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Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. The following piece was published in the IHT/NYT a couple of years ago, and while much has changed, many of the issues discussed still seem current. On the personal front, our daily rituals and the weather today in Delhi are surprisingly the same. On the social front, just one of the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks has been caught (that happened during the event itself), scams abound in India (such as those related to the Commonwealth Games and telecom licences), the Middle-East stalemate remains unchanged (more unauthorized buildings and more deaths), and Obama struggles with the hand he's been dealt. And we still search for clarity.
Winter days in Delhi are to be savoured.
The intense dry heat of the summer is gone but not fully forgotten, and so the coolness is greatly appreciated. And to add to the coolness, this morning has dawned clear as well. The sky is actually blue, without having yet been stained by the day's pollution. The trees are full of leaves that look moist and refreshed, and the bougainvilleas are blooming. The Muslim call to pray is long over, and the morning songs from the Hindu temple in the village behind us have played out.
As I walk my daughter to her school bus, our little colony is quiet and we have the street to ourselves. Our energetic elderly neighbours who are normally out for their morning constitutional, a hang-over term from the British colonial days I think, are nowhere to be seen. Maybe the social rigours of the previous evening were too much for them or they're simply enjoying their tea at a leisurely pace. Even the dog walkers have not yet emerged. We enjoy the silence, knowing it won't last for long. My daughter breathes in deeply, links her arm through mine, and says, 'It's such a nice day': she seems to feel that, in spite of her initial inertia and her destination being school, it may have been worthwhile waking up after all.
With a quick good morning to the security guards at our colony entrance, we step out of the gate to wait at our usual spot on the roadside. Over the past months, we've come to recognize some of the regulars and look for them. There's the newspaper man who cycles by, head down, carefully navigating the uneven road. There's the friendly milk man, who also cycles by, only somewhat more erratically. I know later, when he comes to deliver our milk, he'll press my doorbell several times with much enthusiasm, in spite of my having told him that once is enough. Our favourite is a little boy who lives in the village. He looks about five years old and we see his father walking him to school each morning. Rather, the father walks purposefully, with a serious face, thinking of his day ahead, bills to pay, and other of life's troubles, while the boy always skips. Somehow seeing the boy skip seems to lighten our spirits as well.
After seeing my daughter off, I return home to have breakfast with my husband. We split the newspaper equitably, and toss out interesting tidbits to each other. He gives me an update on the scandal at the IT company Satyam and the latest Israel-Palestine ceasefire. I mention something about the unreal worldwide expectation surrounding Obama's presidency.
I also note several advertisements for weekend getaways at some top hotels. There have been perceptibly fewer travellers in India this winter. Despite the string of bombings through 2008 around the country, it took the cold-bloodedness of the Mumbai attack in November to really bring the issue to the forefront of people's minds. That combined with the global financial crisis have left both airlines and hotels in India hurting. We discuss whether we should make the most of these offers – perhaps plan an impromptu trip to Goa or Chennai, or even Mumbai.
My daughter was supposed to attend a math competition in Mumbai next month but her school cancelled their attendance, stating security reasons. My husband thinks that was an over-reaction. However, the school is cautious, putting student safety first. Immediately after the Mumbai incident, there was a lot of talk in the press about the inefficiency of the government, the necessity to take responsibility, and the urgent need for action, but now, nearly two months on, nothing obvious or concrete seems to have happened, nothing that would prevent such a thing from happening again.
Well, if not a plane trip to another city, at least we could go out for dinner. We talk about timings and logistics – all conflicting -- and finally decide to discuss it later. My husband leaves for work and I go up to my study to begin my day's work of writing and editing.
Initially I hear the children in the village school somewhere behind my house reciting their multiplication tables in unison and in top volume. Perhaps they sit outside the school or on the flat roof-top trying to make the most of the warmth from the gentle winter sunshine. Finding myself anticipating the next line of their recitation rather than focusing on my work, I try to drown them out with the Brandenburg Concertos. But, later, as my concentration deepens, I hear neither and it's only several hours afterwards I notice that the music has long stopped playing and class is over.
I leave to pick up my daughter from school. On route, I stop to buy some vegetables at my favourite roadside stall. The shopkeeper knows me by now and nods a respectful hello. His assistant, who cannot speak, makes a noise to attract my attention and gives me a big smile. I ask him how he is doing and he motions that he's just great. Phil Collins song 'Just another day in paradise' comes to mind.
At school I need to park the car a block away and walk the rest: since the Mumbai attack, security measures have been increased and cars are no longer allowed to drive up to the entrance. I meet other parents who have come for their children. We gripe about our kids but also about the increased security, the ineffectiveness of the Indian politicians, the general state of the economy, and if one man can solve the world's problems. Talk is cheap and fun.
Going back home, the winter sun is already weak and the air hazy. I run the idea by my daughter of going out to eat but she insists she has too much homework. I suggest she may finish her homework faster if she's not also on Facebook and MSN messenger, all at the same time. She turns away, implying I'll never understand the complexities of a twelve-year old's life. Anyways, my husband phones to say he may have to stay late for a video conference with his US office.
By the time we reach home, daylight is almost gone, the temperature seems to have suddenly dropped, and the infamous Delhi winter fog is fast rolling in. Objects lose their certainty and it's difficult to see what's in front of us. But I'm glad we've at least had the clarity of the day.


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Kerala nurses for Maldives hospitals
Around 250 nurses from Kerala are to leave for the Maldives courtesy the state-run Overseas Development & Employment Promotion Consultants (ODEPC).
'The first batch of 28 nurses would fly to the Maldives on Tuesday and the rest will follow later,' S. Srinivasan, chairman and managing director ODEPC, told IANS.
'The Maldives has also asked us to recruit 30 doctors and other medical professionals from here, and we are on the job,' said Srinivasan. This is the first time the Maldives approached the agency for recruiting medical professionals from the state.
ODEPC was set up in 1977 to recruit manpower from here to various Middle East countries. It made a record profit of Rs.5.5 million during the previous Congress-led United Democratic Front government last year.
Srinivasan said the agency would next month conduct recruitment for teachers to Oman.
According to ODEPC, the biggest impediment to its smooth sailing is that with recruitment becoming big business it is fully controlled by agents who make a killing by demanding hefty charges. ODEPC has been made to lie dormant by these agents.
