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Businesses benefit from new waste water disposal law
The Waste Water Disposal Law finally came into effect in mid-March. Over the next three years, this legislation will allow polluters to dump levels of waste three times higher than those permitted in Costa Rica, Honduras, the United States and Spain. Nicaragua is the only Central-American country whose legislation is even more lax than Guatemala's. After three years, the level of pollutants in sewage water will have to be reduced by an average of around 42%. Although the law is subject to review every three years, the vice-president of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) warns that it will take 18 years before the sewage waste from factories will be treated before being discharged. The law, which was drafted by the government and corporate representatives, has been criticized by environmental experts who believe it will not put an end to the pollution of Lake Amatitlán. Such is the permissive nature of the law that questions have emerged over the government's ability to limit waste levels emitted by highly polluting industries, such as the mining sector. The Waste Water Disposal Law came into effect a fortnight before the Latin American Water Tribunal strongly condemned the policies of President Berger and the MARN. The Guatemalan authorities refused to comment on the issue. Analysts who oppose the present government and its policies consider this further evidence of corporate interests taking precedence over environmental concerns.
Zelaya faces diverse opposition
Before completing the traditional hundred days of truce usually afforded a new administration by opposition groups, President Zelaya has been criticized for his failure to deliver campaign promises. He is also facing demands from civil society groups, brought together by the Patriotic Coalition for Solidarity (CPS), who are calling for a quick reduction in fuel costs. Militant liberals are also expressing their discontent with decisions regarding government posts. In addition, teachers and other social groups are criticizing political appointments made in the Ministry of Education that breach the Teachers' Statute. Added to these complaints are protests from the labor sector over the recent approval of CAFTA, and privatization of public companies.
US seeks to redefine democracy in line with neo-liberalism and national security
The recent electoral victories of left-wing parties in South America, and Hamas in Palestine, together with the gains made by Islamic parties in Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon and left wing groups in Peru and Mexico, have provoked concerns in Washington. The US sees its markets, access to natural resources such as oil, and national security under threat. The Republicans, who have supported their version of democracy in other countries, are now calling into question the validity of general elections. This could have serious consequences for Guatemala and the rest of Central America, whose history has often changed course as a result of US foreign policy.
Considering A Changing Social Climate To The Accepted Smoking Norms
Tobacco smoking was once perceived as a normal habit, the activity alone seemed very natural that it was commonplace even for young people to smoke tobacco products. Until not, there are still cultures which consider smoking as a daily activity, instead of being a bad habit. It was only until recently that the image of tobacco products became rather unpleasant as modern science unveiled the chemical makeup of tobacco. Looking at the base ingredients of tobacco, scientists were able to learn how tobacco is in fact a highly dangerous substance when used on the long-term.
It was when doctors started seeing the relationship between chronic tobacco smoking and lung cancer that the public started to perceive tobacco as a nasty habit that should never be promoted, especially to teens and children. More findings that point to the health hazard of tobacco consumption led to the general negative perception of the public towards tobacco products. The cultural and political atmosphere of the tobacco industry changed, and until now legislations are under study to totally ban tobacco in the commercial market.
Although it is clearly no option to change the history of tobacco smoking and all the deaths associated with its regular consumption, reasons to regulate and prohibit it are totally valid and rational nonetheless.
Here are some useful facts about smoking some of which are positive, while some showcase the dangers of ignoring health advisories and years of medical research.
• There are approximately 1.35 billion people smoke tobacco products worldwide. This means that one in every five people is a tobacco smoker. In the given number of smokers, 36.4% of which are Americans. Each day, an average of 1000 people below 18 starts the habit of cigarette smoking. There are 5,000 per year which are mainly caused by illnesses that are directly caused by tobacco smoking and inhalation.
• The life expectancy of regular smokers in the United States is 64.
• The US government loses an estimated $193 billion from cigarettes smoking; $97 billion of which is mainly due to lost productivity and $96 billion in medical and health care expenditures.
• In every 100 regular smokers who want to quit smoking, only 5 people truly stop the nasty habit altogether.
• There are 4000 harmful chemical compounds in tobacco in which 60 of these are known to be carcinogens.
• Nicotine is the primary compound in tobacco which promotes dependence or addiction among its users.
There are a couple of alternatives that smokers can consider when weaning off of tobacco smoking. There are nicotine patches, gums, lozenges, and medications which are most commonly prescribed by medical professionals to patients who are serious in their efforts of quitting smoking. Although effective, a lot of the users of these products experience unwanted symptoms and side effects from long-term use.
There are also those who undergo behavioral and even psychiatric help to kick the habit to the curb. Although this technique shows promising results, not all smokers have the budget to afford weekly behavioral reconditioning classes as well as psychiatric sessions.
The best alternative it appears from statistics is a new substitute device that is based on harm reduction philosophy however has lead to hundreds of thousands of (anecdotal) "successful quit smoking" attempts.
That has just been recently introduced in the market is electronic cigarette – of special interest to tobacco growers there is ongoing need for nicotine which is extracted and purified from primarily the tobacco leaf itself. This device not only looks like a tobacco cigarette, but also feels and tastes like real cigarettes. A growing number of smokers who have used ecig as their alternative to tobacco have succeeded altogether. With the high rate of effectiveness and the satisfaction derived from smoking ecigs, it is not impossible for ecigs to topple over tobacco cigarettes as the perfect type of a perfect pleasure!
US seeks to redefine democracy in line with neo-liberalism and national security
The recent electoral victories of left-wing parties in South America, and Hamas in Palestine, together with the gains made by Islamic parties in Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon and left wing groups in Peru and Mexico, have provoked concerns in Washington. The US sees its markets, access to natural resources such as oil, and national security under threat. The Republicans, who have supported their version of democracy in other countries, are now calling into question the validity of general elections. This could have serious consequences for Guatemala and the rest of Central America, whose history has often changed course as a result of US foreign policy.
Reforms approved for CAFTA to take effect
Two weeks ago, the National Assembly approved reforms to three remaining laws necessary for the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) to take effect from the beginning of this month. While the government insists on the benefits for the country, civil society and unions continue to voice serious concerns – ranging from the unconstitutional implications of the Agreement to the lack of protection in place for small and medium-sized producers.
