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I did a crazy thing today and spent a measely $20 dollars on an incredible black and white photo contest in the hopes of winning an $8,000 dollar Leica M9 Monochrome and $20,000 in cash. This was a good deal. Mind you, this is the first time I have ever entered a photo contest of any sort, The fact that I love Leica so much is what pushed me over the edge. If there's a snowballs chance in hell that I win, I would put some of that money towards a Leica Noctilux-m 50mm f/.95 lens. My brother tends to disagree on how good Leica is. He says they are a bunch of hype and I should know better but Leica isn't just a Red Dot brand for rich yuppies, it is one of the oldest and most respected companies in the history of photography. I've done the research, frequented enough technical forums, and have always been impressed with the quality images that come from Leica users . So I plan on getting one someday. Until then, I'm stuck shooting the poor-man's Leicas: My trusty Olympus E-P2 and OM-D E-M5.
The dead cow photo above is what I chose to submit, not in hopes of winning, but because it represents my vision. As an artist making an honest assessment, It's my worldview when shooting Landscape Photography that not everything in nature is pristine. I'm chuckling as I write this because it's a statement against some of the nature photographers in general that like everything untouched and undisturbed before they can compose a picture. It's ludicrous when in reality, nothing is unscathed even in the national parks. What's wrong with airplane trails and power-lines being apart of the intended wilderness? Embrace them. In my humble opinion human-kind is apart of the wild and cannot be removed from it. I wonder how this dead cow would have been rendered using Leica glass? Trust me, German glass is superior!
Of course, you don't have to believe me. Everyone swears by certain brands but some are simply more endearing that others to use. Leica is my favorite company of choice because their whole system is dedicated to the advanced art of manual focusing and the red dot is simply amazing! I won't go so far as to claim that only real photographers shoot Leica, but I will say some of the most serious street photographers and world famous photojournalists have used Leica since the early days. It's a serious tradition. Life is short and you may as well go the whole nine yards! So cheers to my favorite brand.


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Manchester man killed in Auburn snowmobile accident
Officials confirmed the victim was Keith Ryan Jr., 41.<br/<br/>
Auburn Fire Chief Bruce Phillips said emergency responders were on the scene within minutes after the accident and performed CPR on the man. He was taken by ambulance to Elliot Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the chief said.
The boy was seriously injured and also taken to the Manchester hospital.
The man and the boy were both wearing helmets, but sustained serious injuries to other parts of their bodies, according to Fish and Game.
Fish and Game officials said the pair were riding together on a single snowmobile around 3:30 p.m. in Front Park. According to witnesses, the two hit a bump causing the machine to accelerate rapidly. Both were ejected from the machine and thrown onto rocks. The machine also continued into a rock, launching it about 72 feet through the air and into a small brook, authorities said.
The father and son were riding with another friend who was behind them on a separate snowmobile when the accident occurred. The friend called 911. Two nearby fishermen also witnessed the accident and ran over to help and stood by until rescuers arrived on scene.
Auburn police and fire departments, Derry Fire and Rescue, Manchester Water Works and NH Fish and Game Conservation Officers responded.
"This incident serves as a reminder for all riders to use due care and caution at all times when operating snowmobiles and" off highway recreational vehicles, said Conservation Officer Geoffrey Pushee.
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For the third time in less than a month, the Valparaiso University men's basketball team will host a game at the Athletics-Recreation Center in front of a nationwide audience on an ESPN network, as ESPN2 will be broadcasting live from the ARC on Saturday, March 1 as the Crusaders host Wright State. The game time has been moved to 11 a.m. CST for broadcast purposes.
The game will be shown as part of ESPN's Judgment Week as conferences wrap up regular season play. It will be the final regular season game for both the Crusaders and the Raiders, who matched up in Valpo's first-ever Horizon League contest on December 6 in Dayton, Ohio. The hard-fought game featured 11 lead changes, with the Crusaders eventually ending the game on an 8-0 run to take a 71-66 victory.
The March 1 game will be the third time in less than a month that the Crusaders have been featured at the ARC on an ESPN network, joining the February 5 tilt against Butler that aired on ESPN2 and the February 23 matchup with Miami that will be on ESPN Classic. Valpo is one of just six schools with three home games being broadcast on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPN Classic during that time span, joining Indiana, Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse and Villanova.
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Ich habe ein Problem mit dem Dz68DB Board (warum ist es bei Support nicht in der Auswahl enthalten?) Und zwar:
Nach den Updates (benutze Win7/64Bit) habe ich Virtu installiert. Da gibts eine Fehlermeldung
"Can't run with current GPU configuration. Disabling Virtu and exiting
(Remember to enable virtu after the problem is fixed)". Was könnte das
Problem sein? Der PC ist noch recht "nackt", die MB-Treiber sind
installiert (aktuellste Version), sowie die Updates, Intels Desktop
Util, Virtu, Adobe Reader und FF/TB. Weiter nichts. Oder liegt es daran,
dass ich Windows im "klassischen" Anzeigeschema betreibe?
Die Desktop-Utilities zeigen beim HW-Monitor unter Temperatur
"Other/Unknown Temperature" 36°C an - da ist ein roter Punkt, offenbar
ist das zu viel. Was ist das für eine Temperatur? :-)
Update: inzwischen ist die besagte Temperatur 42°C und zuvor ist Win mal
eingefroren, musste komplett auf Reset Button drücken. Nicht gut.
Was ist da? Hilfe!
Danke im Voraus.
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I've got a problem with the Dz68DB board (why isn't it listed in the dropdown at support btw?) namely:
After instaling the windows updates (i'm using Win7/64Bit), I installed virtu from the downloads for intel 6series (I hope that's correct)
When trying to start virtu, I get the following error message: "Can't run with current GPU configuration. Disabling Virtu and exiting
(Remember to enable virtu after the problem is fixed)"- what could be the problem? The PC is quite naked, only win updates and board drivers were instaled.
Or could it be the reason that I use windows classic skin?
At Intel desktop utilities -> HW monitor -> temperature I got everything green exept one: "Other/Unknown Temperature" shows 36°C with a red point, maybe that's too much?
