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Terrorism a crime or an act of war?
In the current world we are engaged in a war against terrorism and those states we identify as supporting it. This is a shift from the traditional veiw of terrorism as a crime and its practitioners as criminals is this a good change? why? Why not?
Daryl Roche
Jan 6 2013: The notion of waging a "civilized" war, a war with rules that both sides agree to follow is, well, ridiculous. In-spite of the psychological manipulations ascribed to defining and restricting violent political conflicts as war or terrorism, it's all war. There are no boundaries and never have been. Everyone and everything is a valid target in war if destroying that target is perceived as a tactical advantage worth the potential political repercussions. "Collateral Damage" is assumed and therefore deliberate. How does this differ from a so called act of "terrorism" against a civilian target?
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War is hell on earth, there is NOTHING glorious, noble, or civilized about it. And America is as guilty of using "terrorism" as Al-Qeda.
Gail .
Jan 6 2013: A war on terror is one of the more stupid propositions of my lifetime. Terrorism is an idea. Wars against ideas don't work. They simply inspire ways to get around limits artificially imposed. They grow more terrorism (copycats).
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Terrorism has nothing to do with whether it is war or crime. It has to do with how terrified the terrorists are. (People who are at peace within themselves do not terrorize). It may be hard for you to see from your perspective, but the USA has become a major terrorist player. It's just that what we do to others is colored for you so that you don't see it for what it is. We use the full power and might of the state to terrorize, but we call it "national defense" even when it clearly is not.
War itself is terrorism, but terrorism is not necessarily war.
Jan 6 2013: I like this but what is the distinction that sets terrorism apart from war? Is it some thing like the targeting? I would think that targeting of only or mainly hard targets military bases government buildings ect would be war while targeting soft targets would be terrorism.
Gail .
Jan 7 2013: Imagine for a moment that the US were attacked on our home soil & abroad. Only our military bases were attacked, but attacked none-the-less.
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Will the non-military citizens feel safe and secure and go about their day-to-day lives in peace as if nothing happened, or will they be terrified?
If they will be terrified, then an act of war is terrorism.
Jan 8 2013: I think you are right and that all acts of terror should be proscribed. I have a neat book published in the early 1900's in the window between the first world war and the failure of the league of nations. "International Anarchy"
Barry Palmer
Jan 6 2013: First, I will address your question as it was asked.
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The traditional concepts of crime and war were very different entities, each well defined with very different characteristics. Modern acts of terrorism do not fit into the traditional concepts. Modern terrorism is committed by multinational organizations with support networks that include states, corporations, charities and individuals. Our reaction to these organizations is labeled a war as a means of justifying the use of unrestrained violence with no oversight and no recourse to the courts. Traditionally, even war had rules, but we now find that following the traditional rules would make it impossible to accomplish our objectives. Governments largely ignore the old rules and justify this by claiming that they are not applicable to this new form of war.
Is this change good or bad? Both. Good because it allows our governments to fight the bad guys where they live. Bad because it allows the governments to perpetrate violence with no regard for any legal rights, and no recourse other than the next election. The loss of legal rights applies to all citizens, not just the perpetrators. In the Constitution of the USA, section nine specifically provides for the suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus.
So basically the governments are conducting a war without rules while claiming that the terrorists are committing crimes. An act of war can also be a crime.
Jan 6 2013: This is a very coherent and well written piece. The evolution of the crime from that of non national organizations to larger networks of international and quasi national entities, is a valid explanation for the elevation of this crime to war. I still feel that calling this campaign a war is an insult to soldiers.
However even with the legitimacy of the suspension of habeas corpus which is arguable, there is a very salient law that actually according to the constitution has primacy over all other laws.
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land;
and the 1996 war crimes law
(a) Offense.— Whoever, whether inside or outside the United States, commits a war crime, in any of the circumstances described in subsection (b), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for life or any term of years, or both, and if death results to the victim, shall also be subject to the penalty of death.
(b) Circumstances.— The circumstances referred to in subsection (a) are that the person committing such war crime or the victim of such war crime is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or a national of the United States (as defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act).
(c) Definition.— As used in this section the term "war crime" means any conduct—
(1) defined as a grave breach in any of the international conventions signed at Geneva 12 August 1949, or any protocol to such convention to which the United States is a party;
(2) prohibited by Article 23, 25, 27, or 28 of the Annex to the Hague Convention IV, Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, signed 18 October 1907;
Jan 8 2013: I do believe that an unbiased criminal investigation of the current military actions in Afghanistan and recently in Iraq would result in indictments, very likely including the President. I have mixed thoughts about this. On the one hand, the terrorists cannot be allowed to continue their campaign unopposed. On the other hand we should be able to pursue them legally. Unfortunately, it would take years to renegotiate the Geneva Convention. Just changing a law in a timely manner seems to be impossible in the current political situation. One reason our system of government gives so much power to the President is so that the President can quickly respond when speed is necessary. In the real world, we must sometimes do what is necessary and settle the legalities later. Until someone designs a perfect government, we will have to make do with this one.
Violence begets violence. All the words of the speeches, the laws, the treaties and even the Constitution will have no effect on the bombs. (I am not advocating this, just saying this is how it seems to be.)
Jan 21 2013: Yet if we abandon the law and the ideals that they enshrine, liberty and equality, then what are we fighting to save? Its harder to do what needs doing within the law but its that effort that defines just rule from tyranny.
"Would you cut down the law to chase the devil?"
"Aye! I would cut all the laws in england flat to have at him!
"And when you had cut down the law and all was laying flat around you where would you hide when the devil turned upon you?"
a conversation paraphrased, that was credited to Sir Thomas MooreJan 22 2013: I agree completely. We have given up our rights and the rule of law. The terrorists have won, because, with our current system of government, the terrorists have all the advantages. We need a system that is more flexible. We need the ability to protect ourselves while staying within the law.
The flip side of the above conversation is that when you stay within the law, and that allows the devil (terrorists) to win, you no longer have law, liberty, or even your life. Dead people don't need laws.Jan 6 2013: Is a domestic terrorist engaged in revolution? Is a mass murderer a Terrorist? what is the criteria? Is Charles Manson a terrorist while Ted Bundy a criminal?Jan 6 2013: I could only base such an opinion on the size of the organization causing the harm. If the terror organization was, say, five members large, then I would classify it as criminal activity, where if the organization causing the harm was several thousand strong, like Al Queda, then yes, I would classify terrorism as an act of war.
Jan 6 2013: That makes sense because the police, who fight crime, seem to be oriented to taking on individual criminals, such as a robber, whereas the military takes on big groups and is a big group itself. Also the military is more accustomed to fighting battles that cross country lines, as terrorism does, they know the logistics, the communications, etc.
