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To the Editor:
A longer school year and school day would be of great benefit to all public school students, especially urban area students. I would recommend a 200-day school year and a seven-hour school day. Students would be spending the equivalent of 60 extra days each year in the classroom. Time would be available at the end of each school day for remedial programs, enrichment programs and alternate pathways to learning programs.
The school year would consist of eight cycles of five weeks of school followed by a week of vacation. There would be four vacation weeks during the summer. During the warm summer months, there would be four weeks of daily instruction in music, art and physical education for all students, and time would be available to implement alternative pathways to learning programs.
After the third year of implementation of this new schedule, almost all students would be able to complete all graduation requirements by the end of the 11th grade. These students would take part in specially designed prep-school and work-study programs at local state colleges and universities three days per week. These senior year programs would provide a great incentive for high school sophomores and juniors to remain in school and continue their education at the post-secondary level. Students would return to their local high schools for graduation, club and sports activities and to allow those students who have not completed their graduation requirements to complete them.
It has been my experience that children get bored after four weeks of summer vacation and would like to get back to school and be with their friends and teachers. In addition, because the number of high school teachers and administrators would be reduced, implementing this new schedule would be revenue neutral.
Kenneth Berwick
Yes, Yes, and Yes! I'm curious is this has been implemented in Smithfield or if he is a teacher there. Wonderful! Beginning of real brainstorming.
Good for students, parents, and tax payers!
Just a hunch, but I'm guessing that Mr. Berwick is, in some form, a public sector employee since there are no dollar signs attached to his plan of deck chair rearrangement. How many times do we need to reinvent this wheel? Precious few students in Barrington, EG, or Lincoln are at significant risk. So why not simply give "urban area" students a voucher to attend whatever school they and their parents want; public, private, or parochial. That way, the money follows the student (much like college financial aid) and not a demonstrably failed system.
Vouchers and promoting home schooling would resolve many of our concerns regarding education especially regarding political correctness, Sex Ed., outrageous costs and ineffective teachers etc…. I've been vacationing in Florida and just recently was talking to a couple who were actually home schooling their children, right on the beach, talk about freedom. The bottom line is government labor unions are a disgrace to humanity when consider all the miseries they continue to create for everyone but the union loyalists themselves. Peter A. Filippi III


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1827 (undated) 11.5 x 9 in (29.21 x 22.86 cm)
1827 (undated) 11.5 x 9 in (29.21 x 22.86 cm)
This is Finley's desirable 1827 map of the United States. Covers the United States as it existed in 1827, extending westward as far as the Missouri Territory, Arkansas Territory, and Mexico. Identifies rivers, mountain ranges, lakes, and major cities. Color coded according to states and territories. Virginia and West Virginia have yet to split. Texas is part of Mexico. The Arkansas and Missouri Territories extend westward off the map. Some pen annotations regarding the creation of Wisconsin and Iowa have been added by the original owner in the upper left quadrant. Names Numerous American Indian Nations throughout. Mile scale and title in the lower right quadrant. Engraved by Young and Delleker for the 1827 edition of Anthony Finley's General Atlas.
Anthony Finley (c. 1790 - 1840) was an American map publisher based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His most prominent works, A New American Atlas and the New General Atlas… were published from 1824 to 1834. While little is known of Finley's personal life, he seems to have worked in the same publishing and engraving circles as Tanner. Though most of Finley's cartographic material was borrowed from European sources, his atlases were favorably reviewed at the time of their publishing. His works are known for being attractively sparse and minimalist, focusing primarily on clarity and only the most important facts.
Finley, Anthony, A New General Atlas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps, representing the Grand Divisions of the Globe, Together with the several Empires, Kingdoms and States in the World; Compiled from the Best Authorities, and corrected by the Most Recent Discoveries, Philadelphia, 1827.
Very good condition. Original pressmark. Blank on verso.
Rumsey 0285.006 (1831 edition). Phillips (Atlases) 4314, 760, 752, 6045.

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1 pound ground turkey
1 can (15.5 ounces) dark red kidney beans
2 cans whole tomatoes
½ teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons instant chopped onions
1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
½ teaspoon ground red pepper
½ teaspoon ground cumin
Brown ground turkey in medium skillet over medium high heat.
Drain and rinse turkey in colander.
Add beans, tomatoes and garlic.
In a small bowl, combine the flour with the spices. Add the mixture to the pan.
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As part of the flight-test campaign, this simulated airline experience focusses on both the aircraft's maturity and operability so the A350 XWB is ready for a successful service introduction following the planned startup of customer deliveries this year.
"The concept is simple: to operate and test the aircraft as much as possible in an operational environment, use the maintenance and support systems that our customers would have, capture their findings as soon as possible, and fix small issues quickly," explained Didier Evrard, Head of the A350 XWB Programme. "The Airline 1 concept is a means to accelerate the aircraft maturity at the end of development."
Airline 1 comprises a dedicated staff that operates a hangar and maintenance control centre in coordination with Airbus' flight-test team. This allows for daily maintenance, support and repair operations for the five-aircraft A350 XWB test fleet in an environment similar to what the jetliner will experience in commercial service.
In addition, another important aspect of the company's A350 XWB maturity campaign were the Early Long Flights performed this June. Consisting of two missions with selected Airbus employees as "passengers," these flights were operated by actual airline crews from Air France and Lufthansa, allowing Airbus to assess the cabin environment and systems in settings that represented a normal commercial transport.
Taking lessons from previous aircraft service introductions across the industry, Airline 1 and the A350 XWB maturity campaign were developed specifically to ensure a smooth service entry for this next-generation jetliner – another example of the "Xtra" that makes the difference.
Source: Airbus.


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Mar 16, 2005
EDGE Publications Launches Weather
For Immediate Release Mar 16, 2005
Boston, MA - EDGE Publications, Inc. today announced the launch of local weather into its flagship online publication, EDGEboston.com. Current weather conditions as well as a five-day forecast from Weather Services International have been fully integrated with EDGE's technology to provide up-to-the-minute local weather information for all EDGE portals.
"Our readers told us that weather was important to them," said EDGE's Publisher David Foucher. "In fact, it was their foremost request. Utilizing XML, our publications are able to deliver current forecasts to each of our locations. The service helps us bring even more comprehensive information to the lives of our community on a daily basis."
The company's flagship portal, EDGEboston.com, is already the most popular Gay/Lesbian website of any type in New England, registering on the list of the country's top websites according to Amazon.com's Alexa Traffic Rank. It has a dedicated readership of 22,000 individuals and is growing weekly.
The portal delivers eight channels to its readers, including daily local/national news, arts & entertainment, health & fitness, style, sports and travel. A community channel provides additional local coverage of nightlife, shopping, lodging, dining, events calendar, and more.
The publication is available at http://www.edgeboston.com.
EDGE Publications is dedicated to the presentation of localized news and information to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) community in an objective, entertaining, ethical, socially responsible format.
EDGE is an online community destination dedicated to the delivery of local, national and world content targeted to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in a fair, entertaining and interactive format. Learn more about EDGE at http://www.edgeonthenet.com.
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Whilst I was in Hungary, I picked up tons of make up from the 'drugstores' – I noticed the major brands there were the usual European ones we see over in the UK, but also a lot of German manufactured brands. I have lots to show you from my holiday hauls – bit by bit my lovelies, because I seriously got so many random items!
One of the items I tossed into my shopping basket was a Nail Art Topper from Essence. I believe this brand is sold in some European countries mainly (but not the UK as fas as I know). It's pretty cheap and the nail selection is ridiculous – it's absolutely massive and they already have big selections of crackles, magnetic nails, konad type stamps etc.
I wasn't expecting much from this. I love nail glitters although they are a pain to take off, and I haven't had great success. In fact I recently bought one from Orly and the glitters are depressingly thin – meh. So seeing as this topper was about £3 I didn't expect anything…
It is SUCH a cute glitter top coat. Possibly the most fun one I have. It's full of multi shaped glittery chunks – big ones,and with just one coat there's ton of sparkly, 2 coats, then you're winning:
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Yes I totally love it. It is worn over Nars Schiap here.
Oh yes this brings out the child in me. I think it goes over hot pink particularly well too!
