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BOSTON — On Monday, legendary Boston University coach Jack Parker announced that he would be retiring after this season.
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Red-hot left wing Matt Nieto notched a goal and an assist and freshman goaltender Sean Maguire posted back-to-back shutouts for the second time this season to key BU's win in front of a Spring Break-depleted crowd of 2,788 at Agganis Arena.
"I thought we really played well in the second and third period tonight," Parker said. "I thought we played okay in the first – they were taking it to us in the second half of the first. We came out and really upped the ante in the second period – looked pretty sharp with the puck, played hard without it. I liked our grit and our poise with the puck."
If Parker was dismissing the idea of becoming the Pope, Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy was keen on emphasizing that he was not going to be the next Nostradamus either. Asked if he could have predicted tonight's result – in light of BU's season sweep and 16-1-2 record against Merrimack in Agganis Arena, Dennehy demurred.
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Neither team scored in the first period, though freshman John Gustafson hit a post in the first two minutes for the Warriors.
Kyle Bigos also had a great chance in the last minute. Asked if it was a glove save, Maguire indicated that the shot hit a more sensitive part of his anatomy. When a male reporter asked if he felt it, Maguire replied, "Wouldn't you?"
BU took a 1-0 lead at 6:10 of the second period. Freshman Ahti Oksanen took a shot from the left point and senior captain Wade Megan redirected it past goalie Sam Marotta.
The Terriers made it 2-0 at 16:48 when sophomore Evan Rodrigues stickhandled through the offensive zone before dishing to Nieto in the slot for the shot and score. Parker said that the line of Nieto, Rodrigues and freshman Danny O'Regan is probably the hottest in college hockey over the last two months.
"It's great," Nieto said. "We're at the peak of our chemistry right now. We're making plays, but we're also playing hard. When you have that combination, you're going to be successful."
On a power play early in the third period, senior Ryan Santana scored his second goal of the season, knocking in the rebound of an O'Regan shot.
"Nobody deserves it more than [Santana] does because he works so hard," Parker said.
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"The guys are playing outstanding in front of me," Maguire said. "They're making it easy for me. We're really on top of things right now."
BU (19-15-2) plays Merrimack (15-16-6) again tomorrow, hoping to punch their ticket for a berth in the Hockey East semifinals next Friday.
"I think everyone's trying to postpone the guillotine," Parker said. "I know I am."
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Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist for IPSNews, discusses indications that Amiri the mysterious Iranian defector was actually a double-agent sent by Iran to learn what the CIA knew and thought about them, Amiri's role on the periphery of their nuclear program, his statements to the CIA that there is no nuclear weapons program, Porter's source who says that the National Intelligence Council will stand by their previous no-nuke-weapons-program-in-Iran stance [.pdf] from 2007 in their soon to be released National Intelligence Estimate update(!), the Washington Post's use of the Israeli intelligence front, the National Council for Resistance in Iran, in spinning the Amiri story, the ultimate dishonest neo-crazy media sycophant David Sanger of the New York Times and what a liar he is.
MP3 here. (20:30) Transcript below.
Gareth Porter is an independent historian and journalist. He is the author of Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam. His articles appear on Counterpunch, Huffington Post, Inter Press Service News Agency and Antiwar.com.
Transcript – Scott Horton interviews Gareth Porter July 19, 2010
Scott Horton: All right y'all, welcome back to the show. It's Antiwar Radio, I'm Scott Horton, and man I'm so lucky I got Gareth Porter on the phone.You guys are maybe wondering, "Gee, how come Scott talks to Gareth Porter all the time?" Well it's because he's the best reporter in the world. Welcome back to the show, Gareth!
Gareth Porter: Thanks for having me on again, Scott.
Horton: Man, I'm sitting here reading this brand-new article — it's not up yet, but it will be up at IPSNews.net and of course at original.antiwar.com/porter. And now I'm trying to click around and find the first one here, it was, "Clues suggest Amiri defection was an Iranian plant." And now the follow-up is called, "Amiri told CIA Iran has no nuclear weapons program."
So, first of all, everybody knows Amiri, right? Amiri was the guy who surfaced in a YouTube saying, "Help me, the CIA kidnapped me." And then there was another YouTube that said, "Nah, I'm chilling here, I'm going to school, everything's fine." And then a third one said, "No, the CIA did kidnap me, I'm on my way out of here." And then he showed up at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington D.C. He was flown out of the country last week, received a hero's welcome back in Iran. So that's the basic premise of the thing. Now hit me, Gareth Porter.
Porter: Well, first of all I think the question of whether Amiri was, in fact, a double-agent or what is called in the spy trade a "dangle" is clearly still open, not at all answered yet. The question remains unanswered. I think the question that is most troubling to the CIA itself is that he was an unvetted person who was a walk-in. I'm told he was a walk-in in Turkey, where a lot of Iranians approach U.S. intelligence with offers of information and to be agents and so forth. So it was a logical place to have a walk-in, but also a logical place for the Iranians to have a dangle.
And the fact is that the CIA didn't really know very much about him when they took him on, apparently, as an agent, you know, as a source, some time ago — we don't know exactly when. But then the fact that he actually decided to leave Iran and come to the United States without his family is a major issue, a major question that remains unclear as to what that means. I mean it certainly is a danger signal for anybody who would be in a position to make a decision about whether, in fact, this is a sign of being a double agent.
So I'm simply saying that that's something we don't know yet, and I think the CIA people who have been observing what happened with Amiri are very concerned about this. But now I think the bigger question is, "What, in fact, did he tell the CIA when he was in touch with them and reporting, supposedly, on what he knew about the Iranian nuclear program?
Horton: Right, now hold on to that for a second, because you're right, that is the question. But before that is the preliminary question, which is in regards to especially your follow-up article here, which is that you have Antiwar.com's Philip Giraldi — he's also a contributing editor at the American Conservative magazine, former CIA officer, former DIA officer — you have him, in this article, saying that he's talking to CIA guys that are telling him what?
Porter: The CIA contacts that he has, who are people he says who are really in the know, who are knowledgeable about the Amiri case completely, are telling him that what Amiri said to the CIA was that there is no Iranian nuclear weapons program. Now, this has to be – we have to start with the fact that he was clearly extremely marginal to the Iranian nuclear program. He was a scientist who may have been a physicist but was not really working on any of the aspects of nuclear physics that have to do with the Iranian nuclear program.
Horton: Is that part of the indication that he was just a dangle, that they wouldn't be able to get any real information out of him, but he would be able to report back to the Iranians, "Well, this is what they apparently know because this is what they asked me."
Porter: I would say that is a perfect indication that the chances are that he was indeed working for the Iranian intelligence agency, but of course, again, this has to be still a supposition at this point.
Horton: Right.
Porter: No question about it, he would be a perfect candidate from their point of view because he really didn't know anything. There was no danger that he was going to spill the beans in the United States. At the same time, he could pick up valuable intelligence about what the United States did and didn't know. So that is indeed, I think, a serious question mark about the case.