What is this for a temperature?
A few minutes lates, the PC froze, and I had to press the reset button because Nothing reacted. That's worst. What could that be?
Thanks in advance
The problems that you are having could be related to a number of causes.
To begin troubleshooting the system restart issue, please ensure that the memory you are using is fully supported. I can check that for you if you provide me with the system memory specifications (brand, model, speed, size, voltage and timings).
Also, please provide me with the model of the PCI Express* Graphics Card that you have installed.
When I bought the RAM, I searched supported ones. I hope, I didn't made an mistake here.
I've got 2x4GB (Kit) DDR3-1333 from Transcend CL9.
Graphics card? None, since the MB has an integrated GPU. I'm not gaming just HD viewer and encoder. Several ratings said, the internal graphics are sufficient for HD.
Thorsten - There have been numerous discussions in this forum re the IDU temp problem. Here is a link http://communities.intel.com/message/133666#133666. Regards. Peter
You shouldn't be trying to enable Virtu if you don't have a descrete graphics card installed. It is intended to bridge the integrated graphics controller with the descrete graphics controller.
I doubt that is the cause of your freeze-up issue though. You should check your CPU temps to make sure that these are not being exceeded. I would suggest you also try to run some memory tests to verify the memory is working correctly.
oh, virtu is only applicable when using a seperate graphics card? Thanks for the input, that solves one of the problems. I read in the usenet, that cou can configure energy savings on virtu, so I thought it's for all systems.
what's with UEFI, though? I did install it, but don't see anything configurable. In several HW tests, I saw screenshots of an UEFI config menu looking similar to the bios.
Where (which program) do you normally switch on SSD caching? I won't use the caching feature, since I installed windows directly on a SSD, but the windows start is extremly slow for an SSD (almost as slow as from HDD) since the windows updates were installed (before that, is was as fast as expedted).
Thanks and regards,
must installed descrete graphics card in order to install virtu.
in bios must set always enable the IGD.


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Fatty Foods Cause Memory Loss In Diabetics: Antioxidants the Solution?By Daniel H. Rasolt
Posted: Saturday, June 28, 2008
(Defeat Diabetes® News) -- Older adults with type 2 diabetes who eat a characteristically unhealthy meal often experience memory loss shortly after, according to a recent study. Besides not eating such things, the study found that one might be able to prevent this effect by taking antioxidant supplements along with the unhealthy meal.
Past research has shown a strong connection between type 2 diabetes and a condition known as chronic oxidative stress, which is known to be a major cause of memory deterioration associated with Alzheimer's disease. The current study showed that after consuming unhealthy foods, higher levels of chronic oxidative stress result. According to the study, the unhealthy foods, such as fatty fried foods and sweets, cause more free radicals in the body, which can damage brain tissue. It was observed that this occurred between one and three hours after the meal.
The study was performed on 16 adults over the age of 50 with type 2 diabetes. They consumed three different types of meals: one high fat meal, one "meal" of only water, and another high fat meal plus the antioxidant vitamins C (1000 mg tablets) and E (800 mg tablets). The high fat meal, more specifically, consisted of "a danish pastry, cheddar cheese and yogurt with added whipped cream." Cognitive tests were administered following the meals.
The study showed that after eating the high fat meal with no antioxidant supplementation, each individual displayed diminished memory recall and reaction time, especially being forgetful of read information. For those eating the high fat diet with antioxidants, and those just consuming water, similarly results occurred in which there was negligible measurable memory loss. Dr Michael Herman Chui, lead author of the study, says, "We've shown that antioxidant vitamins can minimize oxidative stress from the meal and reduce those immediate memory deficits."
This study is not aimed to promote high fat diets with the use of antioxidants though. Dr Chui states that "our bottom line is that consuming unhealthy meals for those with diabetes can temporarily further worsen already underlying memory problems associated with the disease."
The most important thing to do is to not consume high fat meals, exercise regularly, and have balanced diets consisting of many fruits and vegetables. Not only would this limit negative memory effects caused by high fat foods, but for those with type 2 diabetes, it is the best way to manage the disease (and for those without type 2 diabetes, it's the best way to prevent it). Senior author of the study, Dr. Carol Greenwood, concludes that "while our study looked at the pill form of antioxidants, we would ultimately want individuals to consume healthier foods high in antioxidants, like fruits and vegetables."
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Transitioning with the A/C
Today I caved and did something I've only done a few times over the last four years: I turned on my air conditioner. It's not particularly stifling according to the thermometer, but after 24 hours with a heat index in the mid-to-upper nineties, it was steamy inside my house. The six of us (including one 90-pound, long-haired dog) were starting to wilt.
This moment of weakness seems an especially grave sustainability sin because it occurred, unwittingly, during Power Down Week, when local sustainers are challenged to "make their carbon foot print as small as they can" from June 25 to July 3. The week concludes with Energy Independence Day at Gordon Park in the Riverwest neighborhood of MKE. I've been away from my computer a lot these last few weeks, working on various gardening projects, so I missed the Power Down announcements on Facebook and various e-mail lists.
Though using my A/C (especially during Power Down Week) may hurt my eco-cred, I don't feel too guilty about it. Why? Because to me, this is what transitioning to environmental sustainability is all about. I fear that for some, sustainability can become a "more radical than thou" sort of exercise, a kind of competition to see who can tough out a higher degree of energy independence. Don't get me wrong – the fewer fossil fuels a person uses, the better. And events like Power Down Week offer fun ways to raise awareness about the transition movement. But the extremism required to suffer through a heat wave without A/C doesn't come naturally to most Americans, who have been coddled by comfort and convenience for generations. Can those blessed with A/C realistically be expected to revert to nineteenth century discomfort overnight? Judging by the responses of many of my A/C-loving friends to the concept, I think not.
