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An Internet voting system is provided with security against malicious software by using a bootable CD ROM to boot voter client machines for use in elections.
1. A secure program storage device comprising:
a storage medium bearing program instructions operable for booting a computer by exclusive execution of program instructions found only on the storage medium at the computer, the exclusive execution of program instructions excepting system device drivers as needed for operation of the computer;
means for identifying system device drivers in normal use on said computer and for providing correspondingly appropriate system device drivers for use in conjunction with said program instructions, and
means for verifying system device drivers In use by the computer during execution of said program instructions to assure that the drivers are not corrupted,
the program instructions on the storage medium being further operable for execution of a voting application program configured to permit a voter to cast votes in an election.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains to the field of computerized voting systems and, particularly, to security devices that prevent unauthorized tampering with election results. Still more specifically, the security devices include software that is specially designed to control operations of a computer from a designated disk drive, especially a read-only CD ROM.
2. Statement of the Problem
Elections are a fundamental process by which governments decide who will govern, whether the general public will accept new legislation, whether constitutions will be amended, and other matters of high importance. Voters formerly wrote down their choices on a ballot and anonymously cast the ballot in a ballot. The ballot was later retrieved and counted along with other cast ballots. This process embodied numerous problems. The process of counting votes to decide ballot issues was time consuming. In close elections, uncertainty over the correctness of the counts often required time consuming recounts in close elections. A single voter could sometimes cast numerous ballots because there was no comprehensive system to check for voter eligibility.
Election procedures have substantially changed in modern times. Modern elections are performed on a large scale with the aid of computerized systems. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,758,325 to Lohry et al. and U.S. Pat. No. 5,278,753 to Graft et al. show distributed hierarchical systems including a headquarters unit that oversees or governs the operations of multiple precinct units. In turn, the precinct units oversee or govern the operations of numerous voting booths. In both systems, data is transported between the headquarters unit and the precinct unit using a nonvolatile memory cartridge. This memory cartridge may include a CD ROM, EPROM, or other form of nonvolatile memory. Thus, communications that are transmitted by electronic signals between the precinct unit and the headquarters unit may later be confirmed after the precinct election data is delivered by hand to the headquarters. Security algorithms at headquarters verify that the nonvolatile memory module is authentic. This system prevents election tampering by the intercept of electronic signals.
A significant problem affecting democratic elections is low voter turnout. Many potential voters do not bother to register and, consequently, cannot vote. Other voters who are registered do not take the time to vote. This problem is related to the difficulty of voting because voters must often occupy several hours to travel to a precinct voting station, wait in line and vote. This problem occurs even when computerized voting systems are used.
One solution to low voter turnout is to provide easier access enabling more voters to participate in elections. This could be done using extant computer networks, e.g., the Internet, with appropriate security precautions in place. Nevertheless, use of non-dedicated or general purpose computer networks has heretofore been impracticable because these networks are insecure. For example, a skilled programmer could assemble a computer virus that would disrupt a national election either by causing the system to crash or by transmitting false results. Trojan horse programs can be created appearing to provide some useful service, but actually executing unexpected and unwanted functions, and these programs can be distributed to reside on many hard drives.
These risks exist because computer operating systems must be flexible to accommodate user needs, but this flexibility opens potential for abuse. The Microsoft Windows™* (Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation) operating system is the most commonly used operating system in the world. It is generally considered impossible to boot Windows directly from a compact disk (CD) using a personal computer (PC) with "El Torito" compliant BIOS. As used herein, the term "boot" is a term of art that is know by computer programmers and computer users to mean the initialization procedures that are built into computers and software to provide operating system instructions and bring a computer into a made-ready to use configuration by the programming of electronic memory with machine program instructions. This impossibility exists because windows requires a writeable medium during boot. Thus, it is generally considered impossible to provide a program that boots from disk and seizes complete control of the computer in a manner that prevents computer viruses and Trojan horse programs from becoming active.
There remains a need to provide a secure voting system that can be accessed over a general purpose or non-dedicated computer network.
The present invention overcomes the problems that are outlined above and advances the art by providing a secure voting system that can be accessed over a general purpose or non-dedicated computer network. This advance is accomplished by using a read only storage medium that is used to boot each individual computer for voting purposes. This read only storage medium is preferably a Windows based CD.
A bootable CD-ROM can be created despite the requirement that Windows and other modern operating systems must write during the boot operation. In its simplest terms, the invention pertains to adapting the boot process to load all operating system components that require writeability, such as the Windows registry, into RAM by creating a RAM Disk. While this process is described for creation of a Windows bootable CD, any application that requires a writeable medium during execution can be treated similarly, including potentially an Internet Voting System (IVS).
An IVS that boots directly from a Windows CD has distinct advantages because the user is immune to viruses. Internet voting software that was developed and tested thoroughly in the Windows system may be transferred to a bootable CD for distribution. Other advantages include being able to place a CD identification number (or voter identification number) on the CD for further authentication purposes. This fulfills a security maxim that a person be authorized by something he has (the CD) and something he knows (his password and other line authentication).
