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For over 100 years, Georgia has been known as a premiere bobwhite quail hunting destination and the Georgia General Assembly even designated the bobwhite as the State Gamebird in 1970.
However, due to extensive changes in Georgia's landscape over the last 75+ years the quail population has declined drastically, and consequently so have the number of quail hunters. The good news is there is growing interest in quail restoration. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resource Division is working with landowners through the Bobwhite Quail Initiative (BQI) to restore habitat for quail, songbirds and other grass-forb-shrub dependent wildlife species.
"Through BQI we are working with private landowners and land managers to restore and enhance habitat for bobwhites, songbirds, rabbits, wild turkeys and other wildlife around the edges of crop fields and within pine stands," said Reggie Thackston, WRD Private Lands Program Manager and coordinator of the BQI.
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The Division recently hosted a landowner field day at Riverbend Wildlife Management Area in Laurens County. Topics included: quail habitat restoration and management, habitat fragmentation, predator management, supplemental feeding, control of exotic/invasive species, improving pine stands for quail and dove field management.
The field day was co-sponsored by AgGeorgia Farm Credit, Georgia Forestry Commission, Tall Timbers Research Station – Albany Quail Project, and the National Wild Turkey Federation.
Quail Habitat Needs
Quail, like other wildlife species, have specific habitat needs. WRD BQI Biologist James Tomberlin explains there are three major components of quail habitat: 1) nesting cover – clumps of native grass like broomsedge and/or 2-year old weedy growth; 2) brood range – typically 1-year old vegetative growth with canopied weeds like ragweed, beggarweed and partridge pea that have bareground underneath so chicks can forage for insects and seeds; and 3) escape cover – brambles and thickets. Providing these three components is critical to restoring and sustaining quail populations across the landscape.
"We're working with landowners to manage the edges of crop fields and adjacent pine stands for bobwhites and proving this can be done without significantly impacting the farming operation," says Tomberlin. "BQI and other studies have shown that placing as little as 10 percent of the land in the right kind of cover can significantly increase bobwhite populations and songbird use while also reducing soil erosion and improving water quality."
Many species of wildlife, such as quail, also are victims of habitat fragmentation.
"Habitat fragmentation occurs when large continuous blocks of suitable habitat are split into smaller and smaller pieces through land use changes. These habitat islands or fragments become incapable of sustaining bobwhite populations long-term," says Thackston.
The goal of the BQI program is to work with enough landowners and even facilitate formation of "landowner cooperatives" so that large blocks of habitat will be managed to provide suitable habitat for quail. This will improve the quail population response to habitat management and ultimately improve quail hunting.
However, the benefits can impact more than hunters. Improving habitat for quail also means improved habitat for many species of wildlife that use this habitat type and it could help rural economies by attracting hunters and potentially provide an opportunity for quail hunting leases.
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Treating the moon as an ideal, bright Lambertian reflector, I was trying to compare its efficiency as a light source to an equally-sized flat sheet of drywall. It's pretty straightforward to set the problem up, but I'm not so sure of my calculus. I got that the flat sheet of drywall would provide 50% more illumination in full moon conditions as compared to the spherical moon, treating both of them as smooth, diffuse lossless reflectors. I wonder if anyone wants to second-guess my math?
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Officials at the Nemaha Natural Resources District announced recently that a section of the 22-mile Steamboat Trace that parallels the Missouri River is again suffering from flood damage.
The section in question is about a three-mile stretch north of Brownville in Nemaha County between the bridges that cross Honey Creek and Weldon Creek. NRD crews were on site attempting to address the damage which has left some ditches and eroded areas in the crushed rock surface. Until more permanent, corrective action can be taken, visitors are urged to proceed with caution through that area and heed any directions and precautions listed on posted signs. It is recommended that those on bicycles walk their way through the rough spots.
Flood waters have receded for now, but more rains could bring additional problems. For more information about the status of the Steamboat Trace, contact the Nemaha NRD at 402-335-3325 or check our website at www.nemahanrd.org.
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Minka Lavery 1884-357 Iron Oxide 3 Light 1 Tier Linear Chandelier from the Lyric Collection
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That interview was followed by an art contest involving Demetria and Paul!
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Published: Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, September 23, 2013 at 12:49 a.m.
Fresh off a bye week, South Carolina is set to make a rare non-conference road trip to a non-ACC team as the Gamecocks will travel to Orlando to face Central Florida Saturday afternoon.
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South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier expects his team to have its hands full as UCF is 3-0 on the year and beat Penn State on the road last week. Central Florida, which also had a bye this weekend, won 10 games a year ago and appears poised to have another impressive season in its first year in the American Athletic Conference.
"Hopefully our guys are rested up a little bit and ready to really prepare for Central Florida," Spurrier said during his teleconference on Sunday. "They're an outstanding team that's 3-0. We've got to go down there and really play better than we've been playing."
This game will mark the first time since Spurrier arrived at South Carolina that the Gamecocks will travel for an out of conference game against a team not from the ACC. Spurrier said the schedule worked out to where the matchup worked for both teams.
"I think it was one of those deals where Central Florida said we'll go up there twice if y'all come down here once," Spurrier said. "We said that's fine, and it worked out that we got seven home games anyway this year, so it just worked out that way."
The last time USC took the field the Gamecocks jumped out to a 28-0 first-half lead but struggled down the stretch and held on for a 35-25 win over Vanderbilt.
After a disappointing final quarter against the Commodores in which Carolina was outscored 15-0, Spurrier is hopeful his team will play better after the week off.
"Teams should improve as the season progresses," he said. "Hopefully we're going to be one of them that improves, does not go backwards. We're looking forward to this game down at Central Florida."
One area in particular Spurrier hopes the Gamecocks can improve is on kickoff return. USC has struggled to reach the 25-yard line throughout the year and fumbled during the fourth quarter against Vandy.
"We're not returning any punts or kickoffs very well, but we'll keep working at it," Spurrier said. "I think now they've got to be a little smarter too. You can't tell your guy to take it out of the end zone if it's five yards deep, keep it in there and let's start from the 25."
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Lemon Tart
Categories: Cakes/pies, Christmas, Easter, Entertaining, Sweet, Thanksgiving
Type: Desserts and Baked Goods
Type: Desserts and Baked Goods
With its creamy lemon filling, this tart is perfect with seasonal fruit
Prep Time: 35 mins, plus 1 hr chilling
Cooking Time: cook 45 mins
Serves: makes 6-8 servings
For the filling
- 1 cup sugar
- 5 large eggs
- grated zest and juice of 4 lemons
- 1 cup heavy cream
For the pastry
- 1 1 / 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling the dough
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 6 tbsp chilled butter, diced
- 1 large egg
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- To make the filling, whisk the sugar and eggs, then whisk in the lemon zest and juice. Whisk in the cream. Cover and refrigerate while making the pastry shell.
