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Flash is a useful source of artificial light in photography. In early days of photography, when there was no electricity the photographers used powdered magnesium, which they used to burn to produce a 'flash of light'!
Unless you're a professional photographer, the chances are good that the camera you're using - whether film or digital - has a built-in flash. Typically, when shooting indoors, the flash will work adequately if the subject you're shooting is within ten to twelve feet. Although your built-in flash will permit you to take a photo in a low-light environment, it will not provide the same effect as natural lighting. Rather, pictures taken with an on-camera flash tend to look similar, since the flash produces a flat light that minimizes surface textures.
They say people are born to lead or to follow. I can't say whether that is true or not. I was always a leader. As a child I hated listening to others tell me what to do. I always had the ideas that led to trouble for the kids in the neighborhood.
Through many complaints from my school to my parents, it seems it was all based on my belief that every one of my teachers was an idiot and knew nothing of what they taught. As an adult, I can look back with fairness and mature reflection and assert that I was right. Like a manager who rises up the corporate ladder through nothing more then being no threat to those above him or her, ultimately attaining a position of power that they could never handle with any amount of training or psychological help or medication, teachers were assured a lifetime of destroying young, inquiring minds only through tenure and parents who had forgotten that teachers were also human and open to human frailties.
Business is always about monetizing one component from among a host of other important things. The reason behind every business is to make money or generate revenues. Given the inherent focus on revenues, when launching a business or a site, it is critical to understand how to manage finances, which is one of the major factors for successfully maintaining a site or running a business. In addition, when maintaining a website, it is important to consider factors such as the unique selling product, the main idea, and employees—namely, freelancer or full time, salaries, bonuses, and funding.
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Before digital cameras, the only way to get a digital image was to take a picture with a film camera, get the film developed, then have the photographic print or slide digitized using a scanner.
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This leading text's emphasis on school culture, teachers as adult learners, developmental leadership, democratic education, and collegial supervision has helped redefine the meaning of supervision and instructional leadership for both scholars and practitioners. The Ninth Edition maintains its comprehensive approach to supervision and instructional leadership and presents new and engaging material throughout. Chapters on knowledge, interpersonal skills, technical skills, technical tasks, and cultural tasks for successful supervision and instructional leadership are included, and the authors emphasize the importance of collegiality, understanding adult learning and development, reflective inquiry, democracy, addressing diversity, the change process, and community building. This is a resource that students purchase, use in class, and reference throughout their careers as educational leaders. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded video.
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Table of Contents
About the Authors xiii
Preface xv
Introduction 1
1 SuperVision for Successful Schools 3
SuperVision: A New Name for a New Paradigm 7
Supervisory Glue as a Metaphor for Success 9
Who Is Responsible for Supervision? 9
Supervision and Moral Purpose 12
Organization of This Book 13
Reflective Exercise 15
Knowledge 17
2 The Norm: Why Traditional Schools
Are as They Are 19
The Work Environment or Culture of Schools 20
The Legacy of the One-Room Schoolhouse 21
Cultures within Cultures 30
Blaming the Victim and Structural Strain 31
Reflective Exercise 32
3 The Dynamic School 33
Shared Leadership, Collegiality, and Collaboration 34
A Cause beyond Oneself 35
Professional Development 36
Positive Learning Climate 37
Authentic Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment 38
Democracy 39
Inquiry 40
Cultural Responsiveness 41
Partnerships and Networks 42
Reflective Exercise 47
4 Adult and Teacher Development within
the Context of the School 48
Adults as Learners 49
Adult and Teacher Development 59
Development: Ebb and Flow 76
Reflective Exercise 78
5 Reflections on Educational Beliefs, Teaching,
and Supervision 79
Instructional Goals and Effective Teaching 81
Expert Teachers 82
Beliefs about Education 84
Supervisory Beliefs 85
Supervisory Platform as Related to Educational Philosophy 87
Checking Your Own Supervisory Beliefs 91
What Does Your Belief Mean in Terms of Supervisor
and Teacher Responsibility? 91
Reflective Exercise 96
Interpersonal Skills 97
6 Supervisory Behavior Continuum:
Know Thyself 99
Outcomes of Conference 102
Valid Assessment of Self 103
Johari Window 104
Cognitive Dissonance 106
Comparing Self-Perceptions
with Others' Perceptions 107
Comparing Self-Perceptions to Recorded Behaviors 109
360-Degree Feedback 110
Reflective Exercise 111
7 Directive Control Behaviors 113
A History of Overreliance on Control 116
Issues in Directive Control 118
When to Use Directive Control Behaviors 118
Moving from Directive Control toward Directive Informational Behaviors 119
Reflective Exercise 120
8 Directive Informational Behaviors 121
Comparing Directive Control and Directive Informational Statements 123
Issues in the Directive Informational Approach 126
When to Use Directive Informational Behaviors 127
Moving from Directive Informational toward Collaborative Behaviors 127
Reflective Exercise 128
9 Collaborative Behaviors 130
Issues in Collaborative Supervision 135
When to Use Collaborative Behaviors 136
Moving from Collaborative toward Nondirective Behaviors 136
Reflective Exercise 137
10 Nondirective Behaviors 139
Initiating Nondirective Supervision 144
Nondirective, Not Laissez-Faire, Supervision 145
Issues with Nondirective Supervision 146
When to Use Nondirective Behaviors 147
Nondirective Supervision, Teacher Collaboration 148
Reflective Exercise 149
11 Developmental Supervision 150
Phase 1: Choosing the Best Approach 151
Phase 2: Applying the Chosen Approach 155
Phase 3: Fostering Teacher Development 156
Not Algorithms, but Guideposts for Decisions 158
Case Studies on Developmental Supervision 158
Reflective Exercise 168
Technical Skills 169
12 Assessing and Planning Skills 171
Personal Plans 172
Assessing Time 173
Changing Time Allocations: Planning 176
Assessing and Planning within the Organization 180
Ways of Assessing Need 181
Analyzing Organizational Needs 185
Planning 189
Cautions Concerning Planning 195
Reflective Exercise 196
13 Observing Skills 197
Formative Observation Instruments Are Not Summative
Evaluation Instruments 200
Ways of Describing 200
Quantitative Observations 200
Qualitative Observations 209
Tailored Observation Systems 213
Types and Purposes of Observation 216
Technology-Enhanced Observation 217
Collaborative Walkthroughs 219
Cautions Concerning Observations 220
Reflective Exercise 221
14 Evaluation Skills 222
The Intersection of Instructional Supervision and Program Evaluation 223
Judgments 224
Key Decisions in the Program Evaluation Process 225
Overall Instructional Program Evaluation 227
Program Evaluation and Teacher Empowerment 232
Teacher Evaluation 234
Teacher Self-Evaluation 239
Reflective Exercise 240
Technical Tasks of Supervision 243
15 Direct Assistance to Teachers 245
Clinical Supervision 246
Comparing Clinical Supervision with Teacher Summative Evaluation 250
Integrating Clinical Supervision and Developmental Supervision 251
Peer Coaching 252
Other Forms of Direct Assistance 255
Beyond Technical Assistance: Improving Classroom Culture 257
Reflective Exercise 257
16 Group Development 258
Dimensions of an Effective Group 260
Group Member Roles 261
Applying Developmental Supervision to Groups 266
Dealing with Dysfunctional Members 268
Resolving Conflict 269