Jan 6 2013: The military are specifically not trained to act as law enforcement, they are actually degraded in combat capability and exposed to undue risk as police officers. However the use of military to carry out military missions is appropriate and the destruction of enemies is such a mission. The assault on specific targets such as training camps and weapons caches is the role the military should pursue.Jan 7 2013: I have erased my comment...I believe the others have answered it better...Jan 6 2013: "Terrorism a crime or an act of war?"
There are limits when you try to apply artificial concepts universally. The difference between war and crime is not a logical one, it's one born out of convenience in a world where war was common.
There is no logical answer to your question, but having to ask the question can sometimes be prevented, for example a deliberate attacks against civilians is a crime in both civilian and military law, so any deliberate terrorist attack on civilians is a crime. When it comes to attacks on armed forces there is no right answer and governments often try to have it both ways. Deliberate killings and indefinite detention are legal with enemy soldiers, but you have to set them free once a peace treaty is signed, putting people away for life on ideological grounds is legal with criminals, but you can't deliberately kill them or detain them without a trial. Governments tend to combine the parts before the "but"s and forget about the parts after them. It's possible that a new Geneva Convention will invent new rules for dealing with non-state armed forces but until that time it's a grey area.Jan 6 2013: Wouldn't it depend on the facts?
Jan 6 2013: By classifying it as an act of war don't you give insult to the men and women who wage war by the rules of war and do not attack "soft targets" for maximum civilian casualties? What is the down side to treating it as it has been treated for decades as a crime? Interpol was a very aggressive hunter of terrorists as were various European police agencies. By making it a war don't we acknowledge the validity of their issues and actions?


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Ever since the "Red 2" actress announced in 2011 that she had been diagnosed with the mental illness, we've been impressed with how straightforward she's been about her situation and her commitment to continued treatment. In April, she checked herself into an in-patient center for the second time and has said that she'll continue checking herself into facilities periodically for the rest of her life.
In a new interview with the U.K.'s Telegraph newspaper that took place at her home in New York, Zeta-Jones, 43, explains that the stress of her husband Michael Douglas's battle with throat cancer two years ago was a trigger for the disease.
"[Bipolar] is something I have been dealing with for a long time," she tells the paper. "When you get sideswiped like that [with Douglas's illness] it's an obvious trigger for your balance to be a little bit off – not sleeping, worry, stress. It's a classic trigger."
Zeta-Jones has said many times before that the reason she talks openly about her bipolar disorder is because she hopes that bringing greater awareness to it may help others. "I know I'm not the only person who suffers with it or has to deal with it on a day-to-day basis," she adds. "So if I've helped anybody by discussing bipolar or depression, that's great."
In the interview, she also talks about the nerves she faces before big events, such as her recent turn revisiting her Velma Kelly character from the movie version of "Chicago" at the 2013 Academy Awards. "I get terrified the first day I'm on a film set," she explains. "I get nervous walking down a red carpet. I find making speeches the most terrifying thing in the world."
[Related: Catherine Zeta-Jones: Her History of Mental Illness]
So how does she deal with it? "I have this system. I torture my husband and everyone around me with my nerves and anxiety. Then, when I get on stage, the fear is gone. I've exhausted myself. It just dissipates."
Of course, it may be hard for many to understand how a woman this busy, raising two children ages 10 and 12, maintains her stunning looks. "I have a ballet barre in my gym," she reveals. "I turn the music up so loud that the walls are pulsating, and I go for it for an hour."
And if working out, motherhood, and acting isn't enough to keep her busy, she has more she still wants to tackle. "I've always wanted to do a one-woman show in Vegas," she shares. "I want to be able to paint – I am trying, but so far I am not very good at all, although it gives me such solace and peace of mind."
Apparently, so does fancy footwear. When the writer points out the untouched pairs of Louboutins lining her bookshelf, Zeta-Jones responds, "I buy shoes sometimes and use them as bookends. They're too beautiful to wear."
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State-Mandated Testing
The Arkansas home school law requires home school students to take a nationally recognized norm-referenced achievement test in the same grades that norm-referenced testing is mandated for public school students. The norm-referenced test must be approved by the State Board of Education.
This means that if public school students are required to test every year, home school students must do the same. If norm referenced testing is eliminated for public school students, home school students would not have to test at all.
In 2003, the Arkansas Legislature mandated norm referenced testing for public school students in grades 3 through 9. The State Board of Education has approved use of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills for both public and home school students. They are required only to take the reading comprehension and math problem solving portions of the test, which takes approximately 1/2 day to complete.
In 2006, the State Board of Education chose a hybrid test for public schools, consisting of both the ACTAAP and SAT 10. Home schoolers continue to take the Iowa Basic Skills test.
In April of each year, home school students will take the reading and math portions of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. It is the responsibility of the local Education Service Cooperative to notify home school parents about when and where to take the test. In Pulaski County, notification is done by the local school district. The state-mandated test is paid for by the State of Arkansas.
Penalties for Not Taking the State Mandated Test
Arkansas law states that home school students who refuse to take the state-mandated home school test can be charged with truancy. Truancy is a crime punishable by penalties ranging from a simple fine to imprisonment of the parent and loss of custody of children. Refusing to take the test would involve a parent knowingly not submitting their child to state-mandated testing or willfully disobeying the law that requires students to take the test.
Students may fail to take the test and not be penalized. Students might miss the test due to illness, family emergencies, or other legitimate reasons. To avoid investigation by authorities or possible truancy charges, parents who's children miss the test for legitimate reasons should contact the AHSTO to explain their reasons for missing the test. A contact number is usually included with material sent regarding when and where to take the test. Once the appropriate person has been contacted, the home school family and those in charge of testing will need to work out acceptable arrangements regarding testing.
The Purpose of State-Mandated Testing
Home school test scores are compiled by the Arkansas Department of Education in Little Rock for statistical purposes only. This enables the Department to average the test scores of home schoolers in a certain grade and compare them with public school students in the same grade. Parents will be mailed a copy of their student's test scores. This provides parents with a measure of how their child is doing compared to other students who take the test. There are no penalties for students who do poorly on the test and there are no rewards for students who do well.
Alternative Testing
Arkansas law allows home schoolers to conduct alternative testing. An alternative testing plan must be approved by the AHSTO. Home schoolers wishing to conduct alternative testing must use the same test that has been approved for all home schoolers by the State Board of Education. They must find a certified test administrator to give the test and they must order and pay for the test themselves. The test dates may differ from the dates established for annual testing by the State of Arkansas, as long as they are approved by the AHSTO. Alternative testing may be set up for as few as one student. Tests of home school students who participate in alternative testing are not sent to the Arkansas Department of Education nor are they calculated as a part of Arkansas' overall home school test scores.
Important Dates
Currently, there are 47 state-sponsored test sites. Testing traditionally occurs during the month of April. Parent information packets will be mailed in January. If you do not receive your packet by February, contact the home school testing office. The deadline to register for testing is usually mid March.
For more information on home school testing contact the Arkansas Home School Testing Office.
