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Ceiling Fans Save Energy Costs in the Winter
In most homes, those without vaulted ceilings, ceiling fans can lower your energy costs in the winter. With the price of natural gas and other forms of energy surging, this savings can be substantial. To derive this benefit from your ceiling fan, you must first ensure that your ceiling fan can run in reverse (clockwise). If this is the case, please keep reading. If not, you may want to consider buying a ceiling fan that is able to run in reverse. Most of the ceiling fans sold by manufacturers, such as Fanimation Fans and Casablanca Fans, are built to be able to run in reverse.
At this point you may be asking yourself, how does a fan with the ability to run in reverse save me money in the winter? The answer isn't perfectly intuitive but makes sense when explained. During the winter, houses with central heating systems exhaust warm air into rooms. This warm air quickly rises and pools at the top of the room against the ceiling. Many central heating systems actually exhaust the warm air right at the top of the ceiling in the first place. This warm air builds at the ceiling and eventually fills its way downward to the center of the room, where you are laying on your couch watching television. By the time the warm air makes its way to you though, the air at ceiling level is much hotter. Many BTUs are wasted heating the ceiling of your home where nothing lives but maybe a spider or two.
Ceiling fans offer a straightforward method of manually forcing the warm air at the top of the room to the bottom and center of the room where thermostats monitor room temperatures. By forcing this warm air down to the thermostat, the thermostat will not trigger the heating system as often, thus, saving you money. The air at living level will be warmer with less energy being used. Keep in mind that in most houses central heating systems can cost you between $5 and $30 per day during the winter, where as ceiling fans cost pennies per day to run.
So why does your ceiling fan need to run in reverse? Why wouldn't I just run my ceiling fan forward? Well, the problem is that even though you'd still save energy costs by running your ceiling fan forward, you personally would feel cooler because ceiling fans work by moving air over your skin at high speeds. The key word here is feels. The air is not actually colder. The air just feels colder. This is the same principal as a wind chill effect. I'm sure if you live in the Northern half of the country, you've heard weathermen talk about how it's actually 10 degrees out, but due to the wind chill factor, it's going to feel like it's negative twenty degrees. This is the reason that you do not want to run your ceiling fans forward to save energy costs during the winter.
You want to run your ceiling fans in reverse. By running your ceiling fans in reverse, the hot air pooling at the top of the ceiling will be forced to the outer edges of your rooms and then be forced down along the walls to the floor. After the air hits the floor, it will travel toward the center of the room and then back up through the ceiling fan once again. This will help equalize the temperature of the entire room, saving you energy costs.
Now, you may be asking yourself, I have a two story home, how does that effect this tactic? The second story of your house will likely always be hotter because hot air rises. Yes, warm air does travel up to the second level through escapes, such as a staircase. For the most part though, the first and second floors operate as separate environments with central heating piping hot air into both. Running your ceiling fans in reverse on both floors will cause a warming effect on both levels and more specifically in individual rooms. If you have a ceiling fan in your bedroom, you may find it possible to run it in reverse, shut your door causing a self-contained environment and turn your home thermostat lower at night.
The only time this method may not help lower energy costs much is when you have a large room with vaulted ceilings where the ceiling fan hangs on an extended rod in the middle of your room. In this case, the air forced upward may fall short of the full path upward, to the outer walls and then down them, netting a null effect.
Hopefully CeilingFantasia.com has saved you some hard earned cash with this blog post. If you do not have a ceiling fan that can run in reverse, Casablanca Fans, Ellington Fans, Fanimation Fans, Hunter Fans, Minka Aire Fans, Monte Carlo Fans and Westinghouse fans all offer ceiling fans that can run in reverse.


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Las Cruces City Council extends fireworks ban
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Las Cruces City Council unanimously agreed on extending an extreme drought proclamation Monday afternoon which restricts the use of certain fireworks.
Council had already approved a proclamation in early June but it was set to expire July 3rd because state law only allows cities to issue such declarations for 30 days.
"Any firework that's going to go above three feet in the air is going to be banned," said Las Cruces Fire Department Inspector Wally Monsivaiz.
Las Cruces Fire Marshal Ted Sweetser said before council that even with Sunday night's rain, it's not enough precipitation in the area to fully allow all types of fireworks.
Aerial-type fireworks like shells, rockets and roman candles are not permitted in the city and can result in a $500 fine and up to 180 days in jail.
Fireworks are also not allowed on school grounds and would be considered as explosives on school property.
The city is allowing fireworks like cones, sparklers and smoke devices to be used but only on paved or barren land and with water nearby.
The fireworks purchased in the city are legal, but the fire department has posted information on their website and at city hall to help citizens determine what is permitted for the holiday.
Police and the fire department will have increased patrols looking for illegal fireworks during the week.

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NEW YORK -- Crude oil futures rose Tuesday on renewed tensions in the Middle East and on expectations for stronger economic growth due to rebuilding from Hurricane Sandy. But the gains were capped by the looming U.S. presidential election.
Nymex crude futures for front-month delivery in December were up 62 cents, or 0.7%, to $86.27 per barrel. Brent oil futures were up $1.17, or 1.1%, to $108.90.
Market participants have said they don' t expect significant moves in markets until after Tuesday' s U.S. presidential election.
Tuesday' s rise in oil followed a rally Monday afternoon--especially in Brent--on headlines that two Saudi Arabian guards had been killed during a conflict with suspected al Qaeda militants on the Yemen-Saudi border, said JBC Energy in a research note. Crude was also supported Monday by news of tension between the U.N.' s atomic energy watchdog and Iran.
Carl Larry, president of trading-advisory firm Oil Outlooks and Opinions in New York, said crude oil was also picking up support in anticipation of stronger economic activity in the Northeast due to the recovery from Hurricane Sandy.
Some analysts have said Sandy has resulted in "demand destruction," or lost petroleum consumption due to less driving and other economic activity. But Mr. Larry said rebuilding from Sandy will add momentum to the strong jobs report seen last week.
"The demand here is going to be increased, not decreased," he said. "Reconstruction of the East Coast is going to be a major driving factor of oil prices."
Monday' s rally came on the heels of a fairly steady retreat in oil prices the last six weeks or so that has seen the commodity fall from the $95–$100 range to the $85 range. Ray Carbone, president of Paramount Options, said the market may have oversold itself prior to the recent rally.
"$85 is a good level of support," Mr. Carbone said.
The rise Tuesday comes in spite of continued questions about the well-being of the euro zone due to the lack of a clear solution to the Greek debt problem. Also depressing prices: extra oil supply on the market from the closure of the 238,000-bpd Phillips 66 refinery in New Jersey, which is expected to be down for another two to three weeks due to damage from the hurricane.
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Until September 1st the Phillips Collection is hosting a special exhibit, "Georges Braque and Cubist Still Life, 1928-1945," featuring 44 paintings, all still lifes. But there is nothing still about these paintings. These paintings focus on very few objects—a vase, a mandolin, an occasional flower, etc.—but these are just props for this artist. In Braque's words:
For me, no object can be tied down to any one sort of reality . . . Objects do not exist for me except in so far as a rapport exists between them. It is this "in-between" that is the real subject of my pictures.Given my profession as a scientist and proclivity as a tinkerer, I appreciate that Braque felt compelled to make all of his own paints. He also experimented with various additives and finishes to add texture and varying tone to the finished pigments. For example, he added grains of sand or ground glass for reflectivity. He never covered the entire surface of his finished painting with the usual varnish layer used on most oil paintings. Instead, he might add beeswax or varnish to just one pigment to allow that surface to pop from the canvas with a satin finish. He was painstaking, sometimes taking two years to finish a painting, with meticulous sketching before his brush hit the canvas. Paint-overs and paint removals were also part of his process.
For those interested in the archaeology of Braque's paintings, the Phillips exhibit includes a section that shows some of his paintings illuminated with infrared or ultraviolet, or dissected into elemental components with x-ray fluorescence spectra.
If you enjoy the intersection of geometry and art, The Phillips Collection also features an exhibit by Ellsworth Kelly. At age 90, Kelly was awarded the National Medal of Art by President Obama earlier this month. You can learn more about his work and what's on display at Phillips in last week's NPR story. Listen, or better yet, stop by and see for yourself.
Applied Physics Letters and APL Materials in Stockholm
AIP Publishing's journal manager, Stella Kafka, attended the 20th Central European Workshop on Quantum Optics that took place at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden, from June 16-21. Applied Physics Letters (APL) and APL Materials were co-sponsors of the meeting. Kafka had the opportunity to meet with conference participants, discuss various aspects of AIP journals, learn about the latest research advancements in quantum optics and quantum information, and invite scientists to submit their work to APL.