While recruitment agents charge more than Rs.100,000 as charges from a nurse bound for the Middle East, ODEPC collects a very nominal fee.
ODEPC is also to get busy recruiting nurses for Kuwait.
'We expect the papers to come from the Kuwaiti government and after that we will start conducting interviews for nurses to Kuwait,' said Srinivasan.
Since the past decade, Maldivian nationals have been arriving in large numbers for medical treatment in hospitals in Thiruvananthapuram.
Maldives has also opened a consulate here to help its nationals.
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In the world of small cars, the Corolla makes even the Civic look young. The Corolla is celebrating its 35th year in the U.S. for 2004, and we decided to celebrate with the XRS model, which is new this year. This tuner-like iteration borrows a 170-hp 1.8-liter four-cylinder from the Celica GT-S and the Matrix XRS and mates it to a 6-speed transmission, adds a firmer suspension setup and sixteen-inch wheels, and finishes the package off with an interior spruced up with more supportive seats and sportier trim. Toyota says this more athletic Corolla is meant to target single young males, a demographic other Corolla models are struggling in.
The first thing that surprised us about this car was that the seventeen-inch wheels found on the Matrix didn't make it on this car, since "bigger is better" seems to be a winning formula when it comes to wheels, especially on cars targeted at young males. But on the road, the confusion quickly evaporated, as our Corolla quickly established itself as the back-breaker of the group, more so than even the larger-wheeled 3. We also expected more from the class-leading power. We feel Toyota's variable valve timing, which is incorporated into the engine, could use some fine tuning, as the power comes on disappointingly late. We finally felt all 170 ponies up near 6000 rpm and enjoyed a few quick revs before shifting gears and falling back out of the powerband. Most drivers will never reach such high engine speeds in regular city driving; the power would be welcome lower on the tachometer.
Compared with the somewhat generic exterior styling of the Corolla (may we mention the unnaturalness of that body kit?), we were impressed with Toyota's clean, luxurious cabin treatment. The Corolla made us feel as if a Lexus has somehow found its way into our group. We were delighted with the seating comfort. The six-speed shifter had a great feel, and the dash buttons were large and logically placed - a big advantage for four-eyed drivers. The Corolla came off as the most well-put-together car in the group, living up to Toyota's long history of superior build quality.
One staffer referred to our XRS as having a "Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde" type of character. On one hand, it is a tightly sprung, high-revving sport sedan, and on the other, it ultimately doesn't feel particularly confidence inspiring on twisty roads. Despite the stiff suspension, bumps and camber changes upset the XRS more than the Focus and the 3. The XRS also understeers considerably more than those cars. Based on the late arrival of enjoyable power and our chiropractor bill, the XRS seems like a poor compromise. Those desiring comfort, refinement, and the best quality and reliability for less than $20,000 will feel right at home in the tamer Corolla LE, but those desiring a bit of econo-excitement should look elsewhere.


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Untangling cloning's most difficult snags
Scientists announce they've found ways to improve their often-low success rate.
Experiments reported today show how to boost dramatically the efficiency of animal cloning.
The researchers say this won't lead immediately to a cloning zoo. But it will give scientists a powerful tool with which to study the biological snags that have made mammalian cloning, in particular, an almost no-win exercise.
Hype over a handful of cattle, sheep, and monkey clones has obscured the fact that few clones make it to healthy adulthood. Most perish before or shortly after birth. Rudolf Jaenisch of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Mass., calls this low productivity "one of the major challenges of mammalian cloning."
Now, cloning experiments with mice in his laboratory and at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu have a 21 percent success rate - compared with previous success rates of a few percent or less.
The techniques Dr. Jaenisch and his colleagues report in today's issue of Nature Genetics boil down to using fresh cells from embryos - so-called stem cells - and careful timing of key steps in the cloning process.
His research indicates that - at least for mice - it's better to use genetic material from stem cells than to try to reproduce adults.
It's too soon to tell whether or not this will be a step toward an eventual ability to clone humans. Such research could reveal new obstacles on that path.
The Whitehead announcement notes that "the federal government and most scientists believe human cloning to be unethical." But it adds that "improving cloning technology could have real benefits in agriculture and animal husbandry, as well as in biomedical research...."
Much of the recent excitement about cloning arose because the clones were derived from mature animals - inspiring fanciful visions of adult humans cloning themselves. In stem-cell experiments, by contrast, scientists scoop the nuclei containing the genetic instructions out of both a donor cell and an egg cell. They then place the donor-cell nucleus into the egg cell and plant the egg in a surrogate mother. The egg is then supposed to develop through embryonic and fetal stages.


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US captain Watson wants Tiger for 2014 Ryder Cup
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Eight-time major golf champion Tom Watson, named on Thursday to be captain of the 2014 US Ryder Cup squad, said that he plans to have Tiger Woods on that team.
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Healthy News
Chipotle Celebrates Meatless Monday with Sofritas Monday ›
To get the word out about their new organic tofu Sofritas, Chipotle is offering a tasty deal, nationwide. If you order their Sofritas today, January 26th, and save your receipt, you can return anytime between January 27th and February 28th, 2015, for a FREE burrito, order of tacos, salad or bowl of your choice.
It's a risk-free way to try their new tofu option and enjoy a Meatless Monday. Chipotle is committed to serving the best sustainably raised food possible, with an eye to great taste and great nutrition. Their new Sofritas is no exception. They start with Hodo Soy, made from non-GMO, US-grown whole soybeans. It's shredded, then braised with chipotle chilis, roasted poblanos, and a blend of aromatic spices. Chances are you won't miss the meat in your burrito, taco, or salad once you taste the spicy Sofritas.
Like Meatless Monday, Chipotle is concerned with people's health. They have a consumer-friendly nutrition calculator on their website that gives you nutritional measures and calorie counts for the meal you're planning to order, and it's detailed enough to show you the difference between adding guacamole or subtracting sour cream.
They also have high standards when it comes to their ingredients, always preferring organic vegetables and refusing to purchase any dairy that comes from cows treated with rBGH.
Another similarity with Meatless Monday is Chipotle's concern for the health of the planet. To quote from their website, "Industrial ranching and factory farming produce tons of waste while depleting the soil of nutrients. These seem like bad things to us. We so work hard to source our ingredients in ways that protect this little planet of ours." Since 1999 they've been supporting farmers who focus on responsible and sustainable practices.
