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A national postal service was grappling with the same challenges faced by many of its peers throughout the world. Demand for letter services were declining sharply, with forecasts warning of an 11.4% annual decline by 2019. At the same time, new regulations significantly limited the options for comprehensive reform. Adding to its problems, the postal service faced significant fixed costs, which represented approximately 80% of its operations.
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Throughout my life, Emmett's Story would be used as an educational tool to teach me about the racism that still exists in this country. Two weeks before my High School graduation, I was assaulted by a undercover police officer for dancing with a white girl at a pre-graduation party. This incident spurred me into position to make sure these things would not happen to a person of color again.
While he was in high school, Keith Beauchamp was assaulted by a police officer for dancing with a white woman. He attended Southern University of Baton Rouge where he studied criminal justice with plans to become a civil rights attorney. But instead, he decided to leave the South to pursue another dream, that of becoming a film director. He relocated to New York City where he founded Till Freedom Comes Productions, a company devoted to socially-significant projects. And he has spent the past nine years of his life re-investigating the 1955 case of Emmett Till, the 14 year-old African-American boy lynched in Mississippi for whistling at a white woman. Beauchamp's dedication and tireless efforts ended with the production of The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till, a damning documentary which embarrassed the U.S. Department of Justice into belatedly re-opening the murder case. Here, the award-winning director discusses his labor of love.
BSN: What interested you in the Emmett Till case?
KB: I first was introduced to the Emmett Till Case at the age of 10. While in my parent's study rumbling magazines, I came across a Jet Magazine that covered the story. I can remember opening the magazine and finding the photo of his corpse. At that time, my parents came in and explained the story to me. Throughout my life, Emmett's Story would be used as an educational tool to teach me about the racism that still exists in this country. Two weeks before my High School graduation, I was assaulted by a undercover police officer for dancing with a white girl at a pre-graduation party. This incident spurred me into position to make sure these things would not happen to a person of color again.
BSN: Given all the lynching, why did Till's attract so much national interest? Was it the Look Magazine article?
KB: There were many lynchings that took place before and during the Civil Rights Movement, but were several factors helped the Till case to get not only national attention but international attention. First, Emmett Till, was a 14-year old kid. Second, Emmett's mother, the late Mrs. Mamie Till-Mobley, made the courageous decision to have an open casket at the funeral, because she wanted the world to see what happened to her son. The photograph of his corpse was published in Jet Magazine and other publications of the Black Press, so that the Black community could see what happened to this young boy. Blacks felt that innocent kids were now being targeted, to be used as a tactic of intimidation to keep them from the polls. Third, the confession in 'Look' Magazine brought national and international attention because many felt that these two men should have been charged for the crime five months earlier. However, the brothers decided to tell their story because they knew that Double Jeopardy would protect them from being tried again.
BSN: How did your making this movie get the Federal Government to reopen the 49 year-old case?
KB: The process towards justice in this case practically began when I first started my research in 1996. I met Mrs. Mobley, Emmett's mother, and she took me under her wing, encouraging me to join her in the fight for justice for her son. The documentary was a project that we both decided to do. While, I was in Mississippi researching the case, I came across witnesses who never spoke before and at that time, I then realized that the interviews that I was conducting were not just interviews but depositions, because these people had never spoken publicly about the case before. In 2000, I sent some of my research to now Judge Bobby Delaughter, the formal D.A. who was instrumental in reopening the Medgar Evers Case. After he reviewed the information, he sent it back to me and said that he believed that I may have enough evidence to possibly get the Till Case reopened. At that time, he forwarded this information to then State Attorney General Mike Moore. Mike Moore was known to not look at old Civil Rights cases, because it was rumored at the time, that he was trying to run for governor.
Knowing this, Mrs. Mobley then encouraged me to use the same tactics that she used back in 1955 to bring recognition to this case. She told me to speak publicly about my plight, to start a ' grass root' movement towards justice in this case and to also get the media on my side. That year, I begin to speak out and lobbied for the reopening of this case. I started speaking at universities and high schools, and traveling with a 30 minute work-in-progress, which I was using as a fundraiser tool, to help me continue my research and finish the film. I felt that, if I could tell this story visually by the eyewitnesses, I would be able to garner the same effect that Spike Lee did with "Four Little Girls," that led to the reopening of that case. And on May 10, 2004, the US Justice Department reopened the investigation into the murder of Emmett Till citing my film, as the cause and starting point for their investigation. I am currently still working with the FBI.
BSN: In going back to Mississippi to interview eyewitnesses, did you get any death threats?
KB: While in Mississippi, I was only warned about the dangers, dealing with this case. I was in Mississippi for four years without anyone knowing that I was shooting the film. This helped a lot because if anyone would have caught on to what I was doing, this case would not have been opened today.
BSN: Were any of the people you wanted to interview intimidated?
KB: Yes and No. Some of the witnesses were anxious to tell their stories because they held it in for so long. Others were afraid to come forward because they were afraid that I was going to open up a can of worms and caused them to be killed. It was my witnesses who informed me that those who were involved with the murder were still alive. A lot of my time was spent trying to convince eyewitnesses to come forward and talk to me. I had to gain their trust. It took me three years to get Mr. Simeon Wright, Emmett's cousin, who was sharing a bed with him the night of the abduction, to talk.
