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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday completed one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation's electrical grid off coal-fired power plants and their climate-damaging pollution.
Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, signed a replacement rule that gives states leeway in deciding whether to require efficiency upgrades at existing coal plants.
Wheeler said coal-fired power plants remained essential to the power grid, something that opponents deny. "Americans want reliable energy that they can afford," he said at a news conference. There's no denying "the fact that fossil fuels will continue to be an important part of the mix," he said.
Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., was one of several coal country lawmakers on hand for the signing. He argued that power from the sun and wind was not yet reliable enough to depend on. "We're not ready for renewable energy ... so we need coal."
President Donald Trump campaigned partly on a pledge to bring back the coal industry, which has been hit hard by competition from cheaper natural gas and renewable energy.
Sen. John Barrasso praised the announcement in a news release Wednesday. The Republican is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
"The Affordable Clean Energy rule is good news for Wyoming," Barrasso said in the statement. "The Trump administration's rule follows the law and lowers emissions. The so-called 'Clean Power Plan' would have mandated the shutdown of power plants and increased energy costs for families in Wyoming and across the country. I look forward to working with President Trump, Administrator Wheeler and the state of Wyoming to implement this common sense replacement to the Clean Power Plan."
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, Wyoming's lone House member, also lauded the Trump administration's decision. In a statement, she said ensuring the reliability of the country's electric grid through the support of coal was an economic and national security priority.
"By returning more authority to the states, the ACE Rule will allow regulators in Wyoming and other states throughout the country to tailor their plans without the devastating effects of the Clean Power Plan," she said in the statement. "This rule recognizes the need for proven sources of energy that keep the lights on in Wyoming and throughout the country, a stark contrast from proposals like the Green New Deal that are purely a fantasy."
The rule will go into effect shortly after publication in the Federal Register. Environmental groups pledge court challenges.
"There's nothing the federal government can do that will change the fundamental economic challenges facing aging coal plants," said Connie Wilbert, director of the Sierra Club's Wyoming chapter. "Clean energy is cheaper than coal power and being paired with battery storage to provide reliable electricity around the clock. It's time to embrace these permanent changes in the energy world and make sure Wyoming and Montana are building the clean energy that the public is demanding."
Joseph Goffman, an EPA official under President Barack Obama, said he feared that the Trump administration was trying to set a legal precedent that the Clean Air Act gives the federal government "next to no authority to do anything" about climate-changing emissions from the country's power grid.
The Obama rule, adopted in 2015, sought to reshape the country's power system by encouraging utilities to rely less on dirtier-burning coal-fired power plants and more on electricity from natural gas, solar, wind and other lower or no-carbon sources.
Burning of fossil fuels for electricity, transportation and heat is the main human source of heat-trapping carbon emissions.
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"This action is recalibrating EPA so it aligns with being the agency to protect public health and the environment in a way that respects the limits of the law," said Mandy Gunasekara, a former senior official at the EPA who helped write the replacement rule. She now runs a nonprofit, Energy45, that supports President Donald Trump's energy initiatives.
"The Clean Power Plan was designed largely to put coal out of business," Gunasekara said. Trump's overhaul is meant to let states "figure out what is best for their mission in terms of meeting modern environmental standards" and providing affordable energy, she said.
U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, whose political career started in Wyoming's coal country, echoed those sentiments.
"This rule helps to empower states and provide needed flexibility to move toward better energy production without causing economic harm," he said in a statement.
Democrats and environmentalists say the Trump administration has ignored scientific warnings about climate change as it sought to protect the sagging U.S. coal industry.
"The growing climate crisis is the existential threat of our time and President Trump's shameful response was to put lobbyists and polluters in charge of protecting your health and safety," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
With coal miners at his side, Trump signed an order in March 2017 directing the EPA to scrap the Obama rule. It was one of the first acts of his presidency.
His pledge to roll back regulation for the coal industry helped cement support from owners and workers in the coal industry and others. Despite his promise, market forces have frustrated Trump's efforts. Competition from cheaper natural gas and renewable fuel has continued a yearslong trend driving U.S. coal plant closings to near-record levels last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
By encouraging utilities to consider spending money to upgrade aging coal plants, environmental groups argue, the Trump rule could prompt the companies to run existing coal plants harder and longer rather than retiring them.
"It's a rule to increase emissions because it's a rule to extend the life of coal plants," said Conrad Schneider, advocacy director of the Clean Air Task Force. "You invest in updating an old coal plant, it makes it more economic" to run it more to pay off that investment.
An Associated Press analysis Tuesday of federal air data showed U.S. progress on cleaning the air may be stagnating after decades of improvement. There were 15 percent more days with unhealthy air in America both last year and the year before than there were on average from 2013 through 2016, the four years when America had its fewest number of those days since at least 1980.
Trump has repeatedly claimed just the opposite, saying earlier this month in Ireland: "We have the cleanest air in the world, in the United States, and it's gotten better since I'm president."
Along with an initiative requiring tougher mileage standards for cars and light trucks, the Clean Power Plan was one of Obama's two legacy efforts to slow climate change. The Trump administration also is proposing to roll back the Obama-era mileage standards, with a final rule expected shortly. Environmental groups promise court challenges to both rollbacks.
Trump has rejected scientific warnings on climate change, including a report this year from scientists at more than a dozen federal agencies noting that global warming from fossil fuels "presents growing challenges to human health and quality of life."
The EPA's own regulatory analysis last year estimated that Trump's replacement ACE rule would kill an extra 300 to 1,500 people each year by 2030, owing to additional air pollution from the power grid.


