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10 Little-Known Facts About The Anglo-Saxons
10 Passengers Forced To Become Pilots Midair
10 Executioners Who Met Their Own Dark Ends
10 Things That Could Get You Sent To An Insane Asylum
10 Amazing And Successful Military Deception Operations
10 Impressive Feats Of Human Endurance
10 Historical Legends That Are Probably True
10 Animals That Paid The Price Of Tourist Stupidity And Cruelty
10 Bizarre Customs For Entering The Afterlife
10 Creepy Stories From Funeral Homes And Crematoriums
10 Little-Known Facts About The Anglo-Saxons
10 Passengers Forced To Become Pilots Midair
10 Executioners Who Met Their Own Dark Ends
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10 Amazing And Successful Military Deception Operations
10 Impressive Feats Of Human Endurance
10 Historical Legends That Are Probably True
10 Animals That Paid The Price Of Tourist Stupidity And Cruelty
10 Bizarre Customs For Entering The Afterlife
10 Crazy Facts About Camels
No, this list isn't about cigarettes. We're talking about camels, the ships of the desert. These iconic, even-toed ungulates are synonymous with hardiness, humps, and horrible B.O. They might be ungainly and ugly, but camels have been helping humans for over 3,000 years, carrying our gear and taking us places no horse could ever go.
10Camel Brigades
When the ancient world went to war, they always took along a few camels. The Persians, the Seleucids, the Greeks, and the Romans all rode on camels when conquering their foes, but the animals didn't disappear in the modern age. Camel warfare continued through the 20th century—and they fought in some pretty surprising places.
In March 1855, the US Congress passed the Shield Amendment, a bizarre bill which provided $30,000 for the War Department to buy camels. The idea was to use them in the deserts of the American Southwest. Thirty-three dromedaries, as well as three Arabic and two Turkish trainers, were taken to Camp Verde, Texas, where they surveyed roads and explored the Big Bend. Eventually, they went to Fort Tejon, California, where they carried supplies and military dispatches. They even served as pack animals in the Civil War, and 80 of them were captured by Confederate troops. However, soldiers eventually got sick of the camels' bad smell and worse tempers, and they were released into the wilderness.
Camels also saw action in World War I. The Imperial Camel Corps, made up of Brits, Australians, and New Zealanders, fought against the Turks in the Sinai desert. However, these "camaliers" didn't fight from the saddle. Once the beasts were barraked (made to kneel down), one man would care for 16 camels at a time, allowing the other troops to fight on foot. Once the Allies reached the grassier terrain of northern Palestine, horses became more practical, and the majority of the ICC was disbanded in June 1918. But even today, camels are still putting their lives on the line as they help the Bedouin desert forces protect Jordan from smugglers and any other baddies who want to cross the border.
9The Legend Of Red Ghost
After the US military released its camels, the animals spread across the Southwest, eventually dying out by 1934. However, from time to time, people still claim to see the camels wandering in the distance, and the desert is full of spooky stories of spectral camels like the Red Ghost and his undead rider.
In 1883, an Arizona woman was found stomped to death surrounded by weird hoof prints and strange red fur. Soon after, two miners awoke to find a massive red creature standing in their tent. Several close encounters later, people realized they were dealing with a camel, but there was something unsettling about the beast. People claimed the Red Ghost carried a headless rider. Some speculated he was a young soldier whose comrades had tied him to the dromedary's back to help him conquer his fear of camels. Unfortunately, the animal galloped away, and the two began haunting the Arizona wastelands (though nobody mentions how he lost his head).
In 1893, the camel was shot by an irate farmer who didn't care for ghosts lunching in his garden. But when he inspected the corpse, its rider was gone. Perhaps it had fallen off . . . but to this day, people still claim they've seen the Red Ghost and the headless camalier, roaming across the Arizona desert.
8The Wild Bactrians
The wild Bactrians of Eastern Asia are the only wild camels in the entire world. Sure, Australia is full of dromedaries, but they're feral rather than wild, and while there are plenty of domesticated Bactrians, these ones are a separate species that have never been tamed. Wild Bactrians are also among the toughest creatures in existence, perfectly adapted to survive in Mad Max-style post-apocalyptic badlands.
Wild Bactrians only live in two places on the planet. Some are located in Mongolia's Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area (which, by the way, is strictly protected) while the rest live on the Arjin Shan Lop Nur nature reserve in China's Xinjiang province. This is pretty impressive considering the Chinese tested their nukes there in the '50s. It's basically an irradiated wasteland, but the camels don't mind. Wild Bactrians also have kidneys that'd make any rock star jealous. There isn't much fresh water in these regions, so these guys get by slurping from salty springs. That's right—these camels drink saltwater. Even domesticated Bactrians won't touch the stuff.
Sadly, wild Bactrians are even more endangered than the giant panda. As of 2010, there were at most 950 left in the wild, largely thanks to nature's oldest enemy, man. While the Gobi Protected Area is supposed to be human-free, miners ignore the "No Trespassing" signs in their quest for gold, and when they get hungry, they kill a few camels. In Lop Nur, poachers place explosives around salty springs, and when the camels come in for a drink . . . boom goes the dynamite. Drought and wolves are also taking their toll, and scientists estimate the wild Bactrians will disappear in just a few years. Some conservationist groups hope to breed wild Bactrians with domestic ones to save the species, while others want to establish captive breeding programs to keep the bloodlines pure. Hopefully, they'll find a solution soon, so the wild Bactrian can keep on being the world's toughest camel.
7The World's Largest Meal
You're probably fine with eating cows and chickens, but what about camels? The idea probably makes you nauseous, but in the Middle East, camel meat is a delicacy, and the hump is the best part. It's pretty much 100 percent fat, so it's nice and tender. However, it's important to eat your camels young as the old ones are pretty stringy.