Enter the transition movement, a philosophy that emphasizes weaning oneself off of fossil fuels. This is the concept behind Transition U.S., which posits that "life with dramatically lower energy consumption is inevitable, and that it's better to plan for it than to be taken by surprise." It seems clear that fossil fuels like oil and coal -- extremely potent sources of energy that have powered the pace of human progress over the last 150 years -- are unsustainable resources, especially at the rate we are using them. And yet, to a certain extent it is unrealistic to ask Americans to quit their fossil fuel addiction cold turkey. That might be possible for a radical minority, but not for the masses. With this in mind, should the more radical among us simply shake our heads sadly and wait out the end of the modern world in our wind-powered eco-villages? Or should we take the hands of our less willing friends and families and help them baby step toward sustainability?
Having many reluctant transitioners among my loved ones, I choose the latter option (though the former does have its appeal). That's one part of the reason I turned on the A/C today. Sure, part of it was because, after a sleepless night dousing my head in cold water every half hour, I reached such a point of overheating that I could not function normally. But instead of toughing it out until the cool air returned, as I've done in the past, I chose to use the perfectly good air conditioner I own, if just for a day or two. Doing so, I feel, helps keep me honest and human. It helps me to empathize with those who don't think they can lead more sustainable lives because they don't want to give up their creature comforts. It also helps me to strike a balance. I can enjoy the A/C when I really need it, while also turning it off as soon as the extreme heat passes.
To me, this is the essence of transitioning. The Transition movement is about using the resources we have more sparingly, more judiciously. It is about slowly adjusting to a slightly less comfortable existence. For me, transitioning means keeping the thermostat set at 63 to 67 degrees in the winter, instead of 75. It means mowing half my lawn with a manual "reel mower" and the other half with a gas-powered machine. It means using both rain barrel and municipal water to hydrate my gardens. And it means only turning on the A/C when there is a heat index above 95. Transitioning makes our conversion to energy independence slow but sustainable. It is a luxury we now have while energy is still relatively cheap and readily available.
Part of transitioning involves "powering down," a little bit at a time. Another part involves shifting from using fossil fuels to using sustainable energy sources. This can be difficult for those of us who lack the funds to purchase wind turbines or solar panels. Thankfully, we can support renewable energy to fuel our A/Cs, furnaces, lighting and appliances by participating in WE's Energy for Tomorrow program. For $10 a month, a household can help fund WE's use of renewable energy (biomass, hydroelectric, solar, and wind), reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 15,264 pounds annually (and reducing waste of limited fossil fuels). Our family just enrolled. We are thrilled to know that when we cave and power up instead of down, we're supporting renewable resources when we do so.
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A Fishy Trip to the Beach
One of our favorite perks of life in the Milwaukee area is easy access to the shores of Lake Michigan. We moved here in 2006 from land-locked Champaign-Urbana and soon formed a habit of visiting the lake, sometimes daily, to dip our feet in the water at Bradford Beach or walk along the shore at Klode Park in Whitefish Bay in search of sea glass and cool rocks.
Despite our love of the gorgeous expanse of Lake Michigan shoreline, we rarely wade further than our knees into the great lake's waters. Very few locals swim in the ice cold lake – partly because, well, it's freezing, and partly because of the unimaginable things one might find in the water. Like blobs of algae, garbage, maybe human and pet waste (really). Never mind the unseen poisons in the water thanks to industrial dumping by BP in Indiana and others.
At a recent trip to a Milwaukee beach, we confronted all of the above pollutants – including pet waste (someone's unleashed dog trotted by and peed in the sand right in front of us). But the most memorable pollutants were dozens of shiny little fish baking on the shoreline.
When we first arrived, we found a decent spot in the sand and watched our three girls run to the icy water to wade. Almost immediately, one of them was able to catch a fish with her bare hands. She brought her prize to us and I suggested that she temporarily place the small silver fish in a plastic cup lying in the sand so she could study it (the cup was one of many pieces of trash laying on the beach). She placed the fish in the cup and watched it float, belly-up. "It looks dead," I said, wondering if the process of being captured was too much for the creature to handle. She dumped the fish into the water. Then, a few moments later, she caught another fish. And then another. "Why are these fish so easy to catch, and why do they all look half-dead?" my husband and I wondered. We speculated that the "living" fish our girls caught were sick and about to join their dead brethren on the shore.
Of course, given the local lore about Lake Michigan pollution, our first thought was that the fish were dying because of something in the water. We grew increasingly squeamish watching our girls play in what we assumed to be a polluted lake. The longer we sat, the more the odor of the dead fish, along with sea gull feces, overwhelmed us. To make matters worse, biting flies surrounded us. Then that dog trotted along and peed. The dog pee was the last straw. We packed up and moved our party to Alterra on the Lake.
We were perplexed for days about the dead fish, wondering what caused this phenomenon. Any time creatures die en masse, humans speculate. Were the fish deaths caused by industrial waste dumped into the water? By global climate change? Is it an omen? My overactive imagination gravitated toward the worst.
Then came an answer to why this seemingly mysterious phenomenon is occurring. We learned from a WISN report that the fish are called alewives (Alosa pseudoharengus), a smallish, invasive herring. According to the report, alewife deaths are common this time of year. The die-offs are probably caused by temperature fluctuations in the water. Still curious, I did some googling and found a few articles on the subject of the alewife die-off, including a recent piece by the Associated Press and WISN's web coverage. Both reports claim that the deaths are a normal phenomenon that occurs with this invasive species every so often.
But isn't Lake Michigan so polluted as to be deadly to some of its fish? This is a popular assumption on the part of many beach-goers, myself included. I asked the DNR's Southern Lake Michigan Fisheries Supervisor Bradley Eggold about pollution and whether it harmed the alewives. His answer? It is "very, very remote" that water pollution is a factor in the alewife deaths. "Alewives are very sensitive to changes in water temperature, especially at this time of year," he said. "These water temperature changes occur every year. Other major reasons why these alewives die-off every year include 1) they are native to the Atlantic Ocean and therefore live in saltwater. They can have trouble regulating their salt/water in their bodies, 2) spawning stress and 3) low food availability."
Harvey Bootsma, Associate Professor of the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, agrees that pollution is "highly unlikely" to be a cause in alewife deaths. "This is a common occurrence on the great lakes, and it's almost always due to changing physical conditions in the early summer."
