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Avoid going overboard this Christmas
BY Astha Gupta Body and soul
How to avoid letting Christmas become a season of overindulgence
Be it drinking, eating, spending, or even family time, Christmas season sees the worst of our excesses. Fuelled by marketing activities we have come to believe that without gift-giving, drinking and eating, it's not Christmas.
"Christmas has over time lost its true meaning and become a commercial event," says psychologist Dr Mary Casey. She adds, "We have become excessive in every way and need to stop ourselves from falling into this trap."
Excess eating
According to published research, an unwanted 2kgs can be added to a person's waistline around this period.
"People relax their healthy eating and activity routine and splurge during this season," says Maria Packard, spokesperson for the Dietitians Association of Australia.
Christmas favourites such as chocolates, pastries, potato chips and alcohol are high in energy (kilojoules), and can contribute to the festive weight gain. Packard advises that we should eat regular meals to keep hunger at bay and prevent overeating.
"Drink smart and choose diet versions of soft drinks, and try light beer or alternate alcoholic drinks with water," she says. With so much food on offer, we must pick something that really appeals to us, rather than filling up on everything.
Lastly, "keep moving", Packard advises. "Even if you can't go to the gym, make exercising a family activity by going for walks, bike rides or swimming."
Excess drinking
Dubbed the "Silly Season", Christmas sometimes becomes more about the number of parties we are invited to, and how full our social calendars are.
"We are not only drinking excessively on Christmas and New Year, but also in the lead up to the season," says Dr Belinda Lloyd from Eastern Health's Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre.
The New Year's Eve represented a peak time for acute alcohol intoxication, with more than a threefold increase in people presenting for treatment in emergency departments. Lloyd suggests that we should try and limit to two standard drinks a day.
"Ask for low joule mixers like soda water, mineral water, diet soft-drinks," she says. People should avoid drinking alcohol to quench their thirst. You could alternate drinks with water/soda water or plain mineral water.
Excess spending
Despite being the season of good cheer, Christmas can put enormous strain on your family's finances.
"Careful planning can help ease the financial burden and can reduce the stress of Christmas down to just making sure the turkey can fit in the oven," says Ryan O'Connor, from savingmoneyexpert.com.au. He suggests making a list of all the foreseeable expenses so you know what your spending limits are.
"It's easy to get swept up in the moment and buy things that were not originally budgeted for," he says. Dr Casey says that all the increased partying also means more money spent on taxis, party outfits, food and alcohol as well as gifts because we are celebrating with more people than ever. Budget for extras too.
O'Connor also suggests drawing a line while buying Christmas presents. Allocate an overall budget for presents and divide it among your list of friends and family and stick to it. Or do things differently and consider doing a draw whereby you only buy for one immediate family member or be creative and make your own presents. Avoid credit at all cost and don't be afraid to bargain for the best price.
Excessive festivities
For many Christmas can be a stressful and depressing time. All that shopping, cooking, socialising, spending and eating can leave you exhausted and emotionally drained.
"Based on the increase in calls we always get after the holiday break, we know that Christmas can be a difficult time for many families," says Lyn Fletcher, Director of Operations Relationships Australia, NSW.
It is a difficult time for families as they juggle their own parents, step-parents and kids and difficult for those who are single or those who may be dealing with grief or separation.
"It's often best to plan in advance to do something you enjoy or get together with a friend or neighbour who needs company or a helping hand," Fletcher said. "For those who are unable to keep track of their social calendar, try slowing down and taking time out to relax."
Have realistic expectations from the holidays and don't expect all your problems to magically disappear. Instead use this time to rest and recuperate.


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Friday Humor: Deck The Halls With Macro Follies
The next time someone has the temerity to tell you you can't spend your way to uber-wealth, first spit in their non-Keynesian face, and then make yourself a little richer by buying the following broken record (or CD): "Deck the halls with Macro follies" featuring the following mega hits "Oh GDP" by Paul Samuelson and "Income Equals Expenditure" By J.M Keynes (as well as their far less known B-siders such as Hayek).
So don't delay, and get rich today the moar, moar, moar, moar spending way.
- advertisements -
Put me down for 10 Trillion.
<And put it on my neighbor's tab please.>
Mighty generous of you CD, may I offer you someone else's cigarettes and coffee? lol ;)
Is that Stalin on the cover?
. Is that Stalin on the cover?
No, Stalin is NEXT to the CD case disguised as little Santa ;-)
Naw, Barry's brother by another mother.
I'm my own grandpa...
Well, you know big black families. We're all descended from Thomas Jefferson, Batman, Fitty Cent, or something cool.
So... 'George Jefferson' came from Thomas Jefferson... I never knew that...
This is a terroristy album and Fahrenheit 451 firefighters are on their way to burn homes of those listening to it.
Too much truthiness. Stiffle yourself.
I suspect I'll want a blindfold with those cigarettes and coffee. You know...........for the firing squad.
<And another 5 trillion to leave to the wife and kids while you're at it.>
Yes, it is like that. Basically the politicians and economists are like a hot chick at a bar (or maybe she isn't that hot but we have been at the punch bowl for awhile) and she saddles up next to us and asks for a drink.
I never went to bed with an ugly woman... but I woke up with a few...
can't remember the author
No worries, CD. Germany will pay for everything, until they don't.
Don't you mean our great great great great great grandchildren's tab? We will ever know them anyway so why do we care?
I will cherish the day when the financial system collapses and with it the pseudo-science of economics.
Imagine Krugman pounding the table with both fists screaming, "It's a science, damn it!"
My guess is that will be the day that the pseudo-science is enshrined as our only hope from the evil Austrians.
The idea that any collapse will usher in a true recovery is merely wishful thinking.
It's a Prison Planet for a reason.
To start off the New Year Europe suffers a bond crisis when bank after bank begs for bailouts due to absolute insolvency. The ECB mitagates the collapse at first by handing out free checks but by late month it is too much and rates go parabolic. It spills over to the US markets when it is shown that US banks have massive positions on European debt.
January 29th:
The DJ flash crashes and is now trading at 6k. The market has blamed the panic on a failed bank, this time Morgan Stanley, for the crash. MS is said to have a large exposure to Spanish debt. Bernanke has issued a statement that the Fed stands ready to do everything possible to maintain the financial system stays solvent.
Two days later....
After halting trading on the 30th and closing all banks to depositors the Fed has announced it will increase exposure to the bond markets and will increase the money supply to do so.
The day after this announcement, Friday Feb 1st, the markets open and trading is volatile. FX trades are so wide that the eur/usd trade spreads between 1.20 and 1.35 in the same session. Oil spikes when Japan is rumered to take the same measures as the Fed and ECB. The BoE is also pledging its support.
With the DJ pushing below 6k oil has risen to $150. Gold is now above $2k and silver has broken above $75/oz. People begin cashing out their IRAs in a panic. Instead of riots though there is a cold sense of wonder across the faces of Americans.