You don't have to travel to the Middle East for a camel snack though. Some British restaurants sell camel burgers, and since Australia is crawling with the critters, there's quite a market for camel meat. Restaurants serve camel sausage, mince, and steaks to hundreds of hungry Aussies. It's a win-win situation for everyone (except the camels) as their meat is healthier than beef and fewer camels helps preserve the Australian environment.
Another place you'll find camel meat is in the Guinness Book of World Records. According to Guinness, the world's biggest meal (served at Bedouin wedding feasts) involves a roasted camel . . . and that's just one ingredient. First, cooked eggs are stuffed into fish, and then the fish are stuffed into chickens. The chickens are stuffed into a sheep, and finally the sheep is stuffed into a camel. Voila! The world's largest meal! Anyone hungry?
6Camel's Milk
Got camel milk? It might seem gross, but camel milk is amazing stuff. It's closer to human milk than any other milk in nature, and it has 10 times more iron and three times more vitamin C than cow's milk. And if you're lactose intolerant, you can drink it without any problems.
Camel milk is served across the globe, and is enjoyed by the rich and poor alike. The Ritz-Carlton in Abu Dhabi serves creamy camel milkshakes, and this frosty treat is popular with Muslims during Ramadan as it provides plenty of nutrients to help them through their daily fast. Kenyans also appreciate a glass of camel milk, but for them, it's a matter of survival. East Africa has been struggling with a horrible drought, the worst in six decades, and farmers are exchanging their cattle for camels. They can go long periods of time without water, and they provide sustenance when the cows are all dried up.
Camel milk is also used for medicinal purposes and has been for hundreds of years. In Kazakhstan, camel milk is used to treat tuberculosis, and African doctors use it to provide nutrition to people with HIV/AIDS. According to the Bikaner Diabetes Care and Research Center, camel milk reduces the amount of insulin injections needed by diabetes patients, which is helpful in countries where people can't afford professional treatment. And some even say camel milk can help the autistic live better lives.
So why hasn't camel milk hit American shelves? It used to be illegal to sell camel milk in the US, but the FDA finally OK'd the beverage in 2009. However, the government refuses to pay for testing, so it looks like Americans will have to wait a little longer before they can wash down their cookies with creamy, cold camel's milk.
5The Camel Virus
Nobody wants to get sick, but catching a disease from a camel of all things? It doesn't get much worse than that. In 2012, a virus known as MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) appeared in Saudi Arabia and has since spread to other Middle Eastern countries like Qatar, Jordan, and the UAE. MERS has even made its way to Europe, infecting people in France, Italy, and the UK. Those unlucky enough to catch this coronavirus develop respiratory illness, which leads to fever, coughing, and difficulty breathing.
At first, scientists weren't sure how some victims contracted MERS. They knew it was jumping from person to person, but they also found cases where patients hadn't been near a human carrier, leading them to conclude some unlucky animal was an unwitting host. But which one? Doctors experimented on livestock from various countries, testing them for antibodies. If the scientists discovered antibodies meant to fight "spike," a protein in the coronavirus, then they'd found the source. It turned out that retired racing camels were the culprits. The camels were infected by bats and then spread the virus to their trainers. While MERS is no Black Death, it's pretty dangerous. As of October 25, 2013, 62 of the 144 infected had died. Hopefully scientists can develop a cure, or this camel virus might well end up making Captain Trips look like chicken pox.
4The Camel Mobile Library
The area outside of Garissa, Kenya has the sad distinction of the highest illiteracy rate in the nation. While the national illiteracy rate is 31 percent, a depressing 85 percent of north-eastern Kenyans can't read or write. The people in this region are mostly nomadic and many are destitute, so instead of buying books, they spend their time and money on food and shelter. Of course, without the ability to read, they're trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty. And that's where the Camel Mobile Library comes to the rescue.
Formed by the Kenya National Library Service in 1996, the Camel Mobile Library provides books to students and adults in hard-to-reach places. Camels are well suited for the arid landscape, and they can haul quite a few paperbacks. Monday through Thursday, librarians set out with three camels apiece. The first camel hauls two boxes full of books, 200 in each. The second totes a tent, and the third carries anything else the librarian might need. The libraries visit 12 locations (which are always different as their patrons are nomadic), where they find children eagerly waiting to check out new books. The librarians set the books out on mats, and let the children take two apiece. Then they pack their wares and set off the next location, promising to return in two weeks.
For the most part, the adults and children who frequent the Camel Mobile Library aren't reading for pleasure. Students check out textbooks to study for their exams, and the library specifically provides books to correspond with what the kids are learning in school. They also provide books for adults learning to read and to those living in refugee camps. It's weird to think that people's lives are being changed for the better by these slobbery, humpbacked beasts.
3Camel Dung And World War II
World War II soldiers used a variety of weapons, including machine guns, hand grenades, and . . . camel poo? Surprisingly, camel droppings played a small but important role in the North African Campaign.
For some bizarre reason, German tank operators believed they'd have good luck if they drove over piles of camel poop. Once the Allies learned of this weird Nazi ritual, they started making mines that looked like camel dung. After a couple of panzers exploded, the Nazis figured out what was going on and started only running over dung that had already been plowed over by other vehicles. Once the Allies figured out their new good luck charm, they started building new dung mines—complete with tread marks.
The British also found camel feces useful when it came to camouflage. When they mixed the droppings into their paint, it created the perfect color for disguising their gear. So when they weren't fighting Nazis, British soldiers spent their time following camels around with bags at the ready.
While it might seem like the camels favored the Allies, they also aided the Axis powers. Dysentery was a major threat on the front lines, but the Nazis learned that local Africans had an effective cure . . . fresh camel droppings. Scientists discovered that the feces were filled with Bacillus subtilis, bacteria which killed the dysentery-causing germs. So since the Nazis didn't want to number two themselves to death (a horrible way to go), they decided to chow down on "camel apples." Delicious.
