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Understanding and Managing Risk Security Systems for the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex (2011)Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board
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In the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration -- a semi-autonomous agency -- is responsible for securing fully and partially assembled nuclear weapons and significant quantities of special nuclear material at facilities around the country. The U.S. Congress directed the Administration to ask the National Research Council for advice on augmenting its security approach, particularly on the applicability of quantitative and other risk-based approaches for securing its facilities. The National Research Council committee concluded that balancing cost, security, and operations at facilities in the nuclear weapons complex cannot be accomplished by assessing security risks more quantitatively or more precisely. However, using qualitative, structured thinking processes and techniques to characterize security risk could improve the Administration's understanding of security vulnerabilities and guide more effective resource allocation. Specifically, the committee identified three key shortcomings in NNSA's current security approach that could -- at least in part -- be addressed by the adoption of such processes and techniques. A "total systems approach" could better serve the interests of security by better characterizing the interactions and dependencies of security countermeasures at Department of Energy facilities.

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Baskets and benches for the back nine are going in on April 14th. Of course there will be the inaugural round taking place as soon as the work is done but the following week on Sunday, April 22nd, the day after the Swope Spring Renewal, I would like to cordially invite all KC disc golfers to come check out the 18 hole +1 course at Clover Dell Park in Sedalia, MO.Perhaps some bag tag challenges and maybe a money round... just come check it out!


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Empathy: How It Changes Your Friendships, Job and Life
What Exactly Is Empathy?
Unempathetic moments I've witnessed: a woman exiting Starbucks, sipping a giant latte through a straw, who let the door close on me as I tried to push my stroller out behind her. A Facebook post crowing about "yuppies" being relieved of their valuables in a fashionable London neighborhood during the riots there last summer. And my son, waving the Star Wars water bottle, much coveted in our home, in his younger brother's agonized face, yelling, "Mine!" As someone who can't watch a violent movie or an outrageous reality show without a pillow to hide behind—so much suffering! so much self-imposed humiliation!—when I see others who don't seem to empathize, I feel pain.
Then again, empathy comes a little too readily to me. My older brother, Ted, was diagnosed with an immune deficiency disorder when I was 6. At that age, psychologists say, we're able to empathize—that is, we can see and understand another person's perspective and feel concern for him. To stay alive, Ted, then 9, had to avoid germs completely, which meant moving into a 10-foot-by-10-foot sterile room in a hospital, where I visited him daily, first weaving past fragile-looking people on IVs. Ted lived there until he died, at 17, and I suspect that my hair-trigger ability to feel others' pain is one of the uneasy legacies bequeathed to me by his illness.
So what exactly is empathy? Like other human character traits, such as intelligence, there are types, the most important of which are empathetic concern, the ability to feel for what others are going through, and perspective taking, the ability to see something from another person's point of view. There's also another aspect to empathy, which involves walking the walk, so to speak, and being motivated to take action when you feel the urge to help someone in need.
True confession: My empathetic impulses tend to be limited to the first two types: feeling concern for others and getting inside their head. That's been useful in my job as a journalist, when I need to get people to open up. It also helps me interact more compassionately with friends and family and soften up grim-faced salesclerks. Yet except with my nearest and dearest, I don't act on my empathetic instincts much. When I see heart-wrenching commercials featuring starving orphans, I turn the channel. I do not give money to homeless people on the street. When I read about Darfur, I get it, in an abstract way, but I don't let myself think about it too hard. Maybe I'm afraid that if I feel too deeply for everyone else, I'll implode with their suffering.
I'm not the only one with certain deficits in the empathy department. Earlier this year, a much-publicized study from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor revealed that empathy is on the wane, at least among the college set. Researchers there compiled empathy tests given to 14,000 college students over the course of 30 years, who evaluated statements like "I often have tender, concerned feelings for the less fortunate." Today's students scored 40 percent lower on the same tests than did their counterparts of 20 and 30 years ago.
The dip has implications for all of us, and not only because people might be more apt to let a door slam in your face. The truth is that empathy makes people happier because it helps life feel more meaningful. Empathetic people are likely to stay married longer. Because they can see things from another person's point of view, they're more able to make and keep friends. Empathy also seems to confer physical benefits. There's a correlation between empathy, or a lack thereof, and immunity, according to Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D., cofounder of The Gottman Relationship Institute. "Empathy also fosters deeper social connections, and people with a strong support network tend to live longer," says Sara Konrath, Ph.D., lead author of the Michigan empathy study and assistant professor at the university's Institute for Social Research.
Empathy may also help us get ahead in life, in big and little ways. "Empathetic doctors have healthier patients, and students of empathetic teachers do better on tests," Konrath says. Empathetic CEOs—and, by extension, companies—tend to be more successful because they can think their way into the lives and needs of both their employees and their customers.
How Technology Influences Empathy
Given the bounty of benefits, is it possible to change your EQ, or empathy quotient—the amount of empathy you tend toward naturally—or are you stuck with what you've got? The answer, experts say, is a little of both; empathy is a matter of nature and nurture. First, the nature: All human beings are capable of feeling empathy. It's hardwired into the brain, like the instinct to leap away at the sight of a potentially venomous snake. "Empathy probably emerged in mothers as a necessary survival mechanism to protect their young," says Frans de Waal, Ph.D., a primatologist and author of The Age of Empathy. It's what makes us wince when we hear an infant wailing and what propels us to offer comfort when that infant belongs to us.
Unlike animals, however, humans can turn their empathy not only toward their own young but to those outside their circle—to friends, colleagues and the world at large. Witness people who, after hearing news of a natural disaster, jump on a plane to help strangers rebuild. DNA may be partly responsible for such heroic acts—studies suggest the trait has a hereditary component. And about a third of humans have a genetic variation that graces them with more receptors for oxytocin, the feel-good hormone that can promote bonding with loved ones. But empathy is affected by environment, too. If you're encouraged to be empathetic at a young age (children as young as 2 or 3 show signs of empathy), you're likely to be better at it as an adult.
My parents urged me to be involved in my brother's life at the hospital rather than shielding me from it. I lived the ups and downs with him. "Through practice, you can develop the part of the brain that lets you empathize and care for others, much like with a motor skill," says Bruce Perry, M.D., senior fellow at the ChildTrauma Academy in Houston. "The more you play tennis, the better you get," he says. "Empathy works the same way."
Except, as a society, we seem to be getting less empathy practice than we used to—and technology may be to blame. In the Michigan study, the decline in empathy test scores was especially sharp after the year 2000, which is when Friendster, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter came on the scene. To Konrath, that's no coincidence. "Spending so much time interacting online could certainly change our ability to empathize," she says. "When you see someone face to face, you get multiple signals—you hear her voice, note the movement of her eyes, take in her posture," she says. But on Facebook, it's tough to know how others are really feeling, not least because you rarely see the whole truth. (We're all familiar with "friends" who use the medium to constantly trumpet how fabulous their life is.) At times, it can seem as if social media is more about creating a perfectly polished image than making a genuine connection. "It's not that Facebook itself is going to somehow rot our capacity for empathy," Konrath says. "It's that it doesn't require us to use much of it." So after a while, if you spend more of your hours online, your instinct for reading others falls off. If you don't use it, you could lose it.
There's no scientific standard for how much empathy the average person should strive for, but most researchers say that acquiring more is probably a good thing. Empathy is the glue that keeps all relationships humming: Friends who are skilled at understanding each other are less likely to have conflicts and are better at resolving them when they do happen. "When people experience empathy from another person, they open up and talk more, which deepens the connection," Gottman says. In other words, empathy is a reciprocating strength: What makes friendships last is each person's ability to empathize with the other.
Becoming more adept at picking up on a spouse's emotions and intuiting what he is feeling is also worth doing. Case in point: When my husband unconsciously lets out what I think of as his fake laugh, I know he's irritated about something but trying to hide it. The more accurately couples can read and respond to these kinds of verbal and nonverbal cues, the likelier they are to stay satisfied in their marriage over the long haul. Gottman's advice on the best way to respond when you sense that something is up: "Ask what's going on, listen well, and don't start offering solutions, however tempting." People want to be listened to and understood, above all. "Immediately giving advice can short-circuit your mate's effort to express emotion," she explains.
It's this "microtending" to emotions that prevents little problems from becoming bigger ones, says Lian Bloch, a psychology researcher at the University of California in Berkeley, who analyzed videos of married couples interacting. "We all want to be fully known by our partner. Empathy helps us do that."
How Empathy Influences Your Job
Empathy can also make it easier and more rewarding to engage with people who don't know us (or love us). A few months ago, my husband was waiting in line when he butted elbows with a pushy woman. First, he snapped at her to stop shoving, then he commiserated and finally he wound up buying her coffee. He was pleased with that outcome, and no wonder: Getting along feels better than fighting, and not only when you're cooling your heels in a queue. If you're negotiating with someone—whether with your spouse or a colleague—imagining what that person might be feeling can give you an edge. That can translate into career success, too: Thinking like the people you're trying to serve can help you come up with creative solutions to sticky problems. "It's easy to forget what things look like from another person's point of view," says Dev Patnaik, author of Wired to Care. "It pays to get up occasionally from your desk, get outside and spend time in the real world. Observe what people do, ask questions, and take lots of notes," he says. You'll end up with far more information than you would from the average marketing report.
On a more personal level, empathy can also help you when your boss is in a bad mood. If she snipes at you for no reason, instead of catastrophizing (she's going to fire me!), stop and think about what might be going on for her that week. Is there a deadline looming? "By putting yourself in her shoes—how would you like to be in meetings for six hours straight?—you'll be able to see the situation more clearly," Patnaik says. Rather than panicking and avoiding her, which could have a negative impact on your relationship, you'll have an easier time letting the incident go.
Of course, some bosses are worse than others. Early in my career, I worked at a magazine where I came across someone crying in the bathroom at least once a day. I'll never forget the afternoon I became one of those people, shortly after I handed in a story that was, admittedly, imperfect. I looked up to see a senior-level editor marching toward my desk, and I could tell from her expression that she was about to reprimand me. Worse, she waved over a cluster of my colleagues to witness my dressing-down.
For the next 10 minutes, she publicly dissected my extravagant failure, oblivious to the fact that my coworkers were not enjoying her performance (possibly because they'd all been publicly chastised themselves). Not surprisingly, most of us had résumés circulating. Also not surprisingly, I wasn't doing my best work there. "A boss with low empathy makes employees feel threatened, so they're less productive and creative," Perry says.
An empathetic boss, on the other hand, is apt to foster an environment where creativity thrives. If she gets her staff's perspective, she'll be able to anticipate and solve problems; employees also will feel freer to take risks.
Fortunately, that was the case at my next gig. The office oozed good feeling. We shared ideas and pitched in for each other. The work was satisfying, but it was the relationships that made my days great. Plus, I had a mentor who was happy to sit down and chat if she sensed I was at sea with a story. It's no coincidence that I blossomed there, as did my writing.
Yet even if you happen to have a boss who lacks the empathetic knack, "it's possible to shift your office culture toward collaborative rather than competitive," says Simon Rego, Psy.D., director of psychology training at the Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York. Say a coworker is late to a crucial meeting because she has a sick child. "You can either be critical, or you can offer support and pinch-hit for her, then fill her in later on what she missed," Rego says. Do the latter, and she'll get the message that you have her back, which means that when the time comes, she'll have yours, too.
"When you sense what's going on around you and can intuit the feelings of others, whether happy or unhappy, that benefits everyone as well as the bottom line," says Michael Kraus, Ph.D., a social psychologist at the University of California in San Francisco. The trouble is, however empathetic you happen to be, getting promoted can eventually drive the trait right out of you. Research suggests that the higher a person climbs and the longer she stays in power, the less empathetic she becomes. Which raises the question: Are unfeeling people likelier to get promoted because that's what it takes to get ahead?
Not exactly. The difference between the woman in the corner office and the rest of us is that when you sit at the very top of the totem pole, you get less practice empathizing. If you're senior, everyone around you tries to intuit your needs and look at things your way. But as the boss, you don't have to try as hard to do that for others. You get out of practice, which might lead to losing empathy—and ironically, being less effective at your job.
How to Boost Your Empathy
To boost your empathy, you need to hone your aptitude for looking at the world through someone else's eyes. Surprisingly, reading fiction, especially novels with main characters unlike you, can help you do that. A study at York University in Toronto found that children between ages 4 and 6 who were exposed to more storybooks tended to show more advanced development of empathy skills; reading fiction as an adult can have a beneficial effect, too. Indeed, anything that has a story line, including plays and movies, can bolster your skills. What's key, Perry says, is that you get lost in the story and it feels real to you.
You also might want to cut down on reality TV (with its unempathetic, narcissistic role models—hello, Snooki), as well as tear yourself away from your smartphone on a regular basis. That's because empathy starts with your paying attention to what's going on around you, Kraus says.
One way to do that is by learning to meditate. Research suggests that the practice can make it easier to tune in to others. In a study at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, researchers did brain scans of 16 expert meditators and 16 novices while exposing them to the sound of a baby laughing, restaurant background noise or a woman in distress. When subjects were meditating, the empathy regions of their brain lit up more strongly, and the more advanced the subject's meditating skills, the more pronounced the neural activity.
If meditating isn't your thing, Konrath suggests that aiming for at least 20 minutes of people time a day (face-to-face, not on Skype) can help you become more empathetic. "It's not about getting to the point where you feel you have to donate money or take action every time you hear about an earthquake," Rego says. (After all, sometimes it seems as if we're bombarded with this kind of bad news every day.) "But you can use those moments of concern—when you read about news of a natural disaster—to remind yourself to do something good when you can," he says. "Don't miss an opportunity to be kind to someone."
I kept that in mind when I was walking down the street the other day and had an urge to check my BlackBerry, and not for any good reason. (Actually, I'd checked it only a few minutes before.) So I resisted, stayed in the moment and made myself look around. As I did, I saw a woman trying to open the heavy glass door of my local Starbucks while trying to push in her stroller. I scooted over and held it open for her. She looked up, surprise and relief washing over her face. "Happens to me all the time," I said, nodding at her behemoth of a stroller. Her smile grew broader as she realized that I got what it meant to steer the pedestrian equivalent of an SUV through a relatively small space.
Did my action change the world? No. But it was a moment of niceness shared, for her and for me. I was left with a glow, a sense of living up to the person I wanted to be, the person, I realized, that my brother had helped me become. Maybe, in small ways—holding a door, giving a dollar to someone on the street and even, who knows, in larger ways—I can honor Ted's memory and keep him with me. You give of yourself, yes, but, in some way, shape or form, I think you always get it back.


