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The Amato Opera was an opera company located in the East Village neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York City. The company was produced by the husband and wife team of Anthony and Sally Amato and presented opera on a small scale with a reduced orchestra at low prices. Over its 61 years in existence, it encouraged and trained many young singers. The company was founded in 1948 by husband and wife team Anthony (July 21, 1920 – December 13, 2011) and Sally Amato (27 September 1917 – 16 August 2000). Tony Amato acted as artistic director, choosing the repertoire, rehearsing and conducting the operas. In the early productions, he often cast students from his opera classes at The America Theatre Wing, where he was the Director of the Opera Workshop. These was no admission charge for the company's early performances, because union rules prohibited it. Instead, during the intermission the Amatos would "pass the hat around" for contributions. Sally acted as costumier, ran lights and box office and managed publicity and business matters. Under the alias Serafina Bellantoni, she sang in productions for over fifty years. Their first production, Rossini's The Barber of Seville, was mounted in the auditorium of Our Lady of Pompeii Church at Bleecker and Carmine Streets. The following week, the company produced Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci. The company used many other locations in its early years, including the Kaufman Auditorium of the 92nd Street Y, the Fashion Institute of Technology, and Washington Irving High School auditorium. In 1951, the company moved into its first permanent home at 159 Bleecker Street. In its new 299-seat theatre, the company gave four performances during nearly every weekend of the year. Amato found a new permanent home in 1964 in a four-story building, next to a gas station and near the famous rock club CBGB, at 319 Bowery near Second Street, a former Mission House and restaurant supply store, which was converted into a theatre with rehearsal and storage space, 107-seats, a 20-foot stage and a tiny orchestra pit. Throughout its life, Amato Opera has maintained a policy of keeping prices low, charging only $1.80 a seat in 1964. By 1975 ticket prices were $3-4 and in 1998, they were $23. In 2008, tickets were $35 ($30 for students, children, and seniors), still modest compared to those at larger opera houses. The Amato Opera has grown famous as a testing ground for young singers; many of its performers have gone on to sing, direct, and conduct in opera companies around the world.... The orchestra is phenomenal. The sets, designed by Richard Cerullo for the past twenty years, are wonderfully designed to make the most of the Amato's small stage. And what the theater lacks in seating capacity it makes up for in intimacy. Amato Opera received commendations and awards from Mayors Abe Beame, Ed Koch and Rudy Giuliani, and the Amatos were inducted into City Lore's Peoples' Hall of Fame, honored by the American Cultural Roundtable, and the Italian Heritage and Cultural Committee, in recognition for their contribution to the artistic life of New York City. Amato Opera closed after its last performance of The Marriage of Figaro on May 31, 2009. Email meRead More


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Riverside, Calif. - Kevin Venegas' unassisted goal late in the first half broke a 1-1 tie and lifted Cal State Fullerton to a 2-1 Big West Conference men's soccer victory Saturday night at UC Riverside.
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Venegas stole the ball from a UCR defender and scored his third goal of the season in the 42nd minute after each team had scored in the opening six minutes. Fullerton struck only 68 seconds into the match when Mark Nelson's cross was deflected by Celso Alvarez to Jesse Escalante, who punched in his first collegiate goal. Tyler Wilson's goal tied it for UCR at the 5:18 mark. It came after a throw-in and a short cross.
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A case the Supreme Court will take up Tuesday weaves the tabloid fodder of a wife's attempted poisoning of her husband's mistress together with the tea party's worst fears of the federal government's insatiable appetite for power.
Toss in the potential for Americans to wind up facing criminal charges stemming from global treaties hammered out in foreign capitals, and you have all the makings of a riveting high court showdown.
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What excites conservative legal scholars isn't the made-for-television tale of Carol Bond, a Pennsylvania microbiologist arrested in 2007 for allegedly trying to poison her husband's pregnant mistress Myrlinda Haines by repeatedly spreading toxic chemicals on her doorknob and car-door handles. It's the chance self-described originalists say the case provides to rein in the burgeoning power of the federal government.
"It's the most important structural separation-of-powers case to come before the Supreme Court since Obamacare," said conservative attorney David Rivkin. "It's enormously important. ... One of the reasons it's exciting is the issues are of tremendous constitutional significance, but not of tremendous political significance. That ensures that the merits will not be clouded by the political issues."
The chief complaint of conservatives in the Bond case is fairly straightforward: She was prosecuted in federal court under a statute that lower courts upheld as valid because it was passed in order to implement U.S. obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention, a treaty signed by President George H.W. Bush in 1993 and ratified by the Senate in 1997.
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"It is a constitutional axiom that Congress's powers are limited and enumerated. But if those powers can be increased at will by treaty, then they really are no limits at all," he said. "If the government wins this case, then Congress's power is really potentially infinite."
While the argument raises fears of unbridled federal power, the Supreme Court ruled explicitly nearly a century ago that treaties can be used to justify congressional actions. In 1920, the court upheld the Migratory Bird Treaty Act as constitutional simply because it implemented a valid treaty, holding that there was no need to prove the law independently valid under some other provision in the Constitution.
Rosenkranz noted that while some dismiss the possibility that Congress and the executive branch would agree to treaties in order to make what is otherwise unconstitutional constitutional, that is precisely what happened nearly a century ago, when a deal was cut with the United Kingdom and Canada to fortify the legal underpinnings of the bird-migration law.


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The dream was so vivid, she didn't realize at first that it was a dream. The party was crowded, the guests cheerful, the food delicious. Then a rumor began to circulate among the guests. The Devil was coming to the party. The Devil was on the way.
She didn't pay much attention at first. Until a hush came over the crowd. Turning to see what it was, she saw a tall, handsome blond man standing in the doorway greeting his hostess. Around her, the murmurs began. It was the Devil. He had come.
She watched out of the corner of her eye as the Devil made the rounds of the room. He looked so ordinary, it was hard to believe he was the Devil. Then he came to her group. As soon as he joined them, she knew the rumor was true. This was not someone to be trifled with. Frightened, she grabbed for a Bible her hostess had left lying on a nearby end-table and threw it at the Devil. For a moment, their eyes locked. The Devil's eyes were full of ferocious anger, terrible evil, and malevolent malice directed right at her. She thought she was dead.
Then she woke, and lay trembling in her bed with the light on until dawn.
The next morning was the end of term. Her parents and younger sister helped her clear out her dorm room and packed the car. It was dusk before they settled into their seats for the two-hour drive home. They talked excitedly as they drove towards their home in New Jersey, interrupting each other often, contradicting themselves and laughing. It was good to be together again.
They were fifteen minutes from home when they left the highway. Her father turned onto Washington Rock Road that led up the mountain, through the C-bend around the Washington Rock State Park and then down the other side of the mountain. As they drove up the steep hill, a noisy motorcycle tail-gated them, trying to pass even though the road was windy and narrow. Finally the hill grew so steep that the driver was forced to slow down and eventually, they pulled away from him entirely.
The car reached the top of the hill and started around the long C curve that took them through one end of the park. The park was dark and still. The whole family automatically looked to their right, out over the gorgeous view of the New York City skyline. They all saw the small park cart, sitting next to the road just inside the park boundary. It was parked directly underneath the only streetlight, where you couldn't fail to see it. And inside the vehicle....
