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The material on this web site involving the immune system is offered to you for informational purposes only and is not meant to be interpreted as medical advice to diagnose, treat or cure any immune system disorder. You should consult with a qualified health professional whenever your health is in question.
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Blending Science With Nature
Science and technology have made tremendous advancements in fields like cellular biology. As a technologically and scientifically advanced society, we certainly have the capability of applying this science and others to what nature produces without compromising safety and naturalness.
We can use technology to make what nature produces more effective.
We can find out what botanicals, vitamins, and minerals support each other in the body and what does not..
We can find out what balances the immune system and what does not
We can guarantee results through clinical studies.
All of the above provides us with more options in understanding how and what it takes to help our bodies heal and stay healthy.
Immune System Dysfunction
The information provided will help you to understand some of the reasons why conditions have surfaced and why things breaks down. You will also learn what immune system solutions are available to help your body heal.
Immune dysfunction classically comes in two types:
Underactive, weakened immune function, or immunodeficiency.
Overactive function, autoimmunity or autoimmmune disease.
Immune system support is helpful to assist your immune system resolve the dysfunction.
Four examples of an underactive, weakened immune system include Epstein Barr Virus, frequent colds or flu, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Cancer.
A couple of examples of overactive function are Lupus and Multiple Sclerosis.
Many things contribute to immune dysfunction and many areas must be considered in order to approach immune support in a holistic and effective way.
For example:
Did you know
20 percent of the population or one in 5 people, suffer from
autoimmune illness
. Women are more likely than men to be affected: some estimates say that 75 percent of those affected - some 30 million people - are women.
Reference: American Autoimmune and Related Disease Association.
Did you know
digestive problems
can effect the immune system in a negative way? One of the ways to boost your immune system is to take care of those digestive problems.
Did you know
we live in an estrogen dominate society which causes all kinds of adverse conditions in our body and can have an adverse effect on your immune system? Supporting your immune system may involve
hormone balance.
Did you know
many researchers believe there is a link between bacteria, and viruses and autoimmune disorders? Boosting your Immune system may involve helping your body fight viruses and bacteria. However, you'll also learn what you can't use as an immune booster.
These are some of the issues presented within this web site in order to help you gain a more comprehensive view of the immune system, it's dysfunction and what is necessary for it's support within the healing process.
A Bigger Picture of Immune Dysfunction & Support
We have provided many references and quotes from a variety of recognized experts in their respective fields which relate to the bigger picture of total health and immune support specifically. An immune system disease or disorder is a highly intricate subject area.
However, the purpose of this site is to provide you with a good overall view of immune system dysfunction and immune system support in an understandable way. We have included a book reference list in
should you desire to pursue an area in more detail as well as book references on specific pages.
Albert Einstein said that you can't solve problems with the same thinking that created them in the first place. In order to broaden your thinking you will need new information about the immune system.
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Today's diseases have names like lupus, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, cancer, hep C, chronic fatigue syndrome, epstein barr virus, HIV, irritable bowel syndrome, environmental intolerance, fibromyalgia, crohn's, CMV, and hundreds of others.
Do these things just spring up out of the blue? Where do they come from?
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Doing Your Research
Research wouldn't be complete without focusing on immune system dysfunction and the many ways you can boost and balance the immune system. This is an important part of research because you could be dealing with the immune disorder puzzle. Learning what options are available to you is an important part of the healing process. Understanding the immune system is also part of staying healthy.
This web site is a starting point for finding the information you need to understand more about your immune system.


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4. Holding the open side of the bag, fold over the fabric 4 inches, making sure to turn under the raw (or cut) edge. Press and hem (be careful not to stitch through or you will seal the bag closed).
5. With two hands, hold the bag on both sides, pull out, and lay flat. (You will have a triangle on each side.)
6. Sew along the base of each triangle (about 3 inches below the corner).
7. Grab the strap piece. Unfold it with the seam facing out, so you have one long strip. Fold over the top and bottom edges about an inch and press. Fold the top and bottom edges again so they meet in the center and press. Stitch each side down the center.
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Swimming Pool Blog
by Mark Garcia May 30, 2014
Cool & Hot ~ Modern Swimming Pool Toys
When I was a kid, our pool toys were pretty basic. In fact, I don't remember there being actual pool toys, maybe just small toy boats or sea animals.
We did have some fun inflatables, like an inflatable banana and an inflatable hot dog (really!), but nothing like what's available today.
Some of you may be old enough to remember the Polaris Nuclear Sub that was advertised in the back of comic books in the 60's and 70's. Over 7 ft long! Fires rockets and torpedos! Big enough for 2 kids! This would be the best pool toy of all time, if it wasn't made of cardboard.
Today's pool toys and inflatables always make me think 'Man, I wish we had these when I was a kid!'
Inflatable Pool Toys
Tumbling Dice
Measuring 49" square, the tumbling die could be used for pool side gaming, but the best part is that you can get inside of it and roll around, or climb on top and try to keep it level without falling over. Great for a casino night props, and can double as a play fort, inside or outside.
Star Fighter Squirter
This would have been perfect in the early Star Wars days. Whoever thought of putting a squirt gun on a pool float is simply a genius! Especially when the pool float is shaped like a Star Fighter! Measures 49" front to rear, and the squirt gun, with a feed hose that dips into the pool, never runs out of water! Buy two for galactic battles in the pool!
Oasis Island
Great for boys and girls who want to relax in style, marooned on their own desert island! Inflatable coconut palm trees provide shade and a bit of whimsy. Swim up through the center hole, or fall through the 'volcano' hole, to the center of the earth. Jumbo 73" wide pool float is big enough for several kids.
Shock Rocker
The shock rocker seats four for a rollicking good time! Designed after water park thrill rides, this pool float has heavy duty handles and a center foot hole. 2 or 4 people can start rocking the boat, and before long, momentum takes over, like a pendulum. Rock on!
Aqua Roller
The first time I saw this pool float I fell in love with the idea. Hop in and roll yourself across the pool! Never mind the comparisons to a hamster wheel, your kids will tire themselves out, and fight for their turn on the aqua roller. Also works on the lawn, but could be popped by sharp sticks and rocks.
Log Flume Jousting Set
Whoa now, this would have been great fun with my big sister. We could settle our differences with a few rounds of this game! Includes two inflatable logs, and 2 inflatable boppers. See who gets knocked off their log first! Logs measure 60" long - fits kids or adults! Great for office team building exercise!
The Sphere
You've seen these before I'm sure. Popular on those wacky obstacle course games, and perfect as a private hideaway, a secret floating fort. Crawl in through the kid sized holes, (which keeps out pesky adults) and roll yourself around the pool. The Sphere has holes on both ends and measures 56 in. across.
Pool Toys & Games
Fun Goals
Water polo was a favorite game where I grew up. If we had these, we wouldn't have to turn the pool lounge chairs on their sides to use as our goals. Inflatable water polo goal has heavy duty grommets and 2 weight bags included. Also comes with inflatable ball. Measures 55in x 35in.
Splash Blaster
Two pool toys in one! The Splash Blaster comes with 3 ping pong type balls, similar to a burp gun (we did have those), but when you run out of ammo, the Splash Blaster also shoots water - up to 30 feet! Piston pump action is easy to learn and easy to use. Give this to your kid and you might need to be careful walking around the pool!
Flying Disk
Like a Frisbee, only it's made of a soft, chemical resistant foam. Skip it across the water, or toss it back and forth across the pool. Also great for any open area, but might not be house friendly. Flying disk has a 9-1/4 in diameter. I do remember some foam disks perhaps that could be used in the pool, but nothing made specifically as a pool toy!
Dive & Glide Shark
We had a toy scuba diver, he had tablets to make him bubble - but he couldn't glide at all. He mostly just sank to the bottom. Toy shark glides up to 20' in a straight line, or curved if you flick the wrist. Made from heavy rubber, so it can handle being left at the bottom of the pool for days, or run over repeatedly by the pool cleaner.
Noodle Heads
One of the best things about pool noodles, the ones with the holes in them, is that you can fill them with water, blow on one end, and shoot a strong spray of water out the other end! Noodle heads puts an end to all that huffing and puffing. Fits on any noodle with the hole, (noodle not included). Just squeeze to shoot water up to 10 feet!
Skwim Disk
Not heard of Skwim? It's the newest water sports craze, and a growing international sport, where two teams pass (at high speeds) this hydroplaning foam disk, in an attempt to skip, toss or glide the Skwim onto the opponents goal. Lightweight design enables the Skwim disk to glide over 100 feet across water surfaces.
Well, that's about all I have for today. Check out our full line of pool toys and games. There are so many cool new toys available nowadays, kids are lucky.


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It's simply an annual Colorado tradition.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife will celebrate Colorado Day, Aug. 5 by offering free entrance at all 42 state parks.
