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When family comes home for holidays, the big meal of the day always gets the brunt of the attention.
However, by working ahead, you can wake sleepy heads with an aroma from the kitchen and a memorable Christmas breakfast they will remember this time next year.
Here are a few tips to consider before your house fills up with guests:
Editor's note: Author Cole Waddell is a Lancaster resident who was living in New York City during the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. He moved back here in 2005. This is the first part of a three-part series about Southerners who shared Christmas dinner there each year.
Of the nation's regions,
the South is the most possessive of her issue.
Whatever their age, wherever they reside, they remain hers.
Inspiration can come from the strangest of places. Take these two boxes, uh...box and a half of chocolate-covered cherries I'm staring at.
For me, this early gift, from my daughter, Kathryn, is a sure sign that Christmas is on its way.
Before I could get one of the boxes open, my great-granddaughter, Madison, 3, came tearing through the house screaming at the top of her lungs.
"Nana (Kathryn) fell off the ladder," she said.
If you travel Charlotte Highway often, you've probably noticed the cute home with a parking area surrounded by a low brick wall just north of the city limits.
If you haven't noticed the house, Woody and Linda Wilson's landscaping most likely caught your eye.
Tidy sculpted beds filled with a variety of low maintenance shrubs and other perennials topped with freshly tossed pine straw surround the house. Fresh seasonal container gardens and quaint front porch rocking chairs paint an almost flawless image.
You just walked by the bulletin board in the break room and saw a big question mark on the list by your name.
You've been so busy that tomorrow's Christmas party at work was forgotten. It's a week earlier this year since there is one less weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Now you're in a cooking quagmire.
I'm feelin' pretty good these days, with the gutter-cleaning mishap behind me. But that's not why I'm feeling rather spry.
I've had numerous folks contact me this week, telling me how enjoyable "Remember When" has become for them. In my case, numerous means more than three.
I share a special bond with any reader who gets a chuckle over some of my childhood escapades or better yet, can close his eyes and snicker about doing the same sort of thing.
Name: Debbie Gill
Age: 46
Address: Foxmeade Court
Family: Husband, Troy; children, Shakari and Jermaine
Pets: Betty (a fish)
Job: U.S. Postal Service
Church: New Independent Church
Hobbies: Softball
Favorite movie/book: "Sammy the Goat"
Favorite food: Steak
Family. We all belong to (at least) one. Our families can include the people we cherish and love the most.
According to broad definition, "family" means a group of people who are tied together through some common thread – whether it be biological, ancestry, living arrangements, common interest or love. Family, in my dictionary, has 11 distinct definitions.
Potatoes can be a mystery. With many stores now carrying multiple varieties, trying to figure out what potato works best for what can be a guessing game.
Potatoes usually fall into two categories (baking and boiling). The chief difference between the two types is the starch content.
Baking potatoes are relatively high in starch. Boiling potatoes are lower in starch and waxy, which holds them together when boiling or in soup and stews.
In the late 1860s, chili was frontier food.
The mixture of dried beef, suet, chili peppers and salt was pounded together into compact bricks and left to dry in the hot sun was a regional dish enjoyed by those in Texas and neighboring Louisiana.
Easily transported, these bricks could be dropped into a pot of boiling water on the trail to make a stew-like soup for settlers and cowboys trekking across the Midwest.
Most of us have had an experience or two that we really can't figure out.
I was reminded that I as watched and read about the tornado in neighboring York County on Nov. 16 that took three lives.
All it takes is something like that to bring forgotten memories to mind.
Married servicemen often find it tough to secure housing for their families when reporting to a new duty station.
I was no different.
When Beverly Dozier's family went around the table to say what they were thankful for during Thursday's Thanksgiving meal she didn't hesitate.
Dozier is thankful for her gently-used brown corduroy coat and how it's taken on a new meaning in her life.
Andrew Garris may not have been at the Columbia home of Dozier's brother to hear her sentiments Thursday, but he is just as thankful for that coat.
Name: Talf Wrenn
Age: 16
Address: Kershaw Camden Highway, Kershaw
Family: Parents, Will and Meg Wren; a brother, Hammond and a sister, Caroline
Pets: A dog, Bell
Job: Junior at Andrew Jackson High School (also class president)
Church: First Baptist Church, Kershaw
Thanks to cyberspace, cell phones, Twitter, and e-mail, reaching someone halfway around the world is almost instantaneous with very little face to face interaction.
There's nothing wrong with using technology to your advantage, but that's not always the way the Rev. T. Edward Kofi, director of African Christians Fellowship International (ACFI) does things. Yes, Kofi has a Facebook page, but he prefers to reach out in love.
There is a quotation by Albert Einstein tacked up in my work cubicle. He was a genius when it comes to capillary forces, general relativity, matter-energy equivalence and how light from another star can be bent by the sun's gravity.
It isn't Einstein's ability to comprehend atomic vibrations, wave-point duality and critical opalescence that I respect. Gosh, I have trouble just spelling Brownian motion and thermodynamic fluctuations, much less discerning what all of that means.
This tender, moist cake uses pureed pumpkin to replace much of the fat and is delicately seasoned with classic Thanksgiving flavors and can be made ahead of time.
Glazed Chocolate-Pumpkin Bundt Cake
1 cup all-purpose, flour
3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, (not Dutch-process)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
For years, there were two vacant lots between our house and the one where the family of building contractor Mr. Barney Gardner lived.
Those overgrown fields were the setting for many adventures such as fighting wild animals in the jungle or standing off an Indian attack on the prairie.
But all good things eventually come to an end. One of the fields disappeared when Mr. Ned Gregory, Sr., and his wife Mrs. Lucille, built a two-story brick house next door to us.
Most of the time, the doctor does the talking and the patient does the listening. Some physicians are even apprehensive about dropping their guard to pray with patients.
However, that's not the case for cancer specialist Dr. Kashyap Patel of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care, or at least not anymore.
Now, Patel, the vice chief of staff for Springs Memorial Hospital, does both.
Editor's note – The Lancaster News recently asked readers on Facebook to share the names of some of the county's best foodies. One of them is Cathy Ardrey.
Cathy Ardrey's family thinks she's a great cook, with good reason.
From vegetables to wild game and seafood, Ardrey has an arsenal of dishes, many of which she's developed herself or adapted from recipes found in her cookbook library.
Cool mornings and warm afternoons pretty much sum up the weather on Chesterfield Avenue this week. We wrapped up a few of the big pears in tissue paper and placed them in a corner of the back porch.
Those pears will taste just right around Thanksgiving.
The talk of the town was politics, chewing tobacco, elephants and airplanes, depending on what circle you ran with.
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|Almost one hundred years ago, two teams of explorers set off on dueling quests to be the first to reach the South Pole. One team returned victorious without losing a single man, while the other team perished. We'll take a look at a new museum exhibition that looks at the histories of explorers Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott.

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A fire at Arby's restaurant in Jefferson has been ruled accidental, according to an official with Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine's office.
