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What on Earth is happening that my score is falling to hell?
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Old Accounts Falling Off
were there old accounts that dropped off your report thus lowering the number of accounts and length of credit history?
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Also, the lease was in April, loan payoff came up in May, and the credit inquiries I mentioned all took place before the end of June (I think happen more in May).
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Car loan payoff closed that account
When car loan paid off, that account eas closed. This could have an effect on age of your credit history. Then you acquired new debt for lease. The drop may be just temporary for a few months unrtil you hsve a few months of good payment history on new lease.
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Watch out for past collections
Past collections are sold to other collection companies over time. Sometimes you will see a past collection removed from your credit report then 4 to 6 months later see it reappear under another collection agency who paid to take it over. That can drop your score significanty. Also credit inquires, even though low impact, can drop your score. A ton of factors go in to your score raising and dropping. Even credit utilization. The more accounts you have open and in current payment status the better. Or the amount of credit you have say if you have more than 11 open accts the better your score. It can be a multitude of things that caused your score to drop. Rule of thumb check your score, reports, and all of your accts on a weekly basis. Derogatory remarks and everything.
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Today we got up late and were lazy. Then we went on a small excursion into Corning. First we went to a quilt store so Carol could stock up on some supplies. (I'm sure she will post the details for those interested.) After that we went to a car wash to clean our poor Honda which was really filthy after two days of trailing the RV through the rain and getting covered with road grime.
Then we went to the local Radio shack in search of an omni-directional DTV antenna (more on that later). They had no clue (Why am I not surprised?).
Then Carol went shopping at the Olive Pit which specializes in Olives. (I'm sure she will write that too).
After a quick lunch, we decided to go to Chico, about 40 minutes away and see if the Best Buy there had an omni-directional DTV antenna. The guy there knew what I was looking for and had one that was amplified and sounded like a great fit.
We went to another quilt store in Chico for more supplies and then came back to the RV. By this time it was 4pm, so we went for a 25 minute walk around the park to get some exercise.
Upon returning to the RV, I connected up my new antenna only to find that it is definitely not omni-directional. Rats, I was really hoping it would work. So we will need to take it back.
If you are looking for DTV local channel information, be sure to check out the TV Fool at TV Fool.com. It has a great locator system to determine your local channels.
An interesting aside…..today the temperature at home in Vancouver, WA was 39. It was 62 here in Corning and 73 in Pismo Beach where we are headed. Also sunrise is 21 minutes earlier in Pismo compared to Vancouver, and sunset is 28 minutes later. By mid-summer on the Solstice, the numbers will be over an hour for the sunrise and sunset in favor of Vancouver!
Tomorrow is Raider football day, so hopefully they win and Denver loses and they get into the playoffs. They probably won't last long if they make it, but it would make for a good year considering all their injuries.


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D.C. Councilman Jim Graham is poised to become a footnote in the city's political history Monday when lawmakers consider a reprimand of his conduct.
But the looming vote has implications for another lawmaker: Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, who ascended to the city's No. 2 post last year amid another scandal and is navigating one of the first significant tests of his tenure.
"It's never easy to discipline a colleague, and it's never easy to lead that discipline, so Phil finds himself in an unenviable position," said at-large Councilman David Catania. "It's an important moment in his chairmanship."
The D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability set up the moment on Feb. 7, when it said it had "substantial evidence" that Graham had broken the city's code of conduct by offering in 2008 to trade his vote on Washington's $38 million lottery contract in exchange for a company dropping its bid for a development project.
Mendelson has been exploring the next step for lawmakers since the ethics board's ruling through a series of private meetings with legislators.
"Before he imposed his views, he asked me what I thought about the situation," said Ward 7 Councilwoman Yvette Alexander. "He didn't try to sway or lead me in any direction."
And Ward 8 Councilman Marion Barry said he recognized Mendelson was in a challenging spot.
"There's no textbook on how to be chairman," Barry said. "I know it's weighing heavily on his heart."
But as observers watch Mendelson's every move, Mendelson said he isn't focused on the discipline's ramifications for his tenure.
"This is about reprimanding the conduct of an individual," he said. "This is not about me."
And Mendelson said that even considering a public reprimand was counter to his typical approach.
"All of my training is to avoid criticizing a colleague, and this reprimand is everything about criticizing a colleague," Mendelson said. "But the criticism is deserved."
Graham, who has denied wrongdoing and complained that he has been deprived of a right to defend himself, has publicly questioned whether a reprimand is appropriate.
"At its very worst, it was some kind of horse-trading, which happens in every legislative body every hour on the hour," Graham said. "Is this now unethical?"


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Iron mulling over trialists
Scunthorpe will give trialists Mustafa Tiryaki, Dominic Green and Stephen Brogan more time to impress.
Last Updated: 10/07/11 4:23pm
Scunthorpe United assistant manager Chris Brass will give trialists Mustafa Tiryaki, Dominic Green and Stephen Brogan more time to impress.
All three started Saturday's 7-0 pre-season away victory at Bottesford Town although the Iron fielded two teams in the game.
Tiryaki - who started up front - scored the first goal, while Green and Brogan both enjoyed success getting forward from the wing and left-back respectively.
Brass was pleased with what he saw from the trio but says the Iron want to build up more of a report before deciding whether to dish out contracts, knowing any player that comes in needs to add value.
"They've come in and trained well," Brass told the club's official website.
"They've got good base levels of fitness, which we expect - otherwise they wouldn't have been in the building for very long.
"They showed again on the day that they've got a little bit of quality.
"It's pointless us getting trialists in unless they're going to be pushing what we've got in the first team so they certainly give us something to think about and we'll have another look at them next week.
"They deserve another chance. They've done well and we won't make any kneejerk decisions, we will look at them throughout the pre-season."


