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In recent days, numerous Fox Business Network hosts, reporters, and contributors have repeatedly spread the debunked claim that the economic recovery act includes funding to protect the salt marsh harvest mouse in the San Francisco wetlands. In fact, the act does not contain any language directing funds to San Francisco wetlands or the salt marsh harvest mouse living in them, a fact that the House Republican leadership aide who reportedly originated the claim has reportedly acknowledged.
WaPo's Michael Shear wrote in an online discussion today:
Because the Republicans largely abandoned the stimulus bill, the Democrats are the ones that will own it -- for good or ill. If it succeeds in producing jobs and getting consumer spending going again, I suspect there will be Republicans who regret their opposition. On the other hand, if the consensus in six or eight months is that it has failed, or was the wrong mix, then the Democrats will have to accept the consequences of their decision to push for it.
This is pretty much conventional wisdom. But there's a problem with it: it assumes that if the stimulus doesn't work, the Republicans will have been right -- that there should have been more tax cuts and less spending.
But many economists think that if anything, the stimulus package did not contain enough spending. Given that the Republicans were loudly arguing against spending -- even going so far, with help from the media, as claiming that spending and stimulus were contradictory concepts -- it seems clear that if the bill doesn't work because it didn't spend enough, Republicans will deserve the "consequences" of their opposition.
Whether they "will have to accept" those consequences will depend largely on how the media covers it all. If they assume -- as Shear seems to -- that failure will mean the stimulus should have included less spending, Democrats likely have the blame all to themselves. But if economists believe the problem with the stimulus was that there should have been more spending -- and if the media makes that clear -- Republicans will sure in the blame.
Put another way: Democrats may "own" the stimulus, but Republicans share ownership of the fact that it wasn't bigger. If the stimulus doesn't work, and insufficient spending turns out to be the reason, Republicans will own a large share of the blame.
In Fox News' special, Trillion with a T, Bret Baier promoted or repeated several myths and falsehoods about President Obama and the economic recovery bill, including that some of the spending in the bill -- which Obama has now signed into law -- isn't stimulus; that the bill will lead to "the government deciding which procedures you can have and which ones you can't"; that it would prohibit any religious activity in facilities receiving money; that the Obama administration advocated cutting the defense budget by 10 percent; and that Obama admitted "there might be some pork" in the bill.
The right-wing site thinks the wildly offensive cartoon (click here), which seemed to equate Obama with a crazed, dead chimp, is no big deal. Not that we're surprised. The Golden Rule of the Republican Noise Machine is that nobody from within is ever supposed to apologize or even mildly criticize the hateful rhetoric that's often produced.
We did get a kick out Power Line's defense though, which was, what's the big deal because critics compared Bush to a chimp in the past. It's quite similar to Michelle Malkin's defense today after getting her photo taken with a smiling activist who was holding an Obama/swastika sign. Of course Malkin didn't apologize, because some loonies on the left had used swastikas to attack Bush. So what's the big deal.
But back to Power Line:
One can only marvel at the Democrats' new concern for civility in political discourse. After all, while this cartoon had nothing to do with Obama, we do have a lot of experience with people referring to a President of the United States as a "chimp."...Graphic depictions of President Bush as a chimpanzee were legion; a Google Images search turns up page after page of examples.
Here's the thing, the Post cartoon in question depicted the chimp shot through the chest and dying on the sidewalk. When Power Line finds a cartoon published in a major metro American newspaper that associated Bush with a chimp dead on the sidewalk and his body riddled with bullets, than Power Line might have a point. Right now, it's just defending the indefensible.
UPDATE: Maybe Power Line should get credit for at least addressing the topic. Over at NRO's The Corner, conservatives have posted more than four dozens items today about news and buzz-worthy topics. What's been completely ignored by the writers themselves? Perhaps the hottest media story of the day; the Post cartoon. NRO writers apparently have no opinion whatsoever.
Why do I have a hunch that they do have an opinion, but just don't want to offend a newspaper that sometimes publishes them?
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In recent days, Fox News hosts and contributors have advanced the false claim -- pushed by Republican lawmakers -- that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid included a provision in the recovery bill directing that $8 billion be spent on a high-speed rail line between Southern California and Las Vegas. In fact, the bill does not direct high-speed rail funds to any specific project, and any funding would be allocated by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a former Republican congressman.
On NBC's Nightly News, Lisa Myers stated of the final version of the economic recovery bill: "If the package creates or saves three and a half million jobs as predicted, it will cost a quarter of a million dollars per job." Her report echoed a claim in a January 15 press release issued by Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee. In fact, economists note that the figure is based on false assumptions.
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Lou Dobbs falsely claimed, "President Obama sign[ed] a $800 billion stimulus package that we now know will come to about $3 trillion with debt servicing over the next decade," echoing a false claim in a Washington Times editorial that the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the full cost of the bill would reach $3.2 trillion by 2019. In fact, more than half of of the $3.2 trillion figure comes from the cost of permanently extending more than 20 provisions in the recovery bill, which the bill does not do.