Preparing for Group Meetings 273
Establishing Ground Rules 274
Collaborative Groups and School Improvement 275
Dialogue: An Alternative Group Process 278
Reflective Exercise 279
17 Professional Development 281
Characteristics of Successful Professional Development Programs 283
Integrating Schoolwide, Group, and Individual Professional Development 284
Alternative Professional Development Formats 285
Examples of Effective Professional Development Programs 287
Stages of Professional Development 290
Evaluating Professional Development Programs 291
Teachers as Objects or Agents in Professional Development 294
Reflective Exercise 297
18 Curriculum Development 297
Sources of Curriculum Development 298
Legislated Learning 299
Curriculum Development as a Vehicle for Enhancing Collective Thinking
about Instruction 301
What Should Be the Purpose of the Curriculum? 302
What Should Be the Content of the Curriculum? 302
How Should the Curriculum Be Organized? 304
In What Format Should the Curriculum Be Written? 305
Curriculum Format as Reflective of Choice Given to Teachers 309
Relationship of Curriculum Purpose, Content, Organization, and Format 310
Levels of Teacher Involvement in Curriculum Development 311
Integrating Curriculum Format with Developers and Levels of Development 312
Matching Curriculum Development with Teacher Development 313
The Curriculum and Cultural Diversity 315
Reflective Exercise 320
19 Action Research: The School as the
Center of Inquiry 321
How Is Action Research Conducted? 323
A Developmental Approach to Action Research 324
Decisions about Action Research 325
Action Research: Vehicle for a Cause beyond Oneself 327
Characteristics of Successful Action Research 328
Example of Action Research 330
Expanding Boundaries: Alternative Approaches to Action Research 331
Shared Governance for Action Research 333
Premises 334
Suggestions for Assisting Action Research 338
Conclusion: Focus, Structure, and Time for Development 339
Reflective Exercise 339
Cultural Tasks of SuperVision 341
20 Facilitating Change 343
Chaos Theory 345
Postmodern Theory 349
Education Change Theory 352
Change at the Individual Level 359
Changing the Conditions of Teaching 359
Reflective Exercise 363
21 Addressing Diversity 365
Achievement Gaps among Economic, Racial, and Ethnic Groups 367
A Societal or a School Problem? 368
Cultural Clashes 370
Culturally Responsive Teaching 374
Culturally Responsive Schools 377
Gender Equity 382
Equity for Sexual Minorities 384
Overarching Patterns 387
Connecting the Technical Tasks of Supervision
to Cultural Responsiveness 388
Reflective Exercise 388
22 Building Community 390
Democratic Community 392
Moral Community 395
Professional Learning Community 398
Community of Inquiry 400
Engagement with the Larger Community 402
Five Attributes, One Community 405
Conclusion 406
Reflective Exercise 407
Appendix A: Educational Philosophy? Q Sort* 409
Appendix B: Review of Interpersonal Behavior in Four
Supervisory Approaches 415
References 417
Name Index 439
Subject Index
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NEW YORK, June 18 A former AT&T employee admitted on Monday to sharing company secrets such as sales numbers for Apple Inc's iPhone to traders who illegally bought shares on the information.
Alnoor Ebrahim, 57, a U.S. citizen born in Tanzania, is the latest person to plead guilty in the U.S. government's crackdown on insider trading, which claimed its biggest target to date on Friday - former Goldman Sachs Group Inc board member Rajat Gupta.
Ebrahim was part of a so-called expert-network ring where some employees of specialized firms such as Primary Global Research (PGR) helped funnel corporate secrets from consultants at companies to hedge funds.
"I provided insider information concerning AT&T's sales of Apple's iPhone and RIM's (Research In Motion Ltd ) Blackberry products, as well as other handset set devices sold through AT&T distribution channels," Ebrahim told U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken in Manhattan.
Ebrahim pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud. Manhattan federal prosecutors, in a plea agreement with the defense, recommended that Ebrahim be sentenced to a maximum of two years in prison.
"We took this matter very seriously and cooperated fully with the authorities," said AT&T spokesman Marty Richtman. "The conduct alleged was clearly against our code of business conduct, and Mr. Ebrahim is no longer an AT&T employee."
An attorney for former Silicon Valley sales manager James Fleishman, who is imprisoned on conspiracy charges, identified Ebrahim as a PGR consultant in court documents last year.
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Cedar Plank Fish with Citrus Horseradish Crust
- 1/4 cup white wine
- Juice from 1 lemon
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 peppercorns
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces cold butter, cubed
- Salt and pepper
- Zest and juice of 2 lemons
- Zest and juice of 2 oranges
- 2 tablespoons grated horseradish
- 4 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- Kosher salt
- Sugar
- 2 (8-ounce) trout fillets, skin off
- Essence, recipe follows
- Olive oil, for drizzling
- 2 (10-inch) untreated cedar planks
- 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
Yield: 2/3 cup
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a saucepan, combine the wine, lemon juice, peppercorns, bay leaf, and thyme. Bring the liquid to a boil and reduce by half, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cream and bring the liquid back to a boil and reduce by half, about 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in the butter, a cube at a time, until all the butter is incorporated. Season the sauce with salt and pepper. Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer and keep warm. Bring a small pot of salted water to a boil. Blanch the lemon and orange zest for 1 minute. Remove the zest from the water and shock in an ice bath. Remove the zest from the ice bath and pat dry. In a mixing bowl, combine the horseradish, blanched zest, lemon juice, orange juice, and cilantro. Season the crust with the kosher salt and sugar. Season the fillets with Essence. Rub the top of each plank with olive oil. Place one fillet on each plank. Divide the crust in half and cover the top of each fillet with the crust. Place the planks on a sheet pan and place in the oven. Bake the fillets for 12 to 15 minutes or until the crust is golden and the fish is flaky. Serve the planks with butter sauce.


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Obama's State Of The Union: We Must Work Together To 'Win The Future'
The President began by referencing the recent shootings in Tucson, which had the short-term effect of encouraging members of Congress to sit with members of the other party during the speech. But though there has been contentious debate over the past year, "there's a reason the tragedy in Tucson gave us pause," Obama said. "Amid all the noise and passion and rancor of our public debate, Tucson reminded us that no matter who we are or where we come from, each of us is a part of something greater - something more consequential than party or political preference."
"What comes of this moment is up to us. What comes of this moment will be determined not by whether we can sit together tonight," he continued, "but whether we can work together tomorrow."
"The challenges we face are bigger than party, and bigger than politics." One of these challenges is the economy, which Obama said has improved: "Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known, the stock market has come roaring back. Corporate profits are up. The economy is growing again."
But, he said, "these steps we've taken over the last two years may have broken the back of this recession - but to win the future, we'll need to take on challenges that have been decades in the making."
One of the ways to "win the future," the President continued, is through innovation. For example, when the Soviet Union beat America into space with the launch of Sputnik, "we had no idea how we'd beat them to the moon. The science wasn't even there yet. NASA didn't exist. But after investing in better research and education, we didn't just surpass the Soviets, we unleashed a wave of innovation that created new industries and millions of new jobs."
