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I wrote and posted this article originally on the Quantified Self blog on February 09, 2010.
In the summer of 2009, I posted a survey of personal informatics tools on The Quantified Self, Flowing Data, and forums at personal informatics sites like Slife and MoodJam. Many people participated describing their experiences using existing tools to track and reflect on personal information. The survey helped us develop a model to describe personal informatics systems (Figure 1). The model is a series of five stages (Preparation, Collection, Integration, Reflection, and Action) with four properties: problems in earlier stages cascade to later stages; stages are iterative; they are user-driven and/or system-driven; and they are uni-faceted and/or multi-faceted. From these properties, we suggest that personal informatics systems should 1) be designed in a holistic manner across the stages; 2) support iteration between stages; 3) apply an appropriate balance of automated technology and user control within each stage to facilitate the user experience; and 4) provide support for associating multiple facets of people's lives to enrich the value of systems. In the rest of this post, I will talk about our findings in further detail and discuss how the model can guide the evaluation and design of personal informatics systems.
Figure 1. The stage-based model of personal informatics systems and its four properties.
(Full report after the jump.)
Information Collected
68 participants completed the survey and 11 agreed to participate in the follow-up interviews. We asked participants to select the personal information that was most relevant to them. Participants answered the rest of the survey focusing on their selection. The four information most relevant to participants were: finance, journaling (blogs and status updates), exercise, and general health (food consumption, weight, symptoms, medication, amount of sleep, and alcohol/caffeine intake). Other information were productivity, status of relationships, computer usage, transportation, habits of a newborn baby, and books read. Table 1 is a complete list of information that people collected.
|bank statements
|calendar events
|email history
|status updates
|credit card bills
|work activities
|phone call history
|blog posts
|SMS history
|IM history
|financial software
|browser bookmarks
|electricity bill
|time at work
|browsing history
|social bookmarks
|search history
Other automatically collected: heating bill (12), travel (2)
Other manually collected: journal/diary (16), pictures taken (14), sleeping habits (12), food consumption (12), productivity (10), health (9), medication intake (7), caloric intake (5), symptoms (5), miles ran (4), sports activities (4), blood pressure (4), blood sugar level (2), dream journal (2), step counts (2), relationship status (2), books read (1), habits of newborn baby (1), transportation (1)
Table 1. Participants reported a wide variety of information that they collected and reflected on: from automatically-collected information such as bank statements and email history to manually-collected information such as status updates, work activities, and exercise. While fewer participants manually collected information, they reported a greater variety of types of information.
Participants reported the following reasons for collecting and reflecting on personal information:
- natural curiosity: "Curiosity. How much would I walk if didn't ride my bike?"
- general interest in data: some people described themselves as "data nerd", "a student of information visualization", and "geeky"
- discovery of new tools: "I've been following Nick Felton's annual reports, so when he started Daytum, I joined to start tracking..."
- trigger events: some people cited problems in relationships, sleep patterns, and weight
- suggestion from another person: "a doctor's recommendation (new medical issue, new medications"
We will now introduce each of the stages in the model of personal informatics systems. The stages are: Preparation, Collection, Integration, Reflection, and Action. For each stage, we will also describe the barriers that people experienced.
The Preparation stage occurs before people start collecting personal information. It concerns people's motivation for tracking, identification of what information to track, and selection of what tools to use for tracking. Problems can occur when users choose the wrong information to track or when users select an inappropriate tool that does not satisfy the user's information needs. These incorrect selections can lead to data loss and wasted time.
The Collection stage is the time when people collect information about themselves, such as their inner thoughts, behavior, social interactions, and their immediate environment. Many problems occur because of collection tools. Some problems occur because of the user's lack of time, lack of motivation, or forgetfulness. Other problems are data-related: some data are hard to estimate, subjective data lack standard ratings, and some data are difficult to find.
|Collection Barriers
|Example Quote
|Tool (13/68)
|"not having ready access to a computer at the time symptoms happen" P6
|Remembering (12/68)
|"Forgetting to record it. Because I am often not at my personal computer." P57
|Lack of time (11/68)
|"not difficult, time consuming at times." P16
|Finding data (7/68)
|"Sometimes life isn't interesting enough to make me want to write it down, other times I can't find any worthy writing material." P54
|Accuracy (6/68)
|"Guestimating mass of food matching homemade or restaurant foods against database entries" P5
|Motivation (5/68)
|"keeping up the motivation to do so, finding payback for the investment of time and effort." P4
Table 2. Collection barriers.
Integration is the stage where the information collected are prepared, combined, and transformed for the user to reflect on. Problems occurred when collected data comes from multiple inputs, when visualizations are scattered, and when the data collection format is different from what the visualization requires.
|Integration Barriers
|Example Quote
|Transcribing data (10/68)
|"It'd be neat if I could graph it straight from the website instead of manually typing in the data to a spreadsheet" P41
|Organization (8/68)
|"Collecting is simple. Organizing it takes some time." P29
|Scattered visualizations (4/68)
|"A bit cumbersome going to so many different sites [for visualizations]" P6
|Multiple inputs (3/68)
|"Difficult to keep organized because sometimes data are kept in separate places" P31
Table 3. Integration barriers.
