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Photo by Marge Post/NPS In 1948 Painted Desert Inn was the park's northern headquarters, featuring a shop and restaurant operated by the Fred Harvey Company. Mary Colter, the company's architect and interior designer, was tasked with remodeling the Inn. She hired Fred Kabotie, a Hopi Indian artist, to paint murals in the lunch room and dining room. His work reflects the Hopi ties to this region. Photo by Marge Post/NPS Photo by Marge Post/NPS Photo by Marge Post/NPS The Salt Lake mural tells the story of two young Hopi men as they walk 230 miles round trip from their home to the Zuni mesas, passing through what is now Petrified Forest National Park, on a salt collecting journey. It was not only a physical journey; it was also a sacred journey. The murals tie the ancestral Puebloan people of the region to the Hopi people of the 1940s and today. While Painted Desert Inn gained status as a National Historic Landmark primarily due to its architecture, the murals of Fred Kabotie made a significant impact on the nomination. The murals offer life within the quiet rooms of the Inn. |


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Ingredient of the Week – Green TeaFriday, May 10th, 2013 Issue 19, Volume 17.
History: Green tea is said to have first been used in China over 4,000 years ago. There are various legends that tell of the discovery of green tea. According to a Chinese legend, Emperor Shen-Nung discovered the tea in 2737 B.C. when leaves from a tea bush fell into a pot of water he was boiling. Other legends tell of a Chinese countryman who found the tea while on his walk. The tea plant was later discovered to also produce Oolong, black, and red teas, although green tea still remains to be the most popular type of tea in China. Tea culture was spread to Java, the Dutch East Indies, and other tropical and subtropical areas by the 9th century A.D. In the 16th century, traders from Europe sailing to and from the Far East introduced Europeans to the drink and it became the national beverage of England soon after. Tea came to the Americas with American colonists and the popularity of the drink led to the British tea tax in 1767. The rest, as they say, is history. In cooking: The ideal choice of water to brew tea in is spring water, followed by filter water. The minerals removed in distilled water result in the tea tasting flat, which is why it should not be used. When brewing loose leaves of tea, using a food scale will help measure the right tea to water ratio. Three grams of tea to five ounces is adequate for small teapots, while four grams of tea may be used per eight ounces of water. Green tea should be brewed at a lower temperature of 160-170°F and should be brewed for 30 seconds to one minute. Some alternative ways to enjoy green tea are: ⢠Make a green tea chai by brewing green tea in hot vanilla soy milk and top it with cinnamon, black pepper, ginger, and allspice. ⢠Combine cooled green tea with fruit juice such as peach or papaya and sweeten it with a teaspoon of honey per cup. Blend the mix and pour it over ice. ⢠Brew 1-2 teaspoons of loose leaf green tea in 8 ounces of water for 20-30 minutes to develop flavor and add it to marinades, dressings, soups and sauces. Benefits: Green tea drinkers appear to have a lower risk for a wide range of diseases. Its powers are virtually limitless and can prevent simple infections to cancer, strokes, and osteoporosis. Green tea is the least processed tea and therefore provides the most antioxidants. Research linked to health benefits of green tea are based on approximately three cups per day, although even one cup will do a world of wonders to your body and overall health. According to whfoods.com, in a European study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition in August 2006, tea was found to be a healthier choice of beverage than almost any other, including pure water. This is because green tea not only rehydrates but also provides polyhenols which protect against heart disease. The following is an amended list of the various ways green tea benefits our bodies, according to Advertisement In Japanese studies, green tea consumption has been linked to reduce the risk of coronary artery disease. It has also been shown to lower the risk of atherosclerosis by lowering LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, lipid peroxides, and fibrinogen, all while improving the ratio of good to bad cholesterol. Green tea catechins help thin the blood and prevent the formation of blood clots by preventing the formation of pro-inflammatory compounds derived from omega-6 fatty acids. Green tea minimizes heart cell death after a heart attack or stroke and speeds up the hearts cells recovery from damage, allowing for tissues to recover and prevent damage to organs. Polyphenols found in green tea halt prostate cancer at multiple levels by mobilizing several molecular pathways that shut down the proliferation and spread of tumor cells while inhibiting the growth of blood vessels. Consumption of green tea has been linked to enhance survival in women with ovarian cancer. The teas ability to inhibit telomerase may help children with common malignant brain tumors. It may also reduce the increased risk for colon cancer caused by a high fat diet. If you smoke, or are around someone who smokes, drinking green tea can provide protection against lung cancer. Population studies suggest that consuming green tea may prevent the formation of type 2 diabetes. Green tea protects against liver and kidney disease. Research has also shown that drinking green tea may significantly increase bone mineral density and provide bone benefits similar to those you would obtain through exercise and calcium. Green tea promotes fat loss, specifically the loss of fat that accumulates in the tissues lining the abdominal cavity and surrounding the intestines and internal organs. Drinking green tea protects against cognitive decline, Alzheimers disease and Parkinsons disease. A cup of green tea may also help prevent or lessen the duration of the flu. The range of benefits green tea covers are astonishing to behold. If you dont drink green tea now, you may just want to start boiling some water. Storage: There are two ways that you can purchase green tea â loose leaves or tea bags. When testing loose tea, crumble a few leaves in your hand and smell the aroma. The freshest, most flavorful tea will smell sweet and grassy. Tea bags can be tested for freshness by removing all the tea from the bag and placing it in a cup of hot water. After a few minutes, remove the bag and taste it. If it tastes like plain, hot water, the tea is fresh. If it tastes like tea, the tea is old and the paper has thus absorbed the flavor. To ensure the freshness of tea, purchase it in small quantities. It should then be stored in a tight container that is just large enough to contain the tea. Tea exposed to air in a half-empty, large container will continue to oxidize. It is best to store tea in a dark, cool, and dry place. Tea stored in the refrigerator is vulnerable to moisture and odors from other foods and if frozen, the tea will be ruined through water condensation when defrosted. Fun Fact: Green tea is found in a multitude of cosmetics. The antioxidants it contains fight against aging and disease and is therefore mixed with other natural ingredients such as aloe, honey, or gingko in moisturizers, shampoos, body creams, and other beauty products. 1 comments
A lot of people don't really anjoy the taste of green tea and a good option for them might be matcha. This is the most famous Japanese tea and the one used in the traditional tea ceremony. It is a powder and as such, the tea leaves are actually consumed whole, making for much higher concentration of nutrients and antioxidants. The reason matcha is good for those who don't like tea, is that is can be added to numerous recipes. The most famous is probably the green tea ice cream available all over Japan, but it can be added to almost any desert and can be sprinkled on anything from pasta to salads. It is also often added to drinks, like the matcha green tea latte available at Starbucks. For more information on matcha, check out: http://www.letsdrinktea.com/types-of-tea/green-tea/matcha/
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1 x 415g can red or pink salmon, drained 2 cups parsnip or celeriac mash½ onion, very finely chopped ¼ cup parsley, finely chopped 2 tablespoons Dill, chopped 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind 1 egg Salt and pepper ½ - 1 cup plain flour spread out on a plate Oil for frying
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• In a large bowl combine all ingredients well, except flour and oil • Refrigerate mixture for an hour if possible this makes the mixture dryer and easier to handle. • Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions. Shape each portion into a ball and coat with some of the flour that is on the plate. Gently flatten each portion into a patty. • Place patties on a plate lined with baking paper and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. • Heat enough oil in a frypan on medium heat to shallow fry half the patties. Cook each side until golden brown. Repeat with remaining patties.