In the simplest of terms, an electronic voting system according to principles of the invention has at least one voter client and is improved by the use of a read only storage medium. This read only storage medium is preferably a CD ROM that is operably configured to boot the voter client for exclusive execution of program instructions found only on the read only storage medium at the voter client during the performance of an election. An exception is made to the exclusive execution of program instructions to permit the use of system device drivers as needed for operation of the voter client during the election process. These device drivers are preferably verified to assure that they are what they appear to be and they are not malicious software.
A Generalized Internet Voting System
The election server facility 102 includes an IVS election server 120 that is coupled with a firewall intruder detector 122 to establish a telecommunications connection with the Internet 110. IVS election server 120 is used as a local server to perform election services collecting votes from voter clients 116 and 118. The firewall intruder 122 detector is a telecommunications front end that also has various security algorithms in place to verify and authenticate the voter clients. Multiple elections may be performed using a single election server 120 or a single election may be performed using a distributed network of election servers 120, as needed to handle the load.
Service bureau 104 is a central facility that interfaces with election server facility 102 to provide and collect data. A service bureau client 124 is connected with IVS election server 120 by a dedicated line 112. This service bureau client contains a plurality of ballot images for different elections, authentication codes, and telecommunications addresses, as well as all other data that is required to perform a secure election ion the Internet 110. In addition to receiving data from the service Bureau client 124, the IVS election server 120 also transmits election data to the service bureau client 124. Similarly, the firewall intruder detector 122 is coupled with a firewall administration server 126 via dedicated line 114 for the transmission of secure data including client authentication codes and all other data that is required for firewall administration. Tape or other storage devices, e.g., nonvolatile memory modules, are carried from the IVS election server 120 to an auditing device 128, which compares this data to that which is received by service bureau client 124. This audit prevents election tampering in the unlikely event that signals on dedicated line 112 are intercepted and manipulated.
local jurisdictions, e.g., precincts, are sometimes unable or unwilling to provide up to date information concerning voter eligibility to the IVS service bureau 104. For example, a state agency may be prohibited by law from dispensing voter lists. The local jurisdiction may also have a duty or requirement to itself verify voter eligibility and monitor or control progress of the election. For example, a local administrator may wish to deactivate the election system and close voting at a specified time. Local election clients 106 and 108 are incorporated into the system for purposes of establishing control at local levels whenever this control is required.
System Operation
These additional voter identification fields also include machine-specific information, such as a Pentium ID code, which is stored along with the vote. In this manner, the machine specific information may be investigated where it develops that a single computer is being used to cast a large number of votes. This type of machine specific information creates a substantial likelihood that anyone who attempts to interfere with an election in a large way will be investigated and caught.
The aforementioned security precautions might be defeated by malicious software running on a voter client machine or even on an Internet server. For example, a false Pentium ID code could be created using random alphanumeric sequences in an attempt to avoid investigation triggered by multiple votes from a single Pentium ID. According to principles of the invention, malicious software is prevented from running by using a read only storage device, e.g., a CD ROM, to boot each voter client machine. Use of the read only storage device does not permit other programs to run while the election program is running. It is also preferable that all computers in system 100 are booted from similar read only storage devices.
The real IVS system program is started in step 304 by rebooting the system onto the IVS CD ROM. The IVS application on the CD ROM is booted from the operating system on the CD ROM. An Internet connection is automatically achieved in step 306, and the voter client is authenticated with the IVS server pursuant to step 308 in the manner depicted by
In step 402, the user inserts the IVS CD into an appropriate disk drive on a running computer to execute a setup program on the IVS CD. This IVS setup program runs in step 404 by an autorun capability, or the user may manually execute the program if the autorun capability is unavailable. The setup program activates the voter client Internet connection in step 406 and checks the system BIOS in step 408. As determined in step 410, if the system is capable of booting from the CD ROM, the user is instructed to leave the CD ROM in the drive, remove all floppy disks, and reboot the computer in step 412. On the other hand, if the system BIOS does not support the "El Torito" bootable CD ROM specification, or if the BIOS boot order does not permit the voter client to boot from CD ROM prior to hard drive booting, then the IVS setup program instructs the user to insert a clean, formatted floppy disk in a floppy drive having boot capability in step 414. In step 416, the IVS setup program then copies onto the floppy a copy of the original El Torito compliant boot image that the CD carries. Pursuant to the El Torito specification, the boot image is sized to fit on a floppy, and any real operating system boot can only occur after the boot image is executed. This copying permits the system to boot from the IVS floppy, as needed, upon reboot of the system. The IVS setup program instructs the user to leave the floppy in the floppy drive, leave the CD ROM in the CD drive, and reboot the system in step 418.
If the voter client system is El Torito compliant but still does not boot from CD ROM, it is possible for the IVS setup program to alter the system BIOS settings on some machines, in order to change the EL Torito compliant BIOS's boot order and require the CD to boot first. Completion of these commands will make it possible to execute step 412 from step 410. If the user is required to make an IVS floppy, then the IVS setup program directs the user to leave both the floppy and the CD in their respective drives and reboot the local system.
The first option is that of a sponsored Internet connection. A single Internet service provider provides Internet service for a particular election. Programs on the IVS CD search for a standard modem, automatically dial to the Internet service provider, and authenticate with the service provider using authentication information that is stored on the IVS CD. Useful information in this regard includes the modem telephone phone number for server access, authentication codes, login information, password information, and server address.