State planning needed for CAFTA's success
A study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), on the US-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) could benefit the majority of Guatemala's small agricultural producers. Meanwhile , a Carnegie Foundation report analyzes the impact of the common assumptions made in traditional trade analysis, such as measuring unemployment or the costs of transition. Most agree that realizing the agreement's potential benefits depends on how the public sector handles the economic transition. Economist Wilson Romero asks if it is fair to assume the Guatemalan State will fulfill its commitments to support vulnerable sectors during the transition.
Tariff-rate quotas: a co-opted trade policy
Under the Central American Free Trade Agreement with the US and the Dominican Republic (DR-CAFTA), Guatemala must change the way it administers tariff-rate quotas, a two-tiered tariff system in which a determined quantity of a good with scarce domestic supply is imported at a low tariff while additional imports incur significantly higher tariffs. Guatemala is expected to ensure that no more than 80% of the volume within its tariff-rate quotas goes to existing importers, while new importers are entitled to the remainder. The main importers of yellow corn propose a ratio of 96%/4%, arguing that the national agricultural industry must protect itself from foreign interests. Nonetheless, it appears that behind this nationalist argument lies an attempt to protect an oligopolistic sector from competitors _ domestic or foreign. A situation has resulted in which companies create "paper businesses" to increase their import quota, with up to three businesses under the same address. CAR has found that six business groups working under fourteen names imported close to 60% of the yellow corn imported under quota during the first half of 2005.
Cardamom prices continue collapse
The price of dried cardamom fell below US$80 per quintal (100 pounds) in January, thus failing to cover the costs of production for many producers. Global overproduction and declining demand in the Arab countries that buy the majority of the spice have led to prices falling to nearly 50% of their 2002 price. Guatemala is the world's leading producer of cardamom, exporting approximately 30 thousand metric tons per year.
Controversial new CICIACS proposal
The new proposal to create a Commission for the Investigation of Illegal Groups and Clandestine Security Organizations (CICIACS) has encountered more opposition than support in its three weeks of existence. Having been presented to deputies by Vice-president Eduardo Stein, it will now be examined by social organizations and the Human Rights Attorney General (PDH). The modified law aims to overcome the illegalities in the previous version pointed out by the Constitutional Court, especially those relating to the interference to national sovereignty. The new version removes the ability of the commission to initiate legal proceedings, limits its access to information and does not mention diplomatic immunity for local employees. These changes have led to strong criticism from some sectors who believe that the new law `mutilates' the commission and undermines its very essence. However, as the PDH notes, the proposal is liable to be modified and still has to pass a number of tests before being approved by the United Nations.
Electricity price hike crisis delayed
Although an increase in electricity rates was announced on January 1, the government postponed the measure from entering into force for 90 days. According to government supporters, the move was a way of buying time while reforms are made to the Utilities Regulator (ERSP), but opponents of the Torrijos administration accuse it of delaying tactics until the issue has been forgotten.
Opposition grows to US immigration bill
Plans aimed at reducing the number of Latin American nationals immigrating to the US are generating opposition on various levels, with signatures being collected in the western part of the country _ an area that would be seriously affected by such a change in policy given its high dependency on family remittances. Plans aimed at reducing the number of Latin American nationals immigrating to the US are generating opposition on various levels, with signatures being collected in the western part of the country _ an area that would be seriously affected by such a change in policy given its high dependency on family remittances.
Campesinos march on capital
According to campesino organizations, attention to agrarian issues has declined during the two years of Óscar Berger's presidency. A report by the Agrarian Platform shows that with Berger's term half completed, the Land Fund has handed over fincas to only 2,707 families, barely a fifth of the families that benefited under the last administration. Moreover, the Committee of Campesino Unity (CUC) has claimed that under Berger there have been 70 evictions from fincas, while under four years of Portillo there were only 40. CUC has demanded that conflicts on three fincas be resolved, while the Verapaz Union of Campesino Organizations (UVOC) has protested two violent evictions in Alta Verapaz in which several campesinos were injured by security forces.


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Secchi disk description
The Secchi disk is a device used to measure water transparency in all kinds of open waters (ponds, lakes, reservoirs, bays, oceans). The Secchi disk is an 8-inch (20 centimeter) white disk or with alternating black and white equal quadrants. It is lowered into the water of a lake or other water body until it can be no longer seen by the observer. This depth of disappearance, called the Secchi depth, Secchi disk reading, Secchi disk visibility or Secchi disk transparency (SDT), is a conventional measure of the transparency of the water. For the measurement of turbidity, the disk is lowered into the open water by unwinding the waterproof tape or calibrated line to which the disk is attached and until the observer loses sight of the disk. The disk is then raised until it reappears. The depth, measured from the water surface to the level where the disk vanishes and reappears, is the Secchi disk reading. Also, important is the orientation to the sun, which should be on our back while taking the measurement. To achieve the best result, the measurement should be taken off the shady side of a boat in the shadow of our own head lowered on close to the water surface. The original Secchi's disk was all-white. Today most disks used in freshwater bodies have alternating black and white quadrants, while marine disks are usually all-white. The reasons for the difference is not clear and may be more historical than theoretical. Early disks of the 19th century were all white, but George Whipple (1899) stated that a disk with alternating black and white quadrants was more easily seen and "Whipple's" disk became the standard in freshwater situations. The newest trend in disk color is the all-black disk. Developed and used in New Zealand, the disk has the advantage that it can be used in shallow rivers and streams, because the black disk does not require much water depth.
Value in modern limnology
The Secchi disk remains one of the most common, inexpensive and efficient tools in the study of limnology. Regarded as an accepted method of measuring the transparency for water quality studies to assess the trophic status of surface waters, especially for various models, it is used widely. Several factors influence on the Secchi reading. The most important are some personal features such as the eyesight and age of the viewer as well as his/her previous experience, the distance of the observer from the water surface, cloudiness and other weather conditions, the height of the sun on the horizon (the time of day the readings are taken, most preferred between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.), the reflectance and the diameter of the disc, the color of the water and reflection of light (the optics) at the water surface, clay particles or other suspended (organic and inorganic) materials in the water which are related to water turbidity. Scientifically, the depth of transparency is the path length in the Beer-Lambert's law equation through which light is scattered and absorbed as a function of the concentration of the particles in the water. The Secchi disk transparency is also a function of the reflection of light from the water's surface. Although a general parabolic relationship exists between dissolved organic matter and transparency, theoretical analyses and empirical observations have shown that the Secchi disk depth is more associated with the particulate suspended matter than dissolved organics. The particulate suspended matter may be algae or other suspended solids. The Secchi disk depth is a noticable guide to the euphotic depth that marks the lower bounds of the layer in which net photosynthetic production is possible and where the growth of water plants becomes limited by lack of light. It is estimated, that euphotic depth corresponds with about 1% of full daylight. Euphotic depth is usually supposed to approximate to 2.0-2.5 meters (m) × Secchi disk depth, in the very clear oligortophic lakes, the euphotic zone may extended to 30-50 m depth. Transparency (measured also with Secchi disk) is the reciprocal to the underwater attenuation of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). Secchi disk has been widely accepted as the efficient tool for water pollution studies.
