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Malaysia, comprising the regions of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak, supports some of the most extensive tropical peatlands in the world. Malaysia's peatlands mainly consist of peat swamp forest, a critically endangered category of forested wetland characterised by deep layers of peat soil and waters so acidic that many of the plants and animals found in them do not occur in the other tropical forests of Asia. The peatlands of Malaysia play a critical role in preserving water supply, regulating and reducing flood damage, providing fish, timber, and other resources for local communities, and regulating the release of greenhouse gases by storing large amounts of carbon within peat. They also support a host of globally threatened and restricted-ranged plants and animals.
Despite these values, the peatlands of Malaysia are the most highly threatened of all its forests and wetlands. Vast areas of peat swamp forest have been cleared, burnt, and drained for economic development and few of Malaysia's peatlands remain intact. Remaining peatlands continue to be cleared, particularly for oil palm plantations, to meet domestic and international demand for palm oil and other agricultural products. While this demand is increasing, international consumers are also implementing more stringent requirements for forest-certified and 'green' products. This is creating new demands on Malaysia to meet its national and international commitments toward climate change protocols and biodiversity conservation while still achieving its economic targets. Yet the development of management strategies is hindered because little data is available on the extent and status of Malaysia's peatlands, and no national strategy for peatland management exists.
This report presents the first national assessment of peatlands in Malaysia. It identifies remaining peatlands of high conservation value, and presents preliminary recommendations toward the development of a national strategy for Malaysia's peatlands. The report comes at a critical time for the management of Malaysia's forests and wetlands, and is a first step toward developing a national strategy for Malaysia's peatlands. The report's findings were presented at the first international 'Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil Conference', held in Malaysia in November 2009. Importantly, the report is preliminary in nature: data is limited or unavailable for many areas, and available data ranges from two to nine years old. In this respect the report highlights the need for new data and provides a framework for more detailed studies in the future.


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Does anybody have pictures of the chic and natural theme that aren't just from the booklet?
Martha Stewart theme pics...???
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LOVE the cake on this seaside serenade!!
Posted 27 June 2011 - 04:53 PM
I can't get over how beautiful that bouquet was Brandy ! ... Exquisite!
Posted 29 June 2011 - 06:31 PM
I'm planning on getting married at Sandals Montego Bay in May 2012. Does anyone know whether Sandals charges additional fees for a private reception dinner even with the selection of a themed wedding (upgrade from the complimentary beautiful beginnings theme)? I'm dreaming of having the reception on the beach with a string of lights/lanterns for illumination. Any idea what this would run me? My FI and I are covering the costs of having our parents join us for one week so we need to be careful about how everything adds up. Thanks ladies.
Posted 30 June 2011 - 10:04 AM
Yes, the private reception is an additonal cost on top of one of the martha stewart themes, and Im not sure if all resorts are the same, but beaches T&C would not allow a reception on the beach for safety reasons.
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What reception Option did you choose? I am getting married at Beaches Sandy Bay next year and I wanted to know how the private receptions work? Also did you have the option to have your reception on the KATT Cruise? If so how was it? I am trying to get as much infor as possible. Thanks :-)
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We went with the 2 hour private reception, which was $50 a person, we did not take it on a KATT Cruise but if you could that would be a great idea, you should look into it, I wasnt given the option, we were given options just on property.
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Thanks Brandy.:-) Was the 50.00 per person worth it? How many guest did you bring?
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During the course you will explore the fashion consumer, trends, design and how the fashion industry communicates with its audience to inform, inspire, and engage to create a competitive edge. There will be practical industry linked briefs to understand digital fashion, and how technology and fashion brands interact. With the use of business data primary and secondary you will develop an understanding of fashion design and product development strategic decisions as well as explore gaps and opportunities for fashion start'up. You will have the opportunity to undertake fashion and textiles trade show visits to Premier Vision and/or Pret a Porter in Paris. There will be collaboration with Film Media and Photography students to develop fashion styling, advertising and blogging images and to gain insight into the areas of digital campaigns with further understanding of how this works through integrated, mobile and social media. Preparation for a professional future within a chosen industry is an important aim for BA (Hons) Fashion Management and Marketing. During the second year you will chose to work for a company or freelance developing your enterprise skills. You will also gain a number of important skills in communication, in fashion and marketing communications and global awareness of the industry.
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text: Fred, there are regions of variable %GC vs AT content in genomes of mammals, called isochores. There are a dozen or so predominant isochores in the human genome, each of which are hundreds of millions of nucleotides in length. Each isochore stays consistent throughout it's length with a GC vs. AT ratio within ten or twenty percent of fifty. I'm pretty sure that Dr. Dan Krane of my school is or has been involved in the research, in case you are interested in the literature. Deacon Sweeney Wright State University fred wrote: > > Hello, > I tried to find global information about CG % or CG frequency. > Particulary, I'm looking for CG frequency values of mammals, insects, > arthropod, birds genome.... > so can anyone help me please > > Thank you


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Quickly after journalism conference, editors from major publications were invited to the GM Proving Grounds for a hands-on driving experience, hot laps with expert motorists and instruction on all aspects of the Camaro. Dealers saw the Camaro for the first time in August, at the Chevrolet Sales Convention in Detroit. LIFE Publication teaser advertisements appeared in early September. On September 25, the very first Camaro ads appeared in national papers. On September 28, 1966, Chevrolet introduced an unmatched ad blitz consisting of papers, publications, radio, tv, outside and tv marketing.
While engineers and designers feverishly worked overtime on the advancement of a four-passenger sports car they code-named the F-car, the Chevy public relations, marketing and advertising team prepared the world for the introduction of an automobile they called the Panther.
All through the summer of 1965 virtually every aspect of the car's design and development, from initial design sketches to clay designs, was photographed and thoroughly recorded. Chevy used the possessions to create a 30 -minute film The Camaro for sale in Waynesburg PA , which was later on shown on TELEVISION and in movie theaters. They also presented women's clothes called the Camaro Collection and even a Camaro roadway race video game.
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In November, Chevy sales executives and innovative individuals previewed prototype models at the GM Tech Center. Campbell-Ewald, Chevy's age-old advertising agency, right away began work on catalogs, direct-mail advertising and sales promotion products, along with print, outdoor and TV/radio marketing. In April 1966, at the New York Auto Program Press Conference, Chevrolet sales executives admitted no name had been picked for the new car, however did announce that pricing of 1967 Chevy Camaro for sale in Waynesburg PA model will be in the Corvair-Chevy II variety.
Throughout early 1966 Chevy struggled over a name for its Mustang-killer. GM's upper management was nervous about the aggressive undertones of the Panther name. A similar bout of cold feet would later on trigger the Pontiac variation, code named the Banshee, to be relabelled Firebird. Over its brief lifetime, the F-car had been called by many names including Wildcat, Chaparral, Commander and Nova. It's also reported that Chevy considered using the letters "GM" in the name, and created G-Mini, which developed into GeMini and finally Gemini. However, GM's upper management banned the idea, fearing the vehicle might be a failure.
Automotive legend has it that someone at Chevrolet finally proposed the name Camaro and upper management rapidly agreed. Although the name has no genuine significance, GM researchers reportedly found the word in a French dictionary as a slang term for "pal" or "companion." It's reported that Ford Motor Business researchers also discovered other meanings, consisting of "a shrimp-like creature" and an arcane term for "loose bowels."
Due to the fact that a number or pre-launch materials had currently been released utilizing the Panther name, Chevy's a lot of pressing obstacle was to now relabel their brand-new Mustang killer, the Camaro. Camaros are found in Waynesburg PA by looking for classic car dealers.


