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 After scoring a patient century under pressure to lead a remarkable Indian fightback against England in the fourth Test today, Virat Kohli said this was the innings he had been waiting to play for some time.

 "I was waiting for this one long innings. I was working hard for the last one month. You can't keep performing every innings and there will be ups and downs. But you need to stay positive whether you do well or not. That's what I did," said Kohli after the third day's play when he scored 103.

 Kohli, along with skipper MS Dhoni, put on a 198-run stand for the fifth wicket to rescue the home team from a precarious 71 for four last evening.

 Under-performing Kohli, who had scored a couple of 19s and 20s in the last six innings earlier in the series, said he was backing himself to do well despite the failures.

 "Mentally I was feeling really good (right through the series). I got into the 20s three times, probably got a good ball in Ahmedabad. I made a few mistakes, after that I was waiting for this one innings. I was not doubting myself at all. Not thinking about what people were saying about me."

 The 24-year-old Delhi batsman, who hit his third Test ton on Saturday, admitted that he might have put pressure on himself in his eagerness to do well against England.

 "It was a very important innings. This is the one format I want to do very well. Against New Zealand, I was in a good mindset and could get good scores straightaway. Personally I was eager to do well in this series. Probably I got a bit too desperate to do well," he Kohli.

 The key on the slow and low track at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha here was to remain patient, according to Kohli.

 He said the cracks on the wicket were opening up now.

 "We aimed to play it over by over and stretch the game as much as possible and not thinking about how many runs to score in every session or at the end of the day. Goal was to concentrate throughout," he said.

 "This is the type of wicket where you need to show some patience and apply yourself the whole time. The wicket has not changed much but the cracks are opening up slowly. There might be a different wicket tomorrow and the spinners might come into play," said Kohli.

 "It was a new situation for me. I love such situations as I can become a better player. Yes, it was pretty good to bat with MS the whole day. This century is very pleasing because of the way I played. I did not think about the runs or the number of balls I played but only about batting. Pretty pleased to bat for long hours. That's something you will need to know in future Test matches," he added.

 Stating that he was sorry to see Dhoni depart for 99 after being run out, Kohli said, "It was disappointing to see MS get out because he worked hard the whole day and played close to 260 balls and got out for 99."

 Kohli still saw a big chance for India to win the game from the current position as he felt batting in the second innings would not be easy.

 "I don't think second innings batting on this wicket would be easy. If we can get a few runs lead and let them play five sessions and see how the match goes. You never know, cricket is a funny game, can get 3-4 wickets quickly and put the opposition under pressure.

 "(We) just probably would be looking for that one opening and then get 2-3 more wickets from there and you never know how the game goes after that," he remarked.


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The IISH List of Datafiles of Historical Prices and Wages
Data on prices and wages are among the most important sources of information in social- and economic-historical research, especially for the pre-statistical period. The International Institute of Social History (IISH) has taken the initiative to set up a network of scholars working with this kind of data and establish a moderated list of datafiles of historical prices and wages. Scholars working in this field are invited to register their work, and to make their data bases available through the internet - either on their own webpages (which may be made accessible via the IISH-list) or on the webpages of the IISH.
The long term goal is to enhance the exchange and (re-)use of these data in order to write truly international-comparative histories of the development of markets and their institutional settings. The focus will be on data bases related to Europe and on non-European (in particular Asian) countries in the period before 1914.
All data bases will not only include the data themselves, but also descriptions of the way in which they are constructed, the sources which are used, and relevant publications in which the data are analysed.
- List of datafiles available online
- An index to other websites containing statistical data
- An overview of the value of the guilder from 1270 onwards
with links to sites with the value of the US dollar (1774- ) and
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- Datafile on Rents York Bridgemasters' Accounts
- Datafiles on Wages, prices and welfare ratios in colonial Africa, 1880-1965, by Ewout Frankema and Marlous van Waijenburg
- Datafiles on Wages and Prices in South Africa, by Pim de Zwart
- Datafile Prices and wages in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, by Leticia Arroya Abad, Elwyn A. R. Davies, and Jan Luiten van Zanden
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The list of historical prices and wages is sponsored by the Unger-van Brerofonds.
This initiative is supported by Peter Lindert, Mark Overton, Sevket Pamuk, Karl Gunnar Persson, Osamu Saito, Peter Scholliers, Richard Unger and Jeffrey Williamson.