If you're seeing this after the 26th, you've unfortunately missed the promotion. But you may still want to try the Sofritas. It could make a delicious Meatless Monday lunch or dinner.
New Yorkers Rally to Support Meatless Monday Resolution ›
Despite freezing temperatures, a crowd of public health, environmental, and animal rights advocates rallied on the steps of New York's City Hall this past Thursday to support the Meatless Monday Resolution being introduced by Council Members Helen Rosenthal and Corey Johnson, chair of the Health Committee. The resolution would bring awareness to efforts already underway in restaurants, schools, and cafeterias across the city to provide meat-free meals on Mondays, and it would call for a city-wide expansion of those efforts.
"I'm so excited to be introducing a resolution today calling on the City of New York to declare Mondays 'Meatless Mondays,' said Council Member Rosenthal. "Meatless Monday is a national and international campaign that encourages people to enjoy meat-free meals on Mondays to improve their personal health and the health of the planet." She expressed her hope that the resolution would quickly pass through the City Council and arrive on the mayor's desk surrounded by a variety of healthy veggie treats.
Approximately 40 schools in New York City already participate in Meatless Monday, including public, private and charter schools at all grade levels. New York City colleges and universities have also participated in Meatless Monday, including Barnard College, Brooklyn Law School, Columbia University, Fordham University, LaGuardia Community College and Manhattan College.
"It's wonderful that New York City plans to join Los Angeles, Philadelphia and other major cities in the U.S. and 36 countries by introducing the Meatless Monday resolution,"
said Sid Lerner, found of the Meatless Monday Movement, and chairman of The Monday Campaigns. "What perfect timing to introduce Meatless Monday with the new year, when many people are thinking of improving their diets."
Peggy Neu, President of The Monday Campaigns, also attended the rally and addressed the crowd. "It's only fitting that the city where Meatless Monday was born should adopt such a resolution." She noted the important role played by the academic partners – Columbia, Johns Hopkins, and Syracuse – and how their research continues to yield new insights into the power of Mondays to improve public health.
Many New York chefs and restaurateurs have promoted Meatless Monday over the years including Mario Batali, John Fraser (Dovetail and Narcissa), Marisa May (SD26), Jason Weiner (Almond), and Bill Telepan (Telepan.)
Chef Telepan was on hand and spoke about how Meatless Monday encourages more variety in people's diets. "Through my career as a chef, and especially my work with Wellness in the Schools, I've seen the impact of how encouraging the consumption of real foods, stripped of processed ingredients, can help combat the epidemic of obesity and improve long-term health outcomes."
Mia MacDonald, executive director of Brighter Green, a New York-based action tank, offered a global perspective on the perils of exporting a meat-heavy American diet to countries like China, India, and Brazil. "It is great to see New York, the most global of cities, joining the growing national and international movement for more sustainable, humane food systems and ways of eating."
Friends of Meatless Monday shared their support from all over the world, including Paul, Mary, and Stella McCartney, founders of Meat Free Monday. "Great to hear that New York City officials are considering introducing Meatless Monday! It's such an easy and enjoyable way to reduce our carbon footprint and improve our health. If the resolution passes, we look forward to seeing what delicious and creative meat free options chefs come up with on Mondays in this amazing city!"
Council Member Rosenthal was optimistic about the City Council passing the resolution and sees a bright future for Meatless Monday. "As goes New York City, so goes the nation!"
Watch a short video of Council Member Rosenthal speaking at the rally.
Make Meatless Monday
a Family Affair ›
Author and food activist Michael Pollan enjoys Meatless Monday with his family.
So does author Laurie David, who dedicated a full chapter of her book The Family Dinner to Meatless Monday. You'll also find meatless entrees around the Batali family table on Mondays. Getting your whole family to join you for Meatless Monday is a wonderful thing, but sometimes kids aren't eager to eat more vegetables or experiment with new foods. However, research shows that kids are more likely to eat what they have a hand in cooking. And there's a Monday Campaigns initiative dedicated to get kids cooking.
The Kids Cook Monday encourages families to set aside the first night of every week for cooking and eating together as a family. The website is a great resource for family-friendly recipes and video demonstrations. The campaign also offers a free downloadable e-cookbook, The Family Dinner Date Cookbook. And each of The Kids Cook Monday's recipes features a fun format that divides cooking tasks into those kids can do by themselves, those they can do together with an adult, and tasks adults should handle themselves.
When kids pitch in making meals, they're proud of their accomplishment and excited to eat the food they've helped make. Cooking together also provides a natural time for discussing the impact that food choices have on our bodies and the environment. The more educated kids are about food the more open they'll be to healthy, sustainable food choices.
On a very practical level cooking teaches kids counting, measuring and sequencing as well as fractions and fine motor skills. It's also a great way to build kids' self-esteem and teach responsibility. And kids will be learning an essential life skill that will come in handy even if they don't go on to be a world famous celebrity chef.
But the best part is the time you'll be spending together preparing the meals (be sure to get a few photos – you'll cherish them later.) The run-up to dinner can be a time you're working together and accomplishing something fun instead of that tense time when they're restless and you're feeling overwhelmed. The time you share chatting as you cook together becomes even more important as they reach adolescence and move into those tricky teenage years.
The family that cooks together, eats together.
And families eating together leads to positive things. Research from Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse suggests that kids who eat family dinners get better grades in school, develop communication skills, and are less likely to try drugs. In addition, the American Academy of Pediatrics found that kids who ate dinner with their family regularly were less likely to be obese.
Meatless Monday can improve your health and the health of the planet. Sharing it with your kids by cooking and eating together may also help improve the health of your family.
Visit TheKidsCookMonday.org and give it a try some Monday soon.
US News Releases 'Best Diet' Rankings for 2015 ›
US News & World Report just released their 2015 diet rankings and no, the Cookie Diet did not win this year.
Nor did Paleo, Flat Belly, or South Beach. And the Biggest Loser wasn't the big winner (it finished 9th overall.) The panel of diet and nutrition experts considered 35 programs and ranked them in 7 categories such as Best Heart-Healthy Diets, Best Weight-Loss Diets, and Easiest Diets to Follow. The winner in both Best Diet for Healthy eating and Best Overall Diet: The DASH diet.
DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure.) Developed by The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) it edged out the TLC Diet and the Mayo Clinic Diet. Studies show DASH can lower blood pressure, which if too high, can trigger heart disease, heart failure, and stroke. The diet also showed favorable results in areas like lowering 'bad' cholesterol and preventing diabetes.
Many of those benefits will be familiar to fans of Meatless Monday. And, no surprise, in addition to having you go easy on salt the DASH diet emphasizes plenty of grains, vegetables, and fruits. It also recommends less meat than the average American is accustomed to eating.
In fact, eating less meat is something winning diets in several categories had in common, from Best Heart-Healthy Diets to Best Diabetes Diets. Looking at the winners you also see a focus on eating more fruits and vegetables and exercising regularly.
An entire category is dedicated to Plant-Based diets. The winner: The Mediterranean Diet. It earned high marks in all areas of assessment from being nutritionally sound to helping you lose weight (though it wasn't designed to be a weight loss diet.) It also allows for a glass or two of wine per week (plant-based people should still get to have some fun.) The next highest finishers in the Plant-Based category were the Flexitarian diet and the Ornish diet.
User-friendliness was one of the factors experts considered in their rankings. The easier a diet is to follow, the better the odds of sticking to it. On that score, Meatless Monday would rank at the top. You can't get much more simple than, "One day a week just don't eat meat." And while Meatless Monday is a movement rather than a diet, it also confers many of the benefits of the more structured plans. That may be why it's a winner for so many people worldwide.
Meatless Monday
Fights Global Obesity ›
A recent study from Mckinsey Global Institute (MGI) has revealed obesity now accounts for approximately 5 percent of all deaths worldwide. The global cost of the disease has risen to about $2 trillion. MGI also estimated that more than 2 billion people, about one-third of the world's population, are now obese or overweight. This trend is only increasing as emerging economies grow.
"Obesity is a complex, systemic issue with no single or simple solution." Write the authors of the study, "The global discord surrounding how to move forward underscores the need for integrated assessments of potential solutions. Lack of progress on these fronts is obstructing efforts to address rising rates of obesity."
Despite the complexity of the issue, the study does encourage several strategies toward combating obesity. While education and personal responsibility are critical elements of any program aiming to reduce obesity, they are insufficient on their own—changing societal norms is key. Subsidized school meals, calorie and nutrition labeling, restrictions on advertising high-calorie food and drinks, and public health campaigns could all help make a difference.
Meatless Monday is one such public health initiative that could help. Reducing the meat in ones diet is an actionable way for an individual to combat obesity (and also related diseases such as diabetes.) Studies have demonstrated that people on plant-based, vegetarian diets tend to have a significantly lower body weight and body mass index. This may be in part because plant-based diets are rich in dietary fiber (which is not found in animal products) and fiber contributes to fullness, resulting in lower calorie intake and less overeating.
Plus Meatless Monday is something you can start right now. If the trend continues at the current rate, almost half of the adult population is expected to be overweight by 2030. A true solution will come from a holistic approach—involving individuals, governments, restaurants, employers, media organizations, educators, and healthcare providers. But as an individual, you can start Meatless Monday today and put up a fight.
The Chew crew kicks off 2015 with a Meatless Monday ›
"The holidays are over, and if your pants are feeling a little too tight," said co-host Kelly Clinton of the ABC's daytime food show, "pay attention. Today we're starting the year off Lite, with delicious dishes that are low on calories, but high on flavor." And without further ado, The Chew started the new year with a Meatless Monday.
Chew co-host Mario Batali, who's been celebrating Meatless Monday for three years in his restaurants and with his family, shared a delicious meatless frittata with his fellow hosts. The Swiss chard and onion dish was just 217 calories per serving, proving once again that going meatless can help your waistline, your budget, and of course the planet.
The show's special guest, Angie Martinez, came prepared with a Meatless Monday dish of her own. Known as "The Voice of New York, she is one of the most influential personalities in popular culture and multimedia, and she's just released a hot new cookbook co-authored with acclaimed chef Angelo Sosa titled, Healthy Latin Eating: Our Favorite Family Recipes Remixed. Angie and Angelo start with traditional family recipes from their Cuban, Dominican, and Puerto Rican backgrounds, then adapt them in innovative ways that blend the art of Latin cooking with healthy eating.
Assisted by Chew co-host chef Michael Symon, Angie made a dish based on a traditional Dominican favorite, the sancocho. Usually a meat-based stew, she substituted red kidney beans, combined them with bell peppers, platanos, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes, and served it over brown rice. The result was a delicious dish with plenty of protein that the Chew crew simply loved.
Angie wanted to cook up a real stick-to-your-ribs meal, meatless but still hearty and satisfying. "This isn't one of those things where you think you're going to eat a meatless meal and it's too light," said Angie. After a high blood pressure scare, she decided to change her diet, but still wanted to be able to enjoy the traditional flavors she remembers growing up. Recipes like this meatless sancocho are how she's combining the comfort foods she loves with her new, healthier lifestyle.
The Chew first celebrated Meatless Monday in 2013, sharing easy-to-make, delicious entrees with their viewers. Co-host Clinton Kelly enumerated some of the key benefits of going meatless once a week, including a 19% reduced risk of heart disease; a 21% reduced risk of type 2 diabetes; and an average family savings of $600 a year.
As Angie's recipe proves, going meatless one day a week doesn't have to feel like a huge sacrifice. Mario Batali sums up why he's brought Meatless Monday into his home. "We do it because it's fun, because it changes our diet up a little bit. I don't look at it as necessarily getting rid of something. I look at it as just making a little bit more of a celebration about vegetables."
Sharon Palmer & Oldways
Cook Up a Meal Plan ›
The Oldways 4-Week Vegetarian & Vegan Diet Menu Plan is the result of a collaboration between Oldways, a nonprofit food and nutrition education organization, and Sharon Palmer, RD, author of two whole plant-focused books, and long-time friend of Meatless Monday.
The book is a how-to-guide to cutting the meat, and keeping the flavor and nutrients, while reimagining the food pyramid without meat. The Oldways 4-Week Vegetarian & Vegan Diet Menu Plan also provides a few tips like how to make fruit your new go-to dessert, how to avoid empty calories, and how to make variety your goal. "Try to paint your plant with the color or the rainbow…" the book suggests. Within the pages you'll also find a grocery list of how to stock your pantry, fridge, and freezer in anticipation of healthy eating.
