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Cookbook review: The Southern Slow Cooker

Patricia Conte has a background in marketing communications and works as an independent writer. In 2010, she was given the opportunity to combine her love of writing and food when she started as a contributing writer for the Food channel...

Southern favorites made easy

Even if you're short on time, you can enjoy Southern regional classic dishes that are big on flavor. These recipes are easy to prepare, using a slow cooker, and bring your family the very best in mouthwatering, Southern meals.

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Fuss-free, family favorites

The Southern Slow Cooker: Big-Flavor, Low-Fuss Recipes for Comfort Food Classics by Kendra Bailey Morris, brings out the best in Southern cooking without the need to stay stove-side in the kitchen for long periods of time. That may seem hard to believe, but these tasty recipes were developed specifically for the slow cooker so you can make delicious meals in the time you have available.

Southern cooking takes time, but the end result is worth every minute. The recipes in this book are based on Kendra's family favorites — food that is comforting, hearty and rich in flavor. To keep with tradition, she uses seasonal, fresh ingredients like the original recipes called for, but she's also made adjustments to these family gems. Kendra's focus is still fabulous food, but these recipes are created so they can be prepped, added to the slow cooker and left to cook for hours. Perfect for families on the go.

Southern comfort

Follow Kendra's recipes to feed six to eight people, or cut them in half to feed a smaller group with fewer leftovers. Take on the tips she offers, like suggested beverage pairings for most of the recipes, cooking tips that add a few steps to preparing some of the meals (well worth the efforts, she notes), tools to make cleanup easier and a short guide on Southern seasonings.

Think of how amazing it will be to come home to warming soups, stews and chilies like Buffalo Stout Beer Chili or Smoked Ham, Potato and Rice Soup. Serve your family a fuss-free main dish like Meatloaf with Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce or Pork Loin Roast with Rosemary, Balsamic Vinegar and Vanilla Fig Jam. Present sides like Sausage-Stuffed Acorn Squash or Buttermilk, Corn and Chive Spoonbread. And who could resist mouthwatering desserts like Gingersnap Peach Upside-Down Cake or Chocolate-Banana Cheesecake in Jars. Even if you're short on time, it's possible to prepare a Southern-style, mouthwatering meal.

Try a recipe from The Southern Slow Cooker:

Porcupine meatballs

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This hearty, slow-cooked, tomato-based dish gets its name from the long-grain rice that is blended into the meatball mixture, giving it a quill-like quality. This is comfort food at its finest and an ideal cold-weather meal. Serve these delicate meatballs topped with grated Parmesan alongside a green salad and a wedge of crusty bread for soaking up any leftover sauce.

For an amazing second-day meal, you can make meatball subs: Just spoon some warm meatballs into sub rolls, top with provolone cheese and broil until the cheese melts. The meatballs are different from traditional Italian meatballs. They are more fragile, so avoid stirring them too much, or they'll fall apart. If they do break apart, no worries, just serve them over mashed potatoes, which is another great combination.

Serves 6

  • 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
  • 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies (such as Rotel brand), drained
  • 1 (5.5 ounce) can tomato juice
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can tomato soup
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 2 bay leaves

  • 1-1/2 pounds extra-lean ground beef
  • 1/2 cup uncooked long-grain rice
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • Pinch celery salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt and black pepper
  • Fresh flat-leaf parsley, minced, for garnish
  • Grated Parmesan cheese, for garnish

  1. Spray the inside of the slow cooker with cooking spray.
  2. To make the sauce, add both cans of tomatoes, the tomato juice, tomato soup, water, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, oregano, dried parsley and bay leaves to the slow cooker and stir well.
  3. To make the meatballs, mix together the beef, rice, onion, milk, egg, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, garlic, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and celery salt in a large bowl. Gently form into round balls 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter.
  4. Heat a large saute pan on the stove top over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil. Add the meatballs and brown well on all sides, about 5 to 7 minutes.
  5. When the meatballs are all browned, add them to the slow cooker along with the pan juices. Stir gently once or twice until all of the meatballs are coated in sauce, being careful not to break them up. Cover and cook on low at least 6 hours, and up to 8 hours.
  6. If you would prefer a thicker sauce, set the slow cooker to high and uncover it for the last 30 to 45 minutes of cooking or until the sauce is thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the bay leaves.
  7. To serve, spoon the meatballs and sauce into individual serving bowls and top with fresh parsley and Parmesan cheese.

Reprinted with permission from The Southern Slow Cooker by Kendra Bailey Morris, copyright © 2013. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc.

Photo credit: Erin Kunkel © 2013

About the Author

Kendra Bailey Morris is a cookbook author, food writer, recipe developer and television host. Her writing appears in Better Homes and Gardens, NPR's Kitchen Window, CNN's Eatocracy, Saveur, Richmond Times Dispatch (where she was a food and recipe columnist for four years), the Associated Press, Washington Post, and Richmond Magazine. She served as a judge for the 2011 and 2013 James Beard Awards and has a master's degree in creative writing from Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Meatless Monday: Green pea and barley soup

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Green with good taste!

Do you have about an hour? That's really all it takes to make this delicious, healthy soup. This hearty, no-fuss dish is almost too good to be true!

Green pea and barley soup

Although we're on the verge of spring, the cold weather is still out there. This Meatless Monday recipe for green pea and barley soup is very easy to make, and perfect to serve on a cold night. In just about an hour, you can have dinner on the table. This hearty soup teeming with vegetables makes a flavorful, no-fuss meal. Really, all you do is combine the ingredients in the pot and wait!

Green pea and barley soup recipe

Serves 4-6

  • 1-1/2 cups dried green peas, rinsed
  • 3 cups vegetable broth
  • 3 cups water
  • 1/3 cup quick cooking barley
  • 1 cup carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, or more to taste

  1. Add the vegetable broth, water, green peas, carrot, onion, garlic, thyme and black pepper to a large pot and bring to a boil.
  2. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 45-55 minutes or until the peas and vegetables are tender. Stir the ingredients occasionally as it cooks.
  3. Add the salt to the soup.
  4. During the last 15 minutes of cooking time, add the barley to the soup.
  5. If the soup seems too thick, add some water, stir, and continue to cook for 5-8 more minutes.
  6. Remove the pot from the heat and allow it to cool slightly.
  7. Serve warm in individual bowls.

Go green for a great meal!

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Michele Borboa, MS is a freelance writer and editor specializing in health, fitness, food, lifestyle, and pets. Michele is a health and wellness expert, personal chef, cookbook author, and pet-lover based in Bozeman, Montana. She is also...

Reboot & find balance

If being overwhelmed with family responsibilities isn't enough, has the current economy and continued layoffs pushed your stress and anxiety levels to an all time high? With no extra time in your hectic schedule and no expendable income in your pocket, are you finding it hard not to wake up every day feeling exhausted, tense -- and even hopeless?

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It probably isn't news to you that chronic levels of stress are detrimental to your mental and physical health, but it may be news that you can alleviate that burdening state of anxiety and renew your energy stores by practicing something as simple as breathing. Marlise Karlin, creator of the program The Simplicity of Stillness, shares why recharging and finding inner peace is essential to your health and how it can be done in affordable, time-efficient ways.

You can't buy inner peace

Having to watch your dollars to make sure your monthly bills are paid and you can still put money away for your children's college tuition can be stressful in the best of economies.

However, now that money is even tighter, you've had to give up your gym membership and spa treatments, and even cancel that yearly tropical vacation – all things you've relied on to manage your mental health. Sure, it's disappointing, but you can actually use your economic contraints as an opportunity to find inner peace – something that no amount of money will ever afford you. And with that inner peace comes a restoration of your physical health and wellbeing.

"Throughout time, people have searched for ways to create balance and establish peace of mind — that extraordinary sense you get when, regardless of the challenges you face, you know everything will turn out OK," says Marlise Karlin, who works with people all over the world in finding balance in their lives and helping them discover what they really want out of life and how to create it.

Dangers of not taking time to reboot

Karlin refers to the tranformative process of finding inner peace as "rebooting" and says it's a fundamental part of long-term mental and phyiscal health. "From threatening health risks to the toll it takes on our outward appearance, we are constantly reminded of why it's important to reboot ourselves," she explains. "Physical exhaustion, difficulty in concentrating due to constant mind-chatter, not having the emotional bandwidth to handle even the smallest tasks, and feeling overwhelmed and out of control are just a few of the symptoms [of not taking time to reboot]."

Respect your need to reboot

Karlin says rebooting is more than just escaping the day to day grind of responsibilities. "We've all taken vacations, and, within minutes of returning home, we are bombarded by stacks of bills and emails that have accumulated, along with the overflowing dirty laundry in our suitcase. It's as if we never left. Stress waits by the front door taunting us to lose our grip on our newfound vacation bliss."

To truly regain – or even newly discover – balance and to effectively manage stress, Karlin advises, "To have a more balanced life, we need to reboot ourselves by practicing stillness, and connect to our true essence to lead a more enjoyable life."

5 realistic ways to decrease stress and recharge

According to Karlin, recharging your batteries and finding a state of inner peace takes very little time and costs nothing. "People are running at a hundred miles an hour, racing with the clock forgetting how important it is to find balance and enjoy their lives," the inner peace expert says. "It's important to realize it only takes a few minutes a day to completely reboot ourselves by releasing the stress and nurturing the mind, body and spirit to become more balanced and healthy." Here are a few of her realistic ways to decrease stress and recharge.

1. Get physical

Karlin suggests breaking a sweat as a way to bust stress. "Sometimes we have so much pent up anger and frustration that we have to find ways to physically release the tension from our bodies, and break up the storm clouds that are circling our heads," she explains. "Push away from your desk and take a quick walk, or run, head to the gym, yoga or Pilates class and let it all go. Once the storm has cleared, you will be able to access better ideas of how to adjust what it is that has been troubling you."

2. Sing it out, shout it out

"Plug in the iPod and strut your stuff – let loose!" encourages Karlin. "Take a deep breath and release it by singing like Mick with attitude. Dance on down the sidewalk or boogie in your living room. Not gently like our friends on Grey's Anatomy, this has to be rockin' and singin' like The Black Eyed Peas' Where is the Love? and Moby's In My Heart or if a spiritual vibe is more your style, then put on Dave Stringer's Ganapati Om. It is literally impossible not to feel great energy pumping through your veins – at least by the third round of any of these great tunes."

3. Send stressors down the drain

What could be better than water to wash away the blues? When negative thoughts plague you like cable news, it's time to soak your sorrows down the drain. Karlin says, "As you lie in the tub, or stand in the shower, see your worries leaving you. Release the tension by envisioning life's problems being washed away. Imagine standing under a crystal clear waterfall where each drop that touches you cleanses your mind as well as your body."

4. Practice stillness

It isn't enough to think you'll practice stillness, you must commit to actually doing it. Karlin suggests finding a quiet space where you can refocus your attention away from the mind-chatter and begin breathing deeply. Take several long breaths where you feel the air reaching the top of your head and then moving down to the tips of your toes. Visualize tension leaving your body. Allow your thoughts to become like clouds on a windswept day.

5. Listen and allow

In addition to belting out and grooving to your favorite tunes, Karlin suggests connecting to your breath while listening to one of her Stillness Sessions CD, comprised of music compilations of internationally renowned musicians, that transmits The Simplicity of Stillness into your ears and throughout your body and soul. The Stillness Sessions CDs let you open your heart and mind as the music washes over you, allowing you to relax your body and release any concerns and stresses.

Karlin says, "In time, you will discover how to reboot yourself in a breath. When this practice becomes a part of life like brushing your teeth, the stress will have diminished to such an extent, you will wonder why you ever let the rollercoaster of life take you on such a big ride."

The best way to make time for yourself

Because of all the responsibilities you do take on, it is essential to your wellbeing to make time for yourself to recharge – even if you think you can't budget it in your schedule or, worse, you think you don't deserve time for yourself.

Karlin offers her best advice: Create space in your life that is just yours. She explains, "Whether it's laying in your bed first thing in the morning or late at night or turning off the cell phone in the car, or sitting quietly in the conference room at work before you begin your workday. You need to claim your space for a specific period of time each day. Some people have even claimed their own bedroom closet in their home and given fair warning to do not disturb!"

Begin with only five to 10 minutes a day, and the beauty within will draw you into wanting more quite naturally. This is your time for you! Karlin concludes, "When you reboot yourself and are in balance with all of life, there is so much to give, and the well doesn't run dry. Choose what will make you consistently happy – and it truly will."

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Visit to learn about Stillness Sessions and breath awareness or to register for one of Karlin's The Simplicity of Stillness programs. Stillness Sessions CDs will be available for purchase starting in August 2009.

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Easy Company Broccoli

Easy Company Broccoli

  • Prep: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 2 hr
  • Total: 2 hr 10 min
  • Serving: 6-8 servings

An easy, cheesy, slow cooker broccoli side dish.

  • 1-1/2 pounds fresh broccoli, trimmed well
  • 1 (10 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 (8 ounce) package shredded cheddar cheese, divided
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted

  1. Arrange the broccoli in a greased slow cooker. Mix together the soup, mayonnaise, half of the cheese and water in a separate bowl. Pour over the broccoli.
  2. Cook covered for 2-3 hours on low. Sprinkle the remaining cheese and almonds over top when ready to serve.

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Shelf Awareness for Tuesday, June 25, 2013

St. Martin's: Killing Lessons by Saul Black

Poisoned Pen Press: Thirteen Guests & The Z Murders by J. Farjeon

Grove Atlantic: The Double Life of Liliane by Lily Tuck

DC Entertainment: Batman Day 9.26.15

Candlewick: Shaun the Sheep Movie Tie-in

Penguin: Ana of California by Andi Teran

Editors' Note

Gaiman Giveaway Contest: 10,000 and Counting

Shelf Awareness hosts book giveaways twice a month as a fun way to promote new books, and our current giveaway--10 signed copies of Neil Gaiman's new novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane--is breaking records. More than 10,000 people have entered already, which is a testament to how much people adore Gaiman's work.

Take a look at the contest here and watch for future giveaways from DC Comics, Charlaine Harris and other writers. Bookstores, bloggers and others can join in by posting the contest button on their websites--the instructions are here.

Poisoned Pen Press: Dungeon House by Martin Edwards, Dark Places by Reavis Wortham & Never Look Down by Warren Easley

B&N Fourth Quarter: Nook Drags Down Results

In the fourth quarter ended April 27, consolidated revenue at Barnes & Noble fell 7.4%, to $1.3 billion, and the net loss was $118.6 million, more than double the net loss of $56.9 million in the same quarter a year ago. For the full year, consolidated revenue at Barnes & Noble fell 4.1%, to $6.8 billion, and the net loss was $154.8 million, compared to the net loss of $65.6 million for the previous year. The figures were below analysts' estimates, and initial reactions on Wall Street were very negative.

B&N said that results were "adversely impacted by Nook inventory charges." Once the darling of the company, Nook sales in the quarter fell 34% to $108 million and for the year dropped 16.8% to $776 million.

The company said Nook device sales fell in the quarter "due to lower selling volume." For the full year, digital content sales rose 16.2%, but in the fourth quarter, they fell 8.9% in part because of "the device sales shortfall as well as the comparison to the the Hunger Games and Fifty Shades of Grey trilogies a year ago."

In a move aimed to "significantly reduce losses," B&N said that it plans to create "a partnership model for manufacturing in the competitive color tablet market. Thus, the widely popular lines of Simple Touch and Glowlight products will continue to be developed in house, and the company's tablet line will be co-branded with yet to be announced third party manufacturers of consumer electronics products."

At B&N's retail unit, consisting of B&N bookstores and, sales in the quarter fell 10%, to $948 million, and for the year were down 5.9%, to $4.6 billion. The company attributed the drops to "comparable store sales decreases of 8.8% for the quarter and 3.4% for the full year, store closures and lower online sales. Fourth quarter comparable bookstore sales decreased as a result of lower Nook unit volume and a stronger title lineup in the prior year period, including the Hunger Games and Fifty Shades of Grey trilogies."

Excluding Nook products, bookstore sales fell 5.8% in the quarter and were flat for the year. The company added that "the sales decline was mitigated by a higher sales mix of higher margin core products and lower expenses."

In one bit of bright news, revenues in B&N's college unit rose 10.7%, to $252 million, in the quarter and 1.1%, to $1.8 billion, for the year. The company said quarterly sales were "positively impacted by the back-to-school rush season, which extended into the fourth quarter. Comparable College store sales increased 7.5% for the quarter, while decreasing 1.2% for the full year."

For the current full year, B&N predicts sales of bookstores open at least a year "to decline in the high-single digits on a percentage basis" while sales at college stores should "decline in the low-single digits."

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Happy Birthday: City Lights Turns 60

It's not every day that you see a crowd of people packed inside a bookstore and a line extending around the block--but that's how it looked for several hours on Sunday as City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, Calif., hosted a party for its friends and fans to mark its 60th birthday. It seemed fitting that on a day to honor the place that snubbed the law and published Allen Ginsberg's Howl and became a home of the Beat poets, you could hear bongos played at the party all the way to downtown San Francisco.

Nancy Peters and Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Ten years ago, celebrated founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti and his business partner Nancy Peters were planning for the long-term future of the store and its publishing company. Ten years later--and not looking even a day older--the 93-year-old Ferlinghetti marked the milestone surrounded by the kind of people he likes best: book lovers. His hand-printed signs that say "Sit down and read a book!" still adorn the walls in their own home-sweet-home kind of way.

On Sunday, City Lights once again filled the air with music and poetry, with simultaneous performances in the store and spilling out into the next-door alley named for Jack Kerouac.

As for the future, Peters and Ferlinghetti are pleased to give a nod to the store's staff, led by Elaine Katzenberger, publisher and executive director; Paul Yamazaki, head book buyer; Andy Bellows, store manager; and Peter Maravelis, events coordinator, who keep the business thriving. "I'm good at picking the right people to do all the work for me so that I can write and paint," Ferlinghetti has said.

Those who work with Ferlinghetti know how hard he toiled to keep City Lights a community center and make it a destination for locals and tourists alike. It was a novel idea back in 1953 to open a paperback-only bookstore, which Ferlinghetti did with $500 seed money. The store now sells all kinds of books and magazines--provocatively stacking left- and right-wing political publications side-by-side--the better to help open peoples' minds, which has always been the store's philosophy.

"I found it totally inspiring to see so many people who wanted to come out and celebrate the store," said Katzenberger.

New signs above the store give these instructions: "Open door. Open book. Open mind." As the several hundreds of friends and fans who came out to celebrate City Lights at 60 were happy to note, the signs might change, but the intention (really, an invitation) of City Lights remains the same. --Bridget Kinsella

Atlanta's Tall Tales Book Shop Changes Hands

Marlene Zeiler, longtime owner of Tall Tales Book Shop in Atlanta, Ga., has sold the store to employee Rebekah Hagedorn.

The sale of the 34-year-old store officially went through on June 7; Zeiler plans to continue working at the store at least once a week for "Wonderful Wednesdays," when Hagedorn has the day off. Hagedorn, who has worked at Tall Tales for five years, has roughly 20 years of experience working in books and retail.

"All of the staff were stricken at the idea of the store closing," Hagedorn said. "I thought, I hoped, that I could make a go of it." At present, she has no plans to make any major changes. "It's been an institution in the neighborhood for the past 34 years. We want to keep it going strong."

In a letter to Tall Tales customers announcing the sale, Zeiler wrote that "it seemed to me that this was a good time to pass the torch. I did not want to close the store or sell to someone I didn't care about. Still, it is hard to think of giving it all up, but I know Rebekah will love Tall Tales as I do.... I have had a fantastic life with a really good family and this wonderful profession. I can't think of anything I would rather have done. I attribute my main source of pleasure to you who have become friends as well as customers.

"I believe the store is in good hands (all my wonderful people are staying on), and we can dish up the same good service, good books, and good conversation." --Alex Mutter

World's Ugliest Dog: Dream Monday Morning in New York City

In her own words, Vicki DeArmon, marketing and events director at Copperfield's Books and author of World's Ugliest Dogs, just out from Lyons Press ($12.95, 9780762792559), recounts her whirlwind morning yesterday in New York City in what was originally to be just an appearance on the Today Show by her, Walle, currently world's ugliest dog, and Tammie Barbie, Walle's owner.

Well today was truly awesome. For a moment, I felt a flash of what it felt to be a star (or in the entourage of one anyway). We started out at 6:30 a.m. for an appearance on the Today Show. They loved the dog, but sadly no book coverage. I booked Fox at 8:30 a.m. so we ran over there, and they did a great segment on the dog, the contest, and the book (all three of us were in it). Then back to the Today Show because it seemed that Kathie Lee and Hoda wanted to see the dog. I gave the producer books for each of the women and when we walked into the show, they were both laughing hilariously and flipping through the book. That may be the pinnacle of existence, to have Kathie Lee holding your book AND enjoying it. So she continued to hold it and reference it in the spot where they talked up Tammie and looked over Walle and showed footage from the contest. Then as we're leaving, the View calls and asks if we can stop by. Whoopi and the gang? Of course, we could. Before their car arrived, a tmz reporter and cameraman saw us and asked Tammie some questions and got some footage of Walle signing the World's Ugliest Dog. Then the car from the View arrived. We went on at the end, Tammie on stage, with me positioned in the audience, ready to answer a question about the contest, which I did quickly as the show closed. As we drove to the airport, calls were still coming in. We begged off, wanting to make our plane back to California (now delayed). Ah well. A publicist's dream.

Brian Dauphin New CFO of Ingram Content Group

Effective July 1, Brian Dauphin is becoming chief financial officer of Ingram Content Group. He is currently senior v-p of Ingram's Lightning Source and senior v-p, finance, for Ingram Content Group. He joined Ingram in 1999 as controller for Lightning Source. Earlier, he was co-founder and CFO of Carelink Health Partners and worked at Ernst & Young and Cooper Industries.

Dauphin replaces Frank A. Kerrigan, who has served as Ingram's CFO since 1996 and is retiring next year. During a transition period, Kerrigan will be senior v-p. Before joining Ingram in 1994 as v-p and controller, Kerrigan worked in the automotive supply industry.

"Through all the challenges our industry has faced, Frank Kerrigan has been a steady constant in a swirl of change," Ingram Content Group CEO John Ingram said. "He is well respected throughout our organization and throughout our industry, and he deserves it. We will miss him, but we are very fortunate to have Brian Dauphin waiting in the wings. The transition period in the months ahead will be a luxury that we're fortunate to have."

Obituary Note: Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson, American author (I am Legend, The Shrinking Man, What Dreams May Come, Hell House) and screenwriter (Twilight Zone, Steven Spielberg's film Duel), died Sunday, reported. He was 87. Matheson received a World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement and in 2010 was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Ray Bradbury called him "one of the most important writers of the 20th century," io9 noted, adding that Stephen King credited Matheson as "the author who influenced me most as a writer."

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Image of the Day: Granada's Grand Grand Opening

The grand opening of Granada Books, Santa Barbara, Calif., last Wednesday featured a ribbon cutting by Mayor Helene Schneider and greetings by owners Emmett McDonough and Sharon Hoshida. The Santa Barbara View observed that "cash registers were ringing up sales as the din from the crowd and a live band filled the store. Patrons spilled out onto the sidewalk where cake was served." Here the staff catches its breath after the big evening.

Elliott Bay: 'Beacon of Books & Literature' for 40 Years

Seattle Times book editor Mary Ann Gwinn explored the "evolution of Elliott Bay Book Co.," which celebrates its 40th anniversary later this week.

"It was 1973, and Walter Carr had a dream," Gwinn wrote. "He wanted his own enterprise. He wanted to own a bookstore. He had grown up in San Francisco, and knew City Lights Bookstore in North Beach, a beacon of books and literature in a picturesque old neighborhood close to a bay.

"He considered Seattle, and like others eyeing opportunity here found that Seattle's population was just as educated as San Francisco's, similarly prosperous, but living in a less crowded and more accessible town. He had lunch at Ivar's with a friend, walked around the historic old Pioneer Square neighborhood, sat down in the Grand Central Bakery and looked across the street at the old Globe Building. He called the landlord. That is how the Elliott Bay Book Co., one of the country’s most loved and revered bookstores, was born."

Among the amusing anecdotes was one from current owner Peter Aaron, who recalled the "watershed moment" when Rick Simonson, Elliott Bay's longtime head buyer and events coordinator, "turned up, holding onto a garbage can from the nearby restaurant where he worked. He had just finished high school, and he poked his head in and said, 'Oh, this is great, I love books.' "

Random House Publisher Services to Distribute Charlesbridge

Effective January 1, Random House Publisher Services will handle sales and distribution for Charlesbridge Publishing in the U.S. and internationally, except for Canada.

Charlesbridge, Watertown, Mass., publishes children's and adult books and celebrates its 25th anniversary next year. Among its best-known titles are First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg, Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins, Bad Girls by Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple and Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn. Its Peter Yarrow imprint has published The Night Before Christmas with a CD performance by Peter, Paul and Mary and Over the Rainbow with a CD performance by Judy Collins.

"We have been independent since our inception, including maintaining our own distribution," Charlesbridge president and publisher Brent Farmer said. "But the demands of technology and the increase in digital publishing have led us to seek a distribution partner. We're encouraged by RHPS's track record and look forward to strengthening relationships with our customers and broadening our distribution channels through this partnership."

RHPS president Jeff Abraham said in part that Charlesbridge's "fun and engaging lists are the perfect complement to the impressive work our children's sales team does both physically and digitally."

Paul Samuelson Joins Twelve as Publicity Manager

Paul Samuelson has joined Twelve as publicity manager. He was formerly a senior publicist at Random House Children's Books and earlier worked at Planned Television Arts (now Media Connect), Sourcebooks and Browne & Miller Literary Associates.

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Media Heat: Jeanine Piro on the View

Tomorrow on NPR's Diane Rehm Show, readers review Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi (Zed Books, $14.95, 9781842778739).

Tomorrow on the View: Jeanine Piro, author of Sly Fox: A Dani Fox Novel (Hyperion, $25.99, 9781401324575).

Tomorrow night on the Late Show with David Letterman: Marc Maron, author of Attempting Normal (Spiegel & Grau, $26, 9780812992878).

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Paul Giamatti will join the cast of Downton Abbey during the fourth season of the popular ITV/PBS series that has spawned many companion books. The Guardian reported that Giamatti is playing Cora's "maverick, playboy brother" in the season-ending Christmas special, with Shirley MacLaine returning as her mother.

"The casting of big-name U.S. talent is a canny move by Downton Abbey's producers with one eye on the American market, where the show is arguably an even bigger hit than in the U.K.," the Guardian wrote. Other new fourth season cast members include Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Nigel Harman, Tom Cullen, Julian Ovenden, Joanna David and Gary Carr.

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Review: The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic

The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker ( Pamela Dorman/Penguin, $27.95 hardcover, 9780670023660, August 2013)

Nora Fischer is having a bad day: Her boyfriend has just announced his engagement to another woman, her Ph.D. thesis advisor expresses doubts about her academic career and her cat's been hit by a car. So when Nora wanders into the garden of an heiress, Ilissa, who invites her to a series of splendid parties, it seems like the perfect opportunity to take time for herself. Then she meets Ilissa's handsome son, Raclin, who initiates a whirlwind courtship. By the time Ilissa and Raclin are revealed to be magical beings with unsavory intentions, Nora is sunk too deep in the enchantment to escape.

Soon Nora finds herself in another world where the milieu is medieval, magic takes the place of technology and an amoral Faerie-like race called Faitoren--the same people who seduced Nora into their world--are perpetually at war with the human population. Once she escapes imprisonment, Nora must find her place in a world where her academic skills, and even the English language, are suddenly useless. She is alternately aided and thwarted by the magician Aruendiel, who can perhaps be best described as an Alan Rickman character when the Harry Potter films meet Love, Actually.

In The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic, Emily Croy Barker presents an intelligent, no-nonsense heroine who never compromises on her dignity. Thrust into perilous situations, Nora always keeps her cool and her head for languages and numbers. Through persistence, even in the face of Aruendiel's initial discouragement, Nora learns the use of magic, a talent that will eventually be useful during the inevitable showdown between Aruendiel and the Faitoren.

Barker's lovingly developed main characters are the engine of the novel, and their relationship comprises its center. While these characters are the novel's strength, they are occasionally also its weakness, as the plot sometimes falters in the service of extended sections of dialogue. Much of the plot concerns the dark rumors (and facts) that swirl around Aruendiel and Nora's effort to reconcile them with the man she knows. As Nora journeys to various parts of the world, from the realm of the Faitoren to the human king's palace, she learns of Aruendiel's complicated role with regard to these two enemy kingdoms.

By the end of the novel, readers will feel at home in the alternate universe Barker has created, and their protagonists come to seem like old friends. --Ilana Teitelbaum

Shelf Talker: A debut novel about a smart young woman whose life is in shambles when she accidentally enters a different world--where magic, romance and battles await her.

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Scott Jorgensen was concerned that forming a game plan and sticking to it might not make for an exciting fight, but his bout Dec. 8 against John Albert ended up being the UFC on Fox 5 “Fight of the Night.”

In an interview with the Sherdog Radio Network’s “The Jordan Breen Show,” Jorgensen discussed his win, studying tape and where he stands in the UFC bantamweight division.

On studying footage of Albert: “For the first time ever, we watched tape. I actually sat down and put together a game plan instead of going in there with my typical state of mind of, ‘Let’s go fight.’”

On why he decided to form a game plan: “I don’t listen to my corner sometimes when I get in the heat of the moment. The process to go back and put together a game plan with my coaches and listening to them in practice, studying tape, it just reinforces all that, I guess, for me. When I stepped in that cage, I knew exactly where this fight was going to go.”

On the triangle choke Albert caught him in: “I knew he was going to throw a triangle. I did something stupid. I thought I could jerk my arm back and through the middle and avoid the triangle first, but he’s quick. He’s got long legs, but I’ve got a real good jiu-jitsu coach, Diego Moraes. We knew that’s his go-to move when he’s on his back. In the heat of the moment, throwing a bunch of elbows and hitting him hard … he got it locked. He did have it tight [but] for not too long. I’m well known for my ability to scramble and be choked and find a way out of things. I knew it was tight. I knew if I didn’t move, he was going to get it tighter.

“That escape I kind of did, it wasn’t the technical escape I’d been working on for weeks, but it was the way that I can kind of weasel my way out of stuff. I sat to my butt. I made him quit paying attention to my head. He grabbed my ankle. I worked back to my knees and controlled his wrists while I postured up and used the actual technique that we’d been working on to get out of the triangle. Once my head popped out, I passed to side and all I heard was a low, ‘Oh s--t,’ come out of his mouth. At that point I knew I had the upper hand.”

On whether he would tap to a choke: “There was no way I was losing that fight. … You’re not going to choke me. I’ll go to sleep. I’m not going to tap to a choke, ever.”

On where he sees himself in the bantamweight division: “I don’t care what your rankings say. I don’t care what anyone’s rankings say. I know I’m one of the best at 135 pounds. Everyone stumbles, but you get back on your feet and start running again. That’s what I’m doing. I know who I’ve fought, who I’ve competed with and who I am. Looking at the division and the landscape, I know for a fact I’m not more than a couple of solid good wins from another shot at the belt.”

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Friday night was a chorus of good times, good friends, and great spirits at the 12th annual Wild West Wine Fest.  Now say that fast three times.

Held at the Historic Sheridan Inn, over 250 attended the event, which is the major  fundraiser of the year for the Downtown Sheridan Association and Executive Director Stacie Coe explains what the money is used for.

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  • Be brave when you go to war. (Duh?)
  • The priest will address the people and offer the following exemptions from military service: (1) building a new house, but not having dedicated it; (2) being engaged, but not married; (3) being afraid to fight.
  • A little different than the modern draft exemptions, wouldn't you say?
  • Did you notice that in Exodus, we only get descriptions like "They went to war"? Deuteronomy has a different agenda than just telling a story. It's taking the older stories and adding to them many layers of law.
  • Speaking of law, when you approach a city, offer a peace treaty. If they don't accept it… attack.
  • Kill all of the males on the opposing side. In the towns that are farther from you, take women, children, livestock, and their stuff. The Bible calls this booty.
  • How do we reconcile this with the Ten Commandments?
  • If it takes a long time to conquer a city, don't destroy the fruit trees. You can, however, use the trees that don't produce fruit to help you siege the city. Battering rams, anyone?

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This week, the House of Representatives will once again vote on a bill that has little prospect of passage in the Senate and has zero chance of being signed by the President if it were to succeed. By some counts, this is the 37th time Congress will hold a vote to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). So if everyone agrees that it is likely to fail to become law, why should anyone care?

The NAM did not support the ACA when it was passed by Congress and signed by the President three years ago. Generally, implementation of the law over the past three years has been disappointing. As we reach the mid-point of 2013, the implementation process has become downright alarming, which is no doubt a factor behind the vote the House of Representatives will take on Thursday to repeal the ACA.

In less than five months, beginning on October 1, 2013, Americans are supposed to have access to health insurance through state exchanges that meet the criteria set out by the ACA. Some states are setting up their own exchanges and some are just letting the federal government do it, but that’s not really the issue that’s sounding alarms and feeding anxieties among consumers and businesses alike.

With less than five months before this program goes live, there is a lot we don’t know:

-          What products are available?
-          What are the prices for those products?
-          How do consumers get coverage?
-          How much will the federal subsidies cover?
-          How do we compare plans offered?
-          Who do I call with questions?
-          What is the impact on employer-sponsored coverage?

We don’t seem to be getting very many answers from the department in charge of putting this thing together- unless you consider planning a major public relations campaign an acceptable strategy for implementation. Most people don’t have confidence a public relations campaign will do the trick.

Ultimately, that’s the meaning of the vote being taken by the House of Representatives on Thursday – it is a vote of no-confidence. It is a firm and unambiguous statement of position on a major revision of federal law that will be confronting us not only in the months ahead, but also for many years to come. That is why the NAM supports a piece of legislation that has failed 37 times – and why everyone else should be paying close attention too.

Joe Trauger is vice president of human resources policy, National Association of Manufacturers.

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Issuing Only Three Permits for Offshore Drilling is Not Enough

This afternoon, the Department of Interior issued a deepwater permit to ATP Oil & Gas Corp. to resume drilling 90 miles south of Venice, Louisiana.  The project was put on hold by the drilling moratorium.  Although this is a good step forward by the Interior, the permitting process is still slow and more permits need to be issued.  During a time when the price of gas at the pump continues to rise, companies waiting for permits should be allowed to go back to drill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Currently, a number of companies are keeping their rigs “warm” by continuing to pay for their leases and maintaining a skeletal group of workers so that they can immediately return to drilling when they receive their permits from Interior.  These companies can incur costs up to $1 million a day while their rigs sit idle.

Offshore drilling is a significant part of the U.S. economy.  As Scott Angelle, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, noted in his testimony this week, one third of our nation’s domestic production comes from the Gulf, and nearly 90% of that production is from deepwater drilling.  Furthermore, drilling in the Gulf directly impacts nearly 16,000 companies and 153,000 employees.

Although the Interior is on the right track by issuing its third permit, this will not address those jobs that are put at risk and the slowdown of oil and gas production.  The Interior needs to streamline its permitting process and to issue permits more quickly.   The U.S. is still struggling with a recovering economy with high unemployment.  Furthermore, with the unrest in the Middle East that is causing even higher prices at the pumps, the Interior needs to be more efficient in issuing permits that will boost our domestic production of oil and gas and put people in the region back to work.

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The earthquake-caused explosions at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant caused terrible damage and posed real dangers, but it is worth noting that no one died from the events (11 workers were injured). Even as Japan continues to take control of the plant and the nation’s power grid, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) used a White House briefing today to announce that events in Japan will not affect its day-to-day operations, including permitting of nuclear power plants in the United States.

 The NRC briefing also reaffirmed a statement the commission released Sunday via Eliot Brenner, its spokesman, who said: “NRC’s rigorous safety regulations ensure that U.S. nuclear facilities are designed to withstand tsunamis, earthquakes and other hazards. In addition to those plants in recognized earthquake zones, the NRC has been working with several agencies to assess recent seismic research for the central and eastern part of the country. That work continues to indicate U.S. plants will remain safe.”

Nevertheless, some lawmakers in Washington are calling for a halt in nuclear energy developments.  Such a reaction would have an overwhelming negative impact on the many people who have dedicated their lives, time and energy in working on these nuclear energy reactors.  The nuclear energy industry remains a clean and safe source of energy.  We ask that those lawmakers whose first instinct is to call for the halt of all aspects of nuclear energy to hold off on their speculations and demands.  Policymaking requires facts and deliberation, not immediate impulses.

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Interior Department Issues Deepwater Permit

The Department of Interior (DOI) announced this afternoon that it issued its first deepwater drilling permit for the Gulf to Noble Energy.  While this may be a good first step for DOI and the permitting process, there are still 14 deepwater permits pending review and approval.  Since the moratorium on offshore drilling was lifted in November 2010, companies, who can afford to, have kept their lease and rigs “warm.”

Essentially, these companies pay approximately $550,000  per day in order to maintain their rigs – although for the most part the rigs are idle.  Offshore drilling is a significant part of the U.S. economy both in terms of generating jobs as well as creating a domestic supply of oil and gas.  A recent study noted that there are 125,000 jobs that can be lost by 2015 and we can stand to lose 680,000 barrels of oil by 2019 if the permitting delays continue to linger.

Although the DOI is on the right track by issuing this one permit, today’s announcement it will not resolve the jobs put at risk and the lost production if the permitting process is not streamlined. In an economy with high unemployment and disruptions in the Middle East that have significantly increased the price of oil, the U.S. cannot afford more permitting delays.

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Judge to Secretary Salazar: Get Moving on Drilling Permits

U.S. District Court Judge Martin Feldman of the Eastern District of Louisiana has just handed the Obama Administration an order to re-open the Gulf to drilling, ruling that that “[t]he government is under a duty to act by either granting or denying a permit application within a reasonable time.” (The order is here.)

This added pressure on the Department of Interior to speed up the permit process is a result of a lawsuit that was filed by Ensco Offshore Co. against Secretary Ken Salazar.  At the center of the lawsuit are five permit applications by Ensco PLC pending before Interior. Although the ruling does not ensure the agency will approve the permits, it will speed up the review process.

Even though the moratorium on offshore drilling was lifted last fall, the new permit requirements have created a de facto moratorium. Prior to the onset of the moratorium, permits were processed in two weeks. With the new requirements, the permit process has been delayed by anywhere from four to nine months. In fact, no permits have been issued since the moratorium was lifted last November.

The continued delay in drilling has had a devastating impact on the U.S. economy both in terms of job loss as well as domestic supply of energy. According to a study from the American Petroleum Institute, if the de facto moratorium continues, an estimated 125,000 jobs could be lost by 2015 and the Gulf production of about 680,000 barrels of oil could be at risk by 2019.

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API Analysis: Offshore Permitting Delays Threaten U.S. Jobs

The American Petroleum Institute (API) released a study this morning on the negative impact the delays in offshore drilling in the Gulf will continue to have on the US economy and energy security. The analysis by Wood Mackanezie supports what the National Association of Manufacturers has pointed out in the past -– delays in permitting have had and will continue to have detrimental impact on the U.S. economy and domestic energy.

According to the study, an estimated 125,000 jobs can be lost by 2015 and approximately 680,000 barrels of oil a day could be at risk by 2019. The delay on permitting continues even though the moratorium on offshore drilling was lifted in November of last year. This stems from the fact that companies are now faced with new procedures and guidelines in order to secure permits to resume their activities in the Gulf. These requirements mean companies can no longer rely on the old applications which they submitted for a permit. They now have to go back to the drawing board, re-start their application process and go through the steps of applying for a permit all over again.

This continued delay is devastating to the U.S. economy as it has and will continue to cause a great deal of job loss which this country cannot afford, especially with an unemployment rate of 9.4 percent. More delays will only lead to companies leaving the U.S. shores to drill in foreign waters and reduce domestic oil supply. Drilling off the coast of Brazil or West Africa does a lot less to create U.S. jobs than drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Be Careful in Raising Liability Cap on Deepwater Drilling

The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling today released its final report making numerous recommendations, including an increase in the current $75 million cap on liability for offshore drilling accidents. The oil spill dommission did not recommend a specific figure for the higher cap, leaving that decision up to Congress.

Manufacturers believe that a substantial or unlimited cap increase is not the solution. Before taking any action, Congress should take a close look at the impact of any cap increase on the industry. Any substantial increase to the liability limit will inevitably lead to higher insurance rates, making operations in the U.S. waters potentially so expensive as to drive producers out of the Gulf overseas. Smaller independent operators, in particular, would suffer competitively. (See this American Petroleum Institute paper, “Impacts of Increased Liability Limits on OCS Operations.”) The result would be to continue an unofficial moratorium on offshore drilling.

Last session, there were discussions of an unlimited liability, while several Senators introduced legislation to raise the cap 13-fold, to $10 billion. Despite intense pressure to act, Congress ultimately passed very little legislation last year in response to the Deepwater Horizon spill, largely out of concern about further damaging the Gulf region’s economy. Those concerns remain valid.

As the Manufacturers have stated before, any delay in off-shore drilling will have a significant economic impact on manufacturers and other industries throughout the Gulf Coast and the nation.  The nation cannot afford increased job loss, especially during a time when the unemployment rate is as high as 9.4 percent.  Additionally, any further delay will have considerable impact on the domestic oil supply where it will drive up the cost of energy and create uncertainty in oil supply because companies will have to go abroad for drilling.

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Stalled Drilling is Harmful to the Economy

Today’s Wall Street Journal article “Drilling Is Stalled Even After Ban Is Lifted” simply points out what manufacturers have been facing all along – the lift on the moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico seems to be in name only and not in practice.  Although the Obama administration lifted the moratorium two months ago, manufacturers are still waiting for the green light to resume drilling. Companies are now faced with new procedures that will make receiving a permit a long and drawn out process.

This delay has a significant economic impact on manufacturers and other industries throughout the Gulf Coast and the nation.  According to the White House’s own assessment, approximately 8,000-12,000 people could lose their jobs as the delay in permitting continues.  The nation cannot afford this type of job loss, especially during a time when the unemployment rate is as high as 9.8%.  Additionally, any further delay will have considerable impact on the domestic oil supply where it is estimated that there may be a loss of 220,000 barrels of oil per day.

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Shorewall and Ipsets

Tom Eastep

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This article applies to Shorewall 4.4 and later. If you are running a version of Shorewall earlier than Shorewall 4.4.0 then please see the documentation appropriate for your version.

What are Ipsets?

Ipsets are an extension to Netfilter/iptables that are available in xtables-addons if they are not available in your current distribution. Instructions for installing xtables-addons may be found in the Dynamic Zones article.

Ipset allows you to create one or more named sets of addresses then use those sets to define Netfilter/iptables rules. Possible uses of ipsets include:

  1. Blacklists. Ipsets provide an efficient way to represent large sets of addresses and you can maintain the lists without the need to restart or even refresh your Shorewall configuration.

  2. Zone definition. Using the /etc/shorewall/hosts file, you can define a zone based on the (dynamic) contents of an ipset. Again, you can then add or delete addresses to the ipset without restarting Shorewall.

See the ipsets site (URL above) for additional information about ipsets.

Shorewall Support for Ipsets

Support for ipsets was introduced in Shorewall version 2.3.0. In most places where a host or network address may be used, you may also use the name of an ipset prefaced by "+".

Example: "+Mirrors"

When using Shorewall, the names of ipsets are restricted as follows:

  • They must begin with a letter (after the '+').

  • They must be composed of letters, digits, dashes ("-") or underscores ("_").

To generate a negative match, prefix the "+" with "!" as in "!+Mirrors".

Example 1: Blacklist all hosts in an ipset named "blacklist"

Example 2: Allow SSH from all hosts in an ipset named "sshok:

ACCEPT       net:+sshok  $FW      tcp      22

The name of the ipset can be optionally followed by a comma-separated list of flags enclosed in square brackets ([...]). Each flag is either src or dst and specifies whether it is the SOURCE address or port number or the DESTINATION address or port number that should be matched. The number of flags must be appropriate for the type of ipset. If no flags are given, Shorewall assumes that the set takes a single flag and will select the flag based on the context. For example, in the blacklist file and when the ipset appears in the SOURCE column of the rules file, src is assumed. If the ipset appears in the DEST column of the rules file, dst is assumed. Note that by using [dst] in the blacklist file, you can coerce the rule into matching the destination IP address rather than the source.

Beginning with Shorewall 4.4.14, multiple source or destination matches may be specified by placing multiple set names in '+[...]' (e.g., +[myset,myotherset]). When so enclosed, the set names need not be prefixed with a plus sign.

Shorewall can save/restore your ipset contents with certain restrictions:

  1. You must set SAVE_IPSETS=Yes in shorewall.conf (5).

  2. You cannot use an ipset in shorewall-routestopped (5).

  3. The restore command cannot restore ipset contents saved by the save command unless the firewall is first stopped.

Beginning with Shorewall 4.6.4, you can save selective ipsets by setting SAVE_IPSETS to a comma-separated list of ipset names. You can also restrict the group of sets saved to ipv4 sets by setting SAVE_IPSETS=ipv4.

With Shorewall 4.6.4, the SAVE_IPSETS option may specify a list of ipsets to be saved. When such a list is specified, only those ipsets together with the ipsets supporting dynamic zones are saved. Shorewall6 support for the SAVE_IPSETS option was also added in 4.6.4. When SAVE_IPSETS=Yes in shorewall6.conf(5), only ipv6 ipsets are saved. For Shorewall, if SAVE_IPSETS=ipv4 in shorewall.conf(5), then only ipv4 ipsets are saved. Both features require ipset version 5 or later.

Although Shorewall can save the definition of your ipsets and restore them when Shorewall starts, in most cases you must use the ipset utility to initially create and load your ipsets. The exception is that Shorewall will automatically create an empty iphash ipset to back each dynamic zone.

Shorewall6 and Shorewall-init Support for Ipsets

Ipset support in Shorewall6 was added in Shorewall 4.4.21.

Beginning with Shorewall 4.6.4, SAVE_IPSETS is available in shorewall6-conf(5). When set to Yes, the ipv6 ipsets will be saved. You can also save selective ipsets by setting SAVE_IPSETS to a comma-separated list of ipset names.

Prior to Shorewall 4.6.4, SAVE_IPSETS=Yes in shorewall.conf(5) won't work correctly because it saves both IPv4 and IPv6 ipsets. To work around this issue, Shorewall-init is capable restoring ipset contents during 'start' and saving them during 'stop'. To direct Shorewall-init to save/restore ipset contents, set the SAVE_IPSETS option in /etc/sysconfig/shorewall-init (/etc/default/shorewall-init on Debian and derivatives). The value of the option is a file name where the contents of the ipsets will be save to and restored from. Shorewall-init will create any necessary directories during the first 'save' operation.

If you configure Shorewall-init to save/restore ipsets, be sure to set SAVE_IPSETS=No in shorewall.conf and shorewall6.conf.

If you configure SAVE_IPSETS in shorewall.conf(5) and/or shorewall6.conf(5) then do not set SAVE_IPSETS in shorewall-init.

