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See Marathon Oil Corp's video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY34PQUiwOQ
* What: Sierra Club meeting
* When: 7:15 p.m. today
* Where: Outdoor Chattanooga, 200 River St., Chattanooga, in Coolidge Park
* Cost: Free
East Tennessee in coming years may find itself front and center in the growing debate over fracking - the hydraulic or nitrogen gas fracturing of shale rock deep underground to free natural gas.
The region -- with Chattanooga at nearly dead center -- sits atop a layer, or "play" in driller language, of shale known as Chattanooga Shale.
No fewer than six natural gas drilling companies in recent years have looked at mineral rights and property leases in the Chattanooga Shale play to hunt for their next stake. Members of environmental groups speculate that a drilling lease already has been made in eastern or northern Hamilton County, based on industry blogs.
But the debate is not simple. Water wells and supplies in some states have become polluted with methane and drilling pollutants, so safe answers are complicated.
Everyone wants clean, safe water, and most everyone seems interested in America's energy independence.
The question is, can Tennessee find consensus in both? Perhaps not yet.
Henry Spratt, a biology professor for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, will tell Chattanooga's Sierra Club today about his concerns that new state rules for gas drilling and fracking don't do nearly enough to protect water supplies.
"Sure, there's potential good for getting the gas out of the ground. But if you have one well that's messed up, then that whole area is messed up for a long time," Spratt said, pointing to states such as Pennsylvania, where some wells and water supplies are so polluted that they can catch fire.
Gas drilling industry officials say fracking "hysteria" is unfounded.
"Between 1 million and 2 million wells have been fracked since 1947," said John Bonar, general manager of Atlas Energy Tennessee, one of several gas-drilling companies looking at Tennessee's shale play. "It's a rare event when there's a problem. ... We're trying to get gas out of the ground. We don't want to lose it [in a water body or the air.] It's not in our interest to see it leak off."
How it works
Not all deposits of oil and gas are in large seas within the earth. Geologists say substantial amounts are trapped in deep shale rock formations.
New technology to allow horizontal drilling -- and fracking -- is being used to free the gas and bring it up for consumers.
According to industry and investment Web pages, a layer of Chattanooga shale running down East Tennessee into Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama is tempting at least six drilling companies.
"Atlas Energy has accumulated 105,000 net acres located in eastern Tennessee. The company believes that its acreage contains up to 500 potential horizontal drilling locations in the Chattanooga Shale," according to oilshalegas.com.
Meg Lockhart, spokeswoman with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, said no permits are approved or pending for fracking wells in Hamilton County.
There are such wells in Anderson, Campbell, Fentress, Morgan and Scott counties, state records show.
According to a Marathon Oil Corp. video recommended by Bonar, shale reservoirs are typically one mile or more below the earth's surface.
That's well below most sources of drinking water aquifers, which are 300 to 1,000 feet deep. And steel pipes, cemented in place with concrete casings, prevent fracking fluid and gases from getting into the aquifers.
What makes shale gas drilling different from other gas drilling is the need to drill horizontally, according to the informational video.
Along the horizontal bore, short vertical fractures are blasted into the surrounding rock. Then water, sand and chemicals -- or nitrogen gas and additives -- are pumped in at high pressure. The sand keeps the fractures open so gas can flow to the well bore.
From 15 to 50 percent of the "frack fluid" is recovered, the video states, and it is either reused or "safely disposed of according to government regulations."
Bonar said Chattanooga shale is too fragile for the high-pressure water fracking treatment, so nitrogen gas replaces some of the water.
"Nitrogen is 78 percent of our air, and it's relatively inert," he said, noting that it is important for the United States to be "energy independent."
Regulatory concerns
Environmental advocates say fracking -- with either large amounts of water or nitrogen gas and less water -- is just not that neat.
"Injecting nitrogen and water into a gas well in karst [cave and sinkhole-riddled] geology is bad," says Renee Hoyos, executive director of the Tennessee Clean Water Network. "It's bad for groundwater, drinking water and surface water."
In Pennsylvania, communities tell horror stories of having so much methane in their wells and water supplies that they become flammable.
Tennessee's new rules don't even require drillers to test wells or notify neighbors unless they pump in more than 200,000 gallons of water, Hoyos said.
Regulators have acknowledged that fracking most wells in Tennessee takes only about 175,000 gallons of water, she said.
And there's the question of Chattanooga Shale itself, which forms dangerous radon when exposed on a roadside or in a basement.
In New York, environmental advocates say waste fracking fluid contained levels of radioactive radium and other elements 100 to 1,000 times higher than federal drinking water standards.
Anne Davis and Gwen Parker, attorneys with the Southern Environmental Law Center, are fighting Tennessee's new gas and drilling rules -- which came about just as the state was streamlining regulatory agencies in the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and merging the oil and gas board with the water quality board.
"On Sept. 20, the oil and gas board approved rules and then ceased existence and was merged with the water board as of Oct. 1, so it's now the water and oil and gas board," Davis said.
"The [Southern Environmental Law Center] has challenged the rules and sent a letter in late November to the Tennessee attorney general. We hope the attorney general will send them back to what will now be the water, oil and gas board, and that some more protective rules will be adopted," she said.
The question is still under review in the attorney general's office.
Rules hot seat
In October, reporters obtained handwritten notes from the state worker who supervises Tennessee's regulation of oil and gas production. The notes showed that the worker derided opponents of the hydraulic fracturing method of gas drilling as "stupid."
Michael Burton, with TDEC, acknowledged making the notes. He said he was venting his frustration on paper and apologized, saying the notes weren't intended to be made public.
A TDEC statement said the department disapproved of Burton's remarks.
There have been other recent stumbles for the fracking industry.
A University of Texas study that says hydraulic natural gas fracturing is safe has been withdrawn after an independent review by national experts found the study scientifically unsound and tainted by conflicts of interest.
The author, Dr. Charles Groat, and Dr. Raymond Orbach, head of the university's Energy Institute that released the study, have resigned.
The original fracking study concluded that hydraulic fracturing was safe, the danger of water contamination low and suggestions to the contrary mostly media bias.
But Groat sat on the board of a natural gas drilling company and received more than $1.5 million in compensation. That information was not disclosed in his report.
It was the third time in three months that fracking research by energy-friendly university industry consortiums has been discredited, according to a news report by National Public Radio.
The Shale Resources Institute at the State University of New York at Buffalo was closed after questions were raised about the quality and independence of its work. And an industry group canceled a fracking study after professors at Penn State University refused to participate.
Spratt worries about similar problems with Tennessee's new rules.
With Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam's connections to the retail oil and petroleum business, Spratt wonders why state officials didn't at least embrace best-practices guidelines from the American Petroleum Institute.
"You would think [Haslam] would encourage that," Spratt said.
"The professional body that represents that field is generally where you go for the most reasonable perspective," he said. "To see [state officials] turn a blind eye to that -- I think that's telling, and I'm not glad to see that at all."
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I love Paris. I really do. I love to walk along the banks of the Seine marvelling at the Eiffel Tower and to flutter around its giant department stores stopping for champagne and cake along the way. But I'm ashamed to say that that's really all I've seen. I've visited three or four times over the years but have generally orbited around the big tourist attractions and then, before I know it, it's been time to say au revoir.
This time though, I really wanted to immerse myself in local life so during my recent vintage shopping trip to Paris I plumped for an apartment – handily the folks at Housetrip.com have thousands of properties to choose from all over the world and the booking process couldn't be easier. For a change, I decided to venture into unchartered territory, staying near the Place de Clichy, on the edge of the city's 17th arrondissement – just a hop, skip and a jump away from the artsy Montematre district, and a few minutes walk from the kitschy colourful Moulin Rouge. I liked the area; there were virtually no tourists but it was still buzzy with plenty of bars, cafes and quirky shops to choose from.
The apartment itself was spacious with three good-sized bedrooms – the master bedroom had its own bathroom and a sauna too – quelle surprise! It also had a smart fitted kitchen with every appliance you could possibly need, and an airy lounge with huge TV. There was a little terrace too if you fancied breakfast al fresco. Even though I arrived late at night, it was easy to check-in. I was met by one of their cheerful staff, swapped keys and got that essential wi-fi password.
So for the next few days, I wandered the area, hopped on and off the Metro and made the most of all those fabulous cafes on my doorstep. And although I love nothing better than staying at a gorgeous hotel, I have to say that if you really want to get under the skin of a city then an apartment is definitely the way to go.

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If Thursday evening was just the first night of New York Fashion Week, consider us officially f*cked. The Refinery29 office was officially downgraded to beta until noon yesterday, as late-morning stragglers arrived bleary-eyed from our appropriately titled "First Night" party to celebrate Day one of NYFW. #TGIF, right? Hosted by some of our fave NYCers (and one very kool Kiwi designer), Natalie Joos, Alejandro Ingelmo, Karen Walker, Hannah Bronfman, and R29 star Elettra Wiedemann, our bash brought out the downtown, uptown, and, yes, even Brooklyn set to The Double Seven. With plentiful, plentiful, plentiful cocktails from Belvedere, including one mean "Strawberry Pepper Fix" (Belve, lemon juice, strawberries, and and black pepper), it's no wonder the dance floor got more mild than wild in the best possible way — ahem, Piera. And with DJs Chelsea Leyland, Nelleke, and a special set by Solange Knowles, the tunage wouldn't let you stay in your seats. When "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston came on, well, we knew Friday wouldn't be Funday.
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Shocking: Two electrical books recalled by Taunton
Faulty Instructions Prompt Recall of Electrical Wiring How-to-Books by The Taunton Press; Shock Hazard to Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with The Taunton Press, announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Wiring a House, 3rd Edition and Wiring Complete, Expert Advice from Start to Finish Instructional Books
Units: About 64,000
Publisher: The Taunton Press, of Newtown, Conn.
Hazard: The books contain several errors in the technical diagrams that could lead consumers to incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring, posing an electrical shock hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recall involves the 3rd Edition of Wiring a House. The paperback book's cover is white and yellow and has a photograph of a man wiring a panel. ISBN #978-1-56158-942-5 is printed on the back cover. Wiring Complete, Expert Advice from Start to Finish is paperback and has a green, black and white cover that shows hands wiring an electrical wall receptacle.
Sold at: Home improvement stores, book stores, and various other retailers nationwide from February 2008 through November 2008 for about $25.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the books and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Taunton at (800) 477-8727 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site www.taunton.com.
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Canh Tan O Recipe (Vietnamese Chrysanthemum and Shrimp Soup)
04.30.12 by Jackie
Canh tần ô is a very common Vietnamese soup. It consists of chrysanthemum leaves and shrimp balls in a thin broth. It's a very healthy, light meal. I added a few scoops of steamed jasmine brown rice to make the meal complete.
I'm giving losing the baby weight another go, and this is my "day 1" meal. Wish me luck!
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OCEAN CITY – As Catch 54 settles into its new restaurant, a new addition will soon arrive next door to accommodate the summer crowd that misses the old building's outdoor vibe.
After a devastating fire a couple of summers ago, Catch 54, re-opened just a couple days before Memorial Day last summer just in time to show off the new buildings during the peak season.
The new restaurant, which is located on Route 54 not even a mile off of Coastal Highway, lies within the same footprint of the old but was built to accommodate a more year-round establishment. Previously, the first floor was open to the outside with a tiki bar and with a different layout upstairs.
The building today has indoor seating on the first and second floor, as well as both floors have a deck with outdoor seating where a spectacular view of the bay can be taken in. The view of the bay is not limited to deck seating as all exterior walls are covered by windows.
Both floors are equipped with bars, but the first is accompanied by a fireplace, perfect for winter ambiance. There is now room for total seating of 150 people, the upstairs seating up to 100 people alone, which has created interest for hosting events, such as weddings and large private dinner parties.
General Manager Jim Affeldt explained along with the changes to the restaurant came changes to the menu, upgrading it to include fresh and local ingredients.
"We still have that fish house feel where. Everything is fresh and everything is local," Affeldt said.
Everyday Catch 54 has a choice of three to four fresh fish to choose from. The restaurant also works closely with local farms for produce, such as Good Earth Market in Ocean View, Del.
A popular entrée Affeldt pointed out is the Seafood Gumbo that includes oysters, shrimp, scallops, pork sausage, okra, scallions and cheese grits. Another popular dish found under the butcher's selection portion of the menu is the Grilled Veal Meatloaf that is served with two sides.
There is a cooking demo held at Catch 54 once a month, usually the first Tuesday. Every month there is theme to what food is prepared, for example in December it was foods to make during the holidays.
"It is a time to really get to know our chefs," Affeldt said. "You can ask any questions about the food or about cooking in general."
There is room for 40 people to join the free event. It is held on the upper floor of the restaurant and instructed by Catch 54's Corporate Chef Doug Ruley and Executive Chef Matt Kern.