She started trembling fiercely. Inside the vehicle was a tall, handsome blond man with eyes full of ferocious anger, terrible evil, and malevolent malice. It was the man from her dream. The man everyone said was the Devil!
The tension in the car was palpable. She had mentioned her dream to no one. But her parents and her sister all felt the evil pulsing from the still figure in the cart. No one spoke as they drove past the man.
Suddenly, the engine gave a strange cough. Her father gunned the motor, once, twice in a silent, desperate battle to keep moving. She gripped her hands together, praying silently as she stared at the figure opposite their car. The engine caught again and her father pressed down hard on the accelerator. Then they were past the man and roaring away from the park and towards the downward slope of the mountain.
She was sweating profusely, unable to stop shaking. She looked back out the window at the man in the park, and saw the motorcycle come roaring at last to the top of the hill. It drove half-way around the C-bend and as it drew opposite the figure in the cart, she heard the engine of the motorcycle cough. And then stall.
And then the park was out of view and they were riding silently towards home, not daring to speak until they were safely indoors.
She often wondered what happened to the man on the motorcycle.
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With a population of more than 35 million, Tokyo – the capital of Japan – is the city of world records: it has the largest continuous metropolitan area, the best restaurants, the busiest railway station and the highest cost of living in the world. You will definitely experience a city of superlatives when you land from your flight to Tokyo. Once in Tokyo, you might be struck by how new and modern everything is. Shiny, glittering skyscrapers built of glass and metal compete with enormous billboards and advertisements in bright neon light. You don't need to wonder whether the city has something for you: it has everything you could wish for.
Tokyo Skytree – a big landmark that you must visit once while you're in Tokyo. Located just outside the city, the building is Japan's tallest structure and the second-highest in the world (after Burj Khalifa). From one of the observation decks, you will be treated to a marvellous view over Tokyo city. For more spectacular views, visit Tokyo Tower or one of the many skyscrapers around the city, many of which have their own observation decks. Look out of the window as you approach land on your Tokyo flights and you'll likely spot the city's towering landmarks below.
The Imperial Palace in Tokyo – with its beautiful garden is another sight you shouldn't miss; the famous Yasukuni Shrine can be found nearby.
The Sensō-ji temple – located in Asakusa, this ancient Buddhist temple is the oldest one in Tokyo and definitely one of the most significant.
Shinjuku Gyoen – one of the most popular parks in Tokyo.
Tokyo Disney Resort (which includes Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea) is a major theme park attraction for the whole family. Other theme parks that can be found within a reasonable distance of the city centre are Tokyo Dome City Attractions and Sanrio Puroland.
For anime enthusiasts, the animation film studio Ghibli is a must-see attraction. Note that the place is very popular, so reserving tickets beforehand is a good idea.
Yoyogi Park – see the Japanese Elvises alive and well in Yoyogi Park near Harajuku.
Ryōkogu with its Kokugikan stadium is the centre of Japanese sumo wrestling. In addition to sumo tournaments held in January, May and September, the Ryōkogu area hosts a sumo museum. There's a good chance to spot real sumo wrestlers as well!
Flying to Tokyo with children? You'll find lots to entertain the entire family.
Hanayashiki – The oldest amusement park in Japan features charming rides for all ages, an exciting split-level maze, carnival games and a haunted house.
Inokashira Park – Ride in a swan boat around the large lake, watch as your kids have fun at the play area, visit the zoo, spot nature and relax.
KidZania – Younger members of the family can make new friends as they experience life in the adult world through themed play and varied activities.
Kodomo no Mori Park – Home to gigantic dinosaur statues, dragon boats, play equipment and fountains.
Nikko – 90 minutes' train ride from Tokyo gets you to the Tosho-gu Shrine – consisting of more than a dozen buildings set in beautiful forest – and Tokugawa-shogun mausoleum. The city of Nikko is considered one of Japan's top tourist attractions and is definitely worth a visit.
Hakone – Visit the hot springs in Hakone National Park or take a tour at the museum, just 60 minutes away from Tokyo by train.
The bullet trains are the best way to travel between big cities and other transport hubs. With speeds of over 300 kilometres per hour, even long distances are covered in no time at all. Buy your airline tickets to Tokyo to easily access many other fascinating parts of the country.
If you cannot find what you are looking for in Tokyo, it does not exist. Affordable electronic devices, wild designer fashion, traditional kimonos and antiquities, Hello Kitty merchandise and anime and manga are just a few examples of the things you can buy in the shopping areas, malls and centres scattered throughout the city.
Roppongi Hills shopping mall really is a must-see. Located in Roppongi district's enormous shopping area it offers restaurants and cafes, museums and luxury hotels, and, of course, world-class shopping. This is also the place to go for trying out Tokyo's nightlife and club scene.
Shibuya – another trendy shopping district in Tokyo is the centre of Tokyo street fashion and trends. The Shibuya crossing, just beside the station, is world-famous for its enormous size and the crowds using it at rush hour.
Ginza – is all about luxury shopping and famous brands. You'll find all the major designers here.
Akihabara – whether or not you want to buy electronics, there is plenty to see and touch in Akihabara. The district is also known as Electric Town.
Harajuku – is Tokyo's number one place for young, trendy and colourfully extreme fashion – well worth a Sunday visit when the latest in crazy fashion appear!
Asakusa – the place to visit, if you want to find popular souvenirs, such as samurai swords, kimonos or Japanese dishes.
Tokyo has a reputation for being expensive, but do not let that fool you. The reputation is mostly based on super-expensive restaurants, hotels, department stores and boutiques; prices in most shops are reasonable.
Did you know that Tokyo's restaurants have collected more Michelin stars than the restaurants of Paris and London put together? In addition to fine dining, Tokyo boasts a wealth of Japanese cuisine for all budgets. A tip for those interested in cooking seafood is to visit the large Tsukuji fish market in central Tokyo, where the daily catch is auctioned early in the morning. Try these recommendations when you fly to Tokyo:
Kobe beef – considered the best piece of beef in the world, a Kobe steak is a highly recommended taste experience for those travelling with a thick wallet. This meat is well known for the fact that it almost melts in your mouth due to its unique fat marbling – achieved by serving the cattle wine and professional massages.
Tempura is a dish of vegetables, fish or shrimps dipped in batter and then deep-fried until crispy. Tempura is usually served with a sauce.
Ramen, a noodle soup containing pork and onions, miso or soy sauce, is both inexpensive and filling and is often served at snack bars.
Yakitori is skewered chicken and makes a tasty snack along with any alcoholic beverage for example in izakayas.
Tonkatsu is a deep-fried pork cutlet often served with shredded cabbage. Tonkatsu is a very popular dish and is perfect for a quick lunch or as a light meal.
Sushi and sashimi – raw or cooked seafood served in small, attractive pieces and combined with vinegar-flavoured rice and other ingredients as vegetables or other sorts of meat.
Fugu – puffer fish is a popular delicacy in Japan, despite the fact that if prepared with inexpert hands, the dish is lethal.
Tea – the most popular beverage in Japan and a very important part of the Japanese food culture. Green tea is most common and is also used in the famous tea ceremonies.
