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Two weeks after sharply criticizing the Obama administration for its handling of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, Mitt Romney said Friday that it was "premature" to cast judgment on how his Democratic rival handled the developments in Libya and said he would wait for the results of an investigation.
It was a clear tonal shift on the part of the Republican presidential nominee.
As the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, were unfolding earlier this month, Romney released a late-night statement taking issue with a statement from U.S. diplomats in Cairo. Romney's release went out before he knew that the attacks in Libya had taken the lives of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.
The U.S. diplomats in Cairo had taken issue with an anti-Islamic video posted on YouTube, stating that the embassy opposed "continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims — as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions."
Romney had pinned those comments on President Obama, arguing that the president's administration was making an "apology for America's values." The president charged Romney with politicizing a tragedy; and even some of Romney's own Republican colleagues took issue with what he had said.
Romney was much more measured during an impromptu news conference Friday on his plane as he traveled from a campaign rally in Wayne, Pa. — his first in the Keystone State since the summer — to Boston, where he plans to spend the weekend preparing for his first debate with Obama, which is Wednesday at the University of Denver.
Though Romney's Republican colleagues have accused the Obama administration of obscuring details about the security situation in Libya and whether U.S. officials could have done more to prevent what is now believed to have been a terrorist attack there, Romney said he would wait to see the results of the investigation that has been suggested by Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.).
"I think with the investigation ongoing it would be premature to describe precisely what the administration did correctly or incorrectly," Romney told reporters on the plane. "There are a wide array of reports about warnings, and whether they were heeded — we'll find out whether that was the case or that was not the case."
Romney backtracks after criticizing Obama over Libya, Egypt; now says it is 'premature' to cast judgment on how Democratic rival handled the situation
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The Twins will field a team with the highest payroll in the history of the franchise. A large chunk of that payroll will be paid to Joe Mauer for the contract that he signed at the beginning of last season. Nick Nelson of Nick's Twins Blog wrote last week about the Mauer factor in regards to this offseason. If Mauer had still been unsigned right now, there would be much more to worry about as Twins fans.
The question can be raised, as the dust settles from the Twins offseason, is this the best team that the Twins could compile for their 2011 campaign? There are many factors that have to be taken into account including: payroll, free agents, players under the Twins control, etc.
Here are some of the headlines that helped to shape the offseason, thus far:
Salary dump on the Orioles: The Twins are already might be fielding a team that has a higher payroll than the Pohlads wanted to spend next season. By being able to dump the salaries of JJ Hardy and, more importantly, Brendan Harris on the Orioles the Twins were able to clear up some extra cash flow. That salary dump allowed the Twins to spend money on other parts of the roster (see below).
Speaking Japanese: Tsuyoshi Nishioka was the first big move that the Twins brought into the fold for next season. A paradigm shift had been made with the middle infield of the Twins. There would be new faces in new places with Hardy traded, Punto signed elsewhere, and Nishioka/Casilla finding permanent roles up the middle.
Thome's close to home: With Justin Morneau's health still a question mark for next season, the return of Thome could be seen as just as important as he turned out to be during last season. His veteran presence will be welcomed in the clubhouse and all Twins fans will be excited to watch him chase his 600th homerun. He turned down more guaranteed money with the Rangers because he is closer to his home with the Twins.
Pavano's free agent value dropped: After Cliff Lee signed with the Phillies it was made clear that Pavano was the best available starter on the free agent market. Something happened from the time Lee signed until last week when Pavano rejoined the Twins, his value seemed to have dropped. There had been speculation of Pavano wanting a three-year deal and upwards of $11 million per year. The contract that he ended up with (2-years, $16.5 million) was far below his initial value and that might have been the only reason he was able to be brought back into the fold for next year.
The bullpen conundrum: As I wrote about last week, there are going to be some unknown faces in the bullpen for the 2011 Twins. This is directly related to the amount of money that the team has tied up in Joe Nathan and Matt Capps. The Twins are paying to have two closers on their team next year and that means that there needs to be money saved somewhere. That somewhere just happens to be the rest of the bullpen. There are a variety of arms with some big league experience but the bullpen will now be the focus of fans for the rest of the offseason and into Spring Training.
Is this the best team the Twins could put together for next season?
Only the future will be able to answer this question. The middle infield will have to prove itself. Danny Valencia will have to avoid the sophomore slump. Health issues with Nathan and Morneau will have to play themselves out. The young guns in the bullpen will have to show that they belong.
Other than that, it should be business as usually at Target Field in 2011.

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The fire had no affect on the station or its concourse. All platforms, the Customer Service Centre, and ticket barriers, are operating as normal.
Connex urged commuters to use other stations, such as Flagstaff and Parliament, for the remainder of the day and tomorrow morning.
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Justice Minister Judith Collins has today paid tribute to the late former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
"Baroness Thatcher was a highly intelligent, brave, formidable woman who led Britain from what were very difficult times to greater prosperity and economic certainty," Ms Collins says.
"She was Britain's first, and remains the only, female Prime Minister, a wife and doting mother and grandmother.
"I respect her for being a woman of conviction who stood firmly for individuals, families and for Britain.
"Today our thoughts are with Baroness Thatcher's family, friends and with all of Britain as they mourn the passing of a most courageous and inspirational icon."


