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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Up Close: Using The "News Keywords" Tag For Google News
It?s been about two months since Google launched a ?news keywords? meta tag for news publishers. How?s it going? Why didn?t Google the standard meta keywords tag? The company?s not saying, but it did shed a little more light on how to use the tag.
Google launched the news keywords tag in September, designed as a way for news publishers to work around the fact that often the key terms they want their stories to be found for don?t make it into the story headlines.
The primary reason for this are two-fold. First, it can sometimes be awkward or make a headline lengthy to ensure the most relevant terms someone might search for appear within a headline.
Second, there are plenty of journalists who simply can?t get idea that they are writing for digital, where descriptive headlines are crucial, and instead want to stick with headlines that make more sense when seen in the overall context of a printed page.
Headlines For Print May Not Work For Search
Don?t get me wrong. I love a witty headline. But take this from the New York Post:
?Escrowyou too, judge,? the headline says. If you?re on the site, you can see from the sub-headline that this has something to do with Argentina, and if you read into the lead paragraph, you get that the country is refusing to pay funds into an escrow account over a legal dispute involving bonds.
If you?re finding this story through Google, you do get some of this context, though it?s still harder (in my opinion) to figure out what the story is about:
Getting Ranked In Google & Google News
The bigger issue is whether anyone will find the story at all. Having the key terms that someone is searching for in your HTML title tag ? which is often the text used for a story?s visual headline ? is one of the most important reasons why a page may rank well in Google (see our?Periodic Table Of SEO Ranking Factors?for an overview of the many factors involved).
That?s probably why when searching on Google for a phrase relevant to this story, ?argentina bonds,? the New York Post story doesn?t appear while plenty of others do. Those others use those words in their headlines, increasing the odds they?ll rank well:
Just to complicate things, Google Web Search and Google News have different ranking systems that are used.
With Google News, publishing date can be an important factor, as can be the reputation and authority of a publisher in a particular area.?Our story from last month,?The Publisher?s Guide To Enterprise News SEO, covers some of the specifics involved with Google News ranking.
The News Keywords Tag
This leads to the aforementioned ?news_keywords? tag. It?s designed so that publishers supposedly can have their clever ?Escrowyou? headlines like shown above yet still get found for key terms. In an example from the help page at Google about the tag, it looks like this:
<meta name=?news_keywords? content=?World Cup, Brazil 2014, Spain vs Netherlands, soccer, football?>
So for the Argentina bond story above, the tag might use words like ?argentina? and ?bonds? and ?escrow? like this:
<meta name=?news_keywords? content=?argentina, bonds, escrow?>
Don?t Worry About Too Much Repetition
That leads to one of the age-old questions I hated dealing with for a different meta tag, the meta keywords tag, that had a purpose similar to this new one. How much repetition is allowed? Should you repeat at all? If you want to be found for ?argentina,? ?bonds? and ?argentina bonds,? do you have to use all those variations like this?
<meta name=?news_keywords? content=?argentina, bonds, argentina?bonds?>
I asked this of Google:
What if someone wanted to make sure they were found for both ?world cup? and ?Brazil 2014 world cup? and did this:<meta name=?news_keywords? content=?World Cup, Brazil 2014, Brazil 2014 World Cup, Spain vs Netherlands, soccer, football?>
Bad? Good?
I was told:
We can?t disclose too much about how we match the keywords. In general, it?s good to imagine the keywords/key-phrases as user queries. If a user would use either ?world cup? or ?brazil 2014 world cup? as queries, it?s a good idea to include both.
So, apparently, repeat as you think makes sense.
Don?t Worry If You Go Over 10 Terms
The tag allows for up to 10 terms, with a ?term? being any number or words separated by the other terms by a comma. What if you go over the 10 maximum? Google told me:
The additional terms would be ignored.
Phew. No need to panic if you set your dial accidentally to 11.
Commas Required; Space Optional
Another popular question I hated from the old meta keywords tag days was whether the you needed to have spaces after each comma. Yes, these are the issues that once plagued the minds of SEOs and have returned! Google told me:
The?delimiter?for keywords is comma. So, spaces don?t matter.
Personally, I?d still put spaces after commas, myself.
Usage? No Comment
I also asked Google what type of usage or take-up they?ve seen of the tag by news publishers, but it didn?t disclose any figures.
Google Fail: Not Using Existing Meta Keywords Standard
Finally, I tried to get an answer about why Google didn?t use the long-standing meta keywords tag.?Google has never supported that tag in the past, but conceptually, the new news keyword tag does the same thing. The only difference between the two is the name. The meta keywords tag begins:
<meta name=?keywords?
Google?s new tag begins:
<meta name=?news_keywords?
Everything else is the same with the two. If Google had used the meta keywords tag, then many WordPress plug-ins and other CMS systems out there could have tapped into that tag. Instead, everyone has to come up with a unique solution because of Google?s non-standard approach.
Google told me this about the move:
As far as the raison d?etre, this is really something tailored for news publishers.
Yes, the news keywords tag only works for publishers who are accepted into Google News and only within Google News. But there?s no reason why Google News couldn?t have made use of the existing meta keywords tag, since it could have only recognized it as valid from publishers in Google News.
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Source: http://searchengineland.com/up-close-using-the-news-keywords-tag-for-google-news-140552
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China's top paper goes to town with "sexy" North Korea's Kim
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top newspaper went to town on Tuesday with a 55-page online picture spread of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un being named The Onion's "Sexiest Man Alive for 2012", appearing to fall for a spoof by the U.S. satirical website.
Seemingly clueless as to the real nature of The Onion's tongue-in-cheek award for Kim, the People's Daily splashed full-page photographs of the portly young leader riding horses, clapping his hands, waving and clasping children's cheeks on his tours around North Korea.
"With his devastatingly handsome, round face, his boyish charm, and his strong, sturdy frame, this Pyongyang-bred heartthrob is every woman's dream come true," the English online edition of the People's Daily quoted The Onion as saying. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90777/8035568.html
"Blessed with an air of power that masks an unmistakable cute, cuddly side, Kim made this newspaper's editorial board swoon with his impeccable fashion sense, chic short hairstyle, and, of course, that famous smile."
The People's Daily is the mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist Party and because it is widely believed to broadly reflect thinking within the Chinese government, it is among the better regarded newspapers in the country.
"He has that rare ability to somehow be completely adorable and completely macho at the same time," the People's Daily quoted Marissa Blake-Zweiber, an Onion editor, as saying.
