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In early February 1946, the Maynard News in Chippewa County, Minnesota ran the article below in honor of my maternal great grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary. Ole Benhardt Berge, born October 20, 1864 in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway, and Anna Marie Slaaen (Sloan), born June 20, 1868 near Swan Lake in Nicollett County, Minnesota, were married on February 6, 1886. They celebrated their golden anniversary in the very same county where they had begun married life sixty years before. Their daughter, Esther Agnes Berge, was my grandmother.
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Berge Honored By Friends
and Relatives at Lutheran Church
and Relatives at Lutheran Church
Ole and Anna Marie (Mary) Berge with a golden wedding anniversary cake in front of their Maynard, Minnesota home. February 1946.
A large number of friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Berge gathered at the Maynard Lutheran Church Sunday afternoon, Feb. 2, the occasion being the 60th or golden wedding anniversary of this esteemable couple. A fine program was given and enjoyed. The wedding party entered the church to the strains of a wedding march played by Mrs. Thurman Overson of Minneapolis and the party consisted of Mr. And Mrs. Berge [and] as many of their children and grandchildren as could be present The ushers were four grandchildren, Verona Berge, Howard and Odell Edwardson and Chester Berge, Jr. The following program was given:
Scripture Reading, Rev. M. B. Erickson
Solo, Mrs. J. M. Sweiven
Talk, Rev. M. B. Erickson
Solo, "Perfect Day," Verona Berge
Duet, Mr. and Mrs. T. Overson
Talk, Rev. O. J. Erickson
Solo, Mrs. Ted Dyshaw
Talk, Mrs. Victor Larson
Solo, Winifred Erickson
Song, Ladies Choir
On behalf of the Lutheran Ladies Aid Society, Mrs. S. M. Dahleen presented Mrs. Berge with a boquet [sic] of flowers. The wedding dinner was served in the church parlor which was decorated appropriately for the occasion. The table was set for the guests of honor and relatives. The large gathering of guests were served cafeteria [-style].
Rev. M. B. Erickson, acting in behalf of the friends, presented Mr. and Mrs. Berge with a purse of money which was accepted by Mr. Berge with a few fitting remarks.
Out of town guests present at the event were Mr. and Mrs. Chester Berge and family of Alvord, Iowa, Harry Berge of Taylor Falls, Mrs. Andrew Edwardson and children of Willmar, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Carlson of Garretson, S.D., Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Schuster of St. Paul, Misses Hattie and Florence Carlson of Willmar, Mrs. Gunda Overson of Granite Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Overson of Minneapolis, Mr. and Mrs. Bastian Hanson, Mrs. Alma Hanson and Randolph, Mr. and Mrs. Mandrud Hanson of Canby, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Erickson and daughter Winifred of Litchfield, Ardys Erlandson of Minneapolis, Rev. and Mrs. O. J. Erickson of Granite Falls and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Skrukrud of near Granite Falls.
The observance of a golden wedding anniversary is a most notable occasion and when it comes to such an esteemable couple as Mr. and Mrs. Ole Berge it is worthy of special mention. The News has made this an opportunity to pry into the private history of these two and while we find that their story reads very similar to those of an early day in this community it is of interest and we pass it along to our readers.
[Mrs. Ole B. Berge (Anna Marie Slaaen/Sloan)] was born in a covered wagon in the vicinity of St. Peter June 20, 1868, her parents being then on their way from Wisconsin to a homestead in Leenthrop Township [Chippewa County]. We are inclined to suspect that theirs was a childhood romance as their acquaintance dated from an early day and their romance culminated in their wedding at Granite Falls on Feb. 6, 1886. Witnesses were Edward Erlandson and John Sloan. The young married couple lived on the groom's mother's farm in Leenthrop until in 1896 when they moved to Maynard. After moving to Maynard Mr. Berge engaged in the hotel business for a couple of years, was rural mail carrier on Route No. 2 and conducted the meat market. In 1910 the family moved to Leonard, Minn., where they engaged in farming. In 1917 they returned to Maynard and have resided here since. Mr. Berge has held numerous public offices of trust and has enjoyed the friendship of the community during all these years. To this union was born twelve children, nine of whom are living and are: George of Maynard, Harry of Taylor Falls, Chester of Alvord, Iowa, Mrs. Edwardson, Willmar, Bennie of Baraboo, Wis., Mrs. Finch of Brainerd, Mrs. Carlson of Garretson, S.D., Clarice of Maynard and Mrs. Schuster of St. Paul.
Mr. and Mrs. Berge have taken an active interest in the affairs of the village and its people and have been faithful members of the Lutheran Church. They have a multitude of friends who are happy with them on this most momentous occasion and who join the News in wishing them many happy anniversaries in the future.
Mrs. Victor Larson is the author of the following which she gave at the Berge's golden wedding anniversary:
Their Golden Wedding
Fifty years ago this week,
A sweet-faced young girl, young in years,
Giving no thought to life's joys and sorrows, its hopes and fears,
Promised the bright-eyed eager lad standing there by her side,
That some day soon, she would become his gentle, loving bride,
Promised, that together, they would walk down the pathway of life.
Fifty years ago in Granite Falls Town,He straight and tall, she in her wedding gown,Promised each other to be loyal and true,Said those two little, yet faithful words, "I do."Gave, he to her and she to him, each a heart,
Promised solemnly, "Till death do us part."
Two witnessed there were who stood up with them,
One was a relative, both of them were men.Edward Erlandson was one witness there that day,
Carl's father, who but recently passed away.John T. Sloan, it was, who stood on the other side,
Our own beloved Petra Later became his bride.
A horse-drawn chariot was theirs that day,Two horses and a blanket-filled bob sleigh,Six miles an hour was probably their rate of speed,
Those days, of traffic rules and laws, there was no need.
But they were tucked in snug and warm with robes and blankets and all,He probably wore ear muffs, she surely was wrapped in a shawl.
Thus they journeyed back to her home in Leenthrop Town,He, proud and happy, she, still in her wedding gown,
Their friends and neighbors gathered together and waited,
To see their wedding day properly celebrated.They wished for them a long life, filled with joy and gladness,
Wished for them those things far removed from sickness and sadness.
Twelve children came to bring them happiness and good cheer,
Five boys and seven girls, to them precious and so dear,Nine are still living, only one remains at home,
Some live near and others chose farther away to roam.George, in Maynard; Harry, Taylor Falls is home to him,Chester, in Alvor, Iowa, was born a twin.
Esther, his sister, has gone on to that other shore,
Where she waits to be with her loved ones forever more.Mabel, Mrs. Edwardson, east of here in Willmar lives,Baraboo, Wisconsin, is the address that Bennie gives.Cora, Mrs. Finch, in Brainerd doth abide,
Mildred, herself, was but recently a bride.
Garretson, South Dakota, she claims as her home,
Our own Clarice says, "Number, please," on our telephone.Stella, Mrs. Schuster, makes her home in St. Paul,
There are also eighteen grandchildren, both large and small,A pleasant family, loving and kind to each other,Obeying God's Word: "Honor thy Father and thy Mother."
To you, Father and Mother, we bring greetings today,
Greetings from those who are near, and those who are far away.
The best of all the best things in life we wish for you,
Peace, happiness, contentment, with your loved ones so true.
May you have many more years of happiness together to share,
May God, in His wisdom, guard and keep you and yours, in our prayer.


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- Aug 9, 2007 at 12:27 pm #1224496
Over the years I've spent backpacking through the nearby Uwharries and Appalachian Mountains I've used a number of methods to insure the purity of my drinking water. A couple of things I have decided. First I don't like chemicals. Sure they are lightweight but I don't like the taste. Why in this world would anyone hike to a clear running mountain stream and add chlorine to it? It just ruins the taste. And have you read the wait times on the label? I'm just too impatient to wait thirty minutes to kill what may (or may not) be lurking in my next thirst quenching drink. By the way that does not include the four hours for cryptosporidia.
