further regulatory approval for the crop to be mass-produced and sold. If approval is obtained, the next step is to sell the genetically modified seeds to farmers. Like any other product, the seeds are marketed as being superior in some fashion – usually higher yields, requiring less chemicals, or touting some other desirable (usually monetary) benefit. Finally, farmers grow and harvest the crops from the GM seeds. The crop is considered to be “genetically engineered” because the plants

contain the inserted gene.

Around the WorldFarmers can only sell their crops in countries where

the sale of GMOs are permitted. In the United States, where GMO crops and foods CAN be sold and consumed, there are currently only a handful

of counties with bans on GMOs. Some countries

embrace GMO technology, including the United States,

China, the Philippines, South Africa and Canada. Countries

banning GMO products include Japan, New Zealand, several European Union countries - Ireland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Greece, Bulgaria, Luxembourg and France, to name a

few. An experiment in India lead to large scale bankruptcies and even suicides when cotton farmers failed to realized that the GMO “magic seeds” required double the amount of water. They also did not know seeds could not be saved for the following year, and experienced crop destruction from bollworms – despite assurances from Monsanto that crops would be resistant. These seeds cost Indian farmers up to 1,000 times regular cotton seeds.

In the United States most of the corn and soy we consume is genetically modified – upwards of 90% by some estimates. Looking at labels, it’s hard to know if a food contains genetically modified ingredients. However, reading ingredients will quickly show you that almost everything that comes in “a package” contains corn or soy as an ingredient - therefore, if 90% of these two crops have been genetically engineered, it’s a good bet they are in almost all packaged foods we eat.

A recent inventionGenetic modification has a short and interesting

history. It was less than 50 years ago that scientists first discovered DNA could be transferred between different organisms. What was the first genetically modified plant? Tobacco, in 1983. Next (in 1994) the Flavr Savr™ tomato got FDA approval. This tomato was modified to delay ripening after picking. The early 1990s brought about a GMO product to replace rennet in cheese making.

ealth and nutrition are all the rage these days, with “food” in particular getting quite a lot of attention. Have you ever heard

the acronym “GMO” and wondered – what is GMO, and what’s all the fuss about? Well, first it might be helpful to explain what those letters represent. They stand for “Genetically Modified Organism”… which, in reference to the “food” we eat, sounds a little scary! And it definitely raises the question, why would anyone want to get into the DNA of a plant and actually change it?

WhAt does GMo MeAn?There is a lot of controversy surrounding this

topic – with both questions and answers still a long ways from being easily understood. Some suggest answers point to scientists hoping to boost available nutrition in crops, while others say seed production companies are trying to make plants hardier, more resistant to insects, fungi, predators, etc. and at the same time, yield bigger crops. In the case of “genetically modified salmon”, the rationale was to keep the fish growing longer to produce a bigger fish. Those all sound good on paper, right?

While this is a very technical, controversial, and involved process, we’ll try and explain it in its simplest terms. When you hear that a plant has been genetically modified, it means it has been engineered in a laboratory. Meaning, the actual genetic makeup of the plant has been altered (and tested) for specific desired qualities. Splicing or splitting one or more genes into a plant using genetic engineering techniques accomplishes this. Once the genetically modified plants produce seeds, the seeds are gathered, and the companies producing them apply to field-test those seeds. If field tests are successful, production companies like Monsanto, for example, seek

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Next, the US approved transgenic crops (GMO) for marketing to the public and manufacturing – to include canola, corn/maize, potatoes, soybeans, virus-resistant squash, and more delayed ripening tomatoes.

Later, in the year 2000, a new type of rice was created called golden rice. Scientists in Switzerland for the first time genetically modified a food to increase nutrient value; in this case Vitamin A. This was done out of a humanitarian concern for children in countries where Vitamin A is lacking substantially in the food supplies. Lack of Vitamin A can

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especially in children. Vitamin A deficiency is thought to affect over 30% of children under the age of 5 around the world. At least in that scenario, the rationale appears logical and seemingly offers benefits worth consideration.