But he also was somebody who, according to the sources that Giraldi has still within the CIA, he knew some people who were nuclear scientists who were telling him that, indeed, Iran does not have a nuclear weapons program. And so it was on that basis that he was reporting this to the CIA, and again I'm told by Giraldi that his sources are saying that his contribution was a minor contribution, but nevertheless a contribution to the overall judgment by the CIA in its new intelligence assessment that Iran does not, in fact, have an active nuclear weapons program.
Horton: Oh, wow, well, so — geez, there's too many questions, and everything you say leads to like ten things. But let's stay on that for a second. The new NIE, this is the thing that Newsweek especially has been reporting about all this pressure on the CIA and the National Intelligence Council —
Porter: It's probably like you said, "spin reporting," but anyway, yes.
Horton: Yeah. Well, you know, either way it's "Newspeak" magazine. But Hosenball and Michael Hirsh too both had something that said that, you know —
Porter: Right. You know Newsweek has been peddling this idea that the intelligence community is in the process of reversing its position on the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate that Iran did not have a nuclear weapons program active.
Horton: And now you're telling me that from what you know, and you say in this article too that you have a separate source who's seen at least an initial draft…
Porter: That's right.
Horton: …of this new NIE, and that what it actually says is that they still stand by the NIE of 2007's conclusions.
Porter: They basically still stand by it. They're going to introduce some language that it's not — we don't know exactly what the language is, but you know it reflects, obviously, things that have happened since 2007; the Qom or Fordow site, the second enrichment site, and other things that have happened which will be presenting a rather subtle, complex presentation of the changes that have taken place, but not essentially change that conclusion; that's correct.
Horton: Awesome, that's the best news I've heard in so long.
Porter: It is good news, and what is important to understand here is just how much pressure the intelligence community has been under, politically, to introduce some language that would be indicative of something that could be used against Iran. And this pressure is coming, of course, initially from Israel. Israel is the primary moving force behind it. But they have lined up France, Germany and the United Kingdom in service of that aim.
So basically you've got an international coalition of states who are allies of the United States — or in the case of Israel, not an ally but obviously a client — who are saying to the United States, "Now you've got to change this 2007 intelligence finding because it is politically impossible to move Iran as long as you're saying that it doesn't have a nuclear weapons program."
And so the political pressure has been intense. It has been coming for the last couple of years. It has stepped up in 2009 and 2010. It is particularly focused, of course, on the news media. And if you go through the stream of stories, as I did in this article for IPS, what you find is that the quality media — New York Times, Washington Post, particularly — have reflected the international coalition's pressure on the United States perfectly in their coverage of this issue.
Horton: Well you know you brought up France and the UK's involvement in that on the KPFK interview on Friday, and now I'm remembering Hosenball talking about the Germans and the Israelis pushing, but I guess I wasn't aware about the France and UK role in that. But we'll get back to that when we get back from the break. It's Gareth Porter.
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Horton: All right, y'all, welcome back to the show. It's Antiwar Radio. I'm Scott Horton. I'm talking with Gareth Porter. And now, Gareth, you're saying that the British and the French too are in with the Israeli-German plot to try to pretend that the CIA and the rest of the intelligence agencies in America need to revise their 2007 estimate that the Iranians do not have a nuclear weapons program to say that, "Yeah, in fact they do now."
Porter: Yeah, I'm not in touch with any of these intelligence agencies, the British, French, Germans, or the Israelis, by any means. But all this is based on a lot of secondary sources which report the fact that these intelligence agencies have in fact lined up against the 2007 NIE and have been basically saying that they disagree with the assessment for the last few years.
Horton: Well, and what you're telling me is that the CIA is saying that, "No, they got nothing."
Porter: Well they don't. I mean, the fact is that these agencies really don't have any reporting that they have come up with that anybody has sort of reported on in the media or otherwise that indicates that there is any intelligence that contradicts the 2007 NIE report on this. Basically they're trying to suggest that there's an interpretation of the data that they've come up with that contradicts it. But there's no hard evidence at all.
For example, the German BND, the German intelligence agency, has come up with a position that suggests that the Iranians were basically carrying out a nuclear weapons program on the basis that there were procurement items that they came up with that indicate that. These procurement items were dual-use procurement items. And so this is clearly an analysis that is simply based on circumstantial evidence that is not dispositive at all. This is typical, I think, of the kind of arguments that these agencies have been making. And the CIA didn't buy it in 2007; they're not buying it today.
Horton: All right now, at the same time, though, the CIA are the worst villains on earth, and according to this guy — which maybe is a double agent and he's just spreading anti-American propaganda, but he goes, "Yeah, they tried to force me to say that I had a laptop that had a bunch of proof of a secret nuclear weapons program on it." And that rings true to me, Gareth Porter.
Porter: Well, you know, I don't know what the CIA said to him, whether they encouraged him to say things that were damaging or not. You know, my tendency is to doubt that for the following reason: These people in the CIA who were handling him, basically are accountable for the kind of information they're coming up with.
Horton: Ha! Somebody at the CIA's accountable for what now?
Porter: They're accountable to people in the CIA at a higher level for the information they're coming up with. You know, if they're going to feed in stuff that is completely phony, then they're going to have to explain the circumstances and so forth. I just tend to doubt that he was being told this by the people who were debriefing him.
Horton: Well, unless the order came from the top down, right? "This is what they want us to do."
Porter: Yeah, but in fact the people who are handlers, who are familiar with the handling of Amiri, are reporting exactly the opposite; that what he was saying was, "There's no nuclear program." So I just don't think that the people at that level are the ones who are interested in peddling that thesis. I think that that's coming from an entirely different place in the U.S. government. I think it's coming from the National Security Council and from the Pentagon and from certain parts of the State Department.
Horton: The thesis that what?
Porter: That the Iranians are trying to get nuclear weapons, and that they in fact have an active weaponization program. I think that this is not coming from within the intelligence community, essentially.
Horton: Right, well, yeah, because based on all the evidence they're not.
Porter: Yeah. And I think we know that there are people in the Pentagon, starting with Gates himself — we know there are people in the White House national security staff, including Gary Seymour who is a hard liner, who is pushing for giving more prominence to the military option, as is Gates — these are the people who we have very good reason to believe are pushing the line that Iran is going after nuclear weapons and has weaponization programs. I don't think it's coming from the intelligence community, and the evidence in my article is basically that we know the way the analytical community is coming down is not to the liking of these people.
Horton: I'm Scott Horton, I'm talking with Gareth Porter. The two articles in question are "Clues Suggest Amiri Defection Was an Iranian Plant," that's at Antiwar.com/Porter right now, and then the brand new one, which will be there probably by the time most people hear this in mp3 format later, is called "Amiri Told CIA Iran Has No Nuclear Bomb Program." And now in this follow-up piece, you point out that the Washington Post is quoting the NCRI about this guy Amiri and what his skills were, is that right? And what's NCRI?