A time stamp on the Onion website suggests it had published its satire piece on Kim earlier this month.
The Onion said previous winners of its "Sexiest Man Alive" award include Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is fighting an uprising against his rule, and financial swindler Bernie Madoff, who is serving a 150-year prison sentence.
China is Pyongyang's only major ally, with Beijing concerned a political or economic collapse in North Korea could send a wave of refugees to its poor northeast.
(Reporting by Koh Gui Qing; editing by Jason Webb)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-top-paper-goes-town-sexy-north-koreas-171934854.html
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
AP PHOTOS: Scenes from Bangladesh factory fire
A fire engulfed a garment factory outside Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, trapping many workers and killing at least 112 people in the building without emergency exits.
Authorities said the fire started on the ground floor late Saturday and spread upward, cutting off staircases and preventing workers' escape. Some survivors were rescued from the eight-story building's roof.
Thousands of onlookers and anxious relatives gathered at the burned-out factory Sunday awaiting word on relatives who worked there.
Bangladesh has some 4,000 garment factories, many without proper safety measures. The country annually earns about $20 billion from exports of garment products, mainly to the United States and Europe.
Here are photos of the fire and its aftermath:
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-scenes-bangladesh-factory-fire-194541247.html
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Welcome to the Hall of Fame Ntambi Ravele! | gsport4girls
When the term ?groundbreaker? was coined the name Muditambi ?Ntambi? Ravele probably came after it. The 50-year-old former teacher joined the National Department of Sport and Recreation as an Assistant Director, Sports Advancement in 1995, after teaching at Reitumetse High School in Soshanguve for nine years.
She then went on to initiate the Women and Sport project in the Department of Sport and Recreation, and was later appointed as National Co-ordinator of Women and Sport South Africa, which was launched in 1997.
Ravele was then appointed as a Chairperson for Women and Sport South Africa (WASSA) Steering Council by the then Minister of Sport and Recreation, Mr Steve Tshwete, and invited to represent South Africa in the International Olympic Committee (IOC), World Conference on Women and Sports, Switzerland.
She was elected as a Chairperson, Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA), Zone VI Women and Sports Interim Committee 1996/97, and then vice-chairperson from 1998 -1999. Ravele assisted in the formation of women?s committee in most of the Zone VI (SADC) countries, and runs workshops within some of those countries.
Ravele is the recipient of many awards, including being honoured at the Presidential Awards and winning the State President Sport Administrator of the Year Award for 2001/2002. She has also won the Limpopo Premier?s Award, Black Management Forum Award, and the Chief Mphephu Award, to name but a few accolades.
In short, her CV reads like a movie script, and this year Ravele joined Penny Heyns, Hazel Gumede, Elana Meyer, Desiree Ellis, Motlatsi Keikabile and Dorothy Tsotsobe as the 2012 gsport Hall of Fame inductee.
The mother of one, businesswoman and mentor shares the journey that has put her where she is today.
Congratulations on being inducted into the gsport Hall of Fame! How does it feel to be honoured by gsport4girls?
It is a great honour, especially to be recognised by other women.
What are your thoughts on the relevance of initiatives like gsport4girls?
It is a good initiative because it profiles women for our young girls to look up to. It also recognises excellence on the field of participation.
What sparked your interest in sport?
I was active from a young age, I played any form of sport in the streets of the township with other kids, and I enjoyed it. What made me study in the field of sport is because I grew up without female teachers or sport officials to look up to. Especially black coaches, administrators and technical officials.
What was it like launching the Women and Sport South Africa initiative for the Department of Sport in 1996?
This was one of my greatest achievements. It was successful because of the support from the former Minister Steve Tshwete and the former DG Mthobi Tyamzashe, who allowed and assisted us to achieve our goals. Because of their support, we managed to attract a lot of support from other stakeholders and other countries like UK and Australia
What are some of the challenges you faced trying to make it in a man?s world, and how did you overcome them?
There are many challenges, and most of the time you are referred to as a woman than as their equal. They sometimes want to allocate tasks of taking minutes and ask for tea during meetings instead of participating in decision-making discussions.
Sometimes they will refer to you as a quota even though you were never appointed because you are a woman, but because of your capabilities.
I managed to overcome these by always presenting my views, and I wouldn?t stop raising an issue until we addressed it.
[But] it is not all men who don?t respect women; the other option is to work closely with those men who are liberated and respect women for who they are in their positions.
What needs to happen now to take women?s sport forward?
We need to ensure that federations treat female athletes with the same respect and support as the male athletes.
We need to try and go back to the days where federations and governments were forced to appoint women in decision-making positions, and open opportunities for girls to participate in sport without any form of abuse.
What are you views on the state of netball, and the growth of the game?
Netball is the number-one women?s sport in the country; I think my concern is the lack of black participation as players and officials.
Netball is played in every school and university in this country; we shouldn?t be having problems with players and officials of colour coming through the ranks.
I am excited about the announced Netball League; I hope it will give opportunities to all so that our national team can reflect our demographics.
What have been some of your biggest career highlights?
Initiating the Women and Sport movement and the initiative being used as an example of good practice by the World Women and Sport forum. I was even asked to come and present a paper during the world conference on women and sport in Canada.
There was my appointment as Netball SA President with a task of transforming the organisation, and running it like a business was also special. We achieved all the tasks given to us within two years.
We achieved 50% representation at all levels and in all areas of our sport. We moved from only one employee and a volunteer in the office, to appointing a CEO, Event Manager, and Development Officer.
We started a national league, signed a contract with SABC and started a magazine programme called Ses?fikile, which we negotiated to be televised on SABC1 just before the Football.
We signed sponsorship deals with Unibank, and later SPAR for the national team and the national championships; Discovery sponsored the league and built netball courts in rural areas and semi-urban areas.
I worked at the PSL under the leadership of Trevor Phillips; he taught me a lot of skill on the business of sport.
What have been your biggest career lessons?
Select your battles, and don?t play games when you don?t know the rules of that game.
Who are your biggest supporters?
Many sportsman and women, and lots of South Africans and friends from other countries in Africa and abroad.
Who are your role models?
Great leaders in the world, leaders with good qualities and respect.
What is the best advice you have received?
To learn to work smart.
What advice would you give to women who want to go into sports administration?
To please focus on their portfolio and perform to the best of their abilities. Make sure you are always up to date about what is happening in the industry.
What does it mean to you, to serve on the Boxing SA Board?