BSN: Is Mississippi now fully integrated or is it substantially unchanged?
KB: Mississippi has the most highly elected Black officials in the Union. Although much has changed with Blacks getting into office, there are still problems that they are continuing to be plagued with. It's still the poorest state in the union, Racial unrest still exists throughout the state. And Brown vs. Board of Education decision, which we believe helped this nation by ending segregation in public schools, did not really help public schools in Mississippi. In the Delta where Till's murder took place, only Blacks attend public schools and whites attend private schools, which are segregated. It seems as if time stood still in this area of Mississippi, and there' are many things that you still can't do as a Black person.
BSN: What do you think would happen to a Black man who would whistle to a white woman today?
KB: I do not believe that anything would actually happen, but I know that Blacks in the Delta would think twice before doing it. The Till incident and the Southern white man's codes have been a part of the Black community in Mississippi for generations, even I would not dare to emit a whistle to my female colleague.
BSN: Do you think the long reign of terror and intimidation by the Klan across the South has left an indelible mark on the culture?
KB: I believe that long reign of terror was not only caused by the Klan but many other whites who were not members but supported the same ideas. I think that the act of oppression and terrorism that began when the first Black slave set foot on American soil left an indelible mark on the culture. After all, I believe that's why there was a Civil War.
BSN: Are Black people still expected to be deferential to whites in Mississippi?
KB: Yes, in some areas of not only Mississippi, but of the South in general, white social codes still apply.
BSN: Are you still interested in pursuing the study of law?
KB: I often think about the possibility when things calm down but, I would like to continue my career as a filmmaker. With the Till Project, I have the best of both worlds. That gives me a bit of edge. If, I see an issue that needs to be addressed, I can always use this new forum of activism-filmmaking.
BSN: With over a million Black people behind bars and the number of Black lawyers declining, what can be done about the escalating rate of Black incarceration?
KB: I believe that only through education, will Blacks Americans be able to change this condition. But, we all have to understand that we, as Black people in this country, still don't have equal rights under the law. This issue is not just a Black problem but a human problem, for we all live under the banner of "the land of the free and home of the brave." This problem has many roots and we must all understand that the results of oppression stemming from slavery and prejudices towards Blacks in this county have caused trans-generational pain that persists in today's Black community. Only by starting to acknowledge that we still have a long way to go when it comes to racism can we begin the process of reconciliation.
BSN: What effect do you want your movie to have an audience?
KB: I hope this film, will educate us all about the true catalyst of the Civil Rights Movement, and inspire this generation to continue to carry the torch for a better way of life. This film should serve as a reminder on how for we have come, and how far we have yet to go in these great United States.
BSN: What type of movie will you make next, another documentary?
KB: Currently, we are working to produce a feature film about my life and the Till case, that we hope would inspire others. After that, I think I will work on two more documentaries and then move to narratives features, where I hope to become one of the most prolific filmmakers of this generation.
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The current occupant of the office, Jerry Brown, and his immediate predecessor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, each spent a good amount of time having to reassure people that they were enjoying the job. That's a bad sign -- they said it so many times you wonder if they were trying to convince themselves.
Villaraigosa's interest in the job has long been suspected. He was considered a possible contender in 2010, but bowed out. That seemed wise, given that he was not terribly popular in LA at the time. And because the governorship has become a dead end job.
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All of which is good news for Villaraigosa.
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Different aspects of yoga such as asana and pranayama have indispensable applications in the treatment of depression. Specific postures have been found to have a regulating effect on the endocrine system, and there is research evidence to show that the regular practice of yoga reduces the production of stress hormones. During stress, when the breathing becomes rapid, signals are sent from the medulla oblongata to the adrenals to secrete stress hormones. However, with the regular practice of yoga, the breath remains steady even when confronted with stress, and consequently, this reduces the brain's impulse to produce and secrete stress hormones. Stress hormones in the body are necessary in certain situations, but the prolonged production of these can lead to health problems such as high blood pressure, digestive problems or a depressed immune system.
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Margaret M. French, 74, formerly of Attleboro, died Friday, March 15, 2013, in Deland, Florida.
She was the wife of William French. She was a daughter of the late John S. and Dorothy M. (Poirier) Grant. She had lived in Attleboro before moving to Florida in 2008. She had worked for Leach & Gardner before retiring in 2002.
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Salsa Ketchup Recipe
Sauces, dips, dressings, and condiments from around the world.
A good salsa can be used for so much—chip dip, taco topper, condiment for eggs, etc. Mix it with ketchup and you have a nice accompaniment for fries, taquitos, and more.
- Yield:Makes about 3/4 cup
- Active time: 2 minutes
- Total time:2 minutes
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup of your favorite salsa
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed juice from 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon freshly minced garlic (about 1 clove)
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Whisk together ketchup, salsa, lime juice, cilantro, chili powder, garlic, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Use immediately or transfer to an airtight container and store in refrigerator for up to two weeks.


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About the Branch
Local artist Woodrow Nash created two murals for the Odom Branch Library, celebrating the lives and ideas of African-American leaders and pioneers—Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, Sojourner Truth, Helen Arnold, Ed Davis, Shirla McClain, Martin Chapman, Horace Stewart, and Vernon Odom. Odom Branch Library's extensive collection of African-American fiction, non-fiction, gospel music, and more also celebrates the contribution of African-American writers and artists. Additionally, the shelves of the branch contain a large collection of religious and spiritual titles, and the best of contemporary fiction and non-fiction genres.
