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August 3 Watermelon Day – Health benefits, Nutrition, and Risks
Watermelons have become synonymous with summer and picnics, and for good reason. Their refreshing quality and sweet taste help to combat the heat and provide a guilt-free, low maintenance dessert.
Watermelon History.
The watermelon is a flowering plant that originated in northeast Africa, where it is found growing wild.
Citrullus colocynthis has sometimes been considered to be a wild ancestor of the watermelon; its native range extends from north and west Africa to west India.
Evidence of the cultivation of both C. lanatus and C. colocynthis in the Nile Valley has been found from the second millennium BC onward, and seeds of both species have been found at Twelfth Dynasty sites and in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
In the 7th century, watermelons were being cultivated in India, and by the 10th century had reached China, which is today the world's single largest watermelon producer. The Moors introduced the fruit into Spain and there is evidence of it being cultivated in Córdoba in 961 and also in Seville in 1158. It spread northwards through southern Europe, perhaps limited in its advance by summer temperatures being insufficient for good yields. The fruit had begun appearing in European herbals by 1600, and was widely planted in Europe in the 17th century as a minor garden crop.
European colonists and slaves from Africa introduced the watermelon to the New World. Spanish settlers were growing it in Florida in 1576, and it was being grown in Massachusetts by 1629, and by 1650 was being cultivated in Peru, Brazil and Panama, as well as in many British and Dutch colonies.
Around the same time, Native Americans were cultivating the crop in the Mississippi valley and Florida. Watermelons were rapidly accepted in Hawaii and other Pacific islands when they were introduced there by explorers such as Captain James Cook.
The bitter South African melon first collected by Thunberg has become naturalized in semiarid regions of several continents, and is designated as a "pest plant" in parts of Western Australia where they are called pig melon.
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a scrambling and trailing vine in the flowering plant family Cucurbitaceae.
The species was long thought to have originated in southern Africa, but this was based on the erroneous synonymization by L. H. Bailey (1930) of a South African species with the cultivated watermelon .
The error became apparent with DNA comparison of material of the cultivated watermelon seen and named by Linnaeus and the holotype of the South African species. There is evidence from seeds in Pharao tombs of watermelon cultivation in Ancient Egypt.
Watermelon is grown in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide for its large edible fruit, also known as a watermelon, which is a special kind of berry with a hard rind and no internal division, botanically called a pepo. The sweet, juicy flesh is usually deep red to pink, with many black seeds, although seedless varieties have been cultivated. The fruit can be eaten raw or pickled and the rind is edible after cooking.
Along with cantaloupe and honeydew, watermelons are a member of the botanical family Cucurbitaceae. There are five common types of watermelon: seeded, seedless, mini (also known as personal), yellow, and orange.
Fast facts on watermelon:
Male and Female watermelon, female are more sugary and sweet, male watermelon more watery.
Nutrition facts
Serving size: 2 cups diced (10 oz / 280 g)
Calories: 80 (Calories from Fat 0)
Amount per serving (and %DV*)
*Percent Daily Values (%DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Total Fat: 0g (0%)
Total Carbohydrate: 21g (7%)
Dietary Fiber: 1g (4%)
Sugars: 20g
Cholesterol: 0mg (0%)
Sodium: 0mg (0%)
Potassium: 270mg (8%)
Protein: 1g
Vitamin A: (30%)
Vitamin C: (25%)
Calcium: (2%)
Iron: (4%)
The watermelon has been cultivated for thousands of years, with evidence stretching back to the Ancient Egyptians – who were expert cultivars.
Over 90 percent of a watermelon is water.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), China is the top producer, with 75 million produced in 2014.
Watermelon is thought to aid conditions including asthma, cancer, and inflammation.
Watermelon Benefits
Watermelon is a fruit, and has many of the associated benefits including weight loss and energy levels.
Consuming fruits and vegetables of all kinds has long been associated with a reduced risk of many lifestyle-related health conditions.
Many studies have suggested that increasing consumption of plant foods like watermelon decreases the risk of obesity and overall mortality, diabetes, and heart disease.
Other benefits of the watermelon include promoting a healthy complexion and hair, increased energy, and overall lower weight.
Asthma prevention
The risks for developing asthma are lower in people who consume a high amount of certain nutrients. One of these nutrients is vitamin C, found in many fruits and vegetables, including watermelon.
Blood pressure
A study published by the American Journal of Hypertension found that watermelon extract supplementation improved the health of the circulatory system in obese middle-aged adults with prehypertension or stage 1 hypertension.
Diets rich in lycopene – found in watermelon – may help protect against heart disease.