2Camel Wrestling
Let's shift gears and talk about Tulus, woolly hybrids of the Bactrian and the dromedary. While Tulus might look fuzzy and huggable, they're actually hardcore athletes who practice the ancient martial art of camel wrestling, and every third Sunday in January, they battle along Turkey's Aegean cost. The camels are dressed in brightly colored cloths complete with pompons and wooden saddles. In addition to the outfits, they're given crazy names like Thunderbolt, Black Ali, and Jackal, or even Obama and Rambo.
The day before the match, the Tulus are paraded through the streets, strutting their stuff while music plays. On the day of the fight, the camels are led into an amphitheater where wealthy fans make big bets and spectators buy camel sausages or commemorative shawls. When it's time to fight, the trainers pull the camels into each other, sparking an all-out war. If a camel falls to the ground, runs from the ring, or screams, he loses and the fight is over. Every camel has its own style. Some attack from the right and some from the left. Some trip their opponents, others use headlocks, and some try to sit on their enemy's head. However, biting is illegal, and there's always an umpire to make sure nobody's cheating. Most fights end with a tie, but when there's a winner, the owners get a beautiful carpet as a prize.
While exciting, animal blood sports are inherently cruel. The government of Turkey also has problems with the event, although they're more embarrassed for the nation's image than the camels' well-being. But even though the sport's popularity is waning among the youth, there's still a loyal fan base, and in the wrestling community, champions (both owners and animals) are superstars on the level of Mike Tyson. Like all animal blood sports, this game has deep roots, and it probably won't go away anytime soon.
1Camel Beauty Contests
Ask most people to describe a camel, and you might hear "goofy," "ugly," or "has a rich tobacco taste," but you probably won't hear anyone say "beautiful." Not unless you're in the United Arab Emirates that is. Every year, thousands of spectators attend the Al-Dhafra Camel Festival, and the biggest draw is the camel beauty contest. The pageant features over 25,000 camels and attracts kings and sheikhs from across the region. Winners take home brand new Chevy pickups and sell their camels for millions of dollars.
Judges look for specific qualities in prize winning camels. Some of the desirable traits include floppy lips, an elegant hump, nice whiskers, good ears, a proper amount of space between the toes, sturdy legs, a long neck, and a large head (the most important part). If you're thinking about entering, be sure to keep your camel out of the sun, as the heat will ruin its complexion. Also, you should probably enter a female as they're considered more attractive. And to make sure everything is above board, you'll have to swear a religious oath promising to tell the truth about your livestock's age and lineage.
While the Al-Dhafra Camel Festival might seem a bit strange, it's very significant to the Bedouin people. Their relationship with camels dates back to ancient times, and these contests also foster tribal pride. Most importantly, these beauty contests preserve the bloodlines of purebred breeds and protect ancient customs from disappearing in the modern age. It's not exactly Miss Universe, but at least it's got good intentions.
Nolan Moore once rode a dromedary at the county fair which makes him an expert on all things camel.


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Just two Nats relievers got into last night's 4-3 loss by Scottsdale.
Pat Lehman got back on the horse with a scoreless inning, allowing one hit, but no walks and no strikeouts to drop his ERA to three digits at 9.82.
Rafael Martin walked one but also laid a goose egg on the scoreboard, allowing no hits and striking out none in his single inning of work.
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I just saw that Alberto 'I'm no bench player' Gonzales was just released by the Padres.
Does anybody remember the pitcher we got for him?
That would be Erik Davis, the 6'4″ RHSP that went to Stanford. Drafted by Padres in 13th round in '08. 1.602 WHIP and 4 BB/IP in his 24 games started for Harrisburg and Potomac this year. (He started the year in Harrisburg)
good catch. Checking on his stats Davis really regressed last year. 4.79 ERA at Harrisburg and 6.75 ERA in five Potomac starts. Nothing to see here, right Potomac observers?
He's probably not even going to be re-signed, correct?


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Skip to comments.Bashir: Conservatives Cool With Slaves Building White House But Can't Accept Black President There
Posted on 04/06/2012 1:24:00 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
The odious Martin Bashir is at it again. On his MSNBC show today, Bashir suggested that conservatives, racists that they are, were happy to have slaves help build the White House, but can't accept a black president living there.
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Who's your least-favorite MSNBC personality? Mine is the lesser-known Martin Bashir, for frequently pulling stuff like this. Ping to Today show list.
When will these idiots ever get it? It has nothing to do with his color and everything to do with his character. Exactly what Dr. King fought for.
Actually, there are several blacks that I would love to see living in the White House. What these idiots don't get is that we would vote for a black conservative in a heartbeat!
I must be missing something, but isn't Obama a mulatto?
Isn't it past time for this flying A-hole to wing his way back across the Atlantic?
Lord knows we've got more than enough home-grown nitwits here, and certainly don't need to import any!
"What these idiots dont get is that we would vote for a black conservative in a heartbeat!"
But they are not really black....
Yep, we'd be just fine and dandy with a WHITE communist in the White House. It's because he's a black communist that we have a problem with him!
In 2003, Bashir conducted a series of interviews with pop singer Michael Jackson, as part of a documentary for ITV. Following the broadcast, which was viewed by 14 million in the UK and 38 million in the US, several media personalities accused Bashir of yellow journalism, claiming that he deliberately doctored the recordings in order to paint Jackson in an unflattering light, as well as emphasising the allegations of child molestation made against Jackson. The New York Times called Bashir's journalism style "callous self-interest masked as sympathy."