Spokesman Glenn Allen said the fire started in the kitchen area of the restaurant around the cooking fryers. The interior of the restaurant received heavy damage and the building is a total loss.
According to reports, at just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, a call was received at 911 for a burglar alarm at the restaurant at 4894 Hwy 129 N. Jefferson. A deputy went to the scene and found the restaurant in flames.
Units from Jefferson, North Jackson, Harrisburg and the Jackson County Correctional Institute Fire Departments responded. The fire was quickly extinguished with smoke and heat damage throughout the interior. No one was at the business when the fire was discovered. No injuries were reported during this incident.


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The second day of the Penn Relays featured six Blue Devils from the Central Connecticut men's track & field team. The third and final day of the meet will be held on Saturday, April 28th.
Junior Nick Lindblom, freshman Joey Farrington, junior Dan Hopper, freshman Jamal Fruster, junior Elijah Boles, and junior Aaron Radden each ran on Friday.
Lindblom placed 36th overall in the 400m hurdles with a time of 54.77. The junior finished ahead of Delaware State's Kevaughn Laviea (54.89). Lindblom placed eighth in his heat.
The Central 4x100m relay team placed 56th with a time of 42.78, good for seventh in their heat. The team was made up of Boles, Radden, Fruster, and Hopper.
The Blue Devil 4x400m relay team of Fruster, Farrington, Lindblom, and Hopper placed 48th overall and eighth in their heat (3:23.95).


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Is there any indoor cycling workouts which tell me what Power Zones ( 1 - 6 ) I should be in ? Most I've seen are giving me "effort levels" instead.
so if anyone knows of any youtube or online workouts, with what wattage I should be, that would help me greatly.
i'm slowly getting back into the sport after years off the bike.


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Semi-final loss
Locals participate in All-Star Volleyball game
The Eagles have landed, right on top of their opponents and just like that, the stellar football seasons of both the San Juan Broncos and the Monticello Buckaroos concluded.
Both teams fell in semifinal action Saturday at the same time in eerily similar fashion, 2A San Juan to the Millard Eagles 35-20 at Pleasant Grove High School and 1A Monticello to the Layton Christian Eagles, 35-6 at Wasatch High School.
The Eagles from Fillmore pounced on the Broncos with their first possession, scoring only minutes into the game to go up 7-0.
After the Broncos couldn't do anything offensively, the Eagles returned the ensuing punt to the Bronco 14 yard line, and scored in two plays. 14-0 and the game was still new.
A short punt after another three and out by the Broncos gave the Eagles good field position and they capitalized with a field goal. 17-0, still in the first quarter.
And after an interception of a Barkley Christensen pass, the Eagles looked to put this one out of reach early.
But the Bronco defense finally rose up, stopping the Eagles and forcing another field goal try, which they missed, breathing a little life into the Broncos.
Junior Bobby Bowring shook the whole Bronco Nation awake minutes later when he intercepted a Millard pass and returned it to the Eagle six yard line.
Cole Einerson scored two plays later on a six yard run and the momentum shifted slightly.
When Einerson scored again on a six-yard pass from Christensen in the second quarter, the Broncos were back in it, trailing only 17-13 at halftime.
The Eagles started the second half with another long drive, stretching the lead to 23-13. But the Broncos, behind the arm of Christensen came roaring back.
After completing a 50-yard bomb to Ammon Mitchell, Christensen found Bobby Bowring in the corner of the endzone from 16 yards out and the Broncos closed to 23-20.
It looked like the teams would trade touchdowns for the rest of the game when the Eagles scored and the Broncos marched right down the field, but an interception stopped the drive.
The Eagles scored once more, but the Broncos couldn't get the ball into the endzone again after more turnovers and the season was done, 35-20.
Coach Monty Lee's Broncos end the year at 10-1 and their winning streak at 30, second longest in state history, and with a little motivation for next year, I think.
Christensen ends the year first in 2A touchdown passes with 20. Bowring ends being tied for first in touchdown passes with eight and the Bronco defense ended the year with the stingiest defense in the state for the second year in a row, allowing only 8.36 points a game.
For the third year in a row, the Bucks fall in the semis of the 1A playoffs. They simply couldn't overcome the fast Layton Christian start Saturday in Heber.
LC, much like they did in September in Monticello when they scored on the first play of the game on a 96-yard bomb, scored on the first play of this game with a nifty 71 yard reverse, catching the young Bucks completely off guard and 15 seconds into the game LC had scored enough points to win.
Who would've thunk it. The Bucks were ineffective on offense, punting the ball away. LC immediately drove down the field, scoring again and less than five minutes into the game, the Bucks found themselves down 14-0.
But the Buckaroo offense finally showed signs of awaking and they began to move the ball down the field. However, in what would be a sign of things to come, the Bucks fumbled away the ball deep in LC territory and the drive ended.
The Buckaroo defense came to life as well, stopping the LC offense time and time again and when Austin Wilcox stopped LC on a fourth down play near midfield with a big loss, it looked like the Bucks were on their way back.
Alas, it was just not to be, as another Buckaroo fumble spoiled that drive and the dye was set. Time and time again, effective Buckaroo drives ended with fumbles or interceptions or untimely penalties. The vaunted Buckaroo offense could never get moving consistently.
Still, with eight minutes remaining, the Bucks defense had kept the offense in the game, still trailing only 14-0. But after losing 15 yards on a fourth and six play at their own 31 yard line, gave the Eagles another short opportunity to score, which they quickly did, opening the flood gates, so to speak.
Four interceptions on the Buck's last four drives led to two more quick scores and the final score, 35-6, was in the books.
Oh, that last score? The defense blocked a punt which Jonah Cafferty recovered in the endzone for the Bucks.
The Buckaroos of Coach Lee Chadwick completed their first winning season since 2004 with a 9-3 record and too, have much motivation for next year, with a young team that had many juniors, sophomores and freshman contributing.
Sophomore Austin Wilcox ended the season fourth in 1A rushing, averaging 86 yards per game and gaining 1,031 yards rushing.
Brian Robinson was fourth in touchdown passes with 12. Jake Duncan was third in touchdown passes with five. Jonah Cafferty was second in kicking with 17 extra points and one field goal.
PJ Leiatau kicked two drop kick field goals, the first in Utah since 1942. And the Buckaroo offense was second in 1A scoring, averaging 40 points a game.
Four senior members of the 1A state champions Monticello Buckaroo volleyball team played in the 1A vs 2A Volleyball Southern Utah All Star game in Panquitch on November 4. Swayzi Slade, Robin Randall, Jamie Keyes, and Martha Beh helped 1A beat the 2A in three games, 25-8, 25-21, 25-11.