One of the most prevalent genet ica l ly mo di f ie d fo o ds consumed today is canola oil. Canola was not originally created in a lab, but instead developed using traditional plant breeding in an effort to reduce poisonous erucic acid and glucosinolates naturally found in rape seed – the seed that produces the oil. Canola is a made up word combining Canada and oil; Canada being where it was developed and patented. Despite it being traditionally bred, now 80%

of all canola produced in Canada is genetically engineered to withstand herbicides. The specific genetic modification is to a protein in one of the plant’s genes and the Canola Council of Canada states that, even though the plant has been modified, the oil pressed from the seeds is safe and healthy because the oil does not contain protein. A controversial practice is canola meal is fed to livestock after the oil is extracted.

lonG terM iMPActThe main controversy over GM

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the effects on humans, animals, and the environment say there is little to no risk, and sufficient regulation to assure no problems will exist in the future. Those opposed, including Greenpeace, World Wildlife Fund, and others state there has not been sufficient testing and these unnaturally produced foods have not been around long enough to know

their long term impact on children, adults, animals and the environment.

The environmental aspect is quite interesting. The seeds of GM crops are not supposed to mutate, drift into other fields, or in any way impact the environment. However, there are farmers, particularly those who grow certified organic crops, who dispute these claims. Another recent announcement from natural food giant Whole Foods™ insists that all foods containing GMO ingredients sold in their stores will be labeled as such by 2018. The U.S. government has been pressured by the companies producing GMO seeds to not label their crops, because they believe such labeling implies the food is somehow different or unsafe.

the riGht to knoWThere is quite a controversy brewing about the public’s

r i g h t t o k n o w a n d manufacturers’ rights of const i tut iona l ly protected commercial speech. Right now the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) d o e s n o t r e q u i r e labeling of genetically

modified foods because these foods are not

considered (by the FDA) to be any different than their

regular counterparts. This has been challenged, and upheld, in

U.S. courts. One well-known case was in Vermont where a federal appeals court blocked Vermont law requiring dairy farmers to label milk from cows treated with rBGH, a growth hormone from genetically engineered bacteria. The hormone causes cows to produce more milk. But, the FDA determined the milk itself was not “materially different” from milk produced from untreated cows, so the law was declared

unconstitutional, according to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2:1 decision.

While it may be unconstitutional to require labeling milk from cows given rBGH, it has been shown that these same cows suffer from an increase in the risk of clinical mastitis, a reduction in fertility and increased risk of developing lameness. The practice of using rBGH has been banned in Canada since 1999 and the European Union stated it should not be used due to the substantial increase in health problems with cows.

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with visual slapstick that’s not very amusing and unrealistic moments of syrupy family togetherness.

grandparents, artie and Diane, have a distant relationship with

their three grandkids, Harper, turner, and Barker, but they’re asked to babysit for a week while their daughter and her husband go

With an all-star cast including Billy Crystal, Bette midler,

marisa tomei and tom everett Scott, it’s no wonder there are some very funny moments in the live-action comedy, Parental guidance. the child actors are adorable, the family is typically dysfunctional, and a set of grandparents wanting to be closer to their grand-children is certainly plausible. this combination should have resulted in a gem of a family film. Unfortunately, Parental guidance is only a pretty string of pearls loosely arranged on a marginally believ-able thread. What the film lacks in heart, it tries to make up for

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out of town. the neurotic, overly protective daughter, alice, played by tomei, distrusts her parents so much that she returns with her husband after only one day of vacation. It’s good that she does because Diane and artie manage

to turn the house upside down in less than twenty-four hours. artie hypes the grandkids up on an ava-lanche of sugar, Diane threatens Harper’s demanding violin teacher with bodily harm, and the after school activity schedule turns into a mess. most of these scenes are overplayed and uneven, which is disappointing because they really could have highlighted the funny differences in parenting styles rather than playing for laughs and portraying artie and Diane as inept and superficial.