"This is our generation's Sputnik moment," Obama said.
He described how he'll send a budget to Congress in a few weeks that will "invest in biomedical research, information technology, and especially clean energy technology." He added that he will also ask Congress to eliminate the "billions in taxpayer dollars we currently give to oil companies."
Part of the goal, Obama said, is to "break our dependence on oil with biofuels, and become the first country to have 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015." And, he said, "by 2035, 80% of America's electricity will come from clean energy sources. Some folks want wind and solar. Others want nuclear, clean coal, and natural gas. To meet this goal, we will need them all - and I urge Democrats and Republicans to work together to make it happen."
The President also discussed the importance of immigration reform, first in connection with the hundreds of thousands of students in American schools who are not citizens. "But as soon as they obtain advanced degrees, we send them back home to compete against us. It makes no sense."
About illegal immigration in general, Obama said "we should take [it] on, once and for all."
"I am prepared to work with Republicans and Democrats to protect our borders, enforce our laws and address the millions of undocumented workers who are now living in the shadows. I know that debate will be difficult I know it will take time. But tonight, let's agree to make that effort."
He described the nation's crumbling infrastructure, and said he aimed to give "80% of Americans access to high-speed rail" within 25 years. And, Obama said, "within the next five years, we'll make it possible for businesses to deploy the next generation of high-speed wireless coverage to 98% of all Americans."
About health care, he referenced the recent efforts to repeal the law: "Now I have heard rumors that a few of you still have concerns about our new health care law." He added that he's willing to consider ways to improve the law, but "what I'm not willing to do is go back to the days when a health insurance company can deny someone coverage because of a preexisting condition."
Referring back to the economy, Obama said that the government needs to deal with the debt. "We have to confront the fact that our government spends more than it takes in. That is not sustainable." He then proposed a domestic spending freeze beginning this year, which would reduce the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next ten years, and "will bring discretionary spending to the lowest share of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was president." Part of the "painful" cuts will come from defense spending. "The Secretary of Defense has also agreed to cut tens of billions of dollars in spending that he and his generals believe our military can do without."
Reducing health care costs, including in Medicare and Medicaid, will also help reduce the deficit. The "health insurance law we passed last year will slow these rising costs, which is part of why nonpartisan economists have said that repealing the health care law would add a quarter of a trillion dollars to our deficit. Still, I'm willing to look at other ideas to bring down costs, including one that Republicans suggested last year: medical malpractice reform to rein in frivolous lawsuits."
He added that we "should also find a bipartisan solution to strengthen Social Security for future generations. We must do it without putting at risk current retirees, the most vulnerable, or people with disabilities; without slashing benefits for future generations; and without subjecting Americans' guaranteed retirement income to the whims of the stock market."
Then there were the tax cuts, about which Obama pointedly said: "If we truly care about our deficit, we simply can't afford a permanent extension of the tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of Americans. Before we take money away from our schools, or scholarships away from our students, we should ask millionaires to give up their tax breaks."
"It's not a matter of punishing their success," Obama said. "It's about promoting America's success." One way he suggested was simplifying the individual tax code.
"We can't win the future with a government of the past."
John McCain was one Senator who gave Obama a standing ovation when he said that if a bill comes to his desk with earmarks in it, "I will veto it."
About foreign policy, Obama briefly addressed the end of the Iraq War, before talking up how the intelligence community is disrupting al Qaeda's efforts, both abroad and at home: "As extremists try to inspire acts of violence within our borders, we are responding with the strength of our communities, with respect for the rule of law, and with the conviction that American Muslims are a part of our American family."
As for the war in Afghanistan, Obama promised that this year, we will work "to begin a transition to an Afghan lead. And this July, we will begin to bring our troops home."
He also called for college campuses to begin allowing ROTC recruiters back on campus now that Don't Ask, Don't Tell has been repealed.
Obama wrapped things up with a message of unity: "We may have differences in policy, but we all believe in the rights enshrined in our Constitution. We may have different opinions, but we believe in the same promise that says this is a place where you can make it if you try. We may have different backgrounds, but we believe in the same dream that says this is a country where anything is possible. No matter who you are. No matter where you come from."
"America has been the story of ordinary people who dared to dream. That's how we win the future," he said.
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- Yield: Makes 60
Source: Martha Stewart Living, November 1997
- 1 1/4 cups whole-wheat flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1/2 cup nonfat buttermilk
- Coarse salt, for sprinkling
- Vegetable-oil cooking spray
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two baking sheets with cooking spray; set aside. In the bowl of a food processor, pulse flour, wheat germ, sunflower seeds, cumin, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add butter; process until mixture resembles coarse meal. With machine running, gradually add buttermilk; process until dough comes together and is moist.
Transfer to a lightly floured surface. Allow to rest for 5 minutes. Roll until 1/4 to 1/8 inch thick. Sprinkle with coarse salt; roll to press salt into dough.
Cut dough into 4-inch-long leaf shapes, or other desired shape. Transfer the leaves to ungreased baking sheets. Pierce each cracker liberally with a fork. Bake until hard, about 16 minutes. Transfer crackers to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight plastic container, at room temperature, up to 1 week.


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Hello from Burlington! I'm at the Society of Environmental Journalists Conference with Melanie Lyons, NEI media relations manager. This morning Patrick Moore spoke on a panel called "Cradle to Grave: New Nukes and Old Radioactive Waste," which focused largely on the safety and economic issues surrounding nuclear power. Patrick was outnumbered on this panel 2-1, as he was joined by Jim Riccio of Greenpeace and former NRC Commissioner Peter Bradford, now of the Union of Concerned Scientists and an adviser to the Grace Energy Initiative. But Patrick held his own and shared a lot of facts about nuclear energy. I'll walk you through the proceedings in case you missed the webcast by Grace Energy Initiative.
Jim Riccio spoke first and painted nuclear power plants as prime targets for terrorism. From where I was sitting, it looked like he was doing a bit of fearmongering, basically saying it's only a matter of time before a plant is hit. Patrick Moore refuted this a bit later, noting that terrorists choose political targets, not industrial targets, and even if they did, nuclear plants are highly regulated and focused on safety. He later claimed that nuclear power plants have never tested their ability to sustain an attack from a commercial airline, but instead just say testing during station blackouts is for this purpose. I really don't know where he got that idea, nor the idea that a nuclear plant caused the Northeast blackout a few years back. For more background on the 2003 blackout and nuclear energy, click here.
Anyway, Dr. Moore talked a bit about his early days at Greenpeace, and why he left--choosing to spend his time being in favor of solutions to problems rather than simply protesting the problems. He made a very important point: Greenpeace is opposed to nuclear energy, as we all know. It is opposed to coal-fired plants and natural gas. And it opposes hydroelectric dams. That leaves the category of "other," which accounts for only 0.8 percent of the world's energy supply. This includes wind, solar, etc. While NEI and savvy environmentalists like Moore recognize that renewable sources of energy should be a part of the solution to climate change, we also know that they simply cannot be expanded enough to be the only solution. And Dr. Moore said repeatedly today that nuclear also is not the only solution--but it should be and will be an important part of it. So he asked how Greenpeace can possibly favor only 0.8 percent of the world's energy supply. If they are so concerned about climate change, shouldn't they be open to more likely possibilities?