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The Voynich Manuscript (1400-1500s)
Few encrypted texts are as mysterious – or as tantalizing – as the Voynich manuscript, a book dating to either 15th- or 16th-century Italy and written in a language no one understands, about a subject that no one can figure out, and involving illustrations of plants that don't exist. Plus it's got Zodiac symbols, astrological charts, illustrations of medicinal herbs, and drawings of naked womenbathing while hooked up to tubes.
The manuscript's 246 calfskin pages were perhaps meant for alchemy or medieval medicine, but no one knows for sure. What we do know is that it's written in a language distinct from any European language, and follows a pattern unique to its own. The alphabet ranges from 19 to 28 letters, with an average word length consistent with Greek- or Latin-derived languages, but is missing two-letter words while repeating words at a much higher rate than other European languages. All told, the book has 170,000 characters in it, written from left to right, and there are no punctuation marks.
William Friedman, one of the 20th century's greatest cryptographers, couldn't figure it out and suspected Voynich was a constructed, artificial language. (With no Rosetta Stone to help translate.) German computer scientist Klaus Schmeh suspected a hoax, and also suggested the manuscript's original language could have been encoded in a much larger set of "meaningless filler text." But there's no system for separating out the real text from the junk. Linguist and computer scientist Gordon Rugg also concluded the manuscript was a hoax.
Knight has been wrestling with Voynich for the better part of a decade, on and off. Recently, he and University of Chicago computer scientist Sravana Reddy discovered that the word length and frequency and the seeming presence of morphology – or the structure of word forms – "and most notably, the presence of page-level topics conform to natural language-like text."
The problem is that no one seems to know where to go next."
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Letter to the Editor: Canyon Springs – wrong place, wrong time
In light of the release of the prepared Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Canyon Springs housing development on the eastern boundary of Truckee, I urge Truckee to be involved in the public processing of the project.
As an active member of the community and a homeowner in Glenshire, I wholeheartedly believe that should the development proceed at any scale, it will have irreversible and negative impacts on our neighborhood's open space, wildlife habitat, water quality, water supply, public access to open space and severely impact our home values in an already flooded real estate market and down-turned economy.
I support any and all efforts to challenge the developers to create a scaled down development or to withdraw the plan altogether. The Canyon Springs development is in the wrong place at the wrong time. I personally believe it is a more feasible plan to coordinate the developers' investments and plans farther into the center of Truckee, such as at the Railyard development area or existing build able commercial and residential areas.
It could further benefit both the developers and the community to dedicate the Canyon Springs site to public open space and focus their development funds and talents as infill in the heart of Truckee, not on the sensitive outskirts where the wildlife boundaries and property values are nebulous.
Let's help the developers shift their focus to the center of Truckee and reconsider development at Canyon Springs leaving it preserved as open space for the benefit of our entire community's natural resources and enjoyment.
Please stay informed on the public comment period for the Canyon Springs DEIR from Dec. 19, 2012, expiring March 1, 2013.
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How far behind the rest of the world can we continue to fall on holding the Wall Street traders and tycoons to account for the mess they made of our economy? The sharp contrast Monday between the Obama administration and Europe in statements about a financial speculation tax shows the gap appears to be widening.
We've seen this picture before, and the U.S. is not about to get an Oscar.
Just last month, a study by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine found that the U.S. ranks last among 17 affluent countries in life expectancy (all the others have national healthcare systems, unlike our dysfunctional insurance model).
Now we're losing ground in another arena – making the financial speculators pay their fair share for revenue needed for economic recovery.
The contrast was brought into sharp focus Monday in conflicting statements from Jack Lew, the Obama administration's incoming Treasury Secretary, and European Union Tax Commissioner Algirdas Semeta.
In a Washington speech, Semeta described the rapid movement of 11 EU nations, including such giants as Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, to implement a financial transaction tax. The same day Bloomberg news was reporting a dismissive statement by Lew on an FTT for the U.S.that even went beyond public statements about an FTT from the outgoing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who was well known as a champion of Wall Street.
The irony of Lew's position could not be greater in a week in which Washington is frantic with the oncoming sequestration and the obvious need for new revenue sources to protect Main Street communities.
A major answer is staring us in the face – the Robin Hood tax.
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The Inclusive Prosperity Act, authored by Rep. Keith Ellison, and expected to be reintroduced soon, would infuse up to $350 billion every year. The revenue would be used for such critical needs as jobs, healthcare, housing and fighting climate change and AIDS, by setting a small tax of just 50 cents on every $100 of stock trades and less on other financial instruments.
Virtually every other major market has already figured this out, as Semeta pointed out.
"The financial sector is under taxed compared to other sectors," said Semeta. "We (the EU) are ready to lead the way." Other EU countries signing on include Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Greece, Estonia, Slovenia, and Slovakia, joining with the fastest growing markets in Asia and other major world exchanges, some 40 nations in all.
"The tax also has supporters here which I want to encourage," said Semeta. That would be the growing Robin Hood movement, which has held multiple actions promoting the tax, most recently during Lew's confirmation hearing earlier this month.
This is not a hard sell for nurses who daily see the worsening health consequences of persistent economic crisis facing many families and know our communities need the help a tax on Wall Street can provide.
