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'Food Insecurity' Rate High in S.D. University Counties Brookings, Clay
Home counties of the Jackrabbits and the Coyotes are among the most food insecure in South Dakota.
Brookings and Clay counties, hosts to South Dakota's two largest colleges - South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota - have rates of food insecurity higher than the state's average.
According to Feeding South Dakota, the food insecurity rate - the ability to access healthy food in a socially appropriate manner - is at 12.5 percent of the South Dakota population.
In Brookings County, the rate is 13.7 percent and 15.1 percent in Clay County.
How is it possible that two of South Dakota's counties that have the state's two Division I universities have food insecurity rates rivaling some of the state's reservation counties?
"That's a really good question," said Lisa Marotz, director of cross generation ministries at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings who also runs Feeding Brookings. "They're not students. Very few students come," she added.
The attractive Brookings community can be misleading, she says.
"You see nice homes, nice this and that," she said.
She adds that people come to Feeding Brookings from throughout the county, including Bruce, Volga, Bushnell and elsewhere.
Marortz, who for 22 years worked in food services at SDSU, says her church sees primarily near-retirement and retirement aged people, particularly singles in that age group, and young working families.
"They come in with their work shirts on," she says. "You know where they work."
Marotz says Feeding Brookings clients cite low wages, a lack of affordable housing and more often than not daunting medical bills as reasons why Brookings County residents seek food. She also says she sees grandparents with grandchildren in tow.
"Something went haywire," Marotz said. "You see these grandparents having to be parents again." And having to feed their grandchildren, on top of all the other issues the elders face.
Meanwhile, down I-29 about 115 miles in Vermillion, unlike Brookings, the Vermillion Community Food Pantry does see college students.
Food pantry director Mary Berglin says their clientele breaks down as about a quarter students, half working poor and people on disability and a final quarter composed of retirees and near-retirees 60 years old and above.
"Vermilion has always had working poor, students with issues," Berglin said, a decades long volunteer at the Vermillion facility. "We should have more elderly as they're being squeezed pretty hard."
Berglin said the Vermillion center often sees students at the ends of semesters when their money runs out as well as some international students who don't qualify for government programs.
And unlike Brookings, which also has a number of manufacturing and other private employers, people in the Vermillion area do not have as many employment options according to Berglin.
"Vermillion is a tough town to find a full-time job that supports four or five people," Berglin said. "There are not a lot of industries."
Despite four-for-four success in winning grants last year to help fund the food pantry, Berglin is afraid her organization might see even more clients in the coming year. She's not sure about the reasons. But the needs continue.
"Why? I don't know," she said. "Right now everything is tough. Everything goes up."
However, like Brookings, Berglin noted that rent is high in Vermillion because of the demand created by college students, putting pressure on the elderly and working poor.
In Brookings, Marotz says higher wages, more affordable housing and government programs that aren't all or nothing and allow for a sliding scale of services to help poor people might help reduce needs.
While the Vermillion and Brookings programs have some demographic differences, both programs would like to see a future where their services are no longer needed because people are fed and eating healthy.
"It would be wonderful to put ourselves out of business," Berglin said.
Until then, both programs will continue to provide canned goods, pasta, fresh produce, meat and even some goodies for those who need it.

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- 1 package active dry yeast - (1/4 oz)
- 3/4 cup sugar plus
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees)
- 6 eggs
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 6 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups sweetened whipped cream
- 1 1/2 cups vanilla pastry cream (see below)
- 1 1/2 cups raspberry filling - (see below)
- Shaker powdered sugar
- 5 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups raspberries
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons milk - (to 5 tbspns)
Servings 2
Step 1
In a small mixing bowl, combine the yeast, 1 teaspoon sugar, and 1/4 cup of the warm water. Stir to dissolve and set aside.
In an electric mixer, beat the eggs and remaining 3/4 cup sugar until thick and pale yellow in color. Change the mixer attachment to a dough hook. With the machine running slowly add the yeast mixture, melted butter, salt, milk, and half-and-half. Add the flour, 1 cup at a time. Mix until the mixture forms a soft ball, leaves the sides of the bowl, and climbs up the dough hook.
Remove the dough and turn into a lightly oiled bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set the bowl in a warm, draft free space. Let the dough rise until double in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and dust the surface of the dough with flour. With a rolling pin, roll out the dough, about 1/4-inch thick, in the shape of a rectangle. Using a 3-inch round cutter, cut the dough into circles.
Place the rounds on a baking sheet. Cover the dough with a greased piece of plastic wrap (this will prevent the dough from sticking to the wrap) and let the dough rise until double in size, about 30 minutes.
Preheat the fryer to 350 degrees. Gently fry a couple of the circles at a time, until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes, flipping occasionally for overall browning. Remove the doughnuts from the oil and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
For the Vanilla Pastry Cream: In a mixing bowl, combine the egg yolks, cornstarch, and 1 cup of the heavy cream. Whisk to blend well. Set aside.
Combine the remaining 1 1/2 cups cream, sugar and vanilla extract in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Whisk to dissolve the sugar and bring to a gentle boil, about 10 minutes. Slowly add the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly and cook until it thickens, about 5 minutes. Be forewarned: the mixture will break. Dont be alarmed. Pour it into a glass bowl. Press a piece of plastic wrap down over the surface of the mixture to prevent a skin from forming. Let cool completely at room temperature.
When cooled pour the mixture into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a wire whip. Beat at a medium speed to combine the mixture. If it will not combine, warm another 1/2 cup heavy cream and slowly add it to the mixture. Whip until you have a thick and creamy custard.
For the Raspberry Filling: In a saucepan, combine raspberries, 3/4 cup of water and sugar. Bring to boil. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until raspberries have broken down. Remove mixture from the heat and strain out the seeds. Return the strained mixture to the heat. Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining 1/4 cup of water. Whisk the slurry into the raspberry mixture. Bring the mixture back to a boil. Simmer for 5 more minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely.
