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Fish And Wildlife Service Says ORV Plan for Cape Hatteras National Seashore Could Be Helpful to Plovers, Sea Turtles
While the potential exists for the National Park Service's preferred off-road vehicle plan for Cape Hatteras National Seashore to be detrimental to piping plovers, sea turtles, and seabeach amaranth, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials believe the plan will be at least minimally helpful to all three in the long-run.
National Park Service Establishing Protocols For Dealing With White-Nose Syndrome in Bat Populations
It looks somewhat like a dusting of confectioner's sugar, but the white coating that is showing up on more and more noses and wings of bats is the signature of a dire fungal disease that threatens to decimate bat colonies across the country.
As Winter Settles In, Seasonal Migrations Lend Interest to Wildlife Watching in America's National Parks
Seasonal migrations offer special opportunities to see wildlife herding and flocking, leaving, passing through, and arriving in our national parks.
Report: Climate Changes Could Batter Acadia National Park Economically, Environmentally
The latest of a running series of reports outlining how climate change could reshape national parks portrays economic and environmental impacts lashing at Acadia National Park and its surrounding communities. While the report's authors hope to catch the attention of Congress, they acknowledge that a groundswell of public concern might be necessary to convince politicians to act.
More Black-Footed Ferrets Call Wind Cave National Park Home
Another dozen black-footed ferrets now call Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota home, the result of plague preventing their release elsewhere in the West.
Marine Wilderness at a Crossroads In Point Reyes National Seashore
A big decision at Point Reyes National Seashore could strike at the core values of our national parks. To protect the West Coast's only marine wilderness or to commercialize it – that is the choice that Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar must make as he considers the fate of Drakes Estero, an estuary within Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California.
Black Bear Put Down at Grand Teton National Park Due to Its Lodge Intrusions
A black bear that took too much of a liking for a lodge at Grand Teton National Park was put down by rangers because of its unhealthy interest in humans and their food.
Initial Necropsy Results on Killer Mountain Goat at Olympic National Park Unremarkable
A mountain goat that fatally gored a hiker in Olympic National Park was in the fevered state of rut, but otherwise seemed to be a healthy animal, according to necropsy results released Thursday.
Proposal For State-Federal Collaboration on Combating White-Nose Syndrome in Bats Out for Public Review
While state and federal authorities are developing a plan of attack for dealing with white-nose syndrome in bat populations, a non-profit organization is criticizing the federal government for moving too slowly on this growing problem.
More Bear Boxes Installed At Grand Teton National Park Campgrounds
One of the most comforting things you can find in your national park campground that lies within bear country is a metal box into which you can store your foodstuffs and cooking gear when you're not using it. And recent work in Grand Teton National Park means there's going to be quite a few more comfortable campers enjoying the park.
How Might Fatal Attack By Mountain Goat Change Backcountry Dynamics in National Parks?
Mountain goats have been described as "supreme mountaineers," can appear somewhat professorial in appearance with their goatees, and have uncanny agility. Now, in the tragic wake of a hiker being fatally gored in the Olympic National Park backcountry, some might also describe them as killers.
Portions of Skyline Drive In Shenandoah National Park To Be Closed At Night During Hunting Season
With hopes of cutting down on poaching, Shenandoah National Park officials will close portions of the Skyline Drive at night during Virginia's upcoming hunting season.
DNA Tests Indicate Yellowstone National Park Elk, Not Bison, Most Likely To Spread Brucellosis
While it's feared that bison in Yellowstone National may spread brucellosis to livestock in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, genetic studies indicate that elk are more likely to spread the disease.
Sharpshooters To Begin Culling Deer in Valley Forge National Historical Park in November
Barring a court order, shots will again ring out across the landscape of Valley Forge National Historical Park beginning in November as the National Park Service embarks on an effort to cull the park's white-tailed deer population.
In Race To Halt Spread of White-Nose Syndrome in Bats, USFWS Grants $1.6 Million For Research
In a race to contain, if not outright halt, the spread of white-nose syndrome in bats the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded roughly $1.6 million for research into the cause of the disease.
Fencing Will Prevent Elk From Heading into Wind Cave National Park During Hunting Season
Elk won't have Wind Cave National Park as a sanctuary from hunters for much longer, as crews are making progress on installing a fence to keep the ungulates out of the park during the fall hunt.
Great Gray Owls in Yosemite National Park Deemed to be Distinct Subspecies
A recent determination that the great gray owls that reside in and around Yosemite National Park are a distinct subspecies is additional evidence that national parks are great, and vital, preserves for wildlife. And it's proof that we still have much to learn about what resides in the parks.