Temperature fluctuations, says Bootsma, are normal, and not necessarily caused by global climate change. "Alwives have been doing this ever since they entered the great lakes."
Regardless of what is causing the alewives to die, the fact remains that our beaches can sometimes feel as dirty as the nearby public restrooms (if you've been at the public restrooms by the lake shore on a busy summer day, you know what I mean). That goes for both the shoreline and the water itself. Although pollution may not be the cause of alewife deaths, it certainly contributed to an unpleasant beach experience. The amount of litter on the beach alone bordered on disgusting. All that filth on the shore made me wonder how clean the water is.
I asked Dr. Bootsma whether pollution in Lake Michigan is a problem. "The water itself is quite clean," Bootsma said. "There are some areas where there are localized problems, called 'areas of concern'. You can read more about them at http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/pollution/aoc.html." An Area of Concern (AOC), according to Environment Canada, "is a location that has experienced environmental degradation." This map indicates that in MKE the Milwaukee Estuary is an AOC, due to "significant contributions of toxic substances to the Milwaukee Estuary AOC from upstream sources" (e.g. the Menomonee River).
The bottom line is that it's fairly safe to swim in Lake Michigan water if you're not in an AOC – that is, if you can stand the cold. And it's probably not a big deal for kids to be catching half dead alewives in the water, as long as they're not handling the ones that have been dead for a while. But many of our beaches are filthy -- there's no doubt about it. The sand is littered with waste, as well as bacteria from the feces of abundant sea gulls who gorge themselves on our garbage.
What might we do about our filthy beaches and our AOCs? While some of these issues are perhaps too deeply rooted for us to change on an individual level, Bootsma suggests a few things average citizens might do to help clean up Lake Michigan: "1. Mercury comes from coal burning power plants and other industrial (and natural) sources…reducing energy consumption helps, and people should also be careful how they dispose of hazardous waste; 2. Some near-shore problems are caused by excessive phosphorus loading to the lake. Some of this comes from urban runoff, so if people apply fertilizer (or any herbicides or pesticides) to their lawns, they should do it sparingly. A video that highlights some of the work we have done in this area can be viewed at http://www.mefeedia.com/watch/29499314; 3. Water quality is sometimes affected by overflows of storm sewers or sanitary sewers, so water conservation methods (using rain barrels; disconnecting sump pump drains from the ditch) can be helpful; 4. Be careful about what we flush down the drain. Unused pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and paint should be disposed of properly; 5. One of our websites has more useful information on beach water quality: http://www.glwi.uwm.edu/documents/non-pointdweb.pdf."
Seems to me that the simplest thing any beach-goer can do is to pick up trash off the shore. That and avoid feeding the gulls.
Beyond these measures, the DNR's Bradley Eggolt says it can be helpful to get involved through education and activism. Educate yourself by seeking out a range of sources on these issues. Then look for opportunities to become active. "The best advice I can give is to get involved," Eggolt explained in a recent e-mail. "Whether it is because you are a beach goer and want clean beaches or you are a fisherman and you want to catch salmon and trout, read and learn about the issues and attend meetings where these things get discussed… It could be a local fishing club, environmental group, nature center, etc. With that said, you would not have to join a group or go to those meetings, just read and get involved in whatever way that person feels comfortable doing."
It's HOT, ya'll! (Or, how to run an A/C responsibly in Wisconsin, Texas, and everywhere)
We're in the midst of what is so far the worst heat wave of the summer here in Wisconsin, which, if you've been following weather news, is lucky for us – our heat waves have been short and few compared with those in our southern states. Nonetheless, 95 Fahrenheit with a triple digit heat index in Wisconsin is only a bit more tolerable than it is down south. I can personally attest to this, having just returned from a trip to Kilgore, Texas.
A few weeks ago I shared that I rarely run my A/C, but that the heat then was so uncomfortable at over 90+ degrees that I couldn't take it anymore. After a sweltering trip to the Tosa Farmers Market I returned home and did something I do *maybe* once a year: I turned on my air conditioning for about 12 hours. Thankfully, that heat wave moved east and soon it was cooler outside than in. We turned off the A/C, opened our windows, and welcomed that typical summer evening smell of campfires from the neighborhood and the cool Lake Michigan breeze.
Now we're in the middle of a much tougher heat wave, the kind where advisories flash everywhere and the weather reporters are a-buzz with warnings to avoid heat exhaustion. In the past I have suffered through such hot spells without the A/C, but this year, I don't know if the heat is worse or my resolve is weaker, but my husband and I decided to use our working central air -- just a little. As stated in my last post, this is what transitioning is all about: moderation, not extremism.
That said, I really hate running the A/C, for three main reasons:
1. It's expensive. We save hundreds a year not using our air conditioner.
2. It's not very green. Running the A/C constantly increases a household's carbon emissions and wastes dwindling fossil fuels.
3. It's isolating, disconnecting us from life outdoors. My husband and I wait all winter to enjoy opening our windows to the sounds and smells of summer. Hiding out cooler indoors in the summer feels like February, or like hanging out in a restaurant refrigerator all day.
Part of what I love about life in Milwaukee is that stifling heat doesn't last too long. It's easy to withstand a few days of heat when you know the winds will soon shift, bringing in lake breezes from the east or rain from the west. So traveling to Kilgore was a little unsettling, and not because of the abundance of non-ironic cowboy hats and drive-through daiquiri stands. It was unsettling because of the rampant abuse of air conditioning. Granted, it was ungodly hot in all the states we passed through on our way to see my little sister Meaghan perform in the Texas Shakespeare Festival, including Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas; the typical heat index was over 100 daily. Texas was the worst: as my dad observed, in East Texas it is both uncomfortably dry and humid at the same time. Standing in sun is a bit like being a vampire at daybreak. Your skin feels like it's going to burst into flames.
It's downright uncomfortable, ya'll.
The strange thing to me, though, wasn't the heat. Most of the U.S. is uncomfortably hot right now. The thing that got me is how cold all the buildings we entered are kept. It is normal to go from 105 to 65 upon entering a commercial building in Texas. That kind of temperature shift can't be good for a person, nor for the energy grid.