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To assess the toxicity, tumor response rate, and effect on quality of life of daily low-dose etoposide administered for 7 consecutive days every other week in patients with AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma that has relapsed or progressed after systemic chemotherapy.
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John Makdessi
TRAINING: Training consists of skill work / situational training / cardio / endurance / speed and power work. 2-3x a day of hard work.
When and why did you start training for fighting? Started at six yrs old at Tae Kwon Do, at age 17 started karate and kickboxing, and then MMA began at 22 yrs old.
What ranks and titles have you held? Junior Olympics in Tae Kwon Do (gold)--- WKA Gold in Karate Kickboxing --- 2006 Eastern Canadian Championship in Kickboxing and USKBA world championship (gold)
Do you have any heroes? My brother, Dave, and inspiring people like Cro Cop and Bruce Lee and Fedor.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means so much to me that I'm willing to sacrifice my life for this.
What was your job before you started fighting? Working at a restaurant as a cook.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Black Belt in Karate (kickboxing discipline)(shotokan)
Favorite grappling technique: Guillotine
Favorite Striking technique: Kicks
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On 2002-03-03 10:34, Woody_Hearn wrote:
Thank goodness I don't do 7 strips a week anymore.
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Listen... I know that with Keenspace I'm "getting what I pay for". I hate that comment it's stupid.
On 2002-03-05 08:14, Shadowydreamer wrote:
Why thank you, I always enjoy being called an idiot by a comic artist. "Come, enjoy my comic. But as soon as I disagree with you, I shall insult you."
On 2002-03-05 08:14, Shadowydreamer wrote:
My point? (Which you seemed to have missed last time?) Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. It might not be everything it could be, but it's better than nothing
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Pete Carroll's Seahawks won't back down from anyone
The Seahawks play hard and coach Pete Carroll encourages them to "take it to the edge."
Seattle Times staff reporter
The Seahawks didn't back down.
Not cornerback Brandon Browner when Washington wide receiver Pierre Garcon repeatedly stayed on blocks after the play ended. Not Seattle's Golden Tate when cornerback DeAngelo Hall challenged him.
And not on the field after the game when cornerback Richard Sherman stood helmetless in front of Washington offensive lineman Trent Williams, who was threatening to take a swing at him.
"Go ahead, do it," Sherman said.
The fact that Williams did take an openhanded swipe is almost beside the point. This isn't about designating victims or naming instigators. The Seahawks gave and they got on Sunday. Sometimes they hit first, other times they hit back, taking an unabashedly physical approach to the game by fighting for every yard on one hand and refusing to give an inch on the other.
And in that confrontation, Seattle was able to do more than hold its own without losing its cool, drawing only four penalties in the game.
"Those guys were battling," coach Pete Carroll said. "But there wasn't anything that was illegal about it. It was just very, very aggressive tough play.
"I have no problem with any of it, none of it."
And if you're surprised by the way Seattle is playing, well, you haven't been paying attention to how this Seahawks team is constructed nor how it has played. Bigger and badder might as well be this team's motto, for better and — far less frequently — for worse.
Sunday, the Seahawks faced a team that Carroll said targeted specific players with the intention of provoking a reaction.
"They go after individual guys," Carroll said of Washington's approach. "And they have guys that are really pressing the edge, which is fine. Our guys responded and matched it up, and did the right thing. No penalties, no issues. No runs, no hits, no errors."
And absolutely no apologies.
Seattle might be a city known for its passive-aggressive tendencies, but its football team's defense will never be accused of that. Nor its running back, Marshawn Lynch, and certainly not an offensive line that seeks to play through that whistle.
It is a decidedly different approach than Seattle took the last time it had a team this successful. That was under Mike Holmgren, who built an offense that was able to rise above anything the defense tried to do. People liked to refer to the Seahawks as a finesse team, which is totally bogus. Finesse doesn't produce a league-leading rushing attack like Seattle had in 2005, and it certainly doesn't describe the way guard Steve Hutchinson played as a Seahawk nor the way Walter Jones manhandled pass rushers.
While that Seattle team was polished, precise and its offense hummed in a way that made everything look easy, this team wants to make things difficult — even unbearable — for opponents.
"We're trying to find a level that we can take it to that gets everything that we can possibly get out of the moment," Carroll said. "We're ready to battle to that."
It's a little reminiscent of the swagger and style of the Sonics teams of the mid-1990s. Remember them? Brash and bold, Gary Payton lobbing alley-oops for Shawn Kemp to fetch from on high while playing a style so tenacious that Shaquille O'Neal was compelled to call it the outbreak-monkey defense.
Are there times the Seahawks' style comes close to or even crosses the line? Undoubtedly. Breno Giacomini has been penalized 12 times this season, four for unnecessary roughness. And after Sunday's game, Washington fullback Darrel Young said Seahawks defensive end Red Bryant tried to step on Alfred Morris after a play, though in replays it was unclear whether Bryant was trying to injure an opponent or just celebrating.
But Seattle's goal isn't to get away with anything underhanded, said Carroll, only to be as unflinchingly physical as possible while remaining within the rules.
"When it crosses the line and you're doing things that are illegal, or it's something that is cheap, then we don't want any part of that," Carroll said. "But we want to take it to the edge."
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Hey folks,
This coming Wednesday at 7.30pm, Gerard Ryan will be giving a 2 hour tutorial on the basics of Git, the version control system. Entry for the tutorial is €2 for 091 Labs members and €5 for non-members.
Git has been gaining popularity since it was created by Linus Torvalds in '05 and various online source code repositories like Github, Gitorious, and BitBucket that support it have been booming in recent years with user activity as programmers and web developers move from other version control systems like Mercurial.
Gerard will explain the Pros and Cons of using Git and he'll cover what's needed to get you started using Git following the basics commands and will expand into some more advanced areas along with answering questions if time allows.
Installing Git is not included in the time from 7.30pm but it's really easy to install for most operating systems from here. I'll be in from 7pm for anyone who has any questions or problems with getting Git running.