The Reflection stage is when the user reflects on their personal information. Users may reflect on the information immediately after recording (short-term) to be aware of their current status. Users may reflect after several days or weeks (long-term) to see trends and patterns. There may be problems during this stage because of lack of time, self-criticism, and problems with retrieving, exploring, and understanding information.
|Reflection Barriers
|Example Quote
|Lack of time (10/68)
|"Having time to go through everything, but that is also one of my biggest pleasures is finding that time." P19
|Visualization (6/68)
|"It's hard to get a holistic view of the data since the time filters are at most one month and I'd like to look at several months at once." P48
|Self-criticism (5/68)
|"It's extremely difficult (psychologically) to look back on my earliest journals. Much of that information is very emotional and innocent." P12
|Interpretation (5/68)
|"Sometimes its very difficult to interpret the media" P54
|Search (4/68)
|"not too tough. sometimes have to wait while search occurs... but it's a couple minutes at most" P14
|No context (3/68)
|"Not having an overlay of changes in circumstance" P11
|Sparse data (3/68)
|"Not enough; My collection of data has been intermittent enough that I don't get good time series." P44
|Data is not useful (3/68)
|"it's really not very useful and it's kind of annoying. I mean, I walk a lot. What else do I really want to know?" P22
Table 4. Reflection barriers.
The Action stage is the stage when people choose what they are going to do with their newfound understanding of themselves. Some may tailor their behaviors to match their goals. Some systems alert users when particular thresholds are met. Some systems provide incentives to motivate users to take action.
Properties of the Stages
As a whole, the stages have four properties that have implications for the design and development of personal informatics systems.
The first property is that problems in earlier stages affect the later stages. For example, not selecting the right tool during the Preparation stage may lead to reflecting on incorrect data. Another example is that problems in the Collection stage may lead to sparse data, which may be insufficient for insightful reflection. This property suggests that the development of personal informatics systems should be approached holistically. Of course, we should take inspiration from different fields to resolve problems within each stage (e.g., visualization techniques from the information visualization community), but development should not focus only on one stage, but consider the whole experience of the user throughout the different stages.
The second property is that the stages are iterative; users will incorporate new data, tools, and processes as they progress through the stages. For example, a user may change the types of physical activity she performs. These changes require selecting a new tool, collecting new types of data, and reflecting on different visualizations. Often times, the user cannot bring their old data along with them. This causes problems because it makes comparing between different types of physical activity more difficult. This property suggests that systems should be flexible to support users' changing information needs. Some examples are support for easy importing and exporting of data and rapid iteration so that users can hone in on the questions they want to answer.
The third property is that each stage can be classified as user-driven, system-driven, or a combination of both. In a user-driven stage, the user is responsible for the activity in the stage, while in a system-driven stage, the system is. For example, a user-driven Collection stage may require users to record information into a spreadsheet, while a system-driven stage may use sensors to track personal information. This property suggests that there are opportunities to alleviate the demands on the user using automation; however, developers should consider the tradeoffs (e.g., inaccuracy of automated tracking and loss of user control.)
The fourth property concerns facets of a person's life. Most systems are uni-faceted, collecting only one facet of a person's life (e.g., Mint for financial matters, Nike+ for physical activity). Some systems are multi-faceted, collecting multiple facets of a person's life (e.g., Daytum, your.flowingdata). However, such systems usually present multiple facets in separate visualizations. Many participants expressed their desire to see associations between different facets of their lives. This property opens several opportunities to explore how applications can better support awareness of associations between different facets of life.
We believe that the stage-based model, the identification of the barriers within each stage, and the description of the properties of the stages will be valuable for future research and development because it provides a common framework for describing, comparing, and evaluating personal informatics systems. We hope that this model would help developers and designers improve their systems, encourage creation of new applications, and guide exploration of new approaches and solutions.
Ian Li, Anind Dey, and Jodi Forlizzi. A Stage-Based Model of Personal Informatics Systems. CHI 2010. (Download the full paper)


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I'm not an educator and I don't know anything about child development, so I wouldn't really be able to give and authoritative answer. Having said that, however, I am just about to start a project at my kids' primary school to help the P6-7 class (10 - 11 year old) build a soapbox cartie. The main focus of the project is a team activity to design and build a soapbox racer to take part in some local races later in the year. It's also a vehicle (pardon the pun) to introduce some basic principles of physics and engineering to the kids. Although driving the cartie involves physical coordination and skill, not to mention a fair amount of courage and determination, it's really only a tiny part of the whole project.
There is an organisation in the UK called "Formula Gravity" that aims to "inspire students and teachers in the fields of engineering and motorsport" by setting up soapbox cart building projects in schools. That is aimed mainly at secondary school kids, but it might be worth getting in touch with them anyway - their web site is at http://www.formulagravity.co.uk/.

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"I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name." Isaiah 45:3
This evening I went down to the creek where my children and grandchildren have loved playing for years. Last year the meadow along the woods was nothing but mud because bulldozers had dug a deep trench so that the Marathon oil pipeline could be laid down the field and across the creek. I hated the way our privacy had been invaded and the lovely quiet of the wooded creek seemed to be a thing of the past. But the people from Marathon had been very nice and I was thankful that they had saved as many of our trees as possible.
This coming Fall, I am planning to teach a class of International ladies in Friendship to paint wildflowers and I wondered where I would find enough flowers, or flower magazines and pictures to use as examples. I was hoping to order some flower catalogs that would be helpful. I even sent off for one but it never came.
But God is so awesome! I discovered that down at the creek and along the meadow next to the woods there was an abundance of beautiful wildflowers blooming this summer. Many of these wildflowers I had never seen growing down there before. There were hundreds of pretty yellow daisy like flowers growing along the edge of the woods next to the creek.I also discovered great bunches of black-eyed Susans and lovely pink, lavender and white wild flowers which may have been some kind of phlox. I am convinced that God not only provides for our needs but He delights in giving us the desires of our hearts when we love Him. "Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4
And the abundance with which he does this overwhelms me!It occurred to me that the real treasures of darkness and the riches stored in secret places spoken of in Isaiah 45:3 are NOT gold and silver or precious jewels. The real riches are those that God has hidden in seeds that suddenly spring forth producing the beauty of a tree or flower. Or think about what happens when the seed of a man and woman is fertilized in love, and by the power of God brings forth the beauty and sweetness of a newborn baby. This is the awesome, amazing power of God to give a seed life and energy and purpose. And it fills me with praise for the one and only Creator.