- To make the dough, stir the flour and sugar together in a bowl. Add the butter and rub it with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs. Mix the egg yolk with 3 tbsp cold water. Add to the flour mixture and stir until the dough comes together.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a 1/8in (3mm) round circle and use to line a 9in (23cm) tart pan with a removable bottom. Prick it lightly all over with a fork. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line the dough with wax paper and fill with baking beans. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the paper and beans and bake for 10 minutes more, until the crust is golden and crisp. Remove from the oven. Reduce the oven temperature to 275°F (140°C).
- Place the tart pan on a baking sheet. Pour the chilled lemon mixture into the pastry shell, taking care that the filling doesn't spill over the edges. Bake for 30 minutes, or until just set. Let cool, remove the sides of the pan and serve.
- 35 mins, plus 1 hr chilling; cook 45 mins
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(February 25, 2013)—Winds gusting to speeds of 45 miles per hour or higher caused scattered damage Monday throughout Central Texas and snapped utility poles and tree limbs, leaving thousands without power.
A wind advisory was in effect until 4 a.m. Tuesday for all of Central Texas as a system pushed through the region.
In Temple, the high winds downed a tree, which landed on top of a parked minivan.
In Lorena, wind toppled a storage building.
The wind may have been a factor in an accident in which a dump truck ended up on its side Monday afternoon near the Temple landfill, but police have not yet determined the cause of the crash.
No other details were immediately available.
The wind tore a patio awning off at the Redeemed Christian Church of God at 3101 Florence Rd. in Killeen.
It ended up in front of the building where a member spotted it.
There were scattered reports of downed power lines throughout the area.
Late Monday afternoon, about 5,000 customers were without power in Bell County, most of them in the Killeen area.
About 100 outages were reported in the Waco area.
High winds at Killeen-Fort Hood Regional airport led to the cancellation of seven incoming American Eagle flights and five outgoing flights.
One American Eagle flight was delayed and a United flight from Houston was diverted to Austin.
A single flight was canceled at Waco Regional Airport because of high winds at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
The wind advisory in Central Texas remains in effect until 4 a.m. Tuesday and southwest winds of 25 to 35 miles per hour with higher gusts are expected through the afternoon and evening.
To the north, snow could mix with rain Monday afternoon along and northwest of a line from Eastland to Bridgeport, but no accumulations were expected.
Overnight snow could fall in areas north of a line from Eastland to Cleburne and accumulations of as much as 1 inch are possible along a line from Graham to Sherman, mostly on grassy areas and elevated surfaces.
But it could be worse.
Conditions were so bad Monday morning in parts of West Texas and the Panhandle that state troopers were unable to respond to calls for assistance and National Guard units were mobilizing.
The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for much of the region and predicts as much as 12 to 18 inches of snow in Amarillo, with the rest of the area between 6 to 14 inches.
Winds gusting at speeds as high as 65 miles per hour were creating whiteout conditions.
The Texas Department of Transportation closed Interstate 40 westbound to New Mexico, and portions of Interstate 27 between Amarillo and Lubbock and says all roads in the Panhandle are considered impassable.
Spokesman Paul Braun warned of snow drifts approaching a foot or higher on some roads. He asks residents to stay inside unless absolutely necessary.
Texas Tech and many other schools in the area canceled classes.
Gov. Rick Perry activated National Guard personnel to provide assistance as needed in the region.
As this blizzard makes its way through the panhandle and conditions warrant, we will continue to push state resources to the area to assist impacted communities," Perry said.
"Visibility in many places is quickly deteriorating, and I urge all Texans in the storm's path to remain vigilant and heed warnings from local officials," he said.
The state is sending 23 National Guard troops and nine high-profile vehicles to stage in Amarillo, Pampa, Childress and Lubbock.
The Department of Public Safety Disaster District Committee in Amarillo was activated and committees in Lubbock and Wichita Falls were prepared to activate.


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Gene Genie is the blog carnival of genes and gene-related diseases. Our plan is to cover the whole genome before 2082 (it means 14-15 genes every two weeks). But we also accept articles on the news of genomics and personalized genetics. Let's get ready to the geneticalization:
Hsien-Hsien Lei at Eye on DNA tells us that New Line Genetics and SellMyDNA.com Offer $5,000 for Your DNA. Would you sell it?
Nature's Nascent has a short report about the amazing story of Hugh Rienhoff, his daughter and her DNA.
Misha Angrist at Genomeboy comments the same story in the Don't try this at home, kids post.
Steve Murphy, our Gene Sherpa, expresses his opinion on a new gene in sudden cardiac death.
Ramūnas Janavičius at Cancer-Genetics examines the single nucleotides polymorphisms of the gene SMAD7 which is important in scleroderma as well.
Larry Moran, our favourite professor and author of Sandwalk, has a post about diversity and the major histocompatibility (MHC) loci.
Elaine Warburton at Genetics and Health targets the FOXP2 gene which is believed to play a role in speech and language and wishes Happy Birthday to BRCA2!
PZ Myers at Pharyngula says mutations in the CFTR gene cause Cystic Fibrosis.
Alan Cann at MicrobiologyBytes reports that a variation in two key genes can predict the course of progression to AIDS.
Razib Kahn at Gene Expression has a reference-full article about the Neandertals' red hair.
Genome Sequencing and Genetic Research:
Strange facts about DNA, genes, genetics and the human genome.
Philippe Campeau at OMMBID Blog shares some articles about neurotransmitter diseases with us.
Ramunas again with Knome | The First Whole-Genome Sequencing Co.
David Hamilton at VentureBeat presents gene-expression diagnostics.
T. Ryan Gregory at Genomicron asks a strange question: Are you a cat genome person or a dog genome person?
The Biotech Weblog had an interesting post about a FISH-based test identifing genetic abnormalities in plasma cell malignancies.
Nautilus talks about an important issue, Opportunities for women in early genetics.
The study of the week award goes to the PredictER blog: Genetic Research: Watson or Spears?
Personalized Genetics:
Deepak Singh at business|bytes|genes|molecules presents a cautionary note about Your personal health.
Rahul Shetty at Constructive Medicine examines the exact definition of Personal Health Records.
Elaine Warburton at Genetics and Health raised some concerns: Personalized Medicine leaves public confused.
And on Scienceroll, I continued my series about the best posts of personalized genetics in this weekend's summary part one and part two.
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Poll Finds Support Fading for Syria Attack
Only 33% Favor Action as Backing by GOP, Independents Slumps; Almost 75% Say Focus Needs to Be on Home Turf
President Barack Obama's push for Congress to authorize military action in Syria faces headwinds from an American public that increasingly is wary of overseas entanglements and doubtful that an attack would benefit the U.S.
In a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey, just 33% of those polled said Congress should approve Mr. Obama's request to attack Syria, while less than a quarter thinks military action is in the national interest.
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More daunting for the president is that support for U.S. involvement is declining as the political negotiations over a potential strike play out.