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Registries empower patients to support their care and treatment while providing much needed data for researchers.
Orphan diseases are rare diseases with an incidence of approximately 5 cases per 10,000 in a given population. Their rarity makes it difficult for practitioners to provide best treatment for patients, as they have little experience in dealing with the condition and the necessary data to provide evidence-based recommendations usually does not exist. Patients too have difficulty in obtaining useful information to help them cope with their disease.
Although the number of patients seen by individual practitioners is small, world-wide it is estimated that more than 55 million patients are affected by the 5,000–8,000 known different orphan diseases. This makes orphan diseases a candidate for establishing a sharable information system to support communications between patients, providers, and researchers.
Empowering a community of individuals that share a common disease, enhances the potential to accelerate research and identify improved treatment options. Orphan disease registries can empower patients to support their care and treatment, and enable medical providers and researches to have access to patient data including activities and behaviours that may impact treatment. The information in a registry can also be used to facilitate treatment rotocols including biomarkers to aid diagnosis, and the development of new drugs and treatments.
This paper presents a strategic plan and design for implementing Orphan disease registries within an e-health environment that specifically links patients and providers with researchers. The implementation and potential of these systems is illustrated using an Adrenocortical Carcinoma Registry.
© The Journal on Information Technology in Healthcare 2007; 5(6): 399–407
(Source: Scientific Technologies Corporation Website)
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Once only a so-so muskie stream, the New has become one of the state's top producers of trophy muskies. (AP Photo/The Charleston Gazette, John McCoy)
Trophy muskies at home in New River
April 24, 2013 at 08:59 AM
The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — When fishermen think about West Virginia's New River, chances are they think about trophy smallmouth bass.
Lately, though, growing numbers of anglers focus on a fish usually associated with the Elk, Buckhannon and Little Kanawha rivers - the muskellunge.
"Word has kind of gotten out," said Mark Scott, the Division of Natural Resources' fish biologist for southeastern West Virginia. "It used to be that there were a few folks who fished the New for muskies and didn't talk much about it. As more people got involved in (online) social media, stories and pictures of big muskies getting caught on the New started showing up."
Anglers were finding out what Scott and other biologists already knew - that the New River is home to many more muskies than most people would imagine.
"When we do our fish surveys, our capture rate per hour on muskies is one of the highest in the state," Scott said. "There are times we've gotten close to nine or 10 fish an hour. That's even better than the Elk River, and probably pretty close to the Buckhannon River."
DNR officials, aware of the New's abundant muskies, borrow a few of the river's fish from time to time and use them for hatchery brood stock.
"After (hatchery crews) strip eggs and milt from the fish, we return them to the river," Scott said. "We were out capturing brood fish just last week. We went in at Sandstone Falls, in the middle of the day when muskies aren't as easy to catch, and within a half hour we caught five fish."
Keep in mind that biologists use electric currents to stun fish during their surveys. For anglers who must use hook and line, the catch rate is significantly lower.
It's high enough, though, that the New now ranks among the state's top trophy muskie producers. In 2012, fishermen caught 19 muskies there that qualified for state Trophy Fish Citations, the most in the state.
Two much more famous muskie waters - the Elk River and Stonewall Jackson Lake - tied for second place with 11 apiece.
"The New was the Trophy Citation leader last year, too," said Bret Preston, the DNR's fisheries chief. "Muskie fishing there has obviously picked up over the years."
River fish tend to run a little smaller than lake-dwelling fish, and the New's fish are no exception. Scott said the chances of a record-breaking fish being caught there are quite slim.
I don't know if we'll ever get any 50-inchers, but we see a lot of fish in the 40- to 44-inch range and they're fat as butterballs," he said. "There may be a few bigger ones, but that's the range we tend to see in our surveys."
The 25-mile section of river between Bluestone Dam and Prince harbors the most muskies, but Scott said the segment between Bluestone Lake and the Virginia border has a good population, too.
DNR officials used to stock the New with juvenile muskies, but Scott said that isn't necessary anymore.
"We have a reproducing population now," he explained. "We haven't stocked the river in quite a few years, and our surveys consistently turn up fish in the 12- to 14-inch range, so obviously we're getting reproduction.
"Often we shock up two adult muskies at a time, and they're usually a male and a female that are paired up. That's evidence they're trying to spawn, and the little ones we turn up are the proof they've been successful."
The New's resurgence as a muskie stream has brought a whole new angling clientele to the river. Scott said that in the past, most of the river's muskies were caught by bank fishermen throwing big chubs or by lure fishermen trolling deep-diving plugs.
"Now the die-hard muskie guys are down there, casting all kinds of lures," he said. "Heck, we even have guys down there fly fishing for muskies."
Because muskies are top-order predators, some anglers worry that the big, toothy critters will eat so many smallmouth bass and walleye that they affect fishing for those species. Scott dismissed the idea.
"A lot of those complaints have come from guys who hooked small bass or walleyes and had a muskie flash up and try to eat the fish they had on the line," he said. "Look, a fish on the end of the line is in distress, which is like waving a red flag at any predator that's nearby. Having a muskie attack a hooked bass doesn't mean muskies are actually hunting bass."
In fact, Scott said he expects the New's muskie-fishing resource to continue to expand.
"The river is capable of holding a lot of fish," he said. "As far as muskies are concerned, I don't think it's reached its peak yet."
Information from: The Charleston Gazette, http://www.wvgazette.com
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.


