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On Tuesday, Americans will go to the polls to choose whether or not to nationalize their health-care system.
The choice for president will have numerous other consequences. But in most cases we will be choosing between tendencies shrouded in uncertainty. The candidates have staked out positions and made some explicit promisesbut how these work out in practice will depend on many future contingencies, and many an earnest campaign promise has been confounded or even reversed in the past. The health-care choice is singular not only for its importance but for its certainty.
If President Barack Obama is re-elected, ObamaCare's controls over doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical firms and other providers of medical care will be tightened, and the operations of private insurance companies will be progressively restricted. Everyone involved will know where the process is goingto a single-payer system or one with a few chosen insurers subject to national public-utility controlsand will negotiate the best possible accommodations to it. Within a few years, a new political equilibrium will be in place, making the system irreversible and subject to only marginal adjustment.
If Gov. Mitt Romney is elected, by contrast, ObamaCare's controls will be turned to promoting freer, more competitive markets, laying the groundwork for legislative "repeal and replace." That will involve straightforward policies to correct defects in health-insurance markets (portability, restrictions regarding pre-existing conditions, special-interest state mandates) while reversing ObamaCare's gratuitous further step of nationalizing health care for everyone. It will also involve bolstering the solvency of Medicare, reforming Medicaid and, one hopes, limiting the tax subsidy of employer-provided health insurance, which now distorts consumer behavior in the direction of wasteful consumption.
Which direction voters choose on Tuesday will have profound consequences for the cost, quality and availability of health care in America. The debates over government-run health care frequently have invoked the experience of the British and Canadian health services. Yet managing the medical care of 313 million Americans will involve problems of scale and complexity unlike those of managing the care of 60 million Brits or 35 million Canadians.
America is a large, wealthy, dynamic and heterogeneous nation. It is also the only major country that continues to maintain a health-care system with substantial elements of competitive supply, pricing freedom, patient choice, and diversity in approaching complex and uncertain medical problems.
Moving from a world with one such system to a world with nonea world with no major market where new medical drugs and devices can be priced to return large investments in research and development, for examplewill fundamentally change the prospects for future medical progress.
The most important result of ObamaCare will go beyond health care, though, to the dynamics of American politics. Today, the details of federal government policy are important primarily to those in heavily regulated sectors such as finance, energy and communications; to professionals such as lawyers and tax accountants; and to those who for one reason or another are dependent on public assistance. Between elections, most members of the American middle class can go about their lives with little distraction from Washington.
Under ObamaCare, that will change. In the past year, America's political leaders have laid before the nation the question of whether universities should be required to give free birth-control pills and devices to their students. That is just an intimation of what is to come. Health care involves innumerable such questions, many of them inviting political appeals to one or another demographic group, that will now be coming at us incessantly.
A striking (and ominous) development in American politics in recent decades has been the emergence of government as an aggressive promoter of routine middle-class consumptiontypically debt-financed consumption, as for home mortgages and college tuition. But the government's promotion of the consumption of highly particular items relating to personal health (also, undoubtedly, debt-financed) will take the practice to an entirely new level.
Every middle-class American of every age and circumstance will be constantly in the government's sights. The tendencyalready evident at the state levelwill be to require generous, subsidized coverage of routine health and "wellness" services involving lifestyle, cosmetics, amenity and child development; of "preventive medicine" such as weight-reduction programs; and of "alternative medicine" such as massage and herbal therapies. At the same time (as already evident under Medicare) the treatment of infrequent but costly catastrophic diseases and conditions will be limited in the name of cost control, and the case-by-case discretion of doctors and other providers will be closely monitored and restricted.
For tactical reasons, neither President Obama nor Gov. Romney has emphasized the election's special, referendum-like importance for the future of American health care and politics. But it truly is a moment of We the People sovereigntyso the more of us who realize what we are doing, the better.


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The curvy singer/actress spent years auditioning for jobs but was regularly turned down by casting agents, who told her she needed to lose weight if she wanted to work in Hollywood.
In a taped segment for U.S. series This Is How I Made It, an emotional Riley teared up as she told how the pressure to be thin took its toll on her, and she even considered giving up her dream.
She says, "Hollywood is a very hard place to be in. It really is. Being the person I am, you know, the size I am, being a woman, being a black woman, there's not a lot of roles for us.
"After I did (2002 TV movie) St. Sass, I kept on auditioning. I was being offered the girl who sits in the corner and eats all day, the girl who committed suicide because she was fat. I never wanted to play a character that hated herself. I wanted people to know that those aren't the only roles for people like me, normal girls.
"Going to the auditions and having the casting director say you need to lose a little weight, I didn't understand why people couldn't accept me for who I was. And the rejection started wearing on my self-esteem."
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Walt Disney's greatest gift may have been the ability to inspire other people to incomparable creative achievements. Disney artist Toby Bluth happens to be one of those shining talents who, to this day, draws his inspiration from the life and work of the inimitable Walt Disney and his kingdom of creations. Starting with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, continuing with Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi, those first trailblazing feature-length films created and produced by Disney Studios are the five gems in the royal crown of animation history. Just as those films marked Disney's grand entrance into feature length storytelling, they also set the stage for the first five limited edition giclées in Bluth's Disney Fine Art portfolio. Infused with all the depth, texture and richness of Bluth's original watercolors, his fine prints will be cherished for generations, very much in step with the spirit of the timeless classics that inspired them.
Creating those prints was a one-in-a-lifetime endeavor that Bluth did not take lightly - "If you pick up a classic like Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Fantasia, or Bambi, these are the Disney gold films for me. They are the films the whole studio was built on. And to adjust or tamper with it at all, it needs to be done with great respect because it's a little intimidating. These were brilliant films and you don't want to distract from it."
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Like homeowners walking away from mortgaged houses that plummeted in value, some of the largest commercial-property owners are defaulting on debts and surrendering buildings worth less than their loans.
Companies such as Macerich Co., Vornado Realty Trust and Simon Property Group Inc. have recently stopped making mortgage payments to put pressure on lenders to restructure debts. In many cases they have walked away, sending keys to properties whose values had fallen far below the mortgage amounts, a process known as "jingle mail." These companies all have piles of cash to make the payments. They are simply opting to default because they believe it makes good business sense.
"We don't do this lightly," said Robert Taubman, chief executive of Taubman Centers Inc. The luxury-mall owner, with upscale properties such as the Beverly Center in Los Angeles, decided earlier this year to stop covering interest payments on its $135 million mortgage on the Pier Shops at Caesars in Atlantic City, N.J.
Taubman, which estimates the mall is now worth only $52 million, gave it back to its mortgage holder.
"Where it's fairly obvious that the gap is large, as it was with the Pier Shops, individual owners are making very tough decisions," he said.
These pragmatic decisions by companies to walk away from commercial mortgages come as a debate rages in the residential-real-estate world about "strategic defaults," when homeowners stop making loan payments even though they can afford them. Instead, they decide to default because the house is "underwater," meaning its value has fallen to a level less than its debt.
Banking-industry officials and others have argued that homeowners have a moral obligation to pay their debts even when it seems to make good business sense to default. Individuals who walk away from their homes also face blemishes to their credit ratings and, in some states, creditors can sue them for the losses they suffer.
But in the business world, there is less of a stigma even though lenders, including individual investors, get stuck holding a depressed property in a down market. Indeed, investors are rewarding public companies for ditching profit-draining investments. Deutsche Bank AG's RREEF, which manages $56 billion in real-estate investments, now favors companies that jettison cash-draining properties with nonrecourse debt, loans that don't allow banks to hold landlords personally responsible if they default. The theory is that those companies fare better by diverting money to shareholders or more lucrative projects.
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To alleviate compaction, an inflation system allows quick adjustment of tire pressure for the field and the road
In 2011, compaction from tractor and planter tires cost Perry, Iowa, farmer Lowell Garrett more than $100,000 in yield—in just one field. His compaction woes were obvious from the pickup window.
Using the PTG system, he can inflate his tractor and planter tires for road transport speed and loads.
"Driving down the road at the same interval where the machinery ran, the corn was noticeably stunted," he says. "It was as if I had steamrolled the soil—the compaction was that great."
Garrett admits he is not a huge fan of aftermarket products on his machinery, but he realized something had to be done to alleviate the damage he was causing with his 120' John Deere central-fill planter and 9630 tractor with triple wheels on each axle.
