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August 27, 1927
Few people realize that at and near Bens Run, Tyler County, W. Va., are located the ruins of what is probably the most extensive works, of ancient times, in the United States.
The writer, and his son, Nikola, made several exploring trips last summer and examined and measured the ruins, as we found them. We acknowledge the assistance and help of Mr. Lemuel Parker and Josiah Holdren of Bens Run and Mr. J. R. Wells, of Parkersburg, W. Va., who have known of these relics of a vanished race for many years. The first to be explored was the great fortification, the remains of which can still be traced. The area of this enclosure is about four hundred acres of land, surrounded by two parallel walls about one hundred and twenty feet apart. To describe this enclosure let us begin at the Bens Run village. The earthen walls cross the flats near the houses at the north side of the village curving toward the Selman Wells house, the house being built on the outer wall, then straight toward the church, up the river from Bens Run, through the various farms, to the R. W. Johnson farm near Long Reach, where the parallel walls curve toward the hill and follow near the base of the hills to the village to where we began. The length of this great enclosure is about one and seven-eights miles and the length of the outer wall is about four and one half miles. The second or inner wall, running parallel with the outer wall is about four or four and one fourth miles in length, making about at least eight and one half miles of earthen walls that encloses this area of about four hundred acres of land. Judging by the size of one of the walls, or embankments, the height, when in use as a fortification was about ten or twelve feet.
Within this enclosure, on I believe the Parker farm are two mounds. One of them is now about four feet high and about sixty feet in circumference. The other one is about fourteen feet high and four hundred and twenty feet in circumference. Just south of the mounds is a cross wall, running from side to side of the enclosure. Then from the cross wall running south toward Bens Run are two long curved walls, lengthwise with the outer walls. The ends of the two curved walls, away from the cross wall, do not connect with any other wall, and are about three hundred feet apart.
Was informed by Mr. Lemuel Parker that about the year of 1880 all the walls were so high that when a person stood behind them he could not see over the tops. This bottom land has been under almost constant cultivation for about one hundred and thirty years, consequently the great earthworks are nearly destroyed.
Many years ago Mr. J. R. Wells made a map of the encircling walls, cross walls, mounds, etc., and very kindly drew a sketch for this writer, by means of which we were able to trace the various walls. About a quarter mile southeast, from the Selman Wells house is a low hill. This hill top appears to have been used as a burial place, as we found by prodding with steel rods, many graves which had been partly filled with stones. In this cemetery are two mounds. This burial place is partly on the property of Mr. J. R. Wells, and of Dr. George Gale. Just back of the cemetery is another hill on which is a mound about eight feet high and about forty five feet in circumference, which seems to have been built mainly of charcoal, now covered with sod. We pushed steel rods into this mound four feet deep and the sound given out led us to believe that charcoal, was used in building it. On the high hills from Bens Run to Long Reach are three more large mounds, all overlooking the Ohio River. On the Ohio River bank about five hundred feet below the dam is a place where the river has cut away the banks, and about two feet below the top of the ground is the remains of an ancient camp site. We found many bones of deer and other animals, pieces of deer horn, broken pottery, stone implements, charcoal and mussel shells, projecting from the bank at this place. But the most amazing finds of all are located about a half mile down the river from Bens Run.
Just across the Ohio River, from near the Engle run stop of the B. & O. railroad, on a hill on the McKnight farm in Washington County, Ohio, is a paved stone platform. This platform pavement, or roadway, or what ever one chooses to call it, is now one hundred and ninety-two feet in length and about fourteen feet wide at its widest part. The stones in this pavement are all set on their edges. We examined this work carefully to see if it could be possible that this peculiar piece of work was a natural freak formed by an upheaval of the rocks, due to an earthquake, or a buckling of the earth's crust. We found the layers of rock down near the bottom of the hill about level and looked as if it had never been disturbed.
About three-fourths of a mile from this stone paving, but in West Virginia, in plain sight, with no intervening hills, is another paved stone platform. This one is on Mr. John Bolton's farm, about a half mile from the Ohio River, and from Engles Run stop. This paving is about one hundred feet in length and about thirty-five feet wide. The one in Ohio on the McKnight farm lies almost perfectly level both lengthwise and sidewise. The paving on Mr. Bolton's farm runs up from the outer edges of the sides, at an angle of about thirty degrees from level to where the two sloping sides are about eight feet apart then the balance of the paving is level. Shaped like a roof sloping upward and a flat strip about eight feet wide running lengthwise. This strip lies about level lengthwise and sidewise. This paving is built like the one across the river from it, - As regards to the stones being set on their edges. In both these pavements the stone are set very close together.
Between these two stone pavements, but not quite in line with them is another interesting curio. On a hill top probably a hundred and fifty feet lower in elevation than the two pavements, on Mr. Vogle's farm is an artificial mound built up about sixteen feet above the hill top of loose stone and earth. The shape of this mound is different from the natural contour of the hill, and prodding with the steel rods show that loose broken stone and earth was used in elevating this hill top. On the summit of this mound are several large flat stones. These stones are of uneven thickness and texture and appear to have been arranged so that they formed a circle around the center slab. Would guess the weight of these stones at about from one thousand to twelve hundred pounds each. They were probably carried up the hill from the bed of Engles Run, as they are the same kind of rocks that occur usually near the base of hills.
Now as to the purpose of the great earthen walled enclosure on the river flat near Bens Run, the mounds, the cemetery on the hill, the two paved stone platforms, with the stone circle crowned hill between we can only conjecture. Who these people were who built these great works, whence they came and what caused their disappearance from the face of the earth, no human being knows. That the Ohio Valley was inhabited thousands of years ago by an industrious progressive people there can be no doubt. It would require a great population to build the eight or nine miles of earthen walls surrounding their town. During time of having to defend their walled town it would require three thousand nine hundred and sixty warriors, placed six feet apart on the outer wall which was about twenty-three thousand, seven hundred and sixty feet in length. The building of the mounds required an immense amount of labor, as the earth used was probably carried in baskets.
