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If you want proof of how creative vegetarian cooking can be, take a look at some vegetarian taco recipes. Without the constraints of chicken, beef, pork or fish, the possibilities are endless. You can go the traditional black bean route (always delicious!) or completely subvert the dominant taco paradigm with fillings like hush puppies, paneer and cactus. Take that, world! These vegetarian tacos don't need your boring ground beef filling!
71 Vegetarian Tacos
Meaty beer-marinated mushrooms are a perfect substitute for steak in this meatless version of Real Simple's.
Portobello Mushroom Tacos
These Portobello Mushroom Tacos will change your taco Tuesdays forever—such a rich juicy flavor from such a small plant!
Grilled Portabello Tacos with Red Chile-Yogurt Sauce
A decadent vegetarian tacos that would please even the biggest carnivore.
Roasted Portobello Soft Tacos
The portobello tacos were roasted in a simple, smoky, and savory sauce, then thickly sliced and placed atop a bed of sautéed corn, bell peppers, and collard greens and dressed with just a few chunks of rich avocado.
Smoky Portobello Tacos
Vegan mushroom tacos that everyone will love!
Cumin Grilled Portobello and Charred Corn Tacos with Spicy Green Tomato Salsa Verde
These portobello tacos are the best damn vegan + gluten-free treat! The salsa verde is a great way to use up any green tomatoes in your garden, but tomatillos will work as well. Use whatever you can get your hands on.
Wild Mushroom & Garlic Tacos
The ingredients in this Wild Mushroom & Garlic Tacos are simple enough to really let the mushrooms shine through. Just top these tacos with salsa and lime juice and you are ready to go.
Grilled Tofu Tacos with Walla Walla Sweet Onion Slaw
Smoky seasoned tofu, creamy avocado, and crunchy slaw make these super easy summer tacos shine.
BBQ Tofu Tacos and Mexicali Slaw
Easy and tasty are the names of the game here, and these tacos are both (even if using bottled BBQ sauce and dressing and pre-made corn tortillas) and incredibly versatile.
Curried Tofu Scramble Tacos
Fusion food is always a fun way to spice up dinner! Get a little bit of Mexican and Indian flavor in every bite of these curried tofu scramble tacos.
Tofu Breakfast Tacos
A twist on the more traditional breakfast burrito, this tofu breakfast taco is savory, a little sweet, with the right amount of spice.
Loaded Crispy Tofu Tacos
These crispy tofu tacos may sound weird but after you experience this ultimate vegetarian taco with our scallion cilantro sauce, these crispy tofu tacos may sway you to the vegetarian side!
Tequila Lime Baked Tofu & Chipotle Crema
Tofu is marinated in a tasty, savory blend of tequila, lime juice, garlic, shallots, and soy sauce; baked to perfection; and then served in a warm tortilla with refried beans and chipotle crema to make these tequila lime tofu tacos.
Beer Battered Tofu Tacos with Chipotle Aioli
Crispy pieces of beer-battered taco, topped with crunchy lime-red-cabbage slaw, drizzled with chipotle aioli, all wrapped in a soft corn tortilla.
Korean BBQ Tofu Tacos
If you are catering a party or get together with vegetarian people on-board, this Korean BBQ Tofu will be great to serve up. Meat-eaters and vegetarians both will love it.
Make the most of juicy summer peaches while they're still available, by mixing them up into a flavor-packed salsa and using it to top these smoky chipotle tempeh tacos!
This Tempeh Tacos recipe from Betty Goes Vegan by Anne & Dan Shannon is a quick, easy meatless dinner. Crumbled tempeh makes a great sub for ground beef!
Mushroom Tempeh Tacos
Ultra satisfying and hearty, these delicious spicy mushroom tempeh tacos come together in less than 30 minutes. They are vegan and gluten free too!
Jamaican Jerk Tempeh Tacos
The earthy flavor of tempeh combined with the bold flavors of garlic, ginger, spices and lots of lime juice turned into something quite beautiful.
Tortilla Chip-Crusted Tempeh Tacos
Crunchy tortilla chip-crusted tempeh, super smooth avocado cashew cream, and a zesty red cabbage slaw come together in these high protein, vegan and gluten free tacos.
Bok Choy Tempeh Tacos
The savoriness of the crumbled tempeh and the slight bitterness of the bok choy are deliciously complimented by the textures of the sesame seeds and crisp corn shells.
Tempeh and Walnut Taco Filling
Two high-protein foods (with lots more going for them nutritionally) — tempeh and walnuts — team up in a tasty taco filling that goes a long way.
Buffalo Tempeh Tacos
These vegetarian tempeh tacos are packed with protein and loaded with flavor from spicy buffalo sauce and tangy blue cheese. Perfect for a party or family night- no one will ever miss the meat!
These quick and easy breakfast tacos are filled with sautéed bell pepper, kale, scrambled eggs, and creamy avocado!
Huevos Rancheros Tacos
Runny sunny side up eggs on these tacos are totally yum!
A mixture of summer produce, such as bell peppers, eggplant and zucchini, are brushed with olive oil, seasoned generously with spices and grilled until tender and charred, before being spooned onto a tortilla, along with sliced avocado and a flavorful chimichurri sauce.
Tender strands of spaghetti squash are drenched in smoky barbecue sauce and stuffed into crispy shells to make these flavorful fall-inspired tacos.
Easy and delicious, these Roasted Brussels Sprout Tacos with Chipotle Aioli will make you fall in love with Brussels sprouts! Even your pickiest eaters will love these spicy tacos.
Vegan Cauliflower Power Tacos
Veggie lovers will devour this new take on a vegan power taco filled with roasted cauliflower, crispy chickpeas, and flavorful cilantro pesto. As an added bonus, it’s also gluten-free.
Pumpkin, Charred Kale & Onion Tacos
The sweet pumpkin paired with slightly bitter charred kale, the vinegar cutting through the richness of the ricotta, and the satisfying crunch of the toast. SO GOOD!
Roasted Veggie Tacos with Avocado Cream
This is really a forgiving recipe. You don’t have to follow it to a T at all. Use any kind of veggies you like, and use any ratio of the avocado ingredients you like. I
Spaghetti Squash & Black Bean Tacos
Crispy blue corn shells filled with black beans, savory spaghetti squash, cotija cheese and plenty of hot sauce. Vegetarian tacos never looked so good.
Brussels Sprouts Tacos with Caramelized Shallot Salsa.
A Brussels taco, with other stuff on top. Sweet and spicy and smoky. Lots of my favorite things.
These tacos are so delicious!! If you like eggplant, try this. If you are a vegan or vegetarian, try this. If you want good tacos, try this.
BEAN & CHICKPEA TACOS
These easy Thai-inspired tacos are stuffed with crispy slaw and a mix of tofu and chickpeas smothered in rich peanut sauce.
Garlicky Black Bean and Summer Squash Soft Tacos
The black bean base of these soft tacos has a wonderfully garlicky and smoky flavor. Yellow squash, chili peppers, and dried tomatoes add even more flavor and color.
Vegan Soft Tacos with Refried Beans and Corn
This combination of refried beans, corn, and vegan cheddar cheese in a soft tacos makes for a sensuous experience, meant to be eaten with knife and fork rather than picked up as you would crisp tacos.
Beans and Greens Tacos with Fresh Guacamole
An easy vegetarian taco recipe made with black beans and kale.
BBQ Cauliflower & Chickpea Tacos with a Creamy Lime Slaw
These BBQ Cauliflower and Chickpea Tacos are delicious, flavorful and filling!
Vegan Black Bean Tacos
These Vegan Black Bean Tacos are easy to make, require minimal prep work, packs a punch of flavor and most importantly, a dish that everyone loves!
No skillet needed! This vegan taco filling from Choosing Raw is made with walnuts, lentils, and sun-dried tomatoes.
Greek Lentil Tacos with Cucumber Pico de Gallo
Greek Lentil Tacos are perfect for when you are craving tacos but want to go meatless! (It’s cheaper too) The lentils are cooked in oregano to get that Mexican flavor, and then we top it all off with cucumber pico de gallo. It’s delicious!
Lentil and Cauliflower Rice Tacos
Cauliflower tacos? Spicy riced cauliflower and lentils make a delicious but light vegan taco filling. Gluten-free too!
Lentil Tacos with Arugula, Beets, and Goat Cheese
Super quick and infinitely better than those taco kits you buy at the grocery store. I thought I'd amp up the regular old taco not only with a veggie version but with a little switch up in flavour. To do this, I've used arugula, beets and a little goats cheese and I think it tastes great!
Spicy Lager Lentil Tacos
Lentils add great texture to these tacos and really take on the wonderful smoky spicy flavours of the spice mixture.
Mushroom Lentil Tacos with Tahini Yogurt Sauce
These lentil tacos are so easy to make, grab a beer and you're all good!
Spicy Buffalo Lentil and Roasted Cauliflower Tacos
Spicy, hearty vegetarian tacos filled with buffalo lentils, dill roasted cauliflower, and a creamy basil and kale sauce.
QUINOA & WHOLE GRAIN TACOS
High-protein quinoa makes a great filling for tacos. It’s a fun, festive, and filling meal!
Farro replaces the ground beef in this vegan taco salad with creamy lime dressing.
Quinoa Salad Soft Tacos (Vegan and Gluten-Free)
Quinoa Salad Soft Tacos offers something fresh with a bit of creaminess from the avocado and beans, the fresh crunch from the shallots and green pepper, plus the bright, slightly sweet burst of juice from the orange, and a little bit of spice from the cumin and chili powder.
Slow Cooker Lentil Quinoa Taco Filling
This slow cooker lentil quinoa tacos is 100% plant based, gluten-free, soy-free and has no added oil. This easy recipe is hands off and can cook while you’re away for the day and is a great change from refried bean tacos.
Crockpot Barley and Bean Tacos
Hearty and healthy crockpot barley and bean tacos! With a veggie packed barley bean filling and finished with a delicious avocado chipotle cream, this meatless meal will have you coming back for more. Vegetarian with dairy free / vegan option.
Vegetarian tacos filled with black beans and roasted sweet potatoes.
Mexican Street Corn and Roasted Sweet Potato Tacos
Savory meets sweet in these delicious Mexican Street Corn and Roasted Sweet Potato Tacos. These easy tacos are loaded with flavor, and are completely vegetarian.
BBQ Sweet Potato and Chile Peanut Tacos
This taco is basically a BBQ sandwich served inside a flour tortilla. It’s messy, a bit decadent, but oh-so-tasty.
Avocado and Sweet Potato Quesadillas or Soft Tacos
Combining sweet potatoes, avocados, and vegan cheese in soft tacos or quesadillas is downright sensuous.
Superfood Breakfast Tacos
The combo of kale and sweet potato in thi this Superfood Breakfast Tacos simply compliment each other very well.
Smoky Lentil and Sweet Potato Tacos
These smoky lentil and sweet potato tacos come together quick and easy for a vegetarian weeknight meal. Packed inside gluten-free blue corn tortillas, it is healthy and flavorful.
Spicy Potato Tacos
A spicy potato mixture in a crispy corn tortilla shell with avocado, cabbage, and queso fresco.
Crispy Vegan Potato Tacos
These vegan potato tacos are so delicious you won't be able to stop at just one! Perfect crispy texture, easy to make and super customizable!
Black Bean & Sweet Potato Thai Fusion Tacos
Sweet potatoes and black beans mixed with a small amount of coconut milk, cumin and cayenne for heat - everything put together is an explosion of flavor!
OTHER VEGETARIAN TACOS
Loaded Guacamole Vegetarian Tacos
Veggie-loaded and flavor-loaded with lots of guacamole, black beans, corn, and peppers, these vegetarian tacos are full-on yummy. They’re vegan and dairy-free, too!
Hummus and Mexican Chopped Salad Tacos
Hummus and Mexican Chopped Salad Tacos make for easy, no cook meal. Ideal for those hot nights when you don’t feel like turning the stove or oven on and a great way to up your veggies. Now pass the margaritas!
Shredded Hearts of Palm Soft Tacos
The perfect vegan meat alternative for stuffing soft tacos on Taco Tuesday.
Grilled Halloumi Tacos with Mango Salsa
These tacos are heavy on the fresh veggies, with just enough halloumi to keep me happy, and a good heap of fresh mango salsa to fill me up. Add some shredded lettuce and a few cherry tomatoes!
Beer Battered Avocado Tacos with Fresh Corn Salsa
These tacos are every bit the shockingly fantastic bites that I wanted them to be. It just so happens that I didn’t need any meat or dairy to accomplish this feat.
Seitan Tacos Recipe
Seitan tacos are a great vegetarian option. They make for a blank canvas and take on any flavor profile.
Paneer Tikka Tacos
With the marinade, the veggies and paneer , you get nutrients and yumminess!
Beefy Jackfruit Tacos with Tomatillo Fajita Filling
Beefy Jackfruit Tacos with grilled fajita veggies and seasoned sour cream sauce. Easy and perfect for summer!
Falafel Tacos with Sriracha Tahini Sauce
These Falafel Tacos are a perfect choice for your Taco Tuesday or your Falafel Friday. Or maybe everyday. Your choice!
Still looking for more vegetarian tacos recipes? I highly recommend Jason Wyrick's Vegan Tacos: Authentic and Inspired Recipes for Mexico's Favorite Street Food. If you love tacos, you will get your money's worth of vegetarian tacos from this book!
Mary Beth Elderton says
All of these look wonderful! We are TexMex lovers around here!
Millie | Add A Little says
Yes to all of them!!! I love the ones with lentils and beans!
Sophia @veggiesdontbite says
Thanks so much for featuring my portobello and purple potato tacos! These look like an awesome collection!
These look great! One of my favorite tacos ever, was one I put together last spring with some leftover Preserved Lemon Lentil Salad, and some roasted red peppers with capers. These were some dishes I had put together for our cousins "porch party" at the last family reunion. Top the tacos with sour cream or labne, green onions and/or cilantro...It was very, very tasty. I will have to make some more preserved lemons to keep making the salad!
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i love tacos! Such an awesome and unique post! thanks for sharing!!!
Yet another gemstone!! You are my newest favorite website. Thanks for all the inspiration. <3
Priya Srinivasan says
This is such a blessing!! Thanks for compiling and keeping it all at one place. I needed a taco recipe, found it here and made it too!!! Loved it!!!
Crystal J says
This website has taken the stress out of cooking! I am a super busy mama and I don't have to struggle with having time and inspiration to cook great, nutritious food. Thank you!
Love every one of these mouthwatering tacos!!!!! Thanks so much for including mine. 🙂 Fed the husband some tofu tacos the other day and he loved them! Thanks for putting this list together.
Missing one of my favorites http://www.theforestfeast.com/blog/corn-cauliflower-tacos
I left my vegetarian lifestyle 10 years ago. Though I want to go back. Feels a bit sad actually.


