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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats say Mitt Romney manipulated his deductions to keep his overall 2011 federal income tax rate below a certain level for political purposes. The Republican presidential nominee is certain to face new questions about his finances.
Romney and his wife, Ann, donated roughly $4 million to charities last year, but they only claimed a deduction of $2.25 million on their tax return, filed with the Internal Revenue Service on Friday.
Romney made $13.7 million last year and paid $1.94 million in federal income taxes, giving him an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent. That was a bit above the 13.9 percent rate paid on 2010 income.
More precisely, the returns showed that the couple paid $1,935,708 in taxes on income of $13,696,951.
Democrats quickly leaped on the documents, saying Romney had claimed fewer deductions than he was entitled to just to keep his rate at such a level. Romney told reporters in August he had never paid below 13 percent in taxes in any given year over the past 20. Had he taken the full charitable deduction, it would have pushed his tax liability below 13 percent.
"The information released today reveals that Mitt Romney manipulated one of the only two years of tax returns he's seen fit to show the American people - and then only to 'conform' with his public statements. That raises the question: What else in those returns has Romney manipulated?" said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
Stephanie Cutter, deputy campaign manager for President Barack Obama, said the release of Romney's 2011 tax returns "confirms what we already knew - that people like Mitt Romney pay a lower tax rate than many middle-class families because of a set of complex loopholes and tax shelters only available to those at the top. Yet, Mitt Romney still wants to give multimillionaires an additional $250,000 tax cut at the expense of middle-class taxpayers who will see their taxes go up."
Romney, one of the wealthiest candidates ever to seek the presidency, paid taxes at a rate lower than taxpayers whose income was mostly from wages, which can be taxed at higher rates.
Romney's taxes have emerged as a key issue during the 2012 presidential race. He released his 2010 returns in January, but he continues to decline to disclose returns from previous years — including those while he worked at Bain Capital, the private equity firm he co-founded.
The Obama campaign and other Democrats have pushed for fuller disclosures, reminding the Republican candidate that his father, George Romney, released a dozen years of returns when he ran for president.
Overall, the Romneys' main tax return and separate forms for blind trusts totaled more than 800 pages. The blind-trust income came from hedge funds and other complex investment vehicles. The couple also reported $3.5 million in income "from sources outside the United States," citing "various countries." Their forms included filings on holdings in Switzerland, Ireland, Germany and the Cayman Islands.
The Obama campaign accused Romney anew of profiting from millions invested overseas and "loopholes and tax shelters only available to those at the top."
Apparently hoping to resolve basic questions voters might have, the Romney campaign released a letter from his accountants saying that in the 20 years prior to 2010 the Romneys paid an average annual effective rate of 20.2 percent, never lower than 13.66 percent. On average, middle-income families — those making from $50,000 to $75,000 a year — pay 12.8 percent of their income in federal taxes, according to Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation. But many pay a higher rate.
The former Massachusetts governor, whose wealth is estimated as high as $250 million, is aggressively competing with Obama for the support of middle-class voters.
Obama's own tax return for last year showed that he and his wife, Michelle, paid $162,074 in federal taxes on $789,674 in adjusted gross income, an effective tax rate of 20.5 percent. Their income plunged from $1.7 million in 2010, with declining sales of the president's books. In 2009, the Obamas reported income of $5.5 million, fueled by the best-selling books.
The Romneys' tax bill could have been lower. They gave $2.6 million in cash to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the documents show. They gave just over $2 million in non-cash charitable contributions — including donations of stock holdings in Domino's Pizza, Dunkin Donuts and Warner Chilcott — to a family trust.
They could have claimed more in deductions, said Brad Malt, the trustee of Romney's blind trust, but the couple "limited their deductions of charitable contributions to conform to the governor's statement in August, based on the January estimate of income, that he paid at least 13 percent in income taxes in each of the last 10 years."
Romney seemed to be painted into a corner by that statement, which came in reaction to Senate Democratic leader Reid's claim to have heard that the Republican had paid no taxes in some years.
Romney will surely be reminded by the Democrats that he also said in August, defending his right to pay no more taxes than he owed: "I don't pay more than are legally due, and frankly if I had paid more than are legally due I don't think I'd be qualified to become president."
The decision of Romney's trustee to limit his use of charitable deductions in 2011 in order to keep to the candidate's claim that he paid no less than 13 percent taxes in any year over the last decade raised the eyebrows of several tax law experts. They noted that the trustee's use of numerous tax strategies gives Romney the rare ability to loosen or limit his tax payments at will.
"It's interesting he didn't take the full charitable deduction," said Victor Fleischer, a University of Colorado law professor who has testified before Congress urging tightened oversight of private equity firms. "You're in a pretty lucky position when you can pay more tax" to get up to a 13 percent rate. Fleischer and several others said it was doubtful Romney could later take any unclaimed deductions in future years.
He appears to be physically qualified by any measure.
The campaign released a separate report Friday — by Romney's longtime physician, Dr. Randall Gaz of Massachusetts General Hospital — that said he is healthy and ready to meet the rigorous demands of the presidency.
The report said Romney's heart appears healthy, and he takes a baby aspirin and medicine to treat high cholesterol to help keep it that way. He doesn't smoke or drink. And his resting heart rate is a low 40 beats per minute, in the range of well-trained athletes and reminiscent of President George W. Bush, who also had a low resting rate.
Romney is 6 feet 1½ inches tall and weighs 184 pounds.
As for his taxes, the Romneys had obtained a filing extension beyond the usual April 15 tax deadline.
Most of their income is from investments held in a blind trust, and campaign aides have stressed that he makes no decisions on how his money is invested. Capital gains and dividend interest is now generally taxed at 15 percent whereas the top marginal rate for income from wages is 35 percent.
The Romneys reported $6.8 million in capital gains, such as from the sale of stocks and other securities, and $6.37 million from dividends and taxable interest.
Romney's vast fortune and his long association with Bain Capital have been much discussed this year.
Several tax law experts said Friday that his newly released tax returns would not be much help in resolving critics' questions about his sprawling finances — whether he used aggressive tax-deferral strategies, what might be the specifics and tax advantages of his numerous offshore investments, what was the source of his massive retirement account and what are the details behind his now-closed $3 million Swiss bank account.
Analysts said details about his investments could emerge only if Romney provided far more of his tax returns — including files dating back to his years at Bain, the private firm he left in 2001. Romney, who initially refused to disclose any tax returns, has drawn the line at providing those from the past two years.
"All the important compliance and policy questions relating to Romney's personal tax matters relate to the past," said Edward D. Kleinbard, a law professor at the University of Southern California and former chief of staff of Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation. "The issue has never been Romney's 2011 tax return — in fact, it is a distraction to the real issues."