Sake – rice wine that can be served cold or warm.
Did you see a queue and the prices? You can usually tell the restaurants with the best price-quality ratio by the queue out front. Also, as a good rule of thumb, if the prices are not shown, the restaurant is expensive.
Subway – the Tokyo metro is the most convenient method of moving around central Tokyo.
Train – Tokyo's most prominent train line is the JR Yamanote Line, a loop line connecting Tokyo's multiple city centres. During peak hours, the job of the station staff is to cram people into the cars with all their might – an experience you will never forget.
Taxi – using a taxi in Tokyo is another alternative but more expensive than going by bus, train or metro.
Note that there is a whole variety of day passes available; however, most of them are overpriced and/or not very practical because they do not cover all of Tokyo's train and subway lines. Single tickets or prepaid cards usually come in cheaper in the end.
Summer is the peak tourist season in Japan, and as such is the premium time for your airfare to Tokyo. Temperatures are hot and humid and the city can be even more crowded than normal. June and July are among the wettest months too.
Winter is Tokyo's lowest tourist time. Temperatures are cold, especially at night when it can be freezing or below. The New Year period is busy with many events and higher prices for accommodation. If you avoid New Year, winter can be the best time to find cheap flights to Tokyo.
Weather-wise, spring and autumn are the best times to visit Tokyo.
Cherry blossom fills the parks in spring, with March and April the best months for seeing these beautiful flowers in full bloom. Significant events in spring include the AnimeJapan Festival and Art Fair Tokyo.
The autumn colours are attractive and there are fewer tourists after the peak summer season has ended. You can enjoy the Shichi-Go-San Festival and the Tokyo International Film Festival.
If you want to include sumo events in your itinerary, book your plane tickets to Tokyo for January, May or September.
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Finnair operates flights to Tokyo, Japan, from many destinations worldwide, including the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden and Denmark. Flights from London to Tokyo take around 13h 45min, including a short transit time though Helsinki. Direct flights from Helsinki to Japan take around 09h 25min.
Flights land at Narita International Airport (NRT) and Finnair operates out of Terminal 2.
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- To Fast or Not to Fast?
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- The End of Overeating
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The more you eat, the less flavor;
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To Fast or Not to Fast?By Steve Edwards
As our Nutrition 911 series transitions from drinks to food, what could be more natural than to discuss something in between, like fasting? Most people think that the simplest way to lose weight is to not eat. But if you don't eat, you'll die, which renders this "theory" ineffectual or, at best, short-lived. As we've discussed, we need nutrients to live, and we also need nutrients to transform our bodies from being overweight and out of shape to being svelte and toned paragons of fitness. So what's the deal with fasting? Is it a trend? Is it dangerous? And should you do it?
First of all, fasting isn't a trend. It's one of the oldest therapies in medicine, and its recorded practice dates back thousands of years. But these days, it's hard to peruse the magazines at your local market without being provided with myriad "trendy" fasting options promising health and spiritual enlightenment, and most importantly, weight loss. It's also pretty easy to find literature warning of the dangers of fasting. So let's have a look at its history, benefits, and potential dangers.
If you've read any historical literature, you know that fasting has been around a long time. Many of the oldest healing systems have recommended it as an integral part of a healthy lifestyle. Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, believed fasting enabled the body to heal itself. Paracelsus, another famous healer, wrote, "Fasting is the greatest remedy, the physician within." Sounds good, but what exactly is it: simply not eating, or using some sort of product you've seen pitched on TV?
By definition, anytime that you don't eat, you are fasting—hence the word "breakfast." Most therapeutic fasts last longer than one night, usually from 1 day to a few weeks. Juice or liquid fasts, while not traditional, are quite common because many of the desired results are achieved without as much stress on the body (see 2-Day Fast Formula® for one option). It's also common to begin a fast by eating cleansing foods, like veggies or soups. A modern fast is often synonymous with a cleanse, or it's a very restricted diet designed to reprogram your body. Most fasts only last a few days. Provided that you stay hydrated, the body can function without food for this long with little stress (though it may not feel like it to you, especially the first time).
Those wanting to participate in the longer and more traditional fasts should have medical supervision, or at least be certain they are in condition to undertake such a venture. While strict nutritionists rarely recommend such things, most alternative medicine practitioners, including homeopaths, naturopathic doctors, and ayurvedic doctors, are well versed at supervising and monitoring patients during fasts. Monitored fasts are almost always safe, but they should be entered and exited with care.
We'll get to the different types of fasts in a moment. First, let's look at 10 reasons why you might want to try fasting or make it part of your lifestyle.
To cleanse your system. Most of us eat more than we should, take in more toxins than we'd like, and are subjected to many other things, like pollutants, that we'd rather avoid. Furthermore, most of us carry around a lot of undigested food in our systems that comes from eating more than we can process. Essentially, a fast will flush these things from your system. Yes, you'll lose weight. But more importantly, your body will run better than it did before.
To change bad habits. When you don't eat, your body craves sustenance and becomes more sensitive to toxins. Most habits are based on cravings, but when you completely change how your system is running, those cravings also change. Coffee is the easiest example. During a fast, your body is too sensitive to tolerate highly acidic substances or caffeine. Coffee will often make you feel terrible during fasting, when ordinarily it has the opposite effect.
To change your health. Many chronic conditions can be treated effectively with fasting, including allergies, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, depression, diabetes, headaches, heart disease, high cholesterol, low blood sugar, digestive disorders, mental illness, and obesity. Fasting is thought to be beneficial as a preventative measure to increase overall health, vitality, and resistance to disease.
To reset your body clock. Fasting gives you a clean slate. Without nutrients, you become more sensitive, and sleep and other patterns change. It's an easy time to revamp your schedule and get your body clock working in your favor.
To bring your body into homeostasis. This is the balance point your body prefers to be at but is rarely achieved with our hectic lives. When the intake of food is temporarily stopped, many systems of the body are given a break from the hard work of digestion. The extra energy gives the body the chance to heal and restore itself—plus burning stored calories gets rid of toxic substances in the body. Essentially, you force your body to work efficiently, and thus bring everything into balance.
For increased mental clarity. Most of us probably first heard of fasting as a spiritual exercise. There are examples of it in most religious texts. It's a great tactic for mental and spiritual rejuvenation because it forces you to focus on important thoughts and frees the mind from everyday clutter. When you are deprived of nutrients, your body—in survival mode—begins to focus on things of true importance.
To make changing your diet easier. When you fast, you become more sensitive to what you put into your body. It's easier to understand how nutrients affect you, and hence how bad foods make you feel worse. The easiest time to change your diet for the better is after a fast. Your body will crave healthy foods. All you need to do is give it what it wants.
To get a better feel for how exercise and diet make your body work. When you take away nutrients, your body can't function as well as it did from a performance standpoint. When you add nutrients back, y ou'll feel your energy increase, and understand how exercise affects you and how your body utilizes nutrients. This understanding can be a great dietary aid. Most of us have a hard time understanding what fats, carbohydrates, and proteins do for us, but coming off a fast, you'll more easily understand their functions, especially if you are exercising.