It is another male-dominated sport, it has its own challenges, but I am enjoying it. I am enjoying it because it is challenging.
Tell us about the Foundation you run, when it was launched, what is the purpose and how has it progressed?
I initiated a Women and Sport Foundation in 2007 after I left the PSL, because I wanted to run my business in sport and also have a Foundation that will develop a culture where all girls and women will have equal opportunities, equal access and equal support in sport and recreation at all levels, and in all capacities of decision-making, administrators, coaches, technical officials, professionals as well as participants, so that women and girls may develop and achieve their full potential and enjoy the benefits that sport and recreation have to offer.
We wanted to have a structure and will mentor up and coming athletes, officials and administrators and act as their advocate. The Foundation is taking up slowly, but I am positive that it will soon be able to cover all areas of our focus.
What motivated you to start mentoring young women? When did it start and what have been the highlights?
I have been doing this for years, even if it was not structured in a formal way. When we started the foundation, I selected women with great experience in sport to be part of my team, so that we can have a formal mentorship programme.
It is not working as planned because of financial constraints, but I have a few officials and players who are always in my pool for mentorship, and those who will always call when they need some assistance or support.
The highlights come in when you see them moving up through the ranks.
What are your goals going forward?
I think my biggest goal is to see the Foundation up and running as planned. I am still going to look for possible donors, and ensure that we give women the support they want.
Was there ever a point when you considered giving up?
Yes, you will have those challenges sometimes, but when the going gets tough, passion take over. My passion for sport always overrules some of those temptations.
How did you balance motherhood and being a successful career woman?
I have one who is turning 30 this year. It was not easy but I have built a team of men and women around me who were always available to assist me when I was travelling or busy with meetings.
Source: http://gsport.co.za/welcome-to-the-hall-of-fame-ntambi-ravele/
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Homeland, Season 2
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In?Slate?s?Homeland?TV Club, June Thomas will IM each week with a different partner?policy experts, intelligence researchers, critics, and even?Slate?commenters. This week she chats with Slate?s ?Future Tense? editor, Torie Bosch.
June Thomas: Torie, having seen how tough and forthright Philadelphia police officer Julia Diaz is, I'm extra-happy to be discussing this episode with a Philly native.
Torie Bosch: I was absurdly pleased that Homeland followed me from D.C. to Philadelphia this weekend, as I've been visiting family for the holiday.
Thomas: I often start these dialogues by saying, "I don't know where to begin," and that's usually because there were two big themes in play. This week, we had at least five huge events, each of which would've given a typical show about three weeks? worth of material. In an episode full of revelations, which seemed like the biggest to you?
Bosch: That?s a challenge because, as you say, there were so many developments?some loud, like the thwarted bombing, some more subdued. The most interesting part for me, though, may have been the way Brody seems to have been officially replaced in his family, with a helpful nudge from Carrie.
Thomas: Yes! In an episode full of characters wearing "two hats," juggling secret identities, and dividing their loyalties between those masters who can be acknowledged and others who can't, I also felt that Mike's usurpation of Brody, both in Jess' bed and as a reliable father figure for Dana and Chris, was in some ways the most compelling. (Also, the most convincing.) I was struck, too, by how much I had forgotten about Mike's own particular flavor of PTSD. As he told Dana, "We all come back with some kind of wound." He served alongside Brody, and when he came back?with no partner to meet him at the reunion ceremony?he was tortured by feelings of guilt at leaving his best friend behind. Talk about a guy I want to be rewarded for his good faith and service.
Bosch: I particularly enjoyed when Dana raged?not incorrectly?that everything going wrong in their lives stemmed from her "fucking dad," and Mike whipped out that favorite of parents everywhere: "You don't talk to me like that." Meanwhile, she won't talk at all to Brody when he?s on the phone with the family at Fort Glass Windows. It was a nice twist from the end of last season, when her phone call dissuaded him from carrying out his own attack. Now, when he's close to doing the right thing by his family, she has lost patience.
The revelations about Quinn's true role within the team, however, came a pretty close second.
Thomas: Yes! I also enjoyed seeing all the hot-shot field agents getting to show their true feelings about the folks who process the intel they gather. Saul?and even Virgil?did for "an analyst?" what Lady Bracknell did for "a handbag?"
Bosch: The dismissal of the analysts as softies who don't live their nomadic lifestyle made me laugh, too?there was so much in those scenes. What did you think of the fact that Quinn's only book was Great Expectations?
Thomas: Ah, yes, the Dickensian aspect. It made me wish that if showrunners are going to leave heavy-handed literary clues, they'd please use short books that critics could read/re-read before commenting! I could say that Pip's connection with criminal Abel Magwitch in Great Expectations parallels Brody's with Abu Nazir, and that Dickens? novel is also full of mistaken identities, but perhaps it's the storytelling technique. Great Expectations is told in the first person, and I was fascinated by the way this episode filled in Brody?s 12 hours with Abu Nazir. It was the cinematic equivalent of reported speech?as Brody explained to Carrie how he?d spent his time with Public Enemy No. 1, we were shown the two men?s interaction. At first I wasn?t sure if Brody?s version was the truth, though. Procedurals often show a murderer?s-eye-view of events and then later offer an alternate, accurate, version, once all the evidence is in. Were those images of Brody?s and Nazir?s time together an attempt at deception on Brody's part? But then we saw that Brody held something back from the CIA?that he had prayed with Abu Nazir. That?and later the fact that he narrowly escaped death (again!) at the end of the episode, and almost seemed like a lamb among lions?made me think that at this point we're supposed to feel sympathy for Brody. That's quite a transformation, eh?
Bosch: I wondered, too, about whether Brody was being completely forthright about his time with Nazir?and if he was, whether that means he has entirely rejected his terrorist hat, even his Muslim one. Before this episode, when was the last time we saw him pray?
I almost wonder whether the transformation is too neat, that we're in store for another twist, just as it seemed for quite some time last season that Brody was not the "turned" American prisoner.
Thomas: Let's talk about casting. Hiring F. Murray Abraham to play Dar Adul was fabulous, because he?s such an amazing actor, but also a bit of a surprise-killer. As soon as I saw his name in the opening credits, I knew the action was taking us in his direction?you don?t cast an Oscar winner as a diner waiter. But you?ve got to love a show that trickles out an amazing coup like that?giving him an episode where all we see of him is through a bus window. Do you have any idea how this plot line will play out?