Udall, Heinrich, Luján Announce $1.5 Million for NCI in Gallup for Substance Use Treatment and Shelter
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján announced that $1.5 million in funding from the Indian Health Service (IHS) will be awarded to the city of Gallup to fund the Na'Nizhoozhi Center Inc. (NCI) to help expand treatment services for substance use and provide shelter in the area.
NCI offers a desperately needed social detox program, but it has struggled to find stable funding and has run the risk of closing. The Center is not an IHS facility, but is the only detox facility serving the population in the rural community adjacent to the Navajo Nation and Pueblo of Zuni, and 85 percent of the clients are members of federally recognized Tribes. Udall, Heinrich and Luján have partnered with the Gallup community and IHS to help find viable federal funding options that will enable NCI to stay open, especially in the winter months. Udall, Heinrich and Luján have met with the IHS director and other federal officials to discuss future funding options. And in 2016, IHS provided emergency funds to help keep NCI open. After lawmakers were able to secure additional funding for IHS in fiscal year 2017, the city of Gallup submitted a successful application to enter into a cooperative agreement with IHS funded at $1.5 million to continue NCI’s work and improve the capacity of the center to provide treatment.
"This funding will help IHS provide resources and work collaboratively with NCI so it can continue serving the community with its life-saving services, and also build capacity, offer more addiction services, and provide a safe place off the street," said Udall, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee who championed the funding as the lead Democrat on the subcommittee that oversees the IHS budget. "We all have the same goal: to prevent a public health crisis, particularly in the winter months when people are most at risk. The issues facing NCI and the community are complex, but it is clear the services it provides are vitally important and literally save lives. We will continue working with IHS, NCI, Tribes and local officials in Gallup to find solutions and improve access to services, shelter and treatment for Tribal communities in need."
"As someone who once worked in McKinley County, I have witnessed firsthand the tragic consequences of substance abuse in Gallup. I have grieved each winter when lives have been lost due to alcohol and cold temperatures at night," said Heinrich. “I am grateful for the professionals at Na'Nizhoozhi Center Inc., the only detoxification center in the area. They are on the front lines working to help our neighbors struggling with addiction. For far too long, sporadic funding sources have threatened to close NCI’s doors, leaving the community without lifesaving services. This funding will help provide much-needed financial stability and ensure that critical care remains available."
"We are all too familiar with the devastating impact that alcohol and substance abuse has had on friends and neighbors— it’s torn families apart, robbed people of a bright future, and taken the lives of far too many," said Luján. "This funding will provide resources to NCI so it can continue play an important role in the community. I look forward to continuing to work with tribal leaders and local officials to address the challenges we face in Gallup and the Navajo Nation."


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Media release – Independent Member for Bass, Lara Alexander MP, 20 November 2023
The Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU) executive director Michael Kolokossian announced the award to Mrs Alexander at the ANC-AU Gala dinner in Sydney on Saturday evening.
The Friend of the Year award honours individuals who have stood with the Armenian community and worked to give greater public recognition to issues of great importance to that community.
Past recipients include former NSW Premiers Bob Carr and Gladys Berejiklian, Federal MPs Julian Leeser, Paul Fletcher, Joel Fitzgibbon, Tim Wilson, Trent Zimmerman, John Alexander and Joe Hockey, writer and broadcaster Phillip Adams, former South Australian attorney-general Michael Atkinson and Professor Colin Tatz, among others.
Mr Kolokossian said Mrs Alexander had been chosen in honour of her efforts to secure Tasmanian parliamentary recognition of the 1915 Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides.
He said Mrs Alexander had made an “extraordinary contribution” in securing the Tasmanian recognition, an achievement he said would not have been possible without her “friendship, guidance, commitment and dedication”.
In May of this year Mrs Alexander introduced a motion to State Parliament calling on the Tasmanian parliament to formally acknowledge and recognise the 1915 Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides at the hands of the then Ottoman Empire.
(An estimated 1.2 million Armenian, and Assyrian and Greek Christian, lives were lost either through mass killings or on forced marches after the Ottoman Empire – now modern-day Turkey – embarked on a campaign of systematic ethnic cleansing in the early years of WW1.)
The motion, with the support of Premier Jeremy Rockliff, Opposition leader Rebecca White and then Greens leader Cassy O’Connor unanimously passed the Lower House, allowing Tasmania to join New South Wales and South Australia as Australian states to formally recognise the genocides.
Mrs Alexander said she was deeply honoured to receive the award and was humbled to be able to play a small role in a battle for recognition that the Armenian community had been fighting for more than 100 years.
“It has been a long, hard road for the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek communities, who have toiled for more than 100 years to gain acknowledgement of the terrible losses their communities suffered in 1915,” she said.
“Compared to countless others, my role has been a very minor one and for the community to give me this honour is a very humbling experience.”
Mrs Alexander said while she was the recipient of the award, she felt strongly that she was accepting it on behalf of the Tasmanian Parliament and people. She said she was grateful to the Premier, Ms White and particularly Ms O’Connor for their support.
“It wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the Premier and the Opposition leader, but it would be remiss of me to not thank Cassie in particular, for her support, advice and encouragement,” she said.
“I also know that it was very comforting for the Armenian and Greek delegations present in the House that day to hear all MPs – Government, Opposition and crossbench – make genuinely heartfelt contributions to the debate and come together as one voice to support the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek communities.”
Ms Lindsey Snell received the Ben Bagdikian Media Award. An American journalist with a long background of covering active war zones and crises, particularly in the Middle East.
Dr Hugh McDermott MP: State Member for Prospect, NSW received the Freedom Award for his tireless work in support of Artsakh and the Armenian community. In 2023, Dr McDermott co-led the third ANC-AU Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the Republic of Armenia, visiting the city of Goris and delivering on-the-ground humanitarian assistance to Artsakh refugees during one of the most critical junctures in the Armenian people’s history.

