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Busan is the fifth largest port of the world. The BUSAN OPERA HOUSE (BOH) is located in the Busan North Port development area. This zone is home to a cultural complex department, museums, a maritime culture center, a cruise center, waterfront causeway, public parks, an opera, a theater and a business district. It is crucial that the BOH program and its architectural form integrate into the existing master plan, and express the new and unique creative character of the Busan North Port.
- Architects: Kubota & Bachmann Architects
- Project: Busan Opera House
- Location: Busan, South Korea
- Client: Busan Metropolitan City
- Type of Competition: Open International Competition
- Program: Opera house (2,000 seats), Multi Purpose Theater (1,300 seats), Common area andAuxiliary facilities
- Competition Study Area: 35 000 m²
- Total floor area: 60 000 m²
- Software used: Rhinocéros, 3dSMax, Autocad

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Rotary of Hood River presented The Next Door with a check for $8,333 at Thursday's 40th anniversary celebration at NDI's new headquarters.
Rotary's Bob Francis gave NDI Director Janet Hamada the first of three payments toward its $25,000 pledge for the social agency's capital campaign.
Thursday's event, attended by about 100 people, was the second celebration in three months at the headquarters on the Heights. NDI moved into the remodeled building at 825 Tucker Road in April.
"It's just a miracle we've been doing it for 40 years; we would not be able to do it without you, without the community our partners, our business partners, and our donors," Hamada said. (Thursday's event doubled as the Chamber of Commerce monthly Business After Hours event.)
"It's gratifying to be part of something that continues over a 40-year time, and each evolution of the program has built on the past," said Michael Mehling, NDI director from 1987-2000, who now lives in New Mexico.
"It always gets better; never slides back. It changes, and the program is lucky enough to have staff who are ready to take it to that next level," Mehling said.
"One of the things that's cool about that is, if you're in the business of change, which is what you do with kids, you can't be involved in that without changing yourself," he said.
Hamada said NDI has 57 employees, including nine in its The Dalles office, a total of 210 volunteers, serving 2.088 people in 25 programs serving children, families and the underprivileged.
Hamada said a plaque honoring Rotary will be placed in the youth dining room.
"That is exactly what Rotary is all about; taking care of the kids in our community," Hamada said. NDI programs include Klahre House, a school and day treatment for youth in foster care.
The new NDI facility is a welcome change, said one man who's been a big part of Klahre House for 22 years.
"It's all right here in the same place," said Ralph Kupersmith, who trains foster families. "It opens up our kids to have parent training, or talk about family issues in different ways with different people besides just Klahre House people.
"Occasionally we get kids that may be parents soon, so it opens them up to an immediate source for parent training."
Anyone wishing to see the NDI headquarters for themselves is invited to attend the weekly Thursday welcome tours, at 10 a.m.
Call 541-386-6665 for details.
"We don't ask you for money at this tour," Hamada said.
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Conclusion: Eating Healthfully, Because You're Worth It?
Six weeks ago I set out to improve my eating. Instead of focusing on weight loss and calories, I decided to zero in on health and habits and why it's so hard to change them, even though most of us know the basics of eating right. I identified the five biggest obstacles to eating sensibly — information overload , money , time , external influences , and inertia — and put myself through a series of experiments to confront one issue each week.
I didn't know what would happen. Would my co-workers find me hiding on the floor in the coat closet, twitching, ranting, and hugging a huge bag of peanut M&Ms? All I had to go on was diets I'd been on previously, which had all gone pretty much the same: I lost 10 pounds in the first two weeks, was starving all the time, struggled to stay with it for weeks or months, was lured back to the charms of chocolate, regained the weight I lost and more. This time I wanted it to be different: I wasn't interested in weight loss, at least not as a primary goal; I was interested in finding a sensible way to eat and seeing if I could do it consistently despite the challenges of my busy, urban, workaday life. Another difference between then and now was that I would be doing it publicly this time, by photo-blogging everything I ate .
So, how did it go?
I think it went amazingly well. Within the first few days of giving up white flour, sugar, and coffee, friends told me my skin looked great. My energy improved almost immediately — I had more than ever before. Maybe I really wasn't the lethargic person I'd always thought myself to be. I felt less heavy, tired, grumpy, and foggy. I wasn't napping on weekends or struggling to keep my eyes open at work on weekday afternoons. My daily tension headaches vanished. And I lost some weight, too. The morning I started the project, I checked in with my internist and got weighed. I was about 11 pounds above "healthy" weight according to body-mass index charts (not the be-all-end-all authority, but which I've used here to give a general idea), not an unusual size for me. And despite being "overweight," my other test numbers — blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar — have always been good. I didn't intend to weigh myself again until the end, but I'd mail-ordered a new winter coat that arrived at the beginning of the project. It was size medium, and the waist/hip area was a bit snug. Within a few days, however, the coat grew looser, as did my pants. Out of curiosity, I stepped on the scale at my dog's veterinarian's office at the end of Week 4 and found I'd dropped about 5.5 pounds.
More importantly, I enjoyed what I was eating. Home-cooked food made me feel good physically and emotionally. I got into the habit of eating breakfast before leaving the house, and, though I hate to admit that the powers that be have been right all these years, breakfast really did set me up for the whole day in terms of energy and blood sugar level. Eating three home-cooked meals a day was a revelation.
Eating was the easy part, however. Eating has never been a problem. But planning, shopping, lugging, prepping, and cooking still remain challenging. I've managed to plan two or three dinners a week, though I've not yet mastered planning an entire week of meals. But the photo-blog helped me see that I eat the same things all the time, so planning ahead shouldn't be that hard. Also my idea that planning is boring and kills spontaneity is kind of silly, since I'm not all that spontaneous anyway. If I want to be spontaneous one night and eat something other than what I've planned, I can. I have also managed to freeze serving sizes of leftovers for lunch or when I need a quick dinner, and this has been incredibly helpful.
Focusing solely on food for six weeks was great in many ways, but not in others. My guitar skills were the real casualty of this experiment. I used to practice every night, but for the last several weeks I've had to use that time for cooking. However, there are two time issues I've been conflating. The first is the project and experiments themselves. The second is the blog, which took much more time than I ever would have guessed and gave me a heightened sense of busyness. I suspect the pure cooking-and-eating part won't seem so onerous once I'm no longer documenting it.
During Week 1 , I focused on getting nutrients into my body by following the USDA Food Pyramid . It wasn't nearly as difficult as I'd expected. Once you clear away the fad diets and nonsense information, you see that the components of a healthy diet are no surprise and don't change all that much: vegetables, fruits, whole grains, lean sources of protein, and lean dairy products (unless you want to be vegan). And if you eat enough of these, you don't go hungry or crave less nutritious foods. This was a first for me.
Week 2 's challenge — to spend as little money as possible — did not go as well. Part of the problem was that I wasn't starting with a tabula rasa each week. I was still living off groceries from the previous week, so I was eating things I may have paid more money for than I would have during a week of austerity. In any event, I discovered buying the least expensive options isn't a top priority for me. I'm more interested in getting what I like and what I want. Nonetheless, I was surprised to discover how little it costs to prepare everything yourself, which I calculated per meal and per day in Week 2 . I can eat for a whole day with what I used to spend picking up coffee and breakfast on the way to work. This is encouraging.
Week 3 's experiment — eating slowly and performing eating meditation every time I ate — was extremely challenging and overly ambitious. Eating incredibly slowly is just incongruous with working during the weekday. It was instructive to time my meals. I knew I ate fast but seeing exactly how fast--most meals I could polish off within five to 12 minutes — was disturbing. I came up with more doable practices to slow me down, including thinking small: small serving sizes, small plates and utensils, small forkfuls or spoonfuls, small mouthfuls. All of these can help me avoid shoveling too much in too fast. I discovered that eating meditation is a good practice to do once a day, perhaps at breakfast, when it's quiet, I'm alone, and I have some time to myself, or perhaps with just one piece of fruit a day. I also concluded that not all multitasking is created equal. Book reading seems more compatible with eating than watching TV or working because it's something we do at a slower pace. Eating slowly is an important practice to cultivate because speed eating is associated with obesity , but it's the most challenging one for me.
Week 4 's experiment — increasing awareness of temptations and their effect on me — was one of the easiest for me. As I've said a million times already: Being full on healthy food is the best protection against temptation. Also, not depriving yourself of small indulgences helps. I had some high-quality chocolates at home that my mother had sent me , which I ate one or two of a day, and this was enough to keep me from buying cupcakes and brownies at the bakery. I also found that naming temptations you can predict before they occur is helpful. I know when I get in the checkout line at my market, I will see a rack of fancy chocolate and other candy, pies, and other baked goods. I've named it Temptation Alley and when I get in line I think, Here comes Temptation Alley . It keeps me focused on the market's techniques instead of lost in my own desires. The truth is, we need to avoid more than 90 percent of what we see. But knowing that allows you to group it all into one big category and avoid it as a whole.