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Their rivals may wish it wasn't the case, but Sebastian Vettel and Adrian Newey are set to continue their partnership at Red Bull in 2013...
Their rivals may wish it wasn't the case, but Sebastian Vettel and design guru Adrian Newey are set to continue their successful partnership at Red Bull in 2013.
Ferrari would love to have three-time world champion Vettel on their team and have made no secret of it, and Newey is said to have rejected multi-million-pound offers to provide his services elsewhere, but both men have committed to Red Bull for the upcoming season - no doubt striking fear in the hearts of their fellow competitors.
"Red Bull is a great team to work for," said the 53-year-old Newey, widely considered to be one of the chief architects of Red Bull's recent success.
"I've always maintained I do not want to spend my entire career in motor racing and certainly not F1 - but right now I am enjoying it. And as long as that is the case and people offer me work, then I'll keep doing it.
"At this team we keep egos and politics to a minimum and try to keep an atmosphere where there's no finger-pointing.
"We encourage creativity. And our results and titles show how all that has paid off," added the Brit, who is the only designer to have won Constructors' Championships with three different Formula One teams.
Vettel's record in a Newey-designed car makes for impressive reading: 26 wins, 46 podiums, 36 pole placings and three successive titles in 100 races.
Vettel said: "You need to feel happy in the team you're in and it is essential to have a competitive car. Right now I have them both.
"This is where Adrian is so brilliant. He gives me confidence and he designs world-beating cars. It is an incredible experience to work with him.
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In a spectacularly short dress at the premiere, Marisol Thomas, alongside her rock star husband, Rob Thomas, declared, "I'm a big fireplace person. We have four. My favorite? The one in the family room, which is brick."
"And it's not one of those gas ones," added her husband. "We have to light the wood. I make a hell of a fire." But Mr. Thomas drew the line at chopping kindling, "God, no," he replied. "But I buy it well."
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John McEnroe, wearing a skinny black tie, arrived at the American Museum of Natural History 2013 gala with his rocker wife, Patty Smyth. "I'm always searching for the perfect fireplace," said Smyth. "I would have to say that the one in our apartment in New York is our best."
"I was going to say that," chimed in McEnroe. "We're always trying to do better, but it's a hard thing to change."
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SNL head writer Seth Meyers and his wife, Alexi Ashe, indicated that her sister, designer Ariel Ashe, would be reworking their fireplace. "We have a fireplace, but we're about to have a nicer one," Meyers said.
"The old one is really generic," Ashe explained. "I like cement. My sister just designed one in Martha's Vineyard that is cement with wood pressed into it—really pretty."
"And then all we need is to find someone to live with us who knows how to light a fire," quipped Meyers.
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Karlie Kloss and Derek Blasberg
At the Museum of Natural History, supermodel of the moment Karlie Kloss, on the arm of AD scribe Derek Blasberg, answered, "I don't have one at my new apartment, but at my family's house in St. Louis, I'm the pro firemaker. I was also a Girl Scout, so I really know. First you crunch up the newspaper."
"She was a Brownie," explained Blasberg. "I bet you were a cute Brownie."
"Did they have uniforms in your size?" inquired a perhaps overly Inquisitive Guest.
"She wasn't six foot one when she was five," snapped Blasberg.
"Close," said Kloss.
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Paulina Porizkova, another towering model, conceded that she had two fireplaces but that they were no beauties. "The person who had our apartment before us remodeled in the '80s. And we've been thinking of adding a mantel for 30 years. When you have an old house—ours is 1850—I believe in going with the style of the house. I don't believe in buying an old house and making it modern. We're taking it back to the original, little by little, and I'd love a big hearth."
Porizkova is pictured here with her musician husband, Ric Ocasek.
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Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond
Actress and comedian Tina Fey, host of the American Natural History Museum gala, and her husband, the composer and producer Jeff Richmond, offered contrasting views of their fireplace. "We've never used it," Fey said, "because it's always too warm on Christmas."
Richmond provided a closer description. "It's an original, 1910, plaster fireplace, recently restored."
"Smallish," Fey qualified.
"With nice details in plaster," Richmond added. "Like beautiful soap."
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Taran Killam
At the museum gala, SNL star Taran Killam indicated that he and his wife have a lovely brick fireplace at their home in Los Angeles. "We painted the brick dark gray," he said. "And out in the backyard, there is a '60s-era stand-alone fire pit."
Killam said he used to be an expert at lighting a fire. "I grew up in Big Bear, California," he explained. "There was a time in my life when I could start a fire with a sock and a rock, but now it takes 14 newspapers and a broken chair to get any kind of a flame."
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Kyle MacLachlan
Actor and winemaker Kyle MacLachlan described himself as highly skilled at tending fire. "I've got a very nice fireplace at my home in Los Angeles," he said. "It's an homage to a corner fireplace that my grandparents had at their home in Vancouver, Washington. "I remember it as very cozy and brick—just a beautiful place to hang out."
"I'm very good at lighting it," MacLachlan suggested believably. "I honed my fire-lighting skills under the tutelage of David Lynch. He was an Eagle Scout. You need a very sharp hatchet and knife, some wood, kindling you can shave. The goal is to use one match."
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Gilles Mendel and Kylie Case
As they arrived at the museum, Kylie Case noted that her designer partner Gilles Mendel's best fireplace has an elegant Parisian mantel. "But I'm really a modernist, more Saarinen," said Mendel. "I like more of a clap-on, clap-off sort of fire," he suggested with a smile.
"When I met Gilles, he had the most beautiful fireplace screen," added Case. "It was curved glass, transparent, with chic fireplace tools."
"It's all about transparency," Mendel agreed. "Glass, something very modern."
Case and Mendel are pictured here at the Fashion Institute of Technology Gala.
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An Indian Rajasthani woman peers out from her veil as she waits for a train to return home after attending the Maha Kumbh festival, at a railway station in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. During the festival pilgrims bathe in the holy Ganges River in a ritual they believe can wash away their sins. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
A demonstrator wears a mask in the colors of the Kenyan flag as he stands next to mock coffins, on which are written "State Burial, Ballot Revolution", before demonstrators carried the coffins to the Parliament and burned them, in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Hundreds of demonstrators angered at outgoing Kenyan legislators, whose term ended earlier this week and who earn about $175,000 a year in a country where the average annual income is $1,700, doused 221 mock coffins with gasoline, one for each legislator, to protest against last week's attempt to award themselves a $110,000 bonus, which was vetoed by the president. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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Combine one awesome location and about 400+ Ford Mustangs and what do you get? It could only be the Mustangs By The Bay car show in the marina park in downtown San Diego. Ford Enthusiasts from as far away as Arizona and Mexico came together to show off their Cool rides on a perfect Southern California day.« Back to Mustangs By The Bay 2011


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Our justice system requires us to punish wrongdoers, what if there were a better way?
from the entry by Mikhail Lyubansky on race-talk:
For those of us living in the United States, "doing justice" is mostly synonymous with administering punishment. We may not literally follow the Biblical edict of "an eye for an eye", but most of us still believe that "the punishment must fit the crime". Indeed, many of us would be hard pressed to even come up with an alternative justice system.