For the Powdered Sugar Glaze: In a small bowl, combine the powdered sugar and the milk and whisk until smooth.
For the Chocolate Glaze: In a small bowl, combine the cocoa powder and the powdered sugar. Add in the milk and whisk until smooth.
Fit each pastry bag with small round tips. Fill each bag with a different filling. Pipe the doughnuts, alternately with the different fillings. Sprinkle some of the filled doughnuts with powdered sugar. Glaze the remaining donuts with the 2 different glazes. Serve on a large serving platter.
This recipe yields 2 dozen doughnuts.


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Over at the National Interest, my boss Ted Carpenter has been slugging it out with former senator Jim Talent over (originally) Fred Thompson's proposal to spend 4.5% of GDP on defense.
Ted notes correctly that we already spend as much on defense as the rest of the world combined, but Sen. Talent is nonplused. To the contrary, he protests that
the Navy must buy new DDG-1000 destroyers, ramp up procurement of Virginia-class submarines, and buy large numbers of littoral combat ships and the next-generation cruiser. The Air Force must buy its new superiority fighter, the F-22, as well as Joint Strike Fighters or equivalent aircraft and additionally fund its strategic-airlift requirement, design and build a new tanker and develop an interdiction bomber to replace the B-52. The Army must modernize and replace almost its entire capital stock of fighting vehicles.
How does Ted oppose doing the things Sen. Talent says we "must" do? Because, according to Talent, he
ignores the risks created by: the collapse of democracy in Russia, the rapid growth of Chinese power and the reemergence of Chinese national ambitions, the proliferation of nuclear weapons to rogue states and unstable governments, the rise of Islamic fanaticism empowered by the tools of asymmetrical warfare, and the intense ethnic and religious rivalries that have led to genocide on a vast scale in Europe, Africa and Asia in the last twenty years.
This is an interesting exercise in bait-and-switch. So the justifications for buying new battleships, the Joint Strike Fighter, and a new bomber are supposed to include all of these things? How is the Joint Strike Fighter going to deal with the collapse of democracy in Russia? How would new battleships help us deal with nuclear proliferation? And how would a new bomber help us deal with "the rise of Islamic fanaticism empowered by the tools of asymmetric warfare" or "the intense ethnic and religious rivalries that have led to genocide on a vast scale in Europe, Africa and Asia in the last twenty years"?
The only plausible case Mr. Talent could be making is that we should be preparing these tools because ultimately we're going to have a shooting war with the Chinese. And indeed, if one were inclined to look seriously at the prospect of a shooting war with the Chinese, many of these tools are ones you'd like to have. Then again, a shooting war with the Chinese would also collapse the global economy and possibly have macroeconomic effects that would be felt for decades. Also, a lot of people would die.
Alternatively, if we're going to get ourselves ready to replicate our experience in Iraq with Iran, the responsible thing to do would be to scrap a lot of these technologies and invest heavily (and quickly!) in a large-scale expansion of the ground forces. The men and women who have taken orders from this administration in the Army and Marine Corps have served valiantly, but they aren't supermen. At some point, those who advocate endless wars in the Middle East (to be fair, I'm not sure what Sen. Talent's views are on the Iran question) are going to have to decide which is more important: these large-ticket defense items, or equipping the DOD with the tools it needs to enact the strategies given it by the political leadership in this country.
Alternatively, we could spend 10 or 12 percent of GDP on defense, but I haven't heard that proposal floated in serious quarters. Another alternative would be to continue initiating wars in the Middle East, continue preparing for war with China, and continue all of the other security commitments America has taken on in the past decades, on what would be the shoestring budget of 4.5 percent of GDP, inadequate to support any of these policies sufficiently.
It's not clear how Sen. Talent proposes to deal with these tradeoffs, but what's certainly unhelpful is pretending that the DDG is a workable solution to proliferation. In addition, given that he throws around accusations of "weakening" the United States as opposed to a "strong" United States, it's worth observing that the charge is coming from a proponent of the current war, which has done more than anything in 40 years to weaken our country.
For a much sounder assessment of where we are and where we should go, see Richard Betts' article in the current Foreign Affairs, "A Disciplined Defense."


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George Zimmerman has been acquitted in the shooting death of "the child," the "young boy," Trayvon Martin.
As should go without saying, it is of course a tragedy that our world is such that it regularly claims human life. It is particularly tragic when young people, like Martin, lose their lives in circumstances that could have so easily been avoided.
But Martin was no "child." He was not yet a legal adult, but at 17 years of age he could, with a parent's permission, kill and die for the United States military. And 17-year-olds, particularly when they are six feet tall, intoxicated on drugs, and physically fit, as was Martin, can and do kill and die in the streets of America.
Yet it isn't just Zimmerman's persecutors who are fond of sanitizing Martin's character.
Writing for Front Page magazine, Arnold Ahlert castigates his fellow conservatives for acting badly.
In "Framing Trayvon," Ahlert contends that "many conservatives" have engaged in a "demonization campaign" against Martin — or "Trayvon," as Ahlert calls him — that runs "parallel" to that promoted against Zimmerman by such "racial arsonists" as Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. Conservatives "have hastily embraced caricatures of Trayvon Martin, painting him as a vicious street thug who deserved his fate."
Ahlert insists that Martin sounded like "little more than a rambunctious teenager" whose family and friends describe as "a fine young man," "warm and funny," and "a standout athlete with an enormous appetite."
Where do we begin?
First, Ahlert is correct that, from day one, the "racial arsonists" did indeed rush to demonize Zimmerman. Yet he fails to so much as hint at the fact that the demonization of Zimmerman demanded the idealization of Martin. By now, everyone who's paid any attention to this case is all too familiar with the media's tireless juxtaposition of Zimmerman's mug shots alongside the outdated pictures of a prepubescent Martin.