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Among the concentration of dot.com businesses in Santa Clara County are almost 10,000 homeless people, according to a count made in January by the city of San Jose and the county.
Silicon Valley, roughly defined as San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, includes a total of more than 11,000 homeless, while San Francisco counted just over 8,000, according to a Point-in-Time count in January by each jurisdiction.
Here's how the counties ranked by the number of homeless in early 2019.
1. Santa Clara County — 9,706
2. Alameda County — 8,022
3. San Francisco — 8,011
4. Sonoma County — 2,951
5. Contra Costa County — 2,295
6. San Mateo County — 1,512
7. Solano County — 1,151
8. Marin County — 1,034
9. Napa County — 323
Advocates for the homeless population said Santa Clara County can reduce the numbers by keeping a focus on prevention, strengthening its support programs and developing more affordable housing.
Bruce Ives, the CEO of LifeMoves, the largest provider of shelter and homeless services in Silicon Valley, said one new program gives people living in vehicles a safe place to park while connecting them to services to get them permanent housing.
Another effort, he said, is a partnership between the city of San Jose and the county to open a shelter with services focused on the homeless LGBTQ community.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post2085570001324740005..comments2019-10-13T18:27:09.257+01:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Sepia Saturday 107 : Who Framed Roger And His Rabbit?Alan Burnetthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-84143429826948566252012-01-11T21:10:45.689+00:002012-01-11T21:10:45.689+00:00I looked at the framing of the photo because you m...I looked at the framing of the photo because you mentioned "frame." It almost seems that the photographer purposefully and carefully framed the photo to include grandmother's legs and feet, with Roger to the left and legs/feet to the right. If that was the photographer's purpose --perfect!

Roger looks delightfully happy - and huggable, too.

It's uncanny how that guy who chooses the Sepia Saturday photos chooses ones that align with your collection, Alan. Hmmmmm. However he chooses them, he finds good ones.Nancyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-71767903347821455832012-01-10T17:44:24.154+00:002012-01-10T17:44:24.154+00:00What a shot. Roger is looking pretty pleased at b...What a shot. Roger is looking pretty pleased at being captured on film. It is a fun photo to see.L. D. Burgushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-17707439727915606492012-01-09T22:52:13.903+00:002012-01-09T22:52:13.903+00:00a delightful picture with a touch of your brand o...a delightful picture
with a touch of your brand of humor...
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HUGZTICKLEBEARhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-69247348567148912272012-01-09T00:05:37.175+00:002012-01-09T00:05:37.175+00:00I don't know, but let me know when the movie c...I don't know, but let me know when the movie comes out----tee hee hee.Rosiehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-87165166917454413692012-01-08T21:22:37.640+00:002012-01-08T21:22:37.640+00:00Oh such a charmingly happy photo! I have a bunny ...Oh such a charmingly happy photo!

I have a bunny that is called Rudi Rabbit that is filled with who knows what, but once smelled of lavender. He is specifically to be used to cover your eyes to block out all light instead of a mask. I have no idea how stupid I must look with this little rabbit on my face, but he's near my nightstand at all times in case any light should awaken me. I fear he's coming near the end of his life and I will have to go in search of another.Tattered and Losthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-12593502385423027202012-01-08T20:15:08.448+00:002012-01-08T20:15:08.448+00:00That is one happy child!That is one happy child!John Hayeshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-62899498391246287592012-01-08T02:11:22.993+00:002012-01-08T02:11:22.993+00:00I'm intrigued by the curious ankles in the bac...I'm intrigued by the curious ankles in the background...Tess Kincaidhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-56333145187130998102012-01-08T02:01:18.181+00:002012-01-08T02:01:18.181+00:00Now that is the embarrassingly sweet type of photo...Now that is the embarrassingly sweet type of photo that is perfect for prodding older siblings. Keeping my fingers crossed for a show down!Liz Strattonhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-42986042714922556282012-01-07T22:40:14.768+00:002012-01-07T22:40:14.768+00:00Roger looks absolutely delighted to be out in the ...Roger looks absolutely delighted to be out in the garden with his rabbit. It's just a little mis-shapen due to being over-loved and over-hugged. A bit like the rest of us :-) firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-49831566277456077952012-01-07T19:10:03.495+00:002012-01-07T19:10:03.495+00:00Well, the consensus seems to be that it's a ra...Well, the consensus seems to be that it's a rabbit. In that case I shan't argue but its a very odd looking rabbit.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-11588927769103931592012-01-07T19:05:21.494+00:002012-01-07T19:05:21.494+00:00The rabbit looks like he fell over after giving Ro...The rabbit looks like he fell over after giving Roger a hug.Kristinhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-20564363297903464702012-01-07T17:12:51.506+00:002012-01-07T17:12:51.506+00:00That is the cutest thing. I bet your gramma framed...That is the cutest thing. I bet your gramma framed that Roger and passed it down to your mom. It is perfect.
QMM(Queenmothermamaw) Peggyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-22560233829130368912012-01-07T15:59:20.761+00:002012-01-07T15:59:20.761+00:00How cute and a dandy contribution...matching the a...How cute and a dandy contribution...matching the angora...Pat transplanted to MNhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-52682818290155408542012-01-07T15:10:33.754+00:002012-01-07T15:10:33.754+00:00That's a really cute photo and it makes me smi...That's a really cute photo and it makes me smile! :o)Wibbohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-48027768948906319852012-01-07T13:55:05.383+00:002012-01-07T13:55:05.383+00:00What a charming photo! Roger is absolutely beatifi...What a charming photo! Roger is absolutely beatific—or is it besotted? Rabbit looks a little the worse-for-wear, but he can take it!