Yet alternatives abound in the form of restorative justice.
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== Independence Day Holiday Hours ==
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Gluten-Free Trading Company will be closed Sunday, July 4thMonday, July 5th. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, July 6, 2010.
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Tastes of Summer Go Gluten-Free
This month we're featuring great summertime tastes: ice cream sandwiches, ice cream cones and s'mores, plus some great new items for kids (and the young-at-heart). Read on for all the details!
Julie's Organic Ice Cream Sandwiches from Glutenfreeda
That's right! You can now get ice cream sandwiches at the Gluten-Free Trading Company! A collaboration between two food innovators, they feature Julie's flavorful organic vanilla ice cream and Glutenfreeda's organic chocolate cookies. Imagine a thick layer of smooth, fresh ice cream bursting with the rich flavor of pure vanilla, nestled between two decadent soft chocolate cookies. There are four individually-wrapped sandwiches per container (14 fluid ounces in all). Certified organic and Kosher. Sorry, not shippable - look for them in our freezer when you visit our Milwaukee store.
== Introducing Goldbaum's Cones == Goldbaum's new selection of Ice Cream Cones will be 30% in the month of July. These arrive just in time Summer. Put a scoop or two of your favorite flavors of ice cream in one of these tasty treats. You can choose from -
- Waffle Bowls - Perfect for making a sundae with an edible bowl. Package of 8 bowls regularly $4.79 now only $3.29
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You've enjoyed their Gluten-Free Mac and Cheese Mix for years. Now try their Deluxe version with extra cheddar cheese. The Cheese sauce is ready made and in a package that you just squeeze onto the cooked rice noodles. A 11 oz box serves 3. $4.99
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Elyon vanilla mini marshmallows are labeled gluten-free. These kosher and fat free marshmallows are perfect for smores, ambrosia fruit salads, or for topping cups of hot chocolate (in colder weather). Each 7 ounce bag is $4.59.
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Mumbai, 2013/05/16 05:24:41Rahul Dravid has not minced his words and stated that Kieron Pollard's exaggerated celebration following his catch to dismiss Shane Watson was an act of cowardice.
New Delhi, 2013/05/16 03:26:58S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila have been arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell on charges of spot-fixing. All the three players represent the Rajasthan franchise.
Mumbai, 2013/05/16 21:00:14Aditya Tare starred with the bat for Mumbai and stated that a good Ranji season gave him confidence to perform at this level.
Defending champions Kolkata crushed out of the Indian T20 League with a heart-breaking seven-run loss to Pune but skipper Gautam Gambhir took it in his stride and admitted the title-holders played below their potential.
Chennai, 2013/05/15 06:48:11Michael Hussey has defied age and the common notion that the T-20 format is for youngsters with a string of outstanding performances in this edition of the Indian T20 League. The left however was not always the most fluent of batsmen.
Ranchi, 2013/05/15 01:19:30Pune head coach was effusive in his praise for the young pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, calling him a "diamond" in India's pace attack.
Ranchi, 2013/05/15 07:43:49Gautam Gambhir, captain of the Kolkata team, said his team are not worried about where they might end up at the end of the league stage in the Indian T20 League, and would rather focus on winning the rest of their games.
Ranchi, 2013/05/15 06:03:59Having achieved back-to-back wins, the Gautam Gambhir-led Kolkata may have to again depend on off-spinner Sunil Narine and experienced all-rounder Jacques Kallis against Pune, a team they beat only last week.
Bangalore, 2013/05/15 20:49:40After losing to Punjab by seven wickets, Bangalore captain Virat Kohli today said the team needed to pull up the socks in its last Indian T20 league game against Chennai if it is to sneak into the play-offs.
Mumbai, 2013/05/14 16:49:50Mumbai, who have qualified for the Indian T20 League playoffs, could miss the services of Sachin Tendulkar for Wednesday's last home game against Rajasthan if he fails to recover sufficiently from the injury to his left hand.
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Never again will you have to dismantle a finished project just to reuse an Arduino board!
This tutorial will go through the steps involved in fabricating your own Arduino-compatible circuit using just ~$8 of parts (this includes the ATMega chip!). This is perfect for installing and embedding in permanent pieces, as you don't need to waste a full $30 Arduino board in a project you will never need to reprogram or touch ever again. It is also great because you can solder any custom circuits (LEDs, other ICs, any external analog circuit) on the same board, and customize in terms of shape and size.
I assume you have a regular Arduino board already, so pulling out the chip to reprogram it shouldn't be a big deal, since we're going for minimal parts here. You could even go simpler by leaving out the reset button! To better illustrate the process, I did all the wiring on top of the board for tutorial purposes, but feel free to save yourself some space and make some of the connections on the copper-clad side of the board, as seen on hackduino.org or similar.
Step 1: Gather Components and Tools
• 28-pin DIP IC Socket - $0.30 - buy mouser
• 16MHz crystal - $0.55 - buy mouser
• momentary push-button switch - $0.15 - buy mouser
• 1k ohm resistor - $0.05 - buy mouser
• LM7805 5v voltage regulator - $0.35 - buy mouser
• 2 x 22pF capacitors - $0.12 - buy mouser
• 10nF capacitor (ceramic disc code '103') - $0.10 - buy mouser
• 22uF capacitor - $0.02 - buy mouser
• ATMega168 or 328 microcontroller chip w/Arduino bootloader (you can use the one on your Arduino for now!) - $4.00-$5.50 - buy unbootloaded mouser(cheaper) / buy bootloaded sparkfun(expensive)
• breadboard style perf board - $1.45 from electronix express (elexp), or $1.99 - from radioshack
Total cost of components: $7.39 (!!!) *22AWG wire is not included
I have created a Mouser project that includes everything you will need, except for the perfboard itself (Mouser doesn't carry a good one at a good price). Also, this is the blank ATMega328 - so you will need to bootload the chip yourself. Also keep in mind that ordering in multiples makes everything cheaper! Here is the Mouser project.
• IC Extraction Tool (you can use a min-flat head screwdriver to pop out chips as well) - buy
• Wire strippers
• Snips
• Multimeter
• Soldering Iron + solder
I am trying to connect to Atmega328P chip through eXtreme Burner. I used 22pf capacitors and 10K pull for reset. I am able to read the chip if I use 8 MHz Crystal. But cannot read if I connect 16MHz crystal. When I looked at the datasheet, it says fuse bits are same for 8 MHz and 16 MHz. I get "Power On Failed" error message with 16 MHz. I am using USBASP programmer. Please note: With 8 MHz crystal, though I am able to read the device, I get error message "Incorrect Chip Found! Continue". If I press OK, it reads the data. The fuse bits read using 8 MHz crystal are: Low-- FF, High - DE, Extended -- FD, Lock Fuse - CF and Calibration - FFFFFFB1 What could be the issue? Attached screen shots in the link http://www.filedropper.com/extremeburnererrors
Thank you for this tutorial, in this picture there are two projects, RFID door unlock and Arduino DIY. it is working perfectly.