Here and there, however, the few warmly sincere moments, like the shopping trip to buy Harper a new outfit, manage to keep the story relatively engaging. midler and tomei sing a childhood song and dance a few steps in the dress department, which delights Harper and reestablishes the

mother-daughter bond. When artie shares his love of baseball with older grandson, turner, it reveals the way the generations can con-nect through simple pleasures and honest inspiration. Billy Crystal is a baseball nut in real life, so this

scene truly captures his wor-ship of the game and builds an authentic relationship between grandfather and grandson. the standoff in the bathroom with artie and little, red-headed, Barker, de-fies description, but any par-ent who’s taken a kid to an unsanitary public restroom, only to have the child balk,

will chuckle at artie’s unorthodox solution.

the week finishes on a high note at Harper’s audition after alice learns to loosen up with her parents and back off hovering over her daughter. Harper decides not to try out for the elite music school after a tearful backstage confron-tation. then, alice and Harper lose the spotlight a couple of minutes later when turner unexpectedly grabs a microphone and surprises everyone, especially artie. It’s a wonderful scene and worth watch-ing the film just to see turner hit one out of the park for his grandpa. Wrapping everything up so neatly isn’t totally believable, but Parental guidance tries to hit the mark and the result is a pretty good, Saturday-night-popcorn movie with lots of crunch, but not a lot of substance.

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But what about teens? Does spending time outdoors make a difference for these more independent-minded older kids? The answer is a resounding YES! You’re never too old to benefit from time spent in nature. And in some ways, teens need outside time even more than their younger brothers, sisters, and friends. Life for teenagers is often stressful and overwhelming. Between school, homework, and keeping up with the social scene, they are “on” almost all the time. Spending time in nature can provide a much needed respite from these everyday concerns.

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the past, don’t drop these fun occasions just because your teen no longer seems interested in hanging out with the family. The truth is, once they’re out and having fun, teens often drop the attitude and have just as much fun “playing” and exploring outside at 15 as they did when they were six! It’s hard to be unhappy when you’re splashing in a creek in water shoes on a hot day or basking in the sun in a meadow full of wildflowers. Invite your teen to bring along an easy-going friend if it feels like that would make your time outside more fun. Keeping your adventure close to home and leaving a little later in the day can also make the trip a more likely winner. Most teens do NOT like to get up early on weekend mornings! And if you don’t make your trip an epic adventure, homework (or evening plans with friends) can still happen later in the day.

On an everyday basis, another way to encourage your teen to spend time outside is to create outdoor space in your own home environment that is appealing to your independent-minded youth. Set up a hammock or a comfy lawn chair

in your yard or on your apartment’s front stoop. Get a picnic table or have a portable card table available that you can put up at a moment’s notice. Buy some weather-hardy pillows that can be tossed into an outgrown treehouse to make it fun all over again. When it’s time to do homework, read a book, or take a nap (after that no-sleepover), encourage your teen to set up shop outside. Your teen can have space of his or her own and get some

and summer, you can even rent a canoe in Alton Baker Park! Another fun option is to take the LTD bus to the end of Amazon Parkway and hike up to the Ridgeline Trail. And swimming at Amazon Pool is fun in the summer. See www.eugene-or.gov and click on Explore Eugene for some more good ideas.

Finally, many teens are required as part of their school work to volunteer in the community. There are lots of ways they can do this and spend time outside, and summer is a great time to get started. Organizations that run summer camps for younger kids, manage gardens, or do restoration programs often welcome teen volunteers. Nearby Nature has been using teen Outdoor Leaders at its summer camps for years! (For more information, see www.nearbynature.org/volunteer.) Have your teen check in at school for more information about available opportunities in the community.

One last thought: You can encourage positive connections with the outdoors in your teen by getting outside yourself. Ride a bike or walk to work (and encourage your teen to do the same). Or go for a walk when life gets crazy! And leave your cell phone at home. You never know, your teen might even go along!

Beth Stein is the Program Director for Nearby Nature, a non-profit education group dedicated to fostering appreciation of nature nearby and providing tools for ecological living. The group hosts summer daycamps in local parks as well as school programs, special events, and restoration projects. For more information, call 541-687-9699 or see www.nearbynature.org.

