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Chapter 6
The Nephites prosper—Pride, wealth, and class distinctions arise—The Church is rent with dissensions—Satan leads the people in open rebellion—Many prophets cry repentance and are slain—Their murderers conspire to take over the government. About A.D. 26–30.
1 And now it came to pass that the people of the Nephites did all return to their own lands in the twenty and sixth year, every man, with his family, his flocks and his herds, his ahorses and his cattle, and all things whatsoever did belong unto them.
2 And it came to pass that they had anot eaten up all their provisions; therefore they did take with them all that they had not devoured, of all their grain of every kind, and their gold, and their silver, and all their precious things, and they did return to their own lands and their possessions, both on the north and on the south, both on the land northward and on the land southward.
3 And they granted unto those robbers who had aentered into a covenant to keep the peace of the land, who were desirous to remain Lamanites, lands, according to their numbers, that they might have, with their labors, wherewith to subsist upon; and thus they did establish peace in all the land.
4 And they began again to prosper and to wax great; and the twenty and sixth and seventh years passed away, and there was great aorder in the land; and they had formed their laws according to equity and justice.
5 And now there was nothing in all the land to hinder the people from prospering continually, except they should fall into transgression.
6 And now it was aGidgiddoni, and the judge, bLachoneus, and those who had been appointed leaders, who had established this great peace in the land.
7 And it came to pass that there were many cities built anew, and there were many old cities repaired.
8 And there were many ahighways cast up, and many roads made, which led from city to city, and from land to land, and from place to place.
9 And thus passed away the twenty and eighth year, and the people had continual peace.
10 But it came to pass in the twenty and ninth year there began to be some disputings among the people; and some were lifted up unto pride and aboastings because of their exceedingly great riches, yea, even unto great persecutions;
11 For there were many amerchants in the land, and also many blawyers, and many officers.
12 And the people began to be distinguished by ranks, according to their ariches and their chances for learning; yea, some were bignorant because of their poverty, and others did receive great clearning because of their riches.
13 Some were lifted up in pride, and others were exceedingly humble; some did return railing for railing, while others would receive railing and apersecution and all manner of bafflictions, and would not turn and crevile again, but were humble and penitent before God.
14 And thus there became a great inequality in all the land, insomuch that the church began to be broken up; yea, insomuch that in the thirtieth year the church was broken up in all the land save it were among a few of the Lamanites who were converted unto the true faith; and athey would not depart from it, for they were firm, and steadfast, and immovable, willing with all bdiligence to keep the commandments of the Lord.
15 Now the cause of this iniquity of the people was this—aSatan had great bpower, unto the stirring up of the people to do all manner of iniquity, and to the puffing them up with pride, tempting them to seek for power, and authority, and criches, and the vain things of the world.
16 And thus Satan did lead away the hearts of the people to do all manner of iniquity; therefore they had enjoyed peace but a few years.
17 And thus, in the commencement of the thirtieth year—the people having been adelivered up for the space of a long time to be carried about by the btemptations of the devil whithersoever he desired to carry them, and to do whatsoever iniquity he desired they should—and thus in the commencement of this, the thirtieth year, they were in a state of awful wickedness.
18 Now they did not sin aignorantly, for they knew the bwill of God concerning them, for it had been taught unto them; therefore they did wilfully crebel against God.
19 And now it was in the days of Lachoneus, the son of aLachoneus, for Lachoneus did fill the seat of his father and did govern the people that year.
20 And there began to be men ainspired from heaven and sent forth, standing among the people in all the land, preaching and testifying boldly of the sins and iniquities of the people, and testifying unto them concerning the redemption which the Lord would make for his people, or in other words, the resurrection of Christ; and they did testify boldly of his bdeath and sufferings.
21 Now there were many of the people who were exceedingly angry because of those who testified of these things; and those who were angry were chiefly the chief judges, and they who ahad been high priests and lawyers; yea, all those who were lawyers were angry with those who testified of these things.
22 Now there was no lawyer nor judge nor high priest that could have power to condemn any one to death save their condemnation was signed by the governor of the land.
23 Now there were many of those awho testified of the things pertaining to Christ who testified boldly, who were taken and put to death bsecretly by the judges, that the knowledge of their death came not unto the governor of the land until after their death.