• Follow above method up to coating with flour and flattening out to a patty shape. • Place floured patty into the egg mixture, coat both sides. Gently remove from egg and place onto breadcrumbs (a fork is best for this). • Coat patty with breadcrumbs. Transfer to a large plate lined with baking paper. • Repeat with remaining patties. • Cover and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill. • Cook as above. (you may need to wipe the frypan clean with paper towel after the first batch and repeat with fresh oil and a clean frypan)
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i got this recipe from recipezaar and i love it Submitted by JILIANP Carbs: 8.8g | Fat: 11.1g | Fiber: 3.7g | Protein: 8.2g | Calories: 156.8
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A refreshing alternative to tuna salad. Pair with tomatoes and cucumber for a light lunch. Submitted by JLPNURSE Carbs: 20.4g | Fat: 4.1g | Fiber: 6.1g | Protein: 27.6g | Calories: 219.1
A healthy take on the Greek eggplant casserole. Submitted by KHILKEY Carbs: 16.4g | Fat: 4.7g | Fiber: 3.3g | Protein: 10.7g | Calories: 153
You've barbecued ribs and you've barbecued chicken, but have you tried salmon? Dill and lemon make this light fish dinner shine. Carbs: 0.4g | Fat: 9.5g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 29g | Calories: 210.2
An elegant entree of tuna, bathed in an herb-infused white wine sauce, served on a bed of couscous. Carbs: 21.5g | Fat: 7g | Fiber: 2.2g | Protein: 28.9g | Calories: 298.8
I am known for my pancakes, so trust me on this one! Submitted by AMROZ123 Carbs: 18.2g | Fat: 0.4g | Fiber: 3.3g | Protein: 5.2g | Calories: 92.6
Take pita bread to a crunchy new level. Carbs: 17.8g | Fat: 5.3g | Fiber: 2.4g | Protein: 3.2g | Calories: 126
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Use with a bag of pre-shredded broccoli & cauliflower; makes this recipe super quick. Submitted by PBERGER3 Carbs: 6.2g | Fat: 2.6g | Fiber: 0.9g | Protein: 2.3g | Calories: 60
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A spicy Cajun twist to the familiar Caesar salad. Carbs: 7.4g | Fat: 5g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 31.2g | Calories: 209.2
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If you want to impact your customers in a positive way and improve your sales, think about marketing your business via videos. The way to do it right is to learn how the best techniques are used. Read on and use this article as a starting point.
Marketing videos should be concise and informative. People generally have a small attention span and want quick access to information. If you believe that you are going to need some extra time to explain a feature of your product, then consider creating several videos to do this rather than one. This helps people be able to digest the information you're presenting them better.
If you want to use YouTube for your videos you need to use the editing they have avaiable. As an example, add annotations to the video. Perhaps you want to add some extra detail about the product, or you wish to promote it further with a special coupon code.
The content of your video plays an essential role in its success. It is not necessary to own a expensive video camera to make a video. People are happy to watch something if it contains information which is relevant and important to their lives. A good camera won't hurt, though.
A video is a useful supplemental resource that can provide greater detail and clarity for users of your products. Potential customers will gain confidence in your products if you provide short demonstrations and how-tos. You should see that it will help your sals.
Have a sign-up form for an email list on the same page as your videos. A lot of people will sign up for a newsletter this way.
Always carry a video camera when attending trade shows, conventions or other industry events. You might get your chance to interview influential people within your business niche. If you plan on giving a public speech, ensure someone is there to record it.
Always include a question in each video. This is known as the "call to action" in online marketing lingo. Provide an attractive hyperlink beneath video content and encourage viewers to register for services on the landing page. However, in order to make this work, it's vital that you make this process simple.
If you want to establish a consistent audience, you must be able to provide video content that fulfills viewers' wants and needs. Boring content simply drives off viewers. Keep viewers interested to see what's next. The more unique, interesting, relevant, and current your various publications are, the more likely they are to attract a high number of viewers.
Honesty is what people want! You should talk about things you care about and never lie to your audience. Adopting a more transparent, candid tone will come across to viewers as an indication of reliability and trustworthiness.
Make sure you are tracking the results of your individual videos. It is possible to track viewers, viewing time and location. By using everything available to you, you can figure out how to draw in more customers.
Your intro and outro should both be scripted. State your name and position, the company name and what you are going to talk about. At the end, go over your company's name again with any call to action you have to get your viewer to your website or to where they can buy the product.
If the same questions keep coming up from your customers, address these questions with a video. While a lot of people have frequently asked question sections on their sites, most people don't want to read through all of that text. Providing both video answers and a FAQ page allows your customers to choose the option they prefer.
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Your videos can also be used to promote other websites or guide people to your social media sites. This lets anyone who sees your video know about all the online properties you run. This way, you can increase the amount of traffic you get on all of your sites. When you link your social media to your videos, traffic will increase to both.
You are dreaming if you think you can upload a video to YouTube and it will go viral all by itself. It takes a great deal of marketing on your part to get them there. Awareness is only the first step.
Buy a tripod if don't already have one. Shaky camera effects are mainly for horror films and the like. It is important to keep your camera steady so that it is easier to watch. Most people just take a couple of seconds to decide if they will watch the rest of the video.
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The Politics of Science
Science, Truth, and Democracy
Science, Money, and Politics:Political Triumph and Ethical Erosion
Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution
No one can doubt that the production and consumption of scientific knowledge are major enterprises in the operation of the modern state and in civil society. Societies too impoverished to create their own science and technology use and feel the impact of those activities in their economic and political interactions with others, even if it is only to employ those technologies as weapons against their own creators. The penetration of science into political and civil society, however, poses a special problem for the operation of the democratic state. On the one hand the behavior of the state is supposed to reflect the popular will, as determined either by a direct appeal to the opinion of the people or through the intermediary of their elected representatives. On the other hand, the esoteric knowledge and understanding required to make rational decisions in which science and technology are critical factors lie in the possession of a small expert elite. Even within the ranks of "scientists" only a tiny subset have the necessary expertise to make an informed decision about a particular issue. Whatever their view of my ideological biases, no one can deny my understanding of the scientific questions involved in the genetic engineering of crops, but I am incompetent to decide whether Edward Teller or his opponents among physicists were right about the possibilities of building an X-ray laser that was to be the center of the Star Wars missile defense.