Another important point Dr. Moore made: We should not ban the beneficial uses of a technology just because of its potentially dangerous uses. If we did that, we would have to ban machetes and automobiles, among other things.
On to Peter Bradford. He reiterated our own point that nuclear power is not the "magic bullet" answer to climate change. We agree. See above. Then he talked about the wedge theory (PDF), which David Bradish discussed in an earlier post this week. Basically, a wedge from renewable electricity replacing coal-based power is available from a 50-fold expansion of wind by 2054 or a 700-fold expansion of solar power. We would have to triple nuclear power's current capacity. Which even I can understand (after David explained it to me) means that nuclear requires less expansion because it can provide more energy. Bradford's take on the wedges? Nuclear can't be good because it's only one wedge, while renewables are two (solar and wind). That's just semantics.
Then the panel turned to a Q-and-A session. When asked "if no nukes, then what?" Riccio simply did not answer the question. He said the government and taxpayers would get a bigger bang for their buck of they spent it on renewables instead of nuclear, but that's as specific as he got.
Well, that's all from the SEJ conference. Melanie and I are having fun manning our booth and talking to the journalists and other exhibitors about nuclear, the clean air energy!
Technorati tags: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power, Electricity, Environment, Energy, Politics, Technology, Grace Energy, Greenpeace, UCS, Wind Energy, Hydropower, Solar Power, Patrick Moore, CASEnergy Coalition, SEJ
Friday, October 27, 2006
Live From Vermont: Patrick Moore vs. the Anti-Nukes
Posted by Janice at 2:14 PM
13 comments:
- rsm said...
Listening to the webcast during lunch, I believe I heard Mr. Bradford say that nuclear is safer than coal or gas, but that it is not the way to go. I guess we need unsafer sources of energy. ;-)
- October 27, 2006 at 5:21 PM
- Ruth Sponsler said...
I commend Dr. Moore for his courage in going into a debate stacked 2:1 against him.
- October 27, 2006 at 7:17 PM
- t7 said...
Hi, is there a downloadable recoding of that session somewhere? TIA.
btw, great blog :-) - October 29, 2006 at 9:25 AM
- Janice Cane said...
Thanks, t7. I just checked, and it looks like Grace has not posted the webcast as ap permanent link. We'll keep an eye on the Web site and let everyone know if that changes.
- October 29, 2006 at 9:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
It's time to leave the age of fossil fuels and move into nuclear energy and renewable sources. I find it astounding that people still fear nuclear power when it has proven itself over the past several decades with minimal incidents. How exactly are wind and solar power expected to be expanded so much in so little time? The technology isn't there to make it viable- too much space is required for too little payback.
- October 29, 2006 at 10:47 PM
- gunter said...
What's all this whining about 2 to 1.
While you may not get as much air time, the facts still can speak for themselves.
You all got you lopsided airing on "Action Speaks" October 28 where it was NEI's Lisa Stiles-Shell, former NRC NRR director Harold "Mr. TMI" Denton, and Mike Pintek, Harrisburg radio show host who stumbled onto the accident on the morning of March 28, 1979, and me, Paul Gunter, NIRS.
Lisa, I think you were going to produce some material supposedly refuting the Wing Study finding of significant increases in leukemia and lung cancers downwind following the TMI accident.
I found nothing of substance on the NEI website.
Gunter - November 1, 2006 at 1:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
Gotta love the internet Gunter:
It took 5 minutes to find this link to the court decision on the TMI cancer incidences. Care to take a look? How long did it take you to dismiss this ruling Gunter?
"Dr. Wing performed a reanalysis. of the Hatch cancer incidence study. In conducting his reanalysis, Dr. Wing presumed that TMI area residents were exposed to levels (doses) of radiation significantly higher than those reported in the government reports discussed previously in this memorandum and the doses assumed by the Hatch study. See supra at 45-54 (discussing the reports and study). Based upon the assumption that residents were exposed to high levels of radiation, Dr. Wing appears t6 have attributed the increases in cancer association found in his study to exposure to high levels of radiation. The following colloquy from the Daubert hearings is illustrative:
Q. Turning to the cancer incidence study, your reanalysis of the Susser/Hatch data, if you assume that the real level of exposures, not the relative units, but the real level of exposures was small or was low as postulated in the Susser/Hatch report, that would affect your interpretation of the data; correct?
A. Let me put it this way: If I assumed that it was not possible that the doses were higher, than assumed by the authors of the Columbia (Susser/Hatch) paper, then it would prohibit making a causal interpretation of the observed association.
(11/21/95 Tr. at 981-82 (testimony of Dr. Wing).) In this same vein, Dr. Wing states in his report "(u)nlike the original reports based on these data, our re-analyses (sic) assumed that absolute accident doses could have been large enough to produce measurable impacts on cancer incidence. . . ." (2/25/95 Wing Report at 9.) The record presently before the court does not support the fundamental assumption made by Dr. Wing -- that doses were significantly higher than originally estimated. In the absence of this assumption, Dr. Wing himself admits that he would be unable to make a causal interpretation based upon his findings. Because Plaintiffs have presented no evidence in support of this assumption, the court finds the Wing cancer incidence study does nothing to assist Plaintiffs in creating a material factual dispute or meeting their burden of proof. Cf. Kearney v. Philip Morris, Inc., 916 F. Supp. 61 (D. Ma. 1996) (finding that premise upon which experts founded their opinions "involves an inferential leap for which no reasoned basis is proffered, and thus does not survive reasoned scrutiny" at summary judgment)." (...)
SYLVIA H. RAMBO, Chief Judge
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Dated: June 7 1996.
Now, could you just stop your fruitless FUD campaign against nuclear power?
Oh I forgot! Thats right - You are paid to do your job.
Right - everyone has to make a living.
Have a nice day Gunter. - November 1, 2006 at 3:55 PM
- Lisa Stiles-Shell said...
Thanks, Paul, for reminding me that I want to blog about the Action Speaks event. I haven't been in the office much since that trip. By the way, NEI had absolutely nothing to do with the selection of speakers on that panel. Marc Levitt told me that one of the other panelists suggested me. When I saw the names I actually assumed that YOU had made the suggestion because I've never met Harold Denton or Mike Pintek.
In any case, I'm working on the Wing stuff (thanks anon for the pointer to the testimony). My health physicist friend can tell me what was in the reports that refuted him, but I want to be able to provide the actual documentation. One of the reports was a rebuttal from the original authors (Hatch, Susser, and Beyea) of a health study that examined 160,000 people living within 10 miles of the TMI plant. It was their study that Wing claimed to "re-examine." I have a summary of the report but I'm trying to track down the original. Mid-90s publications aren't always easy to find.
Lisa - November 2, 2006 at 11:12 AM
- gunter said...
Thanks "anonymous",
First of all, Rambo's 1996 remarks pre-date the publishing of the Wing study which appeared in the NIH journal Environmental Health Perspectives, January, 1997. So I would not call this a refutation of the study and certainly not a scientifically based refutation. Its a legal determination based on what Rambo allowed into the proceeding rather than a scientific evaluation.
