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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tattourism: Permanent souvenirs make their mark
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Who needs tchotchkes? Eiffel tower snow globes are passe,?and with open borders, passport ink is growing harder to come by.?
For an unforgettable souvenir, some adventurous travelers are bringing home an indelible reminder of their vacation. For them, getting inked on vacation is a new way to commemorate a trip abroad.
Actress?Scarlett Johansson may be the most visible, but is just one of the latest travelers to get a tattoo while abroad. Johansson added a ?Lucky You? horseshoe by Paris artist Fuzi Uvtpk to her body art last fall. Elsewhere in Paris, former ad man ?Sailor Roman? welcomes visitors to his apartment where he adorns ?sailors, wanderlust seekers and adventure junkies? with his old-school single color art.
What compels people to go under the needle while far from the comforts of home??
?When on vacation you are more free???free of spirit and free of the time,? reasons Rocky Rakovic, editor of Inked magazine. ?Because you can't order tattoos on Amazon.com, if you want a piece by a particular tattoo artist you have to be in the presence of the tattooist so some people even plan their travel around tattoo appointments abroad.? Rakovic says certain people ?collect tattoos.? They ?pick up tattoos here and there???it sure beats buying a keychain or snow globe.?
When web designer Jazmine Atienza, a Filipino-American living in Brooklyn, traveled to the Philippines in 2011, she?said, ?I was already into tattoos ... I had designed Filipino tattoos in my head.??
She learned about a traditional tattoo artist living in the mountains, Whang-Od, a ?95-year-old woman who's been on Discovery Channel,??and embarked on a rainy season 12-hour drive from Manila and?a?harrowing hike into the mountains to reach the artist. ?It was the middle of a typhoon, hiking Indiana Jones kind of ravines,? she said.
Using the traditional ?tapping method? of charcoal soot and a sharp stick, Od emblazoned her arm with a small Filipino motif as Atienza ?stood in a doorway with chickens and pigs running around outside.?
?For me it ended up being very much about the journey,? Atienza said. ?It was more than going and being a consumer. It?s not just about the mark as much as it is about the experience. It goes beyond being a novelty experience to being a really meaningful one.?
Atienza's experience may be a little extreme for some travelers' preference, but ?customs vary between tattoo shops and cultures,? Rakovic said. ?The masters in Japan may require a written introduction, a Maori artist may not tell you what the design will be. Explain ... that you have never been tattooed outside your time zone and they will let you know the process.?
Before choosing a tattoo artist overseas, a wise traveler will do some research.?
Sailor Roman???who gave himself his first tattoo in a dirty parlor on the island of Koh Chang using a traditional Thai bamboo method?? says visiting international tattoo conventions for referrals is a good starting point, as is visiting the shop beforehand to evaluate its hygiene, and inspecting for essential safety measures like new needles.?
Rakovic adds some timing tips. ?Keep in mind that if you get a tattoo your first night in the tropics that you won't be able to go out into the sun or take a dip in the ocean,? he said. ?And if you get the tattoo on the back-end of your excursion, book an aisle seat and remember to buy aftercare lotion bottles small enough that the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) allows them in your carry-on.?
And though a tattoo could be a spur of the moment decision on a vacation, Rakovic reminds travelers to stop and think:??They must really be certain that they are prepared to live with the tattoo forever.?Many artists won't cover over someone else's work.?
Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/itineraries/tattourism-permanent-souvenirs-make-their-mark-1B8041251
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University cafeteria goes trayless to save energy and food
Jan. 29, 2013 ? If you need any evidence of the impact of student research on life at American University's campus, look no further than something that's missing.
Trays.
Following a 2009 study at American University's main dining hall that showed a significant reduction in food waste and dishes used when trays were removed, trays have mostly gone the way of beanies and sock hops.
Now, for the first time, a new paper coauthored by AU professor Kiho Kim and AU environmental studies graduate Stevia Morawski, provides hard evidence of big energy savings as well as a 32 percent reduction in food waste. The article, "Quantifying the Impact of Going Trayless in a University Dining Hall," was published in the Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition.
"Our concern was that all of these other institutions were jumping on the bandwagon in the absence of data," Kim said of the trend of universities tossing out trays. A Washington Post article, for example, reported that other area institutions that have gone trayless include Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, James Madison, and the University of Virginia.
A recent Kansas State University study also showed that students wasted 15 percent less food when they were exposed to slogans such as "All Taste . . . NO WASTE," according to Reuters Health.
"Really the only substantive study people were referring to was this industry study," Kim noted. "We made the argument that you can't entirely trust the industry. The industry studies showed no methodology on how they came up with this number. They simply said, 'We surveyed a bunch of places and they show a 30 percent reduction in food waste.' But how do we know it's a scientifically credible study?"
The original 2009 AU study was a good start in correcting that deficiency, but Kim wanted to tighten up its rigor and methodology. So during six days in February through March 2009, Kim and his environmental science students made dining hall trays selectively and randomly available or unavailable during lunch and dinner. The students collected dishes from the students and weighed food waste.
Results for the 360 diners surveyed, showed that going trayless:
- Led to a 32 percent reduction in food waste.