The eighteenth-century theoreticians of representative democracy understood that an educated electorate was an underlying assumption of the well-functioning democratic state, but they could have had no conception of what such an education would entail two centuries later. How is the democratic state to function if the mass of the citizens is dependent on the expert knowledge available only to a tiny elite, an elite that in its formation and direct economic interest comes to represent only a narrow sector of society? Why would the Salvadoran immigrant woman who cleans my office believe that she and the Alexander Agassiz Research Professor at Harvard have sufficient commonality of interest and world view that she ought to trust my opinion on whether her meager hourly wage should be taxed to support the Human Genome Project?
There are two interrelated issues in the confrontation between expert knowledge and social and political action. First, how are we to go about acquiring socially relevant knowledge? While there remain a few vestiges of the belief that knowledge of some aspects of material nature can come from divine revelation, these do not generally impinge on the interactions between the believers and the physical world. Apparently even the most devoted adherent of fundamentalist faith agrees that one must go to flight school to learn how to operate an airplane. Since the activities of research and development that produce scientific knowledge and its technological applications require the expenditure of a good deal of time and money, hard decisions have to be made. Should $4 billion be spent from federal funds on …
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This small batch of 6 green velvet cookies studded with white chocolate chips tastes just like it's cake ancestor. Perfectly green for St. Patrick's Day or change up the color for your favorite holiday!
Not only is St. Patrick's Day one week from tomorrow, this week (March 9-15) is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Week! However, this week is already jam-packed with St. Patrick's Day recipes but I took the opportunity for Single Serving Sunday to combine these events into a small batch of green velvet white chocolate chip cookies. I was incredibly pleased with how well the flavor of these turned out. They taste just like red velvet in cookie form… except green. And the recipe only makes 6 regular-sized cookies or one jumbo if you're feeling like Cookie Monster.
Just promise me you won't wear white while making these? Food coloring and white clothing to do mix :-/.
Three years ago: Nutella Fruit Dip
Makes 6 regular or 1 giant cookie
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
2 Tbsp granulated sugar
2 Tbsp packed light brown sugar
2 Tbsp beaten egg
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp green food coloring
6 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tsp buttermilk powder
1 tsp cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
Heaping 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
Source: Adapted from Picky Palate.
bahahaha omg these cookies! They're so festive!
These are so cute!
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PREY is one of the newest games to be added to our benchmark line-up. It is based off the Doom 3 engine and offers stunning graphics passing what we've seen in Quake 4 and does put quite a lot of strain on our test systems.
In our last test, real-world gaming with PREY really shows that the memory is able to make quite an impact on the game when its clocked up nice and high. We tested at a lower resolution with the detail set to low which enables us to put more of the emphasis back on the memory and CPU systems and off the GPU.


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Action figures, baby dolls, Barbies and their clothes/accessory packs, basket balls, soccer balls, footballs, remote control cars, board games both for young children and older kids baby/toddler toys, hygiene items, gently used Christmas decor, ornaments and rolls of wrapping paper, bows, tape.
Items can be dropped off at WIMZ studio Tomorrow or Monday or at The Middlebrook Pike United Methodist Church.
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Fat Burning Injections in Ocala
Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is a hormone found in women during the early stages of pregnancy. It helps maintain nutrient levels to the developing fetus, even when food is in short supply. Since the early 1950s, doctors specializing in weight loss have used this protective quality of HCG to help their patients lose body fat without losing muscle tissue mass.
Administration of HCG injections in combination with a low-calorie diet appears to affect the part of the brain that controls metabolism and allows the areas of fat that are notoriously difficult to lose, such as belly, thighs and chest fat, to be used for energy during dieting.
What to expect from HCG Injections
While there is disagreement in the medical community regarding the effectiveness of HCG in weight loss, the results achieved by patients at Lifestyle Solutions Medspa indicate that HCG is an effective weight loss agent and that it facilitates weight loss in patients who have been unsuccessful in many other weight loss programs.
With regular HCG injections, we see an increase in fat loss beyond what we see if the patient were to adhere strictly to a specific diet. Along with increased weight loss, patients report that the diet portion of their program is easier to adhere to when they are receiving HCG injections. This is likely due to the blood sugar stabilizing effect of HCG.
With HCG injections and a controlled-calorie diet under close medical supervision, patients routinely lose up to a pound a day. HCG injections help patients maintain this level of weight loss until they reach their goal weight. HCG is thought to "reset" the hypothalamus (the part of the brain that controls metabolism) so that weight lost during the diet phase stays off when the patient returns to a healthy maintenance diet.
From our clinical experience, HCG injections work by helping people who find dieting difficult kick start their weight loss program and lose more weight than they have been able to achieve in the past without HCG.
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 or Cobalamin is a water-soluble vitamin that is essential for cell metabolism (energy use), synthesis of DNA, and maintaining blood health.
Because of its role in metabolism, vitamin B12 injections have been found to boost energy levels and foster a sense of wellbeing in patients who may be struggling with a weight loss program. In fact, vitamin B12 is so effective at increasing energy levels that is often used as part of the treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
The energy boost from vitamin B12 helps people become more enthusiastic about increasing activity levels for weight loss. Being more motivated for exercise allows patients to exercise more, maintain their activity levels at a higher rate throughout the day, and stay on their exercise program longer.
While vitamin B12 is known for the energy boost it provides, it is also associated with relief of depression and stress. Because weight gain is often associated with high levels of stress and feelings of depression, relief of these feelings helps people get on track with weight loss and maintain a higher level of weight loss to reach their goal.
Are Vitamin B12 injections better than Vitamin B12 pills?
There is no doubt that vitamin B12 injections have a faster and longer-lasting effect than B12 pills or capsules. The quality of vitamin B12 in a medical grade injection is much higher and this increases the amount of vitamin B12 that is available to the body for use. This is referred to as bioavailability, and when taken in pill form, vitamin B12 is poorly absorbed through the gut, which means it has a much lower bioavailability and is, as a result, less effective.


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At what speed does the earth move around the sun?
Let's calculate that. First of all we know that in general, the time it takes to travel a distance is equal to the length of that distance, divided by the speed at which you travel that distance. If we reverse that, we get that the speed is equal to the distance traveled over the time taken.