The sponsored Internet connection option offers a significant improvements to denial of service attacks in which web servers, routers, or domain name servers are flooded with millions of junk requests. Control over the reliability of the election service is maintained by keeping all of the election service within a single Internet service provider. These precautions are also justified:
A second option is to load information onto a floppy, which is available to the IVS CD. This information includes the dial up configuration for an Internet server, the network configuration, and network or special modem drivers. This information is loaded into the floppy by the IVS setup program. This option is less preferred in El Torito compliant systems at present due to program errors or bugs that make it difficult to access the a:\drive from the booted CD drive.
A third option is to inform the user that configuration information must be written down for entry into the IVS application program after boot. This information includes an ISP server address and a modem dial up number.
A fourth option is most preferred and includes the IVS setup program copying relevant configuration information and drivers into a location on the user's hard drive. This location is specified by the IVS CD. The IVS application program can access the data and drivers after executing from the bootable CD ROM. In the case of loading network drivers, this method carries a small risk that the drivers themselves are corrupted and include Trojan horse programs. This risk can be mitigated by firewall protection measures including verification that the drivers occupy the correct amount of memory for verification, substitution with equivalent drivers from a known secure source (e.g., IVS election server 102), and interactive checking procedures such as polling to produce an expected response. There is considered to be no risk from accessing the configuration data, which contains no code and is treated as simple text data from the user's hard drive.
This fourth option is implemented as shown in
Booting Windows From CD-ROM
The vast majority of personal computers operate using the Windows operating system. Thus, it is preferred to use Windows related procedures to create and boot a bootable CD ROM. The following procedure works for Windows 95b up through Windows 98. A different procedure would need be developed for creating Bootable CD-ROMs of Windows NT or 2000, as these OS have a very different structure.
A CD ROM burner and the respective software as well as at least 500 Mbytes of hard disk space and a few freeware programs from the Internet, as described later, to make a bootable CD ROM. Also, Windows should be installed on a computer.
The Windows registry is loaded onto a RAM disk. A RAM disk is a part of main memory pretending to be a normal hard disk, but the RAM disk is volatile in the sense that it does not retain its memory beyond a reboot. Only the registry files need be copied. Not all Windows files must be copied. Accordingly, the RAM disk space that is required for the 40 MB of a minimal Windows installation is reduced to less than 4 MB. All other Windows will not change after startup and these remain on the CD. In this manner, Windows will run on a combination of RAM disk and CD ROM. Thus, the registry has the write access that it requires' without a hard disk being present.
It is helpful to create several hard disk directories including c:\w for storing the CD ROM boot image and c:\cdrom to store everything that will afterwards be put on CD. The data, which needs to go into RAM disk, is initially saved in c:\cdrom\ramdisk. The RAM disk's 'Windows directory' will be c:\cdrom\ramdisk\w. Also, the system configuration files including msdos.sys, io.sys, config.sys and autoexec.bat are stored in c:\backup. The c:\w directory should also hold dbibuff.sys, himen.sys, ifshlp.sys and setver.exe from the Windows directory, as well as attrib.exe, keyb.com, keyboard.sys, mscdex.exe, subst.exe, xcopy.exe, xcopy32.exe. For Windows 98, xcopy32.mod is also stored from c:\windows\command. The DOS driver(s) for the CD ROM drive and a RAM disk driver are also stored in a suitable directory. Ramdrive.sys, which comes with Windows, is unsuitable because it cannot be assigned a drive letter. A well-tested alternative is xmsdsk.exe, a publicly available free utility, among others, that can be downloaded from the Internet.
Before re-installing Windows, delete c:\config.sys together with c:\autoexec.bat, and then create a new autoexec.bat containing the following:
c:\w\subst.exe x: c:\cdrom
path c:\;c:\w
The system will later run from CD and the CD ROM drive that can only be assigned a drive letter which hasn't been assigned yet. The system should be installed on a drive with a letter from the back of the alphabet. This convention is important to make all registry links and paths partition-independent. Instead of setting up a number of dummy partitions, the subst DOS command assigns a drive letter to a hard disk directory of your choice. The first line in autoexec.bat makes the c:\cdrom drive accessible as drive X, and the CD ROM drive is accessed in the same manner after booting the system.
The overwriting of existing installations with the following Windows setup is avoided by renaming all win.com and system.ini files in all Windows directories on all partitions, even in the current partition. A similar renaming process applies to files called system.dat. However, these cannot be accessed until after leaving Windows and rebooting the computer to its command line. The system.dat files are made accessible by typing attrib -r -h -s and giving each file a new name. The basis for taking this precaution is that windows looks for it will look for a system.dat file—which contains the registry—on all the other partitions and will start Windows from the other partition when Windows cannot find the registry in the place it is looking for during startup. This access of system.dat files from the wrong partition may cause the wrong system.dat to be booted and might even influence other installations.
Windows is reinstalled by starting setup.exe from the hard disk directory containing the Win9x branch that was copied from the original Windows CD. Setup will complain that subst.exe is loaded. Ignore this message by pressing ESC against the program's recommendation. Use X:\W as the installation path.
