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US anti-virus software guru John McAfee, who is on the run from police in Belize seeking to question him in a murder probe, has crossed into Guatemala and said on Tuesday he will seek political asylum there.
McAfee has been in hiding for three weeks since police in Belize said they wanted to question him as "a person of interest" about the murder of fellow American Gregory Faull, with whom McAfee had quarrelled.
McAfee smuggled himself and his girlfriend, Samantha, across the porous land border that Belize shares with Guatemala. He stayed at a hotel in a national park before heading for Guatemala City on Monday evening.
"I have no plans much for the future now. The reason I chose Guatemala is two-fold," McAfee told Reuters by telephone from Guatemala's Supreme Court, flanked by his lawyer, former attorney general and lawyer Telesforo Guerra.
"It is a country bordering Belize, it is a country that understands the corruption within Belize and most importantly, the former attorney general of the country is Samantha's uncle and I knew that he would assist us with legal proceedings."
McAfee has denied involvement in the murder and told Reuters on Monday he would not turn himself in. He posted repeatedly on his blog www.whoismcafee.com while on the run, describing how he would constantly change his disguise to elude capture.
On Tuesday, he appeared with his hair and goatee died black, and wearing a dark suit and tie - a far cry from the surfer-style blonde hair highlights, shorts and tribal-tattooed bare shoulders he sported in Belize.
"[Guerra] is now attempting to get political asylum for myself and for Sam. I don't think there will be much of a problem. From here I can speak freely and safely," McAfee said.
Tech genius 'bonkers'
McAfee says he believes authorities in Belize would kill him if he turned himself in for questioning. Belize's prime minister has denied the claim and called the 67-year-old paranoid and "bonkers".
On the Caribbean island of Ambergris Caye, where McAfee has lived for about four years, residents say he is eccentric, impulsive, erratic and at times unstable, with a penchant for guns and young women.
He would often be seen with armed bodyguards, pistols tucked into his belt, and McAfee's neighbor had complained about the loud barking of dogs that guarded his exclusive beachside compound.
His run-in with authorities in Belize is a world away from a successful life in the United States, where he started McAfee Associates in 1989 and made millions of dollars developing the Internet anti-virus software that carries his name.
There was already a case against McAfee in Belize for possession of illegal firearms, and police had previously raided his property on suspicion he was running a lab to make illegal synthetic narcotics.
McAfee says he has been persecuted for refusing to donate money to politicians, that he loves Belize, and considers it his home.
Guatemala is a canny choice to seek refuge. It has long been embroiled in a territorial dispute with Belize. Guatemala claims the southern half of Belize and all of its islands, or cayes, rightfully belong to it. There is no extradition treaty between the two countries.
A Guatemalan government source said there was "no reason" to detain McAfee because there was no legal case against him pending in the country.
Harold Caballeros, Guatemala's foreign minister, said his government was unaware of any arrest warrant and would study McAfee's asylum request once presented, saying its success would "depend on the arguments".
Guerra told Reuters McAfee would return to Belize once his situation in Guatemala was made legal, citing the fact he had crossed into the country illegally to avoid capture by police in Belize.
"He can go to the United States, there is no problem with that," he added. "We have asked the US embassy for support with our [asylum] request."
He said the asylum request would be formally presented on Wednesday.
The US Embassy in Guatemala City said in a statement McAfee would have to work within the country's legal framework, but declined to elaborate.
"The embassy does not comment on the actions of American citizens, due to privacy considerations."
(Reporting by Simon Gardner and Gabriel Stargardter; Editing by Kieran Murray and Eric Walsh)


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Gulf Recovery
Writers for World Watch say clean energy important to minimizing hurricanes
One year after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina have policymakers focused enough time and money on preventing future catastrophes? In this month's edition of the Worldwatch Institute's World Watch, contributors John Young and Mike Tidwell discuss the growing global threat of stronger hurricanes. During today's OnPoint, Tidwell and Young talk about the lessons taught and lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina. They also stress the importance of creating a national policy to cap carbon dioxide emissions and regulate the types of cars Americans drive.

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This was rather a last minute concoction. I had planned on making raspberry ripple pavlovas and dutifully made my meringues last night and left them to cool in the oven. Last night they looked amazing. This morning, the raspberry swirl had turned to mush and I wasn't so much left with mini pavlovas as pink swamp things! At least it happened before I wasted any of the expensive ingredients...so what's a girl to do when she has a basic store cupboard at her disposal and lots of raspberries and cream?
Glammed-up Victoria sponge was, of course, the answer! I cut the sponge into four tiers and layered it with whipped cream and fresh raspberries. And I might be being presumptuous but I suspect everyone enjoyed it more than they would have enjoyed the pavlovas (in truth, they were a selfish bake...my eatership isn't really into fancy meringues!)
When I've made multi-tiered sponges in the past I find they can get a bit wobbly on the upper layers. So I deployed my adjustable dessert ring to hold everything in place – it does give more precise sides and structure.
Having cut the sponge into four layers I then found I couldn't use the fourth layer as it would have made the sponge too tall...and that's me saying that. I think when you come up to the top of the deep dessert ring it's a good sign that you should stop. It wouldn't have fit on a small plate if I'd pushed on with the fourth tier...and cake served on dinner plates seems a bit much! I will possibly use the spare disc of sponge for little trifles but, if my spidey-senses are correct, I suspect Mr CC will just polish it off with a cup of tea.
For the sponge:
4 eggs, at room temperature
Unsalted butter, at room temperature
Caster sugar
Self-raising flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
A little milk, if necessary
4 eggs, at room temperature
Unsalted butter, at room temperature
Caster sugar
Self-raising flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
A little milk, if necessary
For the filling:
400g raspberries, washed and dried
600ml double cream
400g raspberries, washed and dried
600ml double cream
To assemble the cake:
Icing sugar or caster sugar, for dusting
Icing sugar or caster sugar, for dusting
Preheat the oven to 180˚C/fan oven 160˚C/350˚F/gas mark 4.
Line two 20cm sandwich cake tins with baking paper; I put a disc of paper in the bottom and a strip around the side that comes up above the height of the tin.
Weigh the eggs in their shells – this will tell you the weight for the butter, sugar and flour. Mine weighed 263 grams.
Whatever the weight of your eggs (in their shells) weigh out the same amount of butter, sugar and flour.
Beat the butter until it is light and whippy, then beat in the sugar until light and fluffy. Don't skimp on this stage as it's the key way of getting air into your sponge.
Beat in the eggs one at a time; if you whipped the butter and sugar enough there shouldn't be any curdling, but if there is add some of the flour to correct it.
Beat in the vanilla extract.
Fold in the flour.
If the batter is thick and won't easily drop from the mixing spoon, fold in a tablespoon of milk. It may need a further tablespoon. Add enough milk to reach "dropping consistency".
Spoon the batter into the prepared sandwich tins and gently smooth the tops with a knife.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the sponge comes out clean.
Leave to cool in the tin for a couple of minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely.
When the sponges are cool cut each one through horizontally so that you have four discs of sponge.
Whip the cream until it holds firm peaks – somewhere between soft and stiff! Don't overbeat it.
Now you can build the cake: place a disc of sponge onto the serving plate. If you have an adjustable ring mould it is useful to build the layers in that, as it keeps it upright and stops the cream squidging out the sides. If you haven't – don't panic! Just take care not to put too much cream at the edge of the sponge.
Spoon 1/3 of the whipped cream onto the sponge and spread.
Scatter 1/3 of the raspberries over the cream and top with a second disc of sponge.
Repeat until you have used all the cream and raspberries and have the final disc of sponge on top of the cake.
Refrigerate until serving, and dust with some icing sugar.
Bask in the glory of the wonderful thing you have created.