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It's been pretty well-documented that the ultimate fate of Wall Street reform will depend on a series of highly technical proceedings at federal regulatory agencies. If regulators adopt tough new rules, the financial overhaul could succeed well beyond the expectations of optimistic reformers. But there is a very real danger that banks will be able to roll regulators during these quiet and technical affairs, without any real public oversight. One of the most important areas to watch are the rules surrounding derivatives—the shadowy market that brought down AIG. The battle is already under way, and the bank lobby isn't pulling its punches.
Wall Street reform basically did two things unquestionably well. It created a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to curb bank abuses, and it reined in the derivatives market, which is currently a hotbed for fraud, abuse and systemic risk. There are dozens of smaller-bore accomplishments in the Dodd-Frank bill, but derivatives and the CFPB are the two major wins.
Take a look at this 7-page letter from The American Bankers Association—the bank lobby—and this 10-page letter from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)—another Wall Street lobby group. See if you can spot where they regulators to completely erase the legislative progress on derivatives.
You probably can't– unless you're a bank lobbyist, a finance lawyer or a nerdy blogger. And the bank lobby loves it that way, because there are only a few nerdy bloggers out there, even fewer financially literate mainstream reporters, and hundreds and hundreds of bank lobbyists. Here are the critical passages from page 6 of the ISDA letter, and page 4 of the ABA letter. I'll explain why it's so destructive below. ISDA:
Financial" risks are "commercial risks." The dictionary definition of "commercial" is "of, pertaining to, or characteristic of commerce." The term "commercial risk" should be defined against this background.
It is very important for our members that the term "commercial risk" be interpreted broadly enough to include financial risk for depository institutions.
In the years leading up to the financial crash of 2008, banks could trade complex derivatives completely in the dark. If Goldman Sachs wanted to make a deal with AIG, all they had to do was make a phone call (or just as frequently, type out an AOL instant message). No government regulator looked at this trade, and nobody in the market evaluated whether either party could possibly make good on it.
And so AIG built up literally trillions of dollars in exposure to the housing market by betting money it didn't have with big Wall Street banks. And banks, eager to dump the risks posed by crappy mortgages onto AIG, didn't bother to figure out if AIG could ever possibly make good on all of its derivatives contracts.
Ultimately, AIG got burned badly, and the banks came crying to Washington for help. The Federal Reserve acquiesced, and funneled billions of dollars to AIG, which in turn went directly to major banks—most notably Goldman, which scored $12 billion from the first round of payments alone.
One way to fix this problem is to give the market some scrutiny over derivatives trading—the same kind of scrutiny it has over ordinary stock trades. This is a minimum step—as we've seen with flash crashes and naked short sales, market scrutiny isn't a guarantee against fraud, abuse or excess. But it's a lot better than nothing.
So the Wall Street reform legislation required all derivatives contracts to be traded through what's known as a "central clearinghouse." This is basically a third company that serves as an intermediary between the two firms that want to trade—the way the New York Stock Exchange stands between two companies trading a stock.
When Goldman calls up AIG, the clearinghouse forces both companies to post margin on the trade, verifies their ability to make good on it, and agrees to foot the bill of one party can't pony up.
But the big banks, operating primarily through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, were able to carve-out a big loophole in this process. Surely not every trade needed to be centrally cleared, they argued. Plenty of farmers and manufacturers ink derivatives contracts in order to insure themselves against ordinary, non-financial commercial business risks. If a farmer is worried that the price of wheat might go up or down, he can go to JPMorgan Chase and ink a trade. The farmer pays JPMorgan a few dollars every month, and if the price of wheat goes too high or too low, JPMorgan agrees to pay the difference to the farmer. We don't want to punish poor farmers for excesses committed on Wall Street.
This argument was always stupid for lots of reasons, but it ultimately won the day. "End-users" like airlines and farmers that wanted to hedge "commercial risks" were not required to trade through a clearinghouse.
Fast forward to September 20, and the bank lobby is trying to pull a fast one by redefining the word "commercial." The bank lobby is trying to convince regulators that the business risks of financial institutions—banks, hedge funds and companies like AIG—ought to count as "commercial risks." If the bank lobby succeeds, they'll allow all kinds of huge financial firms to keep their derivatives trading in the dark, and leave the economy open to another AIG-style calamity.
That would directly benefit major Wall Street banks like Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America. Remember, it's not just the farmer who avoids the clearinghouse when she hedges a "commercial" risk—it's the trade itself. That means that the bank on the other side of the trade gets to deal off the grid, as well. So long as the too-big-to-fail Wall Street banks conduct their riskiest, most abusive deals with hedge funds, insurance companies or anybody except another too-big-to-fail Wall Street bank, they could keep their trading totally secret. That is exactly what happened with AIG, and with these two letters, the bank lobby is pressuring regulators to maintain that status quo. If the TBTF derivatives dealers get into trouble again, after all, they can always come to taxpayers for a bailout, just as they did with AIG.
So there you have it. A full 900 words of blogging to explain why a single word in a letter from bank lobbyists threatened to undo one of the most significant accomplishments from the Wall Street reform bill.
There are literally hundreds of rules like this coming. And Republicans are already vowing to hamstring regulators if they gain control of the House next year.


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What does a world-class orchestra do while stuck in a plane and on the tarmac for hours?
Play classical music, of course.
Stuck for three hours waiting for their flight from Beijing to Macao to depart, some of the musicians from the Philadelphia Orchestra took out their instruments and played a pop-up performance of Antonin Dvorak's String Quartet "American" Movement Finale right in the middle of the plane – the cellist Yumi Kendall resting her instrument right in the aisle as violinists Juliette King and Daniel Han and violist Che-Hung Chen stand up in their seats.
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The Orchestra, which is touring China in commemoration of its historic 1973 visit, posted amazing video of the performance to its YouTube page.
The video begins with passengers gathering as announcements are made in both English and Chinese that the group is about to perform. The strings then take over as at least a dozen interested onlookers are seen taking photos and video with their cell phones.
Even on planes it seems that ringing phones can't be escaped. At the 1:56 mark of the video you can see people smiling after a phone rings on the plane. But the orchestra played on to the amusement of fellow passengers.
At the end of the performance the whole plane erupts in applause as the musicians smile.