As to the probably use of the two stone platforms and the stone circled hill, between, I believe that all were used by the people who built them in their religious ceremonies. Thousands of years ago the practice of human sacrifice was in vogue in many parts of the world, am was still common during historic times, in certain places. Am led to believe that those large flat stones on the hill top of Mr. Vogle's farm, if they could speak, could tell of many human beings given up to the bloody sacrifice to appease the imaginary wrath of the equally imaginary terrible Sun God.
The arrangement of the stones suggest such use. No doubt that on the morning of the atonement while the sun was rising above the hill top the victims heart was cut from his body and a priest was waving it all dripping with blood at the God of the Sun, and going through his hocuspocus, another gang was to each of the two stone platforms telling the Sun God what good fellows they all were and what a noble sacrifice was having been offered, and how Mr. Sun God ought to lay off them for awhile.
While at Mr. Bolton's place last summer, I told him that I had heard that an attempt was made to dig through the stone pavement on his farm, many years ago. Mr. Bolton informed me that in about the year 1878 a Mr. Barnhart and Mr. Joe Davis did attempt to dig through the stone work. That they removed some stone in the center of the flat top of the paving, making a hole about six feet in diameter and between eight and nine feet in depth, and that then the stones under foot began to sound hollow "like a drum", and the two explorers got afraid that the bottom was about to fall and they would drop and not knowing how far they set on edge. The hole was filled up with stones in loose and this paving is in the same condition now as when the hole was filled.
Mr. Bolton also stated that before the land was cleared and for a time afterward, not a stone could be found on the hill near the big stone work, they having been gathered up and used in the paving. This pavement was first discovered many years ago by early hunters, when all the hills were covered with virgin forests.
The land is now cleared and under cultivation around the work on Mr. Bolton's farm, but the pavement on Mr. McKnight's farm is still in woods, having never been cleared. The only other fortification of pre- historic times that can be compared in size with the one at Bens Run, is Fort Ancient, about eighteen miles from Xenia, Ohio. Measured around its outer wall its circumference is slightly over 3 miles. Fort Ancient is kept in a good condition of repair, while steady plowing and cultivation for about one hundred and thirty years has almost totally destroyed the earthen walls of the great works at Bens Run. Scattered along the Ohio River from Wheeling, W. Va., to the mouth of the Ohio are many mounds, and earthworks, built by these people of the long ago. From the great mound at Moundsville nine hundred feet in circumference and eighty feet high, was taken the "Inscribed Stone." The next great fortification stone platforms, and sacrificial altar, at Bens Run, W. Va. Within two miles of St. Marys, W. Va., on the Lynden Reynolds farm is a large mound having a circumference of three hundred and fifteen feet. Near the Vaucluse station of the B. & O. railroad on a hill top is the remains of an ancient work shop where flint implements were made, as thousands of flint chips on the hill side testify. At Marietta, Ohio, in a cemetery is a tall cone shaped mound, and other earthworks. Several mounds are located along the railroad between Parkersburg, W. Va., and Athens, Ohio. At Circleville, Ohio, is the remains of a great circular enclosure surrounded by a moat or ditch, probably while in use was kept filled with water. At Portsmouth, Ohio, are extensive earthworks, walls, circular walled enclosures, and mounds. In Adams County, Ohio, is the Serpent Mound, built in the form of a serpent crawling, and carrying an egg in its mouth. The length of the serpent is about twelve hundred feet, and about three feet in heighth. The open jaws are about fifty feet in length and the diameter of the egg, or mound between the jaws, is about 12 feet. Many tombs of stone, and earthen works are found near Jeffersonville, Indiana, while at the mouth of the Ohio in Illinois is the great "Cahoka" group of mounds, one of them being the largest earthen artificial mound in the world being about seven hundred feet square and a hundred feet high.
As to the probable age of these works left by the people usually called "The Mound Builders" one can only guess. When the mound at Moundsville was first discovered by Mr. Tomlinson it was covered with a growth of timber and one large oak tree over four feet in diameter was out down, and its rings of growth showed it to be about five hundred years old. The rotted trunks and stumps of trees about as large were found proving that they were older than the tree that was cut down. When the five hundred year old tree was just a seedling the date would be in about the year 1260 A. D., or two hundred and thirty two years before Columbus landed at San Salvador in 1492. The growth of trees on these ancient works naturally would not be allowed as long as builders, or their descendents, were there to prevent it. But when these people were finally exterminated, the forest growth soon took possession.
The earthen fort at Bens Run, when first taken possession of by the white settlers was covered with a heavy growth of beech trees. From the time the works were built until abandoned would probably be several hundred years, could be a thousand or two thousand, as earthen and stone works could be made almost everlasting by keeping in repair. In conclusion will say that those people represented a high civilization for their time, far superior to the more savage aborigines who inhabited the region at the time of Columbus' discovery, and who were here when the white settlers came in. That they were artistic is shown by the silver, copper, and obsidian, or flint, relics found and even their implements of defense were carved and of artistic outline. That they were agricultural is seen by the tools which they used in tilling the soil in raising their crops, and as pieces of fabrics, and baskets have been found in their graves, it is evident that the weavers art was known to them. Their pottery shows fine workmanship, and I believe that the story of the mounds, the great walled in town, their alters and temples of religious worship show them to have been a people well versed in the things that are supposed to separate the civilized man from his savage brother.
It is a dimly written and pathetic page in human history, this story of a vanished race of people, when it is remembered that it was succeeded by brutal savage tribes of marked inferiority.
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Brad Paisley Working on New Album in 2012, Reflects on Tragedy That Scarred Him
Next year will be a big one for Brad Paisley. In a recent interview with USA Today, the CMT 'Artists of the Year' honoree revealed that in addition to his huge Camobunga! Tour, he'll also be working on a new album. 2012 is slated to be a year of "intense creativity."
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Isco and Azpilicueta included in Spain squad
Malaga's promising playmaker Isco and Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta have been included in Spain's squad for next week's friendly against Uruguay in Doha, coach Vicente del Bosque said on Friday.
Amid stiff competition for places, there was no call-up for Swansea City midfielder Michu as Del Bosque said he preferred not to experiment too much with key World Cup qualifiers against France and Finland looming at the end of next month.