The first installation reboot must be done from the Windows startup floppy that was previously made. Therefore, ignore the instruction to remove all floppy disks from the drives. When installed on a network drive—and virtual drives created with subst belong in this category—Windows does not automatically choose the right paths for autoexec.bat and config.sys. Therefore, the first reboot must be done from the startup floppy, enabling correction of these paths, and add ifship.sys—a missing file which supports VFAT—to the config.sys file. Use edit to load c:\config.sys from the command line and make sure it contains at least the following lines with correct path instructions:
Check autoexec.bat in the same way. The path must be extended to include the Windows and Windows\Command directories on our future CD. Without this information, the system cannot find win.com when booted from CD. This file initializes the GUI mode startup process. The minimal configuration looks like this:
c:\w\subst.exe x: c:\cdrom
path c:\w;x:\w;x:\w\command;x:\w\system
Remove the startup floppy, restart the computer using ctrl-alt-del, and finish the installation. The Windows setup may now be adapted to include user preferences. Whatever configuration is made will be eliminated at a later time because the registry will reside in a RAM disk. Therefore, all required drivers, e.g., for sound and graphics boards, are stored on the CD, as are any other programs which are to be included on the CD. The following steps are made a bit easier by installing the TweakUI utility. In Windows 98, this utility is found in the \tools\reskit\powertoy directory on the Windows CD. A free Windows 95 version is available from the Internet.
Preparing a RAM disk for the registry again involves the DOS command subst. Add the following line as the second one to c:\autoexec.bat:
c:\w\subst.exe w: c:\cdrom\ramdisk
Windows expects to find the registry files in \msdos.sys on the startup volume. The registry files are first made accessible with attrib -s -h -r. The path instructions are adapted in the first four lines:
[Paths] WinDir=w:\w
While editing msdos.sys, add a line at the end of the last text section with
If there's already a DisableLog=0, don't add another entry for this, but just change it to 1.
The registry should be renamed to prevent the system from using a hard disk system.dat when booting from CD. The registry name is noted in c:\io.sys, which is rendered visible and edited. Then, edit it in a hex editor and search for the character sequence system.dat and change it to system.tat. This operation assures that only files named system.tat will be recognized as registry files. Any system.dat files are ignored.
This hexal patch is recommended for Windows 95, but not for Windows 98. Here, the registry name is not only wired into the io.sys file but also in the program files that are responsible for automatically checking the registry during startup. If the change is made, a registry error message occurs every time the computer boots. In addition, scanregw.exe must be prevented form being loaded, for example by deactivating it with msconfig.exe in its autostart folder.
The next Windows reboot works smoothly if the start menu folder from c:\cdrom\w is now copied to c:\cdrom\ramdisk\w.
The temporary RAM disk substitute is filled by closing Windows and starting a command prompt only. Copy system.dat, system.ini, user.dat and win.ini from c:\cdrom\w to c:\cdrom\ramdisk\w after having made them accessible with attrib. In case the io.sys patch is included, rename the system.dat file in the target directory to system.tat.
Restarting Windows will now make the program use the drive W: registry. However, the system needs write access not only to the registry but also to the Windows directory. Therefore, this directory should be put into RAM disk after booting from CD. Its position is noted in the registry at the KLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion key. Use regedit.exe to change the value systemroot to 'w:\w'.
At present, the start menu resides in the RAM disk that is simulated with subst, but it only uses up unnecessary space there, and should be moved back to the CD. Start TweakUI from the system controls folder, choose 'General' and readjust the 'Special Folders' entries for 'Programs', 'Start Menu' and 'Startup' to read 'x:\w\startmenu or the respective subdirectories. For Windows 98, also readjust the 'Desktop' entry to read 'x:\w\Desktop'. After rebooting, the w:\w\Startmenu and w:\w\Desktop folders can be deleted.
Setting up a real RAM disk requires rebooting to DOS again. The command attrib -s -h -r c:\cdrom\ramdisk\k*.* /s removes flags in the files which are to go into the RAM disk. Now, use edit in c:\autoexec.bat to delete or disable the line subst w: c:\cdrom\ramdisk per REM. In its place, add the following lines:
c:\w\xmsdsk 4000 w: /y
copy c:\command.com w:\
set COMSPEC=w:\command.com
c:\w\xcopy c:\cdrom\ramdisk\*.* w:\/s
During startup, this sets up a 4000 KByte RAM disk instead of a subst drive. The copy commands fill it with a command line interpreter, which has been designated current shell via COMSPEC, and with the contents of the directory containing the registry.
If everything runs smoothly after rebooting, you can delete all files in c:\cdrom\ramdisk\w except system.ini, user.dat, win.ini, control.ini and system.tat or system.dat respectively.
An image of a bootable startup disk is required to create a bootable CD. Therefore, create a normal startup disk using format a:/s or sys a:. Copy the patched io.sys and msdos.sys files as well as the config.sys and autoexec.bat you just made from c:\, replacing existing files. In addition, put the entire c:\w directory onto the disk.