After searching for the right solution and even contemplating fabricating something himself, he tested the PTG central tire inflation system in 2012. Made in Germany by PTG, a familyowned company operated by three brothers, the system has been used in agricultural applications in Europe for almost two decades. In the U.S., Sally Brodbeck markets the system under the name Precision Inflation LLC in Des Moines, Iowa.
"Generally, farmers are seeing the effects of the weight they are carrying through the fields as they move to larger equipment and use GPS. They are running over the same ground again and again, creating highways in their fields where the tire tracks repeatedly run," Brodbeck explains.
A deliberate focus on tire technology and proper tire operation has been building since tractor and tire manufacturers began to tackle the issue of "power hop."
"The technical issue of power hop brought proper tire pressure to the front of a lot of farmers' minds," says Jack Wiley, a retired John Deere engineer who now does technical consulting work. "A key part of the recipe to correct power hop is to lower tire pressures in radial tires. But this change in habit takes a lot of psychology and technology."
The high-capacity air compressor for the PTG system, mounted on the rear of the tractor, provides quick inflation or deflation time—about 10 minutes.
Root of the issue. Wiley explains that the pressure where the rubber meets the soil is 1 to 2 lb. per square inch (psi) greater, on average, than the pressure in the tire. Thus, tire pressures need to be lower in the field to decrease the compaction caused by machinery, yet higher for over-the-road transport to keep the tires from overheating.
"The concept has become that farmers need to be able to easily run two pressures: one on the road and one in the field," Wiley says.
On-demand inflation and deflation systems are used in forestry and military applications and are common on agricultural tractors in Europe.
"In Europe, they use tractors like weuse trucks—for over-the-road transport," Brodbeck says. "For them, it is important to be able to quickly inflate or deflate tires many times a day."
The PTG system includes a dedicated air compressor, a dual-line air system, specialty valves and control boxes in the cab. Brodbeck says that what makes this system different than others on the market is that the dual-air lines are under pressure only while the tire pressure is being raised or lowered. The design prevents air leaks and tires from losing pressure.
How it works. As Wiley explains: "When you decide to inflate, the smaller valve opens the line and the larger valve is used to quickly fill the tire. When the proper pressure in the tire is achieved, the valves are closed and the pressure is released in both lines. No air line is under pressure while the machinery is working."
The compressor is mounted on a platform at the rear of the tractor, near the hydraulic outlets, and the system requires a high-capacity hydraulically powered air compressor (40 cu. ft. per minute). In all, Garrett estimates, his system cost around $20,000.
"This system comprises a lot of little pieces and parts that, when assembled, produce outstanding results." Wiley says. "Especially if you have compaction issues to begin with, you can pay for this system very quickly."
Garrett reports that it takes only 8 to 10 minutes to inflate or deflate all of his tires. To shave off a little extra time, he starts to re-inflate his tires as he heads to the gate when a field is completely planted.
In-cab controls allow the operator to adjust
With the PTG system, his tire pressures in the field have changed drastically. Garrett's over-the-road tire pressures are 25 psi on the tractor and 90 psi on the planter. In the field, his tractor tires run at 7 psi, and the planter tires are set to 30 psi. These are the correct inflation pressures for the loads carried and the transport speeds, according to the tables established by the tire companies.
Without the system, Brodbeck reports, some farmers see as much as a 100-bu. difference on the yield monitor between the wheel tracks and the ground around them. Garrett estimates that he was giving up an average 40 bu. per acre in corn yield.
"We don't see the streaks from compaction in our yield maps anymore," he says. "My sprayer is 120', so I used to be able to find my route by looking for the stunted corn. Now when I get out there, I can't see the tractor tracks anymore."
Although the system is primarily being adopted by those running larger and heavier machines, Brodbeck encourages farmers to rethink the compaction they are causing.
"It's not so much the weight that is damaging as it is the pressure," she explains. "Because today's tires are designed to carry the weight, it's up to farmers to decide how to distribute it in their machinery footprint by lowering the pressures at slow speeds."
Garrett says his farm crew uses the same tractor to pull the fall tillage machine, and they use the PTG system to adjust the tractor tires for power hop control.
"When we're pulling hard, we use the system to adjust for field conditions and eliminate power hop," he says. "I want this on my field cultivator tires too."
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Denver, Colo., Sep 20, 2012 / 07:21 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Francis Arinze said Sept. 18 that evangelization is at the center of the Church's mission and that acts of charity are an indispensable part of this effort.
"If the Church did not evangelize, it would end up in the Vatican Museum," he told the audience.
The cardinal delivered his remarks to a standing room-only crowd at Bonfils Hall on the grounds of the John Paul II Center for the New Evangelization in Denver, Colo. The talk was part of the Archbishop's Lecture Series, a Denver tradition instituted by its former archbishop, Charles J. Chaput, now of Philadelphia.
Cardinal Arinze is originally from Nigeria, and served as head of the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship from 2002 to 2008.
The cardinal explained to CNA that his message for the talk was that charity is essential for evangelization because "charity is the mother of all the virtues. Without charity all the others fall away."
Charity, he added, "orders all the others" (virtues) and that it is "preceding the Gospel" in the work of evangelization.
Cardinal Arinze said that evangelization, announcing the good news of salvation in Christ to every human person, is the reason the Church exists.
Quoting Paul VI's apostolic exhortation "Evangelii nuntiandi," he said, "Evangelizing is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity. She exists in order to evangelize."
And when it comes to defining charity, the cardinal said it is preaching the truth. Christ forgave sins, restoring people to God's peace and the truth "even before healing their bodily ailments," he noted.
Yet the poor were always at the forefront of Jesus' consideration in his ministry. When he sent his disciples on their "trial run evangelizing tour," Jesus told them to pay attention to those who needed healing, external and internal, body and soul.
"Those who share the truths of our Catholic faith … these are exercising charity of a very high degree. May God bless those who share the bread of the Gospel."
Cardinal Arinze also insisted that faith must be expressed in works. He said that attending Latin High Mass isn't enough when the poor are cold and hungry, and that Mother Teresa didn't give fundamental theology lectures.
The cardinal was president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue for 18 years, and was asked about charity and other religions. He said he "encouraged collaboration" between Christians and those of other faiths in charitable works because there "isn't Christian corruption or Muslim drought."
Cardinal Arinze finished his talk by reiterating the necessity of faith expressing itself in charitable works. The Blessed Virgin "knew it wasn't enough just to conceive" Jesus – she immediately went to visit Elizabeth, he recalled.


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Today's gorgeous lady is Mariana Echeverria, television host for Mexican humor program Guerra De Chistes. Now, the rant: the other day, I took my dog Winston Firehawk Cobrakiller (that's his real name) to the dog park. My pup loves to play fetch. Dude's fast (he's a black lab mix) and full of energy. The one thing he isn't? Dominant. On one occasion, the tennis ball I've been throwing landed by another dog. Needless to say, he grabbed it before Winston could fetch it. I was hoping he would fight the other dog for his ball. Nope. He walked back with his head down and stood next to me, giving me a "he's got my ball look." The other dog's owner brought me back the ball, but instead of throwing it for Winston, we went home instead.
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This is the prototype I worked on for "Beyond Prototype" (a visual studies elective taught by Jason Ivaliotis) with Bo Liu, Lalima Chemjong, and Michael Gonzales.
