Your weight is not a problem for your health.
At or above the recommended BMI range and your waist size is higher than recommended:
See your doctor to find out if you have health problems that might be related to your weight.
You may need to change your eating habits and get more active.
In the overweight category on the BMI chart but your waist size is within the recommendations:
Your weight may be right for you. But you need to see your doctor to find out if you have health problems that might be related to your weight.
In the obese category on the BMI chart, no matter what your waist measurement is:
You may need to lose weight to be healthier, as well as change your eating and activity habits.
Your doctor may want to take another measurement, called a waist-to-hip ratio. This measurement is a comparison of your waist size to your hip size. A higher waist-to-hip ratio means that you are more "apple-shaped" than "pear-shaped" and therefore at a higher risk for weight-related disease.
Body fat testing is sometimes used to help find out if a person has a healthy percentage of body fat.
If you are in the overweight or obese category and your waist size is too high, it's important to talk to your doctor about weight-related health problems you may have, including:
If you have two or more of these health problems, your doctor may advise you to make some lifestyle changes and/or lose weight. He or she may also refer you to a dietitian, an expert in healthy eating.
If you're at a healthy weight but are still unhappy with your weight, you're not alone. Lots of people are.
It can be hard to be satisfied with how you look when TV and magazines show unrealistic images of what it means to be thin. Here are some things to think about:
When we say "genetic makeup," we're talking about everything you inherited from your ancestors, from the color of your eyes or the shape of your toes to the way your brain works and the way your body stores fat.
Your genetic makeup has a very big effect on your weight. It affects:
The average American meal contains too many calories. It also contains too much saturated fat, animal protein, salt, alcohol, and sugar.
It can be hard to make healthy food choices:
For more information, see the topic Quick Tips: Cutting Calories.
Being physically active is an important part of staying at a healthy weight.
A healthy lifestyle means:
Becoming more active and improving your eating habits are the two main ways to reach a healthy weight.
"I see it as a whole life change. I actually get mad at people when they say, 'You've been on a diet.' I'm not on a diet. I've never been on a diet. I just changed the way I eat. I changed the way I live."— Jaci
Read more about how Jaci lost 65 pounds.
If you need to make some lifestyle changes to get to a healthy weight, you'll have more success if you first change the way you think about certain things:
For more on how positive thinking can help you, see:
"I finally realized it wasn't a time-limited thing. It wasn't like, 'Well, I'm going to be really good and stay on this food plan now until I get the weight off.' It was more a realization that, 'You know, at 62, if I want to weigh 130 to 135 pounds, then I have to do these things.' I can't stop doing them just because I lose the weight. So it became much more of a lifestyle change than a temporary diet. The idea that somehow I could go back to my old ways was just not there anymore."— Maggie
Read more about how Maggie changed her life and lost 50 pounds.
Making any kind of change in the way you live your daily life is like being on a path. The path leads to success. Here are the first steps on that path:
1. Have your own reasons for making a change
2. Set goals you can reach
3. Measure how your health has improved
Before you make lifestyle changes, ask your doctor to check your cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and blood sugar. Your doctor can help you know your risk for heart attack and stroke.
Keep track of your weight.
Have your cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar checked again after you have lost 5% to 10% of your weight or in 3 to 6 months. You can also check your blood pressure and blood sugar at home.
Another way to measure improvements is to look for changes in your fitness level. For example, are you able to walk longer and on more days than when you started? Can you climb a flight of stairs without getting as tired or out of breath? Do you have better strength and muscle tone? Do you have more energy?
4. Prepare for slip-ups
Here's one person's list of barriers to taking a brisk 30-minute walk every day, along with some possible solutions.
I might be too busy.
I might get bored.
It might rain.
5. Get support
You can use a personal action plan to write down your goals and organize your support system.
Eating a healthy, balanced variety of foods is far more satisfying than following a strict weight-loss diet that leaves you feeling deprived and hungry. And healthy eating paired with increased activity is more likely to get you to a healthy weight—and keep you there—than dieting is.
Dieting may make you feel like a failure if you can't lose weight or stay on your diet. Instead of blaming the diets, people who are overweight tend to blame themselves. You may think, "If I could just stay on that diet, I would be thin." This doesn't take into account that your body has powerful regulators that affect your weight—things you can't do anything about. And if you've dieted again and again without success, you can get into a cycle of negative thinking—and even gain more weight.