Barcelona captain Carles Puyol returns to the squad after missing Euro 2012 through injury and will make his 100th appearance if he features against the South American champions on Wednesday.
There was no place for Chelsea striker Fernando Torres, with record scorer David Villa of Barcelona likely to lead the line.
"I know it's a friendly and we could have experimented more but we have two extremely tough games in March," Del Bosque told a news conference at the Spanish football federation (RFEF) headquarters outside Madrid.
"We have to treat it as a preparation for those and it's going to be a difficult game," he added.
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Isco, 20, was voted by coaches the 'revelation' of La Liga last season and he won the 'Golden Boy' trophy as the best Under-21 player in Europe.
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Athlete of the Week
Jordan Turner
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The 6-foot-3 senior guard passed 1,000 points for his career with 26 points in the Blue Streaks' 59-42 victory over Richmond-Burton on Thursday. He added 21 points in Saturday's 65-27 win against Big Foot (Wis.).
Turner was called up to the varsity team for the final 10 games of his freshman season. He averaged 13.7 points a game as a sophomore and 15.4 points a game last season when he was selected to the Northwest Herald All-Area second team.
Dan Hill (1,791) is No. 1 on Woodstock's scoring list; Maury Leitzke (1,121) is No. 2 and Turner (1,022) now is third. Tim Lind (1,003) is fourth.
Slick sophomore: Jacobs guard Chrishawn Orange was not a starter at the beginning of the season, but he quickly has become one of their most important players.
Orange, a 5-11 sophomore, scored 16 points with three 3-pointers in Friday's 46-39 loss to Huntley, then scored six points in Saturday's 55-48 victory at Cary-Grove, the Golden Eagles' first win of the season.
"He's earned more time as we went along," Jacobs coach Jim Hinkle said. "He's going to be a good player."
Trying to get by: Huntley (4-1 overall, 1-0 Fox Valley Conference Valley Division) won its division opener Friday at Jacobs with two starters – 6-6 Amanze Egekeze and guard Tommy Regan – out with injuries. Egekeze should return in a month after having surgery on his right knee to alleviate his patellar tendinitis.
The Red Raiders have played well without Egekeze, an NCAA Division I recruit, and want to stay near the top of the division until he gets back.
"This was a big win to beat a rival on the road," forward Jake Wagner said after the Jacobs game. "When Amanze gets back, it's going to be scary."
Big fan: Count Crystal Lake South coach Matt LePage as a fan of Crystal Lake Central point guard Brad Knoeppel.
Knoeppel, a 5-10 senior, scored 18 points in the Tigers' 59-47 victory over South on Saturday.
"Knoeppel's just a player," LePage said. "He's so savvy, I like to watch him. He loves the moments like that with a big crowd."
Knoeppel's quickness makes him difficult to deal with on both ends of the court.
"Brad's such a competitor," Central coach Rich Czeslawski said. "He goes out there and plays the game hard. He is a nightmare for other teams."
This week's top games
Huntley at CL Central
7 p.m. Friday
These should be two of the better teams in the FVC this season. Central looks strong with 6-7 Kyle Fleck returning to the lineup for the last two games.
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Cottonmouth Myths III: Moccasins North of Virginia
7 comments:
- Trailblazer said...
A post near and dear to my heart! We lived in Wisconsin until recently, and I was constantly bombarded with tales of "cottonmouths" in the Badger State. As you mentioned, when an unsatisfactory response on my part was given (usually, "you saw a northern watersnake"), folks treated me as if I was completely bonkers.
I guess this is what the folks who must contantly tell people that their pictures of bigfeet are actually black bears feel like.
- February 23, 2011 at 6:58 PM
- David Steen said...
Well, you ivory tower biologists don't really know what it's like out there in the swamps anyway (sarcasm). Great blog, I've added a link on my blog list on the right.
- February 24, 2011 at 9:11 AM
- Trailblazer said...
Ha! Yeah, in fact...just yesterday I went to flip one of my coverboards and realized a raccoon had decided to use the top as a latrine over the winter. So, I had to scrape the raccoon scat off with my boot. At that time I thought...."ain't it grand to be in the tower rather than doing real work!"
Thanks for adding a link to my blog!
- February 24, 2011 at 9:59 AM
- Swamp Thing said...
Hailing from the marshes of Southeastern VA, where we had surprisingly few cottonmouths (but dump truck loads of brown water snakes), and now living on the coastal plain of Maryland, your notes are spot-on.
However, there's no reason to think that cottonmouths aren't slowly moving north (i.e. into the marshes east of Richmond VA), just as alligators are moving north across the VA-NC border. We are talking a few dozen, not hundreds, of miles though.
- March 15, 2011 at 12:38 PM
- David Steen said...
Swamp Thing,
It is interesting to thing about how gradually warming temperatures (i.e. climate change) will increase the range of these animals. You're right, the points I make above assume that climate change won't influence Cottonmouth ranges, which may or may not be true.
- March 15, 2011 at 12:57 PM
- Joe said...
Just find your blog today. I'll admit I'm not a snake fan but I find your blog to be very interesting.
P.S. You'll be lynched if you come to the Shenandoah Valley and try to tell people there are no Cottonmouths here ;). LOL.
- March 21, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- David Steen said...
Hi Joe,
Glad you found your way here. Let me know if any Cottonmouths show up in your camera traps (to all those interested in Joe's wildlife camera trap/photography blog: http://massanuttengametrails.blogspot.com/). Until I see a picture of a Cottonmouth from the Shenandoah Valley, consider me skeptical that they're there.
- March 21, 2011 at 8:04 PM


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This video definetly deserves to be considered in my book and one of my favorites. Beautifully done!
Video: Concrete Castles
Category: Drama,
Anime: Soul Eater (TV)
Song: Something Corporate
Artist: Down
Creator: saraja
Video: Concrete Castles
Category: Drama,
Anime: Soul Eater (TV)
Song: Something Corporate
Artist: Down
Creator: saraja
In attempting to make AMV's, I learned one important lesson. When ya screw up, you can always blame sleep deprivation or laugh madly out loud. It makes you feel better. Trust me it does.
