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Growing up "salad" meant a plate with iceberg lettuce, cucumber, carrot, and tomato slices, and bottled Catalina dressing.
Like TV's, salads have come a long way since then.
I remember in the 80's everyone started eating Caesar salad, and romaine bumped iceberg as the lettuce of choice. Then sometime in the '90s peppery salad leaves like arugula and radicchio were clandestinely added to salad plates. Back then people would disparagingly call them "the lettuce that bites you back." Ah, how things have changed.
Then came mesclun, and salad was never the same. Mesculn is a mix of tender, young salad leaves. Its name comes from the French mescla meaning "to mix." Mesclun varies depending on the source but may include arugula, mustard greens, oak leaf, radicchio, red beet greens, and sorrel.
The first time Jeff and I ate fresh mesclun from the farmers' market here in California we were taken aback:
"Wow! This salad has lots of flavor. You can really taste the greens," Jeff said.
Talking right over him, I exclaimed, "Is that a baby beet green?"
"Do you have these green pointy things in yours?" he replied, ignoring my question, "They're fantastic!" (Yes, we do get this excited over salad at my house.)
Turns out those green pointy things were mizuna. Mizuna is a Japanese mustard green with dark green, thin, serrated leaves, and a pleasantly spicy, peppery flavor. Though it has been cultivated in Japan since ancient times, it is believed to have originated in China. Most recipes for mizuna are Asian, and it features prominently in salads, soups, and stir-fries. It can be eaten raw or cooked, and it is packed with nutrients such as carotenes, folic acid, and vitamin C.
Mizuna is available at markets such as Whole Foods, and if you buy Trader Joe's herb salad mix, it's in there too. So you may have been eating mizuna without even realizing it.
Just when you thought you couldn't take any more salad excitement, I have to mention broccoli flowers. These tiny, yellow edible flowers have a robust flavor and beautify any salad. If you find them, don't hesitate to get them. They are sooo 2008.
I'm sending my mizuna salad to the always Well-Seasoned Cook, Susan, the host of this week's Weekend Werb Blogging created by Kalyn of Kalyn's Kitchen.
Mizuna and Broccoli Flower Salad
Serves 4
Print recipe only here.
6-8 cups mizuna**
3-4 inner white stalks of celery with the leaves, thinly sliced on the diagonal
10-12 cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced in half
a handful of broccoli flowers, optional
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon honey
the zest of 1/2 lime
6-8 cranks freshly ground black pepper
salt, to taste
To make the dressing, whisk all ingredients in a small bowl. Add to salad; toss well to coat, then sprinkle with broccoli flowers, if using.
**Mizuna substitutions to consider: watercress, wild arugula, tender baby kale or mustard greens, tatsoi (another spicy Asian green that is usually available in markets such as Whole Foods.)
Other spicy green dishes you might like:
- Wild rocket (arugula) pasta
- Apple, fennel, and celery salad
- Arugula, strawberry, and sugar snap pea salad
- Seductive strawberry salad
- Wild arugula and blood orange salad with proscuitto
Speaking of Trader Joe's and yellow flowers, here is a bouquet of TJ's cheerful daffodils (unlike the broccoli flowers, I wouldn't eat them). After about 6 weeks, it's time to say good-bye to daffodils until next year. I hope Sandi likes daffodils since this is my entry for her Centerpiece of the Month.
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Hi Rebecca/Ian,
Just wish to thank you for sharing your dream with us on the tour yesterday. We had a lovely time, you were both very informative and your passion for the project was very evident.
We look forward to visiting again to see developments and try your very own wine. We shall look out for your harvest time and if you require help would love to be involved.
Hi Becky,
I just wanted to say thanks for a great time yesterday. We all really enjoyed the tour and it was great to see up close what's going on over on your side of the valley.
I hope the building work goes according to plan and we look forward to visiting again next year..
Thanks both for a very entertaining evening yesterday, we had a great time and we're looking forward to coming back during daylight hours to see the vineyard properly!
Thanks also for showing us some of your F1 pictures and telling us a few stories about your time in F1 - that was fascinating in itself.
Wine and F1 are two of my favourite things, so for me it could only have improved by being able to watch a race at the same time!
Best of luck with both baby and vineyard, we hope to see you both again sometime soon.
Extracts from the 2009 Guest Book..
''Superb! Very informative, great wines Fabulous hosts visitor centre would be useful'' ....
Dr Andrew Jenkins Huddersfield University
''Impressive! I'll be following the progress with interest can't wait for the first bottle''
Emma Gledhilt Schmitt... FH Wiesbaden - University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden, Germany.
''Great 2 hour tour i think that this project is again great and i look forward to coming for the first real tasting many thanks...''
Phil Harvey
''what a throughly enjoyable afternoon! we wish you the very best of luck with your first harvest and look forward to coming back and tasting the fruits of your labour''
Mr & Mrs Jackson
''TREMENDOUS Good luck to you both, will return''
Mr & Mrs Beaumont
''A lovely informative afternoon. All the wines were delicious! a very welcoming, friendly atmosphere. Good luck with everything and your new arrival. Thank you so much''
Mr & Mrs Keegan
''Best wine tasting i have been to so far, lovely to find a young couple with such vision & enthusaism''
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Virtually 100% of US artichokes are produced in California. The vast majority of artichokes for sale at supermarkets are Globe artichokes which are conical in shape with rather pointy leaves and weigh about one pound. The Big Heart artichoke is available at local farmers' markets and specialty markets such as Whole Foods. Though similar in taste to a Globe, the Big Heart weighs closer to two pounds, has rounder, thicker leaves (and a bigger heart, of course).
Big Heart artichoke on left and Globe artichoke on right
How to select an artichoke:
- Look for green or purple-tinged leaves that are as tight as a fist.
- White or brown streaks indicate frost-bite or wind burn; they're edible, but not as pretty.
- Place it in your hand; it should feel heavy for its size.
- Squeeze it; the fresh leaves should squeak. If its spongy, put it back.
- If the leaves or overly dry, splayed, or pitted, skip it.
- Lay the artichoke on its side on a sturdy cutting board.
- Using a sharp, heavy knife cut off the stem right to the bottom of the artichoke.
- Then cut of the top 1/4 of the artichoke.
- Pluck off any discolored or damaged leaves.
- Using kitchen shears, trim the tips of all of the leaves until they are straight.
- Using your thumbs, gently pull the leaves apart until the center is exposed.
- Using your hands pull out the prickly, purple tipped leaves and discard.
- Using a small spoon, scoop out the fuzzy choke and discard.
- The cavity should be smooth now.
- Rub the entire artichoke with a lemon half to prevent it from oxidizing, or turning brown, and squeeze some juice into the cavity of the artichoke.
- Slice into strips of equal length.
- Dice and then sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent them from turning brown.
- If stuffing, then fill the cavity half way with stuffing. Using your hands, fill each leaf with about 1/2-1 teaspoon stuffing, starting at the outermost leaves and working towards the center. Recipe: Mom's Italian Stuffed Artichokes.
- I prefer to steam artichokes in a large pot of water seasoned with lemon and olive oil for 45 - 75 minutes (stuffed) or 30 -45 minutes (unstuffed), or until leaves are tender. Steaming renders the artichoke moist and tender.
- Artichokes can be roasted or grilled, though I have found them to be less tender and moist. It's a good idea to par-boil them first before roasting or grilling which helps them retain more moisture.
- Artichokes are cooked when you can easily pull out a leaf (too much tugging means it needs more cooking). You can also get a long, think knife and insert it into the center of the artichoke; it should easily go through to the heart.
- Remember that the larger the artichoke (like the Big Heart variety), the longer the cooking time.
- Pluck a leaf from the artichoke.
- Grip it with two hands, and place it flesh side down against your bottom teeth.
- Scrape the artichoke "meat" off. If it doesn't come off easily, then it needs to be cooked more. No amount of chewing will help. Trust me.
- Place the eaten leaf in a bowl.
- Work your way toward the tender inner leaves.
- Thinly slice the artichoke heart, then eat it, patiently, savoring every buttery mouthful.
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Here at Hootkid we will always endeavour to state in the style description if the fit of a garment/accessory runs a little larger or a little smaller.
Sizing does vary across different designers - they do generally fit into the Australian Size Standard for children listed below.
Your little owl will always grow…and quickly, so if you're unsure our advise to you is to go a size bigger.
If you do have any queries on sizing, please email us at email@example.com
Our sizes/blocks can vary a little from season to season, however we think we have it just about right! We do recommend always trying on your purchase once it arrives to make sure the fit is right, we can only exchange/refund items that are new, in an unworn condition with tags attached.
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Below are the domestic dates we advise you to send by to best ensure a delivery before or by Christmas Day via courier service Sendle.
If you're unsure please just select express post, for an extra $5.05 (total cost $15.00) you're guaranteed peace of mind. Remember, we are available on firstname.lastname@example.com or by phoning 0420 311 788 if you have any queries!
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You will then need to fill in the reverse side of the packing slip and return this along with the goods to Hootkid PO Box 5059 Middle Park VIC 3206. Goods must be returned within 14 days of order and must be returned in original condition, that being, unworn, unwashed and with original label and swing ticket attached. Hootkid will only accept returns that come from a smoke free environment.