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The Minister of Finance Nathon Siluanov explained to radio station "Kommersant FM" what will happen to the old pension savings of Russians, after the 2018-19 years will earn a new voluntary system of pension savings, which the Minister said earlier on Friday.
Read the material: Siluanov announced the development of a new voluntary system of pension savings
According to the Minister, what has been accumulated up to this "natural will". This applies both to those Russians who managed to transfer pension accumulation in private pension funds, and "undecideds" who left these funds in the state management company pension Fund.
Siluanov said that these funds will be included in the new funded system, which would create a mechanism in which to build pension wealth for several years.
The Minister declared several advantages of the new system – now accumulation can be inherited, the money sent to savings will be deducted from the tax base, etc.
The possibility for the existence of the current system of pension savings the Ministry of Finance does not see, the Minister said.
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1. Pray, pray, when things go wrong,
And gloomy fears around you throng;
The loving God your voice will hear,
Look up to Him, He's always near.
Pray, pray though your eyes grow dim,
Go with your troubles straight to Him;
Pray, pray, for God understands;
Have faith, leaving all in His dear hands.
2. Pray, pray, be calm and still,
Whatever comes must be His will;
His promises like buds unfold,
Naught that is good will He withhold. [Refrain]
3. Pray, pray till faith grows strong,
And in your heart rings Heaven's song;
Till self shall die in pure desire,
And every thought to Him aspire. [Refrain]
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NHL wagering interest swings to the Phoenix vs Nashville battle on Thursday at Jobing.com Arena as the Coyotes try to defend home turf and reward moneyline bettors.
Phoenix battles the Predators, currently with a 6-5-1 mark. The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals bettors, are 8-4-1 for the Coyotes and 3-6-3 for the Predators.
View Nashville Predators vs Phoenix Coyotes Odds and Stats.
Sportsbooks such as Bovada had the Coyotes as -157 Favorite earlier today. The over under opened at 5 at 5Dimes for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.
The Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings have the Coyotes at No. 19 and the Predators at No. 27 heading into this contest.
The Coyotes were a 3-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Kings. That made winners of bettors who got Phoenix at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
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The game also pits Phoenix's No. 6-ranked offense, averaging 3.31 goals per game, against a Predators defense that ranks No. 13 at 2.67 goals allowed. The Coyotes power play is averaging 20% while the Predators defense kills off 81.82% of their penalties.
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London, Great Britain, August 12, 2012 – Italy's bronze medal at the London Olympic Games was their first in a major tournament since silver at Athens 2004 and the aim is to now use it build a new period of dominance in men's volleyball.
A failure to finish on the podium at either Beijing 2008 or at home in Italy at the 2010 FIVB World Championships meant that a new regime was brought in under coach Mauro Berruto. He introduced a number of young players to the squad and many of them played major roles in the 3-1 win over Bulgaria in the bronze medal match at Earl's Court.
"We created a new team," wing spiker Ivan Zaytsev said. "After the 2010 World Championship in Rome there were a lot of new elements; the coach, the majority of the squad. Since then it has been two years of hard work and this bronze medal is our reward.
"Of course a medal at the Olympic Games is great and to stand on the podium is fantastic. For most of us it is our first Olympic medal."
The hope is that the new faces will help Italy return to the days of "il superteam" that won three World Championships, six European Championships, two Olympic silvers and one bronze between 1989 and 2004.
The one medal that eluded them was an Olympic gold and while no-one is proclaiming the current Azzurri team as potential gold medallists in Rio de Janeiro in four years time, the bronze in London and the silver they won at the 2011 European Championships shows the potential of the team.
"It is a good starting point for a young national team aiming for the top of the volleyball world," Zaytsev added. "We have developed well and can be satisfied with this Olympic Games."
Against Bulgaria Italy started with a bang and were quickly into their stride to wrap up the first set. They then lost focus in the second to allow Bulgaria to draw level. The third set was far closer, but Italy edged it. In the fourth they were in control from start to finish.
The bronze means Zaytsev is now the second member of his family to have won an Olympic medal. His father Vjaceslav was a setter in the USSR team that won gold in 1980 and silver in 1976 and 1988.
"We started with a great desire and determination to play well," Zaytsev said. "We were a distracted in the second set and we wanted to rush to the end of our Olympics and tried to force the match.
"There wasn't the fear of losing there was the fear of not playing our best. We lost the second set and we knew if we didn't play our best we would lose."
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Olympic Volleyball review - Stunning finals highlight terrific tournament
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Beach volleyball voted one of the highlights of London 2012
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Brink and Reckermann handling celebrity well
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Walsh reflects on May-Treanor retirement, while her career moves ahead
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May-Treanor's retirement brings an end to the sport's greatest pairing
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Olympic beach volleyball sand distributed
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Russia come from behind to win Olympic title after 32 years, Brazil and Italy get silver and bronze
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After comfortably seated in his reserved seat in a Saudi Arabia-bound airplane, Governor Yahaya Bello, has been embarrassed after finding out that his visa has expired.
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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State was reportedly stranded on Thursday after he was stopped from traveling to Saudi Arabia for a lesser hajj at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport as his travel visa had expired.
SaharaReporters disclosed that the governor who had boarded the Saudi Arabia bound aircraft and sat on his reserved seat while his aides were busy processing his travel documents, later discovered that his visa has expired.
It was learnt that after the shocking discovery of the expired visa on his passport, the visibly disappointed governor had no alternative but to disembark from the aircraft, and proceeded to the Kano State Government House, where he spent the night.
In a new statement released today, the governor stated his own side of the viral story, alleging that the report was a handiwork of his enemies. Read below;
"Since I read the piece purportedly written by one Mr. Amuda Dan Suleiman to the effect that Governor Yahaya Bello was barred from travelling abroad, I have restrained myself from responding to the calumnious, spurious and malicious publication by sponsored renegades of the opposition.
"My restraint was informed by so many factors. One, the architects came up with so many versions of the story. To some dreamers, Buhari stopped the Governor. To some mischief-brewers, security agencies barred the Governor from traveling. And to the last set of abridged thinkers, Sen. Dino Melaye physically went to the airport to stop the Governor.
"Let us however give the sponsors the glory of weaving up a nexus of agreement on the reason why the Governor was "stopped " from traveling. They claimed the alleged stoppers told the Governor to go back and pay salaries before embarking on any international trip.
"To set the record straight, nobody stopped the Governor from travelling abroad. Nobody would have anyway, because he reserves such right to travel even as salary payments have been ongoing. Only a few MDAs, who haven't complied with the wage bill integrity are yet to be paid and they are few.
"The sponsors of the write-up have a clear mission: To smear the personality of the Governor and distract him from his laudable projects and programs in the State, which is making him more and more popular among the people. The goal of the sponsors was clearly defeated.
"The elbow of attack by the detractors has been sprung on their desperation to discredit the Governor and set the people against him. The Kogi State Staff Verification Exercise has emerged as the most scientific and meticulous. It was an all-out approach aimed at weeding out the canker worms, who had made it impossible for Kogi State to progress. As a Governor who is determined to succeed, it is logic-wise to confront the cog in the wheels of progress."
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
There were the big events for the year, including the United States as Partner Country at Hannover Messe in April and the 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago in September. There's also the matter of the U.S. presidential elections in November, which promise to shape policy in manufacturing for years to come.
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There will be limited library service Mon-Fri, June 6-10, for technical upgrades.
