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Why does the color of a magazine picture look different when looked at under microscope?
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Country artist who sings looking for love?
The name of the singer is Johnny Lee. It was a #1 hit for him, and was included in the motion picture, and soundtrack for "Urban Cowboy."
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Can looking at fashion magazines make you feel depressed about how you look?
I think you know the answer to this one and I'd stop looking at the magazines. The truth of the matter is, these models have at least 2 - 3 hours of make-up sprayed on their… entire body to make them look flawless. They half starve themselves to death and their lives aren't as great as one would think. Many models are getting out of the business because they have wised up to the fact it's one unhealthy place to be and it sure isn't worth your life. Try getting out and volunteering at a hospital, etc., and get your mind of yourself. No, magazines do not make me feel depressed about the way I look. It isn't the magazine that's the problem, it is personal. If reading magazines makes you feel less attractive then stop reading them. But, I think there is more to it. Why do they make you feel bad? Is it you being over critical or do you really have some body flaws that you would be happier without? Loving youself for who you are is not the same as saying there is no room for improvement. Most everyone could use a little more sunshine, exercise, fresh foods, rest and peace of mind and that shows on the outside in fat, flabby muscles, dry skin and hair, bags under the eyes, frowns and general lack of vitality. Or, you might just envy their confidence in wearing those revealing clothes for the world to see. The difference is that that is their job, they don't pick the clothes, the hairdo, the makeup or anything. They are living manequins, just a blank slate to be dressed up. They can feel totally confident because there is glue and tape to hold everything together, proper lights and best of all the photo-shop guy to fix anything or just enhance it. Confidence is just an attitude and the cheap fix is to fake it until you believe it too. Smile into every mirror. It works, really. I look at magazines and I wish I had that kind of money to spend to look that good. It may sometimes depress people, but that's only because your not comfortable with the way you look at yourself. You need to be cofident, Take pride into your originality. (MORE)
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An Overview of 5 Chinese Magazines
There are many magazines published in China. They focus on different lifestyle themes, from fashion to hard-hitting news. Some of the magazines offer English language versions… as well. Here is an overview of five Chinese magazines."Painkiller" is a bi-monthly Chinese heavy metal magazine. The front cover appears in Chinese but the back cover title is in English. Although all of the content is in Chinese, contributors come from the U.S., U.K., and Germany. Content includes articles, interviews and live concert photos as well as reviews of heavy metal CDs. Most of the bands profiled are from countries other than China. Several heavy metal genres are covered including power metal, hard rock, and death metal. Each issue of "Painkiller" contains a color fold out poster. The magazine was first published in 2000 on a quarterly basis, changing to twice a month in 2006. The magazine is circulated in all major cities in China as well as Taiwan and Hong Kong."Ray Li" is a fashion magazine published in Beijing, China. The magazine is geared towards women in their 20s and 30s who live in affluent areas of China. Most of the magazine's content comes from Japanese fashion. Although some Korean and Japanese products are advertised in "Ray Li," most of the items advertised are for Western merchandise. There are three versions of the magazine. There are separate editions for women in their 20s and 30s, as well as a high fashion version. "Ray Li" has regional offices in Guangzhou and Shanghai.Chinese weekly news magazine "Xinmin Weekly" is published in Shanghai and distributed nationwide. It was launched by Wenjui Xinmin United Press Group on Jan. 1, 1999. The influential magazine focuses on investigative journalism with a global outlook. An example of the investigative journalism found in "Xinmin Weekly" is the 2012 look into black market surrogacy in reaction to environmental deterioration. Regular features include a Hot Events Report, Culture Report, and Wealth Report. Its content is similar to "China Newsweek.""Yishu Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art" is published in Tapei, Taiwan but headquartered in Vancouver, CA. Created in 2002, the magazine is the first English language journal centered around contemporary Chinese art and culture. Content includes essays and critical commentary about the Chinese art world. There are also interviews with international artists and curators. Its audience is art professionals and academics. The journal has an online archive of its numerous magazine editions. "Yishu Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art" also sells limited edition art prints."CAIJING" magazine was founded in 1988 to focus on business and financial issues in China. According to the independent magazine's website, "CAIJING" is the most widely read business and finance magazine in China and has a circulation of 225,000 per issue. New editions are published on the 5th and 20th of each month. "CAIJING" does not shy away from covering corruption, also concentrating on civil rights and public affairs. Examples of some of the magazine's content include an in-depth series on SARS in 2003 and a 12-page investigation into shoddy schools following the Sichuan earthquake in 2008. Former editor Hu Shuli resigned in 2009 after conflict with the magazine's backers about the sometimes controversial content. Wang Boming is now Editor-in-Chief of the magazine.These five magazines reflect a variety of lifestyle interests in China. They focus on art, fashion, and news affecting the people of China. Chinese magazines are published on different schedules, whether weekly, bi-monthly, or monthly. Most also have websites for online readers."Yishu Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art" is published in Tapei, Taiwan but headquartered in Vancouver, CA. Created in 2002, the magazine is the first English language journal centered around contemporary Chinese art and culture. Content includes essays and critical commentary about the Chinese art world. (MORE)
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Adoption Magazines
Adoption magazines are operated by people who have been touched by adoption and wish to provide resources and information to others touched by adoption. There are still some t…hat publish paper versions of their magazines, but many have shifted to a digital format or are operated as blogs. Some of these sources publish material monthly while others publish their magazines seasonally or six times a year. With some of them, a paid subscription is an option or you can purchase magazines individually, while others offer their publications for free. All of these magazines offer support, experience, and advice to adoptive families, adopted children, and birth families.Adoptive Families is a national award-winning magazine that publishes six issues each year. The first issue of Adoptive Families was published in 1986, and back issues can be purchased on their website from as far back as 2010. The magazine also publishes a yearly adoption guide called Building Your Family. The magazine covers a variety of adoption topics including parenting tips for various nationalities and studies regarding adoption statistics. They also publish reader stories about the adoption process and challenges associated with adoptions. To subscribe to Adoptive Families magazine, locate the heading "The Magazine" on the left side of the page and select "Subscribe Now." A one year subscription costs between $20 and $25. A two year subscription can be purchased for between $35 and $40. You can also purchase each issue individually, or you can purchase back issues in the United States. Just select "Purchase this Issue," or "Buy Back Issues," located underneath "Subscribe Now" on their site.Adoption Today magazine is the sister magazine of Fostering Families Today magazine. Adoption Today is published six times per year and is written by adoptive parents, adoptees, and adoption professionals in various fields of specialization. For example, many of their articles are written by medical, educational, and child development professionals who are also either experts in or have been touched by adoption. A one year digital subscription to Adoption Today can be purchased for between $10 and $15. The link to subscribe is at the top of their website. Alternatively, current and back issues can be purchased individually. You can buy back issues of Adoption Today from as far back as 2002. To locate Adoption Today back issues, select "Back