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In the competitive world of the aluminum industry, what does it take to be the best? AMM addresses that question by presenting the winners of the inaugural Awards for Aluminum Excellence to recognize the most innovative companies and individuals.
Earlier this year, a total of 24 nominations were named as finalists in nine different categories by a panel of independent industry experts. Then a panel of distinguished judges--industry leaders and AMM staff assembled exclusively to provide an impartial, professional and wide-ranging level of expertise--chose the winner in each category. AMM congratulates the winners in the following categories: Best Technology/Process Innovation,Best Product Innovation, Best Brownfield/Greenfield Technology Project, Environmental Responsibility/ Stewardship, Charles Martin Hall Aluminum Advocacy Award, Logistics/Transportation Provider of the Year, Scrap Supplier of the Year, Aluminum Smelter Excellence, Aluminum Mill Excellence.BEST INNOVATION: Aoki Science InstituteOne small company, Aoki Science Institute Co. Ltd. of Tokyo, continues to introduce new and innovative products to the global marketplace. Its oil-based aluminum die casting lubricant called WFR (water-free releasing agent), which has quickly become a game-changer for the automotive industry, picked up AMMs award for Best Technology/Process Innovation.
WFR was developed by a team of four scientists at Aoki charged with creating a new formula for an aluminum die casting lubricant to challenge traditional emulsion lubricants. It was no small task: Emulsion lubricants have been used successfully in die casting for more than 50 years. Even though the lubricant application process is relatively inefficient, emulsion lubricants are still widely used on most major automakers production lines. To convince manufacturers that switching to a new oil-based lubricant would be smart and cost-effective, the Aoki team needed to develop a formula that would drastically reduce consumption, improve product efficiency, lower carbon dioxide output and cut production costs. BEST PRODUCT INNOVATION: AlcoaPittsburgh-based Alcoas successful commercialization of a suite of third-generation aluminum-lithium alloys won the company AMMs Best Product Innovation Award. Now, Alcoa plans to not only step up output at two facilities that currently make aluminum-lithium, but also to build a $90-million, 20,000-tonne-per-year greenfield facility adjacent to its Lafayette, Ind., production plant that is expected to be online by 2014.
About 10 years ago, when it appeared that Alcoa Inc. could lose a large portion of its aerospace business to carbon fiber composites, the Pittsburgh-based aluminum producer kicked its research and development (R&D) efforts on next-generation aluminum-lithium alloys into high gear, leading to the new alloys. BEST BROWNFIELD/GREENFIELD TECHNOLOGY PROJECT: Dubai AluminumBecause energy accounts for one-third of its production costs, Dubai Aluminium Co. Ltd. (Dubal) had to find a way to improve the efficiency of its reliable but aging fleet of 19 General Electric Co. gas turbines at its Jebel Ali site in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Starting in 2007, Dubal began working with GE Energy to develop a comprehensive upgrade for the power plant. Work on the project began in 2010 and was mostly completed by June this year, although some final phases will continue into January 2013.
The modernization project, which updated the power management and generation operations at Jebel Ali, earned AMMs Award for Aluminum Excellence for Best Brownfield/Greenfield Technology Project. The upgrades will allow Dubal to save enough on electricity expenses to recover its project costs within three years. ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY/STEWARDSHIP: NovelisNovelis Inc. is launching an ambitious global goal of reaching 80-percent recycled content in its products by 2020. The Atlanta-based company is already the worlds leading recycler of aluminum beverage cans, keeping 1.2 billion pounds of aluminum out of landfills by recycling nearly 40 billion aluminum cans annually.
The primary goals of the Novelis plan are to increase the amount of recycled aluminum input material in its manufacturing process to 50 percent by 2015 from 33 percent in 2010, and reach 80 percent by 2020, cutting the companys greenhouse gas emissions by half. It also will make Secondary goals are to reduce energy use by 30 percent, curtail water usage by 25 percent, eliminate landfill waste and reduce the number of recordable injuries to zero. The plan also is expected to double the companys profits by fiscal 2016 vs. fiscal 2011.CHARLES MARTIN HALL ALUMINUM ADVOCACY AWARD: Kevin AntonKevin Anton, vice president and chief sustainability officer of Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Inc., has spread the word on the positive attributes of aluminum, and has every intention of continuing to do so for some time.
As part of his commitment, he helped the U.S. aluminum industry publish its first-ever sustainability report. This and other efforts as an ambassador of the aluminum industry has landed Anton the Charles Martin Hall Aluminum Advocacy Award. Antons interest in sustainability is very much evident in his leadership role at the Aluminum Association. While serving as chairman of the Arlington, Va.-based association from October 2007 to October 2009, he created a sustainability committee that published the first-ever U.S. aluminum industry sustainability report showing both the positive effect that the aluminum industry has had and creating a base point for the industry to further improve its sustainability efforts.LOGISTICS/TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER OF THE YEAR: AEP River OperationsOutstanding service to aluminum producers on Americas inland waterways has garnered AEP River Operations LLC the AMM Logistics/Transportation Provider of the Year award.
Based in St. Louis, AEP River Operations is a barge company that offers customers in the aluminum and other dry bulk industries a fleet of more than 3,220 covered hopper barges operating throughout the inland river system while also paying close attention to the nations marine environment.
The company moves its fleet with more than 70 towing vessels ranging from 1,550 to 11,000 horsepower.
SCRAP SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR: David J. JosephDavid J. Joseph Co. (DJJ) is an excellent example of a recycling company that has successfully navigated the economic turmoil of the past five years, and even managed to come out on top. Founded in 1885 and acquired by Nucor Corp. in 2008, Cincinnati-based DJJ continues to be a global leader in the aluminum scrap business, and was named Aluminum Scrap Supplier of the Year as part of the AMM Awards for Aluminum Excellence following several notable system upgrades and environmental initiatives.
In 2008, when most companies were looking to make drastic cutbacks, DJJ decided expansion was the best way to maintain a competitive edge. Terry Rath, vice president of DJJs Metals Group, cited the addition of human capital as a crucial component to the upgrades. In addition, DJJ Metals Group added nonferrous trading staff in DJJs Phoenix, Ariz., and Seattle, Wash., offices to strengthen coverage of western U.S. suppliers and customers.
ALUMINUM SMELTER EXCELLENCE: Aluminerie AlouetteAluminerie Alouette Inc., an independent company that produces primary aluminum at a smelter in Sept-ëles, Quebec, is the winner of AMMs Aluminum Smelter Excellence award. With more than 1,000 permanent employees and a production capacity of 600,000 tonnes per year, Aluminerie Alouette is the largest employer in Sept-ëles, the largest primary aluminum smelter in North America and the 10th-largest primary aluminum smelter in the world.