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Tween Sceen. 9 to 13 year olds are invited to drop by, make a craft, play a game, and have a snack. Springfield Library, 3:30-4:30, Ph 726-3766

3 WednesdayLittle Wonders: Stories and Activities for Pre-K. “Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge” written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Julie Vivas. A young boy learns what it means to have memories and to lose them. Children will make their own memory boxes. Museum of

Natural and Cultural History, 11am-noon, FREE! Ph 541-346-3024

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5 FridayEvynne Hollens: Contemporary

Songbook 2013. Evynne returns w/ Shirley Andress, Bill Hulings, Bob Cross & new faces Tyler Ankenman

& Shannon Coltrane, for another evening of music from the “contem-

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Bridgeway House presents The Knight of the Lost Half Hour. A hilarious tale of courage and good humor

in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. The Hult Center, $12, 7:30pm, Ph 682-5000

First Friday. Eugene Public Library hosts Byrdsong Renais-sance Consort concert, 6pm, Ph 682-6617, FREE!

Tot Discovery Day: Balloon Bonanza. Balloons are not just for parties! See the many ways balloons teach us about science while bringing out the kid in all of us. Put your sense of smell to the test, explore a balloon platoon, and make your own juggling balls! The Science Factory, 9am-noon, $10/child, Ph 682-7888

Free First Friday. Enjoy the museum’s new exhibits and old classics. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 11am-5pm, FREE!

6 saTurday“Down 4 It” - A Benefit Dance Concert. Dance concert to support the Eugene Mission. Dance Northwest, D2, Paint Dance Company, Dance Arts, ZAPP, Urban Pulse, Work Dance Company, flex Studios, King’s Krew, and more! Lane Community College, 7:30pm, $12

Damsels, Divas & Dames 2013: I Will Survive. A light-hearted evening of drag and great fun, to benefit HIV Alliance Client Services. Soreng Theater, 7:30pm, $25, Ph 682-5000

Family Music Time. This week, elementary school teacher Bryan Reed really makes learning rock! Eugene Library, 10:15am, Ph 682-8316, FREE!

Pepsi Team Invitational Track Meet. Oregon track and field takes on Texas A&M, Washington and Washington State in this scored meet. Hayward Field, www.goducks.com

Stories and craft with Pattibuff. “Roar Dinosaur Roar”. Springfield Library, 1pm, all ages, Ph 726-3766, FREE!

7 sundayEvynne Hollens: Contemporary Songbook 2. 2:30pm, see the 5th

Kids Running for Kids. This unique 5K course is a hybrid that incorporates portions of the Ruth Bascom paved bike paths & Pre’s Trail. Benefit for “Kids Helping Kids” a Miracle Network program. Alton Baker Park, 10am, $20, 541-484-9883

Lord of the Dance. Classic dance tale of good versus evil, based on Irish folklore. Silva Concert Hall, 7pm, $32.50-52.50, Ph 682-5000

Picc-A-Dilly Flea Market. The area’s largest flea market with 300 tables of vintage, collectibles, wares and ser-vices. Live music while you shop. Since 1970. Lane Events Center, $1.50, 8am-4pm, Ph 683-5589.

Family Fun: Paper Puppets. Join artist Judith Hankin to create your own perfectly playful paper puppets. Eugene Library, 2:30pm, Ph 682-8316, FREE!

8 MondayPreschool Fun with Art and Science. Springfield Library, 10:30am-11:00am, ages 3-6, FREE!

9 TuesdayWREN Wetland Wander. Wetland Wanders are casual walks through various West Eugene Wetlands sites. 9-10:30am, Ph 541-338-7047, FREE!

23rd Annual Chef’s Night Out. Benefit for FOOD for Lane County, with tastings from Eugene’s finest restaurants, wineries & microbreweries. Hult Center, 6:30pm, $65-95, Ph 682-5000

11 Thursday22nd Annual Hardy Plant Sale. This indoor sale has 22 specialty vendors and non-profit groups selling both new and familiar perennials, trees, shrubs, grasses, hostas,

rock garden plants, heather, and more. Lane Events Center, 9am-2pm, Ph 541-341-1715

OTC Running Series. On the second Thursday of each month, Oregon Track Club will host a running/walking event. These events are informal, free to OTC members. Courses will be marked, timed, results will be presented. Alton Baker Park, 6pm, $0-5, Ph 484-9883