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Cell C brings you reliable and super-fast internet for your home or office. It provides connectivity to all Wi-Fi enabled devices when connected to a LTE-enabled CPE Router. Connect up to 32 devices on a CPE Router making it easier for you and your staff to all be connected with super-fast internet.
With LTE being faster than 3G, you will experience faster online gaming, video streaming, music and app downloads. Get the better data experience with network-enhanced quality. LTE gives you a faster internet experience with speeds of up to 69Mbps download and up to 25Mbps upload. Check whether you have coverage to ensure the best possible speeds.
- Check whether you have Fixed LTE coverage where you wish to use this service.
- If you have connectivity, Cell C has amazing deals available on CPE Routers that are LTE-enabled and will get you connected in no time or purchase a router and get a data contract that suits your needs.
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Cell C LTE coverage will be rolled our across the country. There might be areas where there is no LTE coverage. Cell C will continue to upgrade the network in areas where LTE coverage is limited, in due course.
In areas where there is no LTE coverage, your device will automatically connect to the 2G or 3G network. The handover is seamless.
Although most modern devices are LTE compatible, some devices may not be compatible. It is recommended that the latest LTE device list is viewed on the Cell C website to ensure compatibility.
There are no additional costs for LTE. If you have the latest USIM and LTE enabled device, you will experience LTE speeds on your device.
Antennas can be attached to the devices to improve signal strength. It is not always guaranteed that an antenna will improve the signal strength.
Devices that are enabled for Wi-Fi can connect to the Mi-Fi and CPE devices.
This can be viewed by logging onto the routers administration page via a web browser. Further information on this can be found in the setup guide that is accompanied with the router.
Your device will continue to work on 3G speeds. The devices are backward compatible, which means it will work on the available network speed in the area.
LTE is a best effort service, meaning you will receive speeds based on the capacity of the network. During busy periods the network speeds will be reduced.
LTE will be enabled by default on the router, however it is important to verify this via the devices admin console. Details on accessing the admin console can be found in the routers setup guide. The device will either display 4G or LTE.


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(CNN) -- If anyone knows hip-hop, it's Ice-T.
The rapper-turned-actor has added a title to his résumé: filmmaker. Ice (born Tracy Marrow) recently sat down with CNN to answer some iReporter questions and discuss his new documentary, "Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap."
The film explores the genre as art form and includes lots of big names in the music industry, including Kanye West, Nas, Eminem and Dr. Dre. When it came time to find voices for his project, Ice didn't have to look far.
"I did the film by calling only my friends I had in my address book," the rapper said. "All my homies I'd been in the business with over 20 years. (I told them,) 'I'm just going to ask you questions, not about the money, the cars, the jewelry, the beef, but the craft.' "
In an earlier interview, the star of "Law & Order: SVU" noted that there was an abundance of rap stars who wanted to appear in his documentary.
"There's lots of people I would love to have interviewed, but you got to remember the movie only could last two hours," he explained. "At the end of my filming, I had 52 rappers shot. I had 35 rappers waiting to be shot. My first edit was four hours, so I just couldn't fit everybody into the movie, so yeah, there's a lot of people missing, but I think I was able to get a good cross-section of the different styles of hip-hop."
His decades in the rap game allowed him insider access and candid interviews.
"I was kind of surprised at how open the guys got and just had fun in front of the camera," Ice said. "By me doing the interviews, it turned into more of a conversation than an interview, and you get to see us laugh, and you get some never-before-heard insight on some of the rapper's lives."
When it came time to answer iReport questions, Ice was more than ready to take on inquires on everything from his love of video gaming to his thoughts on the military. Not many know that he served in the United States Army before entering the hip-hop game.
"Nothing but respect to the soldiers coming home from the war," he said. "As far as something I can tell them to do, this might sound cold, but don't expect anybody to care. Don't expect that because you're a GI, you're going to come home and somebody's going to open up their hands up to you. You just gonna have to bust your a** from the ground up, unfortunately."
These days, he is as known for his E! reality show "Ice Loves Coco," about the exploits of him and his model wife. He said he doesn't mind people admiring his wife's ... assets.
"I don't have a problem with people admiring Coco, and I have a tight relationship," he said. "When we first got together, she was already a swimsuit model, and you can't say, 'Now we're married, you can't do that anymore.' "
So is the man once feared for his influence with songs like "Cop Killer" now a homebody who has mellowed so much that he's cool with being better known for playing a police officer on television than one of the founders of gangsta rap?
"Even when I made 'Cop Killer,' I (wasn't) a cop killer," he said. "I was just acting out a character of somebody who lost it and went after brutal cops."


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I've just updated Tips from the Top Floor to the latest software, installed a new theme (I like its visual simplicity) and have given it a brand spanking new set of mobile themes, which means it'll look great on pretty much all smartphones and of course on the iPhone and the iPad.
Baby, TFTTF is mobile!
I will be playing with the detail settings for the new site for a few more days, but you'll probably only see minor changes.
Please let me know what works and what doesn't. Also: how do you like it?


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The next IV chat will be on Wednesday May 23 at 8PM ET. This chat will be moderated by @infusionnurse. The chat is on Twitter and is open to all nurses and other interested healthcare professionals. Topics for discussion are still open. Suggestions are welcome and please post on the comment section
To access this twitter chat – use this link: http://tweetchat.com/room/IVchat
Sign in so we can see your posts. You can also use #IVchat in any twitter app so your posts can be viewed.
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Are you and your soon-to-be fiancé shopping for engagement rings and feel overwhelmed by all the choices? Or, are you simply dreaming of your future engagement and "window shopping" for the perfect ring to add to your mental image? Whichever scenario best fits, it's always a good idea to be knowledgeable of the latest trends and to have the ability ... Read More »
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Krelis needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 189 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
We are all about health promotion (vs illness prevention) and use fun and play to achieve amazing results. We would like to uplift our existing logo to something fresh, fun, strong with a great impact.
Please see our existing logo on http://www.bigmove.nu or our temp website on: http://bigmove.alares.nl You can download the logo (.jpg file) on http://depositfiles.com/files/99ny99khp current pay-off is 'let's play', but this might me changed later to something else. Please design logo with and without the pay-off. Prize money will be guarenteed if 15+ different designers (not designs!) will participate in contest.
