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Food Scraps
To reduce wasting food at home, we suggest better meal planning. Get organized before you go shopping, use a shopping list, and prepare only enough food to be eaten during a meal. Meal planning benefits you by saving money and benefits the environment by saving resources. For the food scraps that are produced in the kitchen, set up a backyard compost bin to make compost by mixing food scraps, dry leaves and greenwaste in your backyard.
In the kitchen, first things first. Here are a few suggestions:
- Meal portion planning is the best way to save money and resources. Plan weekly meals and buy only what you can cook before it spoils.
- Keep your refrigerator organized and follow manufacturer instructions on colder spots for storing milk, and warmer spots for storing vegetables.
- Rediscover the art of soup and making soup stock with wilted vegetables. Boiling bones down makes a tasty stock for soups and stews.
- Store leftovers in single portion containers so you can use them for lunch the next day.
- Store some things in the freezer. Properly frozen bread, for example, can be used as needed throughout the week. Bake it back to freshness as you need it.
- Collect food prep scraps neatly, and then take them out to the backyard bin before they get smelly. Collect vegetable scraps, egg shells, paper towels, left-over rice, pasta, or bread. Don't include oils, dairy, or meats/bones.
There are plenty of handy under-sink containers and bags; check out the online resources list below or visit a local hardware store.
Backyard Composting
The best way to compost food waste is to mix it with dry leaves, sticks and twigs, wood chips, sawdust, dried/dead plants, shredded newspaper, or paper from a home shredder, and mixed yard waste. Always cover fresh food material with a layer of wood chips and a dusting of dirt, or with unscreened, mature compost. A compost pile in your backyard will have lots of microbes taking up residence. Keep in mind that the microbes need oxygen, water, and food; the same things we need to survive. If the pile gets too wet or dense with food scraps, it will smell bad and composting will slow down or stop altogether.
Here are some helpful links:
- American Horticulture Society
- Home Gardening
- California Master Gardener Program
- Organics Gardening
- California School Garden Network
- Rodale Institute
- Compost Tea
- Cool California Models
- EcoLandscape
- Natural Home & Garden
- UC Cooperative Extension Sacramento Master Gardeners
Recipe for Backyard Composting
While a multitude of organisms, fungus and bacteria are involved in the overall process, there are four basic ingredients for composting: nitrogen, carbon, water, and air. The easiest compost recipe calls for blending roughly equal parts of green or wet material (which is high in nitrogen) and brown or dry material (which is high in carbon). Simply layer or mix these materials in a pile or enclosure; chop or shred large pieces to 12" or shorter. Water and fluff the compost to add air. Then leave it to the microorganisms, which will break down the material over time.
Green materials such as grass clipping and landscape trimmings are ideal sources of nitrogen for composting. Vegetable and fruit trimmings and peels can also provide nitrogen for composting. Coffee grounds and tea bags may look brown, but are actually potent nitrogen sources. To reduce the potential for pests or odors, avoid meat or dairy scraps and always bury food scraps deep within the compost pile. Avoid pet feces due to concerns about pathogens. However, manure from chickens, turkeys, cows or horses is rich in nitrogen, and can help your compost pile get to proper temperatures, and make very good compost.
Brown (dry) yard and garden material such as dry leaves, twigs, hay, or shredded paper can provide the carbon balance for a compost pile. Chop or shred large pieces to 12 inches or shorter (thick, woody branches should be chipped, ground up, or left out). Untreated wood chips and sawdust are a powerful carbon source which may be useful if the pile contains excess nitrogen.
One of the most common mistakes in composting is letting the pile get too dry. Your compost pile should be moist as a wrung-out sponge. A moisture content of 40 to 60 percent is preferable. To test for adequate moisture, reach into your compost pile and grab a handful of material and squeeze it; if a few drops of water come out, it's probably got enough moisture, if it doesn't, add water. When you water, it is best to put a hose into the pile so that you aren't just wetting the top. You can also water as you are turning the pile. During dry weather, you may have to add water regularly. During wet weather, you may need to cover your pile. A properly constructed compost pile will drain excess water and not become soggy.
The bacteria and fungus that are in your compost pile need oxygen to live. If your pile is too dense or becomes too wet, the air supply to the inside is cut off and the beneficial organisms will die. Decomposition will slow and an offensive odor may arise. To avoid this, turn and fluff the pile with a pitchfork often, perhaps weekly. You can also turn the pile by just re-piling it into a new pile. Wash hands after handling compost, or use gloves.
Ideally, the compost pile should be at least three feet wide by three feet deep by three feet tall (one cubic yard). This size provides enough food and insulation for the organisms to live. However, piles can be larger or smaller and work just fine if managed well.
Composting Techniques
Composting can be done gourmet style, requiring more effort, with quick results--or can be done more casually.
- Gourmet compost piles that have the right blend of nitrogen (greens) and carbon (browns) and are kept moist and fluffed regularly, will heat up to temperatures of 120 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. The high temperature will kill most weed seeds and speed up the decomposition process so that the compost may be ready in 2 to 3 months or less.
- Casual compost piles are also quite workable since compost will happen even if you just pile on yard and food waste, water sporadically, and wait. Since these piles don't get too hot, often worms will migrate into these and they will breakdown material. Casual composting can take several months.
If you are thinking about starting a compost pile in your backyard, you may want to familiarize yourself with the microbes that live in your compost pile.
How to Tell When it's Finished Compost
- Compost is finished when the original material has been transformed into a uniform, dark brown, crumbly product with a pleasant, earthy aroma. There may be a few chunks of woody material left; these can be screened out and put back into a new pile.
