In this collection of articles, an environmental scientist traces a journey through the wilderness of environmental politics. In his travels, Dr. Edward Krug developed a unique perspective on vital areas of the environmental issues, making him critical of both sides of the environmental debate. "Environment Betrayed" delves into numerous environmental issues and into environmentalism itself, presenting both Dr. Krug's opinions and the well-documented opinions of others who were active participants in the environmental arena.

Dr. Krug has worked as an environmental scientist since the early eighties, and much of the research and information included here originated in the eighties and nineties. Despite this gap of time, defenders of modern Western civilization don't seem to recognize the nature of the environmental war, let alone many of its details. By raising issues, environmentalists also define the battlefield-that is, the context of thought. Krug cites credible sources on both sides of the debate with varying perspectives on where things stand in this conflict.

Only by gaining a clear understanding of what's at stake can we truly grasp the numerous environmental issues swirling around us and what they will mean for our future.

The image of the meditating yogi has become a near-universal symbol for transcendent perfection used to market everything from perfume and jewelry to luxury resorts and sports cars, and popular culture has readily absorbed it along similar lines. Yet the religious traditions grounding such images are often readily abandoned or caricatured beyond recognition, or so it would seem. The essays contained in The Assimilation of Yogic Religions through Pop Culture explore the references to yogis and their native cultures of India, Tibet, and China as they are found in the stories of many famous icons of popular culture, from Batman, Spider-Man, and Doctor Strange to Star Trek, Doctor Who, Twin Peaks, and others. In doing so, the authors challenge the reader to look deeper into the seemingly superficial appropriation of the image of the yogi and Asian religious themes found in all manner of comic books, novels, television, movies, and theater and to carefully examine how they are being represented and what exactly is being said.

The Via Afrika intermediate phase graded readers are divided into three sets of twelve readers: a Grade 4 level, a Grade 5 level and a Grade 6 level. However, you may find it useful to use all three sets in one grade to give learners an opportunity to read at their correct level. Learners should read books that are on their level or slightly below it, so that they can read easily and fluently. The reader should contain very few words that the learner cannot read or understand from the context. Once a learner has read all the books on a particular level, the learner can go on to the next level. Each set of readers is graded from an easy level (suitable for learners reading at the simplest level) to more difficult levels (suitable for the learner reading at the higher levels of the grade). There are fiction readers, non-fiction readers and readers that are a mixture of fact and fiction. Each reader includes a few questions to think about or for discussion in a group. Use the Via Afrika intermediate phase graded readers for independent reading, pair reading or guided group reading.

In this collection of articles, an environmental scientist traces a journey through the wilderness of environmental politics. In his travels, Dr. Edward Krug developed a unique perspective on vital areas of the environmental issues, making him critical of both sides of the environmental debate. "Environment Betrayed" delves into numerous environmental issues and into environmentalism itself, presenting both Dr. Krug's opinions and the well-documented opinions of others who were active participants in the environmental arena.

Dr. Krug has worked as an environmental scientist since the early eighties, and much of the research and information included here originated in the eighties and nineties. Despite this gap of time, defenders of modern Western civilization don't seem to recognize the nature of the environmental war, let alone many of its details. By raising issues, environmentalists also define the battlefield-that is, the context of thought. Krug cites credible sources on both sides of the debate with varying perspectives on where things stand in this conflict.

Only by gaining a clear understanding of what's at stake can we truly grasp the numerous environmental issues swirling around us and what they will mean for our future.

Many threats to a network are not detected in a timely manner. Some are found hours or even days after the threat occurs. This research enhances threat detection in networks by parsing log data from the Windows event viewer. The data is processed in real time, and the notification of a threat results in the immediate sending of an email alertto the administrator. This notification is an imperative first step which alerts administrators of a possible threat that needs to be fully investigated. It was found that timely auditing of all components of the Microsoft Event Log, along with a script running to monitor these events on all network systems, can alert an administrator immediately of a potential threat situation on the network via email, resulting in more efficient defense tactics.