Only multiple returns would provide details about Romney's $100 million retirement account and how it grew, Kleinbard said. He also said earlier returns would be crucial in knowing how often he paid gift tax on family trusts.
Joseph Bankman, a Stanford University law school professor and expert on tax law, said, "It's the Bain years we'd really need to know to have a full assessment of his tax strategies." Bankman said that the 2010 and 2011 returns "only raised these questions, but they can't provide real answers."
The Romneys applied a $1.5 million tax refund to their 2012 estimated tax payments.
The couple reported $190,350 in book royalties and speaking fees. And Romney also reported $260,390 in income last year from serving on various boards of directors.
The Republican vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, and his wife, Janna, whose returns were also released Friday by the Romney campaign, paid $64,764 in taxes on $323,416 of adjusted gross income in 2011, for an effective rate of 20 percent.
Just over half of their income came from Ryan's congressional salary. Other income flowed from rental real estate and other investments, including a trust inherited by Janna Ryan. They donated $12,991 to charity, including to the Boy Scouts of America
Associated Press writers Stephen Braun, Steve Peoples, Stephen Ohlemacher, Kasie Hunt and Philip Elliott contributed to this report.
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Last summer, a construction worker picked up a Powerade bottle – Powerade is a popular sports drink – from a subcontractor's storage area and took a drink of what he thought was water. In fact, the liquid was an epoxy hardener and he was hospitalized with serious internal injuries.
The words "Danger" and "Epoxy" were hand-printed on the bottle along with the image of a skull and cross bones.
As summer approaches, you'll likely see an increase in bottled thirst-quenchers, which are frequently reused as "portable" containers for something other than the original product. Never use a drink container for transferring hazardous chemicals, even if you write the word "Danger" or draw a skull and crossbones on it!
Paragraph 1910.1200(f)(8) of the Hazard Communication Standard – which applies to both general industry and construction workplaces – says that employers are not required to "label portable containers into which hazardous chemicals are transferred from labeled containers, and which are intended only for the immediate use of the employee who performs the transfer." (Italics added.)
What's important to remember about this requirement, however, is the term "immediate use," which means the container must be under the control of and used only by the person who transfers it from a labeled container – and it must be used during the work shift in which it was transferred. Unfortunately, this did not happen when the worker drank from the reused Powerade container.
Also, remember that Safety Data Sheets must be immediately available at the workplace to give workers information about the physical and health hazards of hazards chemicals they may be exposed to.
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Investors' appetite for international stocks growingFebruary 28, 2013: 3:22 PM ET
Individual investors added money to U.S. stocks for a seventh straight week last week, but they're continuing to show an even stronger appetite for international stocks.
While U.S. stock mutual funds attracted $1.1 billion during the week ended Feb. 14, international stock funds lured nearly $3.5 billion, according to data from the Investment Company Institute. So far this year, investors have poured almost $21 billion in U.S. stocks and more than $32 billion in global stocks, bringing the total stocks inflow to more than $53 billion.
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That fact that investors are showing love for stocks is a sharp contrast from the past several years. The last time investors added more money to stock funds than they took out was in 2007, when U.S. stocks rose to record highs. Both the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 are back near those levels.
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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The film about Michael Jackson's final three months, which uses video of rehearsals for his concert comeback, will run in theaters worldwide for two weeks only beginning October 28, according to Sony Pictures.
Footage from Michael Jackson's rehearsals for 50 London shows will be used in "This Is It."
Tickets for "Michael Jackson: This Is it" go on sale Sunday, September 27, Sony said in a news release Thursday.
"Audiences will be given a privileged and private look at the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, and genius as he creates and perfects his final show," Sony said.
Kenny Ortega, who was working with Jackson to create the "This Is It" concert, is also directing the documentary.
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Yankees holding the Trophy Polishing Moment at their midtown suite display (about a 45-second walk from my office) Friday afternoon and I couldn't resist. But what do you find really interesting about this photo?
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Funny you should post that right now. I was about to tell you how you?re falling down on the job, because I had to learn a baseball fact from a bar photo! I was in one in Oakland tonight (a bar, not a photo) and saw a picture of the 1954 NY Giants. Yes, the baseball team. I did not know they were from NY. I tried to take a photo of it, but the iPhone does not have a flash and I?m not tall enough to have gotten the light angle I needed. I?m sure that?s somehow your fault too. Keith, what else do I need to know about baseball that you haven?t taught me yet?
Okay, yeah, I?m just having fun with you. Or at you. Or at me. Anyway, there was another photo that I just tweeted you. It?s a horrible picture of a picture, but it confused the heck out of me. I?m sure you?ll see it right there among the millions of tweets from your other thousands of admiring fans. Baseball fans, of course. Ahem.
Don't you sometimes wish this blog's comments were limited to 140 characters?
Interesting… to me, he doesn't look so much as if he's alarmed, but as if he's thinking "Jeez… when's this guy gonna take my picture already?? Wait – are you serious?? I look away for one second and the guy takes my picture? Damned paparazzi!" 🙂 As someone who has taken my share of pictures… that's the time when it's the most fun to take a picture – when the subject is doing something other than just smiling for the camera. I do try to honor the wishes of those I photograph, but sometimes the candid shots are just so much fun. P.S. – love the Thurber, but hoping for "The Owl Who Was God" someday soon. Very timely. Or is it cheating to mention it here instead of on Twitter? Anyway… hope your "eardrums" are doing much better. You seem to have gotten the hang of Twitter very quickly, but I expected no less. 🙂 Happy Trophy Polishing Day – hope you enjoyed it! You looked very sharp tonight – just had to say it. Night!
*laughing* I noticed that photo in the background if the one you tweeted yesterday afternoon, Keith…..figures you'd have some fun with it 😀
I'm currently reading The Bullpen Gospels and am enjoying it immensely, locker room humor and all 😉 Of course, since my father was a trucker(used to come home and tell me the jokes–not clean ones, either– that he'd heard on the road, much to my mother's dismay), plus I also spent my working years(prior to my becoming disabled) in factories, that's the kind of stuff I find hilarious 😉 Thanks for recommending the book……I never would have discovered it otherwise.
My Twitter ID is the same as the one I have here, but I'm NightOwl40 at Daily Kos 🙂
I think it's a great shot of him. He doesn't seem afraid to me, but rather interested in something. Almost angelic, even.
In other baseball news, I tweeted you about this briefly, but there are many A's fans that believe that Selig and Wolff are conspiring to degrade the A's so badly that they will "have" to move out of Oakland. Create the problem, point out the problem, provide a solution. Just for example, their advertising is often inept and the radio station they "partner" with shuts down by 7:30 p.m. – so they can't even carry the games! What nonsense is that?