24 Now behold, this was contrary to the laws of the land, that any man should be put to death except they had power from the governor of the land—
25 Therefore a complaint came up unto the land of Zarahemla, to the governor of the land, against these judges who had condemned the prophets of the Lord unto adeath, not according to the law.
26 Now it came to pass that they were taken and brought up before the judge, to be judged of the crime which they had done, according to the alaw which had been given by the people.
27 Now it came to pass that those judges had many friends and kindreds; and the remainder, yea, even almost all the lawyers and the high priests, did gather themselves together, and unite with the kindreds of those judges who were to be tried according to the law.
28 And they did enter into a acovenant one with another, yea, even into that covenant which was given by them of old, which covenant was given and administered by the bdevil, to combine against all righteousness.
29 Therefore they did combine against the people of the Lord, and enter into a covenant to destroy them, and to deliver those who were guilty of murder from the grasp of justice, which was about to be administered according to the law.
30 And they did set at defiance the law and the rights of their country; and they did covenant one with another to destroy the governor, and to establish a aking over the land, that the land should no more be at bliberty but should be subject unto kings.


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Three Princeton scientists working at the frontiers of physics have been notified they will receive awards under a new program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy that is designed to boost the American economy.
Valerie Halyo, an assistant professor of physics, Jong-Kyu Park, a staff research physicist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, and Lian-Tao Wang, an assistant professor of physics, will receive grants as part of the agency's new Early Career Research Program.
The effort is designed to bolster the nation's scientific work force by providing support to researchers during the crucial early career years when many do formative work.
"This investment reflects the (Obama) administration's strong commitment to creating jobs and new industries through scientific innovation," said U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, announcing the awards. "Strong support of scientists in the early career years is crucial to renewing America's scientific work force and ensuring U.S. leadership in discovery and innovation for many years to come."
The grants will be drawn from $85 million in funds appropriated through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
"In setting aside funding for the Early Career Research Program in the recovery bill, we sent a signal that scientific research and development must continue, even during tough economic times," said U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, who helped the effort to provide $22 billion for science research and development in the recovery bill. "Innovation is central to our economic recovery, and the researchers who have earned this funding will help drive this innovation. I congratulate the recipients and look forward to seeing the fruits of their research."
To be eligible for an award, a researcher must be an untenured, tenure-track assistant professor at a U.S. academic institution or a full-time employee at a DOE national laboratory. Winners, whose work must be exceptional, were selected from among 1,750 applicants by scientific experts.
"We are proud to see so many stellar young scientists at Princeton and the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory recognized with Early Career Awards from the U.S. Department of Energy for their excellence and promise in research," said A.J. Stewart Smith, Princeton's dean for research and the Class of 1909 Professor of Physics. "This support for the vanguard of innovation, made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, enables some of the world's leading scholars to engage in crucial research efforts that simultaneously deepen our fundamental understanding of the universe and demonstrate America's competitiveness in the fields of science and technology."
Other senior scientists familiar with the recipients' research said they easily meet the agency's standard of excellence.
"We are very pleased that Valerie Halyo and Lian-tao Wang have been singled out by the Department of Energy for this perfectly matched pair of awards," said Curtis Callan, the chair of the Department of Physics, noting that both work on the Large Hadron Collider, an international physics experiment in Switzerland. "The LHC is an incredibly complex enterprise whose success relies on the unique contributions of large numbers of talented and dedicated individuals, among whom, as these awards show, Lian-tao and Valerie stand out. Valerie is an experimentalist who has responsibility for one of the key elements of the (compact muon solenoid) detector at the LHC, and Lian-tao is a theorist who develops analysis strategies for detecting new physics in the welter of events captured by Valerie's detector."
Park was similarly lauded.
"As a student, Jong-Kyu Park made a seminal contribution to our understanding of how three-dimensional magnetic fields penetrate into a tokamak plasma," said PPPL Director Stewart Prager. "This well-deserved award will allow Jong-Kyu to provide new insights into how 3-D fields affect plasma behavior critical to fusion and tokamak physics in general."
Halyo has been awarded $750,000 over five years to develop what is known as a diamond pixel luminosity telescope to be used to detect particles produced during high-energy physics experiments. In addition to advancing high-energy physics, the work could lead to the development of techniques involving the use of synthetic diamond detectors in medical and space applications.
She earned her Ph.D. from Stanford University and conducted her postdoctoral studies at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. She came to Princeton in 2006.