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Kasaragod: The Nileshwara Police has arrested three persons in connection with the mysterious death of a Tamil Nadu-based labourer at Nileshwara Kottaippura three days ago.
The arrested have been identified as K. P. Baiju (43) of Kalakanchery in Ernakulam, Muhammed Faizal (42) of Kalamassery and Daniel Benny (43) of North Paravur. The accused have been arrested in connection with the murder of Ramesh (43), a native of Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
The Police had registered a case of unnatural death. The postmortem of the body revealed that a severe head injury was the cause of death. The Police had questioned 11 people who were staying in a rented house. Investigations revealed a tip-off about the accused.
The reason for the murder is said to be that the accused did not give the money they had asked for. Ramesh and others had come to work on the Kottaippura-Kadinnamol Bridge. A total of 11 people, including Ramesh and the accused, were staying in this rented house.
Police have seized the iron rod used in the murder. Police said that there are more than 14 cases against the first accused Baiju in Ernakulam District.


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Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (v.76, #2)
Pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification of corn fiber by Badal C. Saha; Rodney J. Bothast (65-77).
Corn fiber consists of about 20% starch, 14% cellulose, and 35% hemicellulose, and has the potential to serve as a low-cost feedstock for production of fuel ethanol. Several pretreatments (hot water, alkali, and dilute, acid) and enzymatic saccharification procedures were evaluated for the conversion of corn fiber starch, cellulose, and hemicellulose to monomeric sugars. Hot water pretreatment (121°C, 1 h) facilitated the enzymatic sacch arification of starch and cellulose but not hemicellulose. Hydrolysis of corn fiber pretreated with alkali un dersimilar conditions by enzymatic means gave similar results. Hemicellulose and starch components were converted to monomeric sugars by dilute H2SO4 pretreatment (0.5–1.0%, v/v) at 121°C. Based on these findings, a method for pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification of corn fiber is presented. It in volves the pretreatment of corn fiber (15% solid, w/v) with dilute acid (0.5% H2SO4, v/v) at 121°C for 1 h, neutralization to pH 5.0, then saccharification of the pretreated corn fiber material with commercial cellulase and β-glucosidase preparations The yield of monomeric sugars from corn fiber was typically 85–100% of the theoretical yield.
Keywords: Corn fiber; pretreatment; enzymatic saccharification; fuel ethanol
Metabolite formation and toxicity measurements in evaluating bioremediation of a jet-fuel-contaminated aquifer by Sharon C. Long; C. Marjorie Aelion (79-97).
The metabolic capabilities of subsurface, jet-fuel-contaminated, aquifer microbial communities were characterized using an ecological approach to biotreatment assessment. A multifaceted experimental design was used that incorporated quantification of metabolite formation and toxicity screening along with the typical microbial activity measurements and pollutant degradation measurements used for assessing biorem ediation potential. Forselect experiments, dissolved oxygen levels and pH in microcosm systems were also monitored. Results suggest that a sizable, metabolically active microbial community exists in both contaminated and uncontaminated areas of the study site. Time course metabolism analyses indicated that the microbial communities were capable of degrading all three test compounds (amino acids, decane, and toluene) without any apparent adaptation period. Measurements of mineralization, cellular uptake, and metabolite formation indicated that metabolite formation was the predominant fate of the target pollutants in the microcosms. The results of toxicity screening time courses indicated that under oxygen-limiting conditions, the potential for the accumulation of toxic, acidic metabolites that could adversely affect the rates and extent of bioremediation existed. The experimental results indicate that the microbial communities at the site possess the metabolic potential for in situ biodegradation of the jet fuel. Care must be taken in the design of an in situ biodegradation treatment system (for this site and perhaps other petroleum-contaminated aquifers) to avoid the development of microaerophilic or oxygen-depleted zones; which could result in possible self-poisoning owing to acidic metabolite accumulation
Keywords: Aquifer; bioremediation; jetfuel; decane; toluene; microcosm
On-line dialysis of organic acids from a Propionibacterium freudenreichii fermentation by José P. L. C. da Costa; Christian Schorm; Adolfo Quesada-Chanto; Karl W. Böddeker; Rainer Jonas (99-105).
The efficiency of an ion exchange system coupled to a bioreactor to extract on-line inhibitory organic acids produced was evaluated. Batch fermentations without dialysis and fed-batch experiments with and without dialysis of Propio nibacterium freudenreichii were conducted. It was possible to keep the propionic acid concentration in the reactor at a low level to avoid complete growth inhibition. Improvements in biomass and propionic acid productivities were achieved when the dialysis system was used. The performance of the dialysis system was improved when a new pH control strategy evaluated in this study was used.
Keywords: Dialysis; propionic acid; Propionibacterium ; membranes; pH control strategy
Separation and characterization of trypsin and carboxypeptidase B-digested products of Met-Lys-human proinsulin by Zhi-Hong Yang; Xin Du; Jian-Guo Tang (107-114).
Met-Lys-human proinsulin could be converted into insulin in vitro with the treatment of trypsin and carboxypeptides B (CPB). Under less effective conditions, the enzymatic reaction does not proceed perfectly, and twomain bands have been identified by native-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) analysis. These two main products were thus separated and purified by DEAE-Sephadex A25 chromatography in a Tris-isopropanol system with an NaCl gradient. The isopropanol and NaCl were removed by a second DEAE-Sephadex column. Native-PAGE, mass spectrometric, and amino acid composition analyses indicate that one fraction of these two major products contains human insulin and des B30-insulin and that the other fraction is a mixture of human insulin analogs, which have one more basic amino acid than human in sulin owing to the unsuitable amount of proteases, especially the lack of CPB. Furthermore, both receptor binding assay and radioimmunoassay have been utilized for the activity determination, and both fractions display almost full biological activity with porcine insulin as the standard. Present results provide further evidence for the quality control of recombinant human insulin production.
Keywords: Insulin analog; proinsulin; enzymatic conversion; MS analysis; activity
Laccase of Coriolus zonatus by O. V. Koroljova (Skorobogat'ko); E. V. Stepanova; V. P. Gavrilova; V. I. Biniukov; A. I. Jaropolov; S. D. Varfolomeyev; F. Scheller; A. Makower; A. Otto (115-127).
Laccase is one of the lignolytic enzymes found in liquid cultures of the fungus Coriolus zonatus in defined medium. The enzyme was isolated from culture liquid and characterized. Laccase from C. zonatus is a single-chain protein with a molecular mass of 60 kDa. Carbohydrate moiety of enzyme consisted of mannose, galactose and N-acetyl-glucosamine in a ratio of 6:2:0,6 respectively, and comprised 10% of the entiremolecule lsoelectric point was detected at pH 4.6. Laccase was found to have a pH optimum of 4.9 and temperature optimum of 55°C. Substrate specificity studies were conducted with catechol, K-ferrocyanide, hydroquinone, and sinapinic acid as substrates. The highest efficiency of catalysis was observed with sinapic acid as the substrate. The kinetic constants k cat and K28 of this reaction were 624 s−1 and 7 μM, respectively.
Keywords: Laccase; enzyme purification; Coriolus zonatus ; substrate specificity; thermostability; pH stability
Cyclic AMP and low molecular weight effector(s) present in yeast extract are involved in pectin lyase production by Penicillium griseoroseum cultured on sucrose by Maria Cristina Baracat-Pereira; Jorge Luiz Cavalcante Coelho; Rosana Cristina Minussi; Virgínia Maria Chaves-Alves; Rogelio Lopes Brandão; Daison Olzany Silva (129-141).
Pectin lyase (PL) induction by organic and inorganic components of yeast extract (YE) was evaluated in Penicillum griseoroseum, cultured in a mineral medium containing sucrose, by determining PL activity (A 235) and mycelial growth (mycelial dry weight). The lowest YE concentration that promoted significant PL induction without acting as a carbon source for the fungus corresponded to 0.0075%. Neither calcined YE nor a nutrient solution containing micronutrients induced PL production, indicating that the inducer was an organic compound. Vitamins, phospholipid components, amino acids, and nitrogenous bases were tested in place of YE and promoted no significant PL induction. APL inducer compound was found to be soluble in the nucleotide fraction obtained during extraction of YE. The inducer was shown to be a thermostable polar substance dialyzable at 2000 Daltons, hydrolyzable by HCl, and activated by boiling for up to 60 min. Cyclic AMP (cAMP) exogenously added to the culture medium at 5 and 10 mM was capable of inducing PL in P. griseoroseum grown on sucrose, suggesting that at least one compound may be present in YE acting in a cooperative fashion for the maintenance of high levels of cAMP in to the cell. PL activity and the level of cAMP inside the fungal cells increased after the addition of YE to the culture medium, suggesting the participation of this messenger in this enzyme's synthesis.
Keywords: Cyclic AMP; yeast extract; pectin lyase; pectinases; P. griseoroseum ; sucrose
Separation of cells and proteins from fermentation broth in a shear-enhanced cross-flow ultrafiltration module as the first step in the refinement of lactic acid by Anna Toräng; Ann-Sofi Jönsson; Guido Zacchi (143-157).
A shear-enhanced, cross-flow ultrafiltration module was used to separate cells and proteins from the fermentation broth. Three (fermented) media were studied: rich medium, rich medium with hydrolytic enzymes added after fermentation, and wheat flour hydrolysate. To find a membrane with as high a flux as possible, but still capable of separating cells and proteins from the lactic acid containing broth, the performance of three hydrophilic membranes of varying cutoffs (10,000, 20,000, and 30,000) and one hydrophobic membrane (cutoff 25,000) was investigated. The proteins produced by the lactic acid bacteria during fermentation and the hydrolytic proteins were retained by the hydrophilic membrane with a cutoff of 20,000, whereas wheat flour proteins were detected in the permeate. In the permeates from the hydrophobic membrane (cutoff 25,000), almost no proteins were detected. The flux of the whole-wheat flour hydrolysate was significantly lower than that of rich medium, for both the hydrophilic and the hydrophobic membranes. The flux was, in all cases, higher for the hydrophilic membrane (12–85 L/[m2·h], depending, on which medium was treated) than for the hydrophobic one (8–45 L/[m2·h]), even though the nominal cutoffs of the hydrophobic and hydrophilic membranes were almost the same. However, the difference in flux was smaller when the whole-wheat flour hydrolysate was processed (12 vs 8 L/[m2·h]) than when the rich medium was processed (85 vs 45 L/[m2·h]). Protein retention was higher for the hydrophobic membrane than for the hydrophilic membrane (cutoff 20,000) owing to blocking of the pores by proteins adsorbed on to the hydrophobic membrane surface.
Keywords: Lacticacid; membrane; separation; ultrafiltration; wheat flour