So why do we have a Treasury nominee who is showing more loyalty to Wall Street than to Main Street?
In a statement by Lew to written questions by Senator Orrin Hatch, top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, Lew even made the outlandish objection that an FTT "would be vulnerable to evasion." That hasn't spurred our government to crack down on the legion of corporate tax evaders, including some of the world's biggest banks and oil companies who regularly avoid paying taxes and even get rebates.
But, in fact, an FTT would be simpler to enforce since trading is highly automated and more than 70 percent of trades go through computerized central clearing houses, making it easy to monitor and extremely difficult to evade.
An FTT would also serve to stabilize markets by limiting high-speed, high-volume trades and by constraining price spikes in essentials, like food and gas, tied to speculative trading. In his Washington speech, Semeta noted that high-frequency trading has led to transactions that "do not have any social value," adding the tax would "reorient the financial sector" around the real economy.


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General background. Coach Leonda Lee was born in Tacoma, Washington but was raised in Raleigh, NC. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Go Tar heels!!!) where she earned a BA in Mathematics and her Masters Degree in Teaching Secondary Mathematics. She currently teaches at Mark Twain Middle School and is an Assistant Coach at West Potomac High School.
Coaching experience. Coach Lee began coaching basketball during her senior year at UNC where she was assistant coach of the club team. After completing graduate school, she went on to coach for 2 years at Hillside High School and coached another 2 years at Northern Durham High school located in Durham North Carolina. Her AAU experience includes being an Assistant Coach for the Carolina All-stars 13U and the Garner Flames 16U.
As mentioned above, she is currently an assistant at West Potomac High School. In her spare time, Coach Lee plays in the Legends Women's Basketball league. However due to torn ACL/MCL she has been on injury hiatus. As you can see, Coach Lee is highly involved and committed to basketball as a player, coach, and mentor. She is excited about her first head coaching job with the Matrix Basketball Organization!!!!! 2009 will be Coach Lee's first year with the Matrix.
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One of the ways in which climate change impacts Earth's ecosystems is through the movement of climate zones. In order to stay in the climate zones they've adapted to, species will have to shift poleward (or, in the case of mountainous regions, upward). This trend is already apparent, occurring at an average rate of about 6 kilometers poleward per decade, or 6 meters higher in elevation.
Obviously, some species are more capable of this than others. Trees, contrary to the depictions in The Lord of the Rings, are not terribly good at getting from place to place. They rely on the scattering of seeds and growth of new individuals to advance into a new area. Migratory species, on the other hand, already undertake tremendous journeys every year. These disparities could lead to some significant shuffling of ecosystems as fast-moving species begin catching up to and interacting with slow-moving species that they've never seen before.
The Red Queen in Through the Looking Glass tells Alice that "it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place." The plight of species in shifting climate zones is similar. Previous research on the subject had focused on the climate zones, using the simplifying assumption that mammals would be able to move along with them. In a paper published last week, researchers from the University of Washington examined mammals in the Western Hemisphere to find out how well they'll keep up.
To find out, the researchers took model projections of climate change for the A2 emissions scenario, a slightly higher than middle-of-the-road version of future greenhouse gas concentrations. They calculated average climate zones for two time periods—1961-1990 and 2071-2100—to find local rates of change for the 21st century.
Next, they pulled together data for 493 species of mammal in the Western Hemisphere. The speed at which a species can move as climate changes is controlled by their dispersal behavior—how individuals strike out from their home range or group in search of greener pastures. In many species, this is at the culmination of adolescence. Adults sometimes move as well, usually dictated by breeding conditions. Ultimately, the maximum velocity a species can shift its range depends on how far individuals can travel when they disperse and how frequently they do so.
They found that, on average, just over 9 percent of the mammal species in any given location would be unable to keep pace with their climate zones. In some places, that number is nearly 40 percent.
Generally, the problem appeared to be driven by especially rapid climate shifts. That's the case in parts of the Amazon, the Yucatan Peninsula, the Appalachians, and the south-central United States. In other places, like the American West and Midwest, as well as western Mexico, the limited dispersal ability of mammals is to blame. Primates stand out as one of the hardest hit groups, along with shrews and moles. Carnivores—everything from raccoons to wolves—and deer have the best chances, along with (ironically) sloths.
A critical additional factor is human land use. Not all land is suitable habitat for other mammals, so they may be unable to settle in or move through some areas. To roughly estimate this effect, the researchers forced movement paths for a random subset of mammals to go around things like large cities. That increased the average number of species that couldn't keep up from around 9 percent to about 11.5 percent. The true impact of human land use is very difficult to determine, though.
The researchers also looked at how the size of species' ranges changed over time. They found that roughly 87 percent of mammals would see their ranges shrink (though a few could actually expand), for an average projected range reduction of 37 percent by the end of the century. For primates, that number climbs to 75 percent.
Tropical species look to suffer greater impacts, even though climate change is more rapid at the poles. The researchers suggest this could be because tropical species are adapted to very specific conditions, making them more sensitive to changes in climate.
The authors end with some pragmatic implications of their results. "Our study highlights a number of species that may be candidates for assisted colonization and for which further research into the costs and benefits of these actions may be practical. Our results also highlight areas in which landscapes could be made more permeable to allow species to better track climate change. Conservation planners in these regions can focus on how land-use practices can facilitate climate-change–related dispersal and range expansions into regions of newly suitable climate."
