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Metadata Report for BODC Series Reference Number 384659
Metadata Summary
Problem Reports
Data Access Policy
Narrative Documents
Project Information
Data Activity or Cruise Information
Fixed Station Information
BODC Quality Flags
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Problem Reports
The oxygen data collected on this cruise have not been calibrated against sample data and should be used with great caution.
Data Access Policy
Public domain data
These data have no specific confidentiality restrictions for users. However, users must acknowledge data sources as it is not ethical to publish data without proper attribution. Any publication or other output resulting from usage of the data should include an acknowledgment.
The recommended acknowledgment is
"This study uses data from the data source/organisation/programme, provided by the British Oceanographic Data Centre and funded by the funding body."
Narrative Documents
Sea Bird Electronics SBE13 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor
The SBE 13 was designed as an auxiliary sensor for Sea Bird SBE 9plus, but can fitted in custom instrumentation applications. When used with the SBE 9 Underwater Unit, a flow-through plenum improves the data quality, as the pumping water over the sensor membrane reduces the errors caused by oxygen depletion during the periods of slow or intermittent flushing and also reduces exposure to biofouling.
The output voltage is proportional to membrane current (oxygen current) and to the sensor element's membrane temperature (oxygen temperature), which is used for internal temperature compensation.
Two versions of the SBE 13 are available: the SBE 13Y uses a YSI polarographic element with replaceable membranes to provide in situ measurements up to 2000 m depth and the SBE 13B uses a Beckman polarographic element to provide in situ measurements up to 10500 m depth, depending on the sensor casing. This sensor includes a replaceable sealed electrolyte membrane cartridge.
The SBE 13 instrument has been out of production since 2001 and has been superseded by the SBE 43.
Measurement range | 0 to 15 mL L-1 |
Accuracy | 0.1 mL L-1 |
Time response | 2 s at 25°C 5 s at 0°C |
Depth range | 2000 m (SBE 13Y- housing in anodized aluminum) 6800 m (SBE 13B- housing in anodized aluminum) 105000 m (SBE 13B- housing in titanium) |
Further details can be found in the manufacturer's specification sheet.
Sea-Bird Electronics SBE 911 and SBE 917 series CTD profilers
The SBE 911 and SBE 917 series of conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) units are used to collect hydrographic profiles, including temperature, conductivity and pressure as standard. Each profiler consists of an underwater unit and deck unit or SEARAM. Auxiliary sensors, such as fluorometers, dissolved oxygen sensors and transmissometers, and carousel water samplers are commonly added to the underwater unit.
Underwater unit
The CTD underwater unit (SBE 9 or SBE 9 plus) comprises a protective cage (usually with a carousel water sampler), including a main pressure housing containing power supplies, acquisition electronics, telemetry circuitry, and a suite of modular sensors. The original SBE 9 incorporated Sea-Bird's standard modular SBE 3 temperature sensor and SBE 4 conductivity sensor, and a Paroscientific Digiquartz pressure sensor. The conductivity cell was connected to a pump-fed plastic tubing circuit that could include auxiliary sensors. Each SBE 9 unit was custom built to individual specification. The SBE 9 was replaced in 1997 by an off-the-shelf version, termed the SBE 9 plus, that incorporated the SBE 3 plus (or SBE 3P) temperature sensor, SBE 4C conductivity sensor and a Paroscientific Digiquartz pressure sensor. Sensors could be connected to a pump-fed plastic tubing circuit or stand-alone.
Temperature, conductivity and pressure sensors
The conductivity, temperature, and pressure sensors supplied with Sea-Bird CTD systems have outputs in the form of variable frequencies, which are measured using high-speed parallel counters. The resulting count totals are converted to numeric representations of the original frequencies, which bear a direct relationship to temperature, conductivity or pressure. Sampling frequencies for these sensors are typically set at 24 Hz.
The temperature sensing element is a glass-coated thermistor bead, pressure-protected inside a stainless steel tube, while the conductivity sensing element is a cylindrical, flow-through, borosilicate glass cell with three internal platinum electrodes. Thermistor resistance or conductivity cell resistance, respectively, is the controlling element in an optimized Wien Bridge oscillator circuit, which produces a frequency output that can be converted to a temperature or conductivity reading. These sensors are available with depth ratings of 6800 m (aluminium housing) or 10500 m (titanium housing). The Paroscientific Digiquartz pressure sensor comprises a quartz crystal resonator that responds to pressure-induced stress, and temperature is measured for thermal compensation of the calculated pressure.
