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There are many wonderful things about living in Columbus, Ohio. It is a fantastic place to raise a family. Housing is affordable, our town is delightful, we have great infrastructure, nearly everything is family friendly, and the ice cream is amazing. That being said, there is a major draw back. I've mentioned it before. For roughly 5 months out of the year, we barely see the sun. It's there, trying so hard shine a little feeble light on us through the clouds. But generally, our skies look like the above picture. A cement gray for the entire winter. It wears on the soul after awhile.
My daughter, who was born here and has never lived anywhere else, accepts that this is as it should be. Of COURSE you're not supposed to see the sun in the winter! Silly Mom for thinking otherwise! I didn't realize how much this was a part of her life until she started crying in the car today when we were driving home, "Mom! Where are the clouds?? Why are all the clouds gone?? Why is the sky only blue??"
I wanted to cry, too, that my girl thinks of a bright blue sky in the winter as "wrong".
For me it is a gift. A reminder that spring will come again. The cement gray skies will be mostly banished until next November and I'll need to drink up all the vitamin D I possibly can. I know Lilyanna will be happy when it comes, too, but for right now it's freaking the poor girl out.
|Pre-crying over the blue sky.
|Proof that it's possible, though not likely, to see a blue sky in Columbus in February.


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Here are a few more clips from this week's parallel spanning universe Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Deep Cover featuring Batman taking on the Crime Syndicate.
When parallel worlds collide, Batman swaps places with Owlman–his criminal counterpart in an alternate universe–to stop the Crime Syndicate from taking over their world. Crime fighters in one world must battle their evil counterparts in a crime spree melee. Meanwhile back on Earth, Owlman has been perpetrating crimes disguised as Batman and assembled all the villains to join him. When Batman returns, he finds himself on the wrong side of the law and hunted by Green Lantern, Aquaman, Blue Beetle, Red Tornado and Plastic Man. Its a strange twist of fate that leaves Batman with only one option – to team up with Joker and take Owlman and the Crime Syndicate down!
More clips after the jump! You'll want to check out Batman and The Joker teaming up.
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Strange Voice for the joker but damn do I ever love the campy jokes ! sooo silllllly
I don't really care for the Joker's voice but I'm loving the old school look. The bad jokes also are cracking me up.
It seems to be a balancing act with depictions of Batman. First it's too serious so they camp it up. That's too silly so they make it serious. Then they decide it's too serious so they camp it up.
I've never payed much attention to this version as I don't like camp, but I do like the Crime Syndicate. I didn't think Batman sounded quite like Kevin Conroy, but Diedrich Bader? I wouldn't have guessed, but knowing, It does sound like him.
He is more looked like Toyman instead Joker.
Yeah I noticed that. It's like his grin is glued on.


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In the private sector, it is a common understanding that if your business can't change with the times, then it's probably not going to survive. Any business in today's fast-moving environment that is looking for the pace of change to slow is likely to be sorely disappointed. In fact, successful businesses actually embrace change. Without change, businesses would likely lose their competitive edge and fail to meet the needs of what most hope to be a growing client base.
To put it mildly, change is not always quite so welcome in the world of government. One only need look at the decades-long debacle surrounding the prioritization and processing of veterans in need of medical attention. Or look at the declining condition of America's infrastructure, including but certainly not limited to our antiquated power grid (our current system was developed in the late 1800's), and how our air traffic control system is still relying on forty year old technology. It was Ronald Reagan who said "The scariest words in the English language are 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"
The good news is that there are many examples of local governments from across the country that are proactively serving the communities and constituents they have been elected to represent.
For just a moment, take solace in the following article. It represents a fine example of how a local government, a non-profit organization and a national business have come together as equal partners for the common good, and are helping older drivers remain safe in the Cleveland suburb of Seven Hills, Ohio.
In this unique partnership, the Seven Hills Mayor's Court, University Hospitals Parma Medical Center, and Keeping Us Safe, LLC., have formed an innovative alliance deigned to help older drivers who may be experiencing an age-related decline in driving skills, as demonstrated by an invitation to appear in court for a traffic violation. Following is a very brief synopsis of the role government, a non-profit and the private sector plays in this potentially life-saving initiative:
A For-Profit Business
Founded in 2008 by a retired Ohio State Trooper, Keeping Us Safe, LLC., is a national business headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. They have developed the "Enhanced Self-Assessment Program" for older drivers who may be experiencing a decline in their driving abilities. This three hour in-person session typically takes place in the home of the older driver and is facilitated by any one of Keeping Us Safe's Certified "Beyond Driving with Dignity" Professionals.
If the individual is a safe driver, he or she is provided with strategies on how to remain a safe driver as they progress through the aging process. If a driving retirement is the appropriate decision, then Keeping Us Safe provides the individual (and their family) with acceptable alternatives, resources and a very specific plan to ensure a smooth and successful transition from the driver's seat to the passenger seat.
A Non-Profit Organization
In 2012, the Parma Medical Center (a non-profit medical facility) adopted the "Beyond Driving with Dignity" program into the service offerings of their Center for Healthy Aging, and have enjoyed great success with the program.
Laura Matthews, BS, MS, LNHA, Manager of the Center and one of Keeping Us Safe's Certified "Beyond Driving with Dignity" Professionals says "We're happy to support families with this program. If we can be that objective person in this discussion with them, it can save lives as well as relationships in a family." In other words, the self-assessment program is not only designed to reduce the incidence of traffic fatalities involving older drivers, but as well, the program helps to maintain the integrity of the family unit.