Refunds on faulty items bought through sites or stores other than Hootkid are the sole responsibility of the company selling the item and are not the responsibility of Hootkid.
Returns will be credited in the matter they were originally paid excluding postage. Cost of postage will only be returned if item is deemed faulty. All return shipping costs (excluding faulty items) are at the buyers expense.
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Please take note that there is no refund or exchange on sale or discounted items unless deemed faulty. We do not offer a refund on hair accessories, swimwear or earrings due to hygiene regulations. Giveaway or competition vouchers are only redeemable on full priced merchandise and cannot be exchanged for cash monies.
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Finding Sponsors For Your Design Events
This Article Talks About How to Find Companies to Sponsor For Your Design Event and How to Convince Them Join Your Side
It is usually hard to find sponsorship opportunities for your design events, especially in the times of economic turmoil, however it is not as hard as you would imagine. The philosophy is acting. But before you act, i.e. by contacting them, you will need to prepare a presentation of your event and how it can benefit the sponsors. Only after this presentation, which should also indicate the logo / brand placement of the sponsors , their benefits, and potential costs, then you could find sponsors. I would suggest you to make a research on how to prepare a presentation and do a good and clear presentation before taking any action at all.For the time being, let's assume that you have already prepared your corporate presentation of the event, so the question now is how you could contact them. The first and natural step is to find the companies. Finding companies is easy, and you might have some names already in your mind, however lets' assume that they said no or you were unable to contact them, you will need a Plan-B. Plan-B: Now, to find other prospective sponsor companies, what you would want to do first is to check similar design events where there are sponsors, these sponsor companies are companies who have already seen the value of sponsoring a design event, therefore they will be more likely to sponsor your event too. Do not just focus on design, check companies that are already providing sponsorship to other non-design events too; if your target demographic of the event matches or similar to that of the target consumer of the prospective sponsor company, that there is a highly chance that they will be interested in your event.Now, that we have a list of companies, we should contact them. For sponsorship, you need to contact the right people, these are: Public Relations - PR People, Advertising Departments, Marketing Departments, and also the Export Departments in Smaller Companies (as they usually do the advertising especially abroad). You can find these people by; checking Press Releases (for PR People), and visiting company websites and browsing departments, and also through their contact details from other events.Once you find the email addresses of these people, write a brief email that clearly explains your cause and attach your presentation. Do not wait, after sending the email, immediately do a follow up by phone and try to talk to the person who would receive your email, you might need to talk with several people among the chain, explain your event, explain why it is prestigious, with patronages etc, mention why it is credible, talk about numbers i.e. expected number of participants among the way, especially if you have thousands of them, it will be relevant to companies as they always do search for ways to reach a further audience, and state how it would benefit the company, always talk about benefits not the costs at these steps, if they ask costs, it is in the presentation and you can say that.Now, let's assume you get connected to the person who has the right authority for sponsorships, if she or he is in your city, or a city nearby, ask to set-up a meeting, otherwise talk with her again, also you can bargain from your sponsorship costs, it should not be fixed, tell companies that you could do more with more money, or less with less money, give them the feeling that they will be in control.As a note, it is always a good idea to start with smaller companies, as you can practice the way you talk, and improve your ability to convince. If you already get sponsors, even smaller ones, it can be beneficial to mention them as well, you could mention in your presentation who sponsored your event before and how good the returns were for the company.Sponsors do not need to pay just money, you could also create a barter of benefits, i.e. they can supply goods, services, communication, advertising, equipment, products, awards and prizes. Tell them that the money amount can be changed with an equivalent amount of products or services, which will be preferable by the companies.It is a good idea to prepare a spreadsheet file and contact them by following this file, because sometimes some of them will not be available at the time of calling or email, so you will want to contact them later and also keep a track of the ones you have contacted. Finding a sponsor can take time, but once you follow the steps aforementioned, you will succeed.Another thing worthy to mention is knowing the companies you are going to talk with, when identifying prospective sponsors for your design event, for instance make small notes about the sponsoring institutions i.e. what do they do, who do they sell, what is their best products or services, what have they done before in terms of marketing and how your event relates to them.Exerpt:It is usually hard to find sponsorship opportunities for your design events, especially in the times of economic turmoil, however it is not as hard as you would imagine. The philosophy is acting. But before you act, i.e. by contacting them, you will need to prepare a presentation of your event and how it can benefit the sponsors. Only after this presentation, which should also indicate the logo / brand placement of the sponsors , their benefits, and potential costs, then you could find sponsors...
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USSA Concussion Policy
All USSA members, and their parents in the case of minors, are required to review and acknowledge the USSA Concussion Policy which is captured below.
USSA Concussion Policy for Members
Any USSA athlete suspected of having sustained a concussion/ traumatic brain injury must be removed immediately from participation in USSA sporting event (e.g. sanctioned training, practice, camps, competitions or tryouts), by the Technical Delegate or USSA member coach overseeing such sporting event. The athlete will be prohibited from further participation until evaluated and cleared in writing to resume participation in USSA sporting events by a qualified health care provider trained in the evaluation and management of concussive head injuries. The health care professional must certify to USSA in the clearance letter that he/she has successfully completed a continuing education course in the evaluation and management of concussive head injuries within three years of the day on which the written statement is made.
Upon removal of an athlete from participation for a suspected concussion/traumatic brain injury, the USSA TD or member coach making the removal must inform USSA Competition Services. Athletes who have subsequently been medically cleared to resume participation must provide such medical clearance (as described above) to USSA Competition Services in order to be permitted to participate in USSA sporting events.
About Concussion
A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head. Concussions can also occur from a fall or a blow to the body that causes the head and brain to move quickly back and forth. Doctors may describe a concussion as a "mild" brain injury because concussions are usually not life-threatening. Even so, their effects can be serious.
Risk of Continued Participation
A repeat concussion that occurs before the brain recovers from the first—usually within a short period of time (hours, days, or weeks)—can slow recovery or increase the likelihood of having long-term problems. In rare cases, repeat concussions can result in edema (brain swelling), permanent brain damage, and even death.
The USSA recommends that Members review the Center for Disease Control's resources on concussion awareness at //www.cdc.gov/concussion/HeadsUp/online_training.html
In summary and consistent with Utah House Bill 204 the USSA has:
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Per USSA's Concussion Policy, any coach, official or club leader aware of a suspeted concussion should report it to to Jeff Weinman at the USSA. Include the athlete's name, USSA ID, date and place of suspected concussion and if you feel that a USSA Secondary Insurance Claim may be filed please attach a completed American Specialty First Report of Accident Form.
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For Clubs, Coaches, Officials and Parents: USSA encourages all club programs, coaches and officials to utilize the following link as a minimum for concussion education.//www.cdc.gov/concussion/HeadsUp/online_training.html
For Clubs: Think Head First provides a comprehensive program to deliver education, awareness and proper management when injury occurs. //thinkheadfirst.com/
For Parents and Clubs: Another great resource for concussion management at the club level is ImPACT. Check out the services they provide by visiting their website and locate a qualified medical provider trained in concussion management. //www.impacttest.com/
View these video clips on Center of Excellence TV from an educational session hosted by the Utah Olympic Park; the clips include discussion from Melinda Roalstad from Think Heads First and provide some powerful information about concussions.
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Wall Street bonuses should be up about 8% this season and total $20 billion, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. But experts caution that this increase doesn't necessarily translate into much these days for advisors.