Bosch: The mechanics of that bus powwow were amazing, weren't they? If I recall it correctly, Quinn realized his cover was blown, and then he was able to make two buses, and meet Dar Adul on the second one, all in less than 30 minutes. Having spent a significant portion of the last few years cursing the utter unreliability of D.C.-area public transportation, that logistical magic trick blew my mind more than Quinn's near assassination of Brody. This bit of throat-clearing is my way of saying: I have close to no idea what will happen with Dar Adul. But I do wonder about the kill order. The CIA assassinating a sitting congressman with secret ties to terrorism? It would take only a whiff of that to make the Petraeus scandal seem like a minor hiccup. You've mentioned before the near invisibility of the media, outside of Roya's presence. Maybe, just maybe, there's a setup here for something going awry and leaking to the press? That would make for a good Season 3 story line, if we're looking ahead.
Thomas: The actress who played Officer Diaz, Quinn?s babymama, was also amazing, in that case partly because she was unknown, at least to me. The way she stood up to Saul?s questioning??I?m a cop, sir, not a moron??was all the more impressive because it came from a role that might typically be a throwaway, the equivalent of someone who gives the Law & Order cops two clues in 90 seconds.
Bosch: I hope we see Quinn's officer ladylove again?ideally, either teaming up with or going against Carrie. We so rarely see Carrie interact with other women, aside from her sister.
Thomas: Ooh, you've made me wish that Roya had been brought in before. I want to see if Carrie's amazing intuition only extends to male subjects.
We haven?t talked about the revelation that David Estes and Peter Quinn are playing their own game within the spy game. For the longest time I?ve been slipping links into these IMs pointing to my Season 1 suggestion that Estes was the mole. I still don?t know if I?m right about that. For the moment it looks like Estes is wearing two hats?with loyalties to both the regular CIA, with its rules and chain of command, and also (and perhaps more faithfully) to a rogue agent, or maybe former agent, and a kind of frontier justice where terrorists are killed, not coddled in federal lockup. But does that make him a mole? I guess it depends how you define mole!
Bosch: I hope that Estes isn't a traditional mole, as that would strain the show's already questionable credibility. But there is something rogue going on there, or at least extra-hierarchical. Could it be some sort of super-secret, off-the-books organization within the CIA or intelligence community?
Thomas: I can?t wait to find out.
Bosch: Thanks for letting me take a break from Thanksgiving festivities to talk Homeland turkey.
Monday: What other writers and Slate commenters thought about Episode 9.
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Sunday, November 25, 2012
2012 UN Climate Talks In Doha, Qatar Face Multiple Challenges
Yummy Pancake Breakfasts
It may be a bit harder to drown your pancakes in maple syrup in the future, <a href="http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/effects-global-warming-maple-syrup-production-20078.html" target="_hplink">studies suggest</a>. According to <a href="http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov10/SyrupClimate.html" target="_hplink">a 2010 Cornell University study</a>, "maple syrup production in the Northeast is expected to slightly decline by 2100, and the window for tapping trees will move earlier by about a month." Additionally, most maple syrup production south of Pennsylvania "will likely be lost by 2100 due to lack of freezing." <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2012/01/no-maple-syrup-2100" target="_hplink">Click here to watch one farmer's fight to save New Hampshire's sugar maples.</a>
Rudolph (And Donner And Blitzen)
Reindeer, also known as "caribou" in North America, could face a difficult future in a warmer climate. <a href="http://www.usnews.com/news/energy/slideshows/10-animals-threatened-by-global-warming" target="_hplink">According to U.S. News & World Report</a>, "Russell Graham, associate professor of geosciences and director of the Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum at Penn State University, says global warming will most harm the animals adapted to the coldest environments, primarily those accustomed to life in the Arctic." A 2008 study found that caribou in West Greenland are "now arriving after peak foraging time, fewer calves are being born and more calves are dying," <a href="http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/341435/title/Animals_on_the_Move" target="_hplink">reported ScienceNews</a>.
Spring Break, Wohoo!
As global temperatures rise this century, sea levels are also expected to increase. South Florida may be hit particularly hard. If greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced, global sea levels <a href="http://globalwarming.markey.house.gov/impactzones/florida.html" target="_hplink">could rise over three feet</a> by 2100, with a six foot rise possible. The U.S. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming notes: <blockquote>This threatens to submerge Florida's coastal communities and economies since roughly 9 percent of the state is within 5 feet of the existing sea level. Rising sea level also threatens the beaches, wetlands, and mangrove forests that surround the state.</blockquote> University of Florida professor Jack Putz said in 2008, "People have a hard time accepting that this is happening here," <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/globalwarming/article435224.ece" target="_hplink">reported the <em>Tampa Bay Times</em></a>. Seeing dead palm trees and other impacts "brings a global problem right into our own back yard," he added. <a href="http://geology.com/sea-level-rise/florida.shtml" target="_hplink">Click here</a> to see a map showing what different levels of sea level rise would look like for Florida and other states.
Coffeehouse Snobs
Coffee lovers may want to get that caffeine fix before the treasured drink becomes a rare export. Starbucks raised the issue last year when the company's director of sustainability told <em>The Guardian</em> that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/16/starbucks-climate-change_n_1011222.html" target="_hplink">climate change is threatening the supply chain</a> for the Arabica coffee bean. Starbucks Sustainability Director <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/oct/13/starbucks-coffee-climate-change-threat?newsfeed=true" target="_hplink">Jim Hanna told the paper</a>, "What we are really seeing as a company as we look 10, 20, 30 years down the road - if conditions continue as they are - is a potentially significant risk to our supply chain, which is the Arabica coffee bean."
Cute Baby Polar Bear Videos
A November 2011 study found that polar bear litters are getting smaller as climate change causes sea ice decline. <a href="http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem19837.html" target="_hplink">According to World Wildlife Fund</a>, the study "found that if spring sea ice break-up occurs one month earlier than usual, 40-73 percent of pregnant females could fail to bring cubs to term." The National Snow and Ice Data Center found that in 2010, <a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=49132&src=share" target="_hplink">Arctic sea ice</a> was at its lowest January level in 30 years. With decreased sea ice, polar bears may have greater trouble finding food sources. This could lead to cannibalism, which has already been observed by photographers. Environmental photojournalist Jenny Ross <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16081214" target="_hplink">told BBC News</a> in 2011, "There are increasing numbers of observations of it occurring, particularly on land where polar bears are trapped ashore, completely food-deprived for extended periods of time due to the loss of sea ice as a result of climate change."