After the weekend the markets open up. The DJ is now trading above 11k, but oil is above $200/b. This is due to a 30% loss in the dollar vs all other currencies. Bernanke says this will help support the system. Rioting and looting begins across America. The looting takes all food off of the shelves and it even spreads to Best Buy and Apple stores. People not rioting have locked themselves in their homes and boarded their doors in fear.
Riots are also in Europe. There are mass demonstrations there calling for resignations of all governments. Things fall apart quickly when riots move to the Central Banks. The IMF issues a statement calling for a world currency when all currencies begin debasing dramatically vs oil. By the end of the first week of Fenruary oil is trading at $250/b....
If this happens would you expect people to support the IMF, or tell them to get lost?
Sadly, I'm feeling similar pessimism. Five or so years ago, one may have believed that "awareness" alone might cut it. But as a close MS friend often repeats, "No matter what we know, most of us still have to play the game."
And more than likely, even post-collapse, most will accept their new "role" handed them without question.
So what's the solution? The idea that any of us could effectively impliment a "new formula" in the face of this police-state.wallstreet.gov is highly unlikely, no matter how bad "a crash." As you state, NApp, "It's a Prison Planet for a reason."
The attempts to "explain" our situation to those who follow the mainstream hopium is futile. Although rewarding at times, most of us realize its a turn-off for the sheep. Cognitive dissonance and all else...
So again, what to do?
Personally, I've stopped with the detailed "explanations" of economic reality. I've begun to simply laugh, scoff, repeat phrases with a giggle like, "you actually believe that shit?" Details are only given to those who inquire. And even then, reluctantly. As if to suggest, "I can't believe I have to sit here and explain this obvious shit to you, you're supposed to be a bright guy."
In effect, I've begun to mock them. I find it more rewarding and more effective.
Everyone here knows the "first they ignore, then they ridicule, etc etc..."
That 2nd part, is critical. The ridicule.
We must more effectively ridicule the establishment and those who have succumb to its message. And by "we" I mean ALL those who know that the mainstream media message is bogus, and that the establishment doesn't "GIVE A FUCK ABOUT YOU." - Carlin
Our belief origins, whether founded in capitalism, socialism, libertarianism, etc need to be tabled. The message can't show mixed messages or descent. Banzai's Santa sleigh under a sky full of drones with that "PEACE ON EARTH" message... for example. Awesome. But zh'ers seeing it is one thing, 30 million zombie peasants would be another.
The ridicule needs to be targeted. It has to be intense. It has to have more "mass" appeal. And it has to be RELENTLESS. No anger, no conspiracies, no A to the motherfucking K, no secession shit... Just sensible RIDICULE... a message that both a DRUDGE and a HUFFPO could use simultaneously.
Sadly, IMO, we have to play their game in any hope to influence the game. Targeted ridicule has been their game. Relentless targeted ridicule has to be our game.
The media outlets, particulary FOX and MSNBC MUST be targets. This is the immediate competition. They must become the laughing stock of American media.
It will take coordination beyond anything that is out there now. Zh is a great beginning. But as the BIG SUCK continues, most of us find ourselves arguing about details and differences that, as of now, we have little real influence over.
This has to change.
I'll admit, all this sounded a hell of alot easier and "better" over the beers last night. But after my quick re-read, I don't think its impossible.
The foundations are already here for those who are awake. The websites, the messages, have sprouted since '08. And yet even with the websites, the messages, all of us... WE still remain the target of ridicule.
Collectively, we are all too far apart in our belief origins to have the impact I believe we all desire. Seldom are we able to send OUR ridicule of the establishment viral. The messages have appeal to some, but alienate many as the right/left paradigm remains too entrenched.
Fuck defense. Fuck defending our position to our family and friends. Time for offense. Time to place the WAFFLING on FOXBUS and CNBS... Time the ridicule elevates them to point where it is universally accepted that these "media institutions" are complicit in the fraud.
I await the flaming for my "hopium."
But before you flame me, let the idea swim around a bit.
Or just get back to prepping and arguing with one another. I know... I like to do it too.
Cheers bitchez.
Delusion has no limits. He will be just mumbling to himself: "I told them it wasn't enough, the moar the better... the moar the better"
So what the hell did posterity ever do for us anyway?
Funny shit
If you haven't got a penny then a haypenny will do............
Shit far. Anyone else remember the old English copper pennies.., the size of silver dollars? Wish I had a warehouse full of them.
Greatest album ever made.
They know what's really best for you
Your health, your life, your fate
Don't try and fight the experts
Now submit to the Leviathan state!
You better not whine
You better not frown
Central planning is coming to tooooowwwn!
You're doing it wrong. Use your neighbor's credit card instead.
<Good! I see you're finally getting the hang of it.>
The Krugman Follies of 2012.
Classic. Well done...
Merry Christmas.
My friend used to work for Lehman Brothers.
During the holiday season, he would splurge on coke and hookers.
He says getting out of the financial industry is the best thing that happened to him.
He's not as rich as he used to be. But he says he's happier.
Screwing people can actually make you suicidal. That's what he told me.
Which is why there's always so much focus on the aggregates. Less personal that way.
Why would anyone down arrow this?
+100 For Hayek's Triangle Christmas Ornament!
the three wise men today would bring EBT cards, obammy phones, and HEAP applications rather than all that cumbersome gold, frankinscence and myrrh.
Spend spend spend it now America! Spend it like its your last day! Because it just might me. Lets get that money velocity rolling and hyperinflate all those Bernanke bucks before the year ends!
That was great, really good stuff.
Whoops, off to the mall, as soon as that Fedex guy gets out my driveway ...
Familiar descending triangle at 4:12. Coincidence? ..or do I need to go outside?
No fullarton and Tooke though, the banking school is absent.


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Dear Feingold Association Members & Friends,
- Painless Donations While You Shop
- Drug Industry - No More Trick-or-Treating?
- Hints for Having a Good Thanksgiving
- More Reasons to Avoid Food Dyes
- Additives & Behavior Study in England
- Would You Like to Participate in a Study in Ohio?
- Bread Study in Australia
- Doctor Doodles
- Organic Foods and Pesticide Residues
- Fruit By the Numbers - Organic, Ordinary, or GMO
[ ] Painless Donations While You Shop
Through the iGive service, products and gifts you buy on-line can generate donations to your favorite charity - and we hope that will be the Feingold Association.
In fact, at this moment, just buying anything on-line from any of many stores will earn $1 in donations. And you don't have to remember which stores. Once you sign up, the computer does all the work for you - you just shop whenever the mood strikes. But FIRST go to this link to set up your iGive service:
We very much appreciate your help so we can continue to help others.