To improve fat mobilization and physical efficiency. Many physiological changes occur in the body during fasting. Your body turns to stored fat for energy, and this process becomes more efficient under the stress of a fast. Furthermore, the brain, which has high fuel requirements, still needs glucose (sugars converted from glycogen) to perform well. To obtain glucose for the brain, the body finds two sources of fuel, ketosis and muscle, so the body begins to break down muscle tissue during a fast. However, to fuel the brain, the body would need to burn around a pound of muscle a day.
So we've developed another survival mechanism to create energy that saves important muscle mass, a process called ketosis. Via ketosis, the liver converts stored fat into ketones, which can be used by the brain, muscles, and heart as energy. Those of you versed in the Atkins diet may have a negative association with this process, but "Atkinsers" somewhat abused it. It's another survival mechanism the body has that can be developed and utilized. Where Atkins may have overdone it was by promoting it as a way of life, not a phase toward improving the body's functionality.
To get a forced rest phase. Our bodies do better when we train periodizationally. This is training in phases of intensity, one of which is rest. P90X® is based on periodizational training. Since we tend to skip the rest phase because we feel like we'll regress if we don't exercise (either that or we overly embrace it to the point of not exercising), fasts force a recovery phase because you can't do hard exercise. The most exercise you should attempt is low-intensity movements, like walking, hiking, or easy yoga or stretching. During this time, the body heals its cumulative microtrauma that has resulted from exercise. When you come off a fast, your body will be slightly deconditioned. However, its capacity for conditioning will have increased. This means that once you catch up to the fitness level you were at prior to fasting, you will more easily exceed this level, instead of hitting a plateau.
What are the different types of fasts?
There are many fasts on the market, which sounds funny because if you're not eating, it raises the question, why do you need the market? But most fasts contain some sort of strategy that includes some nutrients.
- The simplest are the "beginner" fasts—Beachbody's 2-Day Fast Formula® is a beginner fast. These usually provide some liquid nutrients, like fruit and veggie juices or a shake, to make things less stressful. You still get most of the benefits of fasting, and well, you still get to look forward to some meals.
- More complex fasts are ones like the Master Cleanse diet, which allows you to get some nutrients, though very few. With Master Cleanse, you're supposed to fast for a longer period of time than with a beginner fast, usually at least 10 days. These fasts require that you have a lot of self-knowledge. It's always recommended to begin with a shorter fast to see how it affects you.
- Spiritual fasts are traditional and strict. They often mean going for long periods of time with no nutrients at all; you just drink water. Since their aim is more mental than fitness oriented, they're rarely—if ever—recommended by the fitness and nutrition industry.
How often you fast depends a lot on what type of fast you do. Longer fasts should not be done often, but 1-day fasts can be done regularly. An old common religious practice was to skip eating 1 day per week, which can be easily done without any associated fitness loss. So it's fairly easy to make fasting a regular part of your "diet."
To enter a fast, no matter which type it is, it's best if your diet is gradually lightened over a few days. First, heavy foods like meats and dairy products should be eliminated. Grains, nuts, and beans should then be reduced. The day before you begin, eat only easily digested foods like fruits, light salads, and soups. Likewise, you should break your fast gradually, going from lighter to heavier foods progressively. The diet after a fast should emphasize fresh, wholesome foods, which is easier because junk and convenience foods will usually make you feel awful. It's also vital that before, during, and after a fast you drink a lot of plain water. This keeps you hydrated and helps flush your system.
It's also important to note that fasting is not appropriate for everyone—especially pregnant and nursing women—and in some cases, it could be harmful. Those with health conditions should always have medical support during fasting.
Now that we've covered how not to eat, next we'll look into how we should eat, starting with the best food in the world.
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The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American AppetiteBook Review by Denis Faye
I've always had a hard time with food. As a kid, my kitchen was rarely stocked with salty and sugary snacks—rarely, because most of those salty and sugary snacks would be eaten before they even had a chance to be put away. A jumbo bag of Fritos® would be lucky to last an hour in our house. Gallon tubs of ice cream were routinely opened for the evening's dessert. My best friend's mother once asked him to stop bringing me over after school because I would regularly and impulsively clean out her pantry's stock of peanut butter and chocolate chips.
While I had friends who would smoke funny things and listen to Pink Floyd, I didn't do drugs; when I watched The Wall, instead of smoking those funny things, I got "high" by drinking 2 liters of Coke® and eating an entire box of Peanut Butter Cap'n Crunch®.
Through my teens and into my twenties, my weight seesawed between 225 and 170. It wasn't until I moved to Australia that I finally got a handle on things. Perhaps it was the lack of exposure to the American media machine, perhaps it was because junk food is more expensive down under and fresh produce is cheaper, perhaps it was because I had fallen in with a committed pack of super-fit surfers, or perhaps I was just sick of being fat. Either way, I finally turned things around and have managed to remain relatively thin ever since.
But it's incredibly difficult. While my thinner waist is a result of raw willpower that's tested daily, I still have to resort to a few tricks. It was impossible to curb my appetite, so instead, I learned to fill up on the right things. I eat more fruits and vegetables in a day than most people eat in a week. I stay out of restaurants as much as possible, and for at least a decade, even vaguely tempting groceries did not enter my house. It's only in the last couple of years that I've been able to keep peanut butter on hand, and that's because I've learned to block its very existence out of my head.
Also, I exercise. A lot.
David Kessler's The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite
The reason I'm playing true confessions is because it was with great personal interest—perhaps even out of personal necessity—that I opened former Food and Drug Administration commissioner David Kessler's new book, The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite.
Sometime in the 1980s, Americans starting getting fatter. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 1988 and 1991, the number of overweight Americans increased by 85 percent. Between 1960 and 2000, the average weight of women between the ages of 20 and 29 went from 128 to 157.
The "why" for this has been extensively covered in books like Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World by Greg Critser and Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. We have access to more salty and sweet foods, and the portions we're served are larger. When a 500-calorie fries, 310-calorie Coke, and 540-calorie Big Mac meal is presented to you as a normal lunch, you're going to eat it.
And you're going to get fat.
Overeating: Solutions?
Unfortunately, while the problem is well documented, the solution isn't. Calling for reforms in the food service industry is lovely, but this is a billion-dollar industry; and frankly, people will continue to eat 1,350-calorie McMeals, no matter how unhealthy those meals are.
The other half of the solution—that consumers should exercise self-control—isn't all that helpful either. A few lucky ones, including me, found an escape from the Dionysian trap, but we are few. It's one thing to say you won't eat M&M'S®, but as anyone who has any issues with overeating knows, when you're at a party and you're surrounded by bowls of the little multicolored jerks, they call out to you in a collective, candy-coated chorus that's often too much to bear.
Conditioned Hypereating
That's the premise of The End of Overeating. Thanks to our culture of consumption, the drive to eat beyond our needs has skyrocketed out of control. Kessler dubs the problem "Conditioned Hypereating."
Essentially, Kessler theorizes that today's foods have been engineered to the perfect point of saltiness, fattiness, and sweetness. It just tastes so good, and it's just so accessible. Where once higher-fat ice creams were premiums and adding crushed candy bars or other extras as toppings was a novelty, these practices have now become the norm. And while all these rich foods damage the waistline, they cause majorly gratifying chemical reactions upstairs.