Additional sensors
Optional sensors for dissolved oxygen, pH, light transmission, fluorescence and others do not require the very high levels of resolution needed in the primary CTD channels, nor do these sensors generally offer variable frequency outputs. Accordingly, signals from the auxiliary sensors are acquired using a conventional voltage-input multiplexed A/D converter (optional). Some Sea-Bird CTDs use a strain gauge pressure sensor (Senso-Metrics) in which case their pressure output data is in the same form as that from the auxiliary sensors as described above.
Deck unit or SEARAM
Each underwater unit is connected to a power supply and data logging system: the SBE 11 (or SBE 11 plus) deck unit allows real-time interfacing between the deck and the underwater unit via a conductive wire, while the submersible SBE 17 (or SBE 17 plus) SEARAM plugs directly into the underwater unit and data are downloaded on recovery of the CTD. The combination of SBE 9 and SBE 17 or SBE 11 are termed SBE 917 or SBE 911, respectively, while the combinations of SBE 9 plus and SBE 17 plus or SBE 11 plus are termed SBE 917 plus or SBE 911 plus.
Specifications for the SBE 9 plus underwater unit are listed below:
Parameter | Range | Initial accuracy | Resolution at 24 Hz | Response time |
Temperature | -5 to 35°C | 0.001°C | 0.0002°C | 0.065 sec |
Conductivity | 0 to 7 S m-1 | 0.0003 S m-1 | 0.00004 S m-1 | 0.065 sec (pumped) |
Pressure | 0 to full scale (1400, 2000, 4200, 6800 or 10500 m) | 0.015% of full scale | 0.001% of full scale | 0.015 sec |
Further details can be found in the manufacturer's specification sheet.
RRS Challenger Cruise 86/91 CTD Data Documentation
Documentation for the CTD data collected on RRS Challenger 86/91 (November - December 1991) by the Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, UK, under the direction of D. J. Ellett.
Instrumentation and Processing
The instrument used was a Seabird 9/11 CTD, and the data were processed using the Seabird software. The manufacturer's calibrations were used. Data have been averaged to 1 decibar values.
Project Information
No Project Information held for the Series
Data Activity or Cruise Information
Cruise Name | CH86B |
Departure Date | 1991-11-23 |
Arrival Date | 1991-12-02 |
Principal Scientist(s) | Anton Edwards (Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory) |
Ship | RRS Challenger |
Complete Cruise Metadata Report is available here
Fixed Station Information
Fixed Station Information
Station Name | DML North Channel CTD Stations/Sections |
Category | Offshore area |
Latitude | 54° 58.52' N |
Longitude | 5° 32.50' W |
Water depth below MSL |
DML North Channel CTD Stations/Sections
The North Channel region, between Northern Ireland and the west coast of Scotland, has been extensively surveyed since the late 1970s (especially in the 1980s) by numerous research and government institutes. The region contains several repeated hydrographic stations, some of which collectively form transects. These repeated survey transects represent the southernmost part of a greater network of similar sections on the western Scottish continental shelf which were established by Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory (DML).
Map of standard North Channel CTD Stations
Map produced using the GEBCO Digital Atlas.
The upwards-pointing triangles indicate the nominal positions of individual Line A stations, the single downwards-pointing triangle indicates the nominal position of the Larne - Stranraer midway station. Nominal positions of Line Y and Z stations are shown by the circles and squares respectively. Measurements made at Northern Channel CTD stations lie within a box bounded by co-ordinates 54.667° N, 6° W at the south west corner and 55.283° N, 5.083° W at the north east corner.
Nominal station details:
DML Line A: Kintyre (Scotland) - Antrim (Northern Ireland)
DML Station LS: Larne (Northern Ireland) - Stranraer (Scotland) midway station
DML Line Y: Corsewall (Stranraer, Scotland) - Sanda Island (Kintyre, Scotland)
DML Line Z: Copeland Islands (Northern Ireland) - Portpatrick (Scotland)
Other Series linked to this Fixed Station for this cruise - 384555 384567 384579 384580 384592 384623 384635 384647 384660 384672 384684 384696 384703 384727
Other Cruises linked to this Fixed Station (with the number of series) - CD10B (16) CD44 (1) CH1/85 (16) CH10/81 (4) CH10/84 (14) CH11/83 (11) CH14 (16) CH2/84 (19) CH25 (16) CH30 (16) CH4/85 (16) CH7A/83 (10) CH8/85 (16) CH86B (14) CH9 (9) CH97 (16) DSK1/86 (18) FR13/85 (14) FR13/87 (12) FR14A/87 (6) FR14B/87 (9) FR7B/86 (5) FR8/86 (14) GTH1/88 (7) LF1/89 (17) LF2/89 (16)
Fixed Station Information
Station Name | DML Line Y |
Category | Offshore route/traverse |
DML Line Y
Line Y is a survey section in the North Channel, between Stranraer and Kintyre, on the west coast of Scotland. The line comprises five fixed CTD stations, which were established as part of routine monitoring work on the Scottish continental shelf by Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory (DML). The line was occupied in the 1980s and 1990s. .