Many of us believed that favors/incentives to doctors had already been outlawed. Apparently, not so - at least not yet. According to a New York Times article by Robert Pear, September 30, the government has now warned pharmaceutical companies that they "must not offer any financial incentives to doctors, pharmacists or other health care professionals to prescribe or recommend particular drugs, or to switch patients from one medicine to another."
These new standards were issued by Janet Rehnquist, inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services, to guide the pharmaceutical industry.
Until now, aggressive marketing tactics by the drug manufacturers have included treating doctors to free Broadway plays, weekend trips, expensive meals, etc. Sometimes doctors and drugstores have been rewarded for encouraging patients to switch from one medication to another.
The government said it was concerned about the industry's marketing practices because they could improperly drive up costs for Medicare and Medicaid, the federal health programs for 75 million people who are elderly, disabled or poor.
[ ] Hints for Having a Good Thanksgiving
The following information is from "Why Can't My Child Behave?" which is available through the Feingold Bookstore
If you are new to the Feingold Program, this year will probably provide much to be thankful for. You will be able to avoid unnecessary chemicals in your holiday feast by following some basic guidelines.
Turkey Talk
At one time preparing a turkey for market was a pretty straightforward process, but today the bird is considered by many to be simply the raw material for yet another processed product. For example:
In most cases, the plain, unadorned supermarket brand fresh or frozen turkey is your best bet and most additive-free choice, but do read the labels.
If your family is too small to use up a bird before you grow tired of it, ask the butcher to cut it into two equal halves with his saw. Cook one half now, and freeze the other for a special meal later on. You will have to prepare the stuffing, of course, in a separate dish.
Use your favorite bread. Add onion, celery, and other fresh vegetables, moisten with water or turkey broth, but not bouillon cubes, which typically contain undesirable additives. If you prefer, you can use cooked rice instead of bread.
More Recipes
See more information and a number of recipes in the newsletters for November 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.
Cranberries and Blueberries
Although cranberries were not always listed as one of the salicylate foods, Dr. Feingold found that they affected some individuals, particularly those with eye-muscle disorder.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, cranberries and blueberries are members of the Vaccinium family of plants and thus contain benzoic acid, but should not actually contain salicylate. However, since we have seen that some members have trouble with these foods, it was decided that they should be treated the same as others on the salicylate list. They were therefore added to the list of salicylates to be avoided on Stage One.
[ ] More Reasons to Avoid Food Dyes
Whether or not you have any of the symptoms for which the Feingold Program is helpful, and whether or not you have actually found it helpful for these symptoms -- you still have good reason to be grateful for a diet that can eliminate the worst additives while allowing you a good choice of modern foods. Check out the following research showing some nasty effects of these color (and other) additives in short-term animal studies. The impact of long-term exposure of these additives on humans is not yet known. Should we continue to consider them harmless?
In this study published in August, 2002, the researchers tested 39 food additives including some of the colorings and preservatives the Feingold Program eliminates. They were tested for "genotoxicity" which means the scientists wanted to see if the additives could change or damage the DNA in the cells of the animals. When DNA or genes are damaged, cancer can result.
All 7 of the food dyes tested caused DNA damage in the intestinal organs (stomach, colon, etc.) even though only small amounts were used. BHA and BHT, as well as four artificial sweeteners, also caused DNA damage.
The researchers conclude that we should take another look at whether these additives should be used.
In this study published in May, 2001, the researchers wanted to learn if the several kinds of red food dyes were genotoxic - in other words, whether they damaged the DNA of animals eating them.
They found that three of these red food dyes caused DNA damage in the colon, the stomach, the bladder, and the lungs.
Because this damage was caused by very low doses of these colorings, the researchers concluded that we should take another look at whether these additives should be used in foods.
In this study published in June 2000, it was shown that eating artificial food colorings every day can damage some activities of the liver. It was also found that the food dyes themselves were cytotoxic (poisonous to body cells).
In this 1996 study which just came to our attention, it was found that colorings such as Red #40, Yellow #5, and several others inhibited mitochondrial respiration up to 100% depending on the color and the dose. Mitochondria are tiny mini-organs inside each cell where food is changed to energy (metabolized).
We contacted Dr. L. Eugene Arnold of Ohio State University, who is currently doing research on carnitine, which is involved in mitochondrial metabolism, and we asked him what this might have to do with hyperactivity. He explained that several things happen in the mitochondria. Short chain fatty acids go in and get processed, some becoming energy, and some coming out as the long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids needed for brain structure and function. A chemical called carnitine is important in this. People make some carnitine themselves, but not enough - it is also important to get enough in the diet. If the level of carnitine is not very high, or if the mitochondria themselves are not quite up to par, then further suppressing the mitochondria by eating these colorings may lead to the same result as a carnitine deficiency, which may include symptoms of ADHD.
[ ] Additives & Behavior Study in England
Food additives DO cause temper tantrums!!
Food colorings do cause temper tantrums and disruptive behavior in up to a quarter of toddlers, according to new government research, revealed October 25th in the Food Magazine by the Food Commission, the UK's leading independent watchdog on food issues.
This is the first time a UK government-sponsored scientific study has corroborated the link between food additives and changes in children's mood and behaviour.
See the study.
Note that two of the colorings tested are not allowed in the U.S., but the other two are used in plentiful amounts. Notice that only 20 mg of the mixed colorings was used per day in this study. If this amount affects 25% of the 277 children, what would a tablespoon of green ketchup at 150 mg have done?
----Do food additives cause hyperactivity and behaviour problems in a geographically defined population of 3-year-olds? (Project: T07004) The Food Standards Agency Library. Tel: 020 7276 8060.
[ ] Would You Like to Participate in a Study in Ohio?
If you have children between the ages of 5 and 10, and live near Columbus, Ohio, you can participate in a study. Dr. L. Eugene Arnold, of Ohio State University, is still accepting participants for a placebo- controlled trial of a non-drug treatment using the supplement carnitine to help symptoms of ADHD.
He feels this may turn out to be a complementary treatment for those who have trouble being 100% faithful to their diet, or who continue to have symptoms even while they are on the Feingold Program. See an information flyer.
[ ] Bread Study in Australia
Controlled trial of cumulative behavioural effects of a common bread preservative. Dengate S, Ruben A., J Paediatr Child Health 2002 Aug;38(4):373-6
It has been reported in the August issue of the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, that a preservative in our daily bread can cause irritability, restlessness, inattention and sleep disturbance.
The study tested the effects of calcium propionate (preservative 282) on 27 children. These children had been doing well on the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital elimination diet, which avoids 50 harmful additives as well as natural salicylates, amines and glutamates.
After eating only four slices of bread a day for three days, 14 of the children who ate bread with preservatives showed worse behavior.
Researcher Sue Dengate said this was the first published study in the world to investigate the link between behavioral problems and calcium propionate - a link denied by the Australian Food and Grocery Council.