Measurements of Secchi disk depth have been used in models of lake eutrophication and to estimate throphic state (TSI – trophic state index) of lakes and were also related to plankton density, biomass and algal production, distribution depth of aquatic macrophites (plants). A detailed description of the application of the Secchi depth to models, as well as the relation (regression equations) of the Secchi disk and several limnological parameters (i.e.: pH, total phosphorus concentration, lake area) are given by Håkanson & Peters (1995). Aarup (2002) retrieved 40 829 Secchi depth measurements from the North Sea and Baltic Sea collected since 1902 from existing international archives including the ICES Oceanographic Data Center in Denmark, the World Ocean Data Center in the USA, literature, and institutes that measure Secchi depth on a routine basis. He showed the gradual change in Secchi depth observed between the clear water in the northern North Sea and the more brackish northern Baltic Sea.
Secchi depth values can range anywhere from a few centimeters in a very turbid waters to over 40 m in a clear lakes, but mostly observed is the range of 2 to 10 m; seasonal fluctuations occur in response to seasonal fluctuation of concentration of algae, zooplankton and other suspended solids. Scientifically accurate measurements of turbidity are performed using a nephelometer.
Deepest Recorded Secchi Depth
- 80 m on October 13, 1986 in the Weddell Sea, near Antarctica
- 53 m in the eastern Mediterranean
- 42.4 m and 52.8 m was obtained in Crater Lake (Oregon, USA), using a 20 cm and a 100 cm diameter disks, respectively. The maximum Secchi readings (average between descending and ascending) between 1896 and 2008. On average the 100 cm disk was observed 7 m deeper than the 20 cm disk on the same dates. The Crater Lake disc visibility data were provided by Dr. Mark Buktenica, the Aquatic Ecologist from the [Crater Lake National Park].
A famous Italian astronomer and one of the first astrophysicists, Father Pietro Angelo Secchi (1818-1878), who was a scientific adviser to the Pope, used the Secchi disk in 1865. Father Secchi was asked by Commander Cialdi, head of the Papal Navy, to test a new transparency instrument. This instrument, now named the Secchi disk, was first lowered from the papal steam yacht, l'Immacolata Concezione (The Immaculate Conception) in the Mediterranean Sea on April 20, 1865.
Great American Secchi Dip-In Program
Secchi disk measurements as the lake water quality assessment program have been an integral component of the Great American Secchi Dip-In, the volunteer monitoring program (run by the Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Ohio, USA). Since 1994, lake residents all over the United States and Canada make periodic (on one day during the weeks surrounding Canada Day and July Fourth) measurements and submit their readings to state and local agencies. The aggregated longitudinal data are used to reveal general trends in water quality.
References and further reading
- Aarup, T., 2002. Transparency of the North Sea and Baltic Sea - a Secchi depth data mining study., Oceanologia 44: 323-337
- Almazan, G., Boyd, C.E. 1978. An evaluation of Secchi disc visibility for estimating plankton density in fish ponds. Hydrobiologia, 61, 205-208.
- Arnone R.A., 1985, Coastal Secchi Depth Atlas, Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity, NSTL, Mississippi 39529, NORDA Rep. No. 83.
- Berman, T., P.D. Walline, A. Schneller, J. Rothenberg, and D.W. Townsend. 1985. Secchi disk depth record: a claim for the eastern Mediterranean. Limnol. Oceanogr. 30: 447-448.
- Canfield, D.E. Jr. and L.M. Hodgson. 1983. Prediction of Secchi disc depths in Florida Lakes: impact of algal biomass and organic color. Hydrobiologia. 99: 51-60.
- Carlson, R.E. 1977. A trophic state index for lakes. Limnol. Oceanogr., 22, 361-369.
- Carlson R. 1995. The Secchi disc and the volunteer monitor. LakeLine, 15,28-29, 35-37.
- Carlson, R.E. 1997. The Secchi disk in black and white. LakeLine. 17: 14-15, 58-59.
- Carlson, R., Lee, J. 1994. "The Great American Secchi Dip-In" Volunteers gather transparency information across the Midwest. Lake Resen'oir Manage., 9, 62.
- Carlson, R.E. and J. Simpson. 1996. A Coordinator's Guide to Volunteer Lake Monitoring Methods. North American Lake Management Society. 96 pp.
- Chambers, P. A, Kalff, J. 1985. Depth distribution and biomass of submersed aquatic macrophyte communities in relation to Secchi depth. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 42, 701 709.
- Cole, G.A., 1994. Textbook of Limnology. 4th ed. Prospect Heights: Waveland Press Inc. ISBN: 0881338001.
- Cooke, D., et. al. Restoration and Management of Lakes and Reservoirs. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers, 1993. ISBN: 0873713974.
- Davies-Colley, R.J. 1988. Measuring water clarity with a black disk. Limnol. And Oceanogr. 33: 616-623.
- Davies-Colley, R.J, W.N. Vant, and D.G. Smith. 1993. Colour and Clarity of Natural Waters. Ellis Horwood.
- Edmondson, W.T. 1972. The present condition of Lake Washington. Verh.Internat. Verein. Limnol., 18,284-291.
- Gieskes, W.W.C., C. Veth, A. Woehrmann, and M.Graefe 1987. Secchi disc visibility world record Shattered. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union. 68:123.
- Håkanson, L.& R. H. Peters, 1995. Predictive limnology. SPB Academic Publishing bv, Amsterdam. ISBN: 9051031041.
- Højerslev N.K., 1986, Visibility of the sea with special reference to the Secchi disc,Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), Ocean Optics VIII, 637, 294–305.
- Holmes, R.W., 1970. The Secchi disk in turbid coastal waters. Limnol. Oceangr., 15:688-694.