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Talk:List of autocephalous and autonomous churches
Church of Sinai
it was my understanding that the Church of Sinai was fairly universally recognised as being an autonomous church. is this the case, and who is it/is it not recognised by? Pistevo 23:46, 14 Jul 2005 (EDT)
- I'm not sure of the details, but in the Fitzgerald book listed in the Sources, Sinai isn't included in his list. (Fr. Thomas is a priest of the GOA and a professor at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. —Dcn. Andrew talk random contribs 08:03, 15 Jul 2005 (EDT)
Archbishopric of Ohrid
There is also autonomous Archibishopric of Ohrid. Church of Serbia garanted Autonomy to them 2004.--Ddpbf 06:29, April 19, 2007 (PDT)
- Archdiocese is the usual English term. I've added this to the "expanded" order. —Fr. Andrew talk contribs 14:01, April 19, 2007 (PDT)
ROCOR's autonomy
Please do not keep adding the ROCOR to this list. It is not an autonomous church in the sense that these other churches are autonomous, but is indeed regarded by both itself and the MP as being corporately part of the Church of Russia. —Fr. Andrew talk contribs 19:21, May 29, 2007 (PDT)
The Church of Cyprus
Why was my entry here removed? It makes a legitimate note that the Russians place the order of the hierarchy differently, and it just so happens that the Greeks and the Arabs do the same regarding the position of the Church of Cyprus. As I explained, the ancient Patriarchates, the Church of Greece, and the Church of Cyprus, regard Cyprus as featuring immediately before Moscow. The Archbishop has certain three privileges, namely being able to wear red beneath the rason, carrying a stick with a double-headed snake, and signing his name in red. The Church was founded by Paul, Barnabas, and Lazaros, and it is the location of the tomb of Barnabas with his copy of Matthew that led ultimately to irrefutable independence from the Patriarchate of Antioch. Eugene 13:34, January 23, 2009 (UTC)
- The edit was reverted because it's simply not factually true. There is no Orthodox church that ranks Cyprus higher than Moscow. In fact, all of them rank all the patriarchal-rank churches before Cyprus.
- Here's an example from a recent event presided over by the Ecumenical Patriarch: http://www.ec-patr.org/docdisplay.php?lang=en&id=995&tla=en Look at the list of signatures at the bottom of this official document. Note how all the patriarchal churches are listed before Cyprus.
- As for the list of Cypriot privileges, of course no one denies those. But that kind of detail is appropriate for the Church of Cyprus article. (Indeed, it's already there.) —Fr. Andrew talk contribs (THINK!) 22:49, January 23, 2009 (UTC)
OK point taken. I am mistaken. You're right, in the hierarchy Cyprus is where it is, and above Greece because of her ancient autocephaly, but not above Patriarchates. Eugene 23:52, January 23, 2009 (UTC)


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cl-base64 is maintained by Kevin Rosenberg and is based on the base64 library by Juri Pakaste. It is available in the Debian distribution.
Compared to base64, cl-base64 provides:
- ASDF file for loading
- Support for case-sensitive AllegroCL
- Highly optimized versions of original base64 routines
- New routines that encode from integers and decode to integers
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Flaxin wrote:Dear fellow Scouters,
I have worked up an Excel Spreadsheet just for tracking multiple boys working towards the National Outdoor Achievement badges and medal.
Please let me know if you find it helpful.
Disclaimer: I am NOT a professional spreadsheet developer, and make no claims that my work doesn't include mistakes or ommissions.
Yours in Scouting,
Where can I find a copy? And/or could you email it to me at /////////////////// ? Thanks!


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|New Rochelle, N.Y.
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|Maria Regina
2013-14: Became the third female, and fourth swimmer overall, in program history to advance to the NCAA Championships… Competed in the 200-yd. IM, 100- and 200-yd. breaststroke events at the national meet in Minneapolis… Swam a career-best, and school-record time, in the 200 IM (2:00.25) which at the NCAA meet, placing 52nd overall……Received her first college dual meet wins by taking the top spot in the 100 breast (1:07.21) and 200 breast (2:22.41) against Rider on Oct. 12… Swept the breaststroke discipline at the America East Championships and was named the meet's Most Outstanding Female Swimmer, as well as the Most Outstanding Rookie… Broke the school record in the 100-yd. breaststroke during the prelims with a time of 1:02.22 and then clipped it further to 1:01.58 to capture the gold medal… Also broke the school mark in the 200-yd. event at the America East meet, winning the gold with a time of 2:12.11… Pushed even further the next week at the ECAC Championships at Navy, trimming her time to 2:10.05 to win the event and qualify for the NCAA Championships… Assisted in UMBC winning the gold medal in the 200 medley relay and silver in the 400 medley relay at the America East Championships with each team setting a new school record… Won 16 dual meet events as a freshman… Holds the top spot in the top 10 in UMBC history for the 100 and 200 breast as well as the 200 IM… Also holds the eighth spot in the 400 IM (4:28.99) from her second-place finish at the Patriot Invitational… Named to the America East Honor Roll.
Background: Attended the 2012 United States Olympic Trials… Qualified for Nationals in 2011 after qualifying for Junior Nationals the previous year… Achieved an Olympic Trial cut in the 200 breaststroke at the 2011 LC Nationals.
Personal: Daughter of Peter and Ginny Escobedo… Has one younger sister, Katie… Student Council President during her senior year at Maria Regina… Undecided in her major… Born Dec. 17, 1995.


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At a mayoral forum of building professionals last week, candidate John Connolly made a plaintive appeal to the crowd to become more engaged. "Boston's forgotten how to have a mayor's race," he complained. Connolly was really just making a pitch for campaign contributions, but his remark underscores a larger point. After 20 years of relative political stability (call it a "Pax Menino"), the city's civic gears are rusty. The next mayor has a chance to usher in an era of dynamic idealism with a visionary new urban team.
The conditions are ripe. After decades of disinvestment, cities are back as the hot new laboratories of domestic policy. Urban studies programs are booming, and the field is expected to grow by 16 percent this decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The buzz is reminiscent of the late 1960s, when Boston Mayor Kevin White and other youngish "reform" mayors were touting creative new ideas — and stoking their own political ambitions. It was the time and place that produced Barney Frank, Fred Salvucci, Peter Meade, Micho Spring, Paul Grogan, and the many other well-known figures who have defined Boston's politics and philanthropy for a generation.
Now these leaders are retiring from the scene, making room for new talent. "The baby boomers took up a lot of space," says Stephanie Pollack, who teaches public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern University. "They stayed in public life and owned it for years." With the channels clearing, Pollack sees a hunger in her students to make a difference in the city many have adopted as home. "They want to influence the future, not just be passive consumers of the city," she says.
A new mayor also could bring a change in attitude. It must be said that for all his strengths, Tom Menino did not easily brook independent superstars in his administration. Some of that changed in Menino's last term, but overall, his was not the charismatic, loose style of management that attracted free thinkers to City Hall under White.
One indication of the city's pent-up political talent is the high caliber of candidates this year, both in the mayoral preliminary and the City Council races. At a Chamber of Commerce breakfast last week, Connolly was asked if he would consider a "team of rivals" approach to his administration should he win, hiring his opponents. The question took him off guard, because in fact most of Connolly's rivals have endorsed the other candidate, state Representative Marty Walsh. Still, Connolly was game. "Sure. I want to empower talent and do great things," he said.
Neither candidate has said much about who might be in his brain trust, but the talent is hiding in plain sight. One need only look at Boston's numerous city planning schools to find tomorrow's best thinkers. At the Center for New Urbanism at MIT, graduate students are working with the Clinton Global Initiative to make cities healthier places to live: designing streets to better accommodate bikes and pedestrians, for example, or giving poor communities access to fresh food. At Harvard's Graduate School of Design, landscape architecture students are developing ways that coastal cities like Boston can adapt to sea-level rise, creating new urban habitats and social spaces by actually welcoming the rising tides.
At the Harvard School of Public Health, a doctoral student analyzed bicycle crash reports to help identify accident patterns; the research led to the first Boston Cyclist Safety Report the city released in May.
At Northeastern, graduate students worked with Boston officials to develop the technology that allows food stamp recipients to buy produce at farmer's markets with their electronic benefit cards. Another group worked with the city of Quincy to re-imagine the Quincy Center MBTA station. "These students are great, and truly engaged," said Christopher Bosso, the Northeastern professor who oversaw many of these projects. "The next mayor needs to maintain these connections and expand on them."
The urban visionaries of the last 30 years are moving aside, but the next Barney Frank is out there (though perhaps without the stinky cigars). Menino has provided steady, effective stewardship with his pragmatic team of "urban mechanics." Now it is time for some dreamers.
Renée Loth's column appears regularly in the Globe.