A Government Entity
With so many of Seven Hills' residents over 65 (nearly twice that of the Ohio average), Mayor Richard Dell'Aquila, along with magistrate Eric Moore saw the need to explore the challenges placed on elderly drivers' families and the community as well as protecting the drivers themselves. They wanted to provide older drivers cited into their court with an alternative, one that would help reduce their likelihood of being cited again in the future.
Under their Older Driver Diversion Program, senior drivers who have been issued a traffic citation and wish to be considered for the Diversion Program will submit an application, pay a $50 application fee, sign a guilty plea and pay $94 court costs. If accepted by their law department, the applicant will have 90 days to complete Keeping Us Safe's "Beyond Driving with Dignity" program, as administered by University Hospitals Parma Medical Center. After providing the court with proof of completion of the "Enhanced Self-Assessment program", the applicant's court costs will be refunded, and the traffic offense dismissed.
So What Does this Mean?
Keeping Us Safe's self-assessment program for older drivers (a private-sector business), as administered by University Hospitals Parma Medical Center (a non-profit organization), now serves as the Senior Driver Diversion program for the Seven Hills Mayor's Court (a government entity).
Matt Gurwell, a retired Ohio State Trooper and founder of Keeping Us Safe, says "It is extremely rewarding to be partnering with a non-profit organization and city government to bring a peaceful resolve to older drivers with diminishing cognitive and/or physical skills. In classic fashion, Mayor Dell'Aquila and Magistrate Eric Moore have demonstrated how thinking outside-the-box and approaching an old problem from a new perspective and in doing so, they have demonstrated their sincere desire to providing a high level of service to the residents of Seven Hills.
Although the business structures, missions and methods of operation for the Seven Hills Court, the UH-Parma Medical Center and for Keeping Us Safe are all completely different from each other, we have been united by a common goal; to provide a superior level of service to those whom we serve.
In Conclusion:
Local government, a non-profit organization and a private business have formed a meaningful partnership that is designed to be of value not only to older traffic offenders, but also to their families and to the motoring public in general. Implementation of this program is sure to make the community of Seven Hills a safer place to live, work and recreate, all at no additional expense to taxpayers.
Points of Interest:
- Generally speaking, defendants in American courts pay for their diversion with a fee to the court, counseling, or both. It is not uncommon for the final cost to be more than the actual fine.
- According to the Ohio Department of Public Safety, over the past five years, Cuyahoga County has lead the state in older adults (65+) being killed in automobile accidents.
- Seven Hills Court's "Older Diver Diversion Program" is not available to individuals that were involved in an injury accident, have had a moving violation within the past twelve months, or were operating a commercial vehicle at the time of their offense. The program is completely voluntary.
- The "Enhanced Self-Assessment Program" for older drivers is designed to help older drivers that may be experiencing a diminishment in driving skills, make a smooth transition from the driver's seat to the passenger seat with minimal deterioration to their dignity or independence.
- In any well-structured court diversion program, courts may require that the defendant formally admit guilt, but suspend punishment until the defendant has had the opportunity to complete diversion, in this case, the "Enhanced Self-Assessment Program" (the plea isn't formally entered into the court system so it can be erased upon successful completion of the program). Diversion programs such as this one emphasize counseling, treatment, and behavior modification over punitive measures.
- Keeping Us Safe, the City of Seven Hills and University Hospitals Parma Medical Center recently held a luncheon to honor five older drivers that recently made a quiet and non-newsworthy retirement from driving. They were recognized as "the quiet heroes amongst us" for making the difficult decision to give up driving before tragedy ever had the opportunity to strike.
- Lisa Profio, LPN, is a Certified "Beyond Driving with Dignity" Professional working at University Hospitals Parma Medical Center in tandem with Laura Matthews. Lisa was selected as the recipient of Keeping Us Safe's 2014 "Bill and Betty Fresch Outstanding Achievement Award" for recognition of her professional experience, compassion and empathy in helping older drivers with diminished driving skills make a smooth transition into a driving retirement.
For more information on Keeping Us Safe's "Older Driver Diversion Program", please visit their website at www.keepingussafe.org, or call toll-free 877-907-8841.
About the Author:
After retiring from a very successful 24-year career with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Matt Gurwell quickly recognized that he was still filled with a desire for improving highway safety and more specifically, a passion to help keep older drivers, safe drivers.
As a result, Matt founded Keeping Us Safe, a national organization with a mission to help keep older drivers safe. He has developed programs that provide senior drivers and their families with direction in helping to ensure one's smooth transition from the driver's seat to the passenger seat.
Since leaving the Patrol, Matt has participated in a tremendous amount of work in the area of older driver research, best practices, current vehicle safety technologies, and adaptive equipment.
After consulting with professionals from several different disciplines, Matt took this new knowledge and blended it with his years of experience investigating accidents and dealing with people (in sometimes less than comfortable settings!), and developed the "Enhanced Self-Assessment Program" for senior drivers. Matt's creative, innovative and common sense approach, combined with his uncanny ability to bring calm and resolve to stressful situations without ever jeopardizing the dignity of others, has contributed greatly to the success of Keeping Us Safe's programs.
When asked what the turning point was for starting Keeping Us Safe, Matt explains:
"There was never one particular event. It was the result of 20-plus years of holding dying people in my arms at terrible car accidents, and delivering dozens and dozens of death notifications to families. I would much rather work with families bringing a peaceful resolve to this sensitive and uncomfortable issue now, rather than have them deal with it when an Ohio State Trooper is knocking on their front door".
Matt also explains that "At Keeping Us Safe, we are not in the 'older driver' business. We are in the business of saving lives and helping family members maintain their relationships with an aging parent through a very difficult time of transition."


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2008 NL East Preview: The PhilliesWritten by Colin on January 3, 2008 – 12:10 pm
This is the beginning of a series of articles analyzing the NL East. Naturally starting with last year's division leader, let's take a look at the Phillies in 2008.
