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Posted on: Monday, October 20, 2008

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Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis grow an acre of corn in Iowa and see where their crop leads in the documentary "King Corn."

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Punahou School kicks off "Food for Thought," a new film/lecture series on sustainability, with a free screening of "King Corn" at 6 p.m. Thursday at Thurston Memorial Chapel. A discussion on food sustainability follows. The 2007 "King Corn," directed by Aaron Woolf, follows two recent college graduates who decide to plant an acre of corn and follow their crop from seed to dinner table; 944-5718.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

FIND PROJECT YOU LIKE

There's still time to sign up on the USA Weekend's Make a Difference DAYtabank at www.makeadifferenceday.com. The annual day of caring and sharing is Saturday, so check online for projects that appeal to your better nature.

SAVE THE PLANET

SAVING MONEY AND ENERGY

From Consumer Reports' October edition:

Lower the water-heater temperature to 120 degrees to knock up to 5 percent off energy bills.

Drain a bucket's worth of water from the water heater a few times a year to remove sediment, which can decrease efficiency.

Install a high-efficiency showerhead (reducing hot water use by 50 percent) or upgrade to a low-flow toilet (save about 4,000 gallons per year).

FINAL WORD

"Every calorie we eat is ultimately the product of photosynthesis — a process based on making food energy from sunshine. There is hope and possibility in that simple fact."

Michael Pollan , in The New York Times Magazine's food issue

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