Catch 54 is open Monday through Thursday at 4 p.m. and Friday through Sunday at 11:30 a.m. with happy hour daily starting at 6 p.m. Catch 54 is a restaurant owned by the company, SoDel Concepts, led by Matt Haley. Other restaurants owned by the company include Fish On Seafood Grill and Bar, Plate Catering, Bluecoast Seafood Grill and Raw Bar, Matt's Fish Camp, Northeast Seafood Kitchen, Lupo Di Mare Cucina Italiana, and the company's charity, Global Delaware Fund.
The next restaurant to open will be a laid back authentic Mexican entity called Papa Grande's and will be located right next door to Catch 54 in the bright blue barn.
The plans are in place for the establishment but no opening dates have been established quite yet as permits are being processed.
"One thing we heard when we re-built this [Catch 54] … is people miss that outside tiki bar where they could come up off of their boat in their bathing suits," Affeldt said. "Well the plan is that is what Papa Grande's is going to be. It is going to be an outside tiki bar with a deck, simple tacos with quiche guacamole … it will be authentic food of what you would get off the streets in Mexico."
With both restaurants located on the Sharks Cove Marina, visitors by boat or land can choose the atmosphere they prefer, laid back Mexican or an enjoyable sit-down dinner.
"What makes SoDel different is our culture, we believe in that and it's why we do things a little bit differently here," Affeldt said. "When it comes to the food aspect it is just fresh, local and affordable."


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Report: Former CSU point guard Jon Octeus headed to UCLA
Former Colorado State point guard Jon Octeus will play his final season of college basketball at UCLA, CBSSports first reported.
As the Rams' junior point guard last season, Octeus was the team's third-leading scorer at 13.4 points per game. He was expected to be a major piece of the puzzle for a CSU team aiming to contend for a Mountain West title after finishing with a 16-16 record last season.
But Octeus surprised many earlier this month when he announced he would leave Fort Collins to spend his last season of eligibility at a different school.
Octeus, who was coach Larry Eustachy's first recruit following his hiring in 2012, will be eligible to play right away as a graduate transfer.
The loss for the Rams is a major gain for UCLA, which lost underclassmen Kyle Anderson, Jordan Adams and Zach LaVine to the first round of the NBA draft on Thursday.


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Distinguished success: College of Business Administration recognizing Dave Dreiling as Business Leader of the Year
Submitted by Communications and Marketing
Dave Dreiling, a Manhattan business executive, is being honored with the Distinguished Business Leader of the Year award by the College of Business Administration at Kansas State University. Dreiling also is being inducted into the College of Business Administration Business Leaders Hall of Fame.
The Distinguished Business Leader of the Year award is given to individuals who have a proven record of career success and individual accomplishments, as well as a demonstrated interest in supporting the college, its students, faculty and staff. Dreiling will receive the honor Friday, Oct. 7, at the annual College of Business Administration's Business Advisory Council Meeting.
Dreiling is the owner of GTM Sportswear, a Manhattan-based company that sells imprinted sportswear to teams across the country. Other GTM divisions include Cushion Seats Inc., which leases semipermanent cushioned chair backs to college football programs at more than 50 U.S. schools; and the retail division, which includes the K-State Super Store and the Cats Closet, the retail arm of the K-State athletic department, along with stores in Lawrence, Kan., and Omaha, Neb. GTM has grown more than 25 percent annually since it began in 1999.
In addition, Dreiling has holdings in various restaurants, including Cox Bros. BBQ, Quiznos, Freddy's Frozen Custard and Ingredient. He has also acquired the Growth Coach franchise for Kansas, the national leader in the small business owner coaching industry. His companies employ more than 900 people in northeast Kansas.
Dreiling is active in the community. He serves on several nonprofit boards and is a past president of the Flint Hills Breadbasket, the Manhattan area food bank. He also is a guest lecturer in the College of Business Administration and is a mentor in the K-State Business Executive Mentor Program.
"It is an honor to have someone like Dave Dreiling as one of our alumni and supporters," said Ali Malekzadeh, Edgerley Family Dean of the College of Business Administration. "His entrepreneurial spirit and tremendous success serve as great examples of leadership to our students. His engagement with K-State and the college allows us to continue to evolve and to offer the best possible programs."
In 1992, Dreiling was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Small Business Administration for the state of Kansas. In 1994, he was named a finalist for Inc. magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year for Missouri and Kansas. Recently, the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce awarded Dreiling the Lud Fiser Citizen of the Year Award for his outstanding contributions to the community.
The Distinguished Business Leader of the Year award was established in 2001 to recognize friends of the College of Business Administration who serve on the college's Business Advisory Council. Past recipients include Dennis von Waaden in 2001, Rand Berney and Paul Edgerley in 2004, and Joleen D. Moden in 2010.


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(Phoenix, Ariz. – March 5, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard announced today that Joseph George Martinez, 43, of Phoenix, has been sentenced in Maricopa County Superior Court to 18½ years in prison for multiple drug crimes, including producing methamphetamine in a home lab.
In November 2008, a Maricopa County jury found Martinez guilty of felony charges of conspiracy, illegally conducting an enterprise, manufacture of a dangerous drug, possession for sale of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He had been previously convicted of attempted manufacture of methamphetamine in 1997.
Detectives obtained a search warrant for Martinez's house in 2005 after witnessing an individual leave the home with trash characteristic of a meth lab. When the detectives entered the house, they found what they described as a "very sophisticated and large scale meth lab." They also found a 19-month-old child in the house who had to be rescued before the lab could be dismantled. A seven-year-old child also resided there but was not home at the time.
"Meth presents a danger not only to those who use it but to our whole community, particularly those who live near the highly volatile labs," Goddard said. "It is particularly disturbing when meth users endanger the lives of children."
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ARLINGTON, VA — A good fit is easier than ever to find when shopping for a booster seat, new ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show.
A record 31 seats have been designated Best Bets, meaning they correctly position a vehicle safety belt on a typical 4 to 8 year-old in almost any car, minivan, or SUV. Prices for these top-rated seats range from less than $15 to several hundred dollars.
In addition to the 31 Best Bets, another 5 seats are Good Bets, meaning they provide acceptable belt fit in most vehicles. Six boosters are not recommended because they don't provide proper belt fit, and consumers are advised to avoid them (see list below).
Booster seats are for children who have outgrown forward-facing child restraints. A booster should elevate a child and route the lap and shoulder belts, which are designed for adults, in the correct position to restrain a child during a crash. Some boosters do this better than others. The problem is that consumers can't tell a good booster from a bad one just by comparing features or prices. The Institute's booster seat ratings, initiated in 2008, are the only evaluations to tell parents which boosters do the best job of improving belt fit for children in the widest range of vehicles.
"A Best Bet means any of these top-rated boosters should work well in the family SUV or the babysitter's sedan," says Anne McCartt, the Institute's senior vice president for research.