I have one small question, will I be able to use HC-05 bluetooth module with this Hackaduino just as i used in my original arduino uno r3?
Thanks for the instructions, now I can make one for $4! Just get all of the parts from ebay and TaydaElectronics, and that's roughly how much you'll pay. ($1.98 for the atmega328 w/bootloader and $2.01 for the other stuff and 3 AA battery holders from Tayda)
whats the point of using a board while you can just put it on breadboard? not a complain or anything just asking to see if it worths the time and stuff!!! if i made i will put 2 sockets for both atmega328P and atmega 32!!! (i programm in avr! but sometimes arduino too:D i do taht whit my arduino uno i use it as isp now)
I have built this Hackduino using the exact materials and wiring as described but on a protoboard. I burned my ATMEGA328, uploaded the SOS code and verified it worked with my original UNO. All fine. However when I plug the chip into the protoboard and power it up... nothing. So I checked and rechecked my wiring; all fine. It wasn't until I pulled both GNDs from the 22uF caps and crystal that the damn thing started blinking!
So without any GND to the caps and crystal it works absolutely fine. Weird?
So I have two questions: Do you think the crystal might have gone bad?
Do i even need the damned thing?
also, i believe you're using the wrong capacitors. it's 22pF (picofarad), not 22uF (microfarad).
hope it helps
I moved the voltage regulator to connect directly to the center voltage rails. This way I hook the power input to the left side of the regulator and place the negative power connection directly on the negative voltage rail. Saves me from placing those two extra wires looping around the regulator and frees up a large bit of real estate to add more components. I also connected pin 7 to the positive voltage rail on the underside to clean up the top a little bit. Power is distributed to the reset resistor from this connection.
The 7805 datasheet shows that there should be a cap going between input and ground - he doesn't have one as best I can tell. Also, why is the electrolytic capacitor after the power comes off the rails - wouldn't it be best before?
How can I hookup female header pins on the board to hook my projects too???
Thank You
here is a pic of one does that mean i should connect a header pin to all of them???
Thank You,
If you don't need shield compatibility, use a ATMegaXX8 target board for $3. They also sell the Atmega chips with the bootloader installed for $5.
Just a happy customer.
with *very* small leads. It's much easier to install a 6-pin
programming header, connected to Rx, Tx, +5v, Gnd,
and reset. That way you could use an FTDI breakout
board or cable.
I'm wondering if you happen to have a way to upload sketches to these chips without having a duemilanove to pull and place chips in.
FTDI TX to Atmega RX
FTDI RX to Atmega TX
The power and other lines can remain disconnected.
The Sparkfun link you provided leads to an earlier model they are no longer producing and there is a link to a more recent product. I tried to find the more recent product on Mouser, but their ATMega chip listings do not mention the Arduino bootloader. How do I know which chips on Mouser will work to build an Arduino compatible board?
Forgive me if this has been asked or answered already. I glanced through the comments and did not see it.
Am I reading correctly?
From my research it looks like the electrolytic cap should go input to ground and the ceramic cap should go output to ground


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Following success as an SAP channel partner, new partnership to expand SuccessFactors Business Execution Suite (BizX) in Europe
Building on the momentum of its successful partnership with SAP reselling the SAP® Business ByDesign® solution, itelligence AG is joining SuccessFactors, an SAP Company and the leader in cloud-based business execution software, Partner Program as a SuccessSales Partner to resell SuccessFactors' BizX suite in Europe.
With SAP Business ByDesign, itelligence AG has already gained extensive knowledge and experience in cloud-based business processes. SuccessFactors is the leading provider of cloud-based business execution software and delivers business alignment, team execution, people performance, and learning management solutions to organizations of all sizes across more than 60 industries. Based on this partnership, itelligence will now reach a larger customer base, addressing not only the installed SAP customer base but also new customers, now addressed individually and through a scalable approach.
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NFL needs to handle this right and cancel the game.
people who are using this story for silly jokes outta be ashamed of themselves, disgusting.
Yeah I'm sure the players and Romeo Crennel just can't WAIT to get on the field tomorrow after witnessing a guy shoot himself a few feet in front of him.
If you don't cancel the game tomorrow there will be a big backlash to the NFL for not doing so, and they will have to forcefully reward the Chiefs some sort of compensation.


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In less than two months, 1,200 musical acts will descend on New York City to take part in the CMJ Music Marathon - a five day music and film festival that takes place in over 75 venues in the NYC area.
While CMJ has yet to release a full lineup of confirmed acts, music booking megasite Sonicbids has shared an initial list of Nashville acts that have been booked for the fest through their site.
Nashville punk/experimental rock groups Jeff the Brotherhood, Heavy Cream, Daniel Pujol, Natural Child and Denney and the Jets will all be part of a showcase for Nashville indie label Infinity Cat taking place at Williamsburg, Brooklyn venue the Charleston on October 23.
There are also a handful of acts that have been invited to perform at the festival, but have yet to confirm (get it together, guys!): The Protomen, Butterfly Boucher, And the Relatives and The Whispertown 2000 (who we thought were L.A.-based, but Nashville connected. Anyone know if that's changed?).
This year's CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival takes place October 20-24 in New York City.


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In 2013: Making 9 appearances as a pitcher for the Lions, Moore made a pair of starts on the year while picking up a win in Southern's 9-8 win over nationally-ranked Fort Hays State. Pitching 17.0 innings, Moore also picked up her second career save in the Lions 10-9 win over Illinois-Springfield.
In 2012: Making 25 appearances as a pitcher for the Lions, Moore made 18 starts on the year, including tossing six complete games, pitching 98.2 innings while striking out 36 batters.
In 2011: Kayce appeared in 17 games while starting five in the circle for the Lions...she pitched two complete games finishing the season with a 2-1 record and cut her ERA by more than half.
In 2010: Pitched in 14 games as a freshman, starting seven. Finished with a 1-4 record after pitching 26.1 innings.
In High School: A 4-year starter at pitcher for Conway HS under Coach Chad Longing. She earned All-Conference accolades her junior and senior seasons. She was also named to the All-Tournament team her senior year after the State Championships.
Personal:a Nursing major with a double minor in Biology and Spanish at Southern...born September 21, 1991 in Conway, Ark..daughter of Jim and Debbie Moore.