As for water filters I have problems with them as well. After a long hike who wants to spend time hand pumping water? Certainly not me. All I want to do is drink the water. As for weight the lighter the pump the more pumping is required. Until recently I carried a Kaytadyn Hiker. It delivers about 1 liter a minute. Their new lighter weight model only supplies a ½ liter a minute to safe a whole 3 ounces. That's a lot of pumping when you are hot and tired and just need to relax.
A few weeks ago I came across a possible solution. Kaytadyn markets a gravity filter. A Hiker filter cartridge is mounted in a dry sack. Water is collected in the sack and filtered water is deliverer by a tube for drinking. However just as I was about to order one to try on my next trip I spotted a drawback. It weighs 15.5 ounces. But I did like the concept. I started playing around with some materials and came up with a homemade version that weighs about 8 ounces. While it is still heavier than chemicals it is as light as their lightest filter. I decided to try it out on a week-long trip in the Smokies. Not only did it perform well, it supplied three hikers with all the water we wanted the entire week. The best part is while others were pumping or adding chemicals we were setting back enjoying the scenery and cool mountain water. We were also the object of a lot of attention with questions about our water filter system.
So here is how to make a gravity filter from readily available parts. First the materials.
8 liter waterproof stuff sack* WalMart $ 9.98
Hiker Pro filter cartridge REI 34.95
32 ounce Nalgene bottle** REI 5.95
48" of ¼" tubing Lowes .89
Total materials $51.77
*three bags in the package
**high-density polyethylene bottle
The mouth of the Nalgene bottle is a perfect fit for the filter cartridge. I also added a quick connect adapter to the tubing to attach to my hydration bladder. CamelBak markets a set for $7.00.
Putting this together is really easy. If you can handle a utility knife without cutting yourself you have all the skills you need. Start by cutting the water bottle below the plastic ring at the screw threads. Make the cuts as smooth as possible to avoid damaging the bag over time. You can smooth this even more with a piece of sandpaper I'll refer to this part as the bottle neck.
The next step is to cut the water bottle cap to allow the filter to fit through. All that is really needed are the screw threads so don't be afraid to cut. Use medium grit sandpaper to smooth the inside of the cap ring and to insure the filter cartridge will pass through the cap.
Screw the cap ring onto the water bottle neck and check if the filter cartridge will slide in. The fit should be tight. Once you have the hole the correct size, place the bottle neck inside the water bag with the threads centered on the bottom of the sack. The position is not critical. Now screw the cap ring on the bottle neck over the bag from the outside.
Cut away the cloth inside the ring. Some cloth around the edge may be left.
Now spread a small amount of the lubricant that came with the filter around the black O-ring. Slide the filter through the bottom of the bag so that the discharge is on the outside of the bag. Attach the tubing to the filter and fill the bag with water. You will have to prime the filter the first time you use it. Be careful not to suck the carbon into you mouth. It will not hurt you but it's not a pleasant experience. Allow at least a liter of water to pass through the filter prior to the first use.
As I mentioned earlier I connect the filter to my water bladder to refill it. The higher the filter is above the bladder the faster it will fill. The time to fill the 70 ounce bladder varies but usually it is full in 2-3 minutes. Of course since I'm not pumping I really don't care if it fills at a rate of less than one liter a minute.
Maintenance on the filter is easy. If the filter clogs in the field, Kaytadyn has a pre-filter sleeve on the cartridge that can be removed and cleaned. Since this is on the pre-filtered side it can be cleaned in untreated water. The filter cartridge itself can be rinsed in untreated water to help clean it. Just keep the discharge opening covered to prevent contamination. Kaytadyn claims about 200 gallons from one filter depending on the water. I never got that much from a pump but without the pressure of the pump I am hoping to come close.
After a trip I remove the cartridge from the bag and wash the bag with clean water. The tubing and cartridge are washed in a 10% bleach solution and allowed to sit in the mixture about 30 minutes. I figure that should kill most anything trapped in the filter. I then allow it to dry over-night prior to storage. Before I use the filter on the next trip I run about a liter of water through the unit to flush out the taste of bleach. This is the same procedure I used for several years with the Hiker pump.
While hiking I keep the hose in a snack size zip lock bag. This helps avoid any contamination. I use the smallest stuff sack that came in the set of three to hold the filter/bag, cleaning sponge and baggy with tubing. It is stored in the top of my pack so I can get to it easily.
After I built mine I discovered you can buy a similar filter from ULA. It's called the Amigo Pro. With shipping it cost about the same, but if you have an old Nalgene laying around and a spare silnylon sack, build your own.Aug 9, 2007 at 1:33 pm #1397918
For prevention of cross contamination, you may want to use the technique of looping the output hose as in the attached photo.
Great job with the DIY project.Aug 9, 2007 at 1:45 pm #1397919
Cross contamination is not really a problem during fitration. It is only during storage since the hose and water bag are stored together. By placing the hose in a snack size baggie this should prevent the problem.
I really don't worry about it too much since I am very picky about my water source. An article earlier this year titled Sipping the Waters: Techniques for Selecting Untreated Backcountry Water for Drinking
by Michael von Gortler, MD is a great guide to choosing water sources. I pretty much follow the suggestions and still filter to stay on the safe side. There have been a few sources I have decided to trust but it was water running out of cracks in rocks where there were no obvious signs of large mammals.
Thanks for the feedback!Aug 10, 2007 at 12:11 am #1397999
I guess I should have called it the "hose" instead of the "output hose", as there is really only one hose in a gravity feed system (from the unfiltered container to the final container).
How do you put water into the green stuff sack?Aug 10, 2007 at 4:50 am #1398006
After attaching the hose to the filter I dip the bag into the water source. Just keep the hose out of the water as much as possible. I usually hold the end of the hose up with the top of the bag and that way water does not start to flow until I have hung the bag.Aug 10, 2007 at 4:53 am #1398008
I dip the open end of the bag into the water source while holding the hose out of the water. As long as the discharge end of the hose stays above the water level no water passes through the filter. If you connect the top of the bag you can use it as a handle to carry water back to where you are camping/cooking. Then connect to your water bottle or bladder and shortly you will have cool clean water to drink.Aug 10, 2007 at 9:18 am #1398031
your setup looks really nice. I had played with the same idea of a dry bag but desided to go with the ray way or ULA style.
The one pictured below weighs in at 6oz and I use my bear bag line to hang it. To save even more weight I've used the hose from my blader As Bill does but I don't always have it in the summer. I've found this setup works well.
I did some searching on this site and found Bills set up however no one had sourced the nylon fittings. I did some searching on the web and found them in a few places.
Joe F
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&category%5Fname=18309&Page=1Aug 10, 2007 at 10:52 am #1398045
We're in the same ballpark on weight. The weight I quoted was after weting the filter. It is almost 2 ounces lighter out of the package.
Which fittings are you using to connect the filter?Aug 10, 2007 at 11:10 am #1398049
I use a Hiker Pro filter cartridge but it's been cut down quite a bit. all the threds and extra weight are cut off as I don't need them.
I'm not really a hudge weight guy as I could use to drop a few pounds over any of my gear. ;-)
I used the Cuben becasue I had it. My weight is with a wet filter as well. I weighed it right after i took it down.
The biggest savings for me was using the bear bag line to hang it, using the blader hose right to it, and cutting the filter down saved about an ounce. I could have dropped a few more if I didn't use the metal rings and made the over all pattern a bit smaller. I used 24" round but I thing bill and a few others have used 21"
Joe F.Aug 10, 2007 at 8:11 pm #1398094
Here's a picture of what my filter looks like after it's been cut down.
Joe FAug 10, 2007 at 10:53 pm #1398107Brian Lewis
@brianleLocale: Pacific NW
Just FYI, Gardenville's project #3 from Sept 2005 on the following site does the same thing, modifying a ULA Amigo to use Cuben and cutting excess plastic off the filter itself:
I have a ULA Amigo, and after I saw the above reference I cut off the excess plastic on mine too, using my bandsaw; pretty easy, saved a little weight, not a huge difference but somehow emotionally … satisfying.