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CaverStem: A Medical Breakthrough for Erectile Dysfunction
Are you one of the 30 million men who experience erectile dysfunction? By the time men reach 70 years old, 67 percent will encounter the inability to achieve or to maintain an erection. Temporary fixes have flooded the market for nearly two decades, but none have taken the innovative and scientific approach of CaverStem.
If you've been struggling with ED and have found limited success with oral medications, suffered side effects or are concerned about its long-term effects, this scientific breakthrough may be the answer to permantantly treat erectile dysfunction.
What's Going on Down There?
Like most things in life, it's easier to fix a problem when you know what's causing it. In the case of erectile dysfunction, it's all about flow — and we're not talking yoga. The penis is comprised of blood vessels. When aroused, the muscles surrounding the blood vessels relax, allowing the arteries to swell while simultaneously compressing the veins (a.k.a. a hard-on). When the arousal dissipates, those muscles contract to stop the inflow while the veins open, and the erection ceases.
So what's the problem? There may be extenuating psychological or physiological factors, but for most guys, it's "venous leakage," where reduced muscle mass allows the blood to escape and your erection isn't so erect — the fix: a healthy vascular system.
Oral medications can temporarily increase blood flow, but studies have shown that up to 35 percent of users have less than stellar results, not to mention the lack of spontaneity when having to time dosing with a sexual encounter. Other options developed over the years, including invasive vascular surgery, repeated penile injections (which can result in scar tissue) or even implants. But none of them come close to the science and success behind CaverStem.
What Makes CaverStem Different?
CaverStem harnesses the regenerative power of the body through stem cells extracted from a patient's bone marrow. Successfully used for a variety of medical conditions from certain types of cancer and blood diseases, stem cell therapy has recently been proven to safely revive erectile function by safely and effectively restoring the areas including smooth muscle, blood vessels and nerves. Delivery of a concentrated source of stem cells directly into the penis allows for the full healing potential of these cells to be realized.
Nearly any guy with ED issues is a good candidate, but a thorough evaluation can determine eligibility. Some exclusions may include those with traumatic penile and scrotal structural damage, those who have had penile implants, or patients with a primary psychological basis of their ED. The procedure is always performed by a licensed physician, ensuring that safety comes first. Creative Medical Technology Holdings (the company that developed and patented the procedure) conducts an extensive background check on all participating doctors before certification, and also requires participation in a formal training program to ensure that doctors can successfully perform the procedure.
Some might be familiar with acoustic wave technology (AWT) as another alternative to ED oral medications, but it's like comparing apples and oranges. AWT can break off plaque within blood vessels to increase blood flow, but the procedure can be performed by a technician (versus a physician), does not affect smooth muscle or nerve tissue regeneration, and requires up to 12 treatments.
In contrast, CaverStem uses 20cc (or millions!) of one's own bone marrow progenitor stem cells, which are capable of replicating themselves, differentiating into endothelial vascular tissue, smooth muscles, and nerve cells of the penile tissue where the repair is needed the most.
A Lunch Break Could Change Your Life
After a private doctor consultation, a patient schedules an appointment for the procedure. At the beginning of this visit and under local anesthesia, bone marrow is harvested in what is usually a the 15-minute process. These stem cells are then concentrated into an injection. Once injected into the penis, they get to work stimulating muscles and regenerating blood vessels. The total time for the procedure is usually an hour. There is no downtime, and most people continue about their day.
The entire procedure can be completed in as little as 20 minutes. With appropriate paperwork, preparation, and a few minutes of recovery, the majority of patients leave the office within an hour.
The Gift of Girth
While a firm, long-lasting erection may be scientifically and quantifiably measurable, for those of us in the bedroom (or wherever else you may find yourself), the prospect of permanent enhancement can be just as much about confidence and embracing a solution to support your sex-positive lifestyle.
"I hate the term erectile dysfunction given the terrible negative connotation," says President and CEO of Creative Medical Technology Holdings Timothy Warbington. "While certainly, some men suffer from ED, it is natural for the cells in the penile area to deplete over the years as you age. This procedure essentially reverses this by regrowing the cells in that area. I would say this is a must-have for every male's 50th birthday."
A Weekend of Wonder
CaverStem is currently offered in seven locations throughout the U.S. They also happened to be in coveted tourists destinations. The value of the global medical tourism industry tops $439 billion per year, so if you're thinking about a CaverStem getaway, you're not alone.
"CaverStem is the only procedure that gets to the root cause of the issue-depleted cells in the penile area," says Warbington.
We say if ED has you down, CaverStem may be your best option to rise to the occasion.
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DIY Paint by numbers can improve your hands-on ability and make you feel more fulfilled.Whether you are looking to stitch that perfect gift, or perhaps something to fill your own home with, explore the range of Paint by numbers kits.
Whats Included in Package:
1x Numbered acrylic paint set (About 24 different colors, depending on the painting)1x Numbered high-quality linen canvas with Wooden Frame1x set of 3 paint brushes (1x small, 1x medium, 1x large)1x hanging kit, including 2x screws and 2x non-track hooksSize: 16"x20" / 40x50cm (unless mentioned otherwise)Perfect For Beginners - Match the numbers on the canvas with the corresponding labeled numbers on the paint. It is easy to follow and suitable for all artistic abilities. Relax - Take your mind off stress and anxieties. Research shows that creative activities like coloring and painting help reduce stress. Educational -Through painting, you can cultivate children's color recognition ability, logical thinking ability, and stimulate artistic talentCommemorative Value - Can be used as a high-grade and exquisite decorative painting hanging at home, office, cafe, etc.Is a great romantic gift for children, family, lovers and friends


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Vail Ale with Altitude column: The art of the beer label
VAIL CO, Colorado
Craft brewers are an amazingly creative lot. We do things unconventionally, dissolve boundaries, and have elevated our craft to an art form. We brew diverse beers with myriad ingredients to create rewarding experiences. There's almost nothing more satisfying for a brewer than witnessing someone taking that first sip of a new experimental beer and watching the expression on their face as they realize that it is at once complicated, delicious, and unlike anything they've ever tried before.
Technically however, I'm no longer a brewer, in the sense that I'm not actually the person in the brew house making the beer; my role has evolved into that of Marketing Guy. My rewards begin before a customer takes that first sip, when they're looking at row upon row of bottles and cans and they reach in and choose one of my beers. Sure, it's probably more likely that they have already had that particular beer and know it is one they enjoy, but in my mind it is just as likely that they chose the beer because of the label!
"Beer is art," Randy Mosher, author of "The Brewer's Companion" and "Radical Brewing," for which he did the layout, the cover, the illustrations and the photography, once told me. "What could be more fun than extending the vibe of the beer and brewery to encompass the package as well? That bottle and 6-pack are really extensions of what's inside. The liquid can't speak for itself in the store."
When we started Ska Brewing 17 years ago we wrote a comic book that told the entirely embellished story of our humble beginnings, up to our epic battle against Rotgutzen International Beverage Corporation (www.rotgutzen.com), and all of our labels at the time were illustrations taken from the comic. To this day the story continues to evolve as Lana Lovibond (True Blonde) takes on Rotgutzen's CEO, Mr. Pinstripe. Our original artist, Dorn Roberts, still illustrates our labels, and the original characters have most recently revealed themselves as mythological figures on our newly released Seasonal Stout cans.
The stories and sources of craft brewing's label art are as varied as our beers. Consider former Colorado brewers (now located in Maryland), Flying Dog, whose label artwork is by Ralph Steadman, probably best known as the illustrator for the late Hunter Thompson. Or arguably craft brewing's most iconic label, Fat Tire, a watercolor painting from New Belgium president Kim Jordan's neighbor, Anne Fitch. Or Dogfish Head, which has used art from Jon Langford, a founding member of the legendary British rock band, the Mekons, as well as sketches from brewery founder Sam Calagione.
In my world, going to the beer store is an art show in itself, one that comes in two rewarding acts: when I get there and I get to see all of my brewing brethren's work outside of the bottle, and when I get home and get to taste the masterpiece within.
Dave Thibodeau is the co-founder of Ska Brewing Company in Durango and Peach Street Distillers in Palisade. Ska Brewing recently celebrated its 17th anniversary. Peach Street opened in 2004 and its award-winning spirits are made with local ingredients and are distributed throughout Colorado. Peach Street was awarded the prestigious "Distillery of the Year" award for 2012 from the American Distilling Institute.
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Flames target national bye at this weekend's first event
October 9, 2013 | Lynchburg, Va.
An influx of new recruits, including four female players, has improved the competitive atmosphere on Liberty University's disc golf team this fall.
"We've got some great new talent this year, which has put some pressure on the guys that were here last year," Flames head coach Steve Bowman said. "It has given us a good foundation to build on for the next couple years with some of the new guys coming in."
Four members of Liberty's men's team will compete in this weekend's season-opening Northeastern Disc Golf Championship tournament in Birdsboro, Pa.
Returning seniors Devin Swartz and Jared Lebo as well as junior Lance Brown will be joined by first-year assistant coach and player Joses Merat to form the Flames' four-man lineup.
"All these guys that will be competing have at least two years of experience," Bowman said. "I think we're ready this year. We've been playing all summer."
There will be two doubles rounds and one singles round for the event, which starts Friday and concludes Sunday. The top three scorers will count toward the team total and the top two teams will receive automatic byes through the first round of the National Collegiate Championships in early April.
"On the first day of nationals, if we get in, you have to be (one of) the top teams or you go home," Bowman said, noting it is a five-hour trip to North Augusta, S.C., site of the national event. "If we could sneak in and get that bye, that would be great."
Teams from the University of Massachusetts and Pittsburgh may be favorites at this weekend's tournament, but Bowman said the Flames should feel right at home playing at French Creek State Park.
"The course is really wooded, which plays into our strength," he said. "It'll be kind of like the front nine or 10 at Liberty, which is where we've been practicing. We played out at a tournament in Appomattox, Va., which is all wooded, so we've got a lot of good experience" avoiding trees in the fairways.
Liberty will again have the opportunity to qualify for nationals by defending its title at the Flamethrower Collegiate Classic, March 7 and 8 on Liberty Mountain.
This year, Liberty will have the opportunity to send a female team to nationals with the addition of Hannah Croke, Shelby Keith, Melissa Truman, and assistant coach and player Mary Merat. That potentially would improve their team score, based on the combined performances of both the men's and women's squads.