As an excellent source of antioxidants, including vitamin C, watermelon can help combat the formation of free radicals known to cause cancer. Lycopene intake has been linked with a decreased risk of prostate cancer in several studies.
Digestion and regularity
Watermelon, because of its water and fiber content, helps to prevent constipation and promote regularity for a healthy digestive tract.
Made up of 92 percent water and full of important electrolytes, watermelon is a great snack to have on hand during the hot summer months to prevent dehydration. It can also be frozen in slices for a tasty cold Popsicle-style snack.
Choline – found in watermelon – is a very important and versatile nutrient; it aids our bodies in sleep, muscle movement, learning, and memory. Choline also helps to maintain the structure of cellular membranes, aids in the transmission of nerve impulses, assists in the absorption of fat, and reduces chronic inflammation.
Muscle soreness
Watermelon and watermelon juice have been shown to reduce muscle soreness and improve recovery time following exercise in athletes. Researchers believe this is likely due to the amino acid L-citrulline contained in watermelon.
Watermelon is great for the skin because it contains vitamin A, a nutrient required for sebum production, which keeps hair moisturized. Vitamin A is also necessary for the growth of all bodily tissues, including skin and hair.
Adequate intake of vitamin C is also needed for the building and maintenance of collagen, which provides structure to skin and hair. Additionally, watermelon contributes to overall hydration, which is vital for healthy looking skin and hair.
Watermelon Risks
Moderate amounts of watermelon present no serious health risk. Excessive consumption can possibly elevate levels of certain vitamins in the body, which may cause complications.
Too much vitamin C, abundant in watermelon, can cause symptoms such as diarrhea or gastrointestinal discomfort. Foods containing lycopene, such as watermelon, may produce these symptoms too. These symptoms are only normally seen when excessive intake is from supplements, not food.
Potassium levels are another consideration, too much might lead to complications such as hyperkalemia which causes an abnormal heart rhythm and can be dangerous. Again, complications are most often due to excessive supplement intake. Overall, watermelon can be consumed safely with little risk.
How to Pick Good Watermelon?
Best Way to Pick a Watermelon:
Good watermelon must be dark green and matte NOT light green and shine.
Watermelon Field Spot
Must be Yellow or even orange NOT White
Knocking – sound needed to be HIGH Pitch
Male and female watermelon.
Male are more watery, female more sugary and sweet.
Inspect the TALE, Tail need to be dried out (brown/gray) NOT Green.
- Pick it up: Big or small, the watermelon should feel heavy for its size.
- Look for the yellow spot: Watermelons develop a splotch where they rest on the ground. When this splotch is creamy yellow, it's ripe.
- Give it a thump: Tap the underbelly of the watermelon. A ripe one will have a deep hollow sound. Under-ripe or over-ripe melons will sound dull.


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NEW YORK – The New York Lizards unveiled their brand new, 2013 jersey, on Sports New York's The WheelHouse on Thursday evening as part of an official presentation by Eamon McAnaney to his Wheelhouse co-host Brian Custer. Lizards players Greg Gurenlian, Drew Adams, and Max Seibald joined McAnaney on-set to present the jersey.
After a week of teaser photos on Facebook and Twitter, this was the first time the entire jersey had ever been shown to the public; even Lizards players were unaware of the final design before the live presentation.
The brand new jerseys are just the start to what promises to be an exciting season for the Lizards. In December, the Lizards announced the change of their name from the Long Island Lizards to the New York Lizards. With the new name came new colors, new logos and a whole new look for the Lizards.
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The New York Lizards will kick-off their season at home on April 28th against the Boston Cannons. The game is sure to get fans excited with a new dance team, new Lizards apparel, and even a carnival to celebrate the start of the season!
Branching outside of Long Island, the Lizards will play two home games at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island in New York City this summer, in addition to five home games at Shuart Stadium at Hofstra University. Games at Randall's Island will be on June 6 and 13, both at 7 p.m. Single game tickets as well as season and group packages for all games are now available. Call 1-855-NYLizards or go to NYLizards.com for more information.
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By: Sunita Satyapal, Energy.gov
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Recently, the Department of Energy hosted Dr. Tasios Melis, the UC Berkeley scientist behind a Department of Energy funded innovation that promises to triple the productivity of photosynthesis in plants and algae.