When you go on a diet, you deprive yourself of food. For many people, that means being hungry most of the time and not having enough energy. It also can lead you to think about food all the time. So you're much more likely to overeat when you finally give yourself permission to eat. It's important to make healthy eating changes that you can keep doing, instead of dieting.
Many different diets and programs promise rapid weight loss but rarely work for the long term. Some might even be dangerous.
But what does healthy eating mean? Everywhere we turn, we get conflicting advice on what foods are good for our health. It can be hard to know where to start after you've decided to make a change.
Know your body signals
Young children are good at paying attention to their body signals. They eat when they're hungry. They stop when they're full.
But as we grow older, and fast food, huge portions, and delicious snacks are everywhere, many of us start to ignore our body signals. We eat for other reasons—or sometimes without thinking at all.
You can ignore those body signals for a while, but they are powerful. And if you ignore them for a long time (by dieting, for example) you lose your ability to pay attention to them. You get out of practice.
Know your eating triggers
Common triggers to eating when you're not really hungry are:
Identify your eating triggers by keeping an eating journal for a week or two. Write down everything you eat, plus the time of day and what you were feeling right before you ate.
After you understand why and how you eat, it's time to look at what and how much you eat.
Many people classify foods as "good" or "bad" based on their calorie or fat content and, sometimes, on how nutritious they are. But a healthy diet has room for all kinds of foods.
A healthy, balanced diet means getting the right amounts of:
Keep a food diary , writing down everything you eat for a week or two. It will help you see which foods you need to eat more of and which foods you're eating too much of.
Tips for choosing your food sensibly
Just cutting back on the size of your portions can be a great way to get to or stay at a healthy weight—without giving up any of your favorite foods.
"Before I gained the weight, I wish someone said, 'portion sizes.' If you're not thinking about it, you go to a restaurant, you think you're getting a portion size. You're not thinking they're serving you six plates of food." —Jaci
Read more about how Jaci lost 65 pounds.
Physical activity is key to improving your health and preventing serious illness. Experts say to do either of these things to get and stay healthy:
Physical activity for weight loss means burning more calories. Experts say more than 5 hours a week (aim for 60 to 90 minutes a day) of moderate activity can help.
Being active in several blocks of 10-minutes or more throughout the day can count toward these recommendations. You can choose to do one or both types of activity.
If you're not active right now, you don't have to start out at this level. Instead, start small and build up over time. Moderate activity is safe for most people. But it's always a good idea to talk to your doctor before you start an exercise program.
Regular moderate-intensity physical activity lowers your risk of:
Brushing your teeth and getting dressed are regular parts of your day, right? You hardly think about it.
It can be that way with physical activity too. With practice and repetition, you can make activity—whether it's formal exercise or an activity like gardening or walking the dog—so routine that it becomes something you just do because it's part of your day and you enjoy it.
Like any lifestyle change, changing your activity level may be easier if you have a plan. Set small goals. Be creative. For more information, see Getting to a Healthy Weight: Making Lifestyle Changes.
Don't wait until you are "thin" to do the activities you want to do. Just make sure to start slowly. If you aren't active at all, talk to your doctor first.
No matter what you do, the key is making physical activity a regular, fun part of your life. And as soon as you start seeing the results, you'll be even more motivated to keep doing it.
It's best to get some moderate physical activity for at least 2½ hours a week. Brisk walking is one kind of moderate activity.
But if you're not active at all, work up to it. For example, you may want to start by walking around the block every morning, or walking for just 10 minutes. Over time, you can make your walks longer or walk more often throughout your day and week.
Here's how you can tell if an activity or exercise is making you work hard enough:
Walking is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to get moving for most people. Keep track of the number of steps you take each day with a phone app or pedometer. Using it may motivate you to walk more in order to increase your total steps.
There are lots of reasons why you may have trouble getting more active. These are called barriers.
These barriers can range from "I don't have time" to "I'm too embarrassed."
Figuring out your barriers and how you will respond to them is a big step in planning the lifestyle changes that will lead you to a healthy weight and help you stay there.
For more information, see the topic Fitness: Getting and Staying Active.
CitationsNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (2000). The Practical Guide: Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (NIH Publication No. 00-4084). Available online: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/prctgd_c.pdf.