"Bonus season used to make a difference in the lives" of wealth managers and others, said Howard Diamond, managing director and chief operating officer of Diamond Consultants, a recruiting and consulting firm in Chester, N.J., in an interview with AdvisorOne. "Now, with a de minimis amount being paid in cash and wealth managers waiting for longer periods of time to receive these awards," that's no longer the case, he says.
"You can say that the large firms are giving bonuses to wealth managers but little of it is upfront," explained Diamond.
"It's a bit illusory, as there are few wealth managers that get real money in their hands," the recruiting specialist added. "They can wait, of course, but what if they are not there through the vesting period through no fault of their own?"
Bonuses on Wall Street, as tracked by New York's comptroller, peaked in 2006 at $36.3 billion, when the average bonus topped $191,300, and the total bonus pool hit nearly $23 billion in 2010, when the average bonus was close to $139,000. The estimated average per employee for 2012 (paid in early 2013) is about $121,900.
This data reflects both cash payments and deferred compensation for which taxes have been paid. Stock options and other deferred compensation, though, are not included.
Deferred comp is an increasing way that bonuses are paid to those who stay with a firm through the vesting period, experts point out.
Morgan Stanley (MS), for instance, decided in mid-January that employees who made more than $350,000 a year, like traders and investment bankers, and who were set to receive cash bonuses of $50,000 and up would have these payments deferred and also paid out with both cash and stock, a Reuters report said. This plan does not affect financial advisors; however, industry experts considered it a warning shot for the industry.
"In 2011, when the bonuses totaled $18.5 billion, one could assume that the $4.5 billion drop from 2010 may have stemmed from increased deferred compensation being given as a proportion of total compensation," said compensation consultant Andy Tasnady of Tasnady Associates in Port Washington, N.Y., in an interview.
"In other words, in 2011 maybe firms awarded the same $23 billion in bonuses as in 2010, but paid out $18.5 billion in cash in 2011 and added $4.5 billion in deferred comp awards to be paid out over the next three years," explained Tasnday. "This then would make the 2012 reported increase actually flat as far as new cash awards." explained Tasnady. So, it would initially look like 2012 bonuses are up, but it's really just the same award level combined with a deferred-comp award from the earlier year that came due."
Even with these caveats, Tasnady and Diamond say that—as the comptroller reported—Wall Street firms have some deep pockets these days.
"It's no surprise bonuses figures are rising," said Diamond. "Wall Street firms are doing very well, with the stock market way up and quarterly earnings at high levels, too. But it's worth remembering that earnings are going up via rounds of layoffs as firms cut back on overhead."
In the short run, Tasnady points out, a firm's profit-and-loss statements "actually benefit from an increase in deferred-compensation proportions, since this reduces the short-term expense line." Wall Street firms report the deferred compensation only as it vests to the employee, he notes: "So if deferred proportions have been increasing in recent years, it has contributed some of the short-term profitability boosts to the financial sector."
According to the New York State Comptroller, 2012 profits were $23.9 billion for Wall Street firms vs. $7.7 billion in 2011. They topped out at $61.4 billion in 2009.
"The happy numbers describing bonuses that are up and industry profitability that's rising conceal the fact that this has been achieved in part because of wide-ranging layoffs that have dramatically reduced headcount," said Mark Elzweig, head of an executive-search consultancy in New York, in an interview.
Plus, the bonuses numbers are inflated, Elzweig says, by the fact that more was paid out in 2012 to avoid 2013 tax increases. And don't look for much good news ahead, he adds.
"The fact is that going forward, Wall Street firms will hire in a more strategic and judicious manner," Elzweig said. "Many of the new jobs are likely to be in compliance as opposed to revenue-generating areas like trading and investment banking."
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The word animation is derived from a Latin word anima, meaning soul i.e. when life breathes into characters. The art of animation started with the cavemen who used to draw pictures on the rocks surfaces. Then who can forget Walt Disney for the creation of his cartoons especially the Mickey Mouse! In the present sense it means linking the series of drawings and simulating their movements together. It is a rapid display of 2D or 3D images to create an illusion of motion. It is an art form in which inanimate objects are brought into life by sequencing the drawn images.
Animation is emerging a special form of media now days. Animation is growing into a multi-billion dollar industry generating a great scope of employment for those who ready to try their skills into it. From a simple flick book to the computer 3D animation of stories, animation involves a lot of hard work and long hours of meticulous planning. This field being new to the Indian sector has a lot of hidden potential and talent, which needs to be properly groomed and exploited according to the international standards. There are many companies like Walt Disney, I Max and Sony who are ready to outsource their cartoon characters and are ready to invest heavily in this sector in India.
Nature of Work
3D animation is a complete teamwork and works on the creative ideas.3D animation itself is a combination of wide variety of career combinations. The various steps included in the making of a 3D animation movie consists of:
Story → Story Boarding → Character Sketch → Concept creation → Modeling → Environments → Rigging → Character and Mechanical Animation → Storyboard Animation → Lighting → Texturing → Dynamics → Voice Recording → Digital Editing → Vfx → Final Film
So one can work as a
- Modeler
- Layout artist
- Clean-up artist
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- Digital ink and paint artist
- Compositor
- Key frame animator
- Background artist
- In-between animator
Every role is crucial for the successful creation of the Animated project.
Animation is a creative thing and one needs to have creativity while handling it. It not being a mechanical subject needs lot of passion and imaginative skills. One should have flair for sketching/drawing. It needs long hours of continuous work with a whole lot of dedication. One should be good at visualizations, choice of colors and acting too. Though this profession seems to be quite unglamorous, yet it is very exciting and unless one has the complete dedication and interest in it one should not enter this field.
Educational Qualifications
For a diploma and for a bachelor degree in animation one needs to have passed 12th standard from any recognized board with minimum of 45% marks. For postgraduate program one should have a bachelor's degree in any discipline preferably arts. One should have a basic knowledge of handling computers.
Some of the institutes like Industrial Design Center (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Design (NID) have a strict eligibility criterion-only graduate of architecture, technology and engineering, fine arts can apply for this course.
Professional Courses
There are various diploma and degree programs in animation and multimedia. These courses focus on teaching and equipping a person in various styles and techniques of animation, which may include:
- Traditional animation
- Stop-motion animation
- Rotoscoping
- Computer generated 3D and 2Danimation
- Clay-mation
- Photoshop
- Human anatomy
- Drawing
Colleges, Institutions and Universities
- RACE The Animation College Hyderabad (http://www.race-india.com)
- Artoonz Media Patna (www.artoonzmedia.com)
- National Institute of Design (NID ( www.nid.edu.com)
- J.J School of Arts.
- Zee Institute of Creative Arts (ZICA)( www.zica.org)
- Industrial Design Center (IDC), IIT Mumbai and Guwahati
- Arena Multimedia ( www.arena-multimedia.com)
- Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics( www.maacindia.com)
- TOONZ Animation India Pvt .Ltd( www.toonzanimationindia.com)
- Academy of Digital Arts and commerce ( www.killickchallenger.com)
- RAI University (www.raiuniversity.edu )
- ANIMASTER (www.animaster.com)
- PIXELS INDIA ANIMATION (Under construction-Trivandrum Based)
One can specialize as a 3D or 2D modeler, special FX Creator, Animator, Character Designer, Games Designer, Interaction Designer, Compositer, Game Bg Designer.
Career Prospects
NASSCOM says that India's gaming industry (computer games and mobile games) is expected to generate $424 million by the 2010. There has been a US$14 million deal between Italy's Mondo TV, Europe's No 2 cartoon producer and distributor, and India's Padmalaya Telefilms. This is expected to boost India's creative reputation. NASSCOM has projected a creation of an additional 300,000 jobs in this sector in next few years. Indian animation industry though a late starter is on the threshold of a boom period and so has a great career potential. India has great mythological stories and characters, good artists and technicians.
Animation application areas include myriad avenues in the following areas
- Entertainment (movies and television)
- Business (product promotions and marketing demos)
- Sales (presentations)
- Education (Computer Based Tutorials/Web Based Tutorials)
- Publishing (graphics and printing)
- Virtual reality in Defense
- Web designing
- Engineering
- Advertising (commercials and print ads)
- Fashion designing and interior designing
- Development of computer games/mobile games
- Medical, legal and insurance industry (presentations and models)
- Leading studios and training institutes
Animation is a sparkling career option even though it is at its nascent stage in India. It is rightly said that animation is a career where one can literally 'draw' ones salary. The training institutes help the candidates in their placements. After finishing the in-house training in some leading animation production studio, you can be a junior animator and can start earning between Rs.12000 to Rs.14000. A senior animator with an experience of 3 to 5 years can take home a sum of Rs.25000 to Rs.35000. But if you have a portfolio of some good and outstanding animation work you would even be able to earn more than Rs.50000 to Rs.60000.So in just a few years one can draw a salary of six figures.