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Regional Report Western August 2010
For a decade, western North Carolina has tried to brand itself as a magnet for creative, digital-age businesses. Wall St. Cheat Sheet (wallstcheatsheet.com) fits that category. In November 2008, two South Florida natives, brothers Damien and Derek Hoffman, started the financial-advice website in Asheville. It now attracts more than 100,000 visitors a month and has been cited by The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, USA Today and other media outlets. Editor in Chief Damien, 32, has a bachelor's in public policy from Duke and a law degree from the University of Miami. CEO Derek, 28, earned a bachelor's in economics from the University of Michigan. They don't disclose revenue but say their business is profitable.
Why Asheville?
Damien: I'd gone to Duke and loved North Carolina. I worked for an investment bank called Inner Circle LLP but got burned out on New York. My wife and I wanted to start a family and didn't want to do it in Manhattan. We loved Asheville and thought this would be ideal. We came in January 2007.
Derek: I followed a year and half later from Chicago. I'd studied in Australia and visited New Zealand. Asheville reminded me of New Zealand. I'd worked for Procter & Gamble and Gillette and wanted to go out on my own. Damien and I started brainstorming. We'd always had an interest in economics and finance, so we launched Wall St. Cheat Sheet.
Asheville isn't exactly a financial center.
Derek: It doesn't matter. We're in the digital era now, and we can communicate and work with other people online and through laptops, cell phones, social media. It's the future — the mobile desk.
What stage is your business in?
Derek: We're in the "garage phase," just pulling the car out of the garage. We work with about 10 people on a contract or part-time basis.
How do you make money?
Damien: We sell subscriptions to our flagship newsletter — $15 a month, the cost of a stock trade — and sell premium products, like our precious-metals reports. That's $29.95 a month. We get probably 70% of revenue from premium products, though that'll probably become 50% as advertising revenue, sponsorships and partnering grow.
What's your typical day like?
Damien: I check the news wires before I go to bed. About midnight, I look at what's going on in Europe and Asia. I wake up early, hit the wires and try to figure out the top one or two financial stories of the day. Markets in the U.S. open at 9:30, so between then and 10:30 we follow up with three to five posts. There's another wave of posts after lunch, based on what's coming out of Washington, then between 4 and 6, several more. We have another wave at about 10:30. Then the process starts all over. We have contributors to the site, but it's safe to say, we're working 15 hours a day.
What will restore confidence in the market?
Damien: In the '80s during the S&L crisis, more than a thousand bankers were jailed. Today, we've had only a handful of people handcuffed.
You're big on precious metals.
Damien: There's a lot of caution in the market now, given the European debt crisis. We've always found gold to be a haven, in addition to cash, in a cautious market.
ASHEVILLE — The city won a bid to host the Southern Conference Basketball Tournamentfor three years, beginning 2012. However, it must spend $5.5 million to upgrade its 36-year-old Civic Center if it wants to keep the tournament — and its expected annual economic impact of $4 million — past the first year.
WILKESBORO — Wells Fargo & Co. will close an operations center here by the middle of this month, cutting 85 duplicate jobs. The center was part of First Union before the Charlotte bank acquired Wachovia and took its name in 2001. San Francisco-based Wells bought Wachovia in 2008.
SAWMILLS — Automated Solutions moved here from Hickory. It plans to add 25 employees within three years, giving it nearly 40. The company makes packaging and plastic for the furniture industry.
BREVARD — The boards of Transylvania Regional Hospital and Asheville-based Mission Health System gave executives the green light to work out a deal that would make Transylvania an affiliate of Mission. They expect an agreement within a few months. Transylvania has about 40 general-purpose beds.
BREVARD — Former Republican Congressman Charles Taylor and his family agreed to sell about 8,000 acres in western North Carolina near the South Carolina border to the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy and The Conservation Fund for about $33 million. That's about half the property's appraised value.
ETOWAH — A bankruptcy judge dismissed Seven Falls Golf and River Club's Chapter 11 filing, leaving it open to foreclosure. Developer Eric Vinson owes his lender $26 million. Seven Falls was supposed to have 874 residential units.
Western North Carolina apple growers expect a good crop, aided by storms that cut the supply of apples from Michigan and New York. Last year was a tough one for Tar Heel growers — with just $16 million of the fruit sold, down from $25 million in 2008.


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A woman has recounted how she fought off a carload of men who tried to abduct her on a busy street in Sydney's south-west.
The 29-year-old, named only as Aida, was attacked at Liverpool about 4.20pm on Monday.
She said no one came to her aid after she screamed for help, even though dozens of people were standing nearby.
Aida was standing on Railway Street, near the intersection with Bigge Street, when four men in a red hatchback pulled up beside her.
One man got out of the front passenger seat and told her to get into the car.
When she refused, he grabbed her by the arm and tried to force her into the vehicle.
"He asked me to get in the car, and I said: 'No.'
"I said it with so much attitude, it was definitely a big no.
"He didn't like that answer so he grabbed my wrist with a lot of force.
"That's when I caused a lot of commotion, shouting, screaming and calling for help."
Her screams were enough to "freak out" the man, who then let go and got back in the car, which drove off.
Despite the commotion none of the dozens of bystanders came to help Aida.
"Of course I understand that you want to be safe yourself but there were people in groups," she said. "This is what upset me; they weren't alone."
Police said on Wednesday that, while Aida was chosen randomly, the attack may have been planned.
"The thought that runs through my head quite often now [is} what if I didn't get out of that situation. Where would I be?" Aida said.
Liverpool Inspector Dean Johnstone said that no one had come forward to give detectives statements, even though dozens of people were on the street.
"This was a random and brazen attack committed in broad daylight, which has left a young woman scared for her safety," Inspector Johnstone said.
Police have released an image of the alleged attacker.
He is described as being of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern appearance with an olive complexion, aged in his mid 20s, about 170 centimetres tall, with a medium build, brown close-shaved hair, facial stubble, brown eyes and hairy arms.
Nick Ralston is the News Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald. He was previously the Crime and Justice Editor.


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Hey, Chris Colfer: Change your password.
Twitter went retweet crazy when the "Glee" star apparently sent out a tweet to his 2.4 million followers that indicated he was leaving the Fox show due to "personal issues."
But there is no ballad of heartbreak to be sung, it turns out. His account was hacked -- according to his manager, publicist and "Glee" producer 20th Century Fox.
"It's not true," said his rep Alla Plotkin. "His Twitter was hacked."
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She added that Colfer was on a flight and doesn't have access to Wi-Fi, hence his inability to delete the tweet or rectify the situation. Colfer will likely take to his Twitter account around 4 or 4:30 p.m. to set the record straight, his publicist said.
A statement from 20th Century Fox also put water on the Twitter fire: "We've been alerted that Chris Colfer's Twitter account has been hacked. Rumors of his dismissal from 'Glee' could not be further from the truth. We love Chris and look forward to working with him again this season."
It's a good thing -- "Glee's" upcoming sixth season will be its last. And Colfer, who plays endearing Kurt Hummel, is one of the original remaining cast members.
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Maureen Hays-Mitchell
Department/Office InformationGeography, Environmental Studies, Women's Studies
My scholarly interests lie principally in the gendered dimensions of economic development in Latin America. Over the course of the past three decades, I have conducted grassroots fieldwork in Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Mexico.
These projects reflect my ongoing interest in human rights, gender and spatial justice, conflict resolution, post-conflict reconstruction/reconciliation, grassroots social movements, the urban informal sector, and micro-enterprise development.
In recent years, I have been working, both in the field and from afar, on gender issues relating to post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation in Peru. During the internal conflict, I conducted in-depth studies of the urban informal sector and micro-enterprise development. With the cessation of armed hostilities, I have been investigating processes of political, economic and social reconstruction within post-conflict Peru.