Issues" at the top of the page near "Subscribe."Adoption Voices Magazine began as a blog, written by an adoptive mother named Jane Ballback. Over time, with many followers and contributors, Jane was able to turn her blog into a published magazine covering the issues faced by adoptive families every day. The website itself is a digital magazine. You can subscribe to this magazine by locating the "Subscribe" button at the top right of the page. This will take you to a page where you can enter your email address and subscribe to receive free digital editions of Adoption Voices Magazine. You can also view the profiles of leading Adoption Voices Magazine contributors by selecting "Contributors" at the top of the page.Open Adoption Magazine is operated by the Independent Adoption Center, which is a national non-profit open adoption agency and advocate. This company has been a leader in open adoptions in the United States since 1982. The magazine is published four times a year, with each season, and focuses on the benefits of open adoption and the relationships between adoptive families and birth families. In 2012, the magazine shifted from a physical to a digital publication. To locate the Open Adoption Magazine on the Independent Adoption Center website, select "News & Media" from the top of the page. This will take you to a page with links to the Open Adoption Blog, the Independent Adoption Center in the News, Events, Conferences, and Open Adoption Magazine. Issues of the magazine from as far back as 2009 can be downloaded for free on the Open Adoption Magazine page of the Independent Adoption Center website. You can also select "Blog" from the labels menu and subscribe the Open Adoption Blog.The Adoption Magazine blog is a web-based blog-style magazine that is operated by Mark and Sharla Kostelyk. The Kostelyks are the parents of five adopted and two birth children. Their Adoption Magazine blog is composed of adoption resources, links, book recommendations, and posts that center on providing information and support to adoptive families. The blog is updated with a new post at least once a month. You can subscribe to the Adoption Magazine blog by locating the "Connect with Adoption Magazine" heading and selecting the first heart which is the "Subscribe" button. You can then subscribe with your preferred Web-based news reader.Adoptive Families magazine is one of the most well-known of the adoption magazines. It is also the most expensive, and is published six times per year. Following behind it is Adoption Today magazine which is less expensive and is published just as frequently. Adoption Voices Magazine is one that began as a blog, then morphed into a magazine, but remains free to the public. Also free, and a bit more popular, is Open Adoption Magazine, operated by the Independent Adoption Center. This is one that began as a paper magazine, but slowly shifted to digital format. Then there is Adoption Magazine Online which began as a magazine-like blog, and continues to publish more frequently than the other magazines at no cost to subscribers. Each of these magazines offers support, information, and education to adoptive families.Another way for adoptive families and birth families to find support from other adoptive and birth families is to participate in forum and chat room conversations. Adoption.com has a selection of adoption forums for adult adoptees, adoptive parents, birth parents, foster parents, parenting special needs children, and faith-based adoption support. (MORE)
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Explore 8 Gluten Free Magazines: Free and Paid Subscriptions
There is nothing like the feeling of relaxing and browsing through a print magazine. While the majority of the gluten-free magazines are in print and require a subscription, m…any of the print publications offer free digital issues. They all contain recipes, but they also teach you about the gluten-free diet and your health. In most magazines, you may skip over advertisements, but in these gluten-free magazines you will most likely look forward to discovering new gluten-free products. Beside the gluten-free diet, some of the magazines lean towards food allergies or the paleo diet. There is something for everyone, from novice to veteran.Delight Gluten Free is a quarterly food and lifestyle magazine for people living with food allergies and intolerances. They provide gourmet recipes, articles, and three sections where readers may ask gluten-free chefs, allergen experts, and doctors questions. If you have children, they even have a "Kids Korner". Be sure to check out their advanced searchable recipe database under "Recipes" on their website. You can search by food, allergen, or entree.Print: 4 issues/1 year for U.S. $24, Canadian for $35, and Foreign for $53.Digital: iTunes, single issue for $0.99, 4 issues/1 year for $5.99.Living Without is a great choice for anyone, but especially if you are new to the gluten-free diet and for those with other food sensitivities. You will find a list of substitutes for cooking and baking, as well as recipes for different types of all-purpose gluten-free flour blends. Celiac disease and gluten intolerance articles written by experts are in almost every issue. They also have a supportive community, as well as contributors, on their website.6 issues/1 year for $23 or 12 issues/2 years for $42.If you are looking for guidance through your transition onto the gluten-free diet, Gluten Free Living magazine is a perfect choice. Their readers include those with celiac disease, gluten intolerance/sensitivity, and who are on the gluten-free diet for health reason. You will learn how to tackle the issues a gluten-free lifestyle creates, as well find many gluten-free recipes. Their dietary articles and advice are so accurate and dependable that doctors promote them to their patients throughout the nation. You can review a thorough summary of their latest issue on their website.Print: 6 issues/1 year for U.S. $34 or 12 issues/2 years for $54, Canadian for $40/66, and Foreign for $45/76.Digital: Zinio 4 issues for $34.Simply Gluten Free offers guidance through the gluten-free diet along with other food allergies and sensitivities. It also brings refreshing content to the gluten-free community. Besides providing gluten-free articles and recipes, it has sections like travel and cosmetics. Their mantra appears to be "learn, explore, and cook". You can do this by perusing their magazine through the eyes of gluten-free authors, doctors, and experts in the field. Not only do they cater to food allergies but to those on a vegan or vegetarian diet.Print: 6 issues/1 year for $29.95 or 12 issues/2 years for $39.95, Canadian for $39.95/68.95, and Foreign for $48.95/89.95.Online: Latest issue free of charge.If you are seeking a digital subscription, Easy Eats will fit your needs. The founder is Silvana Nardone, author of "Cooking for Isaiah" and former Editor-in-Chief of Rachael Ray Magazine. She takes a positive approach to the gluten-free lifestyle. Her magazine is all about foolproof and kitchen-tested gluten-free recipes, expert how-to advice, and the latest trends and news. For now, the last issue is November/December 2012, though you may download back issues for free online. Via iTunes you may subscribe in order to view preview issues free of charge.Online: Preview issues are free of charge.Digital: iTunes per issue for $2.99 or preview issues are free of charge.Paleo magazine is the first print magazine entirely dedicated to the paleo diet. Those on a paleo diet eat grain-free, sugar-free, and gluten-free. Allowed foods on the paleo diet are any food a caveman once was able to consume. Paleo magazine provides information on the latest research, health, nutrition, and exercise. You will read about interviews and product reviews, and discover new paleo recipes, to name just a fraction of their content. Print: 6 issues/1 year for $30.25.iTunes: Free one month trial.If you or a loved one is on the gluten-free diet and has allergies or asthma, Allergic Living is the magazine for you. The food allergies they address include the top eight allergens plus eggs, soy, fruit, vegetables, seeds, legumes, sulphites, and other foods. They provide the latest research, recipes, parenting advice, travel information, and product reviews, and question and answers with top experts. They include a free recipe e-book with your paid subscription.Print: 4 issues/1 year for $19.99, 8 issues/2 years for $29.99.Gluten Free Magazine is the newest out of the gluten-free magazines. While it reads more like a blog, it provides useful information for those living the healthy gluten-free lifestyle. They concentrate on clean, healthy eating. When they do publish a recipe that is not quite so healthy, they remind you of the healthiest type to purchase. Contributors to Gluten Free Magazine include Dr Vikki Petersen, author of The Gluten Effect. This magazine is quite different from the rest. They even allow their contributors to address such issues as celiac disease and sex. If you can get past the typos, it makes for an interesting read.Digital: iTunes issues are free of charge."Erbauliche Monaths-Unterredungen" (English translation: Edifying Monthly Discussions) was the world's first magazine, published in Germany in 1663. In 1741, Benjamin Franklin had intended to publish the first American magazine, but General Magazine beat him by three days.When you have a food sensitivity or intolerance it is essential to have support. The gluten-free magazines above work as a support system, especially when they have corresponding websites. No matter what food intolerances or allergies you have, they can be addressed by one of the above magazines. Having support helps you maintain a gluten-free diet, and these gluten-free magazines provide you with resources, recipes, and knowledge. Now that free and inexpensive digital magazines are available, there is no reason to live the gluten-free lifestyle alone. Download free gluten-free magazines today, subscribe to one that suits your dietary needs, or browse the gluten-free recipes on the majority of the websites. (MORE)