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Easy Container Water Gardens
Still waters
Tall plants (elephant ear and dwarf papyrus) contrast with low-growing water lilies and water lettuce in a ceramic planter.Tips on how to create this and other water gardens>>
Glazed garden
This glazed terra-cotta pot sprouts a garden of two color of hardy water canna, dwarf papyrus and tropical pitcher plant.
Lettuce bowl
A bowl of water lettuce and water hyacinth is an easy table accent.
Pint-sized charmers
Provide a colorful counterpoint to a rough-texture stone container by adding leafy rosettes of water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes), white water snowflakes (Nymphoides indica) and tiny Azolla fern.
Feathery beauty
Combine four floating plants in a striking glass bowl: trailing parrot feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum), round-leaved frog's bit (Limnobium spongia), fan-like water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) and red-tinged Azolla.Most water plants spread very quickly, so you may only need to buy one of each for your small garden. If you need to thin fast-growing plants from your container, be sure not to put them in natural waterways, where they can become invasive.
Cheerful lilies
Place hardy miniature waterlilies, such as these Nymphaea pygmaea 'Helvola', in a yellowware bowl.
Color contrast
A pale stoneware bowl is a good choice for showing off burgundy-edged Phyllanthus fluitans, tiny-leaf duckweed (Lemna minor) and lavender-flower water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).
Elegant greens
A glossy tureen holds an ensemble of lovely leaves: floating sensitive plant (Neptunia oleracea), water clover (Marsilea drummondii), water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) and floating fern (Salvinia minima).
Floating trio
Set a trio of small floating plants--water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes), water poppy (Hydrocleys nymphoides) and oval-shape Salvinia--in a square pot. Even without the occasional yellow poppy blossoms, the composition boasts an interesting mix of pleated, shiny rounded, and tiny oval leaves.
A splash of color
Add color to enamelware with floating fern (Salvinia minima) and water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), an easy-to-grow water plant.What happens to your tabletop garden in winter? In the Midwest, most water plants are grown as annuals. Some water plants can be overwintered indoors in an aquarium or in containers of wet, sandy loam; check with your local garden center for information specific to your area and the plants you have.


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Hot Corn Dip made with Mexicorn, green chilies, jalapenos, Monterey Jack and Parmesan cheeses, and red pepper flakes, is terrific served with corn chips or tortilla chips.
Hot Corn DipThis Hot Corn Dip recipe from Trisha Yearwood, is one of the most popular posts on my site since I posted it. And for good reason - it is downright yummy! Y'all might have read my previous post where I got a craving for Trisha Yearwood's Hot Corn Dip when Trisha made an appearance on The View to promote her newest cookbook, Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood {affil link}
I am a fan of Trisha Yearwood anyway - matter of fact, make her hair brown and I swear she looks like my sister - and, I already have her first cookbook, Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen, {affil link} which I love and why I was considering the newest one anyway, but I think I love this one even more. I suspect y'all will be seeing a few of her recipes show up here at some point. Beautiful photography, some great family stories, if you are a lover of southern foods and/or a collector of cookbooks like I am, you'll want Home Cooking. Check out my review of Home Cooking if you missed this one!
There wasn't a photo in the cookbook for this recipe and I can see why - it's hard to photograph! Like the Warm Feta and Artichoke Dip from Trisha's previous cookbook, this dip is a definite winner, and another great dip for a party, or for simply hanging around with the family for movie night. Tricia says she keeps it warming in the crockpot to snack on all evening. Personally, I have no idea how it lasts that long. If you love corn and cheese, you will love this yummy dip and let me warn you - it is purely addictive - the more you eat, the more you want.
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Recipe: Hot Corn Dip©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 40 min | Yield: About 4 to 6 servings
- 2 (11 ounce) cans Mexicorn/Fiesta Corn, drained
- 2 (7 ounce) cans chopped green chiles, drained
- 2 tablespoons chopped, pickled jalapeno
- 2 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
- 2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes, or to taste, optional
- 8 ounces) fresh, lump crabmeat, drained, optional
- Corn chips, for dipping
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray or butter a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
Mix together everything up to crab, if using, in a large bowl. Gently fold in crabmeat and transfer to prepared baking dish and bake, uncovered at 350 degrees F for 30 to 40 minutes, or until bubbly around the edges. Serve warm with the corn chips. Can also transfer to a 4 quart crockpot and cook covered on high for about an hour, or on low until warmed through and bubbly. Hold over low to keep warm.