We also know that the time it takes for the Earth to go once around the Sun is 1 year. So in order to know the speed we just have to figure out the distance traveled by the Earth when it goes once around the Sun. To do that we will assume that the orbit of the Earth is circular (which is not exactly right, it is more like an ellipse, but for our purpose it will do just fine). So the distance traveled in one year is just the circumference of the circle. (remember that the circumference of a circle is equal to 2*pi*Radius)
The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is 149,597,890 km. Therefore in one year the Earth travels a distance of 2*Pi*(149,597,890)km. This means that the velocity is about:
velocity=2*Pi*(149,597,890)km/1 year
and if we convert that to more meaningful units (knowing there is 365 days in a year, and 24 hours per day) we get:
velocity=107,300 km/h (or if you prefer 67,062 miles per hour)
So the Earth moves at about 100,000 km/h around the Sun (which is 1000 times faster than the speeds we go at on a highway!)
Thanks for your explanation, but I was hoping for an explanation a little more precise, since I already knew the one you gave.
In the case of your question about the speed of the Earth around the Sun, there isn't really a more 'precise' answer. The only approximation I did in the calculation I sent you is assuming that the orbit of the Earth is circular. This is in fact a very good approximation. One of Kepler's law describing the planetary motions states that all orbits are ellipses. This is the case for Earth's orbit. But not all ellipses come in the same shape. They are described by their 'eccentricity' (which tells us how flatten they are). The eccentricity is a number that varies between 0 and 1, 0 being a circle, and 1 being a very flattened ellipse. It turns out that the orbit of the Earth right now as an eccentricity of 0.016. This means it is almost a circle, making our approximation valid. The rest of the calculation is very exact, I used a very accurate number for the Earth-Sun distance. So under the one approximation made, the calculation couldn't really be more 'precise'.
Now if you want to calculate the speed of the Earth on its orbit without assuming it is a circle, it is another ball game! First of all, I cannot give you a precise answer, because the speed of the Earth changes all the time as the Earth moves around the Sun. This is because Kepler's law says that on its orbit, a planet will sweep equal areas in equal amounts of time. This means that when the Earth is closer to the Sun (which happens in early January, about 2 weeks after the winter solstice) it's moving faster than when it is farther away. Unless you specified a specific day of the year, this means I cannot give you a precise value for the speed of the Earth assuming its orbit is an ellipse. We are better off to stick with the first number we got.
I hope this answers your question now!
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Researching Clinical Studies on the Internet
Cautions When Researching on the Web
The Internet makes searching for an appropriate clinical study easy and fast, but some web sites leave out vital information. As you read, ask yourself these questions:
Does the site disclose the risks of participating in the trial?
Does the site say who is sponsoring the trial?
Does the site indicate whether the trial is Phase I, Phase II or Phase III?
Does the site spell out its privacy policy for protecting any personal information you provide?
If the site is a for-profit entity, does it disclose how it generates revenue?
Does the site's list of benefits of participation include things like free parking or payment for participating in the trial, rather than focusing on the medical benefits to patients?
You need to have the answers to all of these questions in order to make an informed decision about whether a particular trial is right for you.


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With the Panasonic LX3 on the market for well over a year, rumors began circulating among Panasonic fans of a successor (assumed to be the LX4) as far back as early 2010. Panasonic kept everyone in the dark until the new camera was finally unveiled on July 21 - and turned out to be the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5. While some folks were hoping for a major transformation (DSLR-sized sensor being an oft-quoted item on the wish list), the new camera is a measured update to the existing LX3 platform.
Panasonic says that in comparison to the LX3, the LX5 has been "...fully re-designed in the lens, the CCD and the image processing engine together with other improvements and upgrades." The 10 megapixel resolution on a 1/1.6" sensor has been retained, but the redesign resulted in"....further expansion of dynamic range by increasing the sensitivity by approximately 31% and the saturation by approximately 38%." The camera retains the fast f/2 maximum aperture at the 24mm wide angle end of the zoom lens, but the lens redesign has resulted in an increase in zoom ratio to 3.8x, resulting in a 24 to 90mm focal range in 35mm equivalents. Here's what that range looks like:
The new processing engine is the Venus Engine FHD instead of the Venus Engine IV of the LX3 and is said to provide "...higher-speed, higher-performance while compiling the Intelligent Resolution technology."
The LX5 has picked up an AVCHD Lite HD video format to go with the Motion JPEG capability carried over from the LX3, along with a Creative Movie mode which allows the user to set aperture and recording speed during video capture. For still images, the camera offers the usual compact digital automatic and scene modes along with full manual exposure controls.
The camera is equipped with Panasonic's Power O.I.S. (optical image stabilization) system, has a flash hot shoe and accepts SD/SDHC/SDXC memory media in addition to about 40 megabytes of internal memory. Still images may be captured in JPEG or RAW formats. Panasonic includes a battery charger, battery pack, AV and USB cables, shoulder strap, CD-ROM software, hot shoe cover, lens cap and lens cap string with each camera.
When I did a First Look article on the LX5 I posed the question "what happened to the LX4?" and answered with "don't know." Our review camera is a pre-production unit but Panasonic assures us it has final production quality. Let's put the LX5 through its paces and see if that answer gets changed to "don't care."
The LX5 fits the mold for most compact digitals in the under 5x zoom class - a rounded rectangular body with smoothed edges and large deck of cards size, although with a lens protruding from the front of the body in a more pronounced fashion than most others. As befits a compact digital sporting a $500 MSRP that abuts on entry-level DSLR country, body construction is metal and seems well built in addition to providing a hot shoe that most compacts only dream about.
Ergonomics and Controls
The LX5 is relatively unremarkable in its feel - there is a slight built-up ridge on the camera's right front that provides just enough grip for one-handed holding, and the AF/AE lock and playback buttons that sit in the thumb rest area on the camera back are recessed to avoid inadvertent activation. The flash is manually deployed from the top left of the body and should clear the fingers of most two handed grips.
Control layout is what we've come to expect from most compacts these days - the top of the body is filled with the flash, hot shoe, shooting mode dial, on/off, video capture and shutter button/zoom lever. The camera back is dominated by the 3.0-inch LCD monitor with the balance of the external controls arrayed vertically down the right side.
Menus and Modes
Menus in the LX5 are straightforward and intuitive. A "quick menu" button displays shooting-oriented, user-adjustable settings depending on the particular shooting mode selected at the time. There are record and setup menus of up to seven pages each, a single page video menu, single page playback mode menu and a three page playback menu.
Shooting modes consist of:
The fixed 3.0-inch LCD monitor has a 460,000 dot composition and is adjustable for only automatic or "power" brightness levels - the monitor can be difficult to use in bright outdoor conditions. Area of coverage is about 100% and there is no viewfinder.
When this site reviewed the LX3 back in October 2008, there were concerns about color fidelity and multipoint autofocus acquisition and shutter lag times that were positioned toward the slower end of the spectrum. A brief shoot conducted to provide material for the "First Look" article on the LX5 suggested that Panasonic may have improved performance in these areas. Has our first impression been borne out by subsequent events?