Porter: The Post wasn't simply citing some Internet site where the NCRI posted an analysis — or not an analysis, a statement — but actually did an interview with somebody from NCRI; they actually quote a specific individual who is an official of the NCRI. And this is a bit of a shock to me that the Washington Post at this late date would still be seeking out the people who are anti-regime terrorists and people who are known to be conduits for the Israelis as far as so-called "intelligence" is concerned, and quoting them as a source on what Amiri is actually saying. I think that is really sort of scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of lack of professionalism in American journalism.
Horton: Yeah, well, and what they have the NCRI saying is accusing, or claiming that Amiri "has been associated with sensitive nuclear programs for at least a decade."
Porter: Right, and this is the idea that has now spread across American journalism, thanks to, basically I think, journalists who have an agenda because of their own personal convictions, because of the people that they talk to a lot basically telling them that this is the case, that Iran is looking for a nuclear weapon. The hard-liners in the U.S. and these other countries obviously share that view. And the journalists tend to go along with that. That's the atmosphere in which they operate. That's the sea in which they swim, politically.
And so I think these are journalists in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Associated Press, ABC News — these are people who tend to mirror, to reflect the political views of the people that they deal with day to day. And so I think that it's their own personal convictions that have shaped this story, reflecting the pressure on the United States intelligence services to come up with a conclusion that would serve the interests of this coalition.
Horton: Well, for example, David Sanger — you cite him here directly contradicting what you're reporting today. You say you have sources, which by the transitive property of Gareth Porter's trust that I trust, that say that they've seen the drafts of this NIE and they're not going to back away, or they're going to be very careful in the new National Intelligence Estimate. Here's David Sanger in the New York Times basically laying the groundwork, or the trial balloon or whatever, for the exact opposite conclusion, which is that they're bending over backwards to please the Israelis because that's I guess what David Sanger wants.
Porter: That's what Sanger wants. Sanger's a special case. I mean, he, more than anybody else in the U.S. news media, has a personal mission — and has had a personal mission for years now — to discredit the judgment of the 2007 NIE on the Iranian nuclear issue, and he has been pursuing that with a vengeance every chance that he's had.
And I've lost count of the number of articles he's done, but I would guess it's on the order of 16 or 17 articles over the past 2½ years on this subject.
He has basically done everything possible to suggest that the NIE was wrong on this, and that everybody who knows anything knows this, and that it's only a few stubborn people at the CIA who are resisting this conclusion that Iran is indeed going for weaponization of a nuclear weapon.
Horton: And actually though, over these years you and I have catalogued pretty much each and every one of these claims of his in the New York Times, and none of them amount to anything. It's a pile of zeroes. You know 0 times 16 or 17 is still zero, isn't it?
Porter: It really is. He really does not have any evidence that he can put forward, and so what he ends up doing, for example in this story that I cite in my own article, he uses this very strange language to characterize and say that the United States is implicitly admitting that it's backing away gradually from the conclusion of 2007.
Horton: Yeah, well, anyway, y'all can keep David Sanger, I'll keep Gareth Porter. Thanks, man.
Porter: Thank you very much. Thanks for having me.
Horton: Antiwar.com/porter. We'll be right back.


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Are you feeling sad and blue? Did you know there is a connection between the food that we eat and our mood? We already know this right? What happens when you give a child a sugary snack? What happens when you drink alcohol or coffee? What happens when you eat something spicy? See the connection? Everything we eat either has a positive or negative effect on our health and our mood. So if you are feeling sad and blue, you simply need to start eating some of the foods that will make you feel good. Try foods that contain magnesium, serotonin, vitamin D and omega 3s. So, I thought it would be helpful to share 5 food tips that will help boost your mood.
1. Avocado – try adding this to your smoothie for a really creamy treat. This healthy fat simply makes you feel good.
2. Water – when we're dehydrated everything slows down, way down. Can't stand the taste of water? Try adding some fruit or a splash of food grade peppermint oil into your water for a pick me up.
3. Lemons – studies show that when you smell a lemon, your mood improves. Try adding some lemon to your water or salad dressing.
4. Asparagus – one of the top plant-based sources of tryptophan. Tryptophan is the basis for the creation of serotonin, one of the brain's primary mood-regulating neurotransmitters.
5. Sun – You know that great feeling you get from being in the sun? That's where we get vitamin D. No sun? Try supplementing with Vitamin D – which should always be taken with a fat so look for vitamin D mixed with your Omega 3s or Vitamin D drops emulsified in an oil.
Have you noticed that a piece of dark chocolate can hit the spot? Why is that? It's not because of the sugar and caffeine but because of the magnesium. Magnesium relaxes us and helps us deal with stress.
Our brains need nutrients and fuel to make us feel good and that includes healthy fats. After all, more than 60% of our brain is made up of fat. Include avocados, nuts and seeds or supplement with a great Omega 3.
What else can you do to boost your mood? Eat regularly. Keeping your blood sugar levels balanced will also help to keep you in a good mood. So go ahead and have a snack. Need a quick pick me up? Skip the coffee and enjoy some peppermint tea…and don't forget to make some time to exercise and get those endorphins flowing.
How about you? Share your ideas with me. I love getting feedback! And don't forget to leave a link back to your own blog as well if you have one, via the commentluv feature here on the site.
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Anna's Linens has hired Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers Group to begin going-out-of-business sales at all retail locations.
The once bankrupt and liquidated retailer Linens 'n Things is poised for a comeback following an acquisition of the brand by Galaxy Brand Holdings.
Linens and ladies' casual and career sportswear buoyed Stein Mart's total sales for May. The company reported total sales of $107.3 million for the month, an increase of 3.6% from $103.6 million for May last year.
Anna's Linens has set itself for further expansion with new hires and promotions in its buyer department.
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Barnsley manager Keith Hill says suggestions that he had sought reassurances that he was safe in his job were 'disrespectful' and that he wants Cryne to stay as owner.
National newspaper reports have suggested that their is a bidding war ongoing between several potential buyers and that both groups would replace Hill if they bought the club.
The Chronicle understands that there are no plans to change the manager and only one party is interested in buying the club. But Hill says such rumours can be disruptive and says the Reds should be careful of not going down the same route as Watford who were recently bought by an Italian consortium.
Hill said: "Patrick Cryne and his family deserve a lot of credit for the position the club is in. The same goes for the directors Don Rowing and Barry Taylor. I would encourage Patrick to reap rewards of all his hard work and stay on as chairman rather than selling.
"I do not need to be reassured of my job. I have a superb relationship with Patrick.Speculation of that nature can be quite disruptive to what we are trying to do at the football club. We are trying to make progress but there are hand grenades being thrown.
"We have seen what has happened at Watford. Sean Dyche is a very, very close friend of mine and he was doing a fantastic job there. The new owners probably didn't know who he was and sacked him."


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Kenny Dorham: I'll Remember April
I'll Remember April
Kenny Dorham (trumpet)
Jazz Contrasts (Riverside 1105)
Kenny Dorham (trumpet), Sonny Rollins (tenor sax), Hank Jones (piano), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Max Roach (drums).
Composed by Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston & Don Raye.