Now, a:\config.sys must be amended to include the right paths and any CD ROM driver(s). The result should look like this:
device=a:\w\aspicd.sys /D:CD001
Again, paths must also be changed in a:\autoexec.bat. Additionally, the subst command must be replaced with mscdex.exe. The finished file should read like this:
a:\w\mscdex.exe /D:CD001 /L:X /M:50
a:\w\xmsdsk 4000 w: /y
copy a:\command.com w:\
set COMSPEC=w:\command.com
a:\w\xcopy x:\ramdisk\*.* w:\/S
path w:\;x:\w;x:\w\command; x:\w\system
Make sure the mscdex.exe data buffer isn't too small. With the usual /M:12 and a fast drive, Windows might get stuck during startup when the drive doesn't provide the data fast enough. The parameter /L:X states that the CD ROM drive is to be given the drive letter X:.
Make sure attrib -s -h c:\cdrom\*.* /s are used to remove unwanted flags from the directory contents to be copied before burning your CD. The CD is to have a Joliet file system and contain all of c:\cdrom in its root directory.
The following Internet addresses are useful in obtaining software for the purposes described above:
Free Software For DOS,
Windows 95 Power Toys Set,
Those skilled in the art will understand that the preferred embodiments, as described hereinabove, may be subjected to apparent modifications without departing from the true scope and spirit of the invention. Accordingly, the inventors hereby declare their intention to rely upon the Doctrine of Equivalents, in order to protect their full rights in the invention. For example, instructions that have been described above as being provided by floppy disk or CD ROMs may also be provided interactively form other computers or from ROM. Functions that have been ascribed as being performed at one computer or node may be transferred to other computers or other nodes.
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Shelter pet's tracks lead to Italy, military
The owner of a lost black pit bull mix, picked up by animal control on Aug. 6, has been identified.
A woman from Henderson, Ky., called animal control after seeing the dog's picture in media reports.
Audra Levy, the director of communications for Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel, said the dog belonged to the woman's son, who was serving in the military in Italy.
"He came home in June and left the dog with his mother because he felt he could not take care of it properly.
His mother felt the same, so she put an ad in the paper and interviewed several prospective owners.
She chose one and let an Evansville resident adopt the dog.
Fast forward then to the day the Henderson woman saw the dog she gave away on the news.
The Henderson woman will show up at animal control at 3pm today to get the dog, Levy said.
The original owner, the man in the service, will soon ship out to Iraq, but his mother will try again to find the dog a good home.
A dog likely purchased in Italy by someone in the military is being held at the Animal Control shelter, and employees there hope to find the owner before it is placed for adoption or put down.
The black-and-white 2- to 3-year-old pit bull mix was picked up by Animal Control officers Aug. 6 in the area of Kratzville and Mill roads.
The female dog has a white chest and white feet. It was wearing a pink collar at the time it was picked up.
The dog has a microchip for identification, but Animal Control was not able to get any information from it.
Officials called the chip manufacturer who traced it back to a Morale, Welfare & Recreation Fund, which is generally affiliated with the military. The chip manufacturer was able to determine that the phone number of the purchase location was in Italy.
Animal Control contacted the local Army recruiting office to see if someone might be able to help find the dog's owner.
The recruiting office referred the agency to Fort Campbell, Ky., which was not able to be of assistance.
The dog is believed to belong to a member of the military who has been home on leave or who has returned from serving overseas.
Anyone with information about the dog or its owner is asked to contact Animal Control at 435-6015.
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This tasty vegetarian casserole from Gourmandelle is a healthy twist on the classic British Shepherd's Pie. Packed with vegetables, mushrooms, and herbs and spices it makes for the perfect Meatless Monday dinner! She also gives a vegan version.
Vegetarian Mushroom Shepherd's Pie
1 kg red skin potatoes
100g soy granules
1 kg mushrooms
1 carrot
1 red bell pepper
2 onions, diced
1 bunch of dill, chopped
1 bunch of parsley, chopped
2 eggs ( or egg substitutes for vegans, you can also add 3-4 tbsp dry yeast flakes)
Sea salt, to taste
1/2 tsp ground pepper
1 tsp sweet paprika
1 tbsp dry thyme
2 tbsp unrefined sunflower oil
Peel the potatoes and put them in a large pot filled with water. Boil them until they're tender. Mash them and let them cool for a while.
Chop the mushrooms, carrot and red bell pepper. Add them into your food processor and pulse until all ingredients are well mixed together.
Heat 2 tbsp of sunflower oil in a large skillet. Add the mixture above, diced onions, chopped dill and parsley, soy granules, eggs ( or egg substitutes + dry yeast flakes) and spices. Sauté for 10 minutes.
* I added the soy granules without boiling them because the mushrooms contain a lot of water and these soy granules will absorb all excess water.
Put some parchment paper on the bottom of a casserole. Divide the mashed potatoes in two. Place the first half in the casserole and spread it with a spatula. Add the filling. Place over the other half of mashed potatoes.
Heat your oven at 392˚. Put the casserole in the oven. Cook for 40 minutes.
Don't serve immediately. Let it cool for at least half an hour.
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YIELD: Makes about 1 cup
Whisk together cornstarch, mustard, sugar, salt, and 1/4 cup buttermilk in a small heavy saucepan until smooth. Whisk in remaining 3/4 cup buttermilk and egg until smooth. Cook over moderate heat, whisking constantly, until mixture reaches a simmer, then simmer, whisking constantly, until thickened and custardlike, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in lemon juice and oil. Transfer dressing to a bowl and chill, its surface covered with wax paper, about 1 hour.