Shooting Performance
The answer to the above question is "pretty much." The LX5 sets no speed records powering up - it takes about 2.25 to 2.5 seconds for a focus point to appear after flipping the "on/off" switch, with a first shot coming at about 2.8 seconds. Single shot-to-shot times ran about 1.4 seconds with a class 10 SDHC card. AF acquisition time was 0.40 seconds and shutter lag came in at 0.01 seconds, eclipsing the figures for the LX3 quite handily.
Shutter Lag (press-to-capture, pre-focused)
Camera | Time (seconds) |
Fujifilm FinePix Z800EXR | 0.01 |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 | 0.01 |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 | 0.01 |
Canon PowerShot S95 | 0.02 |
AF Acquisition (press-to-capture, no pre-focus)
Camera | Time (seconds) |
Fujifilm FinePix Z800EXR | 0.19 |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 | 0.28 |
Canon PowerShot S95 | 0.36 |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 | 0.40 |
Continuous Shooting
Camera | Frames | Framerate* |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 | 3 | 3.3 fps |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 | 4 | 1.9 fps |
Fujifilm FinePix Z800EXR | 4 | 1.6 fps |
Canon PowerShot S95 | ∞ | 0.9 fps |
*Note: Continuous shooting framerates are based on the camera's fastest full-resolution JPEG continuous shooting mode, using the fastest media type available (300x CF, SDHC, etc.). "Frames" notes the number of captures recorded per burst before the camera stops/slows to clear the buffer.
Continuous shooting rates are advertised at 2.5 frames per second (fps) at full resolution and fine quality, but our review model bettered that with a 3.3 fps rate. The catch is you only get three shots at fine quality before the buffer cries uncle - that number jumps to five shots with standard quality. There is a high-speed burst mode in the scene menu that offers 6 fps with image quality priority and 10 fps with speed priority, but at 3 megapixel or less resolution depending on image aspect ratio.
Flash range is given as up to about 23.5 feet at wide angle, and 14.4 feet at telephoto, both at auto ISO. Shooting at the best quality 80 or 100 ISO settings will lower these distances. Here's a shot of Garfunkel from about 8 feet at ISO 100 - the LX5 just didn't quite have the power to achieve a good exposure from that distance. However, a quick post process of the shot utilizing a curve adjustment produced a more pleasing result.
Original |
After curve adjustment |
While range may be limited shooting at low ISO sensitivities, the flash did an admirable job of not overpowering the subject when used in close proximity. Here are backlit roses from about a foot away, and again with flash on.
No flash |
Fill flash |
Flash recycle times with a fresh battery ran as low as about 2 seconds in auto shooting modes in moderate light, and still came in under 5 seconds with full discharges in aperture priority and dark conditions.
Battery life is listed as 400 shots using a CIPA standard that is generally reliable.
Lens Performance
The LX5's Leica DC Vario-Summicron zoom lens is built by Panasonic to Leica standards and while it retains the fast f/2 maximum aperture at the 24mm wide angle end of the focal range, it has slowed to f/3.3 at the telephoto end (versus f/2.8 in the LX3). The trade off is the LX5 expands the focal range from 24 to 90mm compared to 24 to 60mm in the LX3.
Slower or not, Leica lenses generally acquit themselves fairly well, and the LX5 didn't disappoint in this regard. There is a bit of barrel distortion at the wide end of the zoom and edges and corners are slightly soft. There was some chromic aberration (purple fringing) in some high contrast boundary areas at wide angle, but the effect really became objectionable with enlargement to the 200-300% range. The telephoto end of the zoom was quite good - no geometric distortion was noted and edges and corners were fairly sharp. Purple fringing was very slight when it existed at all.
The lens can focus as close as about 0.4 inches in macro mode.
Video Quality
Video quality was generally good in the LX5, and zoom is available during video capture.
Generally good? Video seems to have a chink in its image quality armor - our LX5 did not like bright scenes where the brightness came directly into the lens. Reflections off a car, bright sunlight on water, brighter portions of clouds on an overcast day all caused colored banding, and this effect was present in both AVCHD Lite and Motion JPEG shooting formats. On a pan of the ocean on a broken overcast day, the dark portion of the pan was fine, but as we got to a brighter area due to broken/thinner cloud cover, a fuchsia tint and vertical streaks were captured. The problem was limited to video - the LX5 did fine with still images under the same conditions. Here's a shot of the first frame of a Motion JPEG video illustrating the banding, and a still under the type of lighting conditions that impacted the video.
On the video clip below I began the shot at wide angle on the kite boarder and with bright sky in the frame the banding was present. As I zoomed in on the rider and the bright sky went out of the frame, the banding disappeared. Panasonic was gracious enough to overnight a second LX5 to me, but unfortunately the problem persisted with this camera as well.
Panasonic also reviewed the film clips we provided and their analysis was that the banding was "typical vertical flair that occurs when you aim a camera at a very bright light." I did have another review camera (Canon G12) shooting both stills and video under the same conditions that did not have the problem I experienced with the LX5. The G12 displayed some minor lens flare when panned across the brighter portions of scenes, but nothing like the LX5's problem. Now the G12 has a 28mm wide angle versus 24mm in the LX5, so perhaps the wider lens on the LX5 had something to do with the vertical flare - but my pans with both cameras took in about the same amount of bright sky so I can't definitively point to lens width as a contributing factor.
Suffice it to say the LX5 video has been the most flare-prone I've encountered in a compact digital and potential buyers would be well advised to examine this aspect of the camera's performance should video capture figure into their shooting plans.
Audio is recorded in monaural and the microphone is susceptible to wind noise. There is a "wind cut" setting.
Image Quality
OK, on to happier subjects. Still image quality in the LX5 is very good at default settings and there are contrast, sharpness, saturation and noise reduction settings available in manual exposure modes if the defaults don't meet your expectations.
The "standard" setting on the film mode color palette produced accurate colors, but there are dynamic, nature, soft, vibrant, nostalgic, standard B&W, dynamic B&W, smooth B&W, my film 1 and 2 and multi film options. Here are the standard, dynamic, nature, smooth, vibrant and standard B&W film modes:
Standard |
Dynamic |
Nature |
Smooth |
Vibrant |
Standard Black & White |
Auto white balance did a good job under a variety of conditions including our studio 5500K fluorescents, but shot warm under incandescent light. There are daylight, cloudy, shade, flash and incandescent presets, plus 2 custom settings and a color temperature option.
Auto White Balance, 5500k fluorescent light
Multiple metering was used for exposure purposes and worked well in most cases. The LX5 could lose highlights in some high contrast situations, but such a performance is not uncommon in compacts. There are center-weighted and spot metering options available, and in case you're wondering, neither solved the LX5 video banding problem.
ISO noise performance, as expected, was a bit better than compacts with smaller physically-sized sensors. The LX5 has a nominal ISO range of 80 to 3200; 6400 and 12800 are available at drastically reduced resolutions.