Keywords: - empowerment - fun - growth - movement - positive - promotion - inspiration - health
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- professional but not too serious
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Explore the size relationship between the sun and Earth by using tape and stickers. Learners estimate, then place and count the number of one-inch diameter stickers (representing Earths) that would fit across the diameter of a nine-foot circle of... (View More) tape (representing the sun). The relative size of each becomes visually apparent. Related Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are listed. (View Less)
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Students analyze and interpret the accompanying large-format images of Mars taken by NASA's Mars Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) camera. The analysis involves identifying geologic features, calibrating the size of those features, and... (View More) determining surface history. The lesson culminates in students conducting in-depth research on questions generated during their analyses. The lesson is part of the Mars Education Program series; it models scientific inquiry using the 5E instructional model and includes teacher notes and vocabulary. Next Generation Science Standards are listed. (View Less)
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Twice each day, once during daytime and once at sunset, students observe sky color, visibility, and sky conditions over a one week period. Each observation is recorded on a sky report form (included) for follow-up discussions and comparisons. This... (View More) lesson is one of four in the GLOBE program storybook entitled, "What's Up in the Atmosphere? Exploring Colors in the Sky." GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide, hands-on, K-12 school-based science education program. (View Less)
This lesson plan teaches how to select the landing site for a planetary surface investigation, using the 5E learning cycle. Students will be able to determine a landing site for their Mars rover; work with their team to summarize information and... (View More) identify important details in non-fiction writing; research Gale Crater through an online interactive module; use Google Earth Mars to learn about Mars surface features; gather and analyze data to conduct a scientific experiment; collect and record data in a science notebook to draw logical and scientific conclusions; define and identify the role of controls and variables in teams' scientific or technical questions; and differentiate between weather and climate. The lesson plan has a number of appendices, including standards alignment. This is Lesson 8 of the elementary school version of the 6 week Mars Rover Celebration curriculum. (View Less)
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Common materials such as sand, gravel, pebbles, shells, etc. are used to represent crustal materials from an unknown planet. Students begin by sorting, classifying, and making observations about the sample. Using that information, they must then... (View More) interpret the geologic and biologic history of the planet. The lesson is part of the Mars Educxation Program series; it models scientific inquiry using the 5E instructional model and includes teacher notes and vocabulary. Next Generation Science Standards are listed. (View Less)
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This is an online lesson associated with activities during Solar Week, a twice-yearly event in March and October during which classrooms are able to interact with scientists studying the Sun. Outside of Solar Week, information, activities, and... (View More) resources are archived and available online at any time. This is an activity about measurements of solar activity. Learners will observe an image of the Sun and sketch major features, plot data to begin to recognize patterns of solar activity, look for long-term patterns in graphed data, compare X-ray and visible light images of the Sun to find solar features common to both sets of images, and make a prediction of what the Sun will look like in a visible light image after observing an X-ray image taken on the same day. This activity is scheduled to occur during Monday of Solar Week. (View Less)
This is an activity about electromagnetism and the Sun. First, learners will do a KWL activity using six vocabulary words. Next, they will build an electromagnet and investigate how it works. Finally, learners will relate the workings of their... (View More) electromagnet to a Solar Dynamics Observatory magnetogram image of the Sun. Per group of learners, this activity requires materials such as a length of insulated wire, alligator clips, a 2-D-battery holder, two D-batteries, and a nail. (View Less)
This is an activity about image resolution. Learners will recreate a solar image taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) using various sizes of building bricks, and discuss how their recreations relate to image resolution. Learners will also... (View More) compare SDO images to solar images from older spacecraft to see how improved technology helps scientists learn more about the Sun. (View Less)
This is a lesson about research tools and skills. Learners will explore the features of Mars through a demonstration of Google Earth Mars, gather, and analyze data from multiple sources on the internet as well as print sources, develop and use... (View More) strategies for reading informational text to systematically find information, understand that Earth and Mars have similar geological features. The lesson uses the 5E instructional model and includes: TEKS Details (Texas Standards alignment), Essential Question, Science Notebook, Vocabulary Definitions for Students, Vocabulary Definitions for Teachers, two Vocabulary Cards, and a reading strategy supplement. This is lesson 3 of the Mars Rover Celebration Unit, a six week long curriculum. (View Less)
In this lesson, learners will first watch a video about the orbit and formation of the MMS satellites to learn about their flight configuration. After, they will research similar facts about other types of satellites. Next, learners will compute the... (View More) volume of MMS' tetrahedral flight configuration and investigate how the tetrahedral volume changes as the satellites change positions. Finally, they will create a report that outlines their findings. This activity requires student access to internet accessible computers. This is lesson three in the MMS Mission Educator's Instructional Guide, which uses examples from the mission to introduce mathematics (focusing on geometry) in a real-world context. The lessons use the 5E instructional cycle. Note: MMS launched March 12, 2015. For the latest science and news, visit the MMS Mission Website under Related & Supplemental Resources (right side of this page). (View Less)


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Announcement from the ISSA-COS chapter president:
The registration is not yet open for the public, only for chapter members. It will open for the public soon, but seating is always limited at this event. If anyone from AO is interested, and is in or can make it to the Rocky Mountain Frontrange region, let me know. I'll be attending and providing a review of the conference. In the past they have always been excellent presentations as well as great opportunities to network with professionals. Because of Colorado Springs high federal and military presence (US Air Force Academy, Peterson Air Force Base, Ft. Carson Army Base, Schreiever Air Force Base (SAC and JNIC based here), and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base (NORAD...remember Wargames?) you can expect to rub elbows with a lot of federal employees or contractors. Northrupp Grumman, Lockheed-Martin, Raytheon, and many others have employees at this event, usually.The annual March event for the Colorado Springs, CO chapter of the ISSA -- "ISSA-COS Spring Security Conference" -- will again be held at Colorado Technical University (CTU) in Colorado Springs, CO. Among our speakers will be Phil Zimmerman (see attachment) the creator of the encryption package Pretty Good Privacy (PGP). Phil is an engaging speaker and we are very fortunate to have another fine line up of speakers more information to come. Start time for events is 07:45 and it will feature both speakers and break out rooms with technical experts in residence!
This is the general schedule:
0745 Registration, Networking and Continental Breakfast
0815 Welcome and Opening Remarks
0830 Presentations Start
1145 Lunch
1615 Conference Ends
The is again no cost thanks to our events sponsors:
Guidance Software
PGP Corporation
Citadel Security Software
Colorado Springs is a great city (it sits right below Pikes Peak, inspiration for the song America The Beautiful and the lyric 'purple mountains majesty'). Also, CTU is near the technology business district, so there are a lot of hotels nearby if your travelling...I've gotten pretty good rates the last few times.
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Been listening to Robyn Hitchcock's new CD, "Ole! Tarantula," a lot lately. It's a darned good album. The best thing Hitchcock has done since the incredible Jewels for Sophia/Star for Bram combo in 1999. In fact it may be his very best album.
Robyn Hitchcock is one of those rare artists who has never done a really sucky album. Even Groovy Decay was OK, though certainly not up to the rest of his work. I first started listening to him when I got reviews for my Dimentia 13 albums and it seemed like every one of them mentioned how influenced I was by the Soft Boys -- a band I'd never even heard of at the time. I bought some Soft Boys records and indeed I could see why people assumed they'd been an influence. I liked them a lot and started getting their leader Robyn Hitchcock's solo records too.
Pretty much nothing I listened to in the 80's has aged well. Everything was so incredibly bad for that decade that the things that stood out as being great now seem just OK. Even so, Robyn Hitchcock's 80's output still doesn't make me gag, other than for the fact I played those records way too much for lack of anything better to listen to that was contemporary.
Ole! Tarantula's best songs:
New York Doll
Adventure Rocket Ship
(A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs


text: Incoming Head of National Milk Urges Grassroots Engagement November 14, 2013 01:53 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By News Release Email Source: National Milk Producers Federation The incoming president of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) urged dairy farmers today to become more engaged in the organization and the policymaking process. "We need your financial commitment, yes," Chief Operating Officer Jim Mulhern told nearly 1,000 attendees at the organization's annual meeting. "But even more importantly, we need your time and effort and engagement. The more engagement our members have … the more our organization can achieve for our members. It's a virtuous circle." Mulhern will take over as NMPF president and CEO January 1, 2014, when long-time leader Jerry Kozak retires. The organization is the voice of more than 32,000 dairy producers in Washington. "30 years ago," Mulhern said, "NMPF, like many organizations, could be a neatly defined hierarchy, and be successful….But not anymore." Today, he said, both NMPF and the entire dairy industry must be more engaged in the free and rapid flow of information. "If there's a message I can leave with you today, it's that the future of NMPF is not a function of what I want … or any one leader," he said. "Rather, the successful future of NMPF will be a function of the active engagement that our board, our delegates and, yes, our grassroots members, have in the organization and the industry." Mulhern also stressed the need for increased transparency in the dairy industry. "Look at how food marketers have increased the flow of information about their products," he said. "20 years ago, it was calorie and nutrition information on the back panel. 10 years ago, it was absence claims about artificial sweeteners and growth hormones. And now, it's whether a product is locally and sustainably produced. Whether it can be traced back from the store to a field or barn." Mulhern called that "transparency in action," but he added it can also be misused. "The strategy of some food companies is to try to increase sales by scaring consumers into paying more for their particular product because of how it was produced," he said. "That's not transparency. It's fear-based marketing….left unchecked, it not only affects the marketplace; it also affects the policy environment. We must tell our story because if we don't, others—who don't have our interest at heart—are telling a very different, and harmful, story." Mulhern said transparency requires telling stories about brands and product categories and entire industries. "The clean lines that used to exist between farmer and processor and distributor and retailer have blurred." He said. "Transparency has created a value chain where everyone is accountable for what they do, and why they do it." On other subjects, Mulhern said once the 2013 farm bill is enacted NMPF should tackle reform of the federal milk marketing order system and consider addressing some changes to federal identity standards for dairy foods—but only if they benefit farmers. Milk marketing orders set minimum prices for different categories of milk in regions across the country. For example, processors are required to pay a higher price for milk destined for fluid use compared with milk used to make yogurt, ice cream and cheese. Mulhern said NMPF considered asking Congress to address marketing order reform as part of the 2013 farm bill, but decided against that step. "But reforms delayed cannot be reforms denied," he said. "It won't be easy, but it will be a priority going forward." At the same time, Mulhern said any changes to the federal order system must benefit farmers. "Some of the dairy processors talk about reforming federal milk orders when what they really seem to mean is increasing their control of the market and their share of the dairy dollar," he said. "That's a non-starter for us. Our focus will be on reforms needed to ensure the orderly marketing of milk and to protect the financial interests of the nation's dairy farmers." Mulhern noted that some in the processing community are also calling for changes to the federal standards that protect the content and quality of dairy foods. But, he said, "sometimes this talk is being delivered by those who either don't fully understand the concept of standards of identity. Other times it's from those who actually do understand, but are looking for a way to benefit financially through deviations marketed as 'innovations.'" "Are there some provisions of standards that could be improved? Absolutely, especially if they relate to improvements and efficiencies in plant-level processing technologies," Mulhern said. "However, NMPF will not agree to revisions to standards designed to 'water down' their quality or deceive consumers, and we will continue to work diligently to preserve all aspects of standards that preserve the integrity of traditional dairy products, their names and their composition." The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), based in Arlington, VA, develops and carries out policies that advance the well-being of dairy producers and the cooperatives they own. The members of NMPF's cooperatives produce the majority of the U.S. milk supply, making NMPF the voice of more than 32,000 dairy producers on Capitol Hill and with government agencies. Visit www.nmpf.org for more information. Back to news


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Total Eclipse Paints the Moon Red
Apr 15, 2014 2:41 PM PT
A total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Tuesday gave viewers in parts of the world a rare glimpse of what's sometimes called a "blood moon," due to the reddish hue it takes on as a result of dust in the atmosphere.