Services open June 6-10:
- Bookmobile neighborhood stops
- Bookmobile at library Mon-Fri, 9am-2:30pm
- Lobby for holds pick up and materials return
- Online at www.wnpl.info
- Programs as scheduled
- Stories in the Park June 10, 10am, Warren B
Services unavailable June 6-10:
- Public internet computers
- Meeting and study rooms
- Computer lab
- Quiet Reading Room
- Desk services
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Remember that your library card, in good standing, is accepted at public libraries throughout the state.
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The capital city of India Delhi continues to bear the ignominy of one of the most disastrous polluted cities of India and years ago even the Queen of England Elizabeth had given this national capital territory the tag of the worst polluted city when had cutshort her visit after personally experiencing the suffocation while breathing.
While there is not an inkling of doubt that Delhi is a most polluted city despite being the capital of the largest democracy of the world with the president, prime minister, entire union cabinet, the judges of Supreme and high courts and 1crore 35 lakh people living here, the fact can' t be denied either that in the neighbouring state of Punjab and Haryana where agricultural activity is the highest in India may be a step or two low, am not sure but stubble burning in these states is the highest to the tune of 1crore 85 lakh quintals of stubble burning every season, componded with the excessive crop burning in Pakistan causing myriad poisionous gases that after getting entangled in the environment and skies gets diverted towards Delhi making the lives of Delhites literally a hell.
This fact have even been proved by the sattelite images posted in twitter and facebook unambiguously showing excessive clouds over the skies of Punjab n Haryana as compared to Delhi slowly and steadily flowing towards Delhi throgh the air and wind pressure. There is no doubt that Delhi being the city with a massive population of 1.35 crores witnessing tremendous migration on day to day basis is already polluted having more than 80 lakh or even more vehicles compounded with passing of thousands of diesal trucks within its boundaries releasing myriad quantity of polluted gases and fumes.
But the staggering amount of stubble burning in Pakistani areas bordered with Punjab, in Punjab and Haryana to the tune of shocking 1crore 85 lakh quintals as given me to understand from one of the reporters' of India TV makes thing absolutely clear that this permanent phenomena of crop burning in such an infinite quantity, if not stopped can create havoc woth the lives of millions of people in and around Delhi. Just imagine the pollution index of Delhi after so many days of Deepawali nearing 500 points, today being 448 on the index is of the most severest catagory, thus posing direct threat to the lives of Delhi and the NCR citizens.
Meanwhile, the cases and number of patients of cardiac ailments, respiratory problems, asthmatic attacks and chronic obstructive pulmorary desease have increased by over 20% in Delhi AIIMS n other government and private hospitals like Fortis and Superspeciality MAX hospital with doctors finding it difficult to cope with the situation. Actually politics over the vote bank of the peasents is one of the prime reason behind non penalisation of defaulters in cases pertaining to stubble burning in the neighbouring state of Haryana and Punjab.
All the chief ministers of several states alongwith the union government should sit together and arrive at a unanimous solution to deal with this vexed problem of Pollution irrespective of party and ideological affiliations. Health of the people should be kept at the forefront of any agenda of these affected states and no time should be wasted to devise ways and means to deal with this crisis before it's too late. What do you say friends?
ABOVE IS THE PICTURE OF NASA CLEARLY SHOWING EXCESSIVE DARK SMOG OVER PUNJAB/ the denigrating impact of stubble burning


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My wife Sara and I recently made our first trip to Ireland. We stayed with Sara's niece and her family in Dublin, and took a three-day bus tour around southern Ireland. The bus trip was a great introduction to the geography and history of Ireland, and we are eager to make a return visit. On the face of it, Ireland is very different from the Kenai, yet there are some interesting parallels, especially as regards the future, as well as the past.
Like the Kenai, the Irish landscape is geologically young, with the glaciers pulling out about 13,000 years ago. A key difference is that Ireland has been farmed for 6,000 years. The human hand has touched this landscape virtually everywhere; only the mountaintops have what we would call natural or undisturbed vegetation. We visited the ruins of castles that dated as far back as the fifth century, and there are hundreds of burial mounds and stone tombs that date back more than 5,000 years. Ordinary people live in houses that are several hundred years old, with generations of remodeling. This kind of timescale makes Alaskans feel like we were born yesterday
I had expected the Irish countryside to be green, treeless, and rather barren. To be sure, there are such places especially along the west coast, but most of the countryside that we saw consisted of small farms on rolling hills with lots of stones fences. We saw extensive pine plantations, as well as Sitka spruce, which has been widely planted in the British Isles and northern Europe for decades. Record Sitka spruce in Ireland grow to more than 50 meters tall and 2 meters in diameter.
Ireland was once heavily forested, during the worldwide Hypsithermal warm period following the last major glaciation. In Alaska the Hypsithermal climaxed about 9,000 years ago. The Kenai was much dryer at this time, with summers 2 to 4 degrees Farenheit warmer, and lake levels were lower in closed-basin lakes. The "climatic optimum" of the Hypsithermal moved eastward across North America and arrived in Ireland about 7,000 years ago. The slow rise and fall of the Hypsithermal temperatures brought thick deciduous forests to Ireland, which dominated the landscape for about 4,000 years.
By 5900 years ago, however, natural disease and farming began to scale this forest back, according to the pollen record in lake sediment cores.
At 5,100 years ago the pollen record shows that elms declined dramatically, probably due to something like the Dutch elm disease which wiped out elms in the eastern U.S. in the 1970s. The Dutch elm disease is a fungus spread by bark beetles, and Irish researchers have found beetle scars on preserved tree trunks dating to 5,100 years. Some Irish archeologists argue that the elms may well have been cut down by the early farmers for forage (elm leaves are nutritious for livestock), and as part of the general land clearing going on at that time. The presence of bark beetle scars on the wood, however, seems to make a persuasive case for the disease explanation.
Human beings first arrived in Ireland about 9,000 years ago, and on the Kenai about 8,000 years ago. The early Irish persisted as hunter-gathers for about 3,000 years, but they didn't live on a very bountiful landscape, and began importing livestock and farming technology from Britain and western Europe about 6,000 years ago. On the Kenai we have been blessed with rich salmon resources since the end of the glacial period, and the native people never had to resort to agriculture.
Generally speaking, when humans turn to agriculture, they begin to have a very heavy impact on the land and tend to create unsustainable ecosystems. In North America our current manifestation of this is a heavily petroleum-dependent field cropping which destroys topsoil much faster than it can be created. In Ireland the early farmers didn't have prairies, so they cleared the forests for farmland. As wood became in short supply, they turned to harvesting peat for fuel.
I have recently been studying peatlands and peat formation on the Kenai, and I was rather shocked to see that peat is harvested commercially in Ireland as a fuel. Peat bogs are ditched and drained, and the peat is harvested with large combine-like machines. The peat (called "turf") is then ground up and compressed into fuel logs that you can buy at convenience stores like charcoal briquettes.
Huge quantities of peat are used for electric power plants in Ireland, although it is considered a very inefficient fuel. The largest bogs have pretty well been stripped, but rural people still dig peat with a shovel, and you see it stacked in farm sheds just the way we stack firewood for the winter. I was told that people like the smell of peat burning in the stove and have the same kind of nostalgic fondness that we have for wood smoke.
Like the Kenai, Ireland didn't always have a lot of peat. Peat formation appears to have gotten underway with the Hypsithermal warm period at least 7,000 years ago, although conditions were still too dry for the peat mosses (i.e., Sphagnum moss) to really flourish. This early peat was highly "humified" or broken down into a fine-textured organic material where you can't distinguish the individual plant parts, like stems and leaves.