12 FridayLego Club, ages 2-18, Springfield Library, 2-4pm, Ph 726-3766

Molly Ringwald. Molly Ringwald stops with her quintet on tour in support of her just-released CD of jazz standards. The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts, 7:30pm, $34-44, Ph 434-7000

The Secret Garden. A lavish family musical - Orphaned in India, 11 year-old Mary returns to England to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald. Cottage Theater, 8pm, $19-29, Ph 541-942-8001

Bee Weekend. This two-day community event is packed with beekeeping education, distribution of pre-ordered live bees, live demonstrations, and honey sampling, and activities. Glory Bee Foods, 8:30am-6:00pm, Ph 689-0913, FREE!

13 saTurdayAAU Girls Basketball State Qualifying Tourney. AAU Girls Basketball teams, grades 4 - 11, compete in this annual district qualifying tournament. Springfield HS, Time TBD.

Bee Weekend. 8:00am-2:00pm, see the 12th

Color Me Rad 5k. Start out as clean as a newborn, and throughout the run, you’ll coat your chaffing thighs with

Color Bombs of blue, green, pink, purple, and yellow until your face, shirt, and body come out silkscreened like a tie-dyed hippy, blitzkrieg of color. Benefits Relief Nursery. Valley River Center, 8am, $45+, registration on-line

The Secret Garden. See the 12th

Emerald Valley Opry, featuring: The McGs, Sweet Papa Lowdown, Barefoot Leroy

Willamette High’s Topnotches’ and Jazz ensemble. Benefit to help Bethel Schools music programs. Powers Audito-rium Willamette High School, doors open 5pm, concert 6:00-9:30pm, $3-$7, under 7 free, Ph 688-0937

Eugene Ballet Company presents Mowgli. Be ready to experience the life-long adventures of the jungle boy, Mowgli, as he grows up in India with Baloo The Bear, Shere Khan The Tiger and Kaa The Snake, protected by his wolf family. Hult Center, 7:30-9:30pm, $15-48, Ph 682-5000

Friends of the Library Book Sale. Choose from thousands of gently-used and like-new books on all topics, at bargain prices of only $1-2. Lane Events Center, 9am-6pm, Ph 682-5452, FREE!

Family-Friendly Park Clean-up and Nature Walk. Join Near-by Nature with kids of all ages for this fun park clean-up and nature walk. Gloves and tools provided. Alton Baker Park Host Res. 1-4pm, Ph 541-687-9699, FREE!

Family Music Time. Pia and Jason Robbins of Little Timbre Studio for creative, engaging activities to support development of the whole child. Eugene Library, 10:15am, Ph 682-8316, FREE!

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The Secret Garden. 2:30pm, See the 12th

Family Fun: Italian Fairytales. Join Sara Pacchiarotti of Italy to hear traditional stories and create pasta people. Eugene Library, 2:30pm, Ph 682-8316, FREE!

The Biggest Loser RunWalk Springfield 5K/15K/Kids One Mile Fun Run. A non-intimidating race series designed to challenge youth to get fit. Inspired by the hit reality show “The Biggest Loser,” now it’s time to get off the couch and hit the pavement. Willamalane Sports Center, 9am, $10-65, Ph 736-4544

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Friends of the Library Book Sale. 9am-4pm, See the 14th

15 MondayAn Evening with Joe Bonamassa. Bonamassa was finess-ing Stevie Ray Vaughn licks at the age of seven, and opening for B.B. King at age twelve. Silva Concert Hall, 8pm, $61-91, Ph 682-5000

16 TuesdayBarefoot Walking, Hiking, & Earthing: Learn how barefoot walking reenergizes body, mind & sole. Technique, starting out, kids, seniors, minimalist shoes, Earthing & more. REI, 7-8pm, Ph 465-1800, FREE!

18ThursdayPFLAG Parents Meeting. The group offers support and information to parents of people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. Newcomers welcome. Location varies, call for info. Ph 302-4422, FREE!