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Hundreds of people have died, 2 million have been displaced and 14 million lives have been disrupted by exceptionally heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan since July. The U.N. says that even more lives could be lost if aid doesn't arrive soon.
Here's how you can help:
Donate, donate, donate (cash)
The U.S. government and most major relief organizations say that one of the very best ways to help is through cash. Cash donations are easily transferred overseas, don't consume manpower and warehouse space, and can be used by volunteers for the most pressing issues at hand.
For general donations, text "SWAT" to 50555 to donate $10 to help flood victims (UN refugee agency and mGive)
For specific aid initiatives, you can look at various organizations that are involved in Pakistan flood relief efforts at InterAction
A few highlights from that list include (and are definitely not limited to):
CARE (Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe)
USA for UNHCR (USA for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees)
UNICEF (U.N. Children's Fund)
Volunteer/non-monetary contributions
If you have specific skills (medicine, engineering, communications, etc.) and want to volunteer your time and energy, go to Center for International Disaster Information.
What is the U.S. government doing?
Go to USAID (United States Agency for International Development) to find out.


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The Seven DaysMonday, June 2nd, 2008
The Seven Days of Leah totally began today. Well, technically they began last night with a most wonderful dinner party, but my actual birthday is today. I am 21. Or is it 26? Something.(It's not. It rhymes with me and pee and tree and free. And it's great.)
Also I have a feeling this will be one of those years when the Seven Days of Leah turns into the Fortnight of Leah and I ain't complaining. More fun for ME. Or, as I like to tell people, who am I to be selfish and deny you the opportunity celebrate me?
Things are super. hearts and stars and unicorns to all of you.
(Cross-posted to Oh Hey Great, and yes I promise I'll write a real food blog soon! Been working on… work! lately, and blogging has had to take a back seat temporarily. But I miss all of you and have lots to say.)


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Prairie Plot to be Considered for Commercial Use
Proposed sale of 40 acres
By Bill Fraccaro, Larry Cwik,
Smallville is interested in potential windfall profits that will be realized with the sale of the property. Due to a lack of other industry in town, the tax base is relatively small. This impacts the community by limiting the budgets of all the town resources such as police, fire protection, schools, and maintenance.
The town is situated adjacent to a large industrial area, and most of the town's adult residents work in the factories. The average income of the residents is below the state average.
While there are woodlands nearby and a river separating the east and west sides of town, pollution from external sources are a constant concern. Recently, a railroad car traveling through the town jumped the track and spilled ammonia over a three-block area. Neighbors reacted strongly, complaining about a general lack of concern for the environment.
The town council will meet to hear the presentations and discuss the feasibility of the bids. Obviously, the most convincing presentation will have the edge when the vote is taken. Each of the prospective bidders will present a carefully prepared presentation. Town council members and the public will analyze the pros and cons of each bid before making a final decision. This decision could change the complexion of the community for many years to come.
Interested parties include:
|You and your classmates will form groups representing the interested parties listed above to prepare for the town meeting.
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(Lou) Last week was definitely an interesting one. Both Ben and I have work stacked up in front of us, which is great as we save up for the (ever closer) impending arrival of our little bundle of joy later this year.
The alternately cloudy, sunny and blustery weather has suited our indoor lifestyle, which has consisted of working all hours and spending time in the kitchen making the most of fresh produce such as orange-fleshed sweet potatoes and flavourful young carrots.
For me, the routine was broken by my regular monthly check up at our local Centro de Saúde (health centre). The day didn't start too well, when I got in the car and turned the key, only to hear a click and then silence. However, the resulting taxi that I had to get to the Centro de Saúde meant an opportunity to practice my Portuguese, which is something that always pleases me. (The new car battery that we had to purchase later that day wasn't quite so pleasing.)
On the way to the health centre, I chatted to the taxi driver about the weather, about the traffic and about the health centre's services for pregnant women. After a few minutes of conversation, he asked me,
"You're not Portuguese, are you?"
A simple enough question, but nonetheless a landmark in terms of our settling here. He hadn't asked if I was English, but instead was uncertain as to whether or not I was Portuguese. It might seem the tiniest of distinctions when under scrutiny, but if felt as though I had taken another step towards true integration into Portugal – something which has become increasingly important to me now that we are expecting our first child here.
I shall ignore the fact that two days later the proprietor of a local seafood shop at the market was utterly incapable of understanding my (I thought) perfectly enunciated request for a dressed crab, lest it detract from the above victory.
After the check up with the doctor (all is well) I took advantage of the combination of carless-ness and sunshine to walk home rather than paying for another taxi. As I waddled my way chubbily along, I was treated to the site of buds and catkins on the trees, while butterflies danced through the warm air. Clearly nature has noticed that spring is on the way.
Another incident occurred when I popped to our local shop a day or so later. After chatting with the shop owner and another customer for a couple of minutes – they were kindly sharing Portuguese tips for how to deal with labour and giving birth – I realised that I was holding up an English tourist and her daughter, who were queuing behind me while we nattered. I paid for my goods and took my leave.
It was only when I got home that I realised the significance of the occurrence – I used to stand behind the Portuguese ladies chatting in the shop, not understanding their conversation and tapping my foot impatiently, waiting to be served while they talked and laughed. Yet suddenly, I had become one of that group of women happily chatting away in Portuguese and caring nothing for things like speed of service – a far cry from the London-fuelled impatience and lack of linguistic understanding that I used to exhibit when we first lived here.
While these may seem like minor incidents, I am left with the feeling that I have, almost without realising it, become more of a local of late. It's something that has crept up on me unawares. I'm under no illusions that I still have a long way to go in terms of truly becoming Portuguese. My grammar is poor, I find unnecessary bureaucracy maddening and I haven't yet dared to buy clams from the man with the bucket who sells them in the car park outside the supermarket. Still, it seems that I'm getting a little bit closer with each day that passes.
If you would like to know more about our early days in Portugal and how we got to where we are now, please feel free to check out our book:
Moving to Portugal: How a young couple started a new life in the sun – and how you could do the same
US Readers will find it here.


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I don't like to throw superlatives around, but this chili is kind of amazing.
The marriage of sweet potatoes and black beans is a wonderful thing. My sweet potato and black bean enchiladas are one of my most popular entrees with readers, and if you Google sweet potato and black bean combinations, you'll come up with a seemingly interminable list of delicious options. No matter how many times I enjoy these two nutrient-rich, delicious plant foods together, I'm still impressed. And so this past week, with Superbowl Sunday on its way, I figured it was about time to try my hand at sweet potato and black bean chili.
Today over at Food52, I'm sharing both the chili recipe and my favorite tips for cooking beans. Digestive health is what I'm all about, so the tips are geared toward helping you to make beans more digestible.
I hope you enjoy the recipe as much as I did. And so, for the record, did Valerie, to whom I gave some of my batch!
And great comments on the quinoa article yesterday, by the way. I appreciate all of the thoughtful feedback. As I said in a comment to one reader, consciousness is crucial. I admit that I have historically been weak on this front; I often support major food suppliers without asking enough questions, I don't shop exclusively locally, and for a long time, I really did think that going vegan meant I had covered my bases in terms of food issues.
Today, I realize that being vegan isn't the most I can do: it's the least I can do. It is my biggest and most passionate contribution to social justice through food choices, but it is a starting point, not an end point. This year more than ever, I want to try to stay on top of issues like the quinoa story, and do my best to make better choices as a consumer. I appreciate all of the inspiration I get from you guys along the way.