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Free renewable energy and reduced emissions are on the way to new homes in two Texas communities.
SolarCity and PSW, a Texas real estate firm, have announced they will jointly provide solar panels for two neighborhoods in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX region. Each new home in the 1600 Kings Highway and Bishop Heights communities will come equipped with a 3 kilowatt (kW) solar array. The companies said it's the first time a builder in the area has offered such a program.
The arrays are expected to cut carbon dioxide emissions by more 50 percent over the life of the system.
"At PSW, environmentally conscious elements are not add-ons to our designs, but intrinsic characteristics," said Adam Stetson, PSW's president for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. "With such an abundance of sunshine here in Texas, and homeowners who increasingly care about sustainability as well as household savings, standardizing solar only makes sense."
The builder will prepay for each home's solar electricity, with no further monthly costs for the buyer. SolarCity has agreed to foot the costs for maintenance, repairs, insurance and installation.
There will be nearly 80 homes between the two communities that are within walking distance from downtown. The homes will be ready for move-in by summer 2014.
While smaller commercial solar installations have been driving the market in the past year, small residential jobs are on the rise, too. Of states with 15 or more installations that were 10 kW or less in 2012, Texas had the cheapest median rate at $3.90 per watt, according to the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.
The Texas government has yet to pass any tax incentives for solar, or rebate policies to encourage individuals or families to generate power and sell it back to the grid, according to ThinkProgress.org.
SolarCity wants to double the number of American homes with solar arrays by 2016. The company works with 75 builders in nine states.
The company also announced this week that it was reducing prices in Arizona as a response to a newly passed fee for customers of the state's largest utility.
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By Danielle Nierenberg and Alonso Diaz
With record high unemployment, a reeling global economy, and concerns of food shortages, the world as we know it is changing. But even as these shifts expose inequities in the health and food systems, many experts hope that the current moment offers an opportunity to build a new and more sustainable food system.
1. Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community, and the Meaning of Generosity by Priya Basil (forthcoming November 2020)
Priya Basil explores the meaning of hospitality within a variety of cultural, linguistic, and sociopolitical contexts in this short read. Basil uses her cross-cultural experience to illustrate how food amplifies discourse within families and touches on the hospitality and the lack thereof that migrants and refugees experience. Be My Guest is at once an enjoyable read and a hopeful meditation on how food and hospitality can make a positive difference in our world.