Aluminerie Alouette is now in the planning stages for a Phase III expansion, the government of Quebec having authorized Hydro-Quebec to provide the company with an additional 500-megawatt energy block. The $2-billion project, which will expand production capacity to 930,000 tonnes per year, will add 300 direct jobs to the smelters work force and an estimated 1,500 indirect jobs in the province, as well as contribute to the support of an additional 15,000 jobs during construction. ALUMINUM MILL EXCELLENCE: Logan AluminumLogan Aluminum Inc. produces 2 billion pounds of can body, end and tab stock annually, accounting for more than 40 percent of the North American market, and supplies all major beer and soda makers. Logan, the winner of AMMs Aluminum Mill Excellence award, is a joint venture of Novelis Inc. and Tri-Arrows Aluminum Inc., which itself is a consortium of several Japanese mill companies. Despite such a unique ownership structure, relations remain cooperative and operations are constantly improving, plant manager Ken Perdue said.
Since it began production in 1984, the plant in Russellville, Ky., has grown to more than four times its initial capacity, and last year the plant achieved records in almost all aspects of the business, according to president Randy Schumaker. Conversion costs per pound and sheet ingot to packed production continue to be rated world-class by independent industry analyst evaluations. Nearly 100 rapid-improvement projects were completed at the operation in 2011. More than 500 employees participated in these projects, and benefits were clearly seen in the records set by nearly every piece of equipment in the plant.
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My interest in genealogy started when I was a child. My dad's mom use to tell me that the family history book had been burned in a fire, but she knew we were related to Daniel Boone. I never forgot that, nor have I ever found the connection haha. Along with doing genealogy I spend a lot of my time doing photo restorations, namely for victims of Sandy through Care for Sandy, and also of family photos that I add to the books I write on our family history.
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Fearless Females: March 25 - With Her Children
Olivia Joyce Jenkins married Albert Lee Woolsey. From what I can tell it appears that she came from a family that may not have been rich, but lived comfortably. She then married and lived in poverty. I can only assume that she truly married for love, and I know she love my grandpa. They had ten children total, however two girls died as infants.
Life was not easy for the Woolsey family in OK. I had photos that I've lost on my computer. I'll have to get them from my dad again. The photos say it all. The children are barefoot, which they were a lot of the time because they couldn't afford shoes, but like many families in those days and in that situation, they would get shoes when school started and it was winter, but all summer long they were bare foot. Some photos depict a run down almost shack like home.
Life got a lot easier when they moved from OK to Oakdale, CA. They later moved to Modesto behind my mother's family. No mater how easy life got there was still one way that Grandma showed that her children came first. She wouldn't sit at the table and eat with the family. She would make sure that her husband and all the children ate first and had their fill, and she would eat whatever was left, even if it was scraps left on their plates. That's probably how she stayed so skinny...........hmmm maybe I should try that diet plan.
Grandma was also not the disciplinarian. It was always a joke even when I was a kid. She would walk around with a belt around her neck, as a threat, but we all knew that she would almost never ever use it. Grandpa however had no trouble using his belt.
There is one story where my dad, his brother, and a friend are bouncing on the bed. My grandpa warned them to stop jumping on the bed or he would whop them. They didn't, and he did, including the friend. You'd never hear of that happening today.
Grandma endured through the toughest times and shined in the best times. A Christian woman with a big loving heart.
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- Emily Damin said...
As you can see I'm enjoying reading some of your older posts now. I just had to comment on this one because unfortunately I have been wearing a belt around my neck lately haha. This morning in fact though luckily my grandma rescued us both before I actually had to use it on him.
- Amy Crooks said...
LOL Emily thanks for sharing. I'm glad you are enjoying my post. I enjoy doing the research and sharing the stories. Though I had forgotten this post and reread it. Misstake. I'm at my desk at work and started to get teary eyed thinking about my grandma and the kind of woman she was. Back then I never realized how much I'd miss her when she was gone. You always look back and think, "If only I had listened to her more" or "If only I had spent more time with her"
- Emily Damin said...
I completely agree. I'm sorry I made you teary eyed. After reading through some of your older posts I started thinking about my grandparents too. I knew 9 of my grandmothers & 6 of my grandfathers. I have 3 grandmothers left (1 with severe dementia) & 2 grandfathers. It's great & amazing that I knew so many of them but it makes it hard sometimes because I've lost so much. As I've gotten older & lost more & more it has definetely made me appreciate what I still have.

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Fuel supply risks and precarious financial health of electricity distribution companies continue to pose challenges for the power sector, whose slow progress could impact the country's economic growth, a report said. India Ratings & Research, part of global major Fitch Group, also cautioned that expected investments worth Rs 1,75,000 crore in various power projects could turn into non- performing assets unless fuel issues are resolved.
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Otherwise, there would be inadequate electricity supply that can impact not just the power sector but also other industries.
"The progress of reforms in the power sector is happening at a slow pace. The sector is expected to suffer this year (also) and investors are not likely to be enthused to put money into the sector," Garg noted.
Indian economy is projected to grow at a slower pace, in the range of 5.7-5.9 per cent, this fiscal.
India, which has an installed power generation capacity of over 2,00,000 MW, expects to add about 88,000 MW in the current Five-Year Plan ending March 2017.
The report '2013 Outlook: Indian Power', co-authored by Garg and released today, said that fuel risks -- coal and gas-- along with uncertainties about financial viability of distribution companies (discoms) remain major issues.
Huge tariff hikes - required to revive discoms - can't be expected this year as many states have already increased them significantly in recent times, Garg said. Tamil Nadu has raised tariffs by as much as 27 per cent.
Acute fuel scarcity is already hurting power generation. Coal India, the largest supplier to power plants, has not inked any Fuel Supply Agreements (FSAs) since FY 2009.
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The total investment required for 51,000 MW, including debt and equity, would be around Rs 2,75,000 crore. With fuel risks, there is a possibility of debt portion - of around Rs 1,75,000 crore - becoming non-performing assets for banks and financial institutions, Garg noted.
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- Bob Greene: Former classmate's fifth-grade teacher sent copy of 1958 Mother's Day card
- Students had given the card to Miss Twyford, beloved teacher who had no children
- Greene: Miss Twyford says she treasures card; only Mother's Day card she's received
- Greene: She's taught 700 kids; all would surely say: Happy Mother's Day, Miss Twyford
The letter in the U.S. mail came as a surprise.
Not the return address -- Cathy Sadler had been corresponding with her old fifth-grade teacher for several years, so she recognized the address of the retirement community in Dublin, Ohio.
But when Sadler, who lives in North Carolina, opened the envelope, she found something she wasn't expecting.
It was a photocopy of an old Mother's Day card.
There were many signatures on the card. She found her own name among them. She was Cathy Holt back then, a fifth-grader at Montrose Elementary School in Bexley, Ohio.
Miss Twyford had been the teacher. That's how all of her students, all of the 10- and 11-year-olds in that 1958 classroom, referred to her. Geraldine Twyford was her full name.
"She's still Miss Twyford to me," Cathy Sadler, now 65, told me the other day. "She was such a wonderful teacher -- she brought such excitement and enthusiasm to her job. You could tell she wasn't just going through the motions. She loved teaching. My own love of history started in that classroom."