Hmm. Who DID frame Roger and his Rabbit? Grandpa?Kat Mortensenhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-71101367646755298932012-01-07T13:20:58.241+00:002012-01-07T13:20:58.241+00:00I love the photo because I love those pictures of ...I love the photo because I love those pictures of babies with that completely joyful grin on their faces it just makes my day.Kate Hanleyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-10288586694651809082012-01-07T13:20:13.307+00:002012-01-07T13:20:13.307+00:00Those ears look much too loooooong.Those ears look much too loooooong.Postcardyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-55114066293207078692012-01-07T11:05:14.586+00:002012-01-07T11:05:14.586+00:00Such a sweet little boy :p That rabbit's ears...Such a sweet little boy :p

That rabbit's ears look as though they have been streeeeeeeeeetched. Did Roger, by any chance, drag the poor thing around by them?Hhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-92134245278642930872012-01-07T05:11:57.941+00:002012-01-07T05:11:57.941+00:00Are you trying to pick a fight with your brother a...Are you trying to pick a fight with your brother again?? He was awfully cute..:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-26639701482663501302012-01-07T00:35:23.889+00:002012-01-07T00:35:23.889+00:00Channelling Bugs Bunny!!!!! Nice One Alan. Re: Our...Channelling Bugs Bunny!!!!! Nice One Alan.
Re: Our Drink, Are Afternoons better or could you do an evening in Huddersfield sometime?
PS I havnt forgotten my main main blog........I have a post ready (I just need to press one button!) I,m just waiting on someone to give copyright permission for the main image (hopefully over this weekend)Then it will appear!tonyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-63794216835208038142012-01-06T23:43:10.929+00:002012-01-06T23:43:10.929+00:00I think it's Brer RabbitI think it's Brer RabbitMichael and Hannehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-88850036150615724572012-01-06T22:01:20.609+00:002012-01-06T22:01:20.609+00:00Wonderful photo - including the Nora Batty legs in...Wonderful photo - including the Nora Batty legs in the background. My daughter had an Eeyore - it did look a bit like that rabbit. It went everywhere with us when she was young; nearly got left on a plane and had to be rescued!jennyfreckleshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-62141108510905715132012-01-06T17:15:12.185+00:002012-01-06T17:15:12.185+00:00Pity the link on my comment doesn't work. However,...Pity the link on my comment doesn't work. However,if folk are curious to see the book I put a picture of it on my own Sepia Saturday post, where I've also linked back to this one. You've set me off Alan, and I'm half-tempted to get that book again. As Eric Morecambe used to say; "I have a long felt want."Little Nellhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-75914055328519942042012-01-06T16:38:44.320+00:002012-01-06T16:38:44.320+00:00That could have been Roger's brother Peter Rab...That could have been Roger's brother Peter Rabbit though...VEhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-23159148387295701752012-01-06T16:09:30.612+00:002012-01-06T16:09:30.612+00:00How funny; I just mentioned Roger Rabbit in my com...How funny; I just mentioned Roger Rabbit in my comment on Bob's post before I read yours. It's a gorgeous picure and I can confirm that it is indeed a rabbit. I even know which pattern book it came from because it was still being issued in the sixties and I made several of those very bunnies. There's one on Amazon.UK at the moment. Check it here. In fact, you've given me an idea..............Little Nellhttps://email@example.com


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Kyle Westphal: You started the Austin Film Society in 1985. It was a different world then in terms of nontheatrical exhibition—for one thing, there was still a large market for films on 16-millimeter. What has it been like watching these things change?
Richard Linklater: When the Film Society came about, it was just me wanting to watch a bunch of movies I hadn't seen. It was greedy, but it was a good impulse. Selfish isn't bad when it comes to cinema or art—you just want to voraciously consume it and be a part of it. But [the Austin Film Society] ascended during the slow death of film societies nationwide. During the 1960s and '70s, every college campus had a film society, every town—they were just flourishing everywhere. But then, the print quality started dropping off in [films available on] 16 [millimeter]. It just got more and more difficult, but somehow we went the other direction.
It's changed over the years, but it's still about trying to get a group of people together to watch movies. It's still some of my favorite stuff to do. I hosted a series this spring, where every Wednesday night I showed a film from the 80s. I'm old enough now to realize, Oh, I've kind of lived through film history. So I showed films where I could say, "I went to this in the day and here's what I was thinking." It was a very personal, subjective film series. Some of the films were well-known, but I was also showing some lesser titles, all on 35 [millimeter] prints.
That's more of a struggle, to get prints. I think it's dangerous that some studios and some rights holders are now saying, "Show Blu-ray. Show the DCP." They're not valuing prints, so everyone else needs to demand them. They can't go away.
Ben Sachs: What was in your 80s series?
Linklater: There were 15 different titles. For a lot of them, I felt like, "Everyone knows this movie," but when I asked a lot of people at the Film Society, I was amazed by how many cinephiles who are around 30 hadn't seen these movies. Like Reds . . .
Julian Antos: We showed that.
Rebecca Hall: The print was great.
Linklater: Yeah, there is a beautiful print of that. But even some of the classics I showed, like Fanny and Alexander, they'd seen them, but they hadn't seen them in a theater on a 35 print. Then there were titles that I thought were big films at the time [they came out], but that many people didn't know. A lot of people hadn't seen Atlantic City, Cutter's Way, Star 80, or Samuel Fuller's White Dog. It was fun to go through all these again.
In hindsight, it's remarkable how personal and strange a lot of cinema of the 80s was. Even the genre films that John Carpenter and Walter Hill made for the studios had this strong personal component.
