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Can We Still Keep Wilderness Wild?
by Louise Lasley
Most of us probably believe we can correctly figure out fact from fiction, good from bad, and many other distinctions we make every day. But sometimes our perceptions are forged by subtle, if inadvertent, messages we receive. And before long the collective perspective becomes our culture with an almost unobservable change in what is believed to be right or good or necessary. This shift from original intent to accepted practices applies to our best-protected lands and threatens not only designated Wilderness, but the Wilderness Act, too.
I recently received information on an upcoming wilderness festival, and the first thing that caught my attention was the phrase: "management is a necessary part of our interaction with this resource" (meaning Wilderness). I count this as one of those subtle messages that tend to shift behavior. To manage something is a dynamic, manipulative action that implies human intervention and control. The responsibility of the four federal agencies that oversee Wilderness is to administer these lands using a hands-off approach rather than manage them. Congress and the American people have set aside Wilderness to allow nature to call the shots.
The Wilderness Act defines Wilderness as, "…an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain." Howard Zahniser explained in a 1957 speech the intended meaning of "untrammeled" as "free, unbound, unhampered, unchecked, having the freedom of the wilderness."
Stewart Brandborg worked closely with Zahniser on the Wilderness Act, and then served as executive director of the Wilderness Society for 12 years after the law's 1964 passage. These two roles created millions of acres of designated Wilderness. The late Bill Worf, a former Forest Service (FS) supervisor and fierce advocate for Wilderness, was part of a small group tasked with writing the FS regulations for the Wilderness Act. For years these two men were the backbone of Wilderness Watch, the only national organization working exclusively to assure that Wilderness is administered according to the law. Neither would stray from their conviction that the Act does not allow for compromise nor should it be subject to individual interpretation.
I can't tell you when the shift from the original intent for stewardship of these lands began, but it has been moving a lot. The other night at dinner Stewart Brandborg said that the next presentation regarding Wilderness should be titled: "It's all Screwed Up." Here are a few examples of how the law is being disregarded:
- A private company used a helicopter to haul materials to repair the Fred Burr High Lake dam in the Montana portion of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, even though in the past materials were carried in by packstock or found onsite.
- A proposed road would cut through the Izembek Wilderness in Alaska.
- In the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, commercial towboat traffic has increased significantly instead of maintaining levels existing at the time of designation.
- There is a proposal to considerably expand the Fish Lake airstrip in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in Idaho.
- In the Emigrant Wilderness in California, buildings have been rebuilt and commercial packstations exceed historical numbers.
- Commercial shellfishing is occurring in the Monomoy Wilderness in Massachusetts.
- 450 Helicopter landings have been proposed for bighorn management in Wildernesses in Arizona.
- Motorized cattle herding has been proposed in Wildernesses in the Owyhee region of Idaho.
- Water developments have been built in the Kofa Wilderness in Arizona, using construction equipment and helicopters.
- Unnecessary structures have been restored and rebuilt in the Olympic Wilderness in Washington.
- And on and on…
Such illegal actions were probably considered acceptable by the agencies, weren't that much different than some earlier action, or would help with an issue unrelated to Wilderness. Or as my friend Howie says, "They have landscape amnesia." In other words, they've forgotten what Wilderness is supposed to be. All illegal actions are damaging to Wilderness, but cumulatively they amount to a "death by a thousand cuts," with incremental changes sometimes only obvious over longer periods of time.
How did we get to this place? Who is responsible? Often, agency employees notify Wilderness Watch of violations occurring in Wilderness. The most abused part of the Wilderness Act is the administrative exception in section 4(c), which allows the minimal action necessary to administer the Act. It was intended to apply to those exceedingly rare instances where motorized equipment, motor vehicles, aircraft, structures or installations are truly necessary and constitute the absolute minimum required to preserve Wilderness. Instead, the agencies increasingly invoke the exception whenever it is convenient or to promote recreation or one of the other uses of Wilderness. Unfortunately, many of these violations provide the jumping-off step for the next, bigger illegal action.
The U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have a long history of resisting the Wilderness Act. But it is not just the agencies that have dropped the ball. Congress has failed in its oversight of the agencies and its review of the state of the Wilderness system. A 1989 Government Accounting Office (GAO) report requested by the House Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands found that the Forest Service was "devoting only minimal attention to wilderness," but nothing came of the report's recommendations to prevent further degradation of Wilderness. In 1995, Congress passed the Paperwork Reduction Act, which rescinded a provision of the Wilderness Act that required the agencies to submit substantive annual reports to Congress on the state of the Wilderness system. And in perhaps the most alarming assessment of the Wilderness system, a 2001 report by the Pinchot Institute for Conservation warned, "The four wilderness agencies and their leaders must make a strong commitment to wilderness stewardship before the Wilderness System is lost." Yet neither Congress nor the agencies have made any meaningful actions to address the recommendations of this in-depth, comprehensive report. It is now largely forgotten.
Current stewardship oversight, or lack thereof, is only part of the degradation of Wilderness by Congress. Congress is proposing bills as damaging to Wilderness as the violations the agencies are carrying out—and maybe more so. Bills designating Wilderness in the past were clear and simple and adhered to the Act. Increasingly, wilderness bills include exceptions not in the Act, have language that undercuts the Act, or add damaging non-conformities to both existing and proposed Wildernesses. The current Congress includes 51 such bills. , Many of the proposed bills are supported by the larger conservation organizations, who, because of their size, proximity to DC, and their budgets, have usurped negotiations from local organizations who are working to designate additional Wilderness. These larger organizations who claim that compromise is necessary to gain more public support, along with Congress, are making the Wilderness Act into something other than what was envisioned during its long and inclusive passage into law.
So whose responsibility is it to ensure that Wilderness retains the character that makes it wild, that ours and future generations are able to experience the wild, and that accountability for wilderness is acknowledged and accepted? I believe this responsibility belongs to Congress, to the four administering agencies, and finally to us—the "public", the folks who know the wilderness lands around them, cherish their unique and special qualities, and are grateful for what Wildernesses don't have: those activities that would make a Wilderness just the same as any other place. The question remains, can we still keep Wilderness wild in the face of so many challenges to the Act's original intent?
Louise Lasley's (president of Wilderness Watch) pursuit of backcountry activities produced a strong advocacy for wilderness and the values we find in wild places. She has worked for years to protect those values around the globe and particularly within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Work on public lands and wildlife issues for the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative, the Wildlife Conservation Society, Africa Rainforest and River Conservation, and as a naturalist for the Bridger-Teton National Forest and Spring Creek Resort has been fundamental to her new endeavor to look at local issues as she travels around the West. After living in Jackson Hole for 30 years, Louise began the life of a gypsy this year looking for a someplace to call home. She hopes that her knowledge and experience of public lands and wildlife concerns will help in her transition to a new community.
by Jerome Walker
In February, the weather is usually perfect on Georgia's coastal islands. That's one of the reasons why America's wealthiest men formed the exclusive Jekyll Island Club during the late 1800's and turned that island into a Gilded Age playground. Every winter they repaired to their "cottages" on Jekyll to hunt, fish, play golf and tennis, sail, and otherwise divert themselves. It's rumored that poor Thomas Carnegie wanted to join the club, but because he and his brother Andrew came to this country as penniless teenagers from Scotland, they were supposedly turned away. Whether this story is true or not, in 1884 Thomas Carnegie purchased most of Cumberland Island, just south of Jekyll Island. He and his wife Lucy then proceeded to build a complex of lavish mansions there. Today, 17 mile-long Cumberland Island, larger than Manhattan Island, is a National Seashore, administered by the National Park Service. Along with places like Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon, it's been designated a World Heritage Center by the United Nations for its unique natural beauty. Roughly the northern half of the island is a federally designated Wilderness.