Then as the title suggests, Oldways and Sharon Palmer lay out a 4-week (3-meals-a-day, plus snack) plan—replete with healthy and delicious recipes—to help you cut out the meat. In Meatless Monday days, that's 28 Mondays—it's over half a year of eating to promote good health.
Here is taste of what's in store Curried Red Quinoa and Peach Salad. Try it tonight.
The Oldways mission is to guide people toward good health through heritage, by encouraging people to seek out nutrient-rich whole foods instead of heavily processed foods, and to create a community out of sustainable, healthful eating. Sharon Palmer is a food and nutrition specialist and a registered dietitian with 16 years of health care experience. She writes on health, wellness, nutrition, cuisine, and environmental issues. Her books include The Plant-Powered Diet and Plant-Powered for Life.
10 Meatless Nibbles for Your Super Bowl Party ›
Sure, the Super Bowl may air on a Sunday, but that's no reason not to lighten up the typical game-day fare with a few meatless treats. Here are 10 of our favorite recipes from Meatless Monday's friends and dedicated Bloggers on Board. Many are even great for cooking with kids! Pick your favorite and wow your party guests with just how delicious meatless snacks can be.
Vegan Nachos Supreme | Driftwood Gardens
Sriracha Cauliflower "Wings" with Blue Cheese Dressing | Full and Content
Roasted Red Peppers, Feta Cheese & Walnut Dip | Mummy's Fast & Easy
Baked Avocado Egg Rolls | C It Nutritionally
Cauliflower Garlic Fingers | The Happy Health Freak
Slow Cooker Butternut Squash, Kale and Quinoa Chili | Sarcastic Cooking
Tomato Pops | The Kids Cook Monday & Crunch-A-Color
Artichoke and Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms | The Saucy Southerner
Mini Mushroom Burgers | The Mushroom Channel & Meatless Monday
Southwestern Stuffed Sweet Potatoes | The Fit Foodie Mama
Make Meatless Monday
Your New Year's Resolution ›
A new year is just a few days away. Along with being frustrated by accidentally writing "2014″ instead of "2015″, many of us will also be setting resolutions to commit to healthier habits. One resolution to consider is participating in Meatless Monday. Why?—it's easy, there are tons of free and delicious Meatless Monday recipes and cookbooks, there is a large community of support, and participating in Meatless Monday offers some terrific benefits for your own personal health and for the health of the planet.
For your personal health—studies show that eating more fruit, vegetables, and whole grains helps to protect against cardiovascular disease. Evidence also suggests that consuming red meat and processed meat increases the likelihood of certain cancers. Whereas, a diet rich in fruits and vegetables decreases the likelihood of certain cancers. Research also suggests that consuming more fruits and vegetables and less processed meat reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes and people on plant-based diets tend to have a significantly lower body weight and body mass index.
For the health of the plant—reducing one's meat consumption means you'll minimize water usage. Producing one pound of beef requires 1,850 gallons of water, whereas growing 1 pound of vegetables requires 39 gallons of water. Eating less meat also means, you'll reduce your carbon footprint. Beef generates 30 kilograms of greenhouse gas per kilogram of food; whereas, carrots, potatoes, and rice generate .42, .45, and 1.3 kilograms, respectively, per kilogram of food.
If the world ate 15% less meat (roughly one day of abstaining,) it would be like taking 240 million cars off the road each year. In 2015, let's make that happen. Happy New Years.
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"Turns me on when i see Cody doing that to his man boobs!"
Doing what? Where? When?
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"Turns me on when i see Cody doing that to his man boobs!"
Doing what? Where? When?
Sorry for the strange way of quoting the previous message, but the quote function doesnt seem to want to work at the moment!
Anderson vs Aries right now is actually pretty hot.
what am i good at? haha!
^^ Thank you for that! I ADORE Del Rio.
You're welcome, here's more
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This is one sexy mofo'....and I think he knows it!
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People seem to like him a lot...
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not 100% if that first pic is the same guy, I think it is, just a older pic where he is less hairy
No more "furry ass" pics but I have some bulge pics for ya wrestlewatcher >>>
...this was some intergender match/or segment i guess in FCW or something, when he went by "Claudio"
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Remember a few weeks ago I asked about where to get a mesh shirt like what Jeff Hardy used to wear?
Well, after weeks of putting this together, I give you the final costume...
Tell me what you guys think, either on here or PM me (maybe PM so no one will clog up the forums haha)
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Any more John Morrison pics would be greatly appreciated.
There are two kinds of people in this world. My kind of people, and assholes.
More Ted Dibiase please people.
I wish WWE would at least attempt to push Dibiase.
On a side note... looks like we are reaching the new rule of 5000 posts per thread. Want to say well done to us all for getting that many posts in less than a year
Layla Love always.
Cena please sit on my face right now.
R.I.P Jetski my amazing angel. Could never have had a better dog!
That's cuase we're beastly.
what am i good at? haha!
If I were on that gameshow I would say NO DEAL, so he could open up the briefcase. Wonder what would be waiting inside...
(i guess that "close the door mom" caption, refers to getting caught masturbating, he does have a "oh, sh*t! Just a minute..." face on him)
Here's a few....
HOTT! I love this photo!
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Last few for tonight....
Great Dibiase pics rwfan11! Thx for sharing!
Seconded. DiBiase looks so f*cking hot!
is this billy gunn...
http://tynfyr.tumblr.com/ "...my daddy knew your daddy, said he was a hater too..."
brock lesnar...
http://tynfyr.tumblr.com/ "...my daddy knew your daddy, said he was a hater too..."
I'm becoming a bit obsessed with Antonio, his body is incredible.Loved seeing him rip his shirt off on NXT the other night.
For some reason the newer guys that have got pushes recently aren't exactly grown on me yet. I'm not sure why.guys like sandow or Antonio.
what am i good at? haha!


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Blend: 90% Zinfandel and 10% Petite Sirah
Offering enticing aromas of cran-raspberry, baking spices, hints of pine duff and eucalyptus, this wine is lifted and bright on the nose. The palate entry brings distinct minerality traced by notes of sarsaparilla, plum, dark cherry clove and pronounced, yet silky tannins which broaden through the finish.
DeLoach's mission is to produce exceptional wines that spotlight the singular personality of the Russian River Valley in a socially responsible, environmentally sensitive way. They seek to foster a better understanding of the Valley's unique terroir, with its rare and bountiful convergence of the sea, the soil and the stars.