Brian LewisAug 11, 2007 at 10:41 am #1398147Bill FornshellBPL Member
@bfornshellLocale: Southern Texas
The final weight of my modified Hiker Pro Water filter was 1.9 ounces. My complete Gravity Water Filter weight was 5.61 ounces.Aug 12, 2007 at 2:11 pm #1398297toddBPL Member
@funnymoLocale: SE USA
Thank you for the "step-by-step".
ToddAug 13, 2007 at 12:25 am #1398382
Where in Walmart are the stuffsacks?Aug 13, 2007 at 4:22 am #1398387
The stuff sacks are in the camping (sports) department. All WalMarts do not have them. There are 3 store near my home and only one has them in stock. All three are Super WalMarts. Go figure!
As suggested by a few of the messages I cut away the threads on the filter (except for the last one needed to prevent it from pushing through the pastic ring on the bag). It lowered the weight about a 1/2 ounce.Aug 13, 2007 at 5:08 am #1398388
Do you have any pictures of the finished modified Hiker Pro Water filter? I got mine down to 2.8 with the prefilter mesh it came with. Did you cut away the filter on both ends.
Joe F.Aug 13, 2007 at 9:13 am #1398416
Thank you.Aug 13, 2007 at 10:04 am #1398423
I only cut away at the end with the threads. If you look at one of the earlier messages it will show all the threads gone. I only cut to the last thread leaving a lip to stop the filter from going all the way through the mounting ring on the bag.
The setup the Amigo Pro and RayWay use puts the entire filter inside the bag so that none of the threads are needed. This is a good design just not the one I picked.Nov 17, 2007 at 7:41 am #1409357Tony FlemingBPL Member
@tonyflemingLocale: Midwest
Hi Joe, (or anyone else that may be in the know)
Which fittings and gasket specifically did you buy at
And can anyone post some better pics of these parts seperated. Do you need to glue anything together?
TonyNov 21, 2007 at 12:07 pm #1409810Tony FlemingBPL Member
@tonyflemingLocale: Midwest
Hi Bill, (or anyone who may know)
Can you tell me if the parts to your gravity feed filter look like the pics below?
Can you describe or post a picture of the gasket that goes between them and how you put it together?
Thank you,
TonyNov 21, 2007 at 1:02 pm #1409820Tommy Clapp
@tcxjwagoneerLocale: GSM Area
This is pretty cool. I think I may give it a try.
What holds the filter in place? I read the directions but when you put the filter in does it use friction to stay or do you put it in then screw the top on? Sorry for the noob question
TommyNov 21, 2007 at 1:16 pm #1409821
The inside of the neck of the Nalgene bottle is the perfect size to hold the filter in place. Cut the hole in the cap so it is tight when you press the filter into it. That will prevent leaks. The filter slips in after the bag is fully assembled. Once you put it together the filter will pop in and out for easy replacement.
I've been using the one I made back in the spring and it hasn't missed a lick. I have started carrying an extra plastic baggie to dip water out of streams to make sure there is no cross contamination. On the AT the set up works great at any of the springs with water pipes extended out. I'm finding that the filter does not get as dirty since dirt is not forced into it by the pump.
If you have any more questions PM me and I'll post them here.Nov 21, 2007 at 2:52 pm #1409832Lance MBPL Member
@lancemLocale: Oregon
Here are a few pictures of another DIY gravity filter bag.
Attach tubing to the spigot and then to an in-line filter. You can put some prefilter material inside the cap as well.
This can be made lighter by using a Platypus top instead of the Nalgene ATB top and by using less silnylon (this one hold 2-1/2 gallons).Apr 18, 2008 at 4:37 pm #1429103Chris Chastain
@thangfishLocale: S. Central NC, USA
I think I have about $30 in this thing.
Just used off the shelf stuff.
AntiGravity Gear silnylon 1 gal water bag. Appears to be just like my Brawny water bag.
Aquamira Frontier Pro disposable water filter. BPL has 'em.
Marked the bottom of bag and melted a hole about the size of a dime I guess, with a red-hot pocket screwdriver.
Unscrewed the part that holds the pre-filter on the Frontier Pro and screwed it down tight on the bag. Put a 3/4" piece of hose on the filter's nipple (inside the bag) to create a silt settling reservoir. This leaves about an inch or so of water in the bag. Used the small straw/hose piece that came with the filter because it has to fit inside the nipple on the filter, and the 1/4" hose I had was a little small to fit well. Put a cut-down 1/4" hose coupler nipple on the end so I could plug it into my Platypus drinking hose.
Filled up my 2l platy while still in the pack, fairly quickly.
The manufacturer says the filter is only good for 50 gals, but it worked well and it had already been on one weekend trip.
This is a shot of bundle size and weight. Note: this is still wet.
May 6, 2008 at 4:09 pm #1431920Chris Chastain
@thangfishLocale: S. Central NC, USA
Got to try this filter out this weekend.
No problems.
Here it is in use at the Thomas Knob shelter water source at Mt. Rogers. Several other people are squatting and pumping, downhill just out of the shot while they watched me take this picture, and have a handful of dried fruit.
Here I have filled my 2 reservoirs, while my friend watches his get partially filled with the leftovers.
Can't wait for the Platypus gravity filter, inline replacement cartridge to arrive. Should have a much longer life span and much higher flow rate for about the same weight!
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Filmmakers Bobbito Garcia, co-founder of Bounce magazine, and Kevin Couliau, a respected basketball photographer, take it to the blacktop with Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC, a documentary that highlights the history and cultural impact of playground "pickup" basketball in the Big Apple.
During the sweat-drenched summer months in New York, an estimated 500,000 players participate in the city's outdoor pickup basketball games, which take place at more than 700 courts across the five boroughs. The film's co-directors traveled to renowned parks such as the courts at West Fourth Street in lower Manhattan to Rucker Park in Harlem to document the legendary summertime ritual and talk to the sport's icons.
The documentary is being screened in the coming months at various locations in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Audiences abroad also have a chance to see the film at showings planned in Denmark, South Africa and Senegal. To find screening times and locations, visit the documentary's Facebook page.
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News Heading : The Value of Internet for Small and Medium Enterprises in India
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In multiple countries small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that have engaged actively with consumers on the Internet have experienced three-year sales growth rates up to 22 percentage points higher than those of companies with low or no Internet presence, according to the 'Internet Economy in the G-20' report by the Boston Consulting Group.
While SMEs constitute 17 percent of India's GDP they are responsible for 25 percent of private-sector employment. Almost all the high and medium web SMEs added jobs during the last three years but 17 percent of low- or no-web companies did not, says the report.Given that the SMEs have such a track record of job creation, policies that encourage more of these companies to develop an online presence could help address the lingering unemployment that currently plagues developing countries.
But the report finds that a surprising number of SMEs have not grasped the power of the Internet to build their businesses- or have ventured only to a very limited extent. Half of SMEs in India cited local business culture a significant barrier keeping SMEs from engaging more broadly or deeply online. While most of the hurdles need to be overcome by SMEs themselves, policy makers should take note that two in five SMEs cited access issues and government regulations as impediments to internet adoption.
33 percent of the people in India are willing to give up sex and 70 percent willing to give up alcohol for a year instead of the internet.
The most powerful advantage of the Internet for the SMEs is an improved level of customer interaction which is achieved by exploiting the participatory nature of today's internet. Nearly two-thirds of High Web SMEs are moving quickly to match their customer's engagement in social networks.
Social network penetration among internet users in India over 85 percent developing markets are going straight to social adopting social networking quickly as they come online. As per the three year historical sales growth figures in India, High web SMEs are seen to be growing 6 percent faster than their low or no-web counterparts.
The report also showed that all of the High Web SMEs in India intensely use the internet for setting up their website, online advertising, social networking and e-commerce and a majority also uses it for blogging, recruitment and paying their suppliers. "Around the world, SMEs that embrace the Internet are growing faster and adding more jobs than those that don't. By encouraging businesses to turn to the Internet, countries can improve their competitiveness and growth prospects," said Paul Zwillenberg, a BCG partner and coauthor of the report.
At a time when 33 percent of the people in India are willing to give up a sex and 70 percent willing to give up alcohol for a year instead of the internet, its impact is unquestionably clear. It is up to the SMEs to leverage this trend and rein in their profits.