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Highly recommended: Liberty of the Seas Cruise Review by teecee46
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Highly recommended
Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean
Embarkation: Barcelona
Our cabin #8226 had a very nice balcony and a very comfortable bed! There was no noise either from the corridor or other cabins so we found it very peaceful. The interactive tv was hit and miss but we were able eventually to see what was happening. The variety of channels is very limited and, of course, very overly dedicated to Royal Caribbean information! Our cabin was kept immaculately clean by Menino for whom nothing was too much trouble and indeed the whole ship is kept very clean and well maintained.
We ate dinner in the main dining room each evening. The food was very good, not spectacular, though slightly repetitive but the service delivered by our waiter Victor and assistant waiter Gabriel was absolutely fantastic -- 2 lovely gentlemen! Breakfast & lunch were mainly taken in the Windjammer and, unlike some other reviewers, we found the overall quality and variety of food to be very good. We did take lunch in the main dining room on the last day of our cruise and it was delicious. We enjoyed breakfast on our balcony one morning -- very nice, but don't order scrambled eggs and expect them to be warm! We had pizzas from Sorrentos and filled croissants, rolls and pastries from the Promenade Cafe and we even gave ourselves an ice cream headache with Sprinkles! We didn't try Chops, Portofinos or Johnny Rockets as we didn't feel any necessity to do so.
The promenade area was very nice to sit and relax after dinner but unfortunately as the Hoof and Claw is one of the smoking areas on the ship, it was not particularly pleasant to be in -- a great pity as the music was usually good there. Olive or Twist and Schooners is where we found ourselves most often and the entertainment in the bars was of a very good standard though I would have preferred if the talented piano player had stuck to playing and singing the songs as they were originally written and not mistreat them with his "comic" improvisations. We did not use the Casino so we can't comment on it. We attended the shows, In the Air, The Ice Spectacular and Saturday Night Fever and thoroughly enjoyed all three. The Argentinian drummers didn't appeal to us so we skipped them. We really enjoyed all the Royal Promenade parades and entertainment on deck was also good - Royal Caribbean certainly makes a good deal of effort to ensure that there's always something going on -- even if it was something a bit cringeworthy and cheesy -- it was all done in good spirits!
We didn't use the Mini Golf, the Rock wall, basketball or the Flowrider - we prefer to spectate so we did spend time watching others having a go!! We found the pools were a bit too cold to really enjoy although the hot tubs were very enjoyable and relaxing. There were plenty of sun loungers although they are very close together -- not easy to negotiate if the free ones are somewhere in the middle of the line!
We didn't venture into the fitness area nor indeed the Spa facilities so we are unable to comment.
Internet service
We bought a package Internet service in order to keep in touch with family (we have a child with learning difficulties so this is an important issue for us) and it was okay but to be truthful I found all of the packages very over-priced and, unfortunately on a cruise ship you have no choice.
All of our excursions off ship were organised by Royal Caribbean and, although it may have been more expensive than organising things ourselves, it took any pressure off us and that made it worth the money!
Toulon, France -- We didn't take any excursions here. We were just happy to have an lazy morning around the ship and then later travelled into Toulon on the little train. As it was Sunday, many of the shops were closed so there wasn't much to see but there were a few market stalls and the equivalent of an open air car boot sale so we wandered around and then made our way back to the ship.
Villefranche, France -- We decided to head to Monaco and Monte Carlo where we saw the Oceanographic Museum and the statue of Planet -- the monumental baby!! We then visited Monaco Cathedral, burial place of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace, with its magnificent altarpiece, high altar, organ loft and the white marble Episcopal throne and walked onwards to the Princes Palace, official residence and headquarters of Prince Albert, the reigning monarch of Monaco. From there we headed to Monte Carlo, host to the famous Grand Prix and the Fairmont Hairpin bend, the Salle Garnier (The Monte Carlo Opera House) and the Casino, which we unfortunately couldn't visit as it was too early! We took a leisurely stroll around the Japanese Gardens. We had already decided that we will travel to Nice as a city break in the future. As we made our way back to the ship, the heavens opened and the French Riviera experienced a huge thunderstorm with flash flooding which lasted about half an hour and then the weather returned to glorious sunshine.
Livorno, Pisa -- We chose to visit Florence and Pisa. We travelled first to Florence where we enjoyed a guided walk through the city, visiting the Piazza del Duomo with the Cathedral, Bell Tower and Bapistery. At the Piazza della Signoria we saw the copy of the Michaelangelo's David before reaching the Ponte Vecchio. As we headed back to have lunch (disappointingly roast beef -- and not Italian fare!!) we passed a charming little shop dedicated to "Pinocchio" the little wooden puppet.
We headed back to our coach and drove towards Pisa where after a short walk we arrived at the Field of Miracles which contains the Campanile (the leaning tower), the Cathedral and the circular Baptistery -- absolutely magnificent.
Civitavecchia, Rome -- We didn't leave the ship at Rome as we will be travelling there for a 4 day city break in November -- can't wait!!
Naples, Italy -- We chose the Pompeii tour for this port as again, we would like to make a trip to Sorrento and the Amalfi coast at some later date. I was quite excited by this tour as I remembered studying the story of Pompeii as a child at school and, this may sound terrible, but I was a bit disappointed! Don't get me wrong, the uncovered architecture and frescoes were fascinating but there were two plaster casts of victims in glass cases housed in a fairly dark area which was bull of tourists -- nothing like what my childhood imagination had anticipated! The visit to the Cameo Factory was amazing - we witnessed the expert & delicate craft of cameo making.
Barcelona: We returned to Barcelona on a very rainy Saturday. Thankfully we had chosen a late disembarkation which allowed us a very leisurely breakfast and also gave us the opportunity to have a look around some of the other stateroom categories -- an inside cabin is definitely not for me!! We stayed overnight at the Amister Hotel (a fairly average experience but thankfully in a far larger room than the H10 Universitat!) before returning home.