ISO 80 and 100 are essentially identical and clean; 200 shows a tiny bit of noise and some fine detail loss, but is really quite close to 100. ISO 400 is a bit noisier than 200 with some more fine detail loss, but is certainly usable for large prints.
ISO 80, 100% crop |
ISO 100, 100% crop |
ISO 200, 100% crop |
ISO 400, 100% crop |
ISO 800, 100% crop |
ISO 1600, 100% crop |
ISO 3200, 100% crop |
ISO 800 shows the greatest change so far, in both noise and loss of detail, though it would be very usable for smaller images. Bumping up to ISO 1600 shows an even bigger drop off than the 400-800 jump, with fine details becoming smudged. ISO 3200 is dramatically worse; noise jumps markedly and fine details are a distant memory.
We didn't shoot the low resolution, high ISO sensitivities in the studio, but here's 1600 through 12800 on an admittedly noise friendly light-colored subject.
Overall, use anything over 400 ISO on a large print at your own peril.
Additional Sample Images
The LX5 is the latest Panasonic iteration of the big sensor, modest resolution compact that offers better than typical compact ISO noise performance, albeit at a nearly entry-level DSLR MSRP. Still image quality on our LX5 was very good in compact digital terms, and the slower-than-most AF and shutter lag times of the LX3 have been laid to rest. The camera can shoot RAW, has full manual controls and a wide range of automatic and scene shooting options to please folks who don't wish to be overly involved with image capture. The LX5 is feather light and miniscule when compared to even the smallest DSLR, and this combined with that noise performance and still image quality are the main points in support of the lofty price tag.
Our LX5 had problems in the video department with bright scenes where the light enters the lens directly, resulting in significant vertical bands of color appearing on movie clips. The problem persisted in a second LX5 test unit and so seems to be generic to the model rather than a case of our review unit being at fault. Panasonic identified the problem as typical vertical flare that occurs when a camera is pointed at a very bright light, but even so, the effect was far more pronounced with the LX5 than any other compact I've reviewed. That's the major gripe with the LX5's performance, so if video is in your shooting plans this may not be the camera for you.
If not for the video, the answer to the "what happened to the LX4?" question would have been "don't care." For the record, the answer will have to remain "don't know (but I wonder if the video was less sensitive than on the LX5?)."


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El Domingo 26 Septiembre 2004 13:23, Henrik Brix Andersen escribió: > Hi, > > Since we would like to have net-wireless/ipw2100 included on the next > LiveCD we need people to test net-wireless/wireless-tools-27_pre26-r1 > (>=27_pre23 is a dependency of >=ipw2100-0.54) and, of course, the > net-wireless/ipw2100-0.54 driver itself. > > Please report any bugs you may encounter to Gentoo bugzilla. > > Sincerely, > Brix I'm using net-wireless/wireless-tools-27_pre26 since Sun Sep 19 21:39:20 and i don't have any problem so i think that r1 will work well. I don't use the ipw2100 ebuild, i compiled the driver by hand. -- Julián Yuste
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Sexy's simply the best
James Kuiper is bringing the sexy back in healthy meals that are gluten, soya, sugar and preservatives free.
James Kuiper is bringing the sexy back in healthy meals that are gluten, soya, sugar and preservatives free.
Tripe rolls are now so popular that Florence's high-end establishments have got in on the act.
Yotam Ottolenghi's "Plenty More" is an irresistible invitation to get down and dirty in the kitchen, writes Matthew Burbidge.
Cronuts, crumbnuts, ramen burgers and wine milkshakes are giving chefs the edge when it comes to attracting the interest of food enthusiasts.
Iftaar is often a happy, shared repast, but preparing for the fast can be just as communal and significant.
The World Cup host's national pride is built on a treacherous foundation – and so is its cooking.
Three major UK acts appear alongside TV chefs at the DStv festival, now in its second year, at Emmarentia Dam in Johannesburg.
In the game of food, you win when you dine on 21 courses at the best restaurant in the world.
As a marketing exercise for the restaurant business, I suppose "the world's 50 best" is to be welcomed.
Although they might complain about Michelin, chefs at least understand the reasons why a restaurant is given its stars, even if they don't agree.
Chef Liam Tomlin is avowedly in favour of using only the best seasonal ingredients and allowing them to speak for themselves.
The picnic has grown up. Thousands of people dress in white and gather for an annual outdoors feast.
Amsterdam is leading the country's culinary renaissance with the opening of four new exciting restaurants.
Brent Meersman explores a small delight called Dim sum (Asian dumplings). And Tim James gives a taste of Kanonkop Kadette Pinotage Rosé.
Dining is an adventure in choice, so much so that the exotic is now de rigueur. Still, are we ready for brain custard?
Extra cooks have been flown in from India to set the Melrose Arch restaurant's festival of Bengali food alight with complex curries.
Tim James discovers the tale behind winemaker Giorgio dalla Cia's wines and grappas.
Food review: Matthew Burbridge explores Daleahs, a new restaurant in Johannesburg's Braamfontein.
Yes. Yes it is. And time flies at the Beerhouse in Long Street, where the range of ale is matched by the quality of the food.


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Netflix has allowed a sizable portion of their content library to expire on May 1st. A highlight of expired classics can be found at the bottom of this Slate article. More content is set to be removed later in the month as well. On the 22nd, instantwatcher states that hundreds of titles will be lost, including most, if not all, of the content from Comedy Central.
This is the part where you rush to your favorite streaming device and begin mainlining stand-up as fast as you can.
Back? Okay, good.
Losing some content isn't the only thing going on over at Netflix though. Their A/B testing system has gone and messed with something that some users clearly find crucial to their Netflix experience: the Instant Queue.
For those who don't use it, the Instant Queue was/is an easy to access list of movies that you'd like to watch later. The people who use this system tend to really use it, and everybody else tends to ignore it, or get scared off by the word "queue."
If the posts on Get Satisfaction are any indication, the people who used the IQ, used it in very specific ways and took the time to order it just right. The most recent change orders "Your List" according to categorical criteria based on your preferences and tastes, or simple things like alphabetical order or date released. It should also be mentioned that some people have devices that will only access the Instant Queue. These are mostly older Blu-ray players and TVs, but some people could have the ability to stream to their device of choice completely clipped. Whether one chalks this up to the march of technology or hideous customer service is of course left to the individual.
According to Get Satisfaction, this change seems far more affective than the loss of so much content. In fact a search through the first few pages of posts brings up nothing about the recent loss of content. Perhaps this is because of the structure of the site, but I think it far more likely that there is a lesson to be learned from both of these stories and the reactions to them.
People are actually more concerned with how content is displayed than what content is available. Just look at the comments on that Get Satisfaction forum. Look how well written, reasoned and intelligent they are. Now think of any forum you've ever been on or the comments section of any news site you frequent. Most comments are not this grammatically correct, much less reflect the level of consideration on display in most of these comments.