Her admiration for Miss Twyford is what led Sadler to seek her out and start writing to her. At 86, Miss Twyford chooses not to use e-mail -- she writes her letters in elegant longhand.
The old card -- the kind you would buy at a drugstore-- featured the embossed message: "You're such a sweet person, So thoughtful and kind, That days such as this, Always bring you to mind. Happy Mother's Day."
Surrounding those words were all the signatures -- written neatly in fountain pen, in children's script. The names were of the students in Miss Twyford's class: Arloa Shultz, Kent Kellner, Paula Young, Susan Bryant, Joe Sebring, Sherry Lamp, Maury Topolosky, many more. There was the signature of one child -- Alan (Peewee) Meyers, is what he wrote -- a sprightly, friendly boy who, three years later, would lose his life in an automobile accident.
Miss Twyford, in 1958, was unmarried and had no children. Yet the boys and girls had decided to present her with the Mother's Day card.
And she had saved it for all these years.
I called her last week at the retirement community in Ohio. She has been a widow since 2011; at age 39 she married Bob Ferguson, an electrical engineer in the aeronautics field, and they remained wed for 46 years until his death. "I'm not Mrs. Ferguson to my old students," she said. "I'm always Miss Twyford. Which is fine with me."
I asked her about the card.
"I was surprised, and so touched, that they would give that to me," she said. She said that she had kept it in a "treasure chest" -- a footlocker where she has preserved all of her most precious memories.
"To me, the card meant that the boys and girls knew how much I cared for them," she said. "As a teacher, you always hope that you mean something to the children, and you hope that they understand how much they matter to you.
"As I look at the card from time to time, I see also that it is a sign that we accomplished one of our goals that year. In the fifth grade, students were expected to learn how to write in cursive, in ink. When you use ink, in a fountain pen, there is no erasing, no way to cover your mistakes. So I think they were showing that to me, too."
She told me that she grew up an only child in Gratiot, Ohio, a town of just 250 people. She said that a career teaching fifth grade -- she spent 30 years doing it -- was a full and satisfying way to spend her life. At Montrose Elementary, where she taught for 16 of those years, she said her classroom was on the top floor, overlooking Main Street.
"It was Route 40," she said. "The old National Road. I would tell the boys and girls to look out the window at the cars on the street, and to try to imagine the covered wagons moving west all those years ago, right there, carrying people who had left everything behind to start a new life."
The main reason she has kept the Mother's Day card, she said, was a simple one:
"I never had children of my own.
"It is the only Mother's Day card I ever received."
She said that, as a teacher, "You sometimes look out into your classroom and silently think, 'I wonder what will happen to them when they grow up.' "
Fifty-five years later, it is a Sunday in May again.
She is 86, and on her own.
In those 30 years of teaching, more than 700 boys and girls moved through her classrooms.
I know every person who signed that card; I know those who are living, and I knew those who have passed away.
And on this, I think I can safely speak for all of them.
The words on the card still hold true:
". . .So thoughtful and kind, That days such as this, Always bring you to mind."
Happy Mother's Day, Miss Twyford.
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Dimensions: 10" x 6" x 11" Packaged
Recommended Ages: 2+ years
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 (UPI) -- Individuals and employers are set to receive $1.3 billion in health insurance rebates because of an Affordable Care Act provision, U.S. officials say.
One of the provisions of healthcare reform requires large-group healthcare plans to spend at least 85 percent of the premium dollars they take in on medical claims and not administrative costs, officials, marketing and profits. For individual and small-group markets, insurers need to spend 80 percent of premiums on actual medical care.
An analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation found consumers and businesses should receive $186 million in Texas and $149 million in Florida. Hawaii is the only state where no insurer is projected to issue a rebate, the analysis said.
Cynthia Cox, a fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Menlo Park, Calif., said the rebates will come Aug. 1 in the form of a check or in premium discounts, allowing consumers to skip a month or two of payments until the debt zeros out, Marketwatch reported.
Nearly one-third of those who buy insurance on their own are expected to receive rebates, compared with 28 percent of the small-group market and 19 percent of the large-group employer markets, the analysis said.
Consumers are estimated to receive $127 on average -- from $305 in Alaska, $294 in Maryland and $243 in Pennsylvania.
If the Supreme Court finds the mandate unconstitutional, the ruling may unravel some or all of the healthcare reform features already in place, Cox said.


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A Compelling Work That Helps Dysfunctional Families Overcome Past Challenges - A book that is both motivational and inspirational
Mirror Mirror: A Collection of Memoirs and Stories, Stephanie Hart's third book, is composed of a series of fast-paced vignettes that explore her childhood, youth, family, and ancestral background through a mix of real and imagined memories and events. She recounts and interprets the unique details of her own life and brings to life the personalities and experiences of various relatives and friends in an intimate, heartbreaking, and often humorous manner. Her rich prose is evocative and poetic, yet highly accessible and engaging. Her story becomes a window into many lives, lives most readers will find reflected in their own personal narratives, encouraging them to revisit and re-imagine their own family backgrounds.
Seamlessly blending past and present, Stephanie takes us from Manhattan of the 1950s to Moscow and Odessa circa 1800s, where she imaginatively renders the lives of her grandparents and great grandparents, and then takes us into the twenty-first century. She bares her soul by inviting readers into her world: her magical and unsettling early childhood by the sea, her years spent as the only Jewish girl in a Presbyterian boarding school, her urban high school years during which conflict with her mercurial and charismatic mother reaches a crescendo, and the weight of her father's anger and unrealized dreams press down upon her. While acknowledging the mirror of the past, she shows us the love and friendship reflected in her current life, celebrating the generative power of each moment to transform experience. This compelling work is both motivational and inspirational, helping dysfunctional families overcome past challenges.
Mirror Mirror is beautifully enhanced with well-preserved photographs of Stephanie Hart's family. These expressive images allow us to experience the climate of other times and places as if we had been there ourselves.
Editorial Reviews:
"Reflective readers, who seek artistic healing of the common hurts of growing up and growing older, will find that Mirror Mirror speaks powerfully. … [The] consistent, nostalgic tone gives the book a savoring, contemplative speed. … Each chapter is laden with vivid yet sometimes enigmatic images, alluring readers with crisp evocations of mood and poignant descriptions of characters. … [R]eflective readers, who seek artistic healing of the common hurts of growing up and growing older, will find that Mirror Mirror speaks powerfully." —Foreword Reviews
"Hart's memoir charts her psychological process of overcoming a painful childhood. This bittersweet collage of memories is categorized into five sections. Hart's lyrical, well-paced prose saves her story from falling into the "poor me" category of memoirs. Her smooth writing style, sharp insights and eye for detail make her family problems compelling. But while interesting separately, the somewhat fragmented vignettes are more significant because Hart has rendered them into a complete picture. Indeed, this collection illustrates Socrates' philosophy that "the unexamined life is not worth living." … Each section reads as though she intuitively regressed to capture the emotional mindset of whatever age she was recalling. She also reveals how she rose above the negativity and eventually realized her authentic self. The stories culled from her memory, as well as the way in which they're analyzed and organized, map a process of overcoming childhood adversity. A hopeful, finely rendered portrait of a dysfunctional family and its effects on the author." —Kirkus Reviews
Mirror Mirror: A Collection of Memoirs and Stories
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By slapping magnetic contact lenses onto your eyeballs, sensors can track where you're looking. This could have important applications for the disabled, especially for those who rely on their eyes for control instead of disabled body parts. Right now, however, the Office of Naval Research is the largest sponsor, so you can probably file this patent under Helping Us Blow Shit Up.