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A recent article on the impending demolition of the Coler-Goldwater Hospital on Roosevelt Island by the architect and photographer Charles Giraudet raises an important question. The Goldwater portion of the hospital (originally called Welfare Hospital) opened in 1939. It was designed by Isadore Rosenfield, a Harvard educated Russian immigrant who was the Chief Architect of the Department of Public Works and in charge of New York City's $100 million hospital building program. The architecture is modernist, with Art Deco motifs, and a chevron plan that presages Louis Kahn. As Giraudet, who has been documenting the empty buildings prior to their demolition, writes: "All major programming decisions — from the number of beds to the general layout of the buildings, the angled wings of the wards and the relative heights — were related to an unwavering patient-centric design approach."
Rosenfield's design bears comparison with Aalto's Paimio Sanatorium (1933) and Le Corbusier's unbuilt proposal for Venice (1966). The question raised by Giraudet's article and the evocative accompanying photographs, is why healthcare facilities are no longer built with any significant degree of architectural ambition. Most are generic environments, at best. Is it because machinery, rather than sunlight and fresh air, dominates healthcare today? Or do hospitals no longer turn to "design architects" because the latter have nothing to offer except a concern with fashion, which is of little import in a healing facility? I would like to see a hospital designed by an imaginative and thoughtful architect such as Bill Rawn or Peter Bohlin. Research into evidence-based design has shown the importance of environmental factors in health outcomes: views of nature lower stress, for example, so do natural materials. Architecture may yet re-enter the equation. Of course, a lot will depend on exactly how architects respond. Form alone won't cut it.
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Herzog and de Meuron are supposed to design <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/495113/herzog-and-de-meuron-to-design-one-of-denmark-s-largest-hospitals/"this hospital in Denmark. However patient-centric, most high-budget hospitals are designed for population centers and constrained footprints. Building <a href="http://hga.com/work/east-texas-medical-center#/east-texas-medical-center-pittsburg-healthcare-campus-interior-2"smaller clinics in smaller towns where there is room for experimentation has not attracted many careerists, but there is good work being done.


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Understanding Exceptions and Handlers in Cocoa
Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Listing 2 shows how
demoMethod deals with variable input arguments. If you send the message
[aClass demoMethod:23, 64, 256], the class raises an NSException with the name
"Invalid arguments". The
reason property of the instance is set to the string
"Arguments List = 0x40, 0d256". Its
userInfo property is still set to a nil.
Listing 2. Handling variable arguments
- (void)demoMethod:(int)theCount,...
NSException *anException;
NSString *aFormat;
va_list aList;
// prepare to access the variable input arguments
va_start(aList, theCount);
// something happened to cause an exception
aFormat = [NSString stringWithString:@"Argument List = 0x%x, 0d%u"];
[NSException raise:@"Invalid arguments"
Predefined Exceptions
The Cocoa framework comes with a large set of predefined exception names. These unique NSString constants describe specific error states. Most, if not all, Cocoa classes use these predefined names when they send their exception signals.
The framework that shipped with Xcode 2.4 has at least 60 predefined exception names. Most of the names are listed in two header files: NSException.h and NSErrors.h. Describing every predefined name is beyond the scope of this article, but you can find a list of these names in the Foundation Constants document, which is part of the ADC Reference library.
Check the list for a predefined name that describes your code's error state. Once you find the right name, use it to raise an exception for that state. For instance, to report an out-of-state error, use an
NSRangeException. The following sample code first creates an instance of NSException using the
NSRangeException name. It then passes a
raise message to the instance to send it on the way.
anException = [NSException exceptionWithName:NSRangeException
reason:@"Attempted to read beyond the string."
[anException raise];
To report a write-to-text error, use an
NSTextWriteException. The sample code below uses a
raise:format, message to create an instance of NSException. It sets the
name property of the instance to
NSTextWriteException, and the
reason property to the string
"Tried to write to the file..."
[NSException raise:NSTextWriteException
format:@"Tried to write to the file %@"
, aFileName];
Using a predefined name keeps the code consistent and predictable. It allows other Cocoa classes to correctly identify and process the raised exception. Make sure to use the
reason and
userInfo properties to differentiate your code from those raised by the framework.
Handling Exceptions in Cocoa
The aim of an exception handler is to quietly trap and process an incoming exception. At best, users should be unaware that an error occurred, unless they prefer to be. At worst, users get a modal dialog that warns them of the fatal error (Figure 2).
Figure 2. A typical fatal error dialog
There are two ways to write exception handlers in Cocoa. One way is to use NS_ macros, the other is to use the new Objective-C keywords:
@catch, and
@finally. Handlers written with these keywords are supported only on version 10.3 and newer of Mac OS X. Handlers written with NS_ macros, however, are supported by all versions of Mac OS X.
Apple recommends using the Objective-C keywords to write exception handlers. For that reason, this article will focus only on that approach. But if you want to learn about NS_ macros, read its entry in the ADC document on exception programming.
The Basic Exception Handler
Listing 3 shows the basic structure of an exception handler. The
@try keyword sets the start of the exception-handling block. This block has code that may generate an exception. The
@catch keyword sets the start of the local handler block. This block has code that will process the trapped exception. It also has code that can resend the exception when required. The
@finally keyword sets the start of the housekeeping block. This block has code that performs any clean-up tasks needed. Unlike the first two blocks, this block is optional.
Listing 3. A basic exception handler
// the exception handling domain
@catch (NSException *theErr)
// the local exception handler
// the housekeeping domain
Figure 3 shows the flow of control within an exception handler. If an exception occurs, the
@try block transfers control to the
@catch block. Once the
@catch block finishes, it transfers control to the
@finally block. But if the
@try block finishes without any exceptions, it also transfers control to the
@finally block. In short, the
@finally block is always executed whether or not an exception has occurred.
Figure 3. The flow of control within the handler
To use the new keywords in your Xcode project, first choose Edit Project Settings from the Project menu. From the Project Info dialog, click on the Build tab to display a list of build settings. Then choose Language from the drop-down list Collection. Scroll down the list until you see an entry for Enable Objective-C Exceptions (Figure 4). Click on the check box to select this option.
Figure 4. Enabling the compiler keywords
If you are using an older version of Xcode, scroll down the list until you see an entry for Other C Flag (Figure 5). Click on the cell next to that entry and type
-fobjc-exceptions. Xcode will send this setting to GCC each time it builds the Cocoa project.
Figure 5. Setting the option flags