- Resulted in a 27 percent reduction in dish use.
Those findings, Kim and his coauthor noted, suggested that "removing trays is a simple way for universities and other dining facilities to reduce their environmental impact and save money."
Getting Student Buy-In
The original 2009 study followed a failed attempt by food service provider Bon Appetit to institute a trayless policy at AU based on industry figures. The students didn't buy it. So the manager overseeing the Terrace Dining Room approached Kim about conducting a student survey.
Teaming up with Darrell Hayes's School of Communication PR class, which developed a campaign to let students know what was going on, the study was conducted, showing a 30 to 40 percent reduction in waste depending on the meal. This time, without the onus of a top-down solution being imposed on them, students embraced the sustainability implications of eliminating so much waste.
So the class assembled a report and presented it to Bon Appetit, AU's Office of Sustainability, and the Office of Finance and Treasurer. Just like that the trays were gone.
"That link between carrying out scientific studies, making policy recommendations, and those recommendations being accepted so quickly was very gratifying to the students," Kim said, adding that never before or since has he seen such quick results from research.
In his current research paper, Kim noted that each day AU's dining halls serve about 3,200 meals, and that removing trays reduced food waste by 12,000 kg (26,455 pounds) per semester.
Perhaps just as important is the message that having such a real-world impact has on students.
"These opportunities really give them a sense of being able to think about solving problems based on a good set of facts, data that can be collected relatively easily and straightforwardly," Kim said.
"A lot of students think of science as something a small group of people do," Kim said. "But these are things we do not just as scientists but as individuals where we try to understand how the world works. We employ the scientific method in our lives every single day."
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Google pledges fight over access to users' email
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Google will lobby?Washington this?year?to make it harder for law enforcement authorities to gain access to emails and other digital messages.
In a blog post on Monday, linked to Data Privacy Day, Google's chief legal officer, David Drummond, said the tech giant, in coalition with many other powerful tech companies, will try to convince Congress to update a 1986 privacy protection law.
He cited data, shared last week, showing that government requests for Google's user data increased more than 70 percent since 2009.
In 2012, Google said, it received 16,407 requests for user data affecting 31,072 users or accounts, more than half of them accompanied by a subpoena.
"We're a law-abiding company, and we don't want our services to be used in harmful ways. But it's just as important that laws protect you against overly broad requests for your personal information," Drummond said in the post.
The U.S. Electronic Communications Privacy Act, passed in the early days of the Internet, does not require government investigators to have a search warrant when requesting access to old emails and messages that are stored online, providing less protection for them than, say, letters stored in a desk drawer or even messages saved on a computer's hard drive.
The current system also makes complex distinctions, many disputed in courts, between emails saved as drafts online, in transit, unopened or opened. Some of them are to be released with subpoenas, which have a lower threshold than search warrants as they often do not involve a judge.
A warrant is generally approved by a judge if investigators have "probable cause" to believe that their search is likely to turn up information related to a crime.
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and popular social media site Twitter ? among others ? have resisted turning over customer data.
They have put in place policies, based on the constitutional protection from unreasonable searches, that require search warrants for access to content of private communications.
Privacy activists say the outdated law should be reformed to extend the constitutional right to privacy online, but legislation limiting government requests will not face an easy road.
Last year, Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill that would have updated the current law.
It triggered a wave of concerns from the police and FBI that new restrictions would impede crime investigations and possibly endanger victims.
"After three decades, it is essential that Congress update ECPA to ensure that this critical law keeps pace with new technologies and the way Americans use and store email today," Leahy said in a statement on Monday.
His privacy legislation died in Congress last year after his counterpart in the House of Representatives, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, a Republican, drafted another version of that bill, which also tackled other issues but stripped out privacy reform language.
Last year, Goodlatte said he was willing to consider the privacy law reform, but that the timeline then was too short for a "thorough examination."
Leahy has now included the change of privacy laws as one of his top priorities this year.
(Reporting by Alina Selyukh in Washington and Alexei Oreskovic in San Francisco; Editing by Steve Orlofky)?
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Google Drive for iOS updated with multi photo/video upload, Quickoffice support, and more
Google Drive has just received an update that adds some new features as well as improvements for existing ones. New features include the ability to upload multiple photos and images at once as well as the ability to open and save Quickoffice documents directly to Google Drive.
Other new features included in the update is the addition of Helvetica Neue as a supported font when creating and editing documents. Other features are simply enhancements to existing functionality such as diagonal scrolling and cell formatting when working with spreadsheets. When working with spreadsheets you'll also be able to pinch to zoom on slides. Animation for slideshows have also been tweaked to flow better.
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Vegetarian Recipe for Green Chile and Pinto Bean - Kalyn's Kitchen
This new recipe for A Month of Daily Phase One Recipes is the firstborn child of my Green Chile Mexican Casserole with Ground Beef and Layered Mexican Casserole with Chicken (that are also Phase One), and once Jake and I had the idea of trying to create a vegetarian casserole with some of those same flavors, it took us three tries to get it right.? But this final version is a definite winner, with all the flavors that make bean and green chile burritos such a favorite of many people.? Even though casseroles aren't too photogenic, I love them for the way the flavors combine to make a sum that's greater than the parts, and a leftover casserole like this in the fridge is always a nice benefit.