Physics Today introduces "Enterprise"
In July, Physics Today online introduced a new department, called "Enterprise," to provide a source for news and commentary about physics in the private sector. Its first article, Lighting a Path to Innovation and Prosperity, calls attention to the National Photonics Initiative (NPI) and the importance of a strong US investment in developing new optical technologies. Read the article to see the integral, collaborative role that five societies—two of which are Member Societies (OSA and APS) and two Affiliated Societies (LIA and SPIE)—played in the formation of the NPI, and its subsequent white paper outlining its recommendations for continued federal support.
APS reinforces its committment to Physics Education Research
In the spring APS introduced its newest topical group, the Topical Group on Physics Education Research (GPER), concerned with the learning and teaching of physics. It will advance knowledge of "studies ranging from individuals to institutional practices, from neural and cognitive processes to social and contextual components of education, from basic research to educational practices in physics." See "Introducing GPER," an article featured on Physics Today online, written by founding members of GPER.
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Facts/messages: The issue of family relations merits attention for several reasons. In some countries, particularly in Latin America, there has been a tendency to create a false dichotomy between an individualized world view, supposedly held by UNFPA and other international agencies, and a native culture based on family values, as defended by the conservative forces opposed to the ICPD. It is important to correct the perception that UNFPA is somehow contrary to the family as an institution and the best way to go about this is to invest some time and effort in the analysis of actual issues related to the structure of families. Some of the issues relevant in this context are:
- Nuclear versus extended family structures and the degree of cohabitation between generations;
- Two-parent compared to one-parent households;
- Polygamous family relationships;
- Formal compared to consensual unions in traditional, as well as modern settings; and
- Early marriage and/or large differences between the ages of spouses.
Although there is a general trend towards nuclear families, extended families are still an important part of the way of life in many parts of the world. In the 1990s, extended families still made up 19.5% of Egyptian households, 13% of South African households and 31% of the households in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. There is a general tendency for richer households to be composed of nuclear families, but in 1999 as many as 28% of urban households of the richest quintile in Venezuela, 27% in Paraguay and 26% in Ecuador consisted of extended families. In some countries of Latin America, there has even been an increase in extended families in the past decade. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the persistence of extended family structures is reinforced by the AIDS epidemic, which often requires grandparents to take over the role of parents.
The process of demographic transition leads to smaller families (average number of family members), with a smaller burden of child-care obligations (fewer children at home) and a higher percentage of active members. Other components of this change of structure include the increase of the complexity and diversity of family structures as manifested by the increase in the number of single-person households, one-parent families, female headship, the increase in the number of separations and divorces, changes in the transition process toward marriage/unions, changes in the number of children who live only with their mother or father etc. On the other hand, there are also changes in the number of children older than 15 or 20 years old that continue to live with their parents, even after being married and having children of their own. There is a fair amount of literature showing that children from one-parent households are generally at a disadvantage compared to children from two-parent households. The latter would seem to confirm some of the positions of conservative groups advocating in favour of traditional family structures. It should be noted, however, that most of these studies do not control for pre-existing factors such as the fact that the incidence of one-parent households is higher among the poor.
Matrimonial relations and family formation patterns have important implications for the society, status of women, their health and fertility. In most societies, marriage usually marked the beginning of childbearing and procreation. Nonetheless, this pattern is changing. In many Western and Eastern European countries, the number of births outside marriage is increasing even if both parents live together and consider their union a family. The median age of marriage tends to go up, and in many European countries there is an increasing proportion of population that does not marry nor plans to have children. At the same time, in other parts of the world, early marriages are still common, especially for women, which exposes them to the risks of early childbearing and may hamper improvements in their educational attainment and economic and social status. Polygamy or more specifically, polygyny is still a common practice in much of Africa, the Middle East and Southern Asia. Murdock's Ethnographic Atlas shows that 588 out of the 1231 societies included had frequent and 453 occasional polygyny. It is legal in the entire Arab States region, with the exception of Tunisia, and in Southern and Western Asia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Indonesia. In Africa, it is either a recognized form of civil union or permitted by common law in most countries, although with some exceptions such as Angola, Benin, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, the DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mauritius, and Rwanda. Even in the latter countries, the practice, although illegal, still exists. In some countries, such as Nigeria and India, the practice is only allowed among certain population groups. Incidence varies widely. In Lebanon, for instance, polygamous unions, while legal, are rare. In Senegal, on the other hand, it is estimated that as many as 47% of the unions are multiple.
Forced or arranged marriage of children or adolescents deprives them of freedom, opportunities for personal development, and rights such as health and well-being, education, and participation in civic life. Child marriage refers to both formal marriages and informal unions in which a girl lives with a partner as if married before the age of 18 years. Forced marriage happens without the free or valid consent of one or both of the partners. The concept of early marriage relates to forced marriage since minors are considered incapable of giving informed consent. Despite numerous legal instruments at international, national and local levels condemning the practice of forced marriage, only a limited number of countries criminalize this practice.
Despite a lack of widespread recognition in most countries, the increasing display of sexual orientation implies the emergence and recognition of same-sex couples, with or without children, representing a new form of family. Same-sex marriage has been a controversial debate with several regions and countries prohibiting the legal recognition of same-sex marriage, sometimes also barring any form of recognition. Since the issue of granting marriage to same-sex couples is controversial in many jurisdictions, many governments tend to opt for creating a civil union or unregistered cohabitation for same-sex couples. Same-sex marriage is currently carried out only in few countries in the world, for example, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, some U.S. states, as well as Mexico City, allowing equal economic benefits, legal rights and social status as families, however, in some countries still discriminating for parenthood. Other countries and regions grant same sex bonds without the provision of same-sex marriage, oftentimes however including most or all rights that marriage entail.
Demographic consequences of changing matrimonial arrangements until recently have been of minor importance as proximate determinants of fertility outcomes. These are still of lesser relevance in countries with high fertility where early and universal marriage for women reflects, and may contribute to their close identification with family roles. However, the massive changes that are currently taking place in Western societies, and a somewhat parallel change that is taking place in East and Southeast Asia, are, for good or ill, transforming the position of women by loosening the automatic assumption of this identification and hence their reproductive choices. Changes in marriage patterns affected by accelerated economic development, urbanization, human capital formation, changing gender roles and family arrangements correlate with increased sense of individualization, more economic opportunities, particularly for women, and new concepts of the purpose of marriage.
Social scientists studying various societies often reiterate that polygyny leads to the oppression, threatening or disempowerment of women. There is some evidence that children born out of polygamous unions are at greater risk of experiencing marital conflict, family violence and family disruptions, marital distress, particularly that related to high levels of unhappiness of women in polygamous unions, absence of the father and financial stress. Moreover, according to a 1992 recommendation by the UN Committee that monitors CEDAW, polygamous marriage contravenes a woman's right to equality with men, and can have such serious emotional consequences for her and her dependants that such marriages ought to be discouraged and prohibited. Allowing such marriages violates the constitutional rights of women and breaches the provisions of Article 5(a) of the CEDAW.
Polygyny also tends to be associated with large average age differences between spouses, especially between husbands and their youngest spouses. However, large age differences between spouses also occur in settings that are essentially monogamous. The largest differences (around 10 years, on average) are found in the Sahel region of Africa, with slightly smaller averages in Western Africa (around 7 years) and Eastern and Southern Africa (around 6 years). It is generally believed that large age differences reinforce the inequality in power relations between men and women. In particular, it has been found that contraceptive prevalence rates are lower in unions with large age differences, as women in these unions have less autonomy in decision-making.
All too often, the imposition of a marriage partner upon a child or adolescent means that the child's time of childhood is reduced and compromises his/her fundamental right to exercise that choice as established in international human rights instruments. Early marriage has a severe impact on the physical, intellectual, psychological and emotional well-being of children and adolescents. In addition, for girls this will almost certainly imply premature pregnancy and childbearing. Girls are also more susceptible to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, than mature women are, as a result of biological and social factors, including power relations between men and women that make it difficult for girls and young women to negotiate safe sex. One of the major factors behind early marriage is poverty. In countries with high levels of poverty, marrying young girls becomes often a family survival strategy, and may be considered as in the child's interest. Forced marriage deprives girls, boys and women of basic human rights.
In some countries, particularly in East Asia, it is difficult for some men to find a spouse in their home country. Women are becoming more educated and economically active. However, relations between the sexes and the division of household responsibilities have hardly changed. Furthermore, measures to support economically active mothers are insufficient. Therefore, women are obliged to choose between work and marriage and motherhood, and increasing number of women are thus refusing to accept their traditional role. In addition, women often have to assume the role of caretakers for their parents, which also tends to remove them from the marriage market. As a response, an increasing number of brides are brought in from outside the country. In recent years, this form of immigration has developed rapidly, particularly in East Asian countries.