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Since Congress passed President Obama's economic recovery bill, several media figures have warned that Obama could suffer political consequences if the nation's economy does not improve substantially in a short amount of time. But Obama has consistently emphasized the long-term nature of economic recovery, repeatedly stating that the recovery "will likely be measured in terms of years and not months."
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In May, Daugaard traveled to neighboring Minnesota to open a kiosk in the Mall of America to attract workers to his state.
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Azrael returned to the kiosk, where Hassan Pasha was still sleeping the deep sleep of opium.
In the kiosk of my garden, the princess is now a willing prisoner.
French monarchs; and Selim, struck by its magnificence, determined to build a kiosk in imitation of it.
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Tags: 1 percent, cartoon, education, equality, Europe, gay, gender, Greece, housing, inequality, marriage, race, referendum, Republicans, rich, tax cuts, unemployment
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Equality and efficiency in retrospectPosted: 6 May 2015 in Uncategorized
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I remember my dismay, when I first began teaching economics, how enthralled my colleagues (at least the liberal ones) were with Arthur Okun's notion of the fundamental tradeoff between equality and efficiency (which they supplemented with John Rawls's theory of justice). No critique of capitalism, no critique of political economy. They believed the democratic process would find the appropriate balance between market efficiencies and nonmarket interventions to create greater equality.
I was never happy with the idea of such a tradeoff (or, for that matter, with the veil of ignorance), because it was based on denying the fundamental injustice embedded in a capitalist economy—the appropriation and distribution of a surplus produced by the majority for the benefit of a tiny minority at the top. And no amount of celebrating the supposed efficiencies of capitalist markets (which, for the most part, were simply assumed) or tinkering with the distribution of income (with tax-based redistribution) was going to fix that.
But what strikes me now is ultimately how disastrous was the framework developed by Okun (and by Rawls), given what has happened to the distribution of income and wealth in the United States since then (since 1975, when Okun first published Equality and Efficiency: The Big Tradeoff and when the first revision of Rawls's A Theory of Justice appeared).
Consider, for example, the distribution of income. In 1975, the top 1 percent managed to capture almost 9 percent of national income; by 2013, its share had risen to over 20 percent.
A similarly dramatic change has occurred with the pay of top corporate executives. The CEO-to-worker compensation ratio has risen from 28 when Okun wrote to 296 today.
And, of course, the distribution of wealth—which has always been more unequal than the distribution of income—has also worsened: according to Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman [pdf], the share of the top 0.1 percent rose from 7.6 percent in 1975 to 22 percent in 2012.
I have every reason, then, to be even more critical of Okun (and, for that matter, Rawls) today than I was then. The idea that there was a tradeoff between equality and efficiency (or, in Rawls's case, the notion that those at the bottom might benefit from inequality), and that we shouldn't veer too far in creating more equal economic outcomes in the name of efficiency (and of justice), steered us away from imagining and implementing policies and institutions that would have prevented the return to a more and more unequal distribution of income and wealth. As a society, we could have taken such measures but we didn't.
In retrospect, Okun's approach (and that of Rawls) was the problem, not the solution.
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I get along with other cats, but I am still not sure about humans. I am just scared and untrusting of all the strange people that walk through my home everyday. I have a volunteer I am warming up to, she gives me catnip and I LOVE catnip!
I will probably always be a rather independent gal, but since when is independence a bad thing? If you are willing to be patient with me (and you have a large supply of catnip) I would love a home of my own!
This is what my volunteer friend has to say abut me:
Looking for a lucky four leaf clover? Your search ends here as we have Clover! Although she isn't the green grass variety, she is a stunning black and white feline variety. Clover is a domestic short hair mix who is 6 years old and has been living at RMFR since March, 2010. She is semi-feral and since she came from a feral colony, she does have some trust issues with humans but she is slowly making progress with people. Clover is a round faced chunky little lady with a white bib extending down her chest. This little miss is clever and intelligent and she knows that humans control the treats which she LOVES. She can be found in the Green Room or the Big Room tucked in a comfy bed 6 - 7 feet off the floor. If you call her name and shake the treat bag, she will jump out of her bed and stare at you. She is waiting for you to drop the treats in front of her and then when you turn away, she will eat. And, she ALWAYS wins the staring contest. During the past year, Clover has become more adventuresome and will wander outside on a nice day. Snapdragon is Clover's BFF and at times you will see them cuddling next to each other, particularly in the cooler months.
The mission of Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue, as a no-kill cat rescue and shelter, is to:
Shelter and care for abandoned, abused and unwanted cats and kittens until permanent homes can be found, encourage responsible pet ownership, educate the public through community outreach, provide trap and release, spay/neuter information and resources to the public.
Established in 1982, the Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue is a non-profit, no-kill cat shelter located in Denver, Colorado. Society staff and volunteers care for approximately 125 homeless and abandoned cats. RMFR receives no government funding and is dependent upon donations from the community and the proceeds from fundraising events.