Engineers evaluated 62 booster models in the latest round. Twenty-one of them show up twice in the lists. These are dual-use seats, which can work as highback or backless boosters. In the ratings, each dual-use model is considered to be 2 separate boosters for a total of 83 seats evaluated, 11 more than last year.
The biggest group of boosters falls into a middle category, designated "check fit." These 41 seats may provide good fit for some children in some vehicles, but not as many as Good Bets or Best Bets. Parents are advised to make sure the lap belt lies flat across a child's upper thighs and the shoulder belt crosses snugly over the middle of the shoulder. If not, a different seat is needed.
The focus of the Institute's ratings is belt fit, not crash performance, and no crash tests are conducted as part of the evaluation. To assess belt fit, engineers use a test dummy representing an average-size 6 year-old. They measure how lap and shoulder belts fit the dummy in each booster under 4 conditions representing the range of belt configurations in real-world vehicles.
Improvements and innovations: Boosters have improved a lot in recent years. In 2008 there were 10 Best Bets. That fell to 9 in 2009 but soared to 21 last year after manufacturers began using the Institute's test protocols as they designed and updated their seats.
"Just 4 years into our ratings program, parents have a wide variety of top-rated seats to choose from," McCartt says. "Still, boosters that don't consistently provide good belt fit outnumber the ones that do, so consumers need to keep paying attention to this issue."
One thing consumers need to be aware of is that most dual-use boosters have different ratings for each mode. For example, 14 dual-use boosters are Best Bets or Good Bets in highback mode but are designated check fit in backless mode. For one seat, the Evenflo Big Kid Sport, the opposite is true: It's a Best Bet in backless mode and a check fit in highback mode.
The Harmony Dreamtime remains the only dual-use booster that's a Best Bet in both modes, while the Combi Kobuk Air Thru is a Good Bet in both modes.
A notable newcomer to the Best Bet list is the BubbleBum, an inflatable seat that's marketed for vacations, car pools, and taxis, as well as everyday use. When needed, it can be quickly inflated by blowing into a valve at the back of the seat.
Among booster manufacturers, Harmony Juvenile Products continues to be a standout. All 5 seats the Canadian company currently makes, counting the Dreamtime in both modes, are Best Bets. The company is discontinuing the dual-use Baby Armor, which was a Best Bet in highback mode but not recommended in backless mode.
Small change, big difference: Diono, which recently changed its name from Sunshine Kids, bumped an existing seat, the Monterey, from check fit to Best Bet by changing the shoulder belt guide. The new ranking applies when the dual-use seat is used in highback mode. The booster remains a "check fit" in backless mode. Consumers should look for Montereys manufactured after July 2011 to ensure they are getting the newer version.
Meanwhile, the Evenflo Symphony 65, which has been a Good Bet since 2009, now has a sister seat, the Symphony 65 e3. It has a slightly different shoulder belt guide, and that makes enough of a difference to make it a Best Bet.
"Booster manufacturers often use similar names for different seats or, in the case of the redesigned Monterey, even the same names," McCartt says. "It's important for consumers to look at model numbers and manufacture dates when consulting our ratings."
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Giorgio Cravero's passion and skill in selecting the finest wheels from the tens of thousands produced has been learned from his father, his grandfather, and the two generations before him. With the cheeses they select the family name is literally on the line. Only after repeated deliberation, inspection, tasting and evaluation are these cheeses offered for sale. This Parmigiano Reggiano is made of raw cow's milk from the Friesian breed, which are strictly fed with local forage. The dairy uses hay most of the year to guarantee a constant level of milk quality. Made at the Caseificio Sociale San Pietro, no. 2659 in Benedello di Pavullo, situated in the Apennine hills at an altitude of 2300 feet, in the province of Modena. The cheeses are matured on site for 13 months. During this time, Giorgio Cravero selects the wheels that will be transferred to his own cheese maturing facility in the town of Bra. There the wheels will stay until they reach 24 months.
This is an exceptionally smooth Parmigiano Reggiano, leaving almost a creamy finish in the mouth. It has moist texture interspersed with the satisfying crunch of the casein crystals. It is not dry, chalky or grainy. The softer texture of the cheese helps the bright flavors explode in your mouth. Succulent, slightly sweet, with detectable notes of exotic fruit such as pineapple, along with baked bread and a grassy finish. Balanced, mild acidity shows the extreme care this cheese receives, and unlike many US imported Parmigiano-Reggianos, no bitterness mars its final flavor.


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How to Spray-Block Knitting or Crochet
Spray block a knitted or crocheted piece to smooth out all the uneven stitches and to straighten wavy, rolling edges. When you spray block knitting or crochet, you use a spray bottle to wet down the piece instead of immersing it in water.
If you're using blocking wires, thread them along the side edges.
Blocking wires can help secure your piece while it dries
Spread out your knitted piece on your blocking board.
Lay the piece wrong-side up for stockinette or right-side up for texture and cables.
Align and measure your piece.
You want everything straight and matching your schematic.
Pin the edges every few inches (if you're not using blocking wires).
Place the rustproof pins closer together if you see that the edge is rolling severely between pins.
With a clean spray bottle filled with room-temperature water, spray your piece.
Spray until the piece is saturated
Press gently with your hands to even out the fabric.
Pinch and mold any three-dimensional details.
Let the sweater dry.
Drying usually takes a day or two, depending on the thickness of the project, general humidity, and so on.
When your piece is dry, remove it from the blocking board.
Enjoy your freshly blocked knitted creation!


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Anti-war Democrats speak on Syria
Anti-war Democrats in Congress are getting the band back together.
Democrats who made their names opposing the Iraq war are not staying silent as a president of their own party prepares to attack Syria.
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But they're not exactly demanding that President Barack Obama stand down from launching airstrikes in the country. Like many Republican lawmakers, they want Congress to authorize any military action there and are urging the administration to allow a healthy debate on the proper U.S. role — if any — in the dangerous country. But their criticism, at this point, falls short of total condemnation.
The anti-war Democrats are just organizing and starting to gain steam. Many of them admitted they're likely to gather more force after a potential attack occurs instead of before it.
"There is ferment out there — you just haven't seen it yet," said Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.). "If they fire rockets in there, you'll see a lot of people saying this is an absolute mistake, they should not have done it, I do not support it. The storm will follow if [Obama] goes without having the backing of the Congress."
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) on Wednesday circulated a letter among liberal Democrats — 12 have signed on so far — that asked Obama to "seek an affirmative decision of Congress prior to committing any U.S. military engagement to this complex crisis."