If you remember from high school biology class, photosynthesis is the process used by plants and many other organisms to convert sunlight into chemical energy. A molecule called chlorophyll serves to absorb sunlight for use in photosynthesis. Chlorophyll molecules can be stacked in arrays to help plants or algae absorb as much sunlight as possible. By tripling the productivity of photosynthesis, Dr. Melis' breakthrough will dramatically improve light absorption and utilization, which could yield a 300 percent improvement in the conversion of sunlight to chemical energy. That chemical energy — read "fuel" — which can be harvested from algae, can come in different forms: bulk biomass (plant matter), hydrocarbons (the stuff of fuels like natural gas and petroleum products) or pure hydrogen gas, which fuel cells employ as an efficient way to store and deliver energy.
How did he do it? Dr. Melis, a top researcher in the field of Photobiological Hydrogen Production, identified three unique genetic pathways in algae, which will triple the efficiency in potential fuel production. He found that by decreasing the size of the chlorophyll arrays in algae, he could increase the number of cells that actually catch the sunlight and convert it into chemical energy. Essentially, smaller arrays allowed sunlight to strike deeper, reaching more sunlight-to-fuel conversion machines. This technology is already being employed and improved upon by several industrial and university laboratories around the world, and serves as the platform for further hydrogen production research in the field.
The range of applications for Dr. Melis' findings goes far beyond coaxing fuel out of algae: Last year, the Melis lab found a way to use photosynthesis to create a different hydrocarbon, the molecule isoprene, which is used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber. That pioneering process serves as a case study in the development of new and promising technologies for renewable biofuels and other useful products that can change the way we use and produce energy.
Sunita Satyapal is the Program Manager for the Fuel Cell Technologies Program.
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WASHINGTON – The bomb test that North Korea conducted over the weekend was a "miniaturized" nuclear device – suggesting to U.S. sources that the day of a North Korean "Red Dawn" EMP attack that could decimate the American power grid might be closer.
The latest test was described by United Nations observers as twice the size of North Korea's 2009 nuclear test but that the device was "small and light."
In the 1980s movie "Red Dawn," American teens fight back against invading Soviet forces. In a recent remake, it's North Koreans who are invading, and they launch an EMP strike to cripple the U.S. electrical grid.
North Korea news media announced that the detonation was a miniature nuclear device, which suggests that North Korean scientists are working on a bomb capable of fitting on their three-stage Taepodong-3 missile, which already is capable of reaching the U.S.
The North Koreans successfully had tested this three-stage missile within the past month.
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What is of concern are a number of factors involving first the testing of the missile and now the nuclear device.
The three-stage missile is assessed by the U.S. intelligence community of being able to reach the West Coast of the U.S. During the test, the North Koreans also orbited a package which they claim was a satellite.
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However, it could have been a test for an upcoming nuclear weapon that could be programmed to de-orbit and detonate at a high altitude anywhere from the West to the East coast of the U.S., potentially producing an electromagnetic pulse that could seriously damage or destroy the U.S. electric grid system.
Following its latest nuclear test, North Korea then issued a statement condemning U.S.-inspired United Nations sanctions meant to discourage North Korea's missile and nuclear program.
With just a one megaton nuclear bomb, it could be exploded at an altitude of some 150 miles above the middle of the U.S., creating an electromagnetic pulse that could reach almost coast to coast and affect parts of Canada and possibly Mexico.
This scenario, which isn't far-fetched given the latest technical demonstration, recently was depicted in the popular movie "Red Dawn," in which the North Koreans use an EMP to knock out the U.S. electrical grid system in the Northwest.
In the movie, the North Koreans knock out all electricity as well as all command, control and communications and the ability to detect such a threat.
With the help of the Russians, as shown in the movie, the North Koreans are able to stage a land invasion on the U.S.
The latest nuclear test, which was conducted underground, had a low kiloton yield but sources say that scientists can scale it up potentially to achieve a megaton device.
In addition, U.S. intelligence is aware that North Korea and Iran years ago had obtained blueprints on how to miniaturize a nuclear weapon from the Pakistani A.Q. Khan, father of the Pakistani nuclear bomb.
It is possible that the nuclear test over the weekend was based on those blueprints which Khan had provided to both countries almost a decade ago.
Informed sources say that North Korea and Iran are collaborating not only on missile delivery systems but also exchanging technical data and North Korean scientists are to assist Iran with its possible development of a nuclear weapon.
Iran, which has defied U.S. and international sanctions to halt its nuclear enrichment program, denies that it is working on a nuclear weapon and further states that it has a "right" to develop nuclear energy as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog.
North Korea is neither a signatory to the NPT nor a member of the IAEA, although actions over its nuclear work to date by the U.S. have been far less robust than those against Iran, prompting members of Congress to recommend increasing international sanctions and possibly institute an economic embargo in response to the latest nuclear test.