And Week 5 's experiment — broadening my palate by trying new foods — was fun. It allowed me to approach food with curiosity and wonder instead of a feeling of restriction. I discovered new foods I really like (wheat berries! kale!) and rediscovered old ones (apple butter! Brussels sprouts!) to reincorporate into my regular eating.
In Week 6 , I attempted to put all of these together as a means of figuring out what my priority should be when it comes to eating. My health and satisfaction seem to rotate for top position in my priority list, followed by time, with money and the environment sharing third position.
So, what happens now? This is a good question. No doubt I was the beneficiary of the Hawthorne Effect , in which subjects of an experiment behave better because they know they are being watched. Many times I wanted to eat something but worried what readers would think. Or, realizing I hadn't eaten greens all day, I added some, not because I wanted them but because I knew I was supposed to and a commenter would likely mention it. What will happen when no one is watching anymore? I'd like to think I'll hang onto some of the knowledge and habits I've acquired and incorporate them into my future eating, but I can't say for sure what will happen.
The main lessons and practices I hope to retain:
- Eat breakfast at home in the morning before starting your day.
- Think small: small fruits and vegetables, small portions, small tableware, small bites.
- Eat beans! They are one of the least expensive, most nutritious foods out there. Per capita Americans eat about 7.5 pounds of beans each year, compared with more than 200 pounds of meat .
- Planning ahead is helpful and makes you eat better. Cook extra. Freeze portion sizes. You can also chop ahead and freeze chopped vegetables for future recipes (brilliant!).
- Eating healthy takes work. You can make it easier for yourself, but there is no simple, no-brainer way to eat right. You can set up your 401(k) deductions once per employer. You can visit your doctor twice a year. You can think about car maintenance quarterly. But food is something you have to think about and deal with every day. No way around it.
By far the best part of this entire project for me has been corresponding with readers in the comments section. You have been my biggest supporters, critics, champions, cheerleaders, companions, defenders, guides, information sources, and devil's advocates. I've carried you around in my head with me for the past six weeks, wondering what you'll think, how you'll respond, and what comments you'll leave. I've loved your questions, comments, critiques, encouragement, and the way you've shared your stories and struggles, your tips and recipes. Mostly you've shown me that we all wrestle with these issues and that you are an intelligent and varied group with much insight and advice to offer. I feel I've gotten to know some of you by name, or username at least, and I really am going to miss communicating with you every day. Thank you, all.
When it comes to food science, there may be nothing new under the sun, and during the months I spent researching this project, I didn't hear much that surprised me. Except two things. I asked almost everyone I interviewed why they thought people have such a hard time eating healthfully. I expected to hear criticism: that people are lazy or unintelligent, that they don't know what's good for them, that they don't care or are in denial. I heard something unexpected instead. My friend, food writer and Slate contributor Regina Schrambling, said: "People don't think they're worth it." Registered dietitian Dana Angelo White echoed this sentiment, specifically in regard to mothers. It never occurred to me that this could be at the base of our national eating disorder. Is this what it comes down to? The L'Oreal slogan ? A few commenters also mentioned it. The second thing that surprised me also came from Schrambling: She is completely exasperated with the fact that some people insist that eating healthy is elitist . This issue isn't new but it has become more visible lately, with Michelle Obama championing healthy eating for children and Sarah Palin responding by bringing cookies to classrooms. Is there no issue that can't be politicized?
I didn't talk much about the joyful role food can play in our lives. It has become such a fraught emotional, financial, social, and political issue for so many of us that sometimes we lose touch with the simple joy it brings. A friend once said we get so obsessed with losing weight that we forget appetite is a blessing. People who are injured, ill, depressed, grieving, or dying lose their appetites. Hunger is good. It is a sign of health, vitality, life. Food fulfills more than just a physical need. There is a spiritual component to it, too. There can, and should, be great joy in satisfying that need.
Eat well and be well.
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Eating Experiment No. 6: Preliminary Findings
Goal: To put it all together: to continue to eat healthfully, to make smart shopping decisions, to eat slowly and mindfully, to eat foods that satisfy me, and to make the best eating choices for the environment, with the ultimate goal of figuring out what my No. 1 priority should be when it comes to eating and in what order the other priorities should come. The hope is that ordering my eating priorities will help me make better decisions.
My Eating Priorities:
- My health and satisfaction . I think health has to be my top priority, because I am the only person on the planet who can take total responsibility for my health. And this gives me the most options. When I have a lot available to me, I can make the healthiest choice, but if I'm in a place with limited options (such as traveling), I can make the healthiest choice based on what's available. Nonetheless, satisfaction is important. There's no point eating healthy food if it isn't enjoyable and satisfying. So my health and satisfaction will continue to vie for top position, but hopefully health will win be a little bit higher.
- Time will take spot No. 2. I'd love to be able to spend all the time in the world planning and shopping and cooking the healthiest meals possible, but the fact is I can't. I have a day job, I live in a tough city, I have other responsibilities, and there's only so much time I can devote to food.
- Money and the environment. I am concerned about the environment. I'd love to be able to buy everything local and/or organic, but that's not always possible. I have learned that buying the least expensive option isn't as much of a priority for me as eating what I want, but I can't spend all the money in the world either. So environment and money will vie for position No. 3. The environment will win when I can find and afford the more environmentally-friendly choice. Money will win when I can't.
Next up: Tomorrow I post my conclusions about the Clean Plate project and say goodbye.
Feb. 13: What I Ate. Twice Is Nice.
Breakfast yesterday was so nice, I had it twice: skim milk, wheat berries, apples, raisins, cinnamon, walnuts, apple butter.
Lunch: whole-wheat gnocchi (bought) with marinara (bought) and grated parmesan, broccolette and garlic sauteed in oil.
A Cara Cara orange for dessert.
And lunch was so nice I had it twice.
For dessert: Siggi's pomegranate and passionfruit yogurt with strawberry butter.
Healthy? Gnocchi = very starchy, but at least it was whole-wheat. Since I bought the gnocchi and marinara, I can't really be sure what is in them and in what quantity.
Financially smart? Premade foods are not the least expensive option.
Slowness and mindfulness? Lunch I scarfed because I was starving and I had to be somewhere. The rest I ate at my "normal" speed.
Satisfying? Very. Everything was delicious, especially the broccolette.
Environmentally-friendly: local or organic? No.
Feb. 12: What I Ate. Old, New, Borrowed, Blue (Not Necessarily in That Order).
Saturday's yummy breakfast, something new(ish): wheat berries, skim milk, apples, walnuts, raisins, cinnamon.
Saturday afternoon banana:
Saturday lunch, something borrowed (recipes/ideas, that is): another big arugula salad, with white-bean-puree dip and whole-wheat pita.
Saturday dinner, something old: leftover black bean soup and brown rice.
Saturday dessert: something blue. Siggi's blueberry yogurt with fresh blueberries crammed in.
Healthy? I'd say quite.
Financially smart? Siggi's is pricey. So are blueberries out of season, but otherwise, pretty economical.
Slowness and mindfulness? Not so much.
Satisfying? Very much.
Environmentally friendly: local, organic? I believe the arugula is local, and that's about it.
Feb. 11: What I Ate: Clean Plate Challenge Menu Day
Today I ate the menu offered by Danielle Ricci for the Clean Plate Challenge to design my perfect eating day. Here's a screenshot of her menu.
Black bean soup for breakfast. It was actually pretty good. I tend to go for sweet things for breakfast, but perhaps I will have to explore the world of savory breakfasts.
I noticed two things about Danielle's menu: 1. It's vegan and 2. It doesn't seem like a lot of food, so I had to mix it up a little bit.
Mid-morning snack: a Cara Cara orange and chai tea.
For lunch: a giant arugula salad, whole-wheat pita, and hummus. I didn't eat all that hummus. This was really good. I should definitely do more salads at lunch.
Danielle had given me some leeway on snacks: "something that responds to your craving--salty, crunchy, sweet," she had said. I did want to get some dairy into the day, so I had this Siggi's orange and ginger yogurt with crunchy Grape-Nuts on top. The yogurt tasted like ginger snaps.
Still hungry, I added a banana:
And then dinner: Check it out! I made chana masala and chapati! I was going to make raita too, but, as you can see, it was already pretty late (I work until 8 p.m. every other Friday), so I topped it with a dollop of lowfat sour cream instead. The chana masala was spicy--I'd tweak the spices a bit next time. I managed to successfully halve both recipes.
I am in big trouble with this chapati, though. I love this stuff. A local Asian fusion restaurant sells these as an appetizer called Indian pancake with a spicy sauce. A local Israeli restaurant sells them for brunch with eggs and harissa. Now I can make it at home? Uh-oh.
Overall a good menu: beans, lots of vegetables, whole grains, fruits. Mexican, Middle Eastern, and Indian food all in one day. Delicious and not too difficult. Thanks, Danielle!