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On Saturday Bonnie, Marie and I met at The Ecopolitan, located on Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis. I found The Ecopolitan by doing a search of raw restaurants in the area. The Ecopolitan is the only restaurant that the search engine located. I was anxiously awaiting Saturday so that I could finally check it out. In printing the menu I couldn't believe that every item on the menu was something that I would want to try-this has never happened to me before.
The Ecopolitan is a restaurant, juice bar, wine bar and eco-shop. It is a non-profit organization and is a component of the eco-health network which promotes eco-raw living.
The restaurant offers healthy and sustainable dining by creating 100% uncooked, plant-based meals with 100% organically grown ingredients and no additives, GMOs or toxic processing. The menu is completely vegan, contains no refined sugars or flours, and is free of most common allergens-no wheat, corn, soy, dairy, eggs or peanuts. The fruits and vegetables are locally grown when available; they arrive fresh and are cleansed with purified water and food grade hydrogen peroxide.
I parked a few blocks up Lyndale and walked toward the restaurant, spotting Bonnie and Marie on the front step. The restaurant is in a converted older home. Thankfully there are no older upholstered pieces of furniture covered with dust as that for some reason sends me away ( think Hot Springs South Dakota bas restaurant) as does a restaurant without a lawn. That's right. Restaurants with concrete pads only, without grass are a no no for me. OCD? Probably.
The Ecopolitan seating area is the size of a living room; hard wood floors, wooden chairs, either a wooden or glass disk table. There are a few tables out on the front porch for patio seating. In back of the seating area is a very small juice bar with a few food items for sale as well as a closet area that has juicers, blenders, raw/vegan cookbooks and such for sale.
We sat down and our waitress was with us immediately. We looked at the menus and looked at the menus, so much to choose from! Because I had closely inspected the menu earlier online I knew that I wanted to try the Purple Kale Salad with the Sweet Beet juice. Kale is my new favorite food and I wanted to see how they prepared their tahini garlic dressing. I'm happy to say I have replicated it quite successfully! Bonnie decided on the same with the Hummus Plate and Marie decided on the Green Burrito with additional Flax Crackers.
Oh My God. Delicious. Fabulous. Awesome.
The Purple Kale Salad: kale, red cabbage, tomato, kiwi, basil, sprouted quinoa, raisins and the tahini-garlic dressing. As good as I make at home, which is saying a lot. Not that I am bragging about my culinary skills but so often I go to restaurants and leave thinking "what a waste or money, I make better at home". This was as good as mine and I was so thrilled and so satisfied and so happy and so anxious to go back!
The Sweet Beet: beet, carrot, apple, kale & ginger. It was so good! The first time I juiced the beet at home it was a little too much for me. A bit too starchy, too thick but tasty. I am now used to the taste and enjoy it greatly.
Marie's Green Burrito was amazing. She received three collard wraps stuffed with curried humus, lentil "taco meat", fresh veggies, sunflower seeds, sprouts and hot sauce. It was served with a large scoop of salsa and guacamole. I had a bite of her burrito and I may pick it out next visit.
Both Marie and Bonnie loved and raved about the flax crackers. Bonnie ordered another batch to bring home with which to eat her leftover hummus plate. The hummus plate was a huge scoop of humus, tomato, cucumber, olives, sprouts and dates. Served on dressed greens and flax crackers.
Our service was very good; there were probably 4 other tables filled during our stay and a few carry outs.
As we were enjoying our fabulous meal a man approached us. I knew who it was right away. THE Dr. Tel-Oren who is the creator/owner of Ecopolitan restaurant and Eco Shop.
He introduced himself, we introduced ourselves. I told him it was our first time at his restaurant and how happy I was with it. I told him I enjoyed his website as there was so much information available. I spoke of his weekends foraging in Wisconsin, his un-cooking classes and Sunday lectures. I can't wait to take part in these events.
We all enjoyed our meals very very much. I was 100% satisfied with the food. The service was good, the mirror in the bathroom was dirty..oh well. The food is what this place is all about. The surroundings..not so much. It is not a plush posh heavily polished dark wood, leather and chrome area. It's grandmothers living room.
As we were leaving I told the waitress that we usually choose a different restaurant each time we meet. I told her we no longer need to shop restaurants. We now know where to meet and my goal is to try each item on the fabulous menu. We normally meet in Maple Grove, half way for all of us. I don't mind driving an additional 20 miles each way for The Ecopolitan. Not at all. I'll have a blast eating my way through the menu. I think I'll stop by after Twin City Marathon packet pickup this week.


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I've given less-than-glowing reviews of the first two Dexter novels. You might wonder why I keep returning for more. The fact is, I love the TV series, and I miss it between seasons. So this is the next best thing – except Lindsay's Dexter is not quite the same as the on-screen Dexter. I saw that in the previous books, and the trend continues here.
The hook of the character, for me, is the personal identification with the human tendency to project a fake identity – or at least the inability to be completely transparent with people. Dexter may hide himself because he has a lust to kill, but all of us have dark sides, to one extent or another. Dexter provides a sounding board for exploring that side of human nature – albeit in an overly dramatic fashion.
Dexter refers to his nastier tendencies as his "Dark Passenger." I always understood this as his way of personifying an aspect of his own psyche. But in this third novel, Lindsay has decided that it's actually sort of demonic entity that he carries around with him. What?! This strikes me as the most colossal blunder that an author could make – ripping the very heart and soul out of what makes the character appealing. Dexter is now no longer a man we can relate to as someone strugging with metaphorical "inner demons." He's infested with a real demon. So now we can't relate to him at all. Now's he a victim of something outside of his control – just the way that Christians blame the devil for the things they don't like about human nature.
Anyway, in the story, Dexter's Dark Passenger leaves him because it is scared off by a bigger demon, and Dexter is left as a shell of his former self – realising that so much of his identity depended on having the demon in the first place. Worse still, Dexter becomes a teacher of his girlfriend's two children, Astor and Cody, who have Dark Passengers of their own. Cody can sense the bad guy supernaturally, and can also sense when Dexter's "shadow" (as he calls it) returns to him. This is a complete nosedive from intelligent psychology to Christian-inspired superstition. It's hard for me to see how this will get any better in the subsequent books.
In fairness, if you leave your brain at the door and just read this as a trashy horror novel, it's moderately entertaining. But the television series (now in its seventh season) has utterly eclipsed the novels in terms of good storytelling.


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Hot on the heels of the news that Universal is shifting Les Miserables to Christmas Day this year, a few changes and debuts set for some 2013 releases have been announced. Briefly:
- I, Frankenstein – The graphic novel adaptation of the eponymous monster, played by Aaron Eckhart, has been pushed from February 22nd to September 13th, 2013.
- Battle of the Year – The breakdancing (or "B-boy") film starring Josh Holloway, Josh Peck, and Chris Brown has been pushed from this January all the way to September 13th, 2013.
- Snitch – The action thriller starring Dwayne Johnson has been set for release on February 22nd, 2013.
- No Good Deed – The thriller featuring Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson has been given a pre-Halloween release of October 18th, 2013.
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Director Stuart Beattie's monster thriller I, Frankenstein has been pushed all the way from this coming February to next September. Eckhart stars in this modern-day update of the classic Mary Shelley tale, with Adam Frankenstein being hunted by demons that want to learn the secret of his creation in order to build an army of reanimated corpse demons (naturally). Yvonne Strahovski, Bill Nighy, and Miranda Otto fill out the rest of the cast, and the film now faces off against the 3D re-release of The Little Mermaid and Battle of the Year.
Which brings us to Battle of the Year. The B-boy breakdancing pic already has a trailer, but Screen Gems has decided to push its release from this coming January back to September 13th. No reason is given for the move (per Box Office Mojo), but the film now opens opposite I, Frankenstein and The Little Mermaid 3D.