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The Best Ink About Getting Inked: Tattoo Magazines
Many tattoo enthusiasts identify themselves with the tattoo subculture. It can be belonging to the greater population of people who have tattoos or identifying with a particul…ar group within the subculture. There are a wide variety of publications that target these people. Some of the best tattoo magazines are targeted at specific groups. Even within the tattoo culture, there is a great variety of styles, and interests. Tattoo magazines are great for people who are interested in tattoos, looking for artists or trying to decide what tattoo they want.Inked magazine is a tattoo lifestyle publication. It refers to itself as the outsiders' insider magazine. The magazine has gone mainstream due to its coverage of music, fashion, art, sports, and celebrity coverage. Inked often features tattooed celebrities on their covers. It is considered to be one of the best tattoo magazines today. It was an engaging website, which features videos and behind-the-scene story coverage. Ink also has a subsidiary publication, Inked Girls, which focuses on tattooed women specifically.Urban Ink magazine focuses on tattooed people of color. It is the best tattoo magazine publication for the urban audience. The magazine features both male and female celebrities together on their covers. Many Rap music stars, professional athletes, and urban models have graced the cover of Urban Ink. The magazine covers events in the industry and features many artists, as well as the lives of high profile tattooed people. The magazine appeals to hardcore tattoo enthusiasts and offers up to 150 pages of relevant features and stories and is full of beautiful photo spreads.Directed at the audience of tattoo artists, Tattoo Artist Magazine is a trade journal for the industry. Rather than being directed at tattoo enthusiasts, this publication provides content relevant to the artist. It features in-depth artist interviews, product reviews, as well as submissions from people in the industry. As any artist would, tattoo artists can read up about other people's art, new styles, and stories relevant to their work. Tattoo Artist Magazine is the best tattoo magazine for people working in the industry.Tattoo Culture Magazine is a collaborative project of Tattoo Artist Magazine. It is directed toward people interested in the culture that surrounds tattooing. Its purpose is to educate, entertain, and inspire tattoo enthusiasts worldwide. Read about in-depth stories about the best artists, events, art shows, and also related popular culture. It also offers general health articles and stories for its readers. It is offered both as a printed publication, as well as an online magazine.Skin & Ink offers readers with informative articles and information about body art and tattooing. It has great interviews with artists and other tattooed people. It does not have a lot of photos, but its website does. It puts a lot of focus on the past and present world of tattoo culture. The articles are entertaining and informative, and make for a great read.There are dozens of other available tattoo culture and art magazines. Many focus on specific subgenres of the culture, such as rockabilly, pin-up, and tribal. Many tattoo publications overlap with other parts of culture. Some magazines focus on specific ethnicities or are specific to their country of publication.With so many tattoo magazines to choose from, finding the best tattoo magazine for you requires some research. If you are looking for inspiration for your next piece, or if you want to learn more about the industry, the information is out there. Check out digital editions of almost any magazine to get an idea about what they focus on. Regardless which publication you pick up, you are sure to see beautiful photos, entertainment news, and artist interviews.Magazines are not the only way to get the most information about tattooing anymore. Online blogs have a wide audience, and people can submit and show off their own tattoos. Most magazine websites and blogs have a greater range of photos and information than their printed issues. (MORE)
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Top Pop Music Magazines for Teens
Magazines are a great way to pass the time on the road and at sleepovers with friends. Teen pop music magazines in particular allow you to keep up with all the latest news con…cerning your favorite bands and artists. Here are four pop magazines worth reading.Take quizzes, enter contests, participate in polls and read up on One Direction in Tiger Beat. Also, check out the latest pictures of your favorite singers and band members. Buy Tiger Beat as a physical magazine, or spend time reading up on the latest gossip on the official website.The little sister of Vogue magazine provides style tips and advice for teens. Flip through photo shoots of your favorite celebrities, and catch up on the latest gossip. There is plenty of movie and music news in this pop magazine as well.This teen pop magazine boasts many top features. These include teen gossip, celebrity interviews, quizzes, fashion advice and music news. There are even trendy posters inside to unfold and hang on your wall.Whether you get the physical magazine delivered to your door or you spend time on the M magazine website, this teen publication has everything you want. The physical version gives you access to posters and perfume samples. The website lets you take polls, watch videos and keep up with all the latest movie and music happenings.Be sure to ask your parents about subscribing to your favorite pop magazines. Then, with their permission, jump online, and enjoy browsing through pictures of your favorite musicians, actors, actresses and other celebrities. Make sure you take your favorite pop music magazine with you the next time you have a sleepover so you and your girlfriends can take quizzes, try out perfume samples and test the magazine's fashion tips.Charles Laufer founded Tiger Beat magazine in September 1965. Laufer, a former high school teacher, decided to create the magazine after noticing that the girls in his classes did not have anything fun to read. In 1978, Laufer sold Tiger Beat for $15 million. (MORE)
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VegNews Magazine is a Popular Magazine for Vegans
VegNews is a popular vegan magazine that promotes a healthy lifestyle by eating vegan foods. This magazine colorfully gives information to vegans and potential vegans alike, w…hether they follow (or are interested in following) a strict lifestyle or just want to change things up a bit. Vegetarian could also benefit from reading the magazine. VegNews offers recipes, news about the vegan community, articles about vegan lifestyle, international vegan-related events, restaurants, books, and reviews of products, celebrity gossip, and much more. VegNews aims to help its readers on the path to a happy, healthy, productive vegan lifestyle.Founded in 2000 as a newspaper, VegNews was transitioned to full-color glossy magazine in 2004. VegNews Magazine is published by the New Leaf Paper Corporation. The Chicago Tribune named VegNews as one of the "50 Best Magazines" and "Best Lifestyle Magazine" in 2008, 2009, and 2010. The magazine has a readership of more than 225,000 people spread over 38 different countries.VegNews is available in a variety of formats to suit your individual needs and tastes. VegNews readers can subscribe to the standard magazine, available by mail or in your local magazine store. VegNews.com has a wide variety of information and articles available on it, and also features videos and interviews. Readers can link to VegNews through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest, as well as viewing VegNews videos on YouTube. You can sign up for e-newsletters through your email too, via the VegNews.com website. There are many formats that you can access VegNews from. You just need to choose the one that best suits your needs.VegNews offers a wide variety of different topics to its readers. Want delicious vegan recipes to mix up your weekly fare? Both the Internet