One current project looks specifically at the gendered dimensions of human rights, political literacy, empowerment, displacement and resettlement in post-conflict Peru. In my fieldwork with national, regional, and grassroots organizations in urban and rural settings, I am privileged to work with (and learn from) women survivors of the conflict. I hope to understand more fully the roles they played, individually and collectively, in achieving initial peace and now, together with a new generation of activists, in building a sustainable peace.
A second current project concerns the recently published Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Peru. I have been analyzing the Final Report from (i) gendered and (ii) spatial justice perspectives. This project further involves building a conceptual framework for a comparative analysis of the work of several truth commissions in Latin America.
A third current project, related to the aforementioned, investigates gendered dimensions of memory and memorialization as well as initiatives to address the legacy of gender-based violence in the reconciliation process of post-conflict Peru.
My research methodologies include the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data. My field methodology is based upon participatory research analysis, and includes focus groups, in-depth interviews, oral history, participatory mapping and participant observation in addition to archival research.
- BA, Middlebury College, 1978
- MIA, Columbia University (School of International and Public Affairs), 1983
- PhD, Syracuse University (Geography, The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration), 1990
- Dartmouth College
- Syracuse University
International development, Latin America, political geography, feminist geography, gender and environment, global change
Latin America, economic and political development, human rights, spatial justice, transitional justice, post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation, collective memory, gender issues in development, grassroots social movements, the informal economy, urbanization
Selected Publications
- Brunn, S., Hays-Mitchell, M., Zeigler, D., and Graybill, J., eds. 2016. Cities of the World: Regional Patterns and Urban Environments, 6th ed. Rowman and Littlefield.
- Graybill, J., Hays-Mitchell, M., and Zeigler, D., 2016. "World Urban Development: Critical Geographical Perspectives." In Brunn, S., Hays-Mitchell, M., Zeigler, D., and Graybill, J., eds, Cities of the World: Regional Patterns and Urban Environments, 6th ed., pp. TBD. Rowman and Littlefield.
- Hays-Mitchell, M., and Godfrey, B. 2016. "Cities of South America." In Brunn, S., Hays-Mitchell, M., Zeigler, D., and Graybill, J., eds, Cities of the World: Regional Patterns and Urban Environments, 6th ed., pp. TBD. Rowman and Littlefield.
- Hays-Mitchell, M., and Irvine, J., eds. Special themed issue titled "Gender and Political Transformation in Societies at War", Journal of International Women's Studies (2012) 13 (4).
- "Gender and political transformation in societies at war"." In Hays-Mitchell, M., and Irvine, J., eds, Journal of International Women's Studies (2012) 13(4): 1-9, co-authored with Jill Irvine.
- Brunn, S., Hays-Mitchell, M., and Zeigler, D., eds. Cities of the World: World Regional Urban Development, 5th ed. Rowman and Littlefield (2012).
- Zeigler, D., Hays-Mitchell, M., and Brunn, S. "World Urban Development." In Brunn, S., Hays-Mitchell, M., and Zeigler, D., eds, Cities of the World: World Regional Urban Development, 5th ed., pp. 3-50. Rowman and Littlefield, (2012).
- "Cities of South America." In Brunn, S., Hays-Mitchell, M., and Zeigler, D., eds, Cities of the World: World Regional Urban Development, 5th ed., pp. 137-187. Rowman and Littlefield (2012), co-authored with Brian J. Godfrey.
- S. Brunn, M. Hays-Mitchell, and D. Zeigler, eds, Cities of the World: World Regional Urban Development, 4th ed., Rowman and Littlefield (2008).
- "Cities of South America." In S. Brunn, M. Hays-Mitchell, and D. Zeigler, eds, Cities of the World: World Regional Urban Development, 4th ed., Rowman and Littlefield (2008), pp. 142-199, co-authored with Brian J. Godfrey.
- "Who Are the Victims? Where is the Violence: The Spatial Dialectics of Andean Violence as Revealed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Peru." In D. Cowen and E. Gilbert, eds, War, Citizenship, Territory, pp. 199-218. Routledge (2007).
- "The Informal Economy." In B. Warf and A. Cravey, eds, The Encyclopedia of Human Geography, pp. 254-57. Sage Publications (2006). Reproduced in D. Goldfield, ed., 2007, Encyclopedia of American Urban History, vol 1, 379-381, Sage Publications (2007).
- "Women's Struggles for Sustainable Peace in Post-Conflict Peru: A Feminist Analysis of Violence and Change." In J. Seager and L. Nelson, eds, A Feminist Companion to Human Geography, Blackwell Publishing (2005), pp. 590-606.
- "Global Change and the South American City." In S. Brunn, J. Williams, and D. Zeigler, eds, Cities of the World: Contemporary World Urbanization, 3rd ed., Rowman and Littlefield (2003), pp. 122-167, co-authored with Brian J. Godfrey.
- "Coping with Austerity: A Gendered Perspective on Neoliberal Restructuring in Peru." Gender and Development, (2002) 10:3, 71-81. Reproduced in C. Sweetman, ed., Gender, Development, and Poverty, pp. 71-81. Oxford: Oxfam GB.
- "Globalization at the Urban Margin: Gender and Resistance in the Informal Sector of Peru." In J. Short and R. Grant, eds, Globalization at the Margins, Macmillan Press (2002), pp. 93-110.
- "Danger, Fulfillment, and Responsibility in a Violence-Plagued Society." The Geographical Review, (2001) 91(1-2):311-321.
- "Gender, informal employment and the right to productive resources: The human rights implications of microenterprise development in Latin America." In T. Fenster, ed., Gender, Planning and Human Rights: The Fragilities of Equality and Difference in Planning and Development for Multi-Cultured Societies, London: Routledge (2000), pp. 111-124.
- "From Survivor to Entrepreneur: Gendered Dimensions of Microenterprise Development in Peru." Environment and Planning A (1999), 31:251-271.
- "Development vs. Empowerment: The Gendered Legacy of Economic Restructuring in Latin America." Journal of Latin Americanist Geography (1997), 23:119-131.
- "Voices and Visions From the Streets: Gender Interests and Political Participation Among Women Informal Traders in Latin America." Society and Space (1995), 13:445-469.
- Chair, Department of Geography, 2006-2008, 2010-2012
- Co-chair, Working Group on Student Life, Middle States Reaccreditation Steering Committee, 2006-2008
- University Professor, First Year Seminar Program and Distinction & High Distinction Programs, Liberal Arts Core Curriculum, 2002-2005
- Interim Chair, Department of Geography, Spring 2000
- Coordinator, Latin American Studies Program, 1992-1994
Inter-America Foundation; American Association for the Advancement of Science (Science and Human Rights Coalition); American Association of Geographers; Congress of Latin Americanist Geographers; Panamerican Geography and History Commission of the United States; United Nations Voluntary Fund for the Decade of Women; professional ski instructor (Portillo, Chile)
- Colgate University Research Council, Hearst Fellowship, 2013
- Mellon Foundation, Sabbatical Enhancement Grant, 2009
- Colgate University Research Council, Picker Fellowships, 1994, 2000


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Kody Brown: Your Claim That You Might Be FORCED To Take A 5th Wife Is Ridiculous
Come on Sister Wives' Kody Brown! I respect that we all have individual religious beliefs but you have to put your other four wives and 17 children first!Watch these videos below.
Kody Brown is appearing on Anderson Cooper's show today claiming that he has a "higher calling" that may force him to marry a fifth wife even if he feels "maxed out" right now.
Puhleeze Kody Brown! I've heard some laughable things said in the name of religion but this has to be right up at the top. Are you actually trying to convince sane people that the Lord himself is fixated on making you "marry," have sex and have children with a fifth wife? Come on. God has better things to do than giving you an excuse to impregnate another woman. I highly doubt that your ability to get into heaven is based on you taking a fifth wife. Kody is a member of the Apostolic United Brethren.