Nominal station details
DML Line Y: Corsewall (Stranraer, Scotland) - Sanda Island (Kintyre, Scotland)
Station | Nominal latitude | Nominal longitude | Approx. depth (m) | Comment |
1Y | 54 57.0' N | 05 14.0' W | 42 | Corsewall Point |
Other Series linked to this Fixed Station for this cruise - 384623 384635 384647
Other Cruises linked to this Fixed Station (with the number of series) - CD10B (5) CH1/85 (5) CH10/84 (1) CH14 (5) CH2/84 (2) CH25 (5) CH30 (5) CH4/85 (5) CH8/85 (5) CH86B (3) CH9 (4) CH97 (5) DSK1/86 (7) FR13/85 (5) FR13/87 (5) FR14B/87 (5) FR8/86 (4) LF1/89 (5) LF2/89 (5)
Fixed Station Information
Station Name | DML Line Y Station 1Y |
Category | Offshore location |
Latitude | 54° 57.00' N |
Longitude | 5° 14.00' W |
Water depth below MSL | 42.0 m |
DML Station 1Y
Station 1Y is one of five fixed CTD stations between Stranraer and Kintyre in Scotland, established by scientists at Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory (DML).
Other Cruises linked to this Fixed Station (with the number of series) - CD10B (1) CH1/85 (1) CH14 (1) CH25 (1) CH30 (1) CH4/85 (1) CH8/85 (1) CH97 (1) DSK1/86 (1) FR13/85 (1) FR13/87 (1) FR14B/87 (1) FR8/86 (1) LF1/89 (1) LF2/89 (1)
BODC Quality Control Flags
The following single character qualifying flags may be associated with one or more individual parameters with a data cycle:
Flag | Description |
Blank | Unqualified |
< | Below detection limit |
> | In excess of quoted value |
A | Taxonomic flag for affinis (aff.) |
B | Beginning of CTD Down/Up Cast |
C | Taxonomic flag for confer (cf.) |
D | Thermometric depth |
E | End of CTD Down/Up Cast |
G | Non-taxonomic biological characteristic uncertainty |
H | Extrapolated value |
I | Taxonomic flag for single species (sp.) |
K | Improbable value - unknown quality control source |
L | Improbable value - originator's quality control |
M | Improbable value - BODC quality control |
N | Null value |
O | Improbable value - user quality control |
P | Trace/calm |
Q | Indeterminate |
R | Replacement value |
S | Estimated value |
T | Interpolated value |
U | Uncalibrated |
W | Control value |
X | Excessive difference |


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Picking Up Aaron Swartz's Dropped Flags
My first quality time with Aaron Swartz was at the last Comdex, in the Fall of 2002. He had just turned 16, but looked about 10. His old Mac laptop featured a screen with no working backlight. Only he could read it, which he rationalized, with a smile, as a "security precaution." When I asked him about school, he said he had moved on. He was still learning all kinds of stuff, but he didn't need school for that. And hey, there was work to be done, and he was too busy with that.
A Comdex organizer had booked me for one side of a debate panel and asked who else I wanted on my side. I volunteered Aaron. Friends Mary Lu Wehmeier and Doug Barcon were in the audience, and shot a video of the panel. They pulled off the audio and shared it with me a few days ago. It's not especially clear, but one of the cases Aaron makes in the debate rings as true today as it did twelve years ago. It's for general purpose computing. Here is the story I wrote about that trip for Linux Journal at the time. And here's a photo of the four of us, courtesy of Mary Lu and Doug:
Aaron was one of our best and brightest: the living embodiment of promise. He was just 26 years old when he died, and he had already delivered an enormous sum on the promise of his heart and brainpower. God knows what else he would have done, had he lived. Here is a partial list, roughly in order, starting when he would have been in junior high school, had he bothered to go (he hardly needed to):
- The idea for Wikipedia, long before the real thing came along.
- The ArsDigita Prize. Phillip Greenspun: "Starting at age 12, Aaron had built an information system using the Oracle RDBMS and our open-source toolkit and the intent of the prize was to encourage and enable them to do more. Aaron was just 13 years old at the time and seemingly less than 5′ tall. Whenever anyone complained that our software and/or Oracle was too hard to install I would say "Well, a 12-year-old in Chicago managed to do it."
- At age 14, Aaron was a member of the working group behind RSS 1.0. It's not one we use today, but it mattered.
- He served on the W3C'sRDF Core working group and authored RFC 3870.
- John Gruber gives Aaron credit for help on Markdown, for which Aaron was the first beta tester in 2004.