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Quebec, Montreal, Canada, 10 June 2011
The CIVICUS Global Assembly will focus on the essential role of civil society in global decision-making. As the complex connections between the myriad concerns of citizens around the world become ever more apparent, it is clear that tackling these challenges – from climate change and development effectiveness to food security, structural poverty, chronic unemployment, human rights and international governance – requires collaboration on an unprecedented scale. The role of ICTs has been highlighted as a central theme in this year´s CIVICUS Assembly. APC WNSP´s Take Back the Tech! is partnering with TBTT campaigner Valentina Pellizzer of OWPSEE and Global Movement for Children with a workshop entitled "Collective wisdom: using ICTs to build new knowledge and solutions for social change".


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The World's Greatest Sgroppino, 1st Ed./
Folks, O patient folks, cherished blog-reading folks: Mea culpa runneth over.
I am sorry I have not posted in so long. I was busy moving out of the country, then resettling in my new one. The PhoBlograpHusband will be starting his Ph.D. in musicology at McGill University this week (location: sunny Montreal, Canada), which I suppose means that in a few years his proper title will be Ph.D.oBlograPh.D.usband.
Tragically, this life upheaval included a metaphorical man-overboarding of our booze supply, in the literal form of a "Drink Us Out of House and Homeland" farewell party we held for our NYC friends at the end of July. Like most immigration policies, Canada's rules and regs on bringing booze into the country change with every website you consult and infoline you call, but best we could tell, the first bottle per person is on the house; after that, all subsequent bouteilles are taxed at 100 percent their retail cost. Merde!
We've been slowly replenishing the home supply since then, a process which may or may not have included questionable bootlegging from the States but which has definitely involved making painstaking purchasing decisions at various SAQ stores around town. SAQ stands for Societe des alcools du Quebec, and given the moniker, you'd think it'd be like the Roaring 20s or Parisian cafe society all over again up in this province. A society of alcohol?! Wheeeeee!!!
Alas, the SAQ is a finicky little fusspot, a good-times gestapo that jacks up prices and prizes Jack, seemingly; you're rilly lucky to find a Knob Creek, you're not ever going to find a rye whiskey and I'll just stop typing now before the tears start flowing.
Moving on, then! Beer and wine carry the day here, but we have found a few cocktail bars that rival my stateside faves, about which I'll be blogging in the near future. Meanwhile, the fact that grape-based products are so easy to come by in Montreal was just one factor that prompted me to fashion a bubbly-based cocktail I'm kinda crazy about, the Sgroppino.
The Sgroppino is an Italian concoction that, at its core, is comprised of Prosecco and lemon sorbet. From there, some recipes call for vodka, some for grappa. I've also seen variations that made use of mint leaves, grapefruit flavoring (in the sorbet, if not the liquid ingredients), and either I saw one that also had bitters or I just think bitters would be a no-brainer to include. (Today I even flipped past a recipe that called for heavy cream. Erm, blargh?) With so many variables at play, I've decided to dub the recipe below only a rough (very rough, still delish) draft, or first edition, of the World's Greatest Sgroppino. I'll have a World's Greatest Sgroppino, Final Answer for you soon.
The World's Greatest Sgroppino, 1st Ed.
About 4-5 ounces Prosecco
1 small scoop lemon sorbet
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Kitchen Before & After: A Bedroom Becomes a New Kitchen for $6,000
What do you do if you have an "awful" old kitchen with a low popcorn ceiling and no surface space? If you're Kitchn reader Faith, you knock out a wall between the bedroom and dining room and build a new kitchen! In this budget $6,000 kitchen renovation, the bedroom became the kitchen and the old kitchen became a sitting room. (We assume another room in the house became the new bedroom!) Read more about the project below:
Faith of the blog Gracefulfitness tells us:
We kept our stove, sink, and refrigerator from the old kitchen. The countertops and cabinets are all IKEA and the open shelves, windowbox seat, and front of the bar is White Oak from my husband's childhood farm in West Virginia.
We removed the drop ceiling, placed bead-board between the beams, and painted it all white. This was a bigger headache than expected! The existing beams weren't even so each strip of bead-board had to be custom cut and the whole thing took over 12 hours. We kept the old closet from the bedroom and turned it into the pantry, leaving the door off for easy access.
The floor ended up being a huge hassle! When it was a bedroom it was a little step down to a carpeted floor. It took a lot of plywood to raise the floor and then some sanding down of the old floor to match them up.
The hardest decision was about what countertop to use. I was always in favor of butcherblock because of price and look but had concerns about using it around the sink. It hasn't been an issue and I absolutely love the warm look and ease of care!
Thanks for sharing, Faith!
Related: Kitchen Before & After: Julie's Outdated Kitchen Gets a Modern Makeover
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On Feb. 16, 2011, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its specifications covering the qualification of luminaires under its Energy Star label. Effective October 1, to qualify for the Energy Star label under Energy Star Luminaires, Version 1.0 (Luminaires V1.0), which replaces both the RLF V4.2, "Residential Light Fixtures" specification and SSL V1.3, "Solid State Lighting Luminaires" specification, luminaires must demonstrate a 30% increase in efficiency above the current qualification level. In addition, by 2013, performance must show an additional 10% increase — a 40% higher efficiency compared to the current qualification level. Moreover, the fixtures must continue to meet other performance criteria, such as quick start-up, high-quality light output, lamps that last 10 times longer than standard lamps, reduced toxics associated with fixture materials, and be backed by a three-year warranty.
The Luminaires V1.0 specification does not differentiate luminaires by light-source technology or by indoor or outdoor use. Under the new specification, fixtures are separated into either directional or non-directional categories, with different criteria for each (directional luminaires will be evaluated by luminaire photometry, whereas non-directional luminaires will be evaluated by light-source photometry). A range of luminaire technology, including fluorescent and solid-state lighting (SSL), will be held to the same standard as other traditional luminaires, with product performance certified by an EPA-recognized third party, based on testing in an EPA-recognized laboratory. Manufacturers of the products also must participate in verification testing programs run by recognized certification bodies.
For potential future revisions of Luminaires V1.0, EPA will follow the lead of the development of new industry standards, including:
- New methods to measure and project lumen maintenance at the end-use product level (luminaire or lamp),
- New metrics for color rendering,
- Updated methods of measurement of audible noise from lighting products,
- New performance standards for dimming and for solid-state drivers, and
- New methods of measurement and recommended practices regarding the operating frequency of SSL products.
Furthermore, EPA says it is also currently reviewing existing requirements governing the use of test reports from IESNA LM-80, "Approved Method for Measuring Lumen Depreciation of LED Light Sources," the standard passed by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) in 2008 that specifies a standard method for measuring the lumen depreciation of LEDs (allowing calculation of LED lifetime test reports) — and is gathering input from LED manufacturers to determine what improvements should be made.
Taking measure
Notwithstanding the strict Energy Star qualification requirements, similar to other traditional lighting products, SSL technology sold in the United States remains subject to industry standards governing safety and performance. However, until recently, LED technology was unable to be measured and characterized by the same standards covering the mechanical forms, electrical connections, and measurement of traditional lighting technologies. In fact, LEDs could be considered the lighting industry's ugly duckling. (For more on this topic, see "Standards Deviant" in the April 2010 issue of EC&M.)