Some I've talked to are afraid they will resort even to making personnel changes in the games to make sure they lose! I hope this move doesn't happen! If these two former frat brothers are conspiring to rob Oakland of its shining star for personal reasons (dislike of Oakland and/or blacks maybe?).
Here's a story from the Contra Costa Times on the matter: http://www.contracostatimes.com/sports/ci_14413828?nclick_check=1 –
If we can get to the release of the movie Moneyball, perhaps we can turn around the damage done to the franchise if it hasn't been moved out by then.
Great story, Keith!
Keith and The Babe . . . dashing . . . dashing! I don't know if you choose your own clothing, or if there's a battalion of wardrobe people behind the scenes making those decisions for you, but props to whoever keeps you looking like a million bucks and your suits nice and crisp. Good job.
Thanks so much for the double dose of Thurber last night. You looked like you were having a good time! I especially enjoyed ?The Unicorn In The Garden.? My modern take on it is this: forget divorce, forget ?gaslighting? – that's the smart way to get rid of your spouse!
Keep those Thurbers coming, Tweetie!
What I find "really interesting"about this photo is that Reggie Jackson has seemingly hit a screaming line drive that has somehow been magically transformed into Keith Olbermann standing next to the World Series trophy.
I tweeted you about this briefly, but there are many A's fans that believe that Selig and Wolff are conspiring to degrade the A's so badly that they will "have" to move out of Oakland. Create the problem, point out the problem, provide a solution. Just for example, their advertising is often inept and the radio station they "partner" with shuts down by 7:30 p.m. – so they can't even carry the games! What nonsense is that? Flour Mill


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Shannon Walton '04 owns her own sports psychology firm in Honeoye, New York, called the Ultimate Mental Edge. There she works with athletes from ages 10 to 20, helping them excel in the competitive sports world. Her clients include soccer players, softball players, cheerleaders, golfers, and squash players.
"We're working on their mental game," she says. "They have physical training five days a week. It's the same kind of thing for mental skills."
One high school squash player says one of the most important things she learned from Walton was to have a consistent warm-up routine that included a physical warm-up, visualization, deep breathing, and self-talk.
"Four months ago, when I lost a point in squash, I would have gotten super angry, slammed my racket against the wall, and lost the game," she says. "Now, after working with Shannon, I calmly wipe my hand on the wall, take a deep breath, 'self-talk,' and win the next point. Just talking about the mental aspects of my sport has helped me learn about myself and that I can drastically improve my game just by being mentally prepared."
Walton has her clients create a custom performance routine to help prepare them for competition. Athletes then implement this routine consistently to make sure their energy is concentrated on the correct aspects of their game that will help them compete to the best of their ability.
"Shannon has taught me how to set proper goals and to be process oriented instead of just results oriented. In the past two years I've become much more comfortable with myself and confident in myself," says Maddie Reese, who now plays softball for the University of Arkansas. "I know the skills that I've developed will help me to excel at the collegiate level and to have that mental edge over my opponents. Just as important, these are skills that will help me succeed in life."
Rather than being outcome driven and focused just on concrete steps, Walton says her personality is to be more nurturing.
"I look at everything that is going on with an athlete and try to get them to open up about their feelings about the issue," she says.
Walton also works with injured athletes as they recover, helping them cope with being forced to the sidelines and coming back after major injuries, like ACL tears, or broken arms or legs. Studies have shown that maintaining a positive attitude and employing mental skills training can help athletes recover more quickly from physical injury.


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Steve McQueen stars as the Cincinnati Kid, a crackerjack New Orleans stud poker player. Tired of chicken feed, the Kid decides to challenge The Man (Edward G. Robinson), the reigning poker champ, who is in town for a private game. The Shooter (Karl Malden), another gambling pro, arranges a game between the Kid and the Man, with the Shooter dealing. The game is compromised by the intervention of Slade (Rip Torn), an old foe of the Man's who tries to fix the outcome. The Kid finds out about this and tells Slade to get lost, preferring to win fair and square. The outcome is in the cagey hands of The Man, who is smart enough to do (as one reviewer put it) the wrong thing at the right time. The Cincinnati Kid was based on the novel by Richard Jessup.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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We knew the Tesla Model S was fast, but when we read that it was doing the quarter mile consistently in the 12s. region, we were blown away. "This past weekend at the Palm Beach International Raceway in Florida, the National Electric Drag Racing Association awarded the Tesla Model S its stamp of officiation for being "the quickest production vehicle" in quarter mile tests." It ran the distance in 12.371 at 110.84mph, a number that is very impressive for very large and very fast combustion cars, let alone electric ones. It's even more impressive considering the Model S is rated at only 416HP and weighs in at a hefty 4,700 lbs. Clearly the electric power delivery and curve, and instantaneous torque, all combined with the lack of gear changes (it uses a single-speed gear-reduction transmission) produce the kind of thrust that is hard to match without consuming ridiculous amounts of gasoline. And don't forget that despite the blistering acceleration, the Model S is capable of traveling up to 350 miles on a charge, although of course this is with more sedate driving.
This car is still a luxury item, and it's not even one that will really save you money on the long run. It is however electric, and on par with luxury sedans in its class, cost-wise. So all else being equal, if you're really hankering for a greener ride but are worried about performance issues, the Tesla Model S won't let you down.
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Between December 11 and 21, we encouraged our players to celebrate change by donating their time and the coins they earn playing games in the virtual world of Club Penguin to make a difference in the real world.
Our third annual Coins for Change was a huge success, and we watched with pride as kids worked together and showed their passion for helping others. From playing games to earn extra coins they could donate to throwing fundraising parties in their igloos, everyone stepped up to do their part.
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- Peace centre to educate 20,000 young children displaced by war and conflict in Sri Lanka—War Child (warchild.ca) is dedicated to lessening the effects of poverty, providing education and defending and fighting for the rights of children whose lives have been torn apart by war.
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- Critical health care and treatment programs for impoverished children in Haiti—Partners In Health (pih.org)
- Construction of a health clinic in Kenya— Free The Children (freethechildren.org), has more than one million young people involved in innovative education and development programs in 45 countries.
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- Programs to inspire children to protect coral reefs in Indonesia, wetlands in China, and forests in South America to ensure food and clean water for communities and critical habitat for sea turtles, orangutans and other endangered species—Rare (rareconservation.org) supports real-life superheroes in more than 50 countries to protect the world's most endangered animals forests, rivers, oceans and the people that live near them.
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Best computer: how to choose the right one
When buying a new computer, it's easy to become confused by the sheer volume of technical decisions that you'll have to make.
How to choose the best desktop PC for you? Well, you might wonder how much RAM you'll need, for instance, which processor to choose or which graphics card to pick, what display to look for, which hard drive will be best for you – there are so many issues that it's difficult to know where to begin.