Testing of the missile and nuclear warhead comes just as North Korea put out a video showing a nuclear attack on New York City, against a backdrop of Michael Jackson's song, "We are the World."
With a high-altitude nuclear explosion that produces an electromagnetic pulse, however, it would not destroy physical structures as depicted in the video but would have a major impact on the national grid system.
For years, U.S. experts have expressed concern over the catastrophic impact of an EMP event either from a nuclear attack or a massive solar storm.
This concern was especially highlighted in the comprehensive 2008 congressional report by the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack. The EMP commission pointed out:
"The electromagnetic pulse generated by a high altitude nuclear explosion is one of a small number of threats that can hold our society at risk of catastrophic consequences.
"The increasingly pervasive use of electronics of all forms represents the greatest source of vulnerability to attack by EMP. Electronics are used to control, communicate, compute, store, manage, and implement nearly every aspect of United States (U.S.) civilian systems. When a nuclear explosion occurs at high altitude, the EMP signal it produces will cover the wide geographic region within the line of sight of the detonation.
"This broad band, high amplitude EMP, when coupled into sensitive electronics, has the capability to produce widespread and long lasting disruption and damage to the critical infrastructures that underpin the fabric of U.S. society.
"Because of the ubiquitous dependence of U.S. society on the electrical power system its vulnerability to an EMP attack, coupled with the EMP's particular damage mechanisms, creates the possibility of long-term, catastrophic consequences.
"The implicit invitation to take advantage of this vulnerability, when coupled with increasing proliferation of nuclear weapons and their delivery systems, is a serious concern.
"A single EMP attack may seriously degrade or shut down a large part of the electric power grid in the geographic area of EMP exposure effectively instantaneously. There is also a possibility of functional collapse of grids beyond the exposed area, as electrical effects propagate from one region to another."
Read the documentation that's sparking the worry about the EMP threat, in "A Nation Forsaken".
Another potential problem arising from North Korea's recent missile and nuclear bomb tests is the increasing lack of influence that Russia and especially China have over the North Korean leadership, who look upon having both as a matter of prestige.
China especially complained to the North Korean leadership first about its missile test and now over its most recent nuclear test.
There are indications that the Chinese would back a United Nations Security Council condemnation of the Hermit State's recent nuclear test, and even agree to some mild sanctions, but do not intend to intervene more forcibly with the North Koreans.
That most likely would include U.S. congressional calls for a renewed economic embargo on North Korea.
The North Koreans also may be conducting the tests despite opposition from their closest friends in an effort to leverage the West for added concessions.
At the same time, the North Koreans are gaining invaluable knowledge on producing a nuclear weapon and its delivery system. With such knowledge, there is no indication that the North Koreans would scrap its nuclear or missile programs even if they won more Western concessions to halt those programs.


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Putting the interests of Somali people first
As key governments and institutions from the region and the wider Islamic and Western world gather in London on 23 February 2012 to review their approach to the crisis in Somalia, this paper highlights the need for more effective international engagement with the country's ongoing humanitarian emergency.
More than six months after the UN declared a famine, over 31 per cent of the population remains in urgent need of assistance, an escalation of the conflict is still forcing thousands of civilians from their homes, and expulsions and insecurity are making it increasingly difficult for aid agencies to reach those in need.
While responsibility for this situation lies first and foremost with Somali warring factions, the international community has also been at fault. Policies focused more on international security concerns than on the needs, interests, and wishes of the Somali people have inadvertently fueled both the conflict and the humanitarian crisis. An internationally backed escalation of regional military intervention since late 2011 presents grave risks for the civilian population and their access to assistance, which foreign governments and multilateral institutions have been slow to respond to. A dangerous conflation of humanitarian assistance with international security and state-building initiatives in Somalia, including counter-terrorism efforts, has fed perceptions among opposition groups that aid agencies are proxies of Western governments, further shrinking humanitarian space.
It is unclear how long the current period of intense conflict across much of southern Somalia will continue. But we do know that as long as it does, the food crisis will persist in the affected areas. If millions of people in need are to benefit fully from the aid efforts of Somali civil society and international agencies, more systematic account must be taken of the humanitarian fallout of regional and international political and security initiatives. More coherent strategies are needed from regional, Western and Islamic stakeholders, focused on supporting inclusive Somali-led reconciliation and peace-building, while scaling up efforts to increase humanitarian access and coordination, and to build Somali resilience to future shocks.