Industry groups and standards-setting organizations, led by the SSL division of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Building Technologies Program, have moved quickly to develop needed standards and test procedures for SSL products. To accommodate LEDs, some existing standards and test procedures had to be modified while, in other cases, new standards were required.
"There is a tremendous amount of behind-the-scenes work in SSL to facilitate the progress that drives the market and makes the headlines," says Jim Brodrick, SSL portfolio manager, DOE. "The development of standards and test methods that consistently characterize product performance and assure safety is a key part of that behind-the-scenes work. Establishing a set of ground rules keeps the entire industry singing from the same song sheet and imposes a certain amount of order on what could otherwise become a Wild West, anything-goes type of situation."
Since 2006, as part of its Next Generation Lighting Initiative, DOE has hosted ongoing workshops to convene the key standards organizations and foster greater coordination and collaboration among related efforts. Attendees provide updates on progress as well as input on potential additional standards needed, according to DOE. Combined American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/IESNA meetings and working group conference calls have resulted in the publishing of several significant standards and reports (see Current Standards and White Papers).
Over time, says the DOE, these and other standards will remove the guesswork about comparative product performance, making it easier for lighting manufacturers, designers, and specifiers to select the best product for an application. As industry experts continue the painstaking work of standards development, they are contributing to a growing body of information that will help support SSL innovation, as well as market adoption and growth.
For example, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Rosslyn, Va., recently published the standard SSL-1, "Electronic Drivers for LED Devices, Arrays, or Systems." In 2008, Rob Arnold, electrical engineer and proprietor of the online LED Center (http://led.linear1.org/), DeSoto, Kan., lamented the lack of standardization for drivers in the marketplace. "If there were a standardized LED driver component that certain standardized modules of light-producing light engines could plug into, that would really benefit the guy who has to specify the solution," he explained. "The lack of standardization means that every design problem requires a unique solution."
SSL-1 provides specifications for and operating characteristics of non-integral electronic drivers (power supplies) for LED devices, arrays, or systems intended for general lighting applications. "SSL-1 is the first in a series of NEMA SSL standards aimed at setting the foundation for quality and performance of LED systems, specifically LED drivers," says SSL-1 Working Group Leader Tom Stimac, also of GE Lighting Solutions, East Cleveland, Ohio. "LED drivers are used in every system today, and the ability to verify key performance and quality aspects will be pivotal in achieving high-efficiency and quality LED lighting systems."
Moreover, in addition to publishing new standards, there have been updates to already established benchmarks facilitated by DOE. Originally published in 2008, two key standards — IESNA LM-80 and IESNA LM-79, "Approved Method for the Electrical and Photometric Testing of Solid-State Lighting Devices" — are undergoing their regularly scheduled two-year committee review focused on any recently discovered issues that may need to be addressed by updates. "SSL technology is evolving so fast that things are constantly changing," says Brodrick. "This is routinely done with technologies that haven't yet reached maturity."
Takeover standards
Before the development of these standards and reports, many industry professionals viewed lighting applications for LED technology as severely restricted. "For interior lighting, we limited LED to accent lights or maybe some feature
lighting, but definitely not to be used throughout a building for general illumination," says Dave Wesemann, LEED AP, VP and principal electrical engineer for Spectrum Engineers, a Salt Lake City-based MEP firm. "Compared to the good ol' workhorse — a T8 lamp paired with a premium-efficiency ballast — LED lighting didn't even come close to delivering the same amount of light for a given wattage."
However, products manufactured under the new standards have recently elevated their prospects. "I think manufacturers are coming out with some great products that are starting to challenge or compete with the efficiencies of their compact fluorescent lighting (CFL) counterparts," says Wesemann. "Initially, we were disappointed, but year-by-year the LED lighting industry is coming back with new and improved products we can specify that really work."
Of all the uses for LED technology, lighting accounted for only 8% — around $890 million — of the high-brightness (HB) LED market in 2010, according to Mountain View, Calif.-based Strategies Unlimited, which performs market research in photonic devices. However, by 2014, applications in lighting will lead the way in the HB LED market, reaching 39%.
Factors driving that growth include improvements in performance and price of commercially available HB LED products; stricter energy-efficiency standards and heightened awareness, and the phasing out of incandescent bulbs, according to the report "LED Luminaires Market Analysis and Forecast, Second Edition 2011." In fact, Strategies Unlimited is predicting the market for replacement LED lamps to exceed $10 billion in 2014.
That standards addressing the widespread use of LED technology for general illumination and, specifically, incandescent lamp replacement have been recently published is no coincidence. In 2010, NEMA published several standards and white papers addressing incandescent replacement, as well as general illumination. NEMA LSD 22-2009, "Solid State Lighting — The Need for a New Generation of Sockets & Interconnects," provides guidance for those seeking to design and build or work with SSL products intended for retrofit into systems that previously used incandescent screw-base lamps. Furthermore, NEMA LSD 45-2009, "Recommendations for Solid-State Lighting Sub-Assembly Interfaces for Luminaires," provides guidance on the design and construction of interconnects (sockets) for SSL applications and deals with the issue of dimming LED replacement lamps.
Although LEDs are dimmable in theory, in practice this is true only if the driver has dimming capability and is compatible with the particular dimming controller used. NEMA SSL-6, "Solid State Lighting for Incandescent Replacement — Dimming," specifies recommendations for the dimming and design of screw-based incandescent replacement SSL products and provides interface recommendations for dimming control of integrated LED lamps intended to replace general service incandescent products.
The standard addresses the interaction between the controller and the lamp, and introduces requirements to help ensure good dimming performance and prevent damage to either component. "SSL-6 is the first NEMA standard to tackle head-on the importance of dimming energy-efficient LED lamps that will replace incandescent bulbs," says SSL-6 Working Group Leader Dr. Robert Nachtrieb, Lutron Electronics, Coopersburg, Pa.
To support the standard, the organization also published LSD 49-2010, a white paper that discusses best practices for dimming of SSL for incandescent replacement. In preparation for this switch from niche applications to general illumination, DOE has published a few reports as well. "Energy Savings Potential of Solid-State Lighting in General Illumination Applications" forecasts the energy savings potential of SSL sources compared to conventional lighting sources (e.g., incandescent and fluorescent). Using an econometric model of the U.S. lighting market, two scenarios are evaluated — one considering LEDs and one considering organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Under the LED scenario, in 2030 the annual energy savings from solid-state lighting will be approximately 190 terawatt-hours — or the equivalent annual electrical output of about 24 large power plants (1,000MW electric). Over the 20-year analysis period, spanning 2010 to 2030, the cumulative energy savings are estimated to total approximately 1,488 terawatt-hours.
SIDEBAR: White Papers
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- DOE white paper, "Energy Savings Estimates of Light-Emitting Diodes in Niche Lighting Applications," takes a close look at 12 different markets and provides two kinds of estimates for each one — the energy saved last year due to actual levels of SSL market penetration and the potential energy savings if those markets switched completely to SSL.