Kody, you looked really pained on Anderson Cooper whining about how "I don't want to take another wife. I am not interested in that but there is a requirement, let's say I answer to a higher calling, and if that requirement comes along and I have a choice in it, then I will do it."
Geez, Kody. You'll force yourself to fulfill your "higher calling" by enjoying a fifth woman's bed.
Kody, what you really should be focusing on and what should be your higher calling is fixing your 3rd marriage to Christine, which she reveals is on the rocks. "Our relationship is at a standstill. We're just letting it sit and kind of hoping things will get better but we're not really working on it and that's hard," Christine admits in a preview for Sister Wives next season, starting on Sunday, May 13. "Right now we're just hoping that time will fix it."
Well Kody – instead of wondering whether you're ready to take a fifth wife, live up to your marriage vows and concentrate on fixing your relationship with Christine, who is also mother to six of your 17 children."
Isn't that most important of all, Kody!
Bonnie Fuller
More Kody Brown news:
- 'Sister Wives' Reveal They've Finally Accepted Fourth Wife Robyn
- Kody Brown's Sexy 'Sister Wives' Date In Las Vegas — Details
- 'Sister Wives' At War: Brown Family Allowed To Fight Anti-Polygamy Laws


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Hello there...i'm new here glad to find a darkpsy-related forum
I always had a problem finding what I like to do in my life as a hobbie or smthing like that..
So i've been messing around with music production for about 2 or 3 days now (wow )
And I seem to enjoy this a lot...I got FL STUDIO 12 and a lot of questions that im sure ill work out from now on, im willing to put serious effort on music production!
So I've made 2 small tests until now from what ive learned through tutorials etc..
I'd like your opinion for my recent results, just to know if i am on the right path haha
this one was my first attempt, made mostly of samples (i know, cheating, but i was so excited at this moment) : https://soundcloud.com/sinip-1/test
and this one is my second attempt made from synths and a couple of samples (vocals) : https://soundcloud.com/sinip-1/test3
So whats your opinion on these, based on the background of messing around with music production for 12-20 hours in my life..?
Willing to put serious effort on music production
Music creation & DJ mixing, how tos questions, discussions & help ~~~ Musical Software/hardware/skills etc...
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Here are a few tips and tools to help you prevent the internet from spoiling NBC's tape delayed Olympic coverage like it did for me the other day before I could Sage Kotsenburg take gold.
General Internet
For Chrome, try this extension for unspoiling the following terms:
- Olympics
- Team USA (or whatever country you hail from)
- Sochi
- Medals
- Gold (fyi, this will completely mess with Reddit)
- Silver
- Bronze
If the extension above doesn't work on your twitter client, check your twitter client's options for tweet filters. You should enable the same terms, maybe with some hashtags to boot. You might need to be pretty aggressive with the blocking if you want to make sure your brain stays in the dark.
Based on limited testing, the above extension works well for Facebook posts, but you might want to unfriend some over-sharers anyways, just because.
Some news stations have a little "Olympics Recap" after the evening news. They go over what happened that morning. You probably shouldn't watch that. If they're nice, they should give the magic "Spoiler Alert" that gets them off the hook. Keep an ear out for this and be ready to change the station if you plan on enjoying the evening's events in primetime.
Unsubscribe to Sports Related RSS Feeds Temporarily
Set a reminder in your calendar for the 23rd to remind you to add the feeds back.
Be Considerate of Others
Bite your tongue if you learn something and you're watching with your friends and family.
Don't Spoil It For Yourself By Visiting the nbcsports.com Site
Use this site instead! It was setup by a benevolent commenter and it lays out all events and has links to any streams available from NBC.


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Personalised Health and Care 2020: a framework for action
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wajig: Simplyfying Debian Administration
wajig provides a simplified interface to many of the system administration tasks of Debian GNU/Linux. In its simplest form you can run the command line wajig as:
wajig [options] [command] [packages|files] ...
For a list of common commands use 'wajig help'. For a list of all commands use `wajig commands'. Full documentation is available from The Debian GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide.
All WAJIG commands: addcdrom Add a CD-ROM to the list of available sources of packages auto-alts Mark the alternative to be auto set (using set priorities) auto-clean Remove superseded .deb files from the download cache auto-download Do an update followed by a download of all updated packages auto-install Perform an install without asking questions (non-interactive) auto-remove Remove packages installed automatically as dependencies available List versions of packages available for installation bug Check reported bugs in package using the Debian Bug Tracker build Retrieve/unpack sources and build .deb for the named packages build-depend Retrieve packages required to build listed packages changelog Retrieve latest changelog for the package clean Remove all deb files from the download cache commands List all the JIG commands and one line descriptions for each contents List the contents of a package file daily-upgrade Perform an update then a dist-upgrade dependents List of packages which depend/recommend/suggest the package describe One line description of packages (-v and -vv for more detail) describe-new One line description of new packages detail Provide a detailed description of package (describe -vv) detail-new Provide a detailed description of new packages (describe -vv) dist-upgrade Upgrade to new distribution (installed and new rqd packages) docs Equivalent to help with -verbose=2 download Download package files ready for an install editsources Edit the list of archives for Debian packages extract Extract the files from a package file to a directory file-download Download packages listed in file ready for an install file-install Install packages listed in a file file-remove Remove packages listed in a file find-file Search for a file within installed packages find-pkg Search for an unofficial Debian package at apt-get.org fix-configure Perform dpkg --configure -a (to fix interrupted configure) fix-install Perform apt-get -f install (to fix broken dependencies) 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A standard technique of dendroclimatologists is to calculate coefficients between ring width chronologies and monthly temperature and precipitation for 12-18 months relevant to the annual growth. twq has reiterated to us that Gou et al 2007, which is a few minutes off the press, has claimed high correlations to temperature of a site in the upper reaches of the Yellow River that is within several hundred miles of Dulan. Today I report on response functions reported by other authors in the area, which consistently report positive correlations with spring precipitation and negative correlations with summer temperature – what you'd expect from precipitation limited growth in arid and semi-arid regions like Dulan. I reiterate that I'm not trying to adjudicate between specialists here – I'm only observing that the results of Gou et al 2007 are inconsistent with authors reporting on Dulan junipers.
Zhang et al 2003
Here are the response coefficients for Zhang et al 2003. This is a very important study, since 55 of the cores were used in Kang et al 1997 (which is the source of the Dulan chronology used in Yang et al 2002 and the multiproxy studies.) Black- temperature; white – precipitation. The authors interpret these results as justifying a reconstruction of spring precipitation. Recently a study involving Cook of chronologies in the Tienshan use similar correlations to reconstruct the Palmer Drought Index, which is a positive function of precipitation and negative function of summer temperature – an approach applied by Cook in the United States. (Cook's precipitation work appears to me to be much the best work of anything done by the Team.) There is a weak positive correlation to temperature in the preceding fall, so he ring width is obviously a complicated integral.
Original Caption: Figure 2. Response function coefficients showing the relationships between radial growth of Sabina przewalskii Kom. and monthly mean air temperature and total monthly precipitation for the regional climatic data set for the period 1953—2000. Lag 1 represents the tree-ring growth in the previous year. Black bars stand for temperature, white bars for precipitation, and x for significance at the 0.05 level as tested by bootstrap method.
Shao et al 2004
Here is a similar plot from Shao et al, also showing positive correlations.
Sheppard et al 2004
Here is the response coefficients from Sheppard et al 2004, again showing a similar pattern to Zhang et al 2003 and Shao et al. – positive correlations to spring precipitation, negative correlations to spring temperature.