Feb. 10: What I Ate. Dog Kibble and Halloween Soup?
Uh-oh, I'm in trouble. I had to leave the house at 7:45 a.m. and I felt too nauseated to eat, so I brought breakfast with me. I got hungry around 9:15 a.m., but I was out and about and couldn't eat until I got to the office. This is Kashi GoLean cereal with skim milk. Kinda looks like dog kibble, no?
Berries and yogurt shortly after. I tried a different kind of Greek yogurt: Chobani. Not bad, but so expensive!
For lunch, I finally killed the curried black-eyed pea stew. This is a lot of food. That's a 3-cup container. It probably could have been two meals, but I was intent on killing it today. I brought it all, thinking I wouldn't eat it all, but then I did. There's leftover bulghur wheat under there too. Quite filling.
Some cucumber spears for the crunch and the green:
And a delightful banana:
For dinner I made black-bean soup, since I'm going to have to eat it for breakfast, too . Here's one great way I mess up recipes: I decided I should halve every recipe like this one because I end up with leftovers forever (and my freezer can only hold so much). So I commenced to halve it, but then forgot halfway through with some ingredients. So: too much water, not enough beans. It was still pretty good, though. That's low-fat sour cream and blue-corn tortilla chips on top. It looks like Halloween in a bowl.
Healthy? Looks pretty good to me, except it doesn't look like a lot of food now. Could do better on the vegetable front.
Financially smart? The yogurt was pricey. Still eating the out-of-season berries. However, leftovers and large pots of bean-based meals are obviously good for the wallet.
Slowness and mindfulness? Not so much, but it did take me forever to eat all those beans for lunch.
Satisfying? Quite.
Environmentally friendly/local or organic? The black beans were organic. So was the sour cream.
Clean Plate Challenge Results: Whose Menu Will I Eat Tomorrow?
On Jan. 12, I asked readers to design a perfect eating day for me , since I seemed to be doing everything wrong. I set out some of the complaints readers had about the way I was eating (too much food! not enough food!) and some guidelines of my own (no meat! no fake foods!), and I promised that if someone designed a day that worked for me, I would eat their menu. The response was terrific. I got more than 60 comments, with everything from advice about how to plan and cook ahead, to specific menus and recipes with cost included, to admonitions that I am on the wrong path and suggestions that I should just eat out, to book recommendations, to advice on what kinds of cheeses to avoid. Someone thought I needed to get more fun in the form of waffles with whipped cream into my diet.
Some menus I dismissed right away, either because they violated my guidelines (they included meat or fake foods), or they included a food readers didn't realize I didn't like (coconut) or a product I wasn't familiar with or didn't want to deal with (Whey protein powder, spirulina, acai).
I was struck by the similarities in many the menus. Some of you advocated for eating a lot of eggs--up to four for breakfast and more for dinner. Many of you suggested a hot grain cereal with fruit for breakfast and some variety of vegetable salad for lunch. Lots of you mentioned hummus.
Overall, there were loads of great meals and ideas, including making a frittata and freezing it to eat all week (done!), eating quinoa with fruit for breakfast, blending a smoothie for a snack, trying mashed turnips, and making a white-bean puree (check!). And there were several entire days that could work for me. Here are some of my favorites:
kate_is suggested an intriguing onion, greens, and beans skillet dish for dinner.
Abby Dye offered a frittata recipe, a lentil soup recipe, and a dressed baked potato for dinner.
Rebecca gave a recipe for some great-sounding chickpea cakes for dinner.
kcar1 suggested sunflower seed butter as part of breakfast, leftover whatever for lunch, and included a black-bean soup recipe for dinner.
Jon had a nice simple menu of oatmeal for breakfast, spinach salad for lunch, and pasta for dinner.
Eric Stoveken included some of my favorite things: a caprese sandwich for lunch and fried rice for dinner.
MK Ryan had a great mix of whole grains, fruit, legumes, and even pasta with tomato sauce.
Megan Jacobs illustrated one way to get five servings of fruits and vegetables in a day.
Any of these menus would be doable for me.
But my favorite came from Danielle Ricci , because she happened to hit on a few things I love: arugula salad for lunch, chana masala for dinner, and homemade chapatti (which she promised is easy to make). So that's the menu I'll be trying tomorrow. I'm a little leery of eating black beans for breakfast, but I'm willing to give it a chance.
Thank you, everyone, for all your great ideas and in-depth comments! I'm sure I'll be drawing from them for a long time.
Feb. 9: What I Ate. Hunger Back With a Vengeance.
True confessions: I woke up at 3 a.m. hungry. I ate two bowls of yogurt with strawberry butter—the second with Grape-Nuts, too. No pictures. My husband was sleeping and my gear was in the other room. This is good. It means I'm feeling better.
Daytime breakfast: wheat berries, blueberries, walnuts, skim milk. I feel like George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life when he returns from bizarro-world Bedford Falls to find the town he knows and loves . Hi, you wonderful old blueberries! I love you!
Boy was I hungry today. Apparently three breakfasts wasn't going to do it. So here is the next one: gluten-free bread toasted with almond butter and strawberry butter. I wanted regular cow butter but figured a protein-rich nut butter would be a healthier and more filling choice.
Hello, you big mutant out-of-season strawberries! I could kiss you!
Sugar-snap peas. Because they are green and I was too lazy and busy to eat a real meal yet.
Lunch: more curried black-eyed pea stew. I know it doesn't look like much, but it's quite delicious. There are more wheat berries hidden under there.
Oh, bananas, how I've missed you! Well what do you know about that?!
More true confessions: I had a little ramekin full of pecans that I neglected to photograph. I'm telling you, I was hungry today. And then I was done being hungry, but I still had to make dinner: pureed white-bean dip (right; a Mark Bittman recipe recommended by commenter kcar1), tabouli (left; also Bittman), babaganoush (bottom) that didn't come out well so I chucked it, and leftover hummus that I didn't make, with little pitas and vegetables. I was no longer hungry so I didn't eat that much. I'm sure you'll be seeing more of some of these later this week.
And today's evaluation:
Healthy? Pretty much, except that strawberry butter is just another sugar-delivery system. I can't seem to do without sweets of some kind.
Financially smart? Aside from my happy reunion with my usual fruits, I'm still living off last week's groceries. The fruits were not the most economical purchases, being out of season and all.
Slowness and mindfulness? Well, I certainly taste and enjoy my food, but I've not been putting much effort into eating slowly. Sugar snap peas are kind of fun and easy to eat slowly.
Satisfying? For the most part. I haven't really been planning new meals so much as finishing old ones. Dinner wasn't as good as I'd hoped.
Environmentally friendly/local or organic? No. (Shame, shame.)
Tomorrow I hope to announce the winner of the Slate Clean Plate Challenge ! And I plan to eat the winning menu on Friday or Saturday.
Feb. 8: What I Ate. Yes, You Will Be Seeing Many Leftovers This Week.
Breakfast: wheat berries, apple butter, skim milk.
Lunch No. 1: leftover root vegetable couscous, Twinings English breakfast tea with lemon.
Lunch No. 2: leftover curried black-eyed pea stew with mushrooms and tomatoes, barley, leftover gluten-free pizza crust, water.
Snack/dessert: banana.
Dinner: I tried to make this Jicama, Grapefruit, and Pepita Salad With Cilantro-Lime Dressing . It didn't come out very well. I used daikon instead of jicama, pomelo instead of grapefruit, blood orange, Romaine and arugula. I wasn't quite up for it--not feeling quite well enough to prepare it or to eat it. Or maybe it's the wrong season. The pomelo was good.
Healthy? Overall, the day looks a little heavy on grains, though they were all good grains. Apple butter is probably not the best choice, since it's really just concentrated fruit--concentrated sugar. I already discussed milk in yesterday's eating. Pretty low on green vegetables and variety too.
Smart shopping? Apple butter not as economical as fruit. Wheat berries and apple butter came from a rather pricey store. Couscous ingredients from FreshDirect, thus not the best buy. Avocado and pomelo not the most cost-effective ingredients. Black-eyed peas came from a can; not as inexpensive as dried beans. Cremini mushrooms not the least expensive choice. Then again, aside from the banana, these were all purchased last week, when economy wasn't the goal.
Slowness/mindfulness? Nope.
Satisfying? All good until dinner.
Environmentally friendly? Not really, aside from the meatlessness. The milk is local.
I'm not quite on the ball this week yet.
Feb. 7: What I Ate. The Winter Illness Finally Got Me.
Not a big eating day today. The winter illness finally got me, but not my appetite. I called in sick and slept all day, aside from these two meals.
Breakfast: wheat berries with apple, pecans, cinnamon, and skim milk. Delicious.