Had Ahlert mentioned this, it would immediately become clear that it isn't "conservatives," but Martin who supplied us with a negative caricature of Martin. More accurately, as details emerged since February of 2012, time has exploded the idyllic caricature of Martin that the "anti-racists" have labored to embed in the popular imagination. The Martin who had that fateful encounter with Zimmerman was a far cry from the sixth-grader whose photograph was plastered all over the media for months after the shooting. As Ahlert himself admits, at the time of his death, Martin "used foul language, made obscene gestures on camera, probably smoked marijuana, and engaged in other troublesome teenage behavior" — like getting caught with possession of what was likely stolen jewelry, getting repeatedly suspended from school, and attempting to assault a bus driver.
This brings us to a second point.
Neither conservatives nor anyone else has made Martin out to be a vicious thug, as Ahlert says. What the record shows is that he was a thug of a sort, a thug wannabe, if you will. At the very least, he was thuggish, even if he may not have been a full-blown thug.
And we know this, not just from his record, but solely from the fact that he unleashed a torrent of violence upon Zimmerman.
No one credibly disputes that Martin threw the first punch. From what has been determined, it was he who threw every other punch after that as well. To be clear, there was no exchange of blows between Martin and Zimmerman. Rather, Zimmerman was on his back as Martin repeatedly pounded on him.
And it is not as if Zimmerman was in his face posing an imminent danger to Martin. Had this been the case, then perhaps the latter would have been justified in launching a preemptive punch (even if he would not have been justified in punching his face into the ground after he had succeeded in knocking him down).
Had Martin really feared for his life when he noticed that Zimmerman had been following him, and had he conducted himself in a non-thuggish way, then he would have done what Zimmerman did when he first observed Martin: call the authorities. Martin could've ended his phone call with Rachel Jeantel — to whom he referred to Zimmerman as a "creepy a** cracker" — and called the police.
Instead, he chose to lie in wait for Zimmerman before jumping him.
This is the official account of the events of that fateful evening when Martin's life ended — an account that the jury in Florida accepted and that no one has been able to contradict.
Contra Ahlert, to acknowledge these facts is not to say that Martin "deserved" to be killed. Much less has anyone, least of all the "conservatives" whom Ahlert lectures, even remotely insinuated that Martin deserved to be killed because of his lifestyle.
However, to concede the facts is to concede both that Martin did indeed act thuggishly and that Zimmerman was just as justified in shooting him as an elderly woman would be justified in shooting an assailant who had her pinned on the ground while striking her.
Though painful, we mustn't lose sight of the realities of this issue — even if the Zimmerman haters, including some alleged "conservatives," insist upon calling them "caricatures."


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Bass, a native of St. Louis, passed away Wednesday (Dec. 26) at a local hospice. Her death comes as a result of complications from a heart attack suffered three weeks ago, the Associated Press reports. Over the past seven years, Bass had reportedly suffered a series of strokes.
Born July 3, 1940, Fontella Bass was the daughter of a gospel singer. Before she was a teen, the aspiring songstress sang in her church choir and toured with her mother, who performed overseas. Bass went on to play piano for blues singer Little Milton but sought fame as a solo singer in the '60s.
Her smash 'Rescue Me' was recorded several years later and became the song that thrust her into the spotlight, reaching No. 1 on the R&B charts for four weeks and earning her a No. 4 slot on the Billboard Hot 100. The tune appeared on her debut LP, 'The New Look.' Bass recorded eight albums during the course of her singing career. In addition to those achievements, the chanteuse was inducted into the St. Louis Hall of Fame in 2000.
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I know that shopping and showers isn't your normal mix - unless you are doing up your bathroom, and let's face it, if you have a baby on the way, that is the last thing on your mind! But this mix is one of the most important for a parent to be.
Almost as soon as you know that you have a baby (or babies) on the way the instinct to nest begins. Most people think this instinct is limited to women but it's not, or at least not for me, it is just a different execution of said instinct to nest. For Sarah it was about preparing our house for the babies; of course she had no idea what that meant, so she just started cleaning and cleaning and cleaning. Then just when I thought she was done, the doorbell rang, it was my mother-in-law arriving ready to - you guessed it - CLEAN!
But the instinct to nest for me came in the way of shopping. I knew we didn't have any baby stuff at all, why would we, we didn't have a baby! I had this overwhelming desire to go straight to the baby shop. It's the look of total and utter bewilderment, a sort of daze if you will. There is just so much stuff: nappies, cots, change tables, strollers, high chairs... You have no idea what you need to buy, or indeed if you need it at all!
So what do you do?
You do what I have coined 'the new-parent circuit'. This is where you enter the store and start looking. In a rather dazed and confused manner you look at everything, every different area of baby goods - as you do this you keep ambling through the store. It's weird, you had every intention of buying stuff when you went in, but as you get further and further around the store that idea slowly gives way to the realization you have no idea what you need. There is always a friendly shop assistant who asks "do you need help?" Inside your head you are yelling "YESSSS" but the connection between brain and lips is broken and you mumble "no thanks". Then finally it's over, you're back at the sliding door where you entered and can slip out quietly acting like they didn't have what you needed.
This same process continues for weeks. Every time you get bolder, perhaps you even take a Mountain Buggy for a drive around the shop, but you still buy nothing. I have since decided that this is nature taking care of you, helping save you from yourself. This is where the shower comes in, the baby shower. You see, what's amazing is that as much as you have no idea what you need it seems that all your friends and family do; a baby shower is like a lifeboat as you drift along not knowing what to buy or what you need.