Original Caption: Fig. 4 Monthly correlations using ring-width indices from the combined juniper chronology and meteorological data from Dulan (1955—1988) for precipitation (black bars) and temperature (gray bars). The critical correlation value for n=30 and alpha = 0.05 is ⯰.30 (Rohlf and Sokal 1981)
Gou et al 2005
Gou et al 2005 is an interesting article about 4 sites on the north slope of the Qilianshan, which contains many insightful comments about high-elevation trees and which I'll try to come back to on another occasion. Their table of response coefficients shows a positive correlation to spring precipitation and negative correlation to summer temperatuyre.
Gou et al 2006
Here is a table showing response coefficients from Gou et al 2006, from 3 sites in the upper headwaters of the Yellow River, near the site of Gou et al 2007. Again we see the characteristic pattern of positive correlations to spring precipitation, negative correlations to spring temperature. Gou et al used the negative correlations to temperature to reconstruct temperature inverting the chronology.
Gou et al 2007
Now we get to twq's favorite: Gou et al 2007. This is a study of a single site in the upper headwaters of the Yellow River. The site chronology is taken from the lower border as this is said to have a higher correlation to temperature (they say that these relationships are "complicated") and report strong positive correlations of this site to local temperatures. Unfortunately they did not archive their measurement and the meteorological station data is either not archived or stale. For an article that is essentially a data paper, it's too bad that they don't actually archive any data.
Original Caption: Figure 3. Correlation coefficients between the Standard (STD), Residual (RES) and Arstan (ARS) chronologies index and the observed minimum temperatures recorded at Xinhai meteorological station (1960—2001). Ave. in the Figure 3 means average minimum temperature of previous October to current April. The dashed lines indicate the 95% and the 99% significance levels.
The consistent positive relationships between temperature and ring width chronologies are a very different pattern than we observed with the Dulan junipers. There are a couple of possibilities: this site is a magic thermometer; the correlation, while seemingly significant, is nonetheless "spurious" – a topic discussed on many occasions on this blog, the type example being the "99% significant" correlation between alcoholism and Church of England marriages reported by Yule in the 1920s. Or maybe there's something about the location of the site that makes it a better but non-magic thermometer. Regardless, the positive correlations at site HBL don't alter the results of Zhang et al 2003, which are the ones that apply to the south-facing Dulan junipers used in Yang et al 2002.
While the correlations at site HBL are intriguing, at cliamteaudit, we don't accept the dendroclimatological procedure of simply cherry-picking one study. Any use or reliance on Gou et al 2007 needs to include a proper accounting and reconciliation of all the other studies in the area, something that Gou et al 2007 made no attempt to do.
Let me conclude with a quote from Gou et al 2005 – an interesting article as I noted above and one which, unlike Gou et al 2007, did not have any members of the Team (Jacoby, Cook). Gou et al 2005 concluded with the following observation:
trees growing at high elevation show a lower sensitivity to climate. This conclusion is of fundamental importance for tree-ring research in arid and semi-arid regions. It is important to understand the relationship between climate change and the growth of the trees in order to develop an appropriate ecological model of plant environmental reactions and to establish a valid basis on which to reconstruct long-term climate change over wide geographical areas…. Understanding the ecology model between trees and climate will allow us to examine differences in the long-term climatic response that may be related to changes in climate.
Everyone at climateaudit endorses the view that understanding the ecological relationship between trees and climate is a prerequisite for using ring width chronologies in temperature reconstructions. Maybe Gou could send a memo to the Team.


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Of the 84,000 chemicals in commercial use in the United States -- from flame retardants in furniture to household cleaners -- nearly 20 percent are secret, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, their names and physical properties guarded from consumers and virtually all public officials under a little-known federal provision.
The policy was designed 33 years ago to protect trade secrets in a highly competitive industry. But critics -- including the Obama administration -- say the secrecy has grown out of control, making it impossible for regulators to control potential dangers or for consumers to know which toxic substances they might be exposed to.
At a time of increasing public demand for more information about chemical exposure, pressure is building on lawmakers to make it more difficult for manufacturers to cloak their products in secrecy. Congress is set to rewrite chemical regulations this year for the first time in a generation.
Under the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act, manufacturers must report to the federal government new chemicals they intend to market. But the law exempts from public disclosure any information that could harm their bottom line.
Government officials, scientists and environmental groups say that manufacturers have exploited weaknesses in the law to claim secrecy for an ever-increasing number of chemicals. In the past several years, 95 percent of the notices for new chemicals sent to the government requested some secrecy, according to the Government Accountability Office. About 700 chemicals are introduced annually.
Some companies have successfully argued that the federal government should not only keep the names of their chemicals secret but also hide from public view the identities and addresses of the manufacturers.
"Even acknowledging what chemical is used or what is made at what facility could convey important information to competitors, and they can start to put the pieces together," said Mike Walls, vice president of the American Chemistry Council.
Although a number of the roughly 17,000 secret chemicals may be harmless, manufacturers have reported in mandatory notices to the government that many pose a "substantial risk" to public health or the environment. In March, for example, more than half of the 65 "substantial risk" reports filed with the Environmental Protection Agency involved secret chemicals.
"You have thousands of chemicals that potentially present risks to health and the environment," said Richard Wiles, senior vice president of the Environmental Working Group, an advocacy organization that documented the extent of the secret chemicals through public-records requests from the EPA. "It's impossible to run an effective regulatory program when so many of these chemicals are secret."
Of the secret chemicals, 151 are made in quantities of more than 1 million tons a year and 10 are used specifically in children's products, according to the EPA.
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Ahem, back to the food… About twice a month I write a review for Paper Palate. Sometimes I share the review here or link to it and sometimes I forget altogether. That was the case last month when I posted a review on Paper Palate of the March issue of Bon Appetit which featured that amazing Caramel Walnut Upside Down Banana Cake and then falsely thought I had also posted about it on Jumbo Empanadas. Eventually I realized this error and posted about it here too because it's definitely a cake that deserves to be seen.
Also in that post, which was filled with bananas, I mentioned making Banana Walnut Whole Grain Muffins from the Wellfed Network and Bran Banana Raisin Muffins from Cookie Baker Lynn but I didn't post pictures of either of those. It wasn't because I didn't have any, but because for some reason, (lack of organization or a Kiwi to remind me) I couldn't find them at the time. They're here now though, so enjoy.
And for the record, I jazzed up the Wellfed muffins by subbing the walnuts for white chocolate chips and filling the middle with bittersweet chocolate chips. On top of that, I had been seeing a lot of carrot cakes with cream cheese frosting and I really thought I wanted carrot cake, but then I realized it was just the cream cheese frosting I wanted. So I made some, ate it with a spoon, (craving satisfied!) and then topped a few of the banana muffins with it.
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More recently on Paper Palate I reviewed my new Food & Wine magazine, (which I received courtesy of the amazing Katie) and made Reverse Chocolate Chip Cookies from that issue. They were so good that I took them in to work on my day off so that others could enjoy them, (and by 'others enjoy them' I mean so that I didn't devour the entire batch myself). In my quest to make cookies an acceptable currency, (and to make everyone love me) I'm slowly gaining ground, every cookie helps.
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It was a pilot environmental awareness-raising exercise involving thirty students from Muang Krabi School aged between 12 and 16. The weekend started off with a morning of presentations on mangrove and reef ecology, and the need to preserve these vital ecosystems by the planting of mangrove trees and the cleaning of beaches and reefs. As a result of the hard work and inspiration of the volunteers during February, fantastic interactive educational games and a short play had been developed, which definitely helped to hold the children's attention for the whole morning.
This was followed after lunch by a trip to the mangrove walkway in Krabi town allowing the pupils to see first hand the highly productive mangrove ecosystems. It was evident that they had been attentive during the morning because several kids jumped down into the mud to pick up litter lying amongst the trees and shrubs. Everyone was then taken to the school where we all joined in planting 80 trees around the school grounds.