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Purpose directs the energy outward, and when tied to a beneficent cause, the experience is that of being connected to a deeper source— worry for self becomes compassion for others.
As many of the CURE contributors have mentioned, these COVID-19 days are very reminiscent of cancer treatment. The concerns about depleted immune systems, the avoidance of all things possibly contaminated, the fears, both rational and irrational and the overriding question of whether life would ever return to normal. All flooded back as news about coronavirus spread.
I have purposely tried to keep in the front of my mind the lessons learned from survivorship— the understanding that fears grow the more we attend them, that not every twinge, ache and pain means the beast returned. I have returned to breathing techniques meant to calm an over-active amygdala and the distracting effects of concentrating on tasks at hand. However, in the back of my mind, the dark recesses where I placed the more troublesome aspects of cancer and its treatments, there rises the occasional whisper of doubt, "did I survive cancer only to succumb to what will surely become the new "C" word? Does my reduction in lung capacity due to surgery and radiation put me on the shortlist for who COVID-19 is stalking?"
However, cancer taught me that wrestling with these dark thoughts is useless. While living ill, as a patient, only makes wellness seem like a mirage. The antidote was and still is living with a purpose. Not a divine calling - although if you've heard that voice, God bless - but pointing oneself toward something meaningful beyond the small needs of the ego.
"Choose purpose, not panic," is how I heard it described recently.
In all my years of psycho-therapeutic practice, nothing has seemed so meaningful, useful and even necessary. The skeptic would point out that choosing not to panic is just not an option right now— panic happens. While it's true that panic is a byproduct of uncertainty, threats to self and others and dire forecasts, the good news is that the two are mutually exclusive. Purpose turns panic back to its original source as simply energy— with panic the energy lodges in the body and disturbs its equilibrium. Purpose directs the energy outward and when tied to a beneficent cause, the experience is that of being connected to a deeper source as worry for self becomes compassion for others.
Like a cancer diagnosis, the pandemic scare touches everyone in some way. Perhaps, those of us who entered survivorship through the cancer door can assist those who are currently seeking comfort, understanding and support as this current crisis unfolds. While the mechanics of cancer and COVID-19 are dissimilar, the human reaction remains the same. As does the call to alleviate suffering in ourselves and others.
Who better to point the way than those of us who have walked that road?

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The hymnal I am currently posting from is “The Finest of the Wheat No. 2” published in 1894 by R.R. McCabe & Co. It was the thirtieth Edition of this publication.
The previous hymnals were “Gospel Hymns 5 and 6 Combined” published in 1892 by The Biglow & Main Co. and The John Church Co, “The Male Chorus” published in 1888 by The Biglow & Main Co and “Welcome Songs” published in 1894 by David C. Cook Publishing.

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Cambria County man accused of raping 2 girls in Indiana County
Published: Saturday, October 6, 2012, 12:01 a.m.
Updated: Saturday, October 6, 2012
A Marstellar man accused of raping two young girls is in the Indiana County Jail.
John Michael Laney, 29, allegedly sexually assaulted the girls on separate occasions at a borough residence. State police said one girl was 7 or 8 years old at the time and the second was under the age of 9.
Laney is charged in two separate cases with two counts each of rape of a child, sexual assault and aggravated indecent assault and three counts each of indecent assault and corruption of minors.
He is incarcerated on separate bails of $100,000 and $25,000. Preliminary hearings are scheduled Tuesday before District Judge George Thachik.
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Pencil Shades Lightest To Darkest – Art is not really just a word to a number of individuals, sometimes it will be an atmosphere or one simply receives happy when these people either find out or see art. Art helps people with frustration, rage, pleasure, sorrow, and some other type of emotion. There are usually many different types of art, but the there is actually one out of particular that passions me most. One can say that pencil art may be the many important art that presently there is, because there is actually zero color.
When seeking at a portrait or maybe picture that only provides black and white throughout it, it helps to select the reality in a drawing but more importantly, one can easily feel the sentiment in a pencil drawing. Rather that having a portrait that may be in color. Pencil Shades Lightest To Darkest is far more about feeling and feeling and is far more tolerable to those who love this version of art. Being an artist personally the satisfaction of drawing which has a pencil and experiencing the end result of the drawing draws within pure adrenaline for me. It could carry out this also for individuals who love to do pencil art. One may admit pencil art drawing can be dreary and colorless, yet in the end of the actual day it is deeper than color.
Pencil Shades Lightest To Darkest is compatible to the world because the simple fact is that typically the world is a pencil. The idea is full of various shades, sizes, and depending on who it is ability. Looking outside the package, one can come in order to typically the understanding that most pencils are identical. Every one is different and zero one particular draws the very same portrait unless it is actually very popular and typically the well-liked pictures are typically the one’s that are in coloring. This goes to say even though pencil drawings have no color, they maintain the many because involving the detail that a single has the capacity to see in typically the portrait itself. Because throughout some cases color inside a portrait is not often a good thing. Keep in thoughts that art did certainly not start with color, it started as being a feeling transferred coming from the head to paper. Also that each one offers their own different sort associated with emotion. Any as well as every the first is able in order to create a pencil drawing because no one may have the same one due to the fact we are all different.
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90 Years Ago
Items taken from the Tribune of June 10, 1921
Arrangements are completed for the coming to Morris of Alexandar Karr of Fargo, the great community worker. The coming of Mr. Karr to Morris has been financed entirely by the business men of Morris. He will give two or three addresses on community building on Friday afternoon and evening and Saturday afternoon and evening. In order to make these two days real community affairs, the merchants have made special bargains on different lines of merchandise for the two days.
Seventy-five men of Company K will be mobilized at the armory for the annual encampment of the Fifth Infantry of the MN National Guard which will be held at Fort Snelling, June 11-26. After drilling all day either at the fairgrounds or on the pavement, the men in full war equipment will leave on train 10 tonight for Minneapolis. Captain C.L. Voss will be in charge of the battalion on the way to camp, and 1st Lieutenant Eugene Wells will be in charge of the company from Morris. Lieutenant-Colonel P. L. Spooner, who went ahead yesterday, will greet the company on their arrival at camp.
50 Years Ago
Items taken from the Tribune of May 12, 1961
The city commission at its regular meeting Monday evening voted to purchase for the sum of $10,000 the 50-foot frontage area on East 5th street owned by Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Meyers and Mrs. Freda Judd. The property is being purchased by the city to be the site of a new municipal parking area. It would replace the present municipal parking area on East 6th street which, according to plans announced by the commission last week, will be the site of a new $100,000 municipal liquor store that the commission proposes to build.
Members of the Morris Junior Chamber of Commerce and their ladies will hold an installation party for newly elected officers and directors Saturday, May 13, at the Pomme de Terre Country club. Newly elected officers for 1961 are: Erland Charles, president; John Keeler, internal vice-president; Orion Carlson, external vice-president; Harley Windom, secretary; Ernie Kellenberger, Jr. treasurer. Members elected to serve on the board of directors are Bill Bentley, Merle Dosdall, Jack Loher and Duane Solvie.
Articles of incorporation of "West Central Lutheran Homes", which has been organized to build and operate a 60-bed rest home in Morris, were recorded Monday in the office of Secretary of State Joseph Donovan. Ten Lutheran congregations in the area are presently represented in the West Central Lutheran Homes, Inc. organization, according to Ray Schradieck of Morris, chairman of the board of directors currently heading plans for the proposed rest center. Announcement of the pending plans for the rest home follows closely the recent opening of a fund drive for a proposed nursing home in Morris that is being spearheaded by the Assumption parish.
Donald Eystad was elected commander of Walter Tripp Post, American Legion for the coming year at the meeting of the post Tuesday evening. He will succeed Donald Madson as commander.
Dr. R. A. Rossberg, Morris, will serve on the Non-Scientific Reference Committee of the House of Delegates at the Minnesota State Medical Association's 108th annual meeting, May 22-24, in St. Paul.
A special concert by the Department of Music of the University of Minnesota, Morris will be presented Tuesday, May 16, in Edson Hall auditorium. Opening the program will be the new University Symphony Orchestra in its first public appearance. Organized last February, the 44-piece orchestra includes musicians from Alexandria, Browns Valley, Clinton, Glenwood, Hancock, Herman, Morris, Ortonville, and Starbuck who rehearse in Morris every Friday afternoon. Concluding the evening will be several numbers by the UMM band including a new march, "Cougar Conquest". Words for the trio of the march have been written by Ralph E. Williams, director of all UMM music groups, and will be sung by the band.
25 Years Ago
Items taken from the Tribune of May 15, 1986
The Stevens County Historical Museum will join museums around the world in observing International Museum Day on Sunday, May 18. A very special exhibit, "Ernest Strubbe...A Retrospective", will be open to the public at three o' clock on Sunday afternoon, May 18, at the Stevens County Historical Society Museum on West Sixth Street in Morris. Ernest Strubbe named the Stevens County Historical Society as a beneficiary of his paintings. Ernest Strubbe was dedicated to the task of preserving our natural heritage.
Captain Joel D. "Skip" Killoran, Supply Corps, USN retired, son of Mrs. J.M. Killoran and the late J.M. Killoran of Morris, will be the keynote speaker at Memorial Day services to be held in the Morris Middle School auditorium at 9 a.m., May 26, 1986. Captain Killoran recently retired from the naval Service after a career which spanned three decades, during which he served at 18 duty stations, in 22 major management positions, on five ships, at an overseas duty station, and at other Defense Department and Naval Shore activities.
Word was received this week that the carrier USS Coral Sea and seven escorts sailed for home Friday, May 9. Serving on board is AZAA Mike Oehler of Morris. Oehler is a 1985 graduate of Morris High School. The Coral Sea completed deployment to the Mediterranean Sea that lasted more than seven months and included combat action against Libya.
Dave Wente of Midwest Home Furnishings, a new Morris business, received warm congratulations from Chamber of Commerce ambassadors Gary Bentz, Princess Heidi Larson and Liz Regimbal. Midwest Home Furnishings is located where Douglas Furniture previously operated. The Wedding Station in City Center Mall has expanded into the alterations field, and has moved into space previously occupied by the Diet Center. Seamstress Bev Schmidt, along with owner Muriel Krusemark, recently received congratulations from Chamber of Commerce ambassadors Gary Bentz, Liz Regimbal and Morris Princess Heidi Larson.
The Post Office in Morris has a helpful new feature for patrons: a stamp booklet machine that gives change. Five stamps can be purchased for $1.10. Morris Postmaster Jack Hutchinson states it will help eliminate holiday and Saturday non-window service hours.
P.J. Burgers, a new Morris business located where Taco Villa formerly operated was recently visited by Chamber of Commerce ambassadors. Phil and Gail Harpstead, co-operators of P. J. Burgers, received warm congratulations from Gary Bentz, Morris Princess Heidi Larson and Liz Regimbal.
10 Years Ago
Items taken from the Sun Tribune of May 8, 2001
Becky Vogel, this year's Stevens County Childcare Association's Childcare Provider of the Year, says she's proud to have been selected for the honor, but that every childcare provider is a Provider of the Year. Vogel has been providing childcare for almost five years now. She began when her daughter, Kaitlin, was three months old.
Last Monday, the members of the Morris Area School's Elementary Building Task Force learned a bit more about what the implications of the choices of whether to renovate or build a new school might be. To renovate the existing Elementary to what Morris Area Schools Superintendent Keith Redfield calls a "liveable standard" would cost the District $5.5 million. A new 500 student elementary, on the other hand, would run about $11 million. There are indications that the old elementary may have historical preservation possibilities; however, probably more for other uses than as a school.
A festive air was felt on main street of Morris Thursday morning for the grand opening of the new Family Dollar Store. Angela Schwartz donned a clown costume to make the occasion especially enjoyable for the kids. The new store is located at 413 Atlantic Avenue.
Elizabeth "Bettina" Blake, professor emeritus of French, has given UMM its first endowed visiting professorship, a remarkable gift given as part of the University of Minnesota's highly successful Campaign Minnesota.