- DOE white paper, "Energy Savings Potential of Solid-State Lighting in General Illumination Applications," forecasts the energy savings potential of SSL sources compared to conventional lighting sources (e.g., incandescent and fluorescent). Using an econometric model of the U.S. lighting market, two scenarios are evaluated — one considering LEDs and one considering organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).
- DOE white paper, "Keeping Manufacturing in the United States," outlines the current state of the SSL industry; highlights the importance of continued government/private sector collaboration in retaining manufacturing strength in the United States; and summarizes the recommendations of the lighting industry for the roles both sectors could play in this important endeavor.
- DOE white paper, "Solid-State Lighting Research and Development: Manufacturing Roadmap," guides the DOE research and development program and helps direct funding solicitations. In addition, it provides guidance for equipment and material suppliers, based on industry consensus on the expected evolution of SSL manufacturing, which reduces risk and, ultimately, the cost of undertaking SSL manufacturing.
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
- NEMA LSD 22-2009, "Solid State Lighting — The Need for a New Generation of Sockets & Interconnects," provides guidance for those seeking to design and build or work with SSL products intended for retrofit into systems that previously used incandescent screw- based lamps.
- NEMA LSD 44, "Solid State Lighting — The Need for a New Generation of Sockets and Interconnects," describes the history of sockets and interconnects and advocates for standards development for the next generation of lamp and lighting technology.
- NEMA LSD 45-2009, "Recommendations for Solid-State Lighting Sub-Assembly Interfaces for Luminaires," provides guidance on the design and construction of interconnects (sockets) for SSL applications.
- NEMA LSD 49-2010, "Solid-State Lighting for Incandescent Replacement — Best Practices for Dimming," provides recommendations for the application of dimming for screw-based incandescent replacement SSL products.
- NEMA LSD 51-2009, "Solid-State Lighting — Definitions for Functional and Decorative Applications," illustrates and clarifies the differences between functional and decorative SSL luminaires and provides guidelines for the specification of the major characteristics, performance criteria, and evaluation process needed for these products.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Solid-State Lighting
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American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- ANSI C78.377-2008, "Specifications for the Chromaticity of Solid-State Lighting Products," specifies recommended chromaticity or color ranges for white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with various correlated color temperatures (CCTs).
- ANSI C82.77-2002, "Harmonic Emission Limits — Related Power Quality Requirements for Lighting," specifies the maximum allowable harmonic emission of SSL power supplies.
International Commission on Illumination (CIE)
- CIE 13.3-1995, "Method of Measuring and Specifying Colour Rendering Properties of Light Sources," is the official document defining the CRI metric. (Referenced by ANSI C78.377)
- CIE 15:2004, "Colorimetry, Third Ed.," is the official document defining various CIE chromaticity and CCT metrics. (Referenced by ANSI C78.377)
- CIE 127:2007, "Measurements of LEDs," addresses LED luminous intensity measurement; applies only to individual LEDs, not to arrays or luminaires.
- CIE S 009/E:2002, "Photobiological Safety of Lamps and Lamp Systems," specifies measurement techniques to evaluate optical radiation hazards and eye safety risks of LEDs and LED clusters.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- FCC 47 CFR Part 15, "Radio Frequency Devices," specifies FCC requirements for maximum allowable unintended radio-frequency emissions from electronic components, including SSL power supplies and electronic drivers.
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)
- IESNA G-2, "Guideline for the Application of General Illumination ('White') Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Technologies," provides lighting and design professionals with a general understanding of LED technology as it pertains to interior and exterior illumination, as well as useful design and application guidance for effective use of LEDs.
- IESNA LM-79-2008, "Approved Method for the Electrical and Photometric Testing of Solid-State Lighting Devices," specifies a standard test method for measuring the photometric properties of SSL devices, allowing calculation of luminaire efficacy.
- IESNA LM-80-2008, "Approved Method for Measuring Lumen Depreciation of LED Light Sources," specifies a standard method for measuring the lumen depreciation of LEDs, allowing calculation of LED lifetime.
- IESNA RP-16 Addenda A and B, "Nomenclature and Definitions for Illuminating Engineering," provides industry-standard definitions for terminology related to SSL.
- IESNA TM-16-05, "Technical Memorandum on Light Emitting Diode Sources and Systems," provides a general description of LED devices and systems and answers common questions about the use of LEDs.
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
- NEMA.SSL-1, "Electric Drivers for LED Devices, Arrays, or Systems," specifies operational characteristics and electrical safety of SSL power supplies and drivers.
- NEMA SSL 3-2010, "High-Power White LED Binning for General Illumination," provides a consistent format for categorizing, or binning, color varieties of LEDs during their production and integration into lighting products.
- NEMA SSL-6, "Solid State Lighting for Incandescent Replacement — Dimming," specifies recommendations for the dimming and design of screw-based incandescent replacement SSL products.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- NFPA 70-2005, "National Electrical Code," requires most SSL products to be installed in accordance with the National Electrical Code.
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL)
- UL 8750, "Safety Standard for Light Emitting Diode Equipment for Use in Lighting Products," specifies the minimum safety requirements for SSL components, including LEDs and LED arrays, power supplies, and control circuitry.
- UL 1598, "Luminaires," specifies the minimum safety requirements for luminaires. The requirements in this document may be referenced in other documents such as UL 8750 or separately used as part of the requirements for SSL products.
- UL 153, "Portable Electric Luminaires," specifies the minimum safety requirements for corded portable luminaires.
- UL 1012, "Power Units Other Than Class 2," specifies the minimum safety requirements for power supplies other than Class 2 (as defined in NFPA 70-2005).
- UL 1310, "Class 2 Power Units," specifies the minimum safety requirements for Class 2 power supplies (as defined in NFPA 70-2005).
- UL 1574, "Track Lighting Systems," specifies the minimum safety requirements for track lighting systems.
- UL 2108, "Low-Voltage Lighting Systems," specifies the minimum safety requirements for low-voltage lighting systems.
- UL 60950-1, "Information Technology Equipment — Safety — Part 1: General Requirements," specifies the minimum safety requirements for electronic hardware.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Solid-State Lighting


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Stockton police describe violent chase that ended with one hostage, two suspects dead
It was a police chase of unprecedented proportions, even for this violence-plagued city.
For more than an hour Wednesday afternoon, a growing cavalcade of Stockton police officers pursued a single sport-utility vehicle throughout the streets and highways of northern San Joaquin County, undeterred by what authorities described as a barrage of gunfire from as many as four firearms held by the suspects.
The stakes were high. Inside the Ford Explorer were three, then two, then a final hostage held against her will by three suspected bank robbers. According to the police account, dozens of officers and untold bystanders stood at risk as stray rounds pierced homes, parked cars and patrol cruisers. The danger only seemed to grow with every minute.
About 67 of them passed before the gunfire ceased and the sirens were silenced, revealing among the worst possible outcomes: The final hostage was dead, along with two fatally injured captors.