We'll look at five categories – offense, defense, starting pitching, relief pitching, and coaching. At the end of the series we'll have a predictions article, where we'll rank each of the five categories and draw some conclusions about the division.
Offense: The Phillies had one of the most potent offenses in baseball in 2007. They ranked 1st in runs, slugging percentage, and OPS, 2nd in stolen bases and on-base-percentage, and fifth in batting average. Since then they've lost Aaron Rowand and replaced him with Geoff Jenkins, who is not quite as potent at the plate. Pat Burrell and So Taguchi round out the outfield. The Phillies' infield features Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, and the current weak spot, Wes Helms. I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that these guys are retaining most of their potency from the offensive side of the ball – but we may see a slight drop from last season.
Defense: in 2007 the Phillies had 89 errors. Jenkins brings less range than Rowand had, and has a history of making a few more errors. Otherwise we'll see pretty much the same defense we saw last season. The Phillies overall are pretty solid defensively, the one weak spot last year was Pat Burrell, but we have to assume he'll bounce back to normal in 2008.
Starting Pitching: The Phillies have had some struggles with pitching ever since moving to their new ballpark, in which infield fly balls turn into home runs. Last year they paid Freddy Garcia $10 million and got one win in return before the guy had season-ending surgery. Overall as a staff the Phils ranked pretty much at the middle of the pack in ERA, Batting Average Against, WHIP, and OPS. In order for the Phillies to be a dominant ballclub, pitching has to be a first priority this year. Cole Hamels is a great young pitcher, but the rest of their staff is aging somewhat. The acquisition of Brad Lidge allows Brett Myers to move back to the starting rotation – which will pump some air into the rotation. Unless some more blockbuster trades are pulled, we'll see another decent staff in 2008.
Relief Pitching: There are four key elements to the Phillies' bullpen. First and foremost is Brad Lidge – if he can return to form as a closer, he'll be one of the best in the game. Antonio Alfonseca, Tom Gordon, and J.C. Romero are the heart of the setup men, with 51 holds between them last year. But none of them are youngsters. If the Phillies can find another decent year out of the three setup men, and Lidge returns to form, their bullpen will be in good shape. But in my opinion, that's a big load to put on these three setup guys.
Coaching: Charlie Manuel is at the helm once again for the Phillies, and he's had success in the regular season in the past. However, he is only 2-6 in the post-season and needs to figure out how to win there if he wants to remain in charge in Philadelphia. There are going to be some major expectations for Manuel to improve on last year's 89-73 record and make a push into the post-season.
Recap: Offense is one of the most potent in all of baseball. Defensively the Phillies are a good team. Their rotation needs a boost in addition to Brett Myers jumping back in, and their bullpen looks poised for a decent year if Lidge can return to 2004-2005 form.
Check back soon for more division analysis!
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By chuck on Jan 29, 2008 | Reply
jenkins wont be starting in center victorino will, he has more range than rowand anyway


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Discipline in Modern Education by Lindsey Wright
Although we are well into the 21st century and have developed several alternative approaches for educating students, like holding classes at an online school instead of a brick-and-mortar campus, many teachers still rely on traditional discipline methods to keep control in the classroom. The majority of these techniques involve time-tested protocols such as giving warnings, keeping a child in from recess, keeping him or her after school, or sending the student to the principal's office. In some cases teachers have blindly adhered to such practices without considering if there might be a better, more effective way to gain and keep control of the classroom.
However, there are other teachers who have been significantly troubled by what they see as the shortcomings of a time-honored tradition whose day has come and gone. Yet traditional discipline methods are still embraced in the majority of schools across the U.S. How can teachers begin to implement a more enlightened approach to discipline in the classroom?
Any experienced educator has long since learned that children in the classroom have a way of feeding off of a teacher's energy. If the teacher is nervous, distracted, stressed, or angry, the students seem to have an innate ability to pick up on these negative emotions and find a way to exacerbate them. In order to avoid such a situation it's important for the teacher to remain calm and centered, particularly when taking disciplinary action. Meditation is an excellent way to achieve this, as it allows the teacher to find and develop peace and strength within. Students can also benefit from this quiet time, as studies have found that students have improved tests scores and better classroom discipline when they mediate.
Another key to enlightened discipline is getting to the root cause of the behavior. When utilizing this method, the teacher works closely with the student, and even the parents, to discover why a bad behavior is repeated. The goal is to then come up with a plan to address the issue so that it can be overcome. Once this happens classroom discipline will inevitably improve.
If none of the other approaches to seem to be effective, teachers can also try limiting classroom rules. Having some rules is always a good idea as they establish behavior standards that help students know what is expected. However, try to keep them brief and have as few as possible. Ultimately, it is through methods such as these that teachers can promote better discipline and develop more positive relationships with students.
Lindsey Wright, writes for OnlineSchools.org. She can be contacted via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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- AnonymousAugust 14, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Good call on classroom rules. I find that if I let the students know about our system right from the start, implementing class discipline becomes much easier for me.ReplyDelete
Classroom posters are wonderful for keeping the rules visible, but one might want to try making an actual video which will play in loop on the first day of class. Here's how I did mine:
The entire article by Lindsey Wright is very powerful. Well the education and student's school life's of 21st century's students are different than when we were in the school.ReplyDelete
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COM 413 Game AI Concepts (4 units): This course identifies the core types of AI behavior and their uses, such as pathfinding, fuzzy logic, cooperative behavior, decision trees, neural nets, adaptive and heuristics. It will illustrate how game AI creates challenges and a sense of satisfaction for the gamer. The student will create and implement AI agents through a variety of means. Prerequisite(s): COM 293.