It seems only a small percentage of users who take the time to seriously organize and comb through the content that's available to them. The rest of the users want to be spoonfed content, or simply aren't inclined to take the time to organize things in a queue. It seems quite clear that it is a vocal minority that actually uses the queue to its full potential, so despite what looks like a lot of noise against the new change most users probably won't even notice.
And let's take a look at the list of movies that Slate culled from those being allowed to expire. Are these movies that were attracting a huge audience? Were they drawing viewers by the droves? It seems unlikely with descriptions like, "a bleak post-apocalyptic farce in which the Earth's population has been reduced to a handful of people, some of whom morph into inanimate objects without notice," or "a heady, almost surrealistic vision of the brutality of combat."
The only populist titles are classic Bond films. That doesn't mean that I think these movies are bad, in fact most of them sound like interesting finds. James Cagney as a Coca-Cola representative in West Berlin? Okay, sorry I missed that one. Its loss isn't really a major blow to the service though, and it's good to see that nobody is jumping on a "Netflix is doomed" bandwagon.
This news, along with the announcement that Orange is the New Black will be premiering in July, reveal a new direction for the streaming giant, and perhaps a new direction for streaming media in general. Netflix has gone out of their way to present high quality exclusive content with big names attached. Kevin Spacey stars in House of Cards with episodes directed by David Fincher and Joel Schumacher, while Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel) directs the Twin Peaks meets modern gore horror series Hemlock Grove. And of course Orange is the New Black is headed by Jenji Kohan of Weeds fame. These series mark Netflix out as more of a competitor to HBO than as a general content distributor.
We may be at the end of the days when Netflix was a haven for obscure classics and poor college kids looking for a cable replacement. This may point the direction for other streaming services as well. Rather than distributing other's content, strong exclusive content will be the backbone of future streaming services. The days of choosing one or another may be over in the next few years. It may quickly become a game of mix and match.
Time will tell, of course, but for now there will be many upheavals and missteps. Let's all just try to ride it out and make good choices.
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I have a lipstick plant with red tubular blooms but I noticed that the tips and sometimes near the base of the bloom is eaten away, mostly it's the tips though.
I opened the blooms but I don't see any bugs or anything, I even picked one off at night and put it under the light to see if the bugs were nocturnal, I could see them, but I saw none at that time either. I want this plant for the hummers, so any safe things I can do to rid this problem would be appreciated. |
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I think it'd be a pretty cool idea if Riot made a thing where after winning a certain number of matches as a champion that you would unlock an extra lore and learn more about them. Like let's say I play and win 100 matches with Talon, I unlock an extra piece of lore and learn more about his backstory. What do you guys think?
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The Ohio State University at Lima will welcome Alumni Association President Archie Griffin to Lima to help celebrate Ohio State Limas 50th Anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at the Allen County Airport. The two-time Heisman trophy winner will mingle with alumni and friends before speaking to the crowd. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
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"Rather uninspiring" seems rather an understatement. The Dem convention was, after all, bracketed by the GOP convention bringing to the forefront of the voters' collective mind the lousy state of the economy and the Friday BLS announcement of the dismal and worsening employment situation. Clinton made excuses for Obama, while the One himself essentially conceded that his magical powers to transform the nation were vastly exaggerated. Over 380,000 American workers left the workforce in the past month, dropping the labor participation rate to historic lows and artificially dropping the "headline" unemployment rate to a still unacceptably high level. It has not escaped the notice of those of us who remain clear-eyed when reading the statistics that had the participation rate remained what it was when Obama took office, the actual unemployment rate in this country would be closer to 11.4%. The outlook going forward for the next 2 years is no better with subpar growth forecasted all the way, far less than what is necessary to bring down the unemployment rate in a meaningful manner rather than through worker despondency and despair. There is no recovery. We are still in recession. The media have conveniently forgotten the fact that Obama was one of the agents who coerced our financial institutions to make the kind of high-risk loans that brought about the financial crises that triggered the mess that he supposedly inherited. The Dem convention and Obama's critically ill-received speech did little, if anything, to specifically address and allay the well founded angst of the working man. Identity politics, pandering to special interests, and celebrity flash may be standard fare in the overtelevised politics of our time, but make no mistake - the referendum on "more of the same" and the choice of a path to the future is what will determine the outcome of the only poll that matters in November. The silly season is now officially over.
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Member of "B-6" Drug Gang in Frederick Exiled To over 17 Years in Prison
Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Jesse Dorsz, age 28, of Walkersville, Maryland, today to 210 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge Theresa R. Stoop of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Frederick County Sheriff Charles A. Jenkins; Colonel Terrence Sheridan, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police; and Frederick County State's Attorney J. Charles Smith.
According to his plea agreement, from 2004 through July 2005, Jesse Dorsz worked with Steven Stone and others to purchase and distribute drugs, including cocaine, marijuana and MDMA (ecstasy). Members of the conspiracy called themselves "B-6," which stood for "the bottom of Sixth Street" in Frederick, Maryland.
Between January and July 2005, Dorsz purchased at least one to two ounces of powder cocaine a week from Stone, totaling over 500 grams. In addition, Dorsz had a network of individuals who assisted him in obtaining drugs from sources in New York and Maryland, including cocaine, marijuana and ecstasy, and then distributing those drugs in and around Frederick, including on Sixth Street. As part of his drug trafficking activity, on July 29, 2005, Dorsz met an individual at a park in Frederick who was distributing for and purchasing drugs from Dorsz. During the meeting, the individual purchased marijuana from Dorsz and then Dorsz inquired about money that the individual owed to Dorsz. They began arguing and Dorsz pulled out a pistol and struck the individual on side of the head, causing a laceration and a fracture of the individual's head.
Steven Leroy Stone, age 25, of Frederick, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit witness tampering and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime and a crime of violence resulting in death, in connection with the murder of David Lee, and was sentenced to 292 months in prison.
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I was talking to someone at DEFRA, and they happened to mention in passing: 'you know, we had a big presentation from the industry, and really, GM crops will have to be allowed in if we're to feed everyone, its the only way to solve the food crisis'
Now, this is complete and utter rubbish. It is a line that has been put forward by the GM public relations people in the newspapers as well. The reality is that these faceless corporations have sunk billions and billions of borrowed dollars developing these things, and whether they work or not, they are desperate to get some profit from them any way they can. So they are lobbying the government to allow them to sell GM seed in the UK, using whatever the latest worry is. (Last year it was the need for higher vitamins in rice, then cheap drugs from corn, now the 'food crisis'. ) Once we plant GM crops there's no going back - the genes will escape into wild plants and other food crops.
We must all resist this cynical sales push.
Interestingly, Genetically modified crops are the agricultural equivalent of what has been going on with the banks. The parallels are striking:
And this briefing to the government is simply not true. Forgetting all the arguments about toxicity and genetic pollution for the moment, concentrate on this simple fact:
GM crops will have LOWER yields than natural plants.