In response, Jackson and his personal cameraman released a rebuttal interview, which showed Bashir complimenting Jackson for the "spiritual" quality of the Neverland Ranch, thus contradicting the journalist's previous statements that it was a "dangerous place" for children. Bashir also describes Jackson as a wonderful father and says that Jackson's relationship with his children "almost makes him weep".
Obama's ethnicity is not the problem. It's his politics.
Slavery still exists and is thriving in Africa due to Islam. Black Muslims are the modern day slavers, and BHO2 knows it.
It doesn't matter what color he is. We don't want a Muslim/Marxist/Socialist who hates America in the White House. Sheesh. It's pretty simple.
Didn't folks say back in 2008 that any criticism of Obama would be called racist? They were right.
They get it perfectly well.
It's Alinsky's Rule #5: Ridicule is man's most potent weapon.
The ridicule doesn't have to be true. All that matters is that every utterance out of your mouth denigrates you opponent in some way.
These aren't rocket scientists. They're mindless demagogues.
Nobody watches or listens to Martin Bashit
Hey Martin -- it was only the DEMOCRATS who were cool with slavery, Jim Crow and the KKK.
As my tagline says: Liberals' only problem with American slavery is that the slaves were privately owned.
Bashir is a slave to his ideology..
A house slave... an Uncle Martin..
He bows and scrapes to left wing boondoggles..
Pity but then he isn't very smart.. and his lips are too big..
Was the WH in fact, built with slave labor? That thought had not occurred to me before. I'm not sure what difference it makes anyway.
I'm pretty sure slaves were not used when it was gutted and rebuilt during Truman's term.
The abhorrent, abominable, creepy, detestable, disgusting, execrable, foul, hateful, hateable, horrible, horrid, loathsome, mean, obnoxious, offensive, ornery, pain in the neck, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, unpleasant, vile Martin Bashir? That one?
These guys continue to make my point. They can't help themselves.
The DNC is the party of the race obsessed. Race is the lens through which they see the world. Race politics, ethnic politics, is their tool of choice because its the one that comes most naturally to them. As they say, to a hammer everything is a nail; and to the race obsessed everything is race.
They can't conceive of a world in which race doesn't matter, and if you try to explain it to them, they see your lips moving but they can't hear a word you're saying.
Martin Bashir Brushes Off Seriousness of New Black Panthers' Bounty on George Zimmerman
By Jeffrey Meyer | April 05, 2012 | 17:29
On the April 5 episode of his show, liberal MSNBC host and self-proclaimed journalist Bashir excused the bounty placed on George Zimmerman by the New Black Panthers because there are only "five or six of them." This comment came in a segment with TheGrio.coms Joy-Ann Reid wherein the two mocked conservatives objections to the media coverage of the Trayvon Martin case.
Michael Eric Dyson is also a racial arsonist. And did the clip actually also show Karen Finney?
Quite a trifecta.
What an idiot.
It is NOT 0bama's ancestry we despise.
It's his IDEOLOGY!
I'd be HONORED to have Allen West, Alan Keyes, Larry Elder, Clarence Thomas, Thomas Sowell, even Herman Cain, any number of conservative descendents of African slaves as President of the United States.
What this ignorant shill doesn't realize is, not only is 0bama NOT a descendent of African slaves and knows NOTHING about the African American experience, but as a son of a Kenyan Moslem, 0bama is very likely a descendent of African slave TRADERS!
MSNBC. The dregs.
Technically yes, but the word "mulatto" is obsolete. He is in fact "black" or African-American or whatever else you want to call him
Unfortunately they are not idiots in the traditional sense. They are evil, cunning race baiters using their positions in the media to fan the flames.
The bastard is a direct descendent of slave-owners on both his mother's and his sperm donor's sides.
Obamas ethnicity is not the problem. Its his politics.
And his lying, distortions, class warefare, and demagoguery.I guess that is his politics.
They don't care anymore for blacks than they do for women or poor people. This is just their shtick for getting people to support them.
Obamalamadingdong is not Black, has no slaves in his genealogy.
" but isnt Obama a mulatto?"
High Yellow.
I prefer
"I gather from your playing of the race card that you don't have a cogent defense of your side of the issue, and choose instead to divert the discussion away into an ad hominem attack."
Republican President Theodore Roosevelt had Booker T. Washington over to the White House for dinner. Democratic President Wilson segrated Federal Civil Service.
Obam's black?
It is my impression that you are not bonding with Martin Bashir.
Tom Sowell 2012
Well, truthfully nuanced, isn't Zer0 a Halfrican mulatto rather than a black?
Those were democrat slaveholders, just like today.
What we have now is a fool who kneels to our enemies and panders to one race with promises of socialism.
Regrettably, by today's standards, Booker T. Washington would be variously labelled a "House Negro," an "Oreo," or an "Uncle Tom" given his emphasis on self-responsibility and self-improvement.
What we have now is a fool who kneels to our enemies and panders to one race with promises of socialism.
They 'get it,' but acknowledging it would deprive them of accusations of racism, their most useful political tool. Leftists only care about winning -- by "any means necessary" -- including lying, cheating and any other ugly deed.
Oh I don't know...there are many, many, many black people whom conservatives would love to see elected to the Presidency.
"I must be missing something, but isnt Obama a mulatto?"
Yes, but to some people (black people) being black is how you act. As in, for instance, voting Democrat. To other (white liberals, apparently), just as for racists throughout liberty, one drop of black blood makes you black. For a lot of normal people who's black depends upon who says they're black and who's treated that way, along with the age-old completely unscientific look test.
Pure evil!!!
"But they are not really black"
"Oreo," I believe, is the term. Obama qualifies, not merely by his parentage, upbringing, and education, but also because he is a blerd (black nerd). Or he would, if he were not such a leftist, didn't radically alter his speaking style when in front of black people (seriously, listen to the infamous NAACP speech), and occasionally dittied Al Green.