There is a simple way to at least begin cutting down the choices on offer, though, and ensure you get the best PC for your needs.
And that's to forget about the low-level technical specifications, and fine details like the brand of graphics card just for the moment and instead concentrate on something much more fundamental and important: what you will be expecting your system to do.
So read on to find out how to buy the best computer for you, then check out our 10 best desktop PCs on page 2.
Best computer: using your new PC
Take a moment to think about the sort of applications you'll want to run on your new PC, as these will help to decide which features your system will need.
If you only intend to run basic tasks – browsing the web, sending emails, running office-type software like Microsoft Word – then the good news is that most computers, even at the budget end of the market, will be able to cope with your requirements.
An entertainment PC can handle those basic jobs, too, but might also be used to watch TV and movies, listen to music, play some games, perhaps share music and video files across a home network. Systems like this need a little more in the way of hardware power, like a larger hard drive to store all your music and movies, as well as a big screen, a good sound card and speakers, but they still don't have to be too expensive. Many entertainment PCs are all-in-one PCs these days.
If you want to play the latest games with the best possible performance, then you'll need a gaming PC. This can be much more expensive, as not only will you need a quality screen, a good sound card and speakers, but you'll also require a powerful graphics card, fast hard drive and a decent processor.
And if you're not a gamer, but need to run some heavy-duty software – editing HD videos, say – then you'll need a high-end performance PC. This should include a powerful CPU, plenty of memory, and a large, fast hard drive, so expect a sizeable bill. But you may not need the large screen or powerful graphics card of the entertainment or gaming systems, which will help to keep prices down a little.
Best computer: netbook, laptop or desktop?
With the basic applications of your new computer resolved, it's time to think about the type of system that might be appropriate: a netbook, tablet, laptop or desktop?
Netbooks are compact notebooks with small screens (typically 10 to 12 inches), and components that are more about saving battery life than delivering raw power. So expect a slow CPU, only a little RAM (1 to 2GB, usually), no DVD drive, not too much hard drive space, and so on.
This is all that you need for basic web browsing, emailing and similar tasks, though. Their small size makes netbooks extremely portable (most are only around 1-1.5kg), battery life is usually very good at 4 to 10 hours, and you can buy some great systems from as little as £249. Our articles on the best laptop, and best Windows 8 tablet and best Windows 8 laptop will tell you more.
Laptops can seem bulky by comparison to their tiny netbook cousins: they might be more than twice the weight, with larger screens, and more powerful CPUs, which means battery life may struggle to reach 3 hours in some cases.
Of course they can also handle much more powerful applications, though. If you'll be spending hours typing on the system then you'll appreciate the larger keyboard. The built-in DVD drive makes it easier to install software and create backups, and high-end laptops can even deliver very acceptable gaming performance.
Again, we've a guide to suit everyone: The best cheap laptop focuses on budget systems, while our article on the best student laptops and the best 13″ laptops cover a wider range of systems.
The best gaming laptops guide reveals that you buy mobile gaming performance for as little as £599, while the more general Which laptop should I buy? article walks you through the buying process and explains how to make sure you get the right system for you.
If you don't need a computer you can carry around, though, a desktop will be your best option. These are larger, but deliver more power for your money, and are generally much easier to upgrade or reconfigure. So if you decide you need better gaming performance, say, you can just buy another graphics card at a later date, something that won't be possible at all with most netbooks or laptops.
But if you've already got a list of preferred PC manufacturers then it might be more interesting to think about the hardware that your new computer should include – and there's plenty to consider.
Best computer: technical specs
In the past, one of the first questions to ask about your new PC has been how much memory you'll need. These days, though, even many budget PCs come with 4 or 6GB of RAM.
If you're short of cash and only want to run very basic programs, perhaps to browse the web or send emails, then you might just about get away with 2GB. Maybe. But opting for 4GB will help to improve your system's performance, even here, so avoid skimping on memory if you possibly can.
- Best monitor: 10 top displays reviewed and rated
If you're buying a more high-end system, though, you might also want to consider the type of memory it should include to deliver the best results. Our article on How to buy RAM will tell you more.
It's a similar situation with hard drives. If you're buying a budget PC (around £400, say) then look for the highest capacity you can afford; we'd recommend at least 750GB, although even many budget PCs now include 1TB drives.
If you've more cash to spend, though, it's worth paying more attention to the technical details. Read How to buy the best new hard drive for a grounding in the basics. And if you've a big budget, then solid-state drives (SSDs) deliver the best performance around, though their capacities are low. Our guide to the best SSDs, or solid state drives, will tell you more.
To help you choose between a hard disk drive and a solid-state drive, take a look at our guide SSD vs HDD: which is best?
Then of course there's the issue of your computer's processor: which one is the best CPU? The good news here is that even the cheapest PCs now include CPUs with two cores, essentially separate processors that allow you to run multiple tasks at the same time. But even if money is tight, look for something with more cores, if you can: something like Intel's Core i3-530 or AMD's Athlon II X4 640 offer decent performance at a budget price.
While we've hopefully covered most of your concerns here, there may be one or two other issues you want to consider.
If you aim to play the latest games on your computer, for instance, the choice of graphics card will be critical. Let us help you out with our guide to the best graphics cards in the world today.
And whatever you're doing on your system, a quality LCD monitor will be crucial – so be sure to read our guide to the technical details you really need to know before you buy a monitor.
It's a lot to consider, then, but doing your homework now will really pay off later. And that's because understanding the features you need (and the ones you really don't) will both save you money and help you choose the best PC that will serve you well for years to come.
Which, of course, is the best news of all, because your systems' extended life means you won't have to go computer shopping again for a long, long time.
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Once a year the Super Bowl of Lowriding heats up the desert in Las Vegas, Nevada with the Lowrider Super Show. Just like everyone says, "If you're only going to one car show a year, make it this one." It really is that good. People literally travel from around the world to make it out to this one event, and they end up coming back year after year. With an event so large we wanted to break up the coverage into segments so we made sure to capture as much as possible.