Park will receive $2.5 million over five years to further his work on creating a numerical tool to calculate the effects of applying small amplitude, three-dimensional magnetic fields to fusion devices called tokamaks. These magnetic fields can significantly improve the ability of tokamak vessels to contain fusion reactions.
He received his Ph.D. in plasma physics from Princeton in 2009 and immediately joined the PPPL staff.
Wang will receive $750,000 over five years to support his work on developing new techniques, studying potential new signals, and exploring new models to facilitate the discovery and understanding of new physics that occur at energies above 1 trillion electron volts. By focusing on theoretical advances essential for the discovery and interpretation of new physics signals in the LHC era, Wang's work will support the exploration of some of the most pressing questions in physics, such as the nature of dark matter.
After earning his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Michigan, Wang conducted postdoctoral studies at Harvard University and the University of Wisconsin. He came to Princeton in 2006.
In addition to the new DOE career awards, Princeton has received $24.9 million in Recovery Act funding in support of more than 60 research efforts in wide-ranging disciplines, and PPPL, a U.S. DOE laboratory managed by the University, has received $17 million for innovative research projects and infrastructure improvements.
The awards also will go to several scientists who have collaborated or are currently working on PPPL's National Spherical Torus Experiment, including: Jean-Paul Allain at Purdue University; Tobin Munsat at the University of Colorado; and Vsevolod Soukhanovskii at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Additionally, the program awarded grants to several Princeton graduates. In addition to Munsat, who earned his Ph.D. in astrophysical sciences in 2001, others winning grants include Stanislav Boldyrev of the University of Wisconsin, who earned his Ph.D. from Princeton in astrophysical sciences in 1999; Delia Milliron of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who earned her A.B. in chemistry in 1999; and David Shih of Rutgers University, who earned his Ph.D. in physics in 2006.


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So far, the protests seem fueled by a collective sense that things in our economy are not fair or right. But the protesters have not done a good job of focusing their complaints—and thus have been skewered as malcontents who don't know what they stand for or want.
(An early list of "grievances" included some legitimate beefs, but was otherwise just a vague attack on "corporations." Given that these are the same corporations that employ more than 100 million Americans and make the products we all use every day, this broadside did not resonate with most Americans).
So, what are the protesters so upset about, really?
Do they have legitimate gripes?
To answer the latter question first, yes, they have very legitimate gripes.
And if America cannot figure out a way to address these gripes, the country will likely become increasingly "de-stabilized," as sociologists might say. And in that scenario, the current protests will likely be only the beginning.
The problem in a nutshell is this: Inequality in this country has hit a level that has been seen only once in the nation's history, and unemployment has reached a level that has been seen only once since the Great Depression. And, at the same time, corporate profits are at a record high.
In other words, in the never-ending tug-of-war between "labor" and "capital," there has rarely—if ever—been a time when "capital" was so clearly winning.


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Learning About Allergies
Achoo! Every time you go near your best friend's cat, your eyes water and you start sneezing up a storm. And every spring and fall, your dad gets a runny nose when he takes you for hikes in the woods.
What's going on? Well, you and your dad might have allergies.
Chain Reaction
An allergy (say: AL-ur-jee) is your immune system's reaction to certain plants, animals, foods, insect bites, or other things. Your immune system protects you from diseases by fighting germs like bacteria and viruses. But when you have allergies, it overreacts and tries to "fight" ordinary things like grass, pollen, or certain foods. This causes the sneezing, itching, and other reactions that you get with allergies.
The substances that cause allergies (grass, pollen, foods, pet byproducts, insects, etc.) are called allergens (say: AL-ur-jenz). When your immune (say: ih-MYOON) system reacts to one of these allergens and you have symptoms, you may be allergic to it.
What Causes the Sneezing and Wheezing?
You can be allergic to many things. Common allergens include:
- dust mites (tiny insects that live in dust)
- a protein found in the dander (dry skin), saliva (spit), urine (pee), or other things from some animals
- grass, flower, and tree pollen (the fine dust from plants)
- mold and mildew (small living things that grow in damp places)
- foods, such as milk, wheat, soy, eggs, nuts, seafood, and legumes (say: leh-GYOOMS), which include peas, beans, and peanuts
- latex (stretchy stuff that some of the gloves doctors and dentists use are made of)
Some of these allergens cause sneezing, a runny nose, itchy eyes and ears, and a sore throat. Other items on the list, such as foods, may cause hives (a red, bumpy, itchy skin rash), a stuffy nose, stomach cramps, vomiting, or diarrhea.