version and magazine offer options for the strict vegan and the occasional dabbler in the Food Section. If you're interested in veganism's effect on the environment and what is happening in vegan-related politics, you can find informational articles related to that in the News and Planet Section. Traveling? You can find vegan-friendly hot spots and advice on the best restaurants where you can order delicious vegan dishes in the Travel Section. Vegan weddings have become popular recently, with celebrities such as Natalie Portman offering vegan-only fare at her reception. In the News and Buzz Section, VegNews offers ideas and articles on how to throw a successful vegan bash of your own.VegNews welcomes freelance contributions, and has a few tips for those wishing to be published in the magazine. VegNews' mission is three-fold: to inform, to encourage thinking, and to entertain. With this in mind, the magazine encourages you to send in two to three (preferably published) writing samples for consideration. It is suggested that potential contributors read and get to know the magazine to understand better what type of content is preferred, whether that be a piece on a locale or vacation in your vegan-friendly location, or a hard-hitting piece on vegan environmentalism or politics. It's also wise to come up with a well thought out, concise pitch that the staff at VegNews will find compelling immediately. A lengthy expose is not advisable. Email communication is the preferred method for submitting your proposal and article ideas. Remember that there are a wide variety of areas to write for with the vegan magazine, including VegEscape/vacation, foods, restaurants, interviews, or your own personal testimony on how veganism has transformed your life.Not only does the food section provide a variety of vegan recipes for all readers, it also provides helpful articles on healthy diets, products, and tips on how to improve your lifestyle. There are suggestions for ingredients to spice up your everyday dishes. There are articles on how to take traditional dishes and make them into vegan recipes that your whole family will enjoy. The food section offers twists on old classics and fresh, new recipes to try. The vegan magazine aims to supply information that cuts through the vast array of conflicting ideas out there, to give you healthy, succinct ways to improve your life through vegan food.VegNews offers something for everyone, even vegetarians. You might have been a vegan for years, or perhaps you're just looking to cut back on the amount of meat and dairy based foods that you eat on a regular basis. You might be an activist looking for more information on how veganism affects the world at large, and what people are doing to help. You might be traveling for business and are looking for ways to maintain your vegan lifestyle on the go. Whatever your reasons are for reading VegNews, there is undoubtedly something for you to enjoy, and in any format you desire, whether that's a magazine in hand, an e-newsletter to your email, or a website to peruse in your downtime.VegNews offers different tips on diet and according to the magazine there are 10 main healthy foods that should be eaten daily if you want to be healthy and look great. These foods are beets, coconut water, dulse, freekeh, hempseed oil, Himalayan pink salt, jicama, maca, sacha inchi seeds, and sauerkraut. (MORE)
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Why does the color of a magazine picture look different under the microscope?
the color of the magazine picture looks different because the colors of the picture aren't solid colors. They are colors with an array of black dots. It just looks solid becau…se the dots are so tiny, you can't see them with the naked eye. (MORE)
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Why does the color of the magazine look different under the microscope?
Magazines actually have tiny black dots throughout the picture, the dots are just too small to see with the naked eye. So when you use the microscope,… the picture is magnified, allowing you to see what you normally can't, which is the black dots. (MORE)
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Primates Don't Make Good Pets
Primates Don't Make Good Pets
Monkeys and Apes Benefit from Stewardship, Not Ownership
Many of us love monkeys and apes. Their active behavior is fun to watch and their expressive faces can draw us in. Small, newborn monkeys and apes can be even more charming. Sadly, some people take a love of these primates too far.
Rather than admiring them in a natural habitat or at an accredited zoo, some people have chosen to purchase monkeys and apes to keep as pets. Most make this choice without a full understanding of the lifetime of care these species need, or the dangers and difficulties of caring for an exotic pet. The truth is there are many reasons why primate pets are not a good idea.
It's Bad for You
- Pet primates pose a risk to public health and safety through diseases such as herpes that can be passed to humans.
- Pet primates can cause serious injury through aggressive behavior stemming from unnatural living conditions.
- Pet primates can cause damage to furniture, carpets and other items in the home.
It's Bad for the Monkey or Ape
- Pet primates are often kept in poor housing due to difficulties with caring for exotic animals in a normal home environment.
- Monkeys and apes need to live or spend time with other troop members to be emotionally healthy. It is nearly impossible to recreate the social structure of the wild in a human home.
- Infant monkeys and apes are separated from their mothers, sometimes just hours after being born, in order to be raised by humans. Imagine how traumatic this must be for mother and infant alike.
It's Bad for the Environment
- Wild populations are impacted by the smuggling and importing of primates from the wild for the pet trade.
- When these populations are reduced, the delicate balance of nature is forever changed, leaving countless species—not just primates—in jeopardy.
Show you care for primates by enjoying them in the wild, an accredited zoo or a sanctuary—not in a private home.
What You Can Do
- There are a lot of domestic animals that would be appropriate as pets, many of which are living in shelters and in need of homes right now. Your local Humane Society is a good place to start.
- Support Lincoln Park Zoo. The zoo's Project ChimpCARE initiative assesses the status of chimpanzees living in the United States and seeks to provide them with sustainable housing and appropriate care.
- Download Chimps Should Be Chimps, a free, interactive iPad children's book that teaches children how chimpanzees deserve to be free from antiquated practices of being dressed up for human amusement.
- Write your legislators in support of the Captive Primate Safety Act.
Learn More
Project ChimpCARE
Chimps Should Be Chimps
- Programs
- Initiatives
- Malott Family Zoo Intern Program (ZIP)
- Community of Conservation
- Career Explorers
- Chicago Environmental Stewards
- Conservation Ambassadors Board
- Dreamnight at the Zoo
- Observe to Learn
- Partners in Fieldwork
- Primates Don't Make Good Pets
- Research Apprenticeship Program
- Sensory Tour
- Young Researchers Collaborative
- Hurvis Center for Learning Innovation and Collaboration
- Zoo Explorers
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TheBlaze is now available on 77 television providers nationwide including 10 of the top 25
New York, NY October 1, 2014 – TheBlaze, a 24/7 news, opinion and entertainment network, announced today that it has launched on Suddenlink, the nation's 7th largest cable operator. TheBlaze will be universally available across Suddenlink's footprint on its expanded basic level of service. With the launch on Suddenlink, TheBlaze is now available on 77 television providers nationwide including 10 of the top 25.
Lynne Costantini, President of Business Development at TheBlaze said, "We are pleased that Suddenlink decided to launch TheBlaze in response to customer demand, validating the appeal of our original programming to a broad audience. We look forward to providing additional value and choice to Suddenlink's customers, growing our respective businesses together in partnership."
"We're pleased with this new agreement," said Kathy Payne, Suddenlink Senior Vice President and Chief Programming Officer. "TheBlaze was one of the networks most requested by our customers. It adds variety to the news, information and opinion programming we offer our customers."
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Arians' affable approach will be tested by Cardinals
Arians prides himself on being players' coach, but dose of Cardinals, NFL reality might change things.
By CRAIG MORGAN FS Arizona
TEMPE, Ariz. – Bruce Arians got his feet wet as an interim head coach last season with the Colts, winning NFL Coach of the Year honors in the offing.
Since the Cardinals hired him in January, he's been through the NFL Scouting Combine, free agency, the NFL Draft, a rookie minicamp and two weeks worth of OTAs.
So what's the current view on this whole head coaching thing?