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Because life is indeed beautiful no matter how many hardships you go through.And because Animated had a reason for making this amv at this time of his life...
Because the song kicks ass,the drama is at its best and because I love Macross.
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Haven't felt anything so powerful from a vid since C/F's last night of winter. Teenage angst oozing out of this thing, it's tangible.
Guess I should explain that I believe he should of added drama to his categories. I don't know if your aloud to nominate a vid for something that it wasn't tagged to but I am if it's aloud. Mostly just doing it for the JCA anyway. I'd nominate it for romance too cause I believe it's the best I seen so far for both. I'd appreciate it if an admin can get back to me on this, if this is not aloud just move it to the romantic thread and let it run there I guess.Eva-Fan wrote:
Haven't felt anything so powerful from a vid since C/F's last night of winter. Teenage angst oozing out of this thing, it's tangible.
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I don't believe this was announced so this is more of an advertisement than a nomination really (though I'm nominating it!) but give this vid a spin will ya?
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It's waaaay too late to suggest videos now. XD
Winners have already been declared, better luck next year.
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Having access to embargoed news from the Annals of Internal Medicine is really fun. I get to report on important studies at the same time as the news media. But this week, I got my hands on a study that I'm not sure will be widely reported (Mozaffarian et al. Trans-palmitoleic Acid, Metabolic Risk Factors, and New-Onset Diabetes in US Adults. Ann Internal Med. 2010). Why? Because it suggests that dairy fat may protect against diabetes.
The lead author is Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, whose meta-analysis of diet-heart controlled trials I recently criticized (1). I think this is a good opportunity for me to acknowledge that Dr. Mozaffarian and his colleagues have published some brave papers in the past that challenged conventional wisdom. For example, in a 2005 study, they found that postmenopausal women who ate the most saturated fat had the slowest rate of narrowing of their coronary arteries over time (2). It wasn't a popular finding but he has defended it. His colleague Dr. Walter Willett thinks dietary fat is fine (although he favors corn oil), whole eggs can be part of a healthy diet, and there are worse things than eating coconut from time to time. Dr. Willett is also a strong advocate of unrefined foods and home cooking, which I believe are two of the main pillars of healthy eating.
Let's hit the data
Investigators collected two measures of dairy fat intake in 3,736 Americans:
- 24 hour dietary recall questionnaires, six times. This records volunteers' food intake at the beginning of the study.
- Blood (plasma phospholipid) content of trans-palmitoleate. Dairy fat and red meat fat are virtually the only sources of this fatty acid, so it reflects the intake of these foods. Most of the trans-palmitoleate came from dairy in this study, although red meat was also a significant source.
Even though certain blood fatty acids partially represent food intake, they can also represent metabolic conditions. For example, people on their way to type II diabetes tend to have more saturated blood lipids, independent of diet (3, 4)*. So it's reassuring to see that dietary trans-palmitoleate intake was closely related to the serum level. The investigators also noted that "greater whole-fat dairy consumption was associated with lower risk for diabetes," which increases my confidence that serum trans-palmitoleate is actually measuring dairy fat intake to some degree. However, in the end, I think the striking association they observed was partially due to dairy fat intake, but mostly due to metabolic factors that had nothing to do with dairy fat**.
Here's a nice quote:
Our findings support potential metabolic benefits of dairy consumption and suggest that trans-palmitoleate may mediate these effects***. They also suggest that efforts to promote exclusive consumption of low-fat and nonfat dairy products, which would lower population exposure to trans-palmitoleate, may be premature until the mediators of the health effects of dairy consumption are better established.Never thought I'd see the day! Not bad, but I can do better:
Our findings support eating as much butter as possible****. Don't waste your money on low-fat cream, either (half-n-half). We're sorry that public health authorities have spent 30 years telling you to eat low-fat dairy when most studies are actually more consistent with the idea that dairy fat reduces the risk obesity and chronic disease.What are these studies suggesting that dairy fat may be protective, you ask? That will be the topic of another post, my friends.
*Probably due to uncontrolled de novo lipogenesis because of insulin resistance. Many studies find that serum saturated fatty acids are higher in those with metabolic dysfunction, independent of diet. They sometimes interpret that as showing that people are lying about their diet, rather than that serum saturated fatty acids don't reflect diet very well. For example, in one study I cited, investigators found no relationship between dietary saturated fat and diabetes risk, but they did find a relationship between serum saturated fatty acids and diabetes risk (5). They then proceeded to refer to the serum measurements as "objective measurements" that can tease apart "important associations with diabetes incidence that may be missed when assessed by [food questionnaires]." They go on to say that serum fatty acids are "useful as biomarkers for fatty acid intake," which is true for some fatty acids but not remotely for most of the saturated ones, according to their own study. Basically, they try to insinuate that dietary saturated fat is the culprit, and the only reason they couldn't measure that association directly is that people who went on to develop diabetes inaccurately reported their diets! A more likely explanation is that elevated serum saturated fatty acids are simply a marker of insulin resistance (and thus uncontrolled de novo lipogenesis), and had nothing to do with diet.
**Why do I say that? Because mathematically adjusting for dairy and meat fat intake did not substantially weaken the association between phospholipid trans-palmitoleate and reduced diabetes risk (Table 4). In other words, if you believe their math, dairy/meat fat intake only accounted for a small part of the protective association. That implies that healthy people maintain a higher serum phospholipid trans-palmitoleate level than unhealthy people, even if both groups eat the same amount of trans-palmitoleate. If they hadn't mentioned that full-fat dairy fat intake was directly associated with a lower risk of diabetes, I would not find the study very interesting because I'd have my doubts that it was relevant to diet.
***I find it highly doubtful that trans-palmitoleate entirely mediates the positive health outcomes associated with dairy fat intake. I think it's more likely to simply be a marker of milk fat, which contains a number of potentially protective substances such as CLA, vitamin K2, butyric acid, and the natural trans fats including trans-palmitoleate. In addition, dairy fat is low in omega-6 polyunsaturated fat. I find it unlikely that their fancy math was able to tease those factors apart, because those substances all travel together in dairy fat. trans-palmitoleate pills are not going to replace butter.