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Sunday, February 23, 2003JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 23, 2003) - East Tennessee State junior second baseman Andy Howdeshell (Maryville, Tenn.) hit a solo home run over the right field fence to lead off the bottom of the eighth and give the Bucs the lead in a 3-2 victory over Binghamton Sunday from Cardinal Park in Johnson City, Tenn. "This was a big win for our program," said ETSU head coach Tony Skole following the game. "Hits just don't get any bigger than Howdeshell's home run." Binghamton (1-2) grabbed the lead early as first baseman Jay Balback hit a solo homer to left center with two outs in the bottom of the first. The Buccaneers (4-2) tied the game at one in the bottom of the second when junior outfielder Bo Calloway (Knoxville, Tenn.) stole third then came home on an errant throw by the catcher. The Bearcats edged back in front as they scored a run in the top of the sixth as right fielder Tony Berube came home on a sacrifice fly by center fielder T.J. Kowalchuk. But as they have shown a tendency to do so far this season, ETSU battled back with a run of their own in the bottom of the frame. Freshman third baseman Shane Byrne (Johnson City, Tenn.) walked to lead off the inning and advanced to second on an error. He went to third on a sacrifice bunt by senior first baseman Chad Boruff (Knoxville, Tenn.) and crossed the plate on a sac fly by Calloway. Both teams were quiet in the seventh and the Bearcats were retired in order in the eighth as sophomore pitcher Josh Kite (Greeneville, Tenn.) struck out the side. Kite gave the Bucs a great deal of energy in the inning, setting down all three batters looking. Then Howdeshell came to the plate and won the game for ETSU with his blast to right field. Senior reliever Jarrod Hyder (Elizabethton, Tenn.) came in from the bullpen in the ninth and retired the Bearcats in order. Freshman Steven Calicutt (Spartanburg, S.C.) continued to impress in his second start as a Buccaneer, pitching six innings and allowing two earned runs on three hits and striking out seven. Kite picked up the victory (1-0) after throwing two almost flawless innings of relief, allowing just one hit. "Steven Calicutt was phenomenal today," commented Skole. "Josh Kite is getting better and better each time out and Jarrod Hyder was his same old self, shutting the door in a big situation." Johnmin Hickey (0-1) was charged with the tough-luck loss for Binghamton, as he also allowed just one hit in two innings of relief work. Junior center fielder Tim Turner (Marietta, Ga.) led the Bucs with two hits on the afternoon. ETSU was very aggressive on the basepaths, as they stole four bases, and were only caught once. "I was very proud of the way our kids hung in there and competed today," said Skole. "It was a very tough day for both teams due to the weather conditions. I am pleased with the way we battled through them." The Buccaneers will return to the diamond on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. as they travel to Boiling Springs, N.C. to face Gardner-Webb.
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Groundbreaking began recently for the temporary parking lot and construction of the new parking garage at 5520 Park Avenue, Trumbull. This is phase one of the project which will result in the hospital's new comprehensive outpatient center.
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Tonight at 9:00 after the game against Philadelphia, FS-Tennessee will air a segment on the Top 10 Moments in the history of the Nashville Predators. I've compiled a list of a few things that could possibly be on there(This list is in no particular order). Feel free to comment below and have your say in what you think might be on there.
-May 4th, 1998 when Nashville was announced as the 27th franchise in NHL history.
-First game in franchise history on October 10th, 1998.
-First playoff series vs. Detroit in 2004.
-The signing of free agent Paul Kariya in 2005.
-The trade to acquire Peter Forsberg in 2007.
-Peter Forsberg's first goal in a Preds uniform in overtime vs. Detroit on February 24, 2007.
-Shea Weber being named Captain in the summer of 2010.
-Shea Weber and Ryan Suter in the 2010 Gold Medal Game in the Winter Olympics
-Franchise record for points in a season in 2006-07 with 110.
-August 1st 2007 when Craig Leipold signed a letter of intent to sell the team.
-December 7, 2007 when sale of the team was finalized to the new ownership group.
-Preds give away Game 5 in 2010 playoffs vs. Chicago.
-Alexander Radulov leaves team, despite contract, and heads to play in the KHL.
Information for this came from the history page on the Predators website. What do you think will be on the list?
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Top Ten Moments in Predators History Airs Tonight
Posted by Robby Stanley at 11:50 PM
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- Hockey HillbillyFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Must include the summer 2007 rally to save the team for Nashville, including Governor Phil brandishing the "Keep Your Damn Hands Off" placard.ReplyDelete
Agreed. Good pointReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:07 PM
Legwand scores on the first overtime penalty shot in NHL history.ReplyDelete
That's a good one. Or when he scored 6 seconds into overtime.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:17 PM
Legwand's hat trick on mouse pad night.ReplyDelete
Good choice that was a fun night.ReplyDelete
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Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)
Riversleigh and Naracoorte, situated in the north and south respectively of eastern Australia, are among the world's 10 greatest fossil sites. They are a superb illustration of the key stages of evolution of Australia's unique fauna.
Sites fossilifères de mammifères d'Australie (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)
Riversleigh et Naracoorte, respectivement au nord et au sud de l'Australie Méridionale, comptent parmi les dix sites fossilifères les plus importants du monde. Ils illustrent admirablement les étapes clés de l'évolution de la faune australienne unique.
مواقع متحجرات ثدييات من أستراليا (ريفرسلاي/ ناراكورت)
إن ريفرسلاي وناراكورت، الواقعتين على التوالي في شمال أوستراليا الوسطى وفي جنوبها، تعتبران من بين المواقع العشر الأهم في العالم للمتحجّرات. إنها تظهر بطريقة مذهلة المراحل الأساسية المتعلّقة بتطوّر الحيوانات الأسترالية الفريدة.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: UNESCO/ERI
Ископаемые останки австралийских млекопитающих (Риверслей и Наракорт)
Риверслей и Наракорт, расположенные на северо-востоке и на юго-востоке материка, входят в мировую десятку важнейших местонахождений окаменелостей. Это прекрасная иллюстрация основных этапов эволюции уникальной австралийской фауны.
source: UNESCO/ERI
Sitios fosilíferos de mamíferos de Australia (Riversleigh - Naracoorte)
Situados al norte y el sur de la Australia Meridional, los sitios de Riversleigh y Naracoorte forman parte de los diez depósitos fosilíferos más importantes del mundo e ilustran perfectamente las etapas más importantes de la evolución de la fauna autóctona, única en su género.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: NFUAJ
Zoogdierfossielengebieden Riversleigh en Naracoorte
Riversleigh en Naracoorte liggen respectievelijk in het noorden en zuiden van Oost-Australië en behoren tot de tien grootste fossielengebieden ter wereld. Het gebied kent een uitzonderlijke diversiteit aan prachtige fossielen en laat op een ongeëvenaarde manier zien hoe de fauna van het regenwoud zo'n 15 tot 25 miljoen jaar geleden veranderde toen Australië scheidde van Antarctica. Hierdoor ging regenwoud over in halfdroog gebied met grote evolutionaire gevolgen voor de fauna, met als grootste voorbeeld het buideldier. Het landschap – vooral bij de rivieren op Riversleigh – toont verder veel zichtbare archeologische sporen van de aanwezigheid van de Aboriginals.