Director Ric Roman Waugh's (Felon) action thriller Snitch has been dated for February 22nd, 2013. Dwayne Johnson stars as a father forced to become an informant for the DEA to reduce his falsely accused son's 10-year jail sentence. The impressive ensemble cast also includes Susan Sarandon, Barry Pepper, Michael K. Williams, Joe Bernthal, and Benjamin Bratt. The Summit pic currently has no competition on the February date, but opens one week before Neil Blomkamp's sci-fi pic Elysium.
Finally, the thriller No Good Deed has been given a spooktacular October 18th, 2013 release date. The story centers on a one-time district attorney who is kidnapped along with her two children, but little else is known about the film plotwise. Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson star, and the film will face off against the fantasy pic The Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.


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Research and development work on fish-enriched protein foods from inexpensive varieties of fish
M.N. Moorjani
Meat, Fish, and Poultry Technology Division, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India
Malnutrition among the poor in many countries is widespread. Protein calorie malnutrition has been an important cause of infant and child mortality in developing countries, and consequently major emphasis has been placed on the processing and utilization of protein-rich foods. Among the several foods available for protein enrichment, fish offers a good potential to meet this demand because it is one of the cheapest sources of protein.
The total catch of fish in India currently is around 2.4 million tons, but possibilities exist to increase it considerably using improved methods. A fair percentage of these fish are small, bony, and devoid of good taste (table 1). The present paper relates to studies on the use of inexpensive varieties of fish for the production of fish-enriched protein foods.
TABLE 1. Estimated Catches of Some Inexpensive Varieties of Fish in India, 1979
|Quantity (tons)
|Catfish (Tachysurus spp.)
|Oil sardines (Sardinella longiceps)
|Other sardines (Sardinella spp.)
|Bombay duck (Harpodon nehereus)
|Jewfish, croakers, etc. (Sciaenidae)
|Ribbonfish ( Trichinrus haumela )
|Horse mackerel (Caranx spp.)
|Silverbellies (Leiognathus spp.)
|Lactarius (Lactarius lactarius)
|Non-penaeid prawns
Odourless Fish Protein Concentrate
Dressed fish, after cooking and pressing in a basket press, is extracted with absolute ethanol. The solvent dehydrates, defats, and deodorizes the muscle tissue (1). After extraction, the material is vacuum-dried, powdered, and packed in suitable containers such as round cardboard boxes. The solvent, after treatment with dilute H2SO4, is distilled, rectified, and dehydrated for re-use (fig. 1). The final product contains around 80 per cent protein and traces of fat. The product is free from pathogenic organisms, bland tasting, and not gritty, and flavour reversion does not occur (1). Its available Iysine content is 9.96 g/100 g protein.
Biological evaluation of this fish protein concentrate (FPC) by feeding it to severely protein-depleted young albino rats showed that it is of high protein quality and free from toxic products. FPC was found to be useful in treating patients with kwashiorkor and other forms of protein-calorie malnutrition because it is readily available, keeps well, and is non-toxic.
FPC was given to six- to twelve-year-old children in the form of protein chapaties (a flat, baked, unleavened bread) made from wheat and low-fat peanut flour, Bengal gram (Cicer arietinum) flour, and FPC in a ratio of 2:1:1. Daily, each child in the experimental group of 29 boys from low-income homes was given 40 9 of this high-protein food containing 20 9 of protein. The caloric intake of a control group of 29 boys was adjusted to equal that of the experimental group. All the children in the experimental group relished this protein food. After six months, a highly significant increase was observed in height, weight, red blood cell count, and haemoglobin level of the subjects receiving the protein food supplement compared with the control group (2).
FIG 1. Simplified Flow-sheet of FPC Processing.
(1) Chopper, (2) cooker, (3) press, (4) extractor, (5) drier, (6) hammer mill, (7) receiver for condensed solvent, (8) receiver for miscella, (9) distillation unit, (10) fractionating and dehydration columns, (11) vacuum pump
FPC could easily be incorporated at a 10 per cent level in a number of food preparations. In bread and biscuits, a 2.5 per cent level (depending upon the varieties of fish used) is optimum. Higher levels result in poor colour, crumb quality, and loaf volume, although FPC made from white-muscled fish can be added at a slightly higher level.
Partially Deodorized and Defatted Fish
Some people enjoy the flavour and texture of fish, and for them products in which the fish flavour is retained might well be competitive with more highly processed FPC. As most fish lipids carry unsaturated fatty acids that are highly prone to oxidative reactions and the interaction between proteins and these oxidized lipids causes a considerable decrease in the nutritional value of the fish and associated changes in colour and flavour, however, it is necessary that the lipids should be stabilized against oxidation.
Soluble Fish Proteins
Deodorized FPC does not dissolve in water. However, proteins of fish treated with ammonia (4) show an improvement in this functional attribute (5). Under optimum conditions of processing, the proteins are solubilized, fat is released, and the bones and connective tissue can be separated out. Such soluble proteins have practical possibilities as a base material for beverage-like preparations with a malt or other acceptable flavour.
Fish Wafers
Cassava or tapioca (Manihot utilissima) is grown in large quantities in various parts of the world. The tuber contains a negligible amount of protein, but its starch has certain unique properties that are conducive to globule formation.
An attempt has been made to enrich the starch from cassava with high-quality proteins from inexpensive varieties of fish (6). The tubers deteriorate and discolour rapidly through oxidation of the leucoanthocynins that are mainly located in the inner layer of the cortex, and so they should be procured fresh and used within 24 hours. They are washed with water and hand-peeled. The peeled tubers are mechanically grated and blended in a Waring blender with three times the quantity of water. The blended material is strained through a linen cloth (mesh about 50), through which starch and water pass leaving a residual portion on the cloth. This starchy slurry is then allowed to settle for two to three hours. When completely settled, the starch is in the form of a thick paste and the supernatant liquid is siphoned off. At this stage the starch contains about 50 per cent moisture, and it can be used as is or after drying. About 20 kg of starch and 10 kg of residue are obtained from every 100 kg of tubers.
The meat from eviscerated fish is separated using a machine fitted with a wide, flexible rubber belt and a perforated stainless steel drum. As the fish pass between the rubber belt and drum, the meat, being soft, is separated in the drum by the squeezing and tearing action of the machine. The softer, less cohesive muscle is forced through the perforations of the drum; skin and bones remain behind on the belt.
Cassava starch in wet form (moisture 50 per cent) is mixed with separated meat in a ratio of 1:1, with salt added to taste. The blend is broken down into small pieces by passing it through an 8 mesh stainless steel sieve and then granulated into a globule form using a reciprocating-type mechanical shaker (see photo). These globules are passed through 2-mm-hole sieves to obtain uniform-sized globules. The globules, after partial gelatinization, are arranged in single, compact circular layers 2 inches in diameter in a mould block, sprayed with a fine mist of water, and steamed to gelatinize the starch content. This process firmly binds the globules to each other. The gelatinous material is then dried in a through-flow drier to a moisture content of 5 to 6 per cent at 45° to 50° C.
After drying, the wafers become detached from the mould and are packed in polythene bags. These wafers can be fried in an edible fat for a few seconds until they expand and become very crisp, and can thus be used as a snack.
Use of Shrimp in Wafers
Only a small percentage of shrimp muscle can be incorporated into the mixture because it affects the granulation property. If a higher percentage is to be used, the minced muscle should be treated with 0.2 per cent papain or bromelin for about an hour at 50 C (pH 5.5) to partially break down the proteins. The muscle is then strained through a mull cloth to separate the connective tissues and any larger muscle pieces. This paste is blended with cassava starch to produce wafers with a shrimp flavour and a protein content of about 20 per cent.
To make fricola (3), minced fish muscle is cooked and blended with cooked rice in a ratio of 3:1 with a suitable quantity of shredded coconut (4 per cent on dry basis of the product). The blend, after flavouring with vanilla, is dried in the form of thin flakes on a stainless steel roller drier at about 30 psi steam pressure. Any pieces of bone in the dried product are removed by passing it through 8 and 16 mesh sieves. The product has an attractive white colour and is almost free of fish smell. It has a 35 per cent protein content, and available Iysine content is of the order of 9 per cent of total protein. It is effective in treatment of mild cases of kwashiorkor (table 2) (7).