Key recommendations
The London conference's success must be judged on whether it results in:
- Actors from the region, the West, and the Islamic world using their influence with all relevant parties to ensure broader access to humanitarian assistance, while upholding humanitarian principles. This should take place alongside donor governments and aid organizations scaling up both humanitarian and longer-term resilience programming;
- Action to ensure that political and security strategies do not undermine humanitarian assistance; and
- Priority given to non-militarized and sustainable solutions to the conflict and humanitarian crisis, in particular through ensuring that a wide section of the Somali population is engaged in the process of developing these solutions.


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One of three men accused of assaulting a man with autism in Windsor, Ont., earlier this month has been granted bail.
Parmvir Chahil, 21, who has strong ties to Abbotsford, was released from custody on Wednesday on $25,000 bail after appearing in court in Brampton.
He conditions include that he must live with his grandparents and father in Ontario and that he must remain in that province.
Chahil has been charged with aggravated assault in relation to the incident that took place March 13 at the Square One bus terminal in Mississauga.
On that day, a 29-year-old man with autism was attacked while sitting at the bottom of the stairs of the bus terminal's lower level.
Three men surrounded the man and punched and kicked him several times before walking away.
After the attack, which was caught on video, police released images of the three men, asking for the public's help to identify them.
The first man to be identified as a suspect was Surrey's Ronjot Dhami, 25, who turned himself in to police on Monday morning (March 26). His bail hearing has not yet taken place.
Chahil was the second person identified, and he was arrested last Friday (March 23).
The third suspect – who is believed to go by the name "Jason" – has not yet been identified.
Also arrested in relation to the case were Chahil's mom, Hardip Padda, 44, and 18-year-old brother, Harmanvir Chahil, both of Windsor. The pair are charged with accessory after the fact.
Chahil's mother and father are both still listed as the owners of a home in the 3500 block of Promontory Court in Abbotsford, according to a property title search.
Chahil was residing at that home on Sept. 2, 2015, when he was the alleged target of a drive-by shooting.
That shooting resulted in the death of Chahil's next-door neighbour, 74-year-old Ping Shun Ao, who was struck by a stray bullet.


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Oct '11 - May '13
I just had my last crit last Tuesday. I had two projects I wanted to show, and was planning to have both of them finished by the time of crit.
Reality check, reality bites. The only problem with plans is, of course, they don't work. Result: none of them were not finished (they still are not). I am writing this post to share my process, failures, and conquests.
After my last post on the 'Grandma Shack' (notice the change in the title) project, I was struggling with the constructibility of it. I consider this full-scale object as a working model, instead of a product. I concern less about its precision and aesthetic perfection that way, focusing more on my subjective dialogue with this object that I build. It shows me the potentials it wants me to pursue.
As I saw so many scrap materials in the studio (mostly belong to others before me), I decided to begin by using them as my palette of expression. I realized that the notion of improvisation would come sooner or later. Question was, in what order it would come? Where should I look for constraints to push my design further?
The answer came when I disassembled and re-assembled the main structure for the fourth time. My plan to simply add third rectangular frame on the short side of the triangle failed. This was I got instead:
I figured that it's time for Structure 101 one more time. I figured out that standard Simpson connectors, available in Home Depot, are designed to hold perpendicular forces. This is the latest main structure I erected:
By putting the two main frames that way, although I lost some of my initial intents, I was able to flip and fully erect the structure by my own two hands—an invention in itself, I thought.
As it was in this stage, the structure was still shaky as a result of sheer forces. Improvisation time had come at last, scraps came to the rescue. Reacting to these forces, the resulting configuration of the scrap elements was made to counter-balance and make the whole structure stable. I put an operable panel just to test the strength of the standard hinge I found.
This is the latest condition of the structure as it was shown for the crit. I have several ideas on how to take this further, but have not fully decided yet as I am still digesting some stuff that came out from the discussion. But I can tell you one interesting fact: those who show more interest on conversing about this path I am taking are those who are not in architecture department.
Funny, no?
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A school blog on Arch Dept, Cranbrook Academy of Art. By farid rakun, admitted Fall 2011.