Why GM Crops will have Lower Yields
It's pretty obvious, looking at this diagram:
Here's a plant , making food from sunlight, as it ought to. It sits there, soaking up sunlight all summer, making grain or corn or whatever.
Now take that plant, and put in a poison gene from a bacteria. It is locked 'on', so that every bit of the plant has to use some of its energy making a toxic compound.
You can see that you are putting the same energy in, but of course some of that is diverted into making the toxin. Leaving LESS food for us to eat.
So there you are. Don't believe it, GM crops won't solve any crisis - they just want our money.
And they don't care if they poison us & destroy the eco-system (all that toxin might not be so great, you know) in the process.
GM crops pose a huge risk to the food chain.
GM foods have not been safety-tested, and should be resisted at all costs.
note : Ben studied genetic engineering at the Department of Plant Sciences in Cambridge.
The security of the worlds food supply is at stake here, at risk to the same sort of short-term, ignorant, greedy fools who wrecked the banking system.
Postscript: I wrote this in 2008. In 2009 a scientific study by the UCS looking at two dozen different crop trials came to the same conclusion - GM Seeds do not increase yields.
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Dirty Dining: Screwie Louie's South Beach Bar and Grille
MADEIRA BEACH - Kristy Gray eats at Screwie Louie's South Beach Bar and Grille all the time.
"We always have fun here and the Screwie Louie shrimp is fabulous," Kristy said.
And she's not the only one who feels that way.
"Don't forget the Screwie Louie shrimp!" a local fisherman named Mark said with a smile.
Mark admitted that when he's not on the water, he's hanging out at this Gulf Blvd. hot spot in Madeira Beach.
"If I ain't out there fishing, I'm here drinking!" Mark said.
But state inspectors had an issue with the restaurant's food temperatures. On November 23, 2011, inspectors demanded Screwie Louies throw away five quarts of clam chowder because it was improperly cooled and at 64 degrees. They also found eggs, steak, pork, dairy products, and butter too warm in the cooler and grits not hot enough on the cook line.
Over the last 15 months, 65 critical violations piled up. Many repeat issues so the state conducted nine follow up inspections, filed four administrative complaints, and fined Screwie Louies $3,550.
So has the restaurant fixed the issues? We went inside the restaurant to find out.
"You've had nine follow-up inspections, four administrative complaints, a lot of issues with the temperature of the food," I said to the night manager, Joy Hart.
"OK. Let me call Lou, because I'm not really involved in that aspect of it," Hart explained.
More: See Lou's written response below
Hart also told me she mainly deals with the bar.
"I just basically watch the servers on the floor," Hart said. "Are you a certified food manager too?" I asked. "No, our kitchen chef is," she responded.
But that kitchen chef did not want to talk about what inspectors found on September 1, 2011. Those critical violations included dead roaches in the kitchen, a cooler at 61 degrees and again more temperature violations including fish, grouper, crab cakes, ham, hot dogs, sausage, and butter.
Still, Hart did not want to comment. "I think Lou would want to do it himself," Hart said.
And customers had mixed reactions about eating at Screwie Louie's again. "Not coming back to eat, but coming back for drinks because that's safe," Kristy said.
But Mark will be back to eat again once he returns from his next fishing trip. "This is my last dinner here on the beach and in 18 days I'll be back and have me another dinner here," Mark said.
Screwie Louie's South Beach Bar and Grille response via email:
I have been in the restaurant business all my life. Running a good place is very important to me. My customers are my first priority, I offer no excuses just explanations. Inspections were made the following day and everything was always corrected and fine. During the few months of these evaluations, I was extremely baffled. I have been in that location since 1999 and have never had one single problem. I have never had temperature problems with food. I am very loyal to my staff and have a very low turnover in the kitchen. There were some major changes in staff last spring when some of these things happened and the corrective actions that took place were replacement of the staff to the final point in December of the entire kitchen staff being terminated and a quality control manager being hired. Seven people lost there jobs. Although the temps were only 5-6 degrees off, there was no excuse. It was their job to make sure it was right. I spent a few thousand dollars on repairing the refrigeration until my tech insisted there was no problem with the units. At that point I began to look closer to the staff. We then did temp checks every hour, 24 hours a day and found nothing again. The place is only closed for about 3 hours a day. Orders arrive early in the morning and the coolers are open a lot at that time, putting food away so temps climb during that period and we did not notice the changes because it was not happening all the time. We finally found out what was happening when a new chef had noticed a breaker off in the morning that should not have been off. That is when we found out what was happening. Every once in awhile, the person who was closing would hit the wrong breaker when shutting the sign. We have had no problems since and my quality manager and new staff are doing a fine job. We have never had any type of problems with being dirty or bugs and rodent issues. Whenever there is a problem, a CAR (corrective action report ) is filled out and management corrects the problem.
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Huck, meanwhile, has tracked Rowan all the way out to a trailer in the middle of the woods, where the other D.C. intruder lives. (There apparently is no link between Pete and Mary. Seriously? We're just supposed to believe that unrelated security breaches of that level happen simultaneously? I'm not sure why this is the moment I've chosen to question the crazy Scandal-verse...) Rowan throws money and threats at Pete, but he just seems to want a meeting with the president. As Rowan makes his exit, he's greeted by Huck's gun.
When we return to Jake, who is still bloodied and bruised from his stint in the hole, he's just worried about Liv sharing a room with a bomb. I'm not giving up on Olitz, but Jake seems a hell of a lot more concerned about Olivia's safety at the moment than the president does. So far, all he's done is stop snipers from shooting her.
Olivia reassures Mary that her team can handle it, but Abby's not so sure. "Baby Huck's choking," she tells Olivia as Quinn tries to hack into the FBI. Abby decides to work the David angle, although that doesn't work quite as well as it used to. Harrison is told by an FBI agent that Mary's son was a terrorist recruiter, but when David looks up the supposed agent, she doesn't exist.
Which gets the White Hat thinking -- and leads him to noted Black Hat Cyrus Beene. When David asks for the file, Cy reminds him that he wouldn't have the U.S. Attorney job if it weren't for him. But when David begins rattling off names of agents who seemingly benefited from the death of Mary's son, Cyrus is paying attention.
David's stunt works. Fitz spills everything to Olivia under one condition: She can't breathe a word of it to Mary. It turns out Chris was a CIA agent who had infiltrated a terrorist cell, and the FBI didn't know his true identity when they raided the home. Olivia follows orders, telling Mary her son really was a terrorist. And when it all seems over, and the senator and Olivia step out of the office, Mary slams the door behind them and detonates the bomb, killing herself. Liv, listless outside the Capitol Building, is informed by Quinn that Huck has spent his day off researching Rowan -- and Olivia knows exactly what that means.
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