Colorado Day was created by the state legislature to mark the anniversary of statehood, granted in 1876 by President Ulysses S. Grant, according to press release issued Thursday. Individuals are invited to get outdoors and enjoy a picnic by the lake or a hike along one Colorado's many scenic trails.
"Colorado Day is an opportunity for everyone to get outside and experience the diverse natural beauty and recreational activities that all of the 42 state parks have to offer," said Gary Thorson, assistant director for information and education for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. "This day is also the agency's opportunity to say 'thank you' to all of our residents and visitors who enjoy our state parks for their continued support."
All other fees, including camping and reservations will remain in effect on Aug. 5.
The state parks, scattered throughout Colorado, showcase the state's diverse landscapes, including the prairies of the eastern plains at John Martin Reservoir State Park, the alpine beauty of the mountains at Sylvan Lake State Park near Eagle and the unique geological landscapes at Roxborough State Park, the release stated.
Enjoy Colorado's rivers at James M. Robb-Colorado River State Park near Grand Junction, the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area in Salida and Yampa River State Park near Craig. There's plenty of outdoor fun at the reservoirs at Trinidad Lake State Park, North Sterling State Park, Lathrop State Park near Walsenburg and Navajo State Park near Durango.
Chatfield State Park and Cherry Creek State Park are the most visited parks, but Colorado Day is a chance to sample the trails at Lory State Park near Fort Collins and the beauty at Rifle Falls State Park and Paonia State Park.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages 42 state parks, more than 300 state wildlife areas, all of Colorado's wildlife, and a variety of outdoor recreation. For more information, visit cpw.state.co.us


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Shopping for high quality Luggage by top brands like Samsonite, Briggs and Riley, Travel Pro and Ogio has never been easier. Whether you are after the spinner 4 wheel collections which are super easy to roll through the airport or the hard-side luggage which has also become very popular because it's huge variety of colorful and fancy prints, you will be traveling in style while making it very easy to spot your bags on the turnstile. Now that baggage fees are a big money maker for the airlines lightweight luggage is more important than ever. With all the options there is to consider with travel bags it's nice to have a huge selection and great deals on all styles of wheeled and rolling Luggage.
Now that the airlines are charging over $50 in some cases for each piece of checked luggage its imperative you travel prepared. For starters, you will need to check with the airline you are flying with to know their baggage fees and requirements. Choosing the right luggage can help prevent unexpected baggage fees and makes traveling with bags much easier. Now that TSA has a laundry list of do's and don'ts it's best to be prepared for them before you get to the security checkpoints or customs.
Trying to cram your oversized bag or luggage into the overhead compartment as impatient passengers struggle to get by is not only embarrassing but frustrating and if you're not very tall or don't have the arm & shoulder strength it's simply not safe. After all, no one wants a 35lb piece of luggage dropped on their head! Picking the right carry-on enables you to experience the freedom of traveling without checked bags. No worrying about lost luggage or extra baggage fees if you can pack light or pack smart.


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Franklin Township (Hunterdon)
Franklin Township (Hunterdon)
New Jersey
- Population: 3195
- Size: 23 sq miles (59.57 km2)
- Established: 1845
- Distance from NYC: 57
- Distance from Philadelphia: 60
- Distance from Newark: 48
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About Franklin Township (Hunterdon)
While there are several Franklin Townships in New Jersey, the Hunterdon County locale is decidedly rural in nature. Measuring about 23 square miles, Franklin has embraced its agricultural heritage by successfully preserving over 2,300 acres of farmland. Officially established in 1845, residents have called this part of the state home since pre-Revolutionary times, with homes and farms dating back to the 1700s still in existence.
About 3,200 residents are spread throughout small township communities with names like Allens Corner, Cherryville, Grandin, Kingtown, Landsdown, Oak Grove and Sidney.
Two charming villages in Franklin are Pittstown, with three churches from the 1700s, and Quakertown, home to one of New Jersey's few remaining Friends Meeting Houses.
Franklin Township borders the South Branch Raritan River to the east and is surrounded by Alexandria Township, Union Township, the town of Clinton, Clinton Township, Raritan Township, Delaware Township and Kingwood Township.
Community Life
Residents of Franklin Township can easily enjoy the benefits of country living since they are surrounded by farmland and picturesque views at every turn. They can pick their own strawberries, apples or pumpkins; cut down a Christmas tree; or go eye-to-eye with a llama or alpaca at one of the township's farms. Roadside farm stands produce a wide range of locally grown fruits, vegetables and flowers.
Set off Route 513/Pittstown Road is a large shopping center featuring Wal-Mart, several restaurants, banks and a supermarket. More extensive shopping needs are easily met in bordering Clinton, or about 30 minutes away at Bridgewater Commons mall.
Franklin's first annual Community Day was celebrated in June, 2011 at the Quakertown Fire Company. Entertainment, food, music and a pie-baking contest were on the schedule of this well-attended event.
There are countless ways for residents of all ages to become involved in the community. Local Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, 4-H groups, a township-sponsored senior citizen organization and numerous church and volunteer-sponsored organizations and committees welcome new members. Among them are the Franklin Theatre Works, FTS Eighth Grade Community Service, the Moms Club of Pittstown, Pittstown Trail Association and Quakertown Education Association.
Established in 1813, The Franklin Township School at 226 Quakertown Road serves public school students from kindergarten through eighth grade.
High school students from Franklin go to North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, a regional school with pupils attending from Bethlehem, Clinton, Lebanon and Union Township. The Washington Post gave the school a top ranking based on its high number of AP courses and varsity sports. Located on Route 31, North Hunterdon High School is a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
Real Estate
Housing in Franklin Township is as varied as the landscape itself. There are antique stone dwellings, centuries-old farmhouses, equestrian farms, traditional Colonials, newer single-family neighborhoods, condominiums, and vintage homes in one of the township's long-established hamlets. Nearly 300 dwellings in Franklin were built before 1900, adding character to the township's winding country roads. Additionally, land parcels are often available for buyers considering a custom-built or luxury home.Back to top
Franklin is strategically located midway between New York City, at 65 miles away, and center city Philadelphia, 57 miles from the township. Exit 15 of Interstate 78/US Route 22 passes through the northern edge of Franklin Township for commuters to regional business campuses or major metropolitan areas. In neighboring Annandale there is NJ Transit rail service to Manhattan, a trip that takes about an hour and a half each way. Alternately, bus service is provided by Trans-Bridge Lines from the Clinton Park and Ride on Route 31. The bus trip to Port Authority in midtown Manhattan is about 90 minutes long.Back to top
Local Attractions
Snyder Research Farm is a 390-acre property owned by Rutgers University. This solar-powered farm produces a bounty of flowers, herbs, vegetables, pork and beef. As a research facility of the university, it develops new varieties of disease-resistant grasses, vegetables and fruit trees which in turn benefit farmers and homeowners. They host an Open House and Great Tomato Tasting event at the end of every summer, as well as educational programs and special events.
Sky Manor Airport in Pittstown offers hot air balloon rides high above the scenic Hunterdon County countryside. The facility also provides flying lessons, helicopter and airplane tours and an on-premise restaurant. Known as "the best little airport in the east," it is located at 48 Sky Manor Road.
The Pittstown Inn at 350 Pittstown Road has been part of the local landscape for over 250 years. Originally called Hoff's Mill, the Inn's name was changed during the Revolutionary War to honor William Pitt, the Earl of Chatham. Alternately used as a community center, stage coach stop and mail delivery point, it is currently a gourmet restaurant in the heart of this antique hamlet.
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Shares of Apple suffered a steep decline on Thursday, a day after the technology giant missed Wall Street's revenue forecast for a third straight quarter thanks to struggling iPhone sales, prompting Seabreeze Partners founder Douglas Kass to suggest the stock is "dead money."
Shares of Apple suffered a steep decline on Thursday, a day after the technology giant missed Wall Street's revenue forecast for a third straight quarter thanks to struggling iPhone sales, prompting Seabreeze Partners founder Douglas Kass to suggest the stock is "dead money."
"The king is dead. Long live the king," Kass said on CNBC's "Futures Now," as Apple shares dropped about 10 percent to $460 a share. "The company faces a much more difficult business landscape, the competition is escalating and that's going to challenge profitability over the next couple of years."
(For a different perspective, see: What's Wrong With Apple? It's Not What You Think)
From the iPod to the iPhone and iPad, Apple had long released one "market-defining" product after another, but the tech company has grown so large that it's losing its "first-mover advantage" and its competitors are catching up, Kass said. The popularity of Amazon's Kindle and Google's Nexus 7 has crowded the tablet market. Apple's iPhone faces increased competition from Google's Android and Samsung's Galaxy operating systems. (Read More: Apple 'A Broken Company': Gundlach)
Apple's drop wiped out roughly $50 billion in its market capitalization to $432 billion, leaving the company vulnerable to losing its status as the most valuable U.S. company to second place Exxon Mobil at $417 billion. It's also lost some of its influence in the Nasdaq 100, CNBC's Seema Mody reports. At its high of $705 a share, Apple had accounted for about 20 percent of the Nasdaq 100, Moody said. Today, however, it accounts for just 13 percent of the Nasdaq.