Cooks&apos note: Dressing can be chilled up to 3 days.
Each serving (2 tablespoons) contains about 46 calories and 3 grams fat.
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I'm sure with this development he can be transferred. Not sure why the DM thought the fact he lives close was a reason to not transfer him. The people in pharmacy are sort of snippy though so they don't put up with his yakkity yak and tell him they've got stuff to do. I'm never really alone in the store, the only other person there with me at night is the closing manager. But if they're closing down pharmacy at 9, I'm essentially alone because they're busy for the next 15 minutes or so.
On a happier note, I'm all packed for vacation with the exception of the everyday stuff that I'm taking with me. Got my year's worth of contacts ordered today. My appointment was at noon, and by 12:30, I got tired of waiting for the lady whose appointment was before mine to get done. Apparently she's an old lady that likes to chit chat. So I changed my appointment to 4 and got the rest of my errands run. I have one more errand to run tomorrow and I'm all set to go.


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NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A relative says Niger's agriculture minister has been arrested over his alleged involvement in a baby-trafficking scandal that has shaken the country's political class.
Issa Ali said Abdou Labo was transferred Saturday to a prison in the town of Say, 70 kilometers south of the capital, Niamey. He was arrested Friday.
Labo's wife had already been arrested along with 16 other people over their suspected links to the network involving babies from neighboring Nigeria. The suspects have been scattered in prisons across the country.
A wife of National Assembly President Hama Amadou was also arrested, and there have been calls to lift his parliamentary immunity so he can be questioned.
Amadou is a political rival to President Mahamadou Issoufou, and his allies have decried the arrests as politically motivated.
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The book recounts his personal journey through the often-boiling pot of America's ethnic diversity, beginning with his shock and dismay over the backlash against Cordoba House in the summer of 2010. The proposed Muslim community center in Manhattan would have an interfaith theme, open to all, much like the YMCA or a Jewish Community Center.
But you may know it better as the "Victory Mosque at Ground Zero." Although the site was two blocks from Ground Zero and not a mosque — although the facility, renamed Park51, includes a carpeted prayer room — the inflammatory label was posted by conservative firebrand blogger Pamela Geller — and picked up by the New York Post, Fox News and other media as an insult to the site where 3,000 Americans were killed by Muslim fanatics. Suddenly, the father of the project, Imam Feisal Abdul Raul, a well-known proponent of better interfaith relations who had condemned the Sept. 11 attacks, was being smeared as a terrorist conspirator.
And Patel even came across his own name described in the anti-Muslim blogosphere as a "Muslim terrorist." A year earlier, he had been named by US News and World Report as one of "America's Best Leaders" for promoting interfaith cooperation. But all Muslims look alike to some knuckleheads. That's how Islamophobia works. When the tag fits, wear it.


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Porto Walking Tour
Read what other Viator.com travelers think about the Porto Walking Tour. What they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved, it's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
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A wonderful walk around Porto. We got to see both historic points and churches, but just as importantly the beautiful buildings around the city. Our guide Virginia is highly recommended. She is very knowledgable, and has a calm and empathetic personality. I would recommend the walking tour to anyone.
Excellent tour and a wonderful guide. Highly recommended.
Most excellent tour! I would recommend doing this as soon as you can after arrival. Forget the bus and train tours. For Porto this is what you need. Best part was our guide, Virginia. Superb knowledge and she really personalized everything. Highly recommended!
Great experience!
This was our first guided city tour and we would absolutely recommend it. Sid, our guide, was very knowledgable and entertaining and we had a great time discovering Porto despite the bad weather. Thanks again for a great experience.
A nice tour! Sid was very informative and attentive. Thanks.
Virginia is the perfect tour guide - knowledgeable and enthusiastic, expertly taking us around Porto, answering all our questions and adapting the tour to the needs of the participants. Many thanks :)
Virginia was our guide. She was very friendly and her English was exceptional. She studied history at University so she was particularly knowledgeable with the history of Porto. She was able to answer all our questions of past and recent history. We were not rushed as we wandered around the wonderful sites of Porto. After the tour, Virginia sat with us and gave us some restaurant recommendations and other places to see. I highly recommend this tour.
This tour was amazing!
I was in Porto on holiday with my sister and we signed up for our first Viator tour which happened to be in Porto. We were pleasantly surprised that it was just the two of us on this walking tour with our guide Virginia. She speaks excellent English and we had wonderful conversation. We followed the tour as it is planned but had flexibility with the time spent at the various sights and were even able to stop for some coffee along the way. Virginia was perfect for this as she studied history and really knows a lot of the the little details. She also provided us with suggestions for port wine as well as a few vegetarian restaurants (as we are both vegetarians) for our stay in Porto which were quite helpful. Overall, highly recommend the walking tour. Please be aware that there are some hills (but the tour is well planned to minimize the amount of uphill climbs).
Porto is a beautiful city. We enjoyed the walk very much and were happy to do it with such a pleasant guide.
Always a great way to get orientated to a new city and to get a feel for the history
This tour was the highlight of our 5 weeks in Europe. Our tour leader Sid possessed an exceptional knowledge the city's history and culture, but it was his friendly and engaging manner that impressed us most. Porto is hilly, and we were concerned the tour might prove too exhausting. Not to worry. The route was cleverly planned and Sid allowed time for taking photographs and other stops along the way. If it were possible to award a tour more than five stars, this is the one.