"Let's be clear that the letter is calling for a specific action: debate," said Lee, a former co-chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. "Congress must assert our authority on this issue; that's a bipartisan cause."
Aside from Lee's letter, there has been little coordination among anti-war Democrats who oppose the Syrian action. Part of their caution could be a desire to wait out the consequences of a U.S. attack and see how successfully it's carried out before condemning it.
( PHOTOS: International response to Syria)
"Most members of Congress of both parties would prefer to sit it out," said Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.). "If the president does well, they can say, 'Gee we were there with him.' If the president doesn't do well, they can say, 'We were against it.'"
Congressional Democrats were "incredibly critical of the Bush administration and the run-up to Iraq," said Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.). "I think there is a high bar to be passed here, and I think there needs to be a strong voice."
Democrats, he said, have been too meek in challenging Obama on the merits of his case for attacking Syria after allegations that President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons against citizens.
"I wish folks would be a little more vocal in asking for this," he said. "We have to challenge the administration. If we're being true to who we are, it is about the constitutional responsibility of the House and it should not matter who is the occupant of the White House."
( Also on POLITICO: Obama weighing Syria response)
Right now, the loudest voices condemning possible airstrikes have come from Republicans like Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. Rep. Scott Rigell of Virginia on Tuesday has collected more than 110 signatures from Democrats and Republicans for a letter urging Obama to seek congressional authorization before attacking Syria.
"The war in Syria has no clear national security connection to the United States and victory by either side will not necessarily bring into power people friendly to the United States," Paul said Wednesday.
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) said he hasn't consulted with colleagues about how best to oppose attacks in Syria.
"It's a fact that its difficult sometimes to criticize a president who belongs to your party," Grayson said. "That certainly is true and my feeling is that I never swore allegiance to the president, I swore to uphold the Constitution."
( Also on POLITICO: Syria: First big test for second-term team)
Grayson, who said responding to Syrian atrocities is not in the U.S. national interest, said it's likely that congressional Democrats will become more vocal about the Syria attacks after they take place. Having a strong opinion about it now, he said, would require more research than most of his colleagues are able to do over the August recess.
"Members of Congress typically don't take the time to examine the evidence independently," Grayson said. "It's probably asking a little bit too much to ask every member of Congress to examine all of the information."
Instead what's happened is anti-war Democrats are demanding Obama seek their authorization.


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Hidden somewhere in the vast reaches of space is an alien technology so powerful that it threatens the very galaxy itself. A gang of rogue pirates will stop at nothing to find that technology and unleash its awesome power against the rest of the universe. Now, only one valiant ship stands between the pirates and their total domination of space. It's a race against time for the Starship Intrepid as it seeks to find the alien technology first while defending itself against the attack of the space pirates!
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Contractors have placed $20 billion of project volume out to bid on BuildPoint.com since it launched less than a year ago.
Peter Daley, founder and executive vice-president of BuildPoint Corp., Redwood City, Calif., said the site has more than 20,000 users, 2,000 of which are electrical contractors.
"We have more than 15,000 member companies that have chosen BuildPoint as their e-commerce solution in the areas of project bidding and materials procurement," Daley said.
Joe Barbato, project manager for Design Electric Corp. Pleasanton, Calif., said BuildPoint selected his company for beta testing six months ago, and they opted to continue with the bidding and procurement system.
"We're doing some purchasing and getting requests for bidding from different general contractors," Barbato said. "So far, I'm very happy with the system."
BuildPoint.com, whose services are free to subcontractors, offers a Project, Product and Financial Marketplace to its members.
"The initial application we released was Project Marketplace, the online bid management and solicitation tool used by general contractors and subcontractors," Daley said. "We've always been focused on the e-commerce part of the construction supply chain, where building materials and services are purchased and sold. But in order to be successful in this area we needed to have a large number of buyers and sellers on the site."
PROJECT MARKETPLACE BuildPoint views the bid solicitation and the invitation to bid in the Project Marketplace as a two-sided opportunity.
"First of all, it's a very painful process for the general contractors to manage sending out bid packages to sometimes hundreds or thousands of subcontractors for each job," Daley said. "Subcontractors also often have difficulty getting the most up-to-date information from the general contractors in order to win business. That was a huge pain point for the industry that we wanted to solve."
BuildPoint's electronic bidding process cuts down on the paper trail for electrical contractors, Design Electric's Barbato said.
"It avoids all the paper that I dislike tremendously," Barbato said. "We used to have to wait for faxes or have something FedExed to us. We now get information any time there's a change, bid date change or an addendum electronically."
Subcontractors can not only receive bid packages electronically from general contractors, but they can also post their company contact information on the public exchange to drum up more business.
"The public directory is where a contractor can state what types of projects they are most interested in," Daley said. "The general contractor can also put out the bid package on the public exchange. This opens it up to anyone in the BuildPoint community to come in and collect the bid documents so that they can bid on the job."
The subcontractors can then notify the general contractors on whether or not they will bid on the job, and the contractor can run a report to determine where they have sufficient and insufficient bid coverage.
"A big issue for the general contractor is making sure they have at least a few contractors in each trade bidding on the job," Daley said.
The automated bidding process can be especially helpful with fast-track projects, Daley said.
"In managing the bidding process, it should ease a lot of the administrative burden and a lot of the guesswork that goes on in rapidly changing construction projects," Daley said.
PRODUCT MARKETPLACE BuildPoint not only facilitates communication between general contractors and subcontractors, but also between subcontractors and distributors. Barbato said he uses BuildPoint to price and purchase materials as well as manage documents.
"As far as the purchasing goes, this is a much better way of tracking purchase orders, deliveries and materials," Barbato said.
Design Electric still works with a traditional distributor, but uses BuildPoint for purchasing and pricing.
"BuildPoint is working with the distributors that we prefer to work with," Barbato said. "We have set it up so we can write purchase orders and get quotations online."
Electrical contractors deal with very complex and large bills of materials, Daley said.
"They're not just buying a certain number of square feet of drywall," he said. "They're buying thousands of individual different pieces of electrical components that go into the building."
For that reason, pricing out a specific and accurate bill of materials can be a daunting challenge for electrical contractors. Daley said BuildPoint fosters collaborative negotiation between the distributor and the subcontractor.
"It's not like an Amazon.com Web site where they go in and click, click, click and buy," Daley said. "The distributor and the contractor can go back and forth until they get a correct bill of materials. In a competitive environment, the more specific you can get regarding the pricing of the materials, the more likely it is that you'll win the project."
FINANCIAL MARKETPLACE BuildPoint.com's Project and Product Marketplace can help contractors increase their top line and operate their companies more efficiently. The Web site also features a Financial Marketplace, in which general contractors can get price quotes and purchase builder's risk insurance policies. Daley said the process saves contractors time.