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Outstanding Universal Value
Brief synthesis
Australia is regarded as the most biologically distinctive continent in the world, an outcome of its almost total isolation for 35 million years following separation from Antarctica. Only two of its seven orders of singularly distinctive marsupial mammals have ever been recorded elsewhere. Two of the world's most important fossil sites, Riversleigh and Naracoorte, located in the north and south of Australia respectively, provide a superb fossil record of the evolution of this exceptional mammal fauna. This serial property provides outstanding, and in many cases unique, examples of mammal assemblages during the last 30 million years.
The older fossils occur at Riversleigh, which boasts an outstanding collection from the Oligocene to Miocene, some 10-30 million years ago. The more recent story then moves to Naracoorte, where one of the richest deposits of vertebrate fossils from the glacial periods of the mid-Pleistocene to the current day (from 530,000 years ago to the present) is conserved. This globally significant fossil record provides a picture of the key stages of evolution of Australia's mammals, illustrating their response to climate change and to human impacts.
Criterion (viii): These fossil deposits are outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life. Riversleigh provides exceptional, and in many cases unique, mammal assemblages from the Oligocene to Miocene, spanning from 10-30 million years ago. These assemblages document changes in habitat from humid, lowland rainforest to dry eucalypt forests and woodlands, and provide the first fossil record for many distinctive groups of living mammals such as the marsupial moles and feather-tailed possums. The assemblages recovered from the caves at Naracoorte Victoria Fossil Cave preserve an outstanding record of more recent terrestrial vertebrate life. These open a window into a significant period of earth's history from the mid-Pleistocene to present (530,000 years ago to today), a period characterised by great climatic changes.
Criterion (ix): Both sites provide complementary evidence of key stages in the evolution of the fauna of one of the world's most isolated continents. The history of mammal lineages in modern Australia can be traced through these fossil deposits and, as a consequence, there is a better understanding of the conservation status of living mammals and their communities.
At Riversleigh the mammal fossil assemblages indicate changes in habitat from humid lowland rainforest to dry eucalypt forests and woodlands from the Oligocene to the Miocene, and indicate the rainforest origins for the majority of mammal groups that today occupy arid Australia. The vertebrate species present at Naracoorte provide a key clue to understanding their responses to climate change, and include superbly preserved examples of the Australian ice age megafauna (giant, now extinct mammals, birds and reptiles), such as the enigmatic extinct marsupial lion (Thylocoleo carnifex). This site also hosts essentially modern species including marsupials such as the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus), wallabies and possums; placental mammals including mice and bats; and snakes, lizards, frogs and turtles. The Naracoorte assemblages span the probable time of arrival of humans to Australia and thus are of additional value in helping unravel the complex relationships between humans and their environment. They highlight the impacts of both climatic change and humans on Australia's mammals, including its now vanished megafauna.
In Riversleigh, an area of very active mining exploration, not all of the deposit is contained within the property although the representativeness of the site, located within the Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park, is judged adequate. In Naracoorte, the whole of the deposit of the Victoria Fossil Cave is included within the property. While the surficial boundaries of the Naracoorte Caves National Park do not match those of its underground cave deposits, the entrances to the caves are protected, which is the critical factor. Since the World Heritage inscription, the boundaries of the National Park have been expanded and cover most known caves within the park. Additional land has been purchased and added to the park providing greater security. Researchers have expanded the knowledge of Naracoorte's caves in addition to Victoria Fossil Cave, including the timeframe of the fossil records.
A major issue for the integrity of fossil sites is the physical removal of fossils. Because palaeontology is an extractive science, the determination of a site's scientific value involves the removal of specimens from their depositional context to laboratories for study. The extent to which the resource is affected by paleontological excavation in Riversleigh was less than 1% at the time of inscription.
In Naracoorte, although paleontological excavations at the site affect a higher proportion of the total fossil deposits compared to the extensive deposits at Riversleigh, less than 1% of the resource is affected by excavation and many sites remain undisturbed.
In order to retain the integrity of the original site as much as possible, as a matter of policy, collections should not be too widely dispersed. Conditions are applied, supported by legislation, to record the location and regulate the removal of fossil material from both Riversleigh and Naracoorte. The paleontological work is important for the identification, presentation and transmission of the World Heritage values of the property to future generations.
Protection and management requirements
The Riversleigh site is contained within Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park. Owing to the rugged limestone terrain, visitor access and on-site presentation are restricted to one location. In 1992, the nominated area was acquired for National Park purposes and grazing on the property has ceased. The Riversleigh site is protected by the strong provisions of Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992, and it is managed as a discrete component of the larger national park. Management is guided by the Riversleigh Management Strategy (2002), and a management plan for the whole national park is presently being developed. A Riversleigh Community and Scientific Advisory Committee has been established, with representation from the scientific community, Queensland Museum, tourism, Waanyi traditional owners, and local, Queensland and Australian governments. In addition, a Waanyi Advisory Committee provides advice on Indigenous issues.
Naracoorte Caves National Park has a management plan. There are some factors relating to the previous use of the site which have impacted on a minority of its caves, including the partial modification of some parts of caves to facilitate visitor access (a small proportion of Naracoorte National Park's caves are open to the public), and the mining of guano in one cave in the 19th century. However access to the main fossil beds is carefully controlled and they remain in an undisturbed condition. Visitor access is controlled to protect the scientific, conservation and aesthetic values of the caves.
All World Heritage properties in Australia are 'matters of national environmental significance' protected and managed under national legislation, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. This Act is the statutory instrument for implementing Australia's obligations under a number of multilateral environmental agreements including the World Heritage Convention. By law, any action that has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on the World Heritage values of a World Heritage property must be referred to the responsible Minister for consideration. Substantial penalties apply for taking such an action without approval. Once a heritage place is listed, the Act provides for the preparation of management plans which set out the significant heritage aspects of the place and how the values of the site will be managed.
Importantly, this Act also aims to protect matters of national environmental significance, such as World Heritage properties, from impacts even if they originate outside the property or if the values of the property are mobile (as in fauna). It thus forms an additional layer of protection designed to protect values of World Heritage properties from external impacts.
The Australian Fossil Mammal Site was also listed under the EPBC Act as a place inscribed on the National Heritage List in 2007.
Fossil excavation is regulated under relevant State legislation in addition to the EPBC Act and is restricted to very small areas. Other potential impacts on natural condition of both sites such as those associated with visitor access, other research activities and management actions are guided by the relevant management arrangement.
Long Description
Riversleigh and Naracoorte are among the world's 10 greatest fossil sites: Riversleigh comprises the southern section of Lawn Hill National Park in north-west Queensland; and Naracoorte lies in the south-east of South Australia. The two sites are representative of the development of Australia's mammal fauna during the Cenozic era (65 million years ago to the present).