COM 423 Business of Gaming (4 units): This course will provide GDD students with fundamental understanding of the underlying functions, goals, and language of the businesses in which they are about to contribute. Students will learn lessons from historical game releases that can be applied to new projects alongside general business best practices. They will also learn the new revenue models currently being used in the industry and how to leverage those tools for maximum benefit while engrossing, not alienating customers. Prerequisite(s): COM 293.
COM 424 Senior Project I (8 units): The achievement in obtaining a bachelor's degree is the completion of Senior Project I & II. In Senior Project I students work in teams to design and develop an alpha built which upon completion, all class participants demonstrate their project to an audience that includes industry guests, faculty, staff, and other students. With the freedom of choice, the students are placed into studio roles and are responsible for the day to day duties, the project will require a lot of planning so the choice students make in the early phases can determine how successful and fun the projects turns out to be.
COM 425 Senior Project II (8 units): The achievement in obtaining a bachelor's degree is the completion of Senior Project I & II. In Senior Project II, students continue the development process to a beta build, upon receiving feedback from Project I presentation, the team will improve upon the development and incorporate additional project goals to improve mechanics, game play, aesthetics, and immersion. At the end of the course the team will demonstrate their project to an audience that includes industry guests, faculty, staff, and other students. Prerequisite(s): COM 424.
COM 493 Game Development Internship (4 units): The student will be employed by a local business/organization to apply the knowledge, practice the skills, and display the attitudes developed during the course of study for the respective student's degree. The focus of this course is on the further development of skills learned in a real business/project. Prerequisite(s): COM 293
DSN 343 Game Story and character Design (4 units): This particular course will teach the students how to build unique story worlds and create true, interactive narrative. Students will also learn how to create compelling characters that the player will continue to identify with throughout the game while following the traditional character arc, deviating when required. They will also be introduced to the important, basic concepts involved in the traditional Creative Writing medium such as: the Syd Field Paradigm, the Hero's Journey from Joseph Campbell, plot structure through the plot mountain diagram, and plot devices like En Media Res. Prerequisite(s): COM 293.
DSN 353 Level Design II (4 units): This course focuses the skill set by taking the student step by step through the process of planning, construction, and refining an original level that has been designed for this course. This course will cover the unique learning experience by providing a design experience utilizing the industry standard Unreal 3 Engine/ Unreal Development Kit. After creating a concept for the game, the student will work through the blueprint, blocking in, building, lighting, scripting, and polishing of a game level. Prerequisite(s): COM 233, COM 293.
DSN 363 Lighting and VFX (4 units): This course focuses on the introduction of procedural methodology for creating lighting and VFX commonly used in Cinematics, Films, Movies, and Game Development. Prerequisite(s): COM 293.
DSN 433 MEL Scripting and Maya (4 units): This course covers MEL scripting with a character rigging focus. The course is intended for the intermediate 3D artists who are interested in enhancing the 3D production process in Maya. The course will cover each major rigging task in the Maya interface, and covers how to efficiently code the same task using MEL. In the process, the course focuses on creation of a character to rig, creating skeletons and icons, parent's nodes into a hierarchy, connect constraint channels, and deform a skin model. Prerequisite(s): COM 293.
Units required for graduation (AS degree): 108
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Martin Rauch Builds His Dream House (Rammed Earth, of Course)
Rammed earth is great stuff. The material is literally dirt cheap, formed like concrete but without the use of CO2 producing cement. It has great thermal mass and acoustics- when your wall is up to two feet thick, nothing gets through it.
Martin Rauch is one of the pros- we have shown his rammed earth fireplaces here. He worked with architect Roger Boltshauser to build his own rammed earth house.
Black and white photographs from Boltshauser Architekten
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Earth buildings are costly in terms of labor. The silt and earthen mixture is compressed periodically in horizontal layers and compressed with air compression beaters and vibration rolls. In case of "House Rauch" 41% of the house's volume is under earth, which results in some subterranean cave-like spaces. The building's foundation is made of 60cm trass cement - the traditional roman cement, the ceilings are "Dippelbaumdecken" (beam ceilings) and the interior thermal insulation is made from rush mats, which is also a perfect underground for the finishing coat.
Martin Rauch's website describes it:
The house which was finished 2008 reacts in its position and in its character directly to the topographic gradient of the slim plot and its genuine landscape context: A monolithic structure becomes a sculptural bloc, an abstract and artificial nature pressed upward from the underlying earth. Through this process the technique of solid rammed earth walls becomes the result of the wish to build a house exclusively with ecological materials. The construction shows, because of the planning cooperation with Roger Boltshauser and the resulting construction of the house through the constructor and earthen structure craftsman Martin Rauch, a consistently experimental approach.
More at 100 % Earth House. "House Rauch".
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Learn more at Rammed Earth is For Everyone
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The Dirt on Rammed Earth
Rammed Earth House from AR Awards
Rammed Earth Goes to the Chickens
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FYI - Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Posted on September 06, 2011
Answers to all your extra virgin olive oil questions; including production, shelf-life, storage, and nutritional information, and so much more!
HISTORY OF OLIVE OIL | According to mythology, while competing to be the patron deity of the un-named city of Athens, Goddess Athena presented the first olive tree to the city's king, Cecrops. As olive trees spread over the Mediterranean country-side, the Greeks discovered that a rich and fragrant oil could be yielded by pressing the fruit. It was used as a body oil after being scented with fragrances and herbs. However, it was the Romans who first realized the culinary potential of the oil, using it as a condiment over meat, vegetables, and fish. The Early Romans also recognized the health benefits of olive oil, using it to counteract poisons, heal wounds, and treat digestive problems.