"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is a work within us." Ephesians 3:20


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Sweden: Combining childbearing and gender equality
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|25 Aug 2006
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|childbearing, Europe, fertility, gender equality, Sweden
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Sweden is the forerunner of the Second Demographic Transition. Fertility trends have fluctuated greatly since the 1960s, and the 1990s showed both European-highest and lowest-ever-in-Sweden levels, while the cohort pattern has been relatively stable. Period fluctuations have been accompanied by a postponement of entering committed partnerships and parenthood as well as an increasing instability of family relationships. The awareness and the availability of effective contraceptives have been extensive since the mid-1970s, the year the liberal abortion law was introduced.
Post-modern values are dominant in this highly secularized society, but ideal family size is among the highest in the European Union, and childlessness has remained at a relatively low level. Ethnic diversification has increased over time, with about one-fifth of the population having a 'foreign background' in the early 2000s. The level of female labor-force participation is the highest in Europe (although mothers of pre-schoolers often work part-time), and young women are just as highly educated as men. Family policies, based on the principle of equality across social groups and gender, seem to play an important role in keeping fertility relatively high. In combination with other factors, family policies also play a role in the fluctuations of fertility rates, as eligibility to parental-leave and benefits as well as the availability of public childcare are linked to parents' labor-force attachment.
Author's Affiliation
Livia Sz. Oláh - Stockholms Universitet, Sweden
Eva Bernhardt - Stockholms Universitet, Sweden
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- July 10: All-Star game — in Kansas City, Mo.
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WWE reports that Emmy-winning Entourage star Jeremy Piven is set to host the August 3rd episode of Monday Night RAW from Connecticut. Piven, who plays Hollywood agent Ari Gold on the HBO series, will share hosting duties with NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal. Each week, celebrities from the world of sports, television, music, and film host Monday Night Raw, which airs live episodes each week at 9 p.m. on the USA Network.
Other than Piven and O'Neal, WWE is still considering booking wrestlers as guest hosts, with Dusty Rhodes lined up as a possible host and The Godfather confirmed for the upcoming Las Vegas show.
WWE stated that its primary focus for getting the Entourage star is to use its entertainment/media relations department to grab recognizable celebrities for the ongoing hosting angle.
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The Braganza Tiara
Composed of arabesques, flowers, and leaves depicted in diamonds and mounted in gold and silver, this tiara measures 12.5 centimeters (just under 5 inches) tall. It belonged to Empress Amélie of Brazil (hence the "Brazilian"), whose husband Pedro I also used the title Duke of Braganza (hence the "Braganza"). Originally of French craftsmanship from the 18th century, Amélie had the design altered in 1820 to the form the tiara currently holds. Amélie died in 1873, and her sister Queen Josephine of Sweden inherited the tiara. It has remained in Sweden ever since. Though the picture below shows Josephine wearing what looks like the Braganza Tiara, it's worth noting that she looks fairly young there and she wouldn't actually inherit it until she was in her 60s.
Left to Right: Queen Josephine (see note above), Queen Sophia, Queen Victoria, Crown Princess Louise and then Queen LouiseUnlike some of the family jewels that have been used by a wide variety of Swedish royal ladies, this one has always been held for queens. The exception is the future Queen Louise, who wore it as a crown princess; she wore it to the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Britain in 1937 (pictured above).
Queen Silvia with Queen Elizabeth II on a British state visit to SwedenFor years, Queen Silvia had a tradition of wearing the Braganza Tiara for incoming state visit dinners and official portraits only. She's never worn it to a Nobel Prize ceremony, and she never used to take it out of Sweden.
Queen SilviaThis tradition seems to have ended now though, as she has used other tiaras during state visits in recent years and took the Braganza out of the country for the first time during her husband's reign for a state visit to Denmark in 2007. And of course, it made a memorable appearance at Crown Princess Victoria's 2010 wedding.
At Victoria's wedding, Silvia paired the tiara with the family's pink topaz demi-parure, which was made in 1804 for Maria Pavlovna and came into the family with Queen Victoria (click here for a better picture).With a tiara of this size, you have to wonder how painful it is to wear. As we've discussed, Queen Louise reportedly complained that it hurt her head and gave her terrible headaches. While it has been said to weigh 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds), it's also been reported to weigh just 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) and the court jeweler has said it that it's lighter than most people think.
I find it much easier to believe the smaller weight. First, a point of reference: the huge Imperial State Crown of British fame (containing more than 3,000 gems, mind you) weighs only .91 kilograms (just over 2 pounds). Construction is everything and things can be deceptively heavy, sure, but still.
Second, go put 6 pounds of something on your head and imagine wearing it for the better part of an afternoon and late into the evening – the same time Silvia would have worn this for Victoria's wedding. I have a lot of faith in the Queen's magical tiara-wearing abilities, don't get me wrong, but I just don't believe anyone could stand to wear it that long if it really was that heavy.
You can see the tiara sparkle throughout Victoria's wedding, but this is a particularly good view: during his dinner speech, the King paid tribute to his wife, as it was also their wedding anniversary.This is definitely one of the largest tiaras in use today. Naturally I love it, especially when you get a chance to see it dance in the light. The only caveat to my affection is the hair underneath: with this much height, it has to be properly balanced out. Some of Silvia's earlier experiments aren't so successful, but Victoria's wedding was perfection. It's held on by magic, for all we know - and that's exactly the effect you want.