Then I conked out. I'd hoped to get up and eat lunch at around 1 or 2, but next thing I knew it was dark out. I wanted some eggs and toast but didn't think I'd have the energy to stand at the stove long enough to cook eggs, so I nuked more couscous. That's homemade seltzer with orange juice. Thirsty from sleeping all day! Yes, it was fantastic to have a quick, nourishing meal ready.
And then back to bed for the night. I hope to make up for it tomorrow!
So let's evaluate based on this week's criteria:
Healthy? Milk is questionable, depending on how you feel about animal products. There was probably more oil than there needed to be in the couscous. Perhaps more grains in both. Not much protein, except the milk and nuts. Juice is also not the healthiest choice, though there wasn't much. And seltzer is unnecessarily fancier than plain water. The tea is black, not green. Also, this is clearly not enough food or a balanced day. If we are going to be nitpicky about it.
Cost? The wheat berries and pecans came from an uptown produce store--likely not the least expensive choice. The milk and apple are from the farmers' market, both local farmers, so not the least expensive. The apple was something like $1.80/lb., but I did eat it at three separate meals. The couscous ingredients came from FreshDirect.com. I don't think any of them were organic or local. Also, some of these vegetables are enormous--much more than I need. So, overall, I could have made smarter shopping decisions.
Mindfully eaten? Nope. I ate lying down and was just trying to cram some food down my piehole so I could go back to bed. Being sick slowed me down a little bit though. And I certainly enjoyed the taste.
Satisfying? Most definitely.
Environmentally friendly? Because it was a meatless day, yes. But only the apple and milk were local. The farm I buy my milk from, Ronnybrook, uses antibiotics. The juice is Tropicana.
This seems pretty standard for me: satisfaction first, then health, cost, environment, and mindfulness.


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Great Rob Pattinson Interview with The Herald Sun
>> 2011/11/12
He's been named one of the world's 100 most influential people but Robert Pattinson couldn't look less conspicuous if he tried.
Lounging on a plush sofa at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, his white T-shirt features a tiny rip front and centre, his shoelaces are unlaced and his baseball cap is on backwards.
In short, he's disarmingly understated and approachable, immediately offering a cheery hello that quickly reaches his blue-green eyes.
"I can't wait for this film to come out," he says of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1.
"I feel like we've been talking about it for months. Well, I have!"
He's the first to admit that this movie is different from the previous three, which are also based on the novels by Stephenie Meyer.
Not only does it signal the beginning of the end of this billion-dollar franchise, but it also takes the core message of abstinence and gives it a twist; not only do Edward and Bella, played by Kristen Stewart, his real-life girlfriend, get married, they also - shush, don't tell anyone! - have sex (which is quickly followed by the arrival of their first child).
The guitar-playing actor reveals that the harrowing childbirth scenes were tough to watch, given that Bella was writhing in pain and covered in blood for most of the scenes.
He not only found the on-set experience intense but also had some trouble coming to terms with his place in the movie.
"Kristen really connected to this film - she thought that it was Bella's journey and that it was really important. But when I first read the script, I was so frustrated because what is Edward supposed to do, when he's on the sidelines, worrying?" muses the Londoner.
"By the time I was called on to the set, Kristen had gone so far beating herself up that I was terrified - and I hadn't been terrified since the first movie.
"We shot the childbirth scenes as continuous sequence, from when she goes into labour to the birth, so we really had to commit to what we were doing.
"By then, Edward's really beaten down and has to give up his ego.
"It's only in part 2 that Edward rebuilds himself again and I admire him for that."
The 25-year-old heartthrob says it was emotionally challenging to act around all the special effects that show Bella's emaciated body giving birth to baby Renesmee.
"Kristen's head was attached to a dummy body which had gore all over it, and she was wearing a torn hospital gown. It looked unbelievably bad. It was more like a Saw movie than a Twilight movie.
"And the dummy was so realistic I was shocked when I first walked on set - to see anyone you know look like that is just horrible."
Did he try on Bella's fake pregnancy belly?
"I wanted to but they wouldn't let me," he laughs.
Hype around the movie has been growing ever since the producers released photographs of the much anticipated Edward/Bella wedding.
Pattinson remembers the day they said their "I do's" with some amusement, mostly because as the groom no one was interested in his outfit.
"We had all these paparazzi helicopters above and no one asked me to hide as it was all about the dress," he recalls in wonderment.
"I was standing there in the wide open wearing a tuxedo and Kristen was shrouded in secrecy with this dress on."
He's more than conscious that his legions of fans (aka "Twihards") are desperate to see the movie and while even Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies, has said that she wouldn't want his level of fame, he's extremely level-headed about the attention he gets.
"Luckily, it's not every day you have to deal with loads and loads of people because it's quite tiring," he says.
"But people are coming out to say they like you and you have so many people in the world saying they don't like you, so you have to appreciate it because they're on your side."
He's also learned to make the attention work to his advantage.
"While shooting Water for Elephants we were doing an important scene and there were paparazzi messing everything up.
"There was also a crowd of fans who were staying way back and being respectable, while the paps were being a---.
"As I was driving past the fans I said, 'Listen, I can't get out because of all these guys, but if you get rid of the paparazzi, then you can have a better position and I'll come and sign stuff'. And so they got rid of them. They chased them away.
"When you have 300 girls coming at you, it doesn't matter how tough those eight guys are!"
Pattinson reveals that he's now trying his hand at script writing ("I've written a few screenplays and I'd like to do more"), but his immediate aim is to try to find interesting roles.
He's recently completed Bel Ami with Christina Ricci and David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, but says: "I'm not interested in doing star vehicles.
"You want ensembles, you don't want it to be 'Oh the Twilight guy's got a movie coming out'. The directors don't want that either, they want it to be their movie."
Surely he feels more secure now that he has a reputed $55 million in the bank and the world at his feet?
"Kind of. And then not at all," he says candidly. "I feel like I have to think more about what I can do.
"I find I have to convince more people of my worth now than when I wasn't getting jobs at all. As soon as you start getting paid for stuff, your options become limited so quickly."
That said, he's keen to end the press tour for Breaking Dawn and get back to work.
"I've done nine films in four years," he sighs, before adding with a smile, "It's completely ridiculous. This is the longest break I've had in that time but you know what, I already feel like I need to get back to work."


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O'Daniel, Faulkenberry wins open tournament on Sardis
The LeFlore County Bass Club had its second open tournament Saturday at Potato Hills South on Sardis Lake.There were 16 boats that caught 38 fish weighing a collective 131.86 pounds. The average weight of each fish was 3.47 pounds, with six limits caught.The duo of Tim O'Daniel and Rodney Faulkenberry took home first-place honors with 22.19 pounds to earn $350.Haskell and A.J. Higgins were second with 19.39 pounds — 8.33 of which was A.J.'s big bass winner. The duo earned $210 for the second-place finish, while A.J. got an additional $140 for the big bass winner.Patrick and Cole Trowbridge were third (18.23 pounds, $140).The club's next tournament will be April 28 at Applegate Cove Marina on Robert S. Kerr Reservoir.Just a word to all members, you will be allowed to bring a trailer since some of the ramps are closed, but you will need to pay up front by April 27.Save the world, recycle.God bless our troops and veterans.Have a great weekend.• • •Any questions or pictures, make contact with Jody Ray Adams on Facebook, on the "Jody Ray Fishing Hotline" at (918) 649-7387 or email to email@example.com.


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It is hard to believe, but this is the 1,000th post of this blog!
I wanted to have something profound to say, but that is difficult. So I will let you know about something I am working on.
One of the important parts of the Hawaii Karate Museum is our rare book collection. Consisting of several hundred books, about 1/3 of the collection was donated by Karate Sensei, students, and supporters around the world. The remainder was purchased by the museum.
One of our objectives was to get the collection together. In some cases, books were stored in poor conditions before we obtained them. Since our books go back to the late 1800's, properly storing and preserving them is extremely important. It is also important to properly secure them. As you can imagine, this is a very big and expensive job.
We have decided that the best way to preserve, protect and ensure the perpetual existence of the collection is to establish it at the Hamilton Library at the Manoa campus of the University of Hawaii. I am in negotiations at this time and it looks very promising.
To have a historic Karate collection at a major university sounds like a dream, but it may soon be a reality. This will also ensure that Karate Sensei, students, researchers, and enthusiasts will have access to the collection. As planned, the rarest portion of the collection will be in closed shelves and will have to be viewed in a special area. However, the larger portion of the collection will circulate, meaning that the books can be checked out. This is something our museum could not have done on its own.
I will keep you informed of the progress. Please wish us good luck as this is a monumental event.
For my part, I will continue my efforts to obtain rare Karate books, at least for the next 10 years, and will add these to the collection. Why 10 years? From the age of 60 on, I think I should spend more of my time training and teaching, no?
Thank you very much for reading this blog, for your words or encouragement, and support of our projects.
1,000 posts. Hard to believe. A Karate collection at Hawaii's major university. Also hard to believe.
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1000th Post -- Hawaii Karate Museum Collection
It is hard to believe, but this is the 1,000th post of this blog!