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - UN resolution for Iraq restoration Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in UN resolution for Iraq restoration Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Current News View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message SNJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 61Location: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ii4n-sky/ Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 5:20 am Post subject: UN resolution for Iraq restoration UN resolution for Iraq restoration------ international cooperation have to be used for its restoration ON Oct.16th ,UN Security Council adopted the resolution 1511 about the pathway of Iraq ruling and the dispatch of multinational force by a unaninous vote. It showed its intention to take top priority on the Iraq people's benefit toward its restoration and recovering its order to the world. Since the first proposal of the resolution by US and UK, in the security council heated diplomatic negotiations had been done for one and half month. Although the proposal was feared to be withdrew at one time, the proposal was at last adopted after 5th revision and long persuasion and compromisation by US and UK. France and Germany insisted of the end of the occupation by US and UK with a time limit that US and UK had to transfer the sovereingnty to Iraq people within five month. Russia were against the Iraq restoration led by US. But all of them couldn't help casting approving votes in the name of putting a priority on the unity of the Security Council. Mr.Bush set out on a tour of Asia with visiting Japan on Oct 17th as a start. He has made utmost efforts into having adopting the resolution in time for his visit. Althoug it was barely in time, it was an important diplomatic success that the resolution was adopted by an unanemous vote. That a certain course to the restoration and the sovereingnty was shown through the resolution is going to become a strong foothold on the reconstruction of the unity of the security council. But it shouldn't be forgotten that the resolution is just a product through the political compromise. If each of US,UK,France,Germany and Russia makes the resolution failed, the security council will show its crack again and the authority of UN will be lost more, whoever will take the responsibility of the restoration. The group which has repeated the terror attacks there will gain momentum. The resolution gave an official guarantee as a multinational force to the voluntary nations under the unified command by US force. Iraq governing council (25 members) is asked to submit the schedule for a free election and drafting a new constitution by December 15th in the cooperation with UN secretary general. The sovereigning process led by US and UK being approved, US obtained a good reason but not substantial results. It seems to be difficult to achieve the aim of troop and fund which Mr.Bush asked each country for in the speech in UN. The biggest reason is supposed to stem from that a fundamental confrontation in the security council about the occupation and restration policy has not been dissolved. Technical knowledge and know-how of UN is important for US to occupy and restore Iraq. On the other hand, UN cannot protect itself from terror attacks by itself. Despite UN and US/UK need each other, only this resolution is not enough to shorten the distance between them. In order to lessen the gap between them, there is no way but having it more deep for US and UN to cooperate with each other on the site based on the real cooperative mind. France,Germany and Russia agreed with the resolution but they won't dispatch their troops nor support Iraq restoration. In the sense Japanese government, which promised prominently to support Iraq restoration, has a responsibility to explain the importance of international cooperation to US. It is important for US not to lose its attitude of persuasion and the spirit of cooperation that US showed at the time of adopting the resolution. Mr.Koizumi has to continue explaining Mr.Bush in every chance. Back to top DianaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 494Location: Guam, USA Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2003 11:50 pm Post subject: Rebuilding Iraq Rebuilding a country is not easy and it's going to take time. I don't think 5 months is sufficient time to rebuild a country. The work ahead is demanding. It will be difficult to help freedom take hold in a country that has known three decades of dictatorship, secret police, internal divisions, and war. It will be difficult to cultivate liberty and peace in the Middle East, after so many generations of strife. Yet, the security of our nation and the hope of millions now depends on America and the coalition forces. If the US and the coalitionleaves Iraq now, it will only create a hotbed of more terrorists. Therefore, stabilizing Iraq is important to the world. Also, a free and democratic Iraq will eventually have an impact on the Arab neighbors. Already, there are people in Iran protesting and demanding more reforms from their government. And Saudi Arabia is now getting more serious in cracking down on terrorism in their own country. Back to top SNJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 61Location: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ii4n-sky/ Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2003 12:21 am Post subject: RE Day by day,TV news reports other terror attacks against US troops and other ally's buildings. It's a mess and unbearable specutacle. But we have to be patient about this situation and to continue to support this country's restoration. I understand some countries are aginst the US-led restoration plan. That makes sense. So US have to change its monolateral policy. If US cannot change its policy, other nations won't participate in the Iraq's restoration plan. And then only US won't be able to complete that. US will give up that. In order prevent that, other countries have to pressure US.( needless to say, Japan has to) Back to top DianaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 494Location: Guam, USA Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 1:59 am Post subject: Yes, there are attacks on American troops but these attacks are mainly confined to the "sunni-triangle" area, which is considered Saddam's stronghold. There is more progress and stability outside the sunni-triangle area. In my opinion, I think our European allies prefer to see America fail. Back to top SNJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 61Location: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ii4n-sky/ Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 3:15 am Post subject: RE So in ur opinion, what should we do in order to get the Iraq restoration for the Iraq ordinary people? Back to top obelixJoined: 09 Feb 2003Posts: 304 Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 6:49 am Post subject: It would not hurt to disarm everybody. Back to top SNJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 61Location: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ii4n-sky/ Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:16 am Post subject: RE US troops is trying to disarm people in iraq, doesn't it? Is it possible to disarm everybody ?? i wonder what the anti-US terrorists are going to do Back to top DianaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 494Location: Guam, USA Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 12:43 pm Post subject: Disarmament It's not going to be easy to disarm the Iraqi people. These people like their guns and would want to keep for protection. They even shoot their guns in the air when celebrating a wedding. I think getting the Iraqi people invovled in fighting for their country is important. The US have already trained 100,000 army recruits and intends to get 170,000 trained before they pull out 30,000 Americans. As I see it, there are foreign fighters entering Iraq, and their Arab neighbors are not stopping these foreign fighters. The dictators in the region know that having a democratic Iraq will have a great impact on their country. If democracy succeeds in Iraq and the Arab world sees the Iraqis holding free elections, the rest of the Arabs in the region will want the same thing. It is through free elections that leaders are held to accountability. The dictators of Syria, Iran, Egypt, and all the surrounding region are pretty much against Iraq becoming a democracy. They have good reason to see democracy fail. As for our European allies such as France, they would rather see the US fail rather than succeed. Back to top BakaGaijinJoined: 26 Jul 2003Posts: 226Location: Houston, Texas Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 1:14 pm Post subject: Re: RE SN wrote: US troops is trying to disarm people in iraq, doesn't it? Is it possible to disarm everybody ?? i wonder what the anti-US terrorists are going to do Blow up more things both in their country and the US more than likely. Either way, I wish they would just be at peace for a while instead of attacking everyone. Can't we all just be nice?!