Since Cumberland Island now belongs to the American public, who purchased it from the private owners, in early February of last year my wife and I decided to check on our property by making a three day-back-pack. It was her first visit to the island, and we especially wanted to visit Cumberland Island Wilderness, and also visit Carol Ruckdeschel, a renowned biologist who lives on the island. For decades, Carol has fiercely protected both the island and the endangered sea turtles who nest on its beaches every summer. Carol is part of the fascinating history of Cumberland Island, and has been written about by a number of writers, including John McPhee. The most recent, and probably best account of her efforts to keep Cumberland wild, is Will Harlan's book "Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island," which was published by Grove Press this past May.
After spending the night in St. Marys, a sleepy fishing village on the southeast tip of Georgia's coast, we boarded the early morning Park Service ferry for the 45 minute ride to the island. Pelicans and gulls flew overhead and dolphins played in the ferry's bow wave. After a brief orientation at Sea Camp Ranger Station — which used to be developer Charles Fraser's headquarters when he had plans to turn the island into another Hilton Head — we started walking north towards the Wilderness. Along the way we passed near Greyfield, one of the mansions built as wedding gifts for Thomas and Lucy Carnegie's children. Now it's an inn run by some of the Carnegie descendants.
A little over a decade ago, on a backpack with friends, I witnessed the Park Service driving a pickup truck through the wilderness area, and later saw a truck load of guests staying at Greyfield Inn being taken on a motorized commercial tour through the Wilderness. Soon thereafter, the Park Service, with the blessing of The Wilderness Society and National Parks Conservation Association, began conducting its own motorized visitor tours using 15-passsenger vans. When this was reported to Wilderness Watch's founder Bill Worf, he was incredulous and came to Georgia himself to check it out. Later, in 2004, Wilderness Watch brought suit against the Park Service and won in the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. A three judge panel ruled unanimously that of course driving in Wilderness was illegal. Unfortunately, this victory was short-lived, as the local Republican Congressman, Jack Kingston, quietly tacked a rider onto an omnibus spending bill in Congress later that same year. His rider removed the unpaved single lane main road that runs the length of the island and also the entire beach from the Wilderness. This was the first time, and hopefully the last, that Wilderness had ever been removed from the National Wilderness Preservation System without public input.
Later that day, we passed another luxurious Carnegie mansion, Plum Orchard, which the Park Service has renovated at considerable expense for daily tours. At 25,000 square feet with countless bedrooms, an indoor pool and squash court, a huge formal dining room, a "gun room" for the men, and an enormous staff of servants, it was a wedding gift to Thomas and Lucy's son George, who enjoyed it only for a few months each year. Finally, we reached the wilderness boundary and spent our first night in Yankee Paradise, one of three designated wilderness camping areas. The next day we hiked under huge live-oak trees dripping Spanish moss to our next campsite at Brickhill Bluff, which overlooks the marshes between the island and the mainland. After setting up our tent, we continued hiking to the north end of the island. This is a small area beyond the wilderness boundary shared by Carol's modest cabin, the historic one room First African Baptist Church, established in 1893, and a private complex owned by the Candlers, heirs of the inventor of Coca-Cola. We spent a very pleasant afternoon sitting on Carol's porch, marveling at the pet animals, including several buzzards, that live there with Carol, and talking about the challenges of keeping the island protected, which are explained in an excellent website that Carol writes, http://www.wildcumberland.org.
Jerome Walker's introduction to Wilderness Watch and Wilderness began when his late wife, Melissa, author of Living on Wilderness Time, served 10 years on WW's board, including a term as vice president. A retired neurologist who specialized in groundbreaking headache research and treatment, Jerome has concentrated on wilderness photography for the last two decades. He has photographed wild country from Alaska to Florida, traveling on foot and by canoe. Jerome's images have been displayed in galleries and currently are in private and corporate collections throughout the country. They have been used in books, newsletters, calendars and are on his website (jeromewalkerphotography.com). His time in Wilderness has led him to recognize its fragility and has motivated his work to protect it. He lives in Missoula, MT.
by Kevin Proescholdt
I recently came across an on-line forum asking whether "snow kiting" is allowed in Wilderness. While snow kiting in Wilderness might still be a rather rare activity, the question bears quite heavily on a variety of activities and the future of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
For those unfamiliar with the sport, snow kiting is an offshoot of kiteboarding (a water sport), but conducted on land and on snow. Like kiteboarders, snow kiters use large inflatable kites – some are similar to parasails – that allow the wind to pull them along or to jump and glide in the air for seconds at a time. Kite lines run to a snow kiter's harness and handle, which are used to maneuver the kite. Though many snow kiters use snowboards, some telemark and alpine skiers also use kites as part of their sport.
Snow kiting in units of the wilderness system seems to have increased in recent years. But I believe snow kiting violates the Wilderness Act, even though the federal agencies have been slow in writing specific rules spelling out such a ban. I hope that soon, before this use becomes too entrenched in units of the wilderness system, all four agencies will ban snow kiting in Wilderness for two main reasons.
First, snow kiting violates the Wilderness Act, most notably its ban on mechanical transport in Wilderness. U.S. Forest Service wilderness policy comes close to articulating a ban on snow kiting, by prohibiting (among other banned mechanical transport) hang gliders and parachutes, which are similar to snow kiting:
Forest Service Manual 2320.5
Mechanical Transport. Any contrivance for moving people or material in or over land, water, or air, having moving parts, that provides a mechanical advantage to the user, and that is powered by a living or nonliving power source. This includes, but is not limited to, sailboats, hang gliders, parachutes, bicycles, game carriers, carts, and wagons.
At least some of these specific prohibitions have held up in the courts. A federal court upheld a Forest Service ban on sailboats on wilderness lakes, for example, in one of a series of court cases involving the Sylvania Wilderness in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in this case, "Certainly, Congress could rationally conclude that certain forms of mechanical transport, including sailboats and houseboats, should be excluded from the Sylvania Wilderness in order to preserve the 'wilderness character' of the property."
The National Park Service also appears to have prohibited snow kiting in Wilderness, though under its regulations that govern aircraft (snow kiting meets its definition of aircraft in the Code of Federal Regulations) and "aerial delivery," and not under its regulations prohibiting mechanical transport in Wilderness. As a result, the Park Service has prohibited snow kiting in Glacier National Park's Recommended Wilderness as well as in other national park Wildernesses.
In addition to violating the ban on mechanized travel, snow kiting runs against the grain of the types of recreation the Wilderness Act sought to provide. The law defines Wilderness in part as providing "a primitive and unconfined type of recreation…." Snow kiting is clearly not this type of primitive recreation envisioned by the Wilderness Act.
Second, beyond the legal violations, snow kiting should be banned in Wilderness because the activity makes Wildernesses less wild. This is not about snow kiting's physical impacts on Wilderness, but about our relationship to Wilderness. Snow kiting is a modern transportation method, not one envisioned by the founders of the Wilderness Act or the ideals behind it. It is not travel by primitive means. It ignores the humility and restraint that Wilderness Act author Howard Zahniser urged us to use in our relationship to Wilderness.
Wilderness is in part about preserving and experiencing these places from an earlier time and an earlier pace of travel, such as by foot, horseback, or canoe. According to the Wilderness Act, designated Wildernesses are to be "in contrast with those areas where man and his works dominate the landscape…." If snow kiting and other yet-to-be-created transportation means are allowed in Wilderness, that contrast will be increasingly diminished and indistinct, and Wilderness will cease to be that special place set apart from modern civilization. I believe that we must stand up for that distinction or we open the door to untold and unforeseen levels of non-human- or non-animal-powered transportation in Wilderness, making Wilderness little different from the rest of our human-dominated landscape.
I understand the concern expressed by some that any restrictions short of an outright ban on all mechanical devices (including, for example, a ski binding) would be somewhat arbitrary. But it seems that the most reasonable, protective, and defensible rule is one rooted in the methods of travel in common use at the time the Wilderness Act was passed. This is the approach a federal court took when several members of the Chippewa (also called Ojibwe or Anishinaabe) tribe challenged the prohibition on snowmobile use while exercising their treaty rights to fish in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota. The court relied on the fact that Band members traditionally accessed the area by canoe or on foot at the time of the 1854 treaty, and therefore the Wilderness Act's ban on modern snowmobiles didn't constitute an infringement on treaty rights.