Cook's Notes: You can halve this recipe and bake in a 9 x 9 inch baking dish or deep dish pie plate as pictured. When fresh corn is in season, definitely use it! You'll need 4 to 5 ears of cooked corn (use your favorite method, boiled, roasted, microwaved), depending on the size for roughly 3 cups corn. When using fresh corn as a substitute for the Mexicorn, I like to use a smaller portion of my Fiesta Corn recipe, adding in some diced and sauteed onion and green and red sweet bell pepper.
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The first requirement of the Genealogical Proof Standard is that we "complete a reasonably exhaustive search for all relevant records" related to our research objective. This presentation discusses what a "reasonably exhaustive search" entals, why this is necessary, and how to conduct a search. A case study explores how failing to identify all relevant records can lead to missing information and forming inaccurate conclusions about your ancestors' lives.
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Empowering Poor Communities
In ParaÃÂÂsopolis, the second largest favela in São Paulo, Brazil, the quality of electricity service was cost-effectively upgraded.
November 02, 2009
A version of this article appears in the November/December 2009 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
This article reviews lessons learned from a pilot project conducted in Paraísopolis. It was conducted by AES Eletropaulo, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the International Copper Association (ICA), with local community and industry partners. Their goal was to develop, test, and evaluate customized approaches to regularizing electricity service in a target area of Paraísopolis. The pilot was the first to be launched under the USAID-ICA Slum Electrification and Loss Reduction (SELR) program, which was initiated in October 2005 with the goal of regularizing (making legal) and improving electricity service to low-income communities. This project would demonstrate innovative, socially responsible, and cost-effective ways to expand access to electricity service in these poor urban neighborhoods.
The focus of the pilot project was to improve the safety and reliability of energy supply and use, and especially to promote the benefits of energy efficiency, as applied to buildings in slums. It focused on sustainability; financial analysis; socioeconomic, regulatory, and institutional factors; and technical solutions.
The target area chosen for the pilot project consisted of two neighborhoods (Antônico and Centro) within the Paraísopolis favela, which has about 20,000 households. In the target area, there are 4,365 low-income households and businesses.
Paraísopolis is an informal community, lacks many municipal services and is home to families who have migrated from rural areas. Located in a large ravine, Paraísopolis has a physically challenging geography. Most of the houses are hand-constructed out of brick, and are densely occupied (the houses have two, three, or four stories each). The average household income is around US$300. Figures 1 and 2 show levels of education and employment in Paraísopolis.
The first step in the project was for Eletropaulo to work with community leaders, on the scope and scale of the project. (Leaders in this community are not elected officials; they are recognized as leaders because they help people with social problems). The utility then held a series of community meetings to introduce residents to the program, teach them about paying their bills, electricity consumption and how to reduce their consumption.
Identifying and registering the individual households and businesses was a challenging task, given the narrow, winding streets and alleys; the fact that many families often live in a single home; the lack of street names; and the fact that parallel registration efforts were being made by the municipality and other service companies.
Community Involvement
Fifteen campaigns were carried out over several months. They were supplemented by door-to-door visits by community agents hired by Eletropaulo, and by utility staff to each household both pre- and post regularization. As residents had not previously had to pay for electricity (except in some cases to get their illegal connection), these visits helped to educate them on the importance of reducing costs by reducing consumption.
Eletropaulo undertook the registration of all customers and the numbering of the houses. Technolight conducted miniaudits in more than 4,000 houses and 70 businesses, and finally USAID conducted a customer satisfaction survey.
Upgrading the Distribution Network
Under the project, the distribution network was upgraded and households and businesses were metered. The households were not charged a connection fee, and any debts owed were forgiven. A key component of the SELR program was the use of new technologies and techniques to reduce theft and to improve the energy efficiency and reliability of the distribution network. These included
- using bicoaxial cable in the new service drop to each meter;
- introducing electronic metering for large commercial consumers to allow easy disconnect, or social cutting, in the case of nonpayment: 475 electronic meters with remote control were installed; and
- replacing 12 conventional and overloaded distribution transformers with energy-efficient transformers.
Improvements varied according to need and included a secondary network with twisted cable, or with coaxial cable to be installed in the future, as required;
- bicoaxial antitheft copper drop cable;
- energy-efficient transformers; and
- electronic metering.