At the end of August, an NBC News poll found that half of Americans backed a limited set of airstrikes to destroy Syrian military units in response to an alleged government-directed gas attack that killed more than 1,400 civilians. In less than two weeks since then, support for a limited attack dropped to 44%, the new poll found.
"As the public hears more information, they are coming down on the side of 'don't do it,' " said Bill McInturff, a Republican pollster who conducted the survey with Democratic pollsters Fred Yang and Peter Hart.
Public unease over military action in Syria overlaps with growing opposition to interventions aimed at promoting freedom and democracy abroad, and increasing support for focusing the country's resources on needs at home.
Almost 75% of participants in the new poll said the country should focus on domestic problems instead of working to promote democracy elsewhere, a sharp shift from 2005, when 54% said the U.S. should keep its focus at home.
The shift was dramatic among conservatives, underscoring a widening isolationist streak within the GOP. Since 2005, support for promoting democracy overseas has fallen among Republicans to 19% from 60%. More than three-quarters of Republicans now say the U.S. should focus on challenges at home, up from just 32% who said that in 2005.
The poll found almost six in 10 Americans expressing disapproval of how Mr. Obama has dealt with the Syria situation and just a third saying he had made a convincing case for action.
"The American red line is, 'Stay out,' and it will be a heavy lift to move public opinion with just one speech," said Mr. Hart, the Democratic pollster, speaking of Mr. Obama's Tuesday night televised address to the nation.
Should Congress turn down the president's request to authorize force, 59% of those polled said they would oppose Mr. Obama moving ahead on his own to deploy strikes against Syria.
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The new survey of 1,000 adults, taken between Thursday and Sunday, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1%. It comes at the start of a week in which Mr. Obama and his top aides plan a full-out effort to convince the public and members of Congress that attacking Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons would bolster national security.
The plunge in support has been the most dramatic among Republicans and independents. In late August, 54% of self-identified Republicans and 48% of independents supported limited airstrikes against Syria, compared with 51% of Democrats. In the new poll, support among Republicans had fallen to 36% and among independents to 34%, while support among Democrats moved up slightly, to 55%.
Democrats remain ambivalent about the wisdom of a Syria offensive, with just 30% saying military action is in the national interest, compared with 35% who say it isn't. Slightly less than half of Democrats say the president had laid out a strong case for a strike, while just a quarter of independents and a fifth of Republicans say they feel that way.
In less than two weeks, Republicans have shifted sharply on whether a Syria attack would be in the nation's interest. In late August, 26% said it was, and 34% said it wasn't. In the new poll, 19% of Republicans said a strike would be in the national interest, while 58% believe it wouldn't.
Some who responded to the poll supported responses to Syria shy of airstrikes.
Richard Dickinson, a 58-year-old retiree in Phoenix, said he approved of Mr. Obama's decision to refer the Syria matter to Congress. But the Republican-leaning independent doesn't support Mr. Obama's overall direction on Syria, saying the U.S. should stick to helping Syrian refugees, and no more.
June Conaway, 74, of Allentown, Pa., is also opposed to strikes. The White House should have pushed for peace talks "two years ago, when it all started," she said, adding that nothing could change her opposition to military action now.
—Allison Prang contributed to this article.
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I am try Beeminder but it is not apprpropriate tool to page tracker. Can we have tool which is free and I can use it to increase my reading speed? Can I track my pages read something like velocity? I am searching for online simple tool.
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I'm using the Fast Book Outliner by David Seah. It's a printable sheet of paper to put down brief notes in place corresponding to the pages in the book. As the sheet fills, it's a visual reminder of where I've been reading in the book, what I made of it, and where I might want to continue next.
While I'm reading, it doesn't delay to take these notes, and it's a wonderful tool to see where I have been and what I still want to read, even coping with nonlinear ways of reading through a book. Also it's adding to my motivation to continue as the visual result of my progress through the book starts showing.
I like the qualities of a paper for taking notes, since they match the qualities of a book. The sheet goes into the book as a bookmark, and I can take both anywhere, and don't need to stay at my computer or hope for the sun to be dim enough to be able to use my notebook...
To track those pages read per day, it'd be easy to add a date to the notes, or mark the page range read each day with a different colour.
I use Daytum to record personal statistics. It's quite versatile and it can be tailored for your specific need as well. You can record how many pages you've read for the day and present it as a chart or as several charts (actual # per day, average per day, etc).
I've been using the free version, and found it to be adequate enough.
I'm not 100% sure this fits your needs, but have you tried Readfa.st?
Google spreadsheets. Or, if you don't have a Google account, just use a text document on your computer or phone.
I track reading goals in Beeminder and find it is great for that. But if I didn't want the commitment device aspect of it I would probably just pop the info into Dayta on my iPod Touch like all the other personal metrics I am tracking. But Dayta is for iOS devices so the recommendation may not be useful to you.
I find GoodReads to be an excellent tool for tracking not only my library, but also reading progress (by page # or percentage, so it works well with Kindle books that don't have page numbering). It also has some pretty nice book recommendation and social features.
Site: GoodReads
It isn't online, but I use the iOS app ReadMore for this purpose, and it provides some really nice tracking and stats. You tell it when you start reading, and it keeps track of the time you spend reading. When you stop, you enter the current page count. Supports pausing mid read, and also acts as a nice digital bookmark. It even supports exporting to CSV so you can use the data however you like.


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The following text describes the charging algorithms for academic use on OSC hardware.
Charging for Academic Use
Supercomputer resources on The Cluster are charged in terms of Resource Units, a common measure of the use of CPU and file storage across all platforms.
The charging formula for RUs consumed by a process is:
The formula for calculating total CPU time differs between parallel and serial jobs. Parallel jobs are charged for whole nodes regardless of the ppn request submitted. This means if you were to only request ppn=2 for a 2 node parallel job on Oakley, you would be charged as if you requested a ppn=12 regardless.
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One day I saw a football accident clip on the internet. Since then I have been afraid of playing football. It has been more than 6 months now, and my body has lost its shape and I am losing my stamina. Honestly I dont want to walk away from football as I love this game and also it helps me to be in shape and fit.
How can I resume football? Is there any other option to stay fit and in shape? Please dont tell me to go to a gym. We dont have a gym facility in our college, and I cant afford an outside gym.


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Are there any differences between the words self-assured and self-confident?
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Where self-assured is 'sure of yourself,' relates to you and your actions (it also comes with a minor connotation of pride), self-confident is confidence in one's abilities and relates more to your mind.
They may be used interchangeably, (m-w.com defines self-assured as self-confident), but there are minor differences in tone that can affect your reader.
Self-assurance can sometimes make you give yourself too much credit, which, if you're not careful, can touch pride
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6 Dumbass Gas Saving Schemes (People Are Actually Trying)
#3. Draft Assisted Forced Stop
What is it?