'Friday Night Lights' & 'Varsity Blues'
As average temperatures rise over the course of this century, states in the Southern U.S. are expected to see a greater number of days with temperatures over 90 degrees Fahrenheit each year. Hotter temperatures will mean that football players in the South will face a greater risk of hyperthermia, <a href="http://www.txchnologist.com/2011/heres-a-reason-to-care-about-climate-change-it-could-ruin-texas-football" target="_hplink">explains GE's TXCHNOLOGIST blog</a>. <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/02/05/419061/will-global-warming-ruin-football-in-the-south/" target="_hplink">ThinkProgress suggests</a>, "Indeed, it is the conservative southern U.S., especially the South central and South east, who have led the way in blocking serious climate action, as it were, making yesterday's worst-case scenario into today's likely outcome."
Wine Tasting Parties
Winegrowers in France's Champagne region and scientists have already seen changes in the past 25 years, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/business/energy-environment/winemakers-rising-to-climate-challenge.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all" target="_hplink">reported <em>The New York Times</em></a> last year. They have "noted major changes in their vineyards, including an increased sugar content in the grapes from which they make their wine, with a consequent decrease in acidity, and a harvest time that regularly comes two weeks earlier than it once did." Last year, the <em>Telegraph</em> reported that Bordeaux, one of the world's most famous wine-producing regions, may be "<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/wine/8354820/Global-warming-threatens-wine-production-in-France.html" target="_hplink">unsuitable for wine-growing by 2050</a>." <a href="http://e360.yale.edu/feature/what_global_warming_may_mean_for_worlds_wine_industry/2478/" target="_hplink">Yale Environment 360 explains</a> that many European wines are tied to a specific geographical area, creating a problem for regions which may soon find themselves most suited to a new kind of grape. In the U.S., <a href="http://www.climatechangeandwine.com/noticia-detalle.php?id=421" target="_hplink">researchers at Stanford University found</a> that climate change could mean "50% less land suitable for cultivating premium wine grapes in high-value areas of Northern California." A 2006 study published in the <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</em> found that "up to 81 percent" of "premium-wine-grape production area" could decline in the U.S. by the end of this century, <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/04/climate-desk-wine-industry/" target="_hplink">reported Wired</a>. Without any adaptation measures, wine-grape production could disappear from "many areas" of the country. Wired notes, "By the law of supply and demand, that suggests the best wines of tomorrow will cost even more than the ridiculous amounts they fetch today."
Not Sneezing
Bad news for allergy sufferers -- climate change, and specifically warmer temperatures, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/31/seasonal-allergies-rising_n_913650.html" target="_hplink">may bring more pollen and ragweed</a>, according to a <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21259264" target="_hplink">2011 study</a> from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Along with allergies, a changing climate may be tied to more infectious diseases. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/17/flu-pandemic-climate-pattern-la-nina_n_1211480.html" target="_hplink">According to one study</a>, climate change could affect wild bird migratory patterns, increasing the chances for human flu pandemics. Illnesses like <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/04/global-warming-lyme-disease-west-nile_n_1400692.html" target="_hplink">Lyme disease could also become more prominent</a>.
The Best Part Of July 4th
With droughts and wildfires hitting many parts of the U.S., municipalities from <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/03/colorado-wildfires-2012-f_n_1647571.html" target="_hplink">Colorado</a> to <a href="http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2012/07/03/climate-change-is-totally-ruining-your-4th-of-july" target="_hplink">Tennessee</a> canceled July 4th public fireworks displays or banned personal fireworks this year, citing the fire hazards they posed. In June, a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/12/climate-change-wildfires_n_1588741.html" target="_hplink">study published in the journal <em>Ecosphere</em></a> found that almost all of North America will see more wildfires by 2100, reported Reuters. The study's lead author, Max Moritz, said, "In the long run, we found what most fear - increasing fire activity across large areas of the planet."
Valentine's Day Cliches
With higher temperatures expected in northern latitudes in coming decades, the U.K. has begun a program to develop strawberries that will survive in higher temperatures with less water. Since chocolate also may be threatened, could sexy chocolate-covered strawberries, a Valentine's Day staple, be endangered? <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8603607/Climate-change-resistant-strawberries.html" target="_hplink">According to <em>The Telegraph</em></a>, Dr. David Simpson, a scientist with England's East Malling Research, said last year, "Consumer demand for fresh strawberries in the UK has been growing year on year since the early 1990s. The British growers have done a great job of increasing their productivity to satisfy this demand between April and October. The future will be challenging due to the impacts of climate change and the withdrawal of many pesticides but the breeding programme at EMR is using the latest scientific approaches to develop a range of varieties that will meet the needs of our growers for the future."
Sweet Snorkeling Pics
As humans increase atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, oceans absorb some of the CO2. The resulting drop in ocean pH, known as ocean acidification, has been called <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/09/ocean-acidification-reefs-climate-change_n_1658081.html" target="_hplink">climate change's "equally evil twin"</a> by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Jane Lubchenco. Coral reefs, which are an invaluable part of marine ecosystems and tourism economies, are threatened by ocean warming and acidification. At the 2012 International Coral Reef Symposium in Cairns, Australia, 2,600 scientists signed a petition calling for international action to preserve global coral reefs, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18765584" target="_hplink">reported the BBC</a>. Noting that 25 to 30 percent of the world's reefs are already "severely degraded," <a href="http://www.icrs2012.com/Consensus_Statement.htm" target="_hplink">the statement asserts</a> that "climate-related stressors [represent] an unprecedented challenge for the future of coral reefs and to the services they provide to people." A <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/coral-triangle-reefs-threatened_n_1662620.html" target="_hplink">recent report from the World Resources Institute</a> found that the Coral Triangle, an important area from central Southeast Asia to the edge of the western Pacific with many reefs, is threatened at a rate far greater than the global average.
PB&Js
Thanks to a failing peanut crop due to last summer's scorching hot weather, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/peanut-butter-price-jump_n_1003732.html" target="_hplink">there was a shortage of peanuts in supply</a> at the end of 2011. If temperatures continue to rise, a jump in peanut butter prices is just the prelude to what could be in store for the beloved spread.