Record Summer of Turtle Nesting at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Spawns....Debate
It's hard to believe an object similar in size, shape, and even color to a Ping-Pong ball could threaten a way of life. But for many who call the Outer Banks of North Carolina home, that's how they view sea turtle eggs, as threats to their enjoyment of Cape Hatteras National Seashore and, for some, even their livelihoods.
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Latest Example of Biological Island
It's long been known, and feared, that habitat fragmentation can create biological islands that require heavy human intervention to prevent genetic dead-ends. That was the driver between the Yellowstone-to-Yukon initiative, the dilemma faced by the Florida panther, and now being displayed at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California.
Black Bear Cub Killed By Motorist in Grand Teton National Park
A black bear cub was hit and killed by a motorist in Grand Teton National Park this week, marking at least the fifth time this summer that a bear was hit by a vehicle, according to park officials.
Glacier National Park Officials Proposing To Improve Wildlife Viewing In Many Glacier Area
Glacier National Park is rich in wildlife -- ever been to Logan Pass? -- and most of it is readily visible. From bears to moose to mountain goats, the park is a haven for wildlife. Park officials now are proposing to make it easier to find that wildlife in the Many Glacier area.
All Was Not Lost When Loggerhead Turtle Determined to Nest at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Was Run Over
Photographs of a female loggerhead turtle that was run over on Cape Hatteras National Seashore back in June told a pretty grim story. Amazingly, though, after seashore biologists placed 92 of her eggs in a nest cavity, six continued their incubation and hatched.
Eat a Lionfish, Help National Parks, And Win Cash Prizes!
A series of lionfish fishing derbies is scheduled for the coming weeks with hopes the poisonous fish that is invading coastal national parks in Florida and the Virgin Islands can be cut down before it gains a significant foothold and impacts native fishes and corals.
Fall Spectacular: The Season of Love For Wildlife In Yellowstone
Wildlife watching in Yellowstone National Park takes on a bit of a voyeuristic flavor in the fall, as the park's famed mega-fauna embark in the pursuit of romance during their annual ruts in an often public spectacle that rivals any of the drama on The Bachelor. Visitors can hear the loud thunderclap of bighorn sheep clashing, the raucous bugling of bull elk, or the deep grunting and bellowing of bison—all performed in pursuit of a mate or mates.
Fall Spectacular: What's That Sound? Where To Listen To -- And Look For -- Wildlife in the National Parks
In the fall, animals and birds prepare for winter. Bears eat constantly to fatten up before they slow down. Many birds are already on their migration path. Elk and other ungulates are preparing for the mating ritual, the rut. Take a look -- or stop and listen -- in many national parks this Fall and you'll catch a glimpse of this autumnal spectacular.
Fall Spectacular: Elk Once Again Bugle In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A male elk ambles through the field checking his harem. He sidles up to each cow and sniffs her rump. Raising his massive rack of antlers, he sees two young bucks, chases them out of the field, and resumes his inspection. He lifts his face to the sky and bugles – a loud, mournful sound that resounds throughout the area. Bugling tells females he's here and warns other males to stay away.
Are Wolves Effective In Keeping Elk From Overbrowsing Aspen in Yellowstone National Park? Apparently Not
When wolf packs were successfully returned to Yellowstone National Park back in the mid-1990s, they were followed by droves of scientists and researchers keen on learning how the predators might impact the rest of the park's wild kingdom.
Researchers To Begin 37th Year of Grizzly Bear Research in Yellowstone National Park
Grizzly bear studies in Yellowstone National Park will become a bit more intense in the coming weeks as wildlife biologists head into the backcountry to trap bears and gather data.
Excavations of Sea Turtle Nests Draw a Crowd at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Efforts to protect sea turtle nests at Cape Hatteras National Seashore have been controversial in some quarters, but the work is paying off. So far this year, a record 151 nests have been recorded, and once the eggs have hatched, the nest is excavated for further study. The public is welcome to watch the process, and it's been a crowd pleaser.
Trout Unlimited Joins With National Park Service to Remove Diversion Dam near Grand Teton National Park
For four decades the Spread Creek Dam has blocked the migratory route of a unique species of cutthroat trout in waters that flow into Grand Teton National Park. That's all about to change thanks to a partnership between Trout Unlimited and the National Park Service.


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Republican or Democrat? It's a trick question and a faux fight in the political war. Like a circus, it offers distraction from the real problem. The problem is not the face behind the office of power; it is the office of power itself which is unjust and destructive of all that is decent within man and society.
On some level, intelligent people understand this and so they chuckle cynically at jokes like �don't vote, it only encourages them.� Yet the same people will line up at voting stations in 2014 in much the same manner as they line up submissively at airports for screening. Some people will remain in the US to cast a vote in the hope that a shift in leadership will fundamentally change society. Or, at least, change it enough so that America once more becomes a safe place to raise children and grow old. The joke is on them. But no one who cares about freedom will be laughing.