Reducing Consumption
The density of housing, the irregularity of the residents' occupations, and the cultural habits are factors that contribute to high energy consumption. Control of electricity use is key in the success of regularization, since energy bills should be low enough for the residents to afford. In Paraísopolis, efficiency improvement measures were adopted to ensure that this would be the case. Technolight performed energy audits of every household to identify opportunities to save. The following measures were then implemented:
- Nine thousand five hundred and eighty-eight 40–200W incandescent lamps were replaced with CFLs.
- Four hundred and ninety-seven old energy hog refrigerators were replaced with new energy-efficient models in the poorest households. The old models consumed as much as 150 kWh per month. The replacements meet Class A, the highest energy efficiency label based on the Procel standard, the Brazilian national electricity conservation program within Eletrobras (Brazil's power utility), and are rated at 23 kWh per month for a 300-liter volume. The average measured savings were 48 kWh per month per customer. Old refrigerators were removed for recycling.
- Four hundred and ninety-six houses were rewired to better-than-code-sized wiring (2.5 mm2 for supply, 4 mm2 for water heating). This saved on average 11 kWh per month and guaranteed a safe supply of power.
- Five hundred and five public lighting points were installed. This not only helped to reduce energy consumption in the neighborhood but also increased the residents' sense of security.
The Outcome
Data on pilot project results are shown in Table 1, Summary of Pilot Results. A consumer poll, conducted after the completion of the project and several months of billing, showed that the majority of the families in the pilot project were highly satisfied with their service, and with the assistance they received in improving household energy efficiency and safety.
Of the 400 households surveyed, 62% rated their overall satisfaction with the project as 9 or 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. Not surprisingly, this figure increased to 98% for those who received a new refrigerator and rewiring, and to 80% for those who were only rewired. The majority (88%) of the households considered the quality of the electricity service to be good or very good after project implementation, compared to only 17% before the project. Eighty-nine percent of the households would recommend the program to other residents.
The energy efficiency measures taken in the households and distribution network are expected to yield annual energy savings of over 2 million kWh. Until recently, bills to households and businesses were capped at 150 kWh to help households transition to paying for service, as well as to educate them about their actual consumption levels and charges once the cap is removed. It is expected that additional savings will accrue (but additional bad debt may also occur) when larger consumers start to experience the true cost of their consumption.
After project implementation, AES Eletropaulo began to collect a significant amount of new revenue from people who had not previously paid for their electricity. Annual billing is expected to reach over $920,000; currently, the bad debt rate is about 33%. This bad debt rate is relatively high; it is attributable to the large number of commercial customers with high consumption levels that are unable or unwilling to pay. The bad debt rate is expected to decrease, based on Eletropaulo's experience in other areas; the company maintains an office and some agents to help commercial customers to reduce their consumption, and in the future will implement its social cutting program to enforce collections.
However, while survey results show that nearly a third of households said they "made a great effort" to pay their electricity bill, 56% said that if their budget was tight, they would choose not to pay. This is a challenge to project sustainability—a challenge that Eletropaulo must take into account as it rolls out the SELR program to hundreds of thousands more favela households over the next few years. To meet this challenge, the company plans to sustain its dialogue with, and education of, these communities.
A Project Worth Replicating
Total investment in the pilot project was about US$1.8 million. The financial analysis (Table 2) shows a simple payback of 1.36 years, with a range, depending on optimistic and pessimistic projections of local conditions, of 1.2 years to 1.6 years. It is clear, then, both from the outcome and from the financial analysis, that even assuming the worst-case scenario, regularizing electricity service in the slums by involving the community, by addressing safety and energy efficiency, and by creating a broad partnership of public and private stakeholders, is a successful approach, and one that can be easily replicated in other parts of the world. In fact, the Brazilian regulator ANEEL has proposed a similar program to replace as many as ten million inefficient refrigerators in the country.
The unique partnership created to develop and implement the pilot project could serve as a model for other communities, not just in Brazil but throughout the world. AES Eletropaulo and other Brazilian utilities are continuing programs to regularize electricity service in the slums, and to reduce the technical and commercial losses of electrical energy.
John R. Mollet is Vice President of the International Copper Association, Ltd. (ICA). Glycon Garcia Jr. is Leader of Sustainable Electrical Energy Program of International Copper Association (ICA) in Latin America. Jose Cavaretti, AES Eletropaulo's New Market Development Manager and Simone Lawaetz, an Energy Specialist with USAID's Energy Team, contributed to this article.