But, even with planning, unpredictable things are likely to happen when species that have never seen each other before begin to interact, so this model can only tell us so much.
PNAS, 2012. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1116791109 (About DOIs).


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Welcome to AboutYogurt.com, the official resource for yogurt information. The National Yogurt Association (NYA) has created this site to help you understand the many health attributes of yogurt and to learn why it's so important to choose yogurt that contains live and active cultures.
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Resume Of Life Before Streetcolor
Sometimes people need to know a little more about me besides yarnbombing for professional reasons or just curiosity . Here is an informal resume that strives to be useful yet anonymous .
I grew up in Rochester , N . Y . I have degrees in ceramics from The School of American Craftsman In Rochester , N .Y. and from The California College Of Crafts in Oakland , Ca . I had a ceramics studio for 15 years and showed and sold my ceramics at The American Craft Enterprise Shows in Baltimore , West Springfield and San Francisco . I also showed in many galleries and stores – Freehand Gallery , L . A . , The High Museum of Art , Atlanta , The Craft and Folk Art Museum ,The Memorial Art Gallery , Rochester, N. Y . , The Virginia Brier Gallery , Neiman Marcus and 300 more .
I stopped wanting to do production ceramics and closed my ceramics business . I decided I would rather teach for my living and make my art for myself . I opened a small textile school and have taught knitting , spinning , weaving , crocheting , natural dyeing . I now teach feltmaking and surface design .
My textiles have been shown in " Bead International 2008 " , " Beyond Basketry " at The Dairy Barn , " 500 Felted Objects " , Lark books and Interweave Knits .
I love to teach and have taught an interesting array of human activities . I taught Breema Bodywork at Mills College , Oakland Ca . , The Experimental College at U . C . Davis and for the UC. Berkeley Rec program . I also taught at The Breema Institute in Oakland , Ca.
I taught sea kayaking , white water kayaking and open water rowing at UC Berkeley Out door Recreation for 10 years ..
I am now giving talks on yarnbombing . Please contact me to find out more .


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Food52's Editorial Assistant (and college student) Brette Warshaw is curating her very own first kitchen -- and she needs your help. Today: Brette waxes poetic about measuring spoons and cups.
For I have known them all already, known them all,Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons…- T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Measuring out life? In coffee spoons? Does it get more depressing than that?
Though my English professors may turn white at the thought of my using Eliot in a column about cookware – and this whole introspection-thing may be a product of this being the first week of my senior year of college – I couldn't help but start thinking deep about measuring spoons. Real deep. Deep enough that I found myself in the half-dark on a sunny afternoon, laying on my couch, doing a dramatic reading of Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufock to the giant jar of pretzels on the table next to me.
Slow down, Brette.
Measuring cups and spoons, sure, are one of the most essential items in a kitchen. They're what this website is based on; they're the building blocks of cookbooks and magazines; they're how recipes are spread around the globe, through generations, across cultures and divides.
And choosing the right measuring cups and spoons – though there are many options available – is one of the easiest (and most boring) kitchen tasks out there. Sure, there's plastic, stainless steel, wood, glass. Of course, you want ones that are accurate, easy to read. The kicker? Most of them are -- and they're easy to find.
(My one, real criterion: the measuring spoon has to be narrow enough to fit into a spice jar. The Cuisipro measuring spoons work wonders.)
So why – if measuring utensils are such a must in a home kitchen, if they're so easy to find and use, if they're left off no list of essential cookware – do we continually ignore them?
Why do we double some things and halve others, pour instead of splash? Why do take a recipe we love – one that we've followed exactly, and that's worked to a T – and tweak it? Why do we feel the need make things messy, to color outside the lines, to add and subtract and to make new again?
Measuring utensils – and the quiet, respectful disregard of them – are what make cooking fun.
They're how we have a constantly growing collection of recipes – how we document the ones we have, and how we create new ones. They're how history is recorded and then changed. And with them – and without them – we can shape the way we cook: the way we approach our ingredients, our countertops, our stoves, and each other.
Because why not make something more salty, acidic, tart, bitter? Why not slather instead of spread, squeeze instead of sprinkle? Why not, as Kristen Miglore once did, add an extra 1/3 cup of olive oil to Marion Burros' Purple Plum Torte, and watch the top get dark, shiny, and perfect?
Do this, and your life will be measured in pours and in pinches, impulsive splashes and calculated dumps, in tastes and tweaks and shakes and splatters. Not, as Eliot put it, in coffee spoons.
How do you use your measuring spoons and cups? And how to do you approach innovation in the kitchen?
As usual, I'll be pinning everything I'm coveting to my First Kitchen Pinterest board, so check it out!
Email me at [email protected] with your First Kitchen recommendations -- your favorite tools, your favorite cookware. All wisdom is appreciated.
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Date: Nov 8 2019, 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
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Ante up every Friday night at the Firehouse Pub.
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Genesis Systems Forms Mexican JV
Robotic-system integrator Genesis Systems, Davenport, IA, has formed a joint-venture enterprise with ICESA Modicon, San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico. ICESA Modicon provides a proprietary line of material-handling equipment, ergonomic lift tables, aluminum rails and pallet transfer systems, and develops, integrates and installs resistance- and arc-welding systems.