If we don't keep wilderness protections anchored to something solid like the primitive modes of travel contemplated in the law, what's to protect Wilderness from any whimsical fad, recreational pursuit, or technological advance that comes its way?
Kevin Proescholdt is conservation director (and former board president) for Wilderness Watch. He has written extensively on the Boundary Waters, and wilderness policy and history.


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The Mission to The Wheel was an operation carried out by Aayla Secura during the Clone Wars, and proved invaluable to the Galactic Republic.
Following the First Battle of Geonosis, Quinlan Vos had gone undercover to learn more about the plans of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. He was not responding to Jedi Master Tholme's messages, causing concern among the Jedi High Council. Aayla Secura was sent to investigate.
The missionEdit
She met up with Quinlan, who was operating under the alias "Quinlan Vos," and rendezvoused with Khaleen Hentz, who had pick-pocketed a Separatist message from Zenex, a Falleen. The message was from Nute Gunray, who revealed that the Separatists were intending to strike the cloning facilities on Kamino.
After killing Zenex, and convincing the Neimoidian meant to intercept the message that his objective had been carried out, they relayed the message to the Republic.
Back on Coruscant, Count Dooku received a message from Tookarti, who told Dooku all that had happened. In truth, Dooku and Darth Sidious wanted the Republic to know about the attack, so they could repel the Separatists more easily.
Dissention was occurring amongst certain Separatist leaders, and those intending to replace Dooku were behind the attack on Kamino. The Sith Lords wanted the Separatist leaders to be humiliated by their defeat, and at the same time have Jedi killed in battle.
- Republic 49: Sacrifice (First appearance)
- Republic 50: The Defense of Kamino (Indirect mention only)

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LITTLE ROCK — After promising action to uncover the full extent of the scandal stemming from disturbing reports about the treatment of veterans at the VA in Phoenix, AZ, U.S. Senator Mark Pryor met yesterday with Michael Winn, the director of the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System in Little Rock, to determine whether any of the same abuses occurred here ...
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Pryor: VA Claims Process Needs a Complete Overhaul
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark Pryor today continued his push back on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) over its disability claims backlog, which has forced thousands of Arkansas veterans to wait years to receive their earned benefits. Pryor has cosponsored the 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act, bipartisan legislation to reform the claims process and reduce veterans' wait ...
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Arkansas Delegation United in Support of Beebe's Request for Additional Disaster Assistance for State
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) today expressed their support for Arkansas Governor Beebe's request that Clay, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp, Faulkner, and White Counties be added to the state's major disaster declaration. The full text ...
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Pryor Announces Disaster Relief Funding for Polk County
LITTLE ROCK, AR – U.S. Senator Mark Pryor today announced that Polk County will receive $1,126,309 in FEMA funds to help recover from last year's severe winter storm. Pryor, along with the majority of the Arkansas delegation, voted in support of the bipartisan omnibus appropriations bill, which secured this funding for Polk County. "Over the past few years, our state ...
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Boozman, Pryor, Hoeven & Franken Lead Effort to Help Those Affected by Propane Shortage
WASHINGTON –A bipartisan coalition of senators is pushing the Obama administration to provide relief for families, farmers, and businesses who are suffering from a significant spike in propane prices this winter. U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Mark Pryor (D-AR), John Hoeven (R-ND), Al Franken (D-MN) and several of their colleagues are urging the President to provide continued regulatory relief for and assistance to those ...
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Pryor: USDA Agrees to Permanently Modify National School Lunch Program Requirements
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has agreed to enact permanent changes to the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program requirements in response to their demands. In December 2012, USDA made temporary changes to the School Lunch Program in response to a letter led by Hoeven and ...
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Pryor, Boozman, Crawford Bill Will Strengthen Trucking Industry, Improve Highway Safety
Bipartisan Legislation Will Give Trucking Companies Flexibility to Invest and Expand WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the safety of Arkansas's roads and highways by eliminating a hurdle in the commercial trucking industry's pre-employment drug screening process. Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) introduced a complementary bill, H.R. 3403, in the House of ...
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Pryor Announces $10.5 Million to Expand Job Training at Arkansas Community Colleges
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark Pryor today announced that eight community colleges in Arkansas will receive a total of $10.5 million to expand education and career training programs for high-skill fields, such as advanced manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and ...
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Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bill Protecting 50,000 Military Technicians from Furloughs
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR), Susan Collins (R-ME), and John Boozman (R-AR) today introduced legislation to ensure National Guard Military Technicians receive the same furlough protection as members of our nation's active duty components. "Military technicians play an integral role in maintaining our National Guard's readiness," Pryor said. "There's no question that they should be given the ...


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Remove SearchTerms (Improved)
The basic information about SearchTerms virus
SearchTerms virus is a browser hijacker that targets all popular web browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox). This sneaky potentially unwanted program doesn't ask for permission to enter computer's system. It gets into PC bundled with other software and make unpleasant surprises for the users. When a user launches a web browser, he or she notices that homepage looks differently than the previous time. Many users decide not pay attention to these changes and continue using infected browser until they get annoyed with constant redirects to various websites and aggressive pop-ups showing up all the time. Moreover, you might notice and start questioning how new add-ons has been installed in your browser. The virus doesn't need your permission to install malware. If you are dealing with these inconveniences, you should consider SearchTerms removal. This browser hijacker is useless and might open the back door to other potentially unwanted programs or even viruses. We recommend eliminating the browser hijacker immediately with the help of Reimage Reimage Cleaner Intego.
Many users can get used to a new homepage; however, it's impossible to get used to frequent redirects to unwanted websites. SearchTerms redirect problem is one of the most annoying and dangerous issues. Users always complain that redirects disturb their browsing, but cyber security specialists worry more about users' security. The browser hijacker might redirect users to unreliable and dangerous websites that can cause further computer infections. Users should be careful with pop-ups and other advertisements delivered by SearchTerms virus too. These ads usually offer to download various programs, but you should not click on them. They might lead to malicious websites too, or they can start downloading the file that is a virus. Lastly, the virus might collect information related to users browsing habits and activity. Mostly, the creators of the browser hijackers need this information for delivering accurate advertisements; however, you can never be sure if they would not share it with third-party companies. So, you should not risk your privacy and your computer's safety and remove SearchTerms immediately.
Methods of distribution
Computer users have many bad habits, and one of them was the reason why SearchTerms hijack have occurred. Users often download software from the Internet and use recommended installation settings. 'Basic' or 'Quick' installation mode hides the list of additional programs that are offered to install. Many users think that installers inform about other software installation; however, it rarely happens. Luckily, you can prevent unwanted programs from getting into your computer. You just need to choose 'Advanced' or 'Custom' installation mode that shows the list of additional programs. Then, you can unmark all unwanted programs and continue installation. Moreover, the developers of the software always provide the Privacy Policy, Terms and Agreements and other documents. You should always read them and make sure that all the statements are clear.
How to get rid of the SearchTerms?
The browser hijackers are not as hard to remove, as it might seem at first. It is possible to get rid of the virus manually or automatically. Manual SearchTerms removal is suitable for advanced computer users who have experience in eliminating viruses or potentially unwanted programs. The browser hijacker might have installed additional files and hidden them deep inside the computer's system. So, it's not easy to find and delete them manually. However, the anti-malware tools are capable of doing that. That's why you should choose to remove SearchTerms automatically.
You may remove virus damage with a help of Reimage Reimage Cleaner Intego. SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner and Malwarebytes are recommended to detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
To remove SearchTerms, follow these steps:
Uninstall SearchTerms in Windows systems
- Go to Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, open Add/Remove Programs).
- If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, click on Windows icon in the lower left corner of the screen to open Quick Access Menu. Then click Control Panel and select Uninstall a Program.
- Remove SearchTerms and programs related to it
Now, take a look at the list of programs and find SearchTerms or other programs that you do not remember installing.
- Right-click on these programs and select "Uninstall." Then click OK to save changes.
- Delete SearchTerms from Windows shortcuts
Right-click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and click Properties.
- Now, go to Shortcut tab and find Target field. Then delete the URL that is associated with your virus.