So, no cigar. We can argue more on this later, I'm sure.
As the court states "The record presently before the court does not support the fundamental assumption made by Dr. Wing -- that doses were significantly higher than originally estimated."
Again, its more an issue of what Rambo allowed into the record than what Wing found in the Columbia data and followed up on.
The Wing study observed cytogentic damage in TMI-2 downwinders who experienced erythemia (reddening of the skin associated with radiation exposures), hair loss, vomiting, diarreha, as evidence of radiation doses on the order of 600-900 mGy. It was the Columbia study that first "assumed" that no more radiation got out following the accident to deliver a radiation dose of no more than 1 mGy and that what was then observed could not possibly have been caused that assumed low dose.
You should know that as far as science is concerned, the observed is prefered over the assumed. That's science versus faith or belief, right?
Furhtermore, a big problem with assuming anything about the radiation releases following the accident is that the TMI operators "lost" radiation monitoring data and physical evidence, such as vent stack filters.
This, of course, was not the first time that MetEd "lost" safety records. In fact, as I had to remind both Lisa and Harold Denton (whose memories seem to have failed them on the air, that night), Met Ed, on February 29, 1984 entered into a plea bargin of "guilty" to 1 count of "criminal misconduct" (read criminal coverup)and "no contest" to 6 additional counts of criminal activity for the falisfication and willful destruction of safety reports to a federal agency (Denton's NRC)leading up to the TMI-2 accident on March 28, 1979, namely reactor coolant leak rate test results.
I still look forward to Lisa actually providing the scientific papers which reportedly "refuted" the Wing study findings that actually found the significant increases in leukemia and lung cancers according to the Columbia Study.
We have much to talk about.
Gunter, NIRS - November 2, 2006 at 3:56 PM
- Jim Hopf said...
Speaking of "lost radiation", and observed vs. assumed....
Gunter et al claim that people received ~1000 times the dose that would be possible given the officially estimated radioactivity release. The reason given is that thousands of times as much radiation was actually released, and was somehow not recorded or measured (i.e., it was "lost").
If that amount of radiation were released, the fallout would have been readily measurable, not only right around the plant, but in places much farther away as well. In fact, if such a large release occurred, there would still be significant amounts of remaining fallout (contamination) in the local area that could still be readily measured even today! After all, many of the significant isotopes have ~30 year half-lives (Sr & Cs).
Talk about "lost" radiation! These guys are trying to claim that a huge amount of radiation was released, caused significant health problems in the local area, and then somehow completely vanished without a trace! Apparently, even this large release resulted in no lingering surface contamination that could be measured, even a few days after the accident (let alone now).
If such a large release occurred, we'd know it, beyond a shadow of a doubt, because there would be clear lingering evidence (measurable contamination). If nature were so good at dispersing and washing away radioactivity, we wouldn't be having any troubles around Chernobyl right now.
The real truth is that, through extensive radiation/contamination measurements, we know that nobody around TMI received more than a tiny fraction of annual natural background. As there is no correlation between natural backround dose rate (which varies by factors of several) and cancer incidence, it is known with 100% certainty that TMI could not have had any effect on public health. We don't even have to look at "studies" claiming to show health effects to know that they are completely flawed. - November 2, 2006 at 7:34 PM
- aryatara said...
Ignoring the obviously thugish, bullying tone used by Anonymous (not surprising he or she will not associate their name with this post), I will say one thing regarding the case "ruling" by Rambo. She can say all she wants about dose assumptions. The Columbia study is full of dose assumptions by definition. The difference is Wing's analyses (NOT sic) were based on direct measurement of cytogenetic damage which could only have been caused by a higher level of radiation exposure than judge Rambo allowed to be recognized in the case (an assumption the judge made based on the terms laid out in the original parameters of the health investigation). Anyone actually reading the Wing study rather than merely scoffing at it would have seen this.
If the judge was too impartial to see this or too unwilling to understand it, that is not the study's scientific shortcoming. The "judge" should have been censured and the case brought again. The cytogenetic analyses among those experiencing erythema, pet death, hair loss, vomiting, etc. clearly showed that these people experienced doses of 600-900 Gy. You have the dose, you have the symptoms, you have the damage measure. Again, this is a DIRECT MEASURE of damage. Not some iffy, error-ridden dose reconstruction formula based on faulty and potentially biased assumptions of radiation release and exposure. To argue any differently is scientifically bankrupt. So is ignoring these data to make an insulting and ignorant false point based on a court case where the judge was at best out of her scientific league and at worst biased against the plantiffs.
Just because a court makes a ruling doesn't mean the court is correct. We should all actually read the studies we criticize before we make any conclusions. I know I do. With disingenuous positions and the bullying attitude possessed by anonymous (and unfortunately not limited to him/her), it is no wonder the public doesn't trust the industry. - November 9, 2006 at 11:14 AM
- Lisa Stiles-Shell said...
I honestly have been trying to find the time to write about the Action Speaks show and the evidence to refute the Wing study but now I'm leaving town for several weeks. I've given all of my material to Eric, though, and he'll be compiling and posting it.
But I do want to respond to the most recent post.
The only thing even potentially in dispute is how much radioactive material (i.e. gas) escaped when the accident began. Once there was a problem the radiation dose rates from the plant were even more "continuously monitored" than usual. And dose measurements at the plant can fairly accurately predict the dose rates further away. At the very least, dose rates from the plant are not going to increase as you increase your distance from the plant!
Now, regarding the radioactive gases that escaped, contrary to the writer above, unverifiable stories of hair loss, pet deaths and such are not "DIRECT MEASURE." Yep, I've heard the story about the old goat that died after the accident near the power plant that supposedly proved that copious amounts of radiation escaped. These claims are anecdotal at best and I've heard them ONLY from antinuclear groups. The NRC, the EPA, the PA Department of Health, plus the media were all on the scene immediately and no reports filed at the time note these types of symptoms of radiation poisoning. I have friends that lived within the EPZ at the time and they had no such symptoms and know no one who did. In the Action Speaks panel I was on last month, when Paul Gunter of NIRS claimed that many people had symptoms, Mike Pintek (the radio reporter that first broke the story and covered the entire event) indignantly claimed, "No there weren't!" When Gunter tried to repeat his claims, Pintek said, "I was there!"
"Direct measure" is much closer to what responsible experts did in the aftermath: they conducted whole-body counts (which can tell you what radioactive elements you've ingested or are on your skin and the amount of each) on a large portion of the population and tested vast numbers of air, water, and soil samples. Radioactive decay is probably the MOST predictable of natural phenomena and from these measurements they were able to extrapolate backward to determine the amount of material that was released. This is MUCH more accurate than saying "my dog got sick, therefore he must have experienced poisoning from massive amounts of radiation."
You know, every spring my dog gets sick. I used to think it was because she eats the first green grass that appears and I would give her a little pepto-bismal (at the vet's advice). I guess what I should be doing is looking for the REAL culprit. But gosh dang it, the nearest nuclear power plant is a good 45 miles away.
Lisa - November 9, 2006 at 7:56 PM
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Lisa et al,
Excuse me, but Mike "I was there" Pintek wasn't the only one, even though he may think so.