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I think that I have become one of those people who wouldn't function well as a single person. Kamron had a seminar tonight at work and he wasn't home for dinner. Even when he has band stuff- he's still always home for dinner. So when he's not- look out! When it is just me and the kids- I don't cook. We all fend for ourselves. Sadie had pizza rolls in the microwave. I had a bowl (or two) of Lucky Charms. And Noah had 100 calorie hostess cupcakes, which he ate in the nude. I justified this by reminding myself that yesterday Noah ate an entire 1-lb bag of baby carrots by himself. It took him about 4 hours to do it- but he ate the whole bag. That should be enough nutrition to carry him through a dinner of cupcakes. Lord help us if circumstances ever made me have to be a single mom!
Today we got to go to the Louisville Science Center with our friends the Sullivan's, who adopted two little boys from the Congo. Those boys are adorable! And so little and snuggly. It was great to sit with Stori (isn't that the coolest name ever!?) and pick her brain about traveling to the DRC and about adjusting to her new little ones. Noah was feeling extremely anti-social today, so I could barely get all of our boys in a shot together. Here are my best attempts:
There are so few of us in the US who have children adopted from DRC. We are just insanely lucky that the Sullivans live relatively close to us. Within a 2 1/2 hour radius from us, there are 4 Congo families. We adore all of the families and are looking forward to many years of get togethers and reunions.
I have my appointment to get some more travel vaccinations tomorrow. I went to the international travel clinic last week. They assured me that the only shot that was required to travel to DRC was yellow fever, so that is what I got. Evidently they were wrong! The application for a visa in DRC requires lots of other shots, so I am off for round two tomorrow. I am wondering if I can fake some sort of vaccine side effect to weasel a backrub or some sympathy from my husband? Just kidding!
The chip-in meter has still been steadily rising. We are now only $200 away from reaching our goal of feeding the entire orphanage for 2 whole months. You all just continue to amaze me! Don't forget that by becoming a follower of this blog, I'll donate a dollar in your honor. Blog following is just one way to help us get the word out about our mission and raise awareness about the desperate need in the Congo. Thanks!
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Cushing disease
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Cushing disease is a condition in which the pituitary gland releases too much adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). The pituitary gland is an organ of the endocrine system.
Cushing disease is a form of Cushing syndrome. Other forms of Cushing syndrome include exogenous Cushing syndrome, Cushing syndrome caused by adrenal tumor, and ectopic Cushing syndrome.
Alternative Names
Pituitary Cushing disease; ACTH-secreting adenoma
Cushing disease is caused by a tumor or excess growth (hyperplasia) of the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is located just below the base of the brain. A type of pituitary tumor called an adenoma is the most common cause. An adenoma is a benign tumor (not a cancer).
With Cushing disease, the pituitary gland releases too much ACTH. ACTH stimulates production and release of cortisol, a stress hormone. Too much ACTH causes the adrenal glands to make too much cortisol.
Cortisol is normally released during stressful situations. It controls the body's use of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. It also reduces the immune system's response to swelling (inflammation).
Symptoms of Cushing disease include:
- Upper body obesity (above the waist) and thin arms and legs
- Round, red, full face (moon face)
- Slow growth rate in children
Skin changes that are often seen include:
- Acne or skin infections
- Purple stretch marks (1/2 inch or 1 centimeter or more wide), called striae, on the skin of the abdomen, thighs, upper arms, and breasts
- Thin skin with easy bruising, most commonly on the arms and hands
Muscle and bone changes include:
- Backache, which occurs with routine activities
- Bone pain or tenderness
- Collection of fat between the shoulders (buffalo hump)
- Weakening of the bones, which leads to rib and spine fractures
- Weak muscles
Women may have:
- Excess hair growth on the face, neck, chest, abdomen, and thighs
- Menstrual cycle that becomes irregular or stops
Men may have:
- Decreased or no desire for sex (low libido)
- Erection problems
Other symptoms or problems may include:
- Mental changes, such as depression, anxiety, or changes in behavior
- Fatigue
- Frequent infections
- Headache
- Increased thirst and urination
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
Exams and Tests
The health care provider will perform a physical examination and ask about your symptoms.
Tests are done to confirm there is too much cortisol in the body, and then to determine the cause.
These tests confirm too much cortisol:
- 24-hour urine cortisol
- Dexamethasone suppression test (low dose)
- Salivary cortisol levels (early morning and late at night)
These tests determine the cause:
- Blood ACTH level
- Brain MRI
- Corticotropin-releasing hormone test, which acts on the pituitary gland to cause the release of ACTH
- Dexamethasone suppression test (high dose)
- Inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS) -- measures ACTH levels in the veins that drain the pituitary gland compared to the veins in the chest
Other tests that may be done include any of the following:
- Fasting blood glucose and A1C to test for diabetes
- Lipid and cholesterol testing
- Bone mineral density scan to check for osteoporosis
Treatment involves surgery to remove the pituitary tumor, if possible. After surgery, the pituitary gland may slowly start to work again and return to normal.
During the recovery process from surgery, you may need cortisol replacement treatments because the pituitary needs time to start making ACTH again.
Radiation treatment of the pituitary gland may also be used if the tumor is not completely removed.