"It's still fun," Arians said Tuesday, noting an important truth. "The honeymoon is still going. We haven't played a game yet."
In three and a half months, this marriage will face its ultimate test when the regular season opens. In the meantime, Arians has a few factors working in his favor.
The Cardinals are coming off three straight disappointing seasons that would have made any sort of coaching change feel welcome. But as the pressure mounted last season, his predecessor, Ken Whisenhunt, became increasingly sensitive with the media that covered him and increasingly stiff-jawed in the face of public criticism.
By contrast, Arians' lighthearted approach and hyperbolic talk feel like a breath of fresh air, particularly when he can turn on the charm and deliver a witty sound bite at the drop of a hat.
Arians prides himself on being a players' coach, a guy who builds relationships through humor, support and first-rate teaching. Some of that is already on display in his banter with players and the advent of dual practices, where the team is split up to maximize everyone's participation.
"Small classrooms make for better success in teaching," Arians said. "You can't find a diamond in the rough if he's standing on the sideline watching. You can find one if he's out there working."
Arians insists that his affable approach won't change just because he has donned the head coach's cap.
"Not for me," he said. "I just get to interact more with the defense now and the special teams than I would have as an offensive coordinator. I used to do that anyway, but it was more heckling than it was building relationships."
Perhaps Arians is just diffusing a question he doesn't yet have to address. Perhaps he really doesn't know what's in store for him, or perhaps he truly believes that he can maintain a friendly relationship with his players while serving as their head coach.
Many an assistant has made that assumption only to learn that when you are the primary disciplinarian on a team, the primary decision-maker in playing time and the guy who habitually dissects his players' performance and attitudes in front a multi-platform media, that friendship is a little more difficult to maintain.
But there are more than a few Arians supporters on the Cardinals' current roster.
"I know the type of head coach that he's been. I saw it first-hand last year," said quarterback Drew Stanton, who played for Arians last season in Indy. "I know how he operates."
Running back Rashard Mendenhall said that Arians' presence was a major reason he chose to sign with Arizona rather than visit more teams.
"It's one of those thing where you just know it feels right," said Mendenhall, who played for Arians in Pittsburgh. "Before the whole process began, this was a place where I could see myself. Knowing that B.A. was coming down here, having somebody who really believes in you and has a lot of faith in you, that means a lot.
"A lot of guys will say that when they've had success with a coach, but I think B.A tries to make everyone feel that way, and I think he'll keep doing that here."
If the Cardinals win, that should be fairly simple. But if the Cardinals' struggle in what might be the NFL's best division, we will find out how plausible this approach with players and the media really is.
"It's a journey, and you have to enjoy the journey," Arians said. "I'm going to enjoy it for a little while and we'll add 'em up in the end."
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Bainbridge lawsuit might test limits of Public Records Act
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — A lawsuit against Bainbridge Island and three City Council members could test the limits of the state's Public Records Act.
The lawsuit was filed in August by two Bainbridge activists who believe the council members used personal email accounts to conduct city business, in violation of city policy. Their lawsuit demands council members Steve Bonkowski, Debbi Lester and David Ward produce documents from their personal computers or make their computers available for inspection.
Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Jeanette Dalton considered a motion from the defense Friday asking for the council members to be dropped from the case. Attorneys representing the council members argued the Public Records Act allows suits against public agencies but not against individuals.
The court cannot directly order the council members to make records available from their personal computers under the Public Records Act, said attorney Jessica Goldman. The court can only order the city as an agency to provide public records and hold the city accountable if it doesn't comply, she said.
Dan Mallove, an attorney representing plaintiffs Althea Paulson and Bob Fortner, said the Public Records Act should extend to the council members as individuals in this case. Mallove said the council members were acting in their own interest — not in the city's interest — when they decided to not supply the records from their personal computers. He said there would be nothing to prevent an official from "circumventing and eviscerating" the Public Records Act by conducting public business through a personal email account, if the official could not be held personally liable.
Mallove noted the lawsuit only asked for council members to turn over their hard drives to the city for inspection.
"We don't want to invade their privacy," Mallove said. "We just want them to produce public records that are responsive to our request."
Dalton did not make a ruling from the bench Friday. She said she would consider the arguments carefully and issue a written ruling within 30 days.
The lawsuit stemmed from a public records request Paulson filed in June, shortly after the Bainbridge City Council opted not to outsource management of the city water utility. Paulson asked for emails to and from City Council members pertaining to the city's Utility Advisory Committee and city utilities in general. Fortner filed a similar public records request in late July.
According to the plaintiffs, records provided from the personal email account of Councilwoman Sarah Blossom revealed that Bonkowski, Lester and Ward had sent or received emails from their personal accounts relating to city business. Paulson and Fortner filed the suit after the city's response to their records requests failed to include emails from the three council members' personal accounts.
Mallove said city staff have cooperated with the records requests, while the council members continue to refuse access to their computers.
The structure of the Friday hearing precluded lawyers from debating the facts of the case, but Goldman said many of the plaintiffs' allegations were "complete garbage."
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Jonesport is a small fishing village, located in the heart of "Down East" along Maine's rugged coast. with a population of approximately 1500 people living here year round. In the summer, the population increases as people arrive for the season to open their homes and camps.
There is a Medical Center, an elementary and high school, two banks, several bed and breakfasts,,a hardware store, an all around store; where you can get gas, lottery tickets ((if you're feeling lucky). We have two grocery stores. One is a brand new 16000 square foot grocery store that has just been built and an IGA. A pizza place where you can get subs, grinders, hoagies or however you refer to them. We have a small home bakery and a newly renovated library with high speed computers available. There are several antique shops and a gift shop open during the summer months. The fishermen go out between 3am and 6am depending on what they are fishing for. Boat tours are also available..
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Machias is the County Seat. and is approximately 20 miles from downtown Jonesport. There you will find several restaurants and banks, a grocery store, a drug store with a pharmacy, and a hospital. There are some florists and gift shops, and an organic food market. In the summer, the Down River Theater is open showcasing local talent.
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Westport Elementary and Middle School Principal Gary Tew said fourth-grader Hailey Owens was a 'happy-go-lucky, pleasant girl.' / Valerie Mosley/News-Leader
Actions taken during crisis
Steps typically taken in a crisis situation include:
School official prepares a factual statement that expresses sadness for the loss and provides factual, age-appropriate information known about the situation. A teacher or counselor reads the statement to classes at the start of the day.
If its a student or staff death, a counselor follows the schedule of the person and offers additional support to those directly affected. Additional support is offered at a specific location, typically the library, during the school day.
Substitutes are provided for teachers who are overcome with grief. They are also used to allow staff to attend funeral and memorial services.
Parents or community members offering support are encouraged to send letters to the school. Often, a memorial activity is planned to mark the crisis or celebrate the life of the lost loved one.
Grief groups or other ongoing counseling is provided, as requested.
Westport Principal Gary Tew said he thought of Hailey Owens all day Wednesday, especially as he made eye contact with the younger boys and girls.
Hailey was, just the other day, one of the little ones walking around the school here, he said.
Tew, principal of the 800-student Westport Elementary and Middle School, said news of the abduction spread quickly on Tuesday evening. He emailed key staff and called a staff meeting for 7:20 a.m. Wednesday.