- Says his mentor and friend Larry Lessig, Aaron was one of the early architects of Creative Commons. As a teenager, he helped design the code layer to our licenses, and helped build the movement that has carried us so far.
- He started Infogami, a wiki platrorm that later supported web.py and Open Library sites), and merged with Reddit in 2005.
- Helped build a free public library at Archive.org.
- Launched DemandProgress.org, in the course of leading the successful fight to block SOPA/PIPA legislation
- He was a fellow at the Edmond G. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University
- He contributed help to Rootstrikers and Avaaz, both of which work toward political action and reform.
Now Aaron has himself become a cause — or a number of them. Sitting through a long series of previews at a movie theater the other night, I realized that a movie on Aaron's life is probably inevitable. Books too. Meanwhile, he has dropped all the flags he carried, and others who care should pick them up or help carry the ones already flying in capable hands. In addition to those listed above, here is a list I invite readers to enlarge:
- "Aaron's Law": an amendment to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CPAA) drafted by Representative Zoe Loffgren, who represents San Jose and nearby Silicon Valley. This can help fix the broken legal system that allowed — even encouraged — the pursuit of Aaron by a federal proscecutor's office that sought punishment far exceeding the severity of Aaron's alleged crimes, and which — according to his closest friends and family — drove Aaron to suicide.
- Freedom to Connect: an essential principle behind personal networking, facilitated by the Internet's founding protocols, as they were designed in the first place. It was at David Isenberg's Freedom to Connect conference in 2012 that Aaron gave his last and best speech, and it is to David that the Freedom to Connect "brand" belongs. The next Freedom to Connect (aka #F2C) event will be held on 4-5 March in Silver Spring, Maryland. It should be a good one.
- SumOfUs.org
- GiveWell
Energies flowed to and from all of those at Aaron's memorial service two Saturdays back in New York, which was held in the Great Hall at Cooper Union. It was one of the most moving events I have ever witnessed, and it was a great privilege to be placed first in the series of speakers there. I won't go into what was said there, because DemocracyNow has a video of the whole thing. I also put up a set of my own photos, which shot from my seat. But I will invite you to care not just about Aaron's causes, but about the absolute injustice of his death.
While Aarons suicide was an insane act, so was the legal system that encouraged his pursuit by federal prosecutors that sought a level of punishment severely disproportionate to the actual harm done by his alleged crime: surreptitiously downloading large numbers of academic journals from JSTOR, at MIT. I remember when news of this came out at the time, I thought "That was wacky." Not "This will turn into a huge federal case." Or that it would drive him to suicide. But that's what his parents and other close friends claim, and they are in the best position to know.
Here's attorney Harvey Silverglate*, writing in the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (reprinted with permission in Dan Kennedy's Media Nation):
The ill-considered prosecution leading to the suicide of computer prodigy Aaron Swartz is the most recent in a long line of abusive prosecutions coming out of the U.S. attorney's office in Boston, representing a disastrous culture shift. It sadly reflects what's happened to the federal criminal courts, not only in Massachusetts but across the country...
Since the mid-1980s, a proliferation of vague and overlapping federal criminal statutes has given federal prosecutors the ability to indict, and convict, virtually anyone unfortunate enough to come within their sights. And sentencing guidelines confer yet additional power on prosecutors, who have the discretion to pick and choose from statutes covering the same behavior.
This dangerous state of affairs has resulted in countless miscarriages of justice, many of which aren't recognized as such until long after unfairly incarcerated defendants have served "boxcar-length" sentences.
Aaron Swartz was a victim of this system run amok. He was indicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a notoriously broad statute enacted by Congress seemingly to criminalize any use of a computer to do something that could be deemed bad.
As Harvard Law School Internet scholar Lawrence Lessig has written for The Atlantic: "For 25 years, the CFAA has given federal prosecutors almost unbridled discretion to bully practically anyone using a computer network in ways the government doesn't like."...He was charged by the Middlesex County district attorney's office with breaking and entering in the daytime. Lawyers familiar with the case have told me that it was anticipated that the state charge would be continued without a finding, with Swartz duly admonished and then returned to civil society to continue his pioneering electronic work in a less legally questionable manner. Tragedy intervened when Ortiz's office took over the case to send "a message."
Our technical world is not taking this lightly. Two days ago Anonymous apparetly sent a threatening message too compex to explain here, but that's what links are for.
On the constructive side, Rep. Zoe Loffgren is floating a draft of "Aaron's Law", which would remove breaking contracts from the realm of felony. Lessig:
If every breach of contract worth more than $5,000 were a crime, Manhattan wouldn't be the world's most amazing city. Manhattan would be a federal penitentiary, with every prominent Wall Street firm very well represented. Fail to execute a trade on time? Two years in jail. Back out on an acquisition? Thirty to life.