Methodology: Based on census data, calculate the percentage of nuclear and extended families and analyze the degree of cohabitation between generations. Also look at non-family living arrangements, such as single-person households. Compute the average number of members and children (less than 5 years old and less than 15 years old), headship rates by age and sex, distribution of the population by sex, age and marital status, percentage of children who live with both parents, only the father, only the mother, or neither of the two. Another important indicator refers to the situation of young and adolescent mothers by situation within the family: head of household, spouse, daughter of head of household or other situations. If at all possible, the trends in these indicators over time should be shown. Use nuptiality indicators as age of first union, the percentage of consensual unions and the difference in age between spouses (if this is available). Calculate the population distribution by age (in five-year age groups) and marital status, currently married women and men, ever married women or men, and fertility ratios. Correlate economic development with the age at marriage.
In countries where reliable civil registration data on marriages exist, these serve as a basis for the computation of a number of indicators such as the annual number of marriages, crude marriage rate, average age at marriage, average age difference between spouses at first marriage, annual numbers of divorces, and crude divorce rates. In some cases it may even be possible to compute the average duration of marriages. In other countries, that do not have reliable civil registration systems, the census or surveys of different kinds may provide retrospective information on the age at first marriage of women and more rarely of men. By analyzing this information for women aged 15-24, an approximate image of recent marriage patterns and ages at first marriage can be obtained. Note that this may require advanced statistical techniques (censored data analysis) in the case of women (or men) who are not yet married and not yet 25 years old. In countries where no retrospective marriage data exist, it may still be possible to compute the so-called singulate mean age at marriage, i.e. the mean age at marriage computed based on proportions of never married individuals at different ages. This works best if data are available by single ages, but care needs to be taken with distortions in the age structure due to digit preference.
The censuses of several countries (e.g. Egypt, Iraq, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Nepal) allow the measurement of the extent of polygamous unions. In practice, however, these data are often heavily under-reported. Women in particular often do not acknowledge that they life in such unions, either because they resist the idea or because they are unaware of their husbands' other partners.
Assessing the extent of early marriage prevalence is very challenging since many go unregistered and unofficial and therefore are not counted in standard data collection systems. Very little data exist on marriages under age 15. Furthermore, early marriage is often concentrated in some regions and among some sub-populations. Plenty of marriage data exist for those aged 15-19, mostly in relation to reproduction or schooling. DHS data allow for some analysis of the proportion of women currently married who married below age 18. Existing demographic data need to be disaggregated and used to examine the prevalence of early marriage. However, further studies are needed to examine trends.
UNICEF and partners base their analysis on household survey data primarily from the DHS and the MICS. This analysis focuses on five indicators related to child marriage, including i) Percentage of women first married/in union by age 18 by age group; ii) Percentage of girls 15-19 years of age currently married/in union; iii) Age difference between spouses; iv) Percentage of women in a polygynous union by age groups; and v) Percentage of ever-married women who were directly involved in the choice of their first husband or partner.
Primary Sources:
- Civil registration data on marriages, where these exist;
- Household surveys and censuses. In some cases it may be necessary to ask for special tabulations from the Central Statistical Offices (CSOs);
- Contraceptive Prevalence Survey (CPS);
- National Censuses;
- National Legislation;
- World Fertility Survey;
- National surveys on traditional practices.
Secondary Sources:
- UN Programme on the Family (2003). Family Indicators. UNDESA, Division for Social Policy and Development;
- UN Population Division (2009). World Marriage Data 2008 (POP/DB/Marr/Rev2008);
- UNICEF Estimates of Child Marriage;
- UNICEF: Childinfo. Available at: http://www.childinfo.org/;
- ECLAC. Social Panorama. The chapter on policies geared towards families has useful information, even though it focuses more on policies. See also the part on social cohesion;
- ESCAP. Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific;
- ESCAP. Online database. Available at: http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/swweb/DataExplorer.aspx;
- ESCWA. Statistical Abstract of the ESCWA region. Available at: http://www.escwa.un.org/divisions/scu/statABS27/details.asp?chapterID=1.
57 Bruce K. Caldwell (2005)."Factors affecting female age at marriage in South Asia". Asian Population Studies 1(3): 283 – 301.
58 For more details see the data base available at http://eclectic.ss.uci.edu/~drwhite/worldcul/atlas.htm.
59 Bélanger, Danièle (2010). "Marriages with foreign women in East Asia: bride trafficking or voluntary migration?" Population and Societies No. 469.
60 Indicators from the UN Population Division.
61 For more details, see John Hajnal (1953). "Age at marriage and proportions marrying". Population Studies 11 (2): 111-136.


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Q: Where are my cleanouts located?
A: Cleanouts are helpful when there's a backup in a toilet or major drain clog. By opening the cleanouts you can flush everything out while you either wait for a plumber or another solution. Most houses have their cleanouts outside in the yard. It might be under a bush or another hidden place. It's a large drain pipe sticking up out of the ground a bit. If you can't find it outside it might be inside your bathroom behind the toilet on the floor. Of course, if this is the case opening it might not help your situation as the water would drain inside instead of outside like it does with the outdoors cleanouts.
Q: How do I turn the water to my toilet off?
A: If you can't stop a toilet from running or overflowing then this is your best bet. Look for a nob down on the side or back of the toilet near the floor. It's usually connected to a pipe or braided pipe. It should be shaped for easy turning, but may not turn easily depending on how often it's been used since the toilet was installed. If you can't turn it try using a cloth to get a better grip, or, if you need to, get a wrench or even a jar opener and try turning it with that.
Q: How can I prevent my drains from getting clogged?
A: In the kitchen don't pour things like grease, oil, or large amounts of food down the drain. This stuff can get stuck together and cause clogs in the drain that may be hard to get out. In the bathroom use a "drain strainer" to catch hair and things like pieces of soap or beauty products. Hair is the number one cause of blockages in bathrooms, if you use a strainer you can wipe the hair out of it after it's dried and simply throw it in the garbage.
Q: What kinds of things clog a toilet?
A: Anything not biodegradable. Paper, (other than toilet paper, of course) Q-tips, feminine hygiene pads, styrofoam, dental floss, plastic, etc. Anything like that can clog a toilet severely and be extremely difficult to get out. Also, tampons or toilet paper, though flushable can clog the toilet if they're flushed in large amounts. This is why it's important to flush the toilet after each use, plus when you don't flush bacteria starts to grow quite rapidly, yuck!
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Soap noodles are produced from the saponificatoin of oil, the neutralisation of fatty acids. In Asia the saponification of fatty methyl esters is important, especially in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, India and China.
The common feedstocks used are palm oil, palm kernel oil and coconut oil. A typical blend would be an 80:20 standard, comprising 80% palm oil and 20% palm kernel oil or coconut oil. While there are other blends available in the market 80:20 is generally recognised by the industry as being the optimum grade. It has a good balance of lather, rate of wear, cleaning ability and hardness.
In Asia prices are usually driven by movements in the feedstock sectors.
The market is very active during the traditional peak summer months but enters a lull in the winter. Spot deals are usually for smaller packages, under 1000 metric tonnes, whereas larger deals are usually concluded on a quarterly contact basis.
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Prices of 80/20 standard blend soap noodles with total fatty matter (TFM) of 78% typically track the feedstock prices of crude palm oil, RBD palm stearin and palm kernel oil (PKO). These key feedstocks contribute largely to the cost of producing soap noodles.
Demand for the third quarter is likely to be slower, weighed down by a sluggish global economy since the second quarter. This is coupled with Ramadan celebrated in July for major soap noodle-producing countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, and consumption markets such as the Middle East, which is expected to reduce trading momentum.
A few new soap noodle capacities will be scheduled for start-up in the second half of the year in Malaysia and Indonesia. However, the impact on the market waits to be seen as there had been previous delays to new projects as well, according to market participants.
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About Soap noodles
Soap noodles are the sodium salt of fatty acids from oils or fats of both animal and vegetable origin. Soap noodles are used as the main ingredient in the production of soap bars.
A typical blend would be the 80/20 standard comprising of 80% palm oil and 20% palm kernel oil or coconut oil. While there are other blends available in the market such as 70:30, 60:40 and 90:10.
In southeast Asia, soap noodles are mainly made from palm oil blended with either coconut oil or palm kernel oil.
In China, soap noodles are made from animal fats (tallow), palm oil or a blend of both.
In India, soap noodles are made from palm fatty acid distillate and palm stearin.


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Jan 20 2009
Just past noon eastern, 9 a.m. pacific
|Obama sworn in/via CSPAN
The world did not change on 9/11.
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Jan 20 2009
|Obama sworn in/via CSPAN
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Jan 19 2009
Sam Adams
Some months back a first-time candidate (not in Oregon) asked the question: Why do so many politicians keep getting caught in scandalous or near-scandalous sexual situations? (Worried, maybe, he might be missing a crucial strand of political DNA?) It was a good question. The snap answer might be that politicians tend to be gregarious people and prone to lots of human interaction generally; they draw energy from being around other people. Or something like that.