These big box stores, malls, movie theaters, hotels, and restaurants are so cold they make the outside feel hot as hell. Why would anyone go outside when they are chilled and surrounded by screens, pretty products, and junk food? We saw almost no one on the streets in Kilgore. It was kind of like Wisconsin during a blizzard, but with green leaves on the trees.
After being cooped up for 48 hours, I was determined to experience the (not so) great outdoors in Kilgore. So I decided one evening to walk from our hotel to Texas Shakespeare's presentation of Hamlet. It was hot. There were no sidewalks, which was scary because I wore sandals and had to walk through a lot of grass. Know what creatures tend to live in Texas grass? Fire ants. The scenery consisted mostly of some of the nation's most omnipresent chain stores (McDonald's, Dollar General), a fair share of abandoned gas stations, and dozens of oil derricks*. At one point on my walk I smelled rotting hamburger in front of an abandoned building. I looked down and there was a dead tabby cat baking in the heat. By the time I arrived at the theater a mile up the road I was covered in slimy sweat and gasping for air from the humidity.
It's not an understatement that my walk was a harrowing experience. It made me understand why folks hide out in giant refrigerators this time of year. And yet, that walk was the first time of our five-day road trip where I felt alive. In addition to all the less-than-pleasant sights (and smells), I also saw an abundance of gorgeous crepe myrtles in full bloom lining the streets, a variety of birds, and lots of dragonflies. I heard the happy sound of cicadas rattling in the trees. Aside from that one patch with the dead cat I smelled that sweet late-summer odor of fully mature flora. And I was getting some much needed exercise, to boot. Sure, it was hotter 'n' I've experienced in a long time – maybe ever. But I got out of my hotel room isolation and encountered real life.
My only regret was how lonely it felt that late afternoon -- the only humans around were tightly sealed inside the refrigerated cars that whizzed by.
Now, I don't mean to judge. Perhaps a majority of Texans find this summer lock-down enjoyable. I found it depressing. And I couldn't help but wonder if this hyper-air conditioned lifestyle is on borrowed time. It is an unsustainable kind of existence, seems to me. Its time will end as did the time of the active oil derricks in downtown Kilgore, which, thanks to the East Texas Oil Field, was once home to the "World's Richest Acre."
The thing that gets me most about this is how cold the commercial buildings are. OK, so air conditioning, if a person can afford the luxury, keeps the elderly and infirm safe during wicked heat. It keeps the rest of us comfortable and sane. But does the temperature really need to be in the 60s inside our buildings during a hot spell? Wouldn't the mid-to-upper 70s be OK? While I will admit that it feels very refreshing to step inside an ice-cold building during a hot spell (kind of like jumping into a pool), after a few minutes the air inside begins to feel as cold as autumn "sweater weather." Is this necessary? I think not. Surely just bringing up the thermostat a few degrees would save money and fuel and even be more comfortable. It would also reduce the extreme gap between indoor and outdoor temperatures. I don't know about you, but for me, moving between extreme temps tends to give me a headache.
Right now, believe it or not, the Blue Bungalow's thermostat is set at 78. This is just enough to take the edge off the stifling heat. Sure, it's stuffy in our house, and I don' t love it. But I do love that our energy bill will remain low, and that I am not so adjusted to the cold that I can't stand being outdoors when it's above 80 degrees outside. I can still walk my dog and weed my garden without going into complete shock.
Adjusting the thermostat even a few degrees does make a difference. We Energies' most recent blog post currently addresses heat waves and AC efficiency tips, including this tidbit: the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy "estimates that air conditioners use 3 to 5 percent less energy for every degree you raise the thermostat. ACEEE recommends a thermostat setting of 78 degrees or higher when you're out." If you want to reduce energy consumption and save money while running the A/C, in addition to turning up the thermostat you can participate in We's Energy Partners program, through which you'll receive bill credits from WE for allowing them "to turn off your AC compressor during rare times...of extreme electricity demand."
Despite the heat, I enjoyed my trip to Kilgore. I enjoyed it even more when I decided to brave the outdoors and walk outside. My lil' sis Meaghan and the rest of the Texas Shakespeare company rocked. Their performances of Hamlet, Taming of the Shrew, The Beaux' Stratagem were top notch. Major props to my sister, too, for spending her entire summer in the hellishly-hot Kilgore AND running, OUTDOORS, almost daily. She's an example of how one can live well during a heat wave.
*Kilgore's oil derricks, I learned, are fakes: Kilgore became a boom town in the 1930s and, at that time, the skyline consisted of hundreds of real wooden oil rigs. They eventually came down when the boom went to bust. Decades later, in the late twentieth century, a group of folks erected dozens of ornamental steel replicas of the original derricks. See www.khpf.org/derrickproject.html).
On Peak Oil and Edible Landscaping
In the summer of 2008 I learned about the problem of peak oil, thanks to the documentary A Crude Awakening. The peak oil theory, first proposed by the geophysicist Marion King Hubbert, suggests that the discovery of petroleum and ensuing extraction and refinement into useable products will peak at a certain future point because it is a non-renewable resource. When oil production peaks, it will go from being cheap and readily available to increasingly expensive and scarce. The scarcity of oil will have a potentially disastrous affect on worldwide economies and the way of life of those in the "first world," where we've come to depend on petroleum and its byproducts to survive.
The peak oil concept, if you think about it, is logical. It's not exactly what I'd call a shocking revelation, that the world's oil supply is eventually going to taper off, and that this will have catastrophic consequences to Americans, who depend on oil for almost everything. And yet, this idea hadn't occurred to me until I watched A Crude Awakening. It was only then that I began to consider the origin of my fuel, food, clothes, shelter, and the countless needless things I buy from Target each week. Petroleum products are a part of nearly everything we buy, from plastic bags to vinyl to synthetic fabrics. Look around your home and try to determine what products could have been made without oil and you'll probably come up with a very short list. Even the food we eat arrives on our plate thanks to oil, from the petrochemicals used to grow vegetables to the plastic packaging of convenience foods and the transport of nearly everything we eat from far-away places.