Liberty of the Seas was a fantastic introduction to cruising and would definitely like to take another cruise. If and when we do, we would be happy to travel again with Royal Caribbean if the itinerary suits. Highly recommended! Less
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Our cabin #8226 was a comfortable size with a very nice balcony and a very comfortable bed! There was no noise either from the corridor or other cabins so we found it very peaceful. We were happy enough with storage space.
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To be or not to be an incorporated community. That is the question voters in Kimbolton will decide during the March 2 primary election.
More than 115 years after it became a village, voters in Kimbolton will decide the outcome of an issue appearing on the ballot asking the village to surrender its powers as a municipality.
It must pass by a majority vote to go into effect; a tie results in defeat, and issues are not subject to recounts.
Previously, Mayor Ed Endsley said the village government scrutinized the issue and decided that the residents there would be better served if the village were to yield its status as an incorporated community.
Currently, the village only maintains streets and lighting, Endsley said. The county provides water service. Tax revenue is minimal the Bell Nursing Home is the sole business operating within the village limits, Endsley said and the village is almost exclusively residential.
Village Council voted in early November to pursue the demunicipalization, with five of the six members casting yes votes, and the remaining member reportedly abstaining.
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Giants Held To Three Hits In 4-0 Game One Loss
San Jose shutout in Championship Series opener
By San Jose Giants | September 12, 2013 7:00 PM ET
SAN BERNARDINO - Inland Empire's Orangel Arenas tossed eight innings of shutout ball as the 66ers took Game One of the best-of-five Championship Series with a 4-0 victory over the San Jose Giants on Thursday evening at San Manuel Stadium. The Giants were held to just three singles in the loss.
Game Two of the series is scheduled for Friday night in San Bernardino.
Arenas picked-up the win after limiting San Jose to three hits during his dominant eight-inning stint on the mound. The right-hander walked two and struck out six.
Inland Empire jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a single run in the bottom of the first inning against Giants starter Ty Blach. Sherman Johnson led off the frame with an infield single before Eric Stamets dropped down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runner to second. Then with two outs, Zach Borenstein's line drive to center bounced off the glove of Jesus Galindo as the San Jose outfielder attempted to make a running catch. Galindo was charged with an error on the play as Johnson scored from second to put the 66ers in front.
The game remained at 1-0 until the bottom of the eighth as Arenas completely shutdown a Giants offense that knocked out 40 hits over the previous three nights.
San Jose had the leadoff batter reach base in the top of the first and second, but Arenas quickly got out of both innings. Galindo began the contest with a single, but Matt Duffy followed by grounding into a double play. In the second, Ricky Oropesa drew a leadoff walk, but Arenas recovered to set down the next three hitters.
Arenas then retired the Giants 1-2-3 in the third and fourth innings on a combined 15 pitches. With one out in the top of the fifth, Devin Harris singled to snap a string of nine straight San Jose batters retired. Myles Schroder followed by striking out as Harris stole second - the first Giants baserunner to advance into scoring position. Harris though was stranded when the next batter, Jeff Arnold, also struck out.
Arenas continued to cruise pitching around a two-out single from Duffy in the top of the sixth. The Giants' best chance to score came in the seventh inning. With one out, Trevor Brown was plunked before a wild pitch advanced the runner to second. Harris followed by grounding out to move Brown, the potential tying run, to third. However, Arenas pitched out of the inning inducing Schroder to fly out to left to keep the score at 1-0.
Arenas completed his night with a scoreless top of the eighth working through a two-out walk to Galindo.
Meanwhile, Blach kept San Jose in the game holding Inland Empire off the scoreboard from the second through the seventh innings. The 66ers put runners on first and second with one out in the third, but Blach set down the next two hitters on a groundout and a strikeout to end the inning. Blach allowed back-to-back two-out singles in the bottom of the fifth, but Borenstein followed by striking out. The Giants starter set down Inland Empire 1-2-3 in the second, fourth, sixth and seventh innings.
The 66ers finally extended their lead with a three-run bottom of the eighth. Stamets led off with a single before Alex Yarbrough doubled into the left field corner to put runners on second and third. Blach then retired Borenstein on a groundout to shortstop as the runners held. A pitching change brought Tyler Rogers into the game, but a walk to Michael Snyder loaded the bases. Rogers then uncorked a wild pitch to plate Stamets with Inland Empire's second run of the night. Brian Hernandez followed with an RBI single to make it 3-0 before Andy Workman singled home another run for a 4-0 advantage.
R.J. Alvarez completed the shutout out of the 66ers bullpen with a scoreless top of the ninth. Mac Williamson led off by drawing a walk, but Oropesa flied out before consecutive strikeouts of Brown and Harris ended the game.
Blach was saddled with the loss after yielding three runs (two earned) on seven hits over 7 1/3 innings. He struck out six and walked none.
Notes: Arenas' eight innings pitched was a season-high … He finished the regular season with an 8-8 record and a 5.14 ERA in 18 starts … Inland Empire out-hit San Jose by a 9-3 margin … The 66ers were 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position compared to the Giants' 0-for-3 … Both teams won Game 5's on Wednesday night to advance to the Championship Series.
On Deck: The Giants and 66ers play Game Two of the best-of-five Championship Series on Friday evening at San Manuel Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM. Kyle Crick (3-1, 1.57 ERA) is slated to start on the mound for San Jose while Inland Empire is expected to counter with Danny Reynolds (11-10, 5.39 ERA). The game can be heard live on sjgiants.com with coverage beginning at 6:35 PM.
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I wasn't intending that the rats be killed, I just know that they like peanut butter. Another thing that is awful about the kill traps is that they don't always kill right away. Plus they are messy.