Recorded: New York, May 21, 1957
Rating: 97/100 (learn more)
Excepting the legendary Clifford Brown/Art Blakey collaborations recorded live at Birdland in 1954, Kenny Dorham was first in line of the many memorable Jazz Messengers trumpeters. Performing mostly alongside Hank Mobley, Horace Silver and Doug Watkins, Dorham can be heard on such Messenger classics as Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers and The Jazz Messengers at Café Bohemia Vol. 1, Vol. 2 and Vol. 3. This classic all-star track, however, finds Dorham trading off the melody's A and B sections with Sonny Rollins, no less, before each rattles off a blistering solo. A brief Hank Jones solo is followed by a brilliantly conceived and executed melodic turn from Roach. If there is a single imperfect Max Roach solo out there, someone please let the drummers of the world know about it!
Reviewer: Eric Novod
Tags: 1950s jazz · i'll remember april · trumpet
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The Miner's Wife : The
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Four women auctioned off to genetically bred
strangers in separate venues are uniquely destined to discover love in unusual
Note: Each book is written to stand alone.
"With intriguing plots, sassy heroines, scrumptious
heroes, and scorch-your-fingertips sex, Lara Santiago's Wives
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In the year 2076, the Tiberius Group invades all aspects of
society, taking over and implementing a new plan for the good of
all U.S. citizens, especially the females. Hannah Brent is sent
via cryo-freeze tube on a cargo spaceship to a moon orbiting
Mars. There, she is auctioned off to a Thorium-Z miner.
Thomas 'Brutal' Blackthorn only needs a wife temporarily for
sexual release purposes until he finishes mining his claim. Then
he'll be rich enough to marry the wealthy heiress waiting for
him on earth. He didn't expect the fiery Hannah to conquer his
Brutal turns out to be the first man in Hannah's life to have
any respect for her or her desires. He allows her to follow her
dream even at his own expense. Will she ever want to leave him,
since theirs is only a temporary arrangement?
Sensuality Rating: SIZZLING/SCORCHING
Genre: Futuristic
Length: Novel (38,000 words)
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"The Miner's Wife is
a story that will capture your attention
and keep it. With an intriguing plot,
engaging characters and explosive sex,
this story has it all. Hannah's background
is almost unbelievable. The quick and
powerful rise of the new Tiberius Group
has surprised everyone, especially the
women. Their antiquated views of women and
their place in society are in direct
opposition to what she's worked so hard
for all of her life. When she meets
Brutal, she expects him to treat her in
the same manner that her father and her
previous husband did. But he eventually
surprises her, showing her gentleness,
caring and support throughout the story
which she hadn't received from the men who
were supposed to care for her. Brutal is a
bio-genetically engineered man, who must
have sex in order to recharge his
batteries. I loved this! Brutal is
definitely all man, strong, sexy and a
hard worker. Not only does he need sex, he
gets a better charge from his partner's
satisfaction, and boy, does he satisfy!
Hannah and Brutal are highly combustible,
enjoying their sexual escapades and
explorations. But what I really liked
about Brutal was his caring attitude
toward Hannah. He allows her the
opportunity to work and show her
intelligence and believed in her when no
one else would. The pace of this story is
just right, telling about their
backgrounds then quickly moving to their
relationship. With a little danger from
Brutal's nemesis and a surprise from
Hannah's past, you won't find one minute
of boredom is this story. Add this one to
your must read list and keep on the lookout for the other Wives Tales!"
5 Angels: "Lara Santiago has
created a wonderful story mixed with
futuristic elements, uncertainty of ones
emotions, and a splash of danger from an
evil miner. Hannah is a feisty,
charismatic woman that is passionate and
has a personality that readers will love.
Brutal, although he can be very deadly,
offers readers a possessive and protective
man that is honorable regardless of the
arrangement between Hannah and him. The
chemistry between Brutal and Hannah is
explosive, mind-blowing, and quite
tantalizing to say the least. As the plot
intensifies, readers will be pleased with a
couple of surprises along the way. These
surprises will only make the readers love
Brutal more and cheer for Hannah to have
what she wants. The Miners Wife is
a wonderful story about finding love when
and where you arent looking for it!"
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Tattoos: "The Miners Wife by Lara Santiago is a great book. I love the premise and plot.
I could not put the book down. There is action, suspense, and romance all combined to make a readers heart race.
The well developed characters grow as the story progresses. Brutal looks like a gruff rough miner but he has a heart of gold.
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The determination and strength she possesses helps her succeed in her changing world.
The racy love scenes between Hannah and Brutal leave little to the imagination.
An instant attraction bonds these two lovers and propels them into a sensual world of desire and passion.
I would gladly live on another planet for a man like Brutal.
Ms. Santiago has created a vivid futuristic story for the romantic.
I can not wait for her next work." Ophelia,
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Nominee. "This book is a never-ending
adventure, and readers will find
themselves wrapped up in the drama that
Brutal and Hannah create. Brutal lives up
to his name with a dark and sensual air
that readers will love. Hannah is a free
spirit who finds that maybe all men aren't
alike. The love scenes are so hot, the
pages almost burn with the heat. This is
the first book I have read by Lara
Santiago and Siren Publishing. I can
certainly say that I will be on the
lookout for more of this author's work in
the future."
The Romance Studio
Blue Ribbons: "The Miner's Wife
will take you into a
future where women are reduced to mere
possessions in a male society. Hannahs
plight will have you empathizing with her
even as you realize how much Brutal truly
needs her, and not just for his sexual
desires either. Theyre both wonderful
characters who are wronged by the very
people who should have cared for them. This story is powerfully moving and
truly a delight to read. I cant
wait to read the other two books in The
Wives Tales series."
Dionne, Romance Junkies
4.5 Kisses: "Lara Santiago has a
refreshing and delightful writing style.
Not only is The Miner's Wife a very
creative story but her characters are
mature and well developed. I really
appreciated that while Hannah did not
embrace what happened to her, she didn't
place blame on Brutal, which allowed them
to have a sweet, fun, and healthy
relationship. The humor is perfectly
timed, as is the action and adventure. Not
only are the love scenes hot but they are
also sweet and full of emotion. I highly
recommend The Miner's Wife and look
forward to reading the other books in The
Wives Tales series!"
Two Lips Reviews
4.5 Stars: "The Miners
Wife is a science fiction story about
a future controlled by a corporation and
the archaic laws that they enforce
concerning women. It is a novel idea for a
story even though I think I would probably
be one of the first women to form a
rebellion against the nitwits. There was
considerable thought up into the universe
that Ms. Santiago has come up with. There
is a plausible explanation for the new
laws and how they affect the female
population. Ms. Santiagos characters
are believable and very likable or
despicable depending on the character. The
love scenes for the most part are very,
very hot. Brutal turns out to be a very
gentle and caring lover when Hannah allows
him to be. I am interested in reading the
rest of the series to see if the women
really do take to these new laws [or] if
they rise up and stomp some bureaucrats
Oleta M. Blaylock, Just
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Unicorns: "Taking us into a world where
women are no more than property and sexual
tension relievers, this author pens an
interesting story of a couple brought
together under less than ideal
circumstances. Hannah [is] a woman after
my own heart even if she no longer has
rights in her country, because she still
shows spunk when shes not fainting. Her
miner isnt half bad either because from
the onset, he is willing to protect the
woman he initially sees as an energy
source and outlet for his needs. After
making the best of their situation, these
two become ideal partners in and out of
the bed. With its action, passion and
touching moments, readers will enjoy this
[first book in] The Wives Tales Trilogy."