Linklater: I think there was this long hangover from the 70s. That era was coming to a close, but some of these [kinds of] films were still hanging on. It was a tough decade for auteurs in Hollywood. The guys who'd had a real voice in the 70s—the Coppolas and the Scorseses—were really on the ropes. Heaven's Gate changed the landscape enormously. There are studio heads, on the record, saying, "We've got to get back the power from the creative people," as though creative people were the problem. That said, you do your research on the films and you find stuff like [blockbuster producer] Don Simpson, of all people, green-lit White Dog. You'd think he was the poster boy of what went wrong in the 80s, but he still used his power to get weird stuff made.
It's fun to see how history treats a decade. You realize there's never been a bad decade of cinema or even a bad year, once you go through the number of great films worldwide. Whenever I've looked for films to program from a certain year, I'll come up with a list of maybe 70 films that I can stand behind and wish I can show. That tells you there's just so much out there.
Westphal: Looking through the old Austin Film Society fliers on the Criterion Collection DVD of Slacker, you see that a lot of these movies you showed in the 80s were impossible to see in Texas at the time. Now with home video and streaming and everything else, how do you think film societies can convey the importance of seeing stuff on film?
Hall: We make a point of showing everything on film, even though not everyone who comes to our shows really cares about that distinction.
Linklater: The hard-core audiences can appreciate the value of a print if they know the film was shot on 35- or 16-millimeter. But then you run up against problems with availability and distribution. And a lot of prints have gotten bad—at some point you want to show a perfect digital version of a movie instead of a crappy print. Film schools are another matter. Where I live, around the University of Texas, they don't even have much of a film exhibition program. This is one of the biggest film schools in the country. It's unbelievable that students are OK looking at monitors watching, say, The Godfather for the first time. That's an education? The bar's been lowered as to what quality presentation means, so I admire you guys for fighting the good fight. It's definitely worth it.
I think people do pick up on the difference [between digital and film], they feel it. But the main thing, to me, is [creating] that cine-club atmosphere, where you can watch something and then hang out and talk about it—know you're not alone. What do you do with all this new work that's originating on digital and that they never make prints of? You shouldn't think you're a sellout if you have a decent digital projector, because there's a lot of stuff that only exists in digital formats. And then there are certain films where the prints are more or less lost. It's OK to make exceptions.
Hall: Have you made prints of Boyhood, since you shot it all on 35-millimeter?
Linklater: That's a good question. That [conversion to digital exhibition] happened so fast, didn't it? In the last three or four years, it went from there being a few theaters that showed digital prints to just. . . . There's really been no request for prints of Boyhood from theaters. They want the DCP, even though I shot it on film, and there's a 35 [millimeter] negative and a final print. The upside of this is that it's cheaper for distributors, because the cost of striking a bunch of prints is huge. I still like prints, but I think that day is coming rather quickly and we have no control over it. Theaters just don't want prints.
Westphal: Digital technology makes things more democratic on the filmmaking side, but not on the exhibition side. The distributors don't have to make all these prints, but all the theaters have to buy new projection systems.
Linklater: You know what happened? The companies came in—I found this out because I'm involved with these guys in Austin who do distribution—and financed everyone's conversion to digital, but the theater owners had to pay them a percentage on everything they make. It's like a high-interest loan. It's bad for the film societies of the world, because if they show anything digital on, like, a Tuesday night, they have to pay this company the first $695 or something like that.
For a while there, the theater owners were sitting there with their arms crossed, but then the economics of it worked out somehow [for the DCP companies]. Once that happened, they all did it in about a one-year period. Time will tell if that was a good thing or a bad thing.
The transition is making it tough for smaller, independent theaters to keep up.
Linklater: [Austin Film Society] recently fixed up an old theater in Austin. We spent about $120,000 putting in new 35 projectors, a changeover system, a good sound system . . . and we got a digital projector. If you can raise the money, you could do something like that. Are you guys a membership-based organization?
Hall: No, we just charge admission. We've had to move from theater to theater in the past year. [Two venues where they'd shown movies, the Portage and the Patio, have shut down in that time.] It's hard to ask people to become members if they don't know where the next showing is going to be.
Linklater: We were a nomadic film society for a while. At some point, you have to lock into your own venue some way or another. Get that benefactor or . . . I don't know how you do it, really.
Did the Austin Film Society ever get a benefactor?
Linklater: Yeah, me. [laughter] Five or ten years into the society's existence, I became lucky enough to be an ongoing benefactor.
Hall: One of us needs to make a movie.
Linklater: Or get some extra cash in your pocket somehow. Once I had my own movies, we could do benefit premiere screenings. People come out, pay a little extra, and then we could put that money towards something. You need a good benefit every now and then, for the cause.
Now, we're a million-dollar organization. We give out grants, we have programs in schools. Education is great, if you can create the programs, because those are fundable. Show kids movies, get them excited about cinema, so they can edit your corporate videos someday. [laughter] Or whatever. If you can create a love of cinema, that's all I care about. Love of film is all that matters.
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Name: Laura Capparelli
Class: 2016
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Favorite Place on Campus: In front of the chapel because it is just so peaceful and I love scenery, especially in the fall.
Favorite song right now: All I Ask - Adele.
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HC: You're working on the CMM department short film 'Luddite'. What is your role and how did you get involved?
LC: I am wardrobe supervisor and my friend Savanna asked me to be a part of the film.
HC: What's the best part about working on the movie?
LC: Working with everyone who is involved. I have met many new people by getting involved with the film and I loved meeting them.