Simple idea: http://glass.typepad.com/journal/2005/09/how_to_catch_a_.html

The engineer's version: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/03/building-better-mousetrap.html

 On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 2:42 AM, David Stainton <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:

 I think the long term solution to the rat problem is going to involve
 keeping the place a little cleaner and plugging the hole that they
 enter the Noisebridge area from...

 Closing the glass gate isn't going to do anything. We share the
 building with a produce vendor and therefore the rats are here to
 stay in this building... But that doesn't mean we can't prevent them
 from entering the Noisebridge area.

 I would love to help plug the holes with cement mixed with glass!

 ~david

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Welcome to The Mystic Sea! Welcome to the realm of Mara Gimel. Mara Gimel means Camel Of The Mystic Sea. It is my role to lead you through this world of the occult, the unseen and the unexplained. Enter this realm with an open mind, it's time to remember what you have forgotten.
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Decorating Life
Daily OM: There are few things more thrilling than having a new house or an empty room to decorate. Our imaginations soar as we consider the many possibilities. In the same way, our lives offer us the opportunity to express ourselves within various contexts, to ask ourselves questions about what we want to see as we move through our days and how we want things to flow. Some people do this instinctively, moving through the various environments they inhabit and shifting the energy with their presence. These people have a knack for decorating life. This can be as simple as the way they dress, the way they speak, or the fact that they always bring a bouquet of wildflowers when they come for a visit. As we move through the world, we make a statement, whether we intend to or not. We shift the energy one way when we enter a room dressed elegantly and simply, and another when we show up in bright, cheerful colors and a floppy hat. One is not better than the other. It is simply a question of the mood we wish to create. What we wear is just one choice we can focus on. The way we speak to people, or touch them, shifts the energy more profoundly than almost anything else...read more>>>...


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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said he was following the crisis "with great concern" but insisted it would not affect the forthcoming elections.
Some Palestinians had kind words for a man who led Israel's disengagement from Gaza and parts of the West Bank.
But many had little sympathy for a man widely despised in the Arab World.
The BBC's Alan Johnston in Gaza says he has come across one or two Palestinians who hope Mr Sharon will recover.
But the overwhelming emotion directed towards the Israeli prime minister is of the harshest kind, our correspondent adds.
One man said they were waiting for Mr Sharon to die, and another said he had only one message for the ailing 77-year-old: "Go, Sharon, Go."
Children in the Rafah refugee camp in southern Gaza handed out sweets in celebration.
Militant group Hamas described him as "one of the world's worst leaders". A spokesman said the whole region would be better off with Mr Sharon absent than with him present.
Fears for peace process
But Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei said the Palestinian people would pray for Mr Sharon's recovery.
"We are looking all the time for a leader in Israel to be in favour of peace and ready to sit with Palestinians to start very serious and credible negotiations," he said.
His words were echoed by Mr Abbas, who said: "What happens to Sharon affects Israel first of all and has repercussions for the region but will not lead to a delay in the Palestinian elections."
He added Mr Sharon's hospitalisation was "an important and serious event" and the Palestinian leadership was "following with great concern any harm that may come to him."
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told the BBC's The World at One programme of his concerns the effect Mr Sharon's absence might have on the peace process.
"I'm really worried that the competition to replace Mr Sharon will be marred with more escalation against the Palestinians whether in the form of assassinations, arrests, incursions of settlements and that worries me a lot," he said.
Palestinian deputy leader Nabil Shaath also agreed that Mr Sharon's illness would "increase the uncertainty we are facing to get back to the peace process".
Hanan Ashrawi, a senior member of the Palestinian parliament, said she believed Mr Sharon's departure from Israeli politics would usher in a more hardline approach.
"It's clear that Israeli politics now will undergo a period of hardline policies in the context of elections, because during elections the rhetoric will be extremely heightened," she told the BBC.
Palestinian labour minister Ghassan Khatib said Mr Sharon's illness was a "significant development", but fell short of paying tribute to him.
"Ariel Sharon is definitely one of the most important political personalities in the Middle East so his absence is a very significant development," he said.
But he said Mr Sharon had achieved neither peace nor security, and had not moved the peace process forward, so his absence would not be bad news for the prospects for peace.