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In high quality.Best choice for you DIY you katana tsuka or collection.
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Wikipedia, Tennis, Physics, Frisbee, Reading, Badminton, Starcraft, Programming, Running, Music, Meeting new people, Talking to friends.
Arcadia High School Physics Team, Science Olympiad
From a very early age on, I was determined to literally wake up the tiny sleepy town I was born in. My daily routine included: chasing after squirrels, getting into fights with other kids, and tossing firecrackers into unlikely places. My first encounter with physics was unexpected. I swung a swing too high and flew off in-bingo!-classic trajectory motion. The landing was a spectacular display of an inelastic collision, the loss of mechanical energy converted into memorable pain.
As I grew older, my excessive energy reluctantly shifted to a more seemly side. I studied some math, and tested into a boarding junior high school. There, while forming many lifelong friendships, I amused myself with the study of physics.
When I moved to the U.S. near the beginning of my high school freshman year, I did not bring along that sense of ease-the new scorching sun of California made me tough. I was labeled as an ESL student, fighting to distinguish "kitchen" from "chicken," to combine three-word sentences into longer ones. I began to focus on my study of physics ever so seriously, reading through different textbooks, looking for help from teachers and friends, and only rewarding myself with the excitement that comes after a long-sought, yet elegant solution.
My high school experience has been defined by my efforts with English and my study of physics. If English was my enemy, then physics was my friend. Both experiences paid off when I received the long-awaited admission letter to Advanced Placement Junior English, and the United States Physics Team.
I would like to thank all who have supported me with simple words and casual smiles. I am especially grateful to my physics teacher, Mr. Shenyang Zhang, whom I bug quite often for answers to the strangest physics questions, and from whom I draw much inspiration. Also, I cannot give enough thanks to my English teacher, Mrs. Judy Swift, who has supported me with the most warmhearted encouragement, wouldn't take LOL to mean "little old lady," and recently teased me, saying, "Vincent, you need to go back and review your grammar!"
I look forward to meeting all of you at this year's camp!
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Researchers have been able to reconstruct words based on the brain waves of patients thinking those words, using computer modeling technology.
They were able to do it by gathering the electrical signals directly from the patients' brains, and a computer model was used to reconstruct the sounds of words that the patients were thinking of, the BBC reported.
The system is seen as a future way to help comatose and locked-in patients to communicate. To do the tests the researchers implanted electrodes directly into the same part of participants' brains.
The work was led by Brian Pasley of the University of California, Berkeley. Pasley and his team of researchers focused on an area of the brain called the superior temporal gyrus, or STG.
This region of the brain is part of the hearing apparatus and also one of the "higher-order" brain regions which help us make linguistic sense of the sounds we hear.
Pasley and his team monitored the STG brain waves of 15 patients who were undergoing surgery for epilepsy or tumors, while at the same time also playing audio of a number of different speakers reciting words and sentences.
The team then used computer modelling to map out which parts of the brain were generating which brain waves in response to the different frequencies of sound being played.
Using this model patients were then presented with words to think about, and the team were then able to guess which word the participants had chosen. And using the computer model they were also able to reconstruct some of the words by converting the brain waves back into sound.
More details on the research can be found in the Public Library of Science here
This story, "Researchers Develop Computer Modeling to Read Words in People's Thoughts" was originally published by Computerworld UK.


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From the same crew that created the astounding short Heartless: The Story of the Tin Man comes Blood On My Name, a dark gothic musical. Watch two men awaken an ancient evil in the wilderness, by singing.
It's very rare that we run into alternate reality supernatural musicals set in the 1800s — but if this is what it sounds like, we'd like some more please! If you thought the main character in this short looked familiar, that's because he's Justin Welborn, the scrappy hero from The Signal! Here's the official synopsis from the short:
On the run after a botched robbery, Erwin (The Final Destination's Justin Welborn), who's experienced a change in heart, tries to take advantage of a deal he's made for himself and fellow thief Thomas (Deadwood's Sean Bridgers). Instead he calls down the agents of a malevolent supernatural force who will hunt him to the ends of the earth rather than see him escape.
This is the second amazing short we've seen from the Atlanta based production company Whitestone Motion Pictures. Perhaps it's time to give them some cash, Hollywood.