The trick part of the question � Republican or Democrat? � was captured well by anarchist Sy Leon, author of the book None of the above: Why non-voters are America's political majority. Decades ago, during election seasons in L.A. County, Sy used to rent an oversized trailer into which he loaded two horses. Parking outside a voting station, he half-opened the back of the trailer to reveal the horses' asses which were perched above signs reading 'Republican' and 'Democrat'.
Sy stood to one side, distributing literature that urged people NOT to vote for electing anyone. He explained that electoral voting presented an utterly false choice because both sides were criminals who wanted power over the lives of innocent people. The specifics of the power that each political thug would exercise might differ in detail but not in its fundamental reality. Politicians claimed control your life by taking it from you. By the act of voting, you participated in handing them power. You gave a stamp of approval and legitimacy to their power because you chose to voluntarily play a rigged game that had no clean outcome.
In his book
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In reality, the situation is less morally justifiable. Being a master (that is, an elected politician) is a position of unjust power not only over the life of the voting slave but also over the lives of every innocent slave, including those who chose not to vote. A slave may decide to transfer power over his own life but he cannot in good conscience transfer power over the lives of others. He cannot in good conscience facilitate the power of a master to whip unconsenting slaves even if the beatings are less harmful than the defeated master might have administered.
Consider an analogy. Two criminals want to shoot into a crowd. The culture has convinced you to facilitate their ambition even though you know it to be an unjust one; you feel a 'need' to provide bullets either to one criminal or to the other. It is your life, and you have every right to provide ammunition to the preferred criminal if he is merely going to shoot you. You have no similar moral right to willingly provide ammunition for him to shoot innocent bystanders.
It is often argued that a libertarian political criminal would be an exception. But it is not the face behind the desk of unjust power that is objectionable; it is the power itself. And anyone who seeks such power cannot be trusted to dismantle it. Any libertarian who takes an oath of office to uphold the massively unjust laws of the U.S. is either lying to the public under oath or he is lying about being libertarian. In either case, he is a liar.
Voting for one criminal over another will never bring freedom. It only diverts attention and energy toward a strategy that benefits the criminals at the expense of decent people. Instead of investing in grassroots strategies, education, non-violent resistance or the host of effective methods to weaken the state and empower the individual, people vote. The saddest aspect of the queues of dutiful citizens who obey the admonition to vote is that they believe they are accomplishing something good.
Why do they do it? Most especially, why are repeat voters seduced over and over again by a process that has failed so miserably? Bovard originated a term: battered voter syndrome. As a woman who was badly battered in a former relationship, I recognize the instant insight of the parallel. Many battered women 'stay' for the same reason many voters return for more political abuse � love. For voters, the love could be expressed as the veneration of a political figure. You see this in liberals who virtually worship Obama and can never admit he has committed so much as a mistake. Instead, anyone who points out an obvious error or corrupt act is accused of racism.
Many intelligent voters are expressing a love of America when they cast a ballot. It is not a love of the political system but of the country in which they grew up and of the freedom they believe that country embodied. They cannot accept that what they love has been destroyed by precisely the process in which they are participating through their ballot. Instead, anyone who points to the destructive folly of voting becomes a target of backlash.
The political abuse of good people will end in the same manner as the physical abuse of battered women (or men). The abused will cling to the relationship and excuse all lies, all misconduct. They are committed to the relationship and almost incapable of admitting that it is all a horrible mistake. The abuse stops only when the victim confronts reality and walks away.
Voters should realize that they are casting a ballot for one Master over another and helping to enslave their neighbors. In 2014, people of goodwill need to walk away. If their love of the American ideal still burns bright and cannot be exported, then they should walk on their native soil toward another strategy because what is really being auctioned in elections is freedom itself.
Don't sell it so cheap. Don't sell it at all.
Wendy McElroy is a regular contributor to the
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Demolition is going on full-tilt at the massive old Kennedy King College campus at 69th and Wentworth. Aw, don't act so surprised about the building being torn down. I told you about it earlier this year.
The Brutalist concrete college once straddled Wentworth Avenue, much like the Old Main Post Office does at the mouth of the Eisenhower Expressway. But as you can see from the above photo, the wings on the west side of Wentworth are gone now, leaving behind rubble and upturned dirt.


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senor boogie woogie The "sea salt" thing sounds like BS to me. I mean, salt is salt. There is no quality difference of where the salt comes from. I haven't been in a Wendy's in years, because I live in a country that does not have them. I did like that one can pump the ketchup into cups without having to ask the staff for more. Wendy's hamburgers were OK, but not a favorite, even when Dave Thomas was alive. Kind of a gut bomb.
MellowRoast I'm sure there are other sea-salters on this board.