Beginning at about 1:55 AM EDT on April 15, the eclipse lasted roughly three and a half hours -- peaking at 3:45 a.m. EDT -- and was visible in North America, South America and Australia, with partial visibility in parts of Asia, Africa and Europe.
Lunar eclipses last much longer than solar eclipses do and are safe to view with the naked eye.
"While such events are relatively rare, albeit much less so than a total solar eclipse, they are very beautiful to behold," William Newman, a professor in UCLA's departments of earth, planetary and space sciences, physics & astronomy, and mathematics.
Photo Credit: Kimberly J. Kern
"Eclipses have held the fascination of humans since time immemorial and continue to amaze," he told TechNewsWorld.
A Bloody Stain
A lunar eclipse is what happens when the Moon passes directly behind the Earth and into its shadow, or "umbra," while the Sun, Earth and Moon are in perfect alignment. When only a portion of the Moon enters the umbra, the result is a partial lunar eclipse; when the Moon enters completely, it's considered a total eclipse, as was the case Tuesday.
It's only because of the Earth's atmosphere that the Moon doesn't go completely dark during an eclipse. Instead, it reflects light from the Sun passing through Earth's atmosphere, giving it the reddish "blood" color.
"Interestingly, the principle of the effect that gives the Moon its red coloring during lunar eclipse was first described by Leonardo da Vinci," said Mario Livio, an astrophysicist with the Space Telescope Science Institute and author of Brilliant Blunders.
Why the Sky Is Blue
"Basically, shorter blue wavelengths are more likely to be scattered by particles in the Earth's atmosphere," Livio told TechNewsWorld. "Leonardo understood that this is what makes the sky blue."
However, at sunrise and sunset -- and during lunar eclipses -- the sunlight passes through a thicker layer of the Earth's atmosphere, scattering all the shorter wavelengths and allowing only the longer, redder wavelengths to pass through.
"In that sense, in a lunar eclipse -- in which the Sun is behind the Earth as seen from the Moon -- the Moon is observing sunrises and sunsets all around the Earth," Livio said. "This is what gives the Moon that eerie blood moon appearance."
Four's the Charm
On average, lunar eclipses occur about twice a year, though only some of them are total eclipses.
This week's event was the first of a rare "tetrad" of four total lunar eclipses expected to be visible in the United States over this year and next. The next three will take place on Oct. 8, 2014, April 4, 2015, and Sept. 28, 2015.
"During the 21st century, there are eight sets of tetrads, so I would describe tetrads as a frequent occurrence in the current pattern of lunar eclipses," noted NASA eclipse expert Fred Espenak. "But this has not always been the case. During the three hundred year interval from 1600 to 1900, for instance, there were no tetrads at all."
The current tetrad has even sparked at least one religious interpretation.
'A Mars-Sized Asteroid'
For scientists, eclipses provide a number of important lessons, Newman suggested.
"First, only the Earth among our terrestrial planetary neighbors -- Mercury, Venus and Mars -- has a large natural satellite," Newman explained.
In contrast, the Jovian planets -- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune -- have many satellites, he pointed out.
"We have come to appreciate that our moon is the result of the collision between a Mars-sized asteroid and Earth nearly 4.5 billion years ago," he added. "All of this is telling us something remarkable about the formation of our solar system and, quite possibly, the formation of the hundreds of new solar systems that we have just discovered."
The Influence of Pollution
Then, too, there's the dust in the atmosphere causing the Moon's reddish hue during an eclipse.
That dust "is the product of many natural processes as well as man-made ones, a reminder of the pollution present here due to the burning of coal and other materials," Newman said.
"Overall, last night's celestial event serves as a reminder of the special circumstances associated with the formation of our planet," he concluded, "as well as the nature of our present-day environment."


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September 29, 2009
the month of figs
Another month came and almost ended, and so did the season of figs, a most beautiful, seductive fruit you find this time of the year. They are found all around the world and can come in a number of different cultivars, but the one that is most prevalent at stores in Tokyo is a brown-skinned and white-and-pink-fleshed kind that I believe may be closest to the one called Brown Turkey in the US, only they are a lot larger here.
In the past here on my blog, I have confessed my enthusiasm for figs more than once, so I refrain from waxing lyrical all over again.
But I couldn't help but doing a post about what I did with them over the month of September - because I spent quite a bit of time taking pictures of the beautiful fruit like I had never seen them before, and eating them like there was no tomorrow.
While I love eating fresh figs fresh, I found myself popping them in the oven (or putting them under the grill) a lot this year. One of the easiest and most delicious ways was this:
Open-face sandwich with fig and goat cheese. Here, a buttery, flaky croissant was halved, smeared with mashed fig flesh, topped with tomato slices and goat cheese pieces as well as salt, pepper, and herbes de Provence, drizzled with olive oil and grilled briefly. This was inspired by this recipe, which really is for a pie. But as I felt too lazy to roll out a puff pastry dough, I opted for something that is easier and quicker to deal with and just as puffy and tasty; croissant.
The original recipe also calls for gruyere cheese as a topping, but as the one I found at my local store was ridiculously expensive, I gave up on it. Instead, I used a cheese croissant from Paul, a bakery chain I don't head to that often when in Paris but keep going back to in Tokyo, if nothing else for their cheese croissant (which they don't seem to offer in France or in the UK). This would make up for a lack of cheesiness in my sandwich, I hoped.
Adorned with some torn fresh basil leaves, my version of savory fig pie was ready in a flash. And now that you realize that these are more of sandwiches or maybe tartines than pies, I've been making other forms of fig-cheese tartines over and over again in the past, using other types of cheese and/or bread. But ripe tomato slices really made a nice addition to the sandwich, and the use of a croissant definitely turned the whole thing into a really rich (but light) fare.
Another savory dish I did:
A salad of fresh fig slices and arugula dressed in a sherry vinegar-based vinaigrette, topped with shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano and chopped pistachios and bitter chocolate. In its original recipe found in A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table (Simon & Schuster, 2009), the book by Molly Wizenberg of Orangette, the key players of the salad are arugula and bitter chocolate. But as Molly tells us that she first had it with fresh figs and Permigiano cheese, so I did the same. And I thought it was better that way, with the fig and cheese making the salad a more substantial meal, not to mention their affinity with chocolate and pistachios.