2. Biodiversity, Food and Nutrition: A New Agenda for Sustainable Food Systems by Danny Hunter, Teresa Borelli, and Eliot Gee
In Biodiversity, Food and Nutrition, leading professionals from Bioversity International examine the positive impacts of biodiversity on nutrition and sustainability. The book highlights agrobiodiversity initiatives in Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Turkey, featuring research from the Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project (BFN) of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. Through this analysis, the authors propose that the localized activities in these countries are not only benefiting communities, but are transferable to other regions.

3. Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C. by Ashanté M. Reese
In Black Food Geographies, Ashanté Reese draws on her fieldwork to highlight community agency in response to unequal food access. Focusing on a majority-Black neighborhood in Washington, DC, Reese explores issues of racism, gentrification, and urban food access. Through her analysis, she argues that racism impacts and exacerbates issues of unequal food distribution systems.

4. Black Food Matters: Racial Justice in the Wake of Food Justice edited by Hanna Garth and Ashanté M. Reese (forthcoming October 2020)
Access, equity, justice, and privilege are the central themes in this forthcoming collection of essays. The food justice movement often ignores the voices of Black communities and white food norms shape the notions of healthy food. Named for Black Lives Matter, Black Food Matters highlights the history and impact of Black communities and their food cultures in the food justice movement.

5. Diners Dudes & Diets: How Gender and Power Collide in Food Media and Culture by Emily J.H. Contois (forthcoming November 2020)
In Diners, Dudes & Diets, Emily Contois looks at media's influence on eating habits and gendered perceptions of food. Focusing on the concept of dude foods, the book follows the evolution of food marketing for men. In doing so, Contois shows how industries used masculine stereotypes to sell diet and weight loss products to a new demographic. She argues that this has influenced both the way consumers think about food and their own identities.

6. Feeding the Crisis: Care and Abandonment in America's Food Safety Net by Maggie Dickinson
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is essential for individuals who face food insecurity on a daily basis. Still, the program fails to reach many, including those who are unemployed, underemployed, or undocumented. Feeding the Crisis provides a historical overview of SNAP's expansion and traces the lives of eight families who must navigate the changing landscape of welfare policy in the United States.

7. Feeding the Other: Whiteness, Privilege, and Neoliberal Stigma in Food Pantries by Rebecca T. de Souza
In Feeding the Other, Rebecca de Souza explores the relationship between food pantries and people dependent on their services. Throughout the work, de Souza underscores the structural failures that contribute to hunger and poverty, the racial dynamics within pantries, and the charged idea of a handout. She argues that while food pantries currently stigmatize clients, there is an opportunity to make them agents of food justice.

8. Feeding the People: The Politics of the Potato by Rebecca Earle
In Feeding the People, Rebecca Earle tells the story of the potato and its journey from a relatively unknown crop to a staple in modern diets around the world. Earle's work highlights the importance of the potato during famines, war, and explains the politics behind consumers' embrace of this food. Interspersed throughout are also potato recipes that any reader can try.

9. Food in Cuba: The Pursuit of a Decent Meal by Hanna Garth
In Food in Cuba, Dr. Hannah Garth looks at food security and food sovereignty in the context of Cuba's second largest city, Santiago de Cuba. Throughout the work, Garth defines a decent meal as one that is culturally appropriate and of high quality. And through stories about families' sociopolitical barriers to food access, Garth shows how ideas of food and moral character become intimately linked.

10. Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by Marcia Chatelain
Scholar, speaker, and strategist Marcia Chatelain provides readers insight into the ways fast food restaurants expanded throughout Black communities. Dr. Chatelain traces their growth during the 20th century and their intersection with Black capitalists and the civil rights movement. This book highlights the dichotomy between fast food's negative impacts on Black communities and the potential economic and political opportunities that the businesses offered them.

11. Honey And Venom: Confessions of an Urban Beekeeper by Andrew Coté
In Honey and Venom, Andrew Coté provides a history of beekeeping while taking the reader through his own trajectory in the industry. A manager of over one hundred beehives, Coté raises colonies across New York City, on the rooftops of churches, schools, and more. Coté's passion for beekeeping comes through clearly as he narrates the challenges and rewards of his career.

12. Life on the Other Border: Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont by Teresa M. Mares
Agriculture, immigration, and Central American and Mexican farm workers may conjure ideas of the Mexico-U.S. border, but in Life on the Other Border, Teresa Mares gives a voice to those laboring much farther north. Mares introduces the readers to the Latinx immigrants who work in Vermont's dairy industry while they advocate for themselves and navigate life as undocumented workers. This is an inspiring read that touches on the intersection of food justice, immigration, and labor policy.

13. Meals Matter: A Radical Economics Through Gastronomy by Michael Symons
In Meals Matter, Michael Symons argues that economics used to be, in its essence, about feeding the world but has since become fixated with the pursuit of money. Symons introduces readers to gastronomic liberalism and applies the ideas of philosophers like Epicurus and John Locke to the food system. Through this approach, he seeks to understand how large corporations gained control of the market and challenges readers to rethink their understanding of food economics.

14. No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg addressed the United Nations at the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit and has since been a global symbol of environmental activism. Her community organizing and impassioned speeches are uncompromising as she argues that climate change is an existential crisis that needs to be confronted immediately. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference includes Thunberg's speeches and includes her 2019 address to the United Nations.

15. Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It by Tom Philpott (forthcoming August 2020)
In Perilous Bounty, journalist Tom Philpott critically analyzes the centralized food system in the U.S. and argues that it is headed for disaster unless it sees some much-needed changes. Philpot argues that actors within the U.S. food system are prioritizing themselves over the nation's wellbeing and provides well-researched data to back up his claims. Providing readers insight into the experiences of activists, farmers, and scientists, this is a great read for those starting to learn about the state of the country's food system and for those who are already deeply involved.

16. Plucked: Chicken, Antibiotics, And How Big Business Changed The Way The World Eats by Maryn McKenna
In this exposé on the chicken industry, acclaimed author Maryn McKenna explains the role antibiotics played in making chicken a global commodity. Plucked makes it clear that food choices matter and show how consumers' desire for meat, especially chicken, has impacted human health. McKenna also offers a way forward and outlines ways that stakeholders can make food safer again.

17. Stirrings: How Activist New Yorkers Ignited a Movement for Food Justice by Lana Dee Povitz
Between 1970 and 2000, food activists in New York City pushed to improve public school lunches, provide meals to those impacted by the AIDS epidemic, and established food co-ops. In Stirrings, Lana Dee Povitz draws on oral histories and archives to recount the stories of individuals who led these efforts. She highlights the successes of grassroots movements and reminds readers of the many women leaders in the New York food justice movement.

18. The New American Farmer: Immigration, Race, and the Struggle for Sustainability by Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern
In The New American Farmer, Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern offers a look at farm labor in the U.S. Although most farm owners are white Americans, farm workers are overwhelmingly immigrants and people of color. In this book, Minkoff-Zern details the experiences of farm laborers who are becoming farm owners themselves and outlines the many barriers that workers must overcome during this transition. Through interviews with farmers and organizers, Minkoff-Zern shows that these farmers bring sustainable agricultural practices that can benefit our food system.

19. The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here by Hope Jahren
Hope Jahren breaks down climate change for readers in an accessible and data-driven book. The Story of More explains how greenhouse gas emissions and consumption of natural resources in developed nations exacerbate climate change and outlines the consequences of these actions. Although she argues that the planet is in danger, she also provides a variety of everyday actions, like decreasing meat consumption, that consumers can take to make a difference.

20. Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes by Bryant Terry
Author, chef, and food justice activist Bryant Terry provides readers with over a hundred recipes to create approachable and flavorful vegan dishes, without relying on meat alternatives. This book is a wonderfully practical recipe book that begins with a list of recommended tools, is organized by ingredients, and even includes a music playlist. Vegans and non-vegans alike will appreciate Chef Terry's Vegetable Kingdom.

COVID-19 Is Laying Waste to Many U.S. Recycling Programs
By Brian J. Love and Julie Rieland
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. recycling industry. Waste sources, quantities and destinations are all in flux, and shutdowns have devastated an industry that was already struggling.
Goodwill's Canton, Mich. site looks overwhelmed on June 16, with an oversupply of donations and little immediate chance for resale. Brian Love / CC BY-ND
Recyclers Under Pressure
Since March 2020, when most shelter-in-place orders began, sanitation workers have noted massive increases in municipal garbage and recyclables. For example, in cities like Chicago, workers have seen up to 50% more waste.

According to the Solid Waste Association of North America, U.S. cities saw a 20% average increase in municipal solid waste and recycling collection from March into April 2020. Increased trash can be attributed partly to spring cleaning, but most of it is due to people spending greater time at home. Restaurants struggling to survive under COVID-19 restrictions are contributing to the rise in plastic and paper waste with takeout packaging.

Although higher volumes of recyclables are being set on the curb, budget deficits are squeezing recycling programs. Many municipalities are struggling with multimillion-dollar shortfalls. Some communities, such as Rock Springs, Wyoming, and East Peoria, Illinois, have cut recycling programs.

And these stresses are testing a business already faced uncertainty.

While bottle deposit stations remain closed, recyclables pile up in basements and garages. David Rieland / CC BY-ND
Turmoil in Scrap Markets
The global recycling economy has suffered since 2018 as first China and then other Asian nations banned imports of low-quality scrap — often meaning improperly cleaned food packaging and poorly sorted recyclable materials. As in any business, the value of raw recyclables is linked to supply and demand. Without demand from nations like China, which formerly took up to 700,000 tons of U.S. scrap annually, recyclers have scrambled to stay in business.

The pandemic has boosted prices for some materials. One industry leader told us that between February and May 2020, prices doubled for recycled paper and tripled for recycled cardboard. These shifts reflect higher demand for tissue products and shipping packaging under shelter-in-place orders.

However, he also reported that prices for the most-recycled categories of reclaimed plastics — PET (#1) and PE (#2 and #4) – were at 10-year lows. An influx of cheap oil has driven the raw material cost of oil-derived virgin plastics to their lowest levels in decades, outcompeting recycled feedstocks.

Difficult Economics
Ideally, revenues from recycling offset municipalities' costs for collecting and disposing of solid wastes. However, given worker safety concerns, low market prices for scrap materials, a slowed economy and cheaper alternatives for disposal, many communities and businesses across the U.S. have temporarily suspended collection of recyclables and bottle deposits.

Meanwhile, as the commercial sector slowed, the distribution of waste generation changed. As people have spent more time producing waste at home, waste collectors implemented new procedures to protect their employees from infection.

Recycling is a very hands-on process that requires workers to manually sort out items from the collection stream that are unsuitable for mechanical processing. Workers and waste collection companies have raised many safety questions about recycling during the pandemic.

Precautions like social distancing and use of personal protective equipment have become commonplace among waste collectors and sorters, though concerns remain. Sorters are increasingly relying on automation, but implementation can be costly and takes time.

Collections on Pause
Based on monitoring since 2017 by the trade publication Waste Dive, nearly 90 curbside recycling programs had experienced or continue to experience a prolonged suspension over the past several years. About 30 of these suspensions have occurred since January 2020.

Like many bottle deposit programs, Kroger's Ann Arbor, Mich. drop-off center shut down on March 23. Michigan bottle deposits across the state resumed on June 15, 2020 with new safety protocols. Brian Love / CC BY-ND
On a broader scale, it's not clear how much more waste Americans are currently producing during shutdowns. Commercial and residential waste aren't directly comparable. For example, a granola bar wrapper thrown away at the office is tallied differently than if discarded at home.

It is also challenging to quantify the effects of the pandemic while it is still unfolding. Historically, waste output from the commercial and industrial sectors has far outweighed the municipal stream. With many offices and business closed or operating at low levels, total U.S. waste production could actually be at a record low during this time. However, data on commercial and industrial wastes are not readily available.

At the California-based Peninsula Sanitary Service, which serves the Stanford University community, total tonnage was down 60% in March. The company attributes this drop to reduced commercial waste, particularly from construction. Similarly, the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, noted a 10% decrease year over year of waste collection levels for April.

Expected sectors of plastic waste increase due to COVID-19, based on 2018 plastic usage distribution data from PlasticsEurope and Klemes et al., 2020. Brian Love and Julie Rieland / CC BY-ND
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As cities and industries reopen in the coming months, new data will show the pandemic's effects on consumer habits and waste generation. But regardless of total volume, the mix of materials in household wastes has shifted given the new ubiquity of single-use plastic containers, online shopping packaging and disposable gloves, wipes and face masks. Many of these new staples of pandemic life are made from plastics that are simply not worth recycling if there are any other disposal options.