- You may want to stop adding to your compost pile after it gets to optimal size (about 3 cubic feet) and start a new pile so that your first pile can finish decomposing.
Give it a Try
Home composting is best learned by practicing. Through practice and observation you will find what works best for your home situation, and you can modify the process to suit your needs. For more information about composting, check with your local community or city for workshops, handouts, or guides on composting.
Backyard Composting Bins
Composting can be practiced in backyards in a homemade or manufactured composting bin or simply an open pile (some cities do require enclosed bins).
Typical homemade bins can be constructed out of scrap wood, chicken wire, snow fencing or even old garbage cans (with holes punched in the sides and bottom). For additional information on building your own bin, see CalRecycle's Building You Own Composting Bin: Designs for Your Community guide.
Manufactured bins include turning units, hoops, cones, and stacking bins. Take the time to consider your options and then select a bin that best fits your needs.
|The pile smells bad
|Not enough air
too much moisture
|Turn the pile if not enough air
Add dry materials if too moist
|The pile will not heat up
|Not enough moisture
Pile size is too small
Lack of nitrogen-rich material
Particle size is too big
|Add water if dry
Build pile to at least 3' x 3' x 3'
Mix in grass clippings or fruit/vegetable scraps
Chip or grind materials
|The pile attracts flies, rodents, or pets
|Pile contains bones, meat, fatty or starchy foods, or animal manure
|Alter materials added to pile; bury fruit/vegetable scraps in the middle of the pile, or under 8" to 10" inches of soil, or compost them in a worm bin.
|Pile has slugs in it (and so does garden)
|Pile is easily accessible and provides daytime hiding place and breeding ground for slugs
|Remove slugs and slug eggs from pile (eggs look like very small clusters of pearls). Locate compost pile far from vegetable gardens and/or create barriers around pile/garden (for example, traps and copper flashing).
Other Ways to Reduce Organic Waste
In addition to composting, you can also help reduce organic waste by grasscycling (leaving grass clippings on the lawn when you mow) and vermicomposting (composting with worms).


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Harry Styles of One Direction Convinced Maid to Record Sex Noise for Upcoming Album
That Harry Styles. The One Direction hunk is quite a charmer. Just ask Taylor Swift or a hotel maid. Wait, what? Hazza dated a hotel maid? No, no, no. But he did convince her to record a sex noise for 1D's next album. He's a naughty boy, that Hazza.
The band was recording in a hotel and wanted to enhance a song with some orgasmic female noises as opposed to a sound effect, so Styles improvised.
According to The Sun, Hazza said, "We needed a, you know, a groan on one of the songs. So I asked a lady at the hotel to record the 'Urgghhhhh!' She was nervous at first but soon got into the swing of it."
The boys have been working on the follow up to 'Take Me Home' while on tour. They've been doing their best with hotel set ups, creating makeshift studios with mics and speakers. It may not have been optimal, but it was necessary, with Louis Tomlinson saying, "We had to do it that way or there'd be no time."
The 1D boys got super creative when road recording, with LT revealing, "We stuck the mattresses against the walls for the acoustics." Clever!
One Direction did have their fair share of interruptions while trying to work. It wasn't fans -- who they could have recruited for those sexy noises, mind you -- but hotel staff. Styles said, "We'd be recording the best vocal ever -- you're thinking, 'I'm really smashing this!' -- then there'd be a huge knock on the door and you'd get, 'Room service!' or 'Housekeeping!' We'd be, like, 'Nooooo!' and have to start again."
Oh, the perils of recording while on the road. At least it means we get the new album sooner than later. Accentuate the positive.


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Some guys can play through contract problems without it affecting their performance. As we witnessed last year, DeSean Jackson isn't one of those guys.
Eagles wide receiver coach David Culley acknowledged what we all pretty much already knew: that Jackson let his unhappiness over his contract situation drag down both his play and the Eagles last season.
"Human nature-wise, yes it affected him,'' Culley said. "It did. He tried not to let it affect him. Sometimes he didn't do a very good job of that. It affected him in meetings. It affected him on the field. There were days when it didn't. But it made him inconsistent. And that's where the human nature part of it comes in."
Jackson was suspended for one game for missing a team meeting and was benched in the fourth quarter of another game for poor performance. He finished with just four touchdown receptions and his yards-per-catch average dropped nearly six yards from the previous season.
Culley acknowledged that Jackson was reluctant to run routes over the middle last season because of his contract situation.
"I saw a couple of times last year where I saw him maybe trying to maybe save himself because (he was thinking), ` I'm not under contract and I don't want to get hurt,''' Culley said. ``I don't think there was a fear factor involved. I think it was more, `I don't want to get hurt because I don't have a contract.' The first two-and-a -half years he was here, that wasn't an issue. A couple of times last year, that came up. And I believe it came up simply because of that."
Jackson signed a new five-year, $47 million contract with the Eagles in March that has dramatically improved his outlook on life and football. The constant pouting of last year was gone this spring, replaced by a happy face.
"I've already seen that in the minicamps,'' Culley said. "That was the same Desean I had the first two years. That is definitely behind him now. Matter of fact, since he's signed his contract, it hasn't even been mentioned except to ask him when he's going to take us all out to eat. Which he hasn't volunteered to do.''
Culley expects Jackson to raise up his game this season and once again strike fear into the hearts of opposing defenses.
"We didin't see it last year simply because of the fact that he was distracted,'' he said. "I think the fact that the distraction is gone. . . there are very few things he can't do on the field. Very few things. Other than him not being 6-2, there is nothing that a 6-2 guy can do that he can't do. So I expect him to be complete.''