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Climate change closing daily temperature gap; clouds may be to blame
Image credit: Billy Huynh | Unsplash
Climate change is shrinking the difference between the daily high temperature and the daily low in many parts of the world, according to a new study.
Climate change is shrinking the difference between the daily high temperature and the daily low in many parts of the world. The gap between the two, known as the diurnal temperature range (DTR), has a significant effect on growing seasons, crop yields, residential energy consumption and human health issues related to heat stress. Why and where the DTR shrinks with climate change has proved something of a mystery.
Researchers who are part of a new international study that examined the DTR at the end of the 21st century believe they have found the answer: an increase in clouds, which blocks incoming shortwave radiation from the Sun during the day.
This means that while both the daily maximum temperature and the daily minimum are expected to continue to increase with climate change, the daily maximum temperature will increase at a slower rate. The end result is that the DTR will continue to shrink in many parts of the world, but that the changes will vary depending on a variety of local conditions, researchers said.
The study, published in the journal AGU Geophysical Research Letters, is the first to use high-resolution computer modelling to delve into the issue of the Earth’s shrinking DTR, particularly how it is related to cloud cover.
“Clouds are one of the big uncertainties in terms of climate projections,” said co-author Dev Niyogi, a professor at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences. “When we do this with a very high spatial resolution modelling framework, it allows us to explicitly simulate clouds.”
Lead author Doan Quang Van, an assistant professor at the University of Tsukuba Center for Computational Sciences in Japan, said this is vital for understanding the future of the DTR: “Clouds play a vital role in the diurnal temperature variation by modulating solar radiative processes, which consequently affect the heat exchange at the land surface.”
Using supercomputers at the University of Tsukuba's Centre for Computational Sciences, the team was able to model the complicated interplay of land-surface processes on climate change. These include changes in land use (such as deforestation), soil moisture, precipitation, cloud cover and other factors that can affect the temperature in a local region. By creating a model with a finer resolution grid – 2km/sq grids rather than the 100km grids used in most climate models – the researchers were able to more closely analyse the impacts of climate change.
The team focused on two areas: the Kanto region of Japan and the Malaysian peninsula. Using the 10-year period from 2005-2014 as a baseline, the researchers then ran different climate scenarios to project what will happen to the DTR in the two regions at the end of the century.
They found that the temperature gap closes by about 0.5°C in the temperate Kanto region and 0.25°C in the more tropical Malaysian peninsula. Researchers attribute these changes in large part to increased daytime cloud coverage that would be expected to develop under these climate conditions.
The researchers said the study can help scientists improve current global climate models and aid in understanding how the shrinking DTR will affect society and the environment as the climate continues to warm.
“It is very important to know how DTR will change in the future because it modulates human, animal and plant metabolisms,” said Quang Van. “It also modulates the local atmospheric circulation such as the land-sea breeze.”
The research paper – 'Causes for Asymmetric Warming of Sub-Diurnal Temperature Responding to Global Warming' – has been published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
The research was funded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Nasa Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Science, and the US Department of Agriculture National Institute for Food and Agriculture.
The team included scientists from the UT Jackson School’s Department of Geological Sciences, the National Centre for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, National Defence Academy of Japan, and the University of Tsukuba, Japan.
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This all-in-one dish covers all the bases in savory and delicious.
- 1 can black eyed peas and 1 can chick peas
- 3 lbs chicken, cut up
- 1 lb corned beef brisket, cut into bite sized pieces(you can use regular beef or may also subsitute with tofu, sardines, or shrimp)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 Tbsp Caribbean Hot Sauce (or to taste)
- 3 scallion, finely chopped
- about 10 sprigs thyme
- 1 13 oz can coconut milk
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 cups rice
- 3 cups water
- Season chicken in a mixture of onion, scallion, garlic, wiri wiri or scotch bonnet pepper and salt that is finely chopped in a food processor or blender. There are no exact measurements, you can use as little or as much of each ingredient according to your taste.
- Place beef brisket in pot with 3 cups water cook for about 30 mins. In a separate pot over a medium fire, add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Add chicken, black eyed peas, onion, garlic and thyme. If you chose to use any type of pepper, now is the time to add it. Cook chicken for 10 minutes. Add coconut milk to chicken and cook for an additional 5 mins. Add beef and 2 cups of the liquid that the beef was cooked in to the pot with the chicken. Bring to a boil, add 2 cups rice and scallion. Stir pot thoroughly, cover pot. On a low fire, cook for 25 to 30 mins. The rice should be tender and all of the liquid should be absorbed. If rice is not tender and all of the liquid is gone, add water, a little at a time and continue to cook until rice is tender.
Caribbean Hot Sauce http://caribbeanhotsauce.com/