Our project, called "Aperture Cells," is a self-supporting component-based partition system constructed out of (3) 1/2" acrylic sheets. The two components – "jacket" and "aperture" – used in this system are developed to create a partition hybridizing a structural element and a porous skin. The use of parametric modeling software such as Rhino and Grasshopper has allowed us the flexibility to investigate the form of the system without altering the connection assembly already embedded within the design. Within 6 weeks, we were able to complete the design and efficiently transition between a virtual system to this full-scale physical prototype. The one shown was fabricated using a CNC mill, plastic bender, and connected using 1/4″ sex bolts:
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TROY -- It's sometimes called the "forgotten" war, a "police action," or the Korean Conflict. However, to the 1.5 million servicemen and women who fought in it, it will always be known as "the war." A memorial ceremony to honor all of those who served in "the war" was held Saturday morning at the New York State Korean War Memorial in Albany. Local veterans from across the Capital Region were in attendance, including some who saw action during the four-year conflict. Lansingburgh resident Tucker Hulihan, who was on hand for the ceremony, briefly recounted his time at the front, when news of a cease-fire filtered through his unit. "We were in North Korea taking on the enemy, holding them back mainly," Hulihan recalled. "And we got up one morning and they told us at ten o'clock at night we're gonna have a cease fire. So if you can stay alive 'till ten o'clock, you get to go home." Hulihan eventually made it home to Lansingburgh, but first he spent time training combat units before leaving the service for a 37-year career at the Watervliet Arsenal. "I guess you could say I had a pretty good life," Hulihan said. Among the speakers at the ceremony was Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino, who called the event a "celebration of a war that saw nearly a half-million New Yorkers serve to defend democratic freedoms." "From our view, as well as that of our allies," Jimino said, "the war sought to blunt the spread of communism during the post-World War II period." Korean-American State Assemblyman Ron Kim, (D-Queens), took the podium and delivered poignant remarks about his family's journey from South Korea to America in the wake of the conflict. "The war was fought so a person like me could have an opportunity to follow and pursue the American Dream," Kim said. "If it weren't for the sacrifices of people like you, 60 years ago, I wouldn't be standing here today." U.S. representative Paul Tonko, (D-NY), also expressed gratitude for the service and sacrifice made by Korean War veterans. "To all who are assembled here who take a moment in this busy schedule to acknowledge the greatness of individuals who've allowed us to live free," Tonko said. "To those who add to the American mosaic, as the Asian community has, as the Korean community has, thank you." Some 54,000 servicemen and women were killed and over 102,000 were wounded during the conflict, which raged up and down the Korean peninsula from 1950 through 1953. Tonko also thanked President Barack Obama, for making July 27 National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. More than 30,000 U.S. and United Nations troops remain at the 38th parallel on a war footing, honoring the continuing cease fire, since no official peace treaty was even signed between North Korea and South Korea. Charles Sweeney may be reached at 270-1291.
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Small cultures import disproportionately more texts—both translated and original—than they export. However, literatures using a language with a limited number of speakers are not just markets for globalised goods. Translations quite naturally also help them develop and sometimes even exist, as cases of small languages that ceased to be the target languages for translations show. Revue svetovej literatúry (Review of world literature) is a Slovak magazine founded in the "golden" 1960s that brought an abundance of new impulses to Slovak literature from all over the world for the past fifty years. Late last year, writer and translator (and Asymptote past contributor) Peter Macsovszky and literature and translation scholar Ivana Hostová edited and co-translated (with the help of a team of translators) an issue of the magazine with a focus on contemporary and twentieth-century Anglophone literature from the US.
In her Buying into English (2008), Catherine Prendergast analyses the semantics and economics linked to the ability of speakers of a minor language—in this case Slovak—to use the language of global communication. She compares the perceived value of English in Slovakia immediately after the fall of state socialism and then in almost two decades in the post-communist Slovakia. The strict restriction of the flow of information between socialist Czechoslovakia and the Western world gave rise to an idealised notion of the Anglophone (and, more specifically, American and capitalist) world. It came to signify freedom and prosperity and was—in the minds of many Slovaks—expected to embrace and accept with curiosity and eagerness the cultures and peoples freed from the socialist regime. Prendergast suggests that the notion was only abandoned after it slowly became clear that "the lingua franca is language-as-battlefield; it is the terrain upon which players in the global information economy grapple for property, respectability, and political voice." Now it has become obvious that it takes more than pureness of heart and an admiration for the American culture and way of life to extract any interest from what Michael Cronin in his Eco-Translation (2017) has called the crowded Anglophone attentionscape.
The proportion of imported versus exported goods including cultural products can be very well illustrated by the amount of translations produced in the Anglophone countries as opposed to cultural spaces[i] like Slovakia. Therefore, wanting to import even more texts from the dominant to small culture might seem like carrying coals to Newcastle. However, if we try to differentiate between a piece of writing as a commodity that primarily generates economic profit and institutional legitimation and look at the autonomous sections of the literary field—at those works that were not created to make the author famous or rich, but which came into being in order to exist for themselves and in their own right—it may come as a surprise that not much American writing can really be found in Slovak translation. In this context, an issue of a Slovak literary magazine bringing translations of Anglophone writing from the United States seems redundant only at first glance. Most of the literature written in the US that gets translated into Slovak nowadays can best be described as a commodity—currently, the best-selling book in the biggest Slovak bookshops is the translation of Dan Brown's Origin (2017)—it is the kind of writing that, although undeniably culturally domineering and shaping the receiving context, does not inspire in the sense of creating resistance to the existing (cultural) preconceptions or fluent strategies of reading.


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Chive Recipes
Sweet Potato Pancake Recipe
When I was working on my first cookbook, Haute Potato, I went through a list of all the basic potato recipes I've made throughout the years. There's one in particular I really like but it received a thumbs down from my mostly vegetarian taste-testers, also known as my husband Lulu and his sisters.
The meat eaters loved the sweet potato pancakes, but the vegetarians thought they were too eggy. For the book I decided to go with the recipes that enjoyed more uniform support, so here's the recipe. And for all the herbivores out there, I haven't tested it with an egg substitute such as lecithin yet, but I will definitely do so in the near future.
The recipe is ultra-easy. I paired the sweet potato pancakes with veal scallopini and "fines-herbes" flavored cream cheese and pineapple relish on the side. I often make these sweet potato pancakes for Thanksgiving and serve them with poultry. With a couple of big holidays around the corner, this is a recipe to keep in mind.
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Roasted Buckwheat with Sauteed Vegetables (Kasha)
Roasted buckwheat (kasha) is a staple starch in Eastern Europe. I serve it once in a while in place of rice or potatoes. I especially make it for the vegetarians in the house to provide a little variety to their diet. Buckwheat is very healthy, and has a nutty flavor and lentil-like texture.
This preparation in particular is reminiscent of a daal recipe that is served dry as opposed to soupy. If you've never had buckwheat before, it's certainly worth a try!
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Hash Browns with Goat Ricotta and Chorizo
Lulu worked from home today, so I brought him breakfast in bed. I love this little ritual we have once in a while. It's my way of showing him how much I love him. I love seeing my hubby's smile when I give him special treats in the morning.
I made some hash browns with goat ricotta cheese and placed a surprise vegetarian chorizo in the center. The chorizo adds a little spiciness to the dish without overpowering the hashbrowns and also some protein. The goat cheese has a tangy taste and velvety texture that complements the other components of the dish quite well. There's nothing wrong with good ol' fashioned hash browns (we get them from the local pancake house all the time), but if you're in the mood for something a little different, this is a great recipe to try.
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Basil and Chive Flavored Homemade Butter
Nope, this is not ice cream. I can't believe it's butter! This recipe is ultra simple; all you need is a food processor and heavy cream. I always make butter whenever I have leftover heavy whipping cream from making desserts (usually from making cake frosting).
The flavored butter can be used as a spread for sandwiches, in pasta or as a garnish for a juicy steak; the possibilities are endless. How you flavor the butter is up to you and what you have in your pantry. I had some sweet basil and garlic chives from my garden. You'll never waste your remaining cream again.
For the more traditional method, check out the tip section.
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Lamb Medallion Dijonnaise
We served lamb medallions dijonnaise as an appetizer during our wedding reception 4 years ago in July. I thought recreating the dish would be a nice way to relive the memories, especially since I didn't get to eat much on our wedding day. We had a little family gathering this weekend so I made the medallions of lamb and placed them on sweet onion crostini. I garnished them with Dijon mustard and some chives from the garden.
If you're not a big fan of lamb, you can use spice as I did in this dish to mask the strong flavor of the meat. I crusted the sirloin with black pepper, cumin and sumac powders. I also added some cumin and coriander to the sweet onion relish to give it a slightly Indian vibe.
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Isotretinoin is a powerful and effective medicine derived
from vitamin A (retinoid medicine). Doctors prescribe it to treat severe
acne only after other treatments have failed.
Isotretinoin can cause some rare but serious side effects.
Isotretinoin usually
needs to be taken for 3 to 6 months.
Isotretinoin works by unclogging skin
pores and shrinking oil glands.
Doctors use isotretinoin to treat
people who:
Isotretinoin is very effective for controlling most types of acne and for clearing it up for long periods of time.1
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
The most
dangerous side effects of this medicine are miscarriage and serious birth
defects in babies whose mothers took the medicines during pregnancy. Women who
can get pregnant need to use two forms of birth control so that they do not
become pregnant while they are taking retinoid medicine. The risk of birth
defects and miscarriage goes away about 1 month after the medicine is
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
Call your doctor right away if you have:
Common side effects of this medicine include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects.
(Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
Taking this medicine can cause high triglyceride levels. It can also cause liver damage. So you will have a blood test before starting this medicine and while you are taking this medicine to check your triglyceride levels and your liver function.
The Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research division of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
warns that isotretinoin may be linked to depression, psychosis, and, in rare
cases, thoughts of suicide, suicide attempts, and suicide. The link between
isotretinoin and these mood changes is not clear and is being watched very
closely. Talk with your doctor about whether isotretinoin is
right for you or your child. If you or your child is taking isotretinoin and
has signs of
depression, see your doctor for treatment. Even if you
stop taking isotretinoin, depression may not improve.
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Do not use this medicine if you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant. If you need to use this medicine, talk to your doctor about how you can prevent pregnancy.
Isotretinoin is strictly regulated for use in women
by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because of the danger of
miscarriage and of serious birth defects in babies whose mothers took the
medicine during pregnancy. Doctors may prescribe these medicines only for a
female who is not pregnant and who does not intend to become pregnant while
taking the medicine. You must also use two methods of birth control and have
pregnancy tests on a regular basis while using this medicine.
The FDA has announced that the companies that make
isotretinoin have a program to register doctors who prescribe isotretinoin and
the people who take it. The program is to ensure that women taking this drug
understand the risk of birth defects, take precautions to avoid pregnancy, and
know what to do if they become pregnant. If your doctor suggests that you take
isotretinoin, you must be registered with iPLEDGE in order to get the drug. You
can get more information and register at www.ipledgeprogram.com or by telephone
at 1-866-495-0654 (toll-free).
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
CitationsHabif TP (2010). Acne, rosacea, and related disorders. In Clinical Dermatology: A Color Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy, 5th ed., pp. 217–263. Philadelphia: Mosby.
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Free Falling
The Longest Losing Streaks in Blue Jays history:
12 — May 31-Aug. 10, 1981 (strike year)
11 — Aug. 26-Sept. 6, 1977
10 — June 18-28, 1994
9 — July 17-30, 1977
9 — June 4-14, 1978
9 — April 24-May 3, 2002
9 — May 1-10, 2007 (ongoing)
The current drought matches the fourth-worst losing streak in team history. It also is one loss shy of tying the club's worst skid to begin a month. During the 12-game losing streak in '81, Toronto lost 10 games to begin August. The Jays have dropped all nine of their ongoing slump in May.
ON DECK: Toronto's A.J. Burnett will look to right the ship against Tampa Bay's Scott Kazmir, who is 2-3 with a 3.17 ERA in nine starts against the Blue Jays. He's 2-2 with a 4.94 in four career outings at the Rogers Centre. Burnett, on the other hand, is 5-1 with a 2.56 ERA in nine career outings against the Rays. Burnett is 7-2 with a 3.40 ERA in 12 career starts in Toronto.
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Could be 10 by tomorrow night. Kazmir was dominant last time but still lost. Injuries are to blame but if the situation doesn't change, heads will roll in management and expect a major shakeup. It's probably unwarranted but with high expectations comes high risks.
JORDAN: Concerning your report that Gibbons and Halladay cited poor control and faulty mechanics for the poor performances.
I thought of a question that might be worth asking one of them. Could Halladay's recent uncharacteristic struggles be because of more mental "strain" than physical? In the past, we have seen Doc stop losing skids. But the team is spiraling, injuries are piling up.
Could Doc be putting too much pressure on himself to be perfect with every pitch? This is situation is entirely different from anything before. 33% of the starting nine have been on the DL. 40% of the rotation is on the DL, setup man is injured indefinitely, and closer gone for season.
Halladay is a focus machine. But even he is human sometimes.
DOC ON THE DL????? I know it seemed evident in his last couple outings, but this is probably the worst news of all. 4 to 6 weeks is a long time without DOC, especially with Ryan out for the season. Maybe time to start dangling trade bait to get some top end pitching (if possible)….can Jon McDonald pitch?? I'd rather see him take a shot, then take chances on what we have left (he's pretty much the only one outperforming his predicted level)….do we have anyone else left?? No offense to what we have, but without DOC, there isnt much left to rely on.


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A 27-year-old man accused of a taking a 13-year-old girl from Portsmouth to his home in New Jersey for sex is back in Rhode Island to face a federal judge.
Daniel Berger is scheduled to appear Tuesday afternoon before Magistrate Judge Lincoln Almond in U.S. District Court.
The girl was the subject of an Amber Alert after disappearing on July 24. She was found 16 hours later in Berger's apartment in Haskell, N.J.
Jeffrey Furtado, interim chief of police in Portsmouth, has said Berger and the girl probably met on the Internet, had previously communicated online and that it appeared that she went with him willingly.
Berger is charged with transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.


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Culture and events in Fife
Fife is a vibrant place to be with a range of cultural activities and events on offer to suit all ages, tastes and styles. So whether you live here, work here or are just visiting we are proud to shout about and share our many cultural attractions and opportunities.
They are an important part of the Fife economy and provide a varied and attractive calendar of well organised and promoted events to positively enhance the quality of life, impact on the local economy, promote civic pride and raise the profile of the area.
Fife is a beautiful area on the east coast of Scotland where a vibrant and extensive programme of events take place throughout the year.
From traditional and contemporary festivals to local gala days celebrated within our communities - there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Police Charging at Events - Guidance
Following Event Industry Feedback on The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) approved 'Charging for Goods and Services Policy' – a policy that enables Police Scotland to charge for the provision of police services at events - Police Scotland has now produced a Step-By-Step Guide to the Assessment Matrix Process. This is available on the http://www.eventscotland.org/.
It is EventScotland's role in this matter to help identify the implications and impacts of this new charging policy and help communicate guidance and best practice to the events sector.
EventScotland, Police Scotland, Scottish Government and industry bodies SEFA and NOEA will continue to work together to monitor the impact of this new policy therefore it's important to let us know if your event has been affected. If your event is affected please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
You can also find out more about out Cultural Strategy here.
The Strategy is currently under review and is due to be launched at Easter.
A recent report on the outcomes of the current strategy provided some amazing figures on the impact that cultural activity has on our economy and the wellbeing of Fife's residents. Find out more about the Cultural Strategy Report here.


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OKLAHOMA CITY – If you live in Oklahoma, you can expect hot days in the summer. But you may not expect that oppressive heat to also result in higher ground level ozone and poor air quality. Last year, Oklahoma City received an "F" for our number of high ozone alert days on the State of the Air report card by the American Lung Association.
In 2011, EMBARK launched a Third Fridays Free program, when all bus routes are free. This year the program has been expanded to include Spokies downtown bike share. EMBARK is encouraging people who don't normally ride the bus or cycle to try it, reduce their emissions and do their part to improve air quality. The first Third Fridays Free of the ozone season is May 20.
"We see reduced air quality due to pollutants and diesel exhaust particles in Oklahoma during the heat of summer and this can be difficult for those with asthma," says Amy Darter, M.D., medical director for the Oklahoma Institute for Allergy and Asthma. "Poor air quality can make breathing more difficult and exacerbate asthma."
For the one in 10 adults and children in Oklahoma who suffer from asthma, ozone alert days signal trouble with increased lung inflammation and difficulty breathing. Breathing ground-level ozone is akin to getting a sunburn on healthy lungs and can cause irritation, burning, inflammation and difficulty breathing.
"Taking the bus or carpooling is a simple way to help improve the quality of air we all breathe," adds Dr. Darter.
During ozone season, EMBARK offers free rides on every route and membership fees are waived at all Spokies stations, every Third Friday: May 20, June 17, July 15, Aug. 19 and Sept. 16. On Third Fridays Free, you can get to work or school, run errands and attend events around the city while doing your part to help your friends and neighbors breathe easier, simply by taking the bus or by hopping on a Spokies bike while you're downtown.
Besides helping improve air quality, riding one of EMBARK's clean, air-conditioned buses saves money on gas and allows you to work or surf using the free Wi-Fi.
"People take the bus for many reasons," says Jason Ferbrache, EMBARK Administrator. "We're encouraging people who have never tried EMBARK to use Third Fridays Free to explore a different way to get around Oklahoma City. Go to lunch with friends, run errands after work, catch a ride to a Thunder game."