What the &^%$)(* is that moron talking about?! The White House is over 200 years old why talk about slaves now? O is not of slave blood,and is a long way from the Black American slave experience. Obama was a very privileged child who happened to have an African father. I cannot see how they draw these conclusions.
BTW, black weren't the only ones on the planet that have been slaves.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Anthony Grant has suspended forward Tony Mitchell indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team.
Grant said Monday the suspension came about because of an accumulation of things and not one incident. He didn't elaborate but says the decision was made after Saturday night's double-overtime win over Mississippi.
It was the first game this season that Mitchell hasn't started. He scored 14 points in 31 minutes off the bench.
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Yeah that "over expanding" part of the expanding die is what I'm talking about - cut that point back closer to the threads so the tip of the expander can reach deeper into the cartridge to open it up deeper.
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I saw .430 throaters some were and they were only like $30. i think they use them in forcing cones and cylinders on revolvers. they must be avaliable as guys play with .44 rifles a lot.
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If you want to take your off-road vehicle on the trails and have yet to purchase your ORV permit from the Department of Natural Resources, then June 7 and 8 is for you when the first Free ORV Weekend will take place in Michigan.
For the single weekend, ORV riders will be able to test out the trails in the state without the required off-road permits. This is especially good for those who have wanted to try out the extensive trail system but are hesitant to pay up to $36.25 for the annual permit. Fees for ORV permits have changed in 2014 and the DNR offers a chart showing the requirements and rates on their website.
Michigan is home to over 3,700 miles of trails across the state, in the upper portion of the Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula offering riders some of the most varied terrain anywhere to ride in. From deeply forested trails in the northern part of the state, to trails along the Great Lakes to the remoteness of the Upper Peninsula, there are trails for everyone's needs.
The free weekend of riding also includes the scramble areas at St. Helen's Motorsport Area, Black Lake Scramble Area, Silver Lake, Bull Gap and The Mounds.
For those wanting to head out for the first time and are not sure, ORV's include any multi-track or multi-wheeled vehicle, amphibious craft or hovercraft that can use the trails. This also includes any two or four wheeled vehicles that are register for the roads but also operated off road on the ORV trails.
When looking for a trail to ride, the best place to start is the DNR ORV webpage where you will find maps of the designated trails and other helpful information. Not only can you download the maps in hard copy form, but there are also data files for desktop GIS programs, GPX files to use with your GPS system and KMZ files which allow you to open them under Google Earth. The listings are truly a treasure trove of information for ORV users.
Though the need for an ORV permit is waved for the weekend, keep in mind that all other regulations still apply, so stay on the trails.
Two of the most important rules are:
- Operators under age 16 must have a valid safety training certificate. Michigan will accept ORV/ATV education certifications that are issued by other states and provinces.
- Operators and passengers must wear a U.S. Dept. of Transportation approved crash helmet and protective eye wear.
To become more familiar with the rules and regulations of the state, there is the Handbook of Michigan Off-Road Vehicle Laws, which outlines all of the do's and don'ts of off-roading. It can be found online, where hunting and fishing licenses are sold and at any DNR customer service center. ORV licenses are also available online at the DNR E-License website and at participating ORV dealers.
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Born in 1969, just a few weeks after the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon, Ike Rust's adult life became, in itself, a giant leap for mankind. However, it was not a leap mankind was willing to make with him.
At his great-grandfather's funeral, Kevin Baxter meets an old friend, bearing a gift. She called it his great-grandfather's legacy....
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Thirty new alien species have been discovered. You are well-advised to inform yourselves, as to engage these entities correctly, without risk of harm to yourself or to the interests of Terra.
Ten of the described species are human in origin, yet modified to such a degree that they no longer need to be considered human.
Another ten are civilisation-building aliens competing with Terra for available space.
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The Admiral of the Fleet, an exemplary commander, peerless in skill, ruthless in execution.
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Well, talk about a long vacation! I haven't been involved on SparkPeople in quite some time. There was that mean ol' gallbladder surgery then a wonderful leg injury that took a year to heal... but I'm like a pit bull, I don't give up easily. I'm competitive with others and sometimes with myself. So I kept plugging away. My gallbladder surgery changed what I could eat. Of course they told me that I could basically go back to my normal diet but that never happened for me thank goodness!
Gallbladder surgery made me hate soda pop. Weird, and I guess not many people get that weird side effect, but it has stuck with me. I really can't stand the taste of it, I've tried it a couple times in the last six months, and it doesn't matter diet or regular just taste awful. I used to drink a 6 pack of diet a day.
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In April of this year I had lost 20lbs, then gained 5 lbs back. I was a bit lost. Frustrated to say the least. I saw something on the Dr. Oz show that mentioned diet... can't even remember now what the subject was, but his guest was Dr. Fuhrmann. He had written a book called "Eat to Live".
I really didn't have any reason not to go look for the book, so I went and purchased it. I was skeptical to say the least. I took it on vacation with me, and kept telling my husband how interesting it was and how it made sense. Then my husband went and broke his ankle. Even though it was a hectic time, trying to figure out things for him, I decided to go forward and try this diet. It was crazy! He supported me and my first week was the hardest. Withdrawal from meat and dairy and my stress were difficult to say the least but after that, it was all down hill. I knew I could stay on the 28 day challenge. I never believed I would really lose that much weight in one month.
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I think Dr. Fuhrman's book is full of common sense in terms of looking at our food intake and determining the NUTRITIONAL value of foods. So many things we can eat are nutritionally lacking but full of calories.
Way to stick with the program and see such amazing results!
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That's so great!! I'm really enjoying Eating to Live--not least because it's working, and I'd pretty much given up hope of real change because I knew I was done with dieting. Thanks for sharing!
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I hope you'll be around to share of your experiences and insights about ETL on the forum!