"General contractors had to spend three or four hours to fill out the forms and then the broker had to enter all the data into the computer," Daley said. "Now you can fill the RFQ in four to five minutes. It's a very fast turnaround."
BuildPoint Corp. recently partnered with Gallagher Construction Services to offer builder's risk insurance to general contractors. Once contractors become members of BuildPoint.com, they can submit their project information electronically to Gallagher, who will forward their information to six A-rated insurance companies. The broker will then relay the lowest price to the contractor.
BuildPoint.com will also archive the contractors' insurance policies free of charge after they have purchased the policy online.
"General contractors bid on a lot of different projects," Daley said. "It helps them to better manage insurance policies and keep track of all the insurance quotes."
BuildPoint plans to offer insurance policies to subcontractors in the future. The company is also developing ways to help contractors better coordinate project delivery. Contractors working on job sites with limited storage space often need materials delivered at different times and dates, Daley said.
"Electrical contractors' procurement needs are very intense," Daley said.
So far, BuildPoint has gotten a strong response from electrical contractors, Daley said.
"The electrical side of the market is the earliest adopter among the construction trades," he said.
Barbato, who has both e-mail and access to the Web, said it's critical for electrical contractors to learn more about the Internet and e-commerce.
"You have to do it to keep up these days," he said. "The Internet is the wave of the future."


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In their years of friendship, Alise and Janelle never fought except over Chaz Monroe. He dated Alise in high school causing a huge argument between the girls.
"I liked him first you know that Alise," Janelle had said. "Why are you still seeing him?"
"We've been going out three-years Janelle. We're planning a life together." They'd been drinking vodka and Janelle threw hers on Alise.
Then Chaz left for university and broke up with Alise. He dated another girl and Alise and Janelle reconciled over their disgust of Chaz's tart.
Ten- years later, Chaz came back to town. He was still handsome and Alise and Janelle had both secretly been in contact with him.
Chaz visited Janelle first but when he came to Alise's he told her, "I missed you so much, Alise. I'm sorry I ever broke up with you. Would you consider giving us a second chance?"
Alise agreed, she loved Chaz. But when Janelle found out about Alice and Chaz she invited her friend over under false pretences of congratulating her.
Janelle mixed neat vodka's for them both and threw candied cherries in their drinks. Alise took a few sips, choking on the weird tasting cherry. She was shocked to see Janelle slumped over dead as she too succumbed; Janelle had poisoned them both.
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Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly
When an operative for al-Qaeda named Lyman Farris came to New York, his plan was to take down the Brooklyn Bridge and derail some railway cars. But he looked at the heightened security in the vicinity of the bridge, and changed his mind; the "weather was too hot" to complete the operation.
This one incident was prevented, then, thanks to the counterterrorism policing work of the New York Police Department. Our successes in this area are usually a lot more difficult to measure.
We are now, of course, in a new era. When I came back as police commissioner in New York, having served ten years ago under Mayor David Dinkins, the biggest change for the police in New York was obvious -- the threat of terrorism. It has had an impact on virtually every decision the department has made.
But counterterrorism is just one of the "three C's" that the police department under the Bloomberg administration continues to focus on. We are also moving forward on crime reduction and community relations.
Since 9/11, the police department has taken serious steps to defend our city against terrorism.
We have put into place a counterterrorism bureau, really the first of its kind in the country, which now has 250 officers, and we have reformed our intelligence division.
We have identified people with language skills in the department and certified them. We now have certified 45 Arabic speakers -- more, we believe, than any federal agency that we're aware of. We have even made them available to federal agencies. In addition, we have Urdu, Pashto, and Hindi speakers.
We have assigned detectives overseas – to Lyon, London, Tel Aviv, Toronto, Montreal, and Singapore. In March, we had someone in Madrid the day of the bombing on that city's subway. Our world has gotten smaller, and we need information of any sort that's going to help us better protect this city.
With the advent of the Iraqi war we've put in place something called Operation Atlas, which is an overlay security program for sensitive locations throughout the city. We have kept that program in place. Today, we have critical response vehicles that come into Manhattan every day from other locations in the city.
Average New Yorkers are also being more vigilant, and we ask people to continue to look at things through the prism of 9/11. Depending on what is in the news, our counterterrorism hotline averages from 30 to 60 calls a day. There are some very thoughtful calls, many about people taking pictures of infrastructure. We also get many bomb scares and powder droppers.
We log those calls in – we have a database where we log those calls. If that location shows up again, then we're able to match it with previous calls.
There's just a lot going on, and it's an expensive undertaking. We believe it cost us close to $200 million for our counterterrorism programs in the city last year. We're not getting enough money. In addition, a lot of this money is skewed towards equipment, and not structured for operational costs. We need money for operation expenses on an ongoing, day-to-day basis, not just for equipment.
I believe that in certain areas, our counterterrorism tactics are benefiting our crime prevention efforts. On the subway, for instance, crime is the lowest it has been since it has been accurately recorded in the 1960s, which may be in part due to our aggressive counterterrorism efforts.
In other areas, we are looking to combine some of the things we've done in counterterrorism with our crime prevention programs, by doing things like incorporating our Hercules program into Operation Impact.
In Operation Impact, we took off across the city and identified locations, primarily based on shootings, that in our view would benefit from an infusion of uniformed police officers alongside officers from narcotics and from the warrant squad. We picked 21 such locations, and put two thirds of our police academy graduating classes from 2003 in these areas. As a result of that infusion of visible police officers crime went down 35 percent in those impact zones in 2003, with shootings down 50 percent. We are seeing the same numbers now in the Impact Zones for 2004.
Now this may not sound revolutionary, but at a time when we have 5,000 fewer officers than we had in October of 2000, this is the type of technique that enables us to continue to reduce crime. Crime rates are now down over three and a half percent this year, after dropping six percent last year, and five percent the year before.
To continue this trend, we're establishing a crime information center, which will hopefully be functioning by the middle of this summer. We have already established a room at police headquarters; there will be screens that graphically depict crime and we ultimately intend to get that information on PDA's, hand held devices. The intention is to gather information on a real time basis, digitally analyze it, and push it back out to the field as quickly as possible.
We will use this as an adjunct to Compstat, which is a valuable auditing tool that looks retrospectively at what commands have done to address crime. The police foundation has been very helpful in assisting to put this capacity in place, and obviously the mayor is very interested and involved as well. So that's the next wave of crime fighting: information.
All members of the department are aware of the need to communicate with the public. Throughout their careers, we have them in service training. I think our community relations are better now than they've ever been.