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Great graphics, catchy music, addictive gameplay, fantastic level editor.
Occasional minor hiccups in game play.
Sony's kid-friendly blockbuster game is a modern take on some of the old-time arcade fun that's been missing from its PS3 platform.
Sean Carroll is the managing editor of PCMag.com's Software, Internet, and Networking team, which includes all consumer security reviews, game reviews, and SMB software and service reviews. He considers that to mean that he can browse the Internet at work with impunity; plus, he gets to play with the coolest software and games in the world. Before joining PCMag, he was an English teacher, a computer salesman (Macs) and an editor of travel and electronic-warfare magazines.
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Despite its futuristic properties Pittsburgh Corning’s Foamglas dates back to the 1930s
It sounds like a product from the future: water, fire and degradation-proof; environmentally friendly; and strong enough for use under concrete slabs. Yet Foamglas has been specified in projects for more than 50 years.
The stuff tomorrow’s science is made of, Foamglas is an insulation material composed of millions of hermetically sealed glass cells, locking in a vapour barrier which facilitates its waterproof and vapour-tight properties. It is due to this cell geometry that it has high compressive strength, even under long-term loads.
“The most important part is that we have 66% recycling content and in the production we use only renewable energy,” explains Middle East sales director Marco Vincenz, adding: “We do not need water to produce FoamGlas and it has a very long durability.”
Continuing to promote the benefits of Foamglas for applications in the Middle East, Vincenz says that due to climatic conditions, pressure comes from inside a building — where air is cooler — meaning insulation materials require protection from atmospheric moisture.
However, Foamglas includes a “wave of tightness”, which forms a moisture barrier; one property which manufacturers Pittsburgh Corning say makes the material unique. “This is a very old principle, the product has developed but this is glasfoam. The only thing we do at the moment is use small cells to improve thermal conductivity and we improve
the compressive strength,” Vincenz continues.
“If the cells inside the insulation are smaller the product can carry more weight. If you look at the flat roofing in this region, Foamglas can carry those loads so you can apply it to parking decks, roof gardens, and so on,” he adds.
Behind the science
Pitsburgh Corning began when the American Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company and Corning Glass merged, forming the Corning Corporation, in 1937. The new company spent two decades researching the science behind industrial glass applications.
The company then moved into the European market, opening a production unit in Belgium in 1962, close to vast resources of sand, to reduce transportation of raw materials. Today, Foamglas products are manufactured in facilities
Tessenderlo, Belgium; Schmiedefeld, Germany; and Klàsterec, in the Czech Republic.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Pittsburgh Corning Europe was established in Dubai in 2006, to provide sales and technical support, design and onsite technical training to the Middle East market.
Foamglas has since been specified by both the region’s and the industry’s biggest names, such as Al Futtaim and architects I. M. Pei and Roger Tallibert.
The most high profile projects to date have included the Armed Forces Officer’s Club, Abu Dhabi; the Intercontinental and Crown Plaza Hotel, Dubai Festival City; Doha’s Texan A&M University and the Museum of Islamic Art.
Commenting on the application of Foamglas at the Armed Forces Officers’ Club, Vincenz says the product was specified after the failure of other systems.
“At the end of the nineties the roof required a refurbishment of the sprayed polyurethane thermal insulation and waterproofing, which had failed. The client followed the architect’s recommendation and chose the Foamglas compact
roof build up with a metal roof covering.”
Built to last
For the A&M University project, Foamglas was specified for its resistance to humidity and durable performance.
“A two-layer brick wall does not provide a fully water and vapour proof external shell and high humidity and extreme heat can affect the thermal insulation between layers.
“Foamglas, will never warp, slack or lose any of its performance qualities over the whole lifecycle of the building,” Vincenz explains.
During the development of Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art — located on a man-made island exposed to high humidity — an insulating material was required that would offer enough durability to withstand demanding climatic conditions; and it was required in bulk to cover a space of 22,000 square metres.
“The external wall of the museum is finished with 6,500 M³ of natural stone work,” says Vincenz, adding: “High temperatures combinedwith high humidity and an open joint application of the facade demanded high quality
in the structure below, especially for thermal protection, because access to the ventilation space is not provided any more.
“The protection Foamglas offers also means HVAC upgrades are never required.”
“Degradation through humidity abortion is the biggest problem in the Middle East for wall insulation, next to fire issues.
“Foamglas is fully inorganic and will not support any fire. With no flame spread and no smoke development it provides the highest safety and ensures the highest standards even in the building envelope,” he adds.
One of a number of research and design projects, the manufacturer is looking at combining Foamglas with photovoltaic solar panels to integrate the panel and insulation. The project began in December 2010 and will be brought to the Middle East in the near future.


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We previously wrote about some of the Julius Erving memorabilia to be featured in the upcoming SCP auction. Now the full listing of 144 items in the "Dr. J" Collection has been revealed. The top items available are listed below:
- 1983 Philadelphia 76ers World Championship Ring
- 1980-81 NBA MVP Trophy
- 1974 New York Nets ABA World Championship Ring
- 1976 New York Nets ABA World Championship Ring
- 1969-70 University of Massachusetts Redmen Autographed Game-Used Jersey
- 1975-76 ABA MVP Trophy
- 1987 Game-Worn Jersey from Game Five of Eastern Conference Playoffs (Last Game in NBA)
- 1985 Eastern Conference All-Star Game-Used Uniform
The auction coincides with news that Erving faces a $200,000 lawsuit stemming from a loan with Georgia Primary Bank. But these potential financial woes are not what spurred Erving to part ways with many of his historical treasures.
"He was just willing to sell now," SCP President and CEO, David Kohler said. "We've been talking about this for about a year, and this is going to be the 25th year since his retirement, so he decided it was the right time."
In addition to the Erving items, the auction also boasts a pair of Muhammad Ali's fight-worn and signed trunks from his first fight with Joe Frazier, a 1938-39 game-used Lou Gehrig bat, Mickey Cochrane's 1934 American League MVP Trophy, and game-used Ted Williams and Willie Mays jerseys.
The auction starts on October 28th and ends on November 19th. The full listing can be viewed here.
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Mass Effect was received with critical acclaim some three years ago or so. My sister, Liz, gave it to me for Christmas last year. Knowing that it was an epic title that would take some time to complete I waited until Kristin was gone to start it. Well, I started the game and played it twice. The save system that shows that in the two times that I have played it, I have dedicated 16 hours of time. Most games would already be done, I am maybe a third of the way done.
If you played and enjoyed Knights of the Old Republic, this is your game. Same game mechanics, huge universe and a great story so far.
It also happens to be $10 on Steam this weekend. You should pick it up, that way we can commiserate over the time we spent on it 😉

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Ex-Gay Reparative Therapy Doctor Filmed Sexually Assaulting Male Patient
Canadian "ex-gay" reparative therapy Dr. Aubrey Levin has been charged with sexually assaulting a male patient. Since that charge became known a few days ago, almost 30 other patients have come forward with accusations.
Dr Aubrey Levin, who in South Africa was known as Dr Shock for his use of electricity to "cure" gay military conscripts, was arrested after a patient secretly filmed the psychiatrist allegedly making sexual advances. Levin, who worked at the University of Calgary's medical school, has been suspended from practising and is free on bail of C$50,000 (£32,000) on charges of repeatedly indecently assaulting a 36-year-old man. The police say they are investigating similar claims by nearly 30 other patients. The Alberta justice department is reviewing scores of criminal convictions in which Levin was a prosecution witness. Levin has worked in Canada for 15 years since leaving South Africa, where he was chief psychiatrist in the apartheid-era military and became notorious for using electric shocks to "cure" gay white conscripts. He also held conscientious objectors against their will at a military hospital because they were "disturbed" and subjected them to powerful drug regimens. South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission heard that Levin was guilty of "gross human rights abuses" including chemical castration of gay men. But after arriving in Canada in 1995 he managed to suppress public discussion of his past by threatening lawsuits against news organisations that attempted to explore it.Levin has been torturing gay people with his quack "cures" since the 1960s.
The treatment consisted of strapping electrodes to the upper arm. Homosexual soldiers were shown pictures of a naked man and encouraged to fantasise, and then the power was ratcheted up. Trudie Grobler, an intern psychologist on ward 22, saw a lesbian subjected to severe shocks. "It was traumatic. I could not believe her body could handle it," she said later. One gay soldier claimed to have been chemically castrated by Levin. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was told by investigators that he was not alone. It also heard that at least one patient had been driven to suicide. Levin refused to testify before the commission.

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Illegal gold scavengers dug up a grave of a white man who was allegedly buried with treasure which included gold in Matebeland South Province
For close to 7 decades and there had been a myth in the community that a Whiteman was buried with his treasure including gold.
According to the reports we are getting the incident took place in the dead of the night and was discovered by a passerby who reported the incident. The incident was confirmed by ZRP Matabeleland South spokesperson Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele who said:
It is true that there is a case of that nature where suspected gold panners dug a grave believed to be a white man’s in search of gold. The dug-up grave was discovered by a local villager and a report was made to the police. We are treating the case as tampering with a grave but no arrests have been made so far. Investigations are still in progress
The District Development Coordinator, Mr Peter Mahlatini said the grave had been there untouched for 7 decades:
The grave is not in a homestead. It is close to a functional mine and according to the village head – a Mr Mabhena it belonged to a white man who died around 1949. The gold panners could have believed the long-held community myth that the white man was buried with his treasure including gold or could have used their detectors and whatever they (detectors) told them, they could have followed that. After consultations with the relevant stakeholders we re-buried the remains on Wednesday.
No arrests have been made so far and the bones were reburied by the community.