Computer law is different, however, because Congress didn't really understand this "wild west" (as the network was called when Congress passed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in 1986), and because geeks make them uncomfortable. For 25 years, the CFAA has given federal prosecutors almost unbridled discretion to bully practically anyone using a computer network in ways the government doesn't like. It does that by essentially criminalizing the violations of a site's "terms of service" in combination with obtain[ing] anything of" at least $5,000 in value. And even if in the vast majority of cases prosecutors exercised that discretion, well, in this case the abuse of that discretion has ended in tragedy. As Tim Wu so brilliantly describes, we have built a system of criminal law that depends upon our trusting the government. Few civil libertarians from either the right or the left, though, will be surprised that it turns out that the bureaucrats manning the battle stations cannot be trusted...
But now Congress may actually do something to remedy at least part of this important flaw. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) has introduced a draft bill -- importantly, first on Reddit, a platform Aaron had helped to build, and, once she gets the Net's feedback, in the United States Congress -- to change this rule of the CFAA and return contract law to its civil home. Her bill, which she calls "Aaron's Law," would limit the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and exclude "crimes" that are nothing more than a breach of contract. No more "felonies." No more prosecutions resulting in prison sentences. Violations of the "terms of service" would be a breach, not a crime. Had that change been made before Aaron's death, the government's felony charges would likely have collapsed. Had the government's charges collapsed, Aaron Swartz, in my view, would still be frantically working to make the world a better place.
It's a draft. And the EFF already has some helpful edits. See here and here.
I could go on, but I'd rather not. Since Aaron died my main job has been processing what it means, what needs to change, what we should do. Enough already.
Let's just go do it.
* A small coincidence: Harvey Silverglate is the big brother of Sam Silverglate, one of my good friends from junior high, back when I was growing up in Maywood, New Jersey. I've long since lost touch with Sam, but it's cool to see Harvey weigh in on this.
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Hopefully changes occur from this
I've read about the case against Aaron a bit since his death and am hoping that there are major changes to how electronic "crimes" are looked at. It's ridiculous that we go after people who download a song online or hack a site as if it's in the same vein as a murderer or a rapist.
RIP Aaron, hopefully you've found some peace now.
It's a shame
It's hard to believe that this young man was threatened with such undue jail time for the "crime" that he committed. When you can literally dig up stories about hardened criminals, thieves, murderers, or rapists getting the chance at more lenient sentences than a scrawny kid who moved some bits and bytes it is indeed a sad day.
It's very unfortunate that he felt so trapped that he decided to take his own life, though I can imagine how terrifying it would be to in your mid-20's facing being in prison until you're in your 40's.
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The story of legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal's epic 4,300 miles crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. The film was simultaneously shot in two versions, one in Norwegian, one in English. The distributor, The Weinstein Company, has decided to release the English version in United States. This Scandinavian import is a lavishly constructed true-to-life epic that stands among the most thrilling and accessible films of this year's Academy Award nominations." - Simon Brookfield, We Got This Covered
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mooncake623 wrote:http://news.yahoo.com/deputies-fla-woman-adult-son-stole-2m-toys-162810129.html
possible they've been Stealing all the Vehicons?
Erailea wrote:If a $10 toy can fetch $40-90 on ebay, I think it's safe to say they probably stole them too.
mooncake623 wrote:Ah didn't see that. Article might not mention transformers but I believe this is TF toy related. discussion about why we can't find anything at TRU!
Kibble wrote:Erailea wrote:If a $10 toy can fetch $40-90 on ebay, I think it's safe to say they probably stole them too.
If a $10 toy can fetch upwards of $50, there's no need to do the scam they were pulling as they could do it legally. What these people were doing was basically stealing product (more or less) and then selling it, presumably for less than MRSP, but still for far more than they were scam purchasing it for.
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Green, sweet red and yellow peppers give this hearty chili a splash of color. I often fix it for my grandsons. Because they don't like spicy chili, I use mild salsa, but try it with a hotter variety if you prefer. -Richard Rundels Waverly, Ohio
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Nutritional Facts 1-1/2 cups (prepared with lean ground beef and turkey sausage) equals 330 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 62 mg cholesterol, 1,203 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 10 g fiber, 29 g protein.
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Reviewed on Jan. 07, 2013 by topaz41
Excellent!! Very easy to make & a pleasentchange from the usual flavors like chili powder. My husband enjoyed it too & he likes spicy foods.
Excellent!! Very easy to make & a pleasent
change from the usual flavors like chili powder. My husband enjoyed it too & he likes spicy foods.
Reviewed on Jun. 25, 2012 by wolfegrl1
This is more of a light "summer" chili. I added more peppers, doubled the spices, added some black pepper for a little warmth and an extra can of beans and we loved it. Oh, I also used fresh mushrooms.