People all across Central Pennsylvania did in fact experienced the "metallic taste" following the TMI accident as did many of its residents also experienced erythema, the reddening of the skin like one gets following a radiation exposure treatment, as well as other radiation exposure symptoms.
It is Pintek and NEI's denial of these radiation symptoms following the TMI accident that doesn't have a shred of credibility.
Lisa, helloooo, the Wing study, peer reviewed and published in a National Institute of Health publication, WAS BASED on this identified population sickened by the unmonitored, unreported and then hidden radioactive exhaust from this accident. Again, the data "is" (sic) there, you just have to read it.
I am really surprised the best you could do was trot out Pintek's shameless and unsubstantiated remark?
"And now for something completely different" ...or at least one would have hoped:
Check out NRC Daily Event Report for November 2, 2006 where the control room operators during a reactor trip at TMI unit 1 mistakenly thought that the main steam safety valves were "stuck open" when in fact the operators were clueless for 1 hour and 15 minutes that the valves were operating to designed to release set point pressure. Sound familiar of a similar and earlier operator error at TMI Unit 2?
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This legislation is welcome news for patients. And I want to continue this momentum. Today I'm announcing a new initiative to expand health insurance for the uninsured by making the Medicaid program more accessible. Medicaid is designed to provide low-income Americans with medical insurance. It has a noble purpose and some serious challenges.
Medicaid spending is rising dramatically, but the number of low income Americans without insurance remains high. Clearly, this important program needs reform. Yet, States have great difficulty reforming their Medicaid programs because of complex and cumbersome Federal requirements. It is hard for States—much too hard—to navigate the confusing and inconsistent Federal approval process.
Today we are changing that. My administration will adopt new rules that empower States to propose reforms tailored to the needs of their citizens. We will act on proposals quickly without making States wait for months or years for an answer.
In return for this flexibility, we will ask the States to help ensure that their programs broaden coverage for low-income Americans. When States are free to try new approaches, the results are encouraging. Just a few months ago, New York State, led by George Pataki, asked for and got permission to try a new idea to cover more people with the same dollars. As a result, as many as 619,000 more New Yorkers will soon have health insurance.
In our new system, we will inform States in advance of the criteria for responsible Medicaid reform. If they meet those conditions, the Federal Government stands ready to help expand health insurance coverage to those who need it most—no uncertainty and no runaround.
The goals of Medicaid are too important to get bogged down in a bureaucracy. My administration cares about results, about getting Americans broader and better medical coverage. And on issues from Medicaid to patient protection, we are seeing results for the American people.
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DUBOIS – Around 230 students from across the country and around the globe officially became part of the DuBois community on Thursday at Convocation Ceremonies and New Student Orientation at Penn State DuBois.
Director of Enrollment Melissa Duttry passed on a list of names of new students to Chancellor Melanie Hatch, signifying the steps students have taken to move through the admissions process, to full student status.
Duttry remarked that the population of the incoming class is quite diverse, with students hailing from 37 counties in Pennsylvania, seven states, as well as the countries of Brazil, China, Kenya and Saudi Arabia.
"This year's class includes students from as close as East DuBois Avenue, within a block from the campus, and as far away as Kenya, 7,580 miles from here," Duttry said.
Hatch welcomed the new students, and offered words of encouragement about the changes the students will see in themselves as they pursue their education.
She said, "This morning, I wanted to speak to you about transformation. In its simplest form, it just means 'change'. This is going to be a theme for us at Penn State DuBois this year.
"We are changing as a campus with the addition of new faculty and staff as well as the creation of new departments, new athletic teams, and new programming. I can also guarantee that you will be transformed in many ways by the time you walk across the stage for graduation."
Hatch encouraged freshmen to embrace every part of their educational experience, and to absorb the lessons from every new relationship they form, both in and out of the classroom.
"It is my hope that you will find friends, and faculty and staff members who have the potential to be a mentor for you; people who inspire you to seek out your personal truth. Cherish those relationships, because one day you will look back and realize how much influence they had on shaping you as an individual."
Hatch illustrated her message about transformation by referring to a book new students were asked to read as part of their orientation process.
The book, Growing up Amish, charts author Ira Wagler's story of being born into the Amish community, and his struggles with the eventual decision to leave that life behind.
She said, "Spoken like a person who has no regrets, Ira clearly chose his own path, and takes ownership of his personal transformation. I hope you'll be able to do the same. To accept help, to appreciate the opinions of others, to be open minded to new ideas, but to ultimately not be afraid to go after what you really want."
In order to fuel the community spirit on campus, new students spent the morning before convocation ceremonies participating in icebreaker exercises as part of their orientation.
They worked in groups to accomplish tasks, such as moving plastic cups using only string, without directly touching the cups, and passed hula-hoops down a line of people standing, hand-and-hand, without breaking the human chain.
The exercises are designed to demonstrate the importance of team work and critical thinking; concepts that educators at Penn State DuBois believe are paramount to a well-rounded education.


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Critique My Photos, Please! 10 Attachment(s) These are samples of some of my photos. Could you please critique them and tell me the things that I could improve on? Would you buy them as prints, what would you be willing to pay for them? (I'm not actually looking for anyone to buy right now, just interested!) Thanks in advance!! |
I like the contrast of colors in the first photo but the background is a little distracting. It kinda clutters the "negative" space. In the second photo I like the juxtaposition between the book and and bridle. The photo seems a little dark though. In addition, to someone who does not know horse's they might not understand what the book is tangled up in -- it looks like it is sitting in a pile of leather straps. Maybe if you could rearrange the bridle to highlight a certain aspect such as the bit so it is more obvious what it actually is. The third picture is a nice shot. There is a clear horizon line, however, the quality of the photo is pixelated which throws off the "natural" saturation of colors, particularly in the sky. I can't really tell if it is cloudy or clear. I like the forth picture, nothing to rally critique except that it would be an even better shot with a professional lens/camera. In the seventh photo the small area of of the upper eye which shows a reflection has a green hue which kinda destroys the contrast between the black/white and the brown iris in my opinion. It is a bit confusing whether or not you meant it to look like that. In the eight photo, it's a creative idea but the layout of the bridles looks sloppy. What are you trying to show the viewer? Photo number 10: it's a cute shot but it is blurry and pixelated. The height of the fence compared to the six of the pony is a bit distracting to me also. I think this picture would be very nice if it was cropped down to a close up of the horse's head. Basically, capturing the expression of the horse through his eyes maybe even get some of his boroque neck and his wild mane with his knee partially in the shot to make it more interesting. IN the last photo I really like the lighting and the shadows. the ribon that reads "second" is a bit too vertical and hard to read. Also the vague scribbles thet resemble a horse in the upper left corner I think should be shown more. It's a little awkwardly placed. Good job, keep it up. |
Thanks. My main focus is equine. That's why I thought the bridle with the book would be easy to see. The pictures of the pony were taken with a pro camera and lens, I think they're blurry because I can never remember put it on Sport setting, I don't have a tripod either. The reason I didn't show the entire horse on the Rosette is because it says the name of the show, which I didn't want to broadcast. Would it make more sense to crop the button out of it and bring the corner down to the ruffles? |
lol yeah it always helps to have th right settings and know how to use it properly. I think your biggest challenge is finding a focus -- Ask yourself what you are trying to show people Where is the emotion in the picture? Where is void? Is there enough negative space to balance the focus of the picture? What IS it about equine that you want to capture? For example, in the first photo I said the negative space was overwhelmed with objects [and blurry, but still distracting] -- but maybe you can overexagerate the "clutter" and use it to your advantage. For instance, your frame is filled with Homework and text books, to-do lists, and every other thins that takes up our time but in the center is a cleared space with a bridle and an equestrian book -- the only part of you hypothetical life that is free from the "clutter" of our everyday lives. aslo, since I just thought of it, maybe you should focus for a while on doing candid shots verus more contrived situations like I described. |
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Wellness Ingredient Trends 2008
Editor David Feder explains that there are trends in wellness that are so overarching as to be rote; obesity, diabetes and heart disease are really megatrends. The ingredient trends within them, however, are where processors will need to focus their energies.