Apple's disappointing results drew a round of price-target cuts from brokerages. At least 14 brokerages, including Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank, cut their price target on the stock by $142 on average. Morgan Stanley removed the stock from its "best ideas" list.
On Tuesday, Kass correctly predicted Apple would likely report disappointing results. Looking ahead, he thinks the company will be more conservative on its forward guidance, tempering earnings expectations. (Read More: Why Doug Kass, Marc Faber Remain Bearish on Apple)
"This speaks volumes of a company who is maturing and whose valuation will settle into what most large tech companies sell in terms of valuation," Kass said, making a comparison to Microsoft, which was another widely owned and popular stock until it cooled off in the late 1990s. "They're both maturing, large cash flow stories. In the late '80s, early '90s, Microsoft expectations were elevated similar to what Apple was, let's say, in the middle of 2012."
(Read More: Apple Should Not Be Trading at This Multiple: Cramer)
Like Microsoft, Apple will probably be perceived by Wall Street as a "large cash flow generator with limited secular earnings growth," Kass said.
Going forward, he thinks the stock will likely languish between $425 and $500 for "as long as the eye can see."
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Violence and Injury Prevention Webinars
VIP Webinars are a series of webinars given by experts from around the world on a range of injury and violence prevention topics. The objective is to provide a series of high quality, interactive lectures in a webinar format that is widely available through the Internet, and archived and available for viewing at a later date.
VIP Webinars will provide the latest information presented by world experts on topics such as child injury, injury surveillance, suicide prevention, intimate partner and sexual violence as well as many other topics in the injury and violence field. They will offer an excellent opportunity to remain informed, and engage directly with world experts.
If you would like to subscribe to the VIP Webinars mailing list, please send an e-mail to email@example.com.
Webinars allow for sharing information across the Internet in real time. During a webinar, the content of a webinar presenter's computer screen is broadcast to the Internet, where it is then seen by those who have joined the webinar. In addition to the screen content (e.g. a slide presentation or similar), the presenter's voice as they are presenting their slides is also heard. Those attending a webinar can ask presenters questions at the end of their talks either by text through the webinar interface, or verbally if they have a headset or microphone.
How to register
Space is limited for webinars and registration is necessary to reserve a seat at the webinar. Signing up for the VIP Webinars mailing list ensures you will be invited to register for upcoming webinars as soon as registration is opened. Registration for a specific webinar opens approximately two weeks prior to the webinar being given.
If you would like to subscribe to the VIP Webinars mailing list, please send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Jana.gero necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 213 diseños de 58 diseñadores freelance.
Antics Avenue
A fashion and jewellery designer pair looking to launch a new menswear label, starting with button-down shirts and accessories (cufflinks etc) but will extend product range later on to include other items.
We want to revolutionise mens clothing into wearable designs that are creative and fun to wear (but ethically made). We want to transcend the business-casual lines and design clothes that suit both occasions (we don't all need to look like bankers at work!)
We want to stand out from the pack and be amusing, frivolous and eccentric.
We think we look good and are stylish but don't take ourselves too seriously.
We are targeting a niche market.
Our target audience are young (25-40yro) stylish males who live in major cities. They prefer to look good in a non-conformist and individual way.
They like to stand out and be interesting.
They are the urban-savvy and image-conscious.
They like aesthetic beauty and design, art and culture, films, music, new experiences and to have fun.
They are opinionated and cheeky.
We are looking for a logo to represent our brand - Antics Avenue.
The logo should consist of the brand name and a graphic which can be used together or separately.
The graphic:
1. may be used on the outside of the garment to give out the brand identity either as a tag sewn into the garment (similar idea to the yellow label sawn into Bettina Liano jeans (see file attached)) or embroidered onto the garment.
2. Should be simple and small.
3. No Cartoons - we want it to be playful but not cheap or childlike
4. Can be based on the first letters of the brand name i.e. AA, but can be something else also
The typography:
1. Stylish and playful, but simple
2. It should give the impression of independent design.
3. It should appeal to males, so no bold colors or too many curvy lines
Here is an example of a logo that we like:
see attachments titled "logo like 1-5"
Here is an example of what we are trying to avoid:
see attachments titled "don't like logo 1-3"
basically anything too sporty or macho
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
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Carrot Cake Granola
Valentine's Day has now (thankfully) come and gone. Which means that it's time for grocery carts everywhere to start glowing orange as we celebrate this most wonderful time of the year — Carrot Cake Season!
I'm pretty sure that I'd be best buds with Bugs Bunny, because I get a little too excited about carrots and carrot cake and anything else that I can make taste like carrot cake. Last year, some of you might remember that I shared back-to-back recipes for the (humbly-named) Best Carrot Cake, as well as a killer Vegan Gluten-Free Carrot Cake. And since I generally test my baking recipes at least a handful of times before posting them on the blog, it's safe to say that last spring was filled with so much carrot cake. Which was not a problem. :)
This year, though, I thought I'd kick off the season with a slightly healthier spin on the classic — Carrot Cake Granola. It's naturally-sweetened, naturally gluten-free and vegan, made with real carrots, and perfect for anyone who has ever wanted to sneak a slice of carrot cake for breakfast.
Let's make some!
I actually had the idea for this granola as I was making a different carrot cake recipe this week (stay tuned), and was trying to figure out what to do with my leftover carrot shavings. I wasn't quite sure what would happen if I baked them, but I figured it was worth a try to see.
So I tossed them together with some oats, lots of nuts (pecans + walnuts), coconut, maple syrup, coconut oil, and a handful of carrot cake spices.
Most colorful granola ever, eh?
Then I baked them up…
…and afterwards, tossed the mixture with some raisins.
The result? Crazy good.
I was aiming to save the leftovers to share with some friends who are staying with us this weekend, but can't seem to stop snacking on the stuff. It's sweet, but not too sweet. It's packed with protein with those nuts. And it's the perfect excuse to enjoy the classic flavors of carrot cake all day long.
Stay tuned, because I'm so not off this carrot cake kick yet… :)
Carrot Cake Granola
This carrot cake granola recipe is easy to make, naturally gluten-free and vegan, and it celebrates the flavors we all love in carrot cake!
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats (use certified gluten-free oats if making this GF)
- 1 cup grated or shredded carrots
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup walnuts
- (optional) 1/2 cup shaved or shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- pinch of cloves (optional)
- 1/2 cup raisins
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Add the oats, carrots, pecans, walnuts, coconut (if using), maple syrup, coconut oil, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves together in a large mixing bowl. Toss well until combined.
Spread the mixture out evenly on a baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes, pulling the mixture out at the halfway point and giving it a good stir before the final round of baking. Remove and let cool until the granola reaches room temperature. Then add raisins and toss to combine.
Enjoy immediately, or store in a sealed container for up to 2 weeks.
*If you'd prefer to just use one kind of nuts, you can either use 2 cups of pecans or 2 cups of walnuts. If you don't like raisins, you can just omit them.
If you make this recipe, be sure to snap a photo and hashtag it #gimmesomeoven. I'd love to see what you cook!
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38 comments on "Carrot Cake Granola"
Yes! Ever since you posted try outs of this on Twitter I was hoping to see a recipe soon. Looks absolutely delish!
Oh my word – this is just GENIUS!!! I'm a granola monster, but I've never thought to make a carrot cake version – I must have this!!
It is totally time to carrot cake all the things!! I actually just bought carrot cake coffee.
But, it doesn't take like carrot cake. Sad day.
Good thing I have this for breakfast instead! Pinned!
I love granola! I am definitely going to try this recipe
YAYYY!!! I'm on a quest for no refined sugar recipes and you are totally making my day right now. PINNED!
I need this!! What a great idea.
This is a great idea and I know it would go well with so many things, not to mention to eat as is!! Delicious and nutritious. xo Catherine
Carrot cake is my absolute favorite. I'm going to make this asap because well it's screaming my name!! I love granola and this sounds heavenly!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Great recipe! I am obsessed with the carrot cake from The Cheesecake Factory. Looks like I might be able to make a healthy swap now :)
Carrot cake is 100% my fav dessert ever so I am obsessed with this way of being able to eat those flavors 24/7.
I love carrot cake, I know I'd inhale this granola!
I so enjoy carrot cake season!! And this granola looks excellent! What a great idea!
Granola is the best! But it's so fun to mix it up with new, exciting flavors. Love this!
Finally, a really unique, different granola recipe! Looks fabulous!