The shelter is located in an industrial area, less than five miles from Downtown Denver.
Fee includes:
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We also offer MICROCHIPPING for the low price of $30.00 per pet. By having your pet microchipped, you may be saving his/her life in the event he or she gets lost!


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Definitions for eiffel towerˈaɪ fəl
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Eiffel Tower(noun)
a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure
Eiffel Tower(ProperNoun)
An iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris, a global icon of France; one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; 7.1 million people ascended it in 2011. The third level observatory's upper platform is at 279.11 m the highest accessible to the public in the European Union. The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010. The tower stands 324 metres tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930. Because of the addition, in 1957, of the antenna atop the Eiffel Tower, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building. Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second-tallest structure in France, after the Millau Viaduct.
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Eiffel Tower
a structure erected on the banks of the Seine in Paris, the loftiest in the world, being 985 ft. in height, and visible from all parts of the city; it consists of three platforms, of which the first is as high as the towers of Notre Dame; the second as high as Strasburg Cathedral spire, and the third 863 ft; it was designed by Gustave Eiffel, and erected in 1887-1889; there are cafés and restaurants on the first landing, and the ascent is by powerful lifts.
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An iron tower located in the capital city of France.
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Secrets of Pickles, Kimchi and so on
I bought a pickle crock a few months ago, and after a few batches of normal pickles, I put in a batch of kimchi a few days ago. You might think I'm being trendy, and maybe I am. One thing for sure is I really love home made pickles, and don't know how I've lived for so long without them or what took me so long to start making my own!
Making your own pickles is very easy.
There's an astonishing amount of misinformation about pickles on the Internet! For years we've been told they are dangerous, and if you can them you have to add so much vinegar it makes them impossible to eat, and then cook them in a canner until they are a mushy mess. None of this is true. There are virtually no cases of people getting sick from fermented pickles. It's also not necessary to can them in order to preserve them or to make them safe.
True pickles are made without vinegar, because the fermenting process creates lactic acid which together with the added salt, is more than enough to preserve them and keep them safe.
I think I've spent hours looking for a good kimchi recipe, because most of what's on the Internet completely misses the point of how pickles are fermented, and the recipes simply can't work. I've heard lots of people who tried to make kimchi say 'oh, it didn't work for me because I didn't wait long enough.' That's what I said the first time I tried! People who say this are simply using the wrong recipe.
Vegetables Without Sprays
For pickles you have to use organic or unsprayed fruit or vegetables. Yes — you can pickle fruit too. Pesticide residues, as well as changes in bacteria balance and so on will interfere with the fermentation process.
Anaerobic Process Under Water
This is critical to making pickles. Under water. Room temperature.
Whatever it is you are fermenting has to be submerged under water, and since most vegetables float, some sort of weight is necessary to put on top to keep it submerged. This process will give off gas, and exposure to oxygen should be minimized, so either you need some sort of airlock or you need a jar with a tight fitting lid that you loosen every few hours. If you forget to loosen the lid it will explode! You have been warned.
If your pickles are exposed to oxygen when they are fermenting, a little mold will probably form on top. This is harmless and can just be removed.
Any vegetables not completely covered with water will rot during the fermenting process, and should be removed.
A ceramic pickle crock is not very expensive, and very handy. These have a built in air lock on top, that you can just add a little water to. The air lock will let the pickle gasses escape, and prevents oxygen from entering. Pickle crocks come with purpose made weights, that hold the contents below the water level. With a pickle crock you are unlikely to have mold problems. Also pickle crocks are usually partly made from unglazed ceramic, which can't normally be completely cleaned, and will hold some of the pickling bacteria from one batch to help inoculate the next. If necessary, the unglazed parts can be sterilized in boiling water.
A common mistake is to buy a pickle crock that's too small. You might think you could never eat 10 liters (2.5 gallons) of pickles, but they will lose volume as they ferment, and will taste very good once you're finished! They will also store a long time. It is true, when making speciality pickles, like beet relish or similar things, that 10 liters might be a little on the large side.
If you find a recipe for fermented pickles or kimchi on the Internet that doesn't have this step, it won't work! Pickles cannot be fermented in the refrigerator!
Pickles Need Salty Brine
It might be technically possible to make pickles without salt, but that's defeating one of the important reasons for making pickles in the first place. Salt is a preservative, and pickling foods is a way of preserving them. Pickles with minimized salt content will have a very short shelf life.
The pickling process requires an astonishing amount of salt. A typical recipe with 2-3 Kg (5-6 lbs) of vegetables may need as much as 5-6 Tablespoons. The amount of salt is not usually very critical, so some people add more or less and often don't measure it. The salt needs to be very pure, without iodine or minerals, as these will cause the pickles to brown.
How can it be that so much salt gets added and the pickles are not ruined? Even for people who normally salt their food, this seems like a lot of salt. The trick is that the salt stays in the brine, and draws the water out of the vegetables. Of course pickles are a little salty, but this is mostly because they are in salty brine. Adding more or less salt to the batch as a whole, won't significantly change the salt content of the pickles themselves, and if you discard the brine virtually all the salt gets discarded with it. If you think the pickles are too salty after making them, you can rinse them then if necessary.