****That's a joke. I think butter can be part of healthy diet, but that doesn't mean gorging on it is a good idea. This study does not prove that dairy fat prevents diabetes, it simply suggests that it may.


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Southeastern head coach Ray Richards has announced the addition of 23 signees to the 2013 signing class on Wednesday afternoon.
The Savage Storm once again delved heavily into Texas for its newest additions, signing 19 of the 23 players out of the state.
Four of the signees hail from Oklahoma, three of which are from the southeastern corner of the state.
Quarterback Payton Bond makes the move from Madill, Okla., while offensive lineman Dalton Julian transitions from Broken Bow, and fellow lineman Austin Jennings hails from Harrah, Okla.
Defensively the lone Oklahoma signee is Hugo native Kameron Cooper who was a defensive back for HHS.
Jake Walters is the lone special teams addition and will make one of the shortest trips to campus despite being from Texas as he crosses the Red River from Denison, Texas.
In all, 15 new signees will come in on the offensive side of the ball, while six join on defense with one special teams addition.
The offensive line is the unit that received the most new additions with five new players joining the ranks in 2013.
The team also added four tight ends and three wide receivers along with a quarterback and a running back.
SE will add a pair of defensive ends as well as a pair of cornerbacks, while adding a defensive tackle and a safety.
The class also includes Bobby Jackson from Cedar Hill, Texas, who comes to SE listed as an athlete and will be looking for a position home.
Below is the list of 2013 signees:
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Hometown
OL Matt Seamands 6-1 293 Brookhill, TX
C Kyle Lester 6-0 264 Whitesboro, TX
C Dalton Julian 5-11 264 Broken Bow, OK
C/G Parker West 6-0 272 Henrietta, TX
QB Payton Bond 6-1 163 Madill, OK
RB Larry Cheeks 5-8 154 Crowley, TX
WR Jacob Sharff 5-10 165 Edgewood, TX
WR Connor Fuentes 5-10 167 McKinney, TX
WR Tavaras Royal 5-11 181 Desoto, TX
TE Chris Hardy 6-2 217 Cayuga, TX
TE Bryce Steele 6-2 212 Como Pikton, TX
TE/FB Jacob Meyer 6-2 192 Mesquite, TX
TE/P Mickey Morris 6-3 169 Wills Point, TX
TE/WR Casey Lilley 6-4 183 Coldspring, TX
DT Gerardo Gutierrez 6-0 254 Ferris, TX
DE Reggie Marshall 6-1 184 Lake Highlands, TX
DE Ellis Reid 6-3 202 Frisco, TX
CB Orlando Swift 5-7 149 Dallas, TX
CB Jarrett Ingram 5-8 163 Poteet, TX
S Kameron Cooper 6-0 173 Hugo, OK
ATH Bobby Jackson 5-9 177 Cedar Hill, TX
K Jake Walters Denison, TX
OT Austin Jennings 6-2 260 Harrah, OK


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Skipping School
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Are advanced business degrees a prerequisite for success? We went to entrepreneurs with strikingly different educational histories to get their take.
Aruni Gunasegaram, 31, co-founder of Isochron Data Corp., a wireless telemetry solutions company in Austin, Texas, has an MBA in entrepreneurship and information management.
"I always knew I wanted to start a business, but I didn't know in what. I had an undergraduate degree in accounting and wanted to leverage that. I thought going back to the MBA program would expose me to a variety of people who would spur an idea, and it did.
"If you're a technical person with a technical background, I wouldn't say it's required to get an MBA, as long as you find a partner with strong business skills and experience in building a business. If, however, you're like me and want to make a career transition and find different people to help you start the business and formulate the idea, I think it's great. If you're thinking about getting an MBA, having several years of real-life work experience will add value to that. I had about four-and-a-half years of experience working in the world before getting my MBA.
"If you pick your MBA program to start a company, which I did, find one that concentrates on entrepreneurship and network in that program. At the University of Texas, many outstanding professors have built businesses from scratch, run them and taught from their real-life experiences. That's much different than anything you could get from just a textbook."
Jim Lears, 29, and Steve McLelland, 25, co-founders of iCommunicate.net(with Louis Ravenet, 40), an Alexandria, Virginia, online customer service company, did not complete high school.
Lears: "[I learned] from experience. It's having the motivation and desire to just figure things out on your own. If there's a problem, you're going to [find a solution] no matter what it takes, regardless of education. I was going to school part time and making money during the day doing consulting work. I thought, 'This is ridiculous. I'm learning more on the job figuring things out on my own than I am in school.'
"Those people who gravitate [toward] us also don't have lots of fancy degrees and education. [Sometimes we interview potential employees], and they've got [degrees] in business or computer science. You talk to them, and [they act as if] they've been locked into this world of spoon-fed regurgitation, where they really don't have an understanding of anything. It's a passive vs. active mentality. Schooling is passive-you sit back and listen, and it's almost like a brainwashing effect takes place. There's no true understanding there."
McLelland: "It's affected [our business] in a positive way, because [without schooling], you're more aggressive and more confident in what you can do and more willing to take risks and go after things. When you're younger, it's difficult to prove to people you can do it-that you are capable. But once you prove your abilities, it's a nonissue."
Business in the Boondocks
Sure, the scenery's great, but is the rural life right for you?
Admit it. You've got 'em, too. You know, those fantasies of leaving big-city life for the calm of the countryside. But is the simple life really that simple? When you're starting a business, the country can come with its own brand of drama.
Josh Beggs, co-founder of Web development company Raspberry Media, knows that only too well. His home is Sebastopol, California, a town of about 7,700 residents 50 miles north of San Francisco. Setting up Raspberry Media in a converted barn, Beggs encountered some unique challenges. "We had a skunk problem for about a month," says Beggs, 29. "One got trapped under the barn and died."
Then there were the difficulties of getting a T1 line out in the boonies. According to Stephen Roulac, a location expert with a book called Tell Me Where You Live and I'll Tell You Who You Are in the works, getting basic services like equipment repair, Internet and mail delivery is not an uncommon difficulty. Beggs and his staff had to work around the problem with 56Kbps dial-up modems for the first two years of their venture.