TABLE 2. Results in Children with Mild Kwashiorkor Treated with Fricola
|Days to
of Oedema
Serum Proteins
Serum Albumin
|7th day
|14th day
|7th day
|14th day
|2yr.8m. 12d.
|3yr. 1m.2d
|3 yr. 1m. 2d.
Fricola protein fed at 5 g/kg body weight/day.
The consumer adds liquid in the form of water or milk to yield a porridge-like product on heating. Children enjoy it after sugar is added. It can also be used for savoury preparations like curd (a yogurt-type product) by adding lime juice, salt, and other condiments.
Because fricola in flake form is very light, it has been compressed into briquettes, each weighing about 25 9, to overcome packaging problems.
Fish Noodles
Cassava starch blended with fish muscle and semolina containing Tenox II (0.01 per cent BHA + 0.003 propyl gallate + 0.005 per cent citric acid) is extruded through a vermicelli press in the form of a hollow tube. The resulting noodles are dried in a current of hot air. The finished product is cheap and highly nutritious, containing 20 per cent protein of high biological value. A measured quantity of the vermicelli is dropped into six times its quantity of vigrously boiling water. The product cooks in about ten minutes, depending upon the degree of softness desired; loss of solids into the cooking water is negligible. After draining, the cooked vermicelli is ready to serve with any savoury household preparation.
This review describes efforts to produce different types of fish protein concentrates from inexpensive varieties of fish. While deodorized and defatted fish protein concentrates have a specific role to play, there are other possibilities for low-cost fish products such as fricola (35 per cent protein), fish noodles, fish wafers (20 per cent protein), and instant soluble fish (80 per cent protein), wherein the fat is partially removed and the product is also stabilized, which may have greater consumer appeal.
An extensive study sponsored by the US Agency for International Development showed that nearly 36 per cent of the world population is protein-deficient. Because all age groups are likely to require an increased availability of high-quality proteins to supplement vegetable proteins that are generally deficient in Iysine, methionine, and tryptophan, fish protein concentrates have a good potential for meeting this demand.
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2. T.R. Doraiswamy, S.R. Shurpalekar, M.N. Moorjani, N.L. Lahiry, A.N. Shankaran, M. Swaminathan, A. Sreenivasan, and V. Subrahmanyan, "Fish Protein Food in Feeding Trials with School Children,", Indian J. Pediat, 30: 266 (1963).
3. M.N. Moorjani, A.N. Upadhye, N.L. Lahiry, and H.A.B. Parpia, ``Fricola: A Fish-Enriched Farinaceous Product,,, paper presented to FAO symposium, 26-30 May 1964, Husum, FRG.
4. V. Subrahmanyan, N , L. Lahiry, M.N . Moorjani, R.B. Nair, and M.A, Krishnaswamy, "Ammonia- Possible use for Preserving Fish,"Science, 142:233 (1963).
5. M.N, Moorjani, "Soluble Fish Proteins,,' paper presented to a symposium on the Fish Processing Industry in India, CFTRI, Mysore, 13-14 Feb. 1975.
6. M.N. Moorjani, "Processing of Protein-Enriched Wafers," Food Technol., 24: 60 (1970).
7. S.M. Pereira, T. Isaca, B.. Tewarson, and M.E. Dumm, `'Processed Fish Protein (Fricola) in the Treatment of Kwashiorkor," Indian J. Med. Res., 53:651 (1965).
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Businesses in the United Kingdom have become the first in the world to have the chance of obtaining a Google credit card.
The Google AdWords Business Credit card" to give the plastic its formal name, is a tool the Chocolate Factory hopes small business will use to rack up big bills for online ads they don't have the cash to stump up for at the time of purchase, Brent Callinicos, Google's treasurer, told the FT its smaller customers "weren't buying Adwords as much as they need to" and that he hopes the credit card will help cash-strapped customers keep their online ad presences at an appropriate level by using the card.
Google says the card's interest rate of 11.9% is "low"and that the offer represents "generous" terms
The card can only be used to purchase AdWords, although documentation (PDF) for the card containss what appears to be some vestigal terms from other credit cards inasmuch as cash advances are mentioned. Another oddity is a 2.99% "non-sterling transaction fee" that will mean users need to take care when making multi-nation ad purchases.
Not everyone will be able to apply for the card, which Google says can only be applied for with an application ID issued with an invitation.
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New footage from Christopher Nolan's Inception sounds awesome/baffling. Actors talk Iron Man 2 and Transformers 3. There are trailers and clips for Kick-Ass, Hot Tub, Supernatural and Fringe. Loads of Doctor Who spoilers! Plus Batman 3, V, Caprica and Chuck.
Chris Nolan showed off some footage from his new film at ShoWest, and it was all dream-like imagery — appropriate since the movie is apparently about being able to enter people's dreams, and Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are partners trying to keep this technology from being used for evil. Scenes included people falling down snowy mountains, JGL floating in zero gravity and tying corpses together, an elevator opening into a room without gravity, a city folding up and falling into the ocean, and Ken Watanabe's cool/gorgeous office.
At one point, DiCaprio and Gordon-Levitt explain their job to Ken Watanabe, and we also see Michael Caine apparently trying to recruit Ellen Page to join the DiCaprio/Gordon-Levitt team. "Like a job placement?" she asks, and they both chuckle. Marion Cotillard shows up briefly, holding a gun, but also crying, smiling and hugging DiCaprio. And apparently, it all looked transcendantly beautiful and confusing. [CinemaBlend]
Iron Man 2:
Russian-speaking actor Anya Monzikova has a small role in this film, and also helped ScarJo with her Russian dialog. She explains her part in the film:
I can't really reveal too many details, but it's a smaller part in one of the larger
scenes. My character's name is Rebekah. It's a little bit of a heavy scene, and a climactic scene as well so I can't really give it away.
Batman 3:
This is barely worth mentioning, but Hans Zimmer, who did the music for the first two Batman movies, says it would be fun to compose music for the Riddler, so he's in favor of the Riddler being the villain in the third film. "Maybe I should talk to Chris about that," he adds. (But it goes without saying this is the composer, and he doesn't get to pick the film's villain based on who would have a cool musical cue.) [MTV]
Tron Legacy:
Not only does Sam Flynn ride a motorcycle in the film, but the opening sequence is a kind of pseudo-motorcycle chase scene, says Garrett Hedlund. [Slashfilm]
Original director Steve Lisberger describes his cameo in this film:
I'm a bartender at this place, [the] End of the Line Club. And that's just Joe and Sean having fun with me I think. But I have a certain confrontation with Flynn in this club. I end up having to face my own creation. It's all subtext. It's not like I have a scene or anything like that. But it's pretty cool.
Transformers 3:
Sounds like Josh Duhamel is in this film after all. He just met with Michael Bay, who said the script is completed. (Make your own guesses as to what word "completed" is a synonym for.) [CinemaBlend]
Will this movie save superhero cinema? Too early to tell! But this new 60-second trailer sure looks sensational:
Hot Tub Time Machine:
Here's another red-band clip from this wacky time-travel movie, that I don't think we've featured yet.