The faunal assemblages of Riversleigh's fossil fields have profoundly altered understanding about Australia's Middle Cenozoic vertebrate diversity. They span a record of mammalian evolution over 20 million years, providing the first records for many distinctive groups of living mammals, such as marsupial moles and feather-tailed possums, as well as many other unique and now extinct Australian mammals such as 'marsupial lions'.
A combination of factors have given rise to a site where an exceptional diversity of superb fossils providing an unparalleled window into Oligo-Miocene (15-25 million years ago) rainforest faunas that evolved in isolation during Australia's separation from Antarctica. These faunas present the pinnacle of marsupial evolution, predating the late Tertiary placental influx from Asia to Australia and the consequent wholesale re-ordering of faunas in the Plio-Pleistocene epoch (7-2.5 million years ago) as the environment changed from rainforest to semi-arid grassland.
A 15 million-year-old complete skull and almost complete dentition of the monotreme from Riversleigh has already provided a great deal of new information about this highly distinctive group of mammals. Before Riversleigh's fossil record began to unfold, there was only one Tertiary species known of the recently extinct marsupial thylacine (Tasmanian tiger), but different thylacines have been identified from Riversleigh's Oligo-Miocene faunas. Other ancestral marsupial forms found at Riversleigh include mole, bandicoot, marsupial 'lion', koala, wombat, kangaroo and possum. Placental mammals are represented by more than 35 bat species, and the Riversleigh fossil bat record is considered one of the richest in the world.
Naracoorte too, opens a window into a significant period of the Earth's history on a continent dominated by marsupials. The last 170,000 years have been characterized by great climatic changes and the Naracoorte fauna provide a key clue to understanding marsupial responses to these. The Naracoorte assemblage also spans the probable time of arrival of humans in Australia and thus is of additional value in helping to unravel the complex relationships between humans and their environment. Naracoorte caves are also a source of specimens of potential values in DNA analysis of extinct species not always available from studies of swamp/lake/dune recovered fossils.
The Pleistocene fossil vertebrate deposits of Victoria Fossil Cave at Naracoorte are considered to be, in terms of both volume and diversity, Australia's largest and best preserved and one of the richest deposits in the world. Tens of thousands of specimens representing 99 vertebrate species have been recovered, ranging in size from very small frogs to buffalo-sized marsupials. These include superbly preserved examples of the Australian Ice-Age megafauna as well as a host of essentially modern species such as the Tasmanian devil and thylacine, wallabies, possums, bettongs, mice, bats, snakes, parrots, turtles, lizards and frogs.
The landscape at Riversleigh, particularly near the rivers, has a large number of visible archaeological traces of Aboriginal occupation and sites of cultural significance.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
Historical Description
Riversleigh was gazetted as part of the Lawn Hill National Park under the Queensland National Park and Wildlife Act 1975 in 1984, and will be declared a national park under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 in due course. Naracoorte was gazetted as Naracoorte Caves in 1917, and is currently protected under the provisions of the South Australia National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.Source: Advisory Body Evaluation
The Official Site for Australian Travel and Tourism Australia
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities)
Naracoorte Caves National Park (South Australia Parks and Wildlife)
Riversleigh (Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service)


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Just in time for the holidays.
The economy's continued modest gains translate into good news for Maryland charities, many of which are starting to see an increase in donations after the rough years of the economic downturn.
"It seems that individual giving is now increasing a bit," said Neil C. Bergsman, director of Maryland Budget & Tax Policy Institute. The institute is an affiliate of Maryland Nonprofits, which advocates for charitable organizations in the state.
Tracking charitable giving can be tricky, because the main source of information is the itemized deductions on people's tax returns, which means the most recent data still is from tax year 2010, Bergsman said.
More current estimates have to rely on anecdotal and national data, but Bergsman said he suspects the final numbers will show an increase in individual contributions.
The bulk of the holiday season — when the majority of donations are made — still is to come, but 2012 has been a good year so far, said Angelo Boer, director of development and communications for Catholic Charities of Baltimore.
Although smaller donations — up to $100, for example — have fallen since 2008, large donations have increased of late, Boer said. "Those who have, give more. Which makes you feel good," he said.
The group, which oversees a number of charitable efforts including soup kitchens, shelters and group homes, is on track to meet its $13 million fundraising goal for this fiscal year, Boer said.
Catholic Charities of Baltimore raised about $12 million in fiscal 2012 and $11 million in fiscal 2011, he said.
But demand at soup kitchens, which Boer said is a good barometer of the need for charitable services in the region, has risen. The number of meals served at Our Daily Bread in Baltimore already is up to 270,000 this year, a year-over-year increase of 30,000, he said.
In 2010, the most recent year for which data were available, the average charitable contribution from Marylanders was $3,534, the 21st-largest among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., according to tax data compiled by the National Center for Charitable Statistics.
By comparison, Wyoming had the highest average contribution, with $7,328, while neighboring Pennsylvania had an average of $3,209 and Virginia had an average of $3,548.
In 2009, Maryland's average contribution was $3,383, ranking it 23rd, according to the center, which cautions that such data give only a partial picture of charitable giving because it only includes itemized tax deductions.
In 2006 and 2007, prior to the economic downturn, the state's average donations were $3,813 and $3,713, respectively, according to the center.
For a more up-to-date picture of charitable giving nationwide, Bergsman points to the Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving, which collects monthly data from nearly 3,000 nonprofit organizations.
Although giving increased over the previous year in the first seven months of 2012, it declined in the following two months, with donations in September 2012 coming in 3.1 percent lower than they did in 2011, according to the index.
But not everyone is struggling. Like Catholic Charities, Baltimore's network of Jewish charities saw some people stop making donations while others picked up the slack.
"When there's a crisis, people respond. We saw that when the economy tanked," said Leslie Pomerantz, senior vice president of development for The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore.
The group, known has The Associated, has met its annual fundraising goal of about $30 million throughout the recession, and is on pace to meet its $30.5 million goal this year, Pomerantz said.
But The Associated, which Pomerantz said receives a large portion of its funding from foundations, may be an exception among the state's charities.
Corporations and foundations often rely on investment income to fund their donations, and as the market drops, so do their returns, Bergsman said. But as the markets have slowly recovered, so have these donations, he said.
Maryland state employees also have managed to maintain their contributions during the past year, according to Deputy Secretary of State Peter C. Fosselman.
The Maryland Charity Campaign, which allows state employees to make contributions to more than 700 organizations via payroll deductions, is on pace to meet its 2012 goal of $3.6 million, Fosselman said.
Last year, the campaign raised about $3.5 million from nearly 18,000 state employees, only about $200,000 less than its goal, Fosselman said.
"People show compassion year after year," he said. "It really puts money to work in Maryland.