Working in the country isn't all bad, however. There are some trade-offs as well. For example, though you might have a smaller talent pool to choose from, once you do find employees, they tend to be more loyal.
Though it's taken courage (and an expansion into an office in Sebastopol) to stick it out in a rural area for years, Beggs says his business' surroundings of apple orchards and vineyards are worth it: "We plan to be here a long time."


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The Republic of Northern Macedonia, (Macedonian: Република Северна Македониjа, Republika Severna Makedonija) (accepted in the UN under the provisional reference the Republic of Northern Macedonia) [3], is a landlocked country in the Balkans. It is bordered by Serbia and Kosovo to the north, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, and Greece to the south. The constitutional name of the country is the Republic of Northern Macedonia and it is usually called simply "Macedonia"
While easily accessible from all points abroad, and boasting all the amenities of the Western world, the Republic of Northern Macedonia remains one of Europe's last undiscovered countries: a natural paradise of mountains, lakes and rivers, where life moves to a different rhythm, amidst the sprawling grandeur of rich historical ruins and idyllic villages that have remained practically unchanged for centuries. The majority population is ethnic Macedonian and Orthodox but there is also a significant Albanian Muslim minority. Therefore, one can expect a wonderful mix of architectural and ethnic hertitage. The country represents the Balkans in the truest sense, consisting of a fascinating mix of Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish, and Mediterranean influences.
Macedonia is a country with many ethnic minorities. There is still some ethnic tension between Albanians (who form the majority in the northwest) and Macedonians, so this is a subject best avoided. It almost came to civil war a few years ago.
Macedonia has warm, dry summers and autumns, and relatively stable winters with fairly cold temperatures.
Macedonia is covered by mountainous territory marked by deep basins and valleys filled with fruity goodness. There are three large lakes, Ohrid lake, Prespa lake and Dojran lake, each divided by a frontier line, and the country bisected by the Vardar River.
Macedonia is blessed with outstanding natural beauty. Do not miss a trip to one of the large lakes, Pelister Mountains, Shar Planina in the West, and the fascinating rolling hills and mountains of the East with its rice fields.
Macedonia is dotted with beautiful Orthodox churches, monasteries, and Ottoman mosques. The territory of the Republic of Macedonia has a proud history. Being under the Ottomans for 500 years caused legendary Macedonian revolutionaries such as Goce Delcev, Nikola Karev, and Pitu Guli to lead uprisings to free Macedonia. Macedonia has been part of many countries, but until its incorporation into Yugoslavia by Tito in 1945 it was never acknowledged as an administrative "state." Macedonia prospered under Tito's rule, especially when the capital Skopje was rebuilt after a severe earthquake in 1963 and the Yugoslav government invested heavily in the subsequent infrastructure rebuilding. This may explain why many Macedonians are somewhat nostalgic for Tito's Yugoslavia.
International recognition of Macedonia's independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 was delayed by Greece's objection to the new state's use of what Greece considered a "Hellenic name and symbols." Greece finally lifted its trade blockade in 1995, and the two countries agreed to normalize relations, despite continued disagreement over the use of "Macedonia" in the name. Greece is now the largest investor in the Republic of Macedonia.
Macedonia's large Albanian minority (about 25%), an ethnic Albanian armed insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia in 2001, and the status of neighboring Kosovo continue to be sources of ethnic tension. There were also tensions during the last parliamentary elections on the 2nd of June 2008, although they happened between supporters of the two biggest rival Albanian political parties.
Other destinations
Get in
Citizens of EU/EFTA countries, Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia can enter only with a valid officially issued ID card (or a passport).[4]
Visas are not required by nationals from the following countries:
Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bosnia and , Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Turkey, UK, Ukraine, USA, Uruguay and Venezuela.
The period of stay is regulated under the issued visa, but is no longer than 90 days. The visa free stay is 90 days, with the exception of Turkey, Japan and Montenegro where the visa free stay is 60 days.
Foreign national, holder of valid travel document of a third country, who is required to have visa for entry in the Republic of Macedonia, may enter the territory without having to acquire Macedonian visa, If the foreigner has Permanent Residence in EU or Schengen member state; OR if the person possess valid multiple Schengen C type of visa. Visit [5] for more details.
By plane
Republic of Macedonia has two international airports, the main airport in the capital Skopje "Alexander the Great Airport" (SKP) and another in Ohrid "St.Paul the Apostle Airport" (OHD). There are around 150 flights in a week from different European cities to Skopje. Macedonian Government awarded one Turkish Airport Operator Company (TAV) a contract to construct a brand new Terminal building in Skopje Airport. Construction was completed in October 2011.
From the low-cost airlines, Skopje is accessible by Wizz Air[6] from London (Luton Airport), Venice (Treviso Airport), Dortmund, Milano (Bergamo), Basel, Munich (Memmingen), Eindhoven, Malmo, Gothenburg and Stockholm (Skavsta). From April 2014, Skopje will also be accessible from Paris (Beauvais), Brussels (Charleroi) and Frankfurt (Hahn).
Another option to travel into Republic of Macedonia is to fly to Thessaloniki (SKG) or to Sofia (SOF) and get a taxi or bus from there. There are 5 buses from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, leaving at 9:00, 12:00, 16:00, 17:00 and 00:00. The two bus companies which operate these services are MATPU and Kaleia, both of which are located outside the main bus terminal. Single ticket is approximately 16 Euros (32 Lev). There are also services from Skopje to Sofia at similar prices and times for a return flight home.
Additionally, if you contact the Sofia Tourist Information Service, they can normally put you in contact with private tranfer companies who will pick you up at the airport and take you to Skopje. Prices range from as little at €60 to €160. Negotiating with taxis can be trickier but may be able to get a cheaper price.
If you fly to Thessaloniki, you can go by public bus (24/7) for 0,50 EUR to the train station and catch a train from there (14 EUR one way).
By train
Regular train service connects the Republic of Macedonia to Greece in the South (Note 13 April 2011: all international trains to Greece have been stopped until further notice as of February 2011) and Serbia in the North.
A cheap way of traveling to or from Macedonia might be the Balkan Flexipass.