HC: Last question: What's something most people don't know about you?
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Foodie Find: Vegan Plate in Roseville
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Fun fact: If you don't live a vegan lifestyle, you can still enjoy vegan food! I came to that conclusion after visiting Vegan Plate in Roseville and am fairly certain you'll agree. I started with the tri-wonton: deep-fried morsels of goodness filled with "cream cheese" and your pick of spinach, artichoke, or jalapeño. The spinach was my personal favorite and had a perfect consistency inside and out. Next up were the fresh summer rolls—jam-packed with veggies (lettuce, carrots, bell peppers, and purple cabbage) and quinoa then tucked into chewy rice paper. Dipping each one into the accompanying peanut sauce added another element of flavor. With an extensive menu, it's hard to choose just one main course, so I went with two: maple walnut "shrimp" (great choice!) and jack buns. The latter featured "pulled pork" made with marinated jackfruit and other veggies in a bao bun; it's amazing how pork-like it tasted, especially considering the jackfruit is a nutrient-packed tropical fruit. Mind. Blown. How do they do it? And the shrimp, which wasn't actually shrimp but tapioca, tasted like, you guessed it…shrimp! As mentioned, their menu is immense and incudes soups, noodles, burgers, fries, rice, pasta, and pizza. Whatever you order though, save room for dessert. From cheesecake to brownies and gelato to truffles, it's all mouthwatering and made without animal products. They also have a lengthy beverage list (think milk tea with boba, Vietnamese coffee, beer, wine, and more) and myriad gluten-free and nut-free options. Do your body a favor and try a meatless meal today! 1821 Douglas Boulevard, Suite C-5, Roseville, 916-953-7033
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Vegan donuts—house-made with constantly rotating flavors that run the gamut from chai apple cider and raspberry lemonade to blueberry almond—at Totem Coffee Co. 312 Main Street, Suite 104, Placerville, 530-903-3280, totemcoffeeroasters.com
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Orange "chicken"—lightly breaded, crispy "chicken" with onions and bell peppers tossed in a sweet and tangy sauce with steamed rice—at Pho Vegan Asian Cuisine. 6661 Stanford Ranch Road, Suite E, Rocklin, 916-259-1588
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Monica Burnett of Hudson is running to raise money for Michael Lisnow Respite Center in Hopkinton, which helps severely disabled children and their families. This year, she and her husband Steven Burnett are training with the Hanson's Marathon Method.
Get to Know: Monica Burnett
Hometown: Hudson
Ages: 52
Profession: Program Managers at Dell EMC
Boston Marathon: Second Time (Ran 2017)
Finish Time Goal: 4:15
Running Partner(s): Steven Burnett, 55
Organization: Michael Lisnow Respite Center in Hopkinton
Fundraising Goal: $10,000
Fundraising Website: https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/michael-lisnow-respite-center-boston-2019/monicaandsteveburnett
What made you decide to run the 2019 Boston Marathon?
We wanted to help the Michael Lisnow Center again and we wanted to train properly the second time around.
What was the most challenging part about training?
It takes a lot of time.
What has your training taught you so far?
It is mind over matter. On the days when one is tired, getting those firsts strides in is critical.
If you have run a marathon before, how will this year be different?
We are following Hanson's plan to the letter. All the anecdotal evidence from folks in our running club indicates that it works. It is counter intuitive because they require a lot of slower miles. Slow miles must be run slowly.
Why is running important to you?
Neither of us are ever going to place better than maybe third in our age group and that will be on the day the really fast people sleep in. Yet, we are in it to win it. We run and we will keep running so that when we retire we will be able to keep on moving!
What advice do you have for people who want to start running?
Start with whatever you can do. Until 2012, I had never run a mile straight-through in my life. Once I managed to hit that goal, I signed up for a 5K. In 2013, less than a year after my first 5K, I ran my first half marathon.
In 2014, I ran my first marathon. I joined the Highland City Striders in 2014. Somewhere along the way, my husband started running because he was hanging out with runners.
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The center does great things for severely disabled children and their families. These children range in age from infant to adult, many have very complex medical needs.
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The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed a US$1.5mn grant with Kalahari GeoEnergy Limited, a Zambian geothermal development company, for a feasibility study supporting the development of a 10-20 MW geothermal power plant
The grant was signed by US Ambassador to Zambia, Eric Schultz, on behalf of USTDA, at a ceremony at the US Embassy in Lusaka, along with Peter Vivian-Neal, CEO of Kalahari GeoEnergy.
Kalahari GeoEnergy selected California-based Geologica Geothermal Group to carry out the study, which will provide technical and environmental analysis needed to advance the project.
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Together with Bayer 04 Leverkusen, JAKO are presenting the new home shirt today. The Werkself plays in the 2019/20 season in a red jersey with black design elements in front of their own audience. In particular, JAKO came up with an idea from the team for the design of the game clothing: the Werkself professionals wanted a classic and red design, with which they now return to the UEFA Champions League.
Following that tradition, the new shirt is not just sportswear but to a great extent expression of the bond with Bayer 04 and the Werkself. Under the campaign motto #IchHabsAn (I've got it on) the presentation of the new shirts will not only see the first team squad in red but also fans and members of staff plus a host of Leverkusen amateur and professional athletes like beach volleyball Olympic winner Julius Brink. The bus drivers of the wupsi public transport company and Bayer catering staff will also swap their usual work clothes for the new home shirt today. Everybody will be proud to say: "I've got it on!"
The shirt has diagonal stripes in contrasting red tones and a sporty and snug fit. As with previous shirts, the club badge is on the left and the WERKSELF lettering on the back of the shirt below the collar.