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6 Quick Fix Breakfast Ideas to Quell Crankiness
We all know that eating breakfast is key to getting our day off to a healthy start, but between waking up late and getting to work on time, sometimes eating on the go is the only option. These healthy breakfast options come together in minutes and if you're particularly dexterous, you can even eat them with one hand!
1. 5-Minute Apple-Cinnamon Microwave Muffin Mix the ingredients for this muffin in a mug, pop in the microwave, and enjoy a healthy, properly-portioned muffin in minutes. Using applesauce and almond butter cuts the saturated fat (usually found in large quantities in coffee shop muffins) almost completely out of this recipe. The egg adds a hidden, but important, 6 grams of satiating protein to this easy one-handed breakfast. The protein in eggs provides steady and sustained energy because it does not cause a surge in blood sugar or insulin levels, which can lead to a rebound effect or energy "crash" as blood sugar levels drop.
To Make: Melt 1 tbsp. almond butter in a mug in the microwave on low power. Whisk in 1 egg, 2 tbsp. apple sauce, 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract, and 1 tsp. honey into the mug with the melted almond butter. Stir in 3 tbsp whole grain pastry flour, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp baking powder, and a pinch of salt until well combined. Microwave on high for about 1 minute or until set. Let cool and enjoy!
2. Better Breakfast Burrito The trick to keeping everything together in this breakfast burrito is pressing it in a grill or panini maker for a minute or two (don't have one? a waffle iron works great as well!). No meat or eggs are needed for this burrito--the combination of beans and the whole wheat tortilla provides both protein and fiber. Fiber and protein take longer to digest than simple carbohydrates, so they keep you fuller longer and prevent a blood sugar spike and crash that can lead to mid-morning munchies or poor choices at lunch.
To Make: Spread 1/2 cup fat-free refried beans onto one whole wheat tortilla. Top with 1/4 cup shredded cheese, 1 cup baby spinach leaves and 2 tbsp. salsa. Roll up and put on grill (or waffle maker), close the lid and cook 2-3 minutes until tortilla is slightly crispy and everything is sealed together.
3. Apple and Almond Butter Sandwich
The fiber in the apples provides instant staying power while the almond butter is a great source of heart-healthy monounsaturated fats. Research shows that people who consume more of these monounsaturated fats do less mindless snacking and have less belly fat. Plus, the antioxidants in apples may help prevent metabolic syndrome, a condition marked by excess belly fat or an "apple shape."
To Make: Core a large apple using an apple corer. Cut apple into rounds. Choose 4 of the largest rounds and put rest of the apple away for later use. Spread two of the apple rounds with 1 tablespoon each of almond butter. Sprinkle 2 tbsp. whole-grain granola on each of the rounds with the almond butter and then finish by topping with 1 tbsp raisins each and sandwiching by placing the other two rounds on top of each one.
4. Mango-Tango Spinach Smoothie Do the prep the night before, freeze the ingredients and give them a whir in the blender before your morning commute for a delicious drinkable breakfast! One cup of mango provides 100% of your daily value for vitamin C, and vitamin C is a very important antioxidant for a fresh face in the mornings, as it is responsible for skin collagen formation and regeneration. Plus, in a study involving 4,025 middle-aged women, researchers found that higher intakes of vitamin C were associated with lower prevalence of wrinkled appearance, dryness associated with aging, and skin thinning.
To Make: Combine 1 cup skim milk, 1 sliced banana, ½ cup chopped frozen mango, 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed, 1 cup fresh spinach, ¼ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt, and 2 teaspoons honey. Blend until smooth. *Tip: Make it without wasting your precious morning minutes by washing the spinach and slicing the banana the night before. Then put all ingredients (except for the juice, yogurt and honey) in a zip-top bag and stash in the freezer. In the morning, all you'll have to do is throw the ingredients in the blender, and you're good to go. Want more smoothie ideas? We've got 10 great ones for you right here.
5. Egg and Avocado Breakfast Pizza
Eggs and avocado pair perfectly together for a filling breakfast that is rich in both protein and healthy fats. In fact, recent research found that eating half of an avocado at a meal may help people feel more satisfied and reduce between meal snack cravings. Plus, studies show that eating eggs for breakfast reduces hunger and decreases calorie consumption at lunch and throughout the day.
To Make: Toast a whole-grain pita round or piece of toast until slightly crisp. Top with half of a small avocado, mashed, and a squeeze of lemon juice. Then top with a sliced hard-boiled egg, salt, pepper, and a drizzle of salsa, if desired.
6. Overnight Oats These oats won't take anytime out of your morning because you make them entirely the night before! Plus, they are a twist on traditional oats since they are a cool refreshing breakfast option that you can slurp right from the jar! Oatmeal's soluble fiber can help keep cholesterol levels in check and the number on the scale down, but since this recipe also contains nonfat Greek yogurt, it packs a one-two punch. A study that followed 120,000 people over 20 years found that yogurt was the number one food that was associated with keeping weight off long-term--more than even fruits, veggies, and grains!
To Make: The night before, combine 1/3 cup old-fashion oats, 1/3 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt, 1/3 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup berries of your choice, 2 tbsp. chopped nuts, and a drizzle of honey in a mason jar (or other tall container with a lid). Refrigerate overnight and enjoy slurping straight from the jar the next morning!
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The first instance of the Zombie Strain, henceforth refered to as PrP-1174 is in December 2011 at the Koch Research Center. The Center operated as a research and development lab for the BioPharma Conglomeration. Most readers will remember BPC as the cause of the near extinction of humanity, but as this document strives to maintain a continuous record, no assumptions will be made. BPC operated the Koch RC as its primary facility for studying viral infections, with the study of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease being a focal point. Multiple sources have cited that PrP-1174 was a bioterror weapon, or a mutation of CJD. Both are incorrect. The cause of PrP-1174 was at heart, a pure accident.
Signs and Symptoms
Stage 1
- No Symptoms
Stage 2
- Confusion
- Dementia
- Drastic changes in apetite
- Light and sound sensitivity
- Severe headache
Stage 3
- Fever
- Delerium
- Homicidal behavior
- Stress Atavism
- Uncontrolled Anger
- Uncontrolled Hunger
- Uncontrolled Sexual Urges
The point of initial infection is still unknown, but by studying the concentration of outbreaks of 'Zombie fever' surrounding the Koch RC, it can be determined as said location. The prion has been found to be transmissiable through contact with bodily fluids, the main vectors being blood born and sexually contracted. The incubation period for PrP-1174 is variable. The fastest recorded onset was 45 days, the longest 2 years. An average balances out at the 16 month marker.
Stage one progression is the longest, meaning most victims of PrP-1174 do not know they are infected for most of the illness. During this period, they are carriers of the disease and can pass it to loved ones and children. Following the path of infection, this happened, and the disease moved into the food supply as well as into the public health system. The robust prion survived in tainted blood supplies, undercooked meat, was passed to medical personel attending vehicle accidents, and was passed sexually throughout the world.
Stage two progression has a general duration of two weeks. The victim will slowly become confused, and will generally believe they are suffering from migraines. It was found that during this time, the immune system would be compromised, and stage two usually coincided with another disease. There is some speculation that stage two is actually triggered by a secondary infection, but there is not enough laboratory evidence to support this theory at this time. While the PrP-1174 disease was in its first wave, most spectators considered the victims of the disease to be suffering from 'Crazy Flu' or 'Brain Colds'. Most did not know that if they had not already been infected for months themselves, they had very recently been exposed.
Stage three is the most violent and disturbing disease ever recorded. The victims of the disease become zombie like. Victims demonstrated a near complete loss of pain sensation, their behavior became very erratic and violent. Most victims became incapable of speaking, reading, or responding thoughfully to any sort of stimulus. Lacking stimulus, the victims would wander about with no apparent direction. Provided stimulus, they would investigate. Items of strong personal value would hold their attention, such as photos of children, favorite toys, or favorite music. The presence of a living creature provoked varigated responces. Most animals were either ignored, or were attacked and attempted to be consumed. The presence of a human not in stage two or higher provoked a much more disturbing responce. Victims of the opposite sex would be attacked and violently molested, and then mauled and eaten.
PrP-1174 and the Brain
PrP-1174 builds up in nerve tissue, with the brain being the obvious focal point. There are few tests that can easily detect PrP-1174 that do not involve taking a slice out of the victim's brain. Blood and saliva tests are still being developed. Once a trigger is received, the prion goes into high gear. Previously, the prion would be replicating itself at a slow rate, saturating the nerves, brain, and spinal cord. Now, the prion starts causing auto-immune responces and creating spongiform encephalopathy. The brain tissue is disrupted, creating holes in the cerebrum. Victims of advanced PrP-1174 have vacuoles large enough to be seen with the naked eye.
The concentration of vacuoles in certain parts of the brain cause aversion to light, as well as eroding the psyche, memory, and ethical and moral behaviours. The end result is a living organism that is in extreme disorder, it has a constant urge to eat no matter how much it has consumed, as a biological urge to reproduce, no matter the consequences.
This behaviour and the lack of understanding of PrP-1174 is believed to have been one of the reasons that the disease spread as fast as it did and was as devastating as it was.
Secondary Infection
We had all seen the various zombie movies growing up, once bitten, in a matter of minutes or hours you would be one of the shamblers. We barricaded, we defended ourselves, but we were shocked when people bitten by the infected instead of turning into shamblers... got better. There were a lot of people who after being bitten, or seeing someone bitten ended it with a bullet. It was pushed very quickly that there was no need to shoot someone bitten, or to shoot yourself if bitten.
They were wrong, damn them, they were wrong. The first wave was over, most of the eggheads who made it were dead, or were wandering around downtown trying to fuck or eat anything that moved. SWAT and the national guard was cleaning them out. We were happy, the shit was over. Then, people who were bit started turning sick as shit. They didn't linger through the crazy flu, they were normal one night, had a headache or a migraine, or felt horny and hungry. The next morning they would be sitting on you eating your nose.
So many people had scattered after the first wave. The government tried to keep track of them, but there were too many. The second wave hit countries all over the world. Everything really started falling apart then. I don't remember how many waves they said there were. I remember listening to a Free Radio Broadcast coming out of NYC talking about the 8th Wave of infection. Those guys were brave, stupid as a sack of hammers, but brave.
The Night the Lights Went Out
Records indicate that March 1st 2013 was the last day of the world as it was known. This corresponds with a major earthquake in California that disrupted power grids and effectively shut down the internet. Satellites were still and remain functional, but groundside servers were dead, and there were not enough technicians left to get the power back on. The power grid across North America failed, plunging that continent into a night of Zombies.
By this point in time, with the European nations battling their own waves of infection and America effectively out of action, there was nothing to slow the spread of PrP-1174 across South America, Africa, and the East. South America and Africa were especially devastated. South American population densities and climate allowed for rapid spread of the disease, and a shortened incubation period. In Africa the only thing that spread faster than the Zombie Strain was the belief that killing a 'zombie' and eating their brain would render the eater immune to the disease. This horrific practice would later spread across the middle east and into Asia. China was among the last nations to fall to the ravages of the disease, but not before killing a large percentage of its population in preventative purges and quarantine camps.
The Tortoise and the Hare
We expected the Zombie disease to be fast, but if it had been as fast as in the movies it would have been containable. Cities could have been quarantined, hell dropping nukes would have solved the problem. There is no cure for the Zombie Strain. You get it, you are going to be dead 2 years tops.
Instead it was slow. Half of the victims had it a year before they knew anything. By then, they had given it to their spouses, their children, their coworkers... Then, Secondary infections hit, and the old humanity died. Lazy, fat, self-indulgent, over-stimulated, it died.
The factories that make processed food are still there, and the nuke plants and the tanks, and the bombers and the missiles, its all still there. But the technicians and the pilots and the maintenance workers, the people who know how to run them are gone. If you want food, you hunt for it, or you grow it. If you have a skill, you are important. I remember in the years after the end, there were people with MBAs, important people in the old world who almost starved because they couldnt do anything that didnt involve a calculator or a cellphone.
If you can turn a wrench, or know how to run a farm, or make clothing, you're set.
Life after Zombies
PrP-1174 isnt gone, and there are still zombies out there. It only takes one person to bring the infection in and take out an entire enclave or community. But that isnt the problem now. People aren't having kids. Some don't want to bring children into a world that is lit by candles and electric windmills. Most are afraid. Some are afraid that everyone else is infected and a few minutes of lust and they will be infected too. Some think they are infected, and dont want to spread the disease. The hypochondriacs are the most problematic. Every headache, every moment of confusion, every moment of arousal could be the Zombie Strain rearing its head.
The worst part, sometimes it is.