- Horne, A., and C. Goldman. 1994. Limnology. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Inc. ISBN: 0070236739.
- Hou, Weilin, et al (2007). "Why does the Secchi disk disappear? An imaging perspective", Opt. Express, 15, 2791-2802.
- Hutchinson, G.E. 1957. A Treatise on Limnology. Vol. 1. Geography, Physics, and Chemistry. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 0471425702.
- Krümmel O., 1886, Der Ozean, G. Frentag, Leipzig and Prag, 1–242.
- Kufel, L. 1998. Secchi disc measurements: personal aspects. Pol. Arch. Hydrobiol. 45 (1):3-9.
- Kufel, L., Królikowska, J. 1996. Structure of submerged littoral vegetation in relation to pelagic trophic state indices. Ekol. pol., 44, 299-310.
- Larson, G.L. and M. W. Buktenica, 1998. Variability of Secchi disk readings in an exceptionally clear and deep caldera lake. Archive fur Hydrobiologie 141:377-388.
- Larson, G.L., C. D. McIntire, M.W Buktenica, and S.F. Girdner, 2007. Thermal, chemical, and optical properties of Crater Lake, Oregon. Hydrobiologia 574:69-84.
- Larson, D.W. 1972. Temperature, transparency, and phytoplankton productivity in Crater Lake, Oregon. Limnol. Oceanogr. 17: 410-417.
- Lathrop, R.C. 1992. Nutrient loadings, lake nutrients, and water clarity. In: J.F. Kitchell. Food web management: A case study of Lake Mendota . Springer-Verlag. ISBN: 0387977422.
- Lind, O.T. (1979). Handbook of Common Methods in Limnology. C.V. Mosby Co., St. Louis. ISBN: 0840337531.
- Lorenzen, M.W. 1980. Use of chlorophyll-Secchi disc relationships. LimnoJ. Oceanogr., 25, 371-372.
- Megard, R.0., Settles, J.C., Boyer, H.A, Combs Jr., W.S. 1980. Light, Secchi disc, and trophic states. Limnol. Oceanogr., 25, 373-377.
- O'Sullivan, P.E.& C.S. Reynolds, 2004. The Lakes Handbook. Limnology and limnetic ecology. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, USA. ISBN: 0632047976.
- Preisendorfer, R. W. 1976. Hydrological Optics, United States Separtment of Commerce. Washington, DC, 382 pp.
- Preisendorfer, R.W. 1986. "Secchi disk science: Visual optics of natural waters," Limnol. Oceanogr. 31, 909-926.
- Preisendorfer, R.W. 1986. Eyeball optic of natural waters: Secchi disk science. NOAA Tech. Memo. ERL PMEL 67. 90 p. NTIS PB86 224060/AS.
- Sanden, P., Haakansson, B. 1996. Long-term trends in Secchi depth in the Baltic Sea. Limnol. Oceanogr., 41, 346-351.
- Secchi, P.A 1866. Rc1azione delle esperienze fatte a bordo dena pontificia pirocorvetta "I'Immacolata Concezione" per determinare la transparenza del mare [Report on experiments on board the papal steam corvette Immacolata Concezione to determine the transparency of the sea]. In: Cialdi, A. Sui moto oOOoso del mare e su Ie correnti di esso specialmente su queUe littorali. 258-288 Roma, Tipografia delle belle Arti. 258-288.
- Smith, V.H. 1986. Light and nutrient effects on the relative biomass of blue-green algae in lake phytoplankton. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 43, 148-153. J Water Quality Assessment. 1992. Deborah Chapman [Ed.] London, Chapman & Hall.
- Taber, R.W. and H.W. Dubach. 1972. 1001 Questions Answered about the Oceans and Oceanography. Dodd, Mead. ISBN: 0396064965.
- Tyler, F.E. 1968. The Secchi disc. Limnol. Oceanogr. 13: 1-6.
- Verschuur, G.L. 1997. Transparency measurements in Garner lake, Tennessee; the relationship between Secchi depth and solar altitude and a suggestion for normalization of Secchi depth data. J. Lake and Reserv. Manage. 13 (2): 142-153.
- Wetzel, R.G., 2001. Limnology: Lake and river ecosystems. Academic Press, San Diego. ISBN: 0127447601.
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- Williams, J. 1970. Optical Properties of the Sea. U.S. Naval Institute. ISBN: 087021506X.

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They really are brothers, and they really love satay. Mat and Alex Winnicki, St. Henri boys with Singaporean roots, launched their Southeast Asian food stand in the covered outdoor area of Atwater Market a few weeks ago, and already their counter is buzzing. You'll find them there most days through October hawking their wares (Mat takes care of the back end; Alex is the barker), joined on weekends by their mother (whose recipes and resources inspired this venture).
It's a makeshift stall, so there's a lot of mingling and making do, but this is actual street food in Montreal, Singaporean and seasonal. Having worked on site for vendors in the past, they make a point of using local produce (asparagus recently made an appearance, and they're looking forward to new potatoes), get their meat from Boucherie de Tours upstairs, and source their tofu from Horium, an organic tofu factory in the RCA Victor building a few blocks away.
The namesake satays – and some people start salivating the moment they think of those marinated meats on skewers – are always a barbecue treat. There were two options the day we stopped by: shrimp, lightly seasoned with garlic, soy and oyster sauce; and beef that was pleasantly chewy and so fragrant with lime leaf that I didn't want to dip it in the peanut sauce. It was a nice sauce, though – the type that started with fresh nuts rather than peanut butter, granular as opposed to gloopy, light on the tongue with a delayed dose of chilies at the end.
If satays seemed like a perfect summer snack, steamed pork buns were equally suited for a grab-to-go. "The kind of thing I could eat six of," my date said of the simple pleasures. Each ingredient was on equally key footing. Blocky pieces of pork, tender from an eight-hour braise, hinted at anise and some of the other Chinese five spices. Rounds of cucumber added moist crunch, green onion and cilantro some snap. A smear of hoisin sauce – with its particular soy-meets-molasses quality – brought a sweet, dark element. Just delicious tucked into a white spongy bun that demanded to be squeezed between the fingers.
The green papaya salad we ordered, basic but tangy and hot, served as a cool coleslaw to accompany the sandwich. I'd never thought of this typically Thai dish that way before, but of course, the acid and fruit worked to balance the meat.