Despite an already long day, there was still one more activity that day – a beach clean up near Thara Park in Krabi. Within an hour, 454kg of rubbish was enthusiastically collected. The effectiveness of many people cleaning was evident as was the amusement of locals walking past for whom the notion of cleaning a beach was completely alien; hopefully the sight of thirty school kids and fifteen foreigners doing just this might have increased their awareness of dropping litter as well as providing an unusual spectacle.
The children spent the night in tents and we rejoined them the next day for a trip to the bird hideout on Koh Klang, where unfortunately there weren't many birds to be seen due to it being low tide. The children went back to the mangrove walkway to carry out various research projects, and draw some incredibly colorful and artistic pictures of the ecosystem. Everyone had lunch together in Thara Park, and then played some very energetic and slightly crazy games, followed by splitting into groups to develop two minute plays about environmental topics.
The weekend was a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by volunteers and school children alike. The effort and participation of the Projects Abroad volunteers will have definitely made a positive impression on the children involved and was very much appreciated by all the teachers and Wetlands International.
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Just wondering if anyone has considered ZoneMinder.comI might be a bit bias since I'm involved in the project but it has quite a bit to offer including PTZ, and motion tracking. I think the large problem is that Pluto uses Postgres and ZM uses MySQL. Well I take that back, I see MySQL in the Pluto install. There are plans to make ZM support both in the near future. This would not be hard to make a wrapper for.Regards,Cordel
Hi Rob,In the last 8 months we have reduced the load signifcantly. Although I have never installed or run motion before I could not say. They are both great projects and from what I can tell track very much the same as far as features go. We do have a live cd and I maintain a single installer CD based on FC3. If you ever have the time and the desire, I'd be interested to know what you think.
Unfortunatly building the wrapper is just a bit out of my reach for the moment since I only installed my first Linux distro Febuary last year and since I don't know anyone that has linux knowledge the learning curve can be steep (along with the fact any programing I have done started a month afterwards), speicaly since I try not to bug anyone (google is my instructor and a few reliable wikis)..... Cheers,Cordel


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It's hunting season again. Time for those who savor the flavor of venison, elk, and antelope roasts to attempt to lay in a supply of healthful, low-fat meat for the winter.
Each fall hundreds, perhaps thousands, of newly successful hunters are faced with the problem of how to handle a large meat animal once it's been reduced to possession. Because many of these nimrods lack the skills necessary to properly process their kills, a lot of meat is wasted, and even more is tainted — giving wild game an undeserved reputation of being "strong," "gamey," or "wild tasting."
So if you plan to head for field or woods this year as a meat hunter but have no experience in field dressing deer-size animals (and transporting and skinning too), read on as the author shares his 24 years of game-handling experience with you.
Keep in mind, too, that the information that follows isn't just for antelope, deer, and elk hunters. Similar techniques can be used to skin and dress midsize livestock such as goats and sheep, and thus can be valuable skills for any meat-eating homesteader to master.
The first factor to influence the flavor of an animal's meat comes into play with the squeeze of a trigger or the release of an arrow. Was it a clean, fast kill that dropped the game in its tracks, or a poor shot that required several arrows or bullets to finish off the wounded and terrified beast? In the latter case, expect subtle but nonetheless detectably unpleasant flavors from the adrenaline that was pumping through the animal's body those last few panicked minutes of life. And if a bullet or arrow penetrated organs other than heart, lungs, or brain, expect even worse. In short, if a hunter can't be sure of making a humane, killing shot, then he or she has no right to waste an animal's life for what may well turn out to be inedible, or at least inferior, meat.
But let's assume you won't take a shot unless you can be reasonably sure of killing cleanly. What else do you have to know?
Prehunt Preparation
Before you take to the woods, you'll need to collect the accoutrements necessary for field-dressing and transporting a large animal. If you know that you'll be able to haul your game out the same day it's killed, you can get by with just a sharp knife, a small whetstone, a plastic bag for liver and heart (assuming you enjoy such cuts), a foot or so of heavy string, and a few yards of rope. (If you're after elk, you'd best carry two knives — one small and sharp, the other large and sharp — plus a good sharpening stone.)
When hunting in a more remote area where you may be forced to leave all or part of the meat in the wilds overnight, you'll need a bit more gear: a cheesecloth game bag to keep flies from "blowing" (laying eggs in) the meat, and a bone saw or hacksaw to aid in quartering the carcass for packing out. And while one strong individual can hoist a deer into a tree with nothing but a rope, you'll need a small block and tackle to get an elk off the ground.
Always approach a downed animal with caution. (I once had my shin sliced open by a kick from a "dead" deer.) After you're certain the animal is down for keeps, unload your gun and place it out of harm's way. If your state mandates immediate tagging of big game, do it now. Then, if the ground slopes, pull the animal around so that its head is uphill, and roll it over onto its back. (You may have to prop rocks or logs under its sides to keep it belly-up.)
Every experienced hunter knows that the first two things you do in the field-dressing process are [1] cut the animal's throat to "bleed it out" and [2] remove the musk sacs from the hind legs if it's a male. Right?
Wrong and wrong.
[1] The animal is dead. The heart is no longer pumping. All you'll accomplish by slitting its throat is to dump a few ounces of blood onto the hide and mess up some neck meat.
[2] Musk glands? The idea is to get rid of them so the foul liquid they contain won't contaminate the meat. But it's the rare hunter who can slice and pull those sacs free without getting some of that same nasty stuff on his or her hands — hands which will then contaminate all the meat they touch while dressing out the animal. I've found it safer just to avoid touching the musk glands; if you don't bother them, they won't pollute your meat.
What you do want to do as soon as possible after the kill is to remove the sex organs and open the belly from rectum to sternum to get at the viscera (internal organs). It's messy, hard work that requires a sharp knife and an even sharper eye, plus some energy and patience. But it's not really difficult. In the next few paragraphs I'll lay out what I've found to work best under most circumstances, with most animals. You may read or hear about another method somewhere else. Fine; there's more than one way to skin a cat—or a deer, elk, antelope, sheep, or goat.
The first step is to seal off the vent so that feces can't escape. Use a thin-bladed, very sharp knife to "core" around the anal opening so that you can grasp and pull it out far enough to tie it off with stout string.
Next, make an incision around the sex organs and remove them. But to avoid piercing the bladder or intestines, cut no deeper than necessary; try not to get into the body cavity.
Now comes the major incision. Start just ahead of the rectum and draw your knife forward, slicing carefully with the blade rather than "stabbing" in with the tip. When the opening is several inches long and the intestines begin to bulge out, insert your free hand and push the entrails down and away from the abdominal wall. Then turn the knife over so that the cutting edge is up, and place the blade into the opening just ahead of your hand. Cut slowly, holding the viscera away from the knife to prevent puncturing the intestines. Stop the cut at the base of the breastbone (sternum).
With that done, locate the bladder, cut it loose, and attempt to remove it without spilling the contents. With the pee-sac out, pull the rectum through from the inside, cutting away any remaining tissue holding it in place. Roll the animal onto one side, reach into the body cavity, and cut loose any tissue anchoring the entrails to the abdominal wall; then roll the carcass over and free up the other side. Now sever the gullet (esophagus) just ahead of the stomach, and use both hands to drag the whole works out onto the ground. If you wish to save the liver, allow it to cool, then drop it into the plastic bag you brought along for that purpose.
Good. Now it's time to move up in the world of field-dressing to the chest cavity. Cut through the diaphragm (a membrane separating the chest from the abdominal cavity), reach up into the chest as far as you can, and sever both the gullet and the windpipe. Give these two tubes a tug and they should come out with the heart and lungs. After the heart has cooled, put it in the bag with the liver.