19 FridayAcquire the Fire 2013 “Relentless Pursuit”. More than 20 years running, Acquire The Fire features a conference with great teaching and a concert with the top Christian bands. Matthew Knight Arena, see website for ticket info

AHBAO Spring Classic Region 3/4 Arabian Show. Oregon Horse Center, Friday – Sunday, all day. Ph 689-9700

Arkansas Dual Meet. The Men of Oregon hit the track

Stone Age Day. Learn what life was like for Ice Age people 12,000 years ago. Discover what life was like when mammoth, bison, camel and giant sloth roamed the Willamette Valley. Sample bison on a stick and try your hand at making a stone tool. Dorris Ranch, 11am-2pm, $3/pp, Ph 736-4544

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21 sundayPicc-A-Dilly Flea Market. The area’s largest flea market with 300 tables of vintage, collectibles, wares and ser-vices. Live music while you shop. Since 1970. Lane Events Center, $1.50, 8am-4pm, Ph 683-5589.

Family-Friendly Earth Day Park Clean-up. Join Nearby Nature and SOLVE to walk and do little patrol on the trails of Alton Baker Park’s Whilamut Natural Area. Tools and gloves provided. Gloves and tools provided. Alton Baker Park Host Res. 1-4pm, 541-687-9699, FREE!

Doug Benson. American stand-up comedian and actor who appeared on Comedy Central Presents, Best Week Ever, and was a contestant on Last Comic Standing. WOW Hall, 8pm, Ph 800-745-3000

Earth Day Open House. Admissions to the Exhibit Hall and Seasonal Star shows are free, and feature dome shows are discounted during this event. Enjoy Earth-friendly activities and learn what you can do to promote a healthy planet. The Science Factory, 10am-4pm, Ph 682-7888, FREE!

Taiko Tastic: Eugene Taiko Benefit Concert. Drums from all traditions have a spirit that is alive and vibrant. Uni-tarian Universalist Church, 3pm, $8adv/$10door, Tix: www.EugeneTaiko.com

Family Fun: Stories in Motion. A fun time for the whole family to play together with dancer Kellee Blanchard. Eugene Library, 2:30pm, Ph 682-8316, FREE!

23 TuesdayTaj Mahal & Shemekia Copeland. Taj Mahal has spent more

than 40 yrs exploring the roots and branches of the blues. Drawn to the eclectic sounds of world music. Hult Center, 8pm, $27-45, Ph 682-5000

25 ThursdayJohn Pizzarelli. John Pizzarelli oozes charm with every riff he plays and every note he croons. Celebrated for his take on the American songbook, he has re-imagined the works of timeless greats. The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts, 7:30pm, $28-43, Ph 434-7000

26 FridayArlo Guthrie. An American folk singer, who like his late father, Woody Guthrie, is known for singing songs of pro-test against social injustice. McDonald Theatre, 7:30pm, $27-45, Ph 345-4442

Eugene Marathon Health and Fitness Expo. Lane Events Center, 1-6pm, Ph 345-2230

27 saTurdayIdentification Day and Roadshow. Bring your mysteries to the museum during this popular annual event! Museum scientists will discuss your object and possibly identify it. Please note that no appraisals will be given. Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1-4pm, $3/pp, $8/family (2+4), Ph 346-3024

Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros (Day of Children / Day of Books). Full weekend celebration with performers, free book giveaways, and more. Springfield Library, 1-4pm, all ages, Ph 726-3766

Eugene Marathon Health and Fitness Expo. 10am-6pm, see the 26th

Family Music Time. Sing and dance your way into the weekend! This week: join Pia and Jason Robbins of Little Timbre Studio. Eugene Library, 10:15am, Ph 682-8316, FREE!

28 sunday7th Annual Eugene Marathon. Starting just outside the gates of historic Hayward Field, this flat, fast and scenic race allows participants to finish on the legendary track. Hayward Field, 7am, $60-140, Ph 877-345-2230

29 MondayScreen Free Week! Turn off your TV and computer games, or just limit your screen time all week, and earn a FREE new book! Get Pledge cards at Springfield Library Youth Desk. All ages, Ph 726-3766

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and field in a head-to-head scored track meet at Historic Hayward Field.