The rest is all on the sweeter side....
One of the first things I did was clafoutis. Which, to be honest, isn't a kind of dessert that I care for the most; I seem to have some complicated relationship with some of the custard-like things such as clafoutis and flans, for their eggy taste (then again, I love creme caramel and creme brulee - don't ask me why). But I remembered once making clafoutis that used ground almonds and liking it, so I dug up the recipe and gave it a try, using figs, grapes, and peaches.
After about an hour of baking (longer than it was required in the recipe, thanks to my stupid oven), what came out was warm, golden-crusted ramekins of... tofu. No, you did read it right. TOFU. How it turned out that way with no soy milk nor any other soy-based ingredient used, I do not know, but it tasted exactly like tofu - only warm and sweet. Yes, quite distasteful. I so wanted to chuck the lot away, but did eat them in the end, though very reluctantly.
Overcome with the shock of making such a flop, and wondering if this was because I had bookmarked the wrong recipe in the first place or else simply my oven had failed to produce a decent stuff again (or maybe I had?), I went desperately for a similar recipe that looked promising:
Frangipane clafoutis with figs and grapes, though you don't see figs anywhere in the picture (they were all buried deep). What is instantly visible here is butter-sauteed grape halves sitting on top of crusty cake, which is so light and airy it is more like souffle. I turned to the recipe for one of Helene's beautiful creations, and it worked all good, except mine didn't rise as much as hers had (but didn't sink much, either). Still puffy and light, it made a nice vehicle for juicy grapes (and figs, of course).
Although this clafoutis was a breeze to make, it might just have been the most elaborate recipe I did this month - in that it involves whipping egg whites (which I did with an electric mixer anyway, but still). My point is, everything else I did was even easier and simpler to make - like bread and butter pudding.
Made based on the recipe here, this pudding had its sweetness largely from honey-roasted figs layered between the slices of fruited bread.
I was supposed to save some of the roasted figs for topping, but I ended up not having any left, so I just sliced up another fig and placed them on top of the pudding before it went into the oven. And because I used French-style fig and walnut bread here, my batch turned out as double-fig bread and butter pudding, using both fresh and dried figs. Re-heated in the morning following the day I'd baked it, this made lovely, hearty breakfast - especially when it was one of the first cooler mornings.
Another quick treat built upon honey-roasted figs:
Honey-roasted fig trifle; a simple deal with layers of fruit(s), custard, cream, and sponge. The idea of using figs roasted with honey in trifle came from here, but otherwise I pretty much played it by ear, making an easy microwave custard and using what is known here as brandy cake.
Now 'brandy cake' in Japan generally refers to some sort of plain loaf of butter cake or sponge doused with so much brandy it almost knocks you out by merely opening the package. Or so as far as I know; when I was a kid, we would sometimes receive brandy cake as a gift from someone, and no matter which cake shop it came from, it would invariably be over-the-top heady - even to someone who has always loved her cake boozy and would willingly overdose on brandy- or rum-soaked dried fruits in her Christmas cake even when she was a high school kid (never mind who she is).
I hadn't had brandy cake in a long time, and when it did, it came, alas, as a gift. And just as boozy as I always remembered it to be. Since I couldn't eat too much of it on its own, I used most of it in the trifle. And surprisingly (or maybe not so surprisingly), the trifle was quite tipsy even though I hadn't soaked the sponge with liquor like you'd normally do with trifle. The cake was that boozy in the first place.
And one more quickie treat:
Fig and chestnut pie, made with store-bought puff pastry and candied chestnuts along with fresh figs. I didn't even bother to make filling, such as almond cream or custard - just topped puff pastry rounds with fig wedges and chestnut halves, and drizzled a bit of honey (again) over them. But really, when figs became caramelized and all tender to the point they effectively melt in your mouth, who needs creamy filling in your pie? Well, I wouldn't refuse it if you served me one that way, but for now I was quite content with its simplicity. Some home-made fig ice cream did make a nice accompaniment, though.
Because baked desserts weren't the only things I did with roasted figs this year...
You might have noticed that I was making a lot of ice cream this summer, with a number of different fruits but always using honey as the only added sweetener. The trend continued on as summer turned into autumn, now with fruits of autumn like figs and Italian plums (and even sweet potatoes, which aren't a fruit but often used in Japanese desserts like these ones - trust me they are good!). Other than these main ingredients themselves being more autumnal, the method of preparing them was now also more suitable for a cooler season; baking.
As far as fresh fig-based frozen desserts go, I just made fig-nectarine frozen yogurt last month, and a year ago I tried this fig ice cream (though it never made it to my blogs). Both use fresh figs uncooked, and I enjoyed them both, but when I thought about making fig ice cream a few weeks ago, I wanted to further boost the flavor of fig in my ice cream. And as I was making other recipes and struck anew by how concentrated fig's flavor got when roasted, it seemed suddenly natural to roast my figs for ice cream.
Of course, I am aware that the idea of roasting fruits before adding them to an ice cream base is nothing original or unique. I, for one, was inspired also by my own experience of trying a recipe for plum ice cream that requires the fruits to be roasted first with butter and sugar; it made the richest, most luscious ice cream ever. So I only adopted the concept to figs, while making the ice cream sugar- and egg-free as I had done all summer.
And it hit the spot. I'm a genius, I thought to myself (I haven't said it to anyone aloud, so you could give me a break...). The intoxicating aroma and sweetness of figs only become more intense when roasted, taking on a slightly caramelized flavor in addition to a hint of honey. And that translated well into the ice cream.
The preparation overall is the same with the other fruit ice creams that I was making; pureeing the fruit, adding a few spoonful of honey and a dash of spirit/liquor, freezing it, processing it in a blender until smooth and adding lightly whipped heavy cream, re-freezing it and re-processing it, and freezing once more. The only big difference was that the fruit was first roasted with honey.
While I was mostly happy with my first batch of honey-roasted fig ice cream, it still felt that it might need a bit of acidity to balance out the intense richness of figs. So in my second trial, I roasted figs with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar along with honey.
I also used rosemary as it is one of my favorite flavors to add to figs. While it smelled heavenly while baking, the scent of the herb got lost once the figs had been blended with cream and frozen; next time I might try and boost the rosemary flavor perhaps by adding minced leaves to the puree, or infusing the cream with a few sprigs.
Although the flavor of rosemary didn't shine through as much as I had hoped it to be, I still found that cooking fruits gives me a chance to add a flavor to my ice cream through the heating process. This was something I had deliberately left out when making other ice creams during the summer, in an attempt to make the ice cream-making as simple and as quick as possible (i.e. so that no cooking is involved). But if I do cook my fruits, I should might as well add something, I thought - such as herbs and spices.
And if I do add spices to my fig ice cream, what spices would I use? Cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and black peppercorns would be my usual suspects. Now, wouldn't this set of spices remind me of something? Mulled wine. Wine? Why not cooking figs in wine then?
This string of ideas led me to make another type of fig ice cream.
Which was red wine and fig ice cream, or maybe fig and mulled-wine ice cream. And it made another hit - here, the flavors of fig, wine and spices all came through beautifully and well mingled, and just like roasted fig ice cream, this seemed also very suitable to cooler seasons; too bad I can't make it at the heart of winter!
I used sliced ginger root, cinnamon, cardamom, black peppercorns, and cloves as well as a few slices of lemon to poach the figs. And I'll let you into the secret: I used some leftover from the last jar of honey-ginger syrup I'd made for home-made ginger ale, and it worked perfectly well.
And there is one last thing with figs - and ginger ale:
Quick fig-nectarine preserve with red wine and spices (never mind if it sounds rather like some ice cream you've just read about), and ginger ale scones. Yes, you read it right again: ginger ale scones. These were a cousin of lemonade scones I found here, which are scones made using lemonade.
I was intrigued by the mere sound of 'lemonade scones', but you might need some explanations if you, like me, are someone who associates the word 'lemonade' with a cold, sweet and sour soft drink that has a distinct flavor of lemon. The term 'lemonade' can refer to something completely different in some other parts of the world, which include the UK and apparently Australia where the recipe author is from; it is, in my mind, better called Sprite or 7-up - a carbonated sweet soft drink that is not necessarily lemon-flavored.