Previous methods often employed visual solutions such as cameras, which can get mucked up by rapid motions, light, or glasses. They hope to use the technology to better track the attention of combat personnel such as pilots, whose eyes help them interact with their heads-up displays. [New Scientist]


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Maryland Trout Unlimited Trout in the Classroom Leaps into Third Year
By Tom Gamper
MDTU Youth Education Coordinator
Trout in the Classroom (TIC) is a hands-on environmental program in which students raise Kamloops rainbow trout from eggs to fingerling, manage chilled tank water quality, engage in stream habitat study, learn to appreciate water resources, develop a conservation ethic, and are taught to understand ecosystem connectivity. Since our first year of involvement in TIC, the program has grown from four schools to fourteen in the Baltimore Region. In the same period, the statewide participation has expanded from forty to over sixty schools and environmental centers. This remarkable growth can be attributed to the program's pre-developed curriculum with interdisciplinary components that can be easily and quickly introduced into a school's academic offerings. Also contributing to this growth is Maryland's systemic environmental literacy requirements.
Numerous partnerships have emerged as a result of this programmatic success. Locally, MDTU has become a strategic partner with the Carnegie Institution for Science, the National Aquarium, Bluewater Baltimore, and Earth Force. Joining us for the first time this year is the Parks and People Foundation, which sponsored its inaugural program at Franklin Square Elementary Middle School as part of their Children and Nature outreach directed by Mary Hardcastle, who is now doing the same advocacy on behalf of Baltimore City Recreation and Parks. Other members of the Baltimore Area group include McDonogh School, Lutherville Lab School, Woodlawn Middle School, Sudbrook Magnet Middle School, Boys' Latin School, Gilman School, Roland Park Public School, Hampden Elementary Middle School, Walter P. Carter Elementary Middle School, Hamilton Elementary Middle School, Armistead Gardens Elementary Middle School, Bel Air High School and Broadneck High School. We also added Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center to this roster – our first local environmental center. On the state level, TIC continues to receive indispensable assistance from the Department of Natural Resources. Marshall Brown at the Albert Powell State Hatchery donates over 9,000 trout embryos to the program, and Rich Bohn and Mark Staley in Freshwater Fisheries coordinate aqua-culture and stocking permits for the raising and release of the fingerling. This teamwork, embodied in the program, is due to the outstanding organizational skills of our state TIC liaisons, Jim Greene and Chuck Dinkel of the Potomac Patuxent Chapter. In the past eleven years, this duo has developed a "how to manual" for raising trout in Maryland classrooms and compiled an extensive list of trouble shooting quick responses for addressing a wide array of problems. They have also assembled a seven-region "pony express" system for the annual delivery of the eggs in early January. One "point person" leaves the State Hatchery with all the eggs for the schools in a given region and is met subsequently by others who will deliver the eggs to their final destination. Our local group was comprised of Tom Rupp, Sean Beattie, Mollie Simpkins, Liz Smith, David Budniakiewicz, Jim Gracie, Larry Maurer, and myself, Tom Gamper. Our efforts are also supported on the national level by Rochelle Gandour, Coordinator of Youth Education for National Trout Unlimited. We were lucky enough to have her visit from Seattle this Spring, and she is always "on-call" to answer technical questions as she has degrees in Chemistry and Environmental Science.
With such a large number of participants, problems do arise. Chillers can cease operating (we have spares and teachers are asked to keep de-chlorinated ice ready for such a crisis). Tanks can and do become toxic because of nitrogen cycle imbalance, because of the breakdown of other components like the filter or aerator, or because of mistaken maintenance practices like dipping a dirty sponge in the tank. A chiller can also develop a pinhole coil leak, resulting in its refrigerant contaminating the tank. That happened this year and due to some very good detective work by Chuck Dinkel, we discovered that the water-soluble active agent developed by DuPont was tested in laboratories to discover its levels of toxicity by using rainbow trout. So even when things go bad, we try to find the teachable moment; amidst these classroom crises is the realization that trout and their ecosystems are profoundly fragile and outside of these controlled micro-environments, very real macro-environmental threats are confronting our cold water resources throughout North America. TIC, then, really is a powerful way of introducing our young people to the interconnectedness of ecosystems.
The strength of TIC as a teaching tool is evident in the recognition it has received in participating schools on the state and local levels. This year, Rebecca Sanders of Crellin Elementary School in Oakland, Maryland, was one of eighteen U.S. teachers to receive a Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators. Her students have used TIC to focus on acid mine drainage and to study ecosystem management on Snowy Creek. Closer to home, Stephen Knott, a teacher at Armistead Gardens Elementary Middle School and MDTU member, was his school's "Teacher of Year." His classroom is a virtual Chesapeake Bay watershed in miniature – with aquariums containing cold water upstream species and those with brackish water species of the Bay itself. He also has a website and blog which chronicles the raising of their trout. Even more heartening is that both of these recognized teachers are faculty at Title 1 schools -- that is, the majority of their students come from low-income households.
But the real reward of TIC is the celebration of the eggs' arrival each year and the subsequent release of the fingerling. MDTU volunteers have assisted in these releases by transporting the trout in aerated coolers to the release site and by setting up a fly-fishing demonstration station which complements the stream ecosystem study stations. This year 1368 fingerling were released by our local participants in Stony Run, Gwynns Falls, the lower Jones Falls, Dead Run, Herring Run, the Patuxent River and the Little Gunpowder Falls. Sometimes students are lucky enough to see an adult fish caught and released – a fun part of our volunteer effort. In this role, our fly boxes become books of knowledge on what trout eat on a seasonal basis. Last year, as I explained that one fly imitated Ephemerella Dorothea or the sulphur mayfly, I asked one of Stephen Knott's students, who was also a "City Catch alumnus", what the word ephemeral meant. Without missing a beat, he replied, "Short lived". For this young student of cold water conservation, the lessons of our mission have been anything but short lived.
Preparing eggs at the hatchery
Rochelle Gandour, TU Youth Education Coordinator, Hampden EMS Principal, Dr.Judith
Thomas, and Valerie Butler, Carnegie Institution for Science
Stephen Knott tests water temperature of eggs
Students from Roland Park EMS release their fish into Stony Run
Doug.Agee 5 years 10 months ago
Thanks for shaing this great
Thanks for shaing this great story about Trout In the Classroom. We are trying this in Utah this year and really apreaciate the insights.
admin 5 years 9 months ago
Great pics!