This is tragic. How do you put something (like what) occurred into words? You just cant, Tew said Wednesday after school in the library. There was a lot of emotions this morning on the part of teachers and staff.
But, by the time the students arrived, we were there to support them.
Extra Springfield school police officers, counselors and office staff were dispatched to three buildings early Wednesday.
They were sent to Westport, where Owens attended for the past 1½ years, as well as Bowerman Elementary, where she had previously attended.
They were also sent to Pleasant View Elementary and Middle School, where suspect Craig Michael Wood worked as paraprofessional overseeing in-school suspension and coached football and basketball.
Tew declined to discuss the suspect or the fact that he was a school employee. But, Tew made it clear that he believes all educators have a duty to keep children safe.
Parents send their kids to us. Its their most precious gift and our obligation as educators is to take care of those kids and do whats best for them, Tew said, trying to stifle the emotion. Thats what were called to do and wavering from that is injustice.
Tew described Hailey as a happy-go-lucky, pleasant girl.
The last day that Hailey was with us was actually Valentines Day. She went to the dance party and had a good time there with the teacher, he said.
Tew said Haileys mom volunteered for the event and spent time with her daughter at school. He recalls a fourth-grader with boundless excitement and care for others.
New students that would come to the classroom, she would welcome with open arms and make them her friend, he said. Thats the kind of person she was.
Hailey was part of the Good News Club, which taught character lessons and met after school once a week. It is run by a local church that partners with the school.
The care that she had for life was amazing, he said.
Haileys class prepared a poster for her family. Other classrooms turned to art and letters to express their loss.
A lot of the outlet for kids is to draw or do an activity related to her, in remembrance of her, her said. There were many activities throughout the building that helped students grieve in their own special way.
A letter sent home with parents noted we have all been sadly touched by this tragedy and offered extra support.
Today and the next several days may be very difficult. Situations like this remind us to review safety practices at school and at home, Tew wrote in the one-page letter. If there is anything that we can do to help your child deal with this loss, please let us know how we can assist you.
Tew said the grief triggered a lot of questions. Both teachers and counselors worked to reassure students.
One of your classmates is no longer here. I mean, she was here the other day, said Tew, noting Haileys brother also goes to Westport. I talked to her brother just the day before last, and now she is no longer here.
Superintendent Norm Ridder released a statement Wednesday offering support to Haileys family as well as the entire school community.
Students and staff at three of our schools are coping with this situation, Ridder said in the release. To support these school communities directly impacted by this tragedy, I have assigned additional counseling staff and school police officers to be on hand until further notice.
Additional office staff was also sent to answer phones and free up administrators so they could talk with parents and ask questions from teachers and students.
Teresa Bledsoe, director of communications for the district, said counselors are specially trained in crisis response. Extra counselors, from nearby or feeder schools, were sent to the three schools.
Bledsoe said she wasnt able to make Tom Tucker, director of school police, or Rhonda Mammen, who oversees school counseling, available for interviews because they were part of the front-line response to this situation. This has changed everybodys day, she said.
Counselors follow a consistent protocol for meeting these goals: support the school, help those affected deal with their feelings and move the school back into its routine.
Karen Scott, executive director of Lost and Found Grief Center, used to oversee counseling for the district and has a long background in helping others work through loss and crisis situations. She agreed to help explain counselors approach.
They are dealing with two things, safety and grief, she said. The adults are focused on the children and they just have broken hearts.
Scott said teachers often swallow their own feelings during the school day so they can provide reassurance to students.
The ones who worked in the school where this little girl went felt grief, and the ones who worked with this man are in shock, she said. They are making a valiant effort, and its emotionally exhausting.
She said extra attention is typically paid to the classroom, students and staff closest to the situation. Its critical that they reassure children that they are safe and that they provide factual, age-appropriate information.
They arent going to allow highly sensational things that are really upsetting to the kids, she said. Children dont need to know the details ... This is a time to shield them from things that are so horrific.


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The Afghan War Diary (AWD for short) consists of messages from several important US military communications systems. The messaging systems have changed over time; as such reporting standards and message format have changed as well. This reading guide tries to provide some helpful hints on interpretation and understanding of the messages contained in the AWD.
Most of the messages follow a pre-set structure that is designed to make automated processing of the contents easier. It is best to think of the messages in the terms of an overall collective logbook of the Afghan war. The AWD contains the relevant events, occurrences and intelligence experiences of the military, shared among many recipients. The basic idea is that all the messages taken together should provide a full picture of a days important events, intelligence, warnings, and other statistics. Each unit, outpost, convoy, or other military action generates report about relevant daily events. The range of topics is rather wide: Improvised Explosives Devices encountered, offensive operations, taking enemy fire, engagement with possible hostile forces, talking with village elders, numbers of wounded, dead, and detained, kidnappings, broader intelligence information and explicit threat warnings from intercepted radio communications, local informers or the afghan police. It also includes day to day complaints about lack of equipment and supplies.
The description of events in the messages is often rather short and terse. To grasp the reporting style, it is helpful to understand the conditions under which the messages are composed and sent. Often they come from field units who have been under fire or under other stressful conditions all day and see the report-writing as nasty paperwork, that needs to be completed with little apparent benefit to expect. So the reporting is kept to the necessary minimum, with as little type-work as possible. The field units also need to expect questions from higher up or disciplinary measures for events recorded in the messages, so they will tend to gloss over violations of rules of engagement and other problematic behavior; the reports are often detailed when discussing actions or interactions by enemy forces. Once it is in the AWD messages, it is officially part of the record - it is subject to analysis and scrutiny. The truthfulness and completeness especially of descriptions of events must always be carefully considered. Circumstances that completely change the meaning of an reported event may have been omitted.
The reports need to answer the critical questions: Who, When, Where, What, With whom, by what Means and Why. The AWD messages are not addressed to individuals but to groups of recipients that are fulfilling certain functions, such as duty officers in a certain region. The systems where the messages originate perform distribution based on criteria like region, classification level and other information. The goal of distribution is to provide those with access and the need to know, all of the information that relevant to their duties. In practice, this seems to be working imperfectly. The messages contain geo-location information in the forms of latitude-longitude, military grid coordinates and region.
The messages contain a large number of abbreviations that are essential to understanding its contents. When browsing through the messages, underlined abbreviations pop up an little explanation, when the mouse is hovering over it. The meanings and use of some shorthands have changed over time, others are sometimes ambiguous or have several meanings that are used depending on context, region or reporting unit. If you discover the meaning of a so far unresolved acronym or abbreviations, or if you have corrections, please submit them to email@example.com.
An especially helpful reference to names of military units and task-forces and their respective responsibilities can be found at http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/enduring-freedom.htm
The site also contains a list of bases, airfields http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/afghanistan.htm Location names are also often shortened to three-character acronyms.
Messages may contain date and time information. Dates are mostly presented in either US numeric form (Year-Month-Day, e.g. 2009-09-04) or various Euro-style shorthands (Day-Month-Year, e.g. 2 Jan 04 or 02-Jan-04 or 2jan04 etc.).