Follow the same steps as explained above with all other shortcuts of Internet browsers, including Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. Please check Start Menu, Desktop, and taskbar to find all shortcuts.
Uninstall SearchTerms in Mac OS X system
- Users who use OS X should click on Go button, which can be found at the top left corner of the screen and select Applications.
- Wait until you see Applications folder and look for SearchTerms or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Delete SearchTerms from Internet Explorer (IE)
Delete suspicious browser add-ons
Launch Internet Explorer, and then open IE by clicking on the Gear icon, which is located at the top right corner of the Internet browser. Then, click Manage Add-ons.
- Manage Add-ons window will appear on your screen. Now, search for SearchTerms and other questionable browser add-ons. Right-click them on each of them and select Disable.
If virus altered your homepage, change it:
Click the Gear icon at the top right corner of the Internet browser and then click Internet Options. Stay in General section.
- Now, delete malicious URL and enter
Reset all Internet Explorer settings
Click on Gear icon and then opt for Internet options. Then go to Advanced section.
- Click Reset.
- A new window appears, and then you have to tick Delete personal settings and click Reset to finalise SearchTerms removal.
Delete SearchTerms from Microsoft Edge
Reset settings in Microsoft Edge (Technique No.1):
- Open Microsoft Edge browser, then click on More button, which is situated at the top right edge of the screen
- Select Settings from the drop down menu.
- When the Settings panel appears, find Clear browsing data section and hit Choose what to clear button.
- Then mark all components that you wish to delete and after that hit Clear.
- Right-click the Start button (that has Windows logo on it) and choose Task Manager.
- Go to Processes tab and look for Microsoft Edge.
- Right-click on it and select Go to details. If there is no Go to details option, select More details and carry out previous instructions.
- Once Details tab appears, look for entries that contain Microsoft Edge name. Right-click on such individual entries and choose End Task option to terminate them.
Reset Microsoft Edge (Technique No.2):
In case the Technique No.1 did not help you to fix the problem, use advanced Edge reset option.
- Important: you must backup your files before you use these tips
- Locate this folder on your PC:
- Select all items in this folder and right-click with your mouse. Select Delete.
- Click on the Start button (that has Windows Logo on it) and in Search my stuff field, type in window power.
- With the right button of your mouse, click on every entry and select Run as administrator.
- Once you get Admin's rights, Windows PowerShell window should show up shortly. Paste this line:
after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and hit Enter.
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
After completing these steps, Microsoft Edge should be SearchTerms-free.
Delete SearchTerms from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
Delete suspicious browser extensions
Launch Mozilla Firefox, and then open menu (click a button at the top right corner). Then, go to Add-ons → Extensions.
- Now, locate SearchTerms and other suspicious extensions. Click Remove to eliminate them.
If virus altered your homepage, change it:
Open Firefox menu (click the button at the top right corner), and go to Options → General.
- Delete malicious URL and then enter the address of the website that you want to set as your homepage.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Reset all Mozilla Firefox settings
Click on the Firefox at the top left corner and then click the question mark. Then, select Troubleshooting Information.
- Reset Firefox to its default state message should appear then. You will see Reset Firefox button. Click this button a few times and finalise SearchTerms removal.
Delete SearchTerms from Google Chrome
Remove malicious extensions
Launch Google Chrome, and then open menu (click a button at the top right corner). Then, go to Tools → Extensions.
- Now, look for SearchTerms and other suspicious extensions and then click the trash icon to remove them.
If virus altered your homepage, change it:
Open menu and select Settings.
- Find Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup section and click Set pages.
- An additional window should pop-up. Here, remove dubious URLs and add a new page that you wish to set as a homepage.
- Open Chrome menu and go to Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
- In Search Engines..., configure default search engine settings. Remove untrustworthy ones. We advise you to leave only Google or another reputable website of your choice.
Reset all Google Chrome settings
Open menu by clicking the button at the top right corner of Google Chrome, and go to Settings.
- Scroll down to find Reset browser settings button. Click on it.
- Click Reset to approve this action and finish SearchTerms removal.
Delete SearchTerms from Safari
- Delete suspicious browser extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences.
- Here, select Extensions and look for SearchTerms or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
If virus altered your homepage, change it:
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woods, and other demesnes thereunto belonging; and one Collins, under a
feigned name, hired himself as Secretary to the Commissioners: who, upon
the thirteenth of October 1849, met, and took up their residence in the
King's own rooms. His Majesty's bed-chamber they made their kitchen; the
council-hall, their pantry; and the presence-chamber was the place where
they sat for the dispatch of business. His Majesty's dining room they
made their wood-yard, and stored it with the wood of the famous royal
oak, from the high park; which, that nothing might be left with the name
of the King about it, they had dug up by the roots, and split, and
bundled up into faggots for their firing.
Things being thus prepared, they sat on the 16th of the same month for
the dispatch of business; and in the midst of their first debate, there
entered a large black dog, as they thought, which made a dreadful
howling, overturned two or three of their chairs, and then crept under a
bed, and vanished. This gave them the greater surprise, as the doors
were kept constantly locked, so that no real dog could get in or out.
The next day, their surprise was increased; when, sitting at dinner in a
lower room, they heard plainly the noise of persons walking over their
heads, though they well knew the doors were all locked, and there could
be nobody there. Presently after, they heard also all the wood of the
King's oak brought by parcels from the dining-room, and thrown with
great violence into the chamber; as also the chairs, stools, tables, and
other furniture, forcibly hurled about the room; their own papers of the
minutes of their transactions torn; and the ink-glass broken. When this
noise had some time ceased, Giles Sharp, their Secretary, proposed to
enter first into these rooms; and, in presence of the Commissioners, of
whom he received the key, he opened the doors, and found the wood spread
about the room, the chairs tossed about, and broken, the papers torn,
and the ink-glass broken (as has been said); but not the least track of
any human creature, nor the least reason to suspect one, as the doors
were all fast, and the keys in the custody of the Commissioners. It was
therefore unanimously agreed, that the power who did this mischief must
have entered the room at the key-hole.
The night following, Sharp, the Secretary, with two of the
Commissioners' servants, as they were in bed in the same room (which
room was contiguous to that where the Commissioners lay), had their
beds' feet lifted so much higher than their heads, that they expected to
have their necks broken; and then they were let fall at once with so
much violence, as shook the whole house, and more than ever terrified
the Commissioners.
On the night of the nineteenth, as all were in bed in the same room for
greater safety, and lights burning by them, the candles in an instant
went out with a sulphurous smell: and, that moment, many trenchers of
wood were hurled about the room; which, next morning, were found to be
the same their Honours had eaten off the day before, which were all
removed from the pantry, though not a lock was found opened in the whole
house. The next night, they fared still worse: the candles went out as
before; the curtains of their Honours' beds were rattled to and fro
with great violence; their Honours received many cruel blows and bruises
by eight great pewter dishes, and a number of wooden trenchers, being
thrown on their beds, which being heaved off were heard rolling about
the room, though in the morning none of them were to be seen. The
following night, likewise, they were alarmed with the tumbling down of
oaken billets about their beds, and other frightful noises: but all was
clear in the morning, as if no such thing had happened. The next night,
the keeper of the King's house and his dog lay in the Commissioners'
room; and then they had no disturbance. But, on the night of the
twenty-second, though the dog lay in the room as before, yet the candles
went out, a number of brickbats fell from the chimney into the room, the
dog howled piteously, their bed-clothes were all stripped off, and their
terror increased. On the twenty-fourth night, they thought all the wood
of the King's oak was violently thrown down by their bed-sides; they
counted sixty-four billets that fell, and some hit and shook the beds in
which they lay: but in the morning none were found there, nor had the
door been opened where the billet-wood was kept. The next night, the
candles were put out, the curtains rattled, and a dreadful crack like
thunder was heard; and one of the servants, running to see if his
master was not killed, found three dozen of trenchers laid smoothly
under the quilt by him.