Less often, allergens can cause breathing problems like wheezing and shortness of breath (asthma). Some allergens, such as foods, are a problem all year long. But others might bother people only during certain seasons. For instance, you might be allergic to pollen from trees, which is present in the air only in the spring.
Why Do Some Kids Get Allergies?
People may be born with a genetic (say: juh-NET-ik) tendency to have allergies, which means they are more likely to get them than other people are. Many allergies are hereditary (say: huh-REH-dih-tare-ee) — passed to kids in the genes they get from their parents — so you have a better chance of having allergies if your mom or dad or other people in your family have them.
People can develop allergies when they are babies, children, teens, or adults, although allergies often decrease in older people.
Many people outgrow food allergies. Other allergies can last your whole life, although they may be less severe or more severe at different points in your life.
Colds vs. Allergies
Sometimes it's difficult to tell the difference between a cold and an allergy because the symptoms can be similar. If your cold symptoms last more than 2 weeks, you probably have an allergy instead of a cold.
There are other differences between colds and allergies you can look for. With allergies, your nose and eyes itch. Colds don't itch. The mucus, the stuff that comes from your nose or that you cough up, is different, too. With allergies, it's clear like water. With a cold, it's usually yellowish and thick.
How Do I Find Out if I Have Allergies?
If you sneeze and itch a lot, wheeze, or often get sick after eating a certain food, your doctor may want to check you for allergies. He or she will ask you a lot of questions about your health, about the animals and plants in your home, and about the foods you eat. Your answers will provide clues about what you might be allergic to, and your doctor may ask you to stay away from a pet or stop eating a certain food to see if your symptoms go away.
Your doctor may send you to an allergist (say: AL-ur-jist), a special doctor who helps people who have allergies. An allergist may give you a scratch test to see if a tiny bit of an allergen will cause a reaction on your skin. You'll feel a quick pinch when the doctor makes the scratch or scratches. If you're allergic, one or more spots will become bumpy, itchy, and red — like a mosquito bite.
Some doctors also might test a kid's blood to look for IgE, a substance called an antibody (say: AN-tie-bah-dee) that signals an allergic reaction. If you have large amounts of this antibody in your blood, you are probably allergic to the allergen.
Taking Control
Your doctor will probably suggest ways to stay away from the allergen or prescribe a medicine for you to try. Allergy medicine can be pills, liquids, or even sprays for your nose. If your allergies aren't too bad or if you can avoid the allergen completely, you might not need to take medicine — staying away from the allergen might be enough to control your allergy.
If your symptoms don't get better by staying away from allergens and taking medicines, an allergist might recommend allergy shots. These shots make your immune system less sensitive to the allergens and can make you feel better.
Unfortunately, shots and most medicines don't help with food allergies. People with food allergies have to learn to avoid any foods that have the ingredients they're allergic to. Your parents and your doctor can help you read the ingredients on food labels. Luckily, many kids outgrow allergies to milk, eggs, wheat, and soy. But allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, and seafood may last a long time, or not go away at all.
Fighting on the Allergy Front
You might not be able to control your allergies completely, but you can do yourself a favor by avoiding anything that causes your allergy symptoms.
Pets. If you are allergic to an animal, you might have to find a new home for your pet. If you can't do that, it can help to keep pets out of your bedroom, have someone bathe them at least once a week, or have the animal live outside. You'll also want to avoid pets at other people's homes.
Dust mites. If dust mites are your trouble, your mom or dad can use special covers for your bed and wash your sheets and blankets in very hot water to get rid of them. Keeping your room neat and clean also will help. Store stuffed animals or other stuff that attracts dust somewhere other than your room.
Food allergies. If you have food allergies, always read food labels to check the ingredients and learn the different names for the food allergen. Even though you may have eaten a food before, always check the label because ingredients may change. If you're not sure about a food, don't eat it. Instead, ask a grownup if it's safe. Your mom or dad can help teach you which foods and ingredients you should avoid.
Also, your parents can help you pack safe snacks for occasions away from home when everyone else might be having something you can't, such as peanut butter ice cream. Then, instead of feeling left out, you can snack along with your friends — without risking an allergy attack and, even worse, having to go home early!