But every day is a new day in New York, and when we make a mistake in this business, it costs people's lives.
In the recent shooting of Timothy Stansbury in a Brooklyn housing project, the police department made a mistake, and we said so. It is the policy of this administration, if you make a mistake, to get the facts out as quickly as possible. That's what we did in the Stansbury case, just as we did with terrible tragedy of Alberta Spruill, who died of a heart attack after several officers mistakenly raided her apartment. I think it cooled the environment.
If you have the facts and they're obvious, you should get them out, but that is unusual. The Stansbury shooting in Brooklyn was a very simple case: there were two officers together, and one officer observed what happened. There were witnesses in terms of the tangential events that were going on that indicated right away that this was a mistake, so it wasn't complex. Other shootings are more complicated; it all depends on the circumstance.
It is the nature of police work that we're going to have tension with some communities because of what we do. We are sometimes the bearer of bad news. We give out traffic summonses, we arrest people, we use force, sometimes deadly force; it's the nature of police business. People are not always going to love you in some places.
We're not firefighters – everybody loves a firefighter.
So we have to work on community relations, and I think precinct commanders as a group do a tremendous job in fostering and understanding communications in the communities. We have 76 precincts, and the commanders of these precincts spend a large percentage of their time focused on fostering communication in their communities.
They know they have to do that.
Other than terrorism, the biggest change since I left the department is the size of the organization. There has been a merger of the housing police force, the transit police force, all the school safety agents, and traffic enforcement agents. So the department increased significantly in size.
We now have about 51,000 employees.
Though the department has grown, the loss of officers to attrition is an ongoing issue in the police department. We have 5,000 fewer officers below our level in the fall of 2000, because of the budget situation that we find ourselves in. At this time, we have about 36,000 officers; we're authorized to employ 37,000 officers. We'll hire up to reach that number in July of that year.
Much of the current loss has its roots as far back as the 1970s. In 1975 there were layoffs in the department because of the serious fiscal crises. The department didn't start hiring in a significant way until the 1980s. Those people are reaching their twentieth year anniversary, when they can retire at half pay. When police officers hit their twentieth anniversary, about 80 percent retire. Sergeants retire at about a 65 percent rate. So we know that we have to do a big job in recruiting additional people to the department.
Under Mayor Bloomberg, we've hired four large classes to address our attrition losses. We're doing well with our recruiting, and our diversity is improving. The department is about 15 percent African American, about 20 percent Hispanic, and about 3 percent Asian. 16 percent of the department is female. We're the city agency, I think, that best reflects the population of the city.
Attrition remains an ongoing issue. From recruiting to vetting to training new officers, it is a challenge. I think we're doing that well. But those three C's are what this administration is all about.
Raymond Kelly is the police commissioner of New York. This essay was adapted from comments he made at Baruch College.


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Power to the Peeps
Posted by dan in Dan in Real Life, Totally Random but Decidedly Awesome on March 23, 2010
I have mixed feelings about the Easter season. There is a lot of church going and giving things up and abstaining and fasting and all that disciplined business that doesn't mix very well with my disposition. But then on the flip side there are Cadbury Cream Eggs.
The majority of Easter candy is pretty gross, though. Those hollow chewy sugar eggs, for instance. Circus peanuts. Unflavored jelly beans. Peeps. Even the chocolate bunnies are rather subpar.
Did you know that the eyes of Peeps won't dissolve in anything? "Furthermore, Peeps are insoluble in acetone, water, sulfuric acid, and sodium hydroxide," say Wikipedia. They don't do very well in stomach acid, either, from what I can remember.
On Easter morning when I was little we would get an old ice cream bucket stuffed with plastic grass, a handful of unflavored jelly beans, some of those gross hallow chewy sugar eggs, a malted milk ball or two, and some Easter eggs. I still don't understand how hard-boiled eggs are supposed to enhance the flavor of chocolate, or how anybody ever thought of mixing the two into an Easter basket. Those are two great tastes that do NOT taste great together. And this was apparently the reward for not drinking soda pop or eating candy for an entire month? So not worth it.
Although I would be remiss if I didn't mention the year I got a Go-Bot:
It was Sky-Jack, for anyone having a nostalgia seizure like I am right now.


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Ok, who has a killer honey peanut brittle recipe AND is willing to share?
Ok, who has a killer honey peanut brittle recipe AND is willing to share?
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That sounds yummy!I would like to try some myself.
Saw one in WT Kelly Sept newsletter.
The recipe from Kelly any others?
1 cup peanuts
l/2 cup honey
1 tsp salt
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan
and cook over moderate heat.
Stir continuously for 5 minutes or until peanuts
are golden.
Pour onto aluminum foil and allow to cool completely.
When cooled, break into pieces and store
chilled in an airtight container.
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I think you'll have better luck if you cook it to hard crack stage and forget how golden the peanuts are...
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I used a large cast iron skillet ( it had too much surface), I used 2/3 cup dark honey & 1 cup raw peanuts combined together and gently boiled for a total of 20 min., I kept testing it in a glass of water until it was almost hard crack. I removed it from heat and added the butter then I mixed in 1 tsp baking soda. It shatters good but it has a burnt taste. ( I have eaten about all of it anyway)
Last edited by Myron Denny; 12-15-2012 at 01:09 PM.
I just made this. I can't remember where I stole this recipe. Substitute almonds with peanuts if you like:
Almond Brittle
1/3 cup butter
1/4 cup honey
3/4 cup slivered almonds
Spray an 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray. In a large, heavy skillet, melt butter. Stir in honey and almonds. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until mixture is golden brown (approximately 7 minutes). Spread in pan. Let sit for 5 minutes. Cool. Crack into pieces.
(baking soda doesn't seem to be needed; has good crunch without being tough).
I made another batch using:
1/3 C butter
1/4 C of the lightest honey I have (it is very light amber)
3/4 C raw peanuts
no baking soda
all combined and constantly stirred in a 9" cast iron skillet at the lowest heat I have for 7 min. It is darker than what I cooked yesterday, and it still has a burnt taste. It is crunchy and it is still darker in color (?cooked butter?) The volumn of candy is considerably smaller.
It does make a small batch, a thin 8x8 inch batch. To me, that's ok as I eat it. If I make too much, I'll eat too much. No self control.
I like it better than commercial versions of brittle - and like the fact that there are three simple ingredients ...but I haven't had anyone else's brittle in over a decade or more ...so I can't compare this recipe fairly.


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The Open SAMM project is committed to building a usable framework to help organizations formulate and implement a strategy for application security that's tailored to the specific business risks facing the organization. Anyone can provide feedback on OSAMM at the OSAMM.ORG web site. SAMM has Creative Commons rights management.