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Help Build the Newtown Line Trail!
Would you like to see a recreational trail along the inactive Fox Chase - Newtown SEPTA corridor in Bucks County? This trail would provide an increased level of connectivity with established rails to trails corridors in neighboring Montgomery County.
A "shared-use" & non-motorized trail can be enjoyed by bicyclers, hikers, trail runners, dog walkers, birders, and more. Multi-use trails are community assets that can be utilized by future generations and create more appealing, healthy, and livable communities.
The Bucks County Planning Commission has promoted expansion of this trail within Bucks County and this initiative has already received municipal support in Southampton. If you would like to see something productive occur along this line that benefits our local economy, health, community, and environment, please sign this petition!
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If you're a petrolhead, there's a few documentaries to lock into your diary for the weeks ahead. Alongside Asif Kapadia's acclaimed bio-doc Senna comes TT3D: Closer To The Edge, an equally high-revving look at the Isle of Man's week-long motorbiking bonanza that's part racing doc, part character study.
The Isle of Man TT brings the cream of world motorbiking talent to the island for a week of bat-out-of-hell racing through its lanes and byeways every year. TT3D, as you can see from the trailer below, captures all this in a blur of thrills and spills, as screaming tyres and screeching breaks punctuate the island's usually serene villages. Think Days Of Thunder across the set of Postman Pat.
The Cole Trickle of the show is Guy Martin, a motor-mouthed maverick and showman who frustrates his sponsors, annoys the powers-that-be and generally scares the hell out of the wildlife, all while delighting his small army of fanatical fans with his hair-raising biking and outspoken antics. Lined up against him are steely-eyed veteran John McGuinness, ultra-focused challenger Ian Hutchinson and local boy Conor Cummins. It's hardly a spoiler to say that not everyone in the film walks away from it.{TT3D Poster}
Catch TT3D: Closer To The Edge in, er, 3D from April 22.


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Nearly two dozen scientists from laboratories around the world have signed a letter to the NFL and the players' association stating the current test for human growth hormone is safe, scientifically reliable and appropriate for use in professional sports leagues.
The letter, obtained by The Associated Press, was dated Oct. 3 and sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and union Executive Director DeMaurice Smith.
The NFL and the players agreed to begin blood testing for HGH as part of their new collective bargaining agreement, but only if the union agreed to the methods. The union has delayed implementing the test, asking for more scientific data to prove it is reliable.
The letter says, "Any suggestion in the press that its accuracy is a matter of debate is incorrect."


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Cooking is one of the core chores for mankind to survive. It has been and will always be a part of survival and living, no matter what one's status in life is. It does not preclude geographical, cultural, or racial issue, not even the kinds of meals you prepare. Heat is essential to cook meals. Some may be successful in coming up with perfect meals, others may not. But when exactly did it start? Now, it seems that science has found a way to get the answer.
As old as history itself, the origin of cooking has been a debatable issue for many people. Despite the evidence for the use of fire in cooking noted from 400,000 to 700,000 years ago, nobody knows exactly when cooking was discovered or where it came from. But a new study revealed that cooking may have been produced by our ancient ancestors, 1.9 million years ago – the homo erectus, the first batch of modern humans or even the species that survived in Africa before them. The homo sapien species were able to cook and prepare food in a processed manner. It was a major evolutionary step that differentiated humans from animals.
Through DNA analysis, studying the body mass and molar size of every primate, 14 extinct hominids, and of the modern humans, it was discovered that indeed, the homo erectus may have had the skill and knowledge that was needed for cooking. They carefully studied each species' family tree, DNA and everything that involves eating. It was discovered that the non-human primates had larger molar sizes as compared to the smaller molar sizes of the modern humans. For some unknown reason, smaller molars have evolved after this event. The scientists believe that this may have been caused by cooking as it meant more consumption of calories. Cooking softens hard foods, and this enables the species to consume the food in a much lesser time manner. Instead of spending the day on some endless food chewing, they will only need less time for digestion.
The scientists have emerged with the theory that cooking indeed holds the explanation for feeding times and tooth sizes of their subjects. When humans learned how to soften and cook food, no longer that larger molar teeth were needed for chewing, and thus, emerged the smaller molars in humans. Unbelievable as it, only history and science can tell whether this is a fact or a faux.
Thanks to modern technology, it has revolutionized lifestyle including cooking and eating. This new scientific study adds up to cooking's unknown history. If homo erectus learned how to cook, it's not impossible that cooking may have sparked at an earlier time of historicity and from which modern food science and technology emanated.


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I had my last drink on a binge, which ended when a disgusted driver dumped me outside an expensive treatment centre. I tossed an empty lager can at his boot as he sped away.
It was a Monday. That particular session had started on the Friday. Or maybe the Thursday ... it was a long time ago. The lager can had a bikini pin-up on it. That long.
I was 37. I hadn't always been a binge drinker, but I'd always been an alcoholic.
So what's the difference, I'm often asked. Did you cross a line, turn from decent drinker into horrible hooligan as the pub evening wore on, or did you set out to get mindless from the start?
Times have changed. When I hit the Friday night scene, being pissed was a source of shame, not pride. Anyone slurring or staggering was a weakling. And a woman drunk? Not in public. Not unless it was a hen night.
When I was 16, the pubs opened at 5pm. I don't know who for, because you had to get home from school, work or whatever, and get your Friday food before you met up with your mates. So it was half-seven, eight o'clock before you started drinking. In Scotland at that time, you only had two hours.
Alcohol Concern, the government-sponsored agency that advises on "sensible drinking" says around 1 in 13 drinkers will become chronically dependant. But is it nature or nurture? I had the same drinking pals for a few of those teenage years. How differently did we behave in those two hours?
Dan often left a pint unfinished. I always noticed that. If the social stuff was good - the company, the music, the games or whatever - he or Alan might forget their drinks. I never forgot them. I often finished theirs for them in the closing-time clamour.
Jim and David were more like me, our minds never on the drink in front of us, always on the next one. We were the ones suggesting where we could get another drink. Last I heard Jim was in AA in South Africa. David is battling a serious booze problem.
Since Dan and Alan took their turn in at least five rounds most Fridays and Saturdays, they would qualify as binge-drinkers today. But that was just a rite of passage. Give them a good (or bad) enough reason not to drink - a girlfriend, a job, a child ... a hangover, a job threat, a health problem - and they'd leave it alone.
For some of us, it wasn't that simple. A Mensa IQ couldn't help me understand that one drink was too many and 20 never enough. The strong moral code instilled by a loving family went out the window with my loss of control over alcohol. And the willpower that would take me to a clutch of marathon finishes in sobriety was useless against the obsession that "this time it will be different".
It never was. But it took more than 20 years of diminishing pleasure and increasing pain - to my loved ones too - before I surrendered, and lurched from that minicab into the adventure of living sober.
If drink is costing you more than money, AA is always there - on 0845-7697 555.