But all this was nothing to what succeeded afterwards. The twenty-ninth,
about midnight, the candles went out; something walked majestically
through the room, and opened and shut the windows; great stones were
thrown violently into the room, some of which fell on the beds, others
on the floor; and, about a quarter after one, a noise was heard, as of
forty cannon discharged together, and again repeated at about eight
minutes distance. This alarmed and raised all the neighbourhood; who,
coming into their Honours' rooms, gathered up the great stones,
fourscore in number, and laid them in the corner of a field, where, in
Dr. Plot's time, who reported this story, they were to be seen. This
noise, like the discharge of cannon, was heard through all the country
for sixteen miles round. During these noises, which were heard in both
rooms together, the Commissioners and their servants gave one another
over for lost, and cried out for help; and Giles Sharp, snatching up a
sword, had well nigh killed one of their Honours, mistaking him for the
spirit, as he came in his shirt, from his own room to their's. While
they were together, the noise was continued, and part of the tiling of
the house was stripped off, and all the windows of an upper room were
taken away with it.
On the thirtieth at midnight, something walked into the chamber,
treading like a bear; it walked many times about, then threw a
warming-pan violently on the floor: at the same time a large quantity of
broken glass, accompanied with great stones and horses' bones, came
pouring into the room, with uncommon force; these were all found in the
morning, to the astonishment and terror of the Commissioners, who were
yet determined to go on with their business.
But, on the first of November, the most dreadful scene of all ensued.
Candles in every part of the house were lighted up, and a great fire
made. At midnight, the candles all yet burning, a noise, like the burst
of a cannon, was heard in the room, and the burning billets were tossed
about by it even into their Honours' beds, who called Giles and his
companions to their relief, otherwise the house had been burned to the
ground. About an hour after, the candles went out as usual; the crack of
as many cannon was heard; and many pailfuls of green stinking water were
thrown upon their Honours' beds; great stones were thrown in, as before;
the bed-curtains and bedsteads torn and broken; the windows shattered;
and the whole neighbourhood alarmed with the most dreadful noises; nay,
the very rabbit-stealers that were abroad that night in the warren, were
so terrified, that they fled for fear, and left their ferrets behind
them. One of their Honours, this night, spoke; and, in the name of God,
asked what it was? and why it disturbed them so? No answer was given to
this, but the noise ceased for a while; when the spirit came again, and,
as they all agreed, brought with it seven devils worse than itself. One
of the servants now lighted a large candle, and placed himself in the
doorway between the two chambers, to see what passed; and, as he
watched, he plainly saw a hoof striking the candle and candlestick into
the middle of the room, and afterwards making three scrapes over the
snuff, scraped it out. Upon this the same person was so bold as to draw
a sword; but he had scarce got it out, when he felt an invisible hand
had hold of it too, and pulled with him for it, and, at length
prevailing, struck him so violently on the head with the hilt, that he
fell down for dead with the blow. At this instant was heard another
burst, like the discharge of the broadside of a ship of war; and, at
about a minute or two's distance each, no less than nineteen more such.
These shook the house so violently, that they expected every moment it
would fall upon their heads. The neighbours, on this, as has been said,
being all alarmed, flocked to the house in great numbers, and all
joined in prayer and psalm-singing; during which the noise still
continued in the other rooms, and the report of cannon was heard, as
from without, though no visible agent was seen to discharge them.
But what was the most alarming of all, and put an end to their
proceedings effectually, happened the next day, as they were all at
dinner; when a paper, in which they had signed a mutual agreement to
reserve a part of the premises out of the general survey, and afterwards
to share it equally amongst them, (which paper they had hid, for the
present, under the earth, in a pot in one corner of the room, in which
an orange-tree grew), was consumed in a wonderful manner, by the earth's
taking fire, with which the pot was filled, and burning violently with a
blue flame, and an intolerable stench, so that they were all driven out
of the house, to which they could never again be prevailed upon to
This wonderful contrivance was all the invention of the memorable Joseph
Collins, of Oxford, otherwise called Funny Joe; who, having hired
himself for their Secretary, under the name of Giles Sharp, by knowing
the private traps belonging to the house, and the help of pulvis
fulminans and other chemical preparations, and letting his
fellow-servants into the scheme, carried on the deceit, without
discovery, to the very last, so dextrously, that the late Dr. Plot, in
his Natural History, relates the whole for fact, in the gravest manner.
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Days 24 and 25: Covering some ground
Greetings from Lubec, Maine – the easternmost town in the whole country. I had heard about this place from my friend Frances, and though I didn't have intentions of visiting, it was right along the coast and I figured it would be worth a visit. And since I arrived after 9PM and over 300 miles of driving today, I decided to find some place to stay. Thanks to 3G on the phone, I found the Peacock House Bed & Breakfast, and the kind owner Sue checked me in after normal hours.
Where to begin? In my last post, I described the time I spent with Lynn and my other relatives. The following morning (Tuesday) I accidentally slept in, but it turned out to be OK. Lynn didn't need to kick me out, and I didn't necessarily have to be anywhere (story of this trip). So I got caught up on my website posts, tallied the latest expenses, and took care of some laundry (thanks, Lynn).
Around 4PM or so, we headed to the Barrington, RI area to visit my great aunt Vivian (Viv was the wife of my great uncle Omer, one of the three brothers previously mentioned). At 88 years old, she is the oldest remaining relative on this side, as far as I know, and still lives in a house that was owned by my great grandmother's family (Pere's). If I met Aunt Viv before, it was when I was little, so I had no memory of it – but she treated me like someone she's known forever. We enjoyed some drinks and snacks outdoors, and I learned some more family history in the process. Another great visit with a relative. My only regret with this whole stay in Rhode Island is that I haven't spent more time with these people in the past.
I said my goodbyes to Lynn and Aunt Viv, and got in the car to start the journey north towards Maine. I had debated stopping in Boston (never been before) and checking out some of the historic sites, but wasn't drawn to it enough to fight traffic in a big city.
I had no major destination in mind for the day, but I just wanted to work my way towards northern Maine. There's a state park – Baxter – that marks the northern end of the Appalachin Trail (goes from Georgia to Maine) with the tallest mountain in Maine – Mount Katahdin.
I was pretty thrilled to be in Maine. As I texted some friends, here I was 4,000+ miles since starting the trip, in a state I've heard so much about but had never seen.In the visitor center parking lot, I saw a car propped up on a jack but nobody was around it. Since it looked like my old Neon (just red instead of green), I gave it a look over. Someone apparently got a flat and got towed to the stop and hadn't been back yet. I emphasized a little bit with the owner, knowing some of the issues you could get with that kind of car (though I had wonderful luck on my last roadtrip).Wonder if this car owner was on a roadtrip of their own?
I drove my way to a rest stop not far from Millnocket, Maine. It was too bad the sky was overcast. I was thinking out in the Maine wilderness, with little city light interference, I bet the night viewing is spectacular. Oh well. Slept at the rest stop and got up around 5AM to start the trek to Baxter State Park. Unfortunately, the sky was overcast still, and rain was coming down periodically.
By the time I made it to the park, the rain was pretty steady and my chances of hiking near Mount Katahdin looked dim. I don't mind a little rain, but it seemed by the time I would make it back to the car after a hike, I'd be soaked, and I have little room in the car for wet items. But I still got to enjoy the park via the "Tote Road", the unpaved main road that winds through the park. On this road, the max speed limit at any point is 20 mph, and you have to watch for cars as the road is barely wide enough to fit two across.
Baxter State Park is pretty amazing, in both size and history. Percival Baxter, a former governor of Maine, bought up large areas of land over a period of time, and then donated them to the state. He was a big fan of the outdoors, and wanted the area to be enjoyed by residents and guests alike, but recreation would be a secondary consideration behind keeping the land protected from industry (like paper). In the push to turn the land into a state park he once said:
Maine is famous for its twenty-five hundred miles of seacoast, with its countless islands; for its myriad lakes and ponds; and for its forests and rivers. But Mount Katahdin Park will be the state's crowning glory, a worthy memorial to commemorate the end of the first and the beginning of the second century of Maine's statehood. This park will prove a blessing to those who follow us, and they will see that we built for them more wisely than our forefathers did for us.