Enchanted in Romance
4 Kisses: "The Miners Wife is Ms.
Santiagos first foray into the scary
world of the Tiberius Group and a glimpse
into the future of what if? What if
extremism rules the day? What if American
women were to suddenly find themselves not
even second-class citizens, but little
more than chattel? Though her treatment of
the love story between Hannah and Brutal
was sweet and grew in the appropriate
places, it was my interest in the world
she creates that really made the story and
kept my interest. In future installments,
I hope to see characters actively involved
in overthrowing the tyranny they find
themselves living under. A very enjoyable
Hunt, Romance
"I fell in love with
Brutal Blackthorn in The Miners Wife.
He was a big ole sweet man who tried to be
tough, but once he fell in love with
Hannah, she was his whole world and I
liked that. It made me all warm and fuzzy
inside that a hero as tough as Brutal
would become putty in Hannahs hands. As
for Hannah, for having gone through what
she did, she was an extremely strong,
intelligent woman. She was in control of
Brutal without him even knowing it, and I
loved that!
The Miners
Wife is the first book I have read
written by Lara Santiago and it will not
be the last. The storyline kept me
spellbound and the romantic interludes of
the characters were extremely erotic. In
fact, I couldnt put this book down
until I read the last word. Lucky for me,
there are two more books in Ms.
Santiagos Wives Tales Series, The
Executive's Wife and The Lawman's
Wife, that I look forward to reading!
If you are a fan of futuristic books, or
even if you arent, The Miners
Wife is just a good, all-around read
that is totally satisfying!"
Ricci, Joyfully Reviewed
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"The auction is about to begin," said a twangy voice trying to
sound formal, which was a complete waste of effort in a mining
town barroom, Brutal thought.
"Bring out the all the girls," said a rowdy voice from the
back of the room. Thomas 'Brutal' Blackthorn agreed with Mr.
Rowdy. He was ready to start the bidding. It was already going
to take all damn day just to get a woman…he meant a 'wife.'
Dusty, the auctioneer for today, glanced around the room once,
heaved a deep sigh, and promptly left the stage as if in a
huff. He returned a few minutes later with a petite Asian
woman dressed like the sordid porno version of a schoolgirl
complete with pigtails and knee stockings. Together they
walked across the expanse of the small stage as hoots of
appreciation and hollering ensued. She was led to the space
next to the podium for auction. Brutal thought she looked
bored. Not surprising. The women here knew how the auction
Most brides sold themselves into this life because of an
addiction to expensive shoes, fine clothes, and unaffordable
jewelry. Most just wanted to do their time quickly and return
to their credit cards back on Earth. They would take the cash
they earned from marrying miners for a short time and then
come right back for more. No better than prostitutes for
current fashion.
Brutal wouldn't prostitute himself for anything as shallow as
fashion, but he understood the reason why. It was perhaps
similar to the motivation for his living on this harsh planet
in a backbreaking job—the dream of a better life on Earth.
However, he worked hard to better himself and wanted so much
more out of life than simply fashionable attire.
Brutal had experienced a couple of other auctions when he
first arrived here four months ago. He foolishly decided at
the time that he wouldn't need more than a month or two to
reach his mining goal and secure enough cash to live the good
life. He was mistaken.
The landowners he rented his mine from had been less than
forthcoming about the rate at which ore could be retrieved
here when he signed the contract to excavate. But he was up to
the task as long as he had an outlet for his pent-up
testosterone. He needed a woman, thus the reason he was giving
up a day at his mine to obtain a regular sex partner…he meant
a 'wife.' He needed sex. And he needed it soon.
Today, said his horny libido forcefully.
The original expeditionary party who founded the society on
this asteroid almost two decades ago had decided quickly to
outlaw whorehouses and drinking establishments right off the
bat. They wanted a civilized operation, and to that end, built
in lots of social rules early on. No drugs, no gambling, no
drunkenness, no loose women or prostitutes.
The word 'no' was pretty much the standard answer for
everything here.
The founding expedition members knew the value of the
Thorium-Z as a replacement for fossil fuels, which was in
abundance on this moon circling Mars. But they didn't want to
own a rowdy, corrupt town in space. So if a miner had a woman
living with him here, he had to be married to her. A few
miners brought wives with them, but the majority opted for
temporary wives. Probably not what the owners had in mind
originally, but things changed over time.
The miners who had come to work way before Brutal got here
found a few loopholes in the laws laid down—the most important
being that a marriage didn't have to be permanent. They
decided that marriages could be annulled, or couples could be
divorced after their service was no longer required, or if the
bride's previously established 'time' was up. The minimum
sentence…he meant marriage…for a mail order bride here was six
months, the maximum two years.
"Okay, listen up, you miners. I need to make an announcement
before we begin these here proceedings. This is important, so
pay attention," the senior loadmaster for the transport craft
said irately. "Now, all the men who had attached wives will
still get their selected women, unless you don't want her
anymore. See me if that's the case."
"Get on with it, Dusty. I'm horny," said the rowdy voice from
the back of the room. Laughter burst from most of the other
occupants along with other grunts of approval.
"Well, keep it in your pants. There's a slight problem with
the unattached females on this run."
"I know what it is," said the same rowdy voice. "They're
horny, too, so get on with it." The room burst with loud
laughter once again.
"One of the unattached females…didn't make the trip," Dusty
said to the laughter dying down. "We weren't able to revive
her from cryo-freeze. That means there is one less female up
for auction today."
Brutal flinched inwardly. He needed to take a woman home
today. It was imperative. At this juncture, he'd be unable to
continue if…no, he wouldn't even consider the option of not
going home with a woman…he meant a 'wife.'
"So someone's going back home with a chunk of wood between his
legs today then," Mr. Rowdy said in disgust.
"When is the next transport, Dusty?" another voice inquired.
"Well, that's something else I need to tell ya about. The
thing is, there ain't no scheduled bride transports, at least
not at this time." Loud groans and grumbling ran through the
crowd of men.
"Now, wait a minute. It don't mean they won't send one later
on, but there's gonna be some changes 'cause a new group's in
charge back home." Dusty went on to explain briefly the
Tiberius Group's takeover and the new plight of women at home.
Interesting turn of events, Brutal thought as the auction
finally began. He wondered what other changes were going on
back in the U.S. since his arrival here.
As the parade of mail order brides were brought out, auctioned
off, and dwindled quickly, Brutal felt the first stirrings of
true panic. Twenty-five men had appeared today to bid on the
available twenty-four mail order brides in the auction. The
first twenty-three had been bid for quickly and contracts were
already being drawn up.