(Of course, I didn't need Cold Stone Creamery® or Chili's®. I learned how to "engineer" foods myself. In my junior year of high school, my favorite after-school snack was a Ruffles® and Miracle Whip® sandwich on Wonder® Bread.)
The brain's pleasure-seeking chemicals, called endorphins, are overstimulated by these foods because these foods are specifically created to cause this overstimulation. The brain remembers this stimulation, so over time when you see these foods, another chemical called dopamine is released. According to Kessler, "Dopamine drives desire through a survival-based capacity known as 'attention bias.' Defined as 'the exaggerated amount of attention that is paid to highly rewarding stimuli at the expense of other (neutral) stimuli,' attention bias allows us to pick out what matters most so we can pursue it."
In other words, in the same way the brain induces "fight or flight" responses or overwhelming maternal instincts, it urges us to eat yummy junk. Our stomachs may be full, but our brains really, really want the rush.
4 Steps to End Conditioned Hypereating
After explaining this, Kessler dedicates several chapters to admonishing the food industry for creating this situation. It's an interesting read, but it is fairly well-treaded territory. Where the book really shines is part four, "The Theory of Treatment." Here, Kessler suggests how someone suffering from Conditioned Hypereating might go about fixing it.
Basically, Kessler suggests four steps to kicking the habit.
- The first is to become aware of the problem.
- The second is to reverse the habit by exercising competing behaviors.
- The third is to develop thoughts that quiet the old, problematic thoughts.
- The fourth and final step is to seek support.
Kessler then explains how to achieve these steps with methods like planned eating, which is basically having your meals planned and sticking to that plan. This is much like the nutrition plans that come with programs like P90X® and ChaLEAN Extreme®.
As it turns out, as much as I value The End of Overeating, there's nothing in Kessler's book that I didn't already know. However, it has given me a new perspective. He's taken these facts and connected the dots in a way I hadn't seen before.
As I said, my change came largely due to willpower, but I was blessed in that I was put in a situation where that willpower could take hold. I often forget this when giving advice and simply tell people suffering from Conditioned Hypereating to just buck up and do it.
It's just not that simple, and now that I know exactly why, hopefully, it will grant me the patience and tools to help others accomplish the goals that took me so long to achieve.
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Test Your Candy IQ!By Monica Gomez
June is National Candy Month. No, this doesn't mean you should run out and buy a tub of Red Vines to celebrate (sadly, this includes me). How much do you know about these sweet, delicious treats?
How many jelly beans are produced in the U.S. each Easter? According to the National Confectioners Association (NCA), more than 16 billion jelly beans are produced each year for Easter, enough to fill a plastic Easter egg 89 feet high (or the height of a nine-story office building)! The NCA states that it takes 6 to 10 days to make a jelly bean. Next time April 22 rolls around, you can celebrate Earth Day and National Jelly Bean Day!
What did "fairy floss" come to be known as in 1920? William Morrison and John C. Wharton introduced "fairy floss" at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, selling 68,655 boxes. In 1920, "fairy floss" was renamed cotton candy. Don't go "flossing" your teeth with this sweet treat, though. One cup contains approximately 336 calories and 84 grams of sugar (the main ingredient in cotton candy). This isn't exactly the fuel we'd recommend for, well, anything!
When are most NECCO® Sweethearts® Conversation Hearts sold? Most of the eight billion Conversation Hearts manufactured each year are sold between January 1 and Valentine's Day, making them the #1 non-chocolate Valentine's Day candy. Originally called Motto Hearts, Conversation Hearts used to be made in myriad shapes, like postcards, watches, baseballs, and horseshoes. These shapes allowed for longer sayings. Today, Conversation Hearts are even printed in Spanish. �Deliciosos!
How many pounds of milk are used each day by U.S. chocolate manufacturers? According to the NCA, 3.5 million pounds of whole milk are used every day to make chocolate. And it's no surprise. It would take that much to produce what American's have voted as their favorite flavor. A recent survey revealed that 52 percent of U.S. adults voted chocolate as their favorite flavor.
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Giving his all for Earth Observation….Marc Bouvet
How did you join the European Space Agency?
I studied fundamental physics and astrophysics at the Université Paul Sabatier and aerospace engineering at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace in Toulouse. I first joined the Agency in late 2000 as a Young Graduate. Upon my arrival I got involved in the pre-launch activities of ENVISAT, and helped specifying a software tool which today allows ENVISAT users to visualise and manipulate the Earth Observation instrument data which ESA provides them.
What were your first experiences on the job and how did you develop professionally?
I was involved in one of the most exciting moments of the ENVISAT mission: looking at the quality of the first data dumped by the satellite and presenting them to the public and to the scientific world. Over the next 10 years, I have supported the ESRIN group responsible for the improvement of the quality of the ENVISAT data in general and of one of its 10 instruments in particular: the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS). Together with the MERIS user community, we found ways to diversify and improve its products.
In addition to this contribution to ENVISAT, I became involved in the feasibility studies of new Earth Observation missions, with two missions that did not make it through the ESA selection process and one that made it through and should fly in few years time: called EarthCARE. Currently, I also provide support to the feasibility studies of FLEX, another new exciting mission aiming at measuring vegetation fluorescence from space!
For each one of these missions, I have carried out a mix of engineering, scientific and management tasks, such as prototyping algorithms to exploit the payload data, modelling of the instrument performance, running contracts with European companies and universities to develop new algorithms and software for each one of these missions.
What did you have to learn on the job?
Learning on the job has been necessary and essential to me: each one of the new missions I get involved with has its specificities, and it takes time and efforts to get familiar with it and to understand how to contribute to it efficiently. By the way, I actually acquired most of my IT knowledge on the job. A general IT knowledge is an asset, but since most software is being developed in the frame of ESA missions that software is very specific.
Elsa's daily routine...if there is such a thing!
How much time, from first design to launch and operations, does an average Earth Observation satellite project take?
This is quite variable. When it comes to a complex Earth Observation mission, it can take up to a decade between the first investigations and the launch. This was the case for ENVISAT which is the largest Earth Observation satellite ever flown. ENVISAT is a satellite that carries 10 scientific instruments and weights 8000 kg. Smaller Earth Observation satellites, carrying an instrument already flown, can be developed in much shorter time, say a few years.
All about algorithms - what is your typical day like?
In short, my job is to provide algorithms that allow the exploiting of data generated by scientific instruments on board of ESA Earth Observation satellites. I find this most exciting. It implies digging into a scientific topic, understanding what the instrument measurements are made of, understanding how its measurements relate to a physical quantity in the Earth atmosphere, its oceans or its vegetation.
Sometimes, however, we neither have the in-house expertise ourselves nor the resources to fully develop such algorithms: we then commission the work to industry, laboratories or universities through a contract. This involves essentially the following tasks:
- We write down our needs in a Statement of Work and publish it on the web
- We then assess the technical and financial proposals we receive in response to it
- We follow the work being done by the winning consortium and ensure it is in line with our expectations. In the end this means a lot of managerial work.
It is, however, very important to me to find the right balance between hands on work and running contracts.
Depending on the project and its progress: How often and where do you need to travel to?