It is not yet clear when the woman, identified by family and friends in social media as Misty Holt-Singh, was fatally injured or by whom. Nonetheless, Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones said Thursday that his department was "deeply saddened" by the outcome of an episode that had greatly tested his force.
"The fact that these three violent gunmen put our community at such jeopardy is deplorable. The fact that they attempted to kill our officers and put the hostages and community at harm is beyond comprehension," Jones said in a Thursday morning news conference. "The gunmen had not the slightest intent of a peaceful resolution as they continued to cause mayhem and havoc."
The fallout from Wednesday's violence continued to reverberate. A stoic police chief defended his officers' actions in a situation that was far from textbook. Off-duty officers were called in, overtime was accruing and backup from neighboring agencies was enlisted after more than two dozen officers involved in the shootings were placed on paid administrative leave. Families and friends mourned. And a community so long besieged by street violence tried to fathom the latest Stockton tragedy.
"You're not safe anywhere," concluded Jennifer Rader, who has lived in the city with her daughter for most of the last 20 years. "If you're not safe going to the bank, you're not safe anywhere."
Police identified the sole surviving suspect as Jaime Ramos, 19, of Stockton. Ramos is an associate of known Norteño gang members and was a rear passenger in the fleeing SUV, Jones said. He also is the suspect who was seen using the hostage as a human shield in the final shootout with police, the chief said. Efforts by The Sacramento Bee to reach his family were unsuccessful, and he declined media requests for interviews Thursday.
His two alleged co-conspirators have not been identified. Jones said the driver was a 30-year-old validated Norteño gang member with a history of drugs and gun violence. The other rear passenger was a 27-year-old Norteño with prior arrests for narcotics and domestic violence. He is believed to have been the primary shooter, his weapon of choice an AK-47 assault rifle, Jones said.
The suspects also were armed with two .45-caliber handguns and a 9 mm handgun. Strapped to their bodies were "massive amounts" of ammunition, according to the chief.
Speaking to nearly two dozen reporters, he described the suspects' actions as "beyond comprehension," stunning even longtime police veterans.
"In two decades of law enforcement, I've never seen it," Jones said in a later interview with The Bee. "To be so brazen – you could go 30 lifetimes and never see it, it's that rare."
He described a tense, stressful and evolving situation following reports of a robbery at the Bank of the West on Thornton Road just after 2 p.m. The robbers tied up a security guard before leaving the bank with three hostages, Jones said. Two were employees and the third a customer. Jones said he could not comment on how the victims were chosen.
Police say they were alerted to the robbery at 2:11 p.m. The first Stockton police officer arrived one minute later. At 2:16 p.m., the suspects and their three hostages were seen fleeing in a sport-utility vehicle belonging to a bank employee.
The ensuing pursuit covered a large swath of San Joaquin County, from Stockton north to Lodi, then Acampo, and back down to Stockton. Police say speeds neared 60 miles an hour at times. At other moments, the driver slowed or stopped the vehicle as another suspect aimed and fired at pursuing officers, a tactic Jones likened to an "ambush."
Just blocks from the bank, one of the employees was pushed or jumped from the Explorer. Pursuing officers stopped to render aid; she had suffered a gunshot wound. She is expected to survive.
At 3:16 p.m., the second hostage fell from the car. She, too, is expected to survive.
About two minutes later, the Explorer came to a stop in the area of Thornton Road and Otto in north Stockton. Police say the suspects again opened fire on officers, who returned fire. It was at that point that suspect Ramos allegedly used Holt-Singh as a shield, Jones said.
By then, 14 police cars and numerous uninvolved vehicles and homes along the pursuit route had been pockmarked with gunfire, Jones said. Several patrol cruisers and even a police armored vehicle were disabled by the barrage of bullets. He said he believes the suspects intended to kill police officers and that bullets missed them "within inches in some cases."
"Our officers were in constant danger but continued to pursue because they had a duty to not allow the suspects to get away, due to the risks to the hostages but also the fear that additional hostages could be taken or killed or additional businesses or homes taken over by these very violent assailants," Jones said.
He addressed criticism that his officers' actions might have contributed to the hostage's death by saying officers had to make "split-second" decisions when trying to weigh the safety of the hostages against the safety of themselves and the surrounding community.
"It is my opinion our staff did everything they could based on that ongoing, flexible, fluid incident," Jones said.
In social media and in Stockton's neighborhoods, it appeared Thursday that many residents supported their Police Department. Though expressing sadness over Holt-Singh's death, many residents also conveyed relief that the outcome had not been worse.
"For the safety of the community, they did the right thing. The police did their job," said Michael Provenzio, 49.
Provenzio lives in a north Stockton neighborhood not far from one leg of the pursuit. He and friend Richard Linan waited among the news trucks outside police headquarters Thursday. Born and raised in Stockton, Provenzio said his family has been touched by violence in a profound way: His own son was killed in a 2010 drive-by shooting.
Of the gunmen, he said, "To do what they did to those girls – that's outrageous."
Michelle Covey, 31, and her sister Stephanie Mattesich, 34, were standing outside their mother's home at the corner of Stanfield Drive and Thornton Road as investigators cleaned up the scene where the pursuit ended. Both recalled a time when the city felt much safer.
"We could walk out at night and not worry about a thing," Covey said.
Mattesich said she thinks police are doing what they can, given the resources they have.
"It's sad to us," she said. "Sometimes I don't think they have enough (officers) to help."
Even in this crime-plagued city – routinely ranked among California's worst when it comes to violent crime – news of the pursuit seemed a troubling new low for Stockton.
"What possesses you to rob a bank at 2 p.m., in the daytime? That's crazy," said Rader, the longtime resident, as her voice rose with emotion.
Like many in this city, Rader searches for answers to the crime that has long troubled their home.
"They need to put more jobs in Stockton and they wouldn't have this crime," she said. "I moved to Oakland for three years and I didn't have this many problems."
"We're ready to move back to Manteca," said Juan Talavera, who has lived in Stockton four months with his seven children, ages 5 to 16. "We don't let our kids go out. You've always got to be watching people. You can't even walk through the park nowadays."
He said he has one word for how that makes him feel: "Scared."
Meanwhile, many in the Stockton community began to mourn Holt-Singh, a wife, mother and graduate of Stockton's Franklin High. According to messages on Facebook, she worked at the Stockton dental offices of Dr. Lester Low. Employees were working there Thursday, but declined to be interviewed. They provided a statement from Low, which also was posted on his Facebook page:
"Misty Singh was a wonderful and awesome employee, but more than that she was a friend and treasured member of our office family. She ... was so full of life: always positive and caring," Low wrote. "One of her favorite conversations here was how 'amazing' her family was, her friends, and her work. We will truly miss her. Please join us as we pray for the Singh family and mourn her loss, but celebrate all that Misty's amazing life represented and all the people she touched around her."
Flowers and a handwritten note had been left outside the front door of the now-shuttered Bank of the West (the closure was scheduled before Wednesday's incident).
"Today you were so brave. You died in a haze of bullets on a lovely afternoon," an unknown writer penned. "We are so proud of you. You will be missed."