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kmsg_dump_rewind(9) [centos man page]
KMSG_DUMP_REWIND(9) Driver Basics KMSG_DUMP_REWIND(9) NAME
kmsg_dump_rewind - reset the interator SYNOPSIS
void kmsg_dump_rewind(struct kmsg_dumper * dumper); ARGUMENTS
dumper registered kmsg dumper DESCRIPTION
Reset the dumper's iterator so that kmsg_dump_get_line and kmsg_dump_get_buffer can be called again and used multiple times within the same dumper.dump callback. COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 KMSG_DUMP_REWIND(9)
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PPI::Dumper(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation PPI::Dumper(3) NAME
PPI::Dumper - Dumping of PDOM trees SYNOPSIS
# Load a document my $Module = PPI::Document->new( 'MyModule.pm' ); # Create the dumper my $Dumper = PPI::Dumper->new( $Module ); # Dump the document $Dumper->print; DESCRIPTION
The PDOM trees in PPI are quite complex, and getting a dump of their structure for development and debugging purposes is important. This module provides that functionality. The process is relatively simple. Create a dumper object with a particular set of options, and then call one of the dump methods to generate the dump content itself. METHODS
new $Element, param => value, ... The "new" constructor creates a dumper, and takes as argument a single PPI::Element object of any type to serve as the root of the tree to be dumped, and a number of key->value parameters to control the output format of the Dumper. Details of the parameters are listed below. Returns a new "PPI::Dumper" object, or "undef" if the constructor is not passed a correct PPI::Element root object. memaddr Should the dumper print the memory addresses of each PDOM element. True/false value, off by default. indent Should the structures being dumped be indented. This value is numeric, with the number representing the number of spaces to use when indenting the dumper output. Set to '2' by default. class Should the dumper print the full class for each element. True/false value, on by default. content Should the dumper show the content of each element. True/false value, on by default. whitespace Should the dumper show whitespace tokens. By not showing the copious numbers of whitespace tokens the structure of the code can often be made much clearer. True/false value, on by default. comments Should the dumper show comment tokens. In situations where you have a lot of comments, the code can often be made clearer by ignoring comment tokens. True/value value, on by default. locations Should the dumper show the location of each token. The values shown are [ line, rowchar, column ]. See "location" in PPI::Element for a description of what these values really are. True/false value, off by default. print The "print" method generates the dump and prints it to STDOUT. Returns as for the internal print function. string The "string" method generates the dump and provides it as a single string. Returns a string or undef if there is an error while generating the dump. list The "list" method generates the dump and provides it as a raw list, without trailing newlines. Returns a list or the null list if there is an error while generation the dump. SUPPORT
See the support section in the main module. AUTHOR
Adam Kennedy <email@example.com> COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2001 - 2011 Adam Kennedy. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module. perl v5.18.2 2011-02-25 PPI::Dumper(3)


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Recycle Right NC
"Together, we can recycle more, better"
Recycling is a long standing method of reducing waste in our landfills while conserving our natural resources. Carrboro encourages resident's to practice simple steps to be "cart smart" about recycling.
Placing non-recyclable items, or trash, in the recycling bin causes contamination. When that happens, recycling companies have to slow sorting speeds to remove contaminants, causing processing costs to rise. China has been a primary destination for poorly sorted paper and plastic, but China will no longer accept imports of recyclables with more than 0.5% of non-recyclable material or contamination. Our recycling contains too much trash. China's policy change is shining light on some long standing issues and much needed improvements required of our recycling programs.
Recycling is important to our community. It provides jobs here and across North Carolina. Many businesses rely on high-quality recycled materials to make new products. Most importantly, recycling protects and conserves our natural resources.
Recycling right and being "cart smart" will have huge impacts on our community, our state, and our natural resources.
When in Doubt, Throw it Out! Don't Trash the Recycling.
Important Information from Recycle Right NC Factsheet
Important Recycling Truths
- Single-stream recycling is here to stay. It yields the highest participation, reduces worker safety hazards and delivers efficiency in the most expensive part of the recycling system: collection.
- Recycling:
- Creates jobs.
- Returns valuable resources (and their embodied energy) to beneficial use.
- Preserves virgin materials.
- Saves energy and water, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
- Conserves landfill space.
What Happened in China
- In January 2018 Chin banned the import of mixed paper and mixed plastic
- In March 2018, Chine enacted quality standards requiring loads of sorted recyclables may not exceed 0.5% contamination.
- Now there is a supply-and-demand issue. There is an abundance of recyclable materials in the US market causing the value of these materials to drop.
- China has not ruined recycling in America, as recent headlines claim. It is shining a light on some long-standing issues and much-needed improvements in our recycling programs.
Recycling bins contain too much trash.- The public is confused by conflicting and changing accepted materials lists and the lack of consistent recycling messaging.
- Sustained education and enforcement campaigns are effective and necessary for people to recycle right and decrease contamination.
- Domestic markets for recycling are a necessity and must be further developed.
True Costs of Recycling
- A local government recycling program is a service provided to residents and customers. That service has an associated cost, just like other services (trash pickup, utilities).
- There has always been a cost to process recyclables, but it used to be offset by the revenue generated from the sales of recyclables. With current market conditions, the average value of one ton of mixed recyclables is $43 and the cost to process is $70. Recycling now comes at a cost, just like landfilling and all other solid waste management options. Reducing levels of contamination lowers the cost of recycling.