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May 6, 2009 — -- She has a healthy baby boy who has just learned to sit up, but Bristol Palin said she's using her fame to tell other teens to do what she didn't do -- abstain from sex.
"Regardless of what I did personally, I just think that abstinence is the only ... 100 percent foolproof way to prevent pregnancy," she told "Good Morning America" today, backing away from a previous statement on Fox News that abstinence wasn't realistic, saying it was taken out of context.
The spotlight has been on the 18-year-old since her pregnancy was announced a few days after her mother accepted the offer to become the GOP's vice presidential nominee. She's now using that spotlight to promote a national campaign to raise awareness for teen pregnancy prevention.
The daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was appointed as a teen ambassador for the New York City-based Candie's Foundation because she believes she could be a living example of the consequences of teen pregnancy, which is foundation's mission.
"It's a hard choice, but it's the safest choice and it's the best choice," Palin said.
Neil Cole, founder of the Candie's Foundation, said the company, which manufactures shoes marketed to teens, wanted to use that relationship to help prevent teen pregnancy.
"Just because you're wearing high-heeled sexy shoes doesn't mean you should have a baby," he said.
Palin's is a poignant message on this National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
"I don't see myself as a celebrity; I don't want to be one," she said. "But I think using this experience in my life to help others, I think it's a blessing."
Palin said telling her mother and father that she was pregnant was "harder than labor."
"I knew that it would be a huge shock and a huge surprise for my parents," she said, adding that their disappointment eventually turned into support. "I hope that me speaking out now will prevent girls from having to do that in the future."
Palin said son Tripp, born in December, is sitting up, rolling over and starting to giggle. "He's doing awesome," she said. "He's getting so big and so chubby."
But Palin said he life consists mainly of school, diapers, bottles and chores, all on a "few hours of sleep."
"It's a 24-hour job and that's a huge responsibility," she said. "Your priorities completely change once you have a baby."
But Palin said giving up the baby or terminating the pregnancy was never an option. "I knew from the second I found out I was pregnant I was going to keep the baby," she said.
Still, if she could do it all over again, Palin said she would wait to have sex. "My son is a blessing. He's the best thing that ever happened to me He's the love of my life but I do wish that years from now I could have had the same son."
Bristol Palin Wants Levi Johnston in Son's Life
The September 2008 revelation that the then 17-year-old high school senior was pregnant ignited a cultural debate about sexual education. The story not only received media play because her mother was the Republican vice presidential nominee, but also because of Sarah Palin's abstinence-only education leanings.
Studies show that 80 percent of pregnant teens don't marry the fathers of their babies, which includes Bristol Palin. Though she and then boyfriend Levi Johnston announced their engagement once the news of their pregnancy was revealed, the pair broke up shortly after the birth of their son.
The former couple's relationship has since been tenuous, at best, with 19-year-old Johnston being labeled as a deadbeat dad by Sarah Palin's father.
Johnston has said the Palins have limited his access to Tripp since the breakup, which he said was mutual. In the weeks following the split, Johnston said he needed to mature before becoming a husband but held out hope that he and Palin would reconcile.
Bristol Palin said she wants to maintain some kind of relationship with Johnston for the benefit of her son. "I'd love Levi to be a part of his life and I know he will be," she said. "Every child needs a father."
Palin said she didn't pay much attention to the intense media coverage that started when her mother was thrust into the national spotlight during the presidential campaign, including Tina Fey's Sarah Palin impersonation. "It's unreal," she said.
Palin is but one visible example of a nationwide trend. For the second year in a row, the country's teen birth rate has increased.
Three out of 10 girls in the United States will get pregnant and less than half of those women will earn their high school diploma, according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.


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With a simple click of the mouse, you can learn more about eminent domain abuse. Explore these links to find the Institute for Justice's detailed accounts of Kelo v. City of New London and other property rights cases, resources published by think tanks and other organizations fighting condemnation for private development, published interviews with the experts and a vast array of other useful information.
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A False Sense of Security: The Potential for Eminent Domain Abuse in Washington: by William R. Maurer; published by Washington Policy Center (December 2006)
IJ's Kelo Case Central: Official site for the U.S. Supreme Court Case Kelo vs. the City of New London.
State Supreme Court Rulings On Eminent Domain for Private Development (Map)
Congressional Testimony: Statement of Dana Berliner, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice
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Left Without a Home: Geraldo at Large (October 6, 2006)
Private Property / Public Gain; The Battle over Eminent Domain: Interactive Feature by the Asbury Park Press
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Condemned prosperity: The use of eminent domain for private development may benefit district communities, but it blights the overall economy
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The Taking of Prosperity? Kelo vs. New London and the Economics of Eminent Domain
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The Cost of Kelo: Contrary to last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling, using eminent domain to foster economic development diminishes the public good
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Eminent Domain Abuse in Minnesota: Bench & Bar Article by IJ's Nick Dranias
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The Supreme Assault on Private Property: An Interview with Scott Bullock
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Interview with Dana Berliner: The U.S. Supreme Court's Holding in Kelo v. City of New London: An Interview that Reveals an Insider's Perspective.
Websites Devoted to Eminent Domain
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Eminent Domain, Private Property, And Redevelopment: An Economic Development Analysis Academic paper published by the Reason Foundation
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John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas State Climatologist, is a tried and true Texan. As a professor in the Atmospheric Sciences Department at Texas A&M University, he observes Texas weather patterns, monitors the state's multi-year drought and air pollution climatology, and makes improvements to the climate data record. I recently had the chance to pick his brain over weather, climate change, and the state of affairs in Texas.