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mjambro and as for the sea salt - can anyone with a straight face really say it tastes anything different from regular table salt?


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For the goals of prevention of MEB disorders to be achieved, the three elements of prevention program infrastructure in this chapter must be the focus of ongoing improvement efforts: innovation driven by funded research, a coordinated and effective delivery system, and enhancement of workforce quality and quantity.
Numerous federal programs and resources fund and guide states and communities in their promotion and prevention efforts. Coordination across these efforts is limited and presents a barrier to large-scale implementation of best practices. Funding for programs and their evaluation is fragmented and inadequate to reach many youth in need. As communities increasingly are able to select programs from available lists of evidence-based approaches, the infrastructure to sort out how best to match program features with community needs and resources and to learn what constitutes the most effective match is often not in place.
Conclusion: Federal programs whose goals include the prevention of MEB disorders are not well coordinated, and there is little strategic synergy between research and service delivery.
Compounding the deficiencies of infrastructure are substantial barriers to implementation of prevention programs in potentially advantageous settings, such as day care, schools, and primary medical care. Too often programs are created de novo and require costly new infrastructure. Barriers such as funding or reimbursement of services can be addressed most effectively at a national or state level. Program funding often does not include expectations that demonstrably effective programs be implemented with fidelity or that outcomes of these programs be rigorously evaluated, and it does not typically support outcomes assessments.
Conclusion: There is a need for the development of systems (service sites and networks) that can implement evidence-based programs, test their effectiveness in real-world environments, and provide a funding stream for evidence-based prevention services.
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The university said a student who is a counselor with the school's Upward Bound program opened the envelope Monday morning at Stanley Hall. The student later called university police to report the substance after starting to feel ill, and was taken to UI Hospitals and Clinics for treatment.
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Web Only / Features » January 4, 2013
3 Fiscal-Cliff Truths You Won't Hear On TV
The news media gave us a reality TV show. Here's what they left on the cutting-room floor.
Reality TV, of course, is this moment's perfect metaphor. That schlocky format's foundational oxymoron—it is "real" but not real—also defines contemporary politics.
During the halcyon 1990s, we labeled annual Congressional temper tantrums for what they were: standard, if boring, budget impasses. Now, though, in a hilariously non-ironic flail for ratings, news outlets have taken Nigel Tufnel's famous line from This Is Spinal Tap seriously, turning the volume up to 11 by portraying the latest standoff as a harrowing "fiscal cliff," replete with doomsday countdown clocks, gaudy NFL-quality graphics, and endless Twitter hashtags.
If anyone outside the Beltway was paying attention (a big "if"), they probably thought the title referred to an old episode of Cheers in which the goofy mailman does his taxes. After all, replaying reruns would have been more compelling content than this latest installment of Real World: U.S. Capitol.
Reality TV, of course, is this moment's perfect metaphor. That schlocky format's foundational oxymoron—it is "real" but not real—also defines contemporary politics.
Think about it: we understand Keeping Up with the Kardashians as "real" only in the sense that the characters use their own names. But we also understand that most of Kim and Chloe's strife is manufactured. It's the same for Washington—in the fiscal cliff melodrama, we heard that Speaker John Boehner dropped the f-bomb on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and we saw Democratic lawmakers perform maudlin to-camera testimonies about their supposed loyalty to the middle class. Yet, those few watching at home almost certainly sensed that it was all a scripted production—one whose outcome was predetermined.
To appreciate how the kabuki theater works, consider three big outcomes of the fiscal-cliff legislation that the attendant reality TV show never highlighted:
- Bush defeats Clinton: President Clinton's tax rates delivered big budget surpluses and one of history's strongest rates of economic growth. By contrast, President Bush's cuts to those tax rates birthed massive deficits and the slowest rate of economic growth in modern history. Yet, faced with the fiscal cliff's choice between Clinton and Bush tax rates, both parties agreed to ratify almost all of the latter. For Republicans, this victory was summed up by Bush's former press secretary, Ari Fleischer, who said "it's fantastic." For Democrats, their triumphant rhetoric about their one small win—restoring Clinton rates on income above $400,000—obscures a humiliating truth. Essentially, the party that spent so much political capital to modestly raise taxes and restore fiscal sanity after the Reagan binge was bullied into undoing much its own fiscal legacy.
- Nobody in Washington cares about deficits: During December's "fiscal cliff" TV show, D.C.'s reality stars told us that they were focused on reducing the budget deficit. But, according to the Congressional Budget Office, the final bill will increase the budget deficit by $4 trillion.