This technique is advocated by a group of folks who like to refer to themselves as "Hypermilers," in the timeless tradition of giving super awesome names to things that don't deserve it. Basically it's just a lot of ways to squeeze as much as you can out of a tank of gas with a lot of coasting and other conservative driving techniques. Doesn't sound so bad, right?
All it takes on your part is a commitment to find a nice big tractor trailer. Then you are advised to settle in behind that trailer. Like spooning, only at 65 miles an hour, with a huge truck. This white knuckle maneuver is supposed to let you draft behind the truck, thereby letting it do the aerodynamic work for you.
Hypermiling has really caught on in Africa
But wait, if we stopped there we could only call ourselves "Better Than Average Milers" and not "Hypermilers." The Draft Assisted Forced Stop technique has us go the extra step of shutting off the engine once we're in ramming position of the truck. We're burning 0 Gallons/Mile, as long as we're going downhill! Take that, Prius owners!
What's it supposed to do?
Hypermilers say these death-defying maneuvers can more than double total fuel economy (this guy claims to get 59 MPG out of a regular old Honda Accord). Though it seems like they could raise that exponentially with the addition of a simple rope and grappling hook.
What will it really do?
The mileage gain is probably offset by the corresponding decrease in your lifespan. If you aren't worried about the fact you won't be able to see what's happening down the road while hugging the ass of a 40,000 pound trailer, consider what happens when you turn off your engine.
It turns out your engine is responsible for more than just spinning your wheels and burning gas. In most cars it also provides power to small things like your steering and brakes. However, even if things go horribly wrong, which is a pretty good bet when you are tailgating a truck in the equivalent of Fred Flintstone's car at highway speeds, you can at least know you will continue to save gas. We're not scientists but we figure cars like the one below, probably don't use any gas at all.
By the way, the technique is illegal in some places. And let's face it, if you get caught, you have approximately zero chance of outrunning the cops when you don't have your damned engine running.
#2. Motoflow Fuel Magnet
What is it?
A magnet. Wrapped in rubber. We wanted to make some more jokes and comments about this thing but the makers didn't give us anything to work with. The fucking thing is just a magnet that you attach to your fuel hose. What the hell can we say about that?
What's it supposed to do?
The general theory about devices like this is that they align the gas molecules as they pass the magnet. Once aligned the gas molecules burn more efficiently and lower emissions and ultimately lead to world peace. The makers of Motoflow go one better though and claim that their device "conditions" the gas and adds energy.
You'd think that the people who make the gasoline would go ahead and do that at the refining process, since it seems like whatever is accomplished by one of these ...
... could probably be done even better with one of these:
Of course if we asked the oil companies why they don't bother to line up their gasoline molecules nice and neat before selling them to us, their answer would surely be, "Because fuck you, that's why!" And then they'd light a cigar with a billion dollar bill.
What will it really do?
Nothing really bad, thank God. Unfortunately it also does nothing really good either. Likely it will just sit there on your gas hose, taking up space, a telltale sign of gullibility for every mechanic who looks under the hood. One glance and they'll know they can charge you $50 to realign the air in your tires.
Assuming for a moment that a magnet can even affect gas molecules, due to the fact that gas is a liquid, it will pretty much go back to being a jumbled mess after passing by the magnet anyway. This is maybe why the Federal Trade Commission actually used the word "bogus" when they gave their report on these kinds of magnets. You know your product totally sucks when scientists and government officials use "bogus" to describe your claims, since that's as close as they'll come to using "bullshit" in an official capacity.
#1. Water4gas
What is it?
The Water4Gas kit includes a book, some parts that look like they're stolen from your mom's kitchen and a theory that violates a bunch of scientific laws and creates some new ones along the way. Check out the above picture of the kit you can buy from these guys. We've seen the "Electrolyzer" and "Vaporizer" before. Except they were holding mayonnaise and pickles the last time we checked. At least they admitted that the spoon was just a spoon though.
It must be noted that the mayonnaise jar is new for 2008, which shows how the technology is improving every year.
If you can't trust "Ozzie Freedom," who can you trust?
What's it supposed to do?
The kit and instruction book are supposed to show you how you can improve your gas mileage by converting water into an amazing new fuel. According to the website, this fuel gives you "the atomic power of Hydrogen" which means their pickle jar will do what science previously thought required a power plant. Wow! We bet this makes the engineers at Toyota feel like a bunch of assholes!
Ozzie Freedom's device will supposedly cause each gallon of water to expand into "1883 gallons of combustible gas!!!" (exclamation marks from original site, along with the dubious use of gallons to measure a gas). This gas is something they like to call HHO (also known as "Brown's Gas") although sometimes on the site they like to just say it produces hydrogen.
Adding to all this confusion is that despite the fact that you get 1,883 gallons of this gas that they claim is three times more potent than gasoline, you can only look forward to your mileage uh ... doubling. Possibly.
What will it really do?
Besides set you back a couple hundred bucks for the book and parts if you buy it from them (less if you like eating pickles and mayonnaise), nothing. And that's good because if it did manufacture a highly-combustible gas, you sure as hell wouldn't want to start injecting it into your engine without a whole lot of other modifications. It's the same reason you don't want to fill your tank with gunpowder, on the basis that one explodey substance is as good as another.
Unfortunately, what they're trying to do violates a few laws of physics. In reality, it has to take more energy to split water molecules than you get back by doing it. When you hear car companies talk about making cars that run on hydrogen, they're talking about using enormous amounts of electricity from power plants to produce the hydrogen. In other words, to do what Water4Gas is claiming, you'd need a car battery so powerful that you could just run your whole car off it.
This one seems particularly popular among the conspiracy theorists on the net, since the whole premise of Water4Gas is that they're using "forgotten" patents on technology that was apparently "suppressed" by the evil oil companies.
So how were the oil companies able to stop General Motors and Honda from using it, but couldn't take down this one dude's website? That's why they call him Ozzie Freedom, baby!
For products that cure a problem that doesn't even exist, check out As Seen on TV: The 10 Most Laughably Misleading Ads or check out today's HBN to find out how to blow yourself up.


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Inequality, Religion and the Limits of Civil Society
The comments from my last blog entry turned in the direction of civil society and religion. We seem to be living in a new Gilded Age, an era of massive economic inequality with no apparent end in sight. Can the influence of religion – via the indirect influence of civil society – address and perhaps ameliorate this condition? I am pessimistic about this possibility.
My pessimism is informed by a re-reading of James Scott's masterful work Weapons of the Weak. Scott is a scholar of Political Science, but his work pursues an ethnographic approach. His study of the lives of Indonesian peasants against the backdrop of the so-called "Green Revolution" of the 1970s is informative for our purposes, since it shows how civil society provides material that can be forged into a conceptual arsenal for the defense of the poor. For Scott, such weapons are rarely wielded in open rebellion; peasants defend their interests against the rich, but their resistance is for the most part anonymous and subtle. "They reject the denigrating characterizations the rich deploy against them" (304), by means of a subtle reframing and redefinition, a reorientation of common beliefs and practices that among other things exposes hypocrisy.