Nearly all bread in Australia now contains propionate, added for manufacturers' convenience to allow sliced hot loaves to be put into plastic bags without growing mold. There is no need for this additive if bread slicer blades are kept clean. Use of 282 has recently expanded into more foods, including cheese, fruit juices, dried fruit and emulsifiers.
"If your child is easily annoyed, demanding, argumentative, can't concentrate on reading or homework, is easily distracted, restless, fidgety and can't sit still, or has difficulty settling down to sleep, think food chemicals," said Dengate.
"The reaction is more likely to be moodiness or 'short fuse' than hyperactivity. Loud voice, lethargy, 'growing pains', stomach aches, headaches and bed-wetting or urinary urgency were also reported."
"This is an important public health issue. Effects of food colours on children's behaviour and learning are well documented. Food colours are in processed foods, which parents can choose to avoid, but this additive is in a healthy staple eaten every day. Parents don't even know it is there."
Further information about the food issue in Australia is available at the FailSafe Diet website.
[ ] Doctor Doodles
Here are some experiences that parents have recently reported to us:
(Q) A father reports that when he asked his physician about BHT in cereal packaging, he was told to merely remove the cereal from the original box and store it in a closed container.
(A) Since the cereal you buy may have sat on the shelf for months, there is no way to know how much BHT has already migrated into it. It is preferable to buy cereal without BHT in the packaging (check your Foodlists) but watch the expiration date on the box too, and don't buy outdated cereal unless you like the taste of cardboard.
(Q) A mom reports that her child was having a hard time with the Feingold diet because she likes potatoes.
(A) When asked, it turned out that she was not a member of the Feingold Association, but had been doing the best she could on her neurologist's advice. He had included potatoes in the list of foods to avoid. We do not know where the neurologist received this information, but it was not from us. Potatoes are not routinely eliminated on the Feingold Program. Unless the child had an actual allergy to potatoes, there was no reason to deprive her of her French fries. We advised the mom to join the Association and get accurate information about the Feingold Program.
Most doctors receive little or no training in nutrition. Some families are fortunate enough to have a doctor who is knowledgeable about nutrition and the research in this area, or who can refer them to appropriate resources such as the Feingold Association.
[ ] Organic Foods and Pesticide Residues
Although one does not need to "go organic" to be on the Feingold Program, many of our members like to do so, and some find that the elimination of the pesticides is very important. We have even received a few reports that nothing helped until they did so. My daughter suffered many years from chronic mouth ulcers until we began the diet for her brother. After we removed the salicylates, her mouth sores disappeared. When we tried reintroducing tomatoes, the mouth sores returned. We finally discovered it was not the tomatoes themselves, but something ON the tomatoes that was the culprit. Organic tomatoes cause her no problems. It is unfortunate that it took us more than 10 years to figure that out.
Do organically grown foods contain fewer residues of toxic pesticides than conventionally grown foods?
The answer is an emphatic yes, according to a scientific study published in the peer-reviewed journal, Food Additives and Contaminants, published May 2002.
In this detailed analysis of pesticide-residues in foods, more than 94,000 conventional and organic food samples were studied by three organizations.
The USDA data showed the following:
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation, using less sensitive tests, found that:
The Consumers Union showed the following:
Not only did fewer organic samples have any pesticide residues, but the level of pesticide residue found was consistently lower than the amounts found in conventional foods.
The authors believe that residues found in organic foods could have been in the soil from previous pesticide use, or could have come from pesticides sprayed on neighboring farms.
-------- Pesticides Residues in Conventional, IPM-Grown and Organic Foods: Insights from three (3) U.S. Data Sets, Food Additives and Contaminants, published May 2002. )
[ ] Fruit By the Numbers - Organic, Ordinary,
or Genetically Modified (GM)
Foods variously called "genetically modified" (GM), "genetically modified organisms" (GMO), or "genetically engineered" (GE) are a step beyond the usual agricultural practice of creating hybrids. A gene from a different plant - or even an animal, a fish, or a human being - is inserted into the plant being modified. For example, a fish gene can be put into a strawberry, making it resistant to colder temperatures.
In spite of the controversy about whether such things are safe, they are being increasingly placed on the market .... shall we say sneaked into the market? .... without any fanfare or even labeling.
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Because GM foods are not labeled, consumers don't have a choice. This is an issue of industry money versus consumer rights. However, we have just learned that these products are given numerical codes for the benefit of supermarket inventories. The numbers (called PLU) on the stickers attached to the fruit or vegetable speed up the scanning process at checkout, and enable retailers to track how well individual varieties are selling.
An article in the June 26 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer Food Section explains what the codes on those individual pieces of produce really mean. So, even without any grocery store label, if you can read the individual stickers, you will know what kind of produce you are buying!
For conventionally grown fruit, the PLU code on the sticker consists of four numbers.


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Villa accept offer from Liverpool for winger Downing
Liverpool have now been granted permission to speak with the 26-year-old England international.
Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner said: "I can confirm that we have reached an agreement with Liverpool following an improved offer received earlier today and the submission of a formal transfer request by Stewart Downing, and have subsequently given them permission to speak with the player.
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In this lesson, we introduce you to what the French Defense is, and what the main lines of play are. Play through the following moves.
The French Defense is known as a solid defense, although Black often suffers from a lack of space at the beginning. Note, for example, that Black's move 1. ... e6 blocks the c8-h3 diagonal for his light-squared bishop. Then 2. ... d5 blocks the a8-h1 diagonal for the same bishop in case Black fianchettoes it with Bb7. This is a problem especially if White fixes the center with the move e4-e5. So, Black sometimes has a problem developing his light-squared bishop, and we will see ways that Black deals with this. A typical pawn formation in the French Defense looks like this:
You can see that White has more space on the kingside and Black has more space on the queenside. White's central pawns are pointing him toward the kingside, and Black's central pawns are pointing him toward the queenside. As a result, White often plays on the kingside and Black seeks counterplay on the queenside.
Let's look at the position after move 2 again and discuss White's 3rd move options:
Note again that White's e4 pawn is attacked. The four main ways to respond are with 3. e5, the Advance Variation; 3. exd5, the Exchange Variation; 3. Nd2, the Tarrasch Variation; and 3. Nc3, the Paulsen Variation. In other words, White responds to the threat on e4 by either moving the pawn, exchanging the pawn, or guarding the pawn. Other ways of guarding the pawn are not advisable: 3. Qe2? blocks in the king's bishop (and other queen moves prematurely develop the queen); 3. f3 weakens the kingside and takes the f3 square away from his knight; and 3. Bd3 has the following drawback:
Let's look at the Advance Variation a bit:
Now let's look a little at the Exchange Variation:
Next, let's look at the Tarrasch Variation:
After 3. Nc3, the Paulsen Variation, play can diverge along many lines. Let's look at some possibilities:
Another line:
One last line:
After studying the lines above and memorizing their names, try the quizzes below.