Nose: Flashes of wet earth and black cracked-pepper. The nutmeg, along with the lemon zest, is probably oak-derived. The nuttiness almost definitely. Red-curranted fruits synergise with complex, meaty (cold-cuts/carpaccio) secondary notes.
Palate: An initial rush of juiciness and lush core fruits - rhubarb/plum/raspberry, underpinned by mouthwatering acidity and a small measure of stylish French oak. A firm finish, stylishly sealed with fine, talc-like tannins. Youthful, beckoning - confirming our earlier-release mantra for this Coonawarra Shiraz style.


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FB, our modern yeast dont get stunned by normal levels of KM very easily, I add KM directly to the secondary when I transfer from the primary bucket to the secondary carboy and they yeast never skip a beat and keep churning. We dont even wait sometimes after adding KM to add the yeast without any problems, I usually use starter cultures which may be why they are not shocked when introduced straight away instead of just dumping some dry yeast on top that has to rehydrate with KM around. I dont think most people know the differece between santasized and sterilized so you are right there, at least most recognize that its nice and clean either way WVMJ
I use a medical grade alcohol to sterilize containers and equipment when messing with fruit or chocolate. I sanitize using easy clean on traditional meads. Hence the reason I chose the word sterilize.
Great thanks ... Will get on it
update went to slide the carboy across the floor.... "mold" disappared !!! it was all just scummy bubbles thanks everyone for all the replies- definetly learned some new things....didnt realise you should be adding sulphites when racking to the secondary
All good in the end. Unfortunately mold creates toxins that can't be filtered out or removed. It's not the visible mold that gets you
Bump for floating white fleckquestion
I remember as kids we were told to just scrape the mold off of the top of the jelly and eat what was below, the mold was just on top, the jelly still tasted good and never affected us. When we were kids we used to eat the jelly below the moldly top layer, everyone said it was ok and it still tasted good and never affected us. As kids we always dug down to the bottome of the jelly jar to get the stuff under the mold, it always tasted good and never hurt us at all. WVMJ
I found it, garlicbee. Thanks for the lead! Your pictures could've been mine they resembled so closely! I'll jump back over to my thread now... http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f30/whit...ection-381938/ Thanks! Ed


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Summary: Case Studies for Educational Leadership gives educational leadership students an opportunity to project themselves into real-life administrative situations and prepare for their future positions in the field. Each case study contained in this practical first edition book asks students to analyze complex problems, consider the moral ramifications of their approach, think on their feet, and ultimately solve the issue at hand.Appropriate as a supplemental text or a main text to a range ...show moreof educational leadership courses, this text thoroughly presents the key areas of educational leadership, including instructional leadership; ethics and management; organization and development of curriculum and its alignment with instruction with assessment; supervision of personnel; school community relations and strategic planning; and diversity issues in educational leadership.Features''Here's What Happened'' features following each case study share the true-life story of a real school administrator and prepare readers for realistic situations. ''Ethical consideration'' components within each case study encourage students to reflect upon different approaches to solving the case studies, as well as the possible moral ramifications of each decision. Covers multiple administrative positions, such as department chair, assistant principal, principal and central office administrator, preparing readers for a range of educational leadership positions. ISLLC standards alignment and cross-reference charts allow readers to draw parallels between standards and case studies. ...show less
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My feelings towards Donkey Kong Country Returns have been a bit of a minecart rollercoaster. My first reaction, as a right-thinking SNES veteran, was a simple "WAYHAAAAAY!" But then I found out that there would be no water levels, and as a right-thinking SNES veteran, my soul became gripped with a terrible malaise, brought on by the knowledge that I would be denied a modern day remix of this tune.
But now I've seen this new trailer, entitled 'Eruption'. My current feelings? 'WELCOME BACK, WAYHAY!' Because it's nearly one and a half minutes of the gloriously hardcore, pixel-perfect, seat-of-the-pants exhilaration that made the original DKC such a thrill. Only exponentially boosted by modern tech and design savvy. Watch it, and tell me if you're as pumped as I now am.
Those mine carts. Seriously, those mine carts. God, I've missed mine carts.
UPDATE: Aquatic Ambience might be in there after all. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!
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I've been carrying my M&P Shield for a while now due to it's thinness and easy of carry here in Mississippi and I love my Shield. Took a few guns out to the range this past weekend and one of them happened to be my neglected Glock 26 Gen 4. As soon as I started shooting it, I was thinking to myself, "Why did I stop carrying you?". After the first mag or two, I quickly realized why I bought the gun in the first place.....As an awesome carry option.
The thing is dead-nuts accurate and the felt recoil is almost non-existent. It's just one of those guns that always works and works well. I've been carrying it since that range session and feel very confident in it's reliability and my ability with it. I honestly find it very easy to carry OWB under an un-tucked short. Though the grip is beefier than the Shield, it still felt extremely comfortable in my hand and I've never been concerned or bothered by the pinky resting under the mag floor plate.
Anyway, if you're like me and you were kind of "iffy" on the previous Glocks, give the gen 4's a try. I'm not a brand snob in anyway as I own Glock, S&W, Ruger and Springfield pistols. I think each manufacturer has its pros and cons and that's the reason I like to have a variety. But I have to say, the Glock 26 is tough to beat and may be one of Glock's finest......right along side my 19.


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You need to talk to your mother and get professional help.
Families tend to want to sweep these things under the rug and minimize it. No one wants to deal with it. Assuming she is receptive and willing to get you into therapy you need to find the right therapist. This is not easy. Therapy is painful and things may get worse before they get better. You should deal with it anyway. You are young and don't want to be haunted by this for a long time. It effects relationships and the quality of your life.
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I have had BPH for quite a while and I felt a stronger urge to orgasm at times. Inner stimulation as opposed to external stimulation. Masturbation seemed to help. I have a few personal milestones. Age 50, orgasmed twice without withdrawing. Unusual for me at any age. Age 60, the strongest orgasm I ever had in my life. The irresistible force met the immoveable object. Age 62, got my first ed prescription and started to develop Peyrones. Which originally was an upturn of my penis and later less firmness toward the head. Age 67, loss of sensation to my penis so that an orgasm is more internally fueled than externally fueled. Today, good sexual experience is when I know that I am going to orgasm (not a sure thing). The orgasm itself isn't much more than the preorgasm.