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Awesome! Dr. Furhman's book helped me understand nutrition so much better and caused me to make some drastic changes in my eating. So glad for your great results!
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The Sims Screamer 2 board graphics from the late 1980's. I have 10 different colorways in this with a couple being the same color but on white and clear. Another piece of cool skateboard art by the artist Andy Takakjian. You may not know his name but you would recognize his work (like the original Mark Gonz Gonzales grphics and the Psycho Stick graphics). I also added a Sims Kevin Stabb pirate today, the rectangle one but in clear. I also found about 30 New Deal ones at my parents house that I forgot about and will be adding those sometime soon. I'm trying to get at least a dozen or so up a week so bear with me as time permits.
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I uploaded 35 Airwalk Shoes skate stickers today, some with some really cool graphics. I only have about another dozen Airwalk shoes stickers that I know of but I was feeling a little too lazy to scan them in now. Most of the stickers left are the cartoon looking Pterodactyl Circle Logo. Click a thumbnail below to jump to the gallery.
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I added about another dozen Vision Skateboard stickers to the sticker gallery. So that leaves only about another 800-900 vintage old school stickers from the 1980's and early 1990's to go. A couple are 30+ different color versions of the same logo but they still count. Before I finish all of those scans I'll be working on some reorganizing and adding a lot more measurements and details as well as a surprise treat. It's gonna be a good year here :)
Schmitt Stix Logo Stickers
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- The rebellion continued and worsened, and only blacks considered essential were allowed in and out of Alexandra. Cut off from the Tennis Ranch, Mark begins to resent all whites, even liberal whites.
- Mark wonders why the white people he knows aren't speaking up?
- Many of Mark's friends spoke of leaving the country and joining Umkhonto We Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), the armed wing of the ANC, that was started by Nelson Mandela. Mark also wants to become a revolutionary.
- He begins to talk to Ngwenya, a man in his yard from Zimbabwe whose relatives were freedom fighters there in Robert Mugabe's army, the Patriotic Front.
- Mark tells Ngwenya that he wants to be a freedom fighter.
- Ngwenya says he can't really see Mark killing people, since Mark loves of books and tennis. He warns Mark that if he becomes a guerrilla, he will sacrifice everything for guns.
- But as they talk, tear gas seeps in through the windows and Ngwenya says it has been happening every night since the riots begin. He helps his wife use soaked rags to shield their children from the effects of the tear gas. Then he tells Mark that there is room for people with brains in the struggle.
- Ngwenya urges Mark to use his talents as a writer to fight against apartheid rather than to see the gun as the only weapon he can use.
- By October, the massive police and military force had quelled dissent. The government said Afrikaans was no longer mandatory and ordered black schools to be reopened.
- Many of the school buildings had been demolished during the rebellion. Further, many students refused to return or had already left the country to join Umkhonto We Sizwe.
- Many felt that there was no point in learning under Bantu Education anyway. One teacher told the students that they had provided a list of student leaders to the police to prevent a massacre of everybody. Which is better, they asked, some of you in jail or all of you dead? But the students "preferred death" (43.23).
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The scarlet dress made of thick, intertwined fibers could at first glance pass for a designer gown. But look closer and you'll find it's laced with medical tubing and a small syringe near the top. A fashion statement, yes, but maybe not the one you'd expect — it's a clever take on a blood transfusion.
The piece of art is part of Cleveland Clinic eXpressions, an exhibit that showcases scientifically inspired paintings, sculptures, poems and other creative works at the Great Lakes Science Center through March 15.
Now in it's fifth year, eXpressions began as a way for Cleveland Clinic high school science interns to discuss their research with their classmates. In turn, students create art inspired by what they learned, exposing them to a new field of study.
"It really is about communicating the complex ideas," says Bryan Pflaum, associate director of creative learning for the Cleveland Clinic Office of Civic Education Initiatives.
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U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale delivered many smiles on Tuesday as the marriage equality fight scored another victory, this time in the state of Idaho. According to a report by Reuters, Dale struck down Idaho's ban on gay marriage and stated it relegated same-sex couples to second-class status in violation of constitutional guarantees of equal protection under the law.
In a 57-page decision, Dale concluded, "…Idaho's marriage laws deny same-sex couples the economic, practical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of marriage, relegating each couple to a stigmatized, second-class status. Plaintiffs suffer these injuries not because they are unqualified to marry, start a family, or grow old together, but because of who they are and whom they love."
Dale's decision was the latest ruling to overturn state bans on gay marriage and added inspiration for the remaining states where lawsuits have yet to be filed against state Constitutional bans. Barring a hold from a higher court, Dale said her ruling would go into effect on Friday at 9 a.m. Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter has already vowed to appeal the ruling.
Otter, who was named in the lawsuit along with Ada County Clerk Chris Rich, said that the decision was "disappointing", and "is a small setback in a long-term battle that will end at the U.S. Supreme Court." Otter will also argue on behalf of the voters who "exercised their fundamental right" by approving an amendment back in 2006 which defined marriage as the union between a man and a woman.
But what Otter sees as a setback is considered progression for several gay couples in the state of Idaho and for gay rights nationally. The lawsuit was filed back in November by two lesbian couples whose out-of-state marriages were not recognized in the state due to the 2006 voter approved amendment. Two other gay couples, who were denied license, were also named in the lawsuit that continued a trend of lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of these state bans.
The decision comes just a few days after a judge in the state of Arkansas made a similar ruling. Gay couples in that state started obtaining marriage licenses as early as Saturday. The ruling also comes a day after a lawsuit was filed in the state of Alaska. While in Virginia on Tuesday, a U.S. appeals court judge heard arguments on both sides of a state ban on gay marriage that was already struck down as unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen back in February.