By car
Be sure your Green Card (International Insurance Card) has an uncanceled "MK" box. Try to get a good map of the Republic of Macedonia and/or try to be able to read Cyrillic letters. Although most street signs are printed in Cyrillic and Latin letters it can be helpful to have a little knowledge of the Cyrillic alphabet, especially in small towns.
The border guards often make a big deal about having the original documents for the car (no copies). The enforcement rate about this is 50-50 and if you have a rental car this can be a problem as you usually have a copy. Tourists have been told in the past to drive back several hundred kilometers over this detail by certain power hungry guards.
By bus
Eurobus is an international coach operator based in Macedonia that has almost daily tours from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Slovenia. Prices from 60€ and possible to get student discount. The website of the bus company is available in German - [7]
There are bus connections from Serbia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia and Turkey to Skopje. In addition some buses, those operated by Drity tours at least, run from Tirana to Pristina via Skopje (don't expect them to wake you up or stop anywhere near Skopje bus station though)
In Skopje, there are two bus terminals. Most buses come to the new terminal, but some connections are serviced by the old one, which is located at the city center. If you need to change the terminals, you need to walk to the stone bridge over Vardar and cross the bridge (about 2.5 km) or take a taxi.
At both terminals, you will be constantly nagged by taxi drivers, who will try to convince you to use their services. Unless you have too much money to throw away, you shouldn't take their advice. The taxi is likely to be heavily overpriced, especially for foreigners, while the buses are cheap, clean and safe.
Get around
By car
If travelling by car, be sure your tires are good enough. Especially in spring and autumn, weather in the mountains (Ohrid, Bitola) can differ significantly from the weather in the area you're coming from. You shall be aware, that even if the roads are bad, there is a toll charge which can be as much as 1,50 EUR for 20 kms bad road (Eg from Kumanovo to Skopje).
By train
National trains are slow, but they are nonetheless a nice alternative to hot, crowded buses in the summer. The main train line runs from Skopje to Bitola and Skopje to Gevgelia. No trains run to Ohrid.
By taxi
Taxis are perhaps the most common mode of transport in Macedonia amongst tourists. Most will usually charge a flat rate of 30 denars (in Skopje 50 denars) with the extra kilometres added on. Be careful when negotiating the price of the fare beforehand. Within city limits, prices over 100 denars are considered expensive even though the amount only converts to a few Euro. Macedonian cities are much smaller in comparison to most western developed countries and would only take approximately 10-15 minutes to travel from one side of the city to the other by car. In Skopje, the capital and largest city, this should work out to an amount of about 100-150 denars.
A general exception to this rule is during peak tourist seasons particularly in the town of Ohrid. The summer months are the most profitable for many small businesses in Ohrid (and for some businesses, the only profitable months) including taxi drivers. For this reason many drivers will charge up to three times the flat rate for the same distance. Most taxis will insist on driving for no less than 100 denars which can be heard as "sto denari" or a "stotka" (slang term for a one hundred denar bill). Generally this is excessive but you can either negotiate the price down to 80 or even 70 denars to be reasonable, or else simple bargain hunting is all that is required. During the peak seasons it is possible to find drivers willing to go as low as 40. Never feel pressured to take a taxi that seems overpriced.
By boat
There are plenty of boats for charter around Lake Ohrid and will show you the whole lake for a cheap price.
Languages: Macedonian 66%, Albanian 32%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 2%, other 4%. Macedonian is the official language, and is spoken by almost all people.
While many young people speak English, many do not, so a phrasebook is handy. Speakers of Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian and Slovene should have no problem getting by. Russian and German are also very useful, especially among older Albanians, and Dutch might be useful in Ohrid.
Šuto Orizari Municipality (better known as Shutka), which is part of the city of Skopje, is the only place in the world where Romani is a co-official language.
Macedonia is a small country but there are a lot of things to see in it. Its capital Skopje is the biggest city and upcoming European city, with the Vardar river running right trough it. It has a multitude of sights worth seeing: Kale fortress is kind of a city symbol. Right under it lays the beautiful Old Bazaar with many cafeterias and restaurants. Its main sights are St. Spas Church, Kurshumli An and many more. Over the famous Stone Bridge you can get to the main square "Macedonia" where you can see the 22-meter statue of the ancient Macedonian leader Alexander the Great, as well as the biggest shopping center in the city "ГТЦ". Other interesting sights are the Memorial House of Mother Teresa and the Millennium Cross on the top of mountain Vodno, which is a 66-meter cross and it is the biggest cross ever built. It is reachable by the newly opened cablecar and by foot. It is possible to walk up and take the cablecar back down, paying the fare upon arrival.
Republic of Macedonia is full of markets and bazaars well worth a visit. The bazaars of Skopje, Tetovo, Ohrid and Bitola are the largest selling anything from dried peppers to fake designer sunglasses. While much of the merchandise may not be worth buying, there is normally a good selection of shoes, fruit, and vegetables of good quality, depending on the season. Merchants are generally pleasant and welcoming, especially to westerners, who remain something of a rarity outside of Skopje and Ohrid.
Ohrid is famous for its pearls and there are dozens of jewelers in the old town that will offer good products at decent prices. The Macedonian Orthodox paintings in old Ohrid are also worth a look.
Tipping is not seen as essential, but it is always welcomed.
The official currency of Macedonia is the denar, however, many Macedonians quote prices in €. This is symbolised by MKD, placed before the amount with no intervening space. Most cities have ATMs where you can withdraw money with cheap commission rates, although there are also plenty of banks and exchange booths where you can easily change money. Do not change money on the street. Shops may accept euro but it is technically not allowed for them to do so.
If you are on a tight budget, try one of the Skara (grill) places. There are quite a few up-market restaurants serving better quality food on the waterfront, but these cater to tourists, so don't be surprised by a rather sizeable bill at the end of your meal.
Typical Macedonian food resembles the food of the southern Balkans, meaning loads of grilled meat (known as skara). Side dishes usually have to be ordered separately. The Republic of Macedonia is also famous for its shopska salata a mixed salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, and grated sirenje. Sirenje is a white cheese similar to feta cheese. Usually Macedonians will translate the English cheese to sirenje. Another local speciality is ajvar, a red paste made from roasted peppers and tomatoes, which is either used as an appetizer or side dish. Another typical local dish is tarator which is comparable to the Greek tzatziki. It is made of yogurt, cucumbers, and garlic and it is served as a cold soup.