Once I recovered from the initial shock-and-panic of realizing I was utterly dependent upon a dwindling resource, I resolved to learn how to become more self-reliant, to create an existence for myself that didn't rely completely on petroleum. I don't have the money to buy solar panels and go off the grid, so I figured I would start my journey toward sustainability by cutting down on energy usage and growing as much of my own food as possible.
That's when I discovered edible landscaping: the idea of planting a yard not with ornamental plants but with fruit bearing trees, shrubs, and perennials that provide sustenance for a home's residents. I chose to fill my tiny lot with edibles in the event that supermarkets can no longer carry affordable, healthy food. Doing so would help me learn how to sustain myself using traditional food growing methods and, in the process, I' be able to eat organic on the cheap. So I went to garden centers and bought as many fruit plants as I could find. I bought white and red grapes, June and everbearing strawberries, blueberries, apples, cherries, and black berries. I planted four raised beds with veggies and herbs and purchased a few dwarf varieties of fruit shrubs (pomegranate, fig, orange, coffee) to grow in pots indoors. I also discovered that I had a mulberry tree and chokecherries in my yard, which was nice, I thought, because if need be I could use those fruits to make jams and jellies.
Of course, it takes a few years for newly established perennials and shrubs to bear fruit. There's an adage about perennials that goes like this: "first year they sleep, second year they creep, third year they leap." I've found that to be about right; the first year I reaped maybe a handful of raspberries and blueberries and an apple or two from my yard. I patiently watered and pruned. I amended the soil in my yard with compost I created myself from yard waste and kitchen scraps. As I waited, I planted more edibles: red and black currants, arctic kiwi, another apple and cherry, hazelnuts, an herb garden, and lots of veggies. I also continued to plant "ornamentals" (a mix of native and exotic perennials), because not only are they beautiful but they attract pollinators that will be beneficial to my edible plants. They also lend to the biodiversity of my yard.
As my shrubs and perennials mature and as my skill in raising fruits and vegetables increases, my harvest has improved little by little. This year I am finally seeing the fruits of my labor. Just the other day I was able to harvest a colorful cornucopia of first fruits from my backyard, including green beans, peas, zucchini, basil, red currants, and a few raspberries:
This is encouraging. When I first got the sustainability bug, I thought I was going to go off the grid overnight. I soon learned the depressing reality that it is very difficult to go off the grid in an urban setting, and it certainly doesn't happen overnight – not without a substantial amount of money. Over the last four summers I've learned that it may take a while to grow a large volume of food on a small lot, but with patience and persistence, I can reap quite a bit of fruit from a tiny property – perhaps not enough to completely sustain my family of five year-round, but enough to reduce my number of trips to the grocery store at the very least. Am I living sustainably? Not quite. But for me, these steps are all an important part of transitioning – a luxury those with foresight are offered as we live off the glut of oil while preparing for times when that oil will be scarce. I'm not off the grid, but I'm building my knowledge of how to grow my own food in the event that access to grocery stores, fast food restaurants, and the gas to get me to these places is limited or gone. In that event, I would actually have some idea of how to provide for myself. This is important, as there is nothing so disturbing to me as relying on massive, impersonal institutions like the oil industry for sustenance, as opposed to relying on myself, as well as my neighbors. In our nationwide narcissism, we Americans tend to assume implicitly that the institutions we create are impenetrable, unfailing fortresses. But in reality, they are as capable of decay and failure as anything fashioned by mortal hands. When our institutions fail us, which history tells us is inevitable, what, then, will be our options?


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April 28, 2013
Sunday was a whole day devoted to cutting hair with the second-annual Cut-A-Thon at Saint Anne's Belfield School, which brought 47 girls together to cut off their hair for those going through cancer and chemotherapy.
A local cancer survivor shared her story with the donors and their families before making the big cut.
"Hair is so much more than just, it's more than just a part of you and a wig lets you be yourself again and not let cancer define you," said 21-year-old Carter Cele Craig.
It was just last year that she was diagnosed with cancer and she found out right after the first Cut-A-Thon which was organized by her neighbor, Alexa Ignaczak, a junior at STAB.
Ignaczak remembers seeing Craig and her mother taking a walk around the block and telling her about the Cut-A-Thon and the cause.
As the weeks went on and Craig started chemotherapy at the Emily Couric Cancer Center, she kept thinking about how so many girls cut their hair to help others, and she decided to do the same.
"My sister ended up shaving my head for me and it was then that I realized how important it is for a girl, especially at such a young age, to have hair because it lets you be yourself instead of that girl with cancer," Craig said.
"It was just really meaningful to me to see her courage and I couldn't think of a better speak to say the last words and inspire the girls," Ignaczak said.
So as Craig said her final words, mothers took their positions behind their daughters with scissors in hand.
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"I could kind of hear the scissors cutting. I was excited but nervous at the same time," said Marian Laing, a middle school student at STAB.
"I'm really proud of her, she was the one who came to me saying she really wanted to do it. Her grandmother is a cancer survivor so I was trying to keep it together but she was able to be here today so that's great," said Marian's mother, Barkley.
Craig said she is lucky to have been cured and to be there on Sunday to at least try to tell the girls just how much this will mean to other girls or women.
"I know they understand what kind of a good thing they're doing but I don't think you really understand until you've gone through it and lost all your hair, all your eyebrows, eyelashes. And that's when it really starts to kick in that you're really you know letting someone kind of help you fight cancer."
Forty-seven girls in all gave the gift that will change so many lives.
Ignaczak said she hopes this becomes a tradition at STAB. She's planning on recruiting someone to take her place when she graduates next year.
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Air Canada has a Privacy Office that is responsible for ensuring compliance with the requirements of PIPEDA. Should you have any questions regarding this policy or concerns with respect to Air Canada's compliance with the requirements of PIPEDA, you may contact contact the Air Canada Privacy Office at the above address.
Identifying Purpose of Collection
When you purchase airline tickets or make a flight booking for yourself or someone else by contacting Air Canada reservations, by going to an IATA accredited travel agency, or by booking directly online you will be required to provide certain personal information to complete your transaction. This may include name, address, telephone number, payment card number and expiry date. The information is required to identify you, in order to contact you, if necessary and to complete the process of your purchase. We also request your gender to assist in estimating the aircraft's total load and as an additional identifier.