MGP Ingredients Inc. (www.mgpingredients.com), Atchison, Kan., makes its Fibersym resistant starch from wheat. Able to deliver 70 percent total dietary fiber, it has a low water-holding capacity that allows for higher levels of inclusion to achieve labeling benefits as a nearly invisible source of natural fiber. Sweetener giant Tate & Lyle Inc. (www.tateandlyle.com) Decatur, Ill., also recognizes the promise of resistant starch, entering the field with Promitor brand of resistant starch.
Other "prebiotic" fibers and starches, such as oligosaccharides, fructo-oligosaccharides and inulin, also are trending up. "It's pretty clear the industry is moving to incorporate more natural fibers within their formulas," notes Darren Schubert, vice president of Grain Millers Inc. (www.grainmillers.com), Eugene, Ore. "This is because the industry is beginning to realize the potential of food ingredients and their relation to long-term health. Today's R&D teams are focusing more on this and processing with more natural or organic, chemical-free ingredients." Schubert also notes the rising interest in oat fiber and oat bran, "not just because of its high content of insoluble fiber and beta glucans, but the other key health benefits."
II. Red Hot Reds and Purples and Blues
This trend is backed up by Michael Hughes, market analyst for Datamonitor: "Exotic, highly fashionable fruits such as açai berries, goji berries and pomegranates have all risen in popularity," he writes. "Pomegranate is currently one of the most fashionable superfood ingredients. In the period January 2005 to May 2007, there had already been a 500 percent increase in the number of products using pomegranate…compared to 1999-2004. Right now, pomegranate is the hot ingredient, but is likely to be superseded given that new ingredients are being continuously touted. Monitoring these developments will be vital if industry players are going to fully capitalize on the superfoods movement."
The class of polyphenolic antioxidants known as anthocyanins are what give red, purple and blue fruits and veggies their color. "Anthocyanins are one of the exciting polyphenolic compounds we've been studying in our laboratories looking at brain function, dementia and aging," says James Joseph, Ph.D., director of neuroscience laboratory for the USDA Agricultural Research Service at Tufts University, Boston.
"Anthocyanins as part of a food matrix appear to get across the blood brain barrier better than isolated flavonoid fractions (in) a pill or an extract," Joseph adds. "There may be specific receptor sites for anthocyanins and other polyphenols in the brain."
"Demand for superfruit ingredients has grown rapidly, and these extracts offer beverage manufacturers a way to add antioxidant activity and other healthful properties to their finished products," says George Pontiakos, president and CEO of BI Nutraceuticals (www.binutraceuticals.com), Long Beach, Calif.
Perhaps the best bellwether of interest for these nutraceutical-rich juices is the new pomegranate blueberry juice from Minute Maid (www.minutemaid.com), Houston. Targeting mental performance ("Help Nourish Your Brain"), it completes the trend trifecta by including 50mg of Martek Biosciences life'sDHA omega 3 per 8-oz. serving.
It's not just fruits. Tomatoes — the main and most familiar source of lycopene — played a big part of the red fruit revolution, drawing some of the earliest attention to the part color plays in nutrition. So much so we also have to add the new crops of colorful carrots in purples, reds and yellows, as well as arrivistes such as scarlet sweet corn, bred with added anthocyanins, to the edible rainbow revolution.
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Mintel International Group Ltd.'s (www.mintel.com) Global New Products Database forecasts continued action in what it terms "Amazonia" — products and ingredients sourced from Brazil and the rainforest. For example, launches of foods containing açaí and cupuaçu grew by more than 70 percent in the first half of 2007, according to the research group. In fact, as many açaí and cupuaçu beverages were introduced in the first half of 2007 as in all of 2006.
Açai, the exotic Amazon berry that was the top-trend ingredient of 2006, spent last year popping up in multiple products, especially food (as opposed to bars and beverages). "We introduced North Americans to açai seven years ago, offering açai in a frozen pulp pack and as a powdered supplement to the natural foods industry," says Laura Leinweber, director of communications of Sambazon (www.sambazon.com), San Clemente, Calif. "A year and a half ago we entered conventional grocery stores and are now offering product lines of açai in organic bottled juices, sorbets and smoothies." The ingredient also is appearing in instant oatmeal formulations and RTE cereals.
Goji, reported as an up-and-coming trend last spring (see "Healthy Out West," www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2007/079.html) are still moving forward. Beverage processors are taking advantage of goji's antioxidant profile, specifically its high content of the carotenoids beta-carotene and zeaxanthin. Indicative of the attraction the little rose-colored berries from Asia have is St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Inc.'s (www.anheuser-busch.com) new energy drink, 180 Red with Goji. It's described as having a "slightly sweet cherry taste balanced with subtle tartness." The berries also are becoming popular additions to cereals and bars.
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Volume | A Splendid Ninja…!! (#10) | ||
Previous | "Sasuke…?!" | ||
Chapter | Naruto #89 | ||
Next | "Whaddabout My Training?!" | ||
Arc | Chūnin Exams (Arc) | ||
Anime | Naruto #51Naruto #52 | ||
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Kakashi tries to detain Kabuto to find out about his relationship with Orochimaru. After restraining Kabuto, one of the dead Anbu gets up and flees, but not before revealing himself as the real Kabuto, Kakashi having captured a reanimated corpse that only looks like Kabuto. Meanwhile, the first round matches of the Chūnin Exams finals are determined; Naruto will fight Neji, then Gaara versus Sasuke, then Shino against Kankurō. Shikamaru will fight Dosu, and the winner of that match will fight Temari. The Third Hokage assures them all that they do not need to win their matches to advance in rank, only that they prove themselves worthy of chūnin-ship. They disperse and Naruto, needing additional training if he is going to defeat Neji, seeks out Kakashi. Intending to train Sasuke, Kakashi offers Ebisu as an alternative.


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A Rich Rack Of Paperbacks
Have you got your book? As we head off to leisurely summertime pursuits, one thing most of us require is a good read to tote along. So, in the spirit of the season, here is a sampling of current paperbacks worthy of consideration.