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About Procobre's work in other countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, go to: www.procobre.org/procobre/cobre_para_especialistas/improving_electricity.html.
For a full report, go to: http://www.leonardo-energy.org/transforming-electricity-consumers-customers-case-study-slum-electrification-and-loss-reduction.
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TUSCALOOSA | The American health care system can change for the better, but it's up to leaders to spark a conversation about real change and it's up to people to take initiative for their own health, according to a panel of speakers Sunday at the Bama Theatre.
The University of Alabama sponsored a free screening of the documentary "Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare," which first appeared at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
The film examines weaknesses in the health system in the U.S. and possible ways to create a sustainable health system. Part of the problem, according to the film, is that the medical system is on a pay-per-service model and that care is too focused on prescription medicine, high-cost technology and high-cost procedures.
During the screening, more than 400 people packed the Bama Theatre, which had few empty seats. The film was followed by the panel discussion, with Bryan Kindred, CEO of the DCH Health System; Linda House Moncrief, benefits and wellness director for the city of Tuscaloosa; Charles Morgan, senior vice president for Phifer Inc.; Deborah Tucker, CEO of Whatley Health Services; and Dr. Allen Perkins, professor and chair of the department of family medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine.
Education of the public about health care issues is an important part in improving the system, and having people try to embrace healthier lifestyles, Tucker said. Too often, patients expect prescriptions to solve their problems.
"I challenge people to hire a physician to prescribe something other than medication," Tucker said. "We need to take responsibilities for ourselves, change our lifestyle or go some other route."
The documentary focused on unconventional ways that companies like Safeway, a grocery store chain, are helping to improve their employee's health by encouraging healthier lifestyles through deductions in insurance costs.
The city of Tuscaloosa is now researching "wellness vendors" to work with city employees in an attempt to reduce the number of employees who are overweight, smoking or have chronic diseases that can be managed with healthier lifestyles. City leaders hope that, by influencing city employees to make healthier choices, it will reduce health care costs, and serve as an example for the rest of the community.
"In the past five years, the increase in (medical) costs became so dramatic that the mayor and council have said something had to be done," Moncrief said. "The city of Tuscaloosa wants to reach out to the rest of the city to make it a bright spot to live and work and bring it into a wellness focus."
The could mean making it a city where people choose to walk their children to school, bike to work or a place where people choose to buy fruits and vegetables from a farmers market, she said.
Part of the problem in the health care industry in Alabama is that Medicare and Medicaid funding is being cut, and the system doesn't work as it should. In order for the system to care for Alabamians, especially in the rural areas, the Medicare system in the state needs to be expanded, panelists said.
"We see over 120,000 patients at Northport Medical Center and DCH Regional Medical Center," said Bryan Kindred, CEO of the DCH Health System.
Ultimately, hospitals are faced with finding ways to cut costs while providing the service that patients need.
"The system is changing. We are taking care of the same number of patients and having to look at costs. Is the high cost of technology and medication really worth it?"
Cuts in Medicare and Medicaid are hurting the smaller, rural hospitals the most, Kindred said. It will also have a negative impact on centers like Maude Whatley, Tucker said, where more than 50 percent of the patients are uninsured.
"If expansion of Medicaid doesn't happen, I know what's going to happen," Tucker said. "In organizations like ours, we will cut back in services and have to get down to that core business, but we won't be able to do those as well."
Some of the services that help encourage people to live healthier lifestyles will have to be cut and less time will be spent with patients, Tucker said.
Gov. Robert Bentley has said that Alabama's Medicaid system is broken, Perkins said.
"But without it, our rural hospitals won't exist," Perkins said.
There are 50 small hospitals in the state that are integral to serving the daily medical needs of people in rural Alabama, Kindred said.
"From DCH's perspective, it makes sense for them to stay open and continue," Kindred said.
The mortality rate from accidents is extremely high in rural areas, especially areas without a hospital nearby, Tucker said.
It's important that the small, rural hospitals continue, and they depend on Medicaid funding, Tucker said.
"There is an absolute need for it to happen," Tucker said.
The movie screening and panel discussion was the first event of its kind hosted by UA's Capstone College of Nursing, the College of Community Health Sciences, Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness and the School of Social Work.
"I hope this is the first part of an ongoing event to change the health care system to get a healthier population and to get more value out of (the system)," said Dr. Richard Streiffer, dean of the College of Community Health Sciences at UA.