For those of you unfamiliar with the Lone Star State, Texas is a state of extremes. We have a history of extreme weather patterns and extremes between our climate zones. We also have extreme views about Texas' climate and whether it is changing. Unfortunately, polarized views can distort perceptions on important issues. Regardless of the scientific data that confirms our changing climate, the subject has become so politicized that it's nearly impossible to discuss. However, there shouldn't be a debate over whether to use all of the available data to ensure that Texas is appropriately planning for its viable economic, natural, and demographic future.
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New Radioactive Leak Detected At Wrecked Fukushima Nuclear Plant. (Reuters)
Data Breach At University Of Maryland Affects 300,000. (Washington Post)
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Exclusive Glee First Listen: Kurt and Blaine Cover Pat Benatar's "Love Is a Battlefield"
"We are young/heartache to heartache."
Nobody knows about young love, and young heartbreak, better than the characters on Glee. Which is why it's so shocking that the Fox musical comedy has not yet covered Pat Benatar's iconic hit "Love Is a Battlefield."
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Thankfully, that wrong will be made right on Tuesday's new episode (8/7c, Fox) when Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Blaine (Darren Criss) perform the tune, and we've got your first listen to their angsty and awesome rendition. But why is "Klaine" singing such a sad love song? The engaged couple will be "tested," as the name of the episode hints, when Blaine puts on the freshman 15. (It happens to the best of us, buddy!)
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Friday on AC360 at 8 p.m. ET, Anderson Cooper will interview Alan Chambers, the leader of a controversial clinic that for decades promoted reparative therapy. Now, that clinic has shut its doors and is apologizing to gay people for the pain the program caused.
On Thursday's program, journalist Lisa Ling talked to Anderson about her interview with Chambers, and what he says his philosophy is now on changing people's sexual orientation.
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And another bastion of TRADITIONAL morality crumbles. This world is going further and further down the road to perdition. I do not hate Alan Chambers for this, however. I pity him, that he was not strong enough to hold to the TRUTH and the WAY which the Bible teaches us. To say that one can be a good Christian and yet accept homosexuality is contradictory to Scripture. Leviticus 20:13 "If a man lies with another man as with a woman, both of them have committed abomination." It is impossible to make it any plainer than that.
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Paris, often the people more than the place, has long been a photographer's paradise. The colour and beautiful landmarks such as those in my previous post, Getting an Eiffel, often take centre stage. Equally delightful, are the little things. The hefty price tag for a table on a crowded terrace, is often a small price to pay for ring-side seats to the great people-watching spectacle. Great heroes of mine have often portrayed a romantic and exciting image of vibrant Parisian streets.
I thumbed through a book in one brasserie, which showcased the work of Doisneau, Bresson and Sieff among others. Paris Mon Amour now rests on my bookshelf, as I was so inspired by the images inside that I immediately bought a copy. Admittedly, I was a little disheartened that the images were so sublime, but I think it's always good to be able to reference what you want to aspire to, and the photographs within its pages certainly do that.
I'd love to create my own book one day, full of intense images of interesting and dynamic people. A collection of all of the wonderful faces I've seen along the way. My very own book of faces! Talking of which, if you'd like to connect with me on Facebook that would be great. Some of you already have and I love seeing all of your amazing work and being inspired. Bon soir!


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(RNS) More than two dozen Christian conservatives are trying to put theological debates about presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Mormonism to rest by focusing on the policies outlined in the GOP's new national platform.
In a letter delivered Friday (Sept. 7) to Romney the leaders acknowledged that some conservatives have "tempered their enthusiasm for sound governing principles by their concern over differences in a candidate's theological doctrine."
But, the leaders said, "it is time to remind ourselves that civil government is not about a particular theology but rather about public policy."
Signatories of the letter include the two sons of the late Jerry Falwell, leading Catholic anti-abortion activist Rev. Frank Pavone, and GOP strategist Ralph Reed. Polls repeatedly show that, while most social conservatives favor Romney, nearly a quarter still express discomfort with his Mormon faith.
The 28 signers of the letter to Romney said the principles of the GOP's platform – with planks opposing abortion and defining marriage as between one man and one woman – are "squarely within the Judeo-Christian tradition."
On NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, Romney spoke of "the Judeo-Christian ethics that I was brought up with'' and credited them with helping him decide to run for president.
Other signatories of the letter include Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, Samaritan's Purse President Franklin Graham, former Vatican Ambassador Raymond Flynn, Focus on the Family President Jim Daly, and National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference President Samuel Rodriguez.


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Gov. Deval Patrick is preparing to join operators of Boston's Logan International Airport when the Middle East's biggest airline launches nonstop service to its home airport in the desert city of Dubai.
Emirates Airline is set to launch the daily service between Boston and Dubai on Monday afternoon.
Patrick is scheduled to welcome passengers from the first Emirates' flight to Boston, making the New England city the eighth U.S. destination for the Gulf Arab carrier.
The Emirates flights will operate on 266-passenger Boeing 777-200LR planes with three classes of service. Flight 237 will depart Dubai daily at 9:45 a.m. and arrive at Boston at 3:15 p.m. Flight 238 will depart Boston at 10:55 p.m. and arrive in Dubai at 7:10 p.m. the next day.
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22nd February, 2010
Avatar is one of those rare films that bridge the interest of those who are looking for a profound message and those who are looking for entertainment. Avatar achieves these two objectives successfully. Making a film to highlight the life and values of indigenous people is not an easy task, but James Cameron has accomplished a great feat.