Great pics!
rochelle 5 years 9 months ago
Great to see this post!!!!
Great to see this post!!!! (and thanks for all the photos!)
But hasn't TIC been in the state of Maryland for a dozen years or so? Is this your chapter that's leaping into its third year?


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In a new report the Government Office for Science has suggested risks in financial computer trading are potentially as severe as those facing the nuclear industry, and that markets may have to follow the safety standards found in the nuclear sector.
There has been a major nuclear "incident" somewhere in the world about every ten years involving reactors, but worldwide stock markets have recently seen regular market meltdowns, caused by network outages or problems with ultra-fast algorithmic trading systems.
A review of the risks involved in relying on technology to run financial markets - "Computer trading and systemic risk: a nuclear perspective" - was commissioned as part of the UK Government's Foresight Project, The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets.
Co-authored by City University London's Professor Robin Bloomfield and Dr Anne Wetherilt from the Bank of England, the report says the financial markets have "evolved to become complex adaptive systems highly reliant on the communication speeds and processing power afforded by digital systems".
It says "their failure could cause severe disruption to the provision of financial services and possibly the wider economy".
The report says "there are a very wide range of areas where the issues and practices in the nuclear industry might resonate with those raised by the evolution of computer-based trading".
These areas include the approaches to systemic risk definition and evaluation; and the definition of protection system parameters, risk controls and architecture.
The authors say, "We consider a serious nuclear incident that has the potential for the release of radioactivity with associated plant damage as a 'systemic event' and hence make the link to a financial market crash: an event that both damages the market and also potentially impacts the wider financial system and the broader economy."
They add that the development of the nuclear industry approach to safety has been driven by the need to engineer systems that provide social and economic benefits with "tolerable risks", to evaluate and explain the nature and extent of these risks, and to provide a framework that allows for scrutiny at varying levels of independence ranging from technical experts within the industry as well as pressure groups.
Many critics of the nuclear industry however would argue that it has been very poor at explaining the risks, with one of the worst public relations records in the business.
The paper says both industries have to consider the basic concepts of hazard, risk and accident; probabilistic safety analysis and the concept of a design basis; tolerability of risk and the "as low as reasonably practicable" (ALARP) principle; and numerical risk targets.
The authors say the nuclear industry has a formalised approach to defining the classes of consequence, the categories and frequencies of initiating events. It uses theory, models and experiments to justify the risk analysis.
This means that the industry can set risk targets for classes of accident and different classes of people, and discusses tolerability and proportionality in reducing them further.
In doing so, the authors say, the nuclear industry accepts that many things are hard to quantify, but there is nonetheless an emphasis on ranking risks, setting targets for risk reduction, and debating whether both the risks and the targets are accurate and acceptable.
They say the nuclear safety analysis framework allows systematic design of protection and mitigation systems that cover not only what they have to do, but also how much they have to be trusted. These systems, the authors say, use diverse mechanisms to ensure that the overall protection works when it is needed.
The paper asks whether the rapid development of computer-based trading in financial markets requires the adoption of additional risk concepts and tools, like those used in the nuclear industry.
The authors say, "Our analysis suggests that the following questions are worth asking: 'Is it possible to have a more precise description of risk categories?, is it possible to define precise tolerability criteria?, and is it possible to define numerical targets - if not, how does one define 'acceptable' risk?"
They also question whether the financial industry should work on the notion of a "design basis", which would characterise those adverse endogenous and exogenous events that systems should withstand?
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Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy, gives players the experience of becoming a 30 million dollar elite agent, fusing an experience that delves deep into Jason Bourne's character with gameplay and game presentation inspired by the aggressive filmmaking and frenetic action found in the films. Only by playing Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy will players discover Bourne's true identity and experience the very moment he became a malfunctioning weapon, first hunting targets around the world as a deadly government assassin then marking himself as his agency's most wanted.
The game promises constant tension and action, with players adopting Jason Bourne's piercing sense of survival, cunning nature, heightened target awareness and firearms training that allow him to engage and eliminate small armies. As a third-person espionage action game, players move from fistfights to firefights to experience sequences that, unlike any other game, seamlessly blend Bourne's signature hand-to-hand combat with intense shooting and the ability to escape and evade deadly situations.
It's no Conspiracy -- we were Bourne to help.
Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, has announced the release of Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy to major retailers across North America today. The game allows players to become Bourne - experiencing the action as both the hunter and hunted, playing as both trained assassin and marked government agent on the run. The Jason Bourne experience features the signature Bourne-style action delivering gamers a seamless blend of hand-to-hand combat, gunplay, dramatic escapes and stunt-heavy driving. The Bourne Conspiracy is now available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Read More »
Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games today announced that the Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy demo has reached the 1 million download* mark. Gamers worldwide will receive their next assignments June 3rd as the game ships to retailers nationwide. Read More »
Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games today announced that new demos for the Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy game will be available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft on May 5th and PlayStation Network on May 8th. Read More »
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During the Open Mobile Exchange at the OSCON event in Portland, ACCESS open source director David Schlesinger described the architecture of the Linux-based LiMo mobile platform. The platform is being developed through a collaborative effort coordinated by the LiMo Foundation, a coalition of approximately 50 mobile industry heavyweights. They aim to build a complete middleware layer on top of the Linux kernel using the GNOME Mobile stack and other conventional desktop Linux components. The strong emphasis on using standard APIs and programming practices means that there won't be much of a learning curve.
"The LiMo platform is based on well-known, widely used, community-based software [and it's] not substantially different than the desktop platforms you are used to working with," said Schlesinger. "There are no barriers for third-party developer participation."
Porting existing GTK+ applications to LiMo, Schlesinger said, is as easy as tweaking the user interface so it will be usable on a small screen and then recompiling for ARM. The theming engine will adapt the application's look and feel so that it conforms with the rest of the platform. His employer, ACCESS, is working on the native SDK and says that we can "expect to see something out within the next few months."
Schlesinger noted that LiMo's dependence on community-driven technologies gives open source software contributors a unique opportunity to take an active role in shaping the platform. He encouraged those who are interested to work directly with the GNOME Mobile and Embedded community. LiMo's "unique collaboration between commercial and community interests," he said, "allows developers to participate in architecting the platform itself."
Unanswered questions
Although that sounds very promising, the unanswered questions about vendor control still leave a lot of room for skepticism. Schlesinger touted the flexibility of the platform and said that it will give carriers and handset makers the ability to define the user experience. But if history is any indication, the carriers will likely seek to define an extremely narrow user experience that lets them monetize every feature.
Unlike Google's Open Handset Alliance, which prohibits its members from restricting access to certain functionality, the LiMo Foundation doesn't seem interested in mandating user empowerment. This means that the carriers will likely prevent the devices from ever reaching their full potential. Will freedom ring on LiMo-based handsets, or will the penguin be locked in a cold, dark cell?
Schlesinger attempted to address this issue and argued that market forces are pushing carriers toward openness. "There are contexts in which vendors want to exert a certain level of control, but I think the trend is moving away from locking down phones as much as they have been," he said.