My interactions with other ESA centres in the Netherlands, Germany or Spain are limited. My working place is the European Space Research Institute (ESRIN), located nearby Rome. ESRIN is the ESA centre which is entirely dedicated to the exploitation of the Earth Observation satellites. There, I mainly give support to the office in charge of Earth Observation data quality and algorithm improvements. For each running project, I nevertheless need to travel. This happens about once per quarter, but increasingly I try to rely on videoconference tools. Up to now, I am normally off between 1 and 2 full months a year, cumulating all travels.
Do you physically check satellite instruments while they are being built?
My work involves modelling rather than building hardware. Building models, like building hardware generally requires me to interact with colleagues, industry, labs and universities. In order to develop a retrieval algorithm for a new instrument I need for example:
- to have the specification of the instruments
- to know the quantity which needs to be retrieved and with which accuracy and under which conditions
- to have the specifications of the system in which such an algorithm will be run.
I therefore need to interact with the ESA instrument engineer, the scientists who have proposed the mission and defined its scientific goals, and the ground segment engineer who will run the retrieval algorithm.
Which recommendations can you give to students or young graduates if they want to apply at ESA?
I would recommend to first check out on the ESA portal what it is that ESA does that most raises his or her interest: human spaceflight, Earth observation, space science, launchers… If there's anything you fancy, look out for a Young Graduate Trainee position, or for an internship or check out which national trainee programmes there are. There are plenty of opportunities, good luck!
The Milestones of a typical Launch Campaign
'Launch campaign' is the term used for the time frame starting three to four months prior to launch until a few days after launch, when the spacecraft enters the commissioning phase. This is a very intense period for the entire mission team, but for us flight operators, this period is dominated by the last interface test with the spacecraft, used to verify the closure of flight-critical anomalies, and the simulations campaign.
The sims campaign occupies the last three to four months before launch, with up to two simulations per week. Its objective is to train the mission control team, composed of the flight control team, the ground segment support teams, and the spacecraft expert team. The campaign starts with familiarisation with nominal scenarios, and then trains the team on contingencies by injecting failures at various levels of the ground and space segments. In this campaign, a software simulator replaces the spacecraft and the ground stations network, all other ground equipments are the operational ones.
For our team, the launch count-down typically starts 8 hours prior to launch. From that moment onwards, the mission control team is on-console and follows a joint timeline with the launch site. The mission control team will remain in operations in shifts covering 24 hours a day until a few days after launch, when the spacecraft starts its commissioning phase. At this point operations are moved to a single daily shift and to a mission dedicated control room. Space segment experts are then only required on site for specific operations. This marks the end of the so-called launch and early orbit phase (LEOP).
Elsa's current project: BepiColombo
There are several types of meetings which are necessary during the development phase of a new project:
- progress meetings
- science working group meetings
- review collocations
- operations interface meetings
In the development phase we hold progress meetings with all contractors. A mission like BepiColombo involves more than 70 contractors in various areas. Meetings typically take place every 4 to 8 weeks. As members of the Flight Control Team however, we mainly attend System and Avionics discussions on the space segment side. These meetings take place at the site of the company in charge. On the ground segment side, we attend all progress meetings with the companies developing the ground systems for the mission. These meetings are normally held in ESOC.
Twice per year, the project organises meetings to discuss mission scientific issues with the teams in charge of developing the scientific instruments to be embarked on the spacecraft. The Flight Control Team attends these meetings.
At all levels, the developments are subject to regular reviews, from requirements specification to readiness for launch. We contribute to these reviews at system/mission level, for subsystems that are key to spacecraft operations (e.g. on-board computer, mass memory, transponder, on-board software), for the instruments, and for the ground systems. The comments raised by the reviewers are normally discussed in one face to face meeting, normally held on-site at the company under review.
On BepiColombo, we have regular operations interface meetings with the Japanese Agency and with the ESA colleagues in charge of science operations. When necessary, we also set up operations interface meetings with the instrument teams.


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Automobile-loving North Texans took a radical step 30 years ago. That's when voters in more than a dozen cities approved a 1 percent sales tax to fund Dallas Area Rapid Transit, now America's largest light rail system.
Tuesday's anniversary of that hotly contested election is more than just a date on the calendar. The public transportation proposal pitched to voters in 1983 extended out almost three decades exactly: Service plans went to 2010, while the financial strategy stretched into 2013.
The question, then, is simple: Has DART kept its early promises to those who voted to try something beyond a deeply rooted embrace of cars and seemingly endless highways?
The debate at the time featured plenty of hot air on both sides. But DART's supporters focused on a three-pronged argument: Mass transit would reduce traffic congestion; the 1 percent sales tax was the fairest, most sustaining way to fund transit; and DART would encourage and guide development.
"The greatest value of a balanced transportation system is to the community as a whole," DART's 1983 service plan said. "It may be the difference between a region that functions well and one that does not."
Defining success by such elusive standards, however, is complex. The truth depends in part on how the questions are asked. Even today, proponents and opponents look at the same statistics on ridership, construction and operations and come to wildly different conclusions.
But all agree on one thing: DART is here to stay, after an up-and-down three decades that saw the agency go from running only buses to also operating trains, paratransit and HOV lanes.
"The naysayers … said it couldn't be done," said Gary Thomas, DART's executive director. "But we did it. And it's not been without a few passionate conversations along the way."
Beating the traffic
There were times leading up to the 1983 election when civic leader Walt Humann started to question whether DART was worth all the hassle. Then he'd take a trip to the intersection of LBJ and the Stemmons Freeway. He'd watch the agonizingly slow crawl of automobiles in rush-hour traffic.
"That's what we were destined to see unless we did things differently," said Humann, the businessman who spearheaded the early effort to launch DART.
Even back in 1983, planners were predicting huge growth in the greater Dallas area. As commuters struggled with ever-worsening stop-and-go traffic, the proposed solutions ranged from bus-only freeways to double-decking North Central Expressway.
Then there was DART, a multipronged attack on congestion.
At first, DART focused by default on bus service. And even today, buses account for more than half of DART's nearly 70 million annual passenger trips. HOV lanes remain important, too, with more than 100,000 trips on DART's fast lanes each day.
But the 1983 vote was really about rail. It was about people like Genelle Wertz, a 34-year-old who's now one of the more than 40,000 people riding the DART trains each day.
Wertz and her family moved to Plano in January. She drove North Central to her job in Richardson twice before she'd had enough of the traffic jams and aggressive drivers.
"I hated it," Wertz said. She's taken the train ever since.
It's easy to envision the quagmire that would result, especially in certain corridors, if all train riders like Wertz had to return to the road during rush hour. Officials estimate that without the rail line up to Plano, North Central Expressway would require two extra lanes.
But Dallas-Fort Worth is still the 13th-most-congested urban area in America, according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
"Reducing congestion was probably the worst argument they could've made," said Robert Bruegmann, an expert on urban sprawl at the University of Illinois at Chicago. "It's an impossible thing to fulfill."
While expansion of DART's rail system has boosted overall ridership — and potentially taken cars off the road — station-by-station ridership numbers haven't grown steadily. Indeed, about a third of DART's more than 60 light rail stations saw ridership decrease over the last five years.