In time the peat deposits grew thicker and higher, which allowed the surface of the bogs to dry out and facilitated the invasion of trees. This produced extensive forested peatlands, similar to the black spruce woodlands that are now forming on many muskegs on the Kenai. The forest phase was relatively short-lived, however, because Sphagnum moss thrives under the shade of trees and soon began to engulf the trees, producing what are called "raised" bogs.
In a raised bog the nutrients are all coming from rainfall; the bog surface is too far above the water table to draw up mineral-rich groundwater from below. The nutrients however dilute have to be washed out of the air. Few plants can grow in such a nutrient- starved environment, but Sphagnum moss excels at survival in this "no man's land" of vegetation. The Sphagnum grows higher and higher, until the bog acquires a dome shape, several meters higher than the ground surface surrounding the bog.
On our bus tour we stopped at a commercial peat mine, just to see how it is done. Many acres of exposed brown peat were visible, and I assume that at least a meter of peat had already been removed. (Peat deposits in Ireland can be as much as 12-13 meters thick.) A 2-meter deep trench had been cut to drain the remaining peat.
As I looked at the cut face of the trench, I could see that the lower meter of peat was dense, dark and very compact. On top of this layer I could see a stump and some logs, a remnant of the old forested peatland. Above the wood layer, the top meter was a lighter, looser peat. With my hand lens I could see the individual moss leaves in the top layer, which were grown during the later raised bog phase of the peatland.
When I first saw a museum exhibit on raised bogs, I assumed that the raised bog phase was due to a climate change, i.e., a climate cooling or more rainfall, after the forest phase. The experts however are divided on this issue: some say that raised bogs are simply following a natural succession process, that as the bog grows higher, it gets less water from below, which allows forest invasion, which in turn fosters the rapid growth of Sphagnum moss. Further evidence against the climate-change hypothesis is that in different bogs, radiocarbon dates of raised bog initiation vary by several thousand years. If climate change was the cause, the bogs should have all shifted into the raised bog phase at the same time.
The story is made more complex, however, by the fact that the climate in Ireland did indeed cool down starting about 4,500 years ago, which no doubt accelerated raised bog growth along its successional path.
This climate cooling appears to have initiated another mode of bog formation called a "blanket bog," a phenomenon that would have done Alfred Hitchcock proud. Blanket bogs are relatively fast growing areas of Sphagnum peat moss, which can grow up hill (on as much as a 20-degree slope) and invade forests. Raised bogs began to creep out of their lowland homes, and new blanket bogs been began to develop in upland areas at higher elevations.
These blanket bogs swallowed up forests and farmland, covering stone fences and dwellings and roads. The farmers fought back by putting down corduroy roads of logs on top of the bogs, but thousands of these roads were swallowed up by the unstoppable green wave of moss. The blanket bog invasion has continued into the present day, with 16 percent of Ireland now covered by peatlands. As peat mining has progressed, the buried roads, stone fences, tombs and houses have progressively been uncovered, much to everyone's amazement.
We don't have true raised or blanket bogs on the Kenai, even though we have some thick peat deposits, at least as much as 7 meters thick. Most of the peatlands that we call bogs or muskegs on the Kenai would actually be classified as "fens" rather than bogs, because they are fed by mineral-rich ground water and support a variety of sedges and woody shrubs, as well as Sphagnum peat moss.
The absence of raised bogs and blanket bogs on the Kenai is probably due to our low annual precipitation, being as we are in the rainshadow of the Kenai Mountains. Our 19-25 inches of annual precipitation (at Kenai and Homer, respectively) are well below the 50 inches of western Ireland, where most of the bogs (and rain) are concentrated.
During our visit to Ireland a disastrous "bog burst" occurred which took out a number of homes down slope from a bog. Since blanket bogs can form on a slope, they are akin to a huge plastic bag full of water lying on the slope. Developers sometimes make the mistake of trying mine peat or punch a road along the edge of a bog, which releases a wave of fine-grained peat slurry, much like a mudflow on the Homer bench.
One particularly heartening aspect of our visit to Ireland was seeing that the Irish economy has picked up and become quite vigorous over the last decade. In the past Ireland was very much the underdog of the British Isles. I recall that when I was a post-graduate student in London in 1970, every social problem was blamed on the Irish immigrants who flooded into London because there was no work in Ireland. Every petty burglary in our neighborhood was attributed, often correctly, to unemployed Irish youth.
Today the Irish economy (known as the "Celtic tiger") is booming, and the real estate market in Dublin makes San Francisco look cheap. In rural western Ireland we saw many new homes (probably second homes) under construction, especially near the coast. As the population grows and people have extra money in their pockets, the beautiful Irish farmland could be swallowed up in subdivisions.
This struck a familiar chord for the 25 years that I have been watching (and participating) in subdivision sprawl on the Kenai. It would be nice to think that the Irish with 6,000 years of land development experience might look ahead and consciously plan how they want their land to be used in the next round of development.
Details for this article were drawn largely from an excellent book on the ecological and cultural history of Ireland, "Reading the Irish Landscape" by Frank Mitchell and Michael Ryan, Towne House, 1997.
Ed Berg has been the ecologist at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge since 1993.
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S.3773 - Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2010111th Congress (2009-2010)
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Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2010 - Repeals the general terminating date (i.e., December 31, 2010) applicable to tax relief provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA), thus making such provisions permanent.
Repeals the provision of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 terminating the reductions in tax rates for capital gains and dividends, thus making such reductions permanent.
Repeals provisions of EGTRRA repealing the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes after 2009, thus restoring such taxes, subject to the amendments made by this Act. Restores the step-up in basis tax treatment of inherited estate assets.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for annual increases in the alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amount during the period of 2010 through 2020; (2) expand offsets against the AMT for certain nonrefundable tax credits; (3) retain marriage penalty relief provisions and the increased child tax credit; (4) revise the estate tax by imposing a permanent maximum estate tax rate of 35% and allowing a permanent estate tax exclusion amount of $5 million (adjusted annually for inflation) after 2009; and (5) allow a surviving spouse to increase the estate tax exclusion amount by the unused exclusion amount of his or her deceased spouse.
Allows the executor of any estate of a decedent dying in 2010 to elect to apply existing provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 without regard to specified provisions of this Act.


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While we need to maintain the spiritual disciplines that ensure a victorious life in Christ. There are ways in which others can help us in our freedom from addiction. Nearly every person that is close to someone who has had a battle with addiction is able to easily recognize changes in attitude and behaviors that would indicate a return to the old ways of thinking. Often these individuals and those of our accountability group (Overcomers or Alcoholics Victorious) may have made attempts to warn the individual exhibiting these "old-life" patterns out of a genuine love and concern for the individual. Unfortunately, at this point, the individual may not be willing to listen to the concerns of those around him. He may view these concerns as "nagging" or a "violation of privacy." There are many danger signs.
The good news is that, some individuals may be willing to go over a checklist of symptoms leading to relapse with a spouse or an accountability partner on a periodic basis. If some symptoms are recognized and dealt with biblically, the individual will usually try to change his thinking and get "back on track." A weekly inventory of symptoms might prevent some relapses. This added discipline is one that many in recovery are willing to try. The following list is a compilation of common symptoms that lead an individual into the Danger Zone of a potential relapse. These areas of "Stinkin' Thinkin'" are applicable to all that have dealt with and have found freedom from addiction.
Checklist of Symptoms Leading to Relapse


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Like much of our culture's pop psychology quick fixes, Dr. Phil's counsel often leaves his guests – and others like them – feeling confused and inadequate.