Religion is part of this redefinition. Under economic pressures that presaged some of the neoliberal changes that have occurred under globalization, the rich landowners in Scott's Indonesian village stopped engaging in customary rituals of compassion like the Islamic tithe, or zakat. From their stance, this was a step forward, a way of bypassing an old form of redistribution that had no rational purpose. For the peasants who relied on the tithe and other expressions of charity, however, the change was disruptive. They appealed to the past and to specifically religious practices that encouraged social solidarity. Civil society here worked to empower the poor; peasants could (and did) argue that ending the post-harvest zakat was a breach of religious obligation.
Scott's example shows us that religious traditions can aid in exposing the euphemisms that circulate around power wherever it operates. It shows us in a very specific way that civil society can aid in exposing the allegedly "natural" and "inevitable" changes of neoliberalism. This doesn't mean that the poor will win the battle of ideas; it does suggest that they can under certain circumstances have the power to describe their world in a way that corresponds with their material interests.
Abstract discussions of "civil society" can lead us away from a more straightforward interrogation: does the lived, situated, particular practice of American Catholicism allow for marginalized men and women to see their lives differently? Does it empower them? Does it allow them to (restating the quote above) "reject the denigrating characterizations the rich deploy against them"? Does it expose and reject the naturalization of market processes? Does it offer the same kind of symbolic power that the peasants in Scott's Indonesian village were able to wield?
The difficulty of these questions is nothing in comparison with the difficulty of the lives of the poor. Many of you work with them; I'm interested to hear what you have to say.
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Robert, I mostly share your pessimism. I don't work with the poor, but I don't see how any reasonable observer can believe that the contemporary culture of American Catholicism does much to help them beyond enjoining the usual trinity of Hard Work, Sobriety, and Thrift. It's become an adjunct of what I've called elsewhere Chrapitalism: the amalgamation of Christianity and capitalism, first forged by Puritans, continued by 19th-century evangelicals, and virtually completed by evangelicals and Catholic conservatives in the last quarter of the 20th century. Under the auspices of Novak, Neuhaus, Sirico, et. al., God and Mammon have composed their ancient differences, and signed a mutually lucrative commercial deal.
Sure, there's a part of American Catholicism that doesn't engage in "denigrating characterization" of the poor: the Catholic Workers, the much-maligned "peace and justice" types (sure to be much-maligned again on this post), your occasional hierarch who isn't obssessed with abortion and gay marriage. But for most other Catholics, the poor are still to be lamented, lectured, regulated, and harassed, certainly not to be helped or -- God forbid -- imitated in any way. (Let me forstall the inevitable ad hominem attacks by conceding that no, I'm not good at imitating the poor either.)
I do take hope from Pope Francis -- maybe his word and example will inspire, or at least shame, many of us to assist and even imitate the poor. But like you, Robert, I fear that a lot of this trajectory is irreversible at this point.
I don't know to what extent American Catholics perceive that the mission of their church should be to empower the poor to ""reject the denigrating characterizations the rich deploy against them"
Having said that, though, to Gene McCarraher's list of Catholic Workers, Pax Christi, et al, can we add: each proclamation of the Gospel, each baptism, each celebration of the Eucharist, as a subsersive act against the reign of mammon?
Jim P. -- At the risk of sounding Obamaton, yes we can. I only wish that more Catholics would enlarge their sacramental imagination to encompass the poor. That would have radical political implications, to say the least.
Why do projects addressing civil society have to be abstract? In Guinea, the ABA Rule of Law Program and the Washington-based NGO Global Rights have been doing highly practical work with their Guinean partners establising functioning civil-society programs aimed at alleviating poverty and injustice to local people from combinations of national kleptocrats and foreign natural-resource developers. These programs are vey much in the spirit of empowering the loal villagers to "reject the denigrating characterizations the rich deploy aganst them." In this, the new civil-society structures work with the support of the local imams, there being no distincton between civil and religious life (and no Christians exept visitors in the local communities, nor for hundreds of km around, either). Mark L
The church has always obsessed about the poor. Looking at the Gospel there is not doubt that it is God's mandate to take care of the poor. But there is geting around it. Thus accelarating in the fourth and fifth centureies the bishops insisted that one had to support the poor. But the way to do it was not to give it to the poor as Jesus said. Rather one was to give it to the church who would give take care of the poor. In fact if you gave to the church your sins were more rapidly forgiven. Trouble is the bishops felt that the first way to help would be to build oversize churches (basilicas) so the poor would always have a place to worship. Secondly those with means were to help the monks first who were praying for and providing services to the poor. Clearly much of the time the money did not trickle down to the poor. Thus in the French Revolution starving people beat and killed priests and nuns who clearly lived more comfortably than the poor--on donations. The people hardly made number 1 on Mazlows hierarchy of needs. Thus today Cardinal Dolan can build a 187 million dollar cathedral and be quite comfortable that this is the right thing to do even if Dasani has to sleep with roaches and rats.. So it is okay to give handouts to the clergy but not to the poor ---who made their own beds...
So religion can help with inequality but why should it. Because who is going to service the Cardinal and attain Maslow'sw 2 lowest need?
... does the lived, situated, particular practice of American Catholicism allow for marginalized men and women to see their lives differently? Does it empower them? Does it allow them to (restating the quote above) "reject the denigrating characterizations the rich deploy against them"? Does it expose and reject the naturalization of market processes? Does it offer the same kind of symbolic power that the peasants in Scott's Indonesian village were able to wield?
This is a fascinating series of questions, but I don't know how you answer it without some kind of hard data of the kind that Scott has done. FWIW, I browed six bulletins from the local parish to see what it might say about these questions on a local level and made a list, in descending order of space allotted to various topics:
Schedules (Mass, confession, marriage prep, CCD, committee meetings, personnel contact numbers)
Prayer lists (sick and those serving in the armed forces)
Money (raffles, fish fries, quilt raffles, notices, parish budget, diocesan appeal)
Recreation (senior group trips to casino, CCD trip to living nativity, parish potluck
Activities in other parishes/churches
Food bank drive
Commercial promotions (Christmas bazaars in other parishes, vendors selling religious items after Mass
Jokes ("A little boy asks his Sunday School teacher ...")
CCD news
Call for contribution to Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets at Methodist Church
If the bulletins reflect the parish's concerns and priorities, my conclusion is that the poor are not "us," are to be helped indirectly (through the food bank and Methodist ladies), and fun and money are major concerns.
Jean - that is an interesting and enlightening exercise.
I alluded to this very indirectly in my previous comment, so now let me just state this baldly: whatever the Catholic church is, it is not a social service agency whose sole or primary mission is to help the poor, as we we usually conceive of helping the poor (e.g. giving the poor food or shelter).