If the tumor does not respond to surgery or radiation, you may need medicines to stop your body from making cortisol.
If these treatments are not successful, the adrenal glands may need to be removed to stop the high levels of cortisol from being produced. Removal of the adrenal glands can cause the pituitary tumor to get much bigger (Nelson syndrome).
Outlook (Prognosis)
Untreated, Cushing disease can cause severe illness, even death. Removal of the tumor may lead to full recovery, but the tumor can grow back.
Possible Complications
Health problems that may result from Cushing disease include:
- Compression fractures in the spine
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Infections
- Kidney stones
- Mood or other psychiatric problems
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your provider if you develop symptoms of Cushing disease.
If you have had a pituitary tumor removed, call your provider if you have signs of complications, including signs that the tumor has returned.
Molitch ME. Anterior pituitary. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 25th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2016:chap 224.
Stewart PM, Newell-Price JDC. The adrenal cortex. In: Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, Kronenberg HM, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 13th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2016:chap 15.


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Synology Debuts its DiskStation Manager 3.0 Beta, Including Multi-tasking Web UI, New iPhone and Android Support, and Enterprise-level Features
Synology® Debuts its DiskStation Manager 3.0 Beta, Including Multi-tasking Web UI, New iPhone® and Android Support, and Enterprise-level Features
Taipei, Taiwan-August 17, 2010-Synology® Inc. today announced the beta release of its operating system, DiskStation Manager 3.0 (DSM 3.0), introducing its multi-tasking web UI and personalized web desktop that make Synology NAS server even more intuitive and easy to use. The enriched iPhone® and Android phone support greatly increases multimedia files' mobility. In addition, Windows® ACL support simplifies file privilege management. Comprehensive iSCSI support and extended volume size capability offer businesses a scalable NAS solution with enterprise-level services.
"DSM 3.0 realizes our commitment in delivering the best in class NAS solution with forward-thinking features," said Derren Lu, CEO of Synology Inc. "The breakthrough multi-tasking web UI has raised the bar for a NAS server user's experience."
The new multi-tasking web UI offers users a new way to quickly move between apps. Users can run multiple applications simultaneously on one tab browser and switch between them instantly, or perform a real-time inter-app file exchange between two or more File Browsers. Dynamic loading saves users from the constant refreshing of the whole webpage. All of these features are performed in a web browser, akin to a full desktop experience.
DSM 3.0 is our most advanced NAS operating system to date. DSM 3.0 offers a customizable web desktop that allows users to make sure their favorite apps are easily accessible and the backgrounds reflect their personalities. All accessible folders and files can be managed within File Browser.
Synology smartphone apps, the new DS photo+, DS audio and DS cam, now support Android phones in addition to iPhone. With DS photo+, users can upload photos or videos from their iPhones or Android phones straight into and download from their DiskStations. Users can also view photos and videos that are stored on their DiskStations and leave comments for their friends. The Android version of DS audio comes with a unique remote function, allowing users to remotely control the music playing on their DiskStation's attached USB speakers.
DSM 3.0 simplifies file privilege management with Windows® ACL support, allowing access permission settings for shared folders and each file object on DiskStation in a Windows environment. The comprehensive permission precedence rules form a hierarchy, with each file's explicit permission settings rule above inherited ones. This Windows-native experience aims at providing administrators a more flexible privilege management method to meet enterprise-level demand.
For more flexible virtual storage solution, DSM 3.0 now offers multiple cross-mapping between iSCSI targets and iSCSI LUNs. It also offers multiple connections per session (MC/S) and multipath I/O (MPIO) to provide connection failover and load balancing benefits to strengthen the stability of a network storage environment. To ensure file integrity, DSM 3.0 is compliant with SPC-3 PR standard to support Microsoft® Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering or other systems such as VMware® Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) or Oracle® Cluster File System (OCFS).
DSM 3.0 with EXT4 system provides a well-structured base for enterprise-class data storage. It adopts EXT4 file system and supports the maximum volume space of 1 exabyte, equivalent to 1 million TB, with greater stability, better performance and reduced possibility of file fragmentation.
Another key enhancement in DSM 3.0 is the upgrade to the new Surveillance Station 5 that supports more than 580 IP camera models from different makers, up to 500 megapixel resolutions, and is compatible with ONVIF and PSIA industrial standards, securing users' future investment. In addition, Surveillance Station 5 makes property safeguarding even easier to do. Users can live view up to 36 channels in one layout. The Time Slicing feature splits a playing event into four equal lengths of video clips to help users to quickly scan through the whole event.
The beta release of the Synology DSM 3.0 additionally includes WebDAV support, IPv6 integration and more new features. For further details, please visit http://www.synology.com/enu/support/beta/Synology_DSM3.0_2010.php
Synology DSM 3.0 Beta Reward Program
Synology will award a DiskStation DS110+ to three beta testers who provide the most valuable feedback and assistance for making DSM 3.0 even better when the beta program ends. Visit http://www.synology.com/enu/support/beta/Synology_DSM3.0_2010.php for details.