I'm sure many of you are wondering how I would know what a baby shower is like; it's simple really, my wife likes to be a little different, so when her friends started to organise her baby shower she said, quite firmly, that she would also be having men at her shower. She saw no reason why they should be excluded from a celebration of her babies. So that was it, I was there. What an amazing day it was! Sarah and her friend Emma spent hours making up the Dr Seuss themed 'thing one and thing two' decorations - and it looked amazing! Everyone we loved was there to wish us well and we were so extremely spoilt! We felt so loved and somewhat overwhelmed with everyone's generosity... Thanks!
Yay, finally we were shopping! It was surprising how little we needed to buy after all the stuff we had been given - we managed to nail all the smaller things in one good hit, or at least we think we did. Some of the bigger stuff we still need to get like a Mountain Buggy duet , a second change table and a baby monitor, but the latter needs more looking into. What is the best baby monitor for twins? Can a single one work for two babies? Do you need all the features? If you have an idea of the answers please comment below as I am yet to decide on this one and would appreciate any input. After the shower it was like a cloud lifted, or maybe the shower washed away our fears of not knowing what to buy. Suddenly it was clear what we needed and we were off to the shops again... Only when we got back in the shop we were overwhelmed again, right up until the shop assistant came over. Instead of asking if we needed help she just pushed a fantastic little guide into my clammy hands; a guide to the essential you need and the optional items you might want.
Now the baby drawers and room is looking much more like we are ready for them to arrive. I'm sure that we will still be buying more stuff. I suspect that for the most part it will be things we don't need, when all is said and done first time parents are the best and biggest market in the world of baby shops.
I guess the biggest thing I have learnt is that a good guide or a list of 'must haves' is a great start. There are a bunch of places to get this and if you are having multiples I have since found that the New Zealand Multiple Birth Club has a list - as it turns out you don't need two of everything! I wish I knew that before the sales person in the shop told me otherwise! But if you are still doing the 'new-parent circuit' and are feeling overwhelmed, look around you. I bet there is another parent in the shop feeling the same way, you're not alone!
As for baby showers - everyone should do what they feel is right, some people don't want to have one at all. But if I was giving my advice I would say: have a baby celebration and invite everyone you would like to see and share the moment with. They will all be excited to be part of your pregnancy and it's a great time to let them get involved. And men too, they love to be part of these things, even if we say we don't. It was amazing and very special to see how many people were truly excited about the prospect of two more Wild children arriving in the world - it was a day I will treasure forever.
Until next time, take it easy and keep safe.


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Einstein predicted in 1907 that light bends in a gravitational field. Today, telescopes on Earth can pick up the light bending around a massive object in space. Source: NASA's hubble.org.
Scientific information abounds. New findings emerge daily. Imagine a study linking vaccinations to child autism: Should you believe it? Some government leader downplays the effects of global warming. Another claims that some hazardous waste material has been safely processed. The media report a study that cell phones may damage the brain. Science permeates choices in our lives, both public and private. No one can be expert in everything. The challenge, then—especially important for educators to appreciate—is learning how to deal with the information. Basic scientific concepts provide a framework. But one must also know about science—how research is pursued, how conclusions are justified, even how scientists may sometimes err or be shaped by cultural biases. This deeper understanding of the nature of science may help us assess the reliability of claims.
Profiling the Nature of Science
What features of the nature of the science are most important to know? Recent consensus highlights the following:
Scientists think critically about claims. Empirical evidence is their ultimate standard.
Scientists use a variety of methods: hypothesis, for instance, as well as analogy and induction. Some collect observations; others creatively recognize patterns in data. Imagination, logical reasoning, chance, and interdisciplinary thinking can all be important.
Observation is sometimes enhanced by quantitative measurement, by comparison—especially with controls that isolate the effect of individual variables or help distinguish correlation from causation—and by graphical representation and statistical analysis summarizing patterns in the data and the chances for error.
Data does not speak for itself. Rather, scientists interpret findings, and sometimes those interpretations are biased by theoretical or cultural perspectives.
Scientific claims vary in their level of certainty. No method guarantees answers or absolute certainty, yet multiple lines of evidence help reinforce many claims. Even important problems may remain unresolved. In some cases, scientists may justifiably disagree.
Science is a human enterprise. Some scientists are motivated by curiosity or a passion to solve problems, others by profit or ambition. Some collaborate; others compete.
Knowledge develops historically. Sometimes concepts change dramatically.
Science resolves only problems of fact, not values. Nonetheless, the practice of science and its results have moral dimensions.
Science generally aims to map and explain the world. Technology differs in that it aims to adapt that understanding of the world.
Many features of the nature of science are expressed in terms of ideals, or aims. These are understood as rules that typically support the growth of knowledge and its reliability. We should recognize, of course, that the actual practice of science does not always meet its ideal. For example, no one would endorse fraudulent scientific reports, but they occur occasionally. Similarly, we may hope to eliminate theoretical preconceptions that adversely affect our thinking. But human minds are very difficult to train on this score. Even so, sometimes theoretical commitments help motivate researchers or guide them in disregarding exceptions. For example, the widely held belief in a biblical flood guided geologists in the 1800s to study and catalog large rocks supposedly moved by the flood waters. Only later were others able to interpret them as glacial erratics. At the time, who would have been able to imagine huge rivers of ice pushing such boulders hundreds of miles from their bedrock? Yet once the geography of the erratics was known, it was easier to develop the concept of glaciers.
Tentativeness and Error
Perhaps the most central feature of the nature of science involves scientific authority. We may be reminded that scientific claims are tentative or fallible. Reconciling these with other claims that science offers a reliable basis for action, however, can be problematic. We need a complete account of scientific error.
The gap caused by uncertainty and fallibility can offer a powerful persuasive wedge for political ideologues. Here are some examples:
- Creationists allege that evolution is "just a theory" and try to use the ideal of skepticism to insert their own empirically ill-founded ideas under the authoritative mantle of science.1 (See first "learn more" link at end of article.)