Only a tiny segment of the North Texas workforce commutes by public transit, according to census data. In Dallas, it's 4.2 percent. The figures are lower in DART's suburban cities.
A far larger chunk of the working population uses public transportation in Dallas' peer cities — Atlanta, Denver, Portland, Philadelphia, and so on. Even in Houston, with a system focused on buses, about 4.6 percent of workers use transit to commute.
DART officials attributed the disappointing figures to massive growth in cities outside DART's service area; a persistent cultural affinity for cars; and a shift in commuting patterns.
Today's workers aren't necessarily traveling downtown, said Todd Plesko, DART's vice president of planning and development. But that's where the rail lines go.
Some have criticized DART for shifting more bus routes to feed the rail stations, adding to passengers' travel times. But DART officials said they are looking more at cross-town bus routes and better ways to get train riders that last mile or two from the station to their final destinations.
After 30 years, it seems, the uphill battle against congestion remains as difficult as ever.
"Would there be increased congestion if you eliminated the DART system?" Plesko said. "The answer is yes."
"But are the highways free-flowing and easily traveled? I don't think we can make that statement."
A fare promise?
When DART opened its first 11 miles of light rail in Dallas — on June 14, 1996 — The Dallas Morning News declared that "today DART keeps its promise."
But the opening, while monumental, was just a down payment. DART cities had been paying in sales tax money for more than a decade at that point. Many cities would wait another decade, and kick in hundreds of millions of dollars more, before rail would arrive.
Addison is still waiting.
"We've enjoyed the benefits of a real nice bus system," said Addison Mayor Todd Meier. "But we became a member because we hoped for — and we were promised — a light rail system."
The centerpiece to DART's financial plan was a 1 percent sales tax — hallowed financial real estate, given that local sales taxes are capped at 2 percent. Member cities, with Dallas bearing about half the load, have provided DART with more than $8.2 billion through 2012.
DART proponents said the effectiveness of the tax can be seen by comparing its system with those funded by less.
The Fort Worth Transportation Authority, for instance, was created a year after DART with a 0.5 percent sales tax. It remains mostly a bus system, while DART now has nearly 90 miles of light rail.
"It's heroic that the suburbs did what they did," Humann said, praising those cities' patience.
But if the agency had relied almost exclusively on sales tax receipts and farebox revenue as initially planned, things might've been different.
Sales tax revenue is subject to the whims of the broader economy, which hasn't been the best over the last decade. So DART long ago shifted its financial strategy to include long-term borrowing and more than $1 billion in federal assistance.
"It was a boondoggle from the start," said Bill Ceverha, a former state representative who's battled DART's ability to issue bonds and incur long-term debt.
Particularly galling for DART's fiscal critics is that a relatively small amount of the agency's $400 million-plus annual operating costs are covered by fares — about 12 percent from 2007 to 2011, according to the National Transit Database.
Houston's METRO, by comparison, recovered about 18 percent of its operating costs from fares during that time. Other comparable transit agencies were above 25 percent.
And DART's performance falls far short of its initial — perhaps unrealistic — goal: covering upward of half of operating costs with fare revenue.
Indeed, DART's annual debt service — $150 million a year and growing — dwarfs the $60 million the agency earns from fares each year.
"There's no business in the world that could exist on this basis," said Dennis McCuistion, another longtime DART opponent.
DART officials said discounted fares were partly to blame for the low farebox recovery rate. But DART's base ticket prices are similar to those at peer agencies, and officials acknowledge that there's a limit to how high fares can go.
David Leininger, DART's chief financial officer, said the bottom line is plain: "We are going to need to see increased ridership levels."
In Addison, Meier said that his constituents would be eager to hop on a train and that his city is primed for development along what's been planned as the Cotton Belt Line.
Meier, like the four Addison mayors before him, is a DART fan who's pining for rail. But he knows the Cotton Belt could be another 20 years off.
So the wait continues, as Addison's sales tax contributions — now totaling more than $200 million — keep piling up.
"I haven't lost faith," Meier said. "But our patience is running a little thin."
Developing story
People told developer Ken Hughes he was crazy in the late 1990s, when he started working on a large, mixed-use property next to DART's Mockingbird Station.
Hughes knew better. But he still had to be careful at the time in courting investors, focusing more on Mockingbird Station's easy access to North Central Expressway than its close connection to the train line.
"It was important then that we not place too much emphasis on what was a key aspect of the project," Hughes said, chuckling at what would be an absurd strategy these days.
Mockingbird Station — filled with apartments, restaurants, stores and office space — is the crown jewel of North Texas' transit-oriented development portfolio. Similar spaces have popped up across DART's service area, from Dallas to Plano, as developers are now eager to work with rail.
That kind of promise wasn't easily sold in a sound bite back in 1983, especially in the face of unfounded fears that DART would destroy neighborhoods. But shaping the region's development — along with boosting downtown Dallas — could be one of DART's lasting impacts.
There remain questions about what exactly "transit-oriented development" has brought — and just how "transit-oriented" places like Mockingbird Station, Galatyn Park in Richardson and Eastside Village in Plano really are.
Research is fairly consistent in showing that transit-oriented developments bring additional riders onto the system. A survey focused on DART's system found that residents near rail stations are more likely to use transit than those living elsewhere.
But other studies show that different factors, such as parking availability, also shape the profile of transit-oriented development. And would Mockingbird Station — with its desirable proximity to Southern Methodist University and Greenville Avenue — really be that different without DART?
"Something like that could've happened, but it would've had a different form," said Terry Clower, a University of North Texas economist who has studied DART. "That accessibility does matter."
There also have long been concerns about DART being a system of haves and have-nots. Over the years, some southern Dallas leaders, including the late Dallas City Council member Elsie Faye Higgins, opposed DART because they felt it underserved the city's southern half.
While light rail came to southern Dallas before it arrived anywhere else, development hasn't necessarily followed.
"This is not Mockingbird Station," Steve Levine, 71, said with a smile, standing inside his Midway Auto Supply store near the VA Medical Center Station at Lancaster Road and Mentor Avenue.
He appreciates DART, saying the Blue Line brings customers to his shop and to businesses that are tenants in the building he owns. While there are empty storefronts and "For Rent" signs up and down the street, he says he's noticed progress on a couple of new developments nearby.
And with the Blue Line set to expand farther south from the nearby Ledbetter Station, Levine is hopeful that "we're getting ready to see that impact."
"It shouldn't have taken this long," he said. "But that would be great. We like growth."
Monday: DART's future
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TIMELINE: Key dates in the 30-year evolution of DART
Aug. 13, 1983: Dallas Area Rapid Transit is created when voters in 14 cities and Dallas County approve a 1 percent sales tax. The original member cities are Addison, Carrollton, Coppell, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Flower Mound, Garland, Glenn Heights, Highland Park, Irving, Plano, Richardson, Rowlett and University Park. Cockrell Hill joins later in the year.
January 1984: The 1 percent sales tax goes into effect. Through fiscal year 2012, the tax has generated about $8.2 billion for DART.
1985: Local bus routes open in suburban cities. DART adds tiny Buckingham as a member. (It's later annexed by Richardson, also a DART member.)