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From residential rooftops to utility-scale farms, all users of solar energy want to get the most power from their systems. Everyone is looking for technologies that enhance power harvest and get the highest wattage from a solar photovoltaic (PV) installation. Many companies are focusing on this aim while simultaneously making systems far simpler and safer. Joyce Laird looks at some of the leading companies in this area.
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[update 7 June 2020] Available now on Docker: https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/georgovassilis/hs100
[update 27 January 2017] TP-LINK HS100 project on github: https://github.com/ggeorgovassilis/linuxscripts
[update 24 October 2016] TL;DR; This is about a shell script which controls the TP-LINK HS100, HS103s, HS110, HS200 Wi-Fi smart power plugs. Other models in that product line may also work (the tplink-smarthome-api project uses a similar concept to this script to communicate with a wider range of plugs).
I was scurrying down the home automation isle at the local electronics discounter, firm in my determination to make it without distractions to the computer section, when one of those fancy new Wi-Fi power sockets caught my attention. I haven't quite caught on with the home automation hype yet, but with everything going on I felt left behind and it seemed like a good idea to use the long weekend ahead and try to catch up a bit. And so it came that I left the shop 40€ poorer and with a TP-LINK HS100 Wi-Fi smart plug [1] in the pocket.
Usage is simple: hs100.sh , e.g.
switch plug on:
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#!/bin/bash ## # Switch the TP-LINK HS100 wlan smart plug on and off, query for status # Tested with firmware 1.0.8 # # Credits to Thomas Baust for the query/status/emeter commands # # Author George Georgovassilis, https://github.com/ggeorgovassilis/linuxscripts ip=$1 port=$2 cmd=$3 check_binaries() { command -v nc >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "The nc programme for sending data over the network isn't in the path, communication with the plug will fail"; exit 2; } command -v base64 >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "The base64 programme for decoding base64 encoded strings isn't in the path, decoding of payloads will fail"; exit 2; } command -v od >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "The od programme for converting binary data to numbers isn't in the path, the status and emeter commands will fail";} command -v read >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "The read programme for splitting text into tokens isn't in the path, the status and emeter commands will fail";} command -v printf >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "The printf programme for converting numbers into binary isn't in the path, the status and emeter commands will fail";} } # base64 encoded data to send to the plug to switch it on payload_on="AAAAKtDygfiL/5r31e+UtsWg1Iv5nPCR6LfEsNGlwOLYo4HyhueT9tTu36Lfog==" # base64 encoded data to send to the plug to switch it off payload_off="AAAAKtDygfiL/5r31e+UtsWg1Iv5nPCR6LfEsNGlwOLYo4HyhueT9tTu3qPeow==" # base64 encoded data to send to the plug to query it payload_query="AAAAI9Dw0qHYq9+61/XPtJS20bTAn+yV5o/hh+jK8J7rh+vLtpbr" # base64 encoded data to query emeter - hs100 doesn't seem to support this in hardware, but the API seems to be there... payload_emeter="AAAAJNDw0rfav8uu3P7Ev5+92r/LlOaD4o76k/6buYPtmPSYuMXlmA==" usage() { echo Usage: echo $0 ip port on/off/check/status/emeter exit 1 } checkarg() { name="$1" value="$2" if [ -z "$value" ]; then echo "missing argument $name" usage fi } checkargs() { checkarg "ip" $ip checkarg "port" $port checkarg "command" $cmd } sendtoplug() { ip="$1" port="$2" payload="$3" echo -n "$payload" | base64 -d | nc -v $ip $port || echo couldn''t connect to $ip:$port, nc failed with exit code $? } check(){ output=`sendtoplug $ip $port "$payload_query" | base64` if [[ $output == AAACJ* ]] ; then echo OFF fi if [[ $output == AAACK* ]] ; then echo ON fi } status(){ payload="$1" code=171 offset=4 input_num=`sendtoplug $ip $port "$payload" | od --skip-bytes=$offset --address-radix=n -t u1 --width=9999` IFS=' ' read -r -a array <<< "$input_num" for element in "${array[@]}" do output=$(( $element ^ $code )) printf "\x$(printf %x $output)" code=$element done } ## # Main programme ## check_binaries checkargs case "$cmd" in on) sendtoplug $ip $port "$payload_on" > /dev/null ;; off) sendtoplug $ip $port "$payload_off" > /dev/null ;; check) check ;; status) status "$payload_query" ;; emeter) status "$payload_emeter" ;; *) usage ;; esac exit 0
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This season we have been beset by bad weather and a small volunteer workforce. Our aim this year is to prepare the West Yard for public access and to finish clearing the northern part of the East Yard. I have spent a few weeks refilling the gas holder that we spent the past two seasons excavating, it's approximately 7m wide and 3m deep. On the Day of Archaeology, we were all digging in the East Yard, working on the entrance to an animal enclosure. Across the area, there is a scatter of sherds of white ceramic, probably plates used by the RAF when they were stationed here. This season has not yet provided any interesting finds; unlike previous seasons, which have revealed Roman statue fragments and a Bronze Age bowl. Much of our excavation has been assisted by a digger and mini-dumper, moving spoil and masonry around the site. We now have two weeks left to finish clearing the yard.
As well as volunteering with the National Trust on the Downhill Project, I'm doing a part-time PhD in medieval archaeology. My research is looking at 14th-Century manors in England, recreating the buildings through an analysis of the annual manorial accounts. Many of these sites have been lost or drastically altered, so documents are one of the few ways of studying them. I'm looking at the types of buildings that were on the manor, the choice of building materials and their maintenance. So far, I have only looked at a small number of manors, but there are already patterns emerging of high status buildings being constructed from very different materials to the agricultural ones.
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Archbishop Daniel Murray who served briefly as parish priest in Coolock
The nineteenth century saw an improvement in conditions for Irish Catholics and this revival is best reflected in the wave of chapel building which swept the country. In 1815 the foundation was laid for the magnificent Pro Cathedral,in Marlborough Street. In Coolock, too, the revival saw the erection of a new thatched chapel in 1820. Eleven years later,this was replaced by a larger chapel, (the foundation stone of which is now in the garden of the Community Centre). It would be wrong, however to believe that the church in Coolock was well established. In many respects, conditions in Coolock resembled a mission station. A report to Archbishop Murray in 1831 indicated that the new chapel was incomplete because of lack of funds. Before long, however it was completed. Lewis's Topographical Directory of Ireland, published 1837, contains a description the chapel: 'erected in 1831, at an expense of �800, raised by subscription, it is a very neat edifice, in the later English style, with a belfry over the principal entrance; the interior is very well arranged and neatly decorated.' Still, the report to Dr Murray in 1831 indicated that there was only one Mass on Sunday 'when the chapel was open' and there were no confirmations in the parish. There was a parish priest and a curate, but they relied on the support of lay people who taught catechism to the children in the chapel each Sunday morning.