By starting with fresh vegetables, and salting them, they often have enough water in them to make their own brine. In this way, a minimum of flavors are lost. It's very common to need to add a little water or brine, but you want to keep this to a minimum because it will dilute the flavors.
If you see a recipe on the Internet that calls for first salting the vegetables, then rinsing and discarding the liquid, look for another recipe! This is not how fermented pickles are made.
Storing Pickles
The fermentation process occurs at room temperature, and slows down considerably at cooler temperatures. This is mostly the issue for storing pickles, stopping the fermentation and keeping them from getting too sour. The salt and lactic acid in pickles are very effective preservatives, and when stored in a cool place like a refrigerator or root cellar, they will keep a long time. Ideally, they will be kept as close to, but above, 0C/32F as possible. The salt content will provide some protection from freezing, and a light freezing won't harm them. Canning or deep freezing are also possibilities, and will stop the fermentation process, but will also change the texture and flavor of the pickles. Canning has the advantage of being able to store the pickles at room temperature or transport them easily.
Pickles will keep longer if they are stored covered in brine.
If you have a pickle crock and a root cellar, the traditional way is to just put the entire crock of pickles in the cellar for storage.
Special Issues for Kimchi
Kimchi needs a special kind of red pepper flake powder called gochugaru. This is milder than normal red pepper powder. This can be bought online or at Asian groceries.
In traditional kimchi the basic ingredients are scallions, garlic, gochugaru, napa cabbage, daikon radish, salt and if you aren't vegetarian also shrimp or fish sauce. The spices are made into a paste, with a little added water, then rubbed on the cabbage with the salt. This is then fermented at room temperature for about 3 weeks. The cabbage has enough natural fermentation bacteria and doesn't need any added inoculant, and it probably has enough water it doesn't need any added water or brine.
Beyond the traditional ingredients, many people also add ginger, carrots and other things.
Ignore all the recipes out there that call for salting and rinsing the cabbage, or making the kimchi in jars without liquid in the refrigerator!
Light Bulb Review
I guess some of us knew it would happen eventually, but normal light bulbs are legal once again in Europe, and becoming more available. I just bought some the other day from De Gloeilampen Winkel here in the Netherlands, and I thought I would write a review. I paid €1,65 per bulb, with a minimum purchase of 10 per wattage, and free shipping over €50. I hope they come down in price soon!
There is an exemption in the EU light bulb ban for 'rough service lamps', bulbs built to operate while vibrating. This is a Reinforced Construction or RC lamp. Some of the bulbs are labelled that they are intended for a marine environment. None of them have a brand name.
Here's a closer view of the specifications.
Notice they are rated for 3000 hours, which is 3 times longer than the bulbs commonly available here just before the ban came into force. This makes the price a little more palatable, and similar to the price per hour of pre-ban bulbs.
Manufacturer Energy Rating: E
Real Life Energy Rating: A++
- Since mostly the bulbs are to be operated in a space warmed by central heating, the bulbs are 100% efficient. Energy is given off in the form of light and heat, and any heat given off reduces the load on the central heating by a like amount.
- No energy needed for recycling, and it's not necessary to take them to a recycling center — possibly even by car. Bulbs can be discarded in normal household waste.
- Bulbs can be manufactured locally, and it's not necessary to transport them from China.
- Manufacturing process is simpler and less energy intensive than 'low energy bulbs'.
- Longer life means less frequent replacements are needed.
It's a light bulb, and does everything you might expect a light bulb to do.
Long Life
Historically, manufacturers of light bulbs have had the problem that long life bulbs mean loss of profit. This is because they stay in service too long and consumers don't need to keep rebuying them. Singer, the sewing machine company had a similar problem, because the products they built were too reliable. In the case of Singer, they had to buy back some of their older machines, so consumers would have to buy some of the newer less reliable ones.
In the case of light bulbs, manufacturers have been building them to glow brighter, so they would burn out faster. This is the motivation for the energy efficient bulbs, followed by the complete ban.
Leading up to the ban 1000 hour bulbs were common, and these are 3000 hour bulbs. 10.000-20.000 hour bulbs are very feasible, and 100.000 hour bulbs are not out of the question. As consumers, this is what we want and should look for. They should not necessarily cost more.
Some Final Comments
- No flickering, slow warm up or fading with age.
- Fully dimmable
- No toxic components
- Pleasant light spectrum
- This bulb was not labelled with country of origin. Research your bulbs and buy locally! Unlabelled should be assumed to be from China.
- These bulbs are rated for 235v, but the power in Europe is 230v. This probably means the bulbs will withstand voltage spikes better, have a longer life, but also probably give off slightly less than the rated number of lumens. I consider this a good thing.
- It's obvious in other ways the consumer energy ratings are intended to mislead consumers. For example here, diesel cars often get lower ratings, even though they get better mileage and have lower carbon emissions. Electric cars often get better ratings, even though energy used in manufacture and disposal are much higher. Use your head instead of trusting energy ratings!
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We Are All Seeds
Labeling Calories is Misleading and Should be Banned
It wasn't long ago since tar and nicotine content labeling were determined misleading and removed from cigarette packaging. Not only misleading, but a powerful advertising mechanism, making addicted customers think they were buying a safer product. Now it's time to take the next big step in consumer protection, and ban labeling of calories in food.
What is a Calorie?
A calorie is a measure of heat. Quite literally, in order to determine the amount of calories in food, the food is set alight and the amount of heat given off is measured.
Since our bodies don't metabolize food this way, there's no meaningful comparison that can made between calories and human health.
What do we Know About the Effect of Calories on our Health?
Some studies have shown for example a relationship between eating a lot of high calorie food and weight gain, or eating fewer calories and loosing weight. It might be that some health professional recommends some specific diet that might include a change in the number of calories.
Statistics show however that most people who try to lose weight with a low calorie diet nearly always fail in the end, and gain back even more weight. I would be very suspicious of any health professional recommending such a diet.
In any case, this weight gain or loss is not always permanent, and nothing credible can be said about it's effect on our health. Any generalized statement on public health related to calories would not be credible, and likewise labeling foods with their calorie content is misleading to consumers.
Any public campaign that results in people eating more or fewer calories, is food company propaganda, as they strive to make ever more money off of misleading people in their perception of their own health.
How is Food Calorie Content Used?
Around the time of WWII and just before, protein was used as a measure for food and 'food quality'. This is the major reason why meat and dairy production was so dramatically increased in the years following the war. In these years, the chicken egg was often identified as 'the perfect food', because it's almost pure protein. In some Germanic languages the word for protein is the same as egg white, probably for this reason.
In the years after choosing protein as the measure of food quality, a major backlash occurred. This was primarily because by this measure a vegetarian diet was inadequate, and most of the world at the time was vegetarian or vegan. There was quite a lot of indignation as institutions such as the WHO began imposing high protein diets on the world's population, in the name of improving public health.
We should receive current efforts to change our calorie intake with the same indignation.
After much debate, protein was eventually replaced with calories. I think most people involved in this issue don't recognize calories as a great improvement over protein, only that it no longer stigmatizes a vegetarian diet.
After choosing calorie, it became clear this measure also had it's flaws. Different people and cultures react differently on a diet with a fixed numbers of calories. It depends a lot on how active you are, as well as your age, sex and genetic factors. They 'fixed' this problem by creating various charts, and acceptable calorie ranges, instead of trying to work from a single number.
There's really nothing any more that can be said about diets being healthy according to calories than there was with protein, only no one has a better idea at the moment of a another measure to use.
Spam, Salt, Sugar, Spam, Spam, Fat and Spam
The Netherlands is a tiny country, but even still is the worlds second largest exporter of food. Chances are, if you eat a tasteless tomato, cucumber or gouda cheese, that's been imported, it's probably from here.
When the WRR issues a report [in Dutch], a think tank which advises the government on food policy, the chances are good the consequences of this will be heard around the world.
The report goes into some detail on how production of meat and dairy are bad for the environment. Basically the problem is the animal feed here is based largely on GMO soy imported from Latin America, at great expense to the environment and livelihoods of people there. It's then fed to the farm animals here, which live in factory farms and poop it out. It's then spread all over the country, which contaminates pretty much everything.
Many farmers are extremely unhappy, because there are actually EU rules on how much animal waste can be disposed of in this way, and they are regularly at or over these limits in the Netherlands. These rules make it much more expensive for the farmers, because they have to export the waste to other countries.
As well as polluting the environment, diets based on this food are making people fat and causing health problems all over the world. This type of food production is also one of the major contributors to global warming.
After a reasonably good general analysis of the problem, the report advises the Dutch government to use their influence around the world to oblige people to eat less dairy, meat, sugar, salt and 'bad' fats.
Where did the sugar, salt and fat come from? As far as this report is concerned, it seems to have come out of the blue. The report has a number of citations for different things, but nothing that seems to lead to any credible justification for this. It just is, because, well they are a think tank and so must be awesome.
Of course trying to eat less salt, sugar and 'bad' fat, can only lead you to more industrial processed foods. It's no problem to make processed foods without these ingredients. It may really taste bad, but when you make foods in a laboratory or factory, you can make it any way you want. Small farmers on the other hand, depend on these ingredients.
Nothing in this report suggests people should eat more locally or naturally produced food. Could it be that the people's message, demanding higher quality and sustainable food, is being spammed by governments and the food industry?


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^I think that the reason some people believe that Juliet is more likely to be dead than the others is because she has such serious injuries from her fall. If, for instance, they were all transported back to the present on the island (timeline did not change), then Juliet would still have her really serious injuries and die almost immediately. Of course if they changed the timeline then who knows what will happen.