OSAMM is used as a measuring stick against an organization's security practices and functions. The OSAMM maturity model should be used as a scorecard for improving software assurance and provides prescriptive guidance for technical and non-technical users.
OSAMM divides the SDLC into the governance, construction, verification, and deployment business functions, each consisting of 12 security practices. Each practice is a silo for improvement that can be performed independently or as part of a plan. The maturity of each practice is scored from 0 to 3.
The approach of SAMM is iterative and the goal is to have a phased approach to assess which areas need the most work and prioritize. The initial results are used to create a baseline roadmap from which the phased approach would be developed. The resulting scorecard provides a basis to perform a gap analysis.
A new OSAMM version will include new functionality of analyzing feedback, case studies, and mapping of OSAMM to other regulations such as PCI, COBIT, CMMI, and FISMA. See Software Assurance (SwA) Self-Assessment where the SwA Processes and Practices Working Group has synthesized the contributions of leading government and industry experts (including OSAMM) into a set of high-level goals and supporting practices.
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Race Amidst a Stunning Setting at IRONMAN Japan
Japan returns to the IRONMAN family on 31 August in a breathtaking new location in Hokkaido on the shore of Lake Toya and the Shikotsu-Toya National Park.
By Emma Bishop
Japan has real history with IRONMAN, dating back to 1985 as the first IRONMAN event in Asia and the second international qualifier after New Zealand. Fast-forward almost three decades and while times have changed the sport technically and aerodynamically, one factor remains the same: the pure Japanese passion for IRONMAN.
If there was any question over the reintroduction of this event, it was answered when the local entries sold out in a record-busting five days of the launch earlier this year.
During the winter, Hokkaido is a picture postcard of snow-covered mountains dotted with ski resorts. Once the snow melts away, the countryside reveals lush scenery and perfect racing temperatures. With destination races in Asia known for being extra tough in the heat department, Toya will not be a pushover but it will provide respite with temperatures around 22 to 26 C degrees, something not usually experienced with IRONMAN events in this part of the world.
Your swim...
For the less enthusiastic swimmer, you could not wish for a better swim environment—think flat, clear and "drinkable" water. The swim (one long lap and one short lap) takes place in pristine Lake Toya with the majestic Mt. Yotei in the background. Water temperatures in the months of August/September hover around 22-23 C and will likely fall into a wetsuit legal swim.
Your bike…
You would be well-advised not to get too carried away in the beauty of this bike course. Consider yourself warned.
The bike may not be mountainous but it is going to bite. You will head out of T1 around the lake for a couple of kms then feed out onto the road rounding the lake edge. Make the most of this 30 km "warm up" before a sharp right hand turn that signifies the start of the loop, and where the climb starts. This is not Tour de France climbing with steep ascents, but they are long and you will soon be reminded of this fact when you realize Lake Toya has been left far behind and replaced with the snow capped Mt Yotei as your new constant companion throughout the 120km loop.
The roads are smooth and will enable strong riders to make the most of the rolling descents. This is not a hard course to read; it's not technical. You can see where you are going and how the road lies, but beware a super-fast screeching downhill section over a bridge. Caution will be advised and a yellow flag zone may be implemented.
Your run…
Expect to dismount the bike still a little awestruck over the scenery but hopefully excited and ready to run in the clean air, climate and environment in Toya. The two-lap route is flat on closed tarmac road around the foreshore of the lake under the shade of trees, creating a canopy from each side.
The town …
Toya has a host of lakeside hotels nestled on its shores. It was the venue for the G8 Summit a few years back, so those world leaders must have known something about this stuffing place.
Each night through the summer, boats launch a 15-minute firework display from Lake Toya. If you happen to be coming up to the finish line alongside the lake during this time, or heading out for your second lap of the run, be prepared—and expect extra goosebumps and rush of adrenalin.


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TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who've undergone common surgical procedures are more likely to die if they are being treated in hospitals where nurses have heavier workloads and fewer nurses hold a bachelor's degree, according to a new European study.
The findings, published Feb. 25 in The Lancet, suggest that "a safe level of hospital nursing staff might help to reduce surgical mortality, and challenge the widely held view that nurses' experience is more important than their education," the study's leader, Linda Aiken, a professor from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, said in a journal news release.
In conducting the study, the researchers examined surveys of more than 26,500 nurses. They also reviewed the medical records of more than 420,000 patients 50 or older after they went home from the hospital following common surgical procedures, such as a joint replacement or gall bladder surgery.
The researchers also considered the patients' age, sex, type of surgery and whether or not they had any other medical conditions to assess their individual risk of death. After taking these factors into account, the study authors analyzed how the level of nurses' education affected patient outcomes.
The patients were treated at 300 hospitals across nine European countries. The researchers also considered details about these hospitals, including their size, the availability of certain technology and whether or not it was a teaching hospital.
The study authors found that each additional patient who was added to a nurse's workload increased by 7 percent the odds of surgical patients dying within 30 days of their surgery. On the other hand, the findings revealed that a 10 percent increase in the proportion of nurses with a bachelor's degree was linked to a 7 percent drop in patients' risk of death.
The study also revealed that nurse workload and education levels varied greatly from one country to the next. Although there were, on average, 12 patients for every seven nurses in Spain, in Belgium there were 10 patients for every eight nurses. Meanwhile, there were six patients for every nine nurses in Ireland, and five patients for every two nurses in Norway.
All the nurses from Spain and Norway included in the study had a bachelor's degree. However, only 10 percent of nurses in Switzerland and 28 percent in England also completed this level of education, the study authors noted.
The researchers suggested that there would be a nearly 30 percent reduction in the risk of death after surgery in hospitals where nurses care for an average of six patients instead of eight, and the proportion of nurses with bachelor's degrees is at least 60 percent.
"Our findings emphasize the risk to patients that could emerge in response to nurse staffing cuts under recent austerity measures, and suggest that an increased emphasis on bachelor's education for nurses could reduce hospital deaths," Aiken said.
While the study found an association between nurses' workload, education levels and patient results, it didn't prove the existence of a cause-and-effect relationship.
Commenting on the study's findings, Alvisa Palese, from the University of Udine in Italy, and Roger Watson, from the University of Hull in England, wrote: "The study by Aiken and colleagues provides evidence in favor of appropriate nurse-patient ratios and also provides support for graduate education for nurses. Whether these findings are used to inform health-care policy or how they are implemented in practice will be interesting to see. We fear that the evidence here will not be tried and found wanting, but will rather be deemed too expensive to act upon."
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