Planning your route, even for first time riders, is easy and convenient. Visit www.embarkok.com to see bus schedules and routes or visit www.spokiesokc.com. You'll find interactive maps, a journey planner, and downtown Spokies stations.
About EMBARK
EMBARK is the business unit of the Central Oklahoma Transportation & Parking Authority (COTPA) – a public trust administered by the City of Oklahoma City. EMBARK is responsible for providing safe, efficient and convenient public transportation and downtown parking solutions to the greater Oklahoma City area.
COTPA is celebrating 50 years of leadership in providing public transit and downtown parking services to Oklahoma's capital city.
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Busan Neighborhoods • Yeonsan
Yeonsan Pictures
A few pictures taken at night of the Yeonsan-dong neighborhood, part of Yeonje-gu.
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Neighborhoods Nearby Yeonsan - Pictures by Parent
Oncheon Stream Neighborhood by Parent. Here find some pictures I took of the Oncheoncheong (Oncheon stream) in April 2009 during the spring festival. Note that On means hot, cheon means spring, and cheong means stream. It is named this way since the stream flows by a.. Distance from Yeonsan: 1.2km NE, 29 pictures.
Yangjeong Neighborhood by Parent. A sub-downtown of.. Distance from Yeonsan: 1.7km SSW, 8 pictures.
Baesan Neighborhood by Parent. A few pictures of the residential area around the Baesan.. Distance from Yeonsan: 1.7km SE, 18 pictures.
Dongnae Neighborhood by Parent. Dongnae seems to be a sino-korean word: Dong means east, and nae means hmm.. Actually, I'm not sure what nae means :D. Maybe the second character was meant to be read Anyhow, during the Chosun dynasty, Busan city w.. Distance from Yeonsan: 2.1km N, 21 pictures.
Seomyeon Neighborhood by Parent. Seomyeon is the major downtown area of Busan. Seomyeon is a HUGE entertainment district, about 1 or 2 square kilometers of high bar/restaurant/shop density. Perhaps the largest such entertainment area in.. Distance from Yeonsan: 3.7km SSW, 65 pictures.
Oncheonjang Neighborhood by Parent. Oncheonjang is made of three words: "On" means "Hot", "cheon" means "spring" and "jang" is another word I am not sure of. I need to look it up. Oncheonjang is most famous for.. Distance from Yeonsan: 3.9km N, 7 pictures.
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Filament bulbs for a special light, brass, chrome or copper switches and plates, and cable assemplies complement any lighting fixture.
Holloways of Ludlow carry a wide variety of traditional, contemporary and mondern switches and plates to help complete any design idea. We carry LED and Filament bulbs, in some cases designed specifically for a designer light. We have ceiling roses, ceiling hooks and cable assemblies in different colours and finishes to compliment your decor.


text: Jim Damron, N8TMW, is an ARRL Public Information Coordinator--WV Section; Member of Kanawha Amateur Radio Club and Net Manager of KARC Two Meter Net. Jim is a member and Net Control Operator of West Virginia Amateur Radio; Net Manager of Mountain State Emergency Net; Net Control Op for Hamtalk ARES/RACES Net; Member, W.Va. State Amateur Radio Council; Member, Tri County Ham Radio Club; Assistant EC of Kanawha County, WV; Official Emergency Station; President, Charleston WV Area Hamfest & Computer Show; Volunteer Examiner; Member of Royal Order of the Wouff Hong. Jim is a member Army MARS (call AAT3DQ). DXCC,CQDX,WAS and WAC Awards; Named "Kanawha Valley Amateur Radio Operator of the Year 2001". Named "West Virginia Outstanding Amateur of the Year 2000". Has operated an audio production business full time since 1990, after two and a half decades in radio broadcasting. Appears in radio and TV commercials, training videos, and film. Acting credits include the movie "Forrest Gump". Regular anchor on the weekly international ham radio "Newsline" program. Hobbies are walking, shooting, and ice skating.


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So in the end, Komari: a girl who couldn't get over the death of her brother. As someone who tends to prefer characters with… at least a bit of independence, I do feel a bit let down. At least Fuuko and the Uguu girl had their reasons for having the minds of five year olds. Setting therapy aside, I really find her to be the most annoying Key character I have seen.
And yet, I actually really liked the rest of the cast in this episode. Riki was the only one who really was able to do anything, but I really liked the way in which everyone supported him. I also quite liked Riki as he tried to get Komari back on her feet. The story is here so simple that yeah, Komari did need to just get hit on the head a few times, so I liked their idea to do this with another picture book, and even though Riki was just terrible at drawing, I like how he still went through with it. That's for me the biggest difference between the beginning of this series and Kanon: the Uguu girl also was annoying, but beyond that it didn't have much else that caught my attention, making it a lot less bearable for me to watch.
I expected more from gramps, though. In the end he was also partially responsible for Komari ending up the way she did because he refused to help her, instead just staying away from her. He's an important person in her life, and yet he just abandoned her under the pretext that she'd cry when he'd die. Well, in that case I'd better stop making friends if all I'm going to do is make people cry when I eventually pass on. This guy needs to be healed too here. Does he also have his own arc? I'd love to see that actually.
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In a laboratory 10 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, a mechanical penis sputters to life. A technician starts a timer as a stream of water erupts from the apparatus's brass tip, arcing into a urinal mounted exactly 12 inches away. James Krug smiles. His latest back-splatter experiment is under way.
Krug is an unusual entrepreneur. Twenty years ago, he was a rising star in the film and television business. He served as a vice president of the Disney Channel in the 1980s and ran a distribution company with members of the Disney family in the '90s. But 11 years ago, Krug became convinced that the world did not need another TV show. What it needed was a better urinal.
His transformation from Hollywood player to urinal evangelist began in 1999 at the Universal Studios Hilton in LA. A business acquaintance of Krug knew that he was interested in exploring new opportunities and arranged a meeting with Ditmar Gorges, a German engineer who fervently believed that flushing a urinal was a waste of water. Sitting in the Hilton lobby, Gorges gushed potty talk. He explained that he had invented a water-free urinal and pointed out that urine was already liquid—and a generally sterile liquid at that. Gravity could drain it completely. No flush necessary.
Krug immediately grasped the implications: The German's humble innovation had the potential to save millions of gallons of water at a time when demand for the natural resource was draining aquifers dry. It would do more than any film or TV show to solve a pressing problem. Krug decided to help.
Drawing on sales skills he'd honed at the Cannes Film Festival, Krug dived into the bathroom business. He formed Falcon Waterfree Technologies with Gorges and explained to anyone who would listen that the water-free urinal would save more than just water: In California, a fifth of the electrical output was consumed by processing and pumping water. Cutting water usage would reduce our carbon footprint.
Falcon wasn't the first to develop a waterless urinal. A company near San Diego had been struggling to sell them since 1991. But Krug made a conceptual breakthrough: The real profits wouldn't come from the urinals themselves. They'd come from selling the replaceable cartridges that sat in each of the waterless receptacles.
In a traditional urinal, water pools in the drain after every flush, preventing sewer gases from escaping into living areas. Gorges' invention employed a plastic cartridge filled with a liquid sealant. Urine could pass through, but sewer gases remained trapped beneath the sealant—no water needed. The $40 cartridge had to be replaced after 7,000 uses, turning a onetime urinal purchase into a perpetual income stream. Krug's business model took a page out of the Gillette playbook: Keep the urinal cost low and lock customers in to buying the cartridges.
He quickly won converts. Cable tycoon Marc Nathanson made a substantial investment in early 2000, and in 2001 Falcon began to manufacture its urinal, dubbed the U1P. Soon Al Gore signed on as an adviser, and in 2006, Jeff Skoll, the first president of eBay, made a significant investment. Krug was sure the world was ready for a better bowl—there hadn't been any major advances in urinal technology for decades—but there was something he wasn't prepared for: the plumbers.
Mike Massey didn't like Krug's urinal. As head of PIPE, a plumbing union advocacy group in Southern California, Massey looks out for plumbers' interests. And as far as he was concerned, the waterless urinal was a threat to public health. Diseases might fester because the urinals weren't being washed down with every use. Sewer gases might leak through the cartridge. "People take plumbing for granted," Massey says. "But the reality is that plumbers protect the health of the nation. That's how we think of our job."