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She is really bothered touching my penis even though she has sung it's praises from our love making. When making love, she wants her breasts fondled and sucked. When not aroused, she can't stand having her breasts touched. Over many years I've made some progress in her allowing me to hold them in the most gentle way. I can grope, fondle and caress butt and thighs as long as I stay away from her crotch. It isn't selfishness, it's how she is wired. There are plenty of women who fall into both groups. More of the latter relationships, post here. You don't see many posts about good sex, because there really isn't a need to be filled.View Thread
You ask a teenage female what she is looking for in a man, you get an answer like looks, car, money, dancing.
You ask a woman in her 20's the same question and it starts shifting toward, job, marriage, family, security.
Men spend these years trying to get laid.
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Faced with a decision with having a non complicated relationship with a sex buddy or getting married to a potential life partner who was very passionate, I chose the latter.
What I got was the house, the kid, the dog the cat and sporatic excellent lovemaking.
Going the other direction, I could have had years of good, uncomplicated sex. The older you get, the pool of women who want and appreciate sex and are willing to get into a relationship without strings increases. If my wife died, I would be looking for women over 50 that appreciated being made love to. I'm sure there a lot of them.View Thread
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Ok so im a little nervous and going on and on Has anyone here gone through the procedure in Virginia? I also have to send in the paperwork on becoming and LLC which is no big deal. I inc a non profit once before and the process is pretty straight forward. For those that bake legally from home do you hold insurance even if you are an LLC?
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22 So Edom revolted from under the hand of Yehudah to this day. Then did Livna revolt at the same time. | 22 To this day Edom has been in rebellion against Judah. Libnah revolted at the same time. |
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This is a leaked, unnamed Samsung 'smartphone', and it has a 7in screen. Yes, seven. Inches.
The mysterious behemoth popped up at German site Mobile Geeks, courtesy of Chinese regulator TENAA, and judging by the specs, it's targeting the entry level rather than the high-end of the smartphone market. It will certainly tick the boxes for anyone keen to make calls, read tablet mags and save money at the same time.
The 7in screen has a 720p resolution - no problem on a 5in smartphone, but stretching that number of pixels over this large a display will disappoint the eyeballs of the connoisseur.
It's no powerlifter under the hood either, with a quad-core 1.2GHz processor and 1.5GB of RAM. An 8MP camera and 8GB of expandable memory finish off the spec list.
There's no name to go on, but we could be looking at a successor to the original Samsung Galaxy Mega, albeit one with a Note 3-like faux leather rear.
Would you make phone calls on this in public? For us, even the latest 5in flagships are pushing it size-wise, and this phone rather takes the biscuit.
That's all the info we have for the time being, but make sure to keep an eye out on the Stuff Giant Watch channel to see if any more sightings have occurred.
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Richard N. Baumgartner, PhD
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Nutritional and molecular epidemiology. Current research interests include body composition (obesity, sarcopenia and osteopenia) in relation to aging, chronic disease and disability, and nutritional, hormonal and inflammatory biomarkers in the molecular epidemiology of breast cancer.
Kathy Baumgartner, PhD
Associate Dean, Associate Professor
Breast cancer and gaining a better understanding of the relationship of risk and prognosis with ethnicity, obesity, diet, physical activity, genetic susceptibility and admixture, and quality of life.
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Cancer epidemiologist, principal research focus is on the etiology of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (A.L.L.), emphasizing such risk factors as socioeconomic status, birthweight, family structure and housing characteristics.
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Is there no way to dim a bulb silently?
The dimmer is Lutron brand. Don't know how to determine what other dimmer might be "better". Asked the clerk at the electric counter -- even showed a diagram of the inner workings of a dimmer -- and she looked at me like I was from Maine. "We only sell Lutron. I never have any complaints." Tried rough service bulbs and they made a deeper sound, but just as loud. Tried lowering wattage from 75 to 60. The electrician who was out here actually stood next to me and said "Look it up on the internet". I have no hair left on my head but fistfuls in my pockets. Is there an answer? |
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- Posted by alan_s_thefirst (My Page) on Wed, Sep 12, 12 at 22:38
Given that it's AC and not a 'steady' flow like DC, I suspect not. If it's part of a 3 way switch you could try it in another location. My only other thought is to go to a really low wattage, one more like the brightness you want. Have you tried dimmable LEDs? They may be quieter, but otherwise it's the nature of the device. Unfortunately dimmers need to be kept cool so covering or muffling them isn't an option either. |
- Posted by ronnatalie (My Page) on Thu, Sep 13, 12 at 7:15
The dimmer works by waiting a period of time after the zero crossing and then firing the triac which conducts until the next zero crossing. When you set the dimmer at half intensity, you have the sharpest rise time in that "turning on". This is what makes the filaments sing. A small toroid is added to slow this down both for filament sing and for other interference issues. Some dimmers are better at this than others. It's not the DIMMER that's making the noise, it's the bulbs, alan. Some bulbs (rough service perhaps) may be less noisy in this situation than others. However spending many years in the theater industry hanging and operating lights and repairing dimmer boards, I can tell you that some sing in incandescent bulbs on triac dimmers is inevitable. Your best bet is to use smaller bulbs that you run at full dimmer settings. |
What's the total number of bulbs in the fixture? Maybe you need a dimmer for more total watts. (eg. 1000w vs. 600w dimmer) |
Try a different brand of bulbs. |
I'll second what brickeyee said. I had the same problem and just randomly trying different bulbs I eventually found some that didn't hum. Not the most efficient means of finding the right bulbs, but hopefully you'll be able to use the humming bulbs in some other non-dimmed fixtures. |
The cheapest bulbs usually have very poor filament support and this contributes to the 'singing.' It seems to be a lot less common with brand name bulbs. |
The rough service bulbs were $6.00 per 2-pack. I consider Reveal bulbs to be my "non-cheap" bulbs, but I just checked and they are made in China. (You may not be able to find these, btw. I bought them all up.) Tonight, when the noisy day is over and I'm ready to hear quiet, I'll swap out some different ones. Thanks to all. |