Dried beans are a limited food for Phase One of the South Beach Diet, but in a dish like this with other ingredients like whole green chiles, green bell pepper, and cheese, you can eat a moderate serving.? Still, I wouldn't have more than the 1/8 serving size I'm listing if you're eating this for Phase One.? And of course, this is my Meatless Monday dish for this week, and I'm betting the whole family will like this one.? (You can find more meatless recipes by using the label Meatless Monday or checking Vegetarian Recipes in the recipe index, and I'm also doing a meatless slow cooker recipe each Monday on Slow Cooker from Scratch.? For more Meatless Monday ideas from other bloggers, follow our Meatless Monday board on Pinterest, or check Meatless Monday at BlogHer.)
Some people have told me they can't find the whole green chiles that I use to layer in these casseroles, but in Salt Lake I can find them at several stores, near the Mexican food.? If your store doesn't have them, I'd try a Mexican market.
Drain the pinto beans into a colander and rinse with cold water. In a different colander, drain the whole green chiles.
Heat the oil in a large pan, then saute onions, green peppers, minced garlic, and ground cumin.? Season with a little salt.
Add the drained pinto beans, cook about 3-4 minutes, then mash slightly. Add the green chile enchilada sauce and cook until it's mostly absorbed by the beans, then turn off heat and stir in the sour cream. One at a time, open the whole chiles with your fingers and wipe with paper towels to dry them and remove seeds.? Make into two stacks. Spray the casserole dish with non-stick spray and make a layer of half the green chiles. Then make a layer with half the bean mixture. Followed by a layer with half the cheese. Make another layer each of whole green chiles, bean mixture, and cheese. Bake with the lid on or covered with foil at 375F/190C for about 30 minutes.
Then remove the lid and bake another 20-25 minutes or until the mixture is bubbling and the top is starting to brown.? (You can put it under the broiler for a few minutes to brown more if desired.)? Serve hot.
Vegetarian Green Chile and Pinto Bean Layered Mexican Casserole(Makes 8 servings; recipe created by Kalyn and Jake with inspiration from?Green Chile Mexican Casserole with Ground Beef and Layered Mexican Casserole with Chicken.)
Ingredients:
1 T olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped small
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped small
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. ground cumin
salt to taste
2 cans (15 oz. each) pinto beans
1 can (27 oz.) whole green chiles (Mild green chiles, not jalapenos)
1 cup Green Chile Enchilada Sauce (from a 15 oz. can; you can freeze the rest)
1/2 cup low-fat sour cream
2 cups low-fat grated cheddar cheese (I used Four Cheese Mexican Blend from Costco.)
Instructions:
Drain the pinto beans into a colander, spray with cold water until no more foam appears, and let beans drain.? In another colander drain the whole green chiles.
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.? Add the onions and peppers and saute 4-5 minutes, until they are just starting to brown.? Add garlic, cumin, and salt and cook another minute or two, then add the drained beans and cook 3-4 minute, then mash the beans slightly.? (We used a potato masher, but you can use a large fork.)? Add the cup of green chile enchilada sauce and simmer until the sauce is mostly absorbed by the beans.? Then turn off the heat and stir in the sour cream.
While the bean mixture is cooking, open the whole chiles with your fingers and wipe with paper towels to dry them and remove seeds.? (This will take about 10 paper towels, but don't skip this step.)? Divide the chiles into two stacks.
In the casserole dish make a layer with half the whole green chiles, half the bean mixture, and half the cheese.? Follow with another layer each of whole green chiles, bean mixture and cheese.
Cover the casserole with the lid or with foil and bake about 30 minutes, or until cheese is all melted.? Remove the lid and bake about 20 minutes more, until casserole is bubbling and starting to brown on top.? (You can put it under the broiler for a few minutes if it seems done but you'd like the cheese more brown.)? Serve hot, with condiments like salsa, Green Tabasco Sauce, sour cream, or guacamole if desired.This will keep in the refrigerator for several days and also freezes well.?
South Beach Suggestions:
Dried beans are a low-glycemic ingredient that's allowed for any phase of the South Beach Diet, but serving size is limited for Phase One.? Be sure not to eat more than the 1/8 casserole serving size if you're eating this for Phase One.
Nutritional Information?
I chose the South Beach Diet to manage my weight partly so I wouldn't have to count calories, carbs, points, or fat grams, but if you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into Calorie Count, which will calculate it for you.
More Phase One Meatless Main Dishes:
Cauliflower-Crust Vegetarian Pizza with Mushrooms and Olives
Vegan Picadillo Lentil Stew with Sweet Bell Peppers and Green Olives
Julia Child's Eggplant Pizzas
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Greek Lentil Soup with Tomatoes, Spinach, and Feta
Mexican Red Lentil Stew with Lime and Cilantro???
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Source: http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2013/01/vegetarian-pinto-bean-green-chile-casserole.html
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Monday, January 28, 2013
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