Many of the most engaging business volumes out now are also commentaries on contemporary society. Consider Po Bronson's analysis in his novel Bombardiers (Penguin, $11.95): "The information economy was a Ponzi scheme spiraling out of control. The investment bankers got rich slaving away, so they called in their tax accountants...their therapists...their divorce lawyers.... The doctors, [who] worried about being sued by the lawyers, called their insurance brokers for malpractice coverage." Bombardiers paints an outrageous picture of gonzo bond traders. Their lies, schemes, addictions, and sales spiels will have you guffawing--and, perhaps, nodding in recognition.
Joseph Nocera's A Piece of the Action: How the Middle Class Joined the Money Class (Touchstone, $14) takes us back to the time, not so long ago, before credit cards, mutual funds, or discount brokers. These developments, says Nocera, have given average Americans the passion for money management once restricted to the very rich. More important, says the author, those millions have wrested much of the control of the markets from traders and mega-investors.
In Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts on the Information Highway (Anchor, $14), Clifford Stoll examines another popular pastime: the Internet. But unlike Nocera, Stoll isn't convinced that this is a development worthy of enthusiasm. "A poor substitute it is, this virtual reality where frustration is legion and where...important aspects of human interactions are relentlessly devalued," he writes in this cautionary tale for the Info Age.
Reengineering Management: The Mandate for New Leadership by James Champy (HarperBusiness, $13) reflects on the successes and failures of one of the decade's most influential management trends. Among its insights: "Genuine reengineering...has made much of the work of middle managers no longer relevant." Yipes! No wonder so many people have the downsizing blues.
It's enough to make you want to escape to a less complicated age. That's almost possible via Richard S. Tedlow's New and Improved: The Story of Mass Marketing in America (Harvard Business School, $17.95), which covers the past hundred years. Concentrating on the wars between Coke and Pepsi, GM and Ford, A&P and its rivals, and Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward, Tedlow's own new and improved edition--the book was first published in 1990--can be read for its valuable marketing lessons ("inventory is the price a business pays for lack of information") or just as a fascinating window on days gone by.
Neil Baldwin's Edison: Inventing the Century (Hyperion, $14.95) is another blast from the past. Here is a glimpse of the thinking and system-building ingenuity of this "Napoleon of invention." Here, too, is a look at one of the world's great contrarians: a millionaire who railed against wealth, a publicity seeker who craved solitude, the inventor of the light bulb who refused to adopt alternating current.
Horse sense of a different sort was demonstrated by Calumet Farm, which, from the 1920s through the 1980s, produced eight Kentucky Derby winners and champions aplenty before being hobbled and ultimately felled by owner J.T. Lundy's extravagance and chicanery. The stable's engrossing story is described in Ann Hagedorn Auerbach's Wild Ride: The Rise and Tragic Fall of Calumet Farm, Inc., America's Premier Racing Dynasty (Holt, $14.95). Here are the glory days of Whirlaway and Citation--and the ignominy of the 1992 auction that saw the farm and everything on it sold to a Brazilian bidder for $12,000.
In 1939: The Lost World of the Fair by David Gelertner (Avon, $13.50), the reader is transported to the period between the Great Depression and World War II. Part tour of the 1939 New York World's Fair and part fiction, this exceptional book is chockablock with ideas about who Americans were and have become. And in its celebration of a more optimistic age, it's as filled with longing as a Cole Porter ballad. "What mattered," says one of Gelertner's characters, "was the luminous feeling you got that, come what may, the future had good things in store for you if you persevered."
A more disquieting look back is Robert S. McNamara's In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam (Vintage, $15). With this book, McNamara broke his 27-year public silence regarding the Southeast Asian war. Not everyone was pleased with the result, particularly since the former Defense Secretary seems still to view the quagmire as a management problem. All the same, in this self-critical effort, McNamara lays out all the complex reasons for the tragic Vietnam crusade--only some of which had to do with halting the spread of communism in Asia.
In the 1990s, the U.S. has unleashed a new and more potent crusade against communism: rampant capitalism. Jianying Zha's China Pop: How Soap Operas, Tabloids, and Bestsellers are Transforming a Culture (New Press, $12), gives readers an engaging view of the sibuxiang--"a bizarre, hybrid animal neither horse nor donkey"--that is China today. It's a land where the Communist Party elite rule, but where they must share the spotlight with the stars of the fantastically successful TV soap Yearning or make room for titillating photos and movie-star interviews in The China Culture Gazette. And it's a country where personal freedom is expanding--"as long as you don't engage in overt political protest."
If domestic politics are more your meat, two profiles of the leading Presidential candidates may catch your eye. On the Edge: The Clinton Presidency by Elizabeth Drew (Touchstone, $14) focuses on the telling first 18 months in office of the man from Hope. And what a mess they were, Drew shows: disorganized, uncertain, and sluggish. "We were just reeling, we were just reeling," Communications Director Mark D. Gearan admits to Drew. In a new afterword, the author considers how, since the 1994 Republican landslide, Clinton has been paying for his blunders.
Richard Ben Cramer's Bob Dole (Vintage, $11)--excerpted from the author's 1992 tome, What It Takes--is unabashedly positive toward its subject. Dole comes off as persistent, shrewd, even heroic. Fans and nonfans alike will be drawn in by Cramer's stories of Dole's hardscrabble Midwestern youth, war experiences, and evolution from GOP neophyte to hatchet man to key Washington power broker.
However, if the whole Washington scene suggests images of a fetid swamp infested by special-interest parasites, maybe Kevin Phillips' Arrogant Capital (Back Bay Books, $12.95) will suit you better. To free the political system from high-powered operators representing narrow causes, Phillips proposes moving the capital to other cities for part of each year, replacing congressional votes with national referendums, and closing half the law schools to cut the number of lawyer-lobbyists. Too much? Some "60% of Americans see the country on the wrong track, while half say Congress might just as well be chosen from voter lists or telephone directories," he observes.
If the political heat is getting to you, perhaps you could use a chill. The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World out of Balance by Laurie Garrett (Penguin, $14.95) will give you plenty--750 pages on how such epidemics as AIDS, Ebola, Legionnaires' disease, and malaria emerged and how the battle against them is going. Observes Garrett: "While the human race battles itself, fighting over ever more crowded turf and scarcer resources, the advantage moves to the microbes' court."
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However, beyond the simple scenarios he shows there's little chance to get there. Take an O/R mapper, the most common scenario for LINQ providers. When we want to use our POCO classes for queries, we're out of luck here. Even if our query factory returns a MyQueryable<MyType> that does not implement IQueryable<MyType>, MyType will likely have members that implement IEnumerable<T>, and now any LINQ expression using these members will be compiled. Unsupported features will just break at runtime, and there's nothing you can do about it.
The consequence is that any useful LINQ provider needs to implement almost anything, or it will be useless because nobody wants to guess what's possible and then try it out and re-write it until it works. A complete LINQ provider is much harder to write than one that supports, say, 80% of query features. And there's alyways stuff that can _only_ be executed in memory (basically any user-defined method, comparers etc.)
We spent some time figuring out how we could add compile-time limitations to LINQ provider toolkit (relinq.codeplex.com), but it just doesn't work without generating specific queryable classes for any classes participating in queries. Which in turn would not only mess up the build process, but also create circular dependencies whenever you want to write a LINQ query in a queryable class.</t></mytype></mytype>