It's one way to bring about change, he said.
"It's part education and awareness, and that is part of it, to get different types of people together and to discuss it," Streiffer said.
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The 31-year-old Canadian-born actor was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room July 13.
"I classify this death as accidental," coroner Claire Thompson said in her report.
Monteith had checked into the hotel on July 6 and when he didn't check out as expected on July 13, hotel staff entered his room and found him unresponsive on the floor. Two empty bottles of champagne were also found in the room.
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OWASP Sweden
Welcome to the Sweden chapter homepage. The chapter leader is John Wilander
OWASP Foundation (Overview Slides) is a professional association of global members and is open to anyone interested in learning more about software security. Local chapters are run independently and guided by the Chapter_Leader_Handbook. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional association your support and sponsorship of any meeting venue and/or refreshments is tax-deductible. Financial contributions should only be made online using the authorized online chapter donation button. To be a SPEAKER at ANY OWASP Chapter in the world simply review the speaker agreement and then contact the local chapter leader with details of what OWASP PROJECT, independent research or related software security topic you would like to present on.
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OWASP-Sweden Meeting October 6th 2008
The next chapter meeting is Monday October 6th at Clarion Hotel Stockholm (Skanstull). The focus of the seminars will be on "Security in the Open Source Process". Refreshments will be served from 16:30 and the seminars will commence at 17:30. Except for a closing panel discussion the program contains the following:
- Simon Josefsson, SJD: "Anekdoter och lärdomar från granskning av säkerhetsprogram"
- Daniel Stenberg, daniel.haxx.se: "Säker kod och utveckling i cURL-projektet"
- Anders Karlsson, MySQL och Sun Microsystems: "MySQL: Säkerhet i ett kommersiellt open source-projekt"
Don't forget to send an email to Robert Malmgren ([email protected]) no later than September 29th to say you're coming. We need to know how many will turn up.
OWASP-Sweden Meeting May 27th 2008
OWASP-Sweden welcomes its members to the next chapter meeting - Tuesday May 27th at Clarion Hotel Stockholm. Refreshments will be served from 17:00, demos will be shown from 17:30, and the seminars will commence at 18:00. The main attractions are:
- Patrik Karlson, Inspect it: "SQL injection, identifiering och utnyttjande"
- Johannes Gumbel, TrueSec: "WebScarab—funktioner, fördelar och nackdelar"
Don't forget to send an email to Mattias Bergling ([email protected]) no later than May 21st to say you're coming. We need to know how many will turn up.
Kick-Off Meeting for OWASP-Sweden April 1st 2008
The OWASP-Sweden kick-off will be held at WTC in Stockholm on April 1st. Yeah, it's April Fool's Day but we go under the tagline "Application Security is Not a Joke". The presentation program includes:
- Andrei Sabelfeld, well-known security researcher from Chalmers
- Michael Anderberg, Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft Sweden
- Per Mellstrand, software analyst at Sony Ericsson and researcher at Blekinge Institute of Technology
Don't forget to send an email to John Wilander ([email protected]) no later than March 27 to say you're coming. We need to know how many will turn up.
We're kicking off!
OWASP-Sweden in Computer Sweden - 08:44, 19 Dec 2007 (EDT)
Today the Swedish national IT newspaper 'Computer Sweden' published an article on the new OWASP-Sweden chapter - Mecka för säker programmering till Sverige, or A Mecka for Secure Programming Reaches Sweden in English. While OWASP is more than a programmer's guide, Mattias Bergling and I are very happy to get the news out to a large part of Sweden's IT industry.
To become a member of Owasp-Sweden just join the mailing list.
OWASP-Sweden opens! - 22:25, 01 Oct 2007 (EDT)
Finally, Sweden has joined the OWASP movement and John Wilander, the local chapter leader, welcomes members to the Stockholm-based OWASP-Sweden. Please, join our mailing list. Plans for meetings and seminars will be made.
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More Parents Are Opting Kids Out of High-Stakes Exams
DELAWARE TOWNSHIP, N.J. | While his eighth-grade classmates took state standardized tests in the spring, Tucker Richardson woke up late and played basketball in his Delaware Township driveway.