PRODUCTION OF AUTHENTIC ITALIAN EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL | The traditional method of extracting olive oil from the fruit is virtually the same today as it has been for thousands of years. At harvest time, which varies from region to region, olives are harvested by hand, and collected in nets placed around the foot of the tree. A day or two thereafter, the olives are taken to the mill. Giant stones weighing several tons are used to crush the olives and pits into mash. The olive mash is then spread onto thin mats. These mats are stacked, and placed into a machine "press." As the press applies several hundred pounds of pressure, oil and water from the mash seep out of the mats, and drip into collection vats. In the traditional method, no heat is applied in the pressing--hence the term "first cold pressed." The oil is allowed to settle, and any vegetable water is removed either by centrifuge or decantation. Oil extracted from the mechanical pressing of the olive is described as "virgin" olive oil, because it is pure, unrefined and unprocessed. Early harvest oils (olives are still green) have a peppery quality that is described as grassy, green, bitter, or leafy. Early harvest oils are higher in polyphenols and antioxidants. Late harvest oils (olives are black and ripe) are lighter and fruity and are described as having sweet notes such as apple, melon, floral, or peach.
WHAT DOES D.O.P. MEAN | In Europe, the D.O.P. designation stands for Denomination of Protected Origin. Only certain food products with historical significance are given DOP status, which is controlled by government agencies. Once a DOP is created for a specific food, the various manufacturers must then complete a lengthy process to certify their production. For a product to get certified, it must be produced in a specific geographic region using accepted techniques. Only then can their label bear the DOP designation.
DIFFERECE BETWEEN FILTERED AND UNFILTERED EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL | Extra virgin oil may be consumed either in a filtered or unfiltered state. Filtration is the process by which the microscopic bits of the fruit of the olive are removed from the oil. Unfiltered oil will be cloudy until it settles to the bottom. Some consider unfiltered oil superior because of the added flavor from the fruit, while others say it shortens the oil's shelf life. Ultimately, it is a matter of personal preference.
- The colors of extra virgin olive oil can range from bright green to soft golden.
- Color can also vary with the type of olive, when it was picked and growing conditions.
- Generally, the darker, more intense the color, the flavor will be more fruity and assertive; however, this is not always a reliable rule of thumb.
- Unethical producers can crush a high percentage of leaves with the olives to obtain a greener coloring.
- Dark green, robust oils are best for full-flavored foods such as game, red meat, stews, spicy foods, and pasta.
- Moderate, fruity, or buttery oils are best used as finishing oils on soups, light pasta dishes, chicken, seafood, vegetables, or as a dipper for bread.
- Light colored, floral oils are best on mild dishes including white fish and salads.
- Store upright, in an air-tight container, in a cool, dark place.
- Do not store near a stove or on windowsills since direct light and heat will damage the oil.
- If you place oil in the refrigerator, it will become cloudy, solidify, and lose its aroma.
- Traditionally, extra virgin olive oil is said to have a 18 month shelf-life - however the oils on our site are hand selected from companies that take great pride in thier production - which helps extend the shelf-life well beyond the 18 months.
- Unfiltered oils because of their sediments should be consumed more quickly than filtered oils.
- Younger and fresher olive oils are more intense and pungent.
- As extra virgin olive oil ages, its fruity flavor mellows.
- Mass-produced, lower-grade olive oils have higher acidity and tend to become rancid more quickly.
HEALTH BENEFITS | According to betternutrition.com, olive oil is now accredited for protecting the heart, reducing the risk of cancer, lessening symptoms of arthritis, controlling blood sugar, and helping treat bacterial infections that cause gastritis and ulcers.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION | A tablespoon of oil contains 120 calories, 14 grams of fat, and no cholesterol. Seventy seven percent (77%) of the fat in olive oil is monounsaturated, and nine percent (9%) is polyunsaturated fat; fourteen percent (14%) is vegetable-derived saturated fat. Virgin olive oils also contain the antioxidants beta-carotene and Vitamin E, as well as the phenolic compounds tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol.
HOW DOES OLIVE OIL differ FROM EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL | Olive Oil. Ordinary "olive oil" is actually a blended oil product. Olive oil producers start with low quality virgin olive oils. For these oils to be fit for consumption, they must be refined using mechanical, thermal and/or chemical processes. The resulting "refined olive oil" is largely colorless and tasteless. Before the resulting product is sold as "olive oil," the producer blends into the refined olive oil a percentage of quality virgin olive oil to provide color and taste. "Light" or "Mild" Olive Oil. Light olive oil is a variation on ordinary olive oil. Producers of this product use a highly refined olive oil, and add less quality virgin oil than that typically used to blend olive oil. The only thing "light" about light olive oil is the taste and color; it has the same caloric and fat content as other oils.
HOW IS EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL different THAN VEGETALBE OIL | Three things make olive oil superior to vegetable oils: taste, nutrition and integrity. Taste is the most obvious difference between olive oil and the commercially popular vegetable oils such as corn, soybean and canola oils. These oils are tasteless fats. You would not want to eat a piece of bread dipped in vegetable oil; for the same basic reason, many chefs refrain from adding tasteless fat to the foods they prepare. When you cook with oil, get the most flavor and texture you can. Nutritionally, olive oil contains more monounsaturated fat than any of the popular vegetable oils. Moreover, vegetable oils are industrial, processed foods. Vegetable oils are generally extracted by means of petroleum-based chemical solvents, and then must be highly refined to remove impurities. Along with the impurities, refining removes taste, color and nutrients. Extra virgin olive oils are not processed or refined. It is said that you do not make extra virgin olive oil, you find it. Extra virgin olive oil is essentially "fresh squeezed" from the fruit of the olive tree, without alteration of the color, taste, and nutrients or vitamins. Because of the integrity of the product, and its antioxidant components, olive oil will keep longer than all other vegetable oils.