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Mel Small and Dr. Don Warden, two of the coordinators who volunteer to help with the program, said that new client families came in and enrolled even during the time they were officially closed during the Yamboree (week of Oct. 14-20).
The pantry is sponsored by the Upshur County Ministerial Fellowship and housed in a store front building donated by the First Baptist Church in the 200 block of Buffalo St., just west of the square.
"Despite being closed on Wednesday during the Yamboree because the (downtown) streets were blocked off, we still had 30 more families than ever before come in for food boxes," said Dr. Warden.
Small said this brought the total served for October to 591, representing 1,609 people, 104 more than ever before. Many people are seeking help because of unemployment in the poor economy.
"We gave out all our quota of commodity boxes, which was 131," Dr. Warden said.
He said they gave out salad mix, grapefruit and potatoes to go with the boxes.
"We would like to thank everyone who helped in the parking lot during the Yamboee, and everyone who parked with us," Dr. Warden said.
They rented out parking spaces on the north side of Cass St., across from the church's fellowship hall.
"The money raised was enough to buy food for more than 500 families," Dr. Warden said.
He and Small asked that if anyone knows of a family in Upshur County who needs food to help feed their family, "please tell them to contact us at 210 Buffalo St. on either Monday or Wednesday from 8 a.m. to noon."
If they live outside the county, they will be put in touch with a pantry in their neighborhood.
"Thank you for your support and prayers. They are being answered," Dr. Warden said.


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Smooth glass and pressed glass infrared bulbs that can be used in heat lamps.
Sold in packages of 2.
Why are our bulbs better than the cheaper versions?
- "Never-loose" base!—See details below.
- Guaranteed to provide 6 months of non-stop life
Surprisingly strong glass. Their heft (and performance) have given us confidence in their warming ability on cold winter nights.
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- 175 watt. Sold/priced in packages of 2.
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- "Never-loose" base
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- 175 watt (Premier's choice) or 250 watt. Sold/priced in packages of 2.
Conventional infrared lamps are cheap—but they usually fail within a month or two. Why?
- The base breaks away from the glass bulb because the high temperature causes the cheap adhesive to degrade.
- Both glass and filament are so fragile that minimal impact shatters them.
"Never-loose" base—they don't use cement adhesive. Instead, the base screws into the bulb. A weld of solder holds the base onto the threads. If a never-loose base ever becomes loose, we will replace at no cost!
Other bulbs—attached with cement adhesive. Heat causes the cement to lose its adhesive property. The base then breaks away from the bulb.
Why do we show you this? Because we included this photo on p. 60 of our 2011 "Equipment That Works!" catalog and p. 16 on our Poultry flyer—and we regret doing so. To prevent any incident (there has been none to our knowledge) we felt we should show you this as a cautionary note.
- Do not use bulbs rated higher that 250w.
- Use quality bulbs as some low quality bulbs have broken off leaving the metal filament in the ceramic fixture.
Please read this note regarding purchase of items #557034 or #557035.
A customer has reported problems screwing PAR (pressed glass) heat lamp bulbs into our orange heat lamp fixtures—so we've studied this in detail.
We have concluded that, because the PAR bulbs feel so sturdy and unbreakable in the hand (which they are), some users (including myself) are inclined to screw them in with more hand strength than they use for normal heat lamp bulbs (which are fragile and feel that way).
Using too much strength to tighten the bulbs doesn't damage the bulbs—but it does deform the brass colored metal inside the ceramic fixtures of our heat lamps.
Mild deformation due to over tightening makes it difficult to screw bulbs in and out of the fixture. Major deformation due to over tightening can flatten the metal so much that the bulb can actually fall out.
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So far so good been using the bulb for a few weeks now for 10 hrs a day for my dog out in the garage in his dog house and it keeps it toasty warm even in near zero temps. I know cuz i got in and tried it out for a few minutes. lol!
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These bulbs are much stronger than the traditional bulbs for heat lamps. We have a goat farm and use these bulbs in our heat lamps for the goats. If treated very rough by the buck the threaded end can pull apart from the glass but I have not seen any shatter. Even if one has broken there is been no danger to the goats from broken glass pieces.
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Have placed this most recent order on the shelf for use next Spring in my brooders. Chose the 175 watt bulbs because 250 watts is too hot for my brooders. From past experience, they do not seem to last any longer than a typical heat bulb but I've never had one come lose from the base or shatter and that makes a big difference.
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I purchased two of the 175 W bulbs along with my Primo Heat Lamp order. For chicks, they do not put out nearly enough heat. I ended up switching all of my lamps back to the 250 W bulbs. They work fine if the outside temp stays above 60, but when the night time temps drop down into the upper 40's they are no match. I like the quality, just wish they put out more heat.


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Southgate, Michigan (Aug. 22, 2013) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman today joined U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) in southeast Michigan to announce the award of a $1 million brownfield grant to the Downriver Community Conference.
"EPA is pleased to award a $1 million grant to supplement the Downriver Community Conference revolving loan fund," Hedman said. "Based on the DCC's excellent track record, I am confident that this money will be put to good use at brownfield sites in the Downriver area – starting with the Monroe Pumphouse, Dearborn City Hall and Willow Run Hanger #2."
During the past five years, EPA has awarded the Downriver Community Conference $6.6 million to be loaned out to clean up contaminated sites and $1.65 million for brownfield assessment work. Since 1997, EPA has awarded 15 individual revolving loan fund grants and assessment grants totaling almost $14 million.
The Downriver Community Conference has supported assessment and cleanup at more than 210 sites. Redevelopment at these sites has led to the creation or retention of 1,000 jobs. The projects also generated over $100 million in public and private investments, resulting in $2 million in tax revenues each year.
"I am pleased to join my friends at today's $1 million brownfield award announcement for the Downriver Community Conference," said Rep. Dingell. "I am proud of the past work of the Downriver Community Conference and its Brownfield Consortium, and today's announcement only further highlight's DCC's reputation of being outstanding stewards of taxpayer dollars and its commitment toward projects that greatly enhance the quality of life in our region. The DCC and the work it does is an example of how important EPA funding is to southeast Michigan."
"The DEQ, EPA and DCC have historically forged great partnerships to facilitate the redevelopment of brownfield sites in southeast Michigan. The DEQ looks forward to continuing that partnership into the future. This award shows that EPA not only recognizes that southeast Michigan has a brownfields funding need, but also that the Downriver Community Conference does excellent work," said Carrie L. Geyer, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
"On behalf of the Downriver Community Conference Board of Directors and staff, we are pleased to be a part of the partnership and all the good things that come with this grant," said Jim Perry, Executive Director of the Downriver Community Conference. "Our mission of keeping the environment clean and putting people back to work exemplifies what the Downriver Community Conference is all about."
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Missions beyond imagination
Any vision needs resources to become reality. When the ESA governing bodies have assigned the financial portfolio for the scientific programme of the coming years, ESA will be able to consolidate the scientific priorities into space missions for the decade 2015-2025.
The exploration of planets and moons in the Solar System, as well as the search for life and primeval material, could be conducted with probes sent to Jupiter and Europa, rovers sent to Mars and sample return missions to Mars and asteroids.
The theme of understanding of the Solar System could lead to a series of missions to investigate space plasmas, such as a Solar Polar Orbiter, or a Heliopause Probe to study the area where the solar influence meets the interstellar medium. A Jupiter Probe could study the Jovian system as a mini 'solar system'.
Mapping the birth of stars and planets would use a set of astronomical observatories, such as a Mid-Infrared Nulling Interferometer for direct detection and spectroscopy of Earth-like planets and the search for biomarkers.
A Far-Infrared Observatory will conduct imaging and spectroscopy of 'protostars' and 'protoplanetary disks', investigate cool molecular and dust clouds from which stars and planets form and resolve discrete sources in the far-infrared background.
Our understanding of the Universe could be improved by exploring the limits of physics as we know it. For example, a Fundamental Physics Explorer programme could probe the tiny deviations from the fundamental interactions that today form our standard models, and move towards to the unification of the theories of General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics.
A Gravitational Wave Cosmic Explorer could also study the very early Universe by detecting the very first gravitational waves generated close to the Big Bang. A Large Aperture X-ray Observatory and a new Gamma-ray Observatory would study the behaviour of matter and the validity of General Relativity around objects whose physics are governed by extreme gravity and temperature conditions, such as black holes and neutron stars.
These observatories would be joined by more missions, such as an Optical/Near-infrared Wide Field Imager to provide clues to the understanding of the elusive dark energy through the study of distant supernovae. An All-sky Cosmic Microwave Background Mapper would chart the details of the early accelerated expansion of the Universe.
An Ultra-high Precision Astrometry Optical/UV Spectroscopy mission could conduct a census of terrestrial exoplanets within 326 light years, a MeV Gamma Ray Imager would study the physics of supernovae at the origin of heavy nuclei and find the true origin of antimatter, and a High-resolution UV Spectroscopy mission would investigate the warm/hot intergalactic medium and distant supernovae.