Gone Fishin'
According to a <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/ntrout.asp" target="_hplink">2002 study by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Defenders of Wildlife</a>, a warming planet does not bode well for species that thrive in cold streams. The study found that "global warming is likely to spur the disappearance of trout and salmon from as much as 18 to 38 percent of their current habitat by the year 2090." A 2011 study published in the <em>Proceedings of the National Academies of Science</em> produced "models [which] forecast significant declines in trout habitat across the interior western United States in the 21st century," <a href="http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/trout-fishing-in-a-climate-changed-america/" target="_hplink">reported <em>The New York Times</em></a>. The study claims, "The decline will have significant socioeconomic consequences as recreational trout fisheries are valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars in the United States alone."
Chocolate Cravings
<a href="http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/Newsroom/Documents/ghana_ivory_coast_climate_change_and_cocoa.pdf" target="_hplink">A report released by the International Center For Tropical Agriculture </a>warns chocolate could become a luxury item if farmers don't adapt to rising temperatures in Ghana and the Ivory Coast, where a majority of the world's cocoa is grown. The October 2011 report, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, "calls for increased research into heat and drought resistant crops, and to help transition cocoa farming to new regions that will be suitable for production in the future," <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2011/09/30/332951/chocolate-climate-change-cocoa-industry-study/" target="_hplink">reported ThinkProgress</a>.
NYC's Waterfront Real Estate
According to a 2012 report from New Jersey-based nonprofit <a href="http://sealevel.climatecentral.org/" target="_hplink">Climate Central</a>, thousands of New York City residents may be at risk for severe <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/15/rising-sea-levels-threate_n_1347333.html" target="_hplink">coastal flooding as a result of climate change</a>. <a href="http://slr.s3.amazonaws.com/factsheets/New_York.pdf" target="_hplink">Climate Central explains</a>, "the NY metro area hosts the nation's highest-density populations vulnerable to sea level rise." They argue, "the funnel shape of New York Harbor has the potential to magnify storm surges already supplemented by sea level rise, threatening widespread areas of New York City."
Winnie The Pooh's Key Plot Point
<a href="http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/current/Hone/Hone-03-30-2012.pdf" target="_hplink">According to the USDA, bee populations are dropping nationwide</a>. Wetter winters and rainy summers make it harder for bees to get out and about to collect, leaving them to starve or become malnourished and more prone to other diseases. This doesn't just mean a decline in honey. We rely on bees to pollinate crops. When bees disappear, many food crops could also die off.
The Non-.com Amazon
Along with <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/06/brazil-amazon-rainforest-deforestation-levels_n_1130554.html" target="_hplink">deforestation</a>, climate change also poses a serious threat to South America's Amazon rainforest. A 2009 study from the U.K. Met Office found that a global temperature rise of four degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels would cause 85 percent of the Amazon to die off in the next 100 years. Even a two degree Celsius rise would kill 20 to 40 percent of the rainforest, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/11/amazon-global-warming-trees" target="_hplink">reported the <em>Guardian</em></a>. In May, The Club of Rome think tank predicted a global average temperatures rise of "2 degrees Celsius by 2052 and a 2.8 degree rise by 2080," <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/club-of-rome-climate-change_n_1499183.html" target="_hplink">reported Reuters</a>. Jorgen Randers, author of the club's report, said, "It is unlikely that governments will pass necessary regulation to force the markets to allocate more money into climate-friendly solutions, and (we) must not assume that markets will work for the benefit of humankind." He added, "We are emitting twice as much greenhouse gases every year as are absorbed by the world's forests and oceans. This overshoot will worsen and will peak in 2030."
Keg Stands
Famed for producing some of the world's best beer, <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080502/full/news.2008.799.html" target="_hplink">Germany could suffer from a drop in production due to climate change-induced water shortages</a>. Barley and hops can only be grown with water, and using cheaper alternatives like corn isn't possible in Germany because of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot" target="_hplink">strict regulations</a> about what you can make beer with. Research published earlier this year in the journal <a href="http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v2/n7/full/nclimate1491.html" target="_hplink"><em>Nature Climate Change</em></a> found that "unless farmers develop more heat-tolerant corn varieties or gradually move corn production from the United States into Canada, frequent heat waves will cause sharp price spikes," <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/23/business/climate-change-effect-seen-for-corn-prices.html" target="_hplink">reported <em>The New York Times</em></a>. Price spikes for U.S. corn could affect prices of <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/38/" target="_hplink">American macrobrews</a> made with an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjuncts" target="_hplink">adjunct ingredient like corn</a>.
Island Getaways
As global sea levels rise during the 21st century, low-lying island nations like the Maldives could see their very existence threatened. With a three to six foot sea level rise predicted by 2100, nations like the Maldives could become uninhabitable, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2011/05/25/25climatewire-island-nations-may-keep-some-sovereignty-if-63590.html" target="_hplink">explained <em>The New York Times</em></a>. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/06/mohamed-nasheed-maldives-climate-change-united-states_n_1652409.html" target="_hplink">Maldives' former president, Mohamed Nasheed</a>, has been a tireless campaigner for the urgent need for countries to take action against climate change, arguing "You can't pick and choose on science."
Ski Bums
Although seasonal fluctuations occur and El Nino/La Nina weather patterns affect snowfall, global temperature rise may impact conditions for skiers and boarders. "The long-term trend is less snow and earlier snowmelt. This means more frustration for snow sport enthusiasts and a negative impact on the snow sports industry," <a href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/tspencer/skiing_snow_blog_2312.html" target="_hplink">writes the Natural Resources Defense Council's Theo Spencer</a>. In May, a snow-less ski race was held in Aspen, Colorado to "highlight the effect climate change has on the outdoor recreation industry," <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/06/aspen-ski-area-climate-change_n_1489390.html" target="_hplink">reported the Associated Press</a>.
Thanksgiving Dinner Food Comas
A 2010 paper in the journal <em>Food Research International</em> found that climate change may one day affect the cost and quality of traditional Thanksgiving dishes, <a href="http://news.discovery.com/earth/thanksgiving-climate-change.html" target="_hplink">reported Discovery News</a>. Future temperature rises could impact the quality of turkey meat. Additionally, foods like "pumpkins, sweet potatoes, potatoes, grains [and] green beans ... will be sensitive to water shortages should they arise," study author Neville Gregory told Discovery News. In fact, common Thanksgiving foods were <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/21/thanksgiving-dinner-battles-weather_n_1099899.html" target="_hplink">impacted by weather events in 2011</a>, with shortages and price spikes hitting over the holidays.