August 1986: Admitting that its initial service plan was too expensive, DART dramatically scales back. The new plan calls for 93 miles of light rail, down from 147.
1987: DART determines that the only way it can build the light rail system on schedule is to use long-term debt. The board approves a bond election for 1988.
February 1988: DART formally acquires its bus predecessor, the Dallas Transit System, from the city of Dallas.
June 1988: Voters in DART member cities soundly defeat a proposition to allow DART to issue long-term bonds. The defeat forces DART officials back to the drawing board.
May 1989: Flower Mound withdraws from DART.
June 1989: The DART board approves a new, "pay-as-you-go" plan. It calls for a street-level rail line down Pacific Avenue and 67 miles of light rail.
August 1989: Coppell withdraws from DART.
October 1990: Light-rail construction begins in downtown Dallas.
June 1991: DART defies the city of Dallas and authorizes a subway tunnel under North Central Expressway.
January 1992: Weeks before work is to begin on the North Central tunnel, an incensed Dallas City Council tries to halt DART construction across a broad area.
March 1992: DART nearly crumbles, as suburban cities threaten to pull out if Dallas succeeds in halting construction. Last-minute negotiations defuse the tension. Dallas and DART agree to a 90-day cooling-off period.
May 1993: The Texas Legislature imposes sweeping reforms on DART, reducing the agency's board to 15 members from 25 and restricting long-term borrowing.
June 14, 1996: The first rail line opens, 11.2 miles of a 20-mile "starter system."
August 1996: DART survives withdrawal elections in several cities, including Irving, where Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wages an expensive battle against the transit agency.
December 1996: The first 10 miles of the Trinity Railway Express open, providing commuter rail service to Irving.
March 1998: DART overhauls its bus service, switching routes to a number-only system and putting in new signage at 11,000 bus stops. Later in the year, a new fleet of buses is introduced.
August 2000: Voters approve a $2.9 billion bond package, a turnaround from the crushing 1988 bond defeat.
December 2000: Cityplace opens, the first and only subway station.
August 2001: Gary Thomas becomes executive director.
September 2001: White Rock Lake Station opens.
December 2001: The Trinity Railway Express is completed, providing commuter rail between Dallas and Fort Worth. The TRE is a joint effort by DART and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority.
May 2002: Light rail is extended beyond LBJ Freeway for the first time. Later in the year, seven new stations open on one day.
April 2003: A sluggish economy depresses sales tax revenues, forcing hundreds of layoffs, cuts in bus service and delays in future light rail construction.
November 2004: Victory Station opens near American Airlines Center.
July 2006: A $700 million federal grant helps make the Green Line possible from southeastern Dallas to Carrollton.
June 2008: With gasoline prices at record highs, DART has its busiest month ever, 10.3 million trips.
March 2012: DART contracts with Mesquite to provide bus service, the first such arrangement with a nonmember city.
April 2012: Paid parking is instituted at the Parker Road and North Carrollton/Frankford stations.
June 4, 2012: The 250 millionth light rail trip is recorded.
July 2012: The Orange Line opens, bringing light rail to Irving. An extension to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is expected in 2014.
December 2012: The Blue Line expands to downtown Rowlett.
January 2013: Bus fleet is launched that operates on compressed natural gas.
Compiled by Staff Writer Tom Benning from Dallas Morning News archives and Dallas Area Rapid Transit.


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I know this looks like a pregnant Easter bunny but it is actually a treasured family heirloom. In my husband's Italian family, Easter breakfast is a big tradition. All the aunts, uncles and cousins, along with assorted friends and neighbors come for breakfast/brunch. There is always eggs, ham, bacon, rice pie, strata, fruit, egg biscuits, Portuguese sweet egg bread (I know, not Italian, but someone married a Portuguese guy), chocolate eggs, jelly beans ... you get the picture! Lots of good stuff.
About 20 years ago Uncle Jack made this bunny out of plywood and now each family that hosts the breakfast must host the bunny prominently displayed in their front yard. A few years ago we also started having the host family sign and date the back. An heirloom was born!
So if you ever find yourself in southern Rhode Island on Easter Sunday and you spot this bunny, just pop in. No one will question your presence. Just say you're related to Tony or Jack or one of the aunts and fill your plate. Say Hap-py Easter, with emphasis on the Hap, and you'll be all set.
Here's a Bunny Happy Easter to You All!


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Census of Population and Housing, 1970 [California]: Summary Statistic File 4A: Population and Housing [Fourth Count] (ICPSR 6712)
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COLUMBUS, Ga. – A season of firsts came to an end for the Georgia Southwestern Lady Hurricanes in the first round of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. Coach Britsky and company were unable to avenge an earlier season loss to the #23 Lander Lady Bearcats as they lost 74-66 Thursday afternoon.
Seniors Jessica Bivins and Terra Branch led the way for the Blue & Gold with 19 points and 16 points respectively. The duo shot a combined 15-34 (44.1%) from the field as the rest of the Lady 'Canes combined to shoot 12-43 (27.9%). It was a total team effort on the glass for the Blue & Gold that had four players (Randall, Walker, Bivins and Jones) register a team-high seven rebounds. The poor team shooting negated GSW's victory in the rebounding battle (+9) and the 18 Lander turnovers they forced.
It was also a two-woman show for the nationally-ranked Lady Bearcats. Guards Brittni Johnson (26 points) and Mukia Myrick (21 points) combined to score over 63% of Lander's total points. Johnson was the Hurricane killer in the second half scoring 18 of her 26 points in the game's final twenty minutes.
It was a wire-to-wire victory for Lander who never trailed in the 40 minutes of action inside the Lumpkin Center on the campus of Columbus State University. The Lady Bearcats would lead by as many as twelve in the first half en route to a 34-30 halftime lead. The reduced Lander lead at the break was due in large part to Jessica Bivins' twelve first-half points.
The scoring punch from Bivins was not enough to overcome the 33.3% shooting from the field for GSW in the first half nor the meager three foul shots earned at the foul line.
Lander would take control from the get-go in the second half as they scored they put together a 10-0 run in the first 3:17 of the half. Georgia Southwestern would fight and claw to keep the lead in the single digits for the next ten minutes before Lander pushed the lead back to ten points with a Brittni Johnson three-pointer.
Again the Blue & Gold would scratch and claw their way back cutting the ten-point lead to just four points with 2:59 left to play. The Lady Bearcats would push the lead back to nine before Jessica Bivins would cut it again to just four points with 59 seconds left to play.
Georgia Southwestern would get a near steal on a trap before electing to foul. Lander would make six of their last eight free throws in the final minute to secure the eight point victory.
Saturday afternoon's loss officially ended the 2011-12 season for the Georgia Southwestern Lady Hurricanes and their five seniors Terra Branch, Jessica Bivins, Tania Walters, Samantha Smith and Jessica Jones. However, it didn't take away from the magical season that was for Coach Britsky and company.
Their 18 total wins and ten conference wins cemented this season as the program's best since joining the NCAA Division II and the Peach Belt Conference in 2006. Their season of highlights culminated with Adrian Randall (Third Team) and Terra Branch (Second Team) becoming the first players in Georgia Southwestern women's basketball history to earn post-season All-Conference accolades.