In his new book Talking Back to Dr. Phil ($17.95), counselor, educator and attorney David Bedrick introduces a fresh approach to addressing our disturbing feelings and behaviors, and encourages a loved-based psychology rooted in the belief that there is profound meaning in our struggles, which can be healed when compassionately reframed.
Using examples from the television show Dr. Phil, the author illustrates mainstream psychology's tendency to shame people into thinking something is wrong with them and debunks many standard protocols and "fixes." Readers will easily identify with the guests as story after story presents how our difficulties can be the seeds of our own unique beauty, power, and intelligence.
David Bedrick JD, Dipl. PW, spent eight years on the faculty of the University of Phoenix and taught courses for the US Navy, 3M, the American Society of Training and Development, the Process Work Institute, and psychological associations. An expert in counseling individuals and couples, Bedrick focused on domestic relations and family law, as well as women's empowerment, children's rights and more.
Utilizing in-depth research and analysis, this volume debunks the quick fixes and simplistic explanations of Dr. Phil McGraw. While he's watched and revered by millions, no critique exists for his daytime advice and like much of pop psychology, his counsel is often ineffective, leaving people feeling like failures and that something is wrong with them.


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Rail Wars! Episode 1-8
by Jacob Chapman,
The only thing more frustrating than watching someone try to sell you something is watching them try and fail at it. This is the viewing experience you can expect from Rail Wars!: a journey through poor salesmanship and improbable boobs.
The show takes place in an alternate version of Japan where everything is pretty much the same, except that the Japanese National Railway system was never privatized. This ranks it quite high on the list of "least exciting parallel universes," second only to the one where everyone buys potato chips individually and all M&Ms are orange because it's Reese's Pieces that come in rainbow colors instead. All this really means is that the government has a private academy for future JNR employees, who are held in great esteem as servants of the people. Graduates become trainees who can hope to work for JNR someday. (They're really building this up here, aren't they?) The lucky youths in security, where most of the show's action takes place, get to carry guns, defuse bombs, and generally act like real cops instead of just employees for a monolithic institution that spend their days filling out paperwork and occasionally responding to complaints of on-train-butt-touching.
There are only three characters in the story important enough to be defined by the slimmest of personality traits: milquetoast lead Takayama, tsundere main girl Aoi, and yamato nadeshiko Haruka. The fourth member in their trainee squad, the muscular Iwaizumi, is neither a self-insert boy nor a girl with huge breasts, so he's forced offscreen immediately and only given anything relevant to do starting in episode 8. It doesn't matter anyway, because every episode plays out the same beats, reshuffled and advanced through time, but all progressing the same way in each twenty-minute chunk. Takayama contemplates the path his career is taking, he discusses some piece of train-otaku-ephemera with his squad, the squad is assigned to a mission, the mission becomes urgent or life-threatening in some way, and the squad makes it through with the obscure train knowledge they discussed in the early minutes of the episode. Along the way, every girl that so much as slips past the camera thrusts her assets into the audience's face, often in bizarre new ways as the minutes of fanservice pile on and the show is forced to seek out new angles for voyeurism. If anything, Rail Wars! could almost be praised for the sheer number of ways it finds to showcase its bookoos of boobs and bottoms. Still, much like the show's fanatical infatuation with the history of Japanese trains, its forays into fanservice innovation are more embarrassing than laudable.
Ostensibly based on a series of light novels, Rail Wars! is more like a series of recruitment videos for the JNR where every other second is punctuated by bust-lust. Let's face it: at no point is JR line security, much less a pack of trainees, going to be asked to defuse a bomb (and track down the bomber for days afterward!), act as bodyguard detail for a pop star (almost getting stabbed on stage during the concert!), or dramatically transport an organ to a hospital via rusty pedal-powered proto-train (in the rain so we can see through all the wimmens' clothing!) Day-in-the-life series that follow a specific occupation through all the little details the outside world never thinks about can be fascinating, and Rail Wars! had an opportunity to fill that niche for the train-curious, but that's not the path it chose.
This anime isn't day-in-the-life, it's pure fantasy and not even exciting fantasy. This is fantasy specifically for some hypothetical, boring young man who dreams of becoming a nationally revered officer of justice and train engineer all at once, surrounded on all sides by beautiful women who can't seem to keep their clothes on. It's a show fueled by uninteresting trivia, buffeted by desperate attempts at sex appeal and action-movie excitement on a shoe-string budget. (Episode 5 in particular is so off-model, all the characters look like they're coming apart at the subatomic level.) The worst part of it, sadly, is that Rail Wars! is a lot more fun to write about than it is to watch. The ludicrosity of the whole experience only sinks in on reflection. The experience of sitting through it is mostly dull, broken up by blessed moments of "Whaaaaaat?!"
Perhaps the only good thing about Rail Wars! is its ridiculous episode plots that ramp the stakes and danger high in directions they were never meant to go. Every episode plays against all logic and to the fullest employ of the most cliché soap opera plotlines. At this point, the most we can hope for is new forays into life-threatening melodrama to mirror the show's constant fresh forays into oddly framed T&A. Here's to more episodes of this summer's most uniquely awkward show!
Rating: D-
Rail Wars! is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
Hope has been an anime fan since childhood, and likes to chat about cartoons, pop culture, and visual novel dev on Twitter.
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For the captains of industry ? men like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, and Henry Ford ? the Gilded Age is a time of big money. Technology boomed with the invention of trains, telephones, electric lights, harvesters, vacuum cleaners, and more. But for millions of immigrant workers, it is a time of big struggles, with adults and children alike working 12 to 14 hours a day under extreme, dangerous conditions.
"Excellent American History for Tweens and Teens"
Through the eyes and words of survivors and victims alike, as well as the careful research for which Newberry Honor Award winner Jim Murphy is known, listeners will experience one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history and understand why and how life in the United States was forever changed.
"Timeless Tale"
The strength of the content lies not only in the storybook delivery of it, but also in the way it presents history through the faithful prism of the Church. Have you always wanted your children to learn about world history from a Catholic perspective? Here, you'll have the trusted resource you've always wanted. Whether looking for entertainment on a long road trip, enhancing the experience with the text, or catering to the needs of a child with a reading disability, this audio dramatization will open up a new world of adventure for kids of all ages.
Which president had feet bigger than his ego? Which barked like a seal? Which joked about dating mummies? Kathleen Krull uses fun and quirky facts to bring to light the human side of the 42 U.S. presidents in this "deliciously gossipy" biography.
"ended with Clinton"
Fourteen-year-old Rachel Marsh is nanny to John and Abigail Adams' children and witnesses firsthand how tension builds in the feisty New England town in the two years before it erupts in the Boston Massacre. Friends become foes and families divide as British troops arrive in 1768 to force the outspoken Bostonians to toe the line and obey the British government.
Many ancient civilizations have influenced and inspired people in the 21st century. The Greeks and Romans continue to fascinate the West today. But of all the world's civilizations, none have intrigued people more than the Mayans, whose culture, astronomy, language, and mysterious disappearance all continue to captivate people.
For the first time, the truth behind the best-selling adventure narrative The Long Walk.
Since 1956, The Long Walk has been, for many, the symbol of an immense love of freedom and has become one of the greatest true-life adventure stories of all time. The harrowing story about a group of POWs who escaped a labor camp in Siberia and walked to freedom in India during WWII deeply affected thousands of its readers, and Linda Willis was one of those moved by the story. But she had questions about its authenticity.