Play the first five moves in the standard line of the Advance Variation:
Now play the Exchange Variation with an aggressive 4th move by White to unbalance the position:
Now play the Tarrasch Variation:
Now play the Rubenstein Variation:
Now play six moves in the normal line of the Winawer Variation:
Now play the Burn Variation:
Now play the Classical Variation:
Now play the Black side of the McCutcheon Variation:
Finally play five moves in the most common line of the Steinitz Variation:
That format was awesome! Kudos to you Sir, I so wish more contributor would do this-although I'm certain the work involved provides the primary deterent.
If only there were lessons on how to construct such....lessons. Many thanks
Thanks. I'm currently working on a lesson exploring the Advance Variation of the French.
Thanks for putting this together. It is a great introduction and practice for anyone learning the French. Well done.
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When her husband was murdered on the orders of Chicago mobster Frank Nitti, Georgette Winkler -- wife of one of Al Capone's "American Boys" -- set out to expose the Chicago Syndicate. After an attempt to publish her story was squelched by the mob, she offered it to the FBI in the mistaken belief that they had the authority to strike at the racketeers who had killed her husband Gus. Discovered 60 years later in FBI files, the manuscript describes the couple's life on the run, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre (Gus was one of the shooters), and other headline crimes of that period. Prepared for publication by mob expert William J. Helmer, Al Capone and His American Boys is a compelling contemporary account of the heyday of Chicago crime by a woman who found herself married to the mob.
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|About This Book
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|p. xxi
|A Note
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|ôA Voice from the Graveö: The Memoir of Georgette Winkeler
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|p. 164
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|Legal Beer at Last
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|Beginning of the End
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|End of the Empire
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|ôDo You See This Gun?ö
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|Confronting the Mob
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|On the Spot
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Tajikistan: Concerns at HIV Rise Among Women
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Tajikistan's government acknowledges that the rise of HIV infection among women is of particular concern. What is unclear is how the trend can be addressed effectively in the context of current prevention policy.
The authorities' current response to HIV/AIDS is to identify specific risk groups – intravenous drug users, sex workers, men who have sex with men, and prisoners – and apply rigorous testing and preventive measures to them.
However, statistics suggest that the infection rate is increasing rapidly among women who may not fit into these categories, as is the proportion of cases involving sexual transmission rather than other routes. That suggests a need for a broader policy approach, although government officials have not indicated that they plan fundamental changes.
One expert on the subject, Manija Khaitova of the Centre for Mental Health and HIV/AIDS, believes the authorities should look more closely at one subgroup of potentially vulnerable women – the wives of men who go abroad to do seasonal jobs in Russia and other countries. She would like to see comprehensive screening for men returning from spells abroad, to prevent HIV transmission to their spouses.
Tajik officials counter that HIV testing is already widely available, and that they are doing all they can to make people aware of the risks.
The risks to women were highlighted at a conference held in Dushanbe on December 5-6. The event, "Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights of Women Living with HIV in Central Asian Countries", was backed by United Nations agencies that support development and women's rights.
Speaking at the event, Tajik deputy health minister Azam Mirzoev appeared to suggest that policy measures should go beyond the current focus on special risk groups.
"We need to increase the role played by women in preventing HIV infection," he said, adding that men too should be encouraged to be "more responsible" about safe sex.
"HIV is a social problem, not a medical one," Mirzoev continued. "This infection will only be defeated through an integrated, multifaceted approach involving the whole of society."
The most recent government report on HIV/AIDS prevention, which came out in March, showed that women accounted for 28.5 per cent of all new recorded HIV cases in 2011, a big leap from 8.5 per cent in 2005.
The report also highlighted a steady rise in the proportion of new cases (among both men and women) where the infection route was sexual contact rather than, say, sharing needles. This went from 21.5 per cent in 2006 to 29.8 per cent last year.
There are several possible contributory factors in the upward trend among women – unprotected sexual contact by sex workers, intravenous drug use, and also the increasing proportion of women among the migrant population, although men still predominate by far. The rise in women going abroad to work is reflected in statistics for people who undergo HIV testing before heading off to Russia – the test is now mandatory for people entering that country. Whereas in 2005, 450 women took the test, 25,000 did so in 2011.
However, these factors might not wholly account for the higher incidence among women. Khaitova argues that the higher overall figure for female infection rates is in part attributable to the substantial domestic population of wives of seasonal workers.
Tajikistan has a large, overwhelmingly male population of migrants who move back and forth between seasonal jobs in Russia and other countries. The report put the number at 750,000, and also cited unofficial estimates of two million.
The problem with gauging rates of infection from migrants to their wives is that no statistics are available. While there are figures for specific identified risk categories, derived from the government's testing and monitoring programmes, none are collected for the wives of migrant workers as a general group.
Records are kept for HIV infection among pregnant women, who are tested as a matter of course. The government report shows that one-third of the 155 cases where pregnant women were identified as HIV-positive in 2010-11 involved partners of labour migrants, but it did not clarify how many of them were wives.
Khaitova, told IWPR that out of the 300 women receiving ongoing treatment at her centre, 100 were married to migrant workers.
She argues that these wives form a particularly vulnerable group who have little protection from the risks of infection. In a male-dominated society, women commonly find it difficult to demand protective sex or to speak openly about HIV/AIDS.
"Women here are dependent [on their husbands] economically and emotionally, and aren't able to stand up for their rights," Khaitova said.
IWPR interviewed a 25-year-old woman who gave her name as Tahmina, from the Hissar district west of the capital Dushanbe.
Her six-month-old baby died two years ago. The child was HIV-positive, as is Tahmina herself. She believes her husband contracted the infection from a woman in Russia. He has since died in Moscow.
"I am now undergoing treatment in Dushanbe, but I feel ashamed before my relatives and neighbours," Tahmina said.
Maria Boltaeva, coordinator of the United Nations' HIV/AIDS programme in Tajikistan, said it was possible that increasing numbers of migrants' wives were being infected by their husbands, but noted that this was not supported by hard data.
Information on migrants' wives was unavailable due to difficulties in defining who fell into the category, she said.
"First of all, one must establish who should be considered a migrant's wife – is this [migrant] someone who has gone abroad to work, someone who returns after every season, or not? How long is he away for?" she said.
Without greater clarity, Boltaeva said, "this could be a very large section of the female population".
The government's HIV/AIDS report notes that migrants are a community where high-risk sexual behaviour is widespread, and that the scale of population movement makes them as a bridge for HIV transmission from high-risk categories to the broader public.
While acknowledging a worrying upward trend of infection among the general female population, officials are reluctant to adopt aggressive new prevention policies treating migrants or their spouses as a special category.
For a start, state testing of around 67,000 migrants conducted in 2011 showed that only 0.07 per cent of them had the HIV infection, a lower rate than the 0.1 per cent calculated for Tajikistan's total population.
