BLS: Consumer Price Index- August 2010 "On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.3 percent in August, the same increase as in July. The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in August after rising 0.1 percent in July."
BLS: Real Earnings - August 2010 "Real average hourly earnings for all employees was unchanged from July to August, seasonally adjusted. This result stems from a 0.3 percent increase in average hourly earnings, which was offset by a 0.3 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Real average weekly earnings was about unchanged over the month."

Banned Books Week 2010 will be held September 25 through October 2. “Think for Yourself and Let Others Do the Same” is the slogan for this year’s campaign. This year’s slogan is borrowed from the Facebook group, “Un-Ban Gilbert Grape! Censorship is Wrong!” According to Andy Lange, one of the group’s leaders, the slogan is a shortened version of Voltaire’s quote, “Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.” http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=903

Top ten most frequently challenged books of 2009 out of 460 challenges as reported to the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom: http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/21stcenturychallenged/2009/index.cfm

Eat, Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Yoga, in Sanskrit can be translated as "union." Originally, it comes from the root word yuj (to yoke), to attach yourself to the task at hand with ox-like discipline.
Sanskrit is an ancient language in India, extinct except for prayer and religious study.
In Bali, there are only four names given to the majority of children regardless of gender: Wayan, Made, Nyoman and Ketut. If you have a fifth child, you start the name cycle over--the fifth child would known as something like "Wayan to the Second Power."
Bali, a Delaware-sized island in Indonesia, has seven unpredictable volcanoes.
Balinese are taught that a person needs four virtues in order to be safe and happy: intelligence, friendship, strength and poetry.

The 2010 edition of the Consumer Action Handbook, published by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Citizen Services provides hundreds of links to online resources at the federal and state government levels. See at:
http://www.consumeraction.gov/pdfs/2010_Consumer_Action_Handbook.pdf

Late last year Florida judge Nelson Bailey checked into Good Samaritan Medical Center for surgery to treat his diverticulitis which was causing him abdominal pain. After the surgery the pain not only persisted, it got worse, according to the Palm Beach Post. When Bailey complained to his doctor, he was sent for a CT scan but the metal marker on the sponge was reportedly misidentified in the test results. Bailey had several more CT scans when the pain did not subside, and again the marker was misidentified. Finally doctors identified the sponge and in March he underwent another surgery, this time at the Cleveland Clinic in Weston, where doctors removed the foot long by foot wide sponge. http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/15/1825945/judge-to-sue-after-surgical-sponge.html

Toledo will always be "the city of glass." Brian Kennedy, new director of The Toledo Museum of Art, from remarks at the Glass Pavilion September 16, 2010

Explore the world's best 100 countries according to Newsweek The study used health, education, economy and politics to come up with the rankings. http://www.newsweek.com/2010/08/15/interactive-infographic-of-the-worlds-best-countries.html

How to Prepare Leeks: Leeks need some fiddling with before you start cooking. They hang on to the sand they grown in with tenacity. You eat only the stalk's white section. Trim away roots and green portions. (I freeze the tops for stocks). To thoroughly wash leeks, make a slit down its length to the center, then flush it clean under cold running water. If you are sautéing them, dry the leeks by rolling the stalks up in paper towels and gently squeezing out excess moisture. Doing something as easy as boiling together sliced leeks and red skin potatoes in broth gives you the beginning of French leek and potato soup (just puree with a little cream), or warm leek and potato salad by dressing with oil and vinegar. The Splendid Table September 15, 2010

Q: Who came up with "Script Ohio" at football games?
A: Script Ohio was first performed by the Ohio State University marching band on Oct. 10, 1936, under the direction of Eugene J. Weigel. The first instrument used to dot the "i" was an E-flat cornet. Four games later, the job was given to a tuba player for a more dramatic effect. -- The Ohio State University Libraries.
Q: Is Genoa, Ohio, named after the city in Italy?
A: Yes. The first white settlers came to then-Stony Station in 1835. It was renamed for the Italian city in 1857 and incorporated in 1868. The village has about 2,200 people. But the places are pronounced differently. Locals call their village "Jen-NO-ah," but others generally pronounce the Italian city "JEN-ah-wah." -- Village of Genoa, Peter Mattiace.
Q: Are any of the Andrews sisters living?
A: Patty Andrews is 92. LaVerne died in 1957 at age 55 and Maxene died in 1995 at 79. http://www.thecourier.com/Opinion/columns/2010/Sep/JU/ar_JU_092010.asp?d=092010,2010,Sep,20&c=c_13