If you request a customized service we may also need to collect additional personal information as described below.
Special Meals
On some of Air Canada's flights special meals to accommodate a range of dietary requirements are available. Availability must be determined at the time you book your flight. If you are able to make such a request the information must be recorded in your travel booking. This information is then transferred to the applicable catering service as well as the flight crew. In certain airports the ground handling is outsourced to another airline. In that case, we would need to transfer your information to the handling airline. If your travel includes a transfer from Air Canada to another airline your special meal request will be transferred where the service is available.
Special Offers or Discounts
Air Canada offers special discounts to infants and children. To assess your fare eligibility and ensure that your ticket is correctly processed we need to record the passenger's date of birth at the time of booking. At the airport, for verification, you are required to present personal identification with the date of birth of the passenger. If your travel includes a transfer from Air Canada to another airline your date of birth will also be transferred to that airline in order that you benefit from the discount.
Special Assistance
We offer a range of travel services to customers with special needs. We also do our best to make your travel with us as comfortable as possible. Should you require special assistance such as the use of a wheelchair, or should you have a medical condition requiring the supply of oxygen on board, we need to record this information in your travel booking. In certain situations an Air Canada doctor will need to contact your personal physician in order to ensure that all necessary precautions for your safety and enjoyment are taken. This information will be forwarded to the airport staff as well as to the flight crew.
In certain airports we outsource the ground handling to another airline. When that is the case, we need to transfer the information to the handling airline. If your travel includes a transfer from Air Canada to another airline the requirement for special assistance may also be transferred so that the receiving airline can accommodate you as best as possible.
Safety is always a top priority at Air Canada. To assure the safety of our passengers and crew we need to know of any special requirements for assistance. This allows us to plan and reserve the seating arrangements to maximize safety.
Unaccompanied Minors
Children between the ages of eight and eleven may travel alone on Air Canada. However, the Unaccompanied Minor (UM) service is mandatory. The UM service includes provisions for your child to be escorted by Air Canada agents and/or flight attendants from the moment they arrive at airport check-in until they reach their final destination.
You must request the service at time of booking by calling Air Canada Reservations. Because of the additional security precautions necessary to protect your child, bookings for unaccompanied minors (8-11 years old) cannot be made online at aircanada.com.
Upon arrival at the airport, you will need to complete a "Request for Carriage" form. The information on this form identifies your child and their flight itinerary, and includes the contact information of the person(s) meeting your child at final destination. You will also need to provide the contact information and authorizing signature of the parent/guardian authorizing the request for travel. This information is required in order to ensure the safety of your child.
Frequent Flyer Numbers
As a customer of Air Canada you have the opportunity of accumulating points in one of a variety of frequent flyer programs. In order to automatically credit your account with these points the information needs to be forwarded to the administrator of the applicable frequent flyer program. This information includes time, date of flown segments, class of service and other personal information that may include: name, address and phone number, in order to identify you. To fulfill these requirements we need to register the frequent flyer program name and your frequent flyer number on your booking.
Air Canada was one of the first airlines to use a customer loyalty program. By joining aircanada.com you automatically join Aeroplan. This program allows us to develop and recommend products and services based on an understanding of your interests and needs. Aeroplan enables our customers to accumulate miles for segments flown on Air Canada or for services or products purchased from participating Aeroplan partners. These miles are exchangeable for travel on Air Canada or on any of Aeroplan's partner airlines. To support this, Air Canada and Aeroplan are required to exchange information in order to ensure that your Aeroplan account is maintained and that miles are credited and debited correctly. The information exchanged is limited to that which is required to fulfill the purpose. In addition, being an Aeroplan member makes it easier for you to book a flight. When you call Air Canada reservations and give your Aeroplan number, we can automatically transfer the information required to hold a flight booking from your Aeroplan account. Information such as your seating preference and choice of meal can be kept on your Aeroplan profile. To access your personal Aeroplan information on the Internet, we ask for your Aeroplan password. This is a security precaution to ensure that your information is safeguarded. You can request your password through the homepage of aircanada.com by clicking on 'Join now/Sign in' then 'Forgot/Need a password?'.
A cookie is a small non-executable file that is stored on your hard drive for the purpose of identifying your computer. While it is possible to make a booking at aircanada.com by having your browser's Internet security set such that it will not accept cookies your online experience may be greatly reduced.
Air Canada uses both session cookies and permanent cookies at aircanada.com. Session cookies are active only during the period you are logged on to aircanada.com website and are removed when you leave. They help us track the sections of the website that you use to allow us to make improvements in keeping with observed user preferences.
Permanent cookies remain on your hard drive until you remove them through your browser's Internet security settings. Permanent cookies are used to store user preferences such as preferred language and thus eliminate your having to make the same entries on each visit.
Our cookies are not tied to personally identifiable information.
This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by www.aircanada.com only and does not cover the use of cookies by any third parties. Some of our business partners (e.g., tracking utilities) use cookies on our site. We have no access to or control over these cookies.
Flash LSOs
We use local shared objects, also known as Flash cookies, to store your preferences such as volume control or high game score, or display content based upon what you view on our site to personalize your visit. Third Parties, with whom we partner to provide certain features on our site or to display advertising based upon your Web browsing activity, use Flash cookies to collect and store information.
Flash cookies are different from browser cookies because of the amount of, type of, and how data is stored. Cookie management tools provided by your browser will not remove Flash cookies. Learn more about managing privacy and storage settings for Flash cookies.
Conversion Beacons
Air Canada also uses Conversion Beacons (small, simple snippet of HTML code) inserted in the source of the designated website pages. Conversion Beacon technology works by leveraging industry standard browser based cookie technology and simple standard html coding. Email recipients who receive a Conversion Beacon enabled email message will receive a small unique cookie that is stored in their browser session. This unique cookie is later used to connect the email recipient with the subsequent recipient activity on the client website.
The purpose of tracking the activity is to better understand the email flow of our subscribers and to measure the effectiveness of ads. For this reason our Conversion Beacons are tied to personally identifiable information (email address).