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Apple introduces iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C
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Apple's latest iPhones will come in a bevy of colors and two distinct designs, a cheaper one made of plastic and another that aims to be "the gold standard of smartphones" and reads your fingerprint.
Apple unveiled the latest iPhone models, available on Sept. 20, during an event at its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters. The new iPhones arrive at a time when rival phones from Samsung and other manufacturers are challenging Apple in the competitive smartphone market. Research firm Gartner Inc. estimates that Applehad a 14.4 percent share of the world's smartphone market in the second quarter of this year, No. 2 behind Samsung's 31.7 percent.
The lower-cost iPhone 5C will be available in five colors — green, blue, yellow, pink and white. CEO Tim Cook calls it "more fun and colorful" than any other iPhone. The 5C has a 4-inch Retina display and is powered byApple's A6 chip. It also has an 8 megapixel camera, live photo filters and a rear cover that lights up.
The iPhone 5C will cost $99 for a 16 gigabyte model and $199 for a 32 gigabyte model with a two-year wireless contract. The phone is expected to help Apple boost sales in China and other areas where people don't have as much money to spend on new gadgets as they do in the U.S. and Europe.
The second phone, the 5S, is "the most forward-looking phone we have ever created," said Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple. It will come in silver, gold and "space gray" and run a new chip, the A7 that is up to twice as fast as the A6.
Schiller said the new phone can run more health and fitness applications. These apps have become increasingly popular as more people use them to track exercise routines, calorie intake and even sleep patterns.
The camera in the 5S received some major upgrades, including several automatic features designed to produce better photos. It has a larger pixels and a larger aperture, which helps capture more light. The phone also has a "true-tone" flash feature that is designed not to clash with the colors in the room or a person's skin color — something Schiller said has not been done on a phone before.
The camera, called iSight, has "auto image stabilization," which helps avoid blurry pictures, and a slow-motion camera for video. A "burst mode" can take 10 frames per second as long as you hold your finger on the shutter, then find the best one in your camera roll.
The 5S also includes "Touch ID," which reads fingerprints at a "detailed level," Schiller said. He said it is "fun and easy" to teach the 5S about your fingerprint and once you do, you can just touch the home button to unlock the phone. The company said fingerprints will not be stored on its servers.
Tying the fingerprint scanner to payments could also open new revenue channels for Apple.
Both models will be on sale on Sept. 20 in the U.S., Australia, China, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore and U.K. Apple said this is the first time that a new phone has been available right away in China — a sign of the growing importance of that market to the company. People will be able to order the 5C in advance on Friday, but not the 5S.
For buyers entering a two-year contract with a wireless carrier, the phone will cost $199 for 16 gigabytes of memory, $299 for 32 and $399 for 64.
Apple also said its next mobile operating system, iOS 7, will be available as a free download on Sept. 18.
Craig Federighi, head of software at Apple Inc., said at an event at the company's Cupertino, Calif., headquarters that "downloading iOS 7 is like getting an all new device."
The new system can be downloaded on the iPhone 4 and later models, as well as on the tablets beginning with the iPad 2.
Apple also said that it expects to ship its 700 millionth iOS device next month. Apple CEO Tim Cook predicts that iOS 7 will become the most popular mobile operating system in the world.
Investors seemed unimpressed. Apple's stock price fell $3.17 to $503.10 during the event, which also featured Elvis Costello. The singer performed a new song from a record coming out next week.


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Gluten Free Puff Pastry
As I was picking Tami for the airport this morning I was thinking "I got to go home and finish this puff pastry post already. Kind of ready to move on" Now that I sit at the computer putting words to my thoughts, it feels a little like Christmas morning. I am getting giddy all over again.
I know I know. It's dough. But I am staring at a block of layer upon layer of buttery goodness. And it's all gluten free. And it's good. And it puffs. And it makes me stand up and say "heck yeah we can do this!" I'm obstinate and stubborn you see.
It took quite a few tries to get to what I did consistently for the past two weeks. Five times now to be exact. Yep, even if it meant eating puff pastry for two weeks straight just to make sure I did not just get lucky on the first try. I got lucky all five times. That's not luck anymore – that's a recipe ready to roll. Pun intended. Oh yes!
I could not have done it without Shauna and Danny. It was high time for a classic puff pastry recipe that would not make anybody cuss up and down their street "it was hell-ish to work with" and they just "managