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After The Battle
by CARL DICKSON
Does your mother know you're reading this shit?
Warning: This story is PORNO. I have tried my hand at friction, now I'm trying fiction. This story contains vivid descriptions of sexual activity between men and teen boys.
It contains no truth, partial truth, or half truth. What it does contain is stroking material. If this kind of story turns you off, or offends you, please find something else.
The author does not encourage or condone sex between adults and underage children.
If you are underage, or if this is illegal where you are, then please go away. If you're under 18, Adios come back when it is legal for you to read this smut.
If you lied about your age in order to access this story, remember this is our story. Life doesn't always work out like a story.
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I have had one miserable, fucked up life. I'm laying here, covered in my own blood and I
can see my legs. One is mutilated monkey meat laying about ten feet to right. What looks like it
my have been my right leg is off to my left, maybe four or five feet away. I'm surprised, there is
no pain. The pain is in my heart. I am not where I am supposed to be and I am alone. Both are
major infractions. I know I am not gong to live through this. If by some miracle I should be found
my First Sgt. will have my ass, then kill me. SNIFOC
I guess this is the best, all around. I'll tell you my story, for what ever good it will do. I figured out that I was one of those fags that everybody hates and loved to beat on. This discovery came as a revelation to me when I was thirteen.
My best friend in the whole world is, was, a kid named Mark. Mark and I had been buddies since the first grade. We kind of discovered life together. Two inquisitive boys looking for adventure. At about the age of ten we discovered the joy of touching each other's penis. I mean we had been buds for like four years. We slept at each other's homes. We took baths together. We played naked under the garden hose in Mark's back yard while his mother took pictures. She has hundreds of pictures of the two of us with our arms around each other's shoulders and staring at the camera, stark naked. In many of the pictures we were both boned, although neither of us knew it or knew what it was about.
Mark liked to sleep naked so we slept at his house more than mine. My mother has this Puritan attitude to life. I am surprised that she allows me to get naked to take a bath. I have often wondered if she knows that I am naked under my clothes. I asked her one time what I was wearing when I was born. When she told me I was naked, I feigned surprise and disgust. She ate it up. She thinks that shit is for real.
Well anyway, boys grow up. One night we got naked early. Neither of us was sleepy so we started to wrestle with each other. More and more often we began to come into contact with each other's private areas. It seemed as if Mark was deliberately copping a feel. We had moved from the floor to the bed as we tried to best each other and somehow we managed to knock the door open.
Usually this would have been no big deal but at this one particular time we each had a handful of cock and balls. Being pre-pubescent both of us only had little boy cocks of about two inches. Mark's dad was in the bathroom and as he exited he could plainly see what we were doing. Mark's mom joined his dad, whether he called her or she just came up we don't know. His dad stood in the doorway smiling at us for a minute then told us to come to the kitchen for some ice cream. We started to look for our pants but he told us to stay naked. He said that we were going to talk.
Both of us were sorta scared. Mark's parents were great and they had never even yelled at us. We both got spankings from his folks when we screwed up and it hurt like hell but we knew we had done wrong. We weren't sure if this was a spanking offense or not since we were going to get ice cream. We got to the kitchen as Mark's mom set three bowls of strawberry ice cream with two cookies each on the table. Mark's dad sat down and dragged a bowl before him. Mark's mom kissed both Mark and I then told us she was going to go to the other room and let the guy's talk.
Mark's dad waved us to the ice cream saying something about it melting. He makes all kinds of ice cream from scratch. I have watched him cook his milk and eggs, then he adds big chunks of fresh fruit and puts it in his Donvier, a ice cream maker that you have to crank, but no ice or salt. Then he scoops it out in to containers and puts them in the freezer. They always have several kinds of ice cream and Mark and I love to eat it.
The ice cream was disappearing as Mark's dad sat and stared at us. We didn't know what was going on. He was smiling at us but he kept looking at us. When the ice cream was gone he told Mark to stand up in his chair. He walked over and inspected every square inch of Mark. He looked under his arms. He had Mark bend over and looked up at his ass. He stuck his finger against Mark's ass hole. I was about to get the identical treatment so I thought that I would tell you that that felt awesome.
He picked up Mark's super hard boi stick and moved his fingers up and down on it. He pulled Mark's foreskin back letting me see the head of his cock for the first time ever. It was as red as the strawberries in the ice cream but was about the size, and looked like, a plump, red cherry. Mark winced as his dad played around with the head of his cock. Then he fondled his balls before moving on down and checking out Mark's feet.
I was next and I got the exact same treatment. My body began to shake and I felt all weak and as if I really had to pee when Mark's dad played with my cock head. He looked me in the eye as I began to shake and I said I had to pee. He smiled at me and told me I didn't but to wait for it. He said I was about to feel the best I have ever felt in my life. My body just kept on getting more and more tense and my cock was feeling so good. Mark's dad swirled his finger around in the bowl and got it covered with melted ice cream. He placed his finger against my ass hole again, only this time it was different. He pushed his finger inside of me.
I was on the edge of something. I had never even heard of what was happening to me but I never wanted it to stop. When his finger went in my ass it hurt like hell but he touched something inside of me that turned me on so much. I began to hump on his finger causing it to go in and out. I was pumping my dick into his hand. He wiggled his finger in my butt and hit that one spot over and over. Suddenly everything went black.
I could see and hear nothing. Everything in my little world was swirling around in my stomach and rushing to my cock. My toes tingled my knees collapsed. I almost fell down but the man's strong hands held me upright as my body jerked and such wonderful sensations rushed through me. It was over in much less time than it has taken me to tell you about it. I wanted to do it again.
He smiled at me and told us that maybe he should do Mark as he didn't get that real good feel good feeling that I did. He helped me from the chair but he showed me some white stuff on his finger. He told me to smell it. It smelled awful, like old piss and sweat. He told me it was smegma and .that I needed to pull my skin back when I pee and that I should wash my penis everyday, with the skin held back. I was embarrassed but he pulled me into a hug and told me that he knew that I had never been taught these things since I was being raised by a single woman.
When I joined the Army I found out that I don't have a dad. My mother was gang raped when she was fourteen. I am a product of that rape. Her folks did not believe in baby murder and they looked at me as a gift from God and didn't put me up for adoption. Mom's folks died when I was still real little and it has just been the two of us for as long as I can remember.
Mark was on the chair and trying his best to stand up after his dad made him feel like I had just felt. He made us sit down as he explained our first orgasms. He told us about growing up and wet orgasms and junk. What he really said that Mark and I grabbed onto was that young boys are curious and wanted to find out about the body that we lived in. He told us the best way that boys throughout all time had found to know what they felt like, looked like, and liked to do was to get with another boy and mess around.
He told us about blow jobs and butt fucking. He told us about jacking off. He told us that jacking off with a buddy felt so much better than doing it by ourselves. He told us that if we were going to keep on running around naked with each other that we would start trying to touch each other. He was sure that we would probably suck each other before to many days passed by but he told me that I should clean myself up first.
He took me aside and we talked in private then he took me to the bathroom to wash my ass and cock. He said I was pretty skanky and he knew that I had taken a bath with Mark earlier. He said I really needed to keep clean. He told me that my body would change in a few more years and I would really start to stink then everybody would know that I didn't clean myself very well.
After he showed me how to wash my BBC --butt, balls, and cock-- he called Mark in. He told us to take a long hot shower together. He looked at both of us and smiled as he told us that it was nice to have a friend to wash your back for you but that it didn't have to stop with the back. Mark was as hard as I was. We stepped into the shower and began to lather up. Mark asked me if I would wash his hair. He told me that he loved to have his hair washed and to use my finger nails to scratch his head as I went. He did the same for me and I have to say that for the next eight years I never washed my own hair.
Well curiosity be damned, we had permission. We made sure the door was shut. The first thing we had to do was to see what cock tasted like. Mark confessed to me that he had been wanting to taste my cock for two years but was afraid that I would get mad. We both had heard the other boys talk about cock suckers being fags. There was no way that we wanted to be fags. We made a pact that we would never tell anyone what we were doing.
We helped each other to several more dry cums that night and for the next several weeks. A month before my eleventh birthday Mark's dad had us come and eat ice cream with him again. We ate ice cream with him all of the time but this was one of those sex talks again. We had kind of noticed but didn't voice it. My cock had grown to a little over three and a half inches. My balls had dropped and were about the size of dried beans.
I was rapidly headed to puberty and Mark's dad wanted to be sure that Mark and I would still be friends. I guess he thought that I would tease Mark because he was so small. I could not do that. By that time I knew that I was in love with Mark. He was so much more than my best friend. That night was the first time I kissed Mark. I asked his dad about kissing and he told us that if two people really love each other, a kiss was the best way to show that love. He said kissing and sex just kinda went together.
Mark and I both had a very intense orgasm as we shared our first hot kiss. I have never gotten enough of his small sweet body. Six months later and I was having wet cums. Just a tiny drop would ooze out but the feelings as my balls pumped that stuff to my prostate to be ejaculated out of my body. I actually tasted of it first but once Mark got a taste of it that was it. He wanted me to be his milk man and deliver quarts of fresh cream to him daily.
By thirteen Mark had an impressive four inch cock. It was skinny but I so loved to suck it. I told him I had waited until he was big enough because I wanted him to go first. We had talked to his dad and studied web sites so we knew what to do. I gave Mark my cherry ass and I fell in love with him all over again. I could never conceive of us ever being separated. We got outed in jr. high but made it through unscathed. We were thicker than thieves through high school but no one seemed to care. It never came up about our being lovers or gay.
We both dated girls so that we could do all of the social shit that went on. We enjoyed our dates and I am pretty sure that the girls enjoyed themselves. But after the party was over and the kisses on the front door steps of our girlfriend's house it was time for Mark and I to go home and fuck each other's brains out, which we did, every time.
By our senior year I was a half a head taller and fifty pounds heavier than Mark. I have thick, dark hair to Mark's fine, blonde hair. My dark brown eyes contrast to his periwinkle blue. I have no idea what periwinkle is. I just heard it one time and I love to tease Mark. One place that I can't tease him is his man meat. He was at five foot seven our senior year and carried about a hundred and twenty two pounds on his size ten feet. But he swung a nice five inch flaccid cock that many guys ogled in the locker room but only I knew that it grew to a sweet thick eight incher with a full compliment of tasty baby batter that preferred my infertile orifices for their final receptacle.
War in Iraq was going on and I had a lot of opinions about the politics of it. I couldn't wait to enlist and get over there. I kept telling Mark that we needed to get a set of towels for his dad. Mark's mom got sick and died when we were fourteen. Mark took it really hard. I had to work hard to keep him from his depression. I had no idea how depressed he could get.
One day the Army recruiters came to our school. I was so excited and I tried to drag Mark with me as I talked to this one dude. He helped me to get all of paper work done and had me come to his office for a whole bunch of tests. He said that I could have my choice of any number of jobs. He told me that I was officer material and that maybe I should go to college first. I told him that I wanted to fight and help bring peace and happiness to the Iraqi people who had been suppressed for so long.
After my meeting I stopped by Mark's house. Mark was on the phone giggling and talking all sweet like. I guessed he was talking to a girl. I was shocked. Mark wanted nothing to do with me after that. He told me that he had grown up and was going to find a girl and get married and give his father grandchildren.
I was crushed. Just like that our friendship was over. Mark hardly talked to me at all. He was always with one girl of another and always seemed so happy. The girls all looked down their noses at me and kind of silent like I could just hear their thoughts, "He's mine now, faggot."
I stayed away. School was almost over so I spent nearly every afternoon at the recruiters office. I talked to several kids from my school and from other schools and told them how much I wanted to go to Iraq and help my country men show a better way of life to that backward nation. I was delusional but I didn't know it.
The day came for me to ship out. I begged Mark to come and see me off. His dad brought him to the bus station but he had a girl with him. They had their arms around each other and she kept kissing him. He didn't talk to me. He just stood there as I tried to say goodbye and flirted with the girl. I was about to loose it. I said goodbye to his dad and my mom and got on the bus. I sat on the opposite side so that I didn't have to look at Mark anymore.
I buried my face and cried all the way to the town where I was to join up with several other guys and take a special bus to the camp where I would do basic training. They sent me to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. It was hot, dirty, and just plain fucked up. I had to get into a killing mood so that I could put Mark behind me.
I was asked several times about taking this job or that but I kept on that I wanted a plain old 111 MOS, basic infantry man. After basic I was sent to Fort Rucker, Alabama. They tried to put me into a language school. I told them that I had enlisted for infantry. Two days later I was shipped out to Fort Bennings, Georgia. There I joined an outfit that was due to ship out in mid-August for Iraq. I was happy.
Dreams are a long way from reality. I found nothing in Iraq like I had envisioned it. Sure, there was lots of desert but the people didn't like Americans. A few were nice enough if we were spending money but I didn't know who I could befriend.
I met this one guy that was about my age and he seemed nice enough. He always asked questions about where I was staying and what I ate. Where I ate and when. I liked the guy and didn't think anything wrong until one day he ran into our mess tent with a bomb around his waist. It didn't go off, which I was glad for. I didn't want to see him die and I sure didn't want my buddies to die.
As he was taken away he looked at me and cursed me in Arabic. I won't tell you what he said but someone who spoke his language told me that he called his god to...oh well. Anyway, that's why I am here today. I came back to the place where he and I had gone before. I wanted to see his mother. I had to let her know how sorry I was. The house was deserted and booby trapped.
Six months later I was in another hospital.. Constantly, one hospital after another. I was sent back to the states before Christmas. I slept most of the time. I had no desire to live. I was being treated for serious depression and was kept under twenty four hour suicide watch. I felt someone touch my face and my hand was in someone else's. I opened my eyes and stared into Mark's eyes.
Mark was crying. He kept looking around at all of the other men in the beds near me. I was in a ward with nine other men. Mark pulled his chair up real close and helped me get to the edge of the bed so that my ear was inches from his mouth. I am such an asshole. I lay and cried my eyes out as he told me his story.
Mark never recovered from his mother's death. She meant so much to him. He was in such depression. I did everything I could think of to bring him out of his slump. He did come out and was almost like his old self. For nearly three years we were so happy. We talked about going to college together and living together for the rest of our lives. We talked to his dad and he was behind us, all of the way. He wished us well.
I fucked it up. I destroyed Mark's perfect world. I wanted to go into a war zone and get myself killed and he would have nobody. He couldn't handle the thought of me dying. He decided to end our friendship and try to be somebody he could never be. He made himself believe that if I was killed and we were no longer friends he could live on. The problem was, he was so much in love with me that he couldn't put me out of his mind.
He never had sex, with anyone. He just couldn't bring himself to let go. He sought counseling but fought all of the help that was offered him. His dad tried to let him have his own way but he could see that Mark was losing his battle. After Mark left the bus station he quit living. He was sure that I would never come home again. He wouldn't work. He only ate when he could no longer take the pains of hunger.
His dad tried to get the counselors to commit him but he was not to the point that they could do that yet. He was on a self destructive course but so far the only thing he had done was to loose so much weight that he looked like a walking skeleton.
Mark and I were both crying. A nurse came and told him that maybe he should leave that he was upsetting me. I lied to her and told her that I was telling him about something that had happened to me while I was away. It was partial truth but she let it go. She said that Mark would be asked to leave and not come back if we couldn't change the subject.
Mark changed the subject with his next sentence, a question actually. He asked me if I would come and live with him and let him take care of me for the rest of my life. He had enrolled in courses for physical therapy as soon as he heard about my losing both legs. He was trying to learn everything he could so that he would be able to provide for me. He had talked to some people at the VA hospital where I was staying and they had helped him to lay out a study plan.
He was going to start doing some volunteer work at the VA hospital near our town. I would be going there for treatment after I was released from this hospital. He told me that he and his dad were remodeling their house, just for me.
Today is my nineteenth birthday. Mark and his dad picked me up at the hospital. I had a day pass and had to go back in the evening. Mark wanted me to see where I would be living. I have seen his house all of my life. I know it better than I know my own. Mark is eating and gaining his weight back. He is working out and is really buffing that beautiful bod of his.
He picked me up with little effort and put me in a wheel chair. He pushed me up a ramp to his front door from the driveway. There was a new door at the front of his house. This one was wider. The furniture was thinned out to allow plenty of room for my chair to maneuver. The door into the hallway was widened as was the bedroom door.
I had to look. The bedroom door had been moved. There was no bathroom door now. Once inside what would be Mark's and my room my eyes flooded with tears. If ever, oh ever, I had thought that Mark did not love me this room showed how wrong I was.
There was a nice king sized bed set against the wall where Mark and I had slept together for years. There was a wide lift chair for me to slide into with ease. A computer desk was made for a wheelchair to roll in under it.
The bathroom door had been replaced by a wide accesses to dual lavatories one at wheelchair height and one to stand at. The toilet was equipped with grab bars so that I could slide across. The shower was designed to roll into or I could slide onto a bench. There was a therapy table with weights and pulleys for me to work out with. Mark had even built an area for me to be able to put on my prosthetic legs, unaided, should I desire.
My man did love me but I have a problem to this day. I don't know who loves whom the most. I will walk on my bloody stubs to help this man in any way that I can. He so into me, my care, my attitude. He constantly looks for any signs that something may not be right as he thinks of only me.
I searched the computer world that I had always considered a world for nerds and geeks. I learned so much about life and what was really out there. I have a good income from the Army but I still need something for my mind. I think that I found my niche. Nobody knows who's dick I am the son of. No one was ever brought to account for my mother's rape so there are no records of those involved. My only hope of ever knowing who I am is if my sperm donor gives up his DNA and some smart technician somewhere ties us together. Till then I just tell everybody that I am a Dick's son who writes homosexual pornography. SNIFOC
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I have had one miserable, fucked up life. I'm laying here, covered in my own blood and I
can see my legs. One is mutilated monkey meat laying about ten feet to right. What looks like it
my have been my right leg is off to my left, maybe four or five feet away. I'm surprised, there is
no pain. The pain is in my heart. I am not where I am supposed to be and I am alone. Both are
major infractions. I know I am not gong to live through this. If by some miracle I should be found
my First Sgt. will have my ass, then kill me. SNIFOC


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A MAN died after accidentally drinking industrial toilet cleaner from a cola bottle, an inquest heard.
Alcoholic Anthony Cosgrave, 55, only had a few mouthfuls of the dark blue liquid but the consequences were fatal.
Describing the horrific moment he realised his friend had swallowed the deadly substance, Anthony Sharkey said: "I turned to him and I noticed blue around his mouth. He looked more grey than usual.
"I thought he had marker pen round his mouth. Then I lifted the Diet Coke bottle up and I knew what it was.
"He had about two or three capfuls.
"It was a tragic, tragic accident."
He added: "I wished I had thrown it away now."
The bottle of bleach belonged to Mr Sharkey who used it to clean caravans. His colleague had decanted the bleach into the cola bottle and left it in the footwell of Mr Sharkey's van.
It had been taken from a container which only allows a small amount of liquid to be released at a time with the intention of sharing the fluid out amongst workmates, the inquest heard.
Mr Sharkey, who had known Mr Cosgrave for 40 years, said his friend was an alcoholic and would 'drink first and ask questions last'.
Last October 12, the pair had been out driving together when Mr Sharkey stopped to buy his friend some cider.
When Mr Sharkey got out Mr Cosgrave drank from the cola bottle, not understanding the danger.
After returning to the van, Mr Sharkey realised what had happened and rushed his friend to the Rawtenstall Urgent Care Centre.
Mr Cosgrave became 'paralytic' and too weak to stand up. He started vomiting into an oxygen mask.
Mr Cosgrave, of Manchester Road, Haslingden, was then taken via ambulance to Royal Blackburn Hospital's intensive care unit where he died hours later on October 13 last year.
Pathologist Walid Salman, of Royal Blackburn Hospital, said the toxicity of the chemicals gave a shock to Mr Cosgrave's heart, most likely leading to a cardiac arrest.
In a statement read to Burnley Coroner's Court, Mr Sharkey said his friend had gone on holiday with a partner called Sheila who had then died.
Mr Cosgrave then fell ill and began to drink heavily and neglect his personal hygiene, often going 'weeks or months without washing', the inquest heard.
Mr Sharkey said: "If he had a cigarette and a cider, he was happy."
Richard Taylor, senior coroner for East Lancashire, recorded a conclusion of death by misadventure.
He said: "This is a completely unforeseeable set of circumstances that have arisen here.
"Companies should give proper guidance as to how these chemicals should be stored and named.
"In this case, it appears that the person who decanted it has done for good reasons - to share it.
"Then Mr Cosgrave finished his cider and decided to have a drink.
"His heart wasn't in great order in any event and the shock of this toxin to his heart was too much."


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India's Real Face
#121 Jazba-e-Kashmir
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Raped in India Full Documentary
A British born Indian travels to India and founds out how lucky she is for living in the UK.
She also meets the father of the girl who was raped in the bus incident.
An indian woman was hurles by acid, she tells what she experienced.
Another woman tells her how she was pulled in her hair, got pulled in her clothes and no helpednher. She was lucky of not getting raped!
Various Indian women tell her how difficult it is to live as an indian woman in daily life.
#122 Jazba-e-Kashmir
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Posted 25 December 2013 - 09:40 AM
Servant present urine mixed with food, to their masters
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Posted 03 April 2014 - 04:13 AM
Real face of secular india, must watch for those who think that we should have been one country:
- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (11th January 1938)
Let us go back to our holy book, the Quran. Let us revert to the Hadeeth and the the great traditions of Islam which have everything in them for our guidance if we correctly interpret them and follow our great Holy book, the Quran.
- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (6th March 1946)
"It is my strong belief, that there is no ideology which is more democratic, enlightened and progressive than Islam."
- General Zai-ul-Haq (23rd March 1988)
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Napoleon Bonaparte: The world suffers a lot, not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people!
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thank god for Pakistan despite all troubles.
thank god
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Furore after VHP leader Togadia warns Muslims against buying properties in 'Hindu Terrorist areas' in Rapeistan india
According to a report in The Times of India, Togadia on Saturday targeted Muslims buying properties in Hindu areas. He later joined a street protest outside a house bought by a Muslim businessman near Meghani Circle.
In the politically charged atmosphere where the issues of communalism and hate speeches have triggered a big debate, the leader of saffron outfit VHP also reportedly gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the businessman and directed a gathering to attack the house if he did not "relent".
Dedicated to neighboring india specially hindu's :
" World peace solution is to cut India down to size!!"
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Indian police clueless after attack on Pakistani student
Indian police are interrogating students and security personnel in relation to a violent attack on Ali Hasan Raza — a Pakistani student at Pondicherry University, according to Indian media.
Cases have also been registered under various Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections including 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and 448 (punishment for house trespass), according to police.
According to some reports, police believe the attack may have been the result of mistaken identity.
"We suspect that the attackers might have mistaken him for someone," investigating officer and sub-inspector V Sivakumar said.
The police said most students had vacated the hostel as their exams were over. They however added that the attack was likely carried out by those who stayed on in the hostel.
The attack
On Tuesday, Raza was assaulted by three unidentified men in his room at the Sir CV Raman Hostel.
The group of men reportedly crept up on him while he was sleeping and then beat him with iron rods and liquor bottles. Raza sustained injuries on his head, neck and back.
The 24-year-old was severely wounded and is being treated at the Puducherry Institute of Medical Science (PIMS) and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer). During treatment, Raza said the attackers were his age and may be students of the university.
Raza was doing a post-graduate course in South Asian studies. He is the first and only Pakistani student in Pondicherry University.
In response to the attack, the Student Federation of India (SFI) secretary voiced concern over the incident and said the university must take all measures to bring the perpetrators of the attack to justice. The university also issued new restrictions on entries to the boys hostel.
1) "We but teach bloody instructions which, being taught, return to plague the inventor" — Macbeth, Act 1, scene 7
2) "It is cream that rises to the top of milk. It is scum that rises to the top of a dirty pond."
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Napoleon Bonaparte: The world suffers a lot, not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people!
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LED replacement lampThe EnduraLED 12.5W A-19 lamp meets or exceeds the light quality and energy efficiency requirements for a 60W LED equivalent set forth by Energy Star. According to the company, the lamp lasts 25 times longer and uses 80% less energy than the 60W incandescent it is designed to replace. In addition, the product offers 806 lm, a 2,700K color temperature, a CRI of 80, and a 6-yr warranty.
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DimmersThe Skylark Contour dimmer is an updated version of the company's Skylark model. Features include a rocker switch that turns the lights on and off and automatically returns a room's lighting to the user's favorite preset level as well as an easy-to-use, captive slide control that adjusts the light for any activity. Available in four models, the product is offered in a variety of gloss colors, including white, ivory, almond, light almond, gray, brown, and black.
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Connector blocks and splicesHomac multi-tap connector blocks and splices are encapsulated in clear polyvinyl chloride (PVC) to provide greater visibility. Able to accommodate cable sizes ranging from 14 AWG to 750kcmil in standard configurations ranging from two to eight conductors, the products are made from high-conductivity aluminum alloy and are dual-rated for use with aluminum or copper cable. In addition, they are pre-filled with an oxide inhibitor, rated at 90°C (194°F)/600V, UL-listed, and meet or exceed ANSI C119.4 specifications. Customized designs are also available.
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Terminal blocksEZ Jump terminal blocks are rated at 1,000VDC for PV applications. Designed around an easy-to-install plug-in circuit jumper, the terminal blocks are available with wire-handling capacity of 20 AWG up to a 1 AWG and current ratings up to 125A. Available styles include single level, multiple level, functional, fuse, and more. Housings are molded of a UL94V0 polymide, and all materials are RoHS-compliant.
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T8 lampsProLume 25W T8 lamps feature a color rendering index (CRI) of 86 and an increased efficacy of 100 lumens per watt compared to standard T8 lamps, which the company says saves 21.8% in energy costs. In addition, the 4-ft lamps meet the qualifications for CEE, have a commercial rated life of 30,000 hr, and are available in 3,000K, 3,500K, 4,100K, and 5,000K.
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Drill driverPowered by the company's Redlithium batteries, the M18 Cordless 3/ 8-in. right-angle drill driver features an adjustable clutch and provides 11 torque settings plus one drill mode. Featuring a 3.75-in. head length, the drill driver is suitable for drilling holes in confined spaces. In addition, the product includes a 3/ 8-in. one-handed, keyless ratcheting chuck that allows users to quickly change bits without additional tools. Other features include an extended paddle switch design that provides easy trigger actuation from the top, middle, or bottom of the tool; an LED light to illuminate the work surface; and up to 125 in./lb of torque.
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Volumetric luminaireLithonia Lighting VT Volumetric Series luminaires offer a more uniform balance between task illuminance and spatial brightness, according to the company. Features include a shallow plenum depth, high efficiency, and a range of lamp configurations. Available models include 2 ft × 2 ft and 2 ft × 4 ft with T5 or T8 systems.
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Multi-outlet strips
The Plugmold 2000TR Series of multi-outlet strips features internal shutters to prevent insertion of unwanted objects into the receptacle to meet the requirements of Sec. 406.11 of the 2008 NEC. Color options include ivory, gray, white, black, stainless steel, and anodized aluminum finishes.In addition, the products are available in steel or aluminum in 3-ft and 5-ft lengths with 6-in. outlet spacing.
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Mighty-Align couplings feature a self-aligning design that ensures a 360° watertight seal when a user needs to join two lengths of threaded rigid or IMC conduit in wet locations. To prevent damage to conductors, the 3-piece couplings leave conduit ends smooth and even. UL-listed, the product is offered in sizes ranging from ½ in. to 4 in.
Bridgeport Fittings
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Drop wire supportWire Grabber delivers secure hanging support for angular and static loads up to
100 lb. Suitable for wet or dry locations, the company says the product's 0.080 galvanized braided wire is unaffected by oil or grease. In addition, the product contains no spring because tightening the screw engages six points of contact.
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Solar LED luminaireThe SP-030 solar LED bollard features a wire-free design and provides even 360° ground illumination within a 2-ft radius. The bollard incorporates LiFePO4 batteries to offer a 12-hr minimum lighting period with a 4-hr charge. According to the company, the luminaire features a 50,000-hr lifespan.
Meteor Lighting
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DownlightsThe Pro-Optic Retrofit product line includes 6-in. and 8-in. horizontal and vertical retrofit downlights for light commercial applications. Available with LED and CFL options, the downlights feature high efficacy, wide spacing, and a 60° to 65° cutoff to comply with ASHRAE standards and brightness control.
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LampsDesigned to replace 35W to 90W incandescent PAR lamps, PAR20, PAR30, and PAR38 lamps have been added to the EnhanceLite LED product line. Available in 27° and 35° beam angles, the lamp's center beam candle power (CBCP) ranges from 1,300 for the PAR20 to 3,550 for the PAR38 at 27° beam angles. In addition, they are offered in either 2,700K or 3,000K color temperatures and feature a color rendering index (CRI) of 80 or more.
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Electrical box attachmentThe CADDY Glider electrical box attachment is designed to simplify the installation of electrical boxes and allows for final adjustment on the job site. According to the company, the product easily attaches to any electrical box and can be used in a variety of applications, including prefab. Users can attach one or more electrical boxes to the telescopic screw gun bracket (TSGB). Once attached, users can adjust the box location and the width of the TSGB between the studs. Up to three boxes can be installed in a standard 16-in. spacing.
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Load center panelThe GenReady load center panel can be installed during new residential construction or when upgrading electrical panels during remodeling. Designed to take the place of a traditional 42-circuit electrical load center, the product features 18 essential circuits that will be protected by the generator during an outage — 30 with the use of tandem breakers. Compatible with generators rated up to 125A or 30kW, this two-in-one product eliminates the need for a separate emergency load center and automatic transfer switch. In addition, it is available in a NEMA 3R version for outdoor applications and can also accept 1-in. Siemens and Cutler Hammer breakers.
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LuminairesEnergy Star-rated and LEED certified, PRIORI T2 Ultra Thin T2 luminaires operate at much lower temperatures than conventional light sources, according to the company. The PRIORI T2 provides direct-wire high-lumen output, a color rendering index (CRI) of 90, and a 3,000K warm color temperature. The Ultra Thin T2 combines 3,500K white light with 260° of light distribution for either plug-in use or direct wire applications when used with the slim-line hardwire box.
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CAD software
New advanced functionalities have been added to SEE Electrical V5R1 CAD software. According to the company, enhanced features include a user interface that allows users to insert components/terminals that are not in a drawing by list, symbol rotation according to wire, program control via a keyboard, and the ability to create and display several translations at one time. In addition, the product enables users to copy or move single pages by drag and drop, show wire sizes and wire colors on wires, and load multiple scanned pictures automatically into different pages.
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Thermal imagerThe FLIR i3 is a fully automatic infrared thermal imager. Able to be used out of the box, the imager offers 60 pixel × 60 pixel resolution. Additional features include 2% thermal accuracy and fully radiometric JPEGs that integrate temperature data into a familiar, universally accepted image format.
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LED fluorescent replacement lampsThis second generation of LED fluorescent tube replacement lamps is UL-listed. Available in 2-ft, 3-ft, 4-ft, and 5-ft lengths, the lamps are offered in either clear or frosted models as well as 6,500K, 4,100K, and 3,000K color temperatures in the 100VAC to 277VAC operating range. Requiring no ballast to work, the product features a 40,000 hr life, according to the company.
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Data loggerThe dataTaker DT82EM is a low-power data logger designed for remote applications. Featuring an integrated GSM/GPRS modem, the data logger combines the functions of signal conditioning, a DMM, a PC, and a modem to capture data, upload data via email or FTP, and send alarms as e-mail or SMS messages. In addition, the product supports temperature, voltage, current, resistance, strain gauge, and frequency measurements. Its dual-channel isolation allows four 2-wire differential or six single-ended analog inputs. Other features include four digital I/O channels, four high-speed counters, and 12V regulated power output.
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Distance meterThe micro LM-100 laser distance meter provides distance readings up to 164 ft, displays the last three measurements, and stores the last 20 measurements. Able to measure accurately within 1/16th of an inch, according to the company, the meter offers adjustable units to allow users to read measurement in feet, inches, or meters and add or subtract measurements at the touch of a button. A bright backlit display allows the device to be used in poorly lit areas.
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SIRI made a decent run this week, hoping (and expecting) it will continue.
Ford held its ground and came back nicely to end the week.
Thats all my speculative plays right now. Haven't had time to research anything else to get into. With all of the talk about nationalization, I don't know if C or BAC are worth the risk. ETFC moves with financials, so that wont be moving anywhere...
I want to look at some renewables the next chance I get. Obama is putting quite a bit of funding into this sector. Which do you guys think will be the recipeints? I know USUN and ESLR have been mentioned... any others?


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SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Amber Lau had a game high 27-points to lead the Coker women's basketball team past Converse with a 68-49 win on Tuesday (Nov. 27) evening. With the win the Cobras improve to 3-1 overall, and 1-1 in Conference Carolinas play.
It was a defensive clinic during the first 20-minutes of action, as the Cobras held the Valkyries to just 14 first half points.
The Coker offense did it's part as well and quickly went on the attack with a 12-0 run to start the first four minutes of the game. The Cobras then ended the first half with a 12-2 run to take a comfortable 43-14 lead into the locker room.
The Cobras shot nearly 61-percent (17-of-28) from the floor in the first half, including 62-percent (5-of-8) from three point range. Coker outrebounded the Valkyries 26 to 11.
Coker proved to be too strong for Converse to make a comeback in the second half. Priscilla Fenty had a double-double performance with 12 boards and 18-points. Along with Lau and Fenty, Hailey Yohn reached double-digit points after dropping 6-of-8 field goals and totaling 14-points.
As a team, the Cobras shot 40-percent from the floor (27-of-67), and 66-percent (8-of-12) from the free throw line. Coker also scored 17-points off of 18 turnovers, and snagged down 45 rebounds.
Coker will continue their road play, as they travel to face Lees-McRae in a Conference Carolinas match up on December 1. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 PM.


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Walking Dead Artist Lends Talents to Romero
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Movies, Image Comics,
The Walking Dead writer Robert Kirkman may be lending his concentration to filming the television version of the hit comic book series, but artist Charlie Adlard is lending his talents to a great source of their inspiration: George Romero.
In a promotional poster for Romero's latest film, Survival of the Dead, fans of the Image series should be quick to notice Adlard's familiar artwork. That's a whole lotta zombie goodness right there.
Check out the film when it hits theaters on May 28!
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Preview: Haunt #3
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Image Comics,
A five-page preview of Image's new series Haunt is out, and we've got it here!
Upon leaving off Haunt #2 with a largely unexpected scene on the last page, this preview (seen after the jump) starts at #3's opening.
Haunt focuses on Daniel Kilgore, a priest whose dead brother Kurt—whom he loathed when he was alive—decides to haunt him instead of moving on to the other side. In a very Venom and Spawn-like fashion, Kurt's essence fuses with Daniel's to create a near-perfect assassin and therefore enables Kurt to pick up the pieces needed to solve his murder.
The initial panels of the third issue left me more frustrated at Daniel's impulsive actions, which seem to illustrate a common personality trait between the two brothers. Then we're introduced to a very busty and scantily-clad woman (because those are the best kind) who is completely bonkers yet strangely able to either sense or see Daniel. In what I hope is better explained in the rest of the issue or series, the woman says, "Haunt," to Daniel, as if this Kilgore experience is an ordinary occurrence and that's how you'll find it in the dictionary.
Haunt #3, by Robert Kirkman and Todd McFarlane, hits your comic book store this Wednesday, December 2nd.
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Sneak Peek: Chew #9
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Image Comics,
Rolling into the second five-issue arc, "International Flavor," Chew's John Layman and Rob Guillory offer a sneak peek of what's to come with the cover of issue #9.
Vampires with a thing for Hawaiian chicks? Tony Chu's retelling of Lilo and Stitch? Sometimes it pains me more to see these covers, knowing that I'll have to wait an entire four months before I will actually discover what the story entails.
In the meantime, I highly suggest that you pick up the first trade book on your way to purchasing Chew #6 when it hits your local comic book shop this Wednesday—it makes for a great holiday gift (even more so if you need to catch up on the series)!
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Sneak Peek: Chew #8
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Image Comics,
In celebration of John Layman and Rob Guillory's kick-ass comic Chew completing its "Taster's Choice" arc with Chew #5 today, Image Comics posted the cover of Chew #8 on their Twitter.
Protagonist Tony Chu looks pretty darn angry. Then again, I probably would be too if I was looking for a missing
King of Cocks. While I'm quite confused about where this story is going to head, I know that from the last five issues of this series, I will not be one bit disappointed.
So go out and buy Chew #5 already (and good luck finding previous issues)!
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Joss Whedon Only Has Eyes For The Walking Dead
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Interviews, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics,
The lovable and very talented comic book geek-turned-television genius known as Joss Whedon has his hands so full with his latest show Dollhouse that he has only enough time to read one comic book series: The Walking Dead.
"That is the only comic I still read—literally. [I] paced myself because it was deep into the trades by then and I only let myself buy one trade a week, for a few weeks before I broke down because it was my favorite soap opera."
Then again, who can resist a never-ending zombie apocalyptic story? I sure can't.
So what does the series writer, Robert Kirkman have to say about having Whedon as a fan?
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The Walking Dead #65 Kicks Cannibal Butt
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Despite my doubts in the beginning of this arc, Robert Kirkman and crew make them all up ten-fold in the latest issue of The Walking Dead.
Picking up after the hunters' attack on our gang, Eugene patches up Glenn's gunshot wound in his leg with some seemingly-obscure household products. This leads me to wonder whether Eugene has experienced more bloodshed than initially imagined prior to meeting with Rick and crew.
With Dale back at camp, Andrea finally gets to let her heart speak openly to him, as she thought she never would have the chance to say these things in last month's issue. The couple heartbreakingly realize the very gruesome truth they'll soon face in due time. The fact that Dale has already faced this experience once before doesn't seem to make it any easier.
After some investigative work and typical back-and-forth with Abraham, Rick decides the fate of their
hunters. The tables turn for the hunted. (Spoilers after the jump)
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Kirkman Talks Image United
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Image United is due out in a mere two months, and series writer (and Image partner) Robert Kirkman made no hesitations when opening up about the upcoming limited issues.
First and foremost, in any crossover series, the initial question is whether or not everyone is really going to appear in the epic collision. Kirkman assured fans that we will be seeing the whole Image gang—furthermore, brought to the pages by the very hands that perfected them:
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Comic Book Jobs: Who's Hiring? Tyrese Gibson, Marvel Digital and Stan Lee!
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, Image Comics, Marvel Comics,
Just when you thought that it was safe to stop sending out resumes, a few more new and interesting comic book jobs pop up on the digital radar. One's a freelance job involving Stan Lee, and the others, well, how can they even compare? Let the job hunt begin with three tempting opportunities!
Stan Lee: Well, who wouldn't want to work with Stan The Man? If it's good enough for Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and Pamela Anderson, then it's perfectly acceptable for you, right? If that's something you'd like to pursue, there's an unnamed "L.A.-based film company with studio pictures in the pipeline" that's jumped into the crowded comic book/graphic novel biz. They're looking for artists for their books, some of which are proclaimed to be written by Stan. If you have a style that's "dark and edgy" and can pencil, ink and color (this ain't best 2 out of 3—they want it all), then a paid gig awaits. Naturally, they'd love it if you already had experience at the usual suspects.
Tyrese Gibson: The creator of Image Comics' Tyrese Gibson's Mayhem is looking for "hard-working and dedicated interns" to join his company. You'll be bouncing between all divisions of Mr. Gibson's company—music, film/TV and comic books. If you're looking to break into the business, Tyrese can help.
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First Look: Image's Forgetless
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Image Comics,
Although there is nothing but the tag line "Live to see last call" written across the otherwise wordless promo for Image's upcoming series, Forgetless, I daresay that I am rather intrigued.
Hitting comic book stores this December, there's no word yet as to what we can expect from the so far-enigmatic story. Hopefully we'll get those details soon; in the meantime, check out the full poster after the jump.
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Chew #4 Gets Weirder
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Reviews, Image Comics,
UPDATE: You can now find the correct translation on Guillory's blog.
Following up an issue where our protagonist finds love in the midst of ubiquitous regurgitation (among other delightful surprises) would be difficult. That is, of course, unless you're John Layman and Rob Guillory.
Chew #4 begins with an expected and humorous Applebee-loathing-Chu scene; yet, the rest of the issue takes a path dissimilar from what we've seen in this series so far, quelling any doubts (if there were any) that Layman and Guillory can't keep us interested. In a very Lost fashion, the last issue gave us Amelia, E.G.G., and the creepy guy with a box, only to leave us to our theories as this issue produces a number of different, unrelated (or not?) questions.
This issue, despite my not thinking it possible, gets so much stranger and weirder, making for a very scrumptious read.
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Somehow, mac and cheese in America became a kids� fast lunch, and it stuck there. It was Kraft�s fault, with its incredibly popular boxed version, rolled out to mothers� raves in 1937.
Elsewhere, macaroni is celebrated as a casserole of the upper crust. In Italy through the 1800s, fresh-cut macaroni layered with cheese and butter was the feast of the land barons.
It�s totally international. In Switzerland, it�s still called �Alpine herders� macaroni.� On your Virgin Islands cruise, seek out �mac pie,� and you�ll find a plate of macaroni in an incredibly creamy white-cheese sauce, an art form.
We all have our macaroni moments. Mine was in Frazer Elementary School, where our Italian mama chefs crafted their artisanal version from USDA surplus cheese bricks and the largest of elbow macaroni. Our cafeteria was jammed those meatless Fridays, including mailmen, police and even the janitors.
Surplus milk and surplus butter on army-sized sheet pans did the trick. The top was browned and most craved, worth in trade for a Jell-O square.
The dish originated as the realm of the rich due to the pasta process. It took an army of servants to roll and cut the dough into shapes. Pasta was a luxury.
The Industrial Revolution domesticated it. A diabolical machine called the Marseilles Purifier, one of the first steam-powered, hydraulic presses, in 1884 turned out pasta shapes by the ton. Prices fell fast, although the rich still imported theirs handmade from Italy.
The Kraft invention came as a godsend to American housewives, weary of the monotony of peanut butter and jelly for lunch. Boxes sold for 10 cents, and all you needed was boiling water, a quarter cup of milk and a pat of butter.
Perhaps you�ve noticed that mac and cheese is on a roll. Retro is in, and consumer-friendly restaurants are responding to Baby Boomers� locked in their past. It�s not that unusual to find a $12.95 bacon and three-cheese version on bistro menus.
Experimentation is in full glory. Chef Josian Citrin at Melisse in Santa Monica, Calif., adds white truffles and rakes $130 a plate. He insists they sell �tons of it.�
Despite all this racket, homemade mac and cheese remains a cheap dish, using the classic Velveeta recipe. And kids love it. If you switch to Asiago and gorgonzola, the price will rise fast. While children aren�t accustomed to this mac and cheese, I don�t hesitate to serve a �gourmet� version to friends (a shock for those accustomed to fluorescent-orange mac).
The drill is to start with our basic recipe and add your own twists and turns. Mine is gemelli pasta (two spaghetti strands braided together and cut). This dresses things up. Fusilli (corkscrew) or fusilli col buco (spring) would present just as well. The more surfaces on the pasta, the better.Jim Hillibish is a food writer for the Canton (Ohio) Repository. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Jim Hillibish: Spruce up your macaroni and cheese
Somehow, mac and cheese in America became a kids� fast lunch, and it stuck there. It was Kraft�s fault, with its incredibly popular boxed version, rolled out to mothers� raves in 1937.


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As part of the celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day recently, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission released results of a survey that shows the importance of outdoor sportsmen to North Carolina�s economy.
As part of the celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day recently, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission released results of a survey that shows the importance of outdoor sportsmen to North Carolina�s economy. The 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation measured public participation in hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing and other wildlife-dependent recreation, as well as how much money was spent pursuing these activities. The survey showed that $3.3 billion was spent on wildlife-related recreation in North Carolina in 2011 - $1.5 billion on fishing; $525 million on hunting; and $930 million on wildlife-watching activities. The survey also found that nationwide, more than 90 million Americans participated in wildlife-related recreation in 2011.
That was a 3 percent increase from five years earlier, primarily among those who fished and hunted.
The bottom line is that hunting, fishing and similar activities are major drivers in the state and national economy. Not only do they pump money into the system, they create jobs, stimulate manufacturing and account for major tax revenues. What is often overlooked, however, is the impact that outdoor recreation has on local communities. That can be a major factor in many areas such as Craven and surrounding counties. Organized activities sponsored by different groups provide resources for public-service organizations that otherwise would be lacking.
For example, the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament has raised millions of dollars over the years for worthwhile recipients such as the Boy Scouts and regional hospital programs. The annual Oriental Rotary Tarpon Tournament funds college scholarships for Pamlico County students. The Lenoir County Shriners host a pheasant tower shoot to support their numerous worthwhile community service projects. It�s a win-win situation. The sportsmen who participate in these events have a great time and often a chance to win valuable prizes. And, a lot of needy persons benefit from the funds that are raised.
October is prime time for wildlife-related tournaments. The hot, muggy summer weather gives way to cool, clear days and the fall seasons begin for various species of fish and game. An example is the 9th Annual Neuse River Backwater Open fishing tournament, which will be held on October 5. The competition will commence at first light and end at 3 p.m. It will focus on four of eastern North Carolina�s most popular gamefish � red drum, speckled trout, flounder and striped bass. Two-man teams will be allowed to weigh in an 8-fish limit that can consist of no more than two of each of those species. The winning team will be the one with the heaviest creel. The tournament is somewhat unique in that no natural bait is allowed; anglers may use only one rod at a time and artificial lures.
The most significant aspect of the Neuse River Backwater Open is that funds it raises are donated to Religious Community Services (RCS), a community-based organization that assists families and individuals in needy situations. RCS provides food, financial assistance, emergency housing and other necessities without regard to age, disability, ethnicity, religion or other factors. It�s a critical community resource that can use all the help it can get. Anglers who fish in the Backwater Open provide some of that help. Information about the tournament is available from Brian Saunders at 252-626-6006 or online at www.nrbwo.com.
A few weeks after the Backwater Open, another competition � this one centered on deer hunting � will provide support for local volunteer fire fighters. Volunteer fire departments generally must provide their own funding to cover the cost of equipment, training, maintenance and other necessities. They do this while donating their time and energy to protect property and lives in local communities.
Funds raised by the 21st Annual Pollocksville Big Game Hunting Tournament will be used by the Pollocksville Volunteer Fire Department for that purpose, something that no one can argue is not a critical need. The persons who participate in the tournament will be serving an important service but they�ll also be having a �high ol� time.� Hunting will commence at daylight on Oct. 25 and continue until sunset on Oct. 26. Weigh-in will begin at Jenkins Rotary Park on Beaufort Road in Pollocksville each day at 10 a.m. After that time both days, the venue will feature �camp cooking,� vendor exhibits, educational programs, live music and much more. It is a treat each year for spectators as well as hunters.
Participants in the Pollocksville Big Game Hunting Tournament will compete (based on the weight of deer brought to the scales) for cash prizes in various divisions ranging up to $1,500 for the biggest buck. Daily winners, a youth category and raffles will make the make the competition even more fun. Entry forms are available at local outdoor retailers, by phoning Justin Banks at 252-671-0492 or online at www.thebiggamehunt.com. 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 is the deadline for entering. There is no end-point on the benefits that result from the yearly tournament.
Fishermen will get another chance to demonstrate their angling skills (or luck) on Saturday, Oct. 26 when the Pamlico County Shrine Club hosts their annual speckled trout tournament. Most people are aware of what the Shriners have done over many years in providing medical care for children at the organization�s hospitals. What many folks may not realize is that the Shriners provide that critical care, including transportation and housing for patients, without any reimbursement or public assistance. The Pamlico County Shriners� trout tournament helps that chapter raise funds that then allow them to take the next step and help others.
Sick children will not be the only folks benefiting from the tournament, however. Anglers will have the chance to win up $1,000 for the three heaviest fish brought to the scales. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top five places, as well as for the top three junior anglers. An optional tournament-within-a-tournament will enhance the competition. In addition, door prize tickets will be awarded for each fish weighed in. The deadline for entering the tournament is 7 p.m. on Oct. 25 and the entry fee is $50 for adults and $25 for junior anglers. Information is available from Capt. Dave Stewart at 252-249-2084 or 249-1786.
The clear, cool, sunny days of October are a great time to be in the woods or on the water in eastern North Carolina. It�s also a good time to give back a little of the bounty with which the Good Lord has blessed us by participating in one or more of the outdoor events being held.


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I love Justin Timberlake. He cracks me up all the time and this makes me laugh. For the rest of my life, when I'm feeling blah, I'm watching this video. I even dance with him. My kids are horrified. My husband joins in. Unmarried ladies, find a guy who'll be silly with you even if you want to dress up like tofu because laughter is the best everything.
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When it comes to choosing services, everyone has different needs and preferences. Additionally, every community offers a different amount and variety of services. The Family-Directed Supports option offers parents of children with developmental disabilities more choice and flexibility in purchasing the services and supports their children need.
In the Family-Directed Supports option, a child determined eligible for services will be assigned an individualized budget based on their child's strengths and assessed needs. Using this individualized budget, a family can plan a year of supports, therapy, services and goods to enable their child to live a full and inclusive life. The flexibility in this model allows parents to choose, design and direct services outside of the traditional menu of services.
For example, families would be able to contract with non-traditional providers or with traditional service providers that have the skills and experience desired by the family. This pathway allows for creative and innovative ways to access services that the traditional pathway does not, while still maintaining accountability required by federal authorities.
The Family-Directed Supports pathway is designed for families who want a more hands-on and flexible approach in determining the types of services and supports their children receive and more control over who provides them.
By choosing family-directed services, families can:
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We offer a scope of inpatient and outpatient services to help individuals at each stage of their rehabilitation and recovery.
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Kessler's skilled psychologists and neuropsychologists carefully tailor treatment to the individuals personal needs and rehabilitation goals. Our comprehensive approach focuses on four key areas:
- Assessment — Evaluations are performed with assessment tools that meet professionally defined standards of practice. Assessment instruments are sensitive to the needs of patients of various age groups and cultural diversity.
- Learning and Academic Evaluations
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- Psychotherapy — In Kessler's clinical setting, our psychologists will work with a patient and often family members to address psychological, cognitive, behavioral, somatic, and/or social disturbances. Clinical interventions are provided to decrease the frequency, duration and severity of impairment and improve the patient's level of functioning. Frequency and duration of services are determined by the patient's specific care needs. Psychotherapy services include:
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Cognitive Rehabilitation — Cognition refers to skills and performance of mental processes necessary to learn, understand and respond to information. It includes but is not limited to orientation, attention, learning/memory, organization, processing, problem-solving and executive function.
Through comprehensive Cognitive Rehabilitatio, we provide a range of services and activities designed to address patient's specific cognitive deficits and/or impairment that underlie, exacerbate and/or act as a barrier to recovery, rehabilitation and community re-entry. Compensatory strategies are taught on an individual and group basis to improve the patient's functioning and prepare the patient for educational/vocational pursuits and community re-entry.
- Education — Our goal is to help prepare patients and their families for maximal independence at home, work and community. Patient and families are provided with education and training to manage sequelae of the patient's injury or disability, including potential effects on psychological state, emotional adjustment and cognition, in order to ensure optimal benefit from treatment during and after formal rehabilitation and facilitate adjustment in the community after discharge.
- Consultation — In addition to cognitive and psychotherapy services, we also address any specific clinical concerns of the physician, interdisciplinary team member(s), patient or family. Consultation services are provided for diagnostic and/or treatment plan development. Consultation services include but are not limited to mental status monitoring, compensatory strategies related to cognitive impairment, psychopharmacological intervention, and behavior management.
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Where does a franchise called "How to Train Your Dragon" go after said dragon is already trained? The second installment in the DreamWorks Animation series, written and directed by Dean DeBlois and featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel and Cate Blanchett, responds to that conundrum with an expanded scope and even snazzier visuals.
According to film critics, "How to Train Your Dragon 2" hits a few rough spots, but largely flies high.
The Associated Press' Jocelyn Noveck wrote that moviegoers will be "happily surprised at the new twists ['Dragon 2'] takes -- sort of like getting an unexpected second candy bar in the vending machine. 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' doesn't play it safe, and that's why it's the rare sequel that doesn't feel somewhat stale."
In addition to offering "visual delights," she said, the movie "travels into darker areas than its predecessor, displaying an admirable maturity. Many animated tales involve dashing acts of bravery, but rarely do they show the possible tragic consequences of such acts."
The Village Voice's Stephanie Zacharek said that in some ways, "Dragon 2" is "inferior" to its predecessor: "The plot is needlessly busy, and much of the action is more manic and indistinct. But 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' cuts deeper than the first picture ... and there are a few sequences of cartoon grandeur."
She added that "DeBlois keeps the story moving efficiently enough" and delivers "some finely tuned dramatic moments, including a tragic twist that might be too intense for really little kids." Best of all, the movie marks the return of the trusty dragon steed Toothless, "one of the most beautifully designed characters in modern animation, perhaps in all of animation, period."
Entertainment Weekly's Joe McGovern similarly wrote, "While the original movie benefited from narrative simplicity and an admirable lack of villains, this one paints the screen with too many characters and frequent diversions from the main story, but nevertheless serves up a bountiful and sugary feast for the 3-D-bespectacled eyes."
Djimon Hounsou's bad guy is "the vision of banal cartoon evil," and "the moral takeaway is cut-and-dried this time," he said, but on the plus side, "the movie's visual scope is magnificent" and the "offbeat" score works. In sum, "[t]he flight path needs straightening, but this is still a franchise that knows how to fly."
The New York Post's Lou Lumenick called "Dragon 2" a "worthwhile if not-quite-as-delightful sequel" that "offers some stunningly beautiful sequences and an engaging, if at times quite dark, story line." He adds that "[t]here is some wonderful stuff here," including a love-song duet between Blanchett and Gerard Butler.
"At the risk of being branded a heretic," Lumenick continued, "I found their unpolished singing preferable to the Broadway belting in 'Frozen' -- and, as a coming-of-age story, 'Dragon 2' is a lot fresher and more inventive than Pixar's thematically similar 'Brave.'"
Variety's Peter Debruge likewise found "Dragon 2" superior to those two movies. He wrote, "Braver than 'Brave,' more fun than 'Frozen' and more emotionally satisfying than so many of its live-action counterparts, 'Dragon' delivers."
He added, "If necessity is the mother of invention, then DreamWorks' desire to extend the 'Dragon' franchise has propelled the creative team in the most admirable of directions, resulting in what just may be the mother of all animated sequels."
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Nate Wolters NBA Drafted by Milwaukee Bucks
Nate Wolters and his life just changed forever.
He was drafted in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks via trade with the Philadelphia 76ers after a trade with the Washington Wizards.
It wasn't shocking that Wolters didn't get drafted in the 1st Round, but it was disappointing. In a draft where there isn't any glaring superstars, one would of thought Wolters would of been a first round pick.
However, when you look at this system he was drafted into, he gets the opportunity to showcase his skill set. That being the ability to get to the basket, play in space and make smart decisions that fit the scheme.
Obviously entering this draft the concerns were with the measurables and his experience against top level talent.
Not playing in a major conference at SDSU, not a major University, the concerns were there from NBA scouts. In addition, his shooting skills are a bit of a concern, but with the work ethic of Wolters, those concerns may have subsided.
Furthermore, Wolters may benefit from the D-League in year one of his NBA career and fluctuate between the NBA and the D-League.
Now Nate enters the NBA. A completely differnent landscape than Brookings, SD where he has resided the last 4 years as he devolped his NBA ready game playing for the Jackrabbits.
That means its a business. Its a job. But again, with the workman mentality and disciplined nature of Wolters, he will translate well to the next level.
The Milwaukee Bucks got a great person, a hard worker and even more so a smart basketball player.


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Report of the Ad-hoc Committee on CMS Publishing Options
May 2001
[Thomas Salisbury (Chair), François Bergeron, Keith Taylor]
The CMS has an extensive network of publication activities, overseen by the Publications Committee. The scientific editorial aspects of these publications function smoothly, with a regular cycle for replacing editors and editorial boards. Over the years, the CMS has also built up structures to handle the administrative and technical aspects of publishing, such as administering the publications, managing circulation and advertising, liaising with printers and with other publishers, configuring and mounting digital journals, TeXing and copy-editing manuscripts, circulating page proofs, and a host of related tasks. The structures through which these tasks have been carried out have been designed around a small number of energetic and committed individuals, who have been responsible for these aspects of the publications for significant periods of time (eg. Wright, Doob, Swaminathan, and Jorgenson). It is expected to prove difficult to perpetuate the existing arrangements through to the next generation, once this small group of individuals steps down. In view of the fact that several of these individuals are expected to cease to fill those roles by the end of 2002, the CMS initiated a review of its publishing operations, with a view to charting their possible evolution. The Publications task force (chaired by Keith Taylor) considered aspects of this evolution, as did the Publications Committee (chaired by Jamie Mingo), the Electronic Services Committee (chaired by Edgar Goodaire), and the Ad hoc Camel Review Committee (chaired by Ian Goulden). The issue was then passed for consideration to a subcommittee of the CMS executive committee, consisting of Francois Bergeron, Keith Taylor, and Tom Salisbury.
At the December 2000 CMS meeting, a variety of options were discussed. There was little enthusiasm for simply contracting the publishing operation out, or for maintaining the status quo, which is a highly distributed system, heavily dependant on volunteer labour and on the energy of committed individuals. At the April meeting of the CMS executive, a decision was made to take the next step in the evolution of the CMS's publishing enterprise, and to move to a business model, with a centralized operation and a higher percentage of salaried employees. This will undoubtedly be more expensive than the current model. On the other hand, it is clear that the CMS's profitable publishing enterprise is subsidized by the relatively low-cost buyout arrangements it has been able to secure, as a result of the strong interest key individuals have shown in building this enterprise. That model appears to be unsustainable when it comes to maintaining this enterprise at a professional level.
A centralized publishing office would combine the three legs of the current enterprise, namely the TeX office, the office of the managing editor, and the office of the digital editor. This does not mean that all the tasks would necessarily be carried out in one place. Indeed, the TeX office has shown that some tasks can be farmed out over long distances. It does mean that the individual or individuals with primary responsibility for overseeing the three legs of the enterprise would be located centrally, with sufficient local infrastructure to direct the operation. The individuals guiding the publications would all be gathered in one location, which is surely a more efficient and renewable model than we currently have.
The following three options for structuring this office are being considered:
Note that the Publications task force recommended establishing an associate TeX editor, which can be viewed as a move in the direction of the third option. The feasibility of that option will be reviewed, and may be the subject of a separate report. But the purpose of the current document is to examine the feasibility, advantages, and disadvantages of the other two options.
Either option would allow the publications office to avoid building a completely separate infrastructure for payroll, accounting, office maintenance, etc. since in each case that function could be embedded within the existing infrastructure of either the executive office, or of one of the institutes. As to which of these two options is preferable, the efficiencies that follow from having a single publications office deal with both the CMS publications and with the publications of one or more of the institutes, seems to argue for the first option. The second option, of an Ottawa publishing office is a fallback position that should be explored only if the other options appear to be unfeasible. It seems plausible that any of the three institutes could provide a suitable and stable environment for a publications office. All of them have existing paid staff, and a robust mechanism for perpetuating their operations. CRM and Fields each have well established publishing operations, though neither publishes journals. All three institutes use some infrastructure from their host universities, though Fields actually comes close to operating as an independent business. CRM has significant expertise in bilingual publication, which is potentially of great interest to the CMS. Regardless of where the publishing office is established, the CMS should explore ways of collaborating with CRM in bilingual publication.