Brutal and one other man remained to bid on the final woman
available. The bidding thus far had been higher than usual for
these events because of the supply and demand issue. Brutal
was about to bid against his arch nemesis, Erik Vander. Erik
had the distinction of being the only other man at this mining
colony who was taller and heavier than Brutal.
"All righty then," Dusty said. "Here's the final woman up for
auction today. Now, she ain't much to look at right now, on
account of her fainting earlier and one of the other girls
throwing water all over her to wake her up, but she cleans up
nice. You can take my word for it."
"Get on with it," Erik's chilling voice cut through the din of
conversation from the others watching the drama.
"Since all the attached women have been claimed, there's only
one girl left for the two of you remaining. Do either of you
want to back out?"
The room was completely silent until Erik said clearly, "Hell,
Brutal merely glared at Dusty, certain the negative response
was evident in his eyes, but he shook his head slowly to
remove all doubt.
"Buck!" Dusty yelled over his shoulder. "Bring her out."
The final mail order bride shuffled out to the podium, her
face pointed to the floor. Her shoulders slumped in what could
only be described as utter mortification.
She was quite a bedraggled-looking little creature with wet,
stringy blonde hair hanging over her eyes. Her arms were
crossed over her chest. Brutal figured she was hiding the size
of her breasts under the sodden, see-through blouse and skirt
she wore. Too bad, he thought, but then anticipation
rose quickly in him at the pervasive visual of her in his bed
without her garments. She looked like she'd just emerged from
a pool of water. He would have loved to see that.
Someone must have thrown five gallons of water on her. Brutal
glanced around the room and saw the smirking face of one of
the previously bid-on females. He also wished he had witnessed
the catfight resulting in the soaked girl dripping before them
"Make her uncross her arms," Erik said, breaking Brutal's
trance. "I want to see her tits."
"Eat shit and die," came the muttered curse from the girl,
which was heard by everyone in the pin-drop silence of the
"Now, missy, don't insult the man who might just be your lord
and master for the next two years," Dusty admonished her
before turning to the room again.
Brutal hid a smile. He loved feisty women. Erik, he knew,
liked women who were downtrodden. This would be his fifth
temporary wife, if he succeeded, which he wouldn't because
Brutal wasn't going to allow that to happen. He was already
planning the best way to peel off the sopping wet white blouse
and skirt clinging to her trembling body. Then he would help
her warm up.
"Now, we have a provision for this unusual circumstance,
believe it or not. We can flip a coin, or you two can fight
until one of you is incapacitated. That means unconscious or
dead," Dusty explained.
"Fight," both men said in unison, and each began peeling off
his outer constricting clothing.
"Ask the girl which one she wants," shouted the rowdy voice
from the back of the room.
"It don't matter which one she wants," Dusty said in an
exasperated tone. At the same time, the blonde girl uttered a
resounding, "Neither!"
"Rule number one," Dusty said, ignoring the ensuing outburst,
"either of you two may, at any time, surrender your interest
in the female. Rule number two, the two of you will fight for
the right to marry this female until one of you is unconscious
or engages rule number one as explained. Do you both
Brutal and Erik both nodded.
"First, I deserve to see what I'm fighting for," Erik said and
strode two steps over to the female, grabbing both of her arms
and pulling them away to view her breasts through the
translucent shirt. She kicked him in the shin. Erik quickly
tightened his grip on her forearms. He then twisted them up,
making her cry out and fall to her knees.
"Just the way I like to see my woman," Erik smiled callously,
"on her knees, crying."
"Enough." Dusty stepped between them. "Do that again, Erik,
and you lose."
Erik grunted once and released her, retreating with sardonic
amusement on his cruel face.
Brutal wondered if this very last mail order bride would root
for him to win now that Erik had shown her his good side. She
remained kneeling on the floor with her head down and didn't
look up.
"I'd like to know the name of the woman I'm fighting for,"
Brutal said in an even tone. Her head moved slightly, but she
didn't look at him.
"My name is Hannah Brent," she finally said, raising her eyes
to meet his momentarily before she looked back at the floor.
Brutal stepped over to her and squatted down. "If you want
Erik, I'll step out of the fight right now," he said and
watched her head snap up as she glared at him.
"Stomp his ass, and I swear I won't give you any trouble," she
whispered in a trembling voice.
"As you wish. I hope you're worth the effort, Hannah." Brutal
inhaled deeply of her scent before he stood to face Erik.
So Brutal readied himself to fight Erik, the biggest, meanest
miner on the off-world planet, for the right to marry a woman
temporarily. He'd fought bigger, meaner men in his colorful
past and beaten them easily. It was no competition. Brutal
felt confident this battle was already a victory for him, even
though both men were spurred on by lust.
Brutal even more so now because he had gotten close enough to
inhale her delectable fragrance while crouched next to her.
And she smelled incredible, not perfumed up like the others.
Possibly due to the unexpected shower she had received, but he
caught her natural scent and the light fragrance of her hair.
Need sex today, his libido commented, also responding
to her scent.
Brutal wanted her. Soon. Now. He hoped he could wait until he
got her back to his mine to take her for the first time.
Conjugal rights were the primary reason he was marrying. Just
like every other miner here.
"I'm going to knock you on your ass," Erik mocked.
Brutal didn't bother to respond. He pondered his best strategy
to ensure he stayed on his feet before crushing Erik as
quickly as possible. He and Erik circled the room twice before
they just rammed into each other.
Brutal was at a disadvantage in weight and height but had the
edge in natural fighting ability. He'd been a very good
fighter in his younger days. In addition, he had been
bio-genetically engineered to always win. He never once
doubted his ability—or the inevitably of the outcome.
Erik was big, and he fought dirty, too, but Brutal knew the
outcome would be in his favor. And he was right. They traded
punches for a few minutes as Brutal toyed with him and
pretended to be giving the fight his all, but he wanted this
fight over with quickly. She waited for him. He dodged a punch
to his face, ducking down before bouncing right back to tag
Erik in the stomach once with a solid jab. Then three vicious
punches in quick succession to Erik's face sent him staggering
into a table before Erik put a hand up on the wall to steady
Brutal followed with lightening speed and pinned him to the
wall. He then simply pinched a nerve in Erik's neck, rendering
him unconscious in seconds. Erik slumped to the floor in a
heap. Brutal stepped away, brushing imaginary dust off his
clothing. He was now ready to collect his prize.
"And the winner is Brutal," Dusty exclaimed formally.
Brutal looked up and into the horrified eyes of the woman he
had just won the right to marry in a mostly fair fight.
"Your name is…Brutal?" she said in a voice laced with fear...
After water sluiced over both of them, removing the suds,
Brutal found he was as rock hard as the first day he'd taken
her. Like he had been celibate for six months and not just a
Brutal would never, in a thousand millenniums, forget the
gleam in her eyes as she pressed kisses down his throat. She
didn't retreat either. She continued kissing a path down his
chest, her hands resting on his hips.
When she kissed him just above his belly button, she also
slipped down on her knees in front of him. He made an inhuman
noise somewhere between a growl of disbelief and a howl of
jubilation when he felt her lips around the tip of his penis.
He looked down to see her slip his cock into her luscious
mouth, forcing him to brace his arms against the shower walls
for balance. All the while, hot water blasted his back.
Brutal knew she had never done it before, but that didn't
make it any less erotic to watch. And he watched her. She was
careful. Deliberate. She put him all the way in as far as he
would fit and then withdrew, sucking until he thought he would
lose his mind in pleasure.
He could always last for hours before shooting his load,
but one innocent, little temporary wife was about to turn him
into a minuteman missile. Brutal felt her suck him back into
her mouth again. He realized he had closed his eyes to keep
from letting loose.
"Hannah?" he managed to say. He put a hand on her head
to pull her off. But God's wrath, he didn't want her to
stop. She was going to get a really big surprise in a second.
"Hannah!" He was about to burst. She stopped and slid
her mouth off him slowly and looked up at him, smiling. He
smiled back, like a lovesick puppy, he was certain. She pursed
her lips and kissed the end of his rock-hard cock.
"It's okay, Brutal. I know what I'm doing. I saw a
movie once," she said with utter confidence and put his
substantial erection right back in her mouth. And sucked him.
Once he was as deeply embedded as possible, he felt her
hands slip around to his ass and grab hold. He felt her
fingernails digging in, pulling him closer and further into
her mouth until he couldn't take the seductive power of it
any longer. Back and forth she sucked, harder and harder with
each thrust, taking him deeply into her mouth. Her tongue
darted all around his sensitive, plum-sized head as the
suction from her mouth increased.
Steam swirled around him, hot water pounded his back, and
Hannah was sucking his cock like a pro. He wanted to watch
her, but he knew he couldn't. If he looked down at her
luscious, wide mouth on his shaft, her wet hair ticking his
thighs, it would be over. But God's wrath, it would feel so
great to just let go.
His head dipped forward. His eyes opened, directed by his
voracious libido. She pulled him inside her mouth, and that
was his last coherent thought.
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Online Schools
What is an online high school?
Online high school programs (also known as virtual schools or cyber schools) vary widely. The common factor is that students enrolled in online schools attend class primarily through computer-based curriculum delivery. The courses may have live meetings (also known as synchronous), may be entirely self-paced (asynchronous), or a combination of the two. Students work toward their diploma the way they would at a traditional school, but in the convenient, safe and comfortable environment of their home or other location. In some online schools students work on a more personalized learning program and schedule than they could at a traditional school. In high-quality programs, students have a strong support system of teachers, advisors, tutors and parents who regularly check in to ensure pace and understanding of the material. High-quality online programs also supplement learning with a wide variety of enrichment and socialization activities.
Some Key Benefits of Online Schools
Equal or better: According to several studies of online education, on average, students seem to perform equally well or better in online learning when compared to face-to-face methods. A more recent study published by the US Department of Education found that, "Online schools can provide easy access to standards-based, state-of-the-art lesson content, highly qualified instructors, and a wide variety of rigorous course work, regardless of physical location or other limitations."
Lessons and pacing can be individualized to meet a student's specific learning needs. Students learn vital skills needed to be competitive in the technology-centered 21st century workplace.
Additional Resources
International Council for K-12 Online Learning: www.inacol.org
A comprehensive guide to schools on the net: www.onlinehighschool.org
Directory of accredited and district authorized online high schools: www.bestonlinehighschools.com
(Synthesis of New Research on K-12 Online Learning, NCREL, 2005).


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I am based in Oxford and have been working for the University of Oxford since 2003, though my web career stretches back to 1999.
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My day-to-day work includes both front- and back-end web development and web design, as well as print design covering everything from branding and stationery to questionnaires and newsletters.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Austin Carroll was fighting insomnia when the Indiana teenager turned to Twitter for relief and casually dropped the F-word multiple times, apparently to demonstrate to his followers that the expletive would fit almost anywhere in a sentence.
But his middle-of-the-night profanity quickly cost him. A few days later, Carroll was expelled from high school over his foul-mouthed lapse, even though the word wasn't directed at anyone, and he says the tweet didn't involve his school.
Now the 17-year-old senior is at the center of a debate over how closely school officials may monitor students' online activities when they aren't in class or even on school property, an issue that has frustrated administrators and confounded courts.
Carroll insists he made the tweet on his own time using his own computer, making it none of the school's business. But school officials in the small city of Garrett, about 20 miles north of Fort Wayne, contend that the teen used either his school-issued computer or the school network. The details could spell the difference between a routine school discipline case and a broader First Amendment dispute.
School officials say they cannot discuss a student's disciplinary record and will not say why Carroll was expelled March 19 from Garrett High School, a 600-student school where younger students are given iPads and older ones are sent home with MacBooks.
His mother, Pam Smith, believes it was in retaliation for her son's previous misbehavior, which included a suspension earlier in March for violating the dress code by wearing a kilt to school and a suspension last fall for using the same expletive on a school computer. Then on March 16, her son tweeted the F-word again.
Carroll, who did not respond to interview requests from The Associated Press, told Fort Wayne television station WPTA that he was just trying to be funny.
"If my account is on my own personal account, I don't think the school or anybody should be looking at it. Because it's my own personal stuff, and it's none of their business," he told the station.
He posted on his Facebook page that he "shouldn't have done it" but said the punishment was too harsh.
First Amendment and students' rights experts agree with him. If Carroll was using his own computer and network to send the tweet, the school's action was "an incredible overreach and overreaction that arguably raises not only First Amendment but Fourth Amendment issues," said David Hudson, a scholar at the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee. The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Since 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court has generally ruled that students have free-speech rights, and schools can prohibit their speech only if it is vulgar or disruptive to schoolwork or other people. But that power doesn't reach far beyond school property.
"I think it makes a big difference where this was done," said Ken Falk, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana.
Carroll insists he was not using his school-issued computer and was not logged onto the school network. His mother said her son had insomnia and was up tweeting at about 2:30 a.m. "What are they doing, following him 24/7?" she said.
School officials insist they are not.
"It was either on the school network or one of the school computers," said President Tony Griffin, vice president of the Garrett-Keyser-Butler school district. "It wasn't any of his own personal network or computer that caused this."
Superintendent Dennis Stockdale said the school computer network has a federally required filter that flags certain prohibited content, whether it's foul language or a pornographic website, anytime a student or teacher posts or accesses it.
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Mission Island Marsh provides important habitat for waterfowl and fish.
posted by: PM8
location: Manitoba, Canada
date approved: 10/31/2014
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Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve - Oakland, CA
The Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve in Oakland, CA.
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location: California
date approved: 10/28/2014
last visited: 2/20/2015
Cascades Conservation Area
Cascades Conservation Area is a nice place for a quiet hike in a beautiful poplar and birch forest.
date approved: 10/19/2014
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A national forest in the center of Nebraska, featuring one of the largest hand-planted forests in the world.