Murodali Ruziev head of the National Centre for AIDS Prevention, said that infected migrants were often intravenous drug users, and hence fell into that special risk category.
"There are cases when we find [infection] among migrants. This is primarily linked to their behaviour – the unsafe use of intravenous drugs. In other words, if we identify 20 migrants [with HIV], 14 of them will be intravenous drug users," he said.
In an IWPR interview, deputy health minister Mirzoev said intravenous drug use remained the most important major source of infection, accounting for over half the cumulative total number of cases recorded as of the end of 2011.
The Tajik government remains committed to targeting high-risk groups like drug users and sex workers. For the broader population, including migrants and their families, official policy is to focus on preventive measures including awareness-raising about HIV and its transmission routes, high-risk behaviour, and opportunities to undergo voluntary testing at local centres. When women become pregnant, testing becomes mandatory.
The report noted that tracking the migrant population would present huge challenges because it was so mobile, and because even selecting a sample group to monitor would be costly. Most funding for HIV/AIDS prevention in Tajikistan comes from international donors.
Although Khaitova understands that monitoring migrants in the same way as the more specific high-risk groups would be difficult, she still argues for measures to test them before they return to their home communities.
Workers heading for Russia take an HIV test beforehand because they have to, under the laws of that country. Khaitova would like to see test facilities put in place at Tajik airports and rail stations for when they return.
She said such testing should be voluntary, but added, "Many people say you can't force people to have a test, that it's a violation of their human rights. But aren't migrants themselves violating the rights of their wives? There are cases when young men marry girls in the knowledge that they are infected, but don't tell them."
Mirzoev said there was no need for this kind of measure, as voluntary testing was already available around the country.
"There are 35 AIDS treatment centres in both urban and rural areas. Every two months, they run tests for migrants, and monitor them," he said.
Dushanbe-based doctor Safarbek Nasibov told IWPR that the current number of test centres was not enough for the hundreds of thousands of seasonal workers.
Khaitova argued that screening at points of entry would offer migrants an easier and more anonymous route, allowing them to avoid the potential shame of going to a local health centre to get tested.
In response to the idea of new testing measures, Boltaeva said that mandatory tests were out of the question, and that there was already legislation in place to guarantee anonymity for anyone who went to a local health centre. In addition, testing people immediately on their return might miss cases where the HIV virus was present but not yet detectable.
When IWPR put it to her that more cases of HIV might be revealed if migrants were subject to the same kind of rigorous testing as people in the known high-risk groups, Boltaeva dismissed the idea.
"Data from the national report show that testing of migrants is already conducted on a fairly wide scale, and that the incidence of HIV infection shown up among them is fairly low," she said. "Tajikistan is at the concentrated epidemic stage, in which intravenous drug use is the main HIV transmission route."
The bulk of efforts should seek to curb infection among those groups most at risk, like drug users and sex workers, she said. As for migrants, efforts should continue to monitor HIV among them as well as other population groups, but to focus primarily on educating them about the virus, its transmission methods, and the need to avoid risky behaviour.
Rukhshona Kurbanova, who works with the Tajik office of the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, noted that HIV awareness work already covered the rural areas from where most labour migrants come, but said it needed to go further.
"It isn't just about strengthening existing education campaigns, but also ensuring that they are systematic," she said. "Awareness campaigns should start in schools. Unfortunately, the IOM's report for 2010 revealed that only eight per cent of migrants had heard about HIV/AIDS at school."


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Pope Francis meets Russia's Vladmir Putin in privately-held meeting
Newscast Media VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis had a private meeting in the Vatican on
Monday afternoon with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. It's the
fourth time the Russian leader has been here to the Vatican – he met twice with Pope
John Paul II in 2000 and 2003 and had an audience with Pope Benedict in 2007.
In September this year, Pope Francis also wrote directly to President Putin, as the
city of St Petersburg prepared to host the G20 summit of world economic leaders.
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Three South Florida Residents and a Real Estate Brokerage Firm Indicted in Connection with a Multi-Million Dollar Money Laundering and Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
|U.S. Attorney's Office May 18, 2009
R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Daniel W. Auer, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Field Office, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, John Timoney, Chief, City of Miami Police Department, and Robert Parker, Director, Miami-Dade County Police Department, announce the unsealing of a fifty-nine (59) count Indictment charging three South Florida residents and a real estate brokerage corporation with participating in a long term mortgage fraud scheme designed to launder drug money. The defendants made their initial appearances in federal court on May 18, 2009, before Federal Magistrate Judge Ted E. Bandstra in Miami. Defendant Garry Souffrant was ordered detained pending trial. The Court set bond for defendants Yvonne Souffrant and Gamaliel Souffrant.
Charged in the Indictment are defendants Garry Souffrant, 33, and Yvonne Souffrant, 33, husband and wife, both of Davie, FL, Gamaliel Souffrant, a/k/a Neal Souffrant, 44, Garry Souffrant's brother, of Pembroke Pines, FL, and Progressive Real Estate of Broward, Inc., located in Miami Lakes, FL. The defendants are charged with conspiracy, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371; conspiracy to commit money laundering, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956(h); mail fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341; and receipt of stolen bank funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113( c). Defendants Garry and Yvonne Souffrant are also charged with making false statements to mortgage lenders, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1014. Additionally, defendant Garry Souffrant is charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846; bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344; and bank theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113(b).
The Indictment alleges that from 2002 to 2008, defendants Garry Souffrant, Yvonne Souffrant, and Gamaliel Souffrant used Progressive Real Estate of Broward, Inc. to launder millions of dollars in drug proceeds through an extensive mortgage fraud scheme. The defendants allegedly assisted drug traffickers in purchasing homes and luxury automobiles, including a 2004 Rolls Royce Phantom. The defendants allegedly arranged for and/or acted as straw buyers on behalf of the drug traffickers. This allowed the traffickers to use their drug proceeds to purchase homes and lease automobiles, while concealing the source of the income. The defendants also allegedly diverted several million dollars of mortgage loan proceeds to continue to fund the scheme and for their personal use.
If convicted, all defendants face the following potential maximum penalties on these counts charged: 5 years for conspiracy (18 U.S.C §371); 20 years for money laundering conspiracy (18 U.S.C. §1956); 20 years for mail fraud (18 U.S.C. §1341);10 years for receipt of stolen bank funds (18 U.S.C. §2113( c)). In addition, defendant Garry and Yvonne face a possible sentence of 30 years for making false statements to mortgage lenders (18 U.S.C. §1014). Defendant Garry Souffrant faces the following additional penalties: 40 years for conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute (21 U.S. C. §846); 30 years for bank fraud (18 U.S.C. §1344); and 10 years for bank theft (18 U.S.C. §2113(b)).
Mr. Acosta commended the investigative efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, the City of Miami Police Department, and the Miami-Dade County Police Department. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael Patrick Sullivan and Todd W. Mestepey.