This looks so delicious! Can't wait to try it!
carrot cake granola was a genius idea! Yummy!
Wow, this looks so tasty, will have to make a batch-I love carrot cake, and your photos are over the top beautiful!
Mmm, carrot cake is my favourite! How wonderful that you've put it into granola form! Now I can have it for breakfast too! Thanks, Ali
Literally having dreams about this granola right now. I made it last night, and it's so tasty! It was my first homemade granola experience. I was worried I wouldn't be able to finish it in two weeks, but it's looking like I won't have any problems.
I just tried this one out and found it great for breakfast together with plain yoghurt or Greek yoghurt.It takes you thru the half of the day.
I just reduced slightly the maple syrup and added a small amount of honey instead.Thanks Ali! I also added a little bit more carrots and it came out so deliciously.
Did you add cloves? Your ingredients don't mention them but your instructions did.
Very unfortunate the nutritional values are not posted on any of your recipes for those of us who are required to know them for a particular disease. Some sound great, but useless!
I made this tonight and it is absolutely amazing! I didn't have cinnamon in my cupboard (I know, how does that even happen?! ) so I modified and used pumpkin pie spice in place of the recommended spices and it still turned out fantastic. We are excited to use these granola recipes in place of cereal from now on!
Do you use sweetened or unsweetened coconut?
It was easy to make and it was delicious.
I've been making this recipe once a week for months now. We love it, and guests do as well. Thank you.
I am wanting to add chia to it since I'm suppose to get more into my diet. Should I add it in before I put in oven or after? I dont cook with this seed so I'm not sure


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Caylee Marie Anthony (August 9, 2005 – June 16, 2008) was a two-year-old girl reported missing in Orlando, Florida in July 2008, whose remains were found in a wooded area near her home in December 2008. Her 22-year-old mother, Casey Anthony, was acquitted of first degree murder, but convicted of lying to police officers, in a televised trial in the summer of 2011 that was described by Time magazine as "the social media trial of the century".
Casey and Caylee lived with George and Cindy Anthony, the maternal grandparents. On July 15, 2008, Caylee was reported missing to 9-1-1 by Cindy, who said she had not seen Caylee for 31 days and that Casey's car smelled like a dead body had been inside of it. She said Casey had given varied explanations as to Caylee's whereabouts and finally admitted that day that she had not seen her daughter for weeks. Casey fabricated various stories, including telling detectives the child had been kidnapped by a fictitious nanny on June 9, and that she had been trying to find her, too frightened to alert the authorities. With the child still missing, Casey was charged with first degree murder in October and plead not guilty. On December 11, Caylee's skeletal remains were found with a blanket inside a trash bag in a wooded area near the family home. Investigative reports and trial testimony altered between duct tape being found near the front of the skull and on the mouth of the skull. The medical examiner mentioned duct tape as one reason she ruled the death a homicide, but officially listed it as "death by undetermined means".
The trial lasted six weeks, from May to July 2011. The prosecution sought the death penalty and alleged Casey murdered her daughter by administering chloroform, then applying duct tape, because she wanted her freedom. The defense team, led by Jose Baez, countered that the child had drowned accidentally in the family's swimming pool on June 16, 2008, and that Casey lied about this and other issues because of a dysfunctional upbringing, which they said included sexual abuse by her father. The defense did not present evidence as to how Caylee died, nor evidence that Casey was sexually abused as a child, but challenged every piece of the prosecution's evidence, calling much of it "fantasy forensics". Casey did not testify during the trial.


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Fred's. For over 50 years, folks have been frequenting this small neighborhood grill for great made-to-order carryout and delicious frozen custard. Whether you're in the mood for a jumbo burger made from fresh ground beef, a traditional Chicago-style hot dog, delectable roast beef dipped in Italian au jus or smothered with special barbecue sauce, or one of many other classic American sandwiches, Fred's will serve you quality ingredients in generous portions. Then add a side of fries or onion rings and a shake or malt and you've just satisfied your gotta-have-it, it's-sooo-good, fast food fix.
Of course, if you're in the mood for dessert, we have fresh frozen custard served in cones or covered with your favorite toppings. Or rediscover the joys of an old-fashioned root beer float, banana split or slushy.
So, stop on by Fred's! It's a Milwaukee tradition. Make it one of your family's traditions as well.


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British National Arts Program Aims To Rob Thousands Of Kids Of Their Copyrights
from the and-for-no-good-reason-at-that dept
Face Britain, a national collaborative art project in the UK, is collecting children's self-portraits to build an online gallery and a composite portrait of the Queen, among other things. It's all pretty harmless school-activity stuff, until you notice that the release form includes the extreme requirement that parents transfer "all intellectual property rights, including copyright" to the foundation that runs the program. Such a requirement is not unheard of, but is rarely necessary and should be justified—but when The Register reached out to boss Jeremy Newton to ask about it, his response demonstrated that he just doesn't know the first thing about copyright:
"We weren't sure how we'd change the images for this big projection. We need a legal power to use the image which is flexible enough for us to blend it into an image of the Queen, that the whole image revolves around," said Newton.
The chief executive believes that the intellectual property acquisition only applies to the photographic reproduction of the artwork. He said: "The ownership of the creative artwork remains with the child and the school - they can keep it and use it however they wish. We don't take ownership of the creative artwork."
He did, however, appear to be unclear on just how extensive those rights are in reality, and added: "The issue on licensing is not as simple as saying that children are the creators. They use brushes and paints other people have given them. They create the image in school or at home."
Um, what? Let's look at this piece by piece.
Firstly, the "legal power" they need can easily be obtained with a blanket license—the kind that countless websites obtain on user-generated content. From Newton's phrasing, it sounds like they didn't want to bother looking into it, so they just required the most extreme transfer of rights they could think of in order to cover all their bases. Shame.
Secondly, I'm baffled by the distinction Newton tries to make between the copyright and the "creative artwork" itself. Presumably by "creative artwork" he means the original physical portrait, which remains in the hands of the student. But to say they can "use it however they wish" is misleading at best—if the copyright has been transferred in its entirety to someone else, then there are all sorts of limitations on what they can do with it.
Finally, it doesn't matter who gives an artist their "brushes and paints" nor whether they created it "in school or at home". There may genuinely be some authorship questions when it comes to younger kids who are directly assisted by parents and teachers, but if that's the case, nobody can hand over the copyrights until those questions are resolved anyway.
What this really points to is one of the biggest overall problems with copyright law: it's so complicated that a lot of people go way overboard with their restrictions and requirements rather than figuring out what rights they actually need. But that doesn't let Face Britain off the hook, either: when you're running a fun project involving thousands of kids, there's no excuse for being sloppy about this stuff. Newton says he is going to add an explanation for the rights transfer to the website, but that's not a solution at all. No rights transfer is necessary, and what he should really be doing is replacing that draconian clause with a more reasonable license agreement, which is all they ever needed in the first place.
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United Nations
During the international 'Interfaith Dialog Between Civilisations' conference held at the United Nations in New York from the 12th–13th November 2008, 1001 Inventions and the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC), a UK based non-profit educational Institution, produced a Display entitled: "Multi-Faith Scientists in Islamic Civilization".
Large number of the guests attending the Dialog Conference, many of whom were heads of states, prime ministers, ministers and ambassadors, came to visit the Display which was located at the main entrance used by delegates. During the two days of the conference, the display was visited by among many others, His Majesty King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Patron of the Dialog Conference, Madame Tarja Halonen, the President of the Republic of Finland, Dr Tantawi, The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr Gomaa, the Mufti of Egypt, H E Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, the President of the UN General Assembly, Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the Secretary-General of The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), HE Recap Tayyip Erdogan, the Prime Minister of Turkey, HE Abbas El-Fasi, the Prime Minister of Morocco, HE Dr Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State.


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Most people will tell you that there is no standard formula for monetizing video online. I beg to differ, and here is what I think is an actionable formula:
I know, at first sight it reads like "miracle", but I don't think it takes a miracle to monetize video online. Here's what the formula is trying to say:
Effective Monetization requires combining broad Reach with the right balance between Access and Control to offer a compelling user Experience.
The first variable, Reach, is an easy one to achieve: use Flash. It runs on over 98% of Internet-connected computers world-wide (PCs, Macs and Linux.) It is used for over 75% of video on the web. And the Flash Platform continues to evolve, with new versions being rolled out not just on desktops and laptops, but also tablets and smartphones (just not the ones you're thinking of.)
Flash can also help you create a great user Experience, by enabling the development of rich, interactive applications and the use of dynamic streaming to adjust to changing bandwidth conditions.
That leaves the part about balancing Access and Control. All monetization strategies, whether it's advertising, subscription (buzzword of the month: paywall), rental or electronic sell-through need some of both. Going too far in either direction is just not profit-maximizing.