I thought that changing the timeline means that any injuries that people have now will go poof as they are returned to their original state, on Flight 815 or wherever they might be. (Their memories will be gone as well.)
The real reason why Juliet might die is if Elizabeth Mitchell's new show
is picked up (cmon ABC!!!) Juliet is great but I'd rather see the actress in a new show that could last beyond next season, and overall the cast is great and it sounds promising.
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Geneticist Craig Venter explains how, by artificially producing DNA, his team could design 'green' microbes that digest toxic waste
My car pulled up in front of the Oval Room restaurant on Connecticut Avenue, a few blocks from the White House.
It was Friday, September 3, 2003, and I had been summoned to an urgent meeting by Ari Patrinos, who was then working at the Department of Energy as the head of its office of biological research.
Joining us was John H Marburger III, science adviser to the President, and Lawrence Kerr, director of Bioterrorism, Research and Development for the Office of Homeland Security, among others.
This high-powered gathering had been arranged only two hours before. The group was keen to discuss a breakthrough in the project that their department was funding, a $3 million initiative to "develop a synthetic chromosome". It was the first step towards making a self-replicating organism with an artificial genetic make-up, or genome.
At the J Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, Maryland, my team - principally the Nobel laureate Ham Smith and Clyde Hutchison - had made a leap forward in our ability to ''make" DNA.
After more than five years' work, we had finally managed the synthesis of biologically active Phi-X174, a virus that infects the bacterium E. coli. Now we had achieved this goal, we could begin to move from making a virus to creating new types of micro-organisms that could be used in numerous ways, as green fuels to replace oil and coal, digest toxic waste or absorb greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
Marburger interrupted me constantly with questions as I outlined our work.
When it became clear that we could now probably synthesise any virus with a genetic code of fewer than 10,000 "letters" of DNA in under a week in the lab, and larger viruses such as the Marburg or Ebola virus (both very unpleasant) in a month or so, Kerr sat there, silently mouthing "Wow!" over and over.
The news eventually went all the way up to the White House and I was asked if I'd be willing to have my work studied by a new committee called the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity.
The committee investigates "dual-use" research - that is, work that can be used to cause as much harm as good. I thought it was a good idea. I believed there was an urgent need for this sort of review.
Research of the sort we were engaged in could theoretically have devastating consequences if it fell into the wrong hands. Teams of scientists have, for example, worked on making the bird flu virus, H5N1, even more infectious to humans.
Determining what would turn the virus into a pandemic strain - capable of infecting millions of people worldwide - is crucial if we are to be safeguarded against it. But such findings could also be abused by bioterrorists.
After some deliberation, the committee urged us to publish the paper on Phi-X174 uncensored. It appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on December 23, 2003.
Spencer Abraham, Secretary of State for Energy, agreed to participate in a press conference in Washington, DC. He described the work as "nothing short of amazing" and predicted that it could lead to the creation of designer microbes tailored to deal with pollution or excess carbon dioxide, or even to meet future fuel needs.
Ham Smith joined us to field some of the questions. Although we had rehearsed what he should and should not say, he seemed to forget all that when he was asked about the possibility of making deadly pathogens.
"We could make the smallpox genome," Ham blurted out. I interrupted to point out that while that was indeed possible, it was known that smallpox DNA is not infective on its own, attempting to pour at least a little cold water on Ham's speculation.
Fortunately, his comment went no further than a paragraph in the New York Times, and the coverage was mostly favourable.
Scientists, though, were divided. Eckard Wimmer of Stony Brook University, New York State, who had taken three years to make a polio virus (compared with our two weeks), called it "a very smart piece of work", but to others our virus was no big deal.
None the less, the advance was sufficiently exciting for Ari Patrinos to become president of my new company, Synthetic Genomics, dedicated to pushing forward with the work.
Ham Smith and I also convinced Clyde Hutchison to join the Venter Institute full-time to construct a synthetic genome based on Mycoplasma genitalium, a parasitic bacterium that lives in the genital tract.
Compared with what had gone before, it was a hugely ambitious project - we were trying to make a genome that was far larger than the Phi-X174 virus. While a virus is a complicated chemical (DNA coated with protein), a bacterium is 100 times bigger, and truly a living thing.
After computational analysis of what individual genes did in the Mycoplasma genitalium, we ended up with a set of about 99 genes that we thought could be dispensed with. That is to say, one-fifth of its genome was redundant, and we now had a glimpse of life at its bare genetic minimum.
With the new techniques we had developed while making a virus, Ham, Clyde, and I launched an attempt to construct the entire genome of Mycoplasma genitalium from lab-made chemicals.
At each stage, we had to develop new approaches to deal with the tremendous technical challenges. Aware of how even a single mistake in the DNA code can be lethal to the functioning bug, we had to read the 580,000 "letters" of the Mycoplasma genome at an unprecedented level of accuracy.
Then we had to rebuild a stripped-down version. The team used a standard laboratory machine to make small structures of DNA, known as oligonucleotides, or "oligos". These are the building blocks of our artificial genome.
With clever chemistry Ham and his team painstakingly stitched myriad tiny blocks of 50 or so letters into fewer small pieces, grew them in the bacterium E. coli, and then turned these many small pieces into a handful of bigger ones - cassettes of genes - until they got two large pieces that could be assembled into the circular genome of the new lifeform.
We had to make and manipulate synthetic DNA on a scale 10 to 20 times bigger than has been accomplished before. But we have now made the circular genome and are currently working on inserting the synthetic DNA into bacteria.
We are holding our breath to see whether one or more microbes among the 100 billion in the test tube "boots up" with a strand of our man-made DNA and reproduces the DNA so a daughter cell starts metabolising and multiplying according to our version of life's recipe.
In readiness for experiments to transplant a synthetic genome, we have also applied for patents on how to create what we call "Mycoplasma laboratorium". But I should stress that we have not succeeded in implanting the synthetic genome. Yet.
If our plan succeeds, a new creature will have entered the world, albeit one that relies on an existing organism's cellular machinery to read its artificial DNA. We have often been asked if this will be a step too far. I always reply that - so far at least - we are only reconstructing a diminished version of what is already out there in nature.
I add that we have conducted a major ethical review of what we are doing, which reported in 1999, and we feel that this is good science.
The first synthetic genome is only the beginning. I now want to go further. My company, Synthetic Genomics Inc, is already trying to turn an organism into a biofactory that could make clean hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water or soak up more carbon dioxide.
From there, I want to take us into unknown waters, to a new phase of evolution, to the day when one DNA-based species can sit down at a computer to design another. I plan to show that we understand the software of life by creating true artificial life. And in this way, I want to discover whether a life decoded is truly a life understood.
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My genetic autobiography can be found throughout my body. Each of my one hundred trillion cells (with the exception of my sperm and red blood cells) packages my DNA in 46 chromosomes, shown here, a number typical of humans and of no particular significance.
Along my chromosomes are distributed around 23 thousand genes, a much lower number than we once thought.
The DNA code in each gene is responsible for a protein, one of the basic units that build and operate my cells. Since I finished reading my genetic code, I have looked for genes that might shed light on my life.
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is marked by inattention, impulsivity, and distractibility - an accurate description of the teenage Venter. Recent research has linked this disorder with a genetic stutter that involves ten repeats of a section of a gene called DAT1.
My genome reveals that I do indeed have these 10 repeats. Hence my behaviour - if, that is, you really believe a simple genetic stutter can trigger such a complex trait.
A protein called apolipoprotein E (Apo E) is responsible for regulating levels of certain fats in the bloodstream, variants of which have been linked with heart disease and also to Alzheimer's disease.
I can summon my genome on a computer screen and examine chromosome 19, where the Apo E gene is found. The gene comes in three common forms, known as E2, E3, and E4. E3 is predominant in European/Caucasian populations and in health terms is the "best".
By contrast, the seven per cent of people who have two copies of E4 are at higher risk of early heart disease, as are the four per cent of people with two copies of E2, who are more vulnerable to high-cholesterol, if they eat high-fat diets.
Carriers of E4 - which differs by just one letter from the "good" E3 - have also been associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's.
I have one copy of E3 and, unfortunately, one of E4, too. Although there is no evidence of Alzheimer's on either side of my family, it is possible that carriers of this gene, like my father, died too soon for this awful degenerative disease to manifest itself.
I am now taking a statin, a fat-lowering drug, to counteract its effects. The same statin also shows some degree of prevention of the symptoms of Alzheimer's.
Another of my genes, known as Complement Factor H, has a variation that has been linked by several studies to a "very high" risk for macular degeneration, a common disease that causes degeneration of the centre of the retina, with devastating effects on central vision.
Of the two copies of the gene, only one of mine is mutated this way, raising my risk of the disease by about four times.
But it is not all bad news. The gene "klotho" was named after the Greek Fate purported to spin the thread of life, because it contributes to longevity. I have a blend of klotho gene variants that have been linked with a lower risk for coronary artery disease and stroke and an advantage in longevity.
But we all have "good" and "bad" genes, and how their influence pans out when the effects of environment are taken into account is anyone's guess. CV


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Developers have razed a 4,000 year old Peruvian pyramid to the ground in what Peru authorities called "an attack on the cultural heritage of the nation." The pyramid was one of eleven only recently discovered in the coastal region of El Parasio. The pyramids were not guarded and had not yet been thoroughly investigated. The developers razed the pyramid and burnt the rubble, before attempting to destroy other pyramids in the area. Local witnesses rushed to stop the decimation. Authorities have levied criminal charges against company representatives.


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Leave It to Roll-Oh - a vision of domestic harmony, run by a giant Robot.
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It's like the biggest cigarette lighter in the world, and it scares postmen. AND it's got a button on it's control that says 'Get Hat'.
Watch the movie using the left hand panel. Joy.