Reviewed on Jun. 02, 2012 by alzingone
Definitely one of the best chili recipes I've tried!
Reviewed on May. 08, 2012 by dfausnacht
I also used fresh mushrooms, and was pleasantly surprised to find this is a step or two up from your typical chili.
Reviewed on May. 06, 2012 by TeresaWitt
Really just average. The mushrooms are a nice touch, but way too many beans. Not as hearty tasting as many other chili recipes.
Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2012 by jillandrews
I have made a lot of chili over the years and thought this one was just average. I didn't add the mushrooms and needed to add a lot of extra spices to give it some zing.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2011 by candlefool
I make this chili at least once per month year round. It is so flavorful and perfect for our low-carb lifestyle. I use 1 can of kidney beans and 1 can of black beans and use fresh mushrooms instead of canned. So hearty and flavorful!
Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2011 by BeeZee's Mistress
Yes and no, I would try this again in an attempt to create a better sense of taste to this receipe. I believe it may have been due to leaving the marjoram out (I didn't have it on hand). I can only ascertain that it's a very important ingredient in the receipe. Otherwise, the color was beautiful and would've been tastier with cornbread.
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2011 by abagnall
Easy and delicious chili. I used one can of black beans in place of one of the cans of kidney beans and added a can of chopped green chiles.
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Excellent......easy to prepare!! Hearty colorful chili with a great taste!!!
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I consider one of my greatest blessings that of having amazing friends. Sure, I have just a few I would consider my besties – but I'm also fortunate to be surrounded by countless amazing people who aren't necessarily my closest chums, but their examples really have an impact on my life. I'll come back to that in a minute.
One of my dearest friends is Jen. Everyone needs a friend like Jen. She lights up the room. She's hilarious. She's genuine and as real as they come. She honors her role as wife and mother. Her heart is made of gold. And she's rocking some new bangs.
So part of our road trip last week was spent with Jen and her family. There were a few things around her home that I wanted to share with you – because who doesn't love fun ideas?
{ idea no. 1: best flip flops }
I asked Jen what must-have flip flops I should check out for Summer. She's my fashion-go-to friend. She recommended the Sanuk Yoga Mat Flip Flops. I ordered these in orange, received them from Amazon this week, and I'm in love. For sure they're the most comfortable flip flops I've ever had, next to my beat-up Reefs that I've been wearing for like 8 years and can't find them in red online anymore. And by the way, they have these for guys too. David just ordered these for himself.
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When Jen and I first met 10 years ago while our families lived near Cleveland, Ohio, Photoshop was becoming a huge part of our personal photography and documentation of life. Fast-forward to her most recent Photoshop project: This display of recent favorite instagram shots. She didn't use any sort of template for this, but rather created a 16×20 canvas, reduced the size of each image to 2″ and manually placed each one on the digital canvas. She saved the final draft as a .jpg, uploaded to Costco.com and had the 16×20 printed for $6. The frame is from Hobby Lobby. I'll also mention that Persnickity Prints is an awesome online photo printing service and if I ever get around to making a print like this again (I did a similar project a couple years ago – remember Doors of Tallinn?) – I would try Persnickety for sure.
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I have mud room envy. Okay – so I don't really have envy because I don't believe anyone should be envious of anyone or anything. Right? But – if I were to be envious of a mud room (we don't have one and I just don't understand why they're not including these in most homes) – it would be Jen's. Cubbies and lockers? Dreamy.
This is her system: Whenever she finds something that belongs to one of the kids (she has 5), she throws it in their locker. Every Saturday the kids are responsible to clean out their lockers and put stuff away. In case someone is sooo going to do this, I think some garage cabinet companies and closet companies offer them. Sometimes High Schools might even be getting rid of old lockers. You and Google can research that together. ; )
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You know I'm a sucker for grids. So between the grid format and the gorgeousness of these photos (taken by Collin Kartchner) and the fact that these are people that we adore … I could stare at this display all day long. Jen had them made at whcc.com and they're called "stand-outs" or something like that.
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This little chalkboard is cool; Jen picked it up at One Kings Lane. So much fun potential for keeping a favorite quote, a note between family members, what's for dinner, or whatever you want.
Plus – I firmly believe with what Oprah said. I don't necessarily agree with everything she thinks and says – but she absolutely nailed this one on the head. Life is too short to spend precious time with those who bring you down. You are better than that. I attribute much of my happiness to being very intentional about who I spend my time with. I aim to surround myself with people who uplift, inspire, encourage, and set a positive example. I am so grateful for my dearest friends. I am also so grateful for awesome people in my larger circle, my community, and those that aren't physically nearby but have a lasting impact on me and my family.