- Others with economic interests have appealed to the incompleteness of science to argue that concerns about global warming and climate change are premature, despite growing scientific consensus.2 (See first "learn more" link.) Such cases underscore the need for skills in assessing the context of and potential for error in science. Whether we regard claims about the safety of cell phones or high-voltage power lines, say, as true or mistaken has wide implications.
While science can inform our lives, it can also err—with important social outcomes—as documented in some dramatic historical cases:
- Early in the 1900s scientists disagreed about the cause of pellagra, a prominent disease in rural southern America. Some contended it was a dietary deficiency, others said it was caused by a germ. Each theory led to a different course of public action. An independent commission was established to resolve the debate scientifically. Its head was Charles Davenport, director of the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.3 Ultimately, the commission concluded that pellagra was, instead, genetic. In retrospect, we can see Davenport's biases. He was a racist and eugenicist, who saw the problem of the poor as their own shortcomings, not caused by social conditions. The "scientific" conclusion was wrong, yet it remained the basis for policy for many years. Later, Joseph Goldberger identified pellagra as a vitamin deficiency. Davenport's evidence seemed to support his theory because persons in the same family tended to share the same impoverished diet.
- Davenport also exercised great influence in conceiving intelligence (as measured by IQ) as hereditary. Social implications included immigration and eugenic social control of reproductive rights. Should "feeble-minded" persons be prevented from having children, based on the scientific claim that they would only produce more "feeble minded" to burden society? Were individuals from certain geographical regions or races inherently inferior mentally, such that the government should limit admitting them into the country? Davenport studied numerous families and presented his findings in terms of genetic pedigrees. He persuaded many people to believe that low intelligence was genetic, not a product of an environment and poor education shared by successive generations of the same family. Immigration quotas and sterilization legislation followed from Davenport's and others' "scientific" claims and remained for decades.
These two cases of historical error underscore the social importance of understanding the potential for scientific error. They also provide clues about how to analyze scientific claims for such error. A full understanding of science thus includes understanding how it can err, and how such errors are themselves discovered and remedied.
Errors in science (that is, real science, not idealized science) vary considerably. Some may be relatively minor, such as failing to follow an experimental protocol properly, observing a small sample (unrepresentative of the whole), or overlooking a relevant control. Scientists generally learn how to reduce such errors during their apprenticeship in a lab. But the social framework of science also provides an important safeguard. A community of scientists, when it reflects contrasting perspectives, functions as an extended system of checks and balances. Importantly, not everything that is published becomes accepted fact!
Other errors are deeper and harder to find or correct. Like those involving Davenport, they may be disguised in common cultural assumptions. Those who use scientific conclusions, as much as the scientists themselves, must be alert to such possible errors. One important critical tool, then, is knowing the spectrum of error types. Here is one framework for classifying and thinking about such error types, ranging from small- to large-scale effects:
- improper materials (impure sample, contaminated culture)
- improper procedure (wrong experimental protocol, poor technical skill)
- phenomenon influenced by observer
- two different phenomena conflated due to lack of experimental distinction
- insufficient controls (causes or effects misplaced)
- incomplete understanding of instrument or how method of observation works
- perceptual bias ("theory-laden" observation, need for double-blind study)
- small, unrepresentative sample
- reasoning error (computational, logical fallacy, mistaking correlation for causation)
- mistaken assumptions or background information
- overgeneralization (unjustified scope of explanation)
- lack of alternative explanations (limited creativity) *psychological confirmation bias
- communication failures (obscure publication, translation hurdles)
- fraud, faulty peer review, and other mistaken judgments of credibility
- sociocultural cognitive biases (gender, ethnicity, economic class, etc.)
- poor science education, poor science journalism
The remedy for tentativeness in science is active analysis of potential errors, guided by an awareness of error types. Analysis may qualify the scope or certainty of conclusions and guide policy accordingly.
Teaching Strategies
Teaching nature of science (and error, in particular) requires a shift in emphasis. No amount of scientific content alone will ever be enough to develop full scientific literacy. Nature of science lessons must be inserted in the standard curriculum and regularly reinforced to encourage habits of mind. Several strategies may help:
Laboratory exercises and active reflection
Many ideas about the nature of science are implicit in laboratory exercises, long a part of science education. However, teachers deepen such lessons by making them explicit. In particular, active student reflection and interactive discussion help. Personal investigation offers a strong occasion for learning about the relevance of empirical data, to assess the need for controls, and to avoid making hasty conclusions about causes based only on correlation.
Black-box exercises or mock-forensic activities (see "get involved" links at end of article) can also highlight (with some fun!) model building, model testing, interpretation of evidence, and model revision—and how each contributes to the blind, trial-and-error process of investigation.
Historical and current cases studies
Deeper lessons come through studying real scientists at work. Great discoveries of the past offer a great opportunity to dissect the process of science.4 Students may even be challenged with the questions or data of famous scientists, to appreciate science-in-the-making themselves. History is especially important for exhibiting the social and cultural contexts of science and for seeing how mistakes are later resolved.
Current events also offer great occasions for learning. For example, just as I write this, the news media is reporting on a 1998 study that linked childhood vaccinations with autism. The study used a small sample (12 children) and relied substantially on parents' memories. It has been widely discredited. Now, disclosure of a conflict of interest for the lead author has led to a formal retraction of the original paper. The case is a prime opportunity to introduce and discuss the problems of credibility, experimental design, motives, and professional ethics.
Quality television shows (such as NOVA) also offer glimpses into the human side of science. Teachers can help students delve beyond any immediate "ooh-aah" response (based on the science itself) to consider the nature of science as an enterprise.
Cautionary note: Many public presentations of science are overdramatized. Critical distance is warranted for accounts that monumentalize heroes or try to draw "real lessons" from an idealized story. For cases to foster understanding of the nature of science (not just blind celebration of its achievements), they must be honest about flaws, missteps, and the human context of science.