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i read about WordPress.com showing ads in our blogs some time before, but actually never saw some.
Now i realised that a post of my blog was totally cluttered with google ads, so i ended up with many times more ad-text than actual blog-text. And it was not a banner at the top or bottom of the blog, but rather in the middle of the blog-entry. Neither was there any disclaimer, that it is WordPress.com who earns money with these ads and not me.
I would accept discreet ads. I would pay for not having ads at all! But i can not live with these ads:
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Then you will have to go elsewhere. Many people have complained about the number and layout of the ads on WP.com blogs. The staff's definition of "discreet ads" is not, it appears, the world's. They say regular readers don't see them, that WP.com users don't see them, but the fact is that people coming to your blog from a search engine almost certainly see them, and yeah, they're ugly. Matt has said that they're looking at a no-ads paid upgrade in the future, but there is no timeline on that of which we are aware.
I would totally pay for a no-ad option. In case anyone is listening :)
I would also pay for a no blog ad space on wordpress.
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Ads yes but that's a friggin' mess!
If I knew that my pages are showing up like that, I would totally move to self-hosted. That's ridiculous.
One of the reasons I'm now self-hosted.
Sorry there was a bug on your blog, it's been fixed.
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Volks Electric Railway - Brighton Photo
Taken from the Volks Website:
" Opened in 1883, Volk's Electric Railway is the 'world's oldest operating electric railway'. The brainchild of inventor Magnus Volk the railway runs for just over a mile along Brighton seafront between Aquarium (for Brighton Pier) and Black Rock (for the Marina). Although operated by Brighton & Hove City Council the railway has a dedicated supporters group, the Volk's Electric Railway Association (VERA) that provides active assistance to the railway's full time staff and a forum for the collection of Volk's artefacts and ephemera."
It usually is closed in the winter months - open in time for Easter. Just another of Brighton's character quirks.
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Modern Architecture
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
View from the Terraces
OK so it's a much better venue in the summer - where you can sink a coldie and look out over the water towards the pier. However The Terraces is a neat place in the winter too - especially when the sea is as calm as it is. Reinvigorating my interest in Brighton Hove Photography is proving a real eye opener - I now need new stuff to photograph - I'd better get creative!
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Roedean gets a facelift
Travelling along the coast towards the Marina I noticed that Roedean has had a facelift.
If you look back at my previous post of Roedean you can see the marked difference.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Couldn't resist putting this shot up of my little girl, Louise. Just seemed to capture the moment. Thanks for indulging me.
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Brighton Beach - Aussie Style
From Dean in Australia: "Seen your guest contributions. As you recently requested here's a little shot of Brighton Beach SA, along with its very own Jetty. Taken during our recent heatwave on a day over 40c. They are planting in the foreground in order to make the dunes more hardy. We too suffer from longshore drift. Night times on the beach during such weather are amazing. So many people out on the beach just strolling, lazing, soaking up the atmosphere. With all your snow recently, it does feel like we're on a different planet here."
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Swanning around
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Monday, February 09, 2009
More from Sean
As I'm just back from skiing - I've not had chance to get out snapping (not in this pouring torrential rain anyhoo!) SO this shot is from previous contributor Sean - it's of a pub called the juggler our on Western Road.
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
On vacation
BDP is in St Anton, Austria. See you next week.
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Monday, February 02, 2009
Snow in Brighton Photos/Pictures
As predicted - It certainly DID snow - and it brought the place to standstill. There's more photos of snow in Brighton and Hove over at Brighton Daily Photo Extra.
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Sunday, February 01, 2009
We're expecting snow!
This shot is of Sussex Square in the last snow storm we had in April.
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Hey guys I"m new to this site. I was a normal guy. I grew up in a christian home and when my parents got divorced started to encountering some problems, started drinking at fourteen, smoke pot at sixteen and I think we see where this is going. Im twenty two know an, Id finally crashed for the last time. My uncle and my father are christians. I had a bad trip to hell and back and I called them and said its time to change my life around, this is enough. Between the alcohol and drugs from playing junior hockey for three years it all caught up on me quick. These problems I encountered ruined relationships with a few girls I wish I could have back but the damage is too late. Im not making anymore excuses but its very hard staying sober and not using while I wait for teen challenge's call. I cant sleep, tonights night number three. Im officially giving up the gong show scene and well facing the biggest battle ahead of my life. Iv been very interested in this website, and I'll continue to be on here till I get the call. Just figured I'd share that with you guys.
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On Sunday, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, along with other Lutheran churches across the country, will embark on a day of community service starting with a complimentary breakfast at 9 a.m. and worship service at 10 a.m. at the church, 407 S Saturn Ave., Clearwater.
For all who are called to action and looking to make a difference, volunteer opportunities begin at 11 a.m. at Grace House, a ministry of Religious Community Services; Habitat For Humanity; the Homeless Emergency Project; and Lutheran Services of Florida.
Grace House provides apartment-style emergency shelter to homeless families with children for up to eight weeks. St. Paul's project consists of painting two fences, some pressure washing, closet organization and the possible repair of a shed.
Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers to work from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at their Betty Lane job site. No experience or carpentry skill is necessary; tools and training will be provided.
Volunteers are needed to cook and serve lunch to hungry people at the Homeless Emergency Project's dining facility. The main course will be prepared ahead of time on Saturday, then warmed and served after worship Sunday.
Lutheran Services of Florida provides opportunities for broken families to find aid and develop skills that will allow them to remain together. During counseling, layette bags containing an outfit, small toy, shoes, socks and other small items are given to children 6 months to 4 years old.
Volunteers are encouraged to donate items or funding, and help is needed to assemble and package the bags.
To join in the effort, call (727) 446-7718; email [email protected]; check out Facebook at StPaul's Lutheran Clearwater; or visit stpaulsclearwater.org.
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Congregation Ohr Chadash will host services for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year observance, at 8 p.m. today at the synagogue, 3190 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., Clearwater.
While traditional dishes will be featured and ancient observances and traditional elements of the holiday will be celebrated, the service will also incorporate elements pointing to Jesus as messiah.
The event is free, but donations are appreciated.
Congregation Ohr Chadash is a member of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations and is affiliated with St. Petersburg Seminary and Netzer David International Yeshiva.
For more information call (727) 726-1772 or (727) 842-1772.
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For those with an interest in corporate farming and its environmental impact on animals and employees, the Regenerative Film Series presents the 2008 feature-length documentary, Food, Inc., at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater, 2470 Nursery Road, Clearwater.
An offering will be accepted.
For more information, email Jay at [email protected]
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An art reception for the opening of "Tuesdays with Taylor's Art Class," a collection of multimedia paintings by students of Taylor Ikin, will be 4 to 6 p.m. Friday in the Octagon Arts Center, Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater, 2470 Nursery Road.
The paintings, primarily on canvas and paper, will exhibit collage, water media, acrylic, pen and ink, colored pencils and other media.
Admission is free and refreshments will be served.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Friday; and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and noon to 1 p.m. Sunday. The exhibition runs through Oct. 15.
For more information, email [email protected]
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Chabad of Clearwater will present free Rosh Hashana services beginning at 7:30 p.m. today and continuing Thursday and Friday at the Holiday Inn Express, 2580 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd. in Clearwater.
Yom Kippur services are scheduled Sept. 12-13 at the same location.
Chabad's user-friendly services use songs, commentary and English-Hebrew prayer books that enable those of all levels to become active participants
While there is no cost to attend, donations are appreciated. To reserve a space, call Chabad at (727) 265-2770, email JewishClearwater.com/newyear or register online at JewishClearwater.com.
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Due to construction on U.S. 19, the Clearwater Christian Women's Club would like all interested parties to know how to get to its monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 11 at Cove Cay Country Club, 2612 Cove Cay Drive, Clearwater.
Those coming south on U.S. 19 should go a quarter-mile past Haines Bayshore Road and exit right on Whitney Road, loop under the overpass and back onto U.S. 19.
The cost is $17 inclusive and reservations must be made by Sept. 6.
Call Kitty at (727) 791-8762 or Jan at (727) 330-7109.
Mail religion items to Tampa Bay Times, 1130 Cleveland St., Suite 100-A, Clearwater, FL 33755; fax (727) 445-4119; or email [email protected]