Since the vibration is generated in the lamps, the luminaire and how it is mounted might have some role in the transmission of that vibration to air. Some luminaires might damp the sound better than others. I am willing to accept that the difference might be insignificant if the envelope of the lamp is directly transmitting most of the vibration to air. |
- Posted by yosemitebill (My Page) on Thu, Sep 13, 12 at 20:47
You may wish to try two other style dimmers to see if either of them will help reduce your light bulbs from singing. One, is a Lutron dimmer for ELV (electronic low voltage) applications which can also be used on incandescent light bulbs. It is a trailing edge dimmer meaning it clips the waveform after the lamp voltage has already cycled up. The other is one from the Lutron C-L line made specifically for dimmable CFL & LED light bulbs, and works with incandescent as well. Neither make any claims to eliminate the singing problem in incandescent bulbs but, as part of their design, they both reduce some of the sharp transitions and harmonics that can cause problems in ELV power supplies, CFLs, and LEDs - which is also what's causing your problem. Don't know if either will have any effect but that's what I would try. BTW, Lutron also makes an LDC (light debuzzing coil) which is wired in series to address this problem but I believe it runs around a couple hundred dollars. |
- Posted by ronnatalie (My Page) on Fri, Sep 14, 12 at 6:06
Bill is right. THe trailing edge dimmer will help this. It's not so much the "trailing edge" aspect as the fact that unlike a TRIAC which tries to conduct all at once once it fires, the transistors in these dimmers can make the transition from on to off much slower. I'm more skeptical about the HED dimmer, isn't that more of a dynamic adjustment of the TRIAC control to fix the low end drop outs? |
- Posted by yosemitebill (My Page) on Fri, Sep 14, 12 at 18:02
Ron, I agree about the HED dimmer but since they designed it specifically for CFL/LED applications, you'd think the design would at least attempt to minimize the overshoots a little better than std. dimmers. I looked on the Lutron website at their whitepapers for a technical description of their HED dimmers but couldn't find anything - still might be worth a try. |
- Posted by ronnatalie (My Page) on Fri, Sep 14, 12 at 22:00
Why? There are two issues for CFL/LED/LowVoltage apps and the rapid rise time isn't one of them. As near as I can tell, other than the fact that it uses a neutral connection rather than expecting the bulb to be resistive, and the fact that it adjusts the dimmer linearity to handle the fact that CFL's take a decent jump to get them started. |
- Posted by yosemitebill (My Page) on Fri, Sep 14, 12 at 23:47
Why? Since the input on CFLs is a bridge rectifier with something like a 4.7ufd filter capacitor hanging on it, it will draw something like 4-5 times it's normal operating current during the rise of each chopped cycle. This is one of the problems of using switching power supplies on chopped AC or modified sine-wave inverters. If you look at the specs on the C-L dimmers they are derated to about 1/4 wattage for CFL as compared to incandescent. With early CFLs, the rectified DC voltage was applied to one side of a high frequency switching transformer. The spikes and DC components caused by the nonliterary of TRIACS would cause various levels of saturation and overheating. This is the primary reason not to use "non-dimmable" CFLs on dimmers. Modern LEDs use driver ICs that really don't care too much about the amount of AC ripple as they use constant current control in regulating the bulb. They usually can work from 90-265 VAC and actually work fine on DC as well. The two problems with designing dimmable CFL/LED bulbs is dealing with the truncated waveform along with the overshoots/harmonics/DC component and then being able to interpret the phase angles of the dimmer into a control signal within the bulb. Fortunately driver ICs for both CFLs and LEDs have been developed and dimmer mfgs have worked towards the same goal. |
" There are two issues for CFL/LED/LowVoltage apps and the rapid rise time isn't one of them. " The chopped off low voltage (TRICS do not turn on till at least 0.7 V and many closer to 1.0 V) causes heating in inductors as does the delayed turn on ad sharp steps produced in the current waveform. Even at 100% on time, the voltage loss is present on every AC cycle. The delayed turn on also produces a sharp rising edge 9and by this means a lot of harmonics of the 60 Hz). The impedance of an inductive element rises with frequency, meaning more power is dissipated in the part heating it up. It is not hard to design AC-DC power supplies to cope with TRIAC switching, but it needs to be done if the supply needs to operate correctly. CFLs have even more problems, since they both rectify the incoming power, and then use switching techniques to boost it up to many hundreds volts for starting, ad then keep it provide a lower (but still high) voltage ft operation at tens to hundreds of kilohertz frequency (instead of the power line 60 Hertz). Dimming fluorescent lights has always been a problem. Leakage in the off device state also can produce odd effects on electronic ballasts. Switching to the trailing edge for cutting the current allows the parasitics in the circuit to limit the fall time of the current resulting in fewer harmonics being created (and less inductor heating). The problem for the consumer is that the two devices (dimmers and lighting power supplies) have NOT always moved together. A more complicated trigger circuit on a TRIAC can use the trailing edge, but they are far from trivial to design and take significantly more parts. |
Reporting back: I exchanged one of the rough service bulbs for a reveal bulb - this dimmer controls two sconces - and the hum was reduced on both fixtures! When I exchanged the second bulb, I realized that the hum, although now very low, was lower on the bulb that had been screwed in a little less tightly. So I loosened the other bulb. It's quiet enough now. I wonder if some of the vibration is now in the socket rather than the filament. |
The vibration is coming from the filament, and when the bulb is tightly screwed i it is more easily transmuted to the fixture the junction box, and even the wall. You might also check how tight the fixture mounting screws are (including any mounting strap between the fixture canopy and the box itself), af even if the junction box is firmly attached to the structure (like a stud and not just the drywall). If things fastening is tight small vibrations do not have enough energy to move the larger mass fastened securely together. |
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I was thinking about changing my annode. So since it's been a long time that I've been involved with one, I searched the internet.
It seems that all the information shows annodes that screw into the top of the WH. My WH does not have any 'spud' showing. It is a Bradford White (if that makes any difference). Changed out a WH about 30 years ago and the annode was inserted into one of the water line openings. Apparently, this one does, also. One internet site said that some models have annode installed underneath the top cover. My unit has a cover with screws. I'm guessing that the unit is 10 - 15 years old. My questions: (a) can anyone verify if the annode is accessible from underneath the cover? (b) if inserted into the waterline, are these still available? (c) if (b) is correct, which waterline? Thanks. V |
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Guessing 10-15 years? I'd be looking at replacement of the entire unit. I would regard avoidance of anode replacement as a discount on replacement cost. |
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