Indeed, all I had heard about Maine was it's rich coastline. But after getting a chance to drive 42 miles through Baxter State Park, I really gained an appreciation for what Governor Baxter had said about this land. Here are some photos from my drive through:
It took several hours to get through the park between driving at 20mph and stopping for naps/photos. By the time I made it out, it was still raining and the car was quite a mess.
I continued on some state highways, with some stops in some old towns, and made my way towards the eastern portion of Maine along Highway 1. At one point I reached a junction where Highway 11 went North and South. I pulled over, and texted my friend Kelly. "Which way?" I asked. She said "left". Left was South, and left I went.
Originally I had made plans to go visit Nova Scotia, but it would be quite a haul to get to Halifax, and it would limit my time at Acadia National Park, so I decided against it.
It certainly was chilly with the combination of driving near the water and the steady rain, and as I made my way towards Lubec I had to be careful as there was a little fog on the roads. But even with the cold, damp weather, I would consider this an outstanding day. I covered a lot of ground, saw some beautiful places in Maine, and wound up staying in a bed and breakfast that was once a home built before the start of the Civil War (built in 1860).
Sue says breakfast is at 8:30, and there she said I'll learn more about some nearby attractions (and one in Canada). She said they are must-sees. Looking forward to it.
June 24, 2010 at 11:17 am
The should haves, would haves, could haves are haunting me but…… that was a lot of yesterdays. Why aren't we born with hindsight?
So, forever forward we will go and meet great people and wonderful sights through the eyes of our beloved and very brave adventurer.
"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty and charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open." —— Jawaharlal Nehru
June 25, 2010 at 12:03 am
Baxter would be proud you went to his park. That's a huge rock with a painting on it. Sounds like you were productive and made it a good day.
I'm enjoying the t-shirts you feature. A far stretch from the shirts and tis you used to wear. PAWr!
June 25, 2010 at 12:43 pm
I wonder if they call it Portsmuuuuth in NH like they do in England.
June 25, 2010 at 10:42 pm
Haven't had the chance to visit in awhile so I thought before I go to bed I would check out where my nephew was. Hope you got to eat some lobster while you were in Maine. One day, I hope to go to Maine to eat their lobster but I was told if I did I would never eat any other so maybe it is best that I never go there. I have enjoyed your pictures and I am glad you are almost home. Be safe and we love you.
June 26, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Joe, based upon your map are you driving through Vermont? If so, you must do the tour of Ben and Jerry's, then maybe try to do their Man V. Food challange. It is some rediculous amount of ice cream…..Also, if you are going to take the ferry across to NY, let me know I will give you a couple options.
June 26, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Portsmouth NH I've always wanted to go. Seeing you standing at the Lubec sign with the Pompey coat, classic 🙂 Safe travels buddy.
June 26, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Hey Joe!! My daughter, Hannah, and I met you at the Peacock House in Lubec, Maine. Did you get to the West Quoddy Lighthouse and to the Quoddy Lighthouse in Canada? Hope you are doing well. Safe Travels 🙂
July 3, 2010 at 10:57 am
Great photos and blog. Just a note to correct one of your photo captions. The photo that you suggest is Katahdin is actually Doubletop. Katahdin is much larger and was on your right in the forest a few miles before you got to Doubletop. Some friends and I have been going up there in the winter to climb. We want to climb Doubletop sometime in the winter. Last winter we climbed Baxter, OJI and got within 1/2 mile of the summit of North Brother. Too many trees knocked down by too much wet snow.
Best wishes!
Dave Mong, Clarksburg WV


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TEX PASSES YOUKILIS IN ALL-STAR VOTING (via Pete Abraham on the LoHud Yankees blog).
Most of the time, as a grown woman, I would feel silly about voting more than once for players in the All-Star game. I mean, we know it's all a ruse, right? Stats mean nothing and many of the fans voting just want to see who they perceive as "stars," which would explain why Ken Griffey Jr. has more votes right now than Nick Markakis.
I also suspect that many fangirls have been busy voting, which is the only thing that makes sense when you consider that Jarrod Saltalamacchia and his .245 BA are in second place behind Joe Mauer, while Victor Martinez (BA .344) is in fifth. I mean, I love me some Salty; he's a solid starter on the AL hottie team:
And apparently he's quite the natty dresser, but I don't see him as an All-Star this year. But I digress.
One of the few things that could make me vote multiple times is the nausea-inducing idea of Kevin "Melon Head" Youkilis beating out Tex. So please, go vote for Tex. Or vote for Justin Morneau. I would be okay with that. Because if Kevin Youkilis wins, we all lose.


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It's the most wonderful time of the year for horror fans. For those who don't feel like dressing up and trudging out on Halloween night, we've got the perfect solution: the ultimate in terrifying movie marathons. Here, we've got 13 of the scariest movies to get you in the holiday spirit without having to leave the couch. (May we recommend preparing some Halloween treats for the evening?) Just a warning: These aren't for the faint of heart. Please don't blame us if you aren't able to sleep for the next week.
1. Halloween on Amazon: After 15 years in prison, Michael Meyers escapes on Halloween night, ready to wreak havoc on his old town. 'Tis the season for this classic slasher flick. (Photo via Compass International Pictures)
2. Rosemary's Baby on Amazon: Mia Farrow plays a young wife, expecting her first baby. Little does she know what's going on on the other side of her new, dream apartment. If nothing else, watch this one for Farrow's spot-on style. (Photo via William Castle Productions)
3. Interview With the Vampire on Amazon: Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt star in this 1994 flick, based on a chilling book by the same name. You've never experienced such empathy for a creature of the night. (Photo via Geffen Pictures)
4. The Witch on Amazon: Last year's Halloween classic is now ready for streaming if you missed it in theaters. If you're into Salem Witch Trials stuff, this horror flick was made for you. (Photo via Parts and Labor)
5. Stephen King's Children of the Corn on Netflix: The master of the horror genre wrote this one about a group of kids who follow one particularly terrifying child and murder all the adults in town. You probably will never take on another babysitting gig ever again after watching this one. (Photo via Angeles Entertainment Group)
6. Sleepy Hollow on Netflix: This classic Tim Burton movie from 1999 stars Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane, who goes to Sleepy Hollow to investigate three mysterious murders. (Photo via Paramount Pictures)
7. Stranger Things on Netflix: If you've missed the gripping Netflix original, consider this weekend your opportunity to catch up. Okay, we know it's not technically a movie, but it's terrifying, eerie and stars Winona Ryder. What more do you need? (Photo via Netflix)
8. The Blair Witch Project on Hulu: WE STILL HAVE NIGHTMARES ABOUT THIS ONE. Basically, in 1994, three student filmmakers went missing and all that was found of them was this footage, which was made into this movie. NO THANK YOU! (Photo via Haxan Films)
9. Amityville Horror on Hulu: There's a valuable lesson in this movie: Never willingly choose to move into a house after mass murders were committed there. It's not gonna be pretty. (Photo via American International Pictures)
10. Carrie on Hulu: Maybe you thought high school was bad. At least you didn't get pig's blood dumped on you at prom. (Photo via MGM)
11. Texas Chainsaw Massacre on Hulu: This one's considered by many to be one of the ULTIMATE horror flicks of all time. It's got everything you need: a trip to the cemetery, a psychopath hitchhiker and cannibals with power tools! (Photo via Vortex)
12. Silence of the Lambs on Hulu: If your prefer your horror to stay completely in your head, you need to watch this classic starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster. It puts the lotion in the basket. (Photo via Orion Pictures)
13. American Psycho on Hulu: This film instilled not only a fear of good-looking Wall Street men but PTSD every time we hear a song by Huey Lewis and the News. (Photo via Lions Gate Films)
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2018 Kia Rio 5-Door Irvine CA
Back for 2018 is the Kia Rio 5-Door, a sporty hatchback that takes everything you know about subcompacts and turns it on its head. This vehicle is perfect for those who want to stand out, as it features a new eye-catching design that is decidedly European. Bringing an exciting combination of fuel efficiency, innovative technology, advanced safety technology, the new Kia Rio 5-Door is an interesting little vehicle that's as functional as it is fun to drive.