But there ought also to be a strand of political DNA that sends up a red flag in the face of a bad idea, and that's a strand that seems to be missing from a lot of political people these days. At the moment, you wonder: What was Sam Adams, long considered one of the brightest guys in Portland politics, thinking when he struck up that close friendship in 2005 with a 17-year-old named (however improbable it may sound) Beau Breedlove, a friendship that eventually and briefly went further than that. And then, for an extended period, lied about it.
Now on Adams' website (responding to a story just broken by Willamette Week): "In the past, I have characterized my relationship with Beau Breedlove as purely non-sexual. That is not true. Beau Breedlove and I had a sexual relationship for a few months in the summer of 2005 after he turned 18 years of age. I should have been honest at the time about the true nature of my relationship with Beau Breedlove when questions about my relationship with him first surfaced publicly in October 2007. In fact, Beau encouraged me to be honest about the facts of our relationship. I am deeply sorry that I asked him to lie for me."
The immediate comparison in the Northwest would logically be to the case of former Spokane Mayor James West, who was recalled from office in December 2005, after exposure of his trolling on gay sex web sites and relationships with much younger male partners. That was an explosive story that totally riveted, dominated, public life in Spokane for nearly a year.
How does the Adams story compare? What effect might this revelation have? Continue Reading »Share on Facebook
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Jan 19 2009
|Ken Jacobsen
There's an air around some of the legislation proposed by Senator Ken Jacobsen, D-Seattle – maybe in part because of the sheer volume of it, 46 bills so far this session – that some of it is maybe half-baked, or just a little quirky. Maybe. But that doesn't mean the underlying ideas aren't worthy of some consideration.
Like the current hot topic at the Washington statehouse, Senate Bill 5063, which would allow for joint burial of people with the pets (dogs and cats only). Which on first glance sounds a little like, well, yeah, maybe one of those weird ideas from Seattle. Think on it a little further, and ask . . . well, why shouldn't be be allowed to if they want to? The bill could use some tinkering (it would require cemeteries to allow the practice; a wise colleague suggested it merely allow cemeteries the choice). But for many people, pets are family. The guess here is that this will actually be a coming thing.
Sometimes ideas take time to mature and develop strength, and maybe fine-tine along the way, and it could be that Jacobsen is one of those people who pick up on the earlier waves. He recalled (in a Spokane Spokesman-Review article) how when he proposed state labeling of organic foods, "I was treated like I was talking about kinky sex." Pretty widespread these days. (Organic labeling, that is.)
So what else is Jacobsen about this year? From the Spokesman: "Barely a week into this year's legislative session, Jacobsen has proposed an airline passenger's bill of rights, allowing pet dogs in bars, designating a state oak tree, and giving tax breaks to taverns that install on-site breathalyzers." The first and last of those anyway are highly useful ideas we've long thought to be wise policy. They could be coming things. And herewith, an indication of that.Share on Facebook
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Jan 19 2009
We've been wondering about how the string of mega-developments around Boise, all launched a year or two to mere months before the real estate/finance crash last year, are getting along. The key case would be Avimor.
Avimor is a big development, located in the Boise foothills partway between Eagle and Horseshoe Bend off Highway 55. The developers' web site offers a by-the-numbers rundown: "684: The number of housing units. The majority would be single-family homes, with about 60 multifamily units such as lofts. 75,000: Square footage of commercial and community space. 1,952: Projected population of Avimor. 830: Total acres in Avimor. 498: Acres of open space and parks in Avimor. 9.5: Miles of public trails in Avimor. 5: Years to build Avimor."
Note that last: Five years to build, according to the web statement in February 2006. We're now nearly three years into that.
Their odds of hitting target don't look great. From a post a few days ago in the Boise Guardian:
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We got the following from an obvious insider and frankly what they apparently see as a positive sign is pretty weak.
"Avimor has had residents since October. There are three homes closed, two with families living therein. One home is under construction for a family. Another pre-sold home is about to start for yet another family.
"All four families are from the valley and have lived in Idaho for several years. The MLS only has a few spec homes listed which none have sold. Two spec homes have contracts pending, contingent on financing which is almost impossible to get."
Even if we give them the benefit of SIX homes sold in the past year, it will take 500 years for them to sell 3,000 homes.
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Jan 19 2009
|Dock Thompson at EDTI Committee/TVW
There's an undercurrent of discussion in the Northwest statehouses, hard-pressed financially all three of them, about the possibility of at least partial salvation coming from Washington, D.C. There is, in that Washington, a major stimulus package under development. What will it mean for the states in the Northwest? No one knows.
But the legislatures would like to know what they can. In Washington, Governor Chris Gregoire at one point said she was hoping for a billion dollars or so in stimulus money.
Best not count on it. This afternoon, the Washington Senate Economic Development, Trade & Innovation Committee heard from Dick Thompson, special assistant to the governor (and previously holding a wide range of positions in state government), who has been tasked with finding out what to expect.
"For year, my advice to people who were going to testigy was never guess," he said. But: "Guesses and rumors is about all I can give you today. . . . I will tell you everything we think we know. But there is not a lot we know in real fact."
Much of the package, he said, seems to be in the form of tax relief rather than direct spending, so that portion doesn't do much for state budgets. "We have gone from thinking we have large discretion to thinking we have very, very little." (A big difference from the bank bailout last year.) Highways and bridges have been thought to be a key component of this, he said, but it still amounts to just about $30 billion nationally – and maybe a little over $500 million might make its way to Washington. Not nearly as much as once hoped for.
Looks like a window of three to four months to let bids, which means project would have to be close to ready to go. And money apparently would go directly to local or state agencies, not to the state for general distribution.
There's little clarity though, he said, of whether this formula is an Obama-backed proposal or just something wandering through the U.S. House. And everyone waits . . .Share on Facebook
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Jan 18 2009
Barely noticed outside the industry, but of some real import to various places around the Northwest, especially southern and southwest Idaho: Prices for dairy products are dropping, fast.
A notable piece in the Twin Falls Times News said, "Dairy prices are about $7 below the break-even point needed for dairymen to pay operating costs – that means that the industry, in large part, is looking to bank loans to stay in operation. 'This is as bad as we have ever seen it,' said Rick Naerebout, an industry representative with Independent Milk Producers. 'But what makes it worse is the uncertainty that's ahead.' Dairymen across the United States are feeling the pinch as demand for milk and other dairy products decline in both foreign and domestic markets."
More specifically, to take one key example: "Milk prices peaked at $20.25 in June 2008, before dropping to $11.12 – not including protein and other solids. Dairymen need about $13.00 per hundredweight to break even with current feed prices and other operating costs."
Factor that into regional economics, especially considering that dairy has been the biggest ag growth area in the region in recent years.Share on Facebook
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Jan 18 2009
Joining the mass of sites offering the option for Tuesday morning:
Partly too because Hulu is a big favorite around these quarters, watched considerably more than the sum total of broadcast TV.Share on Facebook
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Jan 17 2009
The minimum wage in Washington as of the new year is $8.55 an hour, which translates to $68.40 for an eight-hour work day. But wait! There's an exception: a group of state employees who literally have power over the life, death and property of their fellow Washingtonians: trial jurors.
In Washington, statutory compensation for jurors ranges from $10 to $25 per day – from $1.25 an hour to $3.12 an hour. Plus some unspecified to help with travel mileage. Little wonder so few people see much incentive, apart from civic responsibility, in serving on juries.
Not to single out Washington here. In Oregon, the rate is $10 for the first two days and $25 after that, and eight to 20 cents for mileage. In Idaho, it's $10 a day and mileage. Rates like this might have made sense around the time of statehood, but certainly not any more.
In his state of the judiciary speech on Friday, Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerry Alexander took on the matter, in the face of a huge budget crunch. After running through the pay increases he isn't asking for this year, he said this:
Since we are not asking for any funding of new programs, I suppose I could stand down now and head back across the street. But I don't want to do that without addressing a familiar issue that we believe deserves attention by this legislature. It is an issue that I have highlighted in each of the previous State of the Judiciary addresses I have presented to you. It concerns Washington's low rate of pay for our jurors. Let me quickly add that we have not set forth any amount in our proposed budget to fund an increase in the attendance fee for the reasons I have already given. We will, though, seek introduction of a bill that would provide for an increase in the fee.
To refresh your memory, the daily attendance fee for jury service is set by statute at no less that $10 per day and no more than $25. Significantly, almost every jurisdiction in the state pays the minimum of $10. That fee was established in 1958, a time when $10 was roughly equivalent to the minimum wage for a day's work. It is clear that today the fee is woefully inadequate and its meagerness is evidenced by the fact that for a five-day trial, Washington ranks 45th out of 50 states in terms of jury compensation.