Soups are also a focus at Satay Brothers, and unless you've mastered the art of standing and slurping, you'll have to snag a seat at one of the picnic tables so you can hunker down over a bowl. The menu is now shifting to a beef-based concoction, but on my visit in mid-June, the soup of the day was laksa lemak. The base was chicken broth (which took two days to make, with the fat repeatedly skimmed off the top), supplemented with curry and coconut milk. Rice noodles stretched from our chopsticks, mingling with bean sprouts, a quail egg, shrimp and fish cakes with a loofah-like appearance and mild taste. Finely sliced Asian coriander, here referred to as laksa leaf, added a distinct herbal flavour familiar from Vietnamese dishes. As for a spoon with a wee bit of homemade chili paste on it, we mixed it in tentatively, the sharp papaya salad still at the tip of our tongues. Actually, depending on whether chili paste is added, this soup could go either way: gentle and rich or spicy and rich. The addition of shredded chicken was optional, and unnecessary, but we had our yes on.
There were a couple of desserts – one made with sticky rice that got its green hue from pandan leaves, the other an unremarkable tapioca square whose main attribute was that it wasn't too sweet. Cold drinks were where the sugar was, in exotic fruit juices (from Foco, Southeast Asia's answer to the Goya brand) and plain or toasted coconut wafers.
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Is there a way to download a backup of all of my own tweets, in case Twitter ever goes down for good?
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If you live in the EU, you can request ALL your tweets that Twitter holds on you.
Visit this link:
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Zach Drayer (@zadr on Twitter) suggested filing a FOIA with the Library of Congress, if you're in the US. Haven't tried it, though.
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Twitter is starting to roll out the ability for anyone to request an archive of all of their tweets.
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Apparently it works similarly to Facebook's archive option. If the option is turned on for you, you'll see a link for "Your Twitter Archive" in Twitter Settings. Once you've made the request, and after some amount of time, an email message with a ZIP file of your Twitter messages will arrive in your inbox.
Twitter allows its own archive system where you can request for the download. You can view its official announcement here. You can download all your tweets with no tweet limit.
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CHICAGO - The Buckeyes have had a lot of success under Urban Meyer when it comes to recruiting defensive ends and the team would love nothing more than landing Norfolk (Va.) defensive end Jalyn Holmes, the No. 48 ranked player in the nation.The 4-star end is down to a final three of Ohio State, Florida State and Clemson and is hoping to visit his finalists in the next month or so. The Buckeyes should be landing a visit in the next couple of weeks and despite being in the top three will need to do a quick sell job with both Florida State and Clemson making strong pushes as well.Holmes checks in at 6-foot-5, 235 pounds and by his own admission has a quick first step and believes that his speed is something that has so many schools interested in him.We spoke with Holmes on Friday about his expectations for the camp and to get more information on his recruitment along with a timeline.
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Yuichi Nakajo is a professor of mechanical engineering at the Ashikaga Institute of Technology in Japan.
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- November 2012: Yuichi Nakajo, Director of Collaborative Research Center Ashikaga Institute of Technology, reports on his solar cooker usage research - Yuichi Nakajo's field is the development of solar cookers for use in mid-latitude regions. He concentrates on designing cookers which work in Japan all the year, because the primary use of them is for education. The solar panel cooker, Educooker 003, was designed to be robust, and at the same time offer good concentration of the wide range of the sun's elevation by employing a ray tracing technique. Now we are going to put the durable plastic version, developed through the joint research with the Japanese largest aluminum foil company, Toyo Aluminum K. K., into the market. Our other products include plastic concentrator types with discretely approximated parabolic reflectors for uniform and safe heating. To satisfy the need and wants from all users, we prepare the kits with various types with wide price range. Many Japanese say solar cookers are only educational materials and are not reliable, because you cannot use it on the rainy days. But I do not believe it. Last March I sent all the members in my laboratory the Educooker to several disaster areas by request, but unfortunately I did not receive any replies. I suspect most of them were never tried. We cannot force them to use solar cookers, but at least warm food and warm drink could be of considerable help. I reconfirmed the importance of everyday education of solar cooking for everyone. That is the reason I conduct more than fifty classes each year. For more information: email@example.com
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This suggestion, Restrict People With Low Answer/Question Ratios From Moderation Tools, really illustrates the need to stop users from gaming the system by simply asking meaningless, ridiculous question after question to gain rep. We have users who have gamed the system enough to actually have moderation capabilities.
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A Chinese proverb and paradox is in process of making its logic felt in Tanzania, in the wake of the formation of a parliamentary committee to probe Chief Secretary Philemon Luhanjo in relation to an effort to clear suspended Energy and Natural Resources permanent secretary David Jairo.
It is a case that has rocked state-legislature relations and is probably on the way of defining how these bodies are to be related, and prima facie, the government seems to be losing the comfort of holding all the carrots and sticks in its hands. That there is surprise at how things went was evident on government benches.
The paradox attributed to the Chinese concerns the 'Chinese water torture,' that if someone is tied hands and feet, and then a drop of water is let on his forehead, it first looks like a joke, and then it starts taking a psychological toll.
Finally it becomes intolerable,the mind conjures it as if one is being hit with a club, and the victim could even start screaming, depending on mental ability to resist. There is something in the current investigation which resembles water torture that the Jairo clearance implied.
The current incident in Parliament is strange in a number of ways, and also constitutes continuation of what has been developing in terms of how the House relates to the government in checking the conduct of institutions. Often the source of allegations of misconduct is opposition MPs, but sometimes such charges have been aired by CCM MPs as well – for instance in the period before 1995 when all MPs came from the ruling party. Not much changed in the wake of the multiparty polls in 1995 on probes.
Two types of committees are formed in the House, one being procedural and another being accusatory or investigative in character. It is hard to say if there is a specific intention in rules relating to forming a committee, if it targets more of informative and procedural activity of Parliament to sort out a policy issue in the wake of conflicting public demands, or it presumes that something unsavory is going on in the ranks of Government.
It is a matter of political moods, for either motive for constituting a House inquiry committee is valid, in which case it is the frequency which matters, not the motivation per se.
Were it that the first phase and largely second phase outlook of Parliament was still operating, much of the recent inclination at investigative and accusatory committees wouldn't be there. More typically it is procedural and participatory engagement of Parliament in a vexing policy issue which ordinarily should come up, when unity within ruling party ranks is high – which is now seldom the case.