Watching this film, I realised more clearly how the Europeans went to North and South America and devastated the indigenous cultures - a phenomena which continues today. The indigenous people in Australia, India, China, Africa, America and Europe are still seen by some as savage and uncivilised. I hope that by watching this film so-called civilised people with their high-tech military power will realise how violent and barbaric they are. The film goes further than condemning the disruption of indigenous cultures; it also gives viewers an insight into some of the essential values needed for the creation of a healthy, harmonious planet - something that Resurgence magazine has been promoting for the past 43 years. These essential values include:
Respecting nature
When asked, "What is the film saying to society at large?", James Cameron replied that it asks us questions about "our relationship with the natural world at a time of nature deficit disorder." A recurring theme throughout the film was theme was the equal value placed on all living beings by the people of Na'vi. Read More ...
A sense of place
The natives in Avatar (Na'vi) revered sacred sites on their land and understood the vital role these places played in maintaining the health and wisdom of their culture. Read More ...
Being aware of our interconnectedness
The people of Pandora were aware of an invisible, wise force or energy called Eywa which permeates and connects the whole universe. The Na'vi know the importance of consciously acknowledging their interconnectedness. Read More ...


text: Healthy Eating 101 Healthy Cooking How-Tos 4 ways to make healthier egg salad By Matthew Thompson Published on April 4, 2012 Share Tweet Pin Email Watch: Low-Fat or Olive Oil Mayonnaise. Which is healthier? It was egg salad that made me fall in love with hard-boiled eggs. Prior to that, I'd always seen those perfect ovals of white as a missed opportunity for an omelet. Sure, I loved dyeing Easter eggs, but eating them? No thanks. When I finally tried an egg salad sandwich for the first time, I fell in love. The delicate texture of whites and creamy yolks mixed with mayo and served on dark, crusty bread is pure comfort. Now they're a favorite for me: a deli-counter go-to and a day-after-Easter indulgence to look forward to. Hard-Boil Your Eggs Right: 4 Secrets to Perfectly Boiled Eggs Of course, traditional egg salad isn't exactly the healthiest meal. Combining multiple eggs, salt and mayo on the aforementioned crusty bread is rich in calories. One of those deli egg salad sandwiches I love so much can have 600 calories or more and 6 grams of saturated fat. Yikes! That's why I enjoyed working on a story about making healthier egg salad in EatingWell Magazine's March/April issue. Using a few simple techniques, we slimmed down egg salad without sacrificing any of its flavor. Our tricks are so simple: Ditch Half the Yolks. Next time you make egg salad, start with 8 eggs for 4 servings, discard or set aside half of the yolks. Every 4 yolks you don't use saves you 2 grams of saturated fat and 59 calories per serving. Slim Your Sauce. Instead of just using plain old mayonnaise, try mixing 3 tablespoons each of nonfat yogurt and low-fat mayo, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/8 teaspoon salt (this is for 4 servings). The result tastes every bit as good as the egg salad you remember, but with 115 fewer calories and 2 grams fewer of saturated fat per serving. Get Creative. Adding raw veggies, like carrots or celery, gives egg salad great texture and, even better, gives you extra fiber, making the whole meal more filling. Here are 4 egg salad recipes I love: Cobb Egg SaladThe bacon, blue cheese and avocado in this egg salad make it decadent. Serve it open-face on a piece of toasted whole-grain bread.Get the Recipe: Cobb Egg Salad & More Egg Salad Recipes Niçoise Egg SaladGreen beans, tuna and olives make this Niçoise-style egg salad recipe substantial. Serve it over salad greens.Get the Recipe: Niçoise Egg Salad & More Hard-Boiled Egg Recipes Veggie Egg SaladCrunchy carrot, cucumber and scallions are a colorful addition to this vegetarian egg salad recipe. Pack it with some crunchy crackers and tomatoes for a healthy, light lunch.Get the Recipe: Veggie Egg Salad & More Egg Salad Recipes Sweet Southern Egg SaladCrunchy celery, gherkin pickles and sweet onion flavor this Southern-style egg salad recipe. Serve on pumpernickel toast or a bed of lettuce.Get the Recipe: Sweet Southern Egg Salad & More Recipes for Your Leftover Easter Eggs Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit


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Okay. Now those of you who are au fait with French wine lore will already know that it is a solecism to refer to the Languedoc-Roussillon as a single region. The Languedoc is the ancient land of the Occitans, those who said oc instead of oui (or more usually non). Roussillon is the bit round the corner towards Spain, where the people are Catalan first and French only a reluctant and relatively recent second.
But are you ready for this? – a wine region in the Occitan, north-western corner of Roussillon with such potential and distinctive character that it has recently attracted investors from St-Emilion, South Africa, Tain l'Hermitage, The Hague, Pomerol, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and Rutland.
Vins de Pays des Coteaux de Fenouillèdes may not trip off the tongue but that is hardly the point of the exceptionally concentrated dry reds now being made in the upper Agly valley round such villages as Maury, Latour de France, Caramany and St Paul and St Martin de Fenouillet.
The first name may be known to French wine geeks for its slightly rustic answer to port, the next two as permitted suffixes to the local appellation contrôlée, Côtes de Roussillon Villages, or CDRV as it is known by local wine producers.
But the wave of incomers here, and the most ambitious of the locals, reckon the rules of CDRV are largely irrelevant to what is so special about their beautiful corner of the Pyrenean foothills. They want to make a more specific splash.