So the trick here is to use lemonade - I mean Sprite - so that it reacts together with baking soda to make the scones rise when baked. So most sodas should work here - including ginger ale, I suspected.
Hence my ginger ale scones here. Now, to be straight with you, they didn't taste of ginger at all. Which I had half expected, especially when I used stronger-tasting whole wheat flour (which happened to be the only flour I had sitting around in my kitchen) rather than regular plain flour. If I really wanted to make my scones taste of ginger, I could add grated ginger root or even crystallized ginger, I reckon, but the fun part of this recipe was to use fizzy drink in a scone dough, and it was fun to watch how the dough felt almost fizzy when added with ginger ale.
And oh, scones tasted good anyway - though it tasted more like biscuits when they were hardly sweet and packed with the flavor of whole wheat (not that I can always tell apart scones and [American] biscuits, but I always see the former a little sweeter and the latter a little more rustic). But the fig preserve and cream sufficiently made them look and taste like proper scones, I think.
So this was how I spent this year's fig season...
I have a long list of recipes using fresh figs to go through, and I wish I could have tried more from it. It would also have been nice to make something a little more elaborate, such as cakes and tarts, but I haven't been feeling composed enough to opt to make anything complicated, with a lot of things occupying my mind during the month. Or maybe you can just call me a lazy cook - I'm a one!
As we are getting close to the end of the fresh fig season, I seem to keep grabbing a pack of figs whenever I go out grocery shopping, telling myself that 'this could be my last figs of the season' - which can be true! They could disappear from the store shelves anytime soon, and I will have to wait for almost a year until they arrive again next summer. Better safe than sorry, right?
The only problem is, they are extremely perishable and I have to be careful to make sure I eat them before they are spoiled. So excuse me as I'm off to save another couple of fresh figs sitting countertop for a couple of days now... hope you enjoyed your dose of fresh figs, too! -c x
8 comments:
- Clea said...
I would love to try the pudding... Would you give us a quick recipe?
- 8:11 PM, September 29, 2009
- chika said...
hi Clea - there's a link to the recipe for the bread'n'butter pudding if that is what you need!
- 8:13 PM, September 29, 2009
Hello, I always look forward to reading your posts! Your recipes and pictures are beautiful. This year there was also an abundance of figs in London. They are more purple in colour and seem to have thinner skins. But very sweet and yummy.
- 11:26 PM, September 29, 2009
- mycookinghut said...
I really love your first 2 photos of figs!
- 9:22 AM, September 30, 2009
- Claudia said...
What a post, you left me breathless again.
I followed you along the post waiting for the moment you would show the fig ice cream, I knew there would be an ice cream sometime down there in the post. It was an amazing recipe, to roast the fruits with rosemary. However, I must confess, if I have serious emotional problem with rosemary which are used as main component in an incense that used to be burned by everybody else in my life during my childhood-youth. Damn, I hate the smell of burning rosemary as much as I adore figs, cream and honey. What a crossroad of references a simple ice cream recipe can be...
- 11:52 PM, October 03, 2009
- chika said...
hi - thank you all for leaving a note!
chasingbawa - i love those dark purple figs too. we don't get them in japan.
mycookinghut - thanks! me, too :)
Claudia - oh such a shame! but it is absolutely not necessary for this fig ice cream to have rosemary in it; i made my first batch without it and it still turned out great.
- 6:40 AM, October 05, 2009
- Abby said...
Hi, I just stumbled upon your blog and your photos are amazing! Those figs look great!
Just a quick question, what camera and lenses are you using?
- 9:06 AM, October 07, 2009
- Nikki said...
I just have to say that I have a soft spot for anything fig and your fig photographs are truly art! Wonderful blog, amazing talent!
- 7:05 AM, October 14, 2009


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The good:
o The music was pretty good. I liked OP/ED, and the soundtrack was decent.
o It was short. (To understand why this is good, read on)
o If you're a Nagi fan, you should be happy.
The bad:
o For a movie, the animation was terrible. TER-RI-BLE. Clearly worse than both TV series.
o The "story" was trivial. No excitement whatsoever.
o With very few exceptions, the humor had no edge.
The ugly:
o It was Hayate no Gotoku children's matinee. Target audience was no older than 12.
o The main theme - Hayate's devotion to Nagi - was put on so thick that it ruined the impact.
o Personal disappointment: It emphasized exactly the type of HnG which I consider the weakest.
If you're a sucker for sappiness, fuzzy feelings and are a huge Nagi shipper, the movie may be a 7/10 for you. For me, I see no reason to go past 5/10, and that already feels generous.
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Hmm ... a pity that Mentar did not enjoy the movie.
I will admit that it was certainly lighthearted in it's humor and not "edgy" ... but when Hayate in general resorts to that type of humor is when I enjoy it the most.
Animation quality wise it certainly not "Children Who Hear Voices from Deep Below", but I did not think it was all that bad either - although certainly not up to "film" standards, I guess.
I agree that the soundtrack was pretty good but also admit that I am not much of a "Nagi Shipper", per se. The story is directly linked with the main series, but rather than an alternate story I would guess it would be more of a supplemental story. Must admit that I am kinda curious if it will be incorporated into the manga.
But then again I have to confess outright that I am a sucker for sappiness and fuzzy feelings (my fave series this season is Tamayura Hitotose, for example), so my opinion on the whole may not be surprising.
So yeah ... I would give the film a 7.5/10 vote overall.
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Craig, oak may have been a poor wood choice for what you wanted. It is an open pore wood, which is hard, but has many very small open holes in it's structure. Maple or Cherry are closed pore and would likely be a much better test case against stone and steel.
That study was found to have major flaws and the conclusions were shown to be in fact false almost 20 years ago. Wood is not safer. Your health inspector was right.
Could you be so kind as to present some cites to back up your opinion?Because I have not seen any studies that favor your opinion............
Edited to add:I even did a search with the exact term "wood is not safe for food preparation" derived from your statement that hardwood is unsanitary,
And came back with this; http://faculty.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/faculty/docliver/Research/cuttingboard.htmIn my search terms I purposely left out the words "Hardwood" and/or "Maple" just to see what would come up.So I am still not seeing anything that supports your claims. So this makes me even more eager to see your cites that back your opinion.
Chefs know that, any way you slice it, wooden surfaces are kinder to knife blades than either plastic or glass. But in recent years, everyone from kitchen suppliers to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has urged cooks to cut on non-porous materials, typically plastic. Supposedly, plastic boards give bacteria, such as Salmonella in chicken, less chance of escaping rigorous cleaning, thus reducing the chance that such bugs will survive to contaminate other foods. If such arguments have frightened you away from slicing, dicing, or boning on wood, you may be able to bring your butcher block out of retirement. New research indicates that the safety advocates were wrong: Pathogens prefer plastic.
TXCYour argument is so full of holes, I don't even know where to begin.
I use monstrous bare hard-maple surfaces at our restaurant for our meat prep, they get degreased nightly and scrubbed with a citrus degreaser, then scraped and rinsed, then sprayed with a bleach solution mixed at 50/50 with water, that gets misted on the boards at closing and left to dry.
The 200 PPM max limit of your disinfectant solution that you got all twisted up over applies to active work stations, I clearly stated that I mist my boards with this solution after close, and let it dry overnight.
I just bought 7 of these hard maple tables. (96"X30")I think they are beautifully....so does everyone else.(For use in our test kitchen)
Wow. I didn't realize I was having so many problems with oak. I'll watch with much interest to see if you can make a better pie on a different wood...


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Adopting new technology is a necessary part of farming. But with so many new products and systems to consider, picking the right upgrades out of the techno-jumble can be a challenge.
Successful adopters pick their targets wisely, getting in just before everyone else realizes how good the new thing is. We've identified five products and two technologies that appear to be at or near that tipping point now.
Stepless transmissions
Precisely control engine speed, ground speed and engine output without shifting
Stepless transmissions draw on the best of electronic engine controls and hydrostatic and planetary transmission technologies. The engine and transmission stay in constant communication, resulting in smoother use of power, increased fuel efficiency and less strain on the human operator who no longer needs to shift or clutch.