- Quotes from Will Sagar, Southeast Recycling Development Council:
- "Recycling is not free. Rather it's an investment in significant job creation. Materials lost to disposal will never add to the state's economic strength. Recycling in communities should be considered a valuable public service, just like schools, highways and utilities."
- "The immediate cost of capturing recycling may not be as cheap as just sending it to a landfill, but the long-term economic benefits of the material to the economy far outweigh the costs to collect and process. The benefits are clear."
Recycling By the Numbers
- In FY2017-18, North Carolina recycled 545,282 tons of traditional recyclables (bottles, cans, cardboard, paper) through local government programs. That equates to 106 pounds recycled per person.
- As of March 2019, one ton of single-stream (mixed) recycling is worth $49.43. The average landfill disposal tipping fee costs $43.30 per ton.
- North Carolina is home to more than 670 recycling companies employing more than 16,700 people with an average hourly wage of $19.64 and estimated annual payroll of $664 million.
- North Carolina is home to more than 60 manufacturers that rely on recycled material for feedstock to make new products. These companies employ more than 14,000 workers with total annual sales of more than $4 billion.
- Recyclers are investing in upgrades and equipment to expand processing capacity. Seventeen companies were awarded a total of $511,000 in Recycling Business Development Grants in 2019, spurring an additional private investment of $1.3 million, creating 38 jobs and expected to divert an additional 8.1 million tons from landfill disposal.
- The Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service (DEACS) in the Department of Environmental Quality actively works with the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina to recruit and grow recycling industry businesses.
- Domestic demand for recycled material is growing. Investments are being made by American, Chinese and other international companies, but building new facilities takes time. Recent announcements include:
- Polywood, a manufacturer that recycles plastic milk jugs into durable outdoor furniture, began operations at a new production campus in Roxboro, N.C. in early 2019. The company is investing $35.3 million into the facility, expects to create 384 jobs and will consume up to 40 million pounds of recycled plastic each year.
- Nationwide, 16 paper mills have announced plans for construction, expansion or conversion to use recycled cardboard and mixed paper. These announcements reflect an investment of more than $1 billion, and include projects in the southeast states of Kentucky, Virginia and South Carolina.
Public Works Department
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers this month lost cornerback Aqib Talib to a four-game NFL-imposed suspension for Adderall use. He might not be alone.
Fox Sports Insider and NFL Network contributor Jay Glazer reported Sunday that Bucs cornerback Eric Wright faces a similar four-game ban for using the same substance, which violates the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
The NFL has yet to announce an official punishment for Wright, but losing the sixth-year veteran would further weaken Tampa Bay's secondary on a defense that ranks 31st against the pass.
We've seen a rash of Adderall-related suspensions this season, and Glazer emphasized that some players take the drug to cope with attention deficit disorder.
If Wright is lost, cornerbacks Brandon McDonald and Myron Lewis will see increased snaps across from E.J. Biggers, who has stepped in for the exiled Talib. It's a headache this young team could do without.
Follow Marc Sessler on Twitter @MarcSesslerNFL.


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William (Bill) G. Collins, 45, a native of California and a four-year resident of Idyllwild, died Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at Riverside Regional Hospital. The cause of death was complications from Fabry's Disease.
He was a ranger at Camp Emerson, a Boy Scouts of America camp in Idyllwild.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Camp Emerson, 53155 Idyllbrook Drive. For more information, call the camp at 659-2690.
Mr. Collins is survived by Christopher Collins of San Diego; Michael Collins of Idyllwild; Warren Collins of Yucca Valley; Craig Collins of Long Beach; Meg Schneider of Costa Mesa; and one granddaughter.


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Sunday, June 15, 2008
In Memoriam: Tastespotting.com
I've posted the austere note that now inhabits the homepage once filled with the most beautiful food on the web. Why anyone would threaten legal action on such a sight is beyond comprehension. I'm sure photos were posted without permission, but since the photos all linked back to the website they were from, so what?
If anyone knows anything about this situation, please comment. If anyone knows of plans to start another tastespotting-esque site, please let me know. The foodiesphere has lost a great friend.
15 comments:
- Unknown said...
I hope that site comes back one day. I would literally spend hours just looking at all the food photos and never really could decide on what to make for dinner. I just wanted to try making all of them!
- June 15, 2008 at 4:49 PM
- Natalie Sztern said...