To the legislature's great credit, you did fund the pilot project that allowed us to raise the fee in three jurisdictions to an amount akin to the current minimum wage. You also underwrote the cost of a study of the effect of the fee increase on the response to the jury summons by persons called for jury duty, juror satisfaction, and the diversity of our jury panels. While the study, a copy of which you should have received this week, does reveal greater juror satisfaction on the part of those who received the higher fee, it was not entirely clear what effect the increase had on responses to the jury summons—that may have been due, in part, to the fact that many, if not most, prospective jurors were not entirely aware of the fact that the attendance fee had been increased.
But regardless of whether an increase in the fee will get more citizens to fulfill this important responsibility of American citizenship, the fee should be increased as a matter of equity. Even though we are getting jurors to serve, we believe that it is simply not fair to pay them such a low fee, particularly those who devote more than one day to jury service.
The amounts would be small in the context of the Washington state budget. But the impact on people who decide important issues could be outsized.Share on Facebook
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Jan 16 2009
All those who think Idaho Democratic Representative Walt Minnick is a dead man walking for the election in 2010, and all those who think the (Republican) rest of the Idaho congressional delegation is SOL what with the decisive Democratic takeover of Congress, listen up.
You need to pay attention to a string of three recent press releases. They carry a weight of meaning.
Here's the lead paragraph from one, dated January 6, from the of office of Republican Representative (2nd district) Mike Simpson, with co-contact information from Minnick's office: "Idaho Congressmen Mike Simpson and Walt Minnick today introduced the Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act (CIEDRA). The bill settles ongoing disputes over how to manage public land in Central Idaho by creating wilderness, releasing wilderness study areas, allowing for federal land transfers and providing for economic relief to residents in Custer and Blaine counties."
The Republican and Democratic representatives jointly introducing a wilderness bill (which Simpson had been pushing, over the opposition of Minnick's Republican predecessor, for some years). Hmm.
Here's another one, also jointly released from the offices on Wednesday: "Idaho Congressmen Mike Simpson and Walt Minnick today voted to pass a measure that will ease financial burdens on thousands of Idaho families. The State Children Health Insurance program was reauthorized today by the U.S. House of Representatives. Children from hardworking, low- to middle-income Idaho families who do not qualify for Medicare would have access to health care under the S-CHIP bill."
Working together on a health/welfare issue. Hmm.
Now the third, out today, from the office of new Senator Jim Risch, Republican of Idaho, countering a lawsuit by environmental groups against a roadless area plan Risch worked on as governor. The third paragraph says this: "'Over the last several years, Idaho has been at the forefront of the collaborative, local-focused approach to management of public lands. The west needs more of that, and fewer lawsuits,' Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick said. 'Senator Risch's carefully crafted roadless plan is yet another fine example of what can be done when leaders bring people to the table in an effort to find common ground, and I hope today's news does not hamper future collaboration between sportsmen, business, leaders such as Governor Otter, Senator Risch, the rest of our delegation, and the many other people who care about Idaho's public lands.'"
Here we have Minnick appearing favorably in a Risch press release, and Minnick offering some support for Risch on an environmental issue.
Hey, wait a minute: Where's all the partisan bashing? Didn't these guys go to D.C.? Don't they know how this stuff works?
Actually, they seem to have figured out, quickly, some significant things. Continue Reading »Share on Facebook
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Jan 16 2009
A big story nationally – there being 567 big-box stores involved – but notable in the Northwest: Circuit City said today it is shuttering all its stores in the United States (though, for some reason, not in Canada). Jobs lost: About 30,000. The company has been in bankruptcy proceedings since November.
CC is a big retailer in the Pacific Northwest. It has nine stores in the Seattle-Tacoma area, one at Bellingham, two around Spokane, one at Richland, five at Portland, two at Salem, one at Springfield, one at Medford, two at Boise, one at Idaho Falls (Ammon) – 25 big stores in the region, employing a whole lot of people. Or, did employ.
On the consumer level, this has a notable impact in some of the smaller metros; Boise, Bellingham, the Tri-Cities and Idaho Falls will have relatively limited choices at this point for consumer electronics.Share on Facebook
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Jan 15 2009
New legislation is pouring into the three Northwest statehouse, and quite a few proposals (apart from the financial ones now getting almost all the attention) merit some watching. One interesting measure, based around an effort in Maine, appears headed for action of some kind in Salem: A measure that would give critics of big-box stores a few extra weapons.
You might think anything that could be seen as a business blocker would have a hard time right now, even in Oregon or Washington. But oftimes what helps one business hurts another. Consider the rationale offered by Onward Oregon:
Big box stores can either help or hurt local commerce, but communities should make the final decision. Join with our state's small businesses and pass the Oregon Informed Growth Act to give communities the right to protect their local economies.
The Oregon Informed Growth Act empowers communities to accept or deny a "big box" store based on its impact on the local economy. If you own a small business (or if you know someone who does, please forward this email to them), please sign the petition.
The Oregon Informed Growth Act lets our local governments investigate the impact of big box stores (anything bigger than 1.5 football fields). When the WalMarts of the world apply to move into your town, an independent consultant surveys the economic and environmental impact of the development (at the cost of the developer).
The consultant checks if the big box store hurts local business, jobs, wages or the town's carbon footprint. Then the town can weigh in at a public hearing and local officials make the final decision: will the development help or hurt the community?
Sold as a protect-the-local-economy measure, this might have some real appeal. It appears not to have been formally introduced, yet, in Oregon. But we'll keep watch to see what kind of reaction the petition drive gets.Share on Facebook
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Jan 14 2009
|Chris Gregoire
The view of a sizable number of Republicans in Washington is that, while Governor Chris Gregoire and the Democrats didn't cause the national economic calamity, they are responsible for making worse the impact on government in the state, by pushing for more spending in the last few years than they might have. State spending has in fact risen quickly in the last few years, and if it had grown more slowly, state revenues and spending might be at least closer to alignment. (In Republican-run Idaho, where spending hasn't been increasing nearly as much, Republicans talk about how fortunate they are in that regard – and now need to make big cuts in spending.)
There's a powerful argument in that, and no doubt the Democrats in charge in Olympia are going to have a harder time maintaining in the fact. A few years ago you might have expected a bunch of Democrats to sign off on it, at least partly and in principle. But Gregoire, delivering her second inaugural address today, made clear that she doesn't and won't. A central segment:
Instead, we must renew hope for Washingtonians who are suffering today, and lay — for them — a platform for a better tomorrow.
First, we can and must quickly create new jobs for working families by rebuilding roads and schools, and creating a green economy for the 21st century — all in partnership with President-elect Barack Obama's "American Recovery and Reinvestment" plan.
Second, like our struggling families and businesses, we can and will tighten our belts, balance our budget and focus on basic needs — protection of our children, our schools and colleges, our public safety, our environment and our economy.
Third, we won't waste this crisis! We can and must reform state government. In this moment of clarity, we must grab the opportunity to reform so we can respond to the evolving needs of this century.
Fourth, we can and must approach all our challenges as a computer engineer might. Let's build a new platform that makes Washington unique — that can support the exciting possibilities of the 21st century rather than the fading possibilities of the last.
And finally, this is the time for generosity among all Washingtonians.
So what we're seeing here is a call for activism, in a time of revenue diminishment – maybe a little less than in Oregon, a lot more than in Idaho. She has yet to lay out all the specifics, but the outline in her speech today seems clear enough: "We can quickly create thousands of new jobs this year and next by accelerating nearly $1 billion in public works projects. These projects will build new roads and schools, and create green-collar jobs to lay more groundwork for the prosperity to come. The time to act is now!"
Philosophical lines are being drawn – two very different approaches to dealing with the down times. We'll be able to do some sharp comparisons in the months ahead as they play out.
THE VIADUCT The apparent consensus decision among state, county and city officials (Gregoire, Chopp, King, Nickels and others) to go for the tunnel as the replacement for the Alaskan Way Viaduct seems of a piece with this. The tunnel is the most costly way of dealing with the need for action on the viaduct, and it may be the long-range quality solution, but it also is the most expensive. That is why so many people recoiled from it before. But now? There's no certainty about where the money will come from, and there's a distinct possibility (as the Seattle Times notes) of a taxpayer revolt. Will there be?Share on Facebook
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Jan 13 2009
A blog we'll be checking regularly: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's, recording what's happening there as the 60-day deadline – by which, either sale, closure or conversion to all-digital – approaches.
It seems to be focused on the paper's BigBlog, which has been around for a while. But what look like regular posts should make for some gripping reading.Share on Facebook
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Jan 12 2009
|Ted Kulongoski
Compare the state of the state addresses by Idaho's Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter and Oregon's Governor Ted Kulongoski, and you could hardly imagine they were delivered at nearly the same hour on the same day, each facing similar economic and social pressures. The speeches could hardly be more difference.
Both proposed transportation and some other infrastructure improvements (which, in each case, could tie into federal spending).