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Since September 11, we have heard mostly slander and lies about the West from radical Islamic fundamentalists in their defense of the terrorists.
But the Middle Eastern mainstreamŚdiplomats, intellectuals, and journalistsŚhas also bombarded the American public with an array of unflattering images and texts, suggesting that the extremistsĺ anti-Americanism may not be an eccentricity of the ignorant but rather a representative slice of the views of millions.
Americans, reluctant to answer back their Middle Eastern critics for fear of charges of ôIslamophobiaö or ôArab smearing,ö have let such accusations go largely unchecked.
Two striking themes characterize most Arab invective:
first, there is some sort of equivalence Ś political, cultural, and military Ś between the West and the Muslim world; and
second, America has been exceptionally unkind toward the Middle East.
Both premises are false and reveal that the temple of anti-Westernism is supported by pillars of ignorance.
Few in the Middle East have a clue about the nature, origins, or history of democracy, a word that has no history in the Arab vocabulary, or indeed any philological pedigree in any language other than Greek and Latin and their modern European offspring.
Democracyĺs lifeblood is secularism and religious tolerance, coupled with free speech and economic liberty.
Afghan tribal councils, without written constitutions, are better than tyranny, surely; but they do not make consensual government. Nor do the Palestinian parliament and advisory bodies in Kuwait.
None of these faux assemblies are elected by an unbound citizenry, free to criticize (much less recall, impeach, or depose) their heads of state by legal means, or even to speak openly to journalists about the failings of their own government.
Plato remarked of such superficial government-by-deliberation that even thieves divvy up the loot by give-and-take, suggesting that the human tendency to parley is natural but is not the same as the formal machinery of democratic government.
Our own cultural elites, either out of timidity or ignorance of the uniqueness of our own political institutions, seldom make such distinctions.
But the differences are critical, because they lie unnoticed at the heart of the crisis in the Muslim world, and they explain our own tenuous relations with the regimes in the Gulf and the Middle East.
Israel does not really know to what degree the Palestinian authorities have a real constituency, because the people of the West Bank themselves do not know either Ś inasmuch as they cannot debate one another on domestic television or campaign on the streets for alternate policies.
Arafat assumed power by Western fiat; when he finally was allowed to hold real and periodic elections in his homeland, he simply perpetuated autocracy Ś as corrupt as it is brutal.
By the same token, we are surprised at the duplicity of the Gulf States in defusing internal dissent by redirecting it against Americans, forgetting that such is the way of all dictators, who, should they lose office, do not face the golden years of Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton. Either they dodge the mobĺs bullets or scurry to a fortified compound on the French coast a day ahead of the posse.
The royal family of Saudi Arabia cannot act out of principle because no principle other than force put and keeps them in power.
All the official jets, snazzy embassies, and expensive press agents cannot hide that these illegitimate rulers are not in the political sense Western at all.
Democracy is the formal icing on a preexisting cake of egalitarianism, economic opportunity, religious tolerance, and constant self-criticism. It cannot appear in the Muslim world until men and women demolish the medieval forces of tribalism, authoritarian traditionalism, and Islamic fundamentalism.
The catastrophe of the Muslim world is also explicable in its failure to grasp the nature of Western success, which springs neither from luck nor resources, genes nor geography.
Like third-world Marxists of the 1960s, who put blame for their own self-inflicted misery upon corporations, colonialism, and racismŚanything other than the absence of real markets and a free societyŚthe Islamic intelligentsia recognizes the Muslim worldĺs inferiority towards the West, but it then seeks to fault others for its own self-created fiasco.
Government spokesmen in the Middle East should have the courage to say that they are poor because their populations are nearly half illiterate, that their governments are not free, that their economies are not open, and that their fundamentalists impede scientific inquiry, unpopular expression, and cultural exchange.
Tragically, the immediate prospects for improvement are dismal, as the war against terrorism has further isolated the Middle East. Travel, foreign education, and academic exchanges Ś the only sources of future hope for the Arab world Ś have screeched to a halt.
All the conferences in Cairo about Western bias and media distortion cannot hide this self-inflicted catastrophe Ś and the growing ostracism and suspicion of Middle Easterners in the West.
But blaming the West for the unendurable reality is easier for millions of Muslims than admitting the truth.
Billions of barrels of oil, large populations, the Suez Canal, the fertility of the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates valleys, invaluable geopolitical locations, and a host of other natural advantages that helped create wealthy civilizations in the past now yield an excess of misery, rather than the riches of resource-poor Hong Kong or Switzerland.
How could it be otherwise, when it takes bribes and decades to obtain a building permit in Cairo; when habeas corpus is a cruel joke in Baghdad; and when Saudi Arabia turns out more graduates in Islamic studies than in medicine or engineering?
To tackle illiteracy, state-sanctioned killing, and the economic misery that comes from corruption and state control require courage and self-examination.
Has the Muslim world gone mad in its threats and ultimatums?
Throughout this war, Muslims have saturated us with overt and with insidious warnings.
If America retaliated to the mass murder of its citizens, the Arab world would turn on us; if we bombed during Ramadan, we would incur lasting hatred; if we continued in our mission to avenge our dead, not an American would be safe in the Middle East.
More disturbing even than the screaming street demonstrations have been the polite admonitions of corrupt grandees like Crown Prince Abdallah of Saudi Arabia or editor Abdul Rahman al Rashed of Saudi Arabiaĺs state-owned Al Sharq al Awsat.
Donĺt they see the impotence and absurdity of their veiled threats, backed neither by military force nor cultural dynamism? Donĺt they realize that nothing is more fatal to the security of a state than the divide between what it threatens and what it can deliver? There is an abyss between such rhetoric and the world we actually live in, an abyss called power.
We are militarily strong, and the Arab world abjectly weak, not because of greater courage, superior numbers, higher IQs, more ores, or better weather, but because of our culture.
Many Middle Easterners have performed a great media charade throughout this war.
They publish newspapers and televise the news, and thereby give the appearance of being modern and Western. But their reporters and anchormen are by no means journalists by Western standards of free and truthful inquiry.
Whereas CNN makes a point of talking to the victims in Kabul, al-Jazeera would never interview the mothers of Israeli teenagers blown apart by Palestinian bombs.
Nor does any Egyptian or Syrian television station welcome freewheeling debates or Meet the Pressľstyle talk shows permitting criticism of the government or the national religion. Instead, they quibble over their own degrees of anti-Americanism and obfuscate the internal contradictions of Islam. The chief dailies in Algiers, Teheran, and Kuwait City look like Pravda of old.
The entire Islamic media is a simulacrum of the West, lacking the life-giving spirit of debate and self-criticism.
A novelist who writes whatever he pleases anywhere in the Muslim world is more likely to receive a fatwa and a mob at his courtyard than a prize for literary courage, as Naguib Mahfouz and Salman Rushdie have learned.
No wonder a code of silence pervades the Islamic world. No wonder, too, that Islam is far more ignorant of us than we of it. And no wonder that the Muslims havenĺt a clue that their current furor is scripted, whipped up, and mercurial.
Millions in the Middle East are obsessed with Israel, whether they live in sight of Tel Aviv or thousands of miles away. Their fury doesnĺt spring solely from genuine dismay over the hundreds of Muslims Israel has killed on the West Bank; after all, Saddam Hussein butchered hundreds of thousands of Shiites, Kurds, and Iranians, while few in Cairo or Damascus said a word.
The murder of some 100,000 Muslims in Algeria and 40,000 in Chechnya in the last decade provoked few intellectuals in the Middle East to call for a pan-Islamic protest.
Clearly, the anger derives not from the tragic tally of the fallen but from Islamic rage that Israelis have defeated Muslims on the battlefield repeatedly, decisively, at will, and without modesty.
If Israel were not so successful, free, and haughty Ś if it were beleaguered and tottering on the verge of ruin Śperhaps it would be tolerated.
But in a sea of totalitarianism and government-induced poverty, with a stable culture clearly irks its less successful neighbors. Envy, as the historian Thucydides reminds us, is a powerful emotion and has caused not a few wars.
If Israel did not exist, the Arab world, in its current fit of denial, would have to invent something like it to vent its frustrations.
That is not to say there may not be legitimate concerns in the struggle over Palestine, but merely that for millions of Muslims the fight over such small real estate stems from a deep psychological wound.
It isnĺt about lebensraum or some actual physical threat. Israel is a constant reminder that it is a nationĺs culture Ś not its geography or size or magnitude of its oil reserves Ś that determines its wealth or freedom.
For the Middle East to make peace with Israel would be to declare war on itself, to admit that that its own fundamental way of doing business Ś not the Jews Ś makes it poor, sick, and weak.
Throughout the Muslim world, myth and ignorance surround U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East.