Did you know why Indian President’s Bodyguard has personnel from only three castes?
New Delhi, Dec 26: The Delhi High Court has sought to know the stands of the Centre and the Indian Army chief on a plea alleging that only three castes are considered while recruiting the President of India's Bodyguard (PBG). A bench comprising Justices S Muralidhar and Sanjeev Narula issued notice to the ministry of defence, chief of the Army Staff, commandant of the PBG and the director, Army recruitment, on the petition, PTI reported.
The court was hearing a PIL by Haryana-based Gaurav Yadav, who sought setting aside of the recruitment of the PBG which was held in September last year as only three castes - Jats, Rajputs and Jat Sikhs were invited for it. According to Yadav, he fulfilled all the eligibility criteria of recruitment as the PBG except caste (he belongs to Ahir/Yadav caste) and sought that he also should be recruited. The petition said "preferential treatment" was being given to three castes while other citizens were being deprived.
But why do people only from the three said castes are recruited to the PBG?
The matter came up in 2013 as well
This issue had come up in 2013 when the Army had admitted in the Supreme Court that recruitment to the PBG is open only to Hindu Jats, Hindu Rajputs and Jat Sikhs, saying there was no caste and religious bias behind this move but only "functional requirement".
In an affidavit filed in the SC, the Army rejected the allegation of bias and said ceremonial duties in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the president of India, required common height, built and appearance.
"It is stated that the example of PBG being open to only three classes cited by the petitioner (who alleged bias on part of the Army) once again proves the point that the force structuring/composition is purely based on functional requirement," the affidavit had said.
That time too, a PIL was filed by I S Yadav, a doctor also hailing from Haryana, seeking abolition of the Army's recruitment criteria for its soldiers on grounds of caste, region and religion.
The affidavit further said that the PBG is a small unit of near about 150 troops that is placed under the President's Secretariat. It said the unit is purely a ceremonial one that functions as per the protocol at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. "The ceremonial duties demand common height, built, appearance and dress for reason of pomp and projection which are important military attributes while performing such duties," it said.
The Army also said that the PBG has three troops (platoon-sized sub-units) and hence only three classes could be represented. It said it was not to say that other classes are not associated with the ceremonial duties at the Rashtrapati Bhavan which also includes an infantry battalion posted in rotational tenures.


text: Hey everyone, Just thought that I'd make announcement that I'm toying with the fact of leaving my Pre and going Android. I just got a Hero yesterday and so far so good. Somethings are pissing me off but I guess it's like trying to leave an old addiction. One thing I need is convincing from the wonderful forum members as to why I should leave background processing, WiFi on during airplane mode, why I can't download apps being on WiFi only, along with the fact that I was a homebrew/theme/patch junkie on the Pre I need to know these things on the Hero before I go back to my crack...err Pre. Thanks PS. I'm very open so if you say the Hero is better, prove it.


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A Hawaiian monk seal with an eel coming out of its nose?
On Monday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program posted to its Facebook page a photo of a juvenile monk seal with what appears to be a spotted eel in its nose.
“Mondays…it might not have been a good one for you but it had to have been better than an eel in your nose,” said the post. “We have reported on this phenomenon before which was first noted a few years back. We have now found juvenile seals with eels stuck in their noses on multiple occasions. In all cases the eel was successfully removed and the seals were fine. The eels, however, did not make it.”
Monk seal researcher Charles Littnan, division director of the protected species division, said this is the third or fourth case scientists have observed of a seal with an eel in its nose.
“What is interesting that in the nearly 40 years we have been monitoring and conserving we have only started seeing this in the last few years,” he said in an e-mail. “We don’t know if this is just some strange statistical anomaly or something we will see more of in the future.”
How did it happen?
Hawaiian monk seals forage by shoving their mouth and nose into the crevasses of coral reefs, under rocks, or into the sand, he said, in search of prey that like to hide, such as eels.
“This may be a case of an eel that was cornered trying to defend itself or escape,” he said. “Alternatively, the seal could have swallowed the eel and regurgitated it so that the eel came out the wrong way. We might not ever know.”
Fortunately, no harm to the seals was observed.
“All of the seals that we have encountered in this slippery situation have been quickly caught by our response teams and the eel gently and successfully removed,” he wrote. “All the seals were released and haven’t shown any issues from the incidents.”
Hawaiian monk seals are a critically endangered species found only in Hawaii, and are protected by both state and federal laws. Only about 1,400 Hawaiian monk seals remain in the wild, with the majority residing in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Anyone who comes across a Hawaiian monk seal that appears to be in distress can call NOAA’s hotline at (888) 256-9840.


DeLorean showed Alpha5 Plasmatail shooting brake in Monterey
It is not sufficient for some luxurious automakers to point out as much as Monterey Automobile Week anymore; now that the occasion is successfully a big auto present, getting extra private consideration means reserving an Airbnb social gathering home for the weekend. Aston Home modified location for higher garden views for its visitors; Land Rover booked a pad to point out the Vary Rover Carmel; Maserati held a secret shindig for the GranTurismo Folgore; and DeLorean Reimagined laid up in a comfy, out-of-the approach spot to introduce the Alpha5 battery-electric grand tourer and two ideas. The theme was “A Glimpse Into The Future,” all three autos becoming that invoice, with the Alpha5 first to hit the market in two years. The primary idea we might see following not lengthy after. The second is for a really totally different time in a really totally different world.
The Alpha5 Plasmatail, “designed as an extension of the unique coupe,” turns the four-seat, gull-winged Alpha5 right into a taking pictures brake. There’s the identical room for 4 passengers and extra room for baggage, all tucked safely behind a pair of gullwing doorways. The louvers on the grand tourer go away, the quick backlight changed by some standup glass framed by a rear spoiler and wind-shaping bodywork. The remainder is all there, from the ethereal greenhouse courtesy of numerous glass, to the three-layer taillights, sculpted diffuser, and center-lock wheels. Having grown out of the model’s revival mannequin, we would guess the identical powertrain motivates proceedings, that’s, sufficient battery capability to energy 300 miles of vary, and sufficient motor energy to get to 60 miles per hour in a sliver beneath three seconds.
And what a coincidence we have been simply discussing the Audi AI: Path Quattro Idea from 2019, a imaginative and prescient of futuristic, all-electric off-roader with a capsule-like kind stood up excessive over built-in tires and wheels minimally lined by fender canards. DeLorean’s Omega idea would play within the hinterlands as a “full departure from conventional automotive design” made for tackling Baja in 2040 — and it is obtained built-in tires and wheels, too. A strip of tinted glass runs over the hourglass occupant cell offering glorious overhead views, the rear glass that includes hexagon-shaped components that should carry out some unknown however achingly cool operate. The windowless facet side, then again, appears a bit extra opaque. Aerofoil-like constructions emerge from the cabin to shroud uncovered suspension components, and kind entrance and rear bumpers that mount illuminated blades serving as headlights and taillights. The possibility of a manufacturing mannequin is probably going close to absolute zero, however we would not be shocked to see components seem on future DeLoreans as the corporate will get out from beneath the ghost of the DMC-12.


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I used to have a lot of credit unions as clients and always thought I'd end up using a credit union for all of the reasons stated above. But... the differences between banks and credit unions have narrowed considerably in the last decade.
When Huntington bought Sky, I thought that I would dislike Huntington, because I felt that Sky had always been a small town, personal bank kind of place. For example, Sky would give me loan proceeds before I would have title in hand on out of state purchases.
I had an account at Key and an account at Huntington, by way of Sky. I slowly moved away from Key and to Huntington because Huntington just kept being the bank that would give me what I needed. Over time, I have done several loans with them, refinanced a mortgage with them, and now everything is at Huntington. The personal attention from the bank manager is amazing. When I sold a vehicle, she even did free notary just as a kindness, and dropped the purchase proceeds into my account. We did the deal at her desk.
When I was buying a boat in Delaware, she waited for my call. After I decided that I was going to buy it, and sent the funds instantly to the seller's bank while I was on the phone with her. When I was buying a truck several hours away, she spoke with the dealer on the phone, who sold me the truck on my deposit alone, on her word that I was a pre-qualified client. Rather than drive several hours back to the dealer a couple days later with a check, I wrote a deposit check, signed a bill of sale, and drove my new truck to see my banker the next day to sign the loan papers. Who does that?
Would your banker vouch for you?
When it was all said and done, everything is at Huntington, I have free everything. Free checking, with free checks. Free internet banking with free bill pay. If I want to pay a payee who is not in their electronic system, they will print a check and mail it (postage included) for free.
I never expected to love a bank, but I do. I know my banker's number by heart, and whenever I need anything, she is there.
One more quick story. I recently wanted to purchase a vehicle that was older than what they will give loans on. (Just an unusually well preserved older car that I stumbled across decided to grab, as have a modest collection of cars.) But I didn't want to tie up cash at that time. My banker, knowing that I have other vehicles that I own free and clear, simply gave me a loan against a newer vehicle that I held the title on at a great rate. The same day, the funds were in my checking account.
I love their online banking and I use it every day. I can do transfers, monitor account balances, track my loans and interest, everything. It's like a financial dashboard.
Free checking, free checks, free online banking, free bill pay, and the best, old fashioned, get to know you service I have seen in many years. I love my bank. I would have never guessed that I could.
Good luck on your search and your decision.

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Dozens of residents came out to Delray Beach City Hall Dec. 19 to discuss infrastructure issues in residential and commercial areas throughout the city.
Jackie Jones questioned why parts of the city are nicer than other areas.
"I'd like to see more explanation as to why infrastructure is improved in some areas and not others," she said. "I realize I'm younger and I question, 'Does my voice even matter?' but should parking meters look different east of Swinton [Avenue] than they do west of it? Making the city uniform seems like it should be a priority."
Eric Camacho wanted to know why the light posts on his street were no longer functioning and when charging stations for environmentally-friendly electric vehicles would be appearing in the city.
Christina Morrison was troubled over a lack of street drains near her home.
"Southwest 10th Street needs to be restriped. It's extremely dangerous," she said. "And bike lanes really need to be added."
Morrison was also concerned about a lack of reclaimed water to irrigate gardens throughout the city as well as wider pedestrian paths along the Atlantic Avenue bridge.
"The traffic downtown can be terrible so we need to explore the expansion of the trolley system stopping at employment centers downtown," she said.
John Morgan, the city's director of environmental services, was "encouraged to hear about projects residents would like to see happen."
"So many of these projects are already underway or will soon be underway," he said. "We typically do a five-year plan and, as a staff, we're looking 10 to 20 years out. We're looking at long-term solutions."
Morgan said they have plans to attack these projects and more from a complete neighborhood perspective.
The Delray Beach Planning and Zoning Board will also be taking a hard look at parks, roads, rehab homes, traffic safety and walkability.
P&Z board member Robin Bird encouraged residents to stay involved in community issues. "Come to the meetings," he said.
The city will have a Community Workshop from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Old School Square Fieldhouse, 51 N. Swinton Ave. to discuss the city's new comprehensive plan involving education, economic development and intergovernmental coordination. Call 561-243-7040 or visit Mydelraybeach.com.