Water Out West
According to a 2011 U.S. Interior Department report, "annual flows in three prominent river basins - the Colorado, Rio Grande and San Joaquin - could decline by as much [as] 8 percent to 14 percent over the next four decades," <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/26/western-us-water-supplies-climate-change_n_853882.html" target="_hplink">reported the Associated Press</a>. Expected changes in temperature and precipitation are likely to alter river flows "with increased flooding possible in the winter due to early snowmelt and water shortages in the summer due to reductions in spring and summer runoffs." Mike Connor, commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, said, "Impacts to water are on the leading edge of global climate change." Earlier this year, the Bureau of Reclamation <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/11/us-reviews-ideas-for-boos_n_1418724.html" target="_hplink">asked the public to suggest ideas</a> for meeting future water demand around the Colorado River basin.
The Views On Your Alaska Vacation
Earlier this year, researchers from the U.S. Forest Service confirmed that climate warming is killing southeast Alaska's mighty yellow cedars. The study, published in the journal <em>Bioscience</em>, found that with decreasing snow cover, the trees' shallow roots are more vulnerable to freezing, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/18/climate-change-yellow-cedar_n_1286387.html" target="_hplink">reported AP</a>. Paul Schaberg, a U.S. Forest Service plant pathologist, said, "As time goes on and climates change even more, other species, other locations, are likely to experience similar kinds of progressions, so you might do well to understand this one so you can address those future things."
"Lady & The Tramp"-Like Scenes
Scientists at the British Met Office warn that Italy may soon be forced to<a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/climate-threat-to-italys-pasta/story-e6frg6so-1225797946930" target="_hplink"> import the basic ingredients to make pasta because climate change will make it impossible to grow durum wheat domestically</a>. The crop could almost disappear from the country later this century, scientists say.
Home Sweet Home (For Kiribatians)
Along with the Maldives and other island nations, Kiribati is also threatened by climate change. Earlier this year, the president's cabinet endorsed a plan to spend about $9.6 million for 6,000 acres on Fiji's main island, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/09/kiribati-global-warming-fiji_n_1334228.html" target="_hplink">reported AP</a>. President Anote Tong told AP, "We would hope not to put everyone on one piece of land, but if it became absolutely necessary, yes, we could do it." He added, "It wouldn't be for me, personally, but would apply more to a younger generation. For them, moving won't be a matter of choice. It's basically going to be a matter of survival."
Super Duper Fast Wi-Fi Connection
A 2011 report from the U.K.'s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs found that climate change could affect certain infrastructure, like wireless internet. <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/may/09/climate-change-wi-fi-connections" target="_hplink">The <em>Guardian</em> reports</a>, "higher temperatures can reduce the range of wireless communications, rainstorms can impact the reliability of the signal, and drier summers and wetter winters may cause greater subsidence, damaging masts and underground cables," according to secretary of state for the environment. The <em>Guardian</em> notes, "The government acknowledges that the impact of climate change on telecommunications is not well understood, but the report raises a series of potential risks."
The Great Smoky Mountains' Smoke
The Great Smoky Mountains have the most annual rainfall in the southeastern U.S., which mostly falls as a light, misty rain, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/28/great-smoky-mountains-climate-change_n_1461482.html" target="_hplink">explains OurAmazingPlanet</a>. A study by a team from NASA's Precipitation Measurement Missions found that "light rainfall is the dominant form of precipitation in the region, accounting for 50 to 60 percent of a year's total, governing the regional water cycle." <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/28/great-smoky-mountains-climate-change_n_1461482.html" target="_hplink">OurAmazingPlanet</a> notes: <blockquote>The results suggest the area may be more susceptible to climate change than thought; as temperatures rise, more of the fine droplets from light rain will evaporate in the air and fail to reach the ground. Lower elevations will have to contend with not only higher temperatures, but less cloud cover.</blockquote>
California Beach Bums
Along the California coast, beach communities are finding that it may be impossible to stop coastal erosion as global sea levels rise. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/02/beach-communities-moving-inward_n_1565122.html" target="_hplink">According to AP</a>, David Revell, a senior coastal scientist at <a href="http://www.pwa-ltd.com/" target="_hplink">ESA PWA</a>, acknowledged the relentless power of the sea, saying, "I like to think of it as getting out of the way gracefully." A <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/22/west-coast-sea-level-rise_n_1619568.html" target="_hplink">report released in June by the Natural Resources Defense Council</a> found that West Coast ocean levels will rise several inches in the next few decades. Sea levels along the California coast are expected to be six inches higher by 2030 and three feet higher by the end of the century. Despite the risks, another recent NRDC study found that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/08/california-climate-change-study_n_1409312.html" target="_hplink">California is one of several states</a> with the best plans to deal with the effects of climate change.
Repeats Of The Titanic
2012 could be a record year for the extent of Arctic sea ice at its yearly summer minimum. Walt Meier, a research scientist at the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center, said that with recent satellite observations, "It definitely portends a low-ice year, whether it means it will go below 2007 (the record minimum in September), it is too early to tell," <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/18/arctic-sea-ice-levels_n_1605441.html" target="_hplink">reported LiveScience</a>. As sea ice declines in the Arctic, countries are anticipating a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/16/arctic-climate-change-military-activity_n_1427565.html" target="_hplink">competition for control of shipping lanes and mineral extraction</a> in the region. In Antarctica, research from the United States' Palmer Station on the Antarctic Peninsula has found that "87 percent of the peninsula's land-bound glaciers are in retreat," <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/12/environmental-threats-antarctica_n_1669023.html" target="_hplink">reported OurAmazingPlanet</a>. Decreasing sea ice levels were also addressed in <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/18/shell-arctic-ready-hoax-greenpeace_n_1684222.html" target="_hplink">a recent spoof of Shell's plans to drill for oil in the Arctic this summer</a>.
Crazy Sugar Highs
Climate change has already impacted sugarcane production in Indonesia. In late 2011, the <a href="http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/09/sugar-association-blames-climate-change-production-drop.html http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/09/sugar-association-blames-climate-change-production-drop.html" target="_hplink">chairman of the Indonesian Sugarcane Farmers Association said</a>, "sugarcane production decreased by up to 30 percent in 2011 due to climate change that has occurred since 2009."
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Smart Comebacks For Common Diet Splurges Your Health Journal ...
From Everyday Health?..