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location: Nebraska
date approved: 10/14/2014
last visited: 6/27/2014
Berlin Lake Wildlife Area - Deerfield, Ohio
Berlin Lake Wildlife Area is located in Stark, Mahoning and Portage County's in N. E. Ohio.
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location: Ohio
date approved: 10/4/2014
Bucks, Woodchucks, awww shucks!!
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location: Minnesota
date approved: 8/28/2014
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The Cerro Nutibara is a small mountain formation located in the city in Medellin and is one of the few ecosystems that remain in town.
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location: Colombia
date approved: 8/20/2014
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The Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve in Antioch, CA.
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Attleboro Springs, formed from land owned by the La Salette Shrine and now maintained by Massachusetts Audubon, has 117 acres of woods and open fields.
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location: Massachusetts
date approved: 8/3/2014
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This is one of the entrances to the Silt Mesa Public Lands near Silt, Colorado.
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location: Colorado
date approved: 7/26/2014
Walch Wayside Memorial Park - Lake Creek, OR
Located about 4 miles SE of Lake Creek is a privately owned wayside that is open to the public to enjoy as well as the nearby Lost Creek Covered Bridge, the shortest bridge in Oregon.
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location: Oregon
date approved: 7/10/2014
Parker Jordan Centennial Open Space - Centennial, CO
Wonderful Trails, Wildlife Viewing and very easy Hiking Trails. What a Great Open Space to visit.
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date approved: 6/11/2014
last visited: 2/11/2016
Oak Hammock Marsh Wildlife Management Area
The Wildlife Management Area is a 3600 hectare restored wetland.
date approved: 5/19/2014
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Los Medanos College Nature Preserve in Pittsburg, CA.
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The Portland Town Common is public access Crown land.
posted by: Tuena
location: New South Wales, Australia
date approved: 5/9/2014
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Waymark is stateside forest on Dilj mountain in Croatia's historical region Slavonia - 15014 HA large recreation area forested by typical Pannonian woods of quercus and oak-hombeam.
posted by: Cord Village
location: Croatia
date approved: 1/22/2014
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Sprague River Park, constructed by the CCC, is located just a few miles east of Bly, OR and just off Hwy 140 and situated along the Sprague River.
date approved: 1/4/2014
State Game Lands 93 - Stoystown, Pennsylvania
State Game Lands 93: Honoring The Heroes Of Flight 93. The property serves as a land buffer for the entrance to the Flight 93 National Memorial.
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location: Pennsylvania
date approved: 12/14/2013
Fort Ord National Monument, Monterey Bay, CA
Fort Ord is a military base converted into public lands for recreation and for conservation of the land due to threatened/endangered plants and insects.
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date approved: 11/24/2013
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The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is the largest National Forest outside of Alaska, covering various areas in Nevada and small parts of California.
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Sky Lakes Wilderness Area
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last visited: 8/31/2014
Les Pelouses sèches de Bertignolles (Savigny-en-Véron, Centre, France)
FR] Le site des "Hauts de Bertignolles" est un milieu dunaire continental devenu rare en Europe.
[EN] The site of "Les Hauts de Bertignolles " is a continental dune environment become rare in Europe.
posted by: LeBourguignon
location: Centre, France
date approved: 9/8/2013
last visited: 3/10/2015
Tharandter Wald, Lk. Sächs. Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen, D
Der Tharandter Wald ist der schönste Wald Sachsens.
posted by: Tharandter
location: Sachsen, Germany
date approved: 9/3/2013
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A recreational area in Merced county.
date approved: 7/31/2013
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In 1994 I was diagnosed with celiac disease, which led me to create Celiac.com in 1995. I created this site for a single purpose: To help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed so they can begin to live happy, healthy gluten-free lives. Celiac.com was the first site on the Internet dedicated solely to celiac disease. In 1998 I founded The Gluten-Free Mall, Your Special Diet Superstore!, and I am the co-author of the book Cereal Killers, and founder and publisher of Journal of Gluten Sensitivity.View all articles by Scott Adams
This recipe comes to us from Jan Ryan.
Homemade recipe for Cream of Mushroom Sauce or Soup/Celery/Chicken* (from Sharon Larson). This is good and simple:
heavy saucepan, heat on medium:
1 Tbsp. Margarine
Add, and sauté for 1 minute:
1 cup diced fresh mushrooms (approx. ¼ lb.)
Remove from pan and reserve (mushrooms will now measure approx. ½ cup. Also, ½ cup of canned, drained mushroom bits can be substituted for mushrooms and margarine, if desired. If so, skip sauté step.).
in same saucepan:
4 Tbsp. Margarine
½ cup evaporated milk
½ cup milk (I used 2 percent to cut down on fat)
in these spices:
½ tsp. dried onion flakes
1 pinch celery seed
1 pinch garlic powder
¼ tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
a smooth paste of:
2 ½ Tbsp. SWEET RICE FLOUR
¼ cup milk
Add paste slowly to heating mixture. Stir constantly until thickened. Stir in reserved mushrooms and heat through. Use in casserole recipes or add 1 CUP MILK FOR SOUP. Equivalent to one can condensed cream of mushroom soup.
*VARIATIONS: CREAM OF CELERY SAUCE OR SOUP: Substitute 1 cup diced celery for fresh mushrooms.
CREAM OF CHICKEN SAUCE OR SOUP: Substitute 1 cup diced raw chicken for fresh mushrooms and sauté for 3 min. OR substitute ½ cup diced COOKED chicken for canned mushrooms.
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Article was Great!!. Am going to try this recipe for a dinner gathering. Sounds Great, simple and easy.
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The Story of Stone Soup
Once upon a time, somewhere in post-war Eastern Europe, there was a great famine in which people jealously hoarded whatever food they could find, hiding it even from their friends and neighbors. One day a wandering soldier came into a village and began asking questions as if he planned to stay for the night.
"There's not a bite to eat in the whole province," he was told. "Better keep moving on."
"Oh, I have everything I need," he said. "In fact, I was thinking of making some stone soup to share with all of you." He pulled an iron cauldron from his wagon, filled it with water, and built a fire under it. Then, with great ceremony, he drew an ordinary-looking stone from a velvet bag and dropped it into the water.
By now, hearing the rumor of food, most of the villagers had come to the square or watched from their windows. As the soldier sniffed the "broth" and licked his lips in anticipation, hunger began to overcome their scepticism.
"Ahh," the soldier said to himself rather loudly, "I do like a tasty stone soup. Of course, stone soup with cabbage -- that's hard to beat."
Soon a villager approached hesitantly, holding a cabbage he'd retrieved from its hiding place, and added it to the pot. "Capital!" cried the soldier. "You know, I once had stone soup with cabbage and a bit of salt beef as well, and it was fit for a king."
The village butcher managed to find some salt beef . . . and so it went, through potatoes, onions, carrots, mushrooms, and so on, until there was indeed a delicious meal for all. The villagers offered the soldier a great deal of money for the magic stone, but he refused to sell and travelled on the next day. The moral is that by working together, with everyone contributing what they can, a greater good is achieved.
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