Bugs Bonanza. Did you know insects represent more than half of all living organisms on Earth? Discover the fascinating world of bugs on this special Friday night event. Examine mounted and live insect specimens and enjoy hands-on bug-science. The Science Factory, 5-8pm, Ph 682-7888

Oregon Relays. Combines the NW’s premier High School meet with premier College/Pro meet to form a two day super meet with over 2,000 athletes. Hayward Field

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Spring Fly Fishing Festival. Introduction to fly fishing and fishing gear swap meet. Campbell Community Center, 9am-4pm, Ph 343-3109, FREE!

B.E.A.R. Faire – Be Excited About Reading! Activities, prizes, stories, and a free book for each child. Come as your favorite book character. Springfield Library lobby, all ages, Ph 726-3766

Arkansas Dual Meet. See the 19th

Stalkholder Meeting “Bringing the Farm Downtown”. Local food & beverage vendors, live music & dancing, local celebrity bake-off, family fun, and silent auction for Preferred Stalk Certificates. SPROUT! 4-8pm, Ph 345-7106, FREE!

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exacerbated by climate change is perhaps the biggest today. “Scientists have been predicting for years that a warmer planet coupled with increas-ing water demands could cause food shortages,” says Britt. meanwhile, increasing demand for fresh water is drying out aquifers faster than nature can replenish them, making water scarcer for farmers.

“With food scarcity driven by falling water tables, eroding soils and rising temperatures, control of arable land and water resources is moving to center stage in the global struggle for food security,” reports lester Brown of the U.S.-based earth Policy Institute. “In this era of tightening world food supplies, the ability to grow food is fast becoming a new form of geopo-litical leverage. Food is the new oil.” another big contributor is waste: a 2011 United Nations study found that 1.3 billion tons of food, about one-third of global food production, is lost during production or wasted after

Food scarcity is a bigger problem than ever as human population

numbers continue to swell, putting ad-ditional stress on already fragile food production and distribution systems. and it’s not just happening in far away places: a recent report by the U.S. Department of agriculture found that the number of U.S. homes “lacking food security” rose from 4.7 million to 6.7 million in just the last five years.

meanwhile, the United Nations’ World Food Program reports that a billion people around the world—one in seven of us—don’t have enough to eat. and projections of food prices doubling by 2080 turned out to be gross understatements: Some key crops have doubled in price in just

the last decade. Food scarcity lead-ing to hunger kills more people today than aIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.

“World population growth is outpac-ing food production, particularly with the four crops that provide the bulk of the world’s nutrition: wheat, rice, corn and soybeans,” reported Robert Roy Britt in a June 2011 article on the liveScience website. “as studies have shown previously, there’s little land left to convert to farming, water sup-plies are drying up, and global warm-ing is wreaking havoc on the growing seasons and contributing to weather extremes that destroy crops.”

there are many drivers of food scarcity around the world, but drought

being partially consumed.according to Oxfam, the world’s

poor spend three-quarters of their income on food. a survey by Save the Children found that 24 percent of families in India, 27 percent in Nige-ria and 14 percent in Peru now have foodless days. “By 2050, there will be 9 billion people on the planet and demand for food will have increased

by 70 percent,” says Robert Bailey, Oxfam’s senior climate advisor.

Food scarcity is a tough nut to crack. greenhouse gas emissions need to be substantially cut back, as does meat consumption, which exploits land better used directly to grow crops for human consumption. Family planning can play a key role in curbing popula-tion growth. and policies such as in the U.S., where in 2011 30 percent of the grain harvest was used to distill ethanol to fuel cars, only make mat-ters worse.

CONTACTS: United Nations World Food Program, www.wfp.org; LiveScience, www.livescience.com; Earth Policy Institute, www.earth-policy.org; Oxfam, www.oxfam.org. EarthTalk® is written and edited by Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss and is a registered trademark of E - The Environmental Magazine (www.emagazine.com). Send questions to: earthtalk@emagazine.com. Subscribe: www.emagazine.com/subscribe. Free Trial Issue: www.emagazine.com/trial.

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According to Oxfam, the world’s poor spend three-quarters of their income on food. A survey by Save the Children found that 24 percent of families in India, 27 percent in Nigeria and 14 percent in Peru now have foodless days. Pictured: A young girl in India cries for food.