Don't let its size fool you, the new Kia 5-Door is surprisingly spacious thanks to its length of 160.0 inches that translates into 90.5 cubic feet of cabin space. Under the hood of the new Rio 5-Door you will find an enhanced Gamma 1.6-liter GDI four-cylinder engine that has been engineered to provide its owner with improved fuel efficiency and a more spirited drive. The engine is then mated to either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission.
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I don't like to read my bible. Never have.
It's just one point in a long list of reasons I'm not a great Christian, but I'm' trying.
If you know me you know that everything is a question to me. My wife could not be less interested in all the things I find interesting, the actions we need to consider the implications of or the obvious questions everything we do seem to raise. Everything raises an interesting question. The problem is that more often than not, they are really only interesting to me.
But this issue I have with reading the bible lead to what is an obvious question to me, can you be a Christian without the bible?
The clear answer is yes but wow does that seem strange the write.
But the idea is so foreign and strange. The bible has such a place of esteem, and rightfully so, in the churches I have been a part of the idea that you could be a Christian without a bible seems ludicrous.
How would I know how to live, or what to believe about creation, head coverings and pork without a bible?
I dunno, but the early church, who the letters we now read as the bible, were sorting it out.
But how?
Well, they were Christians not Biblicists. They followed Christ not the bible and yes those can be really different.
Strictly speaking, it is entirely possible to be a Christian without a bible. While formative and massively important, it's not required.
And we implicitly understand this, thought we live often in a Christian culture that refuses to acknowledge this. Again we know the early church didn't have a bible.
So let's take a moment to look at how we interact with the bible today
Be it head coverings, eating pork, selling all we have, or simply loving our neighbour, the bible is full of commands and actions we choose not to follow. Some, like head coverings and pork we interpret as cultural or part of a covenant we are no longer held to. Some like selling all we have we interpret as contextual or an outward example of the in workings of someone's heart. And still some we rationalize away creating systems, categories and excuses to not love people because it's hard and messy and requires more than we're really willing to give.
The bible is interpreted.
Is the creation story a poem, an account handed down that mixes history and mythology from a people group, or a purely factual account that can and should be scientifically proven and defended?
I dunno but those are some really diverse ways to read the same thing.
All of those question and issues are important and worth of discussion, but they don't make us Christian. But we feel, argue, and sadly condemn people as though they do. I worry that at times we defend the bible more vehemently than we defend Christ. His way, His love and His call to discipleship.
We understand the bible is important because it points us to Jesus. We should also get that while bible is important it's when we make it more important than Jesus that we lose our way. It's when we transition from Christian to Biblicist that we lose our way.
It's when we use the bible and tradition to justify a system/belief/desire rather than look at the life of Jesus and try to be more like him.
It's when we'd rather hide behind the bible than be the people Jesus calls us to be that we should really consider if Christian is the right word for us.


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I wish I had more time, because then I could read even more articles and blogs and papers about the things that really interest me, like enhancing the quality of teaching and learning. And there's some great stuff out there, including a post on Massive Open On-line Courses entitled "MOOCs, student engagement, and the value of contact." It's the lack of real interpersonal contact in MOOCs that's one of their big limitations, from my perspective, and I think the post's author nailed that concern in this comment:
I think most MOOCs are just textbooks for the Internet age. A brilliantly delivered lecture or a brilliantly written book are both good content delivery systems. But without interaction, feedback, and mutual accountability that is all they can be.
Just one reason to go over & read the full post by chemprofdave.


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Chart Mondays: Kent Jones - Don't Mind
Don't Mind - Kent Jones |
What have I just watched? Like how is this in the top 10 of the UK chart? Seriously? It is catchy, I have to admit. Regardless.... This makes my Chart Mondays because Drake has still not released his music video for "One Dance" which is still sitting pretty at the top of the UK chart, and has done so for 14 consecutive weeks now. This has popped out of nowhere, much like Desiigner's "Panda" did, and probably will be the only hits both acts manage to get over here. Kent Jones clearly spent the budget of the video on models, hence why he's just singing whilst girls parade around him.
Kent Jones is an American hip-hop rapper. This song is his debut single. He moved to Miami, Florida to work with LL Cool J and Dr. Dre, where he ended up signing a record deal with their company Epidemic Records. He has collaborated with many artists, before meeting DJ Khaled, who signed him to a joint record label, where he released his first mixtape. This debut single contains five different languages, which are: French, Spanish, Japanese, English and Haitian Creole. It was written by Kent Jones, Marcello Valenzano, Andre Lyon, Khaled Khaled, Barry White, Gerald Levert and Edwin Nicholas. It samples Barry White's "Practice What You Preach".
Directed by Eif Rivera, the video is nothing special, unless you count the model falling over as something exciting. The video has nothing going for it and is unrelated to the song. Something we've seen a hundred times before.
Luckily for us, we see a cameo appearance of DJ Khaled. Which also adds nothing to this video.
Totally a typical rap music video, there is always going to be a video, just like this one, in a rapper's career. Only this one isn't of a high quality, definitely budget blown on the models.
Camera work is dodgy, and the models don't even look like they're having a good time, apart from when they're on the swings and they're running around.
Overall this has no substance to it at all and is just another generic music video that gets lost in the thrall of models and rappers in a video. What makes this one stand-out though, is definitely The Powerpuff Girls jacket, that model works that pink overcoat perfectly, now I want one too!
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Prospects look good for a ruling coalition proposal to begin constructing three shinkansen lines in fiscal 2005.
But in two cases, the candidate terminal prefectures — Hokkaido and Aomori, and Saga and Nagasaki — disagree with how the plans will be carried out.
The working group, consisting of government officials and lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, New Komeito, are expected to finalize the construction plans by the end of the year, in time for inclusion in next year's budget, official sources said.
In June, the ruling bloc presented the government with a proposal to begin construction of three bullet-train lines in fiscal 2005 — between Shin-Aomori in Aomori Prefecture and Shin-Hakodate in Hokkaido; between Toyama and Kanazwa, Ishikawa Prefecture; and between Takeo hot springs in Saga Prefecture and Isahaya in Nagasaki Prefecture — at a total cost of about 1.16 trillion yen.
On Oct. 15, Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi, who strongly advocates a new bullet-train line, visited the Seikan Tunnel accompanied by 80 people, including reporters.
The 53.8 km-long tunnel, 23 km of which runs under the Tsugaru Strait to link the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, includes a regular rail line.
At Yoshioka Kaitei Station, a point in the tunnel 140 meters below the surface of the sea and technically in the town of Fukushima, Hokkaido, Takahashi said: "The Seikan Tunnel was built over a period of 24 years with a huge cost of 700 billion yen and the deaths of more than 30 people. I want to return (the tunnel) to its original purpose — for bullet trains."
Her visit was an appeal to the central government to build the bullet-train line.
But Aomori Prefecture is concerned about who will pay for construction costs.
Before visiting the tunnel, Takahashi met with Aomori Gov. Shingo Mimura at his city office to ask for cooperation in the project.
"Let's fight together," Mimura said, but stopped short of making a clear statement of support.
The Tohoku Shinkansen Line extension between Hachinohe and Shin-Aomori, both in Aomori Prefecture, is expected to be completed in fiscal 2012 at a total cost of about 460 billion yen, about 150 billion yen of which is being paid by the prefecture.
The prefecture will have to pay an additional 80 billion yen or so if the line between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate in Hokkaido is to be built.
Mimura said the state and the Japan Railway group should bear an appropriate share of the cost to make the tunnel ready for bullet trains.
Mimura is cautious about committing to the project because of fears that extending a line to Hakodate would take away his prefecture's benefits of having a terminal station, which brings increased tourism to the region, local sources said.
Takahashi said after her Seikan Tunnel visit, "It is natural for the people of Aomori Prefecture to wish to have (their prefecture) as a terminal" destination.
For Saga Prefecture, where a bullet-train line is planned between Takeo hot springs and Isahaya on the Nagasaki route, the issue is that a shinkansen line would run alongside an existing commuter line.