_________________ I'm Kevin Tillman. Japanese Exchange and Teaching ALT Back to top SNJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 61Location: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ii4n-sky/ Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 10:06 pm Post subject: RE it is difficult to let Iraq people demilitarized complitely. it is important to let them protect themselves from the terrorists. But when US fails, what will happen? more mess will come. thats it. other countries have to intervene in US diplomatics(or military strategy). Japan and other asian countries sure do. Back to top DianaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 494Location: Guam, USA Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 3:25 am Post subject: The United States is determined NOT to fail. They understand the importance of having Iraq become a democratic nation. If we are to fight against terrorism, then the key is to place democracy into the heart of the Arab nation where dictators rule. It is said that the more democratic countries there are in the world, the safer the world would be. Back to top SNJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 61Location: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ii4n-sky/ Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 3:47 am Post subject: RE it sounds that your opinion is based on one side of the things, from the western "democratic" value. needless to say, I prefer living in free "democratic" country. but the Busy's way, "cowboy style" resolution doesn't always work. and also US troops had withdrew fromt a domestic dispute in anywhere africa up in the air. In this Iraq issue, if Mr.Bush think that this Vietnam-like situation isnt advatageous to his reelection, it is likely that he ll withdraw the US troops. I dont know what sort of excuse he will hit upon. Back to top DianaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 494Location: Guam, USA Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 4:29 am Post subject: Paying the costs. I know that the United Nations and the International community would prefer to contain Saddam and go through UN inspections regardless that Saddam had already violated 17 UN resolutions. However, it was America who paid the price even for containing Saddam. Our soldiers were killed through the Khobar Towers bombing and other terrorist attacks on them as they were stationed in Saudi Arabia containing Saddam. It was the American people who paid the price and bore the brunt of Arab hate as they did what the United Nations and the international community wanted. This price tag also included the 911 attacks because Bin Laden was against US soldiers being in Saudi Arabia. He believed that only muslims (not Christians) should step on the sacred lands of Saudi Arabia because that is ordained in his Prohpet Mohammed. And what were US soldiers doing in Saudi Arabia? They were containing Saddam just like the UN wanted. I think America is aware that if they leave Iraq now, they would only be creating a hotbed for terrorists. Back to top SNJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 61Location: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ii4n-sky/ Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 12:32 pm Post subject: RE I pay respectation to US soldiers who are fighting in Iraq now in the tremendous danger. And other countries have to cooperate in order to recover the peace of Iraq. It is certain that price tag to do that is very expensive. And it is US itself who raised the price. Most countries didn't want simple solution by force. Mainly US and UK wanted. This makes Ramsfield plunge into bad fix because of the favrication of Sadam's "Mass Destruction Weapon" . Why cannnot US learn from its history? Back to top DianaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 494Location: Guam, USA Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 9:24 pm Post subject: Re: RE I think that if America were to have followed the United Nations, the price would be much higher and it would still be the Americans who would bear the most devastating cost. David Kay's first three months progress report in Iraq was just delivered to Congress last month. Kay's report clearly showed that Saddam was indeed deceiving the United Nations and built a weapons program that he could quickly start up without the UN's notice. David Kay's full report is found on this website: http://www.cia.gov/cia/public_affairs/speeches/2003/david_kay_10022003.html Taking an excerpt from the weblink, this is what the world now knows today: What have we found and what have we not found in the first 3 months of our work? We have discovered dozens of WMD-related program activities and significant amounts of equipment that Iraq concealed from the United Nations during the inspections that began in late 2002. The discovery of these deliberate concealment efforts have come about both through the admissions of Iraqi scientists and officials concerning information they deliberately withheld and through physical evidence of equipment and activities that ISG has discovered that should have been declared to the UN. Let me just give you a few examples of these concealment efforts, some of which I will elaborate on later: 1. A clandestine network of laboratories and safehouses within the Iraqi Intelligence Service that contained equipment subject to UN monitoring and suitable for continuing CBW research. 2. A prison laboratory complex, possibly used in human testing of BW agents, that Iraqi officials working to prepare for UN inspections were explicitly ordered not to declare to the UN. 3. Reference strains of biological organisms concealed in a scientist's home, one of which can be used to produce biological weapons. 4. New research on BW-applicable agents, Brucella and Congo Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), and continuing work on ricin and aflatoxin were not declared to the UN. 5. Documents and equipment, hidden in scientists' homes, that would have been useful in resuming uranium enrichment by centrifuge and electromagnetic isotope separation (EMIS). 6. A line of UAVs not fully declared at an undeclared production facility and an admission that they had tested one of their declared UAVs out to a range of 500 km, 350 km beyond the permissible limit. 7. Continuing covert capability to manufacture fuel propellant useful only for prohibited SCUD variant missiles, a capability that was maintained at least until the end of 2001 and that cooperating Iraqi scientists have said they were told to conceal from the UN. 8. Plans and advanced design work for new long-range missiles with ranges up to at least 1000 km - well beyond the 150 km range limit imposed by the UN. Missiles of a 1000 km range would have allowed Iraq to threaten targets through out the Middle East, including Ankara, Cairo, and Abu Dhabi. 9. Clandestine attempts between late-1999 and 2002 to obtain from North Korea technology related to 1,300 km range ballistic missiles --probably the No Dong -- 300 km range anti-ship cruise missiles, and other prohibited military equipment. The United Nations wanted to continue to contain Saddam using American and British troops in the region despite the fact that Saddam have already violated 17 UN resolutions, despite the fact that Saddam have deceived the UN inspectors several times, and despite the fact that Americans are now more of a target in the middle east after the 911 attacks. If in the long run, Saddam managed to obtain the fizzle material needed to build his nuclear bomb through the many smugglings going on through Syria, Jordan, and Egypt, it will be America who will be called upon to face Saddam. Testimonies obtained from Iraqi scientists and senior government officials showed that Saddam Hussein remained firmly committed to acquiring nuclear weapons. These officials assert that Saddam would have resumed nuclear weapons development at some future point. And when that time happens, the question the Americans will ask themselves is whether they should sacrifice New York City, Tel Aviv, or the Saudi oil fields in order to save Saudi Arabia, Israel, Kuwait, or the entire Middle East. You said that Rumsfield fabricated or lied about Saddam's weapons of mass destruction? What was the fabrication? Before the US-led war, the entire world (including the UN) believed that Saddam had those WMD, and those reports were not only based on the CIA but on other reports as well. The White House believed that Saddam had those weapons of mass destruction based on the following: 1. Records from US companies as well as other companies in Britain, Germany, France, and Russia stating that these weapons of mass destruction were imported to Iraq. America was one of those countries who GAVE these weapons to Saddam in the 1980s when Iraq was still their ally. Now the question remains - what did Saddam do to those weapons that the US, Britian, Fraince, Russia, and Germany gave to him? 2. Saddam's use of chemcial weapons on the Iranians and Iraqi Kurds in the 1980s. It is a FACT that Saddam have used chemcial weapons against Iran and in his oppression against the Iraqi Kurds, and both the Iranians and Iraqi Kurds can testify to that. 3. The variety of credible international reports that addressed the state of Iraqi weapons development (such as the Institute for Science and International Security, Moneterey Institute of International Studies, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Centre for Strategic Studies, Federation of American Scientists, IISS, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, and the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control: Iraq Watch). 4. Finds of UNSCOM and the IAEA. According to UNSCOM, between 1991 and 1998, it supervised the destruction of over 40,000 filled and unfilled chemical munitions and 411 tonnes fo bulk CW agents. However, UNSCOM reported that the destruction of about 2000 unfilled munitions was uncertain, that the destruction by melting of 15,000 rockets was not verifiable, and that 500 mustard-filled shells remained unaccounted for. 5. Records of UN contracts of equipment that could be used as dual purposes being imported to Iraq. Therefore, as anyone can plainly see, Bush nor Rumsfield lied about Saddam having WMD. The question one should ask is what did Saddam do to those weapons of mass destruction? Also, Saddam's lack of cooperation during the 12 years while he was under the UN only made things worse for him and brought about his downfall. Saddam had consistently interfered and blocked UN inspections. He even had UN inspectors shot at and held hostage at one point until the inspectors surrender documents they obtained in Iraq. For someone who seems to claim to have nothing to hide, he certainly went through a lot of trouble during those 12 years as he tried to deceive UN inspectors. 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Link to the Internatioanl Insect Centre
Save the Date: Invitation to 2nd Global Conference
"Insects to Feed the World"
Call for papers
Dear colleagues,
The 1st International Conference "Insects to feed the world" was held from 14-17 May 2014 in Ede (Wageningen), the Netherlands. Dr. Arnold van Huis and Dr. Paul Vantomme (FAO senior officer) served as the chair persons. The conference brought together for the first time the largest assembly of stakeholders from all over the world to consider key aspects of collection, production, processing, nutrition, marketing and consumption related to insects in a global multi-stakeholder dialogue. The conference marked an important step towards mobilizing the potential of insects as human food and animal feed to contribute to global food security and in particular to exchange information on the feasibility of mass rearing of insects to increase the availability of animal proteins in a more sustainable way.