Echoing the lesson periodically
Finally, as with any important theme, learning deepens with repeated exposure. One brief lesson devoted to the nature of science, especially with inexperienced students at the beginning of a school year, will hardly suffice. Rather, small lessons and comments introduced throughout the year help create more lasting understanding.
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Three-minute presentations by scientists, field research tours and dinner are part of a field day Thursday, Aug. 23, at the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center near Lingle.
The field day is from 4-7 p.m. Researchers will cover topics, including livestock feeding and care, crop varieties, weed control, crop disease control and alternative crops.
The open house will be much more interactive and informal than in the past, according to Jim Freeburn, director of operations.
"The changes are being made to allow more relaxed conversations between the researchers and the farmers and ranchers in the area," he says.
Freeburn stresses everyone is welcome to attend and that there will be posters, displays, and tours of the high-tunnel greenhouse, the feedlot and the crop areas.
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4 p.m. -- University of Wyoming update and overview;
4:15 p.m. -- BEHAVE project research update: "Behavioral influences on diet and habitat selection of livestock," by Beth Burritt, area rangeland resources agent, Utah State University;
4:45 p.m. -- Fastest three-minute research presentations;
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As the uncertainty surrounding Rasheed Wallace's left foot injury lingers, members of the New York Knicks organization fear Wallace will be out for an extended period, possibly for the entire season, two league sources told ESPNNewYork.com.
It's been sort of remarkable the way Rasheed Wallace went quickly from amusing figure on the end of the bench, to critical member of the second unit, to day to day with a minor injury, to we'll likely never see him again. It's been something of a whirlwind.
What's been really more amazing is how much they've missed him, both his ability to defend, his skill in posting-up and his ability to stretch the floor with three-point shooting, even if such shooting was sometimes mildly ill-advised. Without him, the defense has sagged -- though there's some evidence that was already happening -- and with Marcus Camby also struggling with injuries, rumors have intensified that the Knicks are stepping up efforts to lure Kenyon Martin to add another defensive presence off the bench and ensure there is always at least one lunatic in a Knicks uniform at all times.
Of course, Martin is a far different player on offense and doesn't bring exactly the type of skills the Knicks are missing in Wallace, but without Camby AND Rasheed, there really is a need for someone off the bench who can spell Tyson Chandler without suffering so much on defense. Stoudemire can play center in spurts, but given his problems protecting the paint it's not an ideal substitute. Personally, I can see the logic of Martin, but I'm not totally excited about the idea either, mainly because I'm just not sure at this point in his career he really has all that much to offer, though I suppose he can step in to the Kurt Thomas role of "filling in a pair of shorts."


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As shale fracking booms, environmental protection lags
WASHINGTON — America's race for cheap natural gas and energy independence has been outpacing the flow of state rules aimed at assuring people that gas production won't harm their health.
Today 24 states have wells that use hydraulic fracturing: pumping water, sand and chemicals into deep layers of rock at high pressure to release oil and gas. Because the nation's major environmental laws exempt the oil and gas industry, regulating hydraulic fracturing — also known as fracking — is largely up to state environment departments. States have been issuing new rules and guidelines, but often years after the boom began.
The biggest environmental issue, especially in Pennsylvania, the heart of Marcellus Shale formation fracking, is what happens to the wastewater that gushes up from deep in the Earth when a well is fracked. The water is full of salt and contains naturally occurring radioactive elements and metals from deep layers, as well as the fracking chemicals.
"The industry's practices have been rapidly evolving here over the last few years," said David Yoxtheimer, an extension agent at the Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research.
Pennsylvania geology lacks many underground wells where wastewater can be stored. Companies increasingly recycle the wastewater by cleaning it enough for new fracking jobs. The salt sludge that gets removed is sent to landfills. Some of the wastewater goes to wells in Ohio.
The companies "do recognize in the long term there might not be adequate disposal capacity," said Yoxtheimer, a hydrogeologist. "There's frankly going to be a fair amount of waste generated from the development of these energy resources. Finding safe, environmentally responsible disposal may be a challenge," and that's why they're looking at deep wells.
New York state, which shares part of the Marcellus Shale formation, has taken a much more cautious approach. The state is nearing the end of a 3 {-year study of high-volume hydraulic fracturing and will decide next year whether to begin issuing the first permits for it.
In addition, no deep natural wells in New York are now permitted to store wastewater permanently. There are water treatment facilities and injection wells in other states that could accept the waste materials if fracking moves forward in the state, said Emily DeSantis, a spokeswoman for the state's Department of Environmental Conservation.
Pennsylvania's environment department asked drillers in April to inject wastewater into deep wells or recycle it instead of taking it to water-treatment plants that weren't equipped to handle it, though drillers aren't required to do so.
The Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry trade group, immediately agreed to comply, said Kevin Sunday, a spokesman at the state's Department of Environmental Protection.
"It's a sea change in disposal practices," he said.
Sunday said his department estimated that in past years, about 95 percent of the wastewater from fracking in Pennsylvania was sent to sewage plants that didn't have the technology needed to treat it. In parts of the state, the water flowed into rivers that millions of people used for drinking water.
Travis Windle, a spokesman for the Marcellus Shale Coalition, said its members accounted for 95 percent of the horizontal drilling rigs in Pennsylvania and all of them had agreed not to send the wastewater to treatment plants for discharge.
"Without question, Pennsylvania's regulatory framework is one of the nation's most forward-leading," said Kathryn Klaber, the industry group's president. She said her group would work with state regulators to make sure that standards for wells and rules for wastewater worked to protect the environment. The industry also was "focused on continuously improving upon our best management practices," she added.