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Kali Ladd, KairosPDX Executive Director
Kali's background as an Educator spans from teacher to program manager to policy maker over the last 16 years. After spending 4 years as Education Director for Former Mayor Adams, Kali pursued establishing and co-founding KairosPDX. In May 2013, Kali won election to the Portland Community College Board of Directors where she has served for the last three years. Prior to her 4 years in the Mayor's office, Kali worked in policy development and program implementation for government and educational establishments. In addition, Kali spent over 2 years in South Africa teaching middle school and developing educational curriculum for rural African children. There, she also supported the development of two community based projects: a community library and women-owned bakery.
Kali resides in North Portland with her husband and two young children. Kali received her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and Psychology from Boston College and earned a Masters Degree in Education Policy from Harvard University.
Zalika Gardner, KairosPDX Education Director
Former Opal Charter School Anchor Teacher / Equity Consultant. Zalika has worked with primary aged children for the past 22 years. After beginning her teaching career in the Los Angeles Public Schools, Zalika spent the last thirteen years teaching first and second grade at Catlin Gabel School. As an adjunct professor in the Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling for six years, Zalika taught Child Development, Literacy and Historical Perspectives in Education. As a founding partner, Zalika has co-designed the scope, trajectory and focus of KairosPDX program and theory of change. She serves as instructional leader for KairosPDX Learning Academy facilitating partnerships with educational institutions as well as recruiting, sustaining and training educators and volunteers.
Born and raised in N.E. Portland, Zalika resides in N. Portland with her husband and 3 children. Zalika received her BA in Psychology from Scripps College and earned her MA in Educational Leadership and Multicultural Studies from Columbia University's Teachers College.
Kaaren Heikes, KairosPDX Board Member
Kaaren has served in the public education arena for 22 years. For the past ten years, she has served as the key leader in Oregon's charter school movement, providing extensive technical assistance to charter schools, charter developers, and district sponsors, as well as working at the state level to influence legislation, policy and practices. Kaaren will bring her expertise to the work of building and managing the non-profit as well as providing organizational administration of KairosPDX.
Kaaren is a Northwest native and lives in Portland with her husband and 3 children. Kaaren has earned an M.S. in K-12 Policy and Administration, a B.A. in English, and certification in both in K-12 Administration and Secondary Teaching.
Marsha Williams, KairosPDX Board Chair
Former Project Manager, OHSU, School of Medicine. Marsha has over 16 years professional experience researching, writing, managing and coordinating over 15 research grants in academic medicine. She is first generation American and served for over 6 years with the Haitian Health Institute, in Boston, exposing underserved youth to enrichment and college preparatory programs as well as helping high school students navigate the college application process.
Marsha comes to Oregon from New York by way of Boston and resides in Portland with her husband and three young children. Marsha received her bachelor's degree in sociology with an emphasis in health, law & society and women's studies from Brandeis University.
The KairosPDX Board of Directors generally meets on the second Wednesday every other month. The Learning Academy section of the meeting is public. Please contact Heather at email@example.com to ensure you have building access for the meeting as well as if you are requesting interpretation services.


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Bills Would Expand Oklahoma Corporation Commission Regulation of Pipelines
Bailey, Brianna, THE JOURNAL RECORD
Two bills introduced Monday in the Oklahoma Legislature would expand the Oklahoma Corporation Commission's powers to regulate natural gas and oil pipelines in the state.
Both bills arose out of complaints from landowners about the lack of authority the regulatory agency has over pipeline maintenance and safety standards.
House Bill 1424 would give the commission the authority to make and enforce safety standards for all oil and natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines in the state.
State Rep. Purcy Walker, D-Elk City, authored HB 1424 in response to complaints from landowners about natural gas pipeline maintenance in his district, which encompasses five rural counties in western Oklahoma. Landowners in the area have become concerned about buried natural gas pipelines on farmland and drainage areas that have become exposed because of erosion, he said.
While most energy companies have been responsive to landowners' complaints about a lack of maintenance, there is little the OCC can do if a company doesn't volunteer to take care of the problem, Walker said.
"Over the years, a lot of existing pipelines have become exposed, and I want to bring some awareness to the issue," Walker said.
The OCC has the power to regulate all intrastate oil and natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines, but has no authority over gathering lines in rural areas. …