Finally, roll the carcass over onto its stomach to dump the blood that will have pooled in the body cavity.
That's it. Your animal is field-dressed.
Out of the Woods...
A strong person can sling a dressed-out antelope, or even a small deer, over his or her shoulders and carry it out, as long as "out" is downhill or fairly level — which is one reason behind the old saying "Always hunt uphill." But, in most situations, you're going to wind up dragging your kill. (If you ever do carry an animal, be sure to cover its head with a bright red or orange cloth — don't take a chance on meeting an unethical hunter who might shoot at a bobbing pair of antlers!) Stuff the plastic bag containing heart and liver into the animal's chest cavity, produce your length of rope, throw a noose around the base of both antlers (or around the neck if there are no antlers), and get on with it.
Are you stuck in camp a few days waiting for the rest of your party to fill their tags before you can get home with your meat? If so, since rapid and thorough cooling is important to insure good flavor, it's best to go ahead and split the breastbone, then prop the body cavity open with sticks cut to length. Slip the carcass into a cheesecloth game bag and hang it, head-up for better drainage, on the north side of a large shade tree, high enough to be out of the dust and away from four-legged nocturnal visitors. If you can't cool the heart and liver in an ice chest, it's best to either eat them right away or toss them out for scavengers.
Though some hunters and even guides prefer skinning an animal out if it must be kept in camp for a few days, my experience has been that it's better to leave the hide on until you get home. What little flavor might be lost as a result of slower hide-on cooling is more than made up for by the protection this natural wrapper provides for the meat, both while it is hanging in camp and while it is being transported.
...And Home
No single action marks a hunter as inexperienced and egotistical faster than hauling a game animal home strapped across the hood of a car. After all, few things can ruin meat faster or more thoroughly than exposing it to engine heat and high speed airflow (air that's most likely filled with dust, pollution, and bugs).
The only sensible places to haul big game animals are inside a vehicle, or (covered with tarp) in the bed of a truck. If you don't own a truck, van, or station wagon, see if the carcass will fit into the trunk of your car — or even in the backseat (spread out a tarp to protect the upholstery). If there's absolutely no alternative, wrap the animal in a heavy waterproof tarp and lash it to the trunk. That way the meat will at least be out of the brunt of road wind, have some protection, and be politely hidden from the eyes of those who really aren't impressed by the sight of large, dead animals. (In some states, it's actually illegal to transport a big game animal strapped on the exterior of a vehicle.)
Skinning a Carcas
Back home, you'll need to rig a gambrel, which is nothing more than a rack for hanging an animal by its back legs. Scrounge up a three-foot length of rebar or other small-diameter rod or pipe (a sturdy limb will do if nothing better is available), plus a few feet of rope, and you're in the gambrel business.
Now find a place to hang the animal for skinning. An open garage or shed is ideal. A basement or other cool, clean indoor area will also serve the purpose. Hang the carcass outside, as from a tree or clothesline pole, only as a last resort.
Once you've located a suitable overhead support, position the gambrel components and the carcass beneath it. Feel around just below the animal's hocks for the "empty" space between the cannon bone and the Achilles tendon, and use a sharp knife to open a slit to each leg just long enough to run the gambrel rod through. (Be careful not to cut the tendon, or you'll have nothing to hang the animal by.) Slip the rod through both legs, spread the legs as far apart as you can (to facilitate both skinning and cooling), and tie them to the gambrel so they won't tend to slide toward each other when you hoist the carcass.
Now tie a section of rope from one end of the rod to the other, just outside the legs, leaving enough slack to form an inverted V when you tie the hoisting rope to the center of this "bridle." Toss the rope over the support, haul the animal up until its head is clear of the ground, and tie off the other end of the rope.
Since the hide is no longer needed to protect the meat, the sooner you peel it off, the tastier your steaks and roasts will be. (And yes, you have to skin your own game even if you plan to have it butchered professionally, since most butchers won't mess with it and most states don't allow hide-on carcasses to be even brought into meat-processing plants )
Let's get on with it, starting with the back legs. Using a thin-bladed knife (I prefer an inexpensive fish-filleting model), cut around the legs just above each hock (remembering that "above" is now upside down). You'll know you've cut deep enough when the white of hide turns to the red of muscle.
Now use the tip of the blade to slice down the inside of both legs; these two cuts should meet at about the point where the genitals used to be. The next incision was begun during the field-dressing operation — that long cut down the belly from rectum to sternum. Now you can extend that, slicing up the center of the chest to just below the jaw. (No need to split the breastbone. Let the butcher worry about it, or do it after the hide's off.)
Move to the front (bottom) of the carcass and make the same cuts on the forelegs that you used for the back. Your final cut will be around the neck, just below the jaw.
Muscles are encased in membranous sacks and separated from the hide by a few more thin layers of membrane. The trick to skinning is to peel the hide away from the muscles without damaging either the skin (assuming you want to save it for tanning) or the meal, and that thin membranous layer is what allows you to do it.
Start by grabbing the hide where you cut around one of the back legs. Pull it out and down, working around the leg as you go. When you get both hind legs peeled down to the rump, you're likely to encounter some fat. The best bet here is to leave the waxy substance attached to the meat; that way you'll have a buffer in case you slip with the knife. After the hide's off, you can remove the fat ...which you'd be wise to do, since fat imparts a gamey, strong taste to wild meat — just the opposite of the effect it has on grain-fattened domestic livestock.
If you work the fingers of one hand between the hide and meat while you tug out and down with the other, you should be able to peel back great swaths at a time once you're past the legs. But sooner or later (probably sooner), the hide will get ornery. You'll tug all the harder, and some of the meat will come off with the skin. Now's the time to bring the tip of that razor-sharp knife back into action. Gently slice the meat away from the hide, working the blade carefully in between the skin and that ever-so-thin muscle casing.
When you reach the shoulders, allow the hide to "hang out" while you peel the front legs back to meet it.
Your last skinning job — and the toughest because the hide is usually thickest there — is the neck. You'll probably have to use the knife frequently to help things along.
The reason we didn't sever the head before skinning out the neck (which, on first appearances, would seem to be the thing to do) is that antlers (or even ears, if that's all your animal came equipped with) make good "handles" to grab when manipulating the carcass while skinning. Cut the head off after the hide is removed, by slicing down the spine with your knife and sawing through the bone with a hacksaw. And since you've got the saw at hand, go ahead and remove the front legs at or just above the knee joints.
How Long to Age?
If you're planning to have a professional do the cutting-up chores, lower the animal, remove the rear legs at the hocks, wrap the "naked" carcass in a clean sheet or piece of cheesecloth, and haul it to the butcher. He can age it in his meat locker.
On the other hand, if you're doing the butchering yourself, the aging time will be dictated by the temperature of the area where the meat is hung. In warm weather, it's best to go ahead and butcher in the morning of the following day, then "age" the wrapped meat in the refrigerator for a few days before freezing. However, if it's cool enough for frost at night, you can safely let the meat hang for several days.
There can be no argument that wild meat is more healthful than its "industrialized" commercial counterpart. But what it tastes like depends almost entirely on the skill and care exercised in its handling from kill to table.The things that spoil meat are [1] a shot that doesn't kill fast and clean, [2] poor handling during field-dressing or transportation, [3] too little or too much aging (cooling) time before processing, and [4] sloppy butchering ...which is meat for another article entirely.


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12th World Summit of Nobel Laureates
Monday, April 23-Wednesday, April 25th
For the first time in history, the World Summit of Nobel Laureates is being held on the North American Continent, in Chicago, Illinois. Laureates bring their messages of peace, human rights, and individual responsibility to the world.
FOMC Press Conference
Wednesday, April 25 at 11:15a PT/2:15p ET
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver a live press conference on Wednesday immediately following a 2-day policy meeting of the FOMC to discuss the latest checkup on the economy.