The tour was excellent with the best tour guide ever, Victoria!! Although I was the only one who booked the tour on that specific date, they were too kind to not to cancel the tour,and gave me the chance to enjoy Porto! Victoria really likes her job and Porto, and you like it with her more! I'm happy to make that tour, enjoy Porto with all the historical information and + friend ship of Victoria! Really recommend the walking tour, which gives you the chance to understand more then you can do alone, and recommend ViaTour! Thank you again
Good tour
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Our guide was excellent!!!! Great walking tour. Great way to experience the city.
The two young tour guides were remarkable. They were knowledgeable and very sweet. They took y family to non-touristy places and told us where to buy certain goods. The views and places were amazing and I would love to tour with them again!
Very good tour covering the highlights of Porto.
The instructions on the meeting point are poor. Disregard the reference to Lello's Bookshop, meeting point is the Lions Statue in the Plaza. But the tour was fantastic, tour guide very knowledgeable and we walked through many areas of Porto of interest. A lot of history to help make the tour relevant. The tour route was well considered to minimise hills, and well paced. Thoroughly recommend the tour.
The meeting point was not easy to find as this was located behind what we thought to be an obvious square. Lions Square was used and as this is a local term and not on any of the maps we obtained form the tourist office. Lello's Bookshop was mentioned as a landmark but this did little to describe the beauty of what lay within the store. Unfortunately as we chose a Sunday for our tour it was closed but it looks like it came off the set of a Harry Potter film where they went to get their books. It is supposed to be rated the 3rd best book store in the world. We met with the guide who took us round Porto highlights telling us of the history and giving little snippets of information that we probably would not have got from just walking about by ourselves. The weather was not very kind but this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the guide who remained upbeat throughout, despite getting wet. We stopped for a coffee but instead of taking us to an, expensive Costa outlet took us to a local café in a shopping area where we had 3 coffees and 3 cakes for less than you could buy one coffee at Costa, great local coffee.
One to be recommended
Great tour - tour guide was super. Well worth doing this trip, went places that we would not have found on our own and really enjoyed the time.
Good overview of the history and locations of key sights-- but duplicated amny of the same sights/locations of food and wine tour.


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Nick Andrews is finding out the hard way that being the Deliverer of souls for the demon lord Reaver is not all it's cracked up to be. She's been killed, brought back to life, dumped in a desert, shot, and now she's got to deal with a demon so evil he could go up against the Devil himself.
As she hunts her latest target, can Nick find a way to protect the only person who's ever meant anything to her? Or will the demon Raziel destroy the last remaining thread of Nick's humanity by going after the one person that Nick would kill to protect?
The battle has begun and the Deliverer is about to learn what it means to fight for the Ties That Bind…
Reaver wasted no time grabbing me by the hand and tugging me back into the kitchen.
"Hey!" I protested. A bit of coffee spilled over the side of my cup and scalded my other hand. "Ouch!"
As soon as the kitchen door swung shut behind us, Reaver took the coffee cup from my hand and sat it on the island counter. He lifted my hand up to look at it, checking for any damage that the hot coffee might have done.
"It's fine," I told him, trying to tug my hand away. He wouldn't let go and just stood there holding both of my hands as he scowled down at the red spot that the hot coffee had left on the one. The spot faded away as he watched, my new healing abilities kicking in and making the burn disappear before it even had a chance to finish blistering.
"See?" I pointed out to him, trying to tug both hands away this time. "Already good as new thanks to you and this new body of mine."
There was no mistaking the bitterness in my voice and Reaver lifted his eyes, now glowing with that inner light I knew so well, to look at me with an arched eyebrow.
"Are you pissed off because you're angry at yourself, dearling?" he asked me slowly. "Or are you angry at me for putting you into the position of having to lie to your mother in order to keep her safe from the truth that is the both of us?"
"Do I have to choose one?" I replied, yanking my hands away from his and wrapping my arms around my waist.
"Nick," Reaver growled.
"Don't!" I snapped, narrowing my eyes and glaring at him unhappily. "Don't even try it! Do you know what you did to me last night? I could have died when that damned phone you gave me went off!"
The Demon Lord frowned, confusion written all over his face.
"What does that have to do with-"
"I was having dinner with my mother at a fancy restaurant when that damned ringtone YOU programmed in started playing!" I shouted. "Thanks to you and your sense of humor six tables full of strangers stared at me like I was making a porn movie while I ate my dessert!"
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|Product Type: Display stand or case
|Flag Pole Type: Mounted pole
|Finish: Satin Anodized
|Material: Aluminum
|Lighted: No
|Wheels: No
|Flag Capacity: 1
|Application: Indoor
|Country of Manufacture: United States
|Assembly Required: No
|Installation Required: Yes
|Additional Parts Required: No
|Product Warranty: 90 Days
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Known for offering quintessentially British style at prices that are reasonable for this level of workmanship, Aquascutum carries timeless men's suits and knitwear as well as a surprisingly funky women's collection with a fresh take on items like tunics and jersey dresses. Aquascutum's founder, John Emary, made his name by pioneering a rain-repellent cloth (the name means "water shield" in Latin) and designing a trench coat—as worn by Churchill and Cary Grant—that remains a signature item of the brand to this day. There is a branch at Canary Wharf, plus you'll find Aquascutum concessions within Austin Reed and Jaeger on Regent Street and within several West End department stores.