Jackson had just two 100-yard receiving games last season, none after Week 4. Opposing defenses often double- and triple-teamed him.
"What we have done, and coach (Marty) Mornhinweg has done a good job of this, we move him,'' Culley said. ``We put him in backfield. We put him inside where it's a little bit tougher to double him. We motion him a lot. We do those kinds of things. We have ways of getting (the double team) off of him.
But when they do that and take him away, that's when I've seen Jeremy (Maclin) and Jason (Avant) have really big games. So eventually, they can't do that. With Jeremy on one side and Jason inside, that's a tough deal when we're executing. So you can't take him out of the whole ball game.
"Eventually, what (Jackson) has to do is keep his frustration level down. Because there's two on you, sometimes three. That's OK because you're allowing the offense to work. Then all of a sudden they're not (double-teaming him). When we have him singled, we make an effort to get the ball in his hands.
"He gets frustrated sometimes. So you have to look at the big picture. Last year, because of the things that went on, he didn't see any picture. Now, I think he understands that.''


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All of the new Liquid Sand shades are snapped above (for swatches see the top pictures). Of the non liquid sand ones I didn't get shots of them all but did pick out my favourites – A Butterfly Model, a pretty pinky nude shade and Pink Yet Lavender, a pink but almost lavender (duh) kinda glitter. I LOVE this shade and is my personal number one shade of the collection.


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TUNIS, TUNISIA—A strike in a low income region of Tunisia has degenerated into a second day of clashes between police and protesters, leaving 177 people injured, including some seriously, a hospital official said Wednesday.
A local labour union organized a general strike in Siliana, a poor town in Tunisia's interior, on Tuesday to protest a lack of jobs and government investment. Witnesses say police violently dispersed a peaceful march to the city hall for the second day in a row.
"A climate of panic, tension and fear has gripped the region," said Iyadh Dahmani, the area's representative in legislative assembly. He denounced the use of tear gas and shotguns by police to disperse the demonstrators.
The Interior Ministry, however, maintained that police only moved against the demonstration when they attacked city hall and threw stones at security forces.
Nejib Sebti, one of the organizers of the original strike on Tuesday, said that more than 10,000 people rallied peacefully in front of city hall calling for more local development.
"Egged on by the governor who rejects any dialogue, security forces reacted in a manner even more brutal than the repression of Ben Ali," he said, referring to the president overthrown by Tunisians in January 2011.
Since the fall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the Tunisian economy has suffered and the country has been wracked by demonstrations and strikes as people protest the lack of jobs.
On Tuesday, the World Bank approved a $500 million loan to help support reforms in Tunisia's financial sector to encourage investment and growth.
Tunisia's revolution, which sparked similar uprisings across the region, began in the impoverished interior of the country, which suffers in comparison to the more affluent coast.
Dr. Aymen Aissa of the local hospital told The Associated Press that 177 people had been treated at the hospital with 22 sent to the capital Tunis for further treatment — including some with eye injuries.
The hospital had reported 14 people injured in clashes Tuesday.
In addition to more jobs, demonstrators are also calling for the resignation of the government, a member of the moderate Islamist Ennahda Party that dominated last year's elections, and the release of 14 jailed activists.
There have been reports of similar demonstrations in other local towns in the area.


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When using your Kinect sensor, the light turns red and you see the following error message:
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A spit chain develops during oral sex on a man. When the person performing the act pauses to take her salivating mouth off of the penis and a line of spit connects from her throat to the tip of the penis.
Fuckin-a dude, I deep throated you so hard that I formed a long-ass spit chain.
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We often define our homes by what can be found inside them – comfortable furniture, heirloom treasures or carefully selected décor – and for some, this is as far as the concept of home extends. The dwelling itself might be described by its owner as no more than a suitable shell, or shelter. To an architect, however, home is about much more than a building's contents; rather, the design of a house can play an integral part in creating a lovely living space, and can even help shape the homeowner's quality of life.
For one day each year, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Central Kentucky Chapter (CKC) opens some of Louisville's most artistic homes to the public, to share not just the beauty but also the benefits of houses that have been custom-designed by architects. This Sunday, Sept. 23, from 1 to 6 p.m., the AIA CKC Annual House Tour will take visitors on a six-stop tour of this year's grandest local homes, culminating with an exclusive look at the upscale downtown bar and restaurant, St. Charles Exchange, led by its architect, Chris Bowling of K. Norman Berry Architects & Associates. AIA CKC President, David Allen, each year looks forward to the tour, the organization's largest event, because of the unique opportunity it affords for members of the public to view and learn about architect-designed homes, up-close and from the experts.
"I think its one of our best outreaches to the public,†Allen remarked. "It presents architectural design at a scale in a building type that everyone can relate to … on a level that everybody can appreciate. (Those on the tour) can all compare living environments done by an architect, as opposed to their own living environment, and see how architects and architecture can improve their life.â€
This year's tour includes the Brown Residence, a nautical style stilted home on River Road which features a renovated foyer, stair tower, master bedroom and bath, family room and a newly-enclosed deck, all designed by Studio Kremer Architects. In addition to new paint color and metal wall panels that were added to connect the stair with the home's metal roof, the home features a unique stairwell, tilted 45 degrees to the house, to enhance visual interest from the road. A spectacular view of the Ohio River and Six Mile Island greets visitors at the top of the star, through the living room's towering windows.
Another home not to miss is the Gratz Residence, a contemporary "CityHome†row house in NuLu which, despite a downtown location, offers traditionally suburban amenities such as a private rear courtyard, rooftop deck and two-car garage. Ten-foot-high ceilings and an open floor plan in the building designed by CityWorks, PLLC, create a feeling of openness and space, while design features like the floating wood and metal modular stair system stand out as works of art in their own right. A modern kitchen completes the clean look of the home's interior, while the Energy Star-certified building offers the extra efficiency advantages of an attached house.
While the AIA CKC Annual House Tour is an exciting opportunity for Louisvillians to see a few of the city's finest examples of architectural design, it also serves as an excellent way for the organization to highlight the talents of some of its less-publicized members. "The house tour kind of indirectly provides some service, some marketing to some of our smaller and startup firms,†Allen pointed out. "A lot of those firms specialize in residential design, house additions and houses, and so forth, so it gives us an opportunity to serve that segment of our membership that might be otherwise less served by the chapter.â€
But this isn't an event held simply for the benefit of its designers – rather, 100 percent of the proceeds from the house tour go directly to Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville. In addition, St. Charles Exchange has committed to donating a percentage of sales from the day of the tour to the cause. In past years, the AIA CKC has been able to donate as much as $5,000, and last year even undertook to build their own LEED-certified Habitat house for a local family. "I think one of the most noble causes an architect can be involved in is helping to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty,†explained Allen. "And I think Habitat has an excellent reputation of doing that, one family at a time, you know, on a very specific and personal level.â€
Tickets for the AIA CKC Annual House Tour will be available, along with maps, at each of the homes on the day of the tour, Sept. 23, and are $15 each, or $10 each when purchased in groups of ten. The homes featured will be The Ashworth and Spangler Residence, 1710 Windsor Place; The Brown Residence, 4228 River Road; The Gratz Residence, 415 Hancock Green Place; The Hall Residence, 1906 Lauderdale Drive; The Mullins Residence, 8512 Cheltenham Circle; and The Neary Residence, 2336 Brookside. For more information visit www.aia-ckc.org. There will also be a discussion about green urban renewal and an Architects' Forum, Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to noon, at The Urban Design Studio, 507 S. Third St., with refreshments by Lynn's Paradise Café. R.S.V.P. to email@example.com.


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Tom Eblen: Bevin can show a conservative can care about conservation
Kentucky is blessed with a beautiful landscape and abundant water resources, and we have been trying for more than a century to ruin it.
Too often, Kentuckians have been presented with a false choice: We can either have jobs and economic prosperity or clean water, air and land — but not both.
That kind of thinking has left Kentucky near the bottom in national rankings of wealth, health and well-being. It is no coincidence that this state's most environmentally damaged places are also its poorest and sickest.
Twenty-first century reality is the opposite of that false choice. Pollution may bring a measure of prosperity in the short-term, but it harms it in the long-term. Balancing commerce with conservation ensures that Kentuckians will be able to live, work and prosper here forever.
These issues are worth thinking about now because a new governor will soon take office. Many people who care about the environment fear that Republican Matt Bevin, with his business and Tea Party background, will make things worse.
I'm not so sure about that.
Kentucky's environment has suffered under both Democrats and Republicans. That suffering has included irresponsible surface mining, industrial pollution, poorly designed sprawl and costly highway projects designed more to enrich land speculators, road contractors and developers than to meet real transportation needs.
A recent investigation by Erica Peterson of WFPL radio in Louisville used state records to show how polluters have faced less scrutiny during the administrations of Democrat Steve Beshear and Republican Ernie Fletcher than they did before.
At the same time, pollution increased. Under both administrations, there was much less funding for enforcement and less political will to go after polluters, especially when they were coal companies.
The consequences of that have been real. For example, more than 500 miles of streams in the Lower Cumberland basin were classified as fully supporting aquatic life in 1992. By 2012, that number had fallen to about 100 miles, state records show.
Big polluters — such as the people behind the "war on coal" propaganda campaign — try to make Kentuckians think that the only people who care about the environment are liberal tree-huggers. But that's not true.
An increasing number of conservatives realize the importance of environmental protection, for a variety of reasons. Hunters, fishermen and farmers have been powerful conservation advocates for decades.
There is a growing Creation Care movement among conservative Christians, who cite Genesis 2:15 and other scripture. Influential groups include the Evangelical Environmental Network and Lexington-based Blessed Earth.
Christian environmentalists recently got a powerful ally in Pope Francis, whose encyclical, Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home, makes it clear that destroying God's creation for profit is a sin.
Conservative businessmen such as Alltech's Pearse Lyons have realized for years that there is a lot of money to be made in helping society become more environmentally responsible. He is a bright beacon for Kentucky's future.
On the flip side, libertarians are speaking out against the crony capitalism that allows corporations to pay off politicians to protect their pollution and stifle innovation.
It doesn't take a genius to see that solar and other renewable energy industries are growing rapidly as Appalachia's coal industry shrivels and dies. But the coal barons' money and power have kept Kentucky politicians, both Republicans and Democrats, toeing its line. At least until now.
Bevin seems to be a smart, independent man who doesn't owe many people favors. That last attribute puts him in a unique position compared to his predecessors.
The self-funded candidate wasn't put into office by coal magnates, highway contractors and developers. Coming from outside the political establishment, he isn't steeped in the crony capitalism that has long corrupted state government.
Bevin is under less obligation than his predecessors were to protect Kentucky's economic past. He has political cover to pursue new ideas and more environmentally friendly approaches to economic development.