The system combines a hydrostatic module with infinitely variable speeds and a planetary transmission with several ratios. Power flow is divided between the hydrostatic and planetary portions of the transmission. The hydro module provides seamless speed changes without gaps. The mechanical portion of the transmission extends the speed capability of the hydro module to cover the entire range needed for a modern tractor — from ultra-slow "creeper" speeds to high-speed highway driving — without requiring the driver to stop, clutch or shift.
Tipping points
John Deere and Fendt/AGCO have introduced their own stepless transmissions in Europe and here in the U.S under the names John Deere Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT) and the AGCO/Fendt Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). Case IH/New Holland offers its own version of stepless transmission in its AFX rotary combine in the U.S. and its CVT tractor transmission in Europe.
Sticking points
Powershift-type transmissions on new tractors are already quite advanced, offering push-button control and fast range changes without the expense of CVT or IVT. Price-sensitive farmers may decide it's not worth an additional $4,000 for the added convenience and performance of CVT or IVT.
Virtual terminals
A single screen monitors and controls tractors and implements and enables map-based precision agriculture.
The generic industry term is "virtual terminal," or VT. In the rapidly growing precision ag industry, this man-to-machine interface might be specialized and have a brand name such as the Trimble AgGPS170, Mid-Tech Legacy 6000, Beeline Arro or Raven Viper. Whatever you call it, this device provides an innovative and efficient way to monitor, record and control many complex field operations at the same time.
The VT can serve as the centerpiece and versatile central control system for a wide range of tractor, implement and precision agriculture functions. Some VTs can be swapped from tractor to sprayer to harvesting machine to make full-season use of the control interface as well as stored precision agriculture data.
Tipping point
With a VT in the cab, a farmer can more easily tap into and control the full potential of today's modern machines.
Some of the most exciting applications of the VT come with variable-rate precision agriculture systems. The same companies that sell VT-controlled aftermarket precision ag systems can install the cables necessary to make their systems work. To reduce the bird's nest factor, some parts of these systems can be controlled by wireless radio signal or via the tractor's internal Controller Area Network (CANbus).
Sticking points
Some of the first VTs were difficult to read in bright sunlight. Even worse, they used arcane symbols and logic that were hard for many farmers to understand. Fortunately, both of these problems are being eliminated by better designs and software.
Farmers who want to increase their yields or reduce input costs with variable-rate inputs must be prepared to evaluate multiple sets of data as they try to figure out what really caused those spikes and dips in yield across each field.
Autosteer with GPS
GPS guides tractors down near-perfect straight lines with less driver fatigue.
Driving today's 90-ft.-wide implements across the field without wasting fertilizer or chemicals by overlapping on each pass is tricky business. Autosteer uses GPS to handle the job with no problem. It allows faster ground speeds and gives the farmer an opportunity to catch up on other tasks such as phone calls, computer laptop work, or lunch. Also, the ability to drive straighter lines with less effort is encouraging some farmers to consider the advantages of switching to ridge till, which requires driving over precisely the same line with each field operation.
Tipping points
Although autosteer still isn't cheap, competition between companies such as John Deere, Trimble and Beeline is bringing the price of systems down. Basic systems that would have been priced between $40,000 and $50,000 just three years ago are now going for $15,000 to $25,000. Also, some aftermarket guidance system controllers and components are becoming easier to swap from one machine to another, allowing the farmer to turn autosteer into a season-long technology with minimal extra investment.
Sticking points
Despite the benefits of autosteer, a lot of farmers simply like driving their tractors and won't easily give up control of the steering wheel, especially if they have to pay a lot of money to do so. Those who still want to improve accuracy can opt for significantly cheaper GPS-guided lightbars that point the way while the farmer steers.
Another issue is accuracy. There's a question about how much precision a row-crop farmer really needs — submeter? a foot? 3-inch? sub-inch? Plus, competition between many companies can breed confusion as each company makes performance and accuracy claims based on inconsistent criteria and conditions. As of yet, there is no good industry standard procedure with which the increasing number of different autosteer products can be compared fairly.
YieldGard corn rootworm seed
Traits that fight corn rootworm
It appears that Monsanto's corn rootworm (CRW) trait for corn has come just in time to address an increasing threat from the "billion dollar bug." Some variations of corn rootworm are expanding their territories, including "extended diapause" populations that can remain dormant in soil to wait out yearly rotations, and "soybean variant" rootworms that have adapted to traditional corn-soybean rotation by flying to adjacent soybean fields to lay their eggs.
Tipping points
As with corn borer-resistant Bt trait predecessors, CRW-resistant seed saves time, preserves yield, and substantially reduces toxicity hazards to farmers and the environment by reducing the need for soil-applied insecticide. Numerous university tests indicate that the CRW trait outperforms soil insecticides in preventing rootworm damage. (See "A new era for corn rootworm control," page 32.)
Sticking points
CRW-resistant traits promise to substantially reduce, but not eliminate, the need for soil-applied insecticide. Some pests aren't controlled by the traits, and there are refuge requirements that dictate a percentage of adjacent fields be planted to non-trait corn to reduce the chances of insects developing resistance to the traits.
Marketing the grain also is a concern, although seed companies are pursuing regulatory approval for the grain in world markets.
"Smart" polymers for seed and fertilizer
Coatings dissolve on cue to widen planting and application windows.
Specialized polymer coatings widen the planting window by protecting the seed until soil temperature and moisture reach the right level for seed germination and crop growth. (See "Seed coatings get serious," page 46.) A similar concept is showing promise for granular fertilizer that releases nitrogen only when crops are growing.
Tipping points
In 2002, Fielder's Choice introduced a seed coating that expands the planting window for corn by two to four weeks. The Intellicoat Early Plant coating prevents premature seed germination until soil temperatures reach 55∞. If the soil cools down, the coating reverses and germination halts until temperatures warm up again. The coating also protects the seed from damage that occurs when the seed is left sitting for days in cold, wet soils. The coating, a polymer made from natural fatty acids, restricts water absorption in cool temperatures. The polymer changes when temperatures rise and lets the seed absorb water. Landec Ag, which owns Fielder's Choice, is working with several other seed companies to provide the coating in 2004.
Agrium, North America's largest producer of nitrogen, has taken the idea of smart polymer coatings to granular fertilizer. The company is rolling out a controlled-release nitrogen product formulated especially for corn. The polymer, called ESN, allows water to diffuse into a fertilizer granule, dissolving the urea within. As soil temperatures rise, the urea solution moves through the membrane, matching the nitrogen demand curve of the crop more closely than other forms of nitrogen fertilizer do.
ESN will be available on a limited basis in 2004 in the Midwest. The company says that, on average, using 70% of the nitrogen rate with ESN produces the same yield as using the full rate of other nitrogen sources.
Sticking points
Working polymer coatings into the seed and fertilizer supply chain is going to take time. At least in the near term, factories that produce the polymers won't have sufficient capacity to have a large impact on the Corn Belt. Once the coatings are more widely available, they will add cost to seed and fertilizer. Estimated price of Intellicoat for seed is $11/acre. ESN urea fertilizer is expected to price at a premium of $0.12 to $0.15/lb. of nitrogen above regular urea.
3-D product development
Kinematics shaves years off R&D time.
Machinery blueprints used to be drafted in two dimensions on a flat piece of paper.
Enter 3-D design. New computer programs such as IBM's Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA) add depth, width and volume to machinery blueprints.
With a few computer commands, product developers can spin and rotate a 3-D image of a virtual machine on their screens. They can look inside the virtual machine, even watch it perform virtual tasks. Before any physical model is produced, designers can explore more design options and see potential design problems, such as whether a mechanic will be able to reach a sparkplug. This ability to virtually test how a design performs is called kinematics.
Kinematics can be much more efficient than the old way of designing machines, where engineers and designers had to spend a lot of time building models out of clay and wood, only eventually building prototype machines from "real" materials.
Computer hardware was a huge barrier to 3-D design. The software requires a lot of computing power that used to require big budgets. But as computer processors become smaller and faster, hardware costs drop significantly. Now 3-D design is affordable even for smaller businesses.