It is quite obvious as one drives up the Agly valley, further and further from the caravans and produce trucks on the autoroute, that this is wild west vine country. We pass Mas Amiel which has done so much to make the sweet wines of Maury famous. Its pointy MA trademark is cut into the turf on the chalky hillside, but this is still relatively tame, gentle countryside, well under 200m above the Mediterranean. The Fenouillèdes vineyards are planted as high as 600m in what looks like a cross between Spaghetti Western terrain and the rockier reaches of northern Spain. The narrow valley is overlooked by the stern relics of Catharism in the form of the ruined Château de Quéribus.
Only the barest covering of rock with soil, and the widely spaced low black vine stumps, suggest that this part of the world is so dry that it can only produce low yields of very dense, alcoholic wine. The soils vary according to village: schist (just like Priorat in Spanish Catalonia and the port country of the Douro valley) round Maury; more granite, gneiss and limestone-clay round Latour de France and Caramany.
Historically the local grapes are most definitely the drought-lovers Grenache and Carignan (just like Priorat across the Spanish border). The problem with CDRV, the appellation that encompasses a vast proportion of Roussillon, is that it requires some Syrah in the blend, recently increased from 10 to 30 per cent, and sets an upper limit on the permitted alcohol level in the final wine of 15 per cent.
'Our big problem here is that the vines only reach full maturity at 15.5 per cent or even more,' says Marc (until recently Mark) Hoddy, a young Englishman who has chosen to settle here after making wine in places as distant as Australia and Chile. He has staked his future on Domaine de la Pertuisane, 11 hectares (26 acres) of windswept 80-year-old Grenache bushes clinging to the schist and would like to make wines that perfectly express this combination of grape and soil. 'Syrah's easy to make but it's not Maury,' he says firmly.
Vineyard manager Gilles Troullier oversees the Latour de France operation of the big northern Rhône firm Chapoutier and has wide experience outside this corner of France. 'They have great terroirs here. We need to emphasize their minerality'.
Carignan, the tart helpmeet of southern French vineyards, is the most widely planted vine and can provide useful acid in a blend, especially with super-ripe Grenache. Some producers such as Domaine de Pouderouz have so much Mourvèdre planted that they even make a 100 per cent varietal version of it.
Wines carrying the name of perhaps the most famous incomer, Jean-Luc Thunevin of St-Emilion's Château de Valandraud, are made of equal parts Grenache and Carignan. At least such was the recipe for Calvet-Thunevin's 2001 Vin de Pays. But this is such extreme and exaggerated wine that many palates will find its CDVR appellation counterpart, made of equal parts of Grenache, Carignan and Syrah, better balanced and more supple. The problem with minerality is that it is not fruity and the experience of consuming many of these wines, like those of Priorat, is more akin to licking a stone than drinking a liquid.
Talented American specialist importer Eric Solomon, so plugged in to Priorat that his wife makes one of the most famous examples Clos Erasmus, has already signed up Calvet-Thunevin as well as Clos del Rey which is made by one of Thunevin's Roussillon partners Jacques Montagné. He has a good line in self-deprecation. Just after reeling off the names of his importers in the US, Japan and Canada he answered my next question with 'business card? Me? I'm just an amateur'.
Jean-Louis Tribouley came to make wine in the region because he had been living in Franche Comté on the other side of France but his Italian wife demanded somewhere sunnier. He was encouraged by the obvious quality of the CDRV wines made by Olivier Pithon who decamped from the Loire to Calce, where Domaine Gauby, Roussillon superstar, is also based. 'There are lots of people making wine here now who have no vigneron tradition at all,' he explains, 'but we all benefit by exchanging views'.
The influx from Bordeaux has been particularly notable, including not just Thunevin but Stephane d'Arfeuille of Pomerol's Château La Pointe, Yves Blanc of Ch Pas de l'Ane and, of course, a member of Bordeaux's ubiquitous Lurton family. They will presumably find the grapes and terrain very much more foreign than Paul Ferraud of Domaine Pegau who commutes from his rocky Grenache vineyards in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Jean-Vincent Ridon comes all the way from Cape Town where he runs Signal Hill winery while Eric Monné commutes weekly between his job in the European patent office in The Hague and his roots here which are now expressed in the impressive wines of Clot de l'Oum. The Limoux coop has teamed up with the Maury coop and both Parcé of Banyuls on the coast and Domaine Gauby now have joint ventures here, the latter with local vigneron Eric Laguerre and British importers Richards Walford of Rutland in Domaine du Soula.
Oh, and now the authorities have decided to disband the Coteaux de Fenouillèdes vin de pays altogether, leaving some fascinatingly distinctive wine without a name to call its own.
For more information see www.fenouilledes-selection.com.
Some especially promising producers
- Calvet-Thunevin (Jean-Roger Calvet)
- Clot de l'Oum (Eric Monné)
- Elodie Grébul (ditto)
- Domaine de la Pertuisane (Mark Hoddy)
- Domaine Poudéroux (Robert Poudéroux)
- Clos del Rey (Jacques Montagné)
- Le Soula (Eric Laguerre)


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One of the reasons I love Running Man is the fact you go into every episode unsure of what is about to happen-literally. Sometimes we end up with slightly predictable challenges and other times we end up with an entire episode devoted to such a weird premise that we know the CG guys had to have had way too much fun during the editing phase. Henceforth are the five best episodes based on oddly awesome setups and strange moments (literally-think HaHa can fly and Gary bought a magic genie lamp in Paris)…
1. First Superpower Special- Episode 74
Awesome. Freaking awesome. Episode 74 marked the first time the Running Man cast delved into the beaker-drinking-super-power-imbuing premise that has marked a great episode ever since. Plus we got our lol-lols from this episode- and a trip to Europe.
As a reference the following is a list of the assigned superpowers, some of which the cast still attempt to invoke for comedic effect:
Jae Suk– Space Controller. He can move everyone else to a different location. Can be used only once.