The trend did not start during the fourth term but goes back to the start of the third term, while second term demands for the formation of probe committees arose from Union problems firstly, and then import support cash.
The doctrine of 'positive guidance' which enshrined relations between the ruling party and Parliament in the first phase looked negatively at the formation of a parliamentary committee of inquiry, and scarcely any was formed at that time. When Home Affairs Minister Ali Hassan
Mwinyi resigned over deaths of remand prisoners, it was by directive of the president, similar to Finance Minister Edwin Mtei in 1977 and 1980 respectively. The first case – deaths of remandees – would have formed an excellent subject matter for an inquiry, but the president did not let the matter become a hotly contended issue.
The second resignation, that of the Treasury chieftain, had to do with policy, where no disputes had arisen in Parliament, save his strong if measured criticism of socialist policies as unworkable.
While the legend was that he was asked to resign for criticizing the president or consistently expressing doubt on policies, other sources (from well placed executives at the time) affirm that there was a more mundane cause.
A World Bank delegation had noticed a discrepancy in the use of project funds, directed to fund the purchase of relief grain for Dodoma or elsewhere, and raised the matter animatedly with Mwalimu.
What they did not know is that Mwalimu had already cleared the matter with his erstwhile associate, bank president Robert McNamara before directing the Treasury to use it in that manner.
In that case they did not have the courtesy of asking Mwalimu first why it was put to other use instead of the project expectation, and instead proceeding on a lecture on project ethics etc – which it is no use repeating was the last of what Mwalimu could tolerate from World Bank 'clerks,' to put it mildly.
He directed that the two officials leave the soonest, but Mtei failed to cancel a Kilimanjaro Hotel party already scheduled.
Parliament was more reactive than anticipatory of government action, and seldom held government to accountability, as the format of the political system was that it was the president who held ministers to a semblance of public accountability.
In the second phase this started to change, as the change of cap at the top produced a less distinctive role of president and cabinet, and instead the checking role started to shift to the legislature. Less fear of the top party (and state) leadership was clearly seeping in following the formal start of multiparty politics, so in 1995 a top minister shifted to opposition, as an opportunity.
This tendency has remained in parliamentary politics as a whole, with a number of policy advisory committees formed especially for the minerals sector.
Virtually each Parliament has formed its own committee and most of their recommendations go unheeded, where the crucial issue at stake is to enable some key stakeholders to express their sentiments on the matter in order to calm public opinion.
When policy positions are solid on the part of the government, policy impact of such committees is minimal, and its political impact is limited, as its tasks are seen as professional, its report suggestive.
That explains why there has been a series of committees on the minerals sector in relation chiefly to taxation, reflecting persistent demands in that direction which the government has always resisted.
The last time such a committee was formed, following an accord for the start of the Buzwagi gold mining project, it wasn't an accusatory orientation to check probity shortfalls with Minister Nazir Karamagi in how the contract was reached and signed. Under the current atmosphere in Parliament it is arguable if its terms of reference would have remained the same; the tone in MPs' demands now tends to be radical.
Another substantive aspect of the formation of parliamentary committees is the composition, which in large measure helps to indicate the sort of interest groups which Government wishes to give a hearing, in tune with parliamentary sentiments on the issue.
In a previous House committee on minerals sector policy the key figure from outside Parliament that the government brought in was retired head of the armed forces, Gen. Robert Mboma, in his capacity as chairman of the board of directors of the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC). Stamico, the state mining outfit, is weak at the moment.
In the more recent House committee on the matter, the key non-governmental figure was committee chairman and ex-Attorney General Mark Bomani, and plenty hinged on the participation of Kigoma North MP Zitto Kabwe. Still the climate wasn't as yet critical for the government on the issue as Speaker Samuel Sitta had endorsed a motion to suspend the Kigoma North MP for alleging that impropriety was apparent in how the Buzwagi contract was concluded in negotiations and then put to signing, especially since the minister flew to sign it in London as a matter of urgency.
It thus was induced, a language format that irked the Speaker at the time, and would appear very reasonable today!
A number of committees have taken roles that have not differed from what used to be the case during the first and largely second phase presidencies, namely constituting a committee to show concern for public demand, allowing the pressure to dissipate.
There was an outcry on removals of herders from various areas of Loliondo game controlled area, which the government said had included invaders from kindred tribes across the border to the north, and human rights groups said only local residents were involved. Scarcely have MPs from the area or various MPs generally, whether ruling party or opposition seemed habitually persisting in the matter, and it has largely gone out of the 'radar screen' since 2009.
Certain matters keep surfacing after being handled by committtees while some wither away depending on the depth of their political intensity. For once there has never been a parliamentary inquiry on the manner in which dozens of small miners were caught underground as a 24-hour deadline to vacate the Bulyanhulu mining zone was cut short to 12 hours.
Opposition political leaders who took up the issue soon took fright, and in recent years it is only civic rights activist Tundu Lissu, now opposition MP (Singida East, Chadema) who speaks about it as part of Lawyers Environmental Action Team (LEAT).
This exception to matters that are put to parliamentary investigation implies that it is issues for which the government is slightly soft that are put across, not when the government stamps its foot on an issue.
That is why heightened initiative on various fronts during the fourth phase to make inquiries in certain areas has to do with greater openness and transparency, irrespective of whether it is also evident that the severity of issues would also have risen. One such question was the Richmond tender award, where it is surprising Government failed to explain that Richmond, and later Dowans, was the cheapest bid....
Owing to growing parliamentary rifts reflecting rising contention in society (giving opposition and edge in ethical debate) and greater levels of dissent within the ruling party (seeking to domesticate opposition motions, platforms), probing seems to be rising too.
In the latest dispute there are two sets of inquiries, one concerning the letter by PS Jairo for raising funds towards a parliamentary seminar, to cultivate 'understanding' for ministerial positions and performance, and another on Chief Secretary Philemon Luhanjo. The latter is accused of interfering in parliamentary work, a novel area of dispute.
For all intents and purposes the present inquiry marks a watershed, and it can't be said if there will be equally destabilising inquires in due course, depending on how this one goes. Factually, it could be kept within reasomable bounds if it is directed at procedural issues of the Chief Secretary's intervention, not the content.
For in the latter context it would be obvious that the head of the civil service had to check with the president, in which case a 'bull in china shop' kind of inquiry would amount to seeking a vote of no confidence in the president, where definitely Parliament would also be in line for own dissolution.