Times are frequently noted with a time-zone identifier behind the time, e.g. "09:32Z". Most common are Z (Zulu Time, aka. UTC time zone), D (Delta Time, aka. UTC + 4 hours) and B (Bravo Time, aka UTC + 2 hours). A full list off time zones can be found here: http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/military/
Other times are noted without any time zone identifier at all. The Afghanistan time zone is AFT (UTC + 4:30), which may complicate things further if you are looking up messages based on local time.
Finding messages relating to known events may be complicated by date and time zone shifting; if the event is in the night or early morning, it may cause a report to appear to be be misfiled. It is advisable to always look through messages before and on the proceeding day for any event.
David Leigh, the Guardian's investigations editor, explains the online tools they have created to help you understand the secret US military files on the war in Afghanistan: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/datablog/video/2010/jul/25/afghanistan-war-logs-video-tutorial
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C-26 patrol departed FOB Salerno at 0530Z with 4 x M1114s, 1 x 5-ton and 19 pax. We departed the FOB north gate to Bowri Tanah with NSTR along route. Kuchi tribes have moved further into the Khowst bowl and are moving North. They occupy approximately 3 square Kilometers from Bowri Tanah going North. ABP have emplaced triple strand concertina wire completely around the hill they occupy overlooking the construction site. ABP have also completed 1 fighting position facing the direction of the last attack and are working on the other three fighting positions located at the corners. The hill compound needs 2 more Hesco barriers emplaced which they do not currently have on hand. The contractors have emplaced double strand concertina wire around the construction site. The patrol then returned to FOB Salerno with no incidents.
Report key: AAC51064-2E0F-49B2-9839-A1892534EF73
Tracking number: 2007-145-015432-0971
Attack on: FRIEND
Complex atack: FALSE
Reporting unit: TF PROFESSIONAL (2-321)
Unit name: 2-321 AFAR / SALERNO
Type of unit: None Selected
Originator group: UNKNOWN
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Abstract: In a society emerging from decades of political conflict, the role of human rights education in Northern Ireland is of particular importance as a tool to preventing violent conflict and to promoting a culture of peace. More generally, a rights-based approach to education might refer to three dimensions; access to education, educational content and educational processes. This article aims to explore the effectiveness of a specific human rights education project that has been piloted in Northern Ireland's post-primary schools as an example of a project that addresses educational content and processes in a flexible manner. Conclusions are drawn relating to factors facilitating the successful development of a rights-based approach to education and of human rights education projects.
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My new applet on Coordinate Geometry concentrates on two important skills for post-16 maths, especially for UK AS levels Core 1 and 2.
Lengths of Line Segments
This topic often seems to be the first useful mathematical application of the Pythagoras Rule (Pythagorean Theorem) that kids come across. Earlier the focus is on contrived right-angled triangles. How many of them are going to find the height or the guy-length of a flagpole?!
It also encourages students to calculate by using a formula rather than a graph — you don't need to draw or even imagine the triangle.
Mid-points of Line Segments
Once again a simple idea, but one which allows students quickly to ditch the diagrams in favour of an easily-applied formula.
Pretty soon the idea that the coordinates are just the means of the x- and y–values and it is this rather than the diagrams which sticks in the students' minds.
So why ..
So why haven't I given the formulae in the applet? This is because of a basic premise of Waldomaths — allow students to see things for themselves. This way the formula seems almost obvious and hence much easier to remember. Students also learn the techniques their own way and apply them with confidence, rather than the all-too-common rote learning of formulae which leads to stress and errors.
Sometimes it's depressing to think that an applet which has taken me hours of work can achieve its aim within a few seconds of a students time. But then again that's what Waldomaths is all about.
So why do I show the working? Surely they need to able to work it out for themselves? Well, you can turn the working off!


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Abandoned citrus plant transforms into biodiesel producer
A shuttered citrus processing plant could become the country's largest biodiesel maker, fueling Florida's push toward alternative energy.
Posted on Sat, Jul. 28, 2007
CITY -- For 40 years this sleepy
town 35 miles north of Tampa was
the epicenter of the global
citrus trade -- home to the
world's largest orange juicing
plant, which could squeeze 15
million pounds of oranges a day
and ship concentrate by the
train-load along a busy rail
spur. When the Lykes Pasco plant
shut in 2003, its massive
storage tanks seemed destined
for the scrap metal market.
Now the factory has lurched back to life -- this time churning out clean-burning biodiesel that could fuel Florida's push to go green.
Agri-Source Fuels took over 60,000 square feet of the aging plant in January and hopes to hit full production in about four months. If it does, it will be pumping 120 million gallons of the fuel a year, making it the nation's largest biodiesel producer.
The plant comes online just weeks after Gov. Charlie Crist signed an executive order requiring all state vehicles -- including the 3,876 that run on diesel -- to begin using biofuels.
Brewed from vegetable oils, animal fat and other renewable sources, biodiesel is biodegradable and nontoxic. While it is usually blended, most diesel motors can run on pure biodiesel, or B100, with little or no modification.
But like the gasoline additive ethanol, biodiesel is still in its infancy, representing less than 1 percent of the total diesel market.
Rick Higdon is trying to change that. A Pensacola real estate developer, Higdon owns Agri-Source Fuels and financed the retrofitting of the juice plant out of his own pocket. While he won't discuss financial details, he said he was drawn to the project not only for its environmental promise but as a matter of national pride.
''I'm all for trying to do as much as possible for our country,'' he said. ``And every gallon we can produce is one less we have to buy overseas.''
But biodiesel sales may have more to do with price than patriotism, analysts said.
Kendal Reeves runs the biodiesel operation for Mclure Oil Co., an Atlanta-based fuel distributor which has committed to buying up to 60 million gallons of Agri-Source's output. Mclure will sell the biodiesel -- both pure and blended -- to more than 120 distributors around Florida and the Southeast. Although Reeves said he's seeing record demand now, he's also seen demand evaporate in the past.
''Consumers are definitely interested in biodiesel and they want it, but they will vote with their dollars every time,'' he said. Many of Mclure's clients have standing policies on biodiesel purchases that depend on price. ''When it's cheaper bring me bio,'' Reeves said. ``When it's not, [they say] don't.''
The price sensitivities work their way down to the pump, too.
Sol Atlantic Biodiesel at 9695 NW 79th Ave. in Hialeah Gardens is one of several South Florida stations that carry the product and one of the few that sells B99, or 99 percent pure biodiesel.
Open for five months, the company is supplying a few corporate fleets and has found a niche among eco-minded enthusiasts, said owner Lisa Bowman. The company is holding a rally Aug. 5 for the TDI Club, a group of VW and Mercedes owners that run their cars on biodiesel. But even fans have their limits, she said.
''Our ability to sell it depends directly on the fact that it costs less than regular diesel,'' Bowman said. Last week her product was selling at $2.91 a gallon while a nearby station was selling conventional diesel for $2.99. ''But when our prices go up, we struggle,'' she said.
At the heart of Agri-Source's price-control operation are 28 massive storage tanks -- each the size of a South Beach apartment complex. The 180,000-gallon receptacles, which once swirled with orange juice concentrate, will hold soybean oil, beef tallow, cotton seed, fish oil and other raw materials that can be turned into biodiesel. The company's first batches are being made with poultry fat trucked in from Alabama.
By using several kinds of feedstock, Agri-Source hopes to play the market and stay ahead of rising commodity prices.