In saying this, it needs to be noted immediately that helping the poor does figure into its mission somehow, in some way. Helping the poor is one strand, or one implication, of the church's mission - but helping the poor is not its single focus. Pursuant to that particular aspect/implication of its mission, the Catholic church has created social service agencies whose mission is to help the poor. So I'm asking readers to please not construe my bald statement as claiming that the mission of the church, whatever it is, has nothing whatever to do with helping the poor.
I don't think Robert's questions can be answered, though, without first noting that, whatever the church is about, it is about a good deal more than the concerns he broaches in his post. The church does many things that are related only indirectly, sometime very indirectly, to helping the poor and oppressed. If the mission of the church is "Help the poor and oppressed - period", then the church is open to just criticism for all the time and resources it spends on activities that don't seem directed toward that mission. But if that is not its mission, then it can scarcely be criticized on that basis.
In my view, the contents of your bulletin - sacramental life (mass times, baptisms) and building a community of disciples (prayer lists, faith formation, obituaries, potluck, jokes, fundraising) - are as important to the church's mission as directly helping the poor (food bank, Christmas baskets).
Jim, I appreciate your points, and find your analysis of my parish's bulletins far more charitable than my own.
The Prime Directive to love God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself, and that has many facets as you suggest. However, I'm drawn to Catholic Christianity largely because the poor have a special place in the scheme of things. Blessed are the poor in spirit, camel through the eye of the needle, leave your nets and follow me, and all that--that's in every Christian denomination. But Catholics seem to mean it. And I think the number of poor and humble people who've been canonized underscores it.
Jean - for sure. The passage that comes to mind as I think about this in the context of Robert's post is Luke's account of his appearance in the synagogue.
He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,*
because he has anointed me
to bring glad tidings to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord."
Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him.
He said to them, "Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing."
The central mission of the church is to take care of the poor and downtrodden. The passage you quoted from Luke proves this point. Mary also says the "poor will be filled with good things and the rich will go away empty. " The other things are not as important as this. Every parish should have a specific activity to take care of the poor and downtrodden. The early church knew this. Even after Constantine the church officials knew this. The problem is they diverted the money for the poor and used it for basilicas and taking care of clergy and monks. Both of whom have always lived better than the poor. Religious orders take vows of poverty but do not live it the way poor people do. So;
1. A moratorium should take effect on building cathedrals and large churches.
2 Clergy and monks should be self supporting.
3. All money collected should be used to help the downtrodden.
Our saintly maid loved people and knew a large number of us. She seemed to enjoy everyone except people who were bad to children. She would help poor people directly. If she knew that a poor person needed clothes or something, she'd ask a well-to-do friend for it and give it to the poor one. She was much beloved by all. Above all she loved the Lord.
"Each individual Christian and every community is called to be an instrument of God for the liberation and promotion of the poor, and for enabling them to be fully a part of society. This demands that we be docile and attentive to the cry of the poor and to come to their aid." (Evangelii Gaudium, 187)
Don't blame me. That's Pope Francis, paras 186-217 if you can't find it. Minimally, it means we can't slough off the responsibility for the poor on social service agencies. In fact, Pope Francis has said something like, if we simply replicate social service agencies, the church becomes an NGO and is no longer a church. It has been said that his predecessores taught the same thing Francis does, and they did. But the way he does it, it's a lot harder to neuter the teaching with suburban analysis.
If the Mass is done right, it helps the poor, including the poor people who attend it. As I sit here thinking about it on a Thursday afternoon, I realize that I can tell you off the top of my head what five parishioners are doing with the poor in three initiatives through or for the parish right now at this moment. A lot of other parishioners are relaxing now at after a morning of serving this week's share of the 6,600 families served each year by the food pantry.
Is that picture true for every parish? Alas, no. But I fullly believe it can be if we make it so, and that Pope Francis wants to make it so;
Bill, I'm with you in spirit, but in helping the downtrodden, I think we have to make sure we're not depriving them of the art and beauty with which churches enrich their lives. I'm thinking of some wonderful old churches built by Poles, Czechs, Italians, and other immigrants in Michigan. These structures were a way to honor Christ and reflect something of the glory of heaven. And when you walk in there, you feel you are part of a promise that that glory could one day be available to you.
By all means, feed the poor, not just their stomachs, but their senses and spirits, too!
Bill, I can pick out passages from other Gospel writers (e.g. Matthew's Great Commission, John 3:16) that seem to emphasize other aspects of church life: faith and belief, discipleship, sacramental life, proclamation, the role of the Holy Spirit, etc. Note that none of these things contradicts the Luke passage. I think you oversimplify, though, when you claim that "The central mission of the church is to take care of the poor and downtrodden". The church is multidimensional. I agree that caring for the poor is one of those dimensions, and the church should be criticized - or better yet, reformed - when it neglects that dimension. My asertion is that the church isn't a single-focus social service agency, and because its mission encompasses dimensions other than directly caring for the poor, it shouldn't be criticized for attending to those other dimensions.
To bring the topic back to the original post: I think the whether the American Catholic Church fosters a sense of worth and dignity among the poor is certainly an interesting one. What parishes DO (as captured in my bulletin analysis) may reflect the level of activity aimed at the poor. However, what the poor HEAR at Mass and HOW they interpret it strikes me as equally important. My impression is that Father does not address this topic in any immediate way by referring to those in need in the parish. Possibly he doesn't want to embarrass people (because, as we discussed on a previous post, most of us who are hard up are ashamed of it).
On the whole the clergy and religious have been massive failures with reference to the Poor. Augustine, Jerome and others catered to the wealthy and insisted that the money for the poor go through them. We see how that went. At the French Revolution the people killed the clergy and religious because they were upset at the privileged lives they were living while the people starved. Jim the passage from look supersedes everything else. Who do you think John 3 16 applies to if not first and foremost the poor.
And why do you think so many American Hispanics are with Pentecostals and others. They were not welcome in the Catholic church. That is crucial, abysmal failure. Other than CRS there is not much for the poor. Let us see how Francis leads the way.
Oh, Bill,
Basil the Great? John Chrysostom? "No one is justified in keeping for his exclusive use what he does not need, when others lack necessities." That's Pope Paul VI. In addition to CRS, there is CCHD, which is much more controversial and therefore much more in need of support. There is plenty of poors' gold in the deposit of faith. There may not be enough pastors willing to put up with the garbage a pastor has to put up with if he holds up some of the gold in his homilies. But that is a different question.
Much was done despite the system BXVI had the words also while Francis walks the talk. We have to reevaluate our way of giving. We have to strip the Empire to get back to the gosopel.
Jean Hughes Raber: > ... and all that -- that's in every Christian denominatiion. But Catholics seem to mean it.
Two thought: 1. Does not th cmmon, centraal postion of the teachings about the poor - across wide ranges of issues over other matters of form and content - show tat this is at the vey heart of how all Christians are called to live?
2. Surely you do not mean to say that non-Catholic Christians do not mean it? That simply is not a sustainable position. How did the '60's song go: "singng songs and carying signs,/Mostly say hurray for our side."