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For centuries, beautifully illustrated fairy-tale volumes have rested innocently on kids' night tables around the world, long ago relegated to the dubious honor of being branded as "children's literature". But every story is a file packed with information, and Cinderella, Snow White, Puss in Boots, and Bluebeard have always intimated that perhaps they have more to tell besides "beautiful" stories, the same ones that animated the minds of several generations of children.
In 1872, during a fight along the Yellowstone River between U.S. troops protecting railroad workers and Sioux warriors, one of the Sioux did something both unusual and inspiring. At the height of the battle, with bullets whizzing all around him, this warrior sat down, loaded his cannupa (sacred pipe), and began to smoke, partaking in his people's religious sacrament. For the Sioux, smoking a pipe was akin to praying, and the smoke, wafting up through to the heavens, represented those prayers as they floated up to Wakan Tanka, the "god" of the Native Americans who occupied the North American Plains.
The most seminal event of the last millennium might also be its most controversial. As schoolchildren have been taught for over 500 years, "In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." In October of that year, the Italian Christopher Columbus immortalized himself by landing in the New World and beginning the process of European settlement in the Americas for Spain, bringing the Age of Exploration to a new hemisphere with him.
Katy was the sort of girl who might do anything next, so long as it was something exciting! At 21, she was as eager for adventure as ever, and what greater adventure could there be for an American girl than a trip to Europe?
The eerie silence was broken only by the sound of scuffling feet as marchers approached the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The mood was sober. Hundreds of men, women, and children had been protesting in Selma for weeks to win black Americans the right to vote. They'd been threatened. Been arrested. Jailed. This march was likely to end in violence, yet they went anyway. But when state troopers attacked with billy clubs and tear gas, the brute force was a shock.
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My earlier red sock post earned respect from Colman, who some say is the father of all red socks.
Then we got some red sock love from Brett in Vancouver.
Now we are starting to see one of those excellent screen within a screen within a screen things going on. Is there a fourth red sock post out there somewhere?


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Match Day Live - Sunderland v QPR
QUEENS Park Rangers travel to Sunderland to face the prospect of another challenging match in their fight for survival
The Black Cats have hit some indifferent form of late following their trailblazing start under new boss Martin O'Neill.
Rangers by comparison will be undoubtedly motivated following a stellar comeback against Liverpool during the week.
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Girl Scouts have an economic, medical and moral imperative to dump junk food as their $700 million fundraising source….Girl Scout Cookies are high-calorie, high-sugar, high in saturated fat and nearly devoid of nutrition. Using young girls as a front to push millions of cookies onto an already bloated population further exacerbates an alarming [obesity] crisis, no matter how cute the uniforms are.
Could it be true that little girls are selling sin door-to-door in exchange for merit badges?


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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Minnesota's governor will be in town next week to talk with local leaders about the contentious $1.8 billion flood diversion project.
Gov. Mark Dayton has urged the federal government to stop its work on the diversion until the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources completes an environmental review of the 36-mile channel that would divert major floodwaters around Fargo-Moorhead.
As part of the diversion, the Diversion Authority has started construction of a ring dike around three communities upstream of Fargo — Oxbow, Hickson and Bakke.
Dayton will hold a public forum at 9 a.m. Wednesday in City Council chambers at Moorhead City Hall. He also will hold a forum at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Wilkin County Courthouse in Breckenridge.
Dayton sent a letter to the Diversion Authority on Friday saying he is "committing to ensuring that residents can live and work near the Red River without the fear of losing their homes and businesses."
But Dayton concluded that he has "serious reservations" about how the Diversion Authority is proceeding with the project.
"My goal is to ensure that all Minnesotans impacted have a full voice in the decision-making process," Dayton said.
Earlier this month, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple urged Dayton to visit with local leaders about the diversion, which has been authorized by Congress but has yet to receive federal funding for construction.
A spokesman for Dayton said the Minnesota governor was planning to visit Moorhead before Dalrymple reached out.
Diversion Authority Chairman Darrell Vanyo said Friday that Dayton's office has not been in contact with him about the meetings.
Vanyo said the issue is whether or not the ring dike has utility independent of the diversion.
The three communities south of Fargo are within the diversion's proposed staging area, which would be intentionally flooded during major floods to hold back water before it moves through the channel.
Vanyo and diversion proponents argue that the ring dike would protect those communities regardless of the diversion. In a letter earlier this month, Dayton said it's "highly unlikely" the levee has independent utility.
"It really boils down to a legal argument that can only be handled in court, and really that's the crux of the federal litigation matter," Vanyo said. "So until that gets settled, there's nothing legally stopping us from doing what we're doing."
Vanyo said contracts have already been signed, so if work is halted, the Diversion Authority could face penalties and legal action from the contractor.
Moorhead City Manager Michael Redlinger said it's likely that a quorum of City Council members and Clay County commissioners will be present at Dayton's forum here.
Redlinger said the roughly hourlong session will include a presentation on the history of Moorhead's local sponsorship of the diversion and recent flood mitigation efforts, and a roundtable with the local officials.
While in Moorhead, Dayton will also hold another roundtable to discuss railway safety and grain shipment delays. That will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Comstock Memorial Union Ballroom at Minnesota State University Moorhead.


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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Free The Robots: Cali Bit Crusher Boots Up w/ CTRL ALT DELETE [DWNLD] [VIDEO]
Once again, we are witness to the genius that is emerging from the vastly talented state of California. The new Midi Mecca is consistently showing and proving to the world that THEY have a new sound that's ummm... unf*ckwittable, but far from confrontational. They embrace all listeners and fans, and are thankful for the attention paid (and cover hopefully).
Next up from the Golden State is Free The Robots, a nom de plume for one Chris Alfaro. After spending time producing for MCs and DJing, Free The Robots emerged as an experimental side project. Years passed it had grown to become a staple in the local experimental beat community.
Having performed all over including the famed Low End Theory, Alpha Pup took notice and quickly inked him to a deal. The years of programming, chopping, cut n pasting are coming to a head with the release of CTRL ALT DELETE.
Once again, the 'anything goes' mantra resonates heavily. With California as current, come the crate full of inspiration, and they all manifest in this composition. Think jambalaya. From chopped samples riding a big booming beat in Wandering Gypsy, to the slow electronic flow of Turbulence, CTRL ALT DELETE is 13 track deep, scripted with influences coming from even more sources. Jazz, Punk, Hip Hop, each song sheds light on Free The Robots' programming mind, each needing to be [APPLE] D'ed. In fact, I just [APPLE] S'ed all of them.
CTRL ALT DELETE should be in all reputable shops March 30th 2010, and tour dates w/ the Golden State warriors Glitch Mob have been announced as of yesterday including Toronto.