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Sheridan College received another sizable gift that will go toward the capital campaign for the Thorne-Rider Student Center renovation and expansion project. The Perkins Foundation has committed $550,000 for the project that is a challenge gift, meaning the Sheridan College Foundation must raise that amount from other donors and it will be matched by the Perkins Foundation. Sheridan College President Dr. Paul Young.
Fundraising for the project is now at $3,050,000 million, which is over halfway to the goal of $6,000,000. The total cost of the project is $11.7 million, in which the College will contribute the remaining $5.7 million to go along with the Sheridan College Foundation's fundraising goal of 6 million.
The Thorne-Rider Student Center renovation and expansion project will consist of 16,180 square feet of new construction and 16,937 square feet of remodel. The College anticipates breaking ground on the project in spring of 2013, with a tentative completion date of fall 2014.


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AKRON — The Fleming Wildcats suffered another loss this season against the Akron Lady Rams on Saturday. Fleming fell in three sets, 25-17, 25-19, and 25-19.
"I thought even though the score doesn't show it, we got stronger each game. In the third game we had the lead several times and were tied at 19-19 before we had some bad choices and lost it. The team really battled and got better, which is our goal," said Fleming coach Derek Herbert.
The loss puts Fleming at 6-5 this season. But that is no reason for the Fleming faithful to panic. Fleming is still 4-1 in the North Central League, second only to Weldon Valley. The team has also played a lot of bigger schools, 2A and 3A, which has made for some tough outings.
This year we are playing the toughest schedule we have since I have been at Fleming and we aren't getting wins against some of these good bigger schools, but we are getting closer and mentally tougher. I thought we did a lot of good things against Akron and hope to use it to learn and build for the last month of the regular season," commented Herbert.
Sophomore Timmi Keisel led the attack against Akron, with six kills in the loss. Taylor King had five kills, with Abby Kurtzer, Janaya Daily-Johnson, and Saige Herbert each tallying three.
Kurtzer and King had the only aces for the Wildcats, with one each. Katlin Bornhoft led with 11 assists and Rachel Frantz had six. Keisel and Kurtzer each tallied a stuff block. King led with 17 digs and libero Megan Chintala had 12 to lead the team.
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Eyad Houssami
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In a world of screens and speeds so great, theaters are padlocked and threatened with demolition. Live public dialogue, as a literary and artistic practice, remains a luxury â if not an impossible cultural phenomenon â in the Arab Middle East. Decades of invasion, occupation, and internecine conflict have ruptured the intangible and tangible infrastructure requisite for theater. And yet, despite the stifling forces of dictatorship and colonialism, theater endures.In this talk, Houssami narrates the emergence of alternative infrastructures of and for theatrical artistry in such difficult contexts and discusses the opportunities and challenges of establishing an international, multilingual theater company based in Beirut, Lebanon. The interactive presentation incorporates video, excerpts of performances and plays, and extracts from "Doomed by Hope: Essays on Arab Theatre" to share a story about contemporary theater today.
Eyad Houssami makes and writes about theater. He is the founding director of Masrah Ensemble, a nonprofit theater organization in Lebanon, and the editor of English and Arabic editions of "Doomed by Hope: Essays on Arab Theatre" (Pluto Press and Dar Al Adab 2012). He has performed in dead Byzantine cities in Syria; directed bilingual theater productions that mingle migrant workers with traditional audiences in Lebanon; produced a monodrama in a 13th century Damascene mansion only to be banned from performing; and his play Mama Butterfly received a staged reading at Between the Seas festival (New York 2010). He is the managing editor of Portal 9: Stories and Critical Writing about the City, a bilingual cultural journal published in Beirut. His theater research efforts have culminated in invitations to present at conferences in South Africa and Korea and publication in peer-reviewed journals. He is the recipient of Rotary, Fulbright, Prince Claus Fund, and Young Arab Theatre Fund grants. He studied theater at Yale.