No one expects that the House has a stomach for such inquiry or logic of inquiry, thus the sense of common interest that should not be put in peril would prevail, despite heightened agitation for all sorts of reasons, especially factional politics.
The funds that the PS was collecting were being directed at MPs, and out of nowhere the same MPs want the matter to be put in the clear as to what was happening, as if the presumed targeting of the funds was not correct. When it is evident that this detail can't be disputed in favor of embezzling funds, why must MPs be so militant that the matter be fully disclosed?
That sort of discrepancy in how the matter is going through Parliament shows widening cracks in the ruling party, as Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda was reported to have threatened to resign if David Jairo is cleared and returns to work. The idea wasn't just to clear Jairo but to clear MPs, but they don't want to be cleared – why?
It would follow that there is a high stakes game where a large number of people stand to gather a few precious points before public opinion, in line with the 'skin shedding programme' in CCM, where hurting the minister, William Ngeleja, reduces chances for Edward Lowassa to regain initiative!
That is why observers of the Tanzanian political scene need to distinguish between transparency as a quality of democracy and instability creeping in, donning the masks of transparency. A cardinal aspect of how systems work is that self-interest is predetermined, while group interests are also acknowledged, and national interest as well.
In Tanzania at present and in Parliament specifically, all these things seem to be wobbly, where demarcations between ruling party and opposition are hard to define. At one point the prime minister voted with the opposition on a motion on membership of district ethics committees!
There is hence reason to offer the compliment, 'a house divided against itself, falls' that there is every sign that CCM is working towards its downfall, because it has failed or refused to answer opposition criticism about actions of the government, when it knows perfectly well why it conducted that policy course.
And when shove comes to push, it asks officials in charge at the time to resign or has in at least two instances hauled them to court, apparently on wobbly evidence, or lacking a prima facie case to answer.
At times an inquiry is suggested in advance, for instance Premier Pinda saying lately that any official who shall enter a faulty contract will be taken to task – whereas a contract can't be deemed faulty for what it says, but on the basis of what some other person wished to see being negotiated, etc.
It also needs to be said that the David Jairo case has opened new vistas between Parliament and the Government, where the prime minister has demonstrated that he is anchored squarely in parliamentary sentiments rather than cohesion of government activity.
Clearing out the mud from the House by simply ascertaining that the money contributed had been returned wasn't enough as MPs were baying for blood – which they tried with the report on the Richmond contract and failed. This case has also intensified the vindictive attitude of Parliament, of seeking court cases instead of simple resignation by executives.
That means it is rather easy to predict that current vindictiveness is a suicidal drive which overtakes political systems before they branch off into chaos.
Such an atmosphere is building up because prickly sentiments seem to be greeting any seeming mishap in government conduct, to extract as much in parliamentary 'pound of flesh' as is possible, hindering the security mechanism of government from acting in the right direction, as it attempted in the Jairo case.
When MPs insist that all attempts at their very bribing be put to light in the clearest manner possible our political system hinges on loose bolts.
What Parliament's probe committees have produced Parliamentary Probe committee emerged powerfully in 1990s, shaking the government's circles with damning report implicating some of the members of the Executive.
For instance in 1996, a Parliamentary Probe Committee probing Ministry of Finance on scandal of Nile Perch industries taxation, caused the the resignation of Finance Minister Simon Mbilinyi and his deputy minister Kilontsi Mporogomyi, after the two were implicated by in the committee's report.
Earlier in 1994, a Parliamentary Committee chaired by former Rorya MP, Edward Oyombe Ayila, to investigate the debt-buy-back program implicated prominent government figures including former Chief Secretary, Paul Rupia, and key business tycoons like C.V Chavda.
However, after the government failed to implement the findings of the committee, the then Minister for home affairs, Augustine Lyatonga Mrema opted to resign after differing with the Executive on how the matter was handled, accusing the latter of shielding corrupt leaders.
After his dramatic resignation, Mrema opted to join the opposition party, National Convention for Constructions and Reforms, NCCR Mageuzi, before vying for the presidency in 1995 first multiparty election.
There was also Sugar imports permits dispute probe leading to resignation of the then Industry and Trade minister Iddi Simba, then more recently the Richmond contract controversy leading to resignation of Prime Minister Edward Lowassa and two sector ministers, Dr Ibrahim Msabaha and successor, Nazir Karamagi.
Still the import support CIS funds probe was the most important, and despite other issues surfacing, funds for payment of external debts remained the most controversial area of government financing.
Lately the government has been working on reconciling (after audit queries) the use of Sh1.7trillion economic rescue package, mostly going to cotton related firms, and Sh48bn not clearly accounted for according to the Controller and Auditor General.
Even if a parliamentary probe has been mooted it seems to be low key, since the strength and intensity of parliamentary probe committees relate to animosities raised around a particular question, rather than its material character in situ.
Note would also be taken of close involvement of Parliament in the Land Acts of 1999 as the original report by the Land Commission had to be rewritten and considerable changes made so that it is 'progressive' and marginally permits land allocation for investment.
Parliament was however more involved in the Sex Offences (Special Provisions) Act of 1998, in a manner similar to the Jairo event, of organising a seminar with colourful parliamentary participation. The rest hasn't been as elaborately discussed.
Noticeably, among donor agencies, the UK Department for International Development (DfID) has in the past year or so been praising Tanzania for rising transparency in its governance platform, and that is precisely what President Kikwete seems to target by allowing the formation of parliamentary committees and where he deems fit, even allows prosecution of top government officials, without there being any doubt as to where his sentiments are located - distinctively from Premier Pinda, whose feelings are with the radical group.
There is still, in waiting, an advisory committee on how to constitute a constitutional review panel to collect views, a matter that has been postponed to a later date.
Nor are the results and action taken on the 2009 Loliondo evictions clear, if any - while vast evictions from Ihefu Valley in Usangu Basin in 2007 was also said to have occasioned broad breaches of human rights, but since the pastoralists were not residing in their traditional area, it appears they have felt to be lacking locus standi as they were migrants on public land in the sense of open land, not identified with any customary land rights on their part, as in the Loliondo evictions matter.


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WASHINGTON — Tim Wirth, a former U.S. senator from Colorado and head of the United Nations Foundation, said Monday he was stepping down from this position "to have more balance and freedom in my life."