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Get the facts about Canisius College studio apartments, and registering for elective seminars and lectures. As a student, your first stop should be the registrar's office, where you can pick up a free copy of both the academic calendar and course catalog, in order to find available credit classes that you may be interested in taking. Then get a copy of the schedule of classes, so you can plan a workable weekly schedule for yourself. Finally, check with the admissions office for assistance with prerequisites, tuition payment deadlines, and Canisius College off-campus housing options information. Please use the form above to request admissions info for Canisius College.
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John Galliano, fashion designer for his eponymous label and for Christian Dior, paves the way for next spring with hot heels. The John Galliano Spring 2011 shoe collection includes hot styles like a pair of gorgeous crystal-encrusted stilettos -- what more could an aspiring diva need for springtime?
Part of the designer's continuous reinvention of popular patterns, the newspaper print has been featured on many of Galliano's dresses, pants and men's collections, and is now hitting the press for pretty feet. Published on the sole of these Galliano Spring 2011 shoes, mass media messages and other pronounced motifs further the brand's name and legacy.
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Museum Hours by Michael Kelleher Now Available!
Museum Hours, Michael Kelleher's first published collection of poems since 2007, is comprised of four sections imagined as rooms in a museum with "bright white walls./Infinitely tall." The museum is a kind of memory palace, where images impress themselves on the mind with indelible force. The reader of Museum Hours is asked not so much to read these poems as to "inhabit and wander through" them, "Endlessly. Endlessly."
"The poems in Michael Kelleher's new book, Museum Hours, are by turns clever, moving, haunting, artful, and always well constructed. Whether it is a witty list-poem 'Nature Mort', or a prose-poem 'Weather Report', or the wonderful seventeen-part heliotropic long-poem set up as tightly wrought quintets — the poetry always soars. To savour them, one must return to them again and again, gently soaking in the art."
—Sudeep Sen, author of EroText (Penguin Random House) & the editor of The HarperCollins Book of English Poetry
"Attraction has its pulls," writes Michael Kelleher. Museum Hours maps, in moving ways, the force of gravity that art has on our lives, our attentions. One trusts the secrets that Kelleher's poems share. With their precision, their quietness, their frequently keen but subtle wit, these poems enter the ear and the mind as intimately as a sudden sense of wonder just before "the roof gives way to the stars."
—Richard Deming, Yale University
Michael Kelleher is the director of the Windham-Campbell Literature Prizes at Yale University. He formerly served as Artistic and Associate Director of Just Buffalo Literary Center in Buffalo, New York, where he founded Babel, an international lecture series in which he interviewed authors such as V. S. Naipaul, Salman Rushdie and Zadie Smith.
His published collections of poetry include Museum Hours (BlazeVOX, 2016), Human Scale (BlazeVOX, 2007), and To Be Sung (BlazeVOX, 2004). His poems and essays have appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, Colorado Review, the Poetry Foundation Website, Sentence: A Journal of Prose Poetics, ecopoetics, The Poetry Project Newsletter, The Queen St. Quarterly, Slope, and others.
From 2008-13 he produced a blog project entitled "Aimless Reading," in which he documented the more than 1,200 books in his personal library.
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While art therapy is its own field, you can use the benefits of art to express your creative side and drawing skills to reduce stress and get in touch with your feelings. I think most of us knew this instinctively as kids: virtually all of us know the joys of sculpting something (with play-dough), painting something (with fingers), or drawing (with crayons and other materials).

However, other than making random doodles in the margins of a page while you're on killing time, if you're like most adults, you don't express yourself with art like you did as a kid. You may not think you're any "good" at creating art, or you may not think it's worth your time, but art is actually a valuable pastime, even for those who don't consider themselves artistically inclined. There are many reasons that art is a great stress relief tool, even for those who don't consider themselves to be artists.

Benefits of Art

One of the reasons that clinical art therapy is effective is that the act of drawing and creating art can help you relieve stress in several ways. Read on to see why creating art doesn't have to fit a certain mold to be a great idea for you. Here are some ways that creating art can alleviate stress:

Distraction

Drawing and art can take your mind off of what's stressing you, at least for a few minutes. It's difficult to keep ruminating on your problems when you're focused on creating, and if your problems stay with you, you can incorporate them into your creations. And when you're finished being engrossed in your sketches, you should have a clearer head with which to tackle your problems again.

Flow

There's a certain quality of being called "flow" that experts say is very beneficial for us. This refers to a state of being completely engaged in something to the point of being in a near-meditative state. It carries many of the benefits of meditation, leaving you much less stressed when you're done. You can experience 'flow' when you're doing creative activities like writing and even gardening. You can also get it from drawing.

Self-Care

Just the act of having a hobby can make you feel more balanced in your lifestyle. Sometimes, with all of life's responsibilities, we forget that we need and deserve 'down time' and self-care. Taking even a few minutes on a regular basis to devote to a hobby can give you more of what you need in this area. And, with drawing, you have the additional benefit of being left with something beautiful (or at least interesting) to show for it!

Read more about the other research-proven benefits of art and creative expression for stress relief.

Do-It-Yourself Art Therapy for Stress Relief

One of my favorite ways to use the act of drawing for stress relief is to maintain a sketch diary. Keeping a sketchbook can be a form of journaling, and it can be cathartic, creative, and stress relieving. You can use a journal for personal art therapy and stress management in the following ways:

Draw Out Your Emotions

Sketch pictures that describe your feelings related to things in your life that are causing you stress currently. If it's in the back of your mind anyway, this could be a way of processing your related emotions, reducing some of the stress they carry.

Process Old Stress

Sketch abstract pictures that express feelings related to past stressful experiences, as a way of processing your emotions and healing. This can be a form of journaling but can be especially helpful for those who are more comfortable with ideas and emotions that don't need to be put into words.

Keep a Sketch Diary

Keep a "Dream Sketch Diary", and sketch scenes from dreams you'd like to remember or better understand. You can also keep a "Gratitude Sketch Diary" to catalog what you're grateful for in your life. There are several different types of sketch diaries you can create and enjoy.

Record the Beauty in Life

Keep a sketch diary of what you think is beautiful in life. Draw the faces of those you love, places that bring you peace, or other pieces of beauty. The process of sketching can be a great stress reliever, and revisiting your creations can also bring you some peace in the future.

Enjoy Coloring Books

Start enjoying some of the adult coloring books that have become popular—they can be especially relaxing for those who don't feel artistic, but want to create easy, beautiful, and stress-free pictures.

Find more ideas for using art in your daily life for stress relief.

Sources:

Bell, Chloe E.; Robbins, Steven J. (2007). Effect of Art Production on Negative Mood: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v24 (2), 71-75.

Peterson, C. A primer in positive psychology. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., 2006.