I'm less inclined to share his optimism. Verizon, one of the most notable carriers to sign on with LiMo, systematically disables certain Bluetooth profiles, support for Java programmability, and MP3 ringtones on many of its current phones. My last Verizon handset was severely crippled and it took a lot of work to hack around the limitations.
Although I have significant doubts about the willingness of the carriers to do the right thing, it seems like the underlying technology of the LiMo platform has the potential to deliver a lot of value. Schlesinger makes a strong case for a community-driven development approach, something that he says is lacking in Google's Android strategy.
"Carriers and device manufacturers do not like being caught up in a duopoly of proprietary mobile operating systems," Schlesinger said. "Open source lets us better leverage our finite developer resources. You can get more done working with a community than you can with a proprietary model, always."
One can only hope the money that the carriers save on licensing and development by using an open source software platform will reduce their compulsion to monetize every last inch of the ecosystem. If their voracious appetite for exploiting consumers remains intact, though, they probably won't let anyone do anything even remotely interesting with the platform unless there is a way to encumber it with monthly subscription fees.


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Supercharge your pregnancy nutrition with our top 20 foods and five-day meal plan.
You've always said you were going to "clean up" your diet. Well, the time has never been more right than now. The demands of your blossoming body — not to mention your baby's — mean putting your nutrition know-how to work and learning to make the most of every morsel. Consider the difference between a 200-calorie doughnut and a 200-calorie carton of yogurt: Same calorie contents, very different nutrients.
"Pregnancy is a physically stressful time," says Anne Dubner, M.A., R.D., a dietitian in private practice in Houston who teaches prenatal nutrition classes. "You have to make sure both you and your baby are well-nourished for the best possible outcome."
To help you make wise choices, we've come up with 20 pregnancy power foods and a meal plan to show you how to use these and other great foods. (And remember, it's always a good idea to take a vitamin and mineral supplement during pregnancy.)
Power foods: What are they? Our power foods are pulled from the following vital food groups: Your basic beans, greens and grains "Complex carbohydrates are the No. 1 source of fuel for your brain and body, and for your baby's, too," says Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D., author of Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy (Henry Holt, 1995). "They should be the foundation of your diet." Vegetables and beans, such as kidney and pinto beans, are loaded with B vitamins, including folic acid; in the earliest stages of pregnancy, these are crucial in helping prevent birth defects affecting the spinal column. These foods are also rich in fiber, something you particularly need during the latter part of your pregnancy, when foods move a little more slowly through your digestive system. Especially if you take iron supplements, this can cause constipation and, in turn, hemorrhoids.
Whole grains provide fiber, magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin B6, copper and zinc. And most grain products on the market, such as pasta, rice, cereal and bread, are enriched with thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid and iron. Lean, mean protein Lean meat, chicken, eggs and seafood are your best bet for getting plenty of protein, iron, zinc and vitamin B12. Calcium counts According to experts, a lot of women don't get enough calcium in their diets. The problem is compounded during pregnancy because your baby draws on your nutrient stores. Dairy products, particularly milk, are among the best sources of calcium because its vitamin D helps the mineral be absorbed. ≈Colorful fruits "All fruits are wonderful," says Somer, "but if you are looking for the Cadillac versions, go for the colorful ones." Most fruits are "plum-full" of vitamin C, which helps with iron absorption. Fill up on fluids Drink at least eight glasses of water a day, in part to keep up with your expanding blood volume (it increases up to 50 percent during pregnancy). It's also a good habit, since your body's demand for water will rise even more if you breastfeed. Drink fluids between meals, and avoid drinking too much just before bedtime. The weighing game For some mothers-to-be, watching the numbers on the scale climb each month can be disconcerting, but now is not the time to diet. While gaining weight is essential to the health of your baby, you don't want to gain too much. In fact, during the first trimester, your energy needs hardly increase at all. And during the last two, you require only about 300 extra calories a day. The extra calories you take in should add up to a healthy weight gain. According to the Institute of Medicine, this means that women of normal weight should gain 25–35 pounds; overweight women, 15–25 pounds; underweight women, 28–40 pounds; and women carrying twins, 35–45 pounds.
The Power Foods Five-Day Meal Plan
Wondering how to pack in those 20 great foods? Here's the plan that does it. Second- and third-trimester additions are indicated at the end of each day and can be eaten at any meal or in between. (And remember to discuss iron supplementation with your doctor.)
Day 1 Breakfast Egg sandwich made with 1 scrambled egg on 1 whole-wheat English muffin with 1 slice Cheddar cheese Snack Café latte made with 8 ounces skim milk and 1 ounce decaf espresso 1 apple Lunch Mediterranean wrap: Spread 1/3 cup hummus on a whole-wheat tortilla, top with 1 grated carrot, 1/2 sliced cucumber, 1/2 cup spinach and roll. 6 ounces fat-free vanilla yogurt, 1 sliced peach and 2 tablespoons wheat germ Snack 1 ounce roasted almonds 8 ounces lemonade Dinner 1 serving Salmon and Spinach Pasta* 1 cup steamed broccoli 2 slices French baguette with 2 teaspoons light butter
Second- and Third-Trimester Additions 1 scrambled egg 1 kiwi 8 ounces skim milk with 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
Daily nutritional analysis First trimester: 2,076 calories, 25 percent fat (58 grams), 55 percent carbohydrate, 20 percent protein, 49 grams fiber, 1,489 milligrams calcium, 463 micrograms folic acid, 20 milligrams iron. Second and third trimesters: 2,384 calories, 25 percent fat (66 grams), 56 percent carbohydrate, 19 percent protein, 33 grams fiber, 1,841 milligrams calcium, 522 micrograms folic acid, 22 milligrams iron.
Day 2 Breakfast Oatmeal: Cook 2/3 cup rolled oats in 1 cup skim milk, topped with 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts and 2 tablespoons raisins 1 papaya with a squeeze of lime Snack Sweet potato chips: Cut 1 sweet potato into 1/8-inch slices, lightly coat the top of the slices with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt. Bake on a sheet at 400 F until crispy. Lunch Roast beef sandwich made with 3 ounces roast beef, 2 large pieces roasted red bell pepper, 2 romaine lettuce leaves and 1 sandwich roll spread with 2 teaspoons mustard 3 ounces baby carrots 8 ounces skim milk Snack Orange sparkler: Mix 6 ounces orange juice, 4 ounces seltzer and ice cubes 6 prunes Dinner 1/4 Boboli crust pizza: Spread 1 12-inch crust with 1 1/3 cups spaghetti sauce, 1 1/3 cups grated part-skim mozzarella cheese, 2 sliced ripe tomatoes and fresh basil leaves. Bake at 450 F until crust is crisp and cheese melts. Sautéed veggies: Sauté 4 onion slices in 1 teaspoon olive oil until soft. Add 1 sliced zucchini, 1 chopped red pepper and 5 sliced mushrooms. Sauté until tender.