HOW IS EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL different THAN BUTTER AND MARGARINE | Butter and margarine are essentially fats like cooking oils. A tablespoon of ordinary butter contains twelve grams of fat, of which 8 grams (66%) are saturated fat. In addition, a serving of butter contains 33 mgs of cholesterol. Extra virgin olive oil adds a flavor and textural dimension lacking in other oils, making it a suitable substitute for butter and margarine in almost any recipe. In fact, more and more restaurants are serving extra virgin olive oil, both plain or flavored with salt and pepper, as an alternative to butter for bread.
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Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, and special guests celebrate Mother's Day with mom jokes
"Of all the many relationships we as humans have, mother is probably the most complicated," Jimmy Kimmel said on Thursday's pre-Mother's Day Kimmel Live. "I mean, we come out of them — that's weird, right? And so to honor the fascinating women who baked us, we invited famous people to read text messages from their mothers." Well, all except for Patton Oswalt.
Stephen Colbert described Mother's Day as "the annual tradition of taking mom out to brunch and getting enough mimosas in her so that she doesn't notice you're signing the card under the table." Your mother "loves your cards," he added on The Late Show, "but even the best Mother's Day cards had to start somewhere," and he and a mother from the audience showed off some "early efforts" that (luckily) didn't quite pan out.
And on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon shared some of his favorite #MomQuotes — you know, in case your mother isn't on Twitter. Watch below. Peter Weber
While much of the Northeast has been battling weeks of storms and flooding, the American West is drying up.
The National Drought Mitigation Center, housed at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, released a stark map Thursday that shows that fully one-third of the country is battling drought. Not only that, but in parts of Missouri and Kansas, areas suffering "exceptional drought" are expanding:
US #Drought Monitor 8 16 18: Drought is coverage up slightly this week to just over 36% of the area of the Lower 48 states, with exceptional drought (brown, D4) expanding in Missouri and Kansas. pic.twitter.com/ng2vhFgrPU
— Drought Center (@DroughtCenter) August 16, 2018
"Exceptional drought" is the most severe classification of drought conditions that exists, describing "widespread crop/pasture losses" and "shortages of water in reservours, streams, and wells, creating water emergencies," per the U.S. Drought Monitor.
While the country boomerangs between extreme weather conditions, President Trump has systematically sought to dismantle his predecessor's signature achievements — and that includes legislation related to climate change. Politico reported Thursday that in an effort to unwind the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, which imposed emissions limits on power plants, the Trump administration is prepared to tweak the federal calculations of money saved by the rule. "They are cooking the books on technical analysis to try to justify preconceived conclusions that these regulations are bad," one climate expert told Politico.
Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee is shirking its climate change duties too, Ryan Cooper argues here at The Week. Read his indictment of DNC Chairman Tom Perez's acceptance of fossil fuel money here. Kimberly Alters
Stephen Bannon is making a war-themed hype film for Trump, hopes he will be 'jacked up' about it
President Trump's supporters are under attack. Or at least, that's the impression Stephen Bannon's forthcoming film is trying to make.
The Breitbart- and White House-ousted conservative has returned to his documentary roots to create Trump @ War, and he shared the dramatic trailer for the film with Axios on Thursday. The full-length feature will premiere Sept. 9 — the two-year anniversary of Hillary Clinton labeling Trump supporters "deplorables."
In an intense two minutes, Trump supporters are violently knocked to the ground. CNN's Don Lemon goes on an anti-Trump tirade. A clip of Trump walking with U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May plays while someone praises Trump's foreign policy, cutting off right before the moment Trump awkwardly grabs May's hand.
Bannon has grand visions for the film as a potential boon for Republicans this midterm cycle. When the movie is over, he told Axios, every "deplorable" will be "literally standing on your chair with your pitchfork saying: 'I've got to get people out to vote.'"
Bannon consistently wrote, directed, and produced films pushing a far-right agenda before his brief White House stint, including projects like Fire From the Heartland: The Awakening of the Conservative Woman and Still Point in a Turning World: Ronald Reagan and His Ranch. Like its predecessors, Trump @ War also stars somewhat notable conservatives, including fellow ex-White House staffer Sebastian Gorka.
"How jacked do we think Trump will be when he sees this?" Bannon asked Axios when describing the film — seemingly well over the fact that Trump called him "Sloppy Steve" after his White House departure. Watch the whole trailer at Axios, and perhaps feel as "jacked up" as Bannon hopes Trump will be. Kathryn Krawczyk
"Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin died Thursday while in hospice care at home in Detroit, her publicist confirmed to The Associated Press. She was 76.
The legendary soul and pop singer was reportedly "ill for a long time" with pancreatic cancer, and her friends and family had been warned that "death is imminent" just days ago. While receiving palliative care, Franklin was surrounded by family who said she was "alert, laughing, teasing, able to recognize people." Her nephew told People that "family is there with her. She's home."
"In one of the darkest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our heart," Franklin's representative said in a statement following her death. "We have lost the matriarch and rock of our family."
Franklin's singing career goes back to 1960, when she began recording hits like "Respect" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman." Her last performance was at a benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation in November 2017. Summer Meza
Don't let the haters and losers fool you — getting impeached is actually a solid strategic move for a shrewd president.
President Trump's loyal followers are ready and willing to back him if he gets impeached, Politico reported Thursday. In fact, many even claim it would guarantee Trump re-election in 2020.
Republican lawmakers and strategists say that if Democrats retake the House in the midterm elections, it would help Trump rally moderates and centrists who aren't won over by increasingly progressive liberals. And if a Democratic majority moved to impeach Trump, some argue, he would become more popular, much in the way that former President Bill Clinton's approval ratings rose after his impeachment proceedings.
Asked if impeachment would hurt Trump politically, a Republican analyst told Politico, "Of course not." Another adviser said the theory was "not crazy," saying that "if you're looking at the politics of it, it's not a terrible thing for 2020." Even though Trump himself has been publicly hoping for a "red wave" and expecting to keep a Republican majority in Congress, GOP operatives are behind the scenes contemplating the possibility of spinning a hypothetical impeachment into a win. His most avid supporters say Trump does best when his back is against the wall, reports Politico, and impeachment would be the ultimate wall to rally his base and garner sympathy. Read more at Politico. Summer Meza
Most Trump officials on TV apparently signed NDAs prohibiting them from disparaging Trump forever
Omarosa Manigault Newman's Unhinged publicity tour has spilled a bit of sunlight on President Trump's compulsory use of nondisclosure agreements on his campaign and in the White House. On Tuesday, the Trump re-election campaign filed for arbitration, arguing Manigault Newman breached the NDA she signed when she joined the campaign in 2016. She says she did not sign an apparently unprecedented and likely unconstitutional NDA at the White House, but other White House officials were more coy, including White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
A former White House and Trump campaign staffer tells The Weekly Standard that even lower-level White House recruits "had to sign them when we went into the building," summarizing the NDA as "straight-up 'No talking bad about Trump or his family.'" It was "snuck in with" other "actual forms you had to sign for the legitimate process of being onboarded," the former staffer said, and unusually, "everything got taken away as soon as we signed it."
On MSNBC, Trump campaign spokesman Marc Lotter said he signed NDAs to work at the White House and on both Trump campaigns, and they obligated him to refrain from saying disparaging things about Trump, his family, Vice President Mike Pence and his family, and any Trump or Pence businesses forever. Katy Tur asked the obvious question: "Say something happened while you were there that horrified you or appalled you or you felt was illegal, etc., and you left and you signed an NDA, you can't talk about it. So again, why should we trust anything you say when you're legally bound to say good things about the person you're coming on to talk about?"
The White House NDA is probably unenforceable, but as you watch current and former Trump campaign and White House officials on television, it's probably worth remembering that they all at least nominally signed away their right to criticize Trump in perpetuity — and Trump takes his NDAs seriously. Peter Weber
Ex-CIA chief John Brennan calls Trump's no-collusion claim 'hogwash,' says security clearance revocation shows panic
President Trump may have revoked former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance on Wednesday, but he did not take away his ability to write or his audience for presumably informed criticism of Trump's actions. In an op-ed in The New York Times on Thursday, Brennan touches on Russia's contemporaneous denials that it was interfering in the 2016 election — "Russian denials are, in a word, hogwash" — and explains how Trump's public encouragement for Russia to hack and disseminate Hillary Clinton's emails made the CIA and FBI's job of stopping Russian election-tampering much harder:
Such a public clarion call certainly makes one wonder what Mr. Trump privately encouraged his advisers to do — and what they actually did — to win the election. While I had deep insight into Russian activities during the 2016 election, I now am aware — thanks to the reporting of an open and free press — of many more of the highly suspicious dalliances of some American citizens with people affiliated with the Russian intelligence services.
Mr. Trump's claims of no collusion are, in a word, hogwash. The only questions that remain are whether the collusion that took place constituted criminally liable conspiracy, whether obstruction of justice occurred to cover up any collusion or conspiracy, and how many members of "Trump Incorporated" attempted to defraud the government by laundering and concealing the movement of money into their pockets. [John Brennan, The New York Times]
Brennan then tied up the loose ends: "Mr. Trump clearly has become more desperate to protect himself and those close to him, which is why he made the politically motivated decision to revoke my security clearance in an attempt to scare into silence others who might dare to challenge him." Trump himself suggested to The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that he revoked Brennan's security clearance because of the Trump-Russia investigation. You can read Brennan's entire op-ed at The New York Times. Peter Weber
In Geneva on Tuesday, a U.S. State Department official warned a United Nations disarmament conference that Russia has launched a purported "space apparatus inspector" whose "very abnormal behavior" is "of great concern" to the U.S. government. "We don't know for certain what it is and there is no way to verify it," said Yleem Poblete, assistant secretary for arms control, verification, and compliance. "But Russian intentions with respect to this satellite are unclear and are obviously a very troubling development," especially given America's "concerns over many years that the Russian Federation is actively pursuing the development and deployment of anti-satellite weapons."
Alexander Deyneko, a senior Russian diplomat, told Reuters that Poblete's comments were "the same unfounded, slanderous accusations based on suspicions, on suppositions, and so on," and suggested the U.S. join Russia and China in developing a treaty to prevent an arms race in space. ("The United States has clearly articulated the many flaws of this draft treaty," Poblete said in her speech, and Russia's "hollow and hypocritical efforts are not the answer" given its routine violations of easier-to-verify arms treaties.)
Space weapons like "lasers or microwave frequencies that could just stop [a satellite] working for a time, either disable it permanently without destroying it or disrupt it via jamming," are a real concern, Royal United Services Institute analyst Alexandra Stickings tells BBC News. And they would be hard to differentiate from other satellites. But the Trump administration may not be in the best position to complain, after President Trump ordered a new military Space Force branch, she added. "The narrative coming from the U.S. is, 'Space was really peaceful, now look at what the Russians and Chinese are doing' — ignoring the fact that the U.S. has developed its own capabilities." Peter Weber


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Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
14 th Lok Sabha
Constituency : Gurdaspur ( Punjab )
Party : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
E-Mail : firstname.lastname@example.com
Father's Name Shri Kishanchand
Date of Birth 6 October 1946
Place of Birth Peshawar (Now in Pakistan)
Marital Status Married
Date of Marriage 15 May 1990
Spouse's Name Smt. Kavita
No. of Sons 3
No. of Daughters 1
Educational Qualifications Under Graduate
Educated at St. Xavier High School, Mumbai, Delhi Public School, Delhi, Lord Barnes High School, Devlali and Sydenham College, Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Profession Artist , Trader , Industrialist
Permanent Address 13-C, I.L.Palazzo, Malabar Hills
Mumbai - 400 006 (Maharashtra)
Fax: (022) 23633053
Present Address Ab-8, Purana Quila Road,
New Delhi - 110 011
Tels. (011) 23782011, 9868180831 (M)
Telefax: (011) 23782225
Positions Held
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
1998-99 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub-Committee-I on Urban Affairs & Employment; and Action Taken Sub-Committee
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1999-2000 and 2002 Member, Committee on Defence
1999-2000 and 2000-2001 Member, Committee on Estimates
2000-2002 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications
1 July 2002 - 28 Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Tourism and Culture
29 Jan. 2003- May 2004 Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs
2004 Re-elected to 14 Lok Sabha( 3rd term)
2004-2005 Member, Committee on Installation of Potraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex
Member, Committee on Information Technology
10 Oct. 2004 onwards Member, Committee on External Affairs
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Road Transport and Shipping
Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Conferred, (i) Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film—Haath Ki Safai, 1974; (ii) National Youth Film Award, 1974; (iii) Koomar International Art Academy Award for Best Actor for the film—Imtihaan; (iv) Film World Best Actor Award for his performance in the film—Shaque; (v) Giants International Award, 1987; (vi) Outstanding Citizens Award, 1990; (vii) Lions Club Award, 1991 for exceptional services rendered to society; and (viii) Film Fare Life Time Achievement Award, 2000
Social And Cultural Activities
Acted in more than a hundred feature films; and studying classical music
Sports and Clubs
Badminton; represented school and college in every sports event
Other Information
An active supporter of 'World wide Fund for Nature', "Beauty without Cruelty", "Cry", "Drug Abuse Information, Rehabilitation Centre"; Member, (i) General Assembly, Indian Council of Cultural Relations, 1998 onwards (ii) Film Development Council; and (iii) Organising Committee, International Film Festival of India, 1999


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The endless steps on the walls seen in these pictures are big water reservoirs that go by many names like Baoli, Baori, Baudi, and so on, but are most known as India's stepwells. It looks like the steps are made for other purposes than practical reasons, but that is not the case. The steps give rather efficient use of the water as they access the stored water, but they also work as a great and easy maintenance of the well.
Now people in India are coming to the steps on hot summer days to cool down in the shadows. It is said that the stepwells are more than 800 years old, and there have been several arguments about that, but most people believe that they can't be that old after all. Another interesting fact about the wells is that they may have been used to holy baths and rituals because they are built right next to old temples. Today they are no longer in use, because they have been replaced by new systems.


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Snow-clogged roads were open, emergency shelters were closed, most electric power was restored and officials across Connecticut were working urgently Monday to prove that the state deserves federal aid in the wake of its most severe December storm.
After an hourlong helicopter tour of the state's flood-ravaged coastline, Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. said he expects to apply soon for federal disaster assistance.


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An iceberg in Ilulissat
Photo courtesy Uta Wollf on Wikimedia
By Colin Woodard
Surrounded by icebergs, Sunni, Shiite, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Christian, and Shinto leaders committed themselves last Friday to leave the planet "in all its wisdom and beauty to the generations to come." They included the Grand Rabbi of Paris, René-Samuel Sirat, Bishop Sofie Petersen of
They are in
Patriarch Bartholomew, who is based in
Now he is taking on climate change, traveling down the
"Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development, and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire human family," said Bartholomew at the conference's opening.
Mending schisms
Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club, says the event was indicative of the progress that was being made bridging the divide between environmentalism and faith. "Environmentalism is really the intersection of science and ethical principles," he says. "I was part of the generation that made the choice – the horrendous strategic blunder – of situating ourselves outside the institutions of faith. Now we have a chance to repent for and reform from that error."
Religious leaders also signaled the need to work together.
"It is very, very key for as many voices from as many fields as possible to come together to present a common effort," Cardinal McCarrick, Pope Benedict XVI's official representative, told the Monitor. Failure to address climate change, he said, "will mean the terrible suffering of millions of people."
Mr. Ball, an influential Baptist minister, said the event had considerable symbolic importance. "The image of all the religious leaders on the boat with the Ecumenical Patriarch says that we recognize this and that it's time for us to get busy, and for all hands to get on deck," he said.
Bartholomew, the head of the ancient "mother church" in
He has declared the destruction of nature a sin, and built relationships with other religious and political leaders engaged in environmental causes. In 2002, he signed a joint declaration on the environment with the late Pope John Paul II, helping ease centuries of tension between the Catholic and
Glacial melting triple that of '02
The Ilulissat glacier in west-central
"The amount of ice that comes into the ocean in a day could provide the water supply for any of the largest cities in the world for an entire year," says Robert Corell, director of the global change program at the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment in Washington who has studied Greenland's glaciers for decades.
Some scientists argue that increased snowfall over parts of
Global sea-level rise estimates in the latest report of the International Panel on Climate Change were based on data from 2005 and predicted a rise of eight to 24 inches over the century, says Corell. But more recent data has made it clear that Greenland's massive ice cap is collapsing much faster, and that sea levels will rise roughly three feet as a result. "The rate of melting is just phenomenal," he says.
(c) Copyright 2007. The Christian Science Monitor


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