Bevin could create a powerful legacy by showing Kentucky that conservative and conservation come from the same word. Does he have the courage to be different?


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Business intelligence (BI) applications have been around for a long time, and they've changed the way organizations process and analyze information. Business users tap directly into unprecedented amounts of data and quickly get reports, dashboards and visualizations – but many struggle to garner the specific results needed to make better decisions. For instance, business users are still required to ask questions and slice-and-dice data to "fish" for the answers and insights necessary to run their organization. The complexity and overwhelming volume of Big Data has many organizations wondering what questions they should be asking. Further still, business intelligence systems often produce so much analysis and raw data that it's difficult to identify the insights that will make an actual impact.
Automation with artificial intelligence solves these problems. For instance, customers of SaaS products may want to know how their company is doing versus peers who use the same product. Artificial intelligence can automate benchmarking questions to find the answers in the data. Since all data can be reported anonymously and automatically, the benchmarking analysis remains in accordance with the privacy policies of its customers.
As an IT leader, you'll want to know: What will it take to automate the intelligence of today's BI systems to capitalize on enterprise Big Data? How can we convert the 70 percent of business users that currently do not use business intelligence tools? What automation capabilities are essential to enable business users to focus on strategically applying intelligence to the business (rather than obtaining and analyzing data)?
In this slideshow, Jim Berardone, chief customer officer at OnlyBoth, has highlighted how automation can help IT leaders extend the power of business intelligence to business users.
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Pupils research alongside astronaut Thomas Reiter
In September 2006, school pupils will have the opportunity to carry out scientific research with ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter.
Reiter is carrying out the same experiment in space as pupils are performing in class. DLR's Space Agency developed a special instrument for this educational experiment as part of the ESA mission Astrolab.
The experiment centres around a twin Plexiglass cuboid containing a water/oil mixture (emulsion) and is easy to reproduce in the classroom. After the emulsion has been shaken up, the children can observe how the water and oil first mix together and then separate again. They then have to formulate a hypothesis as to how the emulsion would behave in zero gravity and give a reason for their theory.
The Plexiglass cuboid was transported to the International Space Station on 24 June 2006 by the Russian cargo ship Progress M-57, along with other supplies. The US Space Shuttle Discovery, which carried Thomas Reiter to the ISS to take up his role as the third permanent crew member brought the experiment safely to the experimenter.
During September 2006, the 'Oil Emulsion' experiment will be carried out in schools throughout Germany. ZDF tivi, a show for children and teenagers broadcast by German channel and official media partner Zweite Deutsche Fernsehen (ZDF), will be broadcasting coverage of the experiment. ZDF tivi will be reporting on programmes like the children's news programme logo! Viewers can watch the result of the experiment, including Thomas Reiter's own video recordings in space, on ZDF tivi on 23 September 2006. Then all the school pupils involved can see whether their hypothesis was right.
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Saigō Takamori, original name Kichibē, or Kichinosuke, literary name Nanshū, (born Jan. 23, 1828, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan—died Sept. 24, 1877, Kagoshima), a leader in the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate who later rebelled against the weaknesses he saw in the Imperial government that he had helped to restore. Although his participation in the restoration made him a legendary hero, it also, to his mortification, relegated his samurai class to impotence.
Early life
Saigō was born in 1828 at Kagoshima. His family were samurai of a low but honourable rank whose traditional responsibility was that of serving in the feudal lord's bodyguard.
From boyhood Saigō was distinguished by his unusual size and physique; as an adult he was almost six feet tall, weighing some 200 pounds. A giant among his contemporaries, he appeared frightening at first glance, with his large, piercing eyes and bushy eyebrows, but he was friendly and unassuming in manner. Possessing all the samurai virtues—bravery, generosity, and excellent swordsmanship—he attracted friends and followers in great numbers. He was impatient with details, making decisions quickly and preferring action over argument; his natural disposition was probably reinforced by his education, which included training in Zen Buddhism and the Neo-Confucianism of the Chinese philosopher Wang Yang-ming, who espoused sincere convictions and forthright action. Saigō's personal motto was Kei-ten; ai-jin ("Revere Heaven; love man").
Role in the Meiji Restoration
Before reaching the age of 40, Saigō had achieved prominence as commander of the forces of Satsuma han (fief) stationed in Kyōto, the Imperial capital. One of the inner group of decision makers in his own han, he also had wide contacts among the Imperial loyalist element throughout the country that was soon to overthrow the shogunate government. He was experienced in the complicated internal diplomacy of the time, having arranged the surrender of the fief of Chōshū to the authority of the shogunate in 1864–65, and was one of the small group who negotiated the secret alliance of Satsuma and Chōshū in 1866. He also worked secretly to force the shogun's resignation, which occurred Nov. 8, 1867.
But the events that made Saigō a national hero began immediately after this, when the loyalists, dissatisfied with the administrative stalemate resulting from the shogun's resignation, plotted the coup d'état that was to become known as the Meiji Restoration. Before dawn on Jan. 3, 1868, troops under Saigō's command seized control of the palace gates. A council of notables was summoned to which the young emperor read the Imperial rescript that was to inaugurate a new era for Japan.
A brief war ensued between the shogunate and troops, now called the Imperial army, supplied mainly by the fiefs of Satsuma and Chōshū. Saigō as chief of staff successfully arranged for the surrender of Edo (the shogunal administrative centre; modern Tokyo) in May; he then directed a campaign against supporters of the shogunate in the north that lasted until November 1868.