For some of the missions undertaken under the Horizon 2000 and 2000+ long-term plans, the technologies required did not exist when they were first proposed. The same is true for some of the new conceptual missions emerging in the Cosmic Vision plan.
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Occasionally banks send letters to their customers explaining changes in their credit- and debit-card agreements. This is not one of those letters. It's how one of those letters would read if banks were a distant and annoying cousin whom you never hear from except when he needs a favor.
Dear Valued Customer,
How are you doing? I'm great. Of course, the recession took its toll, and I lost some of my nearest and dearest friends—little banks that made a lot of mortgage loans, bigger banks that spliced and diced a lot of mortgage loans. But I'm a big, big bank, and my profits are back to all-time highs, so I'm feeling pretty good.
All the same, I'm worried. I feel bad for even bothering you about this—there are a million other things I'd love to talk to you about—but it's kind of urgent. Washington is changing some rules about your debit card that are going to end up turning out really badly for me—I mean you!—and you could really help me out by writing to your member of Congress. Like, today.
You might have seen some of my warnings about how this issue threatens you and your family. I put up posters in the subway and made my own Web site. Come next month, the Federal Reserve is going to have to write new rules regarding debit interchange fees, those little sums that I charge retailers when they let customers pay with a debit card, to pay for the infrastructure to keep the machines up and running and to help cover the cost of fraudulent charges. I won't bother you with the details.
A provision inserted in the big Dodd-Frank financial reform law that passed last year bill slashed those fees. The rule lets smaller banks, those with less than $10 billion floating around, continue to charge whatever they want. But my big buddies and I got discriminated against. I had been charging merchants about 44 cents per transaction. Now, I can only charge 12 cents. That means my friends and I are going to lose out on about $14 billion in fees per year—fees that we took from your local grocery store, gas station, and department store … you name it. Now I'm worried I'm going to have to charge those fees to you.
So if you want to write that letter to Congress, I've got some language for you to use. No fee, either! (That was a joke, OK?) "The only beneficiaries of this harmful rule are retailers, who will take home an additional $14 billion in profits," I think you should say. "The rule does not require that retailers pass along even one penny of their savings to customers. Meanwhile, banks, forced to lose money on debit interchange transactions, will be forced to compensate by increasing fees for deposit customers." Sounds pretty good, huh?
Now, I can't tell you what it costs me to run each debit transaction—I have to keep that information very, very secret. But like I said before, it's in the neighborhood of 44 cents, not the 12 cents the government thinks it is, I swear. And I can't tell you how I work out my fees with retailers. That's private too.
The only thing you need to understand is that, if the Fed follows through, I am not going to have any choice except to raise your fees. That means no more free checking accounts (though, to be totally honest, they've been on their way out since Congress stopped us from charging $35 per overdraft without asking first). I might also have to limit your debit card transactions—maybe stopping you from charging more than $50 per transaction on your card. I'm sorry! Again, I have no choice. I need that revenue from fees, you have to understand.
Now, you've probably been hearing about me from some people who say I'm not being honest with you. Maybe they say this change will be good for small businesses, or that I don't need to pass on these costs to you, or that this is really about my revenue targets, and blah, blah, blah. Let me tell you, my friend: This is about you and me. Just the two of us.
I'm sure you'll hear some sob story from some little businesses. "Oh, but those fees are so high, I lose money every time I sell a newspaper!" they'll say. "And if I try to pass these big fees on to my customers, I could go out of business!" To which I say: Boo hoo, guys. Toughen up. Besides, the companies that are going to make out like bandits are the ones that process the most transactions—like Wal-Mart. Maybe, just maybe, we have already worked out an interchange deal with big stores like that. (Like I said, I can't tell you about that. Sorry!) But one way or another, definitely do not listen to any local small-business types. Listen to me.
You might also hear some four-eyed economist folks pointing out that our interchange fees in the United States are the highest in the industrialized world, even though we banks provide similar services. Whatever. This is the land of the free, and we charge what we can charge. And there will be some other nerds moaning about how our fee structures are regressive—giving big benefits to rich families with our fancier signature debit cards, and taxing poor ones to do it. That is beside the point.
All you need to understand is this: If this thing goes through, we are going to have to charge you higher fees. So when you lose your free checking account unless you've got $50,000 in the bank, blame your member of Congress and your local businessperson—not me.
Your friend,
Big Bank
P.S. Next time you come in, you want to apply for a rewards card?


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Kim Dotcom Offers To Come To The US, If DOJ Releases Funds For Legal Defense
from the your-move dept
He said he would willingly go to the US if he and his co-defendants were given a guarantee of a fair trial, money to pay for a defence and funds to support themselves and their families.This is an interesting move, because it's entirely possible that the DOJ will call his bluff here. Certainly, some of the strength in Dotcom's case is that he wasn't violating New Zealand law (which is required for the extradition to take place). A fight in a US court, against the DOJ, is a much tougher proposition -- and a very risky bet. There are a lot of reasons why Dotcom may have a strong case, but the DOJ rarely loses. It happens, but it's rare. Even in extreme cases, the DOJ is pretty good at railroading those they indict to "plea" out of a case rather than face a full trial.
"They will never agree to this and that is because they can't win this case and they know that already."


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Date: 1904
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Ghana Deputy Minister highlights progress in PCB Project [1]
26 September 2013, Accra, Ghana - During the week of 23 September 2013, a number of key milestones were reached in the "GEF/UNITAR/UNDP/EPA-Ghana Project on Capacity Building for the Elimination of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) in Ghana". In particular, the 9th session of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) convened on 26 September 2013, followed by a high-level sensitization event and press briefing for TV, radio and print media in Ghana. The high-level sensitization and press briefing events were organized in response to the recent project reviews that called for increased project visibility at the local level and for decision makers.
During the 9th PSC meeting, key decisions were adopted, including:
- Consideration and endorsement of the decision to undertake a single national disposal operation that includes PCBs, but also obsolete pesticides with POPs characteristics and ozone depleting substances as a way to save cost and time, as well as promote synergies.
- Further soil analysis should be conducted to determine the full extent of contaminated sites in Tamale and Tema PCB temporary storage facility.
- Expression of satisfaction with the progress made so far on the nation-wide PCB inventory and instruction that all inventory related activities should be concluded.
- Discussion on the activities to be included in the monitoring and evaluation reports.
During the High-level sensitization event, Dr Bernice Adiku Heloo, Deputy Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, acknowledged the lack of specific regulations on PCBs in Ghana and appreciated the efforts of this project to assist Ghana to meet its obligation under the Stockholm Convention on POPs, through the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and Global Environment Facility (GEF). She said the project aims at strengthening the capacities and capabilities of stakeholders from both government and private sector to identify PCBS, manage existing sources as well as their elimination and destruction. Dr. Heloo also called on the media to help create awareness among the public on the adverse health and environmental effects of PCBs, and solicit their cooperation in eliminating them from Ghana.
Mr Daniel Amlalo, Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), said the strategy includes strengthening the legal framework and the management capacity both within government institutions and among PCB holders. He stated that subsequent strategies for managing the PCB oils and PCB-contaminated equipment would be implemented to ensure that Ghana completely eliminates PCBs from the country: "Without appropriate policy and legal framework in place, it would be difficult to sustain the gains that would be made from the project. I am therefore, very glad that a draft policy on POPs and a draft bill for the control and management of POPs/PCBs have also been developed under the project".
Giving the perspectives of the utility companies, Mr Emmanuel Amekor, Manager, Utility, VRA, said the three utilities (VRA, GRIDCo and ECG) had so far contributed about US$1.6 million in-kind towards the success of the PCB project.
This project is executed nationally by the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (Ghana EPA) and internationally by UNITAR, with support of UNDP and financing of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
For local media coverage of the event, please see links below.
http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2013/09/27/govt-urged-to-pass-law-on-controlling-pcbs/ [2]
http://allafrica.com/stories/201309300487.html [3]
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/regional/artikel.php?ID=287266 [4]
http://graphic.com.gh/General-News/epa-alerts-on-danger-of-pcbs.html [5]
http://www.ghana.gov.gh/index.php/2012-02-08-08-32-47/general-news/3222-government-to-strenghten-capacity-of-stakeholders-on-pcb [6]
http://www.ghananewsagency.org/science/government-urged-to-pass-law-on -controlling-pcbs-65271 [7]


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Flying Cap
Joy Rector 8/26/2009 8:58:13 AMawesome, outstanding work #1172829
Dr Silly 8/26/2009 9:13:55 AMAwesome. Looks like it's from a old movie. :O)
Susan M. Hembree 8/26/2009 10:11:46 AMOooo...so cool, Les! I agree with Doc; looks like it was pulled from an old WWII film box. #7889842
Susana Ms Heide 8/26/2009 12:46:38 PMIf it didn't have such a vintage look I would say that it feels like I'm right there in the plane flying along! :o) Remarkable job Les!! #7890235
Alison Greenwood 8/26/2009 2:22:59 PMWOW! Amazing work Les! #7890501
Anita Tykwinski 9/2/2009 6:33:34 PMFabulous vintage DD work!! #7910769
Cesar J. La Rosa 9/19/2009 10:19:26 PMWOW!!! What a GREAT photograph, Les!!!