1 May 2010 20:00 Double Door Chicago, Illinois
2 May 2010 20:00 Majestic Theatre Detroit, Michigan
3 May 2010 20:00 Grog Shop Cleveland, Ohio
4 May 2010 20:00 Wrong Bar Toronto, Ontario
5 May 2010 20:00 Middle East Boston, Massachusetts
7 May 2010 20:00 Highline Ballroom New York, New York
8 May 2010 20:00 Bourbon St. Ballroom Baltimore, Maryland
9 May 2010 20:00 The Hat Factory Richmond, Virginia
10 May 2010 20:00 Green Street Club Greensboro, North Carolina
12 May 2010 20:00 Club 828 Ashville, North Carolina
13 May 2010 20:00 Valarium Knoxville, Tennessee
14 May 2010 20:00 Limelight Nashville, Tennessee
15 May 2010 20:00 New Earth Music Hall Athens, Georgia
16 May 2010 20:00 Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
18 May 2010 20:00 Alabama Music Box Mobile, Alabama
20 May 2010 20:00 House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
21 May 2010 20:00 Rich's Houston, Texas
22 May 2010 20:00 La Zona Rosa Austin, Texas
23 May 2010 20:00 Trees Dallas, Texas
25 May 2010 20:00 City Walk Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
27 May 2010 20:00 2720 St. Louis, Missouri
28 May 2010 20:00 Conspiracy Room Kansas City, Missouri
2 Jun 2010 20:00 Sugar Victoria, British Columbia
3 Jun 2010 20:00 Venue Vancouver, British Columbia
4 Jun 2010 20:00 Roseland Theatre Portland, Oregon
5 Jun 2010 20:00 Showbox Market Seattle, Washington
6 Jun 2010 20:00 Arcata Theatre Arcata, California
9 Jun 2010 20:00 Catalyst Santa Cruz, California
12 Jun 2010 20:00 Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco, California
Here's a taste of what's to come...
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Author Notes: This is a showstopper side for special occasions that make any guest feel like your rolling out the red carpet. Enveloping buttery soft eggplant wrapped in prosciutto, nestling soft creamy ricotta. Small packages with big taste! —Marisa R
Serves 6-9
Ricotta Filling:
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 lg. egg
- 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, minced
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup sliced black pitted olives
- 1 roasted red pepper, seeded & diced ( store bought can be used) * Recipe follows*
- 3 long chinese eggplants
- 1 lg. egg
- 1 cup flour for dredging
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, ground
- 9-12 thin slices of prosciutto
- 2 cups preferably homemade tomato sauce
- Mix together all of the filling ingredients. Set aside.* Taste for seasoning but the cheese and prosciutto have plenty of salt.*
- Preheat oven to 350F Slice eggplants 1/4" - 1/2" slices making 3-4 lengthwise pieces = making 9-12 slices. Dredge both sides in flour. In a pie plate beat egg & pepper with a fork. Dip each floured eggplant slice into the egg mixture and place on a greased parchment lined baking sheet. Large enough to hold all of the slices. Bake for 15min turning over once, halfway of the cooking time. Just until eggplants are pliable. Remove and allow to cool to the touch.
- Assembly: Place 1 prosciutto slice on a clean flat surface. Lay a slice of eggplant over it. Add a large dollop of filling on the end closest to you. Begin to roll up, push any loose filling back into the roll. The egg will hold it in place when cooking. Place in a large enough casserole dish seam side down with the tomato sauce spread over the bottom. Continue until all of the rolls are finished in the same manner. *You could switch the presentation by placing the eggplant on the bottom then laying the prosciutto on top if you desire*
- Bake in the center of a preheated 350F for 30-40 min until prosciutto is crisp. Top with the sauce
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Only the Little People Pay for Lunch: Why Budget Cutting for Optics is a Loser's Game
This new Pew Poll showing that there isn't a majority for reducing spending on anything but foreign aid is the perfect illustration of just what a quixotic political enterprise the Democrats have embarked upon in trying to show how "tough" they are by cutting specific programs.
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People like the idea of cutting spending, but only about a quarter of them at most are willing to cut specifics. So actually doing it means that people will be hurt but there will be no political benefit to the politicians whose constituents care about people getting hurt. (Hint: it's not the Republicans.) And for a look at how austerity is working out economically, take a look at Europe.
The only up side to all this seems to be that Obama might be able to appease the petulant princes of Wall Street enough to give him money for his re-election campaign. But I'm guessing it won't work unless he comes up with a bipartisan agreement to really stick it to the common folk hard. They need to be taught a lesson --- don't ever think of holding the Big Money Boyz responsible for anything ever again. Even talking about it will bring a world of hurt.
Apparently, Obama is going to try to thread the needle by talking about how he wants to spend money and also cut spending. It's going to take all of his rhetorical skills to make sense of that once the sausage making starts. WTF!
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If Not Hindu Nationalism Then What?
It is highly perplexing to see why it should be so controversial that Modi called himself a Hindu nationalist. It is also saddening to see how casually many of us use and understand a deeply meaningful phrase like that.
In the west, Nationalism is often studied in two models- Civic or Liberal Nationalism and Ethnic or Cultural nationalism. In Civic or liberal nationalism, though the need for a national identity is recognized, the basis for such identity lies in political structures that are conducive to a liberal, democratic society based entirely on the will of the people. On the other hand you have cultural nationalism based on ethnic identities- the most common source of mass violence, civil wars and war crimes all over the world. The conflict between a nationhood defined by liberal political structures and one based on some common ancestry- in language, race, religion etc- is very real for countries and regions where the common cultural traits militated against the establishment of a liberal society. The most economically developed and well educated citizen could be racist, as in the case of the Nazi, because of his/ her nationalism. This obviously meant that there was nothing in the common ancestry, which simultaneously required a nationalist to be liberal and rational. There have been some exceptions to this, like the Puritan revolution in England which was the only non-secular revolution that bolstered scientific spirit and liberty. Therefore, the dichotomy between a civic nationalism and ethnic nationalism became so relevant in the west.
Increase in minority radicalism in many western countries has woken up liberal societies to the problem of fully ignoring cultural traits in identifying their citizenry. David Cameron's famous criticism of multiculturalism two years ago was a clear acknowledgment of this problem. But there was little in his speech that helped identify an alternate basis for a British national identity. What does it mean to be 'British', 'German' or 'French' culturally or ethnically? There is no common culture historically in any of these countries that is entirely divorced from Christianity or race or some other sectarian factor. The French can only come up with a vague "open socialization" as a common cultural trait to restrict the wearing of burqas. I've even heard of love for pets as common to 'British culture'. But these are weak indicators with no sound historic or social basis. Language probably comes closest as a basis for national identity in the west. John Howard mooted speaking English as a criterion for Australian nationality. But these are cosmetic commonalities. Cultural commonality should be such as to induce nationalism. An Australian citizen can speak the best English and still feel no connection with Australia if some minority religion is the most dominant aspect of his culture.
So, western nations are grappling with this difficult question of balancing their liberal outlooks with the need for some common cultural identity. In India however this conflict should have been irrelevant, if not for some of our Constitution-framers' blind adaptation of liberal nationalism with little realization that it is our common Hindu culture that allows for liberalism and equality to thrive in India. The western-educated leaders of Independent India who had no genuine association with Hindu heritage saw the nationalism on based Hinduism as a moral equivalent of Muslim nationalism and therefore, in the name of secularism, decided to burry all marks of Hindu identity in building a liberal nation. It is important to see that in India there can be no muslim nationalism for two reasons. For 'muslim nationalists' religion is such a significant part of the muslim culture that all other cultural traits revolve around religious prescriptions. More importantly purity of religious practice is derived from the foreign origins of the religion thereby rendering a very essential component of India-its geography- irrelevant to their identity. As M.J. Akbar narrates about the philosophy of Shah Waliullah, the father of "Muslim modernism" according to some:-
"He sought 'to confirm to the habits of customs of the early Arabs and the Prophet himself' and to abstain from the customs of the Turks (ajam) and the habits of Indians…Two and a half centuries later, there is an interesting variation to the proposition 'nearer to Arabia, closer to Allah'. In the first instance it reinforced a system of 'superior' and 'inferior' Muslims, the latter being converts from Indian cultures…the explosive growth of signs of external identity is evident in the sub-continent"
When the basis of your religious identity lies in differentiating yourself from the rest and deriving purity from foreign practices, no amount of liberalism and equality is going to help build a common nationalism. As Bimal Prasad explains, referring to Swami Vivekananda's praise of Islam (Pathway to India's Partition-The Foundations of Muslim Nationalism):-
"Though this shows remarkable broadmindedness, the type of integration based on a synthesis of Hindu philosophy and Islamic social organization…even if a syncretic approach was developed, this type of integration, particularly in religion, could not have received any appreciation from Muslims with their faith in superiority of their own religious doctrines and deep concern with maintaining their separate identity."