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Consumer spending barely rose in October as households took advantage of rising incomes to boost savings to their highest level in nearly three years.» Read More
With interest rates on savings accounts at record lows and uncertain returns in the stock market, investing in technology start-ups has become increasingly appealing.
Figuring out how much you'll need to retire — or how much you can expect to earn on your retirement dollars — isn't as simple as plugging numbers into an online calculator.
Michael Jackson's jacket, a Madonna dress, even plates bearing the Queen of England's face - in a world of cold hard investment, the collection of special items that hold a particular value because of their significance in our collective memory makes a welcome change, and perhaps represents the ultimate alternative investment.
There are horse syndicates at all levels, for all prices. You can buy into a horse for as little as $1,000, although more heralded prospects will likely run you at least $10,000 for a 5-to-10 percent share.
Parents who borrow money to pay for their children's college education are exacerbating a growing student loan crisis.
The United States has a renewed sense of optimism.
It's no secret that the global economy is in trouble, so if you're bored of the world of stocks and bonds and feel the tedium of a slowing market, the time may have come to explore whole new world of investment: space travel.
Breaking in is difficult due to a lack of investment vehicles, limited access to buyers and sellers and varying pricing models.
If your long-term plan is to keep working, investing and living where you are until the day you retire, and then change your lifestyle and financial life, you are practicing what I call "cliff living"—living one way until you abruptly leave the world of work, then leaping to a whole new level of life and finances.
Vintage fashion investment is an increasingly lucrative area, and with substantial public demand for luxury clothes, fashion retail businesses have seen impressive returns – so is there still room to get money for old rope?
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke went to the well of make-believe wealth once again, setting the stage for more bond buying in last week's announcement. With a sullen economy supported by 36 months of smoke and mirrors, the punch bowl was never far away.
With around 140 countries considered frontier markets—regions trading at a 25 percent discount to more popular emerging ones—CNBC explores the best opportunities for prospective investors.
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CineAsia 2012: 'Iron Man 3' and 'Maleficent' Take Center Stage at Disney Presentation
An industry audience was thrilled by a sneak peak of new footage that also included scenes from 'Monsters University' and an early look at Tom Hanks as Walt Disney in 'Saving Mr. Banks.'
HONG KONG -- Marvel, monsters and Maleficent were the three standouts at Disney's CineAsia presentation, with an industry audience treated to new footage of Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Monsters University and the Angelina Jolie-starring take on the Sleeping Beauty villain.
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Response from industry delegates, who have gathered at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center for the three-day trade event, was enthusiastic, as Disney's sales and marketing vp (APAC/Russia) David Kornblum kicked off proceedings with on-set interview clips and a humorous Tony Stark/Robert Downey Jr. sequence from Iron Man 3, which is shooting in Beijing.
Visuals from the Thor sequel, directed by Alan Taylor (Games of Thrones) and slated for a November 2013 release, also were unveiled onstage alongside brief introductions to 2014 Marvel productions Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy.
The other film given a lot of screen time was Pixar's Monsters University, the June 2013 sequel -- or prequel -- to Monsters Inc. (which will be rereleased in 3D throughout the world early next year). Again, the audience reacted warmly to the sequences, which chronicle the college years of the original film's two protagonists, Mike and Sully.
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Maleficent, from the Disney label, also was introduced with an interview segment from Jolie interwoven with behind-the-scenes footage of the star and her cast, which includes Elle Fanning. The first character photos from Saving Mr. Banks also were displayed, with Tom Hanks playing Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as writer P.L. Travers, whose novel Mary Poppins was sought by the studio as source for a film adaptation.
But the biggest surprise hit with viewers at the presentation probably was the animated Planes, a spinoff to the Cars franchise. The audience lapped up the one comedic sequence being shown -- which includes elements that no doubt will prove to be very endearing to Chinese audiences. The film is slated to open August/September 2013.
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If you're restless and not a fan of winter, maybe developing some new interests and cultivating more friends would help. Maybe it's time to take some classes. Going back to school might inspire you and get you through the winter at the same time. In addition to the interesting topics, you can meet other students and enjoy socializing. For winter quarter, there's a new list of classes at Walla Walla Community College's Club Ed, also known as Community Education, and there are plenty of new classes in the Quest Program. Quest is an education program for people ages 50 and older that is dedicated to lifelong learning. It's a membership-driven organization focused on learning, socializing and active student participation. You can join by the academic year or on a quarterly basis. If you're 90 or older, your membership is free. Winter quarter gets started with the Quest Social on Jan. 7, a festive introduction to the Quest instructors and their classes.
There will be plenty of interesting new classes in Quest and in the revamped Community Education Program, now known as Club Ed. You get great classes and an opportunity to meet others and socialize. The popular program offers a variety of classes for the fun of learning.
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The Quest Social will be Jan. 7, 3-5 p.m. at Walla Walla Community College, in the Conference Center, east end of the main building. There will be plenty of refreshments and musical entertainment. You can meet instructors and get their perspectives on some classes that can get you inspired to go back to school for the sheer joy of learning.
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