Traditional Food
Tavce gravce (pronounced tav-chay grav-chay) or тавче гравче in Macedonian is the national dish and unique to Macedonia. It basically consists of beans, paprika and other vegetables so can be eaten by vegetarians. Traditionally, it is served with cut sausage mixed and eaten with bread. It is a delicious meal that will definitely leave you feeling full!
The Republic of Macedonia, being landlocked, does not offer a great variety of fresh fish. A notable exception is Ohrid, where fresh fish from the local lake can be enjoyed. If you have no objections to eating endangered species, the Ohrid trout is a local delicacy.
Rakija is a strong grape brandy that has the best claim to be the Republic's national beverage. There are also many breweries which brew surprisingly good-tasting beer. Macedonians boast the largest winery in the Balkan area—the Tikveš (Tikvesh) winery in Kavadarci. Red wines are usually better than white ones. Try "T'ga za Jug"—Macedonian favorite affordable red wine made from a local grape variety called Vranec. Local white wines include Traminec and Temjanika. The local beer market appears, in Skopje at least, to be dominated by Skopsko, a drinkable, if not entirely distinctive, lager.
Note: shops cannot legally sell alcohol after 19:00 (off-season) or 21:00 (high season). This ban includes both spirits, wine and beer, and is enforced by supermarkets. It is possible to buy a few cans of beer (packed in a brown paper bag) from smaller shops after the curfew in many cases, but if you want to self-cater alcoholic beverages it is best to purchase those before 7 pm.
Being the national tourist attraction, Ohrid is obviously more expensive than any other destination in the Republic of Macedonia. Note that hotel prices are very expensive throughout the country and charge double rates to foreigners. It is therefore advisable to stay in private accommodation. If someone does not ask you at the bus station, you can always consult one of the many travel agencies in and around the center. If you do opt for private accommodation make sure you see the room first and then decide. Payment is normally made in advance and should cost no more than €10-15 per night per person in peak season and half that during the rest of the year. Note: finding suitable accommodation in July and August is not easy, so try and book through a travel agent in advance.
When visiting Lake Ohrid, staying in nearby Struga as opposed to the more popular Ohrid is a wise alternative for the price and tourist-trap conscious.
You may find cheap accommodation in Ohrid by standing near the main square and there will be common people offering you their apartments for around 4EUR a person for a night.Usually, that person stays in a different room in the flat
For those interested in learning the Macedonian language, the options are the official Center for Testing and Certifying Macedonian as a Foreign/Second Language CETIS MAK[8]. You can also get certified with the Test in Macedonian as a Foreign Language - TEMAK, and get a certificate issued by the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University.
The Macedonian Language E-Learning Center [9] is a non-profit organization that offers free Macedonian Language instruction online and for credit through the University of North Carolina. Also, there are several private language schools offering courses for foreigners. Some of them are: LinguaLink[10], LogosOxford [11], VortexCenter [12].
You can study in many of the state and private universities listed below in English, Macedonian and Albanian.
Stay safe
Republic of Macedonia is a safe country. Driving is not ill-advised, but it's recommended for foreigners to try and use taxis and public transport wherever possible. Keep an eye out for pickpockets and all valuables safe. Hotels and most private accommodation will offer a safe to store valuables and cash in.
Most people are very friendly and hospitable.
Stay healthy
Water is safe to drink and there are public drinking water fountains in most public places. It is advisable to wash all fruit and vegetables.
As with any other country, use caution when eating red meats at restaurants. Although Macedonian cuisine typically revolves around grills ("skara") there are some restaurants that do not use proper or clean methods of cooking, which if practiced in many Western countries would be seen as a violation of certain health regulations. Bad restaurants can be spotted easily; they will probably not look very appealing and will not have many customers. However, the vast majority of restaurants in Macedonia serve good quality food.
Touchy topics are Macedonian-Bulgarian, Macedonian-Albanian, and Macedonian-Greek relations. Most Macedonians can hold strong political opinions regarding their neighbours and won't shy away from expressing their views in most cases. Politics often finds its way into conversation over a cup of coffee. To keep from upsetting your hosts or new-found friends, avoid topics such as the 2001 war against the NLA [25], Macedonia's partition during the Balkan wars and Macedonia's pending membership into the European Union or Nato. Don't worry about talking about the Communist period or about Josip Tito.
With the current situation in Kosovo, be very careful when talking about politics, as there is also a significant Albanian minority here. Ask as many questions as you'd like (within reason), but don't make any statements. Best to keep in mind that roughly one in four people you see on the street are likely to be Albanian, with far higher percentages in the west, and tensions are at times high between the Macedonian and Albanian communities. In short, keep your political opinions to yourself.
Domestic Phones
Domestic telephone service is available in all inhabited towns, via the PSTN or VoIP. The PSTN network is run by T-home[26]. There is an affordable fixed phone service (wireless and easy to install) from the mobile operator ONE[27], avaliable prepaid (without a monthly fee, 12 months availability without recharge, recharging for only 500 denars -18€) and postpaid.
Mobile phones
Mobile phones are widely spread and the coverage is excellent. There are 3 mobile networks (T-mobile[28], One[29] and VIP[30]), all using the GSM/3G standard. You can buy a pre-paid SIM card from T-mobile for 295 denars (5€) with 250 denars free talk time, from ONE for 190 denars (3€) with 250 denars free talk time, and from VIP for 300 denars (5€) with 300 denars free talk time. You may need to show your ID card or passport when buying.
Internet Access
Internet access is widely available. Broadband internet is available through cable, ADSL, WiMax and LAN connections. You can also access internet with your mobile phone, via GPRS or 3G.
ONE offers both internet for home and mobile internet. More information here [31]. T-home offers ADSL internet for 599 denars/month (10€) - 30GB bandwidth, 6Mbps speed - you need to have PSTN connection from T-home.
Internet cafes are available in most cities and in some villages.


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