Plumbing codes never contemplated a urinal without water. As a result, Falcon's fixtures couldn't be installed legally in most parts of the country. Krug assumed it would be a routine matter to amend the model codes on which most state and city codes are based, but Massey and other plumbers began to argue vehemently against it. The reason the urinal hadn't changed in decades was because it worked, they argued. Urine could be dangerous, Massey said, and the urinal was not something to trifle with. As a result, in 2003 the organizations that administer the two dominant model codes in the US rejected Falcon's request to permit installation of waterless urinals. "The plumbers blindsided us," Krug says. "We didn't understand what we were up against."
Krug scrambled to counter the plumbers' public health claims. He hired Charles Gerba, a professor of environmental microbiology at the University of Arizona. Gerba studies "filth, pestilence, and disease," with an emphasis on the bathroom, and says he has done more field studies on the toilet than anyone else in academia. From his point of view, there was a clear explanation for the plumbers' resistance: It drained their wallets. "Plumbers don't like the waterless urinal because it cuts down on their work tremendously," he says. "There's no more piping to install, and the urinals have no moving parts to repair."
To test the plumbers' assertions, Gerba compared a traditional flush urinal with the Falcon waterless. He found that the Falcon urinal presented a less hospitable environment for germs than constantly moistened conventional bowls. The process of flushing could actually eject those germs into the air. "If it's a traditional urinal, you should flush and run," Gerba says.
The plumbers reject the contention that their opposition was an attempt to protect their livelihoods. "We just weren't so sure this was a good product," Massey says. "People think we're a bunch of dumb plumbers, but we're actually quite sophisticated."
To buttress their health claims, plumbing unions in California hired Phyllis Fox, an environmental engineer and water quality specialist. She conducted her own analysis, which involved visiting men's rooms to acquaint herself with the subject matter. Fox didn't perform any tests, but by examining the designs of the Falcon and other waterless urinals, she concluded that hydrogen sulfide gases in the sewer lines could escape when the cartridges were replaced, resulting in "unconsciousness, respiratory paralysis, and death." In other words, the waterless urinal could kill.
How It
Falcon Waterfree Technologies holds eight patents on its urinal. Here's how it works.
1 Instead of being flushed down with as much as a gallon of water, urine simply drains through openings in a specially designed plastic cartridge at the bottom of the bowl.
2 The entry chamber contains a blue liquid—a lighter-than-urine long-chain fatty alcohol. Gravity pulls urine through the liquid, but odors and sewer gases are trapped below.
3 As the urine descends through the cartridge chamber, its flow collides with a barrier, which prevents turbulence from displacing the floating sealant.
4 Urine passes beneath the barrier and into the exit chamber. When the urine level reaches the height of the drain, it spills over and empties into the outbound sewer pipe.
Illustration: Peter Grundy
Krug was forced to alter his strategy. With the path to rewriting the model codes blocked, he began to wage a city-by-city assault. He hired Daniel Gleiberman, a governmental affairs specialist, to convince local authorities that Falcon's urinals were safe. In 2003, Gleiberman helped persuade officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to grant a limited exception to their plumbing code. As a result, Falcon was able to begin selling its urinals to St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh. Those units have been in operation since 2004. So far, there have been no urinal-related deaths.
Gleiberman began to win exceptions across the country. The military agreed to test the urinals at Fort Huachucha, a base in water-strapped southern Arizona. Craig Hansen, the base's energy engineering technician, decided to retrofit all 740 of his urinals over the objection of local plumbers. "The plumbers felt that these things were a threat to their livelihood," Hansen says. "They don't like change."
The soldiers at the base didn't like the change either. Hansen heard a flood of complaints early on: The urinals stank. They were dirty. Where was the flush handle? In one building, the complaints were so vociferous that Hansen started an investigation. He found that the bathrooms did indeed stink, but the urinals appeared clean. He suspected there was something else going on and decided a little experiment might flush out the problem. He bought a smoke bomb, lit the fuse, dropped it down the main sewer line, and waited.
Theoretically, the smoke should not have entered the building. Plumbers install a U-shaped drain in every sink, toilet, shower, and bath so the pooled water in the U—called the trap—blocks sewer gases from escaping. But suddenly, smoke filled the building. Something was very wrong.
Hansen observed that the sewer vent outside the building was placed directly in front of the structure's air intake. Smoke flowed out of the vent and was immediately sucked back into the building. He also found a cracked toilet in the women's rest room that spewed smoke. The urinals, however, emitted nothing. The cartridges were doing their job. Hansen moved the sewer vent and replaced the cracked toilet. The complaints stopped. Hansen concluded that the smell had always been there, but people didn't have anything to blame it on until the new urinals arrived.
The flushless urinals cut water consumption dramatically at the base. Hansen figures he saves millions of gallons of water, offsetting the cost of the cartridges. The US Army Corp of Engineers took notice and mandated in 2006 that the Army install only waterless urinals from 2010 onward.
From the start, the plumbers came out swinging. When the Los Angeles City Council met to consider approval of waterless urinals in 2003, Massey and others showed up to protest. One even donned germ-fighting gloves and a face mask. In light of this opposition, the council tabled the issue.
Massey didn't let up. He hired a lobbyist, and unions across the country were organizing against the urinals. In 2006, Plumbers Union Local 690 in Philadelphia and other plumbing and contractors' associations took out a full-page ad in the Northeast Times headlined, "Waterless Urinals—Setting the Record Straight." The ad cited Phyllis Fox's research and concluded, "This is not a union issue… Waterless urinals are a threat to the health of this nation." That same year, the organization that oversees the Uniform Plumbing Code, one of the two dominant model codes, again rejected Falcon's proposed amendments. Since the code is updated only once every three years, Krug would have to wait till 2009 to try again.
Still, Krug and Gleiberman did make progress. The other dominant set of regulations—the International Plumbing Code—accepted waterless urinals in 2006. The IPC serves as a template for about half the country, largely in the east, and Gleiberman says that it's less influenced by the unions. With IPC approval, Krug was finally able to start marketing his product broadly.
Massey knew that Falcon was a formidable opponent. He had researched the company's directors and learned that lead investor Marc Nathanson was a well-connected democrat, a friend of Bill Clinton's, and a billionaire. "Not a guy to pick a fight with," Massey says. He also knew Al Gore was on the board of advisers, putting Massey in the unusual position of squaring off against traditional Democratic party allies.
Massey was beginning to see the writing on the bathroom wall. Gore's An Inconvenient Truth was released in 2006 and galvanized the green movement. Opposition to the waterless urinal was making plumbers look out of step. They were being painted as antienvironmental at a time when builders increasingly wanted to go green. Massey concluded that he was on the wrong side of the argument. By the end of 2006, he decided to support the urinal's inclusion in the Uniform Plumbing Code.
But there was a catch. When the code change was finally approved in 2009, it stated that water had to be piped to the waterless urinals. Standard plumbing still has to be done, but the water pipe is simply capped off behind the wall and never used.
Krug thought the new code's requirement was unnecessary, but he decided not to oppose it. He had been fighting for eight years and was ready to move on. "It's the cost of doing business in the real world," he says.
Massey argues that the condition makes sense. If a building owner decides to go back to flush urinals, he'll blame the plumber if the water isn't already there.
Waterless urinals have since colonized American men's rooms—Krug says he has sold 200,000, and a sprinkling of competitors have appeared. Now, after all the heated debate, it's possible to assess how the urinals function in a variety of environments. The conclusion: Without proper maintenance, there can be problems.
In July 2007, the University of Washington in Seattle decided to do a test. The school had experimented with Falcon and other no-water urinals and wanted to do a thorough study before buying more. It asked Roger van Gelder, a water conservation consultant and proponent of the urinal technology, to do the evaluation. Van Gelder recommended installing new drain piping so the experiment could begin with a clean slate. Six months later, he opened the pipes, which had been installed in a dorm bathroom, and discovered that an oily sludge was significantly blocking the drain lines. It wouldn't be long before they clogged entirely.
Falcon recommends pouring a bucket of hot water into its urinals to flush out deposits before putting in a new cartridge. But van Gelder presumes the dorm's janitorial staff didn't follow this protocol. He doesn't blame them, he says; the requirement seems counterintuitive. If it were a truly waterless urinal, why require periodic flushing, particularly when it's a difficult, backbreaking proposition?