- Corporate welfare is sacrosanct: For all the effort to make wasteful spending the villain in the "fiscal cliff" TV show, Congress ultimately refused to touch that spending. Somehow, defense contractor largesse in the bloated Pentagon budget was off the table. Somehow, subsidies to corporate agribusiness were separated from the negotiations and then extended. Meanwhile, as the Roosevelt Institution's Matt Stoller documented, the final "fiscal cliff" bill included taxpayer handouts for everything from NASCAR racetracks, to Hollywood studios, to a new Goldman Sachs headquarters.
If you find these facts more depressing than the fantasies that dominated the public version of the "fiscal cliff" drama, then you appreciate why so many Americans prefer reality TV over genuine documentaries. A shrink-wrapped "reality" hyped for maximum titillation is, indeed, more pleasant to watch than actual reality. Congress and the political media know this, so they give viewers what they think we want.
The problem is that the real story gets lost in translation, leaving us at once totally disgusted, occasionally entertained and permanently fleeced… just as Washington wants.
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I did kind of a lazy job on these setup shots, and wish they were better, but I wanted to post something about the setup. This is the behind the scenes electronics. I'm using an STM32 microcontroller to drive the timing, and the custom protoboad is just some MOSFETs and connectors to drive the output signals to the valve, camera, and flash. I've written the software so that an application on the laptop defines and triggers the firing sequence, so it is quick to edit delays, valve open times, etc. Also, I've been tethering my D90 using DCamCapture so that the photos are downloaded for preview right away. A 12V lead acid battery is used to power the solenoid valve.
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I suppose it depends on what day you ask me. I've had many different jobs, mostly all self-employed.
I've bought and sold classic American cars (Mustangs, Chargers etc.) I've dabbled in the horrible field of finding vintage (read: very expensive) watches for very crotchety old men.
My father and I have been flipping houses for years.
I also own a small computer repair shop.
I take pictures and surf the internet in my free time. Ahh free time, I use to have some of it.
I play Xbox 360 for about three minutes a day.
But today, I'd have to answer with " Baba and Diaper Changer"


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An absense of existence, a thing that has no existence
My love life is completely nonexistent.
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not existing. seemingly not there. missing. gone. absent.
Derrick's relationship with his 16 year old brother was almost nonexistent. They barely talked and he didn't really want him interfering with his life.
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Highway crashes cost the USA $871 billion a year, new study finds. Total includes both economic costs and societal harm. Speeding, DUI and distracted driving account for most of the damage.
Highway crashes create an enormous economic toll on the lives of Americans, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in a new study. The annual price tag for those crashes: $871 billion in economic loss and societal harm in 2010.
The total includes $277 billion in economic costs – nearly $900 for each person living in the USA – and $594 billion in societal harm from the loss of life and the pain and decreased quality of life due to injuries.
"No amount of money can replace the life of a loved one, or stem the suffering associated with motor vehicle crashes," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "While the economic and societal costs of crashes are staggering, today's report clearly demonstrates that investments in safety are worth every penny used to reduce the frequency and severity of these tragic events."
A similar study in 2011 by auto club AAA found that each fatal crash in 99 urban areas arries an economic toll of about $6 million. That estimate was based on Federal Highway Administration data that places dollar values on 11 components: property damage; lost earnings; loss of household activities; medical costs; emergency services; travel delays; vocational rehabilitation; lost time at work; administrative costs; legal costs, and pain and lost quality of life.
NHTSA's study, "The Economic and Society Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes, 2010," focuses on some of the behavioral factors that contributed to that year's 32,999 highway fatalities, 3.9 million injuries and 24 million damaged vehicles. It found that just three driver behaviors, speeding, drunken driving and distracted driving, accounted for 56% of the economic loss to the nation and 62% of the societal harm.
The breakdown:
•Speeding. Crashes involving vehicles exceeding the speed limit or going too fast for conditions accounted for 21% of the total economic loss and cost $59 billion. These crashes were responsible for $210 billion – or 24% -- of the overall societal harm.
•Drunken driving. Crashes caused by drivers under the influence of alcohol accounted for 18% of the total economic loss from automobile wrecks and cost the nation $49 billion. These crashes were responsible for $199 billion – or 23% -- of the overall societal harm.
•Distraction. Crashes involving a distracted driver accounted for 17% of the total economic loss and cost $46 billion. These crashes were responsible for $129 billion – or 15% -- of the overall societal harm.
"We want Americans to live long and productive lives, but vehicle crashes all too often make that impossible," said NHTSA's acting administrator, David Friedman. "This new report underscores the importance of our safety mission and why our efforts and those of our partners to tackle these important behavioral issues and make vehicles safer are essential to our quality of life and our economy."