Myron Arnowitt, the Pennsylvania director for the environmental organization Clean Water Action, said there was little planning by the state for the impacts of large-scale gas drilling before problems arose.
"The states have not gotten ahead of the curve," said Amy Mall of the Natural Resources Defense Council. "They're just catching up to the industry."
The Independent Petroleum Association of America, a trade group for smaller producers, contended that states have successfully regulated hydraulic fracturing in vertical wells for decades.
"We definitely think the environmental issues are best handled at the state level," spokeswoman Julia Bell said.
A flash point in the well contamination issue was Dimock, Pa. State regulators determined that Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. had drilled defective natural-gas wells that let gas escape into 14 water wells. Cabot denied wrongdoing, but it paid fines and fixed water supplies. Some residents said those efforts fell short, and they're still fighting Cabot for restitution.
Texas, where the shale gas boom began, has thousands of storage wells for fracking wastewater. On Dec. 13, Texas regulators required operators of new wells that get permits after Feb. 1 to disclose the chemicals and the amount of water they use to fracture them. State officials said that companies voluntarily reported the chemicals for about half of the existing wells in the state. The reports in Texas and other states are entered on a national registry website, FracFocus.org.
In Pennsylvania, people are pressing for more complete disclosure, said Steve Hvozdovich, the Marcellus Shale policy associate for Pennsylvania Clean Water Action.
"Part of the issue we have is that there's such a wide range of chemicals used, nobody knows for sure what the industry is using at a particular well site," he said. Hvozdovich said the industry had insisted on gag orders on the results of some court cases over fracking problems. "All this is adding a bit of mystery and cloud over water issues."
The Environmental Protection Agency is studying whether fracking practices have harmed any drinking water supplies. The study is expected to be completed in late 2014.
An early draft report caused a stir Dec. 8 when the agency found that wells in Pavillion, Wyo., contained pollutants "likely associated with gas production practices, including hydraulic fracturing." It said the samples were generally below safety standards and that the shallow wells in Wyoming were unlike those in other parts of the country.
The EPA's news release repeated what it usually says when fracking comes up: "Natural gas plays a key role in our nation's clean energy future and the Obama administration is committed to ensuring that the development of this vital resource occurs safely and responsibly."
Burning natural gas for power produces much less air pollution than coal does. But that doesn't mean that natural gas is pollution-free. Hot spots of smog show up in places where many drilling engines and other equipment are at work.
The EPA has proposed the first national air-pollution standards for the oil and gas industry. Its final version is expected in April.
The industry is opposed. The EPA's proposed rules aren't "practical and cost-effective," said Howard Feldman, the director of regulatory and scientific affairs at the American Petroleum Institute. "The public is already protected with an ample margin of safety."
The EPA's rules would limit conventional air pollution and seepages of methane, a potent greenhouse gas and a major component of natural gas. The EPA estimates that the industry would save money by doing more to capture emissions. Feldman said the EPA had overestimated the savings.
The Department of Energy's Argonne National Lab reported in November that even when fugitive emissions of methane are factored in, shale fracking's greenhouse gas emissions are 33 percent lower than coal's.
Those findings contradicted another study this year. In April, Robert Howarth at Cornell University published a report that said natural gas produced from shale with fracking had higher greenhouse gas emissions than coal did because of the methane that escaped from shale gas wells.
Howarth said in an email that he stood by his study. He said other studies underestimated the emissions.
Fracking chemical disclosure bill passes Texas House
Idaho OK's first natural gas drilling
Obama, T. Boone Pickens push natural gas as energy fix


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When to Plant Turnips in Irving, Texas, United States of America
Planting vegetable seeds at the correct time is the most important step for getting the most out of your garden. Knowing exactly when to plant turnips in your garden in Irving, Texas, United States of America will increase growing success and provide better yields.
Check optimal planting dates regularly for best results because the weather, and our results, change daily.
The optimal time to plant turnips in Irving, Texas, United States of America is - . The best day is with a success rate of %.
Anywhere between 70-100% is great. If consistently below that you may want to start growing from seedling or young plant, or possibly grow in sheltered environment
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The total number of frost free days for your garden in Irving, Texas, United States of America is days, but the total number of optimal days to plant turnips is days.
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How to Grow Turnips in Irving, Texas, United States of America
The turnip is a vegetable that suffers from bad PR. Turnips throughout their long history have been used as food for livestock, peasants and poor people. In the 15th century if someone called you a "turnip", he/she was basically calling you an idiot. However, many consider the turnip the vegetable that changed history. Back in 14th century European cities were expanding, farming lands became scarce and there was a shortage of agricultural production. To increase the productivity of farming the crop rotation was introduced and the turnip was one of the four crops that were used for rotation (the others were wheat, clover and barley). This enabled higher food production for both humans and animals which facilitated the fast growing population in the cities. Turnip is grown worldwide in temperate climate areas. However, technically speaking this root vegetable is not actually a root, but a swollen stem growing under the surface. The small and tender bulbous, edible roots are used for human consumption, and the larger varieties are used for livestock. The turnip is a biennial plant, taking two years to complete its life cycle. Turnips are often a mixture of purple, white and/or yellow. Commonly used as ingredients in soups and stews, but are also eaten baked, fried, boiled and mashed. Both the root and the greens are eaten, though the greens are more popular, considered to be a healthy food due to the high calcium content.
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Use these images to know if your turnip is heading in the right direction and growing properly. Exact number of growing days varies for each turnip variety. Below is the average number of days for each stage gathered from many different varieties.
Turnip Germination Guide
(Stage 1: Germination)
Germination is the process by which a plant grows from a seed. It is the first stage of the plant growing process and it begins when the seed is sown and ends when the radicale emerges out of the seed.
All seeds require proper soil temperature, moisture, air and light conditions to germinate successfully. However, during the germination stage the seeds require more soil warmth and moisture than light exposure.