And this is where content protection technologies such as Flash Access come in. By limiting unauthorized copying and redistribution and enforcing usage rules to support their business model, content providers can use Flash Access to help protect investments in content and technology. When used correctly, the vast majority of consumers won't even notice that the content is protected in the first place.


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During the hoopla that was the Super Bowl last night, you may or may not have forgotten that there was a new episode of Top Gear on last night.
We didn't forget. If you don't want to wait a week until it airs on BBC America, have no fear. You can see bits and pieces right here as people share clips and links.
Here's what to expect in the episode:
- The guys head to America to test the Lexus LFA, Aston Martin Vanquish, and SRT Viper GTS on a pretty epic road trip from Nevada to Mexico. If you're a regular reader of this site, you may have heard about this trip.
- Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac — not from the Cadillac Fleetwood — took his turn behind the wheel of the Kia C'eed.
That's really it, the road trip is epic and takes up most of the episode. It's worth a watch.


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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit alleging JBLM "spy" violated Olympia protesters' civil rights
A federal judge in Tacoma has dismissed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that former Joint Base Lewis-McChord employee John Towery violated the civil rights of Olympia anti-war protesters when he infiltrated the group under an assumed name in 2007 and reported on their activities to his superiors.
"It's a great day for John Towery and this confirms he was acting lawfully," Towery's attorney, Tom Brennan of McKay Chadwell in Seattle, said Wednesday outside the federal courthouse in Tacoma.
In his oral ruling from the bench, U.S. District Court Judge Ronald B. Leighton said that Towery had legitimate safety concerns when, in May 2007, he began attending meetings of Olympia Port Militarization Resistance, or OlyPMR. At the time, Towery was an employee of JBLM's force protection division, which is charged with "supporting law enforcement and security operations to ensure the safety and security of Fort Lewis," a JBLM spokesman has said.
Leighton said that Towery was not motivated by an "animus" toward the protesters' political views, and did not intend to chill their political speech, as contended in their civil lawsuit. Rather, Towery was legally acting as an "invited informant" when he attended OlyPMR meetings. Brennan said it is not unlawful for undercover informants working in law enforcement to hide their identity, even when questioned by those they are investigating.
Also, Leighton said that Towery and other defendants named in the suit did not act illegally in 2007 when Towery accessed an email listserv maintained by OlyPMR, and forwarded the information from the listserv to police. Leighton said in his ruling that the listserv was "a public forum" that could be accessed by any member of the public and that those using it had "no reasonable expectation of privacy."
OlyPMR members had maintained that the listserv was private, secure, and access was granted only through an approval process.
"All claims about the listserv are denied," Leighton said Wednesday.
Towery was not present in the courtroom to hear Leighton's ruling.
"Frankly, he was not a spy," Brennan said of Towery. "He was concerned with making sure his office was aware of possible disruptive activity related to the Army. He was doing his job."
In addition to dismissing all of the federal civil rights claims against Towery, Leighton also dismissed all remaining claims against the other defendants sued by OlyPMR, including the Olympia Police Department, the Tacoma Police Department, and Thomas Rudd, who was Towery's former boss at JBLM force protection.
Individual members of OlyPMR sued in 2010, after the organization learned in 2009 that Towery had infiltrated their group under an assumed name and monitored their activities.
Attorney Larry Hildes' lawsuit alleged that the intelligence gleaned by Towery after infiltrating OlyPMR helped law enforcement in Olympia and Tacoma target individual protesters for harassment and arrest. Hildes' lawsuit also alleged that law enforcement acted with excessive force when arresting OlyPMR protesters.
In 2007, OlyPMR conducted protests at public ports, including Olympia, seeking to block JBLM from transporting Stryker brigades and other equipment used in the Iraq War. Members of OlyPMR have said the group was committed to nonviolence and never threatened or tried to harm soldiers. OlyPMR's protests at the Port of Olympia in November 2007 resulted in more than 60 arrests. Many of the arrests occurred during acts of civil disobedience in Olympia, as protesters tried to physically block convoys on roads, and refused to move when ordered to do so by police.
Leighton rejected the claim that Towery's intelligence on the protesters, which was sent to local law enforcement agencies in periodic "threat assessments," influenced law enforcement's reaction to OlyPMR's protests. Leighton pointed out that regardless of the information Towery provided, law enforcement would respond to the protests in any case. Leighton also said the individual officers who responded to the protests are entitled to "qualified immunity" a legal doctrine that absolves defendants of liability when they are acting in their professional capacity as municipal employees.
Hildes said outside court Wednesday that he will appeal Leighton's ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He added that Leighton's ruling "fundamentally compromises the Constitution."
"I respect Judge Leighton, but he's just wrong," Hildes said.
Hildes argued passionately Wednesday that Towery's activities not only unfairly targeted protesters merely because of their political views, but also that his law enforcement activities on behalf of the Army violated the Posse Comitatus Act. The Posse Comitatus Act is a federal law that bars the military from engaging in domestic law enforcement on U.S. soil.
OlyPMR member Drew Hendricks, who helped unmask Towery after he infiltrated OlyPMR, said he was extremely disappointed with Leighton's ruling, but "completely unsurprised." Hendricks, who was present in court, also criticized Leighton for failing to read the 5,000 pages of discovery that was provided by Hildes to the court.
Leighton, on the other hand, criticized Hildes for speculating about alleged civil rights violations without backing them up with evidence.
"Speculation is not evidence," Leighton said. "It's time for the plaintiffs to come up with evidence to support their claims and they have not done so."
Leighton said that he admires the protesters for having the courage to engage in acts of civil disobedience to support their beliefs. But he added that sometimes people who engage in such activities get arrested when they step outside of the law. Towery, Leighton added, had legitimate public safety concerns in protecting not only JBLM's property, but also the protesters' lives when they engaged in activities such as jumping in front of military convoys in an attempt to stop them.


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Coal-fired power plants emit the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide that is joining other heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, blanketing the planet and raising the global temperature. Carbon capture and sequestration are methods of keeping the greenhouse gas out of the atmosphere, but the technology is in its infancy, and the only U.S. demonstration project, FutureGen, was halted by the federal government earlier this year.
The former U.S. Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate who woke the world up to the dangers of global warming with his film "An Inconvenient Truth," stepped up his warnings about the dire state of the global climate because he believes humans are losing the fight against global warming.
Former Vice President Al Gore at the Clinton Global Initiative (Photo by David Lam)
"Now, in the midst of this frenetic effort to find a bailout, many are saying we should have prevented this. We should have realized that the short-term greed was overcoming a clear vision of what the risk was," said Gore.
"Well, now is the time to prevent a much worse catastrophe because the world has several trillion dollars in sub-prime carbon assets, based on the assumption that it is perfectly alright to put 70 million tons of global warming pollution into the atmosphere every 24 hours. Since we met here last year, the world has lost ground to the climate crisis. This is a rout," he warned. "We are losing badly."
"The strength of the storms, the depth of the drought, the movement of tropical diseases into areas that never experienced them before, this is the result of a dysfunctional, insane global system pattern that we have to change," Gore said.
For the first time in all of human history, we as a species, have to make a decision," he said, asking rhetorically, "What should we do?"
"We should stop burning coal [applause] without sequestering the CO2," said Gore, blaming the coal and oil companies for the climate crisis.
"The coal and oil companies have spent, in the United States alone, a half a billion dollars in the first eight months of this year promoting a lie that there is such a thing as clean coal," he said.
Coal-fired Tanners Creek power plant in Indiana (Photo by AEP)
"Clean coal is like healthy cigarettes [laughter]. It does not exist. It could theoretically exist. The only demonstration plant was cancelled. How many such plants are there? Zero. How many blueprints? Zero."
"What we should do is make a one-off investment to switch our energy infrastructure from one that depends on fuel that is dirty, dangerous, destroying the habitability of this planet and rising in price to a new global energy infrastructure that is based on fuel that is free forever: the sun [applause] and the wind and geothermal."
"There is a myth that the technology is not available. It is available," Gore said.
Gore said within 10 years the United States should have a good start on what he calls the Electronet, a unified, national "smart" power transmission grid "with long-distance, low-loss transmission capacity to take the energy from the places where the sun falls and the wind blows to the places where the people live."
"And we need it globally," he said, "in Europe, in Africa, Northern Africa particularly."
Gore's solution for the climate and energy crisis may help resolve the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan as well.
"Let's start with Darfur," he proposed. "Darfur has more sunlight falling on it reliably than almost any other place. There's a belt across that part of Africa into the Middle East. We ought to build solar, electric plants there and connect them with a super grid that goes across the straits of Gibraltar and up through the Balkans and across the Mediterranean and replaces coal and oil."
But instead of working to bring about solutions like that, Gore denounced the "utter insanity" of the course that the U.S. Congress is taking.
Former President Bill Clinton addresses the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative (Photo by David Lam)
"Today," he said, "the U.S. Congress is dealing with energy as well. They are, without debate and without a single hearing, preparing to lift the moratorium on the development of oil shale, which would vastly multiply the amount of CO2 from every gallon of gasoline. This is utter insanity and it demonstrates that the wealth and power and influence of the entrenched carbon lobby to twist policy and to put out illusory impressions about this that is overwhelming free debate."
An extension of the ban on oil shale production on federal lands in the West failed to pass the Senate on Friday. Unless Congress extends the moratorium, it expires at the end of September with the end of the current fiscal year.
The oil shale of the Green River geological formation in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming contains 800 billion to 1.8 trillion barrels of the equivalent of oil - roughly three times the size of Saudi Arabia's oil reserves.
But the adverse land and ecological impacts of oil shale production are well known from production in Alberta, Canada.
Production of oil from shale will result in airborne pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions so worrisome that the U.S. Council of Mayors earlier this year passed a resolution against the purchase of petroleum products produced from shale.
Because the entire Green River formation lies in the Colorado River drainage basin, water quality is an important issue, and 2005 study by the RAND corporation warns that "not enough is known about how to prevent water contamination from surface and in-situ operations."
The power demand associated with shale, whether from coal or natural gas-fired power plants, also represents an enormous demand for water. One estimate from a Los Alamos National Lab scientists warns that each barrel of oil from shale could require one to three barrels of water to produce.
As for clean coal, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, an industry association, points out that coal provides half of America's electricity generation.
"Over the last 30 years," the coalition says, "America's coal-based electricity providers have invested over $50 billion in technologies to reduce emissions – while at the same time providing affordable, reliable electricity to meet growing energy needs."
"As a result of that commitment, today's coal-based generating fleet is 70 percent cleaner on the basis of regulated emissions per unit of energy produced," the coalition says, calling it "a great start."
But the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is not a regulated emission, and the Bush administration has resisted all attempts by the states, business and environmental groups to regulate CO2.
In Gore's view, he explained to the high-powered audience at the Clinton Global Initiative, renewable and carbon-free sources of energy, conservation and efficiency are the only way the world can extricate itself from the climate crisis.
"The single most important thing we could do is to put a price on the CO2 in our economy today," said Gore. "As you know, I've long argued to reduce the payroll tax on working people and make it up with a tax on CO2. Tax what we burn, not what we earn."
Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 2008. All rights reserved.


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N7 - Blood Pack Base part 1
Side Quests - N7 Side Quests - N7 - Blood Pack Base part 1
If you're confused about how you can get this side quest, don't be. You won't find it as an anomaly by organically searching a planet. Rather, you should get this side quest as soon as you complete another N7-based side quest, one called Blood Pack Communications Relay. The information you garnered from that side quest should be all you need to find this side quest, so check your journal after completing the previous quest for more details. To get to the location of this side quest, you'll have to head to The Shrike Abyssal via a Mass Relay. Once you arrive, you'll be in the Xe Cha system. The planet you're seeking, Zada Ban, orbits extremely closely to its host star. When you get there, opt to land on the planet, and we'll go from there.
Begin by walking away from your ship. There's nothing around the landing craft of interest, so you don't have to bother exploring it if you don't want to. At the end of the initial pathway, you'll be forced to head rightward to continue. But don't do that just yet. Instead, examine the datapad sitting on a crate directly in front of you. You'll see that the message on it is from a Krogan Blood Pack leader named Salamul. If that sounds familiar to you, well, it should. He was the red-armored Krogan you killed back on Tarith in the side quest you completed to earn this side quest. Seems that the Blood Pack is working hard to mine this planet of its valuable minerals, as well. Nearby, you should also find a small container which holds some Palladium. Be sure to raid that container of its contents before running down the ramp to the next location.
Once you run down the ramp, you can either continue forward, even lower, via another ramp and some stairs, or you can bear leftward into a little cavern. This cavern seems to be a dead end, and it is, but what you'll find here is a little place where you can safely attack the Vorcha that dominate the area below. At first, you only see one or two, but if you hang around long enough, more and more will pour into the area. The crates around you will act as great cover from enemy attacks (including the rockets they hurl your way), but perhaps most importantly, your inherent height advantage here will be all you'll really need to take the Vorcha down ruthlessly. Remember -- Vorcha heal themselves automatically if they aren't continuously damaged, so when you pick one and begin firing, finish the job, or you'll have to start from scratch. When you've eliminated all of the enemies below (a sniper rifle helps, if you have one), run down the stairs to your right and explore the area where the Vorcha previously were. In addition to some ammunition, you'll find another box of Palladium to raid. A datapad is also nearby, should you choose to read its contents.
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The consequences of the war were epochal. 1914 marked the end of the 19th century, of a European settlement intact since Waterloo together with its opera bouffe monarchies, and the end of the Age of Empire; it marked the start of universal suffrage and cemented the all-powerful central State as the default model of governance. The gentle, blowsy chiffon portrait art of Sir John Lavery was out; the harsh metallic planes and angles of Wyndham Lewis were in. Grantchester was a misty remembered dream, and the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle echoed instead in men's heads along the Cam.
We each have our own watershed references. Peter Hall's 1974 film Akenfield is amongst mine, of an England not even then quite lost(1), for Julian Tennyson's Suffolk Scene paints vividly the places I also knew and deeply loved in youth, but he never to return, the victim of a mortar splinter in Arakan in 1945, aged 30, during the second-half.
So what exactly are we commemorating? Loss? Change?
Before we decide, we need to do some serious thinking. The raddled cliches and over-simplifications of Eric Hobsbawm are really past their sell-by date, belonging with the muddled mantras of Socialist Worker in the early 1970s. Yet this is what we will get from the BBC and the Guardian. The clearest and most cogent account I've ever read is actually a thin volume by Norman Stone; in just 140 pages in World War One: A Short History Stone distils into almost footnote length the impact and causes of 1914 - 1918. In a review for the Observer in 2007 Robert McCrum wrote;
Behind the jokes and the fireworks, there's a serious argument, though hardly a new one. For the British Foreign Office, the strategic choice in Europe has always been: Germany or Russia? Here, Stone wants to argue that, in the transformation of Europe from 1914-18, the deepest anxiety among the allies was that a disintegrating Russia would allow Germany to dominate the east. Simultaneously, he points out that it was precisely Germany's paranoid fear of Russia's potential strength that, in the run-up to hostilities, inspired Berlin to manipulate the European alliance system into war while time was still on the side of the German railway timetables.BBC Editors please note. It was not a war of capitalism or colonial power, as Frogspawm would have us believe. Nor must it be a banal celebration of 'self sacrifice', for few of those 900,000 can have died willingly, and for most it was duty owed to their mates, their family and their own honour that drove them into a maelstrom of death and white-hot shell splinters. That men were sacrificed by their commanders for strategic reasons surely cannot be a cause of commemoration.
We've got barely two years to work out what we're commemorating - and it needs to be something that the political spectrum can agree upon, that ordinary people can understand and that the media can articulate. And all as sombre as a scarlet Haig poppy.
(1) Not that you'd want it back; as Leonard told Simon ' It was very hard living indeed... our cottage was nearly empty, except for people. There was a scrubbed brick floor, and just one rug made of scraps of old clothes pegged into a sack. Six of us boys and girls slept in one bedroom, and our parents and the baby slept in the other. There was no newspaper, and nothing to read except the Bible. All the village houses were like this. Our food was apples, potatoes, swedes and bread. Nobody could get enough to eat, no matter how hard they tried. Two of my brothers were out to work. One was eight years old and he got three shillings a week. Our biggest trouble was water. There was no water near... 'Drink all you can at school', we were told. There was a tap there.Our parents and all the cottage people were very religious and very patriotic. The patriotic songs and church hymns seemed equally holy. They took our breath away. It was all 'My country' - country, country, country. You heard nothing else. There was no music in the village then, except at the chapel or the church, and our family liked it so much that we hurried from one to the other to hear all we could. People believed in religion then, which I think was a good thing, because if they hadn't got religion there would have been a revolution. I want to say this simply as a fact, that Suffolk people in my day were worked to death. It literally happened. It is not a figure of speech. I was worked mercilessly. I am not complaining about it. It is what happened to me.'


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NFL Rookies Luck, RG3, Richardson, Tannehill Carded By Panini America, Topps
By Barry Janoff
April 27, 2012: Panini America, which earlier this week signed a new deal with the NFL and NFL Players Assn., used its powers of Photoshop to create the first rookie cards for Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson and Ryan Tannehill, who were selected No. 1, 2, 3 and 8, respectively, last night in the NFL Draft.