Today Americans are trying to balance their physical well-being against ever-mounting piles of plastic waste. At a time when reducing and reusing could be dangerous, and recycling economics are unfavorable, we see a need for better options, such as more compostable packaging that is both safer and more sustainable.

Unhealthy foods play a primary role in many people gaining weight and developing chronic health conditions, more now than ever before.
1. Processed 'Low-Fat' and 'Fat-Free' Foods
The "war" on saturated fat could be considered one of the most misguided decisions in the history of nutrition.

It was based on weak evidence, which has now been completely debunked.

When this discussion started, processed food manufacturers jumped on the bandwagon and started removing the fat from foods.

But there's a huge problem. Food doesn't taste well when the fat has been removed. That's why they added a lot of sugar to compensate.

Saturated fat is harmless, but added sugar is incredibly harmful when consumed in excess.

The words "low fat" or "fat free" on packaging usually means that it's a highly processed product that's loaded with sugar.

2. Most Commercial Salad Dressings
Vegetables are incredibly healthy.

The problem is that they often don't taste very good on their own.

That's why many people use dressings to add flavor to their salads, turning these bland meals into delicious treats.

But many salad dressings are actually loaded with unhealthy ingredients like sugar, vegetable oils, and trans fats, along with various artificial chemicals.

Although vegetables are good for you, eating them with a dressing high in harmful ingredients negates any health benefit you get from the salad.

Check the ingredients list before you use a salad dressing or make your own using healthy ingredients.

3. Fruit Juices … Which Are Basically Just Liquid Sugar
A lot of people believe fruit juices are healthy.

They must be because they come from fruit, right?

But most fruit juice you find in the grocery store isn't really fruit juice.

Sometimes they don't have any actual fruit in them, just chemicals that taste like fruit. What you're drinking is basically fruit-flavored sugar water.

That being said, even if you're drinking 100% quality fruit juice, it's still not the best choice.

Fruit juice is like fruit, except with all the good stuff (like the fiber) taken out. The main thing left of the actual fruit is the sugar.

Fruit juice actually contains a similar amount of sugar as a sugar-sweetened beverage.

4. 'Heart-Healthy' Whole Wheat
Most "whole wheat" products aren't really made from whole wheat.

The grains have been pulverized into very fine flour, which causes them to raise blood sugar just as fast as their refined counterparts.

In fact, whole wheat bread can have a similar glycemic index as white bread.

But even true whole wheat may be a bad idea because modern wheat is unhealthy compared to the wheat our grandparents ate.

Around 1960, scientists modified the genes in wheat to increase the yield. Modern wheat is less nutritious and has some properties that make it much worse for people who have a gluten intolerance.

There are also studies showing that modern wheat may cause inflammation and increased cholesterol levels, at least when compared to the older varieties.

Wheat may have been a relatively healthy grain back in the day, but the stuff most people are eating today should be consumed with caution.

5. Cholesterol-Lowering Phytosterols
Phytosterols are nutrients that are basically like plant versions of cholesterol.

Some studies have shown that they can lower blood cholesterol in humans.

For this reason, they're often added to processed foods that are then marketed as "cholesterol lowering" and claimed to help prevent heart disease.

However, studies have shown that despite lowering cholesterol levels, phytosterols have negative effects on the cardiovascular system and may even increase the risk of heart disease and death.

People with phytosterolaemia (a genetic condition that raises plant sterol level in blood) are more susceptible to the negative effects of phytosterols.

6. Margarine
Butter was labeled a bad food choice in the past because of its high saturated fat content.

Various health experts started promoting margarine instead.

Back in the day, margarine used to be high in trans fats. These days, it has fewer trans fats than before, but it's still loaded with refined vegetable oils.

Not surprisingly, the Framingham Heart Study showed that people who replace butter with margarine are actually more likely to die from heart disease.

If you want to improve your health, try to eat real butter (preferably grass fed), and avoid margarine with trans fat. Trans-fat-free margarine has become more available in recent years.

Always read nutrition facts carefully and limit products that contain trans fat.

Recommending trans fat-laden margarine instead of natural butter may be considered some of the worst nutrition advice in history.

7. Sports Drinks
Sports drinks were designed with athletes in mind.

They contain electrolytes (salts) and sugar, which can be useful for athletes in many cases.

However, most people don't need additional salt or liquid sugar in their diet.

Although often considered "less bad" than sugary soft drinks, there's really no fundamental difference in the two, except the sugar content in sports drinks is sometimes slightly lower.

It's important to stay hydrated, especially when working out, but most people will be better off sticking to plain water.

8. Low-Carb Junk Foods
Low carb diets have been incredibly popular for many decades.

In the past 12 years, studies have confirmed that these diets are an effective way to lose weight and improve health.

However, food manufacturers have caught up on the trend and brought various low carb "friendly" processed foods to the market.

This includes highly processed foods like the Atkins bars. If you take a look at the ingredients list, you see that there's no real food in them, just chemicals and highly refined ingredients.

These products can be consumed occasionally without compromising the metabolic adaptation that comes with low carb eating.

However, they don't really nourish your body. Even though they're technically low carb, they're still unhealthy.

9. Agave Nectar
Given the known harmful effects of sugar, people have been looking for alternatives.

One of the more popular "natural" sweeteners is agave nectar, which is also called agave syrup.

You'll find this sweetener in all sorts of "healthy foods," often with attractive claims on the packaging.

The problem with agave is that it's no better than regular sugar. In fact, it's much worse.

One of the main problems with sugar is that it has excessive amounts of fructose, which can cause severe metabolic problems when consumed in excess.

Sugar is about 50% fructose and 55% high fructose corn syrup, but agave contains even more — up to 70-90%.

Therefore, gram for gram, agave is even worse than regular sugar.

"Natural" doesn't always equal healthy. Whether agave should even be considered natural is debatable.

10. Vegan Junk Foods
Vegan diets are very popular these days, often due to ethical and environmental reasons.

However, many people promote vegan diets for the purpose of improving health.

There are many processed vegan foods on the market, often sold as convenient replacements for non-vegan foods.

Vegan bacon is one example.

But it's important to keep in mind that these are usually highly processed, factory made products that are bad for almost anyone, including people who are vegan.

11. Brown Rice Syrup

Brown rice syrup, also known as rice malt syrup, is a sweetener that's mistakenly assumed to be healthy.

It's made by exposing cooked rice to enzymes that break down the starch into simple sugars.

Brown rice syrup contains no refined fructose, just glucose.

The absence of refined fructose is good, but rice syrup has a glycemic index of 98, which means that the glucose in it will spike blood sugar extremely fast.