Part of cultivating a good life is surrounding yourself with people who are going to lift you higher. Thanks for that one, Oprah.
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Computerworld - With buyout talks gaining steam, analysts say Dell Inc. could be looking to free itself from quarterly distractions and shareholder pressures - a move they said could be good for the world's No. 3 PC maker.
"I can see where it would look like an attractive option," said Dan Olds, an analyst with The Gabriel Consulting Group. "A private company doesn't have to answer to Wall Street every quarter, and can make bigger moves, faster, than a company that has to run every decision through a board of directors or major shareholders."
Dell is reportedly in the midst of preliminary talks about a leveraged buyout with private equity firms, according to The Wall Street Journal.
A leveraged buyout would take Dell, which has been public for about 25 years, back to being a private company. CEO and founder Michael Dell, who reportedly already owns 15.7%% of Dell shares, would need to put together the financials to buy back the company's stock.
Dell declined to comment on the spate of recent reports.
The company has been suffering through the struggling PC market, which has been continually hammered for the past year or more by the sluggish economy and the burgeoning tablet market.
In the fall of 2011, Dell slipped from what had once been a solid number two spot in the PC market, and was surpassed by Lenovo. Dell now still sits in third place, with 10.2% of worldwide market share. It's barely ahead of number four Acer Group, which has 9.5% of market share.
"The bottom line is that if they go private, then they would be relieved from the shareholder pressures," said Gartner analyst Mikako Kitagawa. "This would make Dell more competitive on pricing in PC market. The PC industry is a high-volume and low-profit business, which is not always suitable for Wall Street expectations."
Kitagawa added that Dell can make moves to revitalize the business without worrying about keeping shareholders happy.
Patrick Moorhead, an analyst with Moor Insights & Strategy, said a return to private status could make it easier to push through mergers and acquisitions.
Rob Enderle, an analyst with the Enderle Group, said such a move could mean a lot of changes for the way Dell handles its business. "This would be a huge change for Dell," he said. "This could improve their bottom line significantly by reducing reporting and compliance requirements, and reducing overhead. It also would allow them to operate more strategically."
One problem, though, could lie with Dell's stock price. After reports that Dell might be eyeing a leveraged buyout, the company's stock jumped $1.41, or 13%, to close at $12.28 per share on Monday.
At 12:20 p.m. today, the company's stock was at $12.55 a share.
That kind of increase could be a problem, according to Olds.
"The biggest hurdle to making a leveraged buyout happen is Dell's rising stock price," he explained. "Already, there's speculation that major shareholders won't accept a deal for anything less than $15 per share. The stock is suddenly worth so much more just because of the rumor that Dell might go private. That's a huge change based on a rumor and a signal that this deal could be much more expensive than anticipated."
But if a deal does take place, Olds doesn't think it will hurt the company, the market or users.
"...There isn't much here that will impact Dell's products or services in the short to medium term," he said. "Dell isn't going away and there's no risk to consumers looking to buy a Dell product."
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- Global Volcano Proportional Economic Loss Risk Deciles is a 2.5 minute grid of volcano hazard economic loss as proportions of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per analytical unit. Estimates of GDP at risk are based on regional economic loss rates derived from historical records of the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT). Loss rates are weighted by the hazard's frequency and distribution. The methodology of Sachs et al. (2003) is followed to determine baseline estimates of GDP per grid cell. To better reflect the confidence surrounding the data and procedures, the range of proportionalities is classified into deciles, 10 class of an approximately equal number of grid cells of increasing risk. This data set is the result of collaboration among the Columbia University Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank, and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).
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Ingomar and No. 8 Amory tipoff the day's fifth game at 3:30 p.m. Amory coach Rob Browning played at Ingomar and was an assistant with Ingomar coach Jonathan Ashley at Myrtle.
"I still bleed blue every now and then," Browning said. "Jonathan is one of my best friends, so it will be interesting to say the least. It's a special game in my eyes."
Ingomar improved to 16-8 on the season after beating New Albany to win the Union County Tournament there Saturday. The Falcons are getting nearly 20 points a game from senior Henry Foster.
Amory (12-4) has been without starters each of its last two games, but won its county tournament as well, a Monroe County rivalry win against ranked Aberdeen.
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On February 3, 2013, Marion H. dear wife of Johnnie for 54 years passed after a brief illness. She is survived by her beloved children Beverly Richards and spouse Harry, Shawn and spouse Rebecca, George Brown IV and spouse Joan and Arlene Cole spouse of Marion's late son Barry.
Mrs. Thompson was a devoted grandmother and enjoyed spending time with the children, Brenda Elliott, Christopher, Griffin and Shelby Thompson, Roy Cole, Laura Fusto, Craig, Todd and Troy Richards, Robert Brown, Tanya Trent and the late Jeffery Cole.