Stefania Barbier 9/19/2009 10:29:34 PMhuge congrats on your finalist!!! #7957064
Dennis Behm 9/20/2009 5:36:44 AMCongratulations on your Finalist, Les. #7958725
Linda Blair 9/20/2009 6:36:00 AMCongratulations on your great finalist!!!!! #7959318
Siete Meeter 9/20/2009 9:09:42 AMWOW! Amazing work Les! Congratulations on your great finalist!!!!!
Nancyj E. Hovey 9/20/2009 3:36:39 PMC O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
Dr Silly 9/21/2009 6:31:35 AMCongrats Les for your Finalist. :O)
Gary Lange 9/21/2009 8:39:44 AMCongrats. #7966702
Carol L. Fowler 9/21/2009 12:03:11 PMFelicitacion! #7967347
Datha Y. Thompson 9/21/2009 8:50:33 PMC O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! !
Wendy Moghadam 9/21/2009 9:25:58 PMAmazing work Les! Congratulations on your finalist! #7969283
Dianna Murphy 9/22/2009 8:22:55 AMCongratulations on your outstanding finalist and best of luck in the next round! #7970927
JO ANN CLEVELAND 9/22/2009 12:39:27 PMCongratulations on this great finalist Les...
jo ann c. #7971662
Christopher Budny 9/23/2009 2:00:48 PMCongratulations on this creative win, Les! #7975844
Nancyj E. Hovey 9/23/2009 2:11:35 PMC O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 9/23/2009 2:26:16 PMCongratulations on your win! Very cool Les! #7976106
Stefania Barbier 9/23/2009 4:10:26 PMcongratulations on your gorgeous winner!!!!!!! #7976584
Debra R. Harder 9/23/2009 4:40:08 PMCONGRATULATIONS, Les, on your AWESOME GOLD WINNER!! Deb #7976736
Aimee C. Eisaman 9/23/2009 4:53:09 PMCongrats on an amazing edit and win! :~) I feel like I'm in an old war film when I look at this! #7976796
JO ANN CLEVELAND 9/23/2009 4:54:41 PMBig Congratulations on the Gold Les, very well deserved!
jo ann c. #7976809
Courtenay Vanderbilt 9/23/2009 5:42:54 PMThank you Les, and Big CONGRATULATIONS to you! #7977047
Jennifer L. Alder 9/23/2009 6:30:44 PMBig congrats!!! :) #7977330
Dr Silly 9/23/2009 7:07:06 PMWay to go Les, Congrats on the GOLD. :O) #7977464
Ken Smith 9/23/2009 7:12:43 PMHey Les...congrats to you!! And I see you're on CO now...gotta love the fall colors and the snow! :-) #7977484
Evy Johansen 9/23/2009 7:24:36 PMBig congratulations on your win, Les!! #7977543
Kara L. Hendricks 9/23/2009 7:25:30 PMOUTSTANDING Les!!!
Christine Czernin 9/23/2009 11:42:03 PMCongrats Les. It is a very powerful, impressive capture. #7977975
Renee Doyle 9/24/2009 1:27:54 AMFantastic work Les!!! Big congratulations!! #7978110
Usman M. Bajwa 9/24/2009 3:48:16 AMCongrats. Les on this beautiful Winner image!
Mary Beth Aiello 9/24/2009 6:53:56 AMJust outstanding, Les. Huge congrats on this wonderful Gold. #7979190
Leland N. Saunders 9/24/2009 2:34:31 PMMarvelous work, Les ... congratulations on the win ... !!
Lee #7980501
Susana Ms Heide 9/26/2009 11:08:11 AMMany CONGRATS Les for winning a well deserved medal with such a classic presentation of this subject!!! #7985690
Datha Y. Thompson 9/30/2009 7:39:07 PMC O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! !
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Ubuntu's latest release called Precise Pangolin has managed to please its many admirers and silence the naysayers. Unity, the most contentious part of Ubuntu so far has turned out to be a dark horse in Canonical's race for desktop domination. With new features like the HUD, video lens and more, Ubuntu 12.04 has even had the BBC waxing eloquent about its charm. That said, not everyone is happy with the latest release. There are, as always, some criticisms regarding the lack of a new icon theme and the absence of any major game-changing feature. Of course, the overall outlook towards Ubuntu 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' is positive and there is absolutely no doubt that this is the best release by Canonical so far.
As with every new release, many users are kind of on the fence about upgrading their operating system to the latest version. Fears, doubts, and stability affinity are some roadblocks that a new Linux user faces when he or she hears about the word upgrade. If you too are undecided whether to upgrade or not to, here's a list of the reasons which will help you pick a side.
Reasons Why You Should Upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04
1. You get the latest of all apps: Yes, the latest Firefox, Nautilus, and Thunderbird are enough reasons to make you choose the Pangolin. With the latest kernel, you have faster boot times, better driver support and more. Also, Ubuntu's Software Center has been upgraded to the latest version making it much faster than its earlier version.
2. Improved Unity: Unity in 11.10 was, to an extent, a half-baked desktop experience. Applications were not integrated properly, nor was the launcher completely done. With Ubuntu 12.04, you'll find most of the default applications support quick lists, thus making the desktop much more usable.
3. The Video Lens: Whether you want to explore your huge movie collection or want to discover some cool online videos, the Video Lens on the Unity desktop makes every videophile happy. You can easily browse through or search videos from your own videos collection (files from your Videos folder) and open them up using the default media player.
4. Improved Privacy: For many users, the Dash is more of an embarrassing history reminder than an intelligent desktop search engine. For those who worry about their privacy a lot, the settings let you delete your entire track record or history from a limited time frame.
5. HUD: Replacing the traditional menubar comes HUD, an intelligent and adaptive tool that allows you to perform important application-related tasks without clicking the mouse. Simply press the Alt key and key in the command you want.
6. A Great Set of Wallpapers: Admit it, who doesn't love to dress up their computer? If the aforementioned features don't interest you much, then at least upgrade for the amazing set of community wallpapers that come with Precise. And yeah, change the wallpaper and you'll see the login screen adapt it as its skin instantly.
7. Improved Multi-Monitor Support: Work with 2 or more monitors like a boss with Ubuntu's latest offering.
Reasons Why You Shouldn't Upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04
1. You hate Unity: If you're using the pre-Unity Ubuntu, then chances are that the new incarnation of the Canonical marvel doesn't appeal to you much. No matter how hard you tried, you couldn't really manage to like the whole Unity thing. In that case, it's okay; it's better to stay with your current version. Gnome 2 isn't that bad after all.
2. Your upgrade experience hasn't been good so far: Admit it, the upgrade experience isn't the smoothest of all. There are some small issues here and there usually; however, there are rare cases when the upgrade messes things up real bad. If your computer has been a victim of such circumstances a lot of times, then it's better to stay with the earlier version rather than upgrade. Also, if you're on a computer that demands a lot of uptime then it's better to stick with the older version.
3. You don't need awesome features: Okay, no matter how much you hate Unity, Ubuntu 12.04 is something that will make you change your mind. It's stable, fast, and comes with a lot of amazing features that neither Linux Mint nor any other distro have at this moment. So, if you're on the fence about upgrading, we'd say by all means go to ubuntu.com right now and upgrade!
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If there's one message Phil Dorn wants to get across to his team it's this — be ready to play against one of the best teams Pocono Mountain East has faced all year.
If there's one message Phil Dorn wants to get across to his team it's this — be ready to play against one of the best teams Pocono Mountain East has faced all year.
Dorn's Cardinals know they are headed into a hornets nest tonight against an East Stroudsburg South (3-1, 2-1 MVC) team hungry, angry and knowing it has to run the table if it has any shot of winning the Mountain Valley Conference this year.
Ditto for the 3-1 Cardinals, who kick off in the Purple Pit tonight against the Cavaliers at 7 p.m.
"They're not going to be down to play us," Dorn said. "They're going to be excited, they're going to be fired up and we're going to get their best game Friday night and we have to be ready for that."
Both teams head into tonight's play with one defeat — the Cards falling 29-26 to East Stroudsburg North in Week 2, while the Cavs were stunned 31-28 in Week 3 by Stroudsburg.
After both teams shared easy wins last week, the winner of tonight's game will still be in the conference title hunt, while the loser will be fighting for a postseason berth the rest of the way.