You can see references in Otter's speech in the post below. But consider what Kulongoski had to say – it was a short speech and the key sentences jump out:
"What do we have to do to restore prosperity and lay the groundwork for a future where our children are the best educated in America, our environmental leadership is unquestioned in America, and our economy stands ready to take full advantage of the green industrial and energy revolution that is stirring in America. . . . The ground on which – together – we will build a budget for the next biennium has shifted. But the pillars of that budget – children, education, health care, renewable energy, green technology, and transportation – cannot be shaken. . . .
"If we're going to turn unemployment checks into paychecks, the state must invest in our human infrastructure. My top priority for this upcoming biennium remains education – because only by creating the best trained, best skilled, best educated workforce in America will we be able to create the employment opportunities that are this state's future. I've been saying for months that the way to turn despair into hope, and uncertainty into prosperity, is to build a protective wall around funding for education.
"The time has come to rise to that challenge – and to accept the moral responsibility of making sure that every Oregon child from birth to age 19 has health insurance. Yes – that means finding the political courage to raise revenue. What are we afraid of? These are our children! . . . We're also going to have to innovate, educate, and invest! That means more research and development into energy efficiency and conservation. Creating a larger science infrastructure that will attract and train scientists and engineers. And making sure Oregon businesses have the opportunity to generate a critical mass of brainpower, financial power, and marketing power. When it comes to fighting climate change, recently I've been hearing a chorus of naysayers singing a three-part harmony of – too costly, too burdensome, and too soon. But this chorus is out of tune – and out of touch – with Oregon's future."Share on Facebook
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Jan 12 2009
C.L. "Butch" Otter
C.L. "Butch" Otter, Idaho's governor, has long been a cut-taxes-less-government kinda guy, but some of his recent statements suggested that he might try to find ways in the next year's state budget to avoid really massive, overwhelming cuts. And he may well have tried. But great big cuts are the hallmark of what he has proposed to the Idaho Legislature today.
Consider this slice from early in the speech:
The budget recommendation you received today includes a General Fund allocation for public schools that is about 5-and-one-third percent less than this year's appropriation. However, the $1 billion, 425 million I'm proposing for K-through-12 education next year still represents almost half our total General Fund budget.
And the fact is that my proposed public schools budget is reduced FAR less than I'm recommending for other state agencies. For example, my General Fund budget proposal for Health and Welfare is down 71⁄2 percent. Higher education is down almost 10 percent; the departments of Correction and Water Resources each are down almost 12 percent. The Department of Agriculture recommendation is down more than 31 percent, Commerce more than 51 percent, and Parks and Recreation almost 56 percent.
He also declined to have any truck with the state's rainy day funds; there may be, he suggested, a lot of rainy days.
As conservative as the Idaho Legislature is, there may be some dispute about some of this.
From there, he spoke of Project 60, a broad-based effort to increase Idaho's economic output, "nurturing a new generation of entrepreneurial giants. We want to encourage and create a climate that enables visionaries like the Simplots, Albertsons and Morrisons of yesterday – and like the Parkinsons, Hagadones, Vandersloots and Sayers of our own generation – to create more jobs and brighter futures for Idaho families and communities." Continue Reading »Share on Facebook
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Many critics said it could not be done - and it often almost came undone. Now the Snake River Basin Adjudication is done, and that improbable story is told here by three dozen of the people most centrally involved with it - judges, attorneys, legislators, engineers, water managers, water users and others in the room when the decisions were made.
Through the Waters: An Oral History of the Snake River Basin Adjudication. edited by the Idaho State Bar Water Law Section and Randy Stapilus; Ridenbaugh Press, Carlton, Oregon. 300 pages. Softcover. $16.95.
See the THROUGH THE WATERS page.
Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh died on July 20, 2014; he was widely praised for steady leadership in difficult years. In this book, writer Scott Jorgensen talks with Atiyeh, traces his background and recounts some of what he had to say – and others said about him. "He was a good man ... In many ways, Vic Atiyeh was more than a man – he was a link to a past that I could barely even imagine."
Conversations with Atiyeh. by W. Scott Jorgensen; Ridenbaugh Press, Carlton, Oregon. 140 pages. Softcover. $14.95.
The CONVERSATIONS WITH ATIYEH page.
"Salvation through public service and the purging of awful sights seen during 1500 Vietnam War helicopter rescue missions before an untimely death, as told by a devoted brother, leaves a reader pondering life's unfairness. A haunting read." Chris Carlson, Medimont Reflections. ". . . a vivid picture of his brother Jerry's time as a Medivac pilot in Vietnam and contrasts it with the reality of the political system . . . through the lens of a blue-collar, working man made good." Mike Kennedy.
One Flaming Hour: A memoir of Jerry Blackbird. by Mike Blackbird; Ridenbaugh Press, Carlton, Oregon. 220 pages. Softcover. $15.95.
See the ONE FLAMING HOUR page.
Back in Print! Frank Church was one of the leading figures in Idaho history, and one of the most important U.S. senators of the last century. From wilderness to Vietnam to investigating the CIA, Church led on a host of difficult issues. This, the one serious biography of Church originally published in 1994, is back in print by Ridenbaugh Press.
Fighting the Odds: The Life of Senator Frank Church. LeRoy Ashby and Rod Gramer; Ridenbaugh Press, Carlton, Oregon. 800 pages. Softcover. $24.95.
See the FIGHTING THE ODDS page.
by Stephen Hartgen
The personal story of the well-known editor, publisher and state legislator's travel west from Maine to Idaho. A well-written account for anyone interested in Idaho, journalism or politics.
JOURNEY WEST: A memoir of journalism and politics, by Stephen Hartgen; Ridenbaugh Press, Carlton, Oregon. $15.95, here or at Amazon.com (softcover)
NEW EDITIONS is the story of the Northwest's 226 general-circulation newspapers and where your newspaper is headed.
New Editions: The Northwest's Newspapers as They Were, Are and Will Be. Steve Bagwell and Randy Stapilus; Ridenbaugh Press, Carlton, Oregon. 324 pages. Softcover. (e-book ahead). $16.95.
See the NEW EDITIONS page.
OREGON POLITICAL FIELD GUIDE 2014, by Randy Stapilus and Hannah Hoffman; Ridenbaugh Press, Carlton, Oregon. $15.95, available right here or through Amazon.com (softcover)
IDAHO POLITICAL FIELD GUIDE 2014, by Randy Stapilus and Marty Trillhaase; Ridenbaugh Press, Carlton, Oregon. $15.95, available right here or through Amazon.com (softcover)
WITHOUT COMPROMISE is the story of the Idaho State Police, from barely-functioning motor vehicles and hardly-there roads to computer and biotechnology. Kelly Kast has spent years researching the history and interviewing scores of current and former state police, and has emerged with a detailed and engrossing story of Idaho.
WITHOUT COMPROMISE page.
The Old West saw few murder trials more spectacular or misunderstood than of "Diamondfield" Jack Davis. After years of brushes with the noose, Davis was pardoned - though many continued to believe him guilty. Max Black has spent years researching the Diamondfield saga and found startling new evidence never before uncovered - including the weapon and one of the bullets involved in the crime, and important documents - and now sets out the definitive story. Here too is Black's story - how he found key elements, presumed lost forever, of a fabulous Old West story.
See the DIAMONDFIELD page for more.
Chris Carlson's Medimont Reflections is a followup on his biography of former Idaho Governor Cecil Andrus. This one expands the view, bringing in Carlson's take on Idaho politics, the Northwest energy planning council, environmental issues and much more. The Idaho Statesman: "a pull-back-the-curtain account of his 40 years as a player in public life in Idaho." Available here: $15.95 plus shipping.
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Idaho 100, about the 100 most influential people ever in Idaho, by Randy Stapilus and Martin Peterson is now available. This is the book about to become the talk of the state - who really made Idaho the way it is? NOW AN E-BOOK AVAILABLE THROUGH KINDLE for just $2.99. Or, only $15.95 plus shipping.
Idaho 100 by Randy Stapilus and Martin Peterson. Order the Kindle at Amazon.com. For the print edition, order here or at Amazon.


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Teresa Toto-Moriarty, M.S.W., Ph.D., LICSW
Teresa Toto-Moriarty received her MSW and Ph.D. from the Silver School of Social Work at New York University. She currently works in private practice in Beverly, MA with an emphasis on eating disorders and addictions treatment using various treatment models such as psychodynamic, CBT, DBT, MI, somatic, EMDR, and spiritual approaches. Dr. Toto-Moriarty has published on eating disorders in the Clinical Social Work Journal, and in Qualitative Social Work, Research and Practice. Prior to private practice, she worked in multiple social work roles at CAB Health and Recovery, now Lahey Behavioral Health. These roles involved being a supervisor, directing the adolescent intensive outpatient program, working as an outpatient clinician, and facilitating a number of recovery groups. Dr. Toto-Moriarty has worked in a variety of clinical settings in New York City, including a hospital medical unit, a therapeutic school for adolescents, community mental health agencies, and the eating disorders treatment facility, The Renfrew Center. She is passionate about the interface between research and clinical practice, so that research can inform clinical work and clinical work can inform the research agenda and process.