A new review gives away tons of spoilers. "Asshole friend" Lou (Rob Corddry) accidentally gasses himself in his garage after a bender, so his pals decide to take him to a ski lodge, bringing along Cusack's 20-year-old nephew Jacob. This causes Lou to thump his chest and bare his teeth in displeasure. There's a projectile-vomiting scene where a squirrel gets knocked off a ledge. Crispin Glover plays a ski lodge employee who's destined to lose an arm. Lizzy Caplan has a romance subplot with Cusack's character, even though he's such a spaced-out weirdo towards the end of the film, you're not sure what she sees in him. Mostly, the review describes it as a pretty funny tribute to 1980s comedies. [IGN]
Doctor Who:
There's a bushel of spoilers, following on from last night's premiere. Let's see... The opening episode is described as "Independence Day on the village green." The new TARDIS console "looks like it has been constructed from items out of a junk shop, including an old typewriter, a telephone, pressure gauges and a Morse code machine." The first episode's villain is indeed a shape-shifting alien. [BBC]
Steven Moffat says, "At the end of the last story, the Tardis was exploding, so it rebuilds itself around the new Doctor. And because the Doctor is completely mad, it builds itself around his madness." It has hexagonal and circular "roundlets" built into the concrete and bronze walls, and besides the aforementioned three levels, there's a door leading to other rooms. And the junk on the console includes a gramophone speaker, a petrol pump, dials and pistons. The word "steampunk" is used. [Guardian]
The TARDIS, crashing to Earth in the 1990s, nearly hits Big Ben. The little girl he meets after it crashes is named Amelia Pond, and she asks, "Who are you?", hoping that he's come to fix the crack in her wall. Replies the newly regenerated Doctor, "I'm the Doctor. Don't ask stupid questions and do everything I tell you." His main priority is eating as much food as possible. Then the Doctor vanishes and reappears 12 years later, when Amelia (now Amy) is a kiss-o-gram dressed as a policewoman. And it turns out the crack in the wall that young Amy was worried about was actually a doorway to a prison that held a villain, whose escape leads the Atraxi to declare they'll incinerate all human life. There are just 20 minutes left to save the world. At one point in the first episode, the Doctor actually says, "Who da man?" [The Sun]
For the rough cut of episode one, at least, the show still had the same title sequence, only with a different font and a new logo. Matt Smith says "Geronimo" again, early in the episode. And the story is the weakest part of the first episode, which mostly focuses on the main characters. But it's still a great beginning, with some funny one-liners. [Den Of Geek]
The newly regenerated Doctor's first words to Amy are to demand some food item, that's all he can think about. One character asks Santa to send them something unusual. Amy Pond's handy with a cricket bat. The TARDIS swimming pool and library are mentioned. Some familiar faces, previously seen on the show, make cameos, plus Patrick Moore, who thinks Amy's grandma is a fox. People refer to the Doctor as "raggedy," "magic" and "a disappointment." The Doctor commandeers a laptop to save the world using Twitter (!) and comes across something inappropriate. A fire engine turns into an unconventional rescue vehicle. The Shadow Proclamation is mentioned. The Doctor "bares all" to Amy. [Sky TV]
It sounds like Amy doesn't jump into the TARDIS the first time the Doctor asks her to join him — she needs a bit of convincing. (Even though the young Amy was all for it.) [Digital Spy]
A couple new interviews with the show's new stars. [Radio Free Skaro]
Some sneak peeks from the next episode. [SpoilerTV]
And descriptions for a couple more upcoming episodes:
"Dark Side Of The Moon" (April 1): Ambushed by angry hunters, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) are shot and killed and sent to Heaven. Castiel (Misha Collins) warns Dean that Zachariah (guest star Kurt Fuller) is looking for them in Heaven so they need to lay low while searching for an angel named Joshua (guest star Roger Aaron Brown) who can help them since he talks directly to God. While searching for Joshua, the brothers run into some old friends and family members.
"99 Problems" (April 8): MICHAEL SHANKS ("STARGATE SG-1," "SMALLVILLE") GUEST STARS AS A HUNTER - Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) are outnumbered by demons, but are saved at the last minute by Rob (guest star Michael Shanks) and his townspeople, who are aware of the Apocalypse, and have been training to fight and kill demons. The small town is very religious and Sam and Dean meet Pastor Gideon (guest star Larry Poindexter), who introduces them to his daughter Leah (guest star Kayla Mae Maloney.), whom he claims is a prophet. Leah tells the townspeople they must obey her orders if they want a spot in Heaven but when she starts turning the townspeople against each other in the name of the Lord, the brothers realize they must kill her.
Here are a couple new clips from episode 2x15, "Peter". [SpoilerTV]
When the show returns, we won't know if Olivia and Peter went on that date after all — and Joshua Jackson is missing for the entire episode. [Zap2It]
We'll meet a new character, Kyle Hobbes, played by Charles Mesure. When we meet John May, it'll be in a flashback episode. A significant character dies in the next eight episodes. The show will keep playing with the paranoia of knowing that anyone could be a V. Anna is worried that she's losing her daughter, Lisa, just as Erica worries she's losing her son. And there will be "vermin" in one of the upcoming episodes, if not necessarily the iconic guinea pig. [Sci Fi Wire]
Ron Moore explains what's next for Zoe:
She struggles to figure out if she can get out of the robot body and leave Caprica. She's the Zoe avatar so she's not the original. What's her place in the universe? What can she do? Where can she go? She certainly feels like a person, so what's the difference? She's gonna face struggles and self-discovery.
And Amanda's dangers (sigh) aren't over. Which probably means more boring hookah scenes. More New Cap City, please! [Digital Spy]
The season finale will feature a splashy music video for Jeffster, and it's "the worst music video of all time," says producer Josh Schwartz. The song in question was featured in a Western movie, and it ties into the episode's big climax. Says Schwartz, "The way the original song was used in the movie is the way we're using it here." And it narrates the action. Weird! One more picture at the link. [EW]
Here's a Canadian promo for the next episode, again with the weird voice-over. [ChuckTV]
Here are some promo pics from episode 15, "Queen Sacrifice." [SpoilerTV]
Stargate Universe:
Some more season two episode titles are episode 2x06, "Trial And Error," which has "some wonderful exchanges and great, great character moments. And some pretty crazy action," according to producer Joseph Mallozzi. "The Greater Good" is episode 2x07, "Malice" is after that, and then the mid-season finale is "Resurgence." [Gateworld]
Here's the official description for episode 9x17, "Checkmate":
PAM GRIER ("JACKIE BROWN," "THE L WORD") GUEST STARS AND PHIL MORRIS RETURNS AS MARTIAN MANHUNTER - Tess (Cassidy Freeman) creates an elaborate hoax in order to kidnap Green Arrow (Justin Hartley) and delivers him to Amanda Waller (guest star Pam Grier), who tells him that that the government is recruiting him to serve his country. However, Green Arrow escapes before they can reveal his identity. After Oliver brings Clark (Tom Welling) and Chloe (Allison Mack) up to speed, the three investigate and Clark is surprised to find John Jones (guest star Phil Morris.) investigating Oliver's kidnapping too. Clark senses that John is keeping information from him. Oliver and Clark are shocked when Tess reveals that Amanda is after something called "Watchtower." Waller threatens to kill Chloe unless Clark gives her the names and locations of the rest of the Justice League.
It sounds like Harold Perrineau has already filmed his return as Michael, which means it takes place before episode 3x15. But he hints he might possibly be back in the finale. [On The Red Carpet]
Since both Ben and Richard Alpert have lost a lot of their mojo lately, Nestor Carbonell hints they may team up. [TV Guide]
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Daun wanted a doll for a Tree topper that would reflect a little of her sense of humor and personality, so I started off with this one based on a Jill Maas pattern.
I made it in Quilters muslin, but it was not satisfactory as the fabric doesn't have enough stretch and was not as conducive to an expressive face as velour.
I made a second doll with a different Jill Maas body and I like this one better, although I loved the body shape of the other!
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At the cabin, Jack quakes violently as he detoxes. Phyllis doesn't know what to do. Dr. Lee arrives with medication and vitamins and urges Phyllis to take care of herself too. Later, Phyllis tells Jack he mentioned Stephanie dying. She thinks he was mourning his drug dealer. Phyllis leaves to get food. Once alone, Jack worries.
You Can't Quit Me.
Chloe confesses, Adriana works Noah, and Nikki opposes Victor.
At the penthouse, Victor tells his henchman to leak a news story about Jack and Adam covering up the death of a prostitute that was the estranged daughter of Congressman Marcus Wheeler. The man assures Victor there is no way for him to be ID'd as the one who hired her. Victor decides to wait to leak the information until Jack returns from the cabin. Nikki appears as the man leaves. She asks about Jack's 'secret'. Victor tells her he's hooked on pain killers. Nikki is upset that Victor would reveal that - it's a private matter! Victor says Jack has control of his company - he'll take him down. Nikki feels he's stooping too low. Victor promises not to disappoint her.