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The United States Postal Service has run up $4 billion in losses so far this year, on top of last year's $15.9 billion deficit. Washington should get out of the mail business.
Congress created the Post Office in 1792, turning it into an important patronage tool. Legislators also passed the Private Express Statutes, giving the government a monopoly over first class mail.
Washington imposed fines on early competitors, including the famed Lysander Spooner. Uncle Sam continues to rigorously police his monopoly.
The Postal Service boasts that it would rank number 42 on the list of the Fortune 500—but that is only because the other 499 companies on the list, as well as everyone else, are barred from competing to deliver mail. Unfortunately for USPS, government lawyers cannot force people to send letters. The number of pieces of mail delivered dropped from 213 billion in 2006 to 160 billion last year.
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Your first dance as a married couple is a uniquely intimate moment during an otherwise public day. While your friends and family will watch you and your new spouse sway softly (or show off smooth choreographed moves), the two of you will be the only ones on the dance floor. Without a doubt it's one of the most intimate, joyous moments of your wedding day, and the first opportunity you both have to savor your newly-minted status as husband and wife.
For some couples, selecting a meaningful, expressive first dance song is the easiest part of their wedding-planning process. It's the soundtrack of their relationship, the song playing in the background of their first kiss, or the lyrics that blared at a busy restaurant on their first date. For others, the decision is not so simple. Whether you have opposing musical tastes or just can't settle on one song that defines you as a couple, we're here to help.
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Yale Field has a proud tradition that has produced legendary figures and historical events. What once was part of an apple orchard and farm, purchased by the school in 1882, is now a baseball field of major league proportions.
The Bulldogs have been playing on this land since the turn of the 20th century, when it was just an open field with a few bleachers. In 1927, Yale began construction on a concrete and steel structure that would cost approximately a half million dollars. There were bleachers along the outfield foul lines that allowed an overall seating capacity of 12,000 at Yale Field. The bleachers were removed when the Yale-Harvard games traditionally held on reunion weekend were discontinued in the 1960s. Most of the grandstand stood in its original form until 1993, when the project to produce the renovated stadium began.
The first game at newly renovated Yale Field was in 1928 and pitted the Bulldogs against the Eastern League New Haven Professionals. The first ball was thrown out by Mayor Tower of New Haven, and the pros blanked the home team, 12-0. This wasn't the only time professional teams played there; Major League teams played games at Yale before and during World War II. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Ted Williams all made appearances.
The pine trees that line the outfield fence gave Yale Field the look of a stadium. The tops of the trees are still visible, but the signage and taller home run fence also provide a stadium-like atmosphere.
The 35-foot, green, metal scoreboard in centerfield was likely built some time after play began at the renovated field in 1928, and it has certainly has seen a few titanic shots since then. Like fish-catching stories, tales of the great home runs clouted at Yale Field are difficult to substantiate, though Dan Thompson '96 did crack one long ball far beyond the scoreboard in the 1995 Ivy League playoffs.
Ruth once remarked that the playing surface at Yale Field was the best he had ever seen, and not much of it changed during the renovation. The only alterations made were the shortening of the right field fence from 340 feet to 315 and the reduction of foul territory down the right field line. The dimensions are now (from left to right): 330-375-405-375-315.
Yale Field has been the site of many historic games for the Bulldog nine. The 1981 NCAA Northeast Regionals took place there, and the extra-inning thriller between future Major League Baseball stars Frank Viola of St. John's and Yale's Ron Darling was one of the most famous collegiate contests of all time. It was May 21, 1981, when the Eastern League champions played host to the Redmen, who won the game by a 1-0 count. Darling fired hitless baseball for 11 consecutive and scoreless innings, until the visitors finally broke up the no-hitter in the 12th stanza, which would eventually turn into the game-winning run on a double steal.
This collegiate baseball cathedral has hosted numerous commencement days, high school and American Legion playoff games and other special events. The New Haven Ravens, a Double-A Eastern League team, played at Yale Field from 1994 through 2003 and hosted the 1998 Double-A All-Star game there.
But the most talked about afternoon on this land may have been the day Ruth came to town in 1948. The Bambino came to present a copy of his autobiography to captain George Bush '48, the now former United States President, for the Yale Library. It was one of the Babe's last public appearances.
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A knife is used to cut a sequence of teeth and notches around the rims of both ends of a large wooden spool of thread that has been used up. A stick is whittled to form a smooth dowel that fits into the hole of the spool with enough clearance to freely spin the spool. Then an arm's length of string is wound around the spool.
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Two nights before Halloween was "corn night." The pranksters would fill their pockets with dried, shelled corn and throw it at peoples windows to frighten or more likely annoy those inside. The next night was gravel night and they did the same thing with gravel or chat. Halloween night was also know as outhouse night on which they went around turning over outhouses which were not always empty. They did not "trick or treat" on Halloween. None of the above can be considered ethnic in character. However, on New Year Day the children in his family would go to the homes of their German-Russian relatives and neighbors and ask the parents or other elders of the household for their blessing which was always given.
Then they could perform a skit or sing a song and be rewarded with candy or other treats much like trick or treat is practiced in some localities today. I think that is a German tradition.
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We've decided to go extreme because we were tired of feeling and looking the way we do. Just exercising and eating around 1500 calories and not consuming crap tons of sugar and carbs wasn't doing much of anything. The past six months we have been constantly tired, getting shit sleep, feeling bloated and just a general all around blah.
Marou stumbled across this diet and at first I wasn't interested at all, considering we've been taught all our life that meat, fat, butter is horrible for you and will lead to early death and other complications. After days of research, that may not be true at all. In fact everything we've been lead to believe might be a load of bullshit. There are no huge studies on this diet yet but if you look into what should be a balanced diet, there are no good studies on those either. There is actually no reliable studies on how we should eat and what we should eat to stay healthy.
We've learned that you don't digest fiber and it just sits in your gut, rotting, until you shit it out. Meat is digested faster and there is very little waste produced by it.
Point is, we started this diet almost 4 days ago. All this diet is, is meat, some dairy and lots of salt(preferably fatty). Beef is the staple, pork coming in second and some people eat chicken but I've read from lots of people that it isn't satisfying. No sugars, no carbs, if it is from the animal kingdom, eat it. Nothing from the plant kingdom. Some people cut out even dairy, some don't. We haven't but have scaled back on how much of it we eat.
There is no calorie counting, you eat when you are hungry, as much as you want. That is it.
It sends you into Ketosis, which for the first week can be rough for some people. The side effects of this diet we have experienced so far:
Excessive energy. I haven't felt this good in years and have been more mentally astute than I can ever recall. I don't wake up feeling groggy and even need less sleep so far. I've been getting around 4 to 5 hours and waking up bursting with energy. If during the day I start to feel a lag, I eat and within 15 minutes feel amazing again.
My mood has undergone almost a 180. I feel happy and haven't had a bout of anxiety, which is shocking because I'm even on my period and I had one angry mood swing and it was gone in 20 seconds. I can't even stay mad, its like a fucking happy pill.