Though there are advantages to affiliating with one or more institutes, it must be pointed out that there is also a potential danger to the CMS's national character in doing so. If this should in fact be the ultimate arrangement adopted, efforts would have to be taken to ensure that this partnership did not imperil the CMS's relationships with the other institutes.
For the sake of discussion, here is one possible configuration of a CMS/Institute publications office.
The existing CMS operation includes salaries for individuals performing many of the above functions. At a guess, the net new cost would be half the salary of the publications manager, as well as a fair market price for the services of the managing editor. The cost of office space would probably be higher than at present, but the costs associated with the TeX editor would be lower, and might balance out. A very rough estimate of the net cost to the CMS for establishing the publishing office, would be $50,000 per year in addition to current costs. A more realistic budget would have to come out of discussions between the financial officers of the society and the Institute administration. This should be the first order of business if this option is to be seriously explored.
Note that a significant advantage of setting up a centralized office running on a business model is that this structure is ideally suited to taking in contract work from other organizations. In fact, if this model is pursued, and the publishing office is located at one of the institutes, thought should be given to forming a corporation, with the CMS and this Institute as principal shareholders. The corporation would maintain its own set of accounts. This would make the financial delineations clear, which would be crucial if the corporation was to take on contract work for 3rd parties. The above staff would be employed by this corporation, with the possible exception of the managing editors (who could however be officers of the corporation). It is reasonable that the other institutes, or other societies (eg. CAIMS, SSC, the Royal Society of Canada) might be sources of contracts for this corporation, especially if the bilingual publishing capacity of the CMS was enhanced or linked to that of the CRM. Note that the TeX office currently has had such contracts, eg. with the Royal Society, and on occasion with CRM. It is possible that the University of Toronto Press (which prints the CMS journals) could use the expertise of the TeX editor as well.


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Keira Knightley gets emotional over South Sudan visit
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY choked back tears when recalling the horror she witnessed on a recent charity trip to refugee camps in South Sudan.
The Pirates of the Caribbean actress visited the victims of the region's civil war to coincide with the three-year anniversary of its independence from Sudan, which will be celebrated on Wednesday (09Jul14).
However, she became emotional when discussing the Oxfam trip in a recent interview, telling the Daily Telegraph newspaper, "I didn't cry when I was there. What b**ody right would I have to cry when the people I met, who were living in as near to hell as I can imagine, weren't crying?
"I'd never been to a refugee camp before, but I'd seen images. I read newspapers, so I know what goes on in the world, don't I? But I'd never been to a post-conflict zone, I'd never experienced the incredible, palpable atmosphere of terror..."
Despite her humanitarian visit, Knightley has no plans to follow in the footsteps of Angelina Jolie, who was made an honorary Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in June (14) for her charity work.
Knightley adds, "I don't think I could be ever be anything like as impressive or authoritative as she is on the world stage. She's pretty much devoting her life to her causes, and that's a great thing, a great message. I'm always happy to help any small way I can."


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Frozen Mushroom Recipes
I use my frozen mushrooms in a wide variety of dishes: I throw them into stews, like osso bucco (see my recipe in my Chickpeas II post and substitute the mushrooms for the chickpeas. Or add them), make soups, scramble them with eggs, add them to tacos, you name it, whatever. Below are a few of my standards. (You can use fresh mushrooms in these recipes, of course. Just cook them a bit longer.)
Spaghettini with Mushrooms
Serves 4 as a first course
I've made countless versions of this dish: with the Marsala wine, without the Marsala, with botarga (the smoked roe of the red mullet) shaved on top, garnished with truffle oil …all of it is tasty, probably because the basic recipe: mushrooms, wine, garlic, lemon zest, and parsley, is so good.
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons minced garlic
Pinch of hot pepper flakes
4 cups mushrooms, chopped
1/4 cup dry Marsala wine (or dry white wine)
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
Salt to taste
3/4 lb spaghettini
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leafed parsley
Grated parmesan cheese for garnish
Heat the oil in a large skillet over a medium heat. Add the garlic and hot pepper. Cook for a few minutes, until the garlic is fragrant. Add the mushrooms and cook for a few minutes to soften, then add the wine and cook for about 8 minutes, until the liquid has mostly evaporated and the mushrooms are golden. Add the lemon zest and salt to taste.
In the meantime bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over a high heat. Add the spaghettini and cook until it is al dente. Drain (but save a cup or so of the pasta water) and add to the skillet. Add the parsley and toss over a medium heat for a few minutes to meld the flavors. If the pasta seems dry, add some of the boiling water. Serve immediately garnished with grated parmesan.
Mushroom Tart
Serves 4
This is a very rich and yummy tart that holds up well to travel. I like to take it on picnics.
For the crust
4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups flour
1 large egg
Pinch of salt
For the custard
1 tablespoon butter
2 large shallots, minced (about 1/2 cup)
2 cups mushrooms, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
3 large eggs
3 large yolks
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup chopped flat-leafed parsley
To make the dough, place all the ingredients in a food processor and turn it on. In about 1 minute the dough will come together in many marble sized balls or 1 large ball. You may need to add a teaspoon or two of water, depending on weather conditions and altitude. Remove the dough and form it into a patty. If the dough seems greasy, cover it in a tablespoon of flour. Wrap in wax paper or a kitchen cloth and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
Butter a 9-inch tart pan. Roll out the dough on a floured board, pressing from the middle of the dough and rolling out to the sides until the dough is big enough to fit in the pan. Roll the dough up on your rolling pin, and then unroll it over the pan. Tuck the dough into the bottom and ridges of the pan and place the pan on a baking tray. Set aside.
Melt the butter in a medium sized skillet over a medium heat. Add the shallots and cook for about 5 minutes, until soft. Add the mushrooms, lemon zest and salt and pepper to taste and cook until the liquid of the mushrooms liquor evaporates, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, yolks, cream and cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Pour the mushrooms in the bottom of the tart pan. Pour the egg mixture over the mushrooms. Sprinkle the parsley on top of the custard.
Place the tray with the tart on it into the oven and cook until it is set and golden, about 20 minutes. Allow the tart to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Mushroom Lemon Risotto
Serves 4
This recipe is best if you use your own mushroom stock in the recipe (see my earlier post for a talk-through). Risotto should be soft, life porridge. My grandmother used to say you should be able to wiggle the bowl and see the rice undulating. So avoid cooking too long, or letting the rice rest before serving. Both will lead to a stiffer end product.
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, minced (about 1 cup)
2 tablespoons minced chives
1 1/4 cups Carnaroli or Arborio rice
1/2 cup white wine
5 cups chicken stock (or mushroom stock, if you made it), warmed
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 cups mushrooms, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons lemon zest
Minced chives for garnish
Heat the oil in a 4-quart heavy bottom pot over a medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until the onion becomes translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the rice and stir for about 2 minutes, until the rice is covered with oil and loses its opaque quality. Add the white wine. It will boil rapidly. It's okay. Cook until the wine is absorbed, about 30 seconds. Add 2 cups of stock. Stir frequently to ensure the rice doesn't stick. Cook for about 5 minutes, until the rice absorbs all the stock. Add another cup of stock and continue cooking for another 5 minutes or so.
Taste the rice: it should be almost al dente. If it is still rather tough, add more stock and continue cooking. Different altitudes affect how much stock is necessary to cook the rice. Stirring the risotto is necessary to release the starches that make it porridgey.
Add the butter and garlic, and after you have stirred them in, add the mushrooms. And salt and pepper to taste. Stir well, and then add the remaining cup of stock, the lemon juice, and zest. Cook the rice until it has absorbed all of the stock, another 5 minutes.
Check the seasoning. Serve immediately garnished with minced chives.
Halibut with Mushrooms
Serves 4
I learned this dish from my father. We like to serve the fish and sauce piled on a piece of toasted Italian bread.
1 1/2 lbs halibut (or other meaty white fleshed fish like cod) cut into 2 to 3-inch pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup sliced onions
2 garlic cloves, sliced
1 1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped (canned whole tomatoes without puree)
2 cups mushrooms, sliced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons minced flat-leafed parsley
Wash and cut the fish into 3-inch chunks.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over a medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Turn the heat down to medium low. Add the tomatoes and cook until they break down, about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and salt to taste and cook 5 minutes, until the flavors meld.
Tuck the fish pieces into the sauce. Do not overlap the fish pieces. Grind black pepper onto the fish pieces, cover and cook until the fish separates easily when prodded with a fork, about 7 minutes.
Serve immediately garnished with parsley and a dribble of extra virgin olive oil, if you like.