This was common practice in the archdiocese, where priests relied upon the assistance of the Confraternity of the Christian Doctrine to evangelise the people. Significantly, too, the Archbishop requested the parish priest to forward statistical information about the parish. He was 'to deliver in writing the names of the most obstinate absentees,of public sinners in the parish, with some account of their crimes, and of public abuses, such as illegal combinations, drunkenness, quarreling, violations of the Lord's Day, Night-Wakes, or Public Dances. As may deserve to be noticed by the Archbishop'. While such questionnaires were sent to all pastors of the diocese, many chose to supply the Archbishop with information that exaggerated the health of the parish. In this instance, any such report would have been futile since the archbishop, Daniel Murray, had served briefly in Coolock as parish priest himself. Sometimes referred to as 'the Archbishop of the reconstruction' Dr. Murray is best remembered for his efforts to encourage religious life within the diocese and his attempts to advance Catholic education. In both cases,a Coolock woman, Catherine McAuley (1778-1841) was particularly active.
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12 Days of Edible Gifts: Homemade S'mores
Kids and adults alike love freshly roasted marshmallows stuffed between two graham crackers and layered with melted chocolate, so this holiday season, give the gift of homemade s'mores. While making your own chocolate might be too much (considering cocoa is a little hard to come by), the other ingredients are surprisingly simple.
Since they consist of graham flour, which is a whole wheat flour, the graham crackers taste more healthy than their store-bought counterparts. But, once topped with cinnamon and sugar, they're very satisfying. The homemade marshmallows, with their delicate texture, blow away the bagged version. Assemble the s'mores and package them in a decorative box or simple cellophane bag. Ready to give these gooey and sweet treats away? Read more.
Homemade S'mores
Graham Crackers from Gifts Cooks Love by Diane Morgan
Marshmallows from Alton Brown
- Graham Crackers
1 1/2 cups graham flour, plus more for dusting
3/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 large egg, beaten
1/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Cinnamon-Sugar topping
1/4 cup turbinado sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 packages unflavored gelatin
1 cup ice cold water, divided
12 ounces granulated sugar, approximately 1 1/2 cups
1 cup light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
Nonstick spray
3 chocolate bars or 1 cup of chocolate chips
- Graham Crackers: In a large bowl, sift together the graham flour, all purpose flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter, sugar, and egg on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes. Add the honey and vanilla and beat until smooth, stopping and scraping down the sides of the bowl once with a rubber spatula.
- With the mixer on low speed, add the sifted ingredients in 2 batches, beating after each addition until the flour disappears. Do not overmix. The dough should hold together and feel manageable for rolling.
- Press the dough into a flat disk, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- With the dough chilling, make the cinnamon-sugar topping. In a small bowl, combine the turbinado sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Position one rack in the center of the oven and another rack in the lower third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking liners or use nonstick baking sheets.
- Transfer the dough to a work surface liberally dusted with graham flour. Dust the top of the dough with graham flour. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the dough into an 1/8 inch thick rectangle. Use a ruler to measure and dinner knife to lightly mark 2-inch squares. Using a fluted pastry cutter or paring knife, cut out the squares and transfer to the prepared baking sheets, spacing the cracker 1 inch apart.
- Place the pan of crackers in the refrigerator while you roll the remaining crackers. Gather up the dough scraps, lightly dust with graham flour, reroll the dough, and cut out the crackers until all of the dough is used. Using the blunt side of a toothpick or wooden skewer, prick each cracker to form a 3 by 3 grid of evenly spaced holes (9 holes total). Using your fingers, sprinkle each cracker generously with cinnamon-sugar topping.
- Bake the crackers until firm and nicely browned, about 14 minutes. Switch the pans between the racks at the midpoint of baking if the crackers appear to be baking unevenly. Transfer to wire racks and cool completely.
- Marshmallows: Place the gelatin into the bowl of a stand mixer along with 1/2 cup of the water. Have the whisk attachment standing by.
- In a small saucepan combine the remaining 1/2 cup water, granulated sugar, corn syrup and salt. Place over medium high heat, cover and allow to cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Uncover, clip a candy thermometer onto the side of the pan and continue to cook until the mixture reaches 240 degrees F, approximately 7 to 8 minutes. Once the mixture reaches this temperature, immediately remove from the heat.
- Turn the mixer on low speed and, while running, slowly pour the sugar syrup down the side of the bowl into the gelatin mixture. Once you have added all of the syrup, increase the speed to high. Continue to whip until the mixture becomes very thick and is lukewarm, approximately 12 to 15 minutes. Add the vanilla during the last minute of whipping. While the mixture is whipping prepare the pans as follows.
- Combine the confectioners' sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl. Lightly spray a 13 by 9-inch metal baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Add the sugar and cornstarch mixture and move around to completely coat the bottom and sides of the pan. Return the remaining mixture to the bowl for later use.
- When ready, pour the mixture into the prepared pan, using a lightly oiled spatula for spreading evenly into the pan. Dust the top with enough of the remaining sugar and cornstarch mixture to lightly cover. Reserve the rest for later. Allow the marshmallows to sit uncovered for at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
- Turn the marshmallows out onto a cutting board and cut into 1-inch squares using a pizza wheel dusted with the confectioners' sugar mixture. Once cut, lightly dust all sides of each marshmallow with the remaining mixture, using additional if necessary. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.
- To make a s'more, layer chocolate and marshmallow between two graham crackers.
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Only five employees accepted buyouts in Oyster Bay's most recent round of early-retirement incentives, though the town had said high demand inspired the latest stage of the program.
The five departures are expected to save Oyster Bay $272,683 in salaries this year and a projected $412,447 next year, according to town data. The employees had salaries ranging from $44,305 to $98,582, the data shows.
The town paid the five a collective $123,000, or $1,000 for each of their 123 full years of service, the data shows.
Town attorney and Deputy Supervisor Leonard Genova said many people approached him with interest in retiring who had not previously been eligible to do so with incentives. He said he had expected many more employees would sign up.
"I thought, based on the dialogue I had with people, about 20" would retire in the program's two windows, he said Thursday. "The fact that we have five is a little bit lower than I thought."
Genova said he expects more employees will step up during the second window, between now and Jan. 30. About 230 employees are eligible to retire.
The number of retirees this year pales in comparison to the first town-sponsored buyout last year, through which 92 of the town's approximately 1,200 employees retired.
But any savings would help cash-strapped Oyster Bay, which had $824.9 million in outstanding debt as of late April. Last year's early retirements save the town more than $10 million annually in salaries and benefits.
Other cost-saving measures Oyster Bay has undertaken to combat debt include concessions, such as wages freezes, from the 1,100-member union.At least five retirees from the last year's batch of buyouts went on to be rehired in different capacities and at smaller salaries. Two were appointed to paid zoning board positions while the parks commissioner, the highway and public works commissioner, and the chief public information officer were brought back to their respective departments as part-timers.