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Cheese Rolling with DoctorDanger.com
The famous "Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake" is an ancient event which takes place annually on the Spring Bank holiday in lovely Gloucestershire (UK).
The rules of the game are simple, you show up, you chase cheese off a cliff, you tumble for a couple hundred yards, then you go to either the pub or the local hospital.
Oh Blow - looking in my Diary I am sorting my record collection that weekend - otherwise I would go along - I wonder if I can persuade our resident hillrunner Mr NBC to go along and report back...


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A Collection of Cookbook Reviews
This is a compilation of cookbook reviews we've published in years past. Newer reviews are no longer posted individually. Instead they're included with recipes we've excerpted and prepared ourselves.
I Love Corn by Lisa Skye
A collection of fifty innovative corn recipes from notable chefs around the country.
Fresh corn is a much loved, versatile ingredient that works as well in desserts as it does in soups and main dishes. In "I Love Corn," author Lisa Skye has lovingly compiled a collection of 50 internationally-inspired recipes from renowned chefs and culinary experts as well as a section on how to choose, store and prepare fresh corn.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Lobster and Corn Bruschetta ~ a fabulous combination of fresh corn, cream, tender lobster, cilantro and avocado atop a slice of toasted baguette
- Chiang Mai Sweet Corn Fritters with Cucumber Relish ~ a bite-sized Thai-inspired treat made with fresh corn, coconut milk, red curry paste and cilantro
- Popcorn Pudding with Salted Caramel Corn and Butterscotch Sauce ~ a creamy pudding concoction of popcorn, fresh corn and vanilla topped with sweet-salty caramel corn and butterscotch sauce
Everyday Grilling from Sur La Table
Fifty creative and easy-to-follow grilling recipes accompanied by expert tips and advice.
In "Everyday Grilling," Sur La Table has compiled a handy guide to grilling, including what tools you'll need and what woods to use to achieve different flavors. Grilling beginners and pros alike will enjoy the unique selection of recipes that draw inspiration from American, Greek, Asian, Italian and Mexican cuisines.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Grilled Romaine with a Six-Minute Farm Egg ~ a perfectly cooked egg over caramelized, wilted romaine lettuce and a healthy sprinkling of Parmigiano Reggiano
- Grilled Eggplant Cannelloni with Ricotta and Prosciutto ~ thin slices of eggplant rolled around a ricotta filling and blanketed with fresh tomato sauce
- Grilled Pineapple and Pound Cake with Mexican Chocolate Ganache ~ a rich chocolate sauce drizzled over juicy pineapple and toasted pound cake
I Love Bacon by Jayne Rockmill
Fifty delicious bacon recipes from star chefs across the country.
"I Love Bacon" is a delicious compilation of unique, bacon-centric recipes from well-known American chefs. There are instructions for how to make your own bacon, as well as recipes for appetizers, entrees, soups, salads, side dishes and desserts.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Bakon Mary Cocktail ~ a classic Bloody Mary made with Bakon Vodka and served in a crumbled bacon rimmed glass (Black Rock Spirits, Seattle WA)
- Bacon Wrapped Mango Chutney and Manchego-Stuffed Dates ~ the title of this appetizer recipe pretty well says it all ~ what a fabulous combination of flavors (Chef Allen Susser of Chef Allen's, Aventura FL)
- Pig Candy Ice Cream ~ a sweet and salty vanilla bean ice cream loaded with brown-sugar baked applewood-smoked bacon (Chef Cat Cora of Kouzzina, Orlando FL)
I Love Meatballs by Rick Rodgers
A collection of more than 50 meatball recipes from around the globe.
Meatballs are a fabulously versatile food, capable of taking on a wide variety of ethnic-inspired flavors. The recipes in "I Love Meatballs" are inspired by the cuisines of Italy, Greece, Sweden, Germany, Morocco, India, Thailand, China and Vietnam. The author shares his insight on different varieties of meat, discusses some classic mix-ins and how they affect texture and flavor and offers tips on cooking methods, storage and freezing.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Greek Meatballs with Tzatziki ~ bite-sized lamb meatballs flavored with cinnamon, fresh mint and oregano, served as a appetizer with a garlicky yogurt-cucumber sauce
- Lemongrass Chicken Meatballs on Rice Vermicelli ~ chicken meatballs flavored with lemongrass, chiles and garlic are served over thin rice noodles and paired with a classic Vietnamese dipping sauce
- Curried Koftas with Tomato Raita ~ lamb meatballs flavored with Madras-style curry powder and fresh cilantro are grilled and served with a tomato-yogurt sauce
Heartland: The Cookbook by Judith Fertig
A unique approach to classic Midwestern fare - 150 recipes.
"Heartland" is an artfully photographed book that showcases America's Heartland from a food lover's perspective.
Inspired by the culinary heritage of various ethnic groups that have settled in the Midwest, Fertig's recipes have a time-tested, home-style quality, but her simple, straightforward prep methods are strictly contemporary. Chapters are arranged by course; breakfast and brunch, breads, appetizers, drinks, salads, soups, main dishes and desserts and there's also a section with a list of online sources for artisanal Midwestern specialties.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- No-Knead Clover Honey Dough - a master yeast dough recipe to use for breads, coffee cakes, rolls and flatbreads
- Brewpub Cheese and Charcuterie on a Plank - an assortment of blue cheese, fontina, Gouda and coppa are warmed on the grill atop a cedar plank
- Summer Sangria - a refreshing combination of semi-dry white wine, homemade herb syrup, triple sec, fresh fruits and berries
- Morel Grilled Ribeye - a unique grilling paste made with dried morel mushrooms that have been finely ground
- Honeycrisp Apple Upside-Down Pie - a simple, clever technique for preparing a delicious dessert of caramelized apples and puff pastry
Serve Yourself by Joe Yonan
One-hundred inspired dishes in single-serving portions.
Written by Washington Post food editor Joe Yonan, "Serve Yourself" is a fabulous resource for cooks and food-lovers who either live alone or simply find themselves dining alone on occasion.
The recipes include some truly creative flavor combinations, yet Yonan has a knack for keeping them practical and simple by providing thorough directions and a wealth of common sense tips.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Pan-Fried Sirloin with Smashed Potatoes and Anchovy Sauce ~ an innovative, simple take on Texas chicken-fried steak
- Mahi Mahi with Kiwi-Avocado Salsa and Coconut Rice ~ tart kiwi and creamy avocado bring bold flavor and texture to fresh fish
- Duck Breast Tacos with Plum Salsa ~ a delicious combo of boneless duck breast, spices, fruit and chiles
- Fig, Taleggio and Radicchio Pizza ~ sweet figs and tangy Taleggio on a personal sized pizza
- Spicy Coconut Sorbet ~ a unique blend of coconut milk, Thai chiles and tequila
The Good Neighbor Cookbook by Sara Quessenberry & Suzanne Schlosberg
A collection 125 creative recipes for make-ahead foods that transport easily.
"The Good Neighbor Cookbook" is filled with easy and inventive recipes for sharing homemade, delicious food with neighbors, family and friends.
Uniquely arranged by occasion, chapters include: Bringing Home Baby, Get Well Soon, Welcome to the Neighborhood, Block Parties and Barbecues, Meet and Eat: Community, Religious and Business Gatherings, Novel Ideas for Book Clubs and Condolences.
Many of the recipes are fresh looks at party favorites and classics, reinvented as make-ahead dishes that transport easily.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Zucchini Relish with Goat Cheese and Crackers ~ a do it yourself style crostini to be served to a group
- Pepper Jack Chicken Enchiladas with Tomatillo Sauce ~ prepare this dish ahead of time and freeze for up to 2 months
- Hearty Minestrone Soup with Potato Gnocchi ~ double this satisfying recipe and freeze half for later
- Coconut-Almond Haystacks ~ a sweet and crunchy treat that sure to be a hit at a school carnival or bake sale
Bite Me by Julie Albert & Lisa Gnat
A collection of 175 creative recipes seasoned with edgy humor and a fun-filled attitude.
Compiled by two sisters, the recipes featured in "Bite Me" are simple enough for everyday meals, yet unique enough for memorable entertaining as well. Divided into chapters with titles like Grab me, Crave me and Fork me, Albert and Gnat cover all the courses, from appetizers to dessert.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Sweet And Sour Candied Salami ~ easy to prepare cubed salami appetizer, baked in a fruity sauce with a subtle kick
- Bodacious Herb And Goat Cheese Chicken Breasts ~ boneless chicken breasts stuffed with a creamy filling of herbs and cheese and baked with crispy crumbs on top
- Crunchy Baked Sea Bass ~ firm white fish coated with lemon-garlic mayonnaise and topped with crushed Ritz crackers and fresh dill
- Butter Tart Squares, Eh? ~ a gooey combination of brown sugar, maple syrup and currants baked in a shortbread crust, sort of a nut-free take on pecan pie
The Earthbound Cook by Myra Goodman
A collection of 250 delicious recipes combined with a definitive guide to making healthful and environmentally responsible food choices.