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A young boy sits in a restaurant surrounded by displeasing mundanity, absorbed in a horrific scene just across the street, yet neither says nor does anything about it. The opening scene of Scott Carrier's latest collection of essays, Prisoner of Zion: Muslims, Mormons, and Other Misadventures, shows us that some of the darkest, most evil things are seen in broad daylight, for that is when things are seen with the greatest clarity.
Prisoner of Zion traverses a lot of territory, from angry backcountry skiing in White Pine Canyon to a troubled crossing through the Salang Tunnel in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan, from confronting the ugliness of human trafficking in Cambodia to a frightened rock singer in Burma. This book is not safe—it places you in the mud, the dust and the cold in horrific circumstances where there are so many body parts it is hard to distinguish them from bricks after a wall has exploded. You are not protected by your television screen.
Angry and rich, there is a distance in Carrier's writing, although it is never flat. At first, I attributed the disassociation to journalistic technique. But halfway through the book, when Carrier is describing his return to Salt Lake City and the culture shock of reentry, he defines the assimilation of what he has experienced by what can be named and described and what cannot. He says the things he can't name, "stay inside and you live with them, like shrapnel; your body grows around them." It is these unnameable things that are the cause of his distance and disassociation as a writer.
I want to corner someone and talk about this book, about where it leaves you when you're finished. I want dialog, to hear what others think about the harsh realities on the page and what words were left out. Not that there are any holes in the narrative. No, the holes are in your soul. Post your comments below, and let's start a dialogue.
Donnae Tidwell is a Librarian and Nonfiction/Graphic Novel Selector at Salt Lake City Public Library. To find this and other similar books in our catalog, or to find more info on The City Library's programs and services, visit slcpl.org.


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BOONE, N.C. –The East Carolina volleyball team saw its win streak halted at five as the Pirates dropped two matches on the final day of the Black and Gold Challenge to Denver, 3-2 [13-25, 25-16, 25-21, 20-25, 9-15], and UT Arlington, 3-1 [23-25, 17-25, 25-20, 20-25].
Nicole Willis turned in a solid effort for ECU (7-7) as she recorded a double-double with 18 kills and 16 digs to go with two blocks and a pair of assists against Denver (6-6). In the first match of the day, Torre Blake recorded a career-high 13 kills en route to being named to the All-Tournament Team, while Zarah Cecich notched 43 assists, eight digs, three kills, two service aces and one block. Shelby Beasley registered 10 digs, two aces and two assists, while Kierra Lee-Dunson posted seven kills, three digs, one block and hit .286 in the setback.
The Pirates got off to a slow start against Denver as they were limited to a .127 hitting percentage and held to 49 kills and 50 digs in the match. After dropping the first set, 25-13, ECU bounced back and claimed the second set by a score of 25-16 while the defense forced the Pioneers into a negative attack percentage (-.120). The third frame was much like the second as Denver hit -.194 while East Carolina tallied nine kills en route to a 25-21 victory. Leading two games to one, the Pirates were unable to close out the match in the fourth set as Denver's offense turned in a solid performance tallying 16 kills and hitting .467 as the Pioneers' defeated the Pirates 25-20 to force a fifth and final set. East Carolina hit .294 in the fifth game, but could not stop the Denver offense that hit .444 with nine kills and just one attack error as the Pioneers went on to take the final set 15-9.
In the second match of the day, East Carolina was led by Willis, Blake, and Cecich offensively. Willis registered a team-high 14 kills to go with eight digs, while Blake notched nine kills, and Cecich dished out a match-best 33 assists. Defensively, Beasley notched 14 digs, while Erika Figueroa added eight. Kierra Lee-Dunson was solid at the net as she put up five total blocks and added four kills and one assist.
Although East Carolina led for most of the first set, UT Arlington (7-6) rallied and managed to pull off a come-from-behind win taking the game by a score of 25-23. The Pirates battled back in the second set, but were unable to overcome a .333 hitting percentage by the Mavericks as they dropped a 25-17 decision. ECU, however, would not go quietly as the Pirates knocked down 10 kills in the third set with just one error to hit .346 and the defense held UTA to just .091 hitting as East Carolina defeated the Mavericks, 25-20. The two teams fought each other in the fourth set. The ECU defense limited the Mavericks to a .143 hitting percentage, while UTA forced the Pirates into 10 attack errors for a .000 attack percentage. Despite the Pirates' efforts, UTA managed to pull out a 25-20 set victory and win the match in four games.
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Some of what we know about the human body and how it processes food relates to our understanding of the evolution of man as a hunter, who gathered his food for sustenance. When prehistoric humans during the Paleolithic Age – roughly about 2.5 million and 20,000 years ago – needed to "fix" breakfast, lunch or dinner, obviously there were no supermarkets or fast-food restaurants. If they ate, they fished or hunted wild game, or foraged for plants and vegetables.
Paleo what?
"Paleolithic" means "old age of the stone" in Greek, or the Stone Age. The modern-day Paleo Diet attempts to align humans with their "cavemen" roots, rejecting foods like grains, beans, refined sugar, refined salt, chemically-processed vegetable and seed oils, and dairy – all foods associated with the rise of agriculture in the Neolithic period following the Stone Age. Paleo Diet supporters link the rise of diabetes and many diseases associated with obesity with the worldwide spread of industrialized foods. The Paleo Diet rests upon the philosophy that if the caveman ate it, you can, too.
Contrary to popular belief, however, the Paleo Diet isn't about consuming sticks and twigs. Paleo Diet foods are "clean" and non-processed – a major benefit of the diet. It includes a range of foods from the three major calorie-producing nutrient groups: proteins (beef, pork chicken, turkey, fish), fats (nuts and seeds) and carbohydrates (a variety of vegetables and fruits). (For a full list of Paleo foods, click here.) Under the Paleo Diet, food preparation is as simple as the food. Meat is cooked without processed vegetable oils (frying) and veggies steamed. The caveman didn't have creamy sauces or fancy sautés, and you shouldn't either.