Second- and Third-Trimester Additions 1 ounce Monterey Jack cheese 1 cup raspberry sorbet
Daily Nutritional Analysis First trimester: 2,041 calories, 20 percent fat (45 grams), 62 percent carbohydrate, 18 percent protein, 33 grams fiber, 1,683 milligrams calcium, 414 micrograms folic acid, 15 milligrams iron. Second and third trimesters: 2,326 calories, 21 percent fat (55 grams), 62 percent carbohydrate, 17 percent protein, 33 grams fiber, 1,892 milligrams calcium, 419 micrograms folic acid, 15 milligrams iron.
Day 3 Breakfast Berry Breakfast Shake: Blend 2 ounces calcium-fortified tofu, 8 fresh strawberries, 1/2 banana, 3/4 cup orange juice and several ice cubes until smooth. 1 small bran muffin Snack 1/2 sesame seed bagel spread with 1 tablespoon peanut butter 8 ounces grapefruit juice Lunch 1 whole-wheat pita bread stuffed with 1/2 cup chickpeas, 1/2 chopped tomato, 1/3 chopped bell pepper, 1 thinly sliced carrot and 2 tablespoons grated Cheddar cheese, topped with 2 tablespoons low-calorie dressing Snack 2 oatmeal raisin cookies 8 ounces skim milk Dinner 1 serving Asian-Inspired Cabbage Salad With Sirloin* 1 whole-wheat dinner roll 2 teaspoons light butter 1/3 cantaloupe
Second- and Third-Trimester Additions 1/2 sesame seed bagel spread with 1 tablespoon peanut butter 1/2 mango Daily nutritional analysis First trimester: 2,045 calories, 22 percent fat (50 grams), 59 percent carbohydrate, 19 percent protein, 31 grams fiber, 1,394 milligrams calcium, 531 micrograms folic acid, 21 milligrams iron. Second and third trimesters: 2,353 calories, 23 percent fat (60 grams), 59 percent carbohydrate, 18 percent protein, 35 grams fiber, 1,449 milligrams calcium, 569 micrograms folic acid, 23 milligrams iron.
Day 4 Breakfast 11/2 cups bran flakes cereal 1 cup skim milk 1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 banana, sliced Snack 3 ounces baby carrots with 2/3 cup low-fat cottage cheese and black pepper Lunch Burrito made with 1 whole-wheat tortilla, 2/3 cup black beans, 1/2 cup brown rice, 1/8 avocado, 1 ounce Monterey Jack cheese, 1 tablespoon light sour cream and 1 tablespoon mild salsa 1 slice watermelon Snack 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts mixed with 1 cup raisins Iced mint tea Dinner Grilled Vegetable Kabobs With Couscous* 1 nectarine
Second- and Third-Trimester Additions: 1 chocolate chip ice cream cone 1 banana
Daily nutritional analysis First trimester: 2,067 calories, 18 percent fat (41 grams), 64 percent carbohydrate, 18 percent protein, 62 grams fiber, 1,219 milligrams calcium, 673 micrograms folic acid, 29 milligrams iron. Second and third trimesters: 2,363 calories, 22 percent fat (58 grams), 62 percent carbohydrate, 16 percent protein, 64 grams fiber, 1,314 milligrams calcium, 684 micrograms folic acid, 29 milligrams iron.
Day 5 Breakfast 2 buckwheat pancakes topped with 1/2 cup diced mango 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup 8 ounces orange juice Snack Low-fat granola bar 8 ounces skim milk Lunch Spinach salad: Mix 1 1/2 cups spinach; 1 tangerine, sectioned; 3 slices red onion; and 1 sliced hard-boiled egg, drizzled with 2 tablespoons low-fat honey mustard dressing 1 whole-grain bagel with 1 ounce low-fat cream cheese 1 cup skim milk Snack 2 plums 2 large pretzels Dinner Barbecue chicken sandwich made with 4 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast, broiled; 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce; 1 multigrain bun; and 2 pieces romaine lettuce 6 steamed asparagus spears 1 ear of corn 1 teaspoon light butter 1 fruit popsicle
Second- and Third-Trimester Additions 1 buckwheat pancake 1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt mixed with 2 teaspoons brown sugar and 1 cup seedless grapes Daily nutritional analysis First trimester: 1,977 calories, 20 percent fat (44 grams), 61 percent carbohydrate, 19 percent protein, 33 grams fiber, 1,666 milligrams calcium, 535 micrograms folic acid, 19 milligrams iron. Second and third trimesters: 2,282 calories, 20 percent fat (51 grams), 62 percent carbohydrate, 18 percent protein, 2,046 milligrams calcium, 559 micrograms folic acid, 20 milligrams iron.
Salmon and Spinach Pasta Serves 2This dish is fast and simple.
6 ounces dry penne pasta 1 teaspoon olive oil 4 shallots, minced 1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth 6 ounces fresh salmon fillet 1/2 cup low-fat ricotta cheese Juice of 1 small lemon 2 teaspoons fresh dill, finely chopped 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 cups loosely packed fresh spinach, leaves torn in half
Cook pasta until tender. While pasta is cooking, heat oil over medium heat. Add shallots and sauté until soft. Add broth and bring to a simmer. Place fillet in broth, simmer for about 7 minutes, and turn. Continue to simmer until salmon is opaque in the center. Remove salmon from broth. Add ricotta, lemon juice, dill and salt to broth and stir until the ricotta melts. Add spinach, a handful at a time, and stir until it wilts. Remove pan from heat and add cooked salmon, breaking it into bite-size pieces. In a medium bowl, combine pasta and sauce and stir. Nutritional information per serving: 546 calories, 18 percent fat (11 grams), 52 percent carbohydrate, 30 percent protein, 7 grams fiber, 354 milligrams calcium, 97 micrograms folic acid, 8 milligrams iron.
Grilled Vegetable Kabobs With Couscous Serves 4Keep this recipe in mind when it comes time to pull out the barbecue. Kabobs 2 red or green bell peppers, cut into chunks 2 small zucchini, cut into chunks 16 white mushrooms 8 asparagus spears, each cut into 4 pieces 8 wooden skewers 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon water
Couscous 1 1/4 cups water 3/4 cup low-sodium vegetable juice 11/2 cups whole-wheat couscous 1/3 cup dried currants 3/4 cup canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed Juice of 1 lemon 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 teaspoon salt
Make 8 kabobs by pushing pepper, zucchini, mushroom and asparagus pieces onto skewers, alternating vegetables as you go. Meanwhile, combine garlic, vinegar, oil, mustard and water in a bowl. Coat kabobs with marinade. When barbecue is ready, set skewers on grill and cook, turning as needed and brushing with remaining marinade until vegetables are tender (10–15 minutes). While vegetables cook, make couscous. Pour water and vegetable juice into a small pan and bring to a boil. Add couscous and currants, stir, cover with a lid, and remove from heat. After 5 minutes, add remainder of couscous ingredients and stir again with a fork. Divide couscous among 4 serving plates and place 2 kabobs on each plate. Serve warm.