Frequently Used Articles

- FAQs - IPv4 Manpages - IPv6 Manpages - Configuration File Basics - Beginner Documentation - Troubleshooting

Shorewall 4.0/4.2 Documentation

Current HOWTOs and Other Articles

- 6to4 and 6in4 Tunnels - Accounting - Actions - Aliased (virtual) Interfaces (e.g., eth0:0) - Anatomy of Shorewall - Anti-Spoofing Measures - AUDIT Target support - Bandwidth Control - Blacklisting/Whitelisting - Bridge/Firewall - Building Shorewall from GIT - Commands - Compiled Programs - Configuration File Basics - DHCP - DNAT - Dynamic Zones - ECN Disabling by host or subnet - Events - Extension Scripts - Fallback/Uninstall - FAQs - Features - Fool's Firewall - Forwarding Traffic on the Same Interface - FTP and Shorewall - Helpers/Helper Modules - Installation/Upgrade - IPP2P - IPSEC - Ipsets - IPv6 Support - ISO 3661 Country Codes - Kazaa Filtering - Kernel Configuration - KVM (Kernel-mode Virtual Machine) - Limiting Connection Rates - Linux Containers (LXC) - Linux-vserver - Logging - Macros - MAC Verification - Manpages (IPv4) (IPv6) - Manual Chains - Masquerading - Multiple Internet Connections from a Single Firewall - Multiple Zones Through One Interface - My Shorewall Configuration - Netfilter Overview - Network Mapping - No firewalling of traffic between bridge port - One-to-one NAT - Operating Shorewall - OpenVPN - OpenVZ - Packet Marking - Packet Processing in a Shorewall-based Firewall - 'Ping' Management - Port Forwarding - Port Information - Port Knocking (deprecated) - Port Knocking, Auto Blacklisting and Other Uses of the 'Recent Match' - PPTP - Proxy ARP - QuickStart Guides - Release Model - Requirements - Routing and Shorewall - Routing on One Interface - Samba - Shorewall Events - Shorewall Init - Shorewall Lite - Shorewall on a Laptop - Shorewall Perl - Shorewall Setup Guide - SMB - SNAT - Split DNS the Easy Way - Squid with Shorewall - Starting/stopping the Firewall - Static (one-to-one) NAT - Support - Tips and Hints - Traffic Shaping/QOS - Simple - Traffic Shaping/QOS - Complex - Transparent Proxy - UPnP - Upgrade Issues - Upgrading to Shorewall 4.4 (Upgrading Debian Lenny to Squeeze) - VPN - VPN Passthrough - White List Creation - Xen - Shorewall in a Bridged Xen DomU - Xen - Shorewall in Routed Xen Dom0

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 April 2015

 plantsDr. Alessandro Bonanno publishes new book "Handbook of International Political Economy of Agriculture and Food"

 Synopsis of Book                                                                                This book tackles the central question of the political and structural changes and characteristics that govern agriculture and food. Original contributions explore this highly globalized economic sector by analyzing salient geographical regions and substantive topics. Along with chapters that investigate agri-food in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Oceania, the book includes contributions that cover topics such as labor, science and technology, the financialization of agri-food, and supermarkets.

July 17, 2014

Labor RelationsDr. Alessandro Bonanno publishes new book "Labor Relations in Globalized Food" in Research in Rural Sociology and Development

Synopsis of the book
In recent years, labor relations have been altered significantly and new and more serious forms of labor marginalization and control have emerged. This book looks at labor in agriculture and food in the global era by studying salient characteristics of the conditions and use of labor in global agri-food. Written by experienced and also emerging scholars, the chapters present a wealth of empirical data and robust theorizations that allow readers to grasp the complexity of this topic. The volume stresses the new and emerging dimensions of labor and its continuous importance under globalization. Relevant to those studying the use and position of labor in neoliberal globalization, topics addressed include: Globalization and change in labor relations, mobility of agricultural labor, social upgrading, labor relations and resistance in value chains.

February 10, 2014

NeoLiberalDr. Alessandro Bonanno publishes new book "The Neoliberal Regime in the Agri-Food Sector: Crisis, Resilience, and Restructuring"

September 20, 2013

Reconstruction of Health-Seeking Behaviors: A Comparative Study of Three Asian Pacific Immigrant Groups

March 19, 2013

Center Combats Rural 'Brain Drain' With Outreach Programs

March 2013

Bonanno and Constance in MexicoBonanno & Constance Travel to Mexico for Conference

Dr. Bonanno and Dr. Constance are representing Sam Houston State University and the U.S. within the US-Mexican scholar’s interdisciplinary research project regarding “Labor Relations in Agri-Food.” This project is funded by a grant from the Mexican Government. Dr. Constance and Dr. Bonanno presented papers at the conference at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. One of the upcoming activities of the group consists of the publication of a book co-edited by Dr. Constance.

February 2013

SRA winners 2013Theodori, Constance, & Hudec Receive 2013 SRSA Awards

Three SHSU faculty/staff were honored for their performance in teaching, research, and public service at the annual meeting of the Southern Rural Sociological Association (SRSA). The meeting was held concurrently with the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) in Orlando, Florida, February 2-5. The 2013 theme of the meeting was: “Social Stabilization in the Twenty-first Century: The Role of Rural Communities.” Dr. Gene L. Theodori, Professor and Chair of Sociology was awarded “Excellence in Instruction,” Dr. Douglas H. Constance, Professor of Sociology received “Excellence in Research,” and Cheryl L. Hudec, Associate Director for the Center for Rural Studies, was awarded “Excellence in Public Service.” Constance and Theodori have now received all awards offered by the SRSA: Excellence in Instruction, Excellence in Research, and Excellence in Extension.

February 2013

The Center for Rural Studies Releases the Results of the Texas Rural Survey

January 2012

Dr. Bonanno in TokyoDr. Alessandro Bonanno Travels Internationally for Lectures

In January 2012, Dr. Bonanno traveled to Japan for a series of lectures. He addressed Tokyo area economists, rural sociologists and the also delivered a public lecture. Dr. Bonanno also discussed his research with faculty and students at Rikkyo University in Tokyo.

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March 23, 1998

Dear SHSU Students,

Welcome back. After the illness incidents which took place two weeks ago, we wanted to bring you up to date on the findings so far and to tell you what steps we have taken to ensure your continued health and safety.

The Department of Health and ARAMARK have conducted extensive tests on the food and water in an effort to determine the cause of the illnesses. To date, there have been no conclusive findings as to that cause.

But, because of our commitment to you and your health, we have taken several proactive steps:

  • First, we have discarded any and all food that was open prior to Spring Break.
  • Second, all of our employees were tested for possible bacterial contamination and all test results were negative.
  • Third, there have been thorough cleanings of all of our locations (Cafe Belvin, Cafe Kirkley, The Paw Print, and the Huntsville Room) and the Department of Health has inspected all of them and has declared them safe.
  • Fourth, we have chosen to increase our employee training in safety and sanitation to further ensure the safety of the food from the time of delivery to the time of service.
  • Fifth, we have instituted a systematic process by which we test the food at various stages of production so that we can monitor its safety.
We continue to work closely with the Department of Health to determine the cause and will keep you informed of any conclusive findings.

In the meantime, should you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to ask me.

Rick Lester
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Cancellation of University Events for Sunday, August 28
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Weather ConditionsHurricane Irene is expected to strike New Jersey sometime Sunday, August 28, bringing the potential for severe weather and hazardous travel conditions.

In the interest of safety, Seton Hall University advises:

  • Students moving into campus housing should arrive no later than 2 p.m. Saturday, August 27 or wait until Monday, August 29.

  • University events scheduled for Sunday, including New Student Convocation, are cancelled.

At this time the University expects classes to begin as scheduled on Monday, August 29.  Freshman Studies will be open at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, August 29 to assist new students with scheduling concerns.
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