Van der Vennet, R.; Serice, S. (2012). Can Coloring Mandalas Reduce Anxiety? A Replication Study. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, Vol 29(2), 87-92.


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Cecily Strong will be joining the Weekend Update desk.
With current anchor of the popular Saturday Night Live sketch, Seth Meyers, making his own exit from the show in February to spend four nights a week hosting the Late Night show on , creator Lorne Michaels chose Strong to co-anchor with Meyers.
"Cecily, from the first show, was right there," Michaels told The New York Times. "She exploded."
"Very excited about the new Weekend Update co-anchor, @
cecilybecily!," Meyers tweeted.
Strong replied, "Lets hope I make it through the first show without barfing or fainting!"
Cecily, who joined SNL as a featured player last year, was a constant visitor to the Update desk as "the Girl You Wished You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party."
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Congressman Joe Courtney today wrote to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to express concern with the Pentagon's effort to set aside contracts for companies owned by disabled veterans. According to a report from the Department of Defense Inspector General, a sample of 27 contracts from FY2010 found $340.3 million in work was awarded to contractors "who potentially misstated" their company's eligibility for the federal contracting set-aside program for service-disabled veteran owned small businesses (SDVOSB).
Rep. Courtney has worked to ensure that contracts intended for SDVOSBs went to veteran-owned businesses. To that end, in the 111th Congress he introduced H.R. 6022, the Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting Fairness Act, which would have required the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to verify that businesses were owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans before they could be included in the Department's database of businesses eligible for federal contracts. The Veterans Benefits Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-275), which he supported and is now law, included a similar requirement that those seeking contracting opportunities set aside for service disabled veterans be first verified as being eligible.
In his letter today to Sec. Panetta, Courtney wrote: "[The] report states that procedures to verify that recipients were eligible for these set-aside contacts "were not adequate' and that "if the office does not establish adequate procedures, it will continue to convey the message that assisting service- disabled veterans is not a priority.' The report added that "the lack of action compromises the integrity and intention of the program, which is to serve veterans with disabilities incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.'
"I am deeply concerned about this report and the lack of adequate controls in the department's awarding of set-asides under the law established by Congress to give those individuals who have been wounded in service to their country a fair chance at federal contracting opportunities."
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Web note: Biotech industry and USDA statements that biotech crop acreage is
increasing (based on industry estimates) should not be taken literally. For
example last year (see the Associated Press story pasted in below) the USDA
admitted that biotech corn was projected to be down from 25% of US acreage
in 1999 to 19.5% in 2000; and that GE soybean acreage was down from 57% to
54%. The Canadian press, in a similar vein, reported that GE canola acreage
was projected to be down 10% from its acreage in 1999. And of course several
GE crops (tomatoes and potatoes) are completely off the market. Now the
government and industry seem to be conveniently forgetting what the USDA
said in March of 2000 and are ignoring a global study which found GE crop
acreage worldwide is leveling off, not increasing.
Farmers Have Love-Hate Relationship With Biotech
March 31, 2001
By STEPHANIE SIMON, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
ST. LOUIS--They've been burned by biotech yet are planting it still. And
with enthusiasm.
American farmers are expected to plant more genetically engineered
soybeans this spring than ever before--beans that will show up in processed
foods from ice cream to salad dressing to veggie burgers. It should be a
banner year for biotech cotton too, according to federal projections
released Friday. And genetically modified corn will likely hold steady,
accounting for about a quarter of the total U.S. corn crop.
This, despite growing public unease over tinkering with the food supply
and tough international strictures against genetically engineered products.
The issue heated up over the winter when StarLink, a type of biotech corn
that had not been approved for human consumption, turned up in taco shells,
corn dogs and scores of other foods--even in some bags of seed that had been
advertised as the old-fashioned, conventional variety, free of genetic
The ensuing uproar exposed how difficult it is to segregate genetically
engineered crops.
Pollen drifts from one field to another. Stray biotech kernels stick to
farm equipment and roll off into batches of non-engineered crops. Mix-ups
happen at seed companies, in grain elevators, in processing mills. And it
has proved to be impossible to catch every slip.
Tests routinely conducted on raw grain to determine biotech content
"are intended to be risk-management tools," explained Michael Russell of the
testing firm GeneScan USA. "But to give you a foolproof answer? It can't be
Tainted Corn Sinks Deal
The uncertainty has cost some farmers big. Yet it has not diminished
their excitement about a technology that lets scientists splice a gene from,
say, soil bacteria into a soybean plant, giving the crop remarkable new
Take Illinois grower Bernie Gordon. He lost $40,000 last year when his
seed dealer warned him that his corn, which he had thought was biotech-free,
could be contaminated with StarLink. Gordon had secured an excellent price
for his crop, 30 cents a bushel above market rate, because it was not
genetically altered. The StarLink scare sunk that deal. Even though his crop
never tested positive for the contaminant, his $40,000 premium evaporated.
Gordon remains bitter about the loss. But not about biotech. He'll be
out there on his family farm later this spring, planting genetically altered
It's the same story at Alan Roebke's farm in southwest Minnesota.
Roebke is so irate about the StarLink mess that he's sued the company that
developed the seed. Though his crops were never found to be tainted, he
alleges that unease over StarLink contamination was the reason corn prices
dropped by 25%, devastating his income. "It just put an incredible black
mark on American corn in general," he fumed.
Yet this year, as last, all his soybeans and about a third of his corn
will be biotech varieties. "We like them," Roebke explains. "Very much."
Genes Work, Invisibly
The biotech traits that so excite farmers are invisible to the public.
The corn doesn't look or taste any better; it's been engineered to produce a
natural insecticide that kills the dreaded European corn borer. The soybeans
aren't any more nutritious; they've been boosted with a gene that lets them
stand up to a popular herbicide, so a farmer can spray his whole field at
once and kill off the weeds while leaving the beans unscathed.
In certain regions of the country, the genetically engineered products
have fast become indispensable.
The latest government projections indicate that 63% of this year's
soybean crop will be biotech--up from 54% last year. "We've been sold out of
[biotech] beans since last December," reports Jeff Lacina, a spokesman for
the Garst Seed Co. He believes they'll sell more biotech corn than last year
too, though the government survey predicts a slight drop.
"This is such an amazing, such a super technology," said Fred Yoder,
who will be testing two types of biotech corn on his 1,000-acre farm in
Transferring that enthusiasm to the consumer has proved tricky.
Surveys consistently show that American consumers are wary of
genetically altered food; at least 75% want it labeled. Yet there is no
consensus on what should trigger a label. Could a processed food be
considered "non-biotech" if 5% of its ingredients were from gene enhanced
crops? That's the standard Japan now uses. The European Union takes a much
stricter approach: If just 1% of any one ingredient is biotech, the whole
food must be labeled "genetically modified."
That debate is just heating up here.
But some critics of biotechnology wonder if it is already moot.
"The government has allowed this technology to become ubiquitous," said
Joseph Mendelson, legal director of the Center for Food Safety. "How will we
ever get it out? It will be very difficult to purify."
Indeed, nearly everyone agrees that total purity is not realistic. Just
as the Food and Drug Administration allows two maggots per 100 grams of
tomato sauce, or 1,250 insect fragments in 10 grams of oregano, so too will
the government have to set standards for how much genetically altered
material is acceptable in foods marketed as non-biotech.
"Zero tolerance is totally, unequivocally impossible in a scientific
world," Russell said.
That understood, farmers insist they'll do their best to segregate
biotech, since that's what Europe and Japan demand and what the American
consumer seems to want.
They have asked farm equipment designers for tools that are easier to
clean, so biotech kernels won't cling to them. They're also working on
developing a paper trail that could certify a product as non-biotech from
the seed store to the grocery shelf.
"We need to earn respect back from the public. We need to show them we
know how to handle these products," said Yoder, the Ohio farmer.
He professes total faith in biotech crops. But he'll spend an extra 20
minutes this spring ridding his planter of every last genetically altered
seed before moving to a field of conventional corn. He'll create a buffer
zone around his biotech field, treating all the conventional crops along the
perimeter as though they were biotech, just in case they've been
"It's a shame we have to do all this," Yoder sighed. "But the customer
is always right."
The Associated Press
By PHILIP BRASHER
WASHINGTON (AP) - Farmers are turning away from genetically engineered
crops, especially a biotech corn that's toxic to insects, amid consumer
resistance that started overseas and is now being felt in the United States.
Plantings of the gene-altered corn are projected to drop 24 percent this
year, according to findings of an Agriculture Department survey released
Friday. The report also suggested declines in biotech varieties of cotton
and soybeans.
``We don't want to go out here and spend any more money ... than we
absolutely have to,'' said Allan Morris, who farms near Mason, Ill. ``We
can't afford to do that with the margins we have in agriculture.''
Biotech crops had caught on quickly in the late 1990s despite the relatively
high cost of the seed.
Europeans were the first to balk at buying biotech grain, which wary Britons
have dubbed ``Frankenfoods,'' but there is also resistance in Asia, and a
handful of U.S. companies now are turning them down, including baby food
makers and snack-food giant Frito-Lay Inc. U.S. regulators insist that the
biotech crops are no different from conventional versions.
The biotech corn, known as Bt corn for a bacteria gene that it contains,
became especially controversial last year after a Cornell University study
suggested it could be killing Monarch butterflies.
According to the USDA survey, farmers in major corn-producing states intend
to plant 19 percent of their corn acreage this year to the Bt variety, down
from 25 percent in 1999.
Plantings of biotech cotton are projected to decline from 55 percent last
year to 48 percent in 2000. Some 52 percent of this year's soybean acreage
is expected to be a biotech variety that is resistant to a popular
herbicide. About 57 percent of soybeans last year were herbicide resistant,
including a small amount that was conventionally bred.
``Producers are just trying to protect themselves. The industry seems to be
saying they want less biotech and that's what their interest is, going to
where the industry is telling them to go,'' said Don Roose, an analyst with
U.S. Commodities Inc.
Farm groups had expected the reduction in biotech corn because of resistance
to the crop in overseas markets and a decline in infestations of the
European corn borer, the pest the corn is designed to kill.
``Farmers need markets. They always say the consumer is king, and the
consumer in this case isn't that interested in genetically engineered
corn,'' said Margaret Mellon of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Seed companies have insisted that demand for biotech varieties is in line
with last year, although some have been offering discounts to farmers to
maintain sales. Monsanto Co.'s biotech sales are ``flat to marginally
better'' than last year, said spokesman Dan Verakis.
Jerry Dittrich, who farms near Tilden, Neb., planted at least 75 percent of
his corn and soybean acreage to biotech varieties last year and isn't
cutting back. They save work and reduce the need for insecticides and
herbicides, he said. ``I haven't seen any proof that it's not safe,'' he
But Morris, the Illinois farmer, planted Bt seed on just 10 percent of his
corn acreage in 1999 and said he's going to grow even less this year.
Overall, farmers plan to plant an estimated 77.9 million acres of corn this
year, up 1 percent from 1999, and a record 74.9 million acres of soybeans,
also a 1 percent increase, according to the USDA survey.
Total cotton plantings are expected to reach 15.6 million acres this year,
an increase of 5 percent from last year, and the second-largest acreage
since 1962. Sugarbeet acreage is expected to rise by 1 percent to 1.6
Wheat acreage is expected to total 61.7 million acres, down 2 percent from
1999, reflecting a shift to crops that producers consider more lucrative.
Soybeans have become increasingly popular with farmers in recent years
because of federal price supports that make the crop more profitable than
some other commodities, according to analysts.
On the Net: USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service site:
USDA's biotechnology site: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/biotechnology


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One of the primary challenges for helping the girls at Centro Las Flores, a home for girls who had been sexually abused (click here for more on Centro Las Flores), is that the location of the center is in a very dangerous, gang-populated place. For that reason, it is a challenge to get people and items to the center. For example, when Project Honduras makes its trip as a group, we travel with 8 or more fully-armed soldiers provided by the government. It's quite a spectacle, but it's necessary for our own protection.
However, we are fortunate to have a few Hondurans who are willing to travel to the center on a regular basis. One of these is an English teacher, a Honduran who had lived in the United States for a period of time. Falcon is his name, and he is a fantastic resource because he is an excellent English teacher to the girls. Depending on the funding we receive, the girls will receive English classes 1-2 times per week. And because Falcon travels to the center, he can transport any educational materials that we buy for the girls. He is an answer to our prayers because not only does he have a radiant smile and makes the classes super fun for the girls but without him, we would have very few options to get things to the center (no, we can not mail anything).
In addition, we could expand Falcon's teaching service to include basic literacy tutoring for the girls. Many of the girls did not attend school or did not attend school regularly when they lived in their homes. For example, a young girl named Maria just recently came to the center. She is ten years old, but she can not read. With a little extra funding, we could have Falcon provide an extra hour of literacy tutoring for girls like her.
At Centro Las Flores, education of the girls is a top priority but funds are needed for even the most basic things like writing materials. For this reason, the English classes and tutoring are one of our priorities, and we urgently need funding to keep the English classes going. For $250/month, we can provide 2 classes per week for that month. Please consider making a one time donation or a regular monthly donation for this important cause. You can also help in other ways by sharing this site and/or this page with friends and family, especially with educators in the United States who know that education can change a child's future.