?I?m a big believer in enjoying your life,? says registered dietitian Jim White, RD, founder of Jim White Fitness & Nutrition Studios in Virginia Beach, Va., and a spokesman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. No matter how well you?re doing with your weight-loss plan, the day will come when you have a special event or a strong craving for an old favorite that can lead to diet slipups ? and that?s okay. In fact, some dietitians argue in favor of cheat days, when you can enjoy foods on your no-go list in small quantities to avoid binging on forbidden foods later on or feeling deprived.
When it comes to cheat days, White?s philosophy is pragmatic: Budget your calories according to your plans, and give yourself a break if you do splurge spontaneously. Whether it?s fatty French fries, sweets, or a few glasses of vino that got you off track, recover well with these tips.
Skip Saturated Fat After a Burger
If you made a cheeseburger at home, you could pick a lean beef, turkey, or garden patty; veggie toppings; and maybe a whole-wheat bun. But restaurant versions often feature a half-pound of beef and high-calorie extras, such as cheese, bacon, fried onions, and mayonnaise or special dressing.
Get back on track: Balance out the burger over the next few days by avoiding red meat to scale down your saturated fat intake. This also means redoubling your efforts to go no- or low-fat with dairy foods, another serious source of saturated fat. Compensate for your diet slipups by filling up on low-calorie fruits and vegetables, advises Manuel Villacorta, MS, RD, author of Eating Free: The Carb-Friendly Way to Lose Inches, Embrace Your Hunger, and Keep the Weight Off for Good.
Hydrate After French Fries
Are these crispy sticks of greasy goodness your guilty pleasure? At home you can bake sweet potato fries with barely any oil for weight loss, but when you?re out with friends, it?s the deep-fried white potato loaded with salt and doused in salty (and surprisingly sugary) ketchup.
Get back on track: First, hydrate! French fries are high in sodium, which causes you to retain water. ?This will cause bloating, and one cure is hydration,? Villacorta explains. Next, make yourself a light, healthy breakfast that?s full of bloat-beating foods, such as fresh vegetables, fruit, and lemon juice. For the next few days, skip sodium-laden items, such as processed and prepared foods, lunch meats, and condiments.
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Owl feathers inspire quieter change
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An owl glides by on silent wings. Many holiday travelers probably wish airplanes could do the same.?
"On airplanes, the back edge of the wing is where you get most of the noise," Justin Jaworski, a mathematician at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, told TechNewsDaily. "My work is looking at developing theoretical models to explain trailing-edge noise."
Most recently, he and his colleague Nigel Peake showed, mathematically, that the noise from airplane wings could be reduced tenfold if their designers took a few cues from the feathers that fringe the trailing edge of an owl's wings.?
In their latest research, Jaworski and Peake found that owl wings are especially quiet in part because their trailing-edge feathers are flexible and porous, allowing some air through. Plane wings, of course, are hard and solid. But the pair found that if the edge of a plane's wings were perforated in a particular way, "the theory says you should be able to reduce noise as if there were not an edge there at all," Jaworski said.
Makers of real planes might have a difficult time taking that suggestion. Holes in the wings might reduce a plane's aerodynamics too much for the companies' liking, Jaworski said. Also, flexible trailing edges might flap in the wind, which would also reduce aerodynamics. These are issues that other engineers would work out in later stages of research, Jaworski said. He collaborates with experimental researchers to uncover the engineering trade-offs in his ideas.
In any case, the findings are still in their earliest stages, and it might take two or three years before the ideas for a quieter airplane wing are tested with a small model in a wind tunnel, Jaworski said. After? wind tunnel tests, even more research would go into seeing whether the ideas would be cost-effective in real planes.
Meanwhile, the Cambridge researchers continue to refine their model and study owl wings for further secrets into their quiet flight, Jaworski said.?
On the theory side, the next step is to study other features of owl wings that are not common to noisier flapping birds such as pigeons. "We're really excited about looking at this downy material on top," Jaworski said, referring to a unique, soft covering owl wings have. He said the down covering is difficult to model mathematically, no one has studied it before, and it may be especially important to quiet flight.
Jaworski presented his and Peake's research Nov. 18 in San Diego at a conference hosted by the American Physical Society.
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Friday, November 23, 2012
Queens Park Rangers fires manager Hughes
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Associated Press Sports
updated 2:25 p.m. ET Nov. 23, 2012
LONDON (AP) -Five months after being dismissed by Tottenham, Harry Redknapp is set for a return to the Premier League after opening negotiations with Queens Park Rangers about replacing the fired Mark Hughes.
QPR, stuck in last place in the league without a win this season, finally lost patience with Hughes on Friday and made him the second top-flight manager to be fired this week - after Roberto Di Matteo at Chelsea on Wednesday.
And QPR, which has only four points from 12 games, has turned to Redknapp to revive its faltering campaign.
"Contact has been made between QPR and us," Redknapp's representatives said in a statement.
Redknapp took charge of Tottenham in 2008 when the team was last in the Premier League with only two points from eight games. He turned their fortunes around, guiding them into the Champions League for the first time in 2010.
He was fired in June despite Tottenham finishing in fourth place last season, and has since taken on a non-paid advisory role at third-tier Bournemouth and become a television pundit with the BBC.
Redknapp is the massive favorite with some British bookmakers to replace Hughes, whose fate was sealed by QPR's 3-1 loss to Southampton last Saturday.
"Mark has shown integrity and professionalism throughout his time here, but ultimately the circumstances we find ourselves in have left the board of directors with very little choice but to make a change," QPR said in a statement.
Fans turned on Hughes - and the QPR players - after the loss to Southampton, which left the team five points from safety with nearly a third of the season gone.
"Maybe it's a watershed moment because we can't get any lower," said a despondent Hughes, who had 1 1/2 years left on his contract.
Tellingly, QPR owner Tony Fernandes refused to defend Hughes last weekend, as he has done in recent weeks. Only last Friday, Fernandes posted a Twitter message responding to calls for Hughes' departure, saying: "Won't be happening. For the one millionth time. Hahaha. Stability."
That changed this Friday.
"This decision has been taken after careful consideration by the board of directors, following numerous meetings over the last few days," QPR said.
Assistant coaches Mark Bowen and Eddie Niedzwiecki will take charge of QPR's match at Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday.
Hughes managed to keep QPR in England's lucrative top league thanks to a strong finish last season and attempted to revitalize the squad by signing 11 players in the offseason, including Park Ji-sung from Manchester United, Jose Bosingwa from Chelsea and Julio Cesar from Inter Milan.
Getting so many new players to gel has been his major problem, while the team has struggled to score and also has one of its leakiest defenses.
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