#whilewewatch Documentary and Live Q&A
Thursday, April 26 at 3p PT/6p ET
For those who have been following the Occupy movement on Ustream, you know there's been literally thousands of hours of footage recorded by brave citizen journalists. #whilewewatch is a documentary that explores the #OWS media team who braved sleeping on concrete, police brutality, and inclement weather to bring the world the live video, tweets, and perspective from inside the movement.
Football Draft 2012
Wednesday, April 25 – Saturday, April 28
For complete coverage of the 2012 Draft from the NFLPA, Washington Redskins, Houston Texans, and Seattle Seahawks, be sure to stay locked on the Draft 2012 Superchannel! [clear here]
PGA Tour 2012 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Tuesday, April 24-Wednesday, April 25
See pre-tournament interviews live with players John Peterson, Bubba Watson, Ben Crane, and more.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Workout
Tuesday, April 24, at 3:45p PT/6:45p ET
In preparation for the highly anticipated fight between Mayweather and Cotto on April 5, Floyd Mayweather will broadcast a training session at his gym for Ustream viewers. Tune in and tweet questions with #MayweatherCotto!
Jay Sean Live Chat
Tuesday, April 24 at 3:30p PT/6:30p ET
Artist Jay Sean is back on Ustream for the first time in over a year! He'll be live from his studio to chat with fans and answer questions about his latest single, I'm All Yours, featuring Pit Bull. [clear here]
MTV: The Wanted Video Premiere and Interview
Tuesday, April 24 at 4:30p PT/7:30p ET
The Wanted are premiering their new music video for "Chasing the Sun" LIVE tomorrow on MTV's Ustream channel! Stick aroundd for a q&a with the band as well.
Comedy Central: UnSuperTuesday
Tuesday, April 24 at 4:30p PT/7:30p ET
Buzzfeed and Comedy Central are bringing YOU, the voting public, coverage of the East Coast GOP primary. Want to join the conversation? Tweet questions and comments with the #UnSuperTuesday hashtag.
Ricki Lake Show Live Production Meeting
Thursday, April 26 at 4p PT/7p ET
Ever wanted to be a fly on the wall during a TV show production meeting? RIcki is inviting Ustream viewers to see the production meeting for the upcoming season of The Ricki Lake Show when it returns to television for the first time since 2004.
Paws & Claws: Episode 4
We're back with another all-new episode of Paws & Claws…the weekly Ustream Animal roundup! This week's episode is all about the trials and tribulations of being Bald Eagle parents. Check it out!


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2013 Fall Conference Marks Homecoming Milestone
July 28, 2013
The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine's first 50th Class Reunion promises to help ensure a memorable and historic Purdue Veterinary Medicine 2013 Fall Conference for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians September 10-14. Other special events planned in conjunction with the conference include the Medicine Mixer Reception and Fall Auction on Thursday, September 12, as well as the Awards Celebration on Wednesday, September 11, when the College will present the Distinguished Alumnus Awards to the 2013 recipients, Drs. Craig Wardrip (PU DVM'78) and Michael Andrews (PU DVM '83). Additionally, the Indiana Animal Health Foundation will hold its annual Golf Outing Tuesday, September 10; the Dean's Club Luncheon will be held Thursday, September 11; and the College will be the official sponsor for the Purdue vs. Notre Dame football game Saturday night, September 14. Three hours prior to the 8:00 p.m. kick-off, PVM alumni will be able to gather at a pre-game tailgate at the Rankin Track, just southwest of the stadium.
The fun and excitement of the special events will complement an excellent continuing education program featuring new speakers and workshops. The conference is designed to provide continuing education opportunities for the entire veterinary team. All conference sessions and special events will be held at various Purdue campus locations in West Lafayette, Ind. Explore all the conference has to offer by checking out the Fall Conference web-site, which includes all the information you need and links for the on-line registration site and hotel registration.
While the Fall Conference serves as the College of Veterinary Medicine's Homecoming Week, Purdue Veterinary Medicine also will host a booth during Purdue University's Homecoming on Saturday, September 18, as part of the traditional family-friendly celebration that will precede the Purdue vs. Northern Illinois football game.
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Farmboy CrossFit has invited everyone to come see a special workout Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon at its center at 221 Main St. in Wiggins.
Barbells for Boobs will raise money for the Mammograms in Action community grant program, which funds diagnostic and screening services to the underserved, said Brian Baker, Farmboy CrossFit owner.
Farmboy offers very intensive workouts at its new center in Wiggins.
The specific workout planned for Sunday will be the culmination of the fundraising process, he said.
Barbells for Boobs has already raised more than the $1,800 it did last year, and there is still time to make donations on a website made just for those donations at fundraise, barbellsforboobs.org, Baker said.
Baker encourages people to come see what is happening, and perhaps sign up for next year's fundraiser.
Last year, the event was hosted by CrossFit Helix of Greeley, but this year Farmboy is hosting.
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ARexx API
AddrNew — Create a new entry in the address book. (V2.0)
Creates a new entry in the address book and inserts it below the last active entry. If the address book window has not yet been opened in the current session, the new entry will be added below the first entry.
VAR/K - variable where the alias of the resulting entry will be stored
STEM/K - base name used for the stem where the alias of the resulting entry will be stored
TYPE - type of entry, may be one of G (group), L (distribution list) or P (person, the default value)
ALIAS - alias for the new entry
NAME - real name for the new entry
EMAIL - email address for the new entry
VAR - alias of the resulting entry
<STEM>ALIAS - alias of the resulting entry
At least one of ALIAS, NAME or EMAIL should be specified. Bogus types are simply ignored.
If the provided alias exists already, a new alias will be used instead by taking the supplied string and adding a trailing number until no clash is produced. String limits are also taken into account.
If no alias is provided, one will be created automatically by using a cut-down version of the NAME or EMAIL arguments; for instance, "Jose Luis Feliciano" would turn into "J_Feliciano", or "Jose" if Jose@… was the only argument provided. The rule mentioned above is also applied.
If the address book window is closed at the time the new entry is added, it won't count as a change in the address book, which means you won't be warned if you try to quit YAM afterwards without saving the address book.
While using spaces in aliases is possible, it is discouraged.
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Monday, November 30, 2009
Cyber Monday Shopping
6 comments:
- The Good Cook said...
Oh man... and you didn't even qualify for the FREE Super Saver Shipping...
- November 30, 2009 at 8:19 AM
- Don said...
That Wii Fit doesn't include the balance board.
It is $89 if you need the balance board too (Like I do).
Thanks for the tip though Doc.
- November 30, 2009 at 12:26 PM
- Grumpy, M.D. said...
kd7fds- I have one. I've had a few posts about my battles with the Wii Fit and it's hated trainer.
He/she drives me nuts.
- November 30, 2009 at 12:29 PM
- kate sweeten said...
My dad checked in on buying some computer gadget at the Apple store this weekend. They told him that it was a Black Friday special of ONLY $96...he asked how much it was normally. They responded with "$98." Really??
- November 30, 2009 at 12:38 PM
- The Duchess said...
I know....WTfrench toast? I was all primed to clean Old Navy out (sales prices plus 20% off plus free shipping)....the biggest price reduction I found was $2. Two effing dollars. Most were like 50 cents! I took a pass and decided everyone on my list is getting hand-knit scarves. Bah humbug!
- November 30, 2009 at 5:51 PM
- vanity press said...
You get a choice.
Black Friday: you get $100 off.
From the two they have in stock. With at least 100 homicidal maniacs in line ahead of you.
Cyber Monday: you get $0.02 off.
And then you pay $10 shipping and your identity gets hacked.
- November 30, 2009 at 7:35 PM


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