When you book your travel or join aircanada.com, you provide Air Canada with your implied consent to use your information to fulfill your request.
Air Canada email offers
When you book your travel at aircanada.com you are added to our email list that will be used to contact you occasionally with offers that we feel will be of interest to you. If you do not want Air Canada to contact you with offers you may withdraw your consent at any time simply by changing your profile information and opting out of any or all of the email offers you no longer wish to subscribe to by clicking on 'email offers' on the homepage. If you later change your mind it is just as simple to opt back in to the email offers of your choice. In addition, all emails sent to you by Air Canada contain simple instructions telling you how to "unsubscribe."
Some information is collected automatically every time you visit aircanada.com (e.g., cookies and conversion beacons).
If you opt in to one or more of Air Canada's email offers you are consenting to allow Air Canada to contact you regarding those offers.You may withdraw your consent at any time simply by changing your profile information or by following the instructions on how to "unsubscribe" contained in all emails sent by Air Canada.
Third Party Bookings, Changes to Bookings and Air Canada Rewards for Business
If a third party, including a family member, friend, or work colleague, seeks to make a booking on your behalf, that party will be asked to provide us with the same personal information that we would normally collect from you directly in order to complete your transaction. Unless and until we are advised otherwise, we consider that such third party has your consent and authorization to provide us with your personal information and make bookings (and changes thereto) on your behalf in accordance with this privacy policy. Please note that the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by a third party is subject to your dealings with them and any applicable privacy policies and practices they may have.
If a third party who has booked your current flight or other travel service or who otherwise has your full name and booking reference contacts us and seeks information on your booking or wishes to make changes to it, we will disclose your booking information and allow such third party to make changes as we will conclude that you have given them your consent to do so. If you do not want an individual to be able to obtain information on or make changes to your booking, you should not share your booking reference with them.
Please also note that if you make your booking through the Air Canada Rewards for Business loyalty program that your employer, travel arranger, and other parties may be able to access certain information with respect to your bookings and make changes thereto. For more information on the Air Canada Rewards for Business loyalty program, please consult the Air Canada Rewards for Business Questions and Answers.
Limiting Collection
Air Canada will limit the collection of personal information to that which is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected.
Air Canada uses contractual and other means to ensure that your personal information is afforded protection that meets the requirements of PIPEDA whenever one of our third party service providers is used to perform services on our behalf, including, without limitation, services relating to information technology, data processing and storage, research, marketing, conducting surveys and customer relations. . Our third party service providers may contact you directly on our behalf to conduct research or surveys. Research and survey data is reported back to Air Canada as aggregated data with no reference to individual customers. These third parties may not use any personally identifiable information for their own marketing purposes. In some cases, Air Canada's third party service providers, including third party service providers of information technology, data processing, marketing and data storage services, are located outside Canada. As such, your personal information may be processed or stored in other countries, including the United States. In certain circumstances, Air Canada's third party service providers may be required to disclose information to government authorities, regulators, courts, or law enforcement in those countries.
Customers who do not wish to be contacted for research, marketing or survey purposes should advise Air Canada's Privacy Office.
Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
Air Canada will not use or disclose your personal information for purposes other than those for which it was collected without your explicit consent or as required by law. You should understand that all airlines, including Air Canada, are required by new security laws in the U.S. and several other countries to give border control agencies access to passenger data. Accordingly, any information we hold about you and your travel arrangements may be disclosed to customs and immigration authorities of any country in your itinerary.
When you join aircanada.com you can ensure that the personal information we hold is accurate and up to date. You supply the information and if it should change, for example if your telephone number changes simply click on 'View/Update My Profile" and make the necessary changes.
Personal information is encrypted as it travels over the Internet. Depending on your web browser you may see a secure webpage indicator, for example a closed lock in the lower right hand corner of the Internet Explorer browser.
The use of Secure Socket Layer protocol (SSL) allows all personal information such as your payment card number, to be encrypted as it travels from your computer to Air Canada's booking system. Once received, the information is unencrypted and processed in the same way as a payment card transaction placed via the telephone.
Air Canada's privacy practices are as outlined within this policy. Should you have any questions or comments you may contact the Air Canada Privacy Office at the address provided above.
Individual Access
With certain limited exceptions as provided in the PIPEDA you have a right to access your personal information held by Air Canada. You may access your personal information held in your aircanada.com profile by clicking on 'View/Update My Profile' on the homepage or by contacting the Air Canada Privacy Office at the address provided above.
If you want access to your personal information on your travel booking through an Air Canada Call Centre you should have your booking reference number or your e-ticket number available to help us ensure that you are entitled to access the information.
If you have other queries you may contact the Air Canada Privacy Office at the address provided above.Challenging Compliance
If you have any concerns regarding Air Canada's compliance with the 10 principles of the PIPEDA you may address those concerns to the Air Canada Privacy Office at the address provided above. Complaints concerning Air Canada's compliance with PIPEDA are taken seriously and all complaints are investigated.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
This policy takes effect on December 4, 2004 and was last updated on January 9, 2013. Air Canada reserves the right to unilaterally modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy we will notify you on our homepage and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.


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Delmon Young will get paid to hit home runs for the Phillies this year. He could also get paid rather lucratively to eat fewer Grand Slams.
According to the AP, via Matt Gelb, one of the many incentives in Young's contract is for him to receive over a half a million bucks if he meets certain weights in 2013.
The deal for the AL championship
series MVP, announced Tuesday, calls for him to get on a scale on six
occasions to be chosen by the team. He'll receive $100,000 each time he
makes weight, according to details obtained by The Associated Press. The
first three times, he must be 230 pounds or less, and the second three,
235 pounds or less.
The Inquirer says he weighed in at 238 pounds this week.
[VIDEO: Here's Delmon joking about his weight yesterday]
Someone needs to convert the Weight Watchers' point system to a dollar amount. Each french fry is now equal to approximately $1,752 bucks while a Schmitter is equal to approximately $29,840.
I just polished off $14,000 worth of Ben and Jerry's Americone Dream.
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