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I've always believed that our national parks and our national monuments were as secure as Yosemite's Half Dome: solid as a rock, inviolate, and well-protected from those who would try to diminish or exploit them. Sadly, that's not the case.
In May of 2014, I wrote an article titled "America Needs Parks Now More Than Ever." At the time, there was a concerted effort afoot in Congress to gut the 1906 Antiquities Act and prevent more wildlands, already in public hands, from being declared national monuments, a designation placing them out of the reach of corporate profiteers and often a stepping stone to national park status. Fortunately, the effort to gut the Antiquities Act failed in 2014, but it is now back with a vengeance. A year after we celebrated their centennial, our national parks need our support more than ever.
Forty-nine of the 157 national monuments created by past Republican and Democratic presidents have been elevated to national park status, among them the Grand Canyon, Lassen Peak, Zion, Joshua Tree, and the Channel Islands -- all sites Kathy and I have visited and become emotionally, if not spiritually attached to. How could anybody visit one of those special places and not be thankful for the compassion, wisdom, and forethought of presidents Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt? Theodore Roosevelt summed up the need to set aside these natural wonders in this passage which remains relevant today:
There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant sequoias and redwoods, the Canyon of the Colorado, the Canyon of the Yellowstone, the Three Tetons; and our people should see to it that they are preserved for their children and their children's children forever, with their majestic beauty all unmarred.
Our parks and wild places face threats today like never before. Members of Congress are still engaged in efforts to gut the Antiquities Act and stifle legislation intended to save wilderness and establish new parks. The White House has proposed cutting the Department of Interior's already limited budget by 12% in its blueprint for fiscal year 2018. On April 26, President Trump signed an executive order that could result in the rescinding or reduction in the size of national monuments, potentially opening them up to drilling, mining, and other development. Recently, the president ordered a review of so-called 9B rules, which govern oil and gas extraction in the national parks. If you thought, as I did, that national park status meant hands off to those who would exploit what lies beneath, think again. To make matters worse, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recently signed an order removing a moratorium on coal leases on federal lands.
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The Tennessee Transparency Project has joined open government advocates throughout the nation during Sunshine Week as we highlight the importance of government transparency.
Tennessee Transparency Project opinion column, written by Director Jim Zachary, is included in the Sunshine Week Toolkit located at http://www.sunshineweek.org
The Tennessee Transparency Project opinion column from the Toolkit:
Openness in government is not a liberal, conservative, republican, democrat, independent, TEA party or libertarian issue. The importance of transparency in local, state and federal government should transcend parties and political ideologies. Checks and balances provide few checks and little balance when officials broker deals behind closed doors and conceal documents that contain important information that citizens have the right, and often the need, to know. Local government has the biggest impact in the lives of citizens on a day to day basis. Whether it is in the form of property taxes, sales taxes, personal property taxes, business taxes, state-shared dollars or federal grants, loans and funding, local government is 100 percent taxpayer funded. The decisions being made, the monies being spent and the records being kept by city hall, the county commission, the board of education or the utility district all belong to liberals, conservatives, republicans, democrats, independents, TEA party volunteers, libertarians and even politically disinterested individuals. All stakeholders have a stake in open meetings and public records and should care about transparency issues. Bipartisanship is like the weather — everyone talks about it, but no one does anything about it. The difference is while a person can't change the weather, officials could choose to work together. The lack of and need for true government transparency should be truly be a bipartisan cause. Any elected officials who truly care about public service in a real and meaningful way and fully understand what a representative form of government is all about, should not only champion openness in government, but should be the most effective watchdogs, looking out for the public trust. Sadly, those kinds of elected officials are hard to find. We encourage those officials who do care and who do understand to become a part of the transparency project and enhance their public service.
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Seriously comfortable hiking boot while providing excellent support and traction. Not all Zamberlan styles fit the same way. I chose this boot over the Steep, Skill GT, and Trekker.
- Very durable construction
- Extremely comfortable, no break-in period required
- Nice aesthetics
- Expensive, but then again I think they're worth it.
When buying a hiking boot, there are a number of considerations to ponder. First and foremost, your budget. Next, what kind of hiking do you plan to undertake. Are you an occasional hiker or a tenacious one that will push boots to their extremes?
Since you're looking at the Zamberlan Baffin, I surmise that you're a more serious a hiker than average. The MSRP on these is $295, which casual hikers would balk at. Yet, these are not TOTL (top of the line). The best boots usually have a welt sole construction so that the tread can be easily replaced when worn out. I'd say these boots are ideal for the semi-serious hiker who may put them to use a dozen times or so each year. You'll plan to wear them for the next 5-8 years, then buy another pair when the time comes.
There are a number of other boot brands/models that could suffice for a semi-serious hiker. Zamberlan has a few other models worth considering, like the Skill, Steep, and Vioz. There's also Asolo's TPS line and ECCO's BIOM line just to name a few of comparable quality.
I went to a local store and tried on the Zamberlan Trekker, Skill GT, Steep, and Baffin. I also tested out the ECCO BIOM Hike 1.1 and Asolo TPS 535 (and Fugitive GTX). All of them were excellent, competent boots. I probably would have settled on the Asolo Fugitive GTX, because of the terrific value (as low as $120 shipped from some retailers), if it hadn't been for discovering the Zamberlan Baffin on discount.
One thing that bothered me with several Zamberlan styles (Steep and Skill) was the feeling of a hard heel backing when ascending. You lean forward and the back of your heel presses into the back of the boot. You shouldn't notice anything about your feet when doing this. If you feel your heel pressing against the boot backing, that's not a good sign. I imagine over time that breaking in might take care of this, or a thicker callous might develop. But when I tried on the Asolo Fugitive and Ecco Biom Hike 1.1, I could climb around and feel nothing but comfort in my feet.
But this review is about the Baffin. So naturally, I did buy them. I discounted the Asolo Fugitive because of the outsole sueded materials and busy stitching (even though I know from a friend that they'd hold up well for years). I was only "moments" away from ordering the Ecco Biom Hike 1.1, when I spied a super deal on the Baffin here at Amazon (store sample with minor marks from being trying on). There were several things that I really appreciated about the Baffin when I tried them on:
- VERY comfortable. These were just like the Ecco BIOM, which feel like the boots were custom formed for my feet. There is extra padding that closes around the Achilles tendon that is the crowning touch.
- Durable as all hell. You can just see it first hand. The construction is top notch. Everything is put together so well, from the stitching to the metal hardware.
- They simply look great. The BIOM Hike 1.1 looked more like a bulky snow boot compared to these Italian beauties. While comfort and function are the primary needs, it's just nice to have boots that are attractive. These do not disappoint.
- The front section of the sole is canted upward, so when you step you are "assisted" with forward motion. Not only does it make it easier to walk in these, climbing up rocky terrain is easier as well.
- The prestige and heritage of Italian boot making—these are NOT made in Asia.
So, I have to admit I got these on a steep discount due to being a store return (they weren't worn outdoors but had a few markings from being tried on). $295 is a lot for a pair of hiking boots if you're a casual hiker. But if you're looking at these in comparison to the Zamberlan Skill or Steep, I'd tell you to go for the Baffin.
I do not have a long tale of hiking excursions to comment on as I've only taken these out on one short hiking trip. But I can honestly say that no break-in period was required. These boots performed beautifully. I did walk around in 40 degree weather and felt comfortable, so it remains a question as to whether or not the Gore-tex lining will cause some overheating discomfort as it tends to occur with Gore-tex lined boots.
These are pretty heavy duty and so I wouldn't want to employ them on a trek in the broiling sun anyway.
Source: bought via a "pro deal"
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Guy Fieri: 'Every Day Is Thanksgiving'
Chef Guy Fieri on why the holiday was never "normal" in his family.
Nov. 28, 2008 -- Guy Fieri, the chef and Food Network star says that growing up, he was "always into food." And for Fieri, food is about much more than just "nourishment."
"It's an experience, it's an emotion, it's a memory," he said. "There's so many ties to it. For me, when I get to do it, I think about how happy it makes me to eat something that's really good or that's handmade by somebody and that somebody took the time to do it and I know how that makes me feel."
"We have the greatest experiences with food: engagements, announcements, celebrations," he said. "I mean if you look at it, if there's a celebration, there's usually food involved."
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Fieri, a past winner of the reality show "The Next Food Network Star" who now hosts four shows on the network, has stayed close to home in his culinary career, operating five restaurants in northern California where he was raised.
"It used to drive my mom nuts because the first thing I'd ask every morning when I got out of bed and walked into the kitchen is 'Mom, what's for dinner tonight?'"
Fieri still remembers the first time he prepared steak and spaghetti for his parents when he was 10 years old.
"[My dad] took a bite of the steak and he set his fork and knife down, and he looked over at me and said, 'You know what Guy, this might be the best steak I ever had.' And it still gives me goose bumps now, you know, 30 years later, that something I could make could make people happy ... I knew that my life was always going to have food in it."
When he was 16, Fieri went to France as an exchange student and decided not to return to high school after coming back to the United States. He was inspired in part by the quality of food he found in Europe.
"Food has always been my motivation," he said. "I'd rather not eat than eat an inadequate meal."
After consulting with his parents, Fieri got his GED and took a variety of different jobs in the restaurant industry -- bussing tables, working as a sushi chef and working in a meat processing plant, among them. He also got a degree in Hospitality Management at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.
Thanksgiving: 'I Cannot Do It Normal'
"I learn every time I cook something," he said. "Every time I'm around somebody, I learn another piece. I'm real big into education, not that I really like to read a lot of books, but I'm into learning, I'm into being a better man, I'm into being a better chef, and I don't mind talking to anybody about anything they know how to cook."
Despite his Italian background, Fieri says he wasn't raised with a strong sense of Italian heritage or culture and sought out his culinary roots on his own. His favorite snacks are Italian meats and cheeses, not junk food.
"I think different nationalities or different bloodlines of people just have different styles of how they are as people. I think that Italians are very passionate, love food, love the family," he said. "You know how families treat families is very important to me. I like making people happy. I think that's why I do well on the Food Network is because I'm not putting on a show, I'm just trying to make people happy. I'm trying to do something that people enjoy."
Fieri seems to be succeeding in that goal. His show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" is the No. 1 show on the Food Network.
Growing up, Fieri says his family never had a "normal" Thanksgiving meal.
"Sometimes it would only be 5-6 people or maybe 10. But [my dad] would always make food for 500 people. Leg of lamb, turkey, a salmon, a bunch of vegetables, I mean, just crazy things. And pie. …I never heard of barbecuing a turkey, a matter of fact I wouldn't even tell anyone we barbecued the turkey, because everyone else did normal turkey, but not the Fieri's. We barbecued it."
Fieri has continued that tradition with his own family.
"Thanksgiving to me … I cannot do it normal," he said. "It has to be, you know, Grand Marnier cranberry sauce with lemon zest, deep fried turkey, a smoked turkey, a barbequed turkey, a boneless turkey, a pastrami. … There's prime rib, but I can't just do one kind of prime rib, I gotta do it three ways. Ravioli is very key. Ten raviolis last year. I mean crazy raviolis ... I want the eating to go on for days, like a Roman feast!"
One dish that's a big hit in the Fieri household and in his restaurant, Johnny Garlic's, is "Tequila Turkey Fettuccini Alfredo." "It's kind of a traditional fettuccini Alfredo sauce done with some fresh roasted turkey, some jalapeños, some garlic, deglazed with a little tequila, hit a little bit of cilantro and heavy cream. It's dynamite," he said.
It's a crowd-pleasing dish that's a great way to use your leftover turkey, Fieri added.
"You probably had enough leftover turkey for turkey sandwiches; this one works dynamite right in here because you're taking the turkey, as well as it holds together and adding some different flavors to it that you normally don't find at the Thanksgiving table. ... Think you had a lot of people over for Thanksgiving, but wait until they try this leftover. They're not going to leave."
Fieri also shared his recipe for roasted and pureed cauliflower, "not your regular old Thanksgiving Day broccoli."
"Cauliflower is one of the vegetables I wasn't a real big fan of because my parents made me eat it I think too many times, but I came up with a recipe that I think will turn anybody into a cauliflower lover."
And to finish off your meal, Fieri suggests a holiday cocktail with spiced pumpkin liquor.
"I know not everybody has that, but you can actually find it in your liquor store these days."
This Thanksgiving, Fieri says he's most grateful for his family.
"I've got a great wife, two great sons, an incredible mom and dad, my sister," he said. "We're so blessed to have what we have and to take a moment to reflect on it doesn't happen often enough. Fortunately we have a day in our culture where we give thanks, but I give thanks every day. I really do. I'm just surrounded by great people and great opportunities and that to me is…everyday is Thanksgiving. "