This does not mean that Muslims cannot be nationalists. They can, provided they recognize their mode of worship as just one of the many aspects of the common culture.
If there can be no nationalism based on Muslim religious identity, how can there be Hindu nationalism? Before this is answered, it is important to understand why there can be no nationalism based on any other individual aspect of culture in India. There is no language, custom or habit common and strong enough to bind India as a nation. Any nationalism on the basis of these is bound to lead to balkanization in a manner similar to religious nationalism. Therefore it becomes essential to identify that which is truly pan-Indian.
There can be no better explanation of what is Hindu nationalism than by its own founders; the great stalwarts of the freedom struggle whose intellectual might few liberal contemporaries could match. The most lucid explanation is offered by Bipin Chandra Pal in his book "Nationality and Empire". First he explains the basis of the collective Hindu Race-consciousness:-
"In the Hindu's philosophy there are endless appearances but One Reality…and the Hindu's view of other races, other communities, other religions, and other cultures, is that these like his own race or community or his own religion or culture, are all parts, moments and manifestations of that One Supreme Unity which fulfills and realizes itself through these endless difference and diversities…Even as advocates of Hindu culture and Hindu civilization, we can not, therefore consistently with the teachings of Hinduism itself, refuse to admit that our culture and civilization, and at their best, have so far rendered only a few notes of the Universal humanity which includes all the different races and cultures of the world"
He explains the "Hindu Philosophy of nationalism" further:-
"And we claim to understand this philosophy better, because from of old, our holy men have known and revered every human individual, whatever his colour, creed, country or caste as Narayana himself…The collective life of various tribes, races and nations of the world, is equally regarded by the highest Hindu thought, as diverse vehicles and manifestations of Narayana…to seek absolute isolation from other races or peoples under a false idea of superiority or independence-is also equally, to impair and obstruct the fullest self-revelation of Narayana in history and humanity…This is the philosophy of nationalism, as it is understood by the highest Hindu thought. It is for this reason we hold that Hindu nationalism implies neither selfish conflicts with, nor arrogant isolation from, the other nations of the world."
Therefore, as identified by Bipin Pal and many other theorists of Hindu nationalism, the most significant binder of Indian national identity is the universalist-outlook of the Hindu. It is a way of thinking as much as a way of life. It is truly a uniform trait. Hindu nationalism can never therefore be religious, linguistic, racist or geographic. All these individual aspects of culture- language, race, religion, geography, custom- derive their Hinduness because they are carriers of this Universalist way of thinking. They don't have independent Hindu identity. Bipin Pal calls this the "personality of the people" rather than Mazzini's "individuality of the people". It is the individual who claims affinity to religion, caste, creed or language. For the Hindu, these are each a small part of his larger cultural personality and therefore do not fundamentally affect his collective consciousness. It is hard for many to accept this because this collective consciousness is not as tangible as a mark of religious identity or the accent of a language. But it is as real if not more.
While nationalism based on religious identity or any other sectarian identity can never be conducive to national integrity, nationalism founded purely on political models can never survive as long as a part of the nation places its own sectarian identity above liberal values and in fact uses constitutionally guaranteed liberties to perpetuate such an identity. Such a nationalism impedes a very significant purpose of nationalism as a political ideology- fostering patriotism. We should realize that in Hindu nationalism, we have the only nationalism based on common culture which is totally conducive to a liberal, equality-based society. There is no need to have a sui-generis liberal nationalism which was a historic need of foreign nations whose past and culture militated against diversity and liberty. Hindu nationalism rests on equality and liberty in their widest sense and at the same time provides the most vital emotional link that can bind a nation. There can be no other viable nationalism in India other than Hindu nationalism.
How we have faltered in our understanding of Hindu nationalism is best illustrated by our treatment of the song 'Vande Mataram', penned by the "father of Hindu nationalism" Bankim Chandra. When Rabindranath Tagore recommended the truncation of the great song by saying "no Mussulman [Muslim] can be expected patriotically to worship the ten-handed deity as 'Swadesh' [the nation]", he followed the same liberal nationalism that many in the west are having a serious rethink about, for fostering sectarian identities at the cost of the common cultural identity of the nation.
The first two stanzas of 'Vande Mataram', that are not objected to; praise the more material, non-cultural aspects of mother India- her streams, fields, trees and smile. The emotional connect however is established and the fire of patriotism is lit only in the latter stanzas that raise her to divinity. India or the motherland is not named as a goddess in any of the Hindu religious scriptures. No Hindu text refers to the nation as synonymous of Goddesses Durga (Dashapraharanadharini), Lakshmi or Saraswati and yet to the Hindu there is no apparent contradiction in treating her as such. It is this attitude that defines a Hindu. It is here, in the fiery verses of 'Vande Mataram', that the inextricable link between Hinduism and Nationalism is found. By allowing a section of our society to remain detached from this emotional bond with the nation, we have permanently put national integrity under threat.
As David Cameron says of the British in his speech "we have failed to provide a vision of society to which they feel they want to belong." We, as Hindus, have also failed to provide a vision of society to which all its citizens want to belong. Any possibility of amending this lies only in Hindu nationalism and nothing else.


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I met this guy online... He only lives a little bit away from me. Of course since I met him online I was extremely cautious about real-life interaction, so we got to know each other through email and various online messangers. He seemed extremely interested in me and getting to know me more.
After about two weeks of that, he told me his band was playing at a venue that I frequently attend anyway, so I decided to go with one of my friends. He was really busy at the concert, considering it was his first public live performance (he had only played for friends and family before that) so I didn't really take offense when he didn't talk to me too much. At that point, I was really beginning to start liking him. He had just moved, so he didnt have a phone hooked up yet, and he gave me his work number to reach him at.
I've called only twice, because I'm really shy and I feel like I'd be bugging him at work, although I wish I had the guts to call. Since he's moved, he can't get online anymore, and he can't call me, but I'm too shy to call him, and I'm really afraid that he might be losing interest in me.
Whenever we get the chance we talk a good bit, and I even (after a lot of begging) convinced my friend to take me up to his work to come visit him, and I just feel like everytime I get a chance to talk to him I like him more and more.
How can I tell if he's still interested? I have problems showing my emotions, because I'm entirely too shy, and I don't want him to think I don't have any interest whatsoever in him. I want to get to know him, but all these roadblocks keep popping up, like how he doesn't (can't?) call, and how I can't ever find a ride to go visit him.
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Aren't there pay phones around him? Doesn't he have a phone at work, since you can call him there? Isn't he able to drive, take a bus or taxi?
Compared to the roadblocks most couples that have troubles encounter, you guys have practically none! Your roadblock is that you're nervous about picking up the phone? His roadblock is that he seems incapable of picking up any phone near him to call you? This hardly sounds like a roadblock. It sounds like a lack of desire!
So pick up the phone. Tell him to pick up the phone. If you can afford going out to see bands, you can afford a bus ride or taxi ride. Relationships don't just happen like magic. Either you work to make them happen, or they fade away.
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