Rice syrup is also highly refined and contains almost no essential nutrients. In other words, it's considered "empty" calories.

Some concerns have been raised about arsenic contamination in this syrup, which is another reason to be extra careful with this sweetener.

There are other sweeteners out there, including low calorie sweeteners like:

stevia

erythritol

xylitol

In general, try to use all sweeteners wisely and follow recommended serving sizes.

12. Processed Organic Foods
Unfortunately, the word "organic" has become a typical marketing buzzword in many instances.

Food manufacturers have found all sorts of ways to make the same products, except with ingredients that happen to be organic.

This includes ingredients like organic raw cane sugar, which is basically 100% identical to regular sugar. It's still just glucose and fructose with little to no nutrients.

In many cases, the difference between an ingredient and its organic counterpart is next to none.

Processed foods that happen to be labeled organic aren't necessarily healthy. Always check the label to see what's inside.

13. Vegetable Oils
We're often advised to eat seed and vegetable oils, which includes soybean oil, canola oil, grapeseed oil, and numerous others.

This recommendation is based on the fact that these oils have been shown to lower blood cholesterol levels, at least in the short term.

However, it's important to keep in mind that blood cholesterol is a risk factor. It's not a disease in itself.

Even though vegetable oils can help improve a risk factor, there's no guarantee that they'll help prevent actual health outcomes like heart attacks or death, which is what really counts.

In fact, several controlled trials have shown that despite lowering cholesterol, these oils can increase the risk of developing heart disease and memory impairment.

It's important to eat healthy, natural fats like butter, coconut oil and olive oil in moderation.

Also, follow the recommended serving size, but limit processed vegetable oils as if your health depended on it, which it does.

14. Gluten-Free Junk Foods
According to a 2013 survey, about a third of people in the United States are actively trying to limit or avoid gluten.

Many experts believe this is unnecessary, but the truth is, gluten, especially from modern wheat, can be problematic for a lot of people.

Not surprisingly, the food manufacturers have brought all sorts of gluten-free foods to the market.

The problem with these foods is that they usually have the same negative effects on your body as their gluten-containing counterparts, if not worse.

These are highly processed foods containing few nutrients and often made with refined starches that can lead to very rapid spikes in blood sugar.

Try to choose foods that are naturally gluten free, like plants and animals, not gluten-free processed foods.

Gluten-free junk food is still junk food.

15. Most Processed Breakfast Cereals
The way some breakfast cereals are marketed can be deceiving.

Many of them, including those that are marketed toward children, have various health claims listed on the box.

This includes claims like "whole grain" or "low fat" that may be misleading.

This is especially true when you look at the ingredients list and see that these products mostly contain:

refined grains

sugar

artificial chemicals

It's important to always review product packaging to confirm what you're actually putting in your body and whether it's healthy for you.

Truly healthy foods are whole, single-ingredient foods. Their health benefits speak for them.

Real food doesn't even need an ingredients list, because real food is the ingredient.

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Researchers Are Creating a Drone to Study Wild Dolphins With Help From Trained Dolphins
By Jason Bruck
Human actions have taken a steep toll on whales and dolphins. Some studies estimate that small whale abundance, which includes dolphins, has fallen 87% since 1980 and thousands of whales die from rope entanglement annually. But humans also cause less obvious harm. Researchers have found changes in the stress levels, reproductive health and respiratory health of these animals, but this valuable data is extremely hard to collect.
Researchers work with trained dolphins to learn more about their sensory abilities, seen here testing a dolphin's hearing. Jason Bruck / CC BY-ND
A Lot to Learn From Hormones
When sampling the blow, we are looking for hormones in mucus as these can be used to gauge psychological and physiological health. We are specifically interested in hormones like cortisol and progesterone, which indicate stress levels and reproductive ability respectively, but can also help determine overall health.

Additionally, blow samples can detect respiratory pathogens in the lungs or nasal passages - blowholes evolved from noses after all.

This health analysis is especially important in areas with oil spills as the chemicals can cause hormonal problems that harm development, metabolism and reproduction in dolphins.

Hormone samples can provide scientists with valuable data, but collecting them from intelligent and unpredictable animals is challenging.

Cetacean Collaborators
To build a drone that can stealthily collect spray from moving dolphins, we needed more data on their eyesight and hearing, and this is data that couldn't be collected in the wild nor simulated in a lab.

We worked with dolphins at facilities like Dolphin Quest in Bermuda, which provides guests opportunities to learn about dolphins while allowing scientists access to animals for noninvasive research. Here the dolphins can swim away if they choose not to work with us, so we had to design the study like a game; the way a kindergarten teacher entertains a class. If the dolphins aren't interested, we don't get to do the science.

Over the course of hundreds of sessions, we sought to answer two questions: What can dolphins hear and what can they see around their heads?

To test dolphin hearing, we set up microphones and cameras to record dolphin behavior as we played drone noise in the air. We analyzed the responses to each noise – such as how many dolphins looked at the speaker – and used these as a proxy for their ability to hear the sounds.

Robodolphin doesn't look like a real dolphin, but it doesn't need to in order to train our drone pilots. C.J. Barton / Oklahoma State University / CC BY-ND
To build robodolphin, we worked with dolphins trained to "chuff" or sneeze on command to measure spray characteristics. We used high-speed photography to see the dolphins' breath as it moved through the air. Then we conducted high resolution CT scans of a dolphin head and 3D-printed a replica of a nasal passage.

Now, we have a complete robodolphin and are tweaking its sprays to be nearly identical to the real thing. This will allow us to determine how close we need to get to collect the samples, and therefore, how quiet our drone needs to be.

The replica dolphin blowhole was designed from a scan of a real blowhole passage, and the spray it produces closely matches the real thing. Alvin Ngo, Mitch Ford and CJ Barton / Oklahoma State University / CC BY-ND
A Bit of Practice, Then Into the Wild
In the next few months, we will test flights over robodolphin with existing drones to determine the timing and strategy for collection. From there, we will fabricate a low-noise drone that can fly fast enough and with sufficient maneuverability to capture samples from wild dolphins. Like a video game, we will use the visual field data to develop approach trajectories to stay in the visual blindspots.

We plan to test our drones on a truck-mounted robodolphin moving down a runway, then using a boat to simulate realistic conditions. The next steps will involve ocean testing with dolphins trained for open ocean swimming. These tests will determine if our devices can catch and hold the hormones as the drone flies back to a researcher's boat.

Finally, we will deploy the system to collect data on wild dolphins. Our first goal is to test resident dolphins – animals that live on the coasts and deal directly with boat and oil industry noise – which will allow us to learn more about stress resulting from human impacts.

Those samples are a way off, but if all goes well we will have a specially built drone capable of flying long distances and capturing samples undetected in a few years. The samples collected will allow researchers to do better science with impact on the animals they study.

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