I think i shed tears when i clicked the site...could not believe it....it was a smorgasbord of delicious ideas and it will be sorely missed
- June 15, 2008 at 6:00 PM
- Unknown said...
I found a link to this site: Food Gawker on Slashfood.
- June 15, 2008 at 6:47 PM
Found your website via Tastespotting.com a while ago. Love that website and yours, of course. The new site for food porn is foodgawker.com. Let's hope tastespotting will be back!
- June 15, 2008 at 7:15 PM
Leslie at daringfood.blogspot.com is ussing her site aa a posting area for now.
Just email her a photo and a link. - June 15, 2008 at 9:31 PM
Do you know the reason why lawyers should be burried 600 feet under?
(They are good people, deep down) - June 16, 2008 at 12:03 AM
My jaw is still on the floor over the whole thing. Unbelievable...
- June 16, 2008 at 3:09 AM
- jitterbugh said...
Someone left a comment on another blog saying they will work on starting a similar thread at their current recipe-magazine-type site called recipes2share.com...I glanced, it seems to have potential. However, Tastespotting will be hard to replace. Perhaps the person who had it will come up with another way. After all, we know what happened to the original music download people and look at the "free" sites go now! I'm sad because I JUST found Tastespotting recently and was soooo excited! I had told my husband I wished there was a website like that, and then there it was! It will be missed by a lot of people, the internet is buzzing. I Googled "what happened to Tastespotting?"...tons of hits!
- June 16, 2008 at 7:56 AM
Oh no, a premier food porn website which I've never seen and now it's gone?! I wanna see it!
- June 16, 2008 at 9:12 AM
- ghanima said...
So sad that I've only found out about the site since hearing it's closed down!
- June 16, 2008 at 9:17 AM
I have been a tastespotting junkie since almost day one. I love it and am so sad it is gone. I would give the site out to many people I met and wold visit it many, many times a day myself. What a sad world we live in where we cannot appreciate each other's food, recipes, love of culinary skills and amazing food related photos without a "legal battle" somehow ensuing.
R.I.P tastespotting - you will be sorely missed. - June 16, 2008 at 11:45 AM
- jitterbugh said...
Ooops...I didn't mean *thread* I meant that they said they'd consider working on something "like" TasteSpotting at recipes2share if there seemed to be a market for it. Several people responded with, "yes, please!"...Sorry for any possible confusion in my previous post! So much for early morning previews! lol
- June 16, 2008 at 11:56 AM
- Unknown said...
The photo with Chef John holding the small piece of Parmesan cheese in front of his Chicken Cannelloni (crepes) was featured on Tastespotting.com the very last day the site was up. I remember seeing dozens of Food Wishes recipes featured there. Let's hope it returns, or some form of Tastespotting.com comes forward to fill the void left on the internet.
- June 16, 2008 at 2:55 PM
- Unknown said...
It seems to be back online to me.
Yummmm. - June 28, 2008 at 12:15 PM
It's BACK??? - September 27, 2008 at 11:51 PM


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NO PHOTO TODAY, because, well, I forgot. We had a patio party, with friends and family, in a sort of Father's-Day-Farewell-to-the-Travelers celebration. This blog may well be winding down. It's been updated daily since the beginning, last December 10; and we've eaten in motel rooms, at home, in fine restaurants, and a Toyota showroom. Tomorrow we'll be at Chez Panisse; Tuesday at home; Wednesday I'll have dinner on an airplane; Thursday at Marius in Amsterdam.
It's going to be hard to post to this blog in the next few weeks. I'll be traveling light, without a laptop, and my European cell phone doesn't do internet. There may be the occasional internet café for sporadic updates, but I'm not counting on it. I'll keep a journal, of course, and may make some use of it when I get home. We'll see how it goes.
Have a good summer, everyone; eat well and often!
Pinot grigio; Marqués de Cáceres rosé de Rioja; Prosecco


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I've got a 8.0 Megapixel camera (The camera of Samsung Galaxy S2 smartphone).
I need to take pictures of the product, and I want to make it look as best as can be!
It's a notebook, and it even looks better in real life than in pictures (I don't know the right word: I think the pictures are distorted. The pictures look "dotted")
I thought that such a camera would be good even for professional use!
How should I take photos? And what software should I use to edit them (easily)?


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An introduction to the cognitive processing skills that are components of the complex process of interpretation. Students perform exercises and activities that help develop the ability to translate and consecutively interpret texts in both ASL and English. Students are first introduced to individual processing skills which are later combined in the complex act of interpretation. Major skill areas developed include: visualization, shadowing, listening and comprehension, abstracting, structuring, paraphrasing, dual task, cloze and sight translation.
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