A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.


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Day 1: Pick up from Rousse. Drive to the Thracian Tomb in Sveshtari, Demir Baba Teke and the Roman town of Abritus. Finally drive to Varna and visit the Madara Horseman on the way.
Day 2: Varna city tour in the morning. Continue the trip to Nessebar. Old town tour. Departure to Jeravna.
Day 3: Departure to Veliko Tarnovo. On the way we will visit the famous Thracian tomb in Kazanlak and drive through the beautiful Valley of roses. Then get across the Central Balkan range through Shipka pass. Once on the other side we will visit The Ethnographic complex "Etara", Tryavna and the heroic Dryanovo monastery. In the evening we can enjoy the unique "Sound and light" show over the Tzarevetz hill.
Day 4: Veliko Turnovo city tour and tour of Arbanassi where you can see some of the most exquisite monuments of Bulgarian art in 14-18th centuries. Drive to the Roman ruins of Nicopolis ad Istrum and then to Ivanovo Rock Monastery. Departure to Ruse in the afternoon and transfer to Bucharest.
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Williams Blog: Hide that Hawkeye shirt from A.J. Klein
Chris Williams
AMES --- I generally try to not write about topics like this during the Iowa State - Iowa week, but senior linebacker A.J. Klein's remarks during today's media session were to classic to keep off of the front page.
When a reporter asked Klein what he thought about Iowa State students wearing Iowa shirts on campus, this is how the All-Big 12 linebacker responded.
"It's irritating," Klein barked without hesitation. "You should have pride in your school and where you go. I don't care if you go out of state."
Klein grew up in Wisconsin. He was a Badger growing up.
"It doesn't mean anything. I don't like Wisconsin," said Klein. "I'm an Iowa State Cyclone. I always will be and I am always going to support my team, my school and my University. I think it is a punch to the jaw if you are a school here and you don't support your own team."
It isn't just Iowa either.
"It's all schools. It's any Big 12 school. It's any SEC school," said Klein. "I see people walking around with Alabama stuff on. It's like, 'you go to Iowa State for a reason. Support your school.'"
Klein admitted to making a subtle remark to others every once in a while.
"I mostly just keep my mouth shut," said Klein.
When I asked Klein if these random students came back at him, the 6-foot-2, 244 pound linebacker simply smiled, which I assume meant no.
Klein's bash brother Jake Knott said that he's seen a "culture change" regarding this topic from the first day that he stepped on campus.
"You can definitely see a culture change from the first years of being here," said Knott. "There is hardly any of that other than guys who are looking for attention. There are a lot smarter people on campus I guess you can say."
Those not-so-smart people better avoid No. 47 this week. If you're a freshman from Cedar Rapids wondering through the Memorial Union, just stay away from the man. It's the smart thing to do.


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UUP Oneonta Chapter Budget Meeting – March 6
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UUP will hold a Chapter meeting on Thursday, March 6th at 4 PM in Human Ecology 144. Treasurer Rich Tyler will present the proposed 2014-2015 UUP Oneonta Chapter Budget. Following questions and discussion, there will be vote on the proposed Chapter budget. Given the subject matter, this meeting is open only to those represented by UUP. Light refreshments—coffee, tea, and cookies—will be available.


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UF Professor: Drought Highlights Value Of Reused Water
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A statewide ban on outdoor burning and water restrictions in some cities may make the drought seem severe, but conditions would be worse if Florida didn't reclaim and reuse so much water, a University of Florida professor says.
Despite extensive water reclamation and reuse statewide, however, it's likely many Floridians will see the price of water rise in the future even as normal weather returns, said agricultural and biological engineering Professor Allen Overman.
"With Florida continuing to grow every day, we're going to have problems with our water supply. Reuse won't solve that," Overman said. "The likely result is that water is going to become more and more costly in some parts of Florida."
Overman, an expert in water and population issues, worked extensively on the first large-scale wastewater reuse and reclamation project in Florida, the city of Tallahassee's Southeast Farm. Completed in 1980, the 1,897 acre farm has an extensive irrigation system that uses reclaimed water from the city's wastewater treatment plant to irrigate canola, corn, soybeans and a variety of other crops. The farm, leased to private farmers, uses all of Tallahassee's treated wastewater, an amount totaling some 17 million gallons a day.
The farm is suffering as a result of the drought, but not nearly as much as it would be without the treated water, Overman said.
"They're having to pick and choose which crops get the most water, but the farm is viable at this time, thanks in large measure to the reclaimed water," he said.
When the farm was built, many people were skeptical of reusing water, and part of public officials' task was convincing the public it was a good idea, Overman said. The argument was the same as it is today: While reclaimed water, which contains elevated levels of nutrients and some contaminants, is not suitable for drinking or household use, it can be used for irrigation or a wide range of other applications. The message has taken hold slowly, and more and more municipalities have begun finding ways to reuse water, Overman said. Statewide, 523 million gallons of treated wastewater were reclaimed each day in 1999, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. That's about 37 percent of the 1.4 billion gallons of treated water produced every day in Florida, the DEP says.
David York, reuse coordinator for the DEP in Tallahassee, said the biggest uses of reclaimed water are landscape and agricultural irrigation, groundwater recharge and industry. But other uses include fire protection, commercial laundry facilities, car washes, artificial wetlands and even a facility in Sanford that washes train cars.
The drought has spurred interest in reclaimed water statewide, York said.
"The drought from the reclaimed water demand perspective is a big plus," he said. "Folks become much more interested in using reclaimed water when water management districts begin squeezing down on what they can and can't do" with the traditional, potable water supply, he said.
Overman said Florida and California are leaders in reusing reclaimed water, but that other states are becoming more heavily involved as well. Much of the initial activity was spurred by the 1972 Clean Water Act, which placed a high priority on beneficial reuse of reclaimed water, he said. Given current drought conditions in much of the Southeast and Midwest — as well a projected U.S. population of 500 million by 2100 — reusing treated water will likely become commonplace priority nationwide, he said.
Even as the use of reclaimed water increases, Florida's population growth will continue to make water an increasingly scarce commodity — especially in water-starved areas such as Tampa and St. Petersburg. Solutions such as desalination or piping fresh water from elsewhere are expensive and politically charged, while voluntary conservation efforts don't always have pronounced impacts, he said.
The result is that officials will be left with little choice but to increase the price of water as a way of discouraging overuse and growth.
"For lack of other options, jacking the price up is a sure way to reduce consumption," he said.


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By Lorraine Sanders on February 01, 2011 2:00 PM
As anyone who's put their locks on the line in the quest for a cheap haircut knows all too well, paying less comes with certain risks, the non-ironic mullet and the Portuguese Water Dog-inspired shag among them.