The cards show when each player was drafted and each player in their new NFL team jerseys, but with 00 instead of their official numbers. Panini wants to put in the actual numbers in time for the release of their first 2012 NFL set, Prestige Football, scheduled for June.
The Irving, Texas-based company said the set would contain an insert set of NFL Rookie Cards.
Rival Topps was able to one-up Panini by unveiling a card showing RG3 in his official No. 1 Redskins jersey from its 2012 Topps Football set, scheduled for release in August.
In addition, Topps, which also has a deal with the NFLPA, revealed autograph cards of Luck and RG3, which are scheduled to be part of the company's 2012 Inception set in July.
Luck, who has a marketing deal with Panini America, was selected by the Indianapolis Colts, RG3 was drafted by the Washington Redskins, Richardson by the Cleveland Browns and Tannehill by the Miami Dolphins.
In conjunction with the NFL Draft, Panini America held a contest in which it offered consumers who correctly predicted the first ten players to be selected the opportunity to win an unopened box of 2011 Playbook Football and one box of 2011 Prime Signatures Football. The company had yet to determine a winner.
Many of the entries to the official Web site were thrown off by the draft night trade in which the Browns moved up from the fourth pick to the third pick by trading spots with the Minnesota Vikings in order to draft Richardson.
In addition to Panini America, Luck has an endorsement deal with Nike. Griffin's marketing deals to date include adidas, Subway, EA Sports and Castrol Oil.
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When Should Parents Start Thinking about Skin Protection?
Right away; the sooner the better. In general it's good to avoid direct sun exposure for infants under 6 months of age. Seek shade and think about UV protective clothing and hats to physically protect from sun exposure. After 6 months old, sunscreens should be used over any area that would be potentially exposed to light while outdoors.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved sunscreens as safe for both children and adults. Dermatologists recommend a sunscreen with an SPF of 45 or higher. The most important thing about sunscreens is to remember to apply early, enough and often. "Early" would refer to about 20 to 30 minutes before going outdoors. "Enough" would be making sure that you're using enough sunscreen— usually about an ounce, or two tablespoons, over the entire body. Remember to rub in well! "Often" means every two to three hours while outdoors, but more frequently if in water or sweating. Apply sunscreen every hour if you're swimming or more often if you're going to be toweling off, sweating or potentially rubbing off the sunscreen; in those cases, you should reapply as soon as you do those activities.
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Freckles refer to spots that usually arise after sun exposure, whereas moles are actual growths that can appear on the skin and tend to persist for life. In general, when your child goes to the pediatrician, he/she will be looking at your child's skin. Things that you can look for as a parent or bring to the attention of your pediatrician or dermatologist are moles that fit with the ABCs:
It's important to keep in mind that these features are not signs that a mole is cancerous, but more that the mole should be evaluated further by a pediatrician or a dermatologist.
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Approximately 80% of a person's sun exposure occurs before age 18, so start establishing safe sun habits and educating your children against the dangers of sun exposure early, and especially about the dangers of indoor tanning. Indoor tanning is the single worst thing that you can do for your long-term skin health, and making sure that your children are aware and are avoiding these types of practices will really help them in the long run.
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Parana Open | 28 October - 2 November 2014
Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22, 2014 – The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour will once again be the centrepiece of the international beach volleyball calendar in 2014.
From Long Beach in California to Shanghai in China and many places in between players will compete for their share of the $10.2m in prize money on offer from 10 Grand Slams, an inaugural FIVB Grand Slam Final and 10 Open tournaments. The Grand Slams conclude with the first ever FIVB Grand Slam Final, which will offer $500,000 in prize money.
Last year the men's tournament went down to the wire as Latvia's Janis Smedins and Aleksandrs Samoilovs held off the challenge of Brazil's Pedro Salgado and Bruno Schmidt at the Durban Open in December. Brazilian fans did have something to celebrate though as Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima won the women's crown after dominating all season.
It means that both sides will be pushing hard to retain their titles, while the depth of the teams chasing them grows ever deeper.
Initially nine Grand Slam events were named, but in recent weeks the total went up to the maximum of 10 when the Klagenfurt returned as a host following a year off the Tour when the Austrian venue hosted the CEV Beach Volleyball European Championships.
The lake-side resort will once again welcome the crème-de-la-crème of the beach volleyball world as the Austrian city gets set to host the ninth double-gender Beach Volleyball Grand Slam of the 2014 season from July 29 to August 3.
This year will mark the 17th time that the Lake Worthersee site has hosted a stop on the international circuit. With the exception of last season, the men's World Tour has stopped in Klagenfurt every year since 1997 and the women's since 2001. In 2001 Klagenfurt also hosted the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships and this year's tournament will make Klagenfurt the most experienced host in the World Tour's history with 16 men's and 12 women's tournament to its name.
"Beach volleyball players and fans have come to expect the best from Klagenfurt," said FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F°. "I am proud to have the opportunity to now build on the previous successes of this stop on the World Tour and look forward to once again experiencing all that this excellent venue has to offer."
"We are very happy to organise the A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam in cooperation with the FIVB at Lake Worthersee in Klagenfurt, Carinthia again this year," said Hannes Jagerhofer of the ACTS Group, the official promoter of the event.
"The dates for the Grand Slam are hereby confirmed and official. We are sure that this year's Grand Slam will exceed all the expectations of all athletes, fans, sponsors and partners by offering an exceptional week in Carinthia."
Earlier in the month, the organisers of the Moscow Grand Slam announced a date change to June 11 to 15 so as to accommodate Klagenfurt's inclusion in the 2014 beach volleyball calendar.
Also making a return to this year's calendar is Stavanger in Norway, another popular stop on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. The unique dockside venue, which hosted the 2009 World Championships, was last present on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 2011, after 13 straight seasons, but returns with a Grand Slam from June 24-29.
The ever-popular Stare Jablonki, returns as a Grand Slam after hosting the World Championships last year. The venue on the banks of Lake Mazury will now welcome beach volleyball players and fans from August 19 to 24.
Through the year there are a host of familiar cities hosting Grand Slams; Long Beach in the USA continues for a second season after a successful debut in 2013, while The Hague in the Netherlands is planning on spreading the tournament over four different cities in preparation for their hosting of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in 2015.
There are also Grand Slams in Fortaleza in Brazil, Berlin, Moscow and Gstaad in Switzerland before the FIVB Grand Slam Final.
The participants in the FIVB Grand Slam Final, for
which the location and dates are still to be confirmed, will be made up of the
top eight nations on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Grand Slam ranking with a
maximum quota of two teams per country, per gender. The newly conceived Grand Slam Final has yet to be assigned and the FIVB
is in negotiations with the promoters who have shown an interest in staging
this event.
Fuzhou in China, Anapa in Russia, Xiamen in China and Phuket in Thailand will once again host Open tournaments with a further five organised in Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, Czech capital Prague, Parana in Argentina and Qatari capital Doha with Durban in South Africa once again bringing the season to a close in December.
The newest addition to the 2014 beach volleyball calendar, the FIVB U17 Volleyball World Championships will be held in Bahia Banderas in Mexico, providing yet another opportunity for young beach volleyball players to come to the fore and gain international experience in their sport.
Polish town Myslowice will once again do the honours of hosting the FIVB Beach Volleyball U23 World Championships while Oporto in Portugal will put its previous experience of hosting the FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships to practice yet again in 2014. Cypriot resort Larnaka will host the U21 World Championships.
The second edition of the Youth Olympic Games are set to take place from August 16 to 28, 2014 in the Chinese city of Nanjing and it will be the first time beach volleyball will be included in the sporting line-up.
2014 Beach Volleyball Calendar
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Social Timeline: Parana Open makes exciting debut
Lausanne, Switzerland, November 3, 2014 - The FIVB World Tour arrived at a new stop last week, as the Parana Open made its debut on the beach volleyba... More...
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Canada's Binstock/Schachter captures men's gold at FIVB Paraná Open
Paraná, Argentina, November 2, 2014 — Creating some history for their country, Canada's Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter fought through the chilly, win... More...
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Larissa/Talita lead Brazilian sweep of women's podium at FIVB Paraná Open
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Men's final four set for Sunday's semifinals, medal matches at FIVB Paraná Open
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Women's final four set for Saturday's semis, medal matches at FIVB Paraná Open
01.11.2014 00:08:11
24 men's advance to main draw Friday at FIVB Paraná Open
31.10.2014 05:25:11
Ten men's tandems all 2-0 in pool play at FIVB Paraná Open main draw
31.10.2014 00:29:47
Women's field reduced to 24 teams for single elimination at FIVB Paraná Open
30.10.2014 06:49:34
Eleven unbeaten women's duos after two pool play rounds at FIVB Paraná Open
30.10.2014 05:04:01
Eleven men's teams advance to Thursday's start of FIVB Paraná Open main draw
28.10.2014 17:42:12
FIVB World Tour resumes in Argentina for $150,000 FIVB Paraná Open
24.10.2014 17:15:32
Talking Stats: 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour - October 24
18.10.2014 21:00:50
Parana launches next stop on World Tour
15.10.2014 18:51:00
Talking Stats: 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour - October 15
13.10.2014 04:03:58
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Jewelry designer Helen Ficalora is celebrating the TCS New York Marathon this week with a special collection for the stylish fitness peeps in your life. The Marathon Collection includes her brand new "Running Shoe" Charm and other New York-centric mementos for the running (or spectator in your life). The collection is available in Yellow, Pink, and White 14k Gold with select pieces also available in Sterling Silver. It's almost enough to make you want to take up running! HelenFicalora.com
Bigger is not always better particularly when it comes to the entrancing designs of Sivan Sova Jewelry.