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by Rick Epstein

A Dad’s Eye View

It was Saturday afternoon. My wife was at work and I’d been visiting my

father. As I drove down our street, I was glad to see all three of our daughters out running around in the sunshine. But 8-year-old Sally looked awfully grim. She wore a backpack and her big sister Marie, almost 12, had her by the arm and was dragging her back toward our house.

That’s because Sally had been running away from home to escape the tyranny of her babysitter – Marie. For 5-year-old Wendy, the running-away action had merely enlivened the afternoon enough for her to turn off the TV and creep blinking out into the daylight.

As a runaway, Sally would have faced a classic dilemma. Hemmed in by several streets that she’s not allowed to cross, there was only a strip of real estate one block wide and a half-mile long in which to hide and begin her new life. But, in our little town she is better-known than the mayor.

And another thing: Her backpack was empty. Just as General Lee liked to cripple the Yankee armies by capturing their supply wagons, Marie had hoped to short-circuit Sally’s rebellion by seizing the contents of her backpack. So, piled on our front porch were Sally’s

are short. A pro-football player may only have 60 games in him, and a young babysitter only has about 100 Saturday nights in her before she ages out. Treat her so well that you’ll be at the top of her list all through her two-year prime.

A friend of ours decided that the middle-school yearbook would be her babysitter catalogue. She looked through it with her 6-year-old son. The mom was looking for a face that shone with maturity, chastity and intelligence. Sonny was looking for a mischievous twinkle in the eye and a devil-may-care grin. It was hard to find all those qualities in the same face, but they did get a few leads to investigate.

But even if you can amass some names and phone numbers, one big slumber party can make babysitters as hard-to-find as ball-point pens that write. “Sorry, Mrs. Epstein, but I’m going to Melissa Allen’s sleep-over that night. ... No, she doesn’t have any enemies; I think the whole seventh grade is invited.” The local restaurateurs wonder whether to blame the weather or the economy for the empty tables. But it’s because all the sitters are at Melissa’s house.

Well, it took many years for our babysitting situation to improve. Our girls are now 17, 13 and 10. Although the teenagers are busy with boyfriends and the full-time pursuit of pleasure, when Betsy and I go out, we’ll get one of them to stay home with the youngster. Wendy doesn’t need much watching, but the teenagers do. And Wendy’s surveillance is unblinking and her reports are complete.

babysitters are scarce.Several years ago, my wife Betsy and

I were taking a walk and met a new neighbor pushing a stroller. Her name was Joyce. After friendly preliminaries, Betsy began telling the newcomer about good local doctors, dentists and preschools. Then Joyce asked, “So, can you recommend a good babysitter?”

My wife’s response was a flat, “No.”

“Oh c’mon, really,” said Joyce.

Betsy tried for a joking tone: “Nope, I’m not tellin’.” The conversation limped a short distance then died.

The babysitter situation is grim. High school students either have jobs flipping burgers, punching cash registers, etc.; or they are busy with athletics, marching band or each other. So that leaves parents competing for the services of the kids in grades 7 and 8.

Your best bet is to find a competent seventh-grader, pay her a dollar over the prevailing rate, and pamper her with the deluxe cable-TV package, Diet Coke, baked Alaska – or whatever she wants. Remember, babysitting careers

teddy bear, her flute, books, clothes and a sandwich. Even at age 8, Sally had the emotional wherewithal to reside in a hollow log and live by her wits, but her desperate little pile of stuff made me sad for her.

It also made me sad for myself; Marie is a good daughter, but a bad babysitter. To Sally, it was as if the most overbearing thug in the prison had been given a badge and a baton. Marie made too much of the opportunity to boss Sally around, and Sally refused to accept Marie’s authority. And little Wendy, the only one who really needed a babysitter’s attention, was getting lost in the shuffle.

Bribery had worked once or twice. Besides paying Marie a low hourly rate, I’d give Sally $3 to behave. But Marie asked me to quit it because Sally felt that by waiving the $3 fee, she could buy the right to misbehave and defy her sister’s authority.

And I’d been so eagerly awaiting the moment when our firstborn would be old enough to babysit the younger ones. Besides the expense, good

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