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Regular readers of this publication may have noticed that CNET News.com has included a lot more coverage of alternative-fuel technologies and new modes of personal transportation. That's been a no-brainer because this is the cutting edge. In the last year, the drive to reduce the nation's dependence on imported oil has become intertwined with our sense of national security.
These days Silicon Valley is awash with ideas--some loony, some very intriguing--about how to shape the future of motorized transport. And this isn't only a California craze. Venture capitalists all over the country are funding start-ups in hopes of finding the next big thing.
In his State of the Union speech in January, President Bush set an annual production target of 35 billion gallons of renewable fuel by 2017. Unfortunately, this is going to be a slow haul--the country's less than one-third of the way from realizing that objective--and there's a more immediate concern. With nary a murmur of protest in Congress, we've allowed a massive corporate welfare system to take hold that survives due to obscenely large public subsidies.
Corn subsidies are already almost $9 billion a year, and that doesn't count any of the goodies en route to the likes of Archer Daniels Midland, the nation's biggest producer of ethanol, thanks to energy legislation passed by Congress a couple of years ago. (Oh, and did I mention the U.S. slaps a ridiculous 54-cents-per-gallon tariff on ethanol imports in order to protect domestic producers?)
The corn ethanol industry is understandably following its own self-interest by trying to cash in on the biofuels mania. But it has to root for oil prices to remain high--if not climb higher. If demand eased and the price for a barrel of crude dropped another $30 or so, corn ethanol production would suddenly turn unprofitable. Agribusiness and farmers would then need even bigger government subsidies to survive or they'd go bust by the bushel.
I can't predict global crude trends, but as more corn gets earmarked for ethanol production, this much is clear: food supplies here and around the world will suffer. The U.S. produces 40 percent of the planet's corn. The production of ethanol from corn requires a lot more energy compared to the process based on cellulosic sources.
Here's the rub: if current demand for ethanol continues, then our own inventories of corn likely will fall to dangerously low levels. And with U.S. farmers devoting more acreage to corn at the expense of planting other crops, that's going to hit hard in the developing world.
In the current edition of Foreign Affairs, two economists from the University of Minnesota, C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer, document the damage caused by the growing use of staples like corn and oilseeds--and even cassava, a crucial food for poor Africans--in the production of ethanol. Runge and Senauer say the better choice would be the use of sugar cane rather than corn. Down the road, they urge more investment in solar and wind power and in finding ways to improve energy efficiency in vehicles, homes and factories.
I think they're right. But the political constellation of forces in this country would short-circuit any move to sugar-based ethanol before it got going. There's more hope for the future-ific alternatives they sketch out--but that's going to need a big helping hand from technology's best and brightest.
We may think Uncle Sam has a grip on what needs to get fixed. But as Americans point their cars for the four corners of the country this Memorial Day weekend, it's appropriate to ask whether we're still heading in the right direction.