Nagasaki Prefecture is eager for the new line because it would help attract more tourists.
A Saga prefectural official said: "It is about 30 minutes or so to Hakata by limited express. The continuation of that line is a condition for the construction of a new bullet train line."
Another Saga official said the new line will generate little profit, but the prefecture is being asked to pay about 34 billion yen of its construction costs.
A senior Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry official said that if the disagreements are not resolved, the construction of bullet train lines in northern and southwestern Japan might be postponed and only the line in central Japan will be built.


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... Reported events were categorized by their reporter-selected harm score (see Table 1). Of the 3,099 EHR-related events, 2,763 (89%) were reported as "event, no harm" (e.g., an error did occur but there was no adverse outcome for the patient) [a risk best avoided to start with, because luck runs out eventually - ed.], and 320 (10%) were reported as "unsafe conditions," which did not result in a harmful event.
The focus of the report is on how the "events" did not cause harm. Thus the relatively mild caveat:
"Although the vast majority of EHR-related reports did not document actual harm to the patient, analysts believe that further study of EHR-related near misses and close calls is warranted as a proactive measure."
It occurs that if the title of the paper had been "The Role of the Electronic Health Record in Patient Safety Risk", the results might have been interpreted far differently:
In essence, from from June 2, 2004, through May 18, 2012 (the timeframe of the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System or PA-PSRS database), from a dataset highly limited in its comprehensiveness as written in the earlier post, there were approximately 3,000 "events" where an error did occur that potentially put patients at risk.
That view - risk - was not the focus of the study. Should it have been?
These "events" really should be called "risk events."
It is likely the tally of risk events, if the database were more comprehensive (due to better recognition of HIT-related problems, better reporting, etc.) would be much higher. So would the reports of "harm and death" events as well.
That patient harm did not occur from the majority of "risk events" was through human intervention, which is to say, luck, in large part
Luck runs out, eventually.
I have personally saved a relative several times from computer-related "risk events" that could have caused harm if I were not there personally, and with my own medical knowledge, to have intervened. My presence was happenstance in several instances; in fact a traffic jam or phone call could have caused me to have not been present.
What's worse, the report notes:
Analysts noted that EHR-related reports are increasing over time, which was to be expected as adoption of EHRs is growing in the United States overall.
In other words, with the current national frenzy to implement healthcare information technology, these "risk events" - and "harm and death events" - counts will increase. My concern is that they will increase significantly.
I note that health IT is likely the only mission-critical technology that receives special accommodation regarding risk events. "If the events didn't cause harm, then they're not that important an issue" seems to be the national attitude overall.
Imagine aircraft whose avionics and controls periodically malfunction, freeze, provide wrong results, etc., but most are caught by hyper-vigilant pilots so planes don't go careening out of control and crash. Imagine nuclear plants where the same occurs, but due to hypervigilance the operators prevent a nuclear meltdown.
Then, imagine reports of these "risk events" - based on fragmentary reporting of pilots and nuclear plant operators reluctant to do so for fear of job retaliation - where the fact of their occurrence takes a back seat to the issue that the planes did not crash, or Three Mile Island or Chernobyl did not reoccur.
That, in fact, seems to be the culture of health IT.
I submit that the major focus that needs addressing in health IT is risk - not just confirmed body counts.


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In 1820, Jonathan Pride (Collins), a dance teacher from Boston, decides to book passage on a ship to go visit his relatives. However, he is soon kidnapped by a gang of pirates and forced to work in the galley. When the pirate ship docks in the port of Las Palamos, Jonathan manages to steal clothes from one of the pirates and escapes. However, everyone in Las Palamos, including the port's Governor Alcade (Morgan) and beautiful local Serafina (Duna), believe that Jonathan is the pirate's leader, leading to some hilarious complications. Lighthearted and fun, "The Dancing Pirate" will entertain and delight the audience. Available for the first time in COLOR (all other releases were in black and white). Nominated for Academy Award for Best Dance Direction.
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"The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants." ~ Albert Camus
Additions to be Made to Gun Laws for Law Enforcement
"A troubling oversight has been found within New York State's sweeping new gun laws. The ban on having high-capacity magazines, as it's written, would also include law enforcement officers."
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Alex R. Knight III, posted on January 25, 2013
This whole lamestream write-up is absurd. Of course "no police officer is in violation." When are they ever? They're the government's goon squad -- case closed.
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Student Volunteering Week - A History at Durham
In 2019, Student Volunteering Week in Durham recruited almost an additional 100 volunteers, who contributed an extra 211.5 hours of work in the local community. DU Student Volunteering and Outreach also raised nearly £900 through a bake sale and our annual fundraiser, 'Soul Food: Jazz Fundraiser', which was a great success. Volunteering activities were as varied as ever, ranging from Age UK's knitting circle, to planting trees at Old Durham Gardens, to clearing an incredible 60+ bags of rubbish from Seaham beach. A massive well done to everyone involved!
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Student Volunteering Week (SVW) brings together organisations from all sectors to promote and celebrate the volunteering efforts of students across the Universities and Colleges in the UK. This year, SVW is going to be bigger and better than ever before with SCA! Durham SCA have organised 23 one-off volunteering opportunities ranging from a massive elderly tea party, to conservation work in Auckland Castle, to throwing an 'Olympics' themed sports day for adults with learning disabilities. In addition to this, there are 3 social events for you to get involved with, including a rumoured 'treasure hunt' bar crawl and a fabulous awards evening. Queen's SCA have organised another 13 events, from 'give it a go' sessions to a circus themed children's party! To increase the impact Durham University has in the local community, SCA has also encouraged colleges and DSU groups and societies to get involved for the first time this year. So make sure you look out for any one-off events happening with them!
You can take our Buzzfeed quiz to figure out which one-off event you should sign up to, but don't forget to check out our timetables below to hear about all the great events to get involved with!
See you all there!
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22nd - 28th February
Student Volunteering Week (SVW) is a nationwide celebration of student volunteering, which celebrated its 15th year this year! This year, SCA is a part of SVW and has a range of exciting one-offs planned for our volunteers! SVW 2016 is taking place this year from 22nd - 28th February 2016. Find out more about National Student Volunteering Week here.
22nd February - 1st March
Here at Student Community Action we have been getting ready for Student Volunteering Week, a national event where students across the country volunteer and make a difference in their local community. See what Durham and other universities have planned for this exciting week!
Take a look at the schedule below, there's bound to be something for you! If you're interested in getting involved in any of the below events, drop us an email on firstname.lastname@example.com or, for QC events, email email@example.com


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Mickey's Children's Fund
Mickey Phillips was a beloved teacher at SLC for 23 years. Her dedication to children, families and colleagues serves as the cornerstone to SLC's mission and values. Her ability to identify the unique needs of every child served as a model for all those who taught with her.
As fitting to her legacy, the scholarship will be given to families who would uniquely benefit from the special services and supports that SLC provides children with special needs.
Please consider making a contribution to the Mickey's Children's Fund by clicking on the button below.


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Workshop on Public Awareness of Research Infrastructures
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- 18 Jun 2015 13:00
- end
- 19 Jun 2015 14:00
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- Garching (near Munich) Germany
Scope of the workshop
Scientists working at research infrastructures are commonly asked to present their work to their funding bodies, who support them with a considerable budget, as well to national scientific organisations. A similar expectation exists in terms of public relations (PR) and dissemination with regard to large EU funded projects such as I3s or bigger consortia. Even though a consensus exists that good communication is a fundamental part of innovation, the expectations of funding bodies with regard to science communication activities are unclear, and a well-defined work programme is often missing.
The aim of this workshop is to bring together representatives of funding agencies (European and national) with facility and project managers to discuss what is expected from scientific dissemination activities. Furthermore it is hoped that the workshop will act as a forum for those involved with PR and information dissemination to share their experiences and gain insights into the expectations of funding bodies as well as those of the general public.
European Association of National Research Facilities Association, ERF
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, MLZ
European Southern Observatory, ESO


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