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I just resubscribed to Commonweal after a fairly long hiatus, and your reply is almost the first thing I read after coming back.
Thank you! "Chrapitalism" is a pretty brilliant descriptor. You have whetted my appetite for the many intelligent voices I've so missed hearing in this publication.
It is interesting to compare non profit groups to the poor. The poor are taxed while non profits are not. Non profits own millions of acres of land and property for which they pay no taxes. Many of them collect rents from the poor. If the poor cannot pay the rent they are evicted while Non profits can afford to own property that many wealthy cannot afford. Hospitals are no longer the charitable organization they used to be. They are viciously for profit. Many states are examining the non profits which take a large tax base from the government which monies could be used for people's welfare. ETc
Perhaps pertinent to this topic: this piece describing the protests going on in Kiev, and the role of religious leaders to help sustain the peaceful protesters in the face of violence by the secret police, seems to be an example of religion working through civil society to bring about justic.
These type of articles and posts demonstrate that Commonweal is just a left-wing political propaganda organ which is using the Catholic religion for political purposes. Two of the biggest contributors to the income gap and poverty is the education gap and the ethnic culture gap. When Commonweal strongly condemns Obama, the Democrat Party, and its Education Union bosses for confining the poor children in lower income areas to horrible schools so they can use school funds as political slush funds, I will rethink my position. When Commonweal condemns the black communities for tolerating behavior that locks black youth into poverty, I will rethink my position. When Commonweal condemns Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson as money grubbing poverty pimps that have done more damage to the black community than any white person alive, then I will rethink my position.


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The self-styled "Islamic State," the terrorist group often referred to as ISIS or ISIL that was admittedly armed by the Obama administration and its Islamic "allies," is best known for its savagery, beheadings, and all-around jihadist terror. In recent days, though, after reportedly announcing that it would be minting its own gold, silver, and copper currency dubbed the "dinar" and the "dirham," the brutal Islamist outfit has also become known for its monetary policy. According to the group, which announced its new money system last week, the goal of the precious-metals currency is to "emancipate itself from the satanic global economic system based on usury."
Much of the world continues to gain greater levels of economic freedom, according to a new report by the Canada-based Fraser Institute ranking more than 150 countries on everything from personal choice to security of private property. Research and studies show the trend should bring more prosperity, longer life spans, and more political freedom as well. But the news is less rosy for the United States — once the most economically free nation on the planet — as the policies of successive congresses and presidential administrations caused a steep decline in the U.S. position on the important index in recent years.
By ignoring basic investment rules, public pension managers have virtually guaranteed that these pension plans will not keep their promises.
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WACO (December 6, 2012)--The Disciples Women's Ministry of Central Christian Church will host their 6th annual Central's Market Saturday.
From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., food and holiday-themed desserts will be available for purchase and a bake sale, raffles, vendors and silent auction will get underway.
Some of the items to be raffled off include a Samsung 32" Flatscreen TV, Kindle Fire HD, afghan and four hand-painted ornaments.
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I have an original NN3 that has served me well, and could continue to do so. However, recently I have been having a problem with the upper rotator becoming loose with respect to the upper arm. This is attached to the upper arm by means of a stepped diameter threaded bolt, and is tensioned against the upper arm by two allen-head set screws. The bolt doesn't have any tool socket on the head (it is completely flat), so there is no way to tighten the rotator firmly against the upper arm; I can hand-tighten it by turning the threaded end and tightening the set screws, but that's it. It appears that after a short period of use, loosening the upper arm knob and adjusting the pitch of the upper arm begins to turn this bolt within the rotator and loosen it. The result is that the set screws are no longer tight against the upper arm, and the upper arm sags and wobbles.
I'd be happy to buy a replacement upper arm rotator assembly or even an entire upper arm assembly if it would solve this problem. But there is apparently no way to buy either on the Nodal Ninja store NN3 accessories page (http://store.nodalninja.com/categori...r-NN3-series-/). There is a NN3 MkII upper arm/rotator assembly, but it isn't clear whether this is the same as the NN3 arm or if it would mate with the NN3 vertical rail. Can anyone confirm whether or not this would work? (Also, while there are two listings for an NN3 index ring, there is none for a Mk II index ring. Again, are they the same?)
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I generally don't like having fixed, arbitrary values in a point system. Of course, there needs to be fixed rules regarding reputation, but the amount reputation increases doesn't have to be a fixed constant. This would allow the system to adapt in a flexible way to counter unhelpful user behaviour.
To give a couple of examples, a really difficult question that has been unsolved for a long time gets the same reputation reward as an easy question. This can result in a mad rush to swoop on easy questions, while difficult ones may be ignored. I am a newbie, but at this stage I wouldn't bother answering a question that takes more than a minute or two to answer (if that!) because I want the rep. If I did invest more time and effort it will probably be wasted because someone else will probably answer before me.
Now, I know this isn't a site where everyone talks about their feelings and sings Kumbaya, but it may be helpful to tweak the rep system to encourage new users. The goal of the site is to get valuable answers, but I believe the site benefits by gaining a wider range of expertise from being inclusive, rather than allowing a few to have most of the input and control.
Basically, I think the amount of reputation you gain should align with the goals of the site, and can be tweaked to achieve these goals. Of course, these goals need to be clearly defined to achieve this.
For example, a question could worth a base amount of reputation if answered, but the reputation could increase depending on how long it has gone unanswered. In general, I suggest clearly defining the goals of the site. Deviations from those goals could allow the rep calculation rules to change. I'm not suggesting that this be implemented in an instant, but requires some discussion. Think of it like adaptation in nature.
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Get Real: Green Bedroom Update
In Part 2 of her 'Get Real' series, Jodi Helmer explains the "true" cost of greening your slumber space
Your bedroom is more than just a place to catch some zzz's. It's a retreat from the rest of the world.
You might be shocked, then, to learn that one of the most relaxing rooms in the house is also a hot spot for chemicals that can disrupt sleep, trigger allergies and cause a host of health issues from asthma to cancer.
"You spend more time in your bedroom than anywhere else in the house, which means you'll be more affected by the air quality there," explains Cindy Olson, vice president of Eco-Coach, a Washington, D.C.-based environmental consulting firm.
A green bedroom makeover can help reduce chemical exposure and improve indoor air quality. You'll sleep much better after making a few small changes.
Start Small
You don't have to undertake a major renovation to go green in the bedroom (but if that's part of the plan, keep reading). Some of the smallest changes have the biggest results: Switch the light bulbs in the overhead fixtures and bedside lamps to compact fluorescent light bulbs, or CFLs, which use 75 percent less energy than regular incandescent bulbs. The bulbs do cost a bit more but the return on investment is significant. According to ENERGY STAR, CFLs last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs and will save about $30 over the lifetime of the bulb.
When it comes to the impact of chemical cleaning products on health, the research is clear: One report found that women who used aerosol sprays are more apt to experience headaches and depression and another linked the use of furniture and glass cleaners to a 50 percent increase in the risk of asthma. Using green cleaning products — in the bedroom and throughout the rest of the house — is also a positive change.