Kwang Soo– Death note. The ability to eliminate one person, and one person only, by writing their name on his "death note"
Jong Kook-Sixth Sense. Ability to know if others are nearby (via the handy speaker in his ear)
HaHa– Time Controller. Ability to reverse time to one hour prior to the moment he invokes his power.
Suk Jin– Phoenix. Imbued with three lives. He cannot be ousted by the same person more than once.
Ji Hyo-Mind Controller. Immediately knows the power of all other Running Man cast members.
Gary– Duplicator. Surrounded by look-a-likes (aka lolols) he can create an instant diversion with his posse.
2. Running Man in Wonderland- Episode 89
An oddity filled episode complete with an appearance by some of Gag Tonight's most memorable characters, this weird premise had our cast entering a door to wonderland. Count Julien Kang as a genie, FD Dong Wan as the white rabbit, and other strange sights and you create an episode I cannot get enough of.
3. The Gods meet Running Man- Episode 100
The 100th episode special has its fans and its haters. I am one of the prior, I really like this episode. I find it all too fitting that Jong Kook is essentially a Hercules like character, plus I think the writers outdid themselves with the way each god could be taken down.
4. Superpower Sports- Episodes 96 and 119
The superpower concept, first introduced in episode 74, has only gotten better with the ensuing episodes. There are two instances that find the running man cast and guest drinking beakers full of superpowerness (I know, I totally invented a word) and reaping the benefits of their beverage. Epic.
5. Time Travel- Episode 122
This episode, while not super heavy on the out of this world concept, had our cast traveling to different years in the 80s and 90s. I loved this for the guest (all 80/90s performers) as well as for the references to the television shows gone by.
When Running Man failed at out of this world…
Psychic Powers Special aka future ddajki-Episode 116
This concept was way too out of this world for its own good. Full of swarming ajummas and plenty of future ddajki moments (which boils down to the power to invoke a do-over) this episode brought more confusion than viewing pleasure. While I appreciate the premise this is the prime example of where Running Man can go wrong in the out of this world department. Here is hoping the PDs and writers learned from this episode, because when Running Man does out of this world, 9 times out of 10 they do it right.
For more Running Man fan~sanity check out the Lore in Stone Cities episode guide complete with streaming links. For background/ an intro to the show please see the intro to Running Man posts.For the latest Running Man news check out Running Man headlines. Cheers!


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Harper Lee sues Monroe County Heritage Museum in her hometown
"The museum seeks to profit from the unauthorized use of ... trademarks," the suit says
It says the museum's "primary mission" is to "trade upon" the story she created
The museum's attorney lambastes "Harper Lee's greedy handlers"
Author Harper Lee has not published a novel in more than a half-century, but her words in federal court seek to protect the 87-year-old's best-known intellectual property, "To Kill a Mockingbird."
The Alabama writer has sued her hometown Monroe County Heritage Museum for trademark infringement, saying it is illegally using her fame for its own gain.
"The museum seeks to profit from the unauthorized use of the protected names and trademarks of 'Harper Lee' and 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' It is a substantial business that generated over $500,000 in revenue for 2011, the last year for which figures are available," said the lawsuit filed last week. "But its actual work does not touch upon history. Rather, its primary mission is to trade upon the fictional story, settings and characters that Harper Lee created."
The reclusive author still lives in the county, about 105 miles from Montgomery in the southern part of the state. It was the inspiration for the fictional Maycomb County. Set in the segregated South, the 1960 novel – the only one Lee wrote – won a Pulitzer Prize and was made into an Academy Award-winning movie.
It deals with a local attorney's relationship with his children and his community as he defends an African-American man accused of raping a white woman during the Jim Crow 1930s. Its themes of racial injustice and waning innocence, grounded in characters possessing courage and tolerance, have inspired millions of readers.
The museum fully acknowledges its most famous resident. Its website is www.tokillamockingbird.com and says it "maintains and operates six historic sites in Monroe County, Ala., that collectively interpret the area's rich history," including "the literary legacy of (fellow author) Truman Capote and Harper Lee," who were childhood friends.
A gift shop – called the Bird's Nest – sells memorabilia, T-shirts, even cookware about the book, and the museum stages a "To Kill a Mockingbird" play each spring.
An attorney for the facility strongly denied Lee's allegations.
"Every single statement in the lawsuit is either false, meritless, or both," said Matthew Goforth, a Birmingham-based attorney hired for the museum. "It is sad that Harper Lee's greedy handlers have seen fit to attack the non-profit museum in her hometown that has been honoring her legacy and the town's rich history associated with that legacy for over 20 years. Unfortunately for Harper Lee, those handlers are doing nothing but squandering her money with this lawsuit. The museum is squarely within its rights to carry out its mission as it always has."
Lee in her lawsuit acknowledged the novel's impact in her community. "The town's desire to capitalize upon the fame of 'To Kill a Mockingbird ' is unmistakable: Monroeville's town logo features an image of a mockingbird and the cupola of the Old County Courthouse, which was the setting for the dramatic trial in 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'"
Her lawyers said they had earlier attempted to stop the museum from any unauthorized commercial use of the novel, and claimed it tried to block her federal registration of the "To Kill a Mockingbird" trademark.
"Historical facts belong to the world, but fiction and trademarks are protected by law," the lawsuit says.
Nelle Harper Lee – her full name – separately settled a lawsuit last month in which she claimed she was "duped" into signing over the copyright to her book six years ago. Her current lawsuit says the novel still sells about a million copies a year.
The current case is Lee v. Monroe County Heritage Museum, Inc. (1:13-cv-490).


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