The Synology DSM 3.0 beta is free to download for users who own a DiskStation x07 series and onward. The supported models are:
DS411+, DS1010+, RS810+, RS810RP+, DS410, DS410j, DS710+, DS210+, DS210j, DS110+, DS110j, DS509+, RS409+, RS409RP+, RS409, DS409+, DS409, DS209+II, DS209+, DS209, DS209j, DS109+, DS109, DS109j, DS409slim, RS408, RS408-RP, DS508, DS408, DS108j, RS407, CS407, CS407e, DS207+, DS207, DS107+, DS107, DS107e
The download is available at http://www.synology.com/enu/support/beta/index.php
The live demo site is available at http://www.synology.com/enu/products/demo/index.php
Synology at a Glance
Founded in 2000, Synology is a young and energetic company dedicated to developing high-performance, reliable, versatile, and environmentally-friendly Network Attached Storage (NAS) products. Our goal is to deliver user-friendly solutions and solid customer service to satisfy the needs of businesses, home offices, individual users and families.
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Hepatitis B
What Is Hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). In some people, HBV stays in the body, causing chronic disease and long-term liver problems.
How Do People Get Hepatitis B?
Most commonly, HBV spreads through:
- sexual activity with an HBV-infected person
- shared contaminated needles or syringes for injecting drugs
- transmission from HBV-infected mothers to their newborn babies
Who Is at Risk for Hepatitis B?
In the United States, the most common way people get infected with HBV is through unprotected sex with someone who has the disease. People who share needles also are at risk of becoming infected because it's likely that the needles they use will not have been sterilized.
What Is Chronic Hepatitis B?
Doctors refer to hepatitis B infections as either acute or chronic:
- An acute HBV infection is a short-term illness that clears within 6 months of when a person is exposed to the virus.
- A person who still has HBV after 6 months is said to have a chronic hepatitis B infection. This is a long-term illness, meaning the virus stays in the body and causes lifelong illness. An estimated 850,000 to more than 2 million people in the U.S. have chronic HBV.
The younger someone is when infected, the greater the chances for chronic hepatitis B.
What Are the Signs & Symptoms of HBV Infection?
HBV can cause a wide range of symptoms, from a mild illness and general feeling of being unwell to more serious chronic liver disease that can lead to liver cancer.
Someone with hepatitis B may have symptoms similar to those caused by other viral infections, like the flu. The person might:
- be extra tired
- feel like throwing up or actually throw up
- not feel like eating
- have a mild fever
HBV also can cause darker than usual urine (pee), jaundice (when the skin and whites of the eyes look yellow), and abdominal (belly) pain.
Someone who has been exposed to hepatitis B may start to have symptoms from 1 to 6 months later. Symptoms can last for weeks to months.
In some people, hepatitis B causes few or no symptoms. But even someone who doesn't have any symptoms can still spread the disease to others.
What Problems Can Hepatitis B Cause?
Hepatitis B (also called serum hepatitis) is a serious infection. It can lead to cirrhosis (permanent scarring) of the liver, liver failure, or liver cancer, which can cause severe illness and even death.
If a pregnant woman has the hepatitis B virus, her baby has a very high chance of having it unless the baby gets a special immune injection and the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
Sometimes, HBV doesn't cause symptoms until a person has had the infection for a while. At that stage, the person already might have more serious complications, such as liver damage.
How Is Hepatitis B Diagnosed?
If you think you may have hepatitis B or you might have been exposed to the virus through sex or drug use, see your doctor or gynecologist to get tested (they can test you for other infections as well). The blood test also can tell whether someone has an acute infection or a chronic infection. Let the doctor know the best way to reach you confidentially with test results.
How Is Hepatitis B Treated?
There's no cure for HBV. Doctors will advise someone with a hepatitis B infection on how to manage symptoms — like getting plenty of rest or drinking fluids. A person who is too sick to eat or drink will need treatment in a hospital.
In most cases, teens who get hepatitis B recover and may develop a natural immunity to future hepatitis B infections. Most feel better within 6 months. Health care providers will keep a close eye on patients who develop chronic hepatitis B.
What Happens After a Hepatitis B Infection?
Some people carry the virus in their bodies and are contagious for the rest of their lives. They should not drink alcohol, and should check with their doctor before taking any medicines (prescription, over the counter, or supplements) to make sure these won't cause further liver damage.
Anyone who has ever tested positive for hepatitis B cannot be a blood donor.
Can Hepatitis B Be Prevented?
Yes. Newborn babies in the United States now routinely get the hepatitis B vaccine as a series of three shots over a 6-month period. There's been a big drop in the number of cases of hepatitis B over the past 25 years thanks to immunization.
Doctors also recommend "catch-up" vaccination for all kids and teens younger than 19 years old who didn't get the vaccine as babies or didn't get all three doses. Anyone who is at risk for hepatitis B (including health care and public safety workers, people with chronic liver disease, people who inject drugs, and others) also should be vaccinated.
If someone who hasn't been vaccinated is exposed to HBV, doctors may give the vaccine and/or a shot of immune globulin containing antibodies against the virus to try to prevent the person from becoming infected. That's why it's very important to see a doctor immediately after any possible exposure to the virus.
To prevent transmission of hepatitis B through infected blood and other body fluids, teens should:
- abstain from sex (oral, vaginal, or anal)
- if sexually active, always use latex condoms when having sex (oral, vaginal, or anal)
- avoid contact with an infected person's blood
- not use intravenous drugs or share needles or other drug tools
- not share things like toothbrushes or razors
- research tattoo and piercing places carefully to be sure they don't reuse needles without properly sterilizing them