Saigō had completed the task as he saw it: that of ensuring the supremacy of the Imperial court over the nation. Then, instead of participating in the difficult problems of organizing a new administration or even merely basking in the adoration of his countrymen, Saigō entered into retirement in Satsuma. In 1869, when the emperor awarded honours to those who had brought about the restoration, Saigō's were the highest granted; but he still refused to take part in the new government.
In 1871 Saigō was at last persuaded to join the government and was given command of the newly created Imperial Guard, consisting of some 10,000 troops. With a reliable military force under their control for the first time, the leaders of the restoration were able to take a vital step, which they considered the most daring taken so far: the abolition of the han and their replacement by prefectures. To further strengthen the government at this juncture, Saigō was appointed to the Council of State (Dajōkan) and assumed joint responsibility (with Kido Takayoshi) for carrying out the new program. The change went smoothly and was followed by the disbandment of all han troops. Thus, by the end of 1871, the government had eliminated all potential military opposition, and, in the summer of 1872, Saigō was promoted to the new rank of full general.
During this period, however, serious differences were developing over the question of introducing conscription. Some members of the government, influenced by a study of European army organization, insisted that universal military training was a necessity. Others felt that it was unwise to deprive the samurai class of their ancient monopoly on warfare. While the debate raged, Saigō, the leading military figure in the nation, declined to commit himself publicly. It is known that he privately supported the plan, and there is general agreement that without his encouragement, conscription probably would not have been adopted by the government. The question remains, however, as to why he could not bring himself to support it openly. Saigō's inability to take a stand on conscription was perhaps an indication of a deeper malaise: fearful that Japan was losing the samurai spirit, he was beginning to regret his part in having started an apparently irreversible process. During the summer of 1873, these emotions boiled over in connection with the problem of Korea.
This "Hermit Kingdom" had refused to recognize the Meiji government, and it rebuffed three successive missions from Japan. Like many others, Saigō felt Korea's attitude was insulting and that Korea deserved chastisement. From his particular viewpoint, a war would also have the advantage of reinvigorating the samurai, many of whom were sulking or rebellious over the trend toward modernization that had set in with the restoration but who felt especially aggrieved by the conscription act.
In order to realize these objectives, Saigō argued in the Council of State for a unique plan: he would go to Korea as a special envoy, ostensibly to settle outstanding issues. While there he would contrive to behave in such a way as to provoke his own murder, thus affording Japan unquestionable justification for a declaration of war. Saigō replied to all objections that offering up his life for his country was his dearest desire. After continued entreaties, he succeeded in having his proposal approved by the emperor on August 18, shortly before government leaders returned from a lengthy foreign trip. Appalled at the decision, these men argued the priority of internal development over foreign adventure and were eventually able to have the plan canceled.
Furious at this reversal, Saigō resigned as state councillor and commander of the Imperial Guard and returned once more to his old home; several other high-ranking officials tendered their resignations also, while at a lower level, more than 100 officers of the Imperial Guard shared Saigō's retirement. Thus, his intransigence had irreparably split the leadership of the nation. That Saigō felt impelled to take such a drastic step indicates the depth of his feeling.
A few months after returning to Kagoshima, Saigō opened his own private school, with emphasis on military science and physical training. Disaffected former samurai from all parts of Japan flocked to study under him. It was estimated that by 1877 the students numbered about 20,000. To Saigō, this was a simple private school that trained young men for public service. To the government in Tokyo, however, it was a cause for concern: the administration of the prefecture from the governor down was in the hands of Saigō's supporters, and graduates of his school were being preferred for new appointments. With samurai rebellions occurring in other parts of the country during 1876, there was real fear that Kagoshima might become the centre of a serious insurrection. In an attempt to assert authority, the government took some ill-advised steps that only inflamed the already tense atmosphere, and on Jan. 29, 1877, a group of Saigō's disciples attacked the Kagoshima arsenal and navy yard.
Rebellion against the imperial government
Saigō, who was in the mountains on a hunting trip, hastily returned. By the time that he reached Kagoshima, his supporters were operating the arsenal themselves to provide supplies for further military action, and Saigō reluctantly agreed to become the leader of their rebellion.
Plans were made to march on Tokyo with the vague idea of presenting grievances to the government, and on February 15 Saigō's army started out. Government forces blocked his advance at Kumamoto, and full-scale war ensued for the next six months. Saigō's old friend Yamagata Aritomo (1838–1922), now minister of war, became the field commander against him. By May, Saigō was on the defensive; during the summer he suffered a series of disastrous defeats, and by September the situation was hopeless. With a few hundred men, he returned to Kagoshima to make his last stand on a hill overlooking the city. On Sept. 24, 1877, the government troops launched the final attack; Saigō was critically wounded, and, as had previously been arranged, one of his faithful lieutenants took his life by beheading him. Of the 40,000 troops he had led in February, only some 200 remained to surrender. Losses on both sides were estimated at approximately 12,000 dead and 20,000 wounded.
In the narrow sense, the failure of Saigō's rebellion meant the end of what he had lived for. The conscript army had defeated the samurai; never again would the government fear local uprisings or samurai threats. If the great Saigō could not win, no one else would be foolhardy enough to try. But in a broader sense, Saigō probably emerged the victor. To the Japanese people, he became the apotheosis of the national character, one more exemplification of the giri-ninjō conflict ("duty" versus "sentiment," or "compassion") that is such a well-loved theme of Japanese tale and drama. He became a legend: as late as the 1890s, some still believed that he had not really died but was in retirement waiting to emerge once more at the proper time.