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The 6 Biggest Decisions Your Teenager Will Have To Make
Teenagers face many decisions, especially as they grow older and head towards college to become a fully-fledged adult. They are expected to be able to know how to make these decisions and understand what is right for them, but this isn’t the case and sometimes parents will have to help.
Here are some of the biggest decisions your teenager will have to make at some point throughout their teen years.
TY or not? – Transition year can be a great year for some students but not so much for others. Making that decision is hard for a teen and you should consider a few things: Is your son or daughter younger than their classmates and would an extra year in school in be of benefit? Transition year gives your teenager plenty of time to consider their career prospects while they learn new skills and try out aspects of the workforce. It can also help boost their self-confidence but as mentioned, it may not be for everyone.
Subjects – Subject choice is another big decision for your teenager to consider and, in some cases, your teen will have to pick subjects that are needed for their college course. Obviously, for a student who knows what they want to do in their career this is easy but for others who are more confused about their future, it can be hard.
College plans – The time will come when your teenager will need to decide on their college course and plan for their CAO application. This is one of the biggest decisions in their life and they will be stressed and worried about what lies ahead. Don’t forget they have exam stress to contend with too so it will be an anxious time as your teen figures out what is right or not right for them.
Friendships – Friends will come and go, and your teenager may find themselves lonely at times as they progress through their life in secondary school and towards college. They will need to decide who they feel adds something to their life and who is a good friend to them. Peer pressure can cause some friction and ultimately, your teen will lose and gain friends.
Boyfriends and girlfriends – Make no mistake matters of the heart will play a significant role in your teen's life and sometimes you will have a broken-hearted teen on your hands. This is a hard time for them as they find their way in life and lose relationships with people they cared for. Then there is the matter of sex and consent which will become a huge part of their life too. It won’t be easy for parents or teens.
Temptations – Teenagers will have to face many risky situations and make decisions about alcohol or drugs. No parent wants to consider their child doing such things, but the reality is most teenagers will experiment. Deciding their own route is another tough one and with peer pressure to contend with your teen will struggle.
It is important you support your teenager as they have a lot on their minds and need guidance.
Emma Hayes is a thirty-something mum of two girls aged 16 and 10, planting her right into the teenage and tween-age years! Follow her on Twitter at @EmmaHayes25.

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The Presidential Commission on Election Administration’s report is getting a lot of attention and praise following its release on Wednesday. One aspect of the report I want to highlight is the degree to which the Commission aimed to ground their findings in the best available research, academic and otherwise. It renews my faith that it may be possible to build a field of election administration that is more technocratic than it currently is.
The report’s appendix, available through the supportthevoter.gov web site, is a valuable resource on the available research about each aspect of the commission’s charge.
I want to lift up an important subset of that appendix, which is a collection of white papers written by a collection of scholars, drawn from a variety of fields and perspectives, that summarized the large literatures that were relevant to the commission’s work. A collection of those papers has been assembled in one place, on the VTP web site, so that others might have easy access to them. Here are the authors and subjects:
Much of this research effort was assisted by the Democracy Fund, though of course, the research is all the work and opinions of the authors. Speaking personally, I greatly appreciate the support and encouragement of the Fund through these past few months.
Apologies to our regular readers for my absence for a few weeks. I’m back to update you on all things early voting.
Some of you may have seen an editorial in Roll Call that Rob Richie and I authored, arguing for ranked choice voting in presidential primaries for overseas absentee ballots. If anyone has reactions, I’d love to hear them. I think this is a great idea, and I’m pondering whether I should work with Rich to push this more systematically in a few states for 2016.
Voting reform is pushing ahead in Connecticut. It looks like online voting registration–an initiative of the Pew Center on the States--will be put in place. The legislature may also relax no-excuse absentee voting requirements. This means my standing comment in powerpoint presentations about the Northeast may need to be amended!
In a recent posting, Chapin blogged about the challenging 2012 presidential primary calendar, and how constant shifting deadlines (and rosters of candidates) create administrative and budgetary challenges for administrators.
I’ll add a little spice to the mix: early voting makes the question of “when exactly is election day again” even more complicated. With the Federal Voting Assistance Program taking a muscular role in making sure that the MOVE Act is being fully implemented, Bob Carey is sure to pay close attention to presidential primary ballots.
“Election Day” starts 45 days before the first announced primary. If, as is being proposed, Florida moves its primary to January 31st, then the first presidential primary ballots will be mailed out on December 17th, and obviously prepared earlier than that.
The number of UOCAVA voters in NH is tiny–4221 in the 2008 EAVS. But Florida reported 121,395 UOCAVA ballots transmitted in 2008 (largest in the nation). When *exactly* is Election Day, again, Doug asks? I have an answer: right around January 1st, 2012, when the first UOCAVA ballots are likely to start to arrive.
The point is well-taken; the Ohio Legislature eliminated times and places for voting that we taken advantage of by 234,000 citizens in Franklin County alone. Like the changes being made in a number of other states, including Florida, Texas, and Georgia, legislators argue that these changes will save money. The fiscal impact note accompanying the bill, however, provides only slim evidence:
This provision shortens the amount of time for in-person absentee voting, which could reduce some costs for county boards of elections for operating these absent voter locations. Continue reading →
Changes to early voting are on the administrative and legislative calendar in many states and jurisdictions. A brief update from the mail bag:
In Colorado, many counties have absentee ballot rates exceeding 70%. This was the threshold, by the way, that encouraged Oregon and Washington to move to full vote by mail. In Arapahoe County, less than 15% of the electorate is showing on up election day, and the county is contemplating a substantial reduction in precinct places, using election day vote centers instead. Officials estimate that they can reduce the number of election judges by 2/3.
County clerk Kathy Neal, in Summit County IN, is proposing that all primaries and elections held in odd number years be conducted completely by mail. Neal expects this to result in a 25-30% cost savings by eliminating the need for election judges. Already , 40% of ballots come in via the mail in Sumit County.
Pierce County, WA may finally have to move to full vote by mail elections, if a bill currently moving through the legislature passes and is signed by the governor. Part of the argument is fiscal: county auditor Julie Anderson estimates that the county spent $16.97 per precinct place vote (10,000 in 2010) vs. $6.88 per vote by mail ballot (135,000).
This story in the Post is not a surprise to anyone who follows early voting.
All I can say to the Fenty and Gray forces is that early voting, in as much as we can generalize from other races in other states and localities, is more likely to reshuffle the electorate than change the electorate.
The fact that early voting is higher in Fenty strongholds may mean that Fenty has a better funded, better organized get out the vote operation. But it may also mean that areas where Fenty has more support are areas with voters who are, on average, whiter, better educated, and have higher incomes.
One important difference, however, is that this is a local race, and we have little empirical data on the turnout effects of early voting in local races. Many of us–me included–believe the impact is much greater in this contests. In addition, this is a relatively “high profile” contest, which will should only increase the turnout impact of early voting.
The reports of confrontations at the early voting stations is a cause for concern. I wonder what election day will bring. The next week should be interesting. Hope my friends Alysoun and Rokey at the DC office are hanging on. It will be a busy week.
I spent the end of last week in Bellingham, WA (a wonderful city by the way–but keep it a secret!) and experienced the impact of a “slow count” firsthand. At least in Washington, the vote totals are updated daily, and for the press, this seems to provide an ongoing source of breathless coverage, as pundits (my friend Todd Donovan, a professor at Western Washington among them) speculate about the remaining ballots.
But much of our conversation as the week went on centered on the Australian election.
Nearly a week after polling day, as many as two million “special” ballots remain uncounted in the Australian federal election, and the balance of party control remains in question. While the parties continue to maneuver over potential governing coalitions, 14% of ballots cast have yet to be counted.
As part of my pre-Thanksgiving clean-up, I have finally gotten around to posting the data sets and documentation for three surveys my colleagues and I did in 2007 and 2008 to gauge the quality of American elections. The studies were funded by Pew, as part of their Make Voting Work Initiative, along with the late, great JEHT Foundation and AARP (for the Nov. ’08 study). The studies were conducted in November 2007 (gubernatorial races in KY, LA, and MS), February 2008 (15 Super Tuesday states), and November 2008 (all 50 states). Lots of questions about how well elections were run, from the perspective of voters, plus some questions about why non-voters didn’t vote.
One feature of these datasets is that we did parallel administrations using the Internet and telephone (random digit dialing), so people interested in how these two survey modes differ should find things of interest to them there.
SoS Jennifer Brunner is being criticized by state legislators because she allowed individual counties to choose whether to send absentee ballot applications to all voters, and whether to include return postage. Brunner argues that the legislature failed to allocate enough funds. The Legislature counters that not all allocated funds were used, and not sending them to all voters leads to inconsistency and unfairness. Story in the Dispatch.
King County’s first all vote by mail election is underway.
Governor Kaine is proposing no-excuse absentee balloting, but local officials are worried about the cost implications. A number publicly acknowledge, however, that no one pays much attention to the 17 excuses mandated under current law. Story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Arlington General Registrar says he likes the idea, and advocates a fully all by mail system.


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