The badge also has an historical link: The lion's mane and the Bayer circle hark back to the logo of the Friedrich Bayer & Co. paint company of the 19th century. The main sponsor Barmenia, with their new logo design, plus sleeve partner Kieser Training are again on the Werkself shirt for the 2019/20 season.


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Yemen: UNHCR Operational Update, 22 March 2019
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UNHCR continues to be impacted by the partial blockade, leading to delays and additional transport and warehousing expenses, caused by having to import core relief items (CRIs) for the north via the southern port of Aden. Import restrictions on armoured vehicles, protective personal equipment, satellite phones and radios are hampering operational capacity. Nevertheless, UNHCR's assistance to IDPs continues across the country as families flee new outbreaks of violence.
During the reporting period, over 730 IDP families in the west of Yemen received CRIs in the central districts of Al Dhihar and Mashannah, Ibb governorate. The distribution took place through UNHCR partner YWU. Ibb governorate has recently received around 1,600 IDP families, who fled eastward from Al Hudaydah.
In the North-West, UNHCR Al Hudaydah field office conducted a mission to Hajjah governorate on 18 March. The purpose of the mission was to discuss coordination and capacity-building initiatives with the local authorities concerning site management. Some 2,200 CRI and ESKs are scheduled to be distributed in Abs, Hajjah governorate by UNHCR's partner Jeel Al-Bena, who continues to have access to this district. Some 23,000 IDP families in the area fled from the recent conflict within the same governorate.
In the Eastern governorate of Al Maharah, 88 newly arrived IDP families received CRIs. They had reportedly fled from as far as Al Hudaydah, Taizz, Ibb and the northern Hajjah governorate.
Cash remains at the forefront of UNHCR's assistance in Yemen. In 2018, UNHCR assisted close to 800,000 Yemenis (and 130,000 refugees), disbursing USD 48 million. By monitoring new displacement and working with service providers, community centres and local leaders, UNHCR and its partners are able to identify and assess the needs of vulnerable households. During the reporting period, 16,753 IDP families received cash assistance to address their protection needs, including rental subsidies. Distributions were made in the northern border areas of Sa'ada and Al Jawf (3,552 families), to families at the flash point of Hajjah governorate (5,601 families), and to those in Hudaydah governorate (4,048 families). According to the 2019 Humanitarian Needs Overview, an estimated 43 per cent of IDPs outside hosting sites are living in rented accommodation.
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More Than Good Looks: Try These 10 Edible Flowers
By Brian Barth
Eating flowers seems almost heretical. If plants could talk, wouldn't they say, you can look, even sniff, but please don't chow down on my pretty petals? The dainty apple flower, after all, is what gives way to the fruit, and thus the seed, ensuring the cycle of life continues. Do you dare give into the temptation to pluck it for food?
Many a chef certainly has. But most folks are clueless to the vast array of edible flowers. Apple blossoms, for example, impart a delicate floral flavor to fruit salads, along with a heavenly aroma. With many herbs, the flowers taste just like the leaf—chive flowers are a colorful way to infuse salad dressing with a garlic flavor.
On the other hand, some flowers are technically edible, but unpleasantly acrid. Chrysanthemums, for example, or begonias. One reference describes the flavor of wax begonias as slightly bitter with "a hint of swamp."
A word of warning before we get on to our list of edibles: Exercise caution when using flowers in the kitchen; many are poisonous. Those daffodils in your perennial border could cause nausea, diarrhea, itchiness, stupor, convulsions or even death, depending on how much you eat. (In almost all cases it's not just the flower that's poisonous, it's the entire plant.) Below, you'll fine a list of safe-to-consume flowers that we think you'll enjoy, with a few thoughts on how to grow and use them. And if you're ever unsure, here's a list of common poisonous plants whose flowers you never want to ingest.
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In the Kitchen: These cheery flowers have a fairly neutral, nondescript flavor and are used to brighten-up both salads and sweets. Pastry chefs sometimes use Calendulas to make floral designs on cheesecakes and other goodies. Because the golden-orange petals hold their hue when cooked, they're sometimes used as a saffron substitute as well.
In the Garden: Calendula is easy to grow from seed, and often reseeds itself in the garden each year without any effort on the part of the gardener. Needs full sun and regular water.
Zones 3 to 9
In the Kitchen: Most types of lilies are mildly toxic when consumed, but not daylilies. (Though botanically speaking, daylilies are not a true lily.) Daylily blossoms are meatier than most flower petals, with a succulent texture and a mildly sweet taste, similar to romaine lettuce. Chop them up and add them to salads, but be sure to sample the flavor first, as some daylily varieties taste better than others. Try stuffing them with herbed cheese or dipping the unopened flower buds in batter and frying them up as an hors d'oeuvre.
In the Garden: Daylilies are generally sold as a potted plant and are easy to grow in sun or part sun, as long as you provide ample moisture. In rich soil, they spread to form extensive colonies.
Zones 3 to 9
In the Kitchen: Adventurous foodies relish the bitter flavor of dandelion greens in salads and soups, though few realize the flowers are also edible. Use dandelion flowers exactly as you would calendula (a close botanical relative). The flavor is sweeter if picked immediately after the flowers open.
In the Garden: Dandelions can be found growing as a weed almost everywhere (lawns, sidewalk cracks, soccer fields), though you can purchase seeds if you want to establish a bed for culinary use. The plant needs full sun and is drought tolerant, once established.