Tucker's parents, Wendy and Will, are part of a small but growing number of parents nationwide who are ensuring their children do not participate in standardized testing. They are opposed to the practice for myriad reasons, including the stress they think it brings on young students, discomfort with tests being used to gauge teacher performance, fear that corporate influence is overriding education and concern that test prep is narrowing curricula down to the minimum needed to pass an exam.
"I'm just opposed to the way high-stakes testing is being used to evaluate teachers, the way it's being used to define what's happening in classrooms," said Will Richardson, an educational consultant and former teacher. "These tests are not meant to evaluate teachers. They're meant to find out what kids know."
The opt-out movement, as it is called, is small but growing. It has been brewing for several years via word of mouth and social media, especially through Facebook. The "Long Island opt-out info" Facebook page has more than 9,200 members, many of them rallying at a Port Jefferson Station, N.Y., high school last month after a group of principals called this year's state tests — and their low scores — a "debacle."
In Washington, D.C., a group of parents and students protested outside the Department of Education. Students and teachers at a Seattle high school boycotted a standardized test, leading the district superintendent to declare that city high schools have the choice to deem it optional. In Oregon, students organized a campaign persuading their peers to opt out of tests, and a group of students in Providence, R.I., dressed like zombies and marched in front of the State House to protest a requirement that students must achieve a minimum score on a state test in order to graduate.
"I'm opposed to these tests because they narrow what education is supposed to be about and they lower kids' horizons," said Jesse Hagopian, a teacher at the Seattle school. "I think collaboration, imagination, critical thinking skills are all left off these tests and can't be assessed by circling in A, B, C or D."
For many parents and students, there have been few to no consequences to opting out of testing. Most parents are choosing to take their younger children out of testing, not older students for whom it is a graduation requirement. It's unclear if things will change when the Common Core Curriculum and the standardized tests that will accompany it are implemented in the 2014-15 school year.
Some states were granted waivers for No Child Left Behind, which requires districts to have at least 95 percent of students participate in standardized testing or be at risk of losing funding.
Kristen Jaudon, a spokeswoman for the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, said the test Seattle deemed optional is not required by the state. Ninety-five percent of students in a given school must take standardized tests that are required by state law. She said parents who pull their children out of testing wouldn't be able to identify whether a student was having problems in a particular subject and the move would deny educators the chance to see whether the curriculum is working.
"We are bound by state law to test kids in our state. It's not optional," she said.
Tustin Amole, a spokeswoman for the Cherry Creek School District in Centennial, Colo., said 95 percent of students in the district take standardized tests. If a child stays home on testing day, she said, it's difficult to know whether the parent is opting the child out or the child is home for personal reasons, such as being sick.
"We encourage parents to have their kids take the test, but there are no consequences of any kind," she said. "There's no formal process for opting out. They can keep their child home that day and write an excuse."
Maria Ferguson of the Center on Education Policy said she thinks the practice of parents pulling their kids out of standardized tests is symbolic.
"I think it shows that people are very scared and very confused by tests," she said. "I think it's representative that testing has a branding problem."
Julie Borst of Allendale, N.J., didn't want her rising ninth-grader to take state standardized tests last year because she has special needs and isn't learning at her grade level. Borst also is concerned about the corporate influence of testing on education.
Borst said the school and superintendent asked the New Jersey Department of Education for guidance. Rather than staying home, Borst's daughter had to go into the principal's office each morning of the test and refuse to take it. Borst then drove her home.
"It was kind of convoluted and kind of a dance you do, and the result is the school district, they don't get dinged," Borst said.
Michael Yaple, a spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Education, said about 98 percent of New Jersey students take standardized tests.
"Keeping a child home from testing does no favor to the child or the school," he said.
Morna McDermott, a Baltimore college professor who is a board member of United Opt Out, likens the battle against standardized testing to a fight for corporate reform.
"Ultimately, this is an act of civil disobedience," McDermott said. "If this is going to change, it has to fundamentally be grassroots."
Darcie Cimarusti of Highland Park, N.J., didn't like that her twin daughters would have to agonize over a standardized test as first-graders so she worked out an agreement with the principal to move them into a kindergarten class during testing time.
"My goal is that my daughters never take a standardized test," Cimarusti said. "I see less and less value in it educationally and it being used more and more to beat teachers over the head."
Peggy Robertson, a teacher in Centennial, Colo., who is also an Opt Out board member, said she only expects the movement to grow.
"You can feel the momentum," she said. "I think we're headed for a full-on revolt next year."


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