At home, Chelsea overhears Adam on the phone saying that his father will strike - he'll have to gauge what approach he will take. Chelsea asks Adam to put the house on the market to sever ties with Genoa City. Adam wants to keep it for tax purposes.
At Crimson Lights, Kevin tells Detective Alex he and Chloe have an appointment. Alex asks, "With the Cleaner?" He knows they got a call from a man who launders money. Kevin says it was a wrong number. Alex warns them about lying and leaves. Chloe panics and Kevin reassures her they won't get caught.
Noah and Adriana bicker at the Club. He tells her to leave town today. Adriana insists Alex can hurt her even though she has no stolen goods. Noah turns away. Adriana can't forget about the money...or him. Noah tells her it's not her money and reminds her she cheated on him. Adriana says she ruined the best thing that ever happened to her. Noah follows her. She tells him her father left and her brother pimped her out. She needs the money to start over.
Chloe joins Chelsea at home. Chelsea says they're leaving for Paris tomorrow night, but Adam won't sell the house. Chelsea asks what's going on with her. Chloe babbles that she could come to Paris too. Chelsea thinks she's acting strange. Chloe confesses everything. Chelsea says she'll help her keep the money and pay off their mortgage.
Adam joins Victor at the Club bar and tells him he was right about Jack's pill problem. He tells Victor he was right about the hooker - he won't be in business with a guy like Jack. Victor wonders if Adam will go along with him. Adam says he can't afford for Newman to be involved in this. Victor tells him to tell the press everything he knows. Adam wants him to admit he hired the hooker. Victor tells him to talk to the press and goes. Adam gets a call from Jack and updates him. Jack tells him to leave Victor alone. Adam reassures him.
Phyllis returns to the cabin and orders Jack to put down the phone. Jack tells her he was talking to Adam, not looking for pills. She wants him to focus only on detoxing, saying she thought he might die last night. He credits her with saving his life.
Chloe returns to Crimson Lights and tells Kevin they'll use the coffee house as collateral, take out a loan, pay off the mortgage, and then pay back the loan with the stolen money. He says she's a genius. Alex lurks and texts.
At the Club, Noah tells Adriana he won't abandon her. She grins. "You can't quit me." She gets a text. "Where is the $$$?"
Nikki arrives home to a romantic surprise from Victor. She thinks he wants her to forget what he's doing to Jack. Victor wants to tune out the world.
At home, Adam tells someone over the phone that he'll allow Victor to believe he's playing his game. He has to link Victor to the prostitute before Victor exposes Jack. He vows his father will never get Newman back.
Genoa City Spoilers for Tomorrow on The Young and the Restless:
Avery tells Nick, "There is a very easy solution to this you know." He says, "Cancel the opening; sell the club."
Adam arrives at work saying he doesn't want any distractions today. Sharon is in his office. "Does that include me?"
Victoria listens with concern as Victor asks Billy, "Scrounge up a job somewhere?" and Billy replies, "Yeah. Yours."
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I'm firmly on record as hating phone cases; as far as I'm concerned, they should all be burned. So a Samsung patent for phone skins that come with matching wallpaper images? I. Want. To. Vomit.
The patent application refers to a printed "film layer" that a user can stick on to a smartphone case. Then they choose a matching wallpaper, and they have an all-encompassing phone skin. First, it's not even a new idea. Second, it will probably just end up depicting something hilariously retro, or, or... stop it Samsung, I can't unsee what I've just seen. [USPTO via Patent Bolt via Engadget]


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Our firm attends quite a few industry events as a way of getting out and talking to farmers. Any given trade show or conference can give us a good pulse on what's happening and what's on farmers' minds.
Usually we're asked the standard question: "Where are commodity prices heading?" At last month's Nebraska Power Farming Show, the questions had a strategic tone to them. Farmers were asking how certain events might affect commodity prices. They wanted to be prepared for the "what ifs." They wanted to know: How high might prices go? How low might prices go?
World events impact prices, sometimes in ways that can be difficult to grasp. World events are also unpredictable. And so it is right that farmers are asking questions about being strategically prepared in the face of uncertainty.
Here are the four big stories they asked about—the stories that are compelling farmers to be strategically prepared:
European debt crisis
Q. How is the situation in Europe going to impact our commodity markets? What should we watch for?
A. Unfortunately, this is something we will continue to hear about for quite a while. News on the debt crisis moves the market. Why? Uncertainty. Hedge fund managers and other commodity investors are skittish. Perception of what could happen is what fuels volatility. There's a nagging feeling that everything could collapse, and so investors are always moving money to the safe haven du jour. The real problem here is not a specific trend. It's not fear of declining exports to Europe, which are already down 30 percent since 2007. The problem is, simply, general uncertainty and investor skittishness.
China overheating
Q: We are concerned about the effect of China overheating. Is China pulling back to slow down its economy?
A: Commodity demand from China has been hand-to-mouth. The country has not been stockpiling like in the past, and that has hurt our exports. China experienced a really nice growing season for corn and soybeans, and in turn cut back to one-third of what they imported in beans and corn from the U.S. over last year. The root of China potentially overheating is real estate driven. Its real estate market is overbuilt and could cause them economic headaches. What's most important to watch is what the U.S. dollar does – a higher dollar would hurt exports and place even more pressure on commodity prices.
Negativity toward USDA reports
Q: If we can't trust the numbers, what can we do?
A: The next report comes out January 12. Pay attention to all reports and be alert to opportunities, yet don't stake your marketing decisions on them. For years these reports have been creating stress. Often a number is a surprise because it is unexpected, and it is unexpected because it makes no sense based on the common knowledge that is out there. The market moves based on surprises. Usually, within a couple days after the report, the market resumes the original trend that was in place, and all the hoopla and news surrounding the report turns out to be nothing more than a distraction. If the report does change the trend of the market, your strategy should be in place to respond to the trend or change. So the bottom line is, pre-plan what you will do when the market changes, and be disciplined to act, regardless of whether the report, or some other event, becomes the catalyst.
Ethanol blender's credit
Q: What about the impact of this subsidy ending (which has given a 45-cent-per-gallon tax credit to ethanol blenders for the past 30 years)? Will it result in ethanol plants needing less corn?
A: As 2011 drew to a close, there was a big push from blenders to pull in higher-than-normal volumes of ethanol because they expected to lose their 45 cents for each gallon of ethanol that they mixed into gasoline. There's another thirst for ethanol: exports. Through three quarters of 2011, we exported 640.7-million gallons. That was 240-million gallons more than all of 2010.
The tax credit had an impact. Once again, though, a bigger concern would be strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to key export countries. If that happens, the incentive to produce so much ethanol will decline.
So how do you stare down this uncertainty? As these four ongoing news stories illustrate, there's no way to know for certain what's going to happen. That's okay. You can pre-plan what you will do if prices climb a lot, fall far, or do anything in between. In essence, this is what farmers at the Nebraska Power Farming Show were asking. What could happen to prices if . . .?
Tackle uncertainty head on by developing dynamic strategies for all price scenarios to protect you from extreme risk and to capture higher prices when they're available. That way, when the markets get emotional about European news, USDA reports, China, changes in ethanol production, or other news, you can remain level-headed.
Scott Stewart is president and CEO of Stewart-Peterson, a commodity marketing consulting firm based in West Bend, Wis. You may reach Scott at 800-334-9779, email him at [email protected]
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EASTON, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania school district says it will take its fight against "I (heart) Boobies!" bracelets to the U.S.
'Boobies' bracelet fight heads to Supreme Court
Easton area school board voted to appeal decision rejecting claim bracelets are lewd.
The Easton Area School District board voted 7-1 Tuesday night to appeal a decision rejecting its claim the bracelets are lewd and should be banned from school.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also determined the district didn't prove the bracelets are disruptive when it upheld a lower court's decision in August.
The bracelets are designed to promote breast cancer awareness among young people. Two girls challenged the school's ban in 2010.
Superintendent John Reinhart tells The Express-Times of Easton the ruling compromised administrators' ability to determine what is and is not appropriate in school.
Dissenting board member Frank Pintabone says the district should let the matter go.
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