Seeds respire just like any other living organism, requiring oxygen and producing carbon dioxide (CO2), so it is crucial to use a soil media that is sufficiently aerated so that the seeds do not "suffocate".
100% of our growing experts recommend to directly sow turnip seeds into the ground. What is direct sowing and why do I care about it?
Required germination period
6-10 days
Optimal germination period
4-8 days
Required soil temp.
46º-97ºF / 7.8º-36.1ºC
Optimal soil temp.
66.1º-81.3ºF / 18.9º-27.4ºC
Required day temp.
40º-85ºF / 4.4º-29.4ºC
Optimal day temp.
58.6º-64.6ºF / 14.8º-18.1ºC
Required night temp.
0º-0ºF / -17.8º--17.8ºC
Optimal night temp.
0º-0ºF / -17.8º--17.8ºC
Optimal seed depth
0.4 inches / 1 cm
Optimal plant spacing
5.1 inches / 13 cm
Optimal row spacing
14.9 inches / 37.7 cm
Turnip Growing Guide
(Stages 2-5: Growth)
Once seed has germinated and radicale has emerged the second stage of the plant growing process begins, developing from radicale to cotyledon -the embryonic first leaves of the seed forming a young seedling.
During the third stage of plant development cotyledon develops to 3-4 true leaves, stem begins to grow, becoming a mature seedling.
In the fourth stage the mature seedling develops to a young plant, ready for transplanting.
The fifth stage of plant development the plant is fully mature bearing fruit and/or flower.
The following guidelines apply to all of the turnip plants' needs during stages 2-5 from radicale emergence to full maturity. During these stages sunlight becomes a more active participant in plant growth and development than in the germination phase.
Soil pH is an important factor during these stages as well. What is pH and why is it important?
Required soil temp.
45º-95ºF / 7.2º-35ºC
Optimal soil temp.
56.7º-85ºF / 13.7º-29.4ºC
Required day temp.
40.6º-84.2ºF / 4.8º-29ºC
Optimal day temp.
58º-64.4ºF / 14.4º-18ºC
Required night temp.
37.3º-33.4ºF / 3º-0.8ºC
Optimal night temp.
47.7º-50ºF / 8.7º-10ºC
Required sunlight hours
Optimal sunlight hours
Required soil pH
Optimal soil pH
Required watering amount
1-1.1 inches / 2.5-2.7 cm (per week)
Optimal watering amount
1-1.1 inches / 2.5-2.7 cm (per week)
Optimal depth
0.6 inches / 1.5 cm
Optimal plant spacing
4.3 inches / 10.9 cm
Optimal row spacing
16.4 inches / 41.7 cm
How difficult is it to grow turnips?
Growing turnips, or any other vegetable for that matter, is not hard, however some plants require more attention and care than others depending on the following factors:
Are you starting to grow your plant from seed? seedling? young plant? Depending on what stage plant you choose to plant will impact growing difficulty and patience.
The length of the growing season for your exact garden location.
If you have a short growing season and you want to start growing from seed then you may need to start the growing process in a sheltered environment (greenhouse or inside your home) which will require more involvement in the growing process.
Whether you direct sow in the garden or start in trays and then transplant also affects the level of difficulty
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Companion planting is intentional planting of two or more vegetables and/or flowers next to each other in order to positively impact plant health and yield
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Horses are large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadrupeds. The scientific term is "Equus caballus". Horses have been domesticated since the dawn of times, back in prehistoric times. here are many variety or breeds of horses. Some are used for carrying or pulling loads, others are prized for riding, or racing. When I was 6 years old my family lived next door to a farm that had a palomino pony named "Babe". I used to love petting Babe's soft muzzle and feeding her the sweet grass and flowers that were just out of her reach outside the fence of her pasture.
She was the first horse that I'd ever had the experience of riding upon. Generally Babe was a sweet-natured animal, until you climbed on her back.
Oh she didn't buck or fight the rider, she was smarter than that. But she never missed an opportunity to rub her side against fence posts and other objects to attempt to scrape my legs. Another childhood experience was as a teen I rode a Shetland Pony...until it broke out in a little Shetland pony trot which then bounced me right off his back and into the drainage ditch that lined the roadway. Honestly, you haven't really lived until you experience the angst, helpless, and hilarious humiliation of a teenager bouncing off the bareback of a miniature sawbuck while all friends are watching.
My best memories are not with the live variety. I used to love it when my parents would take us to the park where we could climb aboard the carousel merry-go-round. My favorite flying horse was the black bucking bronco, which I considered a coveted prize to be won since it was also the favorite steed of choice of many other children. This was probably due to the popularity of the book and subsequent movie, Black Beauty, which was produced around that time. Little did I know I was probably witnessing and participating in the marketing to kids...can we say "social conditioning?"


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Jay Cutler won't have to break in a new center in 2014.
The Bears agreed to terms with center Roberto Garza on a one-year contract, the Chicago Tribune's Brad Biggs reported Thursday. The team later confirmed the signing.
The 34-year-old veteran said earlier this month he wanted to remain in Chicago if general manager Phil Emery wanted him back. A one-year deal makes sense to keep together an offensive line that improved and gelled as 2013 progressed.
"Getting a chance to play with that offense and on that line, I am looking forward to building off what we did," Garza told the Tribune.
Entering his 14th season, Garza has missed just two games since he signed in Chicago in 2005. Pro Football Focus ranked him its 12th-best center in 2013, but he graded out at No. 6 in pass protection -- an important skill in coach Marc Trestman's offense.
Keeping continuity in front of Cutler was a priority for the Bears' offense after the team gave the quarterback a boatload of cash this offseason. After locking up Garza, Emery can focus all his efforts on remaking the defense through free agency and the draft.
The latest edition of the "Around The League Podcast" discusses the top 101 free agents and forecasts the offseasons of the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs.


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