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Sweet story: May's book preserves traditions
Like many folk traditions, the process of making sorghum molasses the "old fashioned way" is labor intensive. It takes the whole community to harvest the cane, press the thin green juice from the stalks, stoke and tend the fire, and stir the juice as it simmers all day steeping to a thick brown sweetness.
Also like many folk traditions, molasses making is a dying art, one that local children's author Kathy May wants to preserve, even if it's just between the hardbound pages of her new children's book Molasses Man.
"I did not intend to write a book about making molasses," May says.
May, 50, grew up in Eastern Kentucky where she thrived on family stories and cultivated childhood memories that now inform her writing. Prior to penning Molasses Man, she always wrote for adults. With degrees in English education and psychology and an MFA in poetry writing from Indiana University, she published poetry and won prizes for short fiction, but never thought of writing for children.
One October day in 1989, driving up Route 29 on their way home from the Ferrum College Folklife Festival, she and her folklorist husband Garry Barrow came across the Farmer family making molasses at the side of the road.
"I'm just interested in everything," says the soft spoken May. "If something is going on somewhere, I want to get involved."
Seeing the activity as they drove by, May convinced her husband to stop. The couple ended up spending the whole day there asking questions, helping out, and learning first-hand just how to make sorghum molasses.
Years later, reading picture books to her two young children every night, it occurred to May that this was a genre she should explore.
"I was just astonished and delighted by the richness of children's picture books," she says. So she decided to write one.
That was when her experiences with molasses-making turned into "a down-home story of familial love and tradition, with all the makings of a sweet read," as her review in Booklist puts it.
May also never dreamed she would now be teaching kids about both writing and molasses making. Since the publication of Molasses Man in 2000, May has been presenting workshops and talks to area schoolchildren. As a featured presenter at this year's Virginia Festival of the Book, May will help kids at several area elementary schools cook up some understanding of just what it takes to make the sweet stuff in their gingerbread.