She was also known affectately as "grandmom" to Brenda Elliott and "Nana" to Dene' Bowen.
Her love and legacy is extended to her great grandchildren, Sara, Jacqueline, TJ, Evan, Zachary and Erica Richards, Jessica McLouskey, Chelsea and Marcie Cole, Christian, Maria and Ginna Fusto and Sophie and Daniel Brown.
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NFL briefs: Jets tight end Dustin Keller doubtful
Jets tight end Dustin Keller, wide receiver Stephen Hill, nose tackle Sione Po'uha and fullback John Conner are all doubtful for New York's game Monday night against the Texans.
None of the four practiced all week — Keller, Hill and Conner because of injured hamstrings, and Po'uha with a sore lower back. Keller hasn't played since the season opener, and Hill missed last Sunday's game against San Francisco. The receiving corps is already thin, especially after top receiver Santonio Holmes was lost for the season with a foot injury against the 49ers.
Linebacker Bryan Thomas didn't practice Saturday because of a hamstring issue and is questionable, as are running back Joe McKnight (illness), safety Eric Smith (hip, knee), cornerback Aaron Berry (ribs) and linebacker Bart Scott (toe).
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The Packers activated defensive end Mike Neal, who was suspended for the first four weeks of the season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
Neal was suspended March 13 after testing positive for the prescription drug Adderall. He'd been prescribed the drug, used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, by a doctor and didn't realize it was on the NFL's banned substance list.
Neal was allowed to practice and play in the preseason. But he had to leave the team after the final exhibition game Aug. 30 and begin serving his four-game suspension.
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Guards Joe Reitz and Seth Olsen have been ruled out of today's game against Green Bay because of knee injuries. Center Samson Satele is questionable with a knee injury. Linebacker Pat Angerer (foot) and cornerbacks Vontae Davis (ankle) and Justin King (groin) also have been ruled out.
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The Baltimore police Commissioner has appointed a new director of the department's education and training section.
Major Joseph Smith will take over following last week's accidental shooting that put a University of Maryland campus police trainee in Shock Trauma with critical injuries.
The shooting happened at the former Rosewood state hospital center when an instructor reportedly fired his own service weapon rather than one of the simulated guns normally used in exercises. The shooting is said to have happened outside of regular instruction time.
Commissioner Anthony Batts suspended six training staff and halted all Academy operations.
Major Smith has been moved into the new position from Internal Affairs and had been a Police Academy Commander.
"As we investigate the facts of this horrific tragedy, it's imperative that we put our best leaders in front to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again in the history of the Baltimore Police Department," said Batts. "Major Smith is a demonstrated leader and is committed to the highest levels of integrity and professional standards."
Police say that limited classroom instruction will resume tomorrow.
The following is a portion of the news release from the city police department regarding Major Smith:
In his most recent assignment, Major Smith led numerous administrative offices within the agency, including BPD's Central Records, Communications, Finance, Security and Fleet Services sections. In 2001, As Police Academy Commander, he was awarded a unit citation for the class achievements, dedication and a continuing commitment to excellence. He has served in various Patrol and Operational functions but is credited with improving efficiencies and most notably, establishing the Department's online reporting system which will allow citizens to report crime through the internet. Major Smith joined the Department as a Police Cadet in 1987 and graduated Valedictorian from the Police Academy in 1988. He attended the Community College of Baltimore and is married with three children.


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Heavy rain across large swathes of North Korea has caused widespread flooding and killed dozens of people, state media reported, with warnings of more damage still to come.
The downpours have been rolling over the impoverished country for more than a week, sweeping away crops and destroying buildings, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in reports over the weekend.
As of Saturday, 88 people had died and 134 had been injured, KCNA said. It reported that more than 5,000 houses had been destroyed or damaged and 12,030 homes inundated, leaving almost 63,000 people homeless.
And the torrential rain persisted into Monday, causing further chaos.
"Most areas of the DPRK are expected to suffer big damage from continuous downpour accompanied by thunder and storm," KCNA reported Monday, using the abbreviation of the country's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
But the agency hasn't provided an update of damage and deaths resulting from it since Saturday.
The destruction of farmland is of particular concern in a country that struggles to feed itself.
About 4,800 hectares (11,900 acres) of cropland had been washed away by Saturday, KCNA said, and more than 25,700 hectares submerged.
Employees from humanitarian groups that operate inside North Korea describe severe malnourishment on a large scale. A deal earlier this year for the United States to ship food aid to the country fell apart after the regime went ahead with a controversial rocket launch.
The highest numbers of deaths so far from the flooding were reported in areas of South Phyongan province, northeast of the capital, Pyongyang.