The 2nd International Conference "Insects to Feed the World" aims to address all aspects related to insects as food and feed and will bring together research scientists, government officials and private sector representatives from the food and feed sector from both developing and developed countries. The overall objective of the conference is to further explore the potential of edible insects for food and feed security.
1. General overview of our present food/feed production systems and the role of insects.
2. General overview of using insects in China for food, feed and healthcare
3. Ethno-entomology: history and status of use of edible insects by specific peoples in given countries.
4. Farming insects as food and feed.
5. Nutrition, processing and conservation of edible insects.
6. Insects as food and feed components and supplements.
7. Environmental issues in gathering and farming insects.
8. Food safety, legislation and policy.
9. Market analysis and economic evaluation.
10. Consumer attitudes.
11. Need for further research and policy formulation, resources science, biology and ecology of edible insects.
The conference targets people from all over the world and we invite all to participate in activities such as oral and poster presentations, discussion groups, and symposia. Prominent experts from diverse backgrounds will update us about the newest developments. All attendants are welcome to actively participate in the various activities, including the excursions to be organized during the last day to scientific institutes, private enterprises and the catering industry. Please distribute the information above internationally and locally through all your contacts, channels and networks. In case of any need of assistance, please don't hesitate to get in contact with
Dr. Longyu Zheng (Huazhong Agricultural University, China. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com),
Dr. Arnold van Huis (Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Dr. Jeffery K. Tomberlin (Texas A&M University, USA. Email: email@example.com).
We look forward to a great conference and to welcoming you in Wuhan, China.
Our best regards, Local organizing committee of IFW 2018
Link to Montana State University 28th Annual Bug Buffet
A Huge Success - Record 800 Persons Attend!
Local Paper Chronicles 28th Annual Bug Buffet
Link to The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Report
Considers Risks of Eating Insects
Newsweek/Europe: EU Roadblock/Regulation to Widespread Consumption of Insects as High Quality Human Food? Outdated Prejudices?
Farming Insects For Food - Shobhita Soor - TEDMED Presentation
Please click link: Farming Insects For Food, then click the Play Button
Determining the contribution that insects can make to addressing the protein deficit in Europe
PROteINSECT Consensus Business Case Report
(pdf download - 53 pages)
WPSU - Penn State
Take Note: Florence Dunkel on Entomophagy, or Eating Insects
Penn State Panel on Food Insects
Creepy, Crawly, Crunchy: Can Insects Feed the Future?
Popular Science (magazine) Spreads Food Insect Knowledge
Eating Innovation Detroit, Exploring the Culture of Insects as
Food and Feed, 26-28 May 2016, Wayne State University
The Potential for Entomophagy to Address Undernutrition
Article authors:
Luc Nadeau, Isaac Nadeau, Frank Franklin, and Florence Dunkel
Please click here for pdf file download
Prof Arnold van Huis: The Global Impact of Insects
(Link to his final address upon his retirement from Waginengen University, The Netherlands, 20 November 2014).
Congratulations Professor van Huis!
You have had a highly positive impact on getting the World to understand that insects as a very viable source of needed protein.
Hartelijk Bedankt/Thank You
Cricket farmer says crop could help solve world food shortage
Canadian Farm Wants to Put Crickets in Your Kitchen
"I ate crickets because they're the future of food."
Insects to Feed the World - FAO Conference 2014
ICN2 Second International Conference on Nutrition
Food and Agriculture Oganization of the United Nations
MIT Technology Review:
Insect Farming Is Taking Shape as Demand for Animal Feed Rises
Congratulations to Drs. Arnold Van Huis and Marcel Dicke
Wageningen University, The Netherlands
The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet
Please see Scientific American, September 2014 (US) issue, page 96.
National Geographic enters the Insects as Food Arenahttp://www.nationalgeographic.org/videos/edible-insects
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
Insects to Feed the World Conference
Wageningen University
14-17 May 2014, Ede Netherlands
There were 450 participants from 45 countries. Disciplinary origins ranged from entomologists, psychologists, microbiologists, physicians, veterinarians, nutritionists, to federal government regulatory officers, chefs, designers, architects, and entrepreneurs; a most amazing combination of people. Creativity, science, enthusiasm for sustainable living and food production, all in one place. FAO: Insects as Food and Feed
Sebastian Stokhof De Jong's Poster (Co-author, Dr. Florence Dunkel)
Trends in Emerging American and Canadian Edible Insect Businesses
Presented at the
International Conference - Insects to Feed the World
International Conference - Insects to Feed the World
Ede, The Netherlands, 14-17 May 2014
pdf file download
Wageningen University
Edible Insects: Articles from and about our Research Group
New Food Insects Organization
Little Herds - Austin, Texas
"Little Herds is an Austin nonprofit organization educating the next generation about the environmental and health benefits of edible insects. Our purpose is to educate our community about this environmentally sound and economically viable way to feed not only ourselves, but others around the world."
Please click the Video Clips link in the left panel to view
Chinese TV video clips about Chinese TV reporters' visits with
David Gracer and Dr. Florence Dunkel
Famine Food Legends #3: Bug Bites: on YouTube
Insects are eaten daily by billions of people around the world, most of whom do not suffer from hunger. Paul Vontomme, an expert from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), says that insects are actually one of the most efficient sources of protein available. The idea that "eating bugs" is something only a starving person would do is the latest misconception about hunger debunked by WFP's Famine Food Myths series
Flies naturally swarm to discarded food, and in feasting on it extract the nutrients and energy, leaving nothing to waste.