Wirth served as a Democrat in the U.S. Senate from 1987 to 1993 and was in the U.S. House from 1975 to 1987.
For 15 years, he has run the United Nations Foundation, which "links people, ideas and resources with the U.N. to help address the world's major challenges — from climate change and children's health to empowering women and stemming population growth," he wrote in a letter Monday.
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Friday marks 50 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a day that forever changed the nation. As we reflect on that day, we meet a local man who spent his life making sure a similar tragedy never happened again.
Ed Russell now spends some of his time at Bullman's in Bearden learning the self defense practice of Krav Maga, but he spent much of his life protecting others in the Secret Service.
Ed started his career in a much different field. He grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, played football at the University of Georgia and then got into the advertising business. But he switched careers and was living in Richmond, Virginia when a huge opportunity came his way.
"I was in the insurance business for three or four years and then I was recruited into the United States Secret Service," said Ed. "I used to play a lot of club tennis. I was pretty good at it. I've always been athletic and at one point a guy came up to me and said 'Hey, do you like guns?' Yeah sure."
Things moved very quickly. "Can you pass a drug test, a polygraph, a background and that sort of thing," recalled Ed.
And then came intense training, which included three months in treasury school.
"And then you go to a three or four month secret service school where they say, 'Forget what you learned there, we want you to do it this way. These are our weapons. This is how you handle yourself in court. This is how we want you to dress and speak," said Ed. "We do real life training. We brought in Hollywood and did pyrotechnics and explosions and blood squibs and all sorts of things so if it really happens we don't go into shock because we've never seen something like this."
In a year, Ed became the ultimate protector, a man who would give up his life for the person he was assigned to protect.
"I think it takes a dedication and a selflessness," said Ed. "You don't walk around thinking it's a pretty day the president's going to be okay. You walk around thinking it's a pretty day, I wonder if somebody could see us from half a mile away with a sniper rifle."
Ed worked in the Secret Service for 21 years.
"I was with Ronnie Reagan Jr. with the Joffrey Ballet in New York when President Reagan was shot in 1981. Later that year, I was transferred to Washington from New York from the World Trade Center where I spent five years with him," said Ed.
He remembers President Reagan fondly.
"I saw him in incredibly intimate and personal and whatever circumstances so I came to respect him a lot. President Reagan's persona was exactly as he appeared to be," said Ed.
Ed served under five presidents.
"Ford, Carter, First Bush, Reagan and then I left during the Clinton administration," said Ed.
He guarded visiting heads of state, he cracked counterfeit cases and lead a counter terrorism unit all during his tenure. And one moment in history always stayed top of mind for Ed, the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
"That was a seminal event in my life. I was a sophomore in high school. It was a Friday afternoon," said Ed.
That awful day served as a somber reminder of how important Ed's job was. He was a successful agent.
"It was time for me to go. I had done everything I wanted to do. I had done it and done it pretty well, hadn't been burned, hadn't been hurt, hadn't shot anybody, hadn't been shot," said Ed.
He moved from New York City here to Knoxville with his wife Penny, an East Tennessee native, who he met on the job protecting Second Lady Marilyn Quayle.
"Mrs. Quayle wrote a novel, great book and Penny was her publicist and so we met that way," said Ed. "Penny was Marilyn's publicist and I was Marilyn's chief bodyguard if you will and we met and fell in love."
The two now live a relatively quiet life.
"I take care of the yard and I do the grocery shopping," said Ed. He also mixes in some security consulting jobs. "Fox News hired me last year to work the two conventions, help watch over their anchors and I'm going to do the Super Bowl coming up in February. Happily it's not near as dangerous as what I used to do and it pays better."
But not far from Ed's mind is his action-packed past.
"There was a movie called Casino that was all about this, but in real life I was there when they blew this guy up."
Ed Russell, a man who lived has his life putting other people's lives before his own with little recognition.
"I think it's an honorable profession. I mean, I really do. You're there because democracy demands it," he said.
One of Your Stories. There's no place like this one.
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This is my third and fourth map. It's a small village called Verena, located in one of the most northern regions in my world. Only about five hundred souls call it a home and its economy is primarily based on the forest located nearby. The village sells lumber, meat and furs to cities to the south. There's no inns, just some sawmills, small workshops, storage facilities and houses. The forest also hosts some small lumber camps.
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i read a comment on college prowler that iowa state is a sausage fest and the girls were rated a B (surprisingly loyola, one of my choices during school picks has an A, met very few pretty girls there). Its not that bad is it? i mean 20k+ students i doubt its as bad as they say it is.
No. Not bad at all.
In engineering classes, it is obviously horrible. Everywhere else is fine.
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No its not bad as they say.
In HRI its probably a 50/50 split.
I'd say its close to 50/50 for the overall University. Obviously, some majors will have more than others.
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Journalism, especially the public relations branch was very very good to me
Originally Posted by cymonat
In engineering classes, it is obviously horrible. Everywhere else is fine.
ya.... i realized that when i went in for orientations. 30 something guys during the split off, 0 girls heh.
i'm thinking of taking something like spanish just to have something to look at for at least one of my classes heh
I found this website: Iowa State University
For undergrads it is: male 56.5% to female 43.5%
This is the way that I have always looked at it:
UNI: More girls than guys. The girls are like flowers and only come out when its nice. When they do, it is a thing of beauty.
UofI: A lot of hot girls. Too bad a lot of them are coke heads and from Illinois and think that they are better than everyone else on the planet. Dont waste your time on them.
ISU: Maybe not the best looking girls, but quite possibly some of the nicest.
I snagged a NICE girl, and I'll just say... she's very hot too. So it's doable.
I also snagged a good amount of "seaweed" on the way though.
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Electrical Engineering is at least 20/1 ... a minor in psychology was eye-opening. I reccommend Psych 346 - you kinda get called out for being a man, but nothing like 40 women and 3 guys.
what is that class?
If you are looking to 'date' a girl you better start early because alot of them get paired up pretty early... There will be another wave of single girls coming after Thanksgiving when they realize its stupid to date their HS boyfriend... Personally, don't waste your time with Gf's the first two years or so, too much fun staying single, especially as a Psych major.
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Originally Posted by Marc936
what is that class?
I think it was called psychology of the sexes 346 ... but its dual titled womens studies 400 something
lots of lesbian anger ... but the teacher treated us like kings for taking the class. Was actually the one of the easiest A's I had at ISU. (not that there were many)
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