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I reflect on this day every year. Most, at least most of my generation, do, because September 11, 2001 was a defining moment much like Pearl Harbor or D-Day was for a generation before. However, I reflect on it a little differently than most. I also write about it most every year, so I apologize in advance for repetition of thought…
I was getting ready for the day when my wife came in to the room. She had just gotten back from taking our son, Jonah, to Mother's Day Out and we had a big day ahead of us. She said, "The Twin Towers have been hit."
We went to the living room to watch the events unfold. We were mesmerized and confused and wondering what all of it meant. Then we left the house.
We went to the store to pick up cupcakes. Yes, cupcakes. It was Jonah's 4th birthday, and we had promised cupcakes for his class. We took the cupcakes to the class, then rescued Jonah from "school" and headed up to Nashville with his little brother, Jonathan, in tow. We passed the small, local airport on the way up and noticed the police cars guarding the entrance. We headed to the Nashville Zoo. We took pictures, waved at the animals, and visited the gift shop. There was not a big crowd that day, and we could hear the radio reports of potential other events (which did not materialize) while in the shop. Holly and I looked at each other, wondering, and then we headed back out into the zoo.
Our thought? Life goes on for a four-year-old. It has to.
You see, we are alive in a world today where everything seems to be in such chaos that it is hard to pick out a single "defining moment." It is as if everything is going on at all times and that we could sit and watch on the news and make memorials and remember every moment of every day.
In the middle of it all… life must go on.
I think of missiles being fired into Israel and how they must still go to work and school. I think of beheadings and bombs and how the people still have to shop and work and celebrate birthdays and weddings.
Life must go on.
There are tragic days of our past, but we now live in a world where every day seems to have a new tragedy. It is frightening. It is paralyzing.
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Isaiah 41: 10 Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.


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Hot Pickerel And Wild Rice Salad
|For rice
|Wild rice
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|1 Tablespoon
|Minced onion
|1 Tablespoon
|For fish
|All purpose flour
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Baking powder
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|1 Teaspoon
|2 1⁄2 Cup (40 tbs)
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|2 Cup (32 tbs) (For Frying)
Wash rice thoroughly two or three times and remove any foreign particles; drain.
In a saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, over medium heat, melt the butter.
Add onion and saute until onion is tender.
Stir in rice and salt; add water and bring liquid to a boil, stirring occasionally.
Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook without stirring for 40 to 50 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed.
While rice is cooking, prepare fish.
In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Stirring constantly, slowly add milk and water; beat until batter is smooth.
Set batter aside.
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The Problem: This study was designed to analyze the evaluation criteria of the instruments used to evaluate superintendents, the job descriptions for those superintendents, and the goals written as part of their Individual Administrator Professional Development Plans (IAPDPs) to determine whether superintendents are being held accountable for serving as instructional leaders. Procedure: The job descriptions, evaluation instruments, and goals contained in IAPDPs provided by superintendents were coded using content analysis to identify those that describe instructional leadership as part of Standard 2 of the Iowa Standards for School Leaders (ISSL). The criteria were disaggregated and further sorted by district size. An analysis was conducted from the sampling units representing 20 of the 86 eligible superintendents in certain school districts with large high school enrollments, indicated by their membership in Class 3A or 4A for football during the 2009–2010 school year. Of the 20 randomly selected superintendents, 18 provided the three documents to be analyzed. A total of 52 sampling units were analyzed as part of this study. Findings: There was little congruence between the job descriptions and the criteria associated with instructional leadership in Standard 2. Only 17% of the 518 recording units were coded as Standard 2 in the ISSL. Additionally, there was little congruence between the goals written in IAPDP and the criteria in Standard 2 of the ISSL. Of the 87 recording units, only 25% were coded as Standard 2 in the ISSL. The size of the school district made little difference related to Standard 2 criteria in the sampling units. Of the 18 districts reporting, 15 (83%) have implemented the ISSL standards as part of their evaluation criteria. There were nearly twice as many recording units (29%) from the evaluation instruments coded to Standard 2 than there were in the job descriptions (17%), so it was determined that the instruments were not congruent with one another.
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The food is more than pretty good. The sauces are high end. The chef here knows his stuff. I think there's a review on smallchickbigdeals.com. Best deal is Friday night. 50% off your food bill. Cool 50s decor
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Vesta sounds great, but this is the only suggestion?? There are 2,600 people graduating. That's a lot of people to feed.
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Daughter graduating from FDU, ceremony to be held at Izod center. We will need to eat lunch after, looking for something nice for about 8-10 people. It needs to be near the Izod center as everyone will scatter after.
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El meson in Freehold and my fav that I don't get to often enough, Jose's in Spring Lake.
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Wish him luck there. That place has been through many, many owners. It is off the beaten track for sure. The only time i've seen it work when when Lon owned it and he was the entertainment as well. It closed one night and he dissappeared. How sad.
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