Such a complex character must necessarily have had detractors as well as admirers. His critics have called him changeable, because he joined a government he did not believe in and then left it; insincere, because he proposed offering negotiation to Korea although he was hoping for war; and undignified, in seriously proposing to have himself murdered by the Koreans. Possibly the most serious criticism is that, if Saigō had truly regarded the rebellion as unwise, he could certainly have prevented it. Yet there are few who would call him a rebel: the government itself gave him a posthumous pardon and raised his son, Toratarō, to the nobility. His contemporary, Fukuzawa Yukichi, Japan's great modernizer and one of its most independent thinkers, in a detailed analysis of the rebellion pointed out that Saigō could not be called a rebel against the emperor, since there was never the slightest doubt of his loyalty, and that the government with its increasing authoritarianism, suppression of criticism, and lack of interest in consulting public opinion, was as much at fault as Saigō.
In attempting to summarize this argument objectively, it is probably fair to say that Saigō's real weakness lay in his inability to think things through logically to their conclusion; that he was ruled more by intuition than by reason. To say this is to say that he was a tragic figure, possessed of undeniable talent, who, although he had had much to do with bringing a new age to birth, could not make a complete adjustment to it in his own mind, and finally sought escape in the only way that seemed honourable to him: self-destruction.David Magarey Earl
In the early 21st century, Western audiences became familiar with Saigō's life through a fictionalized account of his ill-fated rebellion in the Hollywood-produced film The Last Samurai (2003).The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Yamagata Aritomo: Early career…help of the restoration hero Saigō Takamori, who wielded great influence in the army, Yamagata succeeded in introducing conscription. He became minister of the army after the government reorganized the military system into an army and a navy. After Saigō had resigned from the government in protest of what he…
Meiji Restoration: Reform and rebellion…by the former restoration hero Saigō Takamori of Satsuma. Those uprisings were repressed only with great difficulty by the newly formed army. Peasants, distrustful of the new regime and dissatisfied with its agrarian policies, also took part in revolts that reached their peak in the 1880s.…
Kido Takayoshi…along with Ōkubo Toshimichi and Saigō Takamori of Satsuma, became known as one of the three giants of the Restoration. Together they headed the coup d'état that eventually toppled the shogun and restored the emperor to power.…
SamuraiSamurai, member of the Japanese warrior caste. The term samurai was originally used to denote the aristocratic warriors (bushi), but it came to apply to all the members of the warrior class that rose to power in the 12th century and dominated the Japanese government until the Meiji Restoration in…
Coup d'étatCoup d'état, the sudden, violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group. The chief prerequisite for a coup is control of all or part of the armed forces, the police, and other military elements. Unlike a revolution, which is usually achieved by large numbers of people working for b…
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A while ago I made an ATC called "Visions of Sugarplums" for Ann, which she loved so we've been playing around a bit more.... we chose images and worked round them, making the backgrounds etc. I used a brass rose charm (purchased from http://artchixstudio.com ) to embellish this one.
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Investigators said they have 45 photographs showing burns on 43-year-old Stephanie Lizon's back and breasts from irons and frying pans, and scars on her wrists and ankles. Jackson County Chief Sheriff's Deputy Tony Boggs said investigators continue to investigate one of the most terrible cases he's seen.
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The details of the alleged abuse came out after Stephanie Lizon fled July 2 in Parkersburg, which is about 70 km north, along Interstate 77, of the couple's home in Leroy. She entered another part of the building while her husband was inside Bosley Rental & Supply returning a rototiller and told the staff, "I'm trying to get away from my husband. I just need to hide for a few minutes," one employee told The Associated Press.
The employee declined to give her name, citing concern for her safety and that of her co-workers at the rental shop.
In an office, the wife "seemed pretty calm but kept looking out the window to see if he was looking for her," the employee said.
Stephanie Lizon told the staff she didn't want to involve police, but she accepted the number for the domestic violence shelter and called it, the store employee said. She also called family to ask for money, and the employees gave her cash and called a cab to take her to a Western Union office and the shelter.
The woman was limping and had appeared to have some sort of injury, the store employee said. And while her clothing was clean, she smelled bad. The husband did not come inside looking for his wife and police didn't come until several days later, the employee said.
At the shelter, however, Stephanie Lizon told another woman about the abuse she allegedly suffered at the hands of her husband, a native of the Czech Republic, according to the criminal complaint. The wife said her family was from Alexandria, Va.
Stephanie Lizon's father declined to discuss the case when contacted by the AP. Relatives of her husband didn't immediately return messages.
The criminal complaint said a witness at the Parkersburg shelter provided the following account:
The witness described Stephanie Lizon as "gaunt and filthy," and covered in scars, bruises and burns. She had "mutilated and swollen" feet, a scar in the shape of a clothes iron on one breast, and burns on her back that the victim said came from a hot frying pan.
She said her husband had smashed her foot with a piece of farm equipment, among other things.
The wife said she was called a "slave" and ordered to kneel before her husband every time she entered a room. The wife also said she had delivered a fully developed, stillborn child while in shackles, and her husband buried the corpse on their farm.
Another child survived a similar delivery, but Stephanie Lizon said the child had never received medical attention.
Boggs of the sheriff's office said state child-welfare authorities have been notified, but Peter Lizon's attorney said the child — a 1-year-old boy — remains with his mother.
The complaint says investigators confirmed that the wife was treated in the emergency room of St. Joseph's Hospital in June and that photographs were taken at the shelter to document her injuries. A Sunbeam iron was among the items seized during a July 5 search of the couple's home. Lizon was arrested that day.
But Bayliss compared the charges to the childhood game of "telephone," where something whispered from one person to another ultimately bears no resemblance to reality.