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Shrimp Skewers with Tzatziki, Spinach, and Feta
Published: August 2008
Servings: 2
Shrimp Skewers with Tzatziki, Spinach, and Feta
Servings: 2
- 1 cup Greek-style (2% or nonfat) yogurt*
- 1 cup 1/4-inch cubes English hothouse cucumber
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice plus additional for drizzling
- 2 tablespoons chopped shallots
- 1 1/4 teaspoons aniseed, finely crushed, divided
- 1 pound
- 8 cups
- 3/4 cup
Mix Greek-style yogurt, cucumber, dill, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, shallots, and 3/4 teaspoon crushed aniseed in small bowl; season tzatziki generously with salt and pepper. Chill.
Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Brush grill with oil. Thread shrimp onto 4 metal skewers. Brush shrimp all over with olive oil; sprinkle with salt, pepper, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon crushed aniseed. Grill just until shrimp are opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side. Divide spinach among 4 plates; drizzle lightly with additional lemon juice and olive oil. Top each with 1 shrimp skewer. Spoon tzatziki over shrimp; sprinkle with feta cheese and serve.
*A thick yogurt; sold at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores, such as Trader Joe's and Whole Foods markets, and Greek markets. If unavailable, place plain yogurt in cheesecloth-lined strainer set over large bowl. Cover and chill overnight to drain.


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i prefer japanese because it sounds calmer and more romantic. it really speaks to me in a good way.
I've been listening to a lot of anime theme songs/anime music and I decided to listen to them in english and see how they sound I think they sound terrible I like the original japanese versions.
I wanna know what opinions people might have on english versions of anime music or japanese versions of anime music. Which do you like better?
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i prefer japanese because it sounds calmer and more romantic. it really speaks to me in a good way.
I won't let this world exist without me! If I die, we all die! / Avatar & Signature by anime_8000.
Well this dub lover actually likes the japanese versions of an anime song better. Figure that!! I'd heard a few english ones I like, but not many. Even then it was sung by a japanese artist.
Totally agree with the above poster.I love my anime dubbed but I prefer the ops and ends in their original form.I might like to see the subtitles once to see what their singing about but other than that I cool.
However the KiddyGrade english openings and endings were pretty well done; on the other hand the Drangon ball GT english openings were a disaster.What was wrong with the originals. :Thumbd:
What is this "outside" of which you speak?
I prefer them in their original language. I really enjoy listening to Japanese music mostly because of Anime.
I don't like the english versions, but I do like to know the meaning of the lyrics.
I totally agree with you on that! It was horribly done and I much prefer the original Japanese version.Originally Posted by LordGdawg
I much prefer the original Japanese anime songs over English anime songs anyday though I agree with Hiko that it'll be a beneficial thing to know the lyrics ^__^
Japanese and english, but I prefer Japanese to English... but you know, there's always a japanese song with like english chorus, etc... blah, nevermind.
much love to socketto...what of this mongrel architect, our broken armor soon will set, past, present, and future tense...
Out of all my 51/2 gigs of anime music, only a few are english songs. The english version of evert heart is very good.


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The concept of hacking back has continued to gain attention as cyber-attacks continue. I'd be remiss if I didn't point readers to the Volokh Conspiracy and its latest coverage on the issue. The contenders in this argument, which has gone back and forth for 4 days so far, are Stewart Baker, a Partner at Steptoe & Johnson, with experience working for DHS, and Orin Kerr, Fred C. Stevenson Research Professor of Law at The George Washington University.
As an initial matter, Jeffrey and I did a back and forth on this in June. Our posts can be found here:
Justin's take - The Illegality of Striking Back Against Hackers
Jeffrey's argument in the alternative - An Attempt to Make the Case for "Hacking Back"
In a generalized way, it appears I side with Orin Kerr, whereas Jeffrey's argument in the alternative (which is not necessarily his view) is more favorable to Stewart Baker. Here are the posts from the Volokh Conspiracy, in chronological order:
October 13th, Stewart Baker, RATs and Poison: Can Cyberespionage Victims Counterhack?
October 14th, Stewart Baker, RATs and Poison II — The Legal Case for Counterhacking
October 15th, Orin Kerr, The Legal Case Against Hack-Back: A Response to Stewart Baker
October 16th, Stewart Baker, The Legality of Counterhacking: Baker Replies to Kerr
I will update if the back and forth on the VC continues.
Update Oct. 16th, 12:53pm CST: Kerr just responded in another post
October 16th, Orin Kerr, More on Hacking Back: Kerr Replies to Baker
Update Oct. 16th, 5:00pm CST: Baker's final response
October 16th, Stewart Baker, The Legality of Counterhacking: Baker's Last Post
Update Oct. 17th, 6:18pm CST: Kerr's final post
October 17th, Orin Kerr, A Final Post on Hacking Back
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Hacking Back - are you authorized? A discussion of whether it's an invitation to federal prison or a justified reaction/strategy?