"This game's huge for both of us," Dorn said. "We're behind the eight ball. North beat us and we're still reeling from that one a little, but this is a big game for us. We told the kids, our next three (games) are huge."
PM East's next three games are against ES South, Pleasant Valley and Stroudsburg — all in the hunt for the conference title. The run of tough games starts tonight against a Cavalier defense that has been impressive in the first four weeks.
Defensive ends Darrion Alkema and Stanley Acosta anchor the front line, while 215-pound Luke Monica is having a good year at middle linebacker.
"Both of their ends, No. 2 (Alkema) and No. 4 (Acosta), they're pretty athletic, real athletic, and their middle linebacker (Monica) is a big kid, and their weak and strong linebackers are smaller kids but athletic, tough kids and they stick you.
"Up front they're pretty tough and pretty physical and they seem like they move real well."
Pocono East will counter with an offense led by senior quarterback Evan Fardella (533 yards passing, 8 TDs, 2 INTs). His ability to run and throw has given the Cardinals an added dimension few defenses have seen. His ability to scramble and buy time for receivers Steven Dienno, RJ Sarajian, Kyle Harris and Jason Parchment has been clutch.
The Cardinals' biggest liability the last week has been penalties, though. They've had three touchdowns in the last two weeks called back on penalties. Over four games, PM East has averaged over 80 yards a game in penalties.
"We have to stop shooting ourselves in the foot," Dorn said. "Penalties have killed us, they've hampered us, they've slowed us down, any way you put it and we have to eliminate that. Like I said, this is the best team we've seen. We can't have nine penalties. If we have nine penalties Friday night, we'll lose."
The pick — The Cavaliers' defensive front, combined with the inconsistent play on offense by the Cardinals give Eastburg South an edge. Cavaliers, 34-20.
Here's a look at the rest of this weekend's games.
Stroudsburg gets a chance to see some of its younger players in the mix tonight. Running back Altarique Mosley-Dew (568 yards) could put up a huge number depending on playing time.
The pick — Mounties 42-0.
ES North (3-1, 3-0), 7 p.m.
Pocono West's Matt Shelter leads the MVC with 23 catches for 283 yards, while Mark McMaster and Jordan Hardy are close behind in the standings.
ES North's David Allbaugh will play tonight after missing time last week — a big boost for the Timberwolves.
The pick — Can North's defense slow down the Panthers' passing game? Just enough. Timberwolves, 27-26.
Pleasant Valley (3-1, 3-0) at Wyomissing (4-0), 1:30 p.m.
The Bears meet their best competition to date in Wyomissing, the third-ranked team in the state in Class AA. The Spartans have outscored their opponents 148-14. RB Alex Anzalone has run for 917 yards and has 171 yards receiving to go with 15 touchdowns and has committed to Notre Dame.
Pleasant Valley freshman RB Austyn Borre leads the area with 633 yards and eight touchdowns, while QB Brandon Leap has thrown for 10 touchdowns.
The pick — Tough task for the Bears. Wyomissing, 28-14.


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Sapphire Pure PC-AM2RX780 Review
By ajmatson -
3DMark06 is one of the benchmarks that always comes up when a bragging contest is begun. 3DMark06 presents a severe test for many of today's hardware components. Let's see how this setup fares. The settings we will use are listed below.
- SM2.0 Graphics Tests: GT1- Return to Proxycon, GT2- Firefly Forest
- CPU Tests: Cpu1- Red Valley, CPU2- Red Valley
- HDR/SM3.0 Graphics Tests: HDR1- Canyon Flight, HDR2- Deep Freeze
All of the scores were close but in the end the AMD chipset gave way to the NVIDIA chipset by a hair.


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Two Baylor Entities Merge to Encourage Deeper Moral and Theological ReflectionSept. 4, 2013
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WACO, Texas (Sept. 4, 2013) -- Baylor University Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Davis, Ph.D., has announced that the Center for Christian Ethics, located at Baylor since 2000 to engage Christians in reflection about significant ethical issues, has merged with the Institute for Faith and Learning (IFL), effective at the beginning of the 2013-14 academic year. The Center's director, Robert Kruschwitz, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, has joined IFL as a senior scholar.
"I am delighted that the important work of the Center for Christian Ethics will continue under the direction of IFL," Elizabeth Davis said. "I am also pleased that Bob Kruschwitz and Darin Davis (IFL's director) realized the synergy that existed between these two important units and how joining them might deepen Baylor's role in encouraging moral and theological reflection for the sake of the church and wider culture."
One of the primary means of pursuing the Center's mission has been publication of its outstanding quarterly Christian Reflection.
Under IFL, production of the journal will continue uninterrupted with Kruschwitz remaining as general editor.
"I look forward to joining the Institute for Faith and Learning as a senior scholar," Kruschwitz said. "This will allow me not only to continue doing the things I love best--such as developing and editing more issues of Christian Reflection and teaching moral philosophy--but also to pursue several exciting projects in IFL. It will be a joy to work more closely in the coming years with my friend Darin Davis and his staff."
"My colleagues and I are honored to welcome Bob Kruschwitz to IFL," said Darin Davis, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Faith and Learning and assistant professor of Christian philosophy and ethics at Baylor's George W. Truett Theological Seminary. "Dr. Kruschwitz's contributions to Baylor and the church have been significant, especially his editorship of Christian Reflection. He will contribute to IFL's existing projects in many ways, but his presence also will spur us to do new work that we hope will foster faithful and rigorous ethical reflection in the Christian tradition."
Founded in 1997, IFL exists to encourage reflection and practice that exemplifies Baylor's mission of aspiring for academic excellence and Christian commitment, and its goal of becoming a university of the first rank committed to its Baptist and Christian identity.
IFL's projects include: direction of the Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture, an annual interdisciplinary conference that has gained an international reputation; development programs for Baylor faculty, including Communio, an annual retreat held at the H.E. Butt Foundation's Laity Lodge; and programs for Baylor students, including the Crane Scholars and Conyers Scholars Programs.
Baylor University is a private Christian university and a nationally ranked research institution, characterized as having "high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university provides a vibrant campus community for approximately 15,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating university in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 11 nationally recognized academic divisions. Baylor sponsors 19 varsity athletic teams and is a founding member of the Big 12 Conference.
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Working in the oil and petroleum industry in Canada requires very specific training. The H2S alive training is the industry standard and is required to work in any of the oil and petroleum industries anywhere in Canada or the US.
Fire safety and suppression is also required by anyone that wants to work in the industry where there are forests surrounding the work place. The courses will help you to get your certification and easily become employed in the oil and petroleum industry which is very lucrative. The course length for these courses are typically 8 hours (one day). They are comprehensive courses that offer all the information that you need to be safe and help others in the work place.
Hydrogen Sulfide Training
Typically the class length for this certification is 8 hours and is held in a one day course. This course will include information about detection of Hydrogen Sulfide and monitoring of it. The course will also include the basics of respiratory protective equipment and how to use it and rescue techniques to help someone in trouble. For more extensive information take a look at h2straining.ca
This course will also include the certified seven step initial response protocol and review case studies. This comprehensive course includes a lot of information in the typical eight hour course day. Once you complete the course you will be certified.
Fire Suppression and Safety
This course is also typically 8 hours and covers a lot of information in that eight hour period. It is a required certification course for anyone that will be fighting wild fires or that works in an industry that is located in a forested area. This certification makes you a commodity to any company that is located in a forested area.
During this course you will learn about the equipment used to fight fires and how to properly use that equipment. You will also lean about how fires tend to behave and how heavy equipment is used to suppress wildfires. Fire line safety is also covered in this course. Water delivery systems are explained and how to properly use those systems and the operator's role is also covered. Information about how to avoid injury during a fire and how to react when a fire has broken out. You will learn the steps to take when a fire has been confirmed and how to quickly react.
This is an intense course that will certify you for one year in fire suppression.


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Volume 17 Issue 30 | Dec. 17 - 23, 2004
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The Minor Prophets present An Evening of Short Films and Live Comedy. Wed, Nov. 17 at 8 pm. Juvie Hall, 24 Bond St. $5. 917-650-5878.
Cinema Benefit
The Philippine Jesuit Foundation will present two special screenings of Violet Sevillas award-winning film, Magnifico. The film is set in the small island country of the Philippines and tells a moving story of how one child can make a difference. General admission tickets to the event are $100. Angels tickets are $500; Benefactors, $1,000; and Corporate Patrons, $5,000. Money will benefit the extraordinary and unparalleled work of The Philippine Jesuit Foundation. Their tireless work in the Philippines includes apostolic missions, community service programs, and educational programs. The New York-based group supports 327 Jesuits in the country, 112 of them over the age of 70 and 20 infirm. Nov. 20 at 2 and 7 pm. Pope Theater, Fordham University, Lincoln Center, 60th Street Entrance. Benefactors will attend a special Dinner 5 pm. 212-233-0888. For more information, visit www.philjesuit.net.
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