The diet's rejection of processed foods, refined sugars and added salt makes perfect sense in helping the United States grapple with the reality that one-third of its people are obese. It emphasizes the elimination of added salt, and research shows the average American gets too much salt. The American Heart Association, for example, recommends 1,500 milligrams of sodium per day, but the average American consumes about 3,400 milligrams. Even better, the Paleo Diet rejects refined sugar.
The Devil in the Details
The problem, though, is that with the Paleo Diet, the devil is in the details. A downside of the diet is that it eliminates categories of food recommended by the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, such as grains, beans, legumes and fat-free or low-fat dairy. It also is out of alignment with USDA recommendations on the percentage of carbohydrates, proteins and fats an individual should consume daily. For example, a sample Paleo Diet has a higher threshold for fat consumption than USDA guidelines – a major criticism of the diet. USDA dietary guidelines recommend that 20-35 percent of daily caloric intake comes from fat. The Paleo Diet exceeds that, with about a 39 percent from fat, according to U.S. News and World Report, which ranked the diet relative to other modern-day eating plans.
The Paleo Diet is tough on carbs – a benefit of the program. It recommends 23 percent of calories from carbohydrates, according to the U.S. News and World Report analysis, far below the USDA recommended 45 to 65 percent. Another controversial recommendation in the diet is that it eliminates whole grains, as well as legumes and beans, which straddle the carbohydrate and protein categories in many diets. Dairy is not included either, even though the USDA recommends low-fat dairy, whole grains and beans as part of a balanced diet.
Another major benefit of a hunter-gatherer diet – philosophically – is that the Paleo Diet isn't myopically focused on "calories in, calories out." Instead it focuses on the quality of calories consumed by asking whether the food is "clean" and non-processed. So when the average male takes in his 2,600 calories a day (1,900 for women), the Paleo Diet assumes that not all calories are created equal. Consuming 2,600 calories of fast-food, such as hamburgers, pizza and snack cakes, obviously doesn't pack the nutritional punch of 2,600 calories of fish and vegetables.
Cavemen in Motion
Finally, a benefit of the Paleo Diet is that advocates don't say "just eat your way to a lean healthy body." Proponents of the diet also focus on exercise. Hunter-gatherers couldn't drive to the neighborhood fast-food joint for a meal. They had to expend calories hunting, fishing, climbing, running, carrying and foraging for food. Cavemen had to move, and you should, too. Today, many fitness professionals understand the inseparable relationship between weight loss, exercise and good food choices. Back in the Saddle to Fit: 10 Steps to Reclaiming Athletic Fitness for the Busy Professional, for example, calls it a "60-40 proposition," where 60 percent of our attention should be focused on making good food choices when embarking on a body improvement plan, with the rest spent on exercise pursuit. Lean bodies are made first at the dinner table.
In short, the Paleo Diet's focus on clean, unprocessed food without refined sugar and added salt is an excellent philosophy for those striving for a lean, healthy physique. However, the high daily fat allowances and the elimination of certain foods that are recommended by the USDA for a healthy diet suggests that the Paleo Diet deserves a good look, with some modifications, such as adding low-glycemic whole grains and low-fat dairy to the mix. Diabetics will want to modify the diet by limiting their consumption of sugary fruits. People who struggle with portion control might want to reduce or eliminate the consumption of high-fat nuts or seeds to prevent weight gain. Being a full-throttle, all-in, card-carrying hunter-gather may not be the best first step, but a modified Paleo Diet can provide the philosophical framework and food choices to a lean, healthy body.


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What I used to do when I was at goal weight...
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I have battled with my weight all of my life. Being thin was never easy for me, so the few times in my life when I was thin was something that I had to work really hard for. As I struggle again to get my weight down, I thought back to a time when I was at my goal weight. What did I do to get to goal and stay there (albeit temporarily)?
1. I had a mindset that wouldn�t let me stray. Every second of every day was focused on what I needed to do to lose weight.
2. I tracked every single morsel that went into my mouth. NO BLTs (bites, licks, tastes) unless I counted them. I stayed at 1200 calories religiously!
3. I ate vegetables at every meal, including breakfast, so I got at least 5 servings of vegetables in every day.
4. I prepared everything I ate myself. I would make many foods on the weekend and put them into single serving containers so I had all of my meals for the week prepared.
5. I was active a minimum of two hours every day, even if it meant just walking. However, most of the time it was high impact aerobics, weight lifting, and biking. I would work out one hour before I went to work in the morning and one hour again after work.
6. I avoided parties because I wouldn�t know how to count the calories in the food.
7. I avoided alcohol because I would lose inhibition against food with one little drink.
This is what I did just to stay at the high end of my goal weight range. I kept this up for a period of two years at one point. I was by nobody�s definition skinny. Looking back on this, it is easy to see why I didn�t stay at goal weight. It was an all-encompassing project, and I�m sure I wasn�t much fun to be around. As I whine and snivel about not being able to lose weight, I have to keep these habits in mind. And, the older I get, the harder it gets. If I really want to get back to my goal weight, how much effort am I willing to put forth?
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I've been a yo yo my whole life. Your words sum up my story.
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Hey my friend this is so true for all of us!!! I see myself in those words. It is so true that the older we get the harder it is to lose the weight.
But don't feel discourage just take one day at a time and remember it is not a diet but a lifestyle change. Eat what you want in moderation and do it with the mindset that the weight did not come on in one day and it won't go away in one day.
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I agree. I think that's why I'm struggling to get back on track. I know how much work it was before and now I'm 5 yrs. older. I did love being at goal though. I want to be able to have that occasional dinner out or drink with friends.
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