"The Earthbound Cook" is a lot more than a simple cookbook. In addition to being a wonderful collection of recipes, the author's eco-friendly philosophy and food expertise make this comprehensive volume a guide to making healthful and environmentally responsible food choices.
Goodman provides numerous tips and ideas for creating an eco- friendly home kitchen and a wealth of ingredient information that will help the reader become a better, more knowledgeable cook overall.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Easy Garlic Thyme Pork Tenderloin ~ marinated with Meyer lemon, garlic, and Dijon-style mustard and served with pan sauce
- Sesame Soba Noodle Salad ~ a refreshing combination of fresh cucumber, carrots, radishes and soba noodles topped with a sesame dressing
- Baked Apples Three Ways ~ apples beautifully paired with nuts, dried cranberries, raisins, almonds, cinnamon, honey and brown sugar
Foodista: The Best of Food Blogs Cookbook from Foodista.com
100 recipes selected from the submissions of over 1500 food bloggers worldwide.
"Foodista" is a beautifully photographed book divided into five chapters; Cocktails and Appetizers, Soups and Salads, Main Dishes, Side Dishes and Desserts. Each recipe is prefaced with notes that provide background information on the recipe itself, as well as insights into the author's life and how food and cooking have become a central focus.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Scallop Sandwiches from Mangos, Chili and Z ~ yummy seared scallops spiked with apricots, yogurt, and proscuitto
- Cedar Smoked Asparagus Soup from Vegan Visitor ~ fresh smoky asparagus blended with leeks and gold potatoes
- Baked Lentil Cheeseburgers from Creative Delites ~ veggie burgers seasoned with fresh ginger, cilantro and garam masala, topped with Jarlsberg cheese and fresh tomato and served on an onion roll - who needs meat?
- Apple Pie Bars from The Runaway Spoon ~ an easy to prepare spiced apple bar topped with butterscotch chips
Coffee and Cake by Rick Rodgers
Delicious cake and specialty coffee recipes ~ expertly paired.
"Coffee and Cake" will delight anyone who loves a great cup of coffee alongside a sweet, yummy treat. Inside you'll find basic information about the growing and harvesting of coffee beans, interesting facts about coffee preparation methods and original recipes for outstanding coffee drinks. The remaining pages are filled with delightful recipes for coffee cakes, cup cakes, classic American favorites and European café treats;.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Apple-Cranberry Ginger Loaf ~ this moist applesauce loaf combines cranberries, walnuts and ginger for an old fashioned taste
- Blackout Cupcakes ~ these combine chocolate, mayonnaise and coffee for richness
- Daiquiri Chiffon Cake ~ a heavenly light chiffon cake fragrant with fresh lime and rum
- Sticky Toffee Pudding~ warm, mildly spiced date cake topped with toffee sauce
Tea and Cookies by Rick Rodgers
A collection of marvelous cookie recipes and a guide to choosing just the right tea to serve with them.
Tea lovers will find a wealth of information in this innovative cookbook from Rick Rodgers.
The book explores the history and origin of many tea varieties, includes information on proper storage, brewing and serving techniques as well as original recipes for hot and cold teas infused with fruits, flowers, spices and herbs. Also included are a number of fabulous cookie recipes, baking tips and more.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Chewy Ginger Cookies ~ fresh ginger, turbinado sugar with rich spiciness
- Alfajores ~ a delicate Argentine sandwich cookie filled with dulce de leche
- Currant Cream Scones ~ flaky, buttery scones with dried currants and cream
- Sesame Balls ~ Asian- style cookies with black sesame seeds
The Kansas City Barbecue Society Cookbook by Ardie Davis, Paul Kirk & Carolyn Wells
More than 200 delicious recipes from award-winning barbecue experts.
"The Kansas City Barbecue Society Cookbook" is a collection of delicious member recipes, compiled in celebration of the society's 25th anniversary.
In addition to main courses, the book includes a variety of appetizer, side dish and dessert recipes, augmented by stories, quotes and photos. You'll also find helpful charts, guides and tips from the experts that will help you learn the secrets of great grilling and barbecue.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Smokin' Chinese Pork Rangoons ~ a unique twist on the Chinese restaurant favorite using smoked pork butt in place of crab
- Grilled Fresh Ravioli ~ simple instructions that turn fresh, store-bought ravioli into an easy appetizer
- Grilled Pork Roast with Pepper Jelly ~ tender, juicy pork loin roast, marinated and basted with hot pepper jelly
- Lachlan Valley BBQ Lamb ~ butterflied leg of lamb with a pungent curry-spiced barbecue marinade
Michel Roux Sauces by Michel Roux
Recipes for 200 sauces with practical tips and detailed instructions.
Michel Roux's "Sauces" is the quintessential guide to sauces and quite possibly the only cookbook you'll ever need on the subject. Inside you'll find "mother sauces," marinades, infusions, nages, white sauces, emulsion sauces, vinaigrettes, flavored oils and butters, salsas and much, much more.
The sheer volume of recipes in the book, Roux's attention to detail and his carefully planned food pairings make Sauces a wonderful resource to have in your kitchen.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Parmesan Water (recommended as an amuse bouche along with tiny sage-potato gnocchi)
- Champagne Sauce (a decadent accompaniment for poached white fish)
- Mango Coulis with Saffron (drizzle atop poached meringues or fresh sliced fruit)
The Spice Kitchen by Sara Engram, Katie Luber & Kimberly Toqe
More than 100 creative recipes that focus around herbs and spices.
The recipes in "The Spice Kitchen" focus on the innovative use of spices and herbs in all types of dishes. The book also includes a detailed guide to many popular spices, with information on their origins, flavor profiles and affinities.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Strawberry Salad with Balsamic Cinnamon Vinaigrette ~ a unique combination of strawberries, avocado, red onion and chopped pecans.
- Spiced Orange Pan Sauce over Grilled Lamb ~ garlic-rubbed lamb chops topped with an orange sauce flavored with cumin, cinnamon and green cardamom.
- Roasted Peaches with Rosemary Streusel and Cinnamon Whipped Cream - fresh peaches, oven roasted with a fragrant streusel topping spiced with rosemary, cinnamon and ginger.
Jasper's Kitchen Cookbook by Jasper J. Mirabile, Jr.
Over 100 traditional and contemporary Italian recipes from the chef/owner of Jasper's in Kansas City, MO.
"Jasper's Kitchen Cookbook" contains dozens of authentic Italian recipes, from antipasti to dolci. Chapters are organized by course: appetizers, soups and salads, pasta and risotto, main courses and desserts and the recipes are simple and well explained and have a focus on fresh ingredients.
Here's a sampling of what's inside:
- Arancini ~ Sicilian rice balls
- Sicilian Involtini ~ chicken with prosciutto, fresh mozzarella and capers
- Linguine San Remo ~ linguine with shrimp, scallops, crab and lobster
- Crunchy Amaretto Tiramisu
SOURCE: MyGourmetConnection.com


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Aussie rockers Pond take on Smokey Robinson's "Tears Of A Clown," crafting it into the reverb-heavy ripper to which they're accustomed. I have low expectations, in general, for rock bands covering Motown staples — don't hold it against me, Pond! — but this is totally viable. Download below.
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par·si·mo·ni·ousadjective \ˌpär-sə-ˈmō-nē-əs\
: very unwilling to spend money
Full Definition of PARSIMONIOUS
— par·si·mo·ni·ous·ly adverb
Examples of PARSIMONIOUS
- <a parsimonious woman who insists that charity begins—and ends—at home>
- A society that is parsimonious in its personal charity (in terms of both time and money) will require more government welfare. —William J. Bennett, The Death of Outrage, 1998
- Their merchant princes were supposed to be parsimonious and austere: fustian in apparel and coarse in diet. —Simon Schama, The Embarrassment of Riches, 1988
- With saints, Dante is apathetic. They are written with a dry pen, and parsimonious vision. —Robert Lowell, Collected Prose, 1987
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Origin of PARSIMONIOUS
(see parsimony)
First Known Use: 1598
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- Synonyms
- cheap, chintzy, close, closefisted, mean, mingy, miserly, niggard, niggardly, stingy, penny-pinching, penurious, pinching, pinchpenny, spare, sparing, stinting, tight, tightfisted, uncharitable, ungenerous
- Antonyms
- bounteous, bountiful, charitable, freehanded, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting
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