Zones 3 to 9
In the Kitchen: Elderberry flowers have a light, honey-like aroma and taste, and they're often used to flavor white wine, champagne, lemonade, iced tea, and other summery drinks. You can sprinkle the tiny individual flowers in salads, or fry the dome-shaped clusters whole to make elderberry fritters. Beware that elderberry foliage is mildly toxic, as is the uncooked fruit (the cooked fruit, however, is edible and delicious).
In the Garden: Elderberries are typically purchased as a potted plant, and are easy to grow in full sun or partial shade. Water frequently until established.
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In the Kitchen: Borage flowers have a mild, cucumber-esque flavor and are used to jazz-up salads, drinks, and savory dishes. The plant's electric-blue hue is a great compliment to calendula's golden tones, making for a photo-worthy plating.
In the Garden: Borage is easily grown from seed, and typically reseeds itself in the garden year after year. Drought tolerant.
Zones 4 to 9
In the Kitchen: Lavender flowers have a unique, savory flavor with a hint of floral sweetness, and they're usually employed in summer drinks, ice cream, chocolate, and other sweets. Rub the flower buds between your fingers to separate the tiny individual flowers and sprinkle them into your dish.
In the Garden: Lavender is typically purchased as a potted plant. Grow it in a location with full sun and well-drained soil. Lavender is highly drought tolerant—once established, water only when the soil is bone dry.
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In the Kitchen: Pansies are one of the few flowers that come in every color of the rainbow. They have a mild, nondescript flavor and are used primarily for decorating salads and desserts. Use violets, a close relative of pansies, in the same way.
In the Garden: Pansies are typically grown from seed. They thrive in locations with rich, moist soil and part sun. Pansies suffer in the heat of summer, so they're primarily grown as spring and fall annuals.
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In the Kitchen: Hibiscus flowers have a cranberry-like flavor with tropical notes. Though they're most often made into iced tea or infused into other cold drinks, chopped hibiscus flowers add a tangy spunk to salads and desserts.
In the Garden: There are numerous edible species of hibiscus, but it is the Jamaican species Hibiscus sabdariffa that is most known for its flavor. Hibiscus is typically purchased as a potted plant. Needs full sun and ample irrigation.
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In the Kitchen: Nasturtium flowers have a peppery zest similar to watercress, to which the plant is closely related. They are primarily used in salads and as a garnish for hors d'oeuvres. Though the tubular flowers are large and sturdy enough to stuff with cheese or tapenade.
In the Garden: Nasturtium is easily grown from seed in partial shade or full sun, and often reseed themselves in the garden. Thrives in rich soil with regular irrigation.
Zones 3 to 10
In the Kitchen: Most people pick roses as a centerpiece for their table or to give as a symbol of their affection, but their culinary qualities are unsurpassed. Roses taste much like they smell, but with a slightly bitter undertone. Use in drinks, desserts, and salads, or make rose petal jam.
In the Garden: There are literally hundreds of rose varieties to choose from, some of which are much easier to grow and others. Iceberg roses and Knock Out roses are two of the most foolproof varieties. Roses thrive in a location with rich, well-drained soil and full sun. They require regular irrigation.
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Disbanded Air Pollution Panel Finds EPA Standards Don't Protect Public Health
By Gretchen Goldman
The Independent Particulate Matter Review Panel has released their consensus recommendations to the EPA administrator on the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter. The group of 20 independent experts, that were disbanded by Administrator Wheeler last October and reconvened last week, hosted by the Union of Concerned Scientists, has now made clear that the current particulate pollution standards don't protect public health and welfare.
55 Elephants Have Died in 2 Months From Unprecedented Zimbabwe Drought, Wildlife Agency Says
The unprecedented drought that has caused a water crisis in Zimbabwe has now claimed the life of at least 55 elephants since September, according to a wildlife spokesman, as CNN reported.
Study Reveals 30% of All Species Swap for Other Species Every 10 Years
By John C. Cannon
Life is reshuffling itself at an unsettling clip across Earth's surface and in its oceans, a new study has found.
The country's largest fossil fuel company goes on trial today to face charges that it lied to investors about the safety of its assets in the face of the climate crisis and potential legislation to fight it, as the AP reported.
El Niños are getting stronger due to climate change, according to a new study in Monday's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Here's How Bad Antibiotic Resistance Has Gotten Over the Past 20 Years
By Julia Ries
- Antibiotic resistance has doubled in the last 20 years.
- Additionally a new study found one patient developed resistance to a last resort antibiotic in a matter of weeks.
- Health experts say antibiotic prescriptions should only be given when absolutely necessary in order to avoid growing resistance.
Over the past decade, antibiotic resistance has emerged as one of the greatest public health threats.
Corazón Latino, a Nonprofit That Helps Urban Residents Spend More Time in Nature
There are hundreds of millions of acres of public land in the U.S., but not everyone has had the chance to hike in a national forest or picnic in a state park.
Analysis: Renewables Could Match Coal Power Within 5 Years, IEA Reveals
By Simon Evans
Renewable sources of electricity are set for rapid growth over the next five years, which could see them match the output of the world's coal-fired power stations for the first time ever.


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How to be profitable from today forward
"Profitability" is not a word that gets a lot of love in the creative or photography world.
Large instagram followings, promises of "how you can make 6 figures in 10 easy steps", mini-celebrities who shoot weddings in Paris doing webinars promising their 'secrets' and then pitching you a $5,000 class…(that is only $147 if you buy in the next 10 minutes!!!), those are the things that tend to get the most attention in these spaces.
Even though I may speak of these things a little tongue in cheek, I don't necessarily think they are bad. There are some very smart people out there trying to help educate others and there is nothing wrong with that.
The issue comes in when our attention is misguided and spent on things that ultimately won't help your profitability. And any person who calls him/herself a business owner should be concerned with their profitability.
Do you make more than you spend?
That's it.
The word profitability can sound a little corporate-y and official and complicated, but ultimately it all comes down to if your business brings in more money than goes out.
Why should you care? Well hopefully it's obvious, but I think we all would prefer for our businesses to leave us with some extra money. I don't know many people who go into business to lose money, but if you can think of a reason why someone would want to do that, please...I'm all ears!!
Did you know that it is possible to guarantee your business is profitable from today going forward?
Now I know you might be thinking, "Cinnamon...it costs a lot of money to start and run a business. There is no way that I'll be able to make enough money to cover my expenses...have you seen how much lenses cost?"
And I get it. Believe me I do. I've been there and there is a lot of equipment to be bought in the early days of starting a business (especially a photography business). But the beauty of running your own business is that you are the one in charge of making the decisions about what gets purchased and when, and you also have control over how much you charge and ultimately how much money you bring in.
Lil' 'ol you!
Also know that when I say the word "profitable" that doesn't equate to LARGE amounts of profit. Even if you only make $100 more income than you spend, you are still profitable. You'd be surprised however how many small business owners have absolutely NO idea how much money they make (if any) because they are fearful of knowing the amount OR they feel like "dealing with the money" is too complicated. So they ignore it and they try to wing it and when they are constantly worried about having enough money they just figure they are failing.
I don't know about you but that doesn't sound like a great way to run a business.
I propose a different solution.
Profit first, expenses second
Every time you make some money...put a small portion of it aside. Maybe in a place that's hard to get too (an account that is difficult to log into etc…).
That's it.
You can't touch it.
If you can't touch it, you can't spend it.
You know when you go to the movies and you get a large popcorn to share and by the end of the movie you think, "how in the world did we finish all that popcorn?" Welp, you did because it was there.
Think if you got a small popcorn to share. You likely wouldn't think in the middle of the movie, "man...I need more popcorn so I'm going to go all the way back out to the concession stand to get another one". You'd enjoy your small popcorn and be done with it. Maybe you might think about getting more but the discomfort of actually going and doing it causes you to restrain yourself.
You can do the same thing with your money.
Parkinson's law states that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion". The same goes with our money. If we look in our account and see $4,000, we will maybe do a little quick math in our heads and figure we have around that much to spend on what we need. But if we look at our account and see $3,200, we will do the same thing. Even if we know we have a little bit stashed away somewhere else.
I didn't make this stuff up on my own. This entire system and theory behind maintaining a profitable business from today forward comes from Profit First by Mike Michalowicz, and while the entire process behind it is slightly more built out than what I'm mentioning here in this post...you can start with this one simple step:
Every time you make some money, but a % of it aside in a special account and that account you can't touch. That is your profit. Profit first, expenses second.
If this is something that interests you as a business owner (and it should!) I would highly recommend picking up this book and putting the practices into place. It's not a bunch of finance mumbo jumbo..it's easy to read and understand.
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28 "People Watching" restaurants in Boston.
Uni is a flashy Japanese izakaya in Back Bay with a $16 spoon, hot rock wagyu beef, and lots of small plates you won't want to stop ordering.
Ilona is an Eastern Mediterranean restaurant in the South End. It's a beautiful spot filled with beautiful South End people, and the food is great.
Hojoko is a Japanese restaurant in the Fenway that is the opposite of a sensory deprivation tank.
Nathalie is a relaxed wine bar in the Fenway with small bites and an interesting wine list.
Puro Ceviche Bar is Latin tapas place, and it's our favorite restaurant on Newbury Street.
Loco Taqueria is a really crowded and fun taco bar in South Boston.
The first thing you'll notice at Myung Dong in Allston is the K-Pop videos playing on a loop. The second thing you'll notice is the good Korean menu.
Beehive is a comfort food restaurant in the South End that has nightly live music.
Fat Baby is a sushi place in South Boston where the focus less on the sushi and more on the fun.
Darryl's is a jazz bar that serves Southern classics like fried chicken and waffles and shrimp and grits.
The Midway Cafe is the best possible version of a divey live music bar in Jamaica Plain.
The Model is a legacy dive bar in Allston.
Saloon is a speakeasy in Davis Square that's so dark you might fall asleep in there (though probably not if it's burlesque night).
As you probably guessed, the Rooftop at Revere is the Revere Hotel's rooftop bar. It's got couches, an indoor pool, and decent drinks and bites.
Longfellows is a coffee counter inside Lamplighter Brewing in Cambridge with good sandwiches.


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Self-reference is an illustrative essential
Journal Article
This paper includes an abstract, a discussion of the usefulness of self-reference in early computer science courses, and some examples to illustrate this usefulness. Most readers will not be troubled by this example of self-referential writing. Why then is self-reference, usually in the form of recursive subprograms, thought to be so onerous as to be placed in its own left-until-the-end-and-often-uncovered chapter in most introductory texts? Self-reference is one of the cornerstones of computer science from the unsolvability of the halting problem, to writing a Pascal compiler in Pascal, to reveling in the beauty of Quicksort. We argue that the notion of self-reference should permeate first courses in computer science. If this is to be the case such courses should take a view far broader than "Wow, I can average 10 numbers with the skills I learned in my first programming course!". © 1994, ACM. All rights reserved.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Astrachan, O
Published Date
- December 3, 1994
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 26 / 1
Start / End Page
- 238 - 242
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0097-8418
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1145/191033.191131
Citation Source
- Scopus