Justin P. Webb
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An eye for an eye, even on the web just isn't how things are done these days. Honestly, unless you really know what you're doing, hiring a commercial lawyer and suing the pants off of the hacker would be a better choice.
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Saro Urzì
Saro Urzì | |
Urzì in Seduced and Abandoned (1964)
Born | Catania |
February 24, 1913
Died | November 1, 1979 | (aged 66)
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | actor |
This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (January 2013) |
Saro Urzì, (born Rosario Urzì, February 24, 1913 in Catania – November 1, 1979 in San Giuseppe Vesuviano) was an Italian actor.
Born in Sicilia, he moved to Rome to seek his fortune.
He met Pietro Germi in 1949 and appears in Germi's In nome della legge, a film for which he won Nastro d'Argento as Best Supporting Actor. He became Germi's favourite actor, working together with him in Path of Hope (1950), The Railroad Man (1956), The Facts of Murder (1959), Alfredo, Alfredo (1972) and most notably Seduced and Abandoned in 1964. That film earned him Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and the Nastro d'Argento the following year.
He acted in Don Camillo sequels, John Huston's Beat the Devil, Luigi Comencini's Bread, Love and Jealousy, and international films such as Woman of Straw, and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather as Signor Vitelli, father of Michael Corleone's love Apollonia.
Selected filmography[edit]
- A Pistol Shot (1942)
- The Peddler and the Lady (1943)
- The Innkeeper (1944)
- Pact with the Devil (1950)
- The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
External links[edit]
- Saro Urzì at the Internet Movie Database


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Its time to end our failed war on marijuana
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Many times when people fall in love and believe that they have truly found that one, they take that painful and permanent step to get that person tattooed on them. Tons of people feel that this is absolutely not the thing to do, love is uncertain and anything could happen right? Cool Marijuana Tattoos!
But Mary Jane is a lover unafraid to give you her heart, no trust issues, and no ex-boyfriend baggage she wants to talk about.
So, countless stoners from all over the world feel confident in taking that step of tattooed commitment to her. This Cool Marijuana Tattoos feature is all about just that, wickedly awesome and bad ass cannabis tats.
These tattoos are a representation of how millions of pot smokers around the world interpret marijuana differently.
The diverse plant has so many uses and different effects that it should be easy for a weed lover or tat artist to come up with some visually stunning body art.
Looking through these designs it's easy for you to want to blunt up, hotbox in the car on the way there, and go get tatted the fuck up.
Getting faded out of your natural born mind and going to get artistically stabbed over and over again, can prove to be a damn good time. Besides, when you're all done and experiencing that painful throbbing sensation in your body, just roll up, light up, and smoke out and in minutes you'll no longer be bothered but higher than an astronaut and admiring yourself in the mirror.
This is a sleeve any cannabis lover could be proud of. The chemical compounds of cannabis beautifully displayed among an array of leaves in shades of MJ green with some yellow tints added in for detail. The lady bug on the wrist adds the cherry to the Sunday and reminds you that cannabis is, and always will be found in nature.
This next tat is sure to be a fan with heavy hitter medicinal users.
Marijuana is medicine to plenty, and the stoner who chose this design wanted everyone to see.
The magnifying glass is a nice touch that helps others to take a closer look at this amazing leaf. It's a clean cut and concise picture of some medicinal MJ, can't hate on that.
Detail, detail, and then more detail. It might be a wise guess to assume that this tat belongs to that of a grower. They didn't just want an ordinary leaf, but to showcase the complete cannabis plant. Just to look at it reminds you of everything right in life. The inspiration behind such an elaborate tattoo was sure to be plenty of bong rips and doobie passing. This shows some intense for cannabis sativa, and both artist and participant get a StonerDays 2 blunts up.
An ass tat that presents sexy, simplicity, and weed love in one juicy package. It makes a statement that says, " I love weed so much that it definitely belongs on my ass". And it's hot.
Coming up next is an extremely toasted Green Goblin that brings comic book fantasy into a world full of bongs, blunts, and good kush. His face is way too good to be true and seems to say… "I'm oh so evil and oh so high!" A tat that's attention getting and smile catching. All these years he should have been called the Sticky Green Goblin.
Smoking and eating it are two great ways for a person to experience MJ, but getting a tattoo is another big but fun way to express and sow to the world that you enjoy being higher than the average person, and you're not afraid to show it.
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Connections Magazine
A periodic newsletter celebrating the spirit of community and engagement at Pfeiffer University.
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The Chimes
The Pfeiffer yearbook started in 1938 as the PaJaCa. The name changed in 1955 to the Panther, which was the mascot for Pfeiffer at the time. The name changed again in 1956 to the Chimes because students wanted to change the name of the yearbook to reflect Pfeiffer's new status as a four year college. A contest was held to decide the name, and The Chimes was the overwhelming winner.