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While browsing the Internet this morning, I discovered an interesting article on the impact of the food industry on the environment. This article features commentary by Arlin Wasserman, Chair of the Sustainable Business Leadership Council at the Culinary Institute of America. Wasserman acknowledges the food industry's inability to show environmental improvement, its lack of transparency, and the failure of some leading companies to alter the status quo. He states that these issues create an incongruence with both the younger generation and the overall population, who are becoming more enlightened regarding the need to grow and harvest food in a more soundly manner.
This article lists some very relevant statistics regarding the agricultural industry:
- Farming and ranching accounts for 40% of arable land in the world.
- Farming and ranching uses 30% to 70% of fresh water.
- Approximately 50% of greenhouse emissions can be attributed to farming and ranching.
- Second only to oil, coffee is one of the most valuable legally traded commodities worldwide.
- Half of the food produced globally is wasted due to improper harvesting and storage.
A major concern voiced by Wasserman is the change that has taken place regarding consumers' relationship with food consumption and preparation. We now rely on restaurants, carryouts and delicatessens for the majority of our meals. This phenomenon results in fewer people even knowing how to cook or being informed about the sources of food or the ingredients used in meal preparations.
With his work with the Culinary Institute of Art, Mr. Wasserman aims to address problems with the food industry. This organization strives to implement better decisionmaking about health, selection of food and our relationship and impact on the environment . Hopefully, with the help of emerging associations such as Culinary Institute of Art, we can live green, be green.


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Apparently, people under the age of 28 don't know what Balderdash is.
And I can only say that the fault must rest on parents and older brothers and sisters everywhere. At the same time, it was lovely to be the one to introduce the game to some of the coolest, smartest and funniest people I know.
The Availables (our 20-30 something group that changes identities faster than Martin Short in his one-man-show) got together for a post-Thanksgiving shin-dig a la casa de Swaney this past week, and it was fun as always-- though we were fireless this time, much to Bryan's chagrin.
Here are only a couple of pictures from the evening-- being on dial-up cramps my picture posting style like crazy.
(<-- Grizzly Swaney) Oh, and the annual New Year's Eve Scrabble Fest is still on, as far as I can tell. Same place, same table, same night, different champion-- the guys have beaten the girls for the last 4 years now. This is serious.
Also, we found a new room to meet in today. But it's a secret. See Bryan, Kevin, Whitney or me to get directions to the super secret location and you must swear to not give it away, lest we be ousted. All are welcome (as long as you fit our strange demographic), but only a few are privvy to the map...
Meanwhile... remember that "thank you" is the password into the holy of holies.


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My Style: Edgy
Reviews: 3
Average Rating: 4.5
3 reviews
Posted April 11, 2012
Subtle Stunner
A beautiful dress!! I'm 5'6", 135lbs, 34C and I ordered a large. The dress fits everywhere BUT the bust is snug. If you have a larger chest, find a different dress because this one will not fit "the girls". I would've rated 5/5 but too snug in bust and not snug enough in waist & hips. I'm slightly top heavy so the dress will fit true to size, for a different body type. Zip closure is very delicate, sequins make it harder to close. Be aware that this dress is MAUVE. Not rose gold, not silver, not gold...mauve. Works nicely on my pale/fair complexion. Dress is made in India, beading is exceptional. There are import fees (to Canada), extra $100ish. LOVE this dress! Wearing it to several "cocktail attire" weddings.
Sizing: True to Size / As Expected
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Posted February 06, 2012
Frye Engineer Boot
Boots fit perfectly, went larger than normal to allow for thick winter socks. Love the style and shape, perfect for sloppy and slushy weather. Extremely comfortable, wear all day and night. Warning!! wear with dark coloured pants! My favourite white jeans have been dyed black! All socks worn with the boots have also been destroyed. Dye did not come out in wash.
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Posted February 06, 2012
Alicia Confetti Barette- Marc by MJ
high quality hard shiny plastic, clip holds a lot of hair, loads of compliments
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JERUSALEM (Aug. 17)
The Government has decided to set up a unified Information Center under the auspices of the Prime Minister's Office, it was reported here today.
The New Information Center will coordinate the information activities of various Government departments and public bodies including the Press Information Office, the Public Relations and Culture departments of the Foreign Ministry, the Kol Yisrael State radio network, and the Public Information Department of the Ministry of Education. Harry Zinder, director of Kol Yisrael, is expected to be appointed head of the Center.


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Go ahead and laugh. I can take it.
Are you a person who told me I should go on Facebook?
Did I scoff? I'm sure I did. "I'm a Twitter person," I said. "Facebook eats your life."
Or even, "I talk to you every day! Why do I need your web updates?"
Now, keep in mind I am a Twitter lover and I have an internet fiber community (Ravelry--go now) that eats my life already, so the whole life-eating thing is really okay with me. But Facebook? Why?
Then I started a page for work. Then I uploaded some photos. Then I looked around a bit and friended my current RL friends. And commented on their status. And posted on their wall. And started messing around with my profile and, well, the rest is history!
I'm having a great time reconnecting with old friends, networking, finding new things in common with best buddies and, especially, learning a whole new system. And you know how I love a learning curve!
OKC: I have now finished 4 Christmas gifts (knitted) and half of one more (spun). I need to take pictures but this week really got ahead of me. I'm taking a bit of time to regroup over the weekend and expect to sit down at the wheel and make some good progress. Baking is up next!
[Oh, dear, I seem to have developed an exclamation point tic tonight. I'm sure it will pass.]