Dayton, Ohio Daily News
Order Daniella Martin's new book
Edible: An Adventure into the World of Eating Insects
and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet
"Speaking in plain, but engaging language, Daniella Martin draws us into her adventure in the world of edible insects. Side-by-side with Daniella, we follow her around the world, beginning with her quest into ancient Aztec cuisine as a cultural anthropology student and traveling up to the present moment with her as a media celebrity and an accomplished gourmet chef. This is not just an entertaining coffee-table book but a moment to ask serious questions about cultural aversions that are now stumbling blocks in our quest for healthy diets in a sustainable world." Dr. Florence V. Dunkel
University of Wisconsin Honors Dr. Gene DeFoliart
Article by David Tennenbaum
UN Recommends Eating More Bugs!
Start-Up Wins $1 Million to Tackle Global Food Crisis -- With Edible Insects - Hult Prize - Article in Huffington Post
To see Daniella Martin - Girl Meets Bug - Video of Preparing and Eating a Scorpion, please click the Culinary Arts link in left panel
This is a good time to consult the information-rich report released this week by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) on Edible Insects. There is a 190 page version and a 4 page summary available to download. See below: JUST RELEASED! for the FAO link.
Have a taste of the sustainable future. Bug Appetite!
FAO Forestry Paper #171
Edible insects: Future prospects for food and feed security
Congratulations to Arnold van Huis, Joost Van Itterbeeck, Harmke Klunder, Esther Mertens, Afton Halloran, Giulia Muir, and Paul Vantomme on a beautiful, well organized, and interesting paper. The diversity of topics in great detail all in one document is what stands out, making this a monumental piece of work. This will be useful around the world, particularly in Western cultures who so much need a document of this level of seriousness. Congratulations and thank you to this team for their dedication, organization, global perspective, and attention to detail.
New FAO Article
The Contribution of Insects to Food Security, Livelihoods,
and the Environment (pdf download)
The GIANT of Insects as Food for Humans
Dr. Gene DefoliartLink to Dr. Defoliart's Obituary
We will forever honor Dr. Gene Defoliart
Founder and Sustainer of The Food Insects Newsletter
Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Dr. Defoliart speaks via YouTube to an Entomological Society of America (ESA) Symposium in San Diego, CA - December 2010
Link to Students' Debate on Entomophagy
at the
Entomological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meetings
Knoxville, TN on Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Web link now on Video Clips Page (left panel) YouTube TEDxBozeman presentation by Dr. Florence Dunkel: "What's for Lunch?"
Filmed 23 March 2012, Bozeman MT.
We are concerned about our sustainable food practices right now and for the near future. We are concerned about overharvesting our oceans. We are concerned about running out of land, water, and fossil fuels, just to produce beef which is a much higher methane producer while Galleria and other land shrimp, the insects, are more nutritious and more efficient converters of food into protein. Try land shrimp. They are more nutritious and more gentle on the environment than beef. Open your world to other ways of knowing---knowledge developed over millennia by other-than-western cultures.
Persons attending the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Conference
"Assessing the Potential of Insects as Food and Feed
in Assuring Food Security"
Rome, Italy, 23-25 January 2012
24 February 2012 at Montana State University New Yorker Magazine Article Grub
August 15 & 22 2011 Edition
Eating Bugs to Save the Planet BY DANA GOODYEAR The Six-Legged Meat of the Future, Wall Street Journal
Dicke and van Huis, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Please see new Coming Food Insects Events link entry (right panel)
Please see the YouTube links in the Video Clips page (link in left panel)
for the Food Insects Symposium at the annual meetings of the
Entomological Society of America, San Diego, December 2010.
Also please review the News page (link in left panel)
for other current articles in newspapers and magazines.
View Marcel Dicke's TED Presentation: "Why not eat insects?"
Link to Marcel Dicke's Web Site on TED
Link to Marcel Dicke's Research Web Site
Web site link: Girl Meets Bug
Edible Insects: the Eco-Logical Alternative


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Mel? Huh, I guess she didn't like her graduation gift… (By the by, can it really be called graduation when you're only graduating into more school???) Hmm, mayhap she's avoiding our little game; however, for someone who has survived being set on fire (multiple times), punctured by blades (upon occasion), and any other general torture, I'd truly be surprised if a little game of darts causes flight.
By the by, apparently my new nickname is Murrey. Don't ask, long story. However, if anyone has seen Stargate SG-1, you may intuit the reason for my rather extreme amusement.
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Miller, Molina Lead Cardinals to Victory
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Rookie Shelby Miller pitched five shutout innings and Yadier Molina had a two-run double to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.
Miller (8-4), who had to wait out a rain delay of 1 hour, 59 minutes to start the game, left due to cramping in his right leg. He allowed just two hits and struck out five in the shortest start of his career. His previous shortest stint was 5 1-3 innings at Los Angeles on May 26.
Kevin Siegrist and Seth Manness followed Miller and combined for two shutout innings before Trevor Rosenthal allowed a run in the eighth on a broken bat single by Nate Schierholtz. Edward Munica gave up a homer to Darwin Barney with two outs in the ninth, but still earned his 20th save in 20 opportunities.
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http://mmajunkie.com Due to Thanksgiving, Spike TV does not air a new episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 12" this week.
Instead, a two-hour regular-season finale airs next week, Dec. 1, with both of the tournament's semifinal matchups.
The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale, a live event that crowns a show winner, then airs live from Las Vegas on Dec. 4.
Next Wednesday's two-hour season-ending episode kicks off at a special time of 9 p.m. ET/PT. The TUF 12 Finale also airs at 9 p.m. ET/PT three days later.
The semifinal matchups include Team GSP's Kyle Watson vs. Team GSP's Jonathan Brookins and Team GSP's Michael Johnson vs. Team Koscheck's Nam Phan. This season featured UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and top contender Josh Koscheck as coaches. Their title fight takes place Dec. 11 at UFC 124.
In place of a new episode of this week, Spike TV replays episode No. 10, which initially aired this past Wednesday with the final two quarterfinal-round matchups.
For the latest on "The Ultimate Fighter 12" and The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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Some are content to go with the flow; others have "Top Gun syndrome"--they feel the need for speed. They're the ones fueling the speed-dating approach to love, dominating the fast lane on the freeway and buying the fastest computers they can find. If you can relate, you may be interested in buying a franchise that has a specific vision for fast growth. We'll help accelerate your search: Here's a quick look at the 105 franchises that grew the fastest over the past year.
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