Yes, America gives Israel aid, but less than the combined billions that go to the Palestinians and to Egypt, Jordan, and other Muslim countries.
And it is one thing to subsidize a democratic and constitutional (if cantankerous) ally but quite another to pay for slander from theocratic or autocratic enemies.
Though Israel has its fair share of fundamentalists and fanatics, the country is not the creation of clerics or strongmen but of European ÚmigrÚs, who committed Israel from the start to democracy, free speech, and abundant self-critique.
Far from egging on Israel, the United States actually restrains the Israeli military, whose organization and discipline, along with the sophisticated Israeli arms industry, make it quite capable of annihilating nearly all its bellicose neighbors without American aid.
Should the United States withdraw from active participation in the Middle East and let the contestants settle their differences on the battlefield, Israel, not the Arab world, would win. The military record of four previous conflicts does not lie.
Saudi Arabian and Kuwaiti Westernized elites find psychological comfort in their peopleĺs anti-American rhetoric, not out of real grievance but perhaps as reassurance that their own appetite for all things Western doesnĺt constitute rejection of their medieval religion or their thirteenth-century caliphate.
Dads and moms who watch al-Jazeera and scream in the street at the Great Satan really would prefer that their children have dollars, an annual CAT scan, a good lawyer, air conditioning, and Levis in American hell than be without toilet paper, suffer from intestinal parasites, deal with the secret police, and squint with uncorrected vision in the Islamic paradise of Cairo, Teheran, and Gaza.
Such a fundamental and intolerable paradox in the very core of a manĺs heartŚmultiplied millions of times overŚis not a healthy thing either for them or for us, as we have learned since September 11
So a neighborly bit of advice for our Islamic friends and their spokesmen abroad: topple your pillars of ignorance and the edifice of your anti-Americanism.
Try to seek difficult answers from within to even more difficult questions without.
Do not blame others for problems that are largely self-created or seek solutions from the West when your answers are mostly at home.
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The Lord's Bountiful Harvest
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The recipes in the book have been collected over several generations as well as within the past 6 years. I have cooked all these recipes and we eat most of them in our home. There are family recipes from my Gram and recipes from the church ladies these past 6 years. There are also candy and cookie recipes that date back to when my Great-Grandma Langford owned her own Bakery Store.
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Since 1997, I have held the status of amateur photographer. My love of the photographic world started with an old Kodak Brownie box camera in the early 1960's. I learned to SCUBA dive along the central coast of California in 1996. I purchased my first underwater camera within six months and by 1997 I had upgraded my "point and shoot" to a professional underwater camera. Between 1999 and 2004 I won 8 different awards in various categories as a Novice and Amateur Photographer before moving on to landscape photography that same year. My focus now is strickly on the outdoors and the wonders that God has provided.
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Aluminum container industry members claim 'artificial' delivery backlogs are driving up prices
Customers of CCL Container Inc. in Hermitage know that aluminum prices have tanked worldwide.
Not surprisingly, they ask for lower prices when buying aluminum bottles they'll fill with suntan lotion, hair spray, energy drinks and beverages.
"They want a price cut. It creates some confusion in the market, really," said Charlie Herrman, CCL's vice president for sales and marketing.
The reality of the aluminum pricing market is complex.
The base price for aluminum ingot that Alcoa Inc. and others produce, set by the London Metal Exchange, is about $1,897 per metric ton, down from a 25-year high of about $3,100 in June 2008. But premiums paid in addition to the exchange price are at record highs, analysts say.
The premium — based on warehouse inventory levels, time in storage and transportation costs, and settled by metals analyst Platts — is negotiated quarterly by suppliers and buyers.
It has led to some turmoil.
Brewer MillerCoors LLC, for example, says higher premiums added $3 billion, or an estimated 3.3 cents per can, to its aluminum costs in the past year.
Premiums soared because of "record queues" in dominant London exchange warehouses, said Jorge Vazquez, managing director at Harbor Aluminum Intelligence, a commodities consultant in Austin.
In the Midwest, the premium adds as much as $275 per ton to manufacturers' costs, a cost that ultimately is passed on to consumers, experts said.
CCL Container uses about 24,000 tons of aluminum, making 560 million bottles annually. That equates to a premium of about 1.2 cents per bottle.
CCL Container and competitor Exal Corp. of Youngstown, Ohio, are the nation's largest makers of aluminum aerosol bottles. Exal claims the larger share of the 1.1 billion bottles sold each year.
Exal, which employs about 450 people, was founded by entrepreneur Delfin Gibert in 1993, helping the onetime steel city's recovery. Now CEO Mike Hoffman hopes Congress, lawsuits or regulatory changes will fix the pricing situation.
"We're all very upset about this situation," Hoffman said. "It has to change; it's not sustainable."
'Artificially driven'
Since 2010, Wall Street banks — mainly JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. — have pushed up premiums for aluminum, making an unprecedented financial bet against the most-used of London Metal Exchange-traded industrial metals, analysts say.
The banks acquired scores of London-approved metals warehouses in the United States and Europe.
"(The price is) artificially driven, because there's thousands of tons of aluminum in these warehouses," Hoffman said. With storage costs the banks charge, the longer it takes to move aluminum out, "the more money they make."
The London exchange operates more than 700 warehouses worldwide.
"Coincidentally, when Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan got into the warehouse business, the Midwest premium started to skyrocket," said CCL Container's Herrman. "Now it's 10 percent to 14 percent of our aluminum cost; it used to be 3 percent to 5 percent."
Goldman Sachs in 2010 purchased Metro International Trade Services, which owns one of the largest warehouse complexes. In recent weeks, it began offering immediate access to aluminum for end users holding metal in its Metro warehouses, said spokesman Mike DuVally.
Any delivery backlogs resulted from client orders and were not caused by Goldman or Metro, he said.
"We also note that aluminum prices are down 40 percent from their peak," DuVally said.
JPMorgan, which owns warehouses through its Henry Bath & Sons Ltd., said it is considering a sale, spin-off or strategic partnership of its physical commodities business.
The London exchange "can take the appropriate steps on its own to address the market-distorting warehousing practices of its members," said Chris Thorne, a spokesman for the Beer Institute, which represents MillerCoors and 2,800 other breweries. "But if (it) chooses not to end these unfair practices, then we will continue to work with lawmakers, regulators and others to fix the problem."
It is not yet clear whether the uproar is having an effect.
London exchange figures show aluminum inflows are at the lowest rate in months, about 6,027 metric tons for August. So operators may be reducing backlogs, experts said.
The average inflow for the preceding 12 months was 11,867, but monthly figures are volatile.
'Economic anomaly'
The situation has forced companies to close aluminum refineries and lay off workers.
Alcoa has said it intends to idle 16 percent of its smelting capacity because of falling prices and a supply glut.
At the congressional hearing, Tim Weiner, global risk manager for commodity metals at MillerCoors, testified that London exchange rules enable unfair practices. He said legislators and regulators, including the Federal Reserve, should strengthen oversight of bank holding companies that form "an economic anomaly in the aluminum markets."
Weiner said Goldman Sachs controls 29 of 37 warehouses in Detroit, which house about 25 percent of aluminum stored in the exchange worldwide and more than 70 percent of aluminum in North America.
The banks slowed deliveries from warehouses to ensure they receive increased rent for an extended period, he said, causing users such as MillerCoors to wait for as long as 18 months. Warehouses take in tens of thousands of metric tons a day and release no more than 3,000, he said.
"Just imagine a warehouse with a big garage door marked 'in' and the small front door of your house marked 'out,' " Weiner said. "It has cost MillerCoors tens of millions of dollars in excess premiums over the last several years, with no end in sight."
'Lack of trust'
The London exchange said on July 1 that it is consulting with warehouse users on a proposal to cut delivery backlogs. Its board is scheduled to decide in October whether to implement changes.
Alcoa urged lawmakers last month to give the matter "further attention."
The London exchange, Alcoa said, "does not provide the same quality of information and level of transparency as required by other commodities exchanges, such as those falling under the scope of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission."
On Alcoa's website, CEO Klaus Kleinfeld warns: "The outcome of price determination that is not transparent is eventual lack of trust. People will look for alternatives."
At least six class-action lawsuits have been filed against Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and other warehouse operators, charging that they artificially inflated aluminum premiums and disrupted supplies.
Goldman's DuVally said the lawsuits are without merit. JPMorgan spokesman Brian Marchiony said the bank "doesn't have queues at its warehouses, period."
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission reportedly has issued subpoenas to companies that store and deliver aluminum. A commission spokesman declined to comment.
John D. Oravecz is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-320-7882 or email@example.com.