A record player based Norton Tower Chimes System was installed in the Chapel spire in 1955. Several large gifts from members of the Board of Trustees ignited a fire on campus to raise the rest of the funds to make possible the installation of the Chimes in the Chapel. Dr. J. Lem Stokes II, the president during this time, suggested that each person on campus should raise $2 towards the approximately $1800 cost for installation of the Chimes System. The money was raised, the system installed and the Chapel Chimes rang for the first time Sunday December 11, 1955 at 6:30 p.m.
With a grant provided to the Digital Heritage Center, Pfeiffer University's yearbooks have been digitized and are now available online.


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Reekers, N. and Smithson, S. (1994) EDI in Germany and the UK: strategic and operational use. European Journal of Information Systems, 3 (3). pp. 169-178. ISSN 0960-085x
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Although the strategic aspects of EDI have been emphasised in the literature, there has been a lack of supporting empirical evidence. This paper describes an empirical study of the adoption and use of EDI in organizations in Germany and the UK. The findings suggest that although companies were motivated by both operational and strategic factors, in practice they have been more successful in realising operational benefits. The findings support an evolutionary view of EDI, where strategic gains are more likely to be found in the later stages of EDI usage. Most of the responding organizations seemed to be in an introductory stage, while some were in an interim stage, where some strategic benefits were being accumulated.
Item Type: | Article |
Official URL: | http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ejis/index.html |
Additional Information: | © 1994 Palgrave Macmillan |
Library of Congress subject classification: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management D History General and Old World > DD Germany D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain |
Sets: | Research centres and groups > Information Systems and Innovation Group Departments > Management |
Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2010 15:18 |
URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/27493/ |
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- Sometimes meeting up with old friends in Serenity View is cause for celebration—but not this time. Over drinks, you and your Crew discover that Monty's new wife Daisy has gone missing. Worse, your pal thinks that Virgil Morningstar, a Guild trader with a heap of Alliance connections, had something to do with her disappearance. By the time you find out Daisy ain't the only one who's vanished, you and your Crew'll be neck-deep in trouble and hard-pressed to find your way out of it. Thing is, if you do unravel this little mystery, you'll claim a big reward and be heroes to boot.
Friends in Low Places is part of the Echoes of War role-playing adventure series, which is centered on a common theme: the Unification War. Echoes of War adventures include basic rules to get you started. Main characters are found in the Serenity Crew, which is available separately. All releases in the Echoes of War line are compatible with the FIREFLY ROLE-PLAYING GAME, which is based on the television series by Joss Whedon.
I'm really excited to see this new Episode go live today. I had a lot of fun writing and playtesting this Episode with the following people in two, separate playtests: Matt M McElroy, Bill Bodden, Maurice Broaddus, Robert Farnsworth, Dylan "that bastard" Birtolo, Kelly Swails, Molly Findley, Donald Roberts, Mark Tassin, Douglas F. Warrick, Kyle S. Johnson, Danielle Friedman, and Gary Kloster.
What I found through GM'ing the Episode for two differently-sized groups, was that smaller groups might tend to hone in on the setting more, because there's less banter happening at the table. This resulted in an enhancement to the Episode structure to address a concern Margaret and I had early on, about adding in setting. Since this is a very character-driven game, each location I developed incorporates a new character or "Extra." Combined, those tweaks ensure that the setting helps flesh out the overall plot instead of distracting the Crew from their goal.
For larger groups, I saw how the system facilitated a full cast of nine players, and how important it was to clearly direct scenes. By using the phrase "cut to commercial" at the end of a scene, the group could wind down some while I managed the Assets and Complications on the table. Then, when we faded back in to the new scene, I offered the players a chance to recap what happened so far (to earn a plot point) and then set the next location.
So why all the playtesting? First, understand that while we do have a systems lead, I love this game and it's my responsibility to be able to play/run scenarios so I can offer feedback from my perspective. The team did a fantastic job; the way the system was designed really, really lends itself to the feeling like you're on the set of a Firefly television episode. Here, playtesting was a "must." This Episode has five acts, true, but it also has a unique plot structure where (not spoiling anything by saying this) the players choose their allies over the course of the adventure. The decisions they make in their encounters with other characters, from the Prelude onward, impact the final showdown — and it's a doozy!
I hope you have fun playing this Episode. There's a lot more Firefly fun coming and I'm very excited to share with you what's next for the line. The entire team has been head down for the past few weeks as we wrap up the corebook and continue working on the first supplement. Enjoy!


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History book - This is a university project for the realization of a history book from 1990 to now.
I made a history book for children, to explain the history simply and clearly through short paragraphs and illustrations, that I personally drawn. - book cover
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- the middle of the book