Both Marou and I have been suffering from horrible gas for the past year, while it is not completely gone, I am not in pain from it anymore nor do I have to take anything for it.
My almost constant year around sinus problems, gone.
Its even weird to think about all of this, considering it has only been 4 days but it was like a switch was turned on after the first day.
Now on to the "bad" side effects of Keto, which go away anywhere from 1 week to 1 month:
We fucking SMELL. Like vinegar and something sour and it is gross. Our breath smells and tastes like acetone.
You can either end up constipated or have diarrhea. I haven't pooped since we started but I also don't feel like I need to either.
There are other side effects but we haven't had them yet and may not at all.
I've lost anywhere from 4 to 6 pounds and am unsure of how much because our previous scale was a piece of shit and we got a new one. I do know in 2 days I have dropped almost 3 pounds. I have also lost almost 2 inches off my waist.
My hair has gotten... crazier. Apparently this diet can make your hair thicker and grow faster. I'm not sure if I am fooling myself but it seems to have more volume and less oily.
I feel restless, like I need to get up and do shit. The energy gain is crazy.
I oddly don't really miss other foods so far, its drinks I miss. The amount of salt you have to intake and how your body burns water makes you ridiculously thirsty and I really would like a sweet tea right about now. Still trying to drink coffee, which was foul at first without sugar (you can use heavy creamer and we do) but as our taste buds are slowly starting to change, coffee isn't so bad anymore.
We will keep y'all updated on our progress, if interested.


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We are not big fan of fruit preserves or jam/jelly. Reason, both of us didn't like to start with sweet things in morning of course except Tea with sugar. Rather than spreading jam, we just grab the butter! It really depends on my son's mood to have P & J for his lunch box!
Other than that with toast, I use jelly or preserve whenever I am running out of fruit yogurt, I just mix with plain yogurt. It is perfect snack at any time…
After trying many recipes in microwave for Valli's Microwave cooking event. I found many easy recipes could be done in jiffy. The huge difference is amount of cooking time is reduced compared to the stovetop. Last month, I tried mango chunda in microwave the result was amazing. When she announced this month theme –bottled.
I wanted to give a different try out which is preserve. Looking for seasonal fruit, California grown apricots were abundant in farmer's market. They only appear for short period. Apricots are little tangy when they are unripe. Those velvety fruits grab my attention and i wanted to give a try out for the Apricot preserve. Difference between Jam & preserve: You can find fruit chunk in preserve and the jelly/jam is more like puree, so I prefer the preserve for the consistency.
Cooking time in microwave: 10 min (depend upon ur power level)
Wash the fruits in running cold water and pat dry with a clean towel.
Apricot: 3 cups chopped
sugar: 1 1/2 cup , increase the sugar level to 2 cups if you love sweet.
Lemon juice: 1 tsp (optional)
Take a microwave safe bowl, mix the fruit and sugar together well.
Microwave for 2 minutes.
Take it out and mix well and keep it back and cook for another 8 minutes.
Every 2 minutes, please take out the bowl outside and mix with a clean wooden spoon.
After 10 minutes, the mixture will be a preserve consistency.
Cool it down and mix the lemon juice, transfer in clean and sterile jar to preserve it.
I always store my jam in Fridge.
With a fruit preserve, I made this kid sweet snack/Lunch! I am sending this Fruit preserve filled roti to the sweet event series : Rotis & polis hosted by Mythreyee...Another delicious way to stuff your roti!
Atta or wheat flour: 1 cup
Sugar: 1 tbsp
Oil : 1 tsp
water: to make a soft dough
Preserve/jelly: of your choice
1.Mix sugar and flour together. Mix the water slowly until you form a nice dough. add the oil on top and let it rest 30 min.
2.Take a small ball out of the dough and roll a thin chapati (roti).
3. spread some preserve in the rolled chapati and make another one to cover it.
4. Wet slightly the edge of chapati filled with preserve and place the other one at the top and seal it.
5.Heat a pan and cook the roti until they turn brown on both side.
Can be eaten plain or with more butter and preserve on top.
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It's been 18 months since the NFL Players Association and the league agreed to introduce human growth hormone testing to the game.
The distance between agreement and implementation has been far greater than expected, however.
Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine, NFL senior vice president for law and labor policy Adolpho Birch accused the NFLPA of stalling. A week earlier, representatives of the players union expressed their distrust in NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and said they want the right to appeal the science of the test.
Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher -- a 15-year NFL veteran -- has been vocal in his wish to begin HGH testing. During a Tuesday appearance on "NFL Total Access," Fletcher explained why he's not taking party lines.
"I want a clean game. I want to compete against guys that are doing it the right way," Fletcher said. "I'm banging with fullbacks, I'm chasing these running backs around and the field is not level. You hear stuff about these guys that are cheating the system, cheating to be able to perform well."
Fletcher told The Washington Post he believes more than 10 percent of NFL players currently use HGH. NFL Network analyst Darren Sharper contended the number was closer to 50 percent.
"Fifty seems far-fetched, but if it's one percent, that's too many," Fletcher said.
This is a situation where both sides look bad while a massive loophole in the league's drug-testing system remains open. It's a black eye that will continue to be sore until something is done.
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I admit it. I'm fascinated with fuel cell technology. Call me a technical geek, but I just can't help myself. The applications for these devices seem endless. Although the basic technology for these unique energy sources has existed for nearly 150 years, it's only been in the last few years that people have seriously considered fuel cells as a power source for the future. As the push for "green energy" continues, we might soon see these devices powering our portable phones, cars, homes - and even the neighborhood electric power plant. Sound farfetched? Maybe not. Listen to this.
In the residential arena, Avista Labs, Spokane, Wash., is in the final stages of developing a 2kW distributed power plant for homes and businesses. The polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell converts hydrogen to electricity without combustion. The systems cartridge-based design will allow end-users to easily remove and replace individual fuel cell cartridges while the power system continues to operate. How's that for convenience?
On the automotive front, Ballard Power Systems, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada and XCELLSIS Fuel Cell Engines, Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, recently announced the successful conclusion of their fuel cell bus demonstration program with TransLink. Over the past two years, 110,000 passengers benefited from this technology by riding on one of three fuel cell-powered buses, which logged more than 41,600 miles.
On a larger scale, Chugach Electric Association, Anchorage, Alaska, recently installed a 1MW fuel cell array in Anchorage to provide electricity to the regions' largest U.S. Postal Service Center. The array was designed and manufactured by International Fuel Cell (IFC), South Windsor, Conn. - a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. Operating in parallel with the utility transmission grid, the fuel cell array serves as the primary source of power for the postal center. Excess power from the system feeds back into the utility grid. You have to admit the concept of selling power back to your utility is rather interesting.
In the big scheme of things, these are just a few of many fuel cell applications. The number of researchers, government agencies, and private corporations looking for that next technological breakthrough is impressive. Don't be surprised if we look back on these days as the advent of the fuel cell revolution.