The most eco-friendly (and cheapest) cleaners are those made from household products like white vinegar and baking soda. You can find simple recipes for nontoxic cleaners at Care2.com.
Green cleaning products from companies like Seventh Generation, which are great non-toxic and biodegradable options, have become more widely available. Since manufacturers aren't required to list ingredients on the labels of cleaning products, it can be difficult to know which chemicals are lurking inside the bottles. The solution? Look for cleaning products that have been certified by Green Seal or Ecologo, which have to meet federal safety, health and environmental standards.
Color Your World … Green
Fresh paint is the hallmark of a makeover. You don't have to choose colors like Fresh Mint, Seafoam or Emerald Isle to go green. Look for paints with low VOCs. VOCs are volatile organic compounds — chemicals in paints that are released into the air and cause indoor air pollution.
"We're all familiar with the smell of a freshly painted room," notes Linda Chipperfield, vice president of marketing and outreach for Grean Seal, a nonprofit organization that writes environmental standards and awards the best products a Green Seal. "That smell is caused by chemicals like formaldehyde, benzenes, chloride and heavy metals that are in the paint."
Low- and no-VOC paints are made without these chemicals and are low odor so there is no lingering paint smell. The demand for green paints has made them easier than ever to find. Benjamin Moore, YOLO Colorhouse and Sherwin-Williams all manufacture paints with low or zero VOCs. You won't have to sacrifice color, either: Eco-friendly paint is available in thousands of colors and multiple sheens. Unlike organic fruits and veggies, which are more expensive than their conventional counterparts, low-and zero-VOC paints cost about the same as regular paints. You can also look for paints that are Green Seal certified.
Go Back to Basics
Your bedroom basics could use a green upgrade. There could be pesticides, fire-retardant chemicals and formaldehyde lurking in the mattress, linens and pillows.
"Conventional mattresses are filled with chemicals that off-gas and affect our health," Olson says.
An eco-friendly mattress is worth the splurge. Unlike conventional mattresses, which can contain chemical fire retardants that have been linked to delayed brain development and ADHD, eco-friendly mattresses are made from materials like organic cotton, coconut fibers and lambswool. Best of all, organic mattresses have been found to contain fewer dust mites!
According to Olson, "There are a lot of good green bedding options. The demand has grown so mattresses that are made from organic cotton, rayon from bamboo and other green materials are becoming more mainstream."
Don't forget about green linens. Bedding made from organic cotton, rayon from bamboo and hemp is free of the harsh chemicals used to grow and manufacture linens made from materials like conventional cotton and polyester.
The furniture can be toxic, too. Pieces made from particleboard, pressed woods and plywood can off-gas formaldehyde, a gas that has been linked to asthma, skin irritation and allergies. The EPA also believes formaldehyde to be a possible carcinogen.
When it comes to finding bed frames, dressers, nightstands and chairs that have minimal impact on the environment, it's possible to spend big bucks. The best (and most expensive) options are pieces made with organic fabrics and woods that have come from sustainable forests and certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. There are less expensive options.
"The greenest product is the one that already exists," explains Leah Ingram, author of Suddenly Frugal: How to Live Happier and Healthier for Less. "By buying secondhand you have decreased your home furnishing's carbon footprint. Plus, you're likely to save a ton of money in the process."
A green bedroom doesn't have to be boring. Go for eco chic with fair trade décor, including market baskets made by artists in Ghana, Vietnamese wall scrolls and hand-quilted throw pillows that are both beautiful and good for the planet.
Ingram "shops" in her own house, moving accessories from one room to another to create a new look. "By reusing products I already own and circulating them as decorations in different rooms around the house, I'm saving money and I'm not creating any waste," she says.
Don't forget to accessorize with found items. Twigs, seashells, sand and smooth river rocks are beautiful, green and free!
Planet-Friendly Renovations
It's true that small changes add up to big results. Sometimes, a major overhaul is needed. Your best bet for planning a green renovation starts with finding a green contractor.
Contractors committed to green renovations will create a design that uses eco-friendly materials and local resources while minimizing waste. Your local homebuilders association can provide referrals to green contractors. During the renovation, do your part by recycling items that won't be part of the new bedroom design.
Donate used mattresses, dressers and accessories to Goodwill or local homeless shelters. You can also post items on websites like Freecycle and Craigslist. "We forget that there are a lot of people who have far less than we do," notes Olson. "You might think it's old but it could be perfect for someone else." Donating also keeps items out of the landfill.
Jodi Helmer is the author of The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference.
Submitted by kori on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 13:07.
It's better not to have any electronics in the bedroom if possible. The Bau-Biologie approach is completely remove all sources of man-made EMFs so your body can indeed relax and rejuvenate. CLFs are actually an even higher source of EMFs than incandescent bulbs are. It's great to see technology improve with LEDs which would be the best in your home and they can be wired for low-voltage reducing EMFs even more.
Submitted by SunshinePeaches on Sat, 03/19/2011 - 21:02.
Flourescent bulbs have mercury vapor in them. They require special handling if they break and for disposal. Incandescent are safer.


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The Crew locked up the academy product and U.S. youth international who just completed his sophomore season at the University of Akron.Wil Trapp, a U.S. youth international and standout defensive midfielder at the University of Akron, signed a Homegrown Player deal with the Columbus Crew Thursday, becoming the fourth player to sign with the MLS side out of its academy.
"We've had our eye on Wil for some time, and we're very excited to have him join the first team," Crew technical director Brian Bliss said in a team release. "We always believed that he'd be signing for us at some point, and that day has arrived."
Trapp, 19, joins Matt Lampson, Ben Speas and Aaron Horton as academy products to graduate to the first team in Columbus. The year ahead is shaping up to potentially be a big one in the beginning of Trapp's career as the former NSCAA national high school player of the year fights for a place on Tab Ramos' U.S. Under-20 roster ahead of this winter's CONCACAF championship in Mexico, which serves as a qualifier for this summer's U-20 World Cup.
"Wil is a player that can get the job done, as he's made big contributions to our youth system and Akron's program as well," Bliss said. "He's in the mix for the United States Under-20 World Cup squad, and we look forward to continuing his development right here in Columbus."
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VELMA, Okla. (AP) - A road in Velma will be renamed in honor of a 16-year-old who was killed last month.
Lawton television station KSWO reports that the Velma city council and mayor have voted to rename the road in honor of Braylee Henry. The city leaders made the decision after residents presented a petition with more than 600 signatures in favor of the move.
The city hopes School Road will soon be known as Braylee's Way. The road runs on the west side of the Velma-Alma school grounds. Residents who live in the road approved the change, even though they'll have to change their addresses.
Henry was found dead last month in a secluded area near Velma. A convenience store clerk, Miles Bench, is charged with first-degree murder in her death.
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