In agriculture, IBM CATIA customers include Italian-based ag machinery giant Maschio, John Deere, Claas and Renault Agriculture. In one example, when Machio upgraded from 2-D to 3-D, the company reduced the product development time for its Gaspardo tillage products from 18 months to just eight months.
High-throughput screening
100,000 tests per year may yield one or two pesticide candidates.
Syngenta, the world's largest producer of crop protection products, recently invited Farm Industry News and a handful of international ag journalists to tour the company's Stein Biological Research Center. The company uses this facility near Basel, Switzerland, to discover new herbicides, fungicides and insecticides.
Building entrances have air-lock biocontainment systems to secure the greenhouses, laboratories and incubation chambers. In addition to conventional plant research, the complex houses perhaps the world's largest high-throughput screening (HTS) facility.
HTS uses robotic systems to crank out thousands of tests of different compounds very quickly. This "machine gun" approach uses the power of automation to test many more compounds than would be possible with human researchers alone.
Each HTS unit takes up only a few square feet of space. A robotic arm grabs small containers with 96 wells, each containing a droplet of a test compound, and transfers them to the application site. For herbicide tests, miniature spray nozzles apply experimental chemicals to samples of confetti-sized "leaf disks" that have been punched out from living leaves. Tests for insecticides and fungicides use other media.
Syngenta says its HTS facility will test 100,000 compounds each year. The few promising compounds that result from the screening will be further tested in greenhouse and field trials. If the company can find just one blockbuster chemistry, the process can pay for itself many times over.


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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Best Music Player For Ubuntu Jaunty
One of the reasons why I love Linux are music players. On Windows you get WMP 11 which is a decent thing to play MP3's however there is no support for fetching album art, lyrics and other stuff. The other alternatives aren't so so good either, iTunes is a resource hog (1GB of RAM to play Maddona, you are kidding!).
On the other hand Linux music players have been simply amazing! I have been hooked on to Amarok for quite some time now, however I tried Exaile the other day and now it has become my most favorite player for Ubuntu, perhaps even overtaking Amarok. Read on to know more about Exaile:
Exaile tries to be for Gnome what Amarok is for KDE. The developers started with this aim and hence the final product is an amazing player which matches, if not betters many of Amarok's strength. Exaile is written in Python. The first thing you will notice is the size of download package. You will be surprised to find out that Exaile weighs in at only 1 MB! Installation can be done by either using Synaptic or by grabbing it from the downloads page.
Since Exaile is an native Gnome app, it starts up almost instantaneously as compared to Amarok which requires quite some time to start up, since it needs to load various KDE libraries. It also integrates better with my Ubuntu setup. Exaile tries to mimic Amarok very closely. Long time users of Amarok will find themselves at home with Exaile.
One of the my most favorite feature in Exaile which sets it apart from from other Gnome players like Banshee is the Volume Controler, most Gnome players like Banshee and Totem have the dropdown volume controller which is so Windows 95. Exaile has an proper slider volume button. I know it isn't a big deal for most, but still it is these small things which go on to make a big difference in the user experiance. Exaile also offers tabbed playlists.
Like Firefox, Exaile's features can be extended by installing various plugins. Thankfully installing plugins is an one click process. You can add or remove plugins by going to Edit > Plugins. Exaile loads a list of available plugins and you have to merely check or uncheck the plugins which you want or don't want.
As with all Linux Players Exaile too comes with features like Wikipedia integeration, fetching cover art from Amazon, Lyrics and On Screen Display (like the one at the top of this blog). Surprisingly iPod support is absent in Exaile however it can be added to Exaile by the means of a plugin.
Exaile has an album art collector. The main benefit is that you can get album art for your entire music collection with one click, and oh no credit card required (listening Apple?).
There are still few minor flaws, which I am sure will be taken care of in the later releases. Namely as I said before, lack of iPod support out-of-the-box, better Wkipedia integeration, the current integeration is more like Firefox in a music player and how about Cover FLow or atleast displaying cover art in the layouts as in WMP 11?
I would definitely recommend you to try out Exaile. It makes Banshee look like a monkey.
Although Exaile cannot play videos as of yet, however come version 1, I am sure we are gonna get one player which will topple Amarok out of the number one position!
You can download Exaile here.
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I downloaded exaile to try it out and as I expected it became my favorite music player, but theres still one thing thats bugging. I can't seem to find the option to display song lyricsReplyDelete
You should try Moovida, that what i use.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 16, 2009 at 4:25 AM
Thank you so much. Amarok simply won't work. Rhythmbox doesn't have folder structure view. Exaile is perfect. Once again - thnx.ReplyDelete
Greetings from Croatia.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2009 at 7:09 AM
Yes, I like Exaile too. Thanks for the helpful post!ReplyDelete
I'm trying it, but I really don't love it. I'm putting a playlist together right now and everytime I left-click an album, the screen dims out for several seconds while it catches up. Also, I have several albums that I might not know the artist off the top of my head and for some reason it doesn't display this so I have to use Google in conjuction with Exaile and look up all the albums I don't know. Sorry, I wish I could find a player that was as perfect for my needs as the Windows Media Player I had 5 years ago. Now that was great.ReplyDelete
Tried it. Really good. I have been suffering some problems with both Amarok and Rhythmbox.Thank you very much for your suggestion.ReplyDelete


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December 31, 2008 – WASHINGTON – Beginning in January, The Marian Koshland Science Museum is offering "The Dish," an array of public programs that provides participants a sociable way to engage in current scientific topics. In addition, the museum will host a special educators forum in February. The schedule of events follows. Please note: events will take place at the Koshland Science Museum unless otherwise noted.
FREE! Visit the Koshland at NBC4's Health and Fitness Expo
Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 10-11, 9:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place NW
Washington, DC
Stop by the Koshland's exhibit at NBC4's 16th annual health expo to learn more about infectious diseases and the role of DNA in an individual's overall health. Isolate your own DNA in a hands-on experiment and receive free giveaways. The expo features over 200 businesses and organizations and offers health tests and screenings, cooking demonstrations, and exercise classes. For more information about the expo, visit NBC 4's web site at www.nbcwashington.com.
FREE! Inauguration Day Special
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Take a break from the crowds, have some hot chocolate, and brush up on scientific topics that are sure to be on President-elect Obama's agenda by visiting our exhibits, Global Warming: Facts and Our Future, and Infectious Disease. The first 500 visitors will also receive free commemorative key chains.
FREE! From One, Many: Understanding Our Ancestors
Saturday, Feb. 21, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Explore the role of DNA in tracing human ancestry and origins at this free family day, part of the African American History Program of the National Academy of Sciences. At noon, Matthew George Jr., geneticist at Howard University, will present his talk, "Mitochondrial Eve: The Mother of Us All," about the origins of mankind. And at 2 p.m., Agnes A. Day, associate professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine at Howard University, will discuss her journey as a first-generation college graduate to prolific researcher in her talk, "The Sharecropper"s Daughter." Visitors can also view selections from "A Portrait Collection of African Americans in Science, Engineering, and Medicine."
Say Cheese! Understanding the Living Foods We Eat
Thursday, March 26, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Fine cheeses are like fine wines: producing and aging them properly is both an art and a science. That's a well known fact in Vermont, the state with the greatest number of artisan cheesemakers per capita, and a leading producer of traditional cheeses and new cheese products. Join Catherine Donnelly, professor of nutrition and food science at the University of Vermont and the co-director of the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese, for a discussion of the microbial world of great cheeses. Be prepared to sample! Tickets are $15.
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Monday, Feb. 9, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
National Academy of Sciences
2100 C St., NW
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In celebration of Darwin Day, the Koshland hosts an interactive forum for middle and high school science educators on how current scientific research can be used to support classroom instruction. Participants will discuss research about the environmental influences on evolution such as the impact of climate change, biodiversity, and invasive species. Speakers include Peter Armbruster, assistant professor of biology at Georgetown University; James Trefil, Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics, George Mason University; and Toby Horn, co-director of the Carnegie Academy for Science Education, Carnegie Institution of Washington. Participants are also invited to attend a reception following the forum and a lecture by Erich Jarvis, a researcher at Duke University who specializes in the evolution of bird song. Educators should make reservations in advance (contact information below).
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