So when a new, trendy San Francisco salon offers a chance to get a haircut for about half of its stylists' regular prices, it's sure to, um, turn a few heads. Case in point: cuts by new graduates of the Code salon in-house education and training program. A cut and style with one of what the salon calls its New Talent Artists costs $45. Regular cuts with the new-to-SoMa destination for hair, skincare and waxing start at $70.


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Home of the world's finest automobiles and the world's finest automobile builders!
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.(TMMK) in Georgetown, Kentucky, is Toyota's first wholly owned manufacturing facility in the United States. Since 1988, Toyota's Kentucky team has been building quality vehicles in the Bluegrass state. Today, "TMMK" is the largest Toyota plant outside of Japan. Each year in Georgetown, nearly 7,000 team members build about 500,000 vehicles and engines. That's about 2,000 vehicles every day!!
TMMK boasts over 11,500 square foot state-of-the art Visitor Center, offering both visual and hands-on experiences. Visitors can see firsthand the beginnings of a global automaker, experience archival footage and see the first American Toyota Camry that rolled off the assembly line in 1988. Special exhibits also include detail principles of the Toyota Production System and the mechanics behind Toyota's groundbreaking environmental initiatives. Don't hesitate to climb inside one of TMMK's vehicles on display to experience one of Toyota's finest crafted automobile.
Complete your TMMK experience by taking the plant tour. You will hear and see just what goes into the manufacturing the Camry, Avalon and Venza vehicles that roll of the line each day.
Our friendly staff of tour guides will lead you through portions of our 7.5 million square foot facility via an electric tram. The tour begins in Stamping where you will see cars take shape from huge coils of rolled up steel. Then move to Body Weld where these stamped pieces are put together. Watch as a team of computer-controlled robots perform the welds that result in a completed body shell. Look up and see overhead conveyors transport the cars from Paint, to the Final Line in Assembly. Through the tour, your guide will point out the foundations of the world renowned Toyota Production System as well as give insight into the line side processes of the TMMK team members. The TMMK plant tour was nationally honored as the "Best in Class Public" by the National Guest Relations Association.
This tram driven tour takes approximately an hour and a half. Interested in touring TMMK in person? Here's a video preview of the tour at Toyota's Kentucky plant — which is Toyota's largest manufacturing facility in North America. Sit back and enjoy as we introduce you to Kentucky craftsmanship at its best.
Admission to the Visitor Center and plant tour is free. Reservations are strongly encouraged! Those without may tour as space permits. Cell phones that take photos, cameras and handbags, book bags, briefcases, purses, bags and backpacks are not allowed on the tour. Children traveling with families must be in first grade or above to take the tour. Visitors must also present a valid photo ID. School groups must be at least fourth grade and above. Tour groups and other large groups are welcome. For reservations, call the Toyota Tour Line at 502-868-3027 or 1-800-TMM-4485. You will receive a confirmation letter once your reservation has been successfully booked. We hope you'll join us to see for yourself the craftsmanship, quality and pride that go into all our Toyota vehicles!
The Visitor Center is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (open til 6:00 p.m. on Thursdays)
Plant Tours available Monday through Friday, at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Thursdays
Environmental Education Center tours are available at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday only (reservations required)
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Swansboro Middle School will hold the Cultural Arts Fair Thursday, according to a release from Onslow County Schools.
The fair will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the school, according to the release.
During the fair, the school also will be holding a book fair in the media center and all are welcome to browse the displays created by students throughout the campus, according to the release.
Students� families and other community members are invited to visit the school to let the students share their work, according to the release.
There also will be sessions offered in the gym, according to the release. Anyone interested in those sessions is asked to wear clothing for activities involving mobility.
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Beef Burgers Recipe
Heston: "The secret to a really tender burger is all in the way the meat is ground or more specifically, how it is treated after grinding. By ensuring the individual strands of meat face in the same direction as outlined below, you will guarantee succulent burgers every time. How you garnish your burger is up to you but for me, it has to be with melted cheese, mustard and dill pickles.
If you cannot get brioche buns, go for really soft rolls, otherwise the filling will squish out. If you can't get sweet onions, soak the onions in water for 10 minutes or quickly blanch them in boiling water for 30 seconds."
Makes 10
For the burgers
- 1.8kg sirloin, cut into 3x3cm cubes
- 13g salt
For the sauce
- 90g tomato ketchup
- 145g mayonnaise
- 15g French's mustard
To serve
- 10 sliced burger buns, toasted
- 10 slices gruyère cheese
- 2 baby gem lettuces, broken into leaves
- 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, sliced
- ½ sweet onion, peeled and finely sliced
- 2 dill pickles, sliced lengthways
1. Place 600g of the cubed sirloin in a bowl and sprinkle with the salt. Mix together, cover with clingfilm then place in the fridge for 4 hours. The salt will penetrate the meat during this time and begin to draw out some of the moisture.
2. Using a meat grinder fitted with a 3mm plate, grind the unsalted sirloin then refrigerate this meat until very cold. Combine the cold ground meat with the cold, salted sirloin cubes and mix well.
3. Before you begin the final grinding, place two layers of clingfilm across a chopping board or baking sheet and position it under the mouth of the grinder. Using a coarser, 8mm grinding plate, pass the meat mixture through the grinder. This will retain some larger pieces of the sirloin.
4. As the meat comes out of the grinder, have a second person use their hands to lay out the strands of meat on the clingfilm. Try to keep the grain of the individual strands running lengthwise in the same direction without getting tangled together. To do this, start laying the meat down at the edge of the sheet furthest from the grinder and work towards the closest edge.
5. Wrap the meat up tightly in the clingfilm, twisting the ends tightly to form a log. Prick a few holes in the clingfilm with a pin to release any air pockets trapped inside, then continue to twist the ends to tighten until the log is about 12cm in diameter.
6. Wrap the log in another layer of clingfilm to keep it from coming apart, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or until needed.
7. When ready to cook, place the still-wrapped log on a cutting board and use a very sharp knife to cut slices that are approximately 2cm in thickness. (The clingfilm helps to keep the meat from falling apart.) Place the finished burgers on a baking tray and refrigerate until needed. If you have more burgers than you need, they can be individually wrapped in clingfilm at this point and frozen until needed.
8. To cook the burgers, rub each one with a little oil and place them on the barbecue or a really hot frying pan, and flip them every 15–20 seconds. Cook to your liking or for medium rare, take the burger to 45ºC in the centre. Immediately after the last flip, place a slice of cheese on top of each burger and allow to melt for the final 15 seconds.
9. To make the sauce, combine the ketchup, mayonnaise and mustard in a bowl and mix thoroughly.
10. To serve, place the bottom half of a bun on a plate and put a burger with melted cheese on top. Place a couple of slices of tomato and onions followed by a couple of leaves of lettuce and a couple of slices of pickles. Finish with a spoon full of sauce. Place the top half of the bun on top and serve.
Recipe from Heston Blumenthal at Home, Published by Bloomsbury