That could be a tricky proposition, said Jim Robertson, who runs the biodiesel desk at BiofuelsConnect, an Orlando-based brokerage of alternative fuels.
As demand for feedstock spikes, so do prices. Soybeans have hit an all-time high, which has some biodiesel producers, who rely on the product for making cold-weather blends, reining in production, he said. And cheaper substitutes -- like poultry waste -- aren't available on the scale that Agri-Source might need for full production, he said.
''To move that kind of volume, biodiesel needs to be cheaper than the regular diesel that's on the market, and I just don't see how the supply economics will work at that scale,'' Robertson said.
But the environmental and national security benefits could ultimately trump economics, he said.
And the state's green initiative won't hurt. While the press and government have touted the benefits of ethanol, many drivers are still leery of using high concentrations of biodiesel. But having the state vouch for the fuel by using it in government vehicles might put consumers at ease, he said.
Higdon has no doubts about which way the market is heading. Agri-Source is already building an 18-million-gallon biodiesel plant in Pensacola that it hopes to have online next year.
But even then, Agri-Source's operation will be just a drop in the ocean, he said: ``We can't cure all the world's problems; this is just an alternative.''


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As billionaire Tom Perkins sees it, because the top 1% of wealthiest Americans pay more in taxes than average citizens, they deserve more than one vote in elections.
You pay a million dollars (in taxes), you get a million votes," the wealthy investor quipped during a public forum recently, adding that poor people who dont pay taxes should be barred from voting.
(Perkins also made waves earlier this year by absurdly comparing complaints about the top 1% to the Kristallnacht attacks on Jews in Nazi Germany).
My advice to Perkins is: Why bother? If the most affluent citizens were allowed to directly pick politicians to enact policies that benefited those at the very top at the expense of practically everyone else, America would look pretty much like it already does.
Since the Great Recession supposedly ended in 2009, 95% of all new income flowed to the top 1%, while the rest of America continued to languish. As Joann Weiner pointed out in the Washington Post, The typical household makes the same amount this year, about $50,000, as it did a generation ago.
Perkins proposal is redundant.
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Johannesburg - The ANC and the ANC Youth League will look at working on the weaknesses within the party's youth wing, an official said on Tuesday.
"The ANC is helping the youth league to deal with its weaknesses, but at the same time consolidate the strength of the youth league going forward," ANCYL national executive committee (NEC) member Thabo Kupa said.
The African National Congress' top leadership and the ANCYL met in Johannesburg on Monday.
"The meeting will reconvene in three weeks. It is an ongoing engagement," said Kupa.
He would not go into detail about what was discussed at the meeting, and said it was an internal matter.
"There is a discussion on a variety of issues," he said.
Delegates at the ANC's elective conference in Mangaung last month resolved that the incoming NEC should meet with the ANCYL to sort out issues between the two.
In his organisational report at the conference, ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said the ANCYL was acting in a similar manner to forces which were against the party.
It was also expected that they would discuss the ANCYL's lack of a permanent leader following the expulsion of its president Julius Malema last year.
Deputy president Ronald Lamola has led the ANCYL since then.
Malema sent the ANC conference a letter asking for job back, but at the time Mantashe said it had been received too late, and that the programme had already been adopted. - Sapa
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We think houses are like people. Each has a distinct personality, and their unique building materials, locations and histories often affect their structural integrity and physical appearance. Some look friendly and welcoming on the outside, while others give off a cold and unapproachable first impression. And like people, homes age some far better than others.
If your homes exterior is feeling tired, saggy and unwelcoming, you may want to consider giving it a facelift. Exterior makeovers range in project scope from simple maintenance to moderate repairs to building a new top-of-the-line outdoor living space.
Perhaps start small by cleaning up yard waste, planting showy perennials and applying fresh mulch for a landscaping update. Take it a step further by scraping and painting the exterior of your home, replacing damaged sidewalks and windows, and repairing rotted fence boards or broken gates.
Whether you do it yourself or hire a professional, these first-step makeover suggestions are good investments of time and money because they increase curb appeal and add value to your home. And its amazing how good it feels to clear dead branches from dark corners of your yard, or fix nagging repairs youve been avoiding for months or years. If a project is beyond your skill set, seek the advice and help of a professional contractor or experienced landscaper. Nothing looks worse than a botched nip-tuck around the eaves of your roofline.
If youre on a roll and you want to tackle a bigger exterior facelift, you might be ready for one that requires design and construction, like roof extensions, porches and covered entryways. These types of facelifts offer protection from the elements, create attractive focal points and may solve chronic drainage problems.
If you want a more substantial facelift to your homes facade, consider building an outdoor kitchen. These popular projects offer additional value by increasing the living space of your home. A built-in gas grill, complete with warming drawers and individual burners, makes it easy to prepare an entire meal outside. Include a sink, under-counter refrigerator, and a row of base cabinets topped by a weather-tough work surface, for total convenience and re-sale appeal.
We could spend an entire column talking about other really cool features, like bar islands, motorized roll-down screens, fireplace-television combinations, surround-sound systems, and swimming pool and spa options. Our point is that a carefully planned outdoor room facelift can turn a plain, under-used area into a favorite destination for family and guests, transforming your tired backyard into a fresh retreat.
Large or small, exterior facelifts look great, increase property value and help us enjoy our homes more. Time marches on, and it usually marches straight across the facades of our homes. Help your home look new and inviting with an exterior makeover.
And if you happen to add that new outdoor kitchen as part of the project, then we recommend you fry up some bacon first. Everything, including an exterior home facelift, is better with bacon.
Bryan Soth and Dwight Sailer own and operate HighCraft Builders, a Fort Collins design-build remodeling firm, and HighCraft Home Services, a Fort Collins home repair and maintenance provider. Contact them at (970) 472-8100 or visit www.HighCraft.net.


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Relaxing on the back porch by 15th Street in Clarkston, WA and listening to the rain on the metal roof. Then out of nowhere a beautiful rainbow showed and soon after the first one a second lighter one showed up. It was to close to get the whole thing into one picture so I sent the video.
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Motivate Your Child to Do Better in School
It's time for kids to head back to school. While many of them aren't excited school is starting, you can help them get off to the right start. Academic life coach John Williams, author of the book Future-Proofed, joined us to share some ways to motivate your child to excel academically.
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What Does A 'Category 5' Hurricane Mean?
Category 1 hurricanes mean their peak wind speed is between 74-95 mph. Category 2 is between 96 and 110 mph. A 3 is considered strong and is between 111 and 130 mph. A Category 4 is a very strong hurricane ranging between 131 and 155 mph. Category 5's are rare and have wind speeds over 156 mph.
Category 5's are quite rare. Only 3 have hit the U.S in the 20th Century -- one in 1935, Hurricane Camille in 1969 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Current Hurricane Isabel was a Category 5 in the Atlantic last week and is still very strong, forecast to be near the U.S. East Coast as a Category 3 this week.
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Exterior of home in 7500 block of Griffin Drive, Roselawn, where an overnight fire killed a dog. Residents escaped uninjured.
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A family dog was killed in an overnight fire in Roselawn.
Shortly after 2 a.m., Cincinnati Fire units were called to the 7500 block of Griffin Drive, with reports of someone still inside the house.
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