Understated elegance never goes out of fashion, neither does a good quality timeless stud earring. Here are five of our favorites that will take you from day to night in style.
Did anyone else wake up feeling somewhat invincible this morning? We've put it down to battling dragons and blazing battlefeilds. Not wanting to let this feeling go, we went on the hunt for five kick-ass rings that bring out our inner ruler.
Lily Collins wowed last night at the premiere of Amazon Studio's new series The Last Tycoon wearing jewelry from two designers you're going to love.
OMEGA unveils the Seamaster Diver 300M "Commander's Watch" Limited Edition; a new timepiece celebrating the rank and regalia of the historic 007, James Bond.
Handcrafted in Italy, we talk expression, style and craftsmanship with the creator of Audere Lab.
Magnetic Deluxe combines 3D technology, sculpture and traditional techniques to create statement jewelry you'll want to flaunt. We catch up with Laura Hemsley—designer and co-founder—to talk style, inspiration and design.
Avant-garde jewelry designer Seville Michelle launches her latest collection, Choke Me.
RAYMOND WEIL pays homage to legendary musician David Bowie with the Limited Edition Freelancer "David Bowie," timepiece.
She began her career in the museum world, now Loren Nicole is sharing her passion and expertise with her exquisite line of jewelry.
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Treat yo'self with our favorite rings under $100.00!
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Jewelry designer Helen Ficalora is celebrating the TCS New York Marathon this week with a special collection dedicated to the thrill of the chase.
Hand-crocheted in Paris, Okapi Knits is transforming the way we see crochet.
Adi Lev Design presents the ultra-chic, minimalistic ear cuff of our dreams.
We get the scoop from jewelry designer and founder, Audrius Krulis.
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Chic, talented and driven we catch up with fine jewelry designer Monica Rich Kosann.
Gold, silver, and crystal will forever remain supreme thanks to Mews London's enchanting Crystal V Necklace.
We chat with Alia bin Omair, an Emirati jewelry artist born and raised in Dubai.
Roberto Coin, internationally renowned jeweler, opens a new boutique in partnership with London Jewelers.
Future stars are sure to be born with this dazzling Gold Bella Star Ring from SB London.
Simple, yet profound, this Celeste Bracelet by Deepa Gurnani is definitely worth adding to your upcoming Fall Style collection.
Nature meets fashion in the Carnelian & Gold Leaf earcuff from Meriko London.
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The Double Sam cuff from Contour Studio is the edgy accessory your jewelry collection needs.
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No matter how niche of an interest you might have, there is an area on Reddit to satisfy you. From Top Gear fanatics to comedy lovers and fans of auto shop mishaps to people that really like dogs, there is a Reddit for everything.
But if you loved to hand draw pictures of dragons having gratuitous sex with cars, you were left high and dry. Until now.
Last night we were directed to the subreddit /r/dragonsfuckingcars. This is a very literal name and means exactly what you think it means. This is composed solely of pictures of dragons, nature's most wondrous and mythical creature, banging cars with 100 percent accurately sized and shaped penises. At least I assume they're accurate. I only took one class on dragon anatomy in high school.
For those who don't know, we first popularized the dragon trend way back in 2007, little knowing it would become a web phenomenon just a few years later. And by "web phenomenon" we of course mean "totally weird shit that has a home on reddit."
Some of them are a bit rough and a tad crude while others seem to have a lot of care taken in how they're drawn.
No matter what, it's damn hilarious. And fair warning, it's pretty NSFW, unless your boss is cool with you looking at dragons with massive dicks all day long.
This also means our own Car Dragoner Emeritus has been outdone by a vast country mile. Well done internet!
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Ok, Wreckies, time for a pop quiz. I'll tell you what these people ordered on their cakes, and then you see if you can guess how the baker wrecked it.
We'll start with something easy:
"A giant 57"
Yeah, at this point you'd probably be more surprised to see just a 57 on there, huh?
"Happy Birthday Noah" in red
Apparently a lot of bakers pronounce the word "and" as "'n", because I see a lot of these. So many kids having to share their cakes with a fictional character. It's sad, really.
This version's a bit more convoluted, though:
"Happy Birthday Ronda" in chocolate
I wonder how many times Ronda had to explain who Incho was.
"Dave and Amanda" inside a heart
Ok, that was another easy one - but why the giant sunflower?
"Happy 85th Birthday Angelo" in "happy" colors
It's a lot more fun to read that as "colon" instead of "color." Just sayin'.
"Happy 1st Birthday New New," plus a boy with light brown skin.
(Yes, New New is the actual name.)
In the baker's defense, it would have taken a LOT more effort to write out, "boy with light brown skin."
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Praise for Tenth of December
"The best book you'll read this year."—The New York Times Magazine
"A feat of inventiveness . . . This eclectic collection never ceases to delight with its at times absurd, surreal, and darkly humorous look at very serious subjects. . . . George Saunders makes you feel as though you are reading fiction for the first time."—Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner
"The best short-story writer in English—not 'one of,' not 'arguably,' but the Best."—Mary Karr, Time
"A visceral and moving act of storytelling . . . No one writes more powerfully than George Saunders about the lost, the unlucky, the disenfranchised."—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
"Saunders's startling, dreamlike stories leave you feeling newly awakened to the world."—People
"It's no exaggeration to say that short story master George Saunders helped change the trajectory of American fiction."—The Wall Street Journal
"An irresistible mix of humor and humanity . . . that will make you beam with unmitigated glee. [Grade:] A"—Entertainment Weekly
"Saunders captures the fragmented rhythms, disjointed sensory input, and wildly absurd realities of the twenty-first century experience like no other writer."—The Boston Globe
"Tenth of December shows George Saunders at his most subversive, hilarious, and emotionally piercing. Few writers can encompass that range of adjectives, but Saunders is a true original—restlessly inventive, yet deeply humane."—Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad
"George Saunders is a complete original, unlike anyone else, thank god—and yet still he manages to be the rightful heir to three other complete American originals—Barthelme (the lyricism, the playfulness), Vonnegut (the outrage, the wit, the scope), and Twain (the common sense, the exasperation). There is no author I recommend to people more often—for ten years I've urged George Saunders onto everyone and everyone. You want funny? Saunders is your man. You want emotional heft? Saunders again. You want stories that are actually about something—stories that again and again get to the meat of matters of life and death and justice and country? Saunders. There is no one better, no one more essential to our national sense of self and sanity."—Dave Eggers, author of A Hologram for the King
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"Not since Twain has America produced a satirist this funny."—Zadie Smith
"George Saunders makes the all-but-impossible look effortless. We're lucky to have him."—Jonathan Franzen
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"Saunders is a writer of arresting brilliance and originality, with a sure sense of his material and apparently inexhaustible resources of voice. . . . Scary, hilarious, and unforgettable."—Tobias Wolff
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WASHINGTON—The Justice Department announced today that Lindrith Tsoodle, 57, a former officer with the Three Affiliated Tribes Police Department, was apprehended and arrested on the Rocky Boy Reservation in Montana yesterday in relation to his indictment on civil rights and obstruction violations.
Tsoodle was indicted on December 13, 2012. The indictment alleges that, on December 6, 2010, Tsoodle, while acting in his capacity as a police officer, assaulted "T.K." during an arrest while T.K. was handcuffed, thereby violating his civil rights. The indictment alleges that Tsoodle slammed T.K. against a wall, excessively tightened his handcuffs, shoved him into a police car, used Oleoresin Capsicum spray on him, and struck him repeatedly, both with his body and with a baton. The indictment further charges that T.K. suffered bodily injury as a result of Tsoodle's use of excessive force.
According to the indictment, following the assault on T.K., Tsoodle attempted to convince a witness not to report the incident to other law-enforcement officials and lied to a federal agent about the assault.
Tsoodle is also charged with assaulting "S.L." during a separate arrest. The indictment alleges that, on November 20, 2010, while S.L. was in handcuffs, Tsoodle twisted his neck, shoved him to the ground, and kneed him in the chest, thereby violating his civil rights.
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