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Bacteria may be microscopic in size, but they make up for it in sheer number. You have millions of bacteria living on your skin alone, and lots more inside of you! Does that thought give you the creeps? We usually think of bacteria as the harmful germs that make us sick, and while that is often true, there are lots of other things bacteria do that we couldn't live without. Read on for some fascinating facts about bacteria: where they live, how they can harm us, and how they can help us.
Where Do Bacteria Live?
Where they live is one of the most surprising things about bacteria. The truth is, they live everywhere, even places on earth where we once thought nothing could survive!
In the heat. The hot springs of Yellowstone National Park contain highly toxic, sometimes boiling water. In this environment, where most living things couldn't survive, bacteria called thermophiles (heat-lovers) thrive. These bacteria are fueled by hydrogen and sulfur in the water, and they produce many of the brilliant colors in Yellowstone's hot springs.
Other thermophiles live near hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor. These vents are usually more than 7,000 ft (1.3 miles) below the surface, and at this depth the water pressure is extreme—it would crush us in no time at all! In addition, the temperature fluctuates drastically between hot vent water pouring out from cracks in the ocean floor and cold sea water. There is no natural light that deep in the sea, and the water spouting from the vents is full of harsh chemicals and minerals. And yet bacteria live there, and even help other creatures (like tubeworms) live by converting the toxic chemicals from the vents into food for them.
In the cold. Most bacteria don't grow as well in colder temperatures, which is why putting your food in the refrigerator helps keep it from spoiling. There are bacteria called psychrophiles (cold-lovers), though, that can live and reproduce in cold temperatures — even below the freezing point. Researchers in Antarctica have discovered bacteria in ice samples taken from about 11,700 feet deep in the ice above Lake Vostok.
In radioactive environments. One type of bacteria, called Dienococcus radiodurans, can survive lethal amounts of radiation, up to 1000 times more than would kill a human!
Inside you. Bacteria live on your skin, on your teeth, on your tongue, in your intestines, in your eyes, and more. You are host to millions of them! Some of them can harm you, but many of them help you. How? Keep reading to find out! But first: what exactly are bacteria?
What Are Bacteria?
Bacteria are one-celled or unicellular microorganisms. They are different from plant and animal cells because they don't have a distinct, membrane-enclosed nucleus containing genetic material. Instead, their DNA floats in a tangle in the interior of the cell. Individual bacteria can only be seen with a microscope, but they reproduce so rapidly that they often form colonies that we can see. Bacteria reproduce when one cell splits into two cells in a process called binary fission. Fission occurs rapidly in as little as 20 minutes. Under perfect conditions a single bacterium could grow into over one billion bacteria in only 10 hours! (It's a good thing natural conditions are rarely perfect, or the earth would be buried in bacteria!)
How Can Bacteria Harm Us?
Disease-causing bacteria are called pathogenic. These come in many forms and can cause illnesses from an ear infection to strep throat to cholera. They can get into our bodies via our mouth and nose, or through cuts and scrapes. Some are airborne, others are found in food, resulting in food poisoning. Bacteria are also the cause of plaque buildup on our teeth, which can lead to cavities and gum disease.
Before the discovery of antibiotics, many severe bacterial diseases had no cure and usually resulted in death. Antibiotics work by destroying bacteria or inhibiting their reproduction while leaving the body's own cells unharmed. After a time, some bacteria develop resistance to an antibiotic, and it will no longer be effective against them. Because of this, scientists are always researching new antibiotics. (Many diseases, such as chicken pox, hepatitis, or polio, are caused by viruses rather than bacteria. Antibiotics have no effect against these diseases.)
Bacterial infections are common, but many of them can be avoided by good cooking, cleaning, and hand-washing practices.
How Can Bacteria Help Us?
Where would we be without bacteria? Well, we might not be getting bacterial diseases, but we would still be a lot worse off! Bacteria perform all sorts of very important functions, both in our bodies and in the world around us. Here are just a few.
Digestion. Our large intestines are full of beneficial bacteria that break down food that our bodies can't digest on their own. Once the bacteria break it down, our intestines are able to absorb it, giving us more nutrients from our food.
Vitamins. Bacteria in our intestines actually produce and secrete vitamins that are important for our health! For example, E. coli bacteria in our intestines are a major source of vitamin K. (Most E. coli is good for us, but there is a harmful type that causes food poisoning.)
Food. Bacteria are used to turn milk into yogurt, cheese, and other dairy products.
Oxygen. Cyanobacteria (which used to be called blue-green algae) live in water and perform photosynthesis, which results in the production of much of the oxygen we need to breathe.
Cleanup. Oil spills, sewage, industrial waste — bacteria can help us clean all of these up! They "eat" the oil or toxins and convert them into less harmful substances.
Bacteria are amazing creatures, aren't they? They can be so dangerous and yet so important at the same time. Since they are everywhere, you can easily experiment with them yourself, even without a microscope. Try it out with the science project below.
Stop the Bacteria: Soap Survey Project
Every time you touch something you are probably picking up new bacteria and leaving some behind. This is how many infectious diseases spread — we share our bacteria with everyone around us! Even bacteria that lives safely on our skin can make us sick if it gets inside our bodies through our mouths or cuts and scrapes. This is one reason why it is so important that we wash our hands frequently and well.
What kind of soap works best for cutting down on the bacteria on our hands? You can test this by growing some bacteria cultures using agar and petri dishes.
While most environmental bacteria are not harmful to healthy individuals, once concentrated in colonies, they can be hazardous. To minimize risk, wear disposable gloves while handling bacteria, and thoroughly wash your hands before and after. Never eat or drink during bacteria studies, nor inhale or ingest growing cultures. Work in a draft-free room and reduce airflow as much as possible. Keep petri dishes with cultured mediums closed and taped shut unless sampling or disinfecting. Even then, remove the petri dish only enough to insert your implement or cover medium with bleach or 70% isopropyl alcohol. When finished experimenting, seal dishes in a plastic bag and dispose. Cover accidental breaks or spills with bleach or alcohol for 10 minutes, then carefully sweep up, seal in a plastic bag, and discard.
What To Do
After 3-7 days, take your petri dishes out and observe the bacteria growth (without removing the lids). There might be some mold growth, too, since you may have swabbed microscopic mold and fungi spores along with the bacteria. Compare the amount of bacteria in the control dish to the amount in the test dish. Next, compare the amount of bacteria growth around each paper square. Which one has bacteria growing closest to it? Which one has the least amount of bacteria growing near it? If you did more than one test dish, are the results similar in all the test dishes? If not, what variables do you think might have caused the results to be different?
Which soap inhibited bacteria growth the most? Which one would you recommend using when you wash your hands? What other substances could you test for antibacterial effects? Try some of these ideas:
Don't stop there—there are lots of other projects you can do with bacteria
As you experiment, you'll notice that the bacteria growth in your petri dishes will often be different colors or textures. These are colonies of different types of bacteria. If you have a microscope, look at a sample of each colony and observe the differences. Bacteria come in three different shapes; see if you can distinguish these shapes under the microscope.
Science Links
Ready for some candy that will help prevent cavities? A UCLA microbiologist has invented lollipops that kill bacteria that cause tooth decay!
Bacteria come in all sorts of fascinating shapes and sizes. Check out some great images in the MicrobeWorld photo gallery.
Want to know about the biggest, smallest, and deadliest bacteria? Visit MicrobeWorld's Microbial Book of World Records.
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Would we grow mold on our epidermus without bacteria present?
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Photo gallery: Overturned big rig carrying 19,000 pounds of dog food
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Wednesday's rainy morning saw an overturned big rig on the 10 Freeway, a fatal car accident near Diamond Bar, a downed phone system at Citrus College and a power outage in Whittier.
Bonnie Bartling, a weather specialist with the National Weather Service, said the storm that moved into the area late Tuesday night dropped between one-half and three-quarters of an inch of rain on San Gabriel Valley communities. Some Pasadena-area cities saw more than that, with Pasadena receiving eight-tenths of an inch of rain. Wet and slick roadways led to a near-tripling of car accidents in Los Angeles County.
Another storm is expected Friday.
California Highway Patrol Officer Ed Jacobs said there were 249 reported traffic accidents in the county between 4 and 9 a.m. Wednesday. During the same period a week prior, 86 accidents were reported.
The most serious of those accidents included a big rig that overturned on the westbound 10 Freeway in West Covina and a fatal three-car crash on Brea Canyon Road near Diamond Bar.
CHP Officer Kerri Rivas said the big rig overturned while swerving to avoid a car that lost control as it entered the freeway from the Citrus Avenue onramp at about 7:30 a.m. The truck ended up on its side in the slow lane near Vincent Avenue, snarling traffic headed west.
Because the truck was loaded with 19,000 pounds of wet and dry dog food and kitty litter, it had to be unloaded before it could be tipped upright and removed from the freeway. That process took several hours. The driver of the car was taken to a local hospital due to complaints of pain. The driver of the big rig was not injured.
In Diamond Bar, a 53-year-old Pomona man was killed when a 19-year-old Murrieta woman lost control of her truck on Brea Canyon Road, bouncing off a guard rail and crashing head-on into the man's Honda Civic after sideswiping another car.
Officials said the man suffered major trauma to his chest and was pronounced dead at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton. The woman had only minor injuries.
At Citrus College, a leak let rainwater into the phone system, knocking out campus phones all day. Spokeswoman Paula Green said officials were not sure when service would be restored.
"They are going to be out for the rest of the day and possibly tomorrow as well," Green said.
In South Whittier, a broken cross arm on a power pole knocked out power for about 100 customers from 2 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Bartling of the National Weather Service said Thursday should provide short reprieve from rain before another storm passes through the area Friday morning.
"We'll have a little bit of sun off and on here," Bartling said.
Friday's storm is expected to begin moving into the San Gabriel Valley shortly after midnight. It will probably be less intense than Wednesday's storm, and will likely drop between one-third and one-half an inch of rain in the area, Bartling said.
Mountains and passes are expected to experience wind gusts up to 40 mph and some snow. Temperatures in the valley are not expected to climb beyond the high 50s, Bartling said.
"Friday will be the chilliest day," she said.
By Saturday the storm will have passed out of the area, leaving sunny, but cool weather in its wake.
"The sun pops back out, however, it won't be 80s warm, it will be high 60s warm," Bartling said.
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