"This is a situation where a person has taken a nugget of information, taken an acorn and tried to turn it into a tree," he said. "And the tree won't support this story."
Back in Leroy, only a handful of houses dot the side of the approximately 3 km road where the couple lives.
In the front yard, signs read "No Trespassing" and "Guard Dog on Duty," although no dog could be seen. One of two brightly coloured barrels was filled with dozens of empty bottles of imported beer near a black van with no license plate.
Nobody answered the door at a neighbour's home.
Nearby, screen doors were open and music could be heard coming from inside.
Cliff Boggess, 62, has lived in the area since 2005 and rode his all-terrain vehicle past the home Wednesday evening. He said he was shocked by the news and said he's never noticed any human activity at the house.
"Nothing. And I guarantee, that's the same answer you'll get from everybody around here," Boggess said. "This guy, whoever he (is), I've never seen him."
Both Peter and Stephanie Lizon were arrested in Maryland in 2004 and later performed community service for cutting up Bush-Cheney campaign signs with a bayonet. The couple was apparently living in Randallstown, Md., at the time.
Court records also show that Stephanie Lizon was arrested on drug charges a few months later in Baltimore County. She pleaded guilty and got probation.
The West Virginia Division of Corrections said it had no history of criminal actions by either spouse, and Boggs said the sheriff's department had no previous contact with them, either.


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Seahawks' Wilson passing less, winning more
Defense, running game, special teams take onus off QB in Carroll's system
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@ Seattle, 1:05 p.m., Ch. 7
Of all the rookies who began the season as their team's starting quarterback over the past 20 years, only one attempted fewer passes than Russell Wilson through five games.
But none had more victories.
Understanding that is the key to making sense of Seattle's situation both under center and in the NFL rankings for passing yardage. Seattle is no longer last in the league in that category, thanks more to Jacksonville's ineptitude, but the Seahawks' lack of passing production is more a result of the path Seattle chose when it named its starting quarterback as opposed to the production of the player it picked.
Coach Pete Carroll has tailored his team's approach to the fact that he went with a rookie. In evaluating the results of that decision after five games, the best comparison isn't to the rest of the quarterbacks who are starting in this league or the guy who could be starting here in Matt Flynn, but the 20 rookies who started at quarterback in Week 1 over the past 20 years.
Only six of those other rookies had a better quarterback rating than Wilson's 75.3 at this point, a total that includes fellow rookies Robert Griffin III in Washington and Andrew Luck in Indianapolis.
Wilson is playing significantly better than Joe Flacco did in his first five games for Baltimore in 2008, a year in which the Ravens not only reached the playoffs but won two games to advance to the AFC Championship Game.
The most comparable performance to Wilson on that list of rookie starters is probably Matt Ryan of Atlanta, who had an identical quarterback rating and record after five games his rookie season, a year in which the Falcons made the playoffs.
One player not on that list is Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger, who won 13 games as a rookie starter in 2004, beginning in Week 3 when he stepped in after Tommy Maddox suffered an injury.
But Roethlisberger being forced into action brings up a point that has increased the scrutiny upon Wilson's performance: The Seahawks didn't have to play him. They signed Flynn in free agency, and could have gone with him, and when Carroll still opted for the rookie it meant that Wilson wasn't going to be measured against other rookies, he was going to be compared to what everyone imagined Flynn might be doing with this same opportunity.
The result is an argument that is endlessly circular and not all that informative about how Wilson is either performing or progressing.
Seattle has formatted its game plan to compensate for the fact Wilson is a rookie. It has scaled back the passing attempts it would normally ask of its quarterback, it has dialed down the risk in hopes of reducing the number of mistakes.
The fact that Seattle is second to last in the league in passing yards is not evidence of Wilson's viability as a starting quarterback, but a reflection of Seattle's approach. Carroll and Seattle's coaching staff believes it can win games by relying on its defense, running game and special teams, and waiting for Wilson to develop and mature.
And you know what? The Seahawks have done that. Through five games, Seattle not only has a winning record but has had a chance to win every game.
While the evaluation of Wilson has focused on what another quarterback might do in the same position, it's important to keep in mind how other rookies have handled similar situations, and it's impossible to find one who's won more games faster than Seattle's starting quarterback.
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|Russell Wilson, Seahawks
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Performance & economy
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|Premium Metallic Paint
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TGIF! Finally got some spare times to update my blog. Baked a small cheese cake on Tak's request, but at the end I ate more than him! Bad... felt guilty for a few days. The original recipe is actually for a whole 9" cake but as usual I havled the recipe and baked with loaf pan. Still, it was too much for us. And, the bar idea I got it from Yani... I am a big copycat!
Ingredients (9"):
80g short bread, crushed
1 tbsp butter, melted
450g cream cheese
¾ cup white sugar
½ cup milk
2 eggs
½ cup sour cream
½ tbsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp cake flour, sifted
- Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. Grease a loaf pan or line it with baking paper.
In a medium bowl, mix together short bread crumbs with melted butter. Press the mixture evenly onto bottom of the loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, mix cream cheese with sugar until smooth. Blend in milk, and then mix in the eggs one at a time, mixing just enough to incorporate. Mix in sour cream, vanilla and cake flour until smooth. Pour filling into prepared crust.
- Bake in preheated oven for 45-50 minutes. Turn the oven off, and let cake cool in oven with the door ajar. Chill in refrigerator until serving.
Note: This recipe is for 9" pan, but methods above are for halved recipe baked with loaf pan to make bars. For 9" round cake, bake for 1 hour.