Van Gelder also took issue with Falcon's cartridges. They clogged quickly—sometimes after only 700 uses—and had to be thrown away or recycled. That's a lot of plastic refuse, which van Gelder didn't think was very environmentally friendly. And if a janitor didn't replace a clogged cartridge immediately, a smelly and unsightly mix of urine and blue sealant would pool in the urinal. The university ended up removing all of the waterless devices, and van Gelder is no longer a believer.
There were problems with Falcon and other waterless urinals elsewhere, too. Over the past few years, the California EPA headquarters in Sacramento ran into trouble with the no-flush urinals it had installed: The drain pipes clogged, the urinals stank, and the bathrooms were messy; the units were removed in February 2010. Chicago City Hall and O'Hare International Airport have also removed their waterless urinals, citing clogged pipes. "That's why it makes sense to plumb water to these things," says Jim Majerowicz, a Chicago plumber who examined the O'Hare installation. "It's about saving money for the building owner when they decide to pull these stinky things out."
Krug counters that the urinals are working in large-scale facilities across the country—they're a fixture at Rose Bowl Stadium and Las Vegas Motor Speedway. They just have to be maintained properly.
"It does require a little bit of retraining," says Gaylon Holland, director of maintenance operations for the Temecula Valley Unified School District in Southern California. Holland has installed some 650 Falcon urinals over the past few years and says he had to teach his crew how to take care of them. The effort paid off: Maintenance costs have gone down, and the district is saving huge quantities of water. "Everybody was scared of them at first," Holland says. "But they work, and they work well."
Krug says the industry is turning a corner. "People think a urinal is a urinal," he says. "I thought it was a market ripe for innovation, but it has taken an extraordinary effort to get our little urinal on walls."
With sales continuing to climb—the total number of flushless urinals installed has more than doubled over the past four years—Krug thinks he can finally put a decade of controversy behind him and focus on exploring new ideas at his urinal laboratory east of Los Angeles. He's particularly excited about his latest design, the F-7000, which features a patent-pending splash-reducing shape. "Nobody wants a wet pant leg," he says.
Contributing editor Joshua Davis
(www.joshuadavis.net) wrote about Avatar director James Cameron in issue 17.12.


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The Land of Tinkerdee was a pilot for a daily children's television program, produced by Muppets, Inc. circa 1964.
Jim Henson's company had produced a previous pilot in 1962 -- Tales of the Tinkerdee, a fast-paced puppet show with many sets and a complicated narrative. That show wasn't picked up, and the 1964 version was a much simpler and more conventional puppet show.
The Land of Tinkerdee took place on a single set, with minimal props. The show paired a human actor, Darryl Ferreira, with a Muppet dog, Rufus. (The human and dog pairing may have been inspired by Rowlf the Dog's successful run on The Jimmy Dean Show, which began in 1963.) King Goshposh appeared in this pilot, still the reigning monarch of Tinkerdee. Princess Gwendolinda was mentioned, but doesn't appear.
The Land of Tinkerdee wasn't picked up as a series. King Goshposh and Rufus later appeared in the 1970 special Hey Cinderella!
The complete pilot is housed in the UCLA Film and Television Archive, and can be viewed at the Museum of Television and Radio.
The show opens with the title: "Muppets, Inc. presents The Land of Tinkerdee, featuring Darryl and Rufus".
The scene is a cluttered workroom in Tinkerdee. Darryl is the gatekeeper of Tinkerdee, and Rufus is his watchdog and friend. At the start of the show, Darryl has been told that King Goshposh wants him to repair a watch. Rufus wants to help, so Darryl tells him to go to the store and get some oil. Rufus complains: "What a dirty deal! He always gets to do the good jobs." Darryl promises that he won't start repairing the watch until Rufus comes back.
Rufus prepares to leave, but forgets what he's supposed to bring back: "A tube of glue? A box of nails? A... a bottle of, uh... no..." Darryl shakes his head. "A pound and a half of... a quart of... a yard and a third of..."
"I'll tell you once more," Darryl says. "Oil." Rufus leaves to get the oil.
While Rufus is gone, Darryl gets a magnifying glass. King Goshposh enters, smoking a cigar and holding a small chest. Goshposh is shy and retiring as always: "Your handsome, noble, lovable king -- namely me -- is here to visit you." Goshposh is very protective of the watch -- at first, he doesn't even want Darryl to touch the box, until Darryl explains that he can't fix the watch without touching it.
Darryl opens the box, and he's amazed: "Now, that is really a watch!" Goshposh struts: "That's diamond studded, jewel encrusted, and solid gold. The eye -- yea, verily, the eye -- is truly blinded by its stunning beauty." "What's wrong with it?" Darryl asks. "It runs slow," says Goshposh.
Darryl peers at the watch through his magnifying glass. He moves the hands to 3:00, and a little mechanical marching band appears and plays the Tinkerdee national anthem. "Stand up straight, boy," says Goshposh. "I wrote that." A little door under the 9 opens, and a miniature cannon comes out to mark the hour. It blasts three little puffs of smoke -- three o'clock!
"Wow, that is some watch!" Darryl says, as the air clears. Goshposh brags, "My Granddaddy Whittiner paid 5,000 silver fazots for that. That's a lotta fazots!"
Darryl says that it'll take an hour to fix the watch. "Your lovable king will now depart," Goshposh announces.
When Rufus returns, Darryl shows him the king's watch. Rufus is startled to see the cannon firing, but he's taken with the beautiful object. He asks if he can hold the watch -- "just for a few minutes, and pretend that it's mine?" He promises to be careful, so Darryl allows him to hold it.
Rufus is excited to hold the watch, and talks about the little mechanical men who come out and shoot the cannon, and the cannon goes BLAM! In his excitement, Rufus drops the watch, which falls to the floor with a crunch.
Darryl and Rufus look down at the busted watch. "I think I'm gonna take a walk," Rufus says. "I'm gonna take a long walk. I'm gonna take a long, long walk." "Where are you going?" Darryl asks. "Australia," Rufus says.
Darryl calms the dog down, and examines the watch. He turns the hands to 3:00 again, and they're delighted to see the mechanical band emerge. "Look at that!" Rufus cries. "They built good watches back in those days! I bet it's shockproof!"
But as the Tinkerdee national anthem plays, it slows down... and then sputters... and a spring pops out.
"I broke the king's watch!" Rufus laments. "I'm going to be banished from the kingdom for that!" Rufus doesn't have 5,000 fazots to replace it: "It would take 95 years to earn that!"
Darryl tries to calm the hysterical pooch, and reminds him that he's a watchdog. "Sure! I'm a watchdog!" Rufus says. "I could fix that watch!"
Darryl says, "You know, things like this always happen in Tinkerdee -- but we always find a solution! We'll repair that watch."
Rufus picks up an awl and a hammer, and tries to bang the watch into shape. Darryl tells Rufus to slow down as the credits roll.


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Sydney braces for wild weather as cyclone system moves south
THE heavy rainfall following cyclone Oswald which has caused widespread flooding in Queensland is forecast to hit Sydney on Monday as long-weekend holidaymakers return to the city.
Experts describe the flooding and tornadoes battering the east coast as the worst they have seen in 30 years.
The weather bureau issued a severe weather warning for parts of the state with heavy rainfall and winds of up to 140 km/h expected. Up to 300 millimetres of rain could fall in areas of Sydney over 24 hours from Monday morning.
The Queensland Premier, Campbell Newman, said central Brisbane was expected to flood on Tuesday and Wednesday but the levels will not be as devastating as they were in 2011.
If current projections play out, 3600 residential properties will be affected in Brisbane and of those, 2100 are unit dwellings where only ground floor flooding is expected. About 1250 businesses are also expected to be affected while about 50 homes are projected to be inundated in the Ipswich suburb of Goodna.
Mr Newman called in the army to help with the crisis, as Bundaberg prepared for the worst flooding in more than a century.
Two Black Hawk army helicopters were sent there from Townsville to assist with rescues.
In Queensland the State Emergency Services received more than 1050 calls for assistance on Sunday, and Queensland Fire and Rescue Service conducted 34 floodwater rescues. In NSW, the SES received more than 450 calls for assistance and four people had to be plucked from floodwaters.
The federal government vowed to step up support for disaster-hit communities. The Deputy Prime Minister, Wayne Swan, said the government would provide further Defence Force assistance at the request of Queensland leaders.
Six tornadoes that hit the Mackay and Bundaberg regions caused damage to hundreds of homes. More than 100,000 homes and businesses lost power in Ipswich, Moreton Bay, Logan, parts of the Gold Coast and Brisbane.
One man died at Burnett Heads near Bundaberg. Gympie police have also recovered the body of a 27-year-old man swept away in floodwaters yesterday. The man went missing near Widgee Creek.
There are reports police have found the body of a motorcyclist swept off a bridge along the Greenbank-Goodna Road about 11pm. Passers-by tried to help by throwing him ropes, but the man was swept downstream.
The Queensland Minister for Community Safety, Jack Dempsey, said joint federal and state disaster assistance had been extended to support the central highlands, Isaac, Mackay, Whitsunday region and Bundaberg.
Mr Newman said the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, had offered the government's full support.
Weatherzone's senior meteorologist, Brett Dutschke, said the extreme weather was unusual.
''The extent of the rainfall and how heavy it's been would only be seen once every few decades,'' he said. ''To have a system this intense moving over such a large area with this kind of impact is really unusual.''
Motorists are advised to slow down and drive for the conditions. Authorities are urging drivers returning to Sydney to leave early or delay their journey.
Dave Wright from the Transport Management Centre said the traffic on arterial roads could double on Monday with the end of the long weekend and the Christmas holidays.
He said it was possible the Pacific and New England highways north of Newcastle would close if the rain was heavy enough. Motorists should plan their trip and check for road closures before starting out.
The system causing the wild weather is expected to pick up pace as it moves south, and head out to sea in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
But dangerous surf conditions will continue until Wednesday. The Bellinger River, west of Coffs Harbour, flooded on Sunday afternoon, cutting access to the town of Darkwood.
Weather experts said there was still a risk of more tornadoes along the system's path. While cyclones such as Oswald are a large-scale system spanning hundreds of kilometres, tornadoes are more localised.
Correction: The original version of this story said that a person was missing after being swept into Traveston Dam near Gympie. In fact the missing person was a young woman last seen driving into floodwaters at Pacific Haven near Maryborough.
Sydney weather statistics can be seen here.
Weatherzone.com.au is owned by Fairfax Media, publisher of this website.


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Forty Under 40
Ben Light, 39
Director of Operations, The Gathering Place
E ileen Saffran takes into account any number of factors when considering a potential candidate to work at The Gathering Place, the Beachwood-based cancer support organization she formed in 2000.
But above all, given the group's work, she gauges how sensitive and passionate her staff will be when called upon.
"When we answer the phone, the person on the other end often is in terrible distress," Ms. Saffran said. "How we react is vitally important."
Ben Light, 39, now The Gathering Place's director of operations but in 2004 a candidate for a development role, fit the mold.
"He has unique qualities not always evident in men," Ms. Saffran said. "He has become a true asset in so many ways."
Mr. Light joined the organization after a two-year stint with the Jewish Community Federation; Ms. Saffran had known Mr. Light's parents, and informed him of the opportunity — for which he said he "worked harder to get than any other job before." His effort included a mock annual fundraising letter, a new Gathering Place brochure and a PowerPoint presentation.
Of course, it was a perfect fit: Mr. Light had worked in the for-profit consulting world — at giant Arthur Andersen and later a tech consulting outfit — after graduating from Washington University in St. Louis. And while he enjoyed that scene, he desired a more intimate work setting.
So he joined the Jewish Community Federation seeking a better mission, inspired in part by his parents' service to others: Mr. Light's father was a pediatrician and his mother a social worker.
When he moved to The Gathering Place, Mr. Light knew much about its mission: Mr. Light's mother, 46 at the time, died in 1992 of cancer when he was 20; four years later, his 58-year-old father also died, leaving Mr. Light to take care of his younger sister. (Now 31, she holds a doctorate from New York University and is a professor there.)
"I didn't get (when my mom died) how young 46 is," he said. "They still influence my life, and instilled in us good values. They put us in a situation where we were OK after they left.
"Everything I've learned from them has been invaluable. I'd unlearn it all to have them back, but they prepared me well."
Mr. Light and his wife, Jamie — also a Washington University graduate — live in Beachwood with their 8-year-old daughter, Hannah, of whom he says, "There's nothing better than watching your child have fun."


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Sex offender arrested, no longer on the run, CBI says
Back in November, Denver police Sgt. Larry Valencia was concerned because nobody could find sex offender Michael Cameron, who was registered homeless and living out of his car.Authorities wanted to find him because he was out of compliance, disappearing around Thanksgiving Day when he was supposed to check in with Valencia or his probation officer in Adams County.
Steve Johnson, assistant director of investigations for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation tells me Cameron was captured and is currently in the Arapahoe County Jail. He was sentenced to four years in state prison for being out of compliance with registration requirements.
Johnson said CBI maintains a tip line for people to call with information about sex offenders. That number is 303-239-5732. There is also the sex offender database at www.sor.state.co.us.
Cameron admitted molesting a 9-year-old family member more than 50 times.
Valencia, who tracks homeless sex offenders in Denver, was concerned Cameron couldn't be adequately supervised by his probation officer in Adams County while living homeless on the streets of Denver.
But Cameron couldn't register in Adams County because he doesn't have a brick and mortar address, a requirement in that county, but not in others, like Denver. The inconsistency in sex offender registration laws is something the Colorado Legislature intends to take up this session.
Cameron was given a list of shelters by his probation officer and sent on his way. Cameron chose to register to a street corner outside the Denver Rescue Mission on Nov. 15. He was last spotted on Thanksgiving Day before his arrest.


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November 5 - Charlie Day/ Maroon 5; November 12 - Emma Stone/ Coldplay; November 19 - Jason Segel/ Florence + The Machine
New York, NY - October 17, 2011 - Charlie Day makes his hosting debut on November 5. Day currently stars in the hit FX comedy series, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." In addition to starring, he also serves as a creator, writer and executive producer for the series. He was most recently seen in the summer blockbuster comedy "Horrible Bosses," and will start production later this year on the highly anticipated Guillermo Del Toro movie, "Pacific Rim."
Maroon 5 returns for their third appearance as musical guest. Maroon 5's latest hit "Moves Like Jagger" reached the number one spot on the Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100 charts. Gym Class Heroes' Travie McCoy will also join them to perform "Stereo Hearts." The three time Grammy Award winning group has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide and released their third studio album "Hands All Over," which spawned the Grammy nominated single "Misery." In addition, Adam Levine will return in February as one of the celebrity coaches on NBC's "The Voice."
On November 12, Emma Stone will return for her second appearance as host. Stone will next be seen in "The Amazing Spider-Man," based on the classic comic book series. Recently, she garnered attention for her role in the box office hit, "The Help," and was last seen opposite Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling in "Crazy, Stupid, Love."
Coldplay will return opposite Stone for their fourth appearance. Coldplay's forthcoming album, "Mylo Xyloto" has already spawned chart-toppers, "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" and "Paradise." The band has been recognized with numerous awards throughout their career, including seven Grammy Awards and six Brit Awards. As one of the world's best-selling music artists, Coldplay has sold over 50 million records worldwide.
On November 19, Jason Segel makes his first appearance on the SNL stage. Segel's latest film "The Muppets," is due out November 23, which he also co-wrote and produced. His past film credits include, "I Love You, Man," "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," which he wrote and "Despicable Me." He currently stars in the television series, "How I Met Your Mother."
Florence + the Machine will return to SNL for their second appearance as musical guest. The Grammy nominated band will release their sophomore album, "Ceremonials," which is already garnering critical acclaim with their latest single, "Shake It Out." The band's first album, "Lungs," was an international success topping both the UK and US charts.
"Saturday Night Live" is produced in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.


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Broncos safety Quinton Carter has knee surgery, says he's ready for rehab
Broncos safety Quinton Carter isn't going to let a little thing like knee surgery keep him off social media.
Carter, whose season ended last weekend when he was placed on injured reserve, Tweeted and posted a picture on the social media site Instagram from the hospital following his surgery.
Team sources said last week the safety would likely need a microfracture surgery. Carter reaggravated a pre-existing injury when he fell on the artificial turf at the South Suburban Sports Dome on the second day of training camp. Denver's practice had been moved inside because of weather.
He underwent a minor arthroscopic procedure in early August and was able to return in time for the Broncos' final preseason game.
The pain returned after Denver's Week 3 game against Houston.
Today Carter posted the following Tweets:
"Thank God the surgery went well. Now time to grind in rehab!" and "Thanks to all the fans praying for me!! N the few real friends that texted checkin on me!"