Nutritional information per serving (2 kabobs with 11/4 cup couscous): 576 calories, 16 percent fat (10 grams), 71 percent carbohydrate, 13 percent protein, 18 grams fiber, 119 milligrams calcium, 137 micrograms folic acid, 6 milligrams iron.
Asian-Inspired Cabbage Salad With Sirloin Serves 4This protein-packed recipe also provides iron, vitamin B12 and zinc.
1 pound top sirloin 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce 1/2 small green cabbage, shredded 2 small red bell peppers, cut into thin strips 2 carrots, peeled and grated 6 ounces pineapple juice 2 teaspoons sesame oil 1 tablespoon light soy sauce 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1 2-inch piece fresh ginger root, grated
Marinate steak in teriyaki sauce in the refrigerator for a minimum of 1 hour. Meanwhile, combine remaining ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Set aside. To cook the steak, place on a broiler pan and set under broiler. Broil about 5 minutes per side. When the steak is done, cut into thin strips. Divide cabbage mixture among 4 plates and top each with steak strips.
Nutritional information per serving (4 ounces beef and 2 cups salad): 337 calories, 29 percent fat (11 grams), 27 percent carbohydrate, 44 percent protein, 4 grams fiber, 89 milligrams calcium, 103 micrograms folic acid, 5 milligrams iron.


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Grades 9-12
A Penny Saved
At one time in your life, you were probably given a gift of money from a relative and were told to save it. Did you save the money in a bank? Buy stock? Put the money in your mattress? Maybe you just spent it. In any case, the choice you made with your money affected your ability to buy the things you desired. How do savings affect the economy as a whole? In this lesson, you will read a comic book that shows the reasons why people save, the effects of compounding on savings, the role of banks in creating money through loans, and examine the personal savings rate in the United States. At the conclusion of this lesson, you will see how savings affect the economy and, perhaps, start saving.
Task List
Read the comic book, A Penny Saved from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Public Information Department . You will need instruction on the following topics: compound interest and fractional reserve banking. Complete the study guide then complete the Extension Activity.
1. Use the link provided to read the comic book, A Penny Saved.
2. You will be given a study guide to help interpret and comprehend the concepts in the comic book. It is suggested that you rapidly read the comic book first, then go back and complete the study guide.
3. Read the comic book and work through the study guide.
4. After you have completed the reading, discuss the following topics:
a. How does the interest rate encourage household saving?
b. How does household saving foster economic growth?
c. How does saving vary over a person's lifecycle?
d. What are some reasons that people save?
e. Where are some places where people can save?
5. Listen to your instructor show how to use a compound interest formula . Solve: Juan invests $50 at 10% for 30 years (compounded annually). How much will Juan have at the end of 30 years?
6. Listen to your instructor explain how to calculate the real interest rate. Solve: Suppose the nominal interest rate is 10% and the expected rate of inflation is 4%. How much is the real interest rate?
7. Research and discuss "Moral Hazard " with your class.
8. Research and discuss the paradox of thrift .
9. Your teacher will show data from the St. Louis Fed, FRED database on personal savings. Discuss and interpret the graph.
10. Complete the Assessment Activity and the Extension Activity.
You have learned many concepts in this lesson, including, compound interest, real interest rate, the Rule of 72, and the importance of savings.
As Nobel Laureate Robert Solow found, savings play a large part in an economy's capital formation and economic growth. In general, savings equals investment that fosters economic growth.
When young and forming families, saving tends to be lower; in productive middle age, savings rates are higher; and in old age, savings rates are again lower as people are living on the savings from their middle age. It is true that higher savings rate when a person is young and middle-aged allows the person to enjoy a higher standard of living later in life.
You will find that you can enjoy a better lifestyle in the later stages of your life if you accumulate wealth now by saving or investing. Because of the magic of compound interest, you will find that the earlier you begin saving the more you will have to spend later.
Assessment Activity
Complete "A Penny Saved" guided reading and turn in to your instructor.
Extension Activity
1. Examine data from the Federal Reserve Data Base, FRED. Use FRED data series, PSAVERT, to examine the Personal Savings Rate . The comic book, A Penny Saved, showed that the personal savings rate was low. Could personal savings vary with the business cycle? Explain why personal saving actually increases during a recession.
Related Resources
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Saving and Investing Video
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Time Value of Money
Grades 9-12


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This is the first short story I am reviewing on zcreed. David is a fellow reviewer/blogger and I value his words.
From Man to Man is mostly cold and dark, but ends with a hint that things may be looking up for our "hero".
Draven, our protagonist, has made a promise to his wife and child to forego his old ways. What these old ways are is a bit of a mystery to us – a mystery that seems to be locked away in a chest that never gets opened in this short story. What we do know of Draven's past is that it involves a blade of some sort.
Draven is not the type of person you'd want to be friends with if you met him in real life. This tortured man is bitter, violent and possesses a pessimistic wit. He scares acquaintances and strangers alike – perhaps too much – and the reason for this isn't yet revealed. How he came to buckle down with a wife and child in the first place is hard to believe. As this is only a short story of a much larger tale, I give the author his creative freedom.
In this story, our "hero" is having a hard time at keeping his word. He needs money. A lot of it (for some reason we are not yet privy to), but he just can't hold a job long enough to carry home a decent wage of which he can be content. Every job he takes as he goes about trying to fit in as a "villager" ends in some kind of ruin. Of course this ruin is always of his own making.
Draven is confronted by the local smith who has some knowledge of his past life. The tradesman makes a job offer (one of less than reputable claim) which is immediately and resolutely denied. As we witness Draven's inner turmoil about trying to keep his past behind him yet earn enough money for his future, Draven recounts and accepts the work being offered.
The most interesting thing about this short story to me is how I have actually grown attached to Draven in so few words – and I don't even like the man! I am curious to see what the future holds for him and his family. I was also fascinated by some of Emrys' imagery, especially the scene where the protagonist was struggling to stay awake in the pitch of night. I know this well from my own time spent in the infantry and David managed to capture the essence of the experience quite well.
I am pleased to give From Man to Man by David E. M. Emrys four out of five stars. I felt the pacing was a little too quick for my taste – but then again it is a short story. I also found the main character's chilly persona, even to those who don't know him or his past, a little too distracting. I imagine as the story grows this last issue will be explained away – and by David's writing style most likely in a very entertaining manner. I particularly liked how our protagonist's history reads like a puzzle being pieced back together. Of course this can only last for so long, but there are still plenty of pieces remaining to complete a decent sized book or two. Overall this is a great short story and I recommend it.
You can buy it here: http://www.amazon.com/From-Man-Wroge-Elements-ebook/dp/B009QY4EAS


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Jeff Dennler donated 2015-10-09 14:05:35 -0400
Now's The Time To Get Behind Ranked Ballots.
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The Toronto Star has once again endorsed ranked choice voting for Toronto, saying "it's more fair and less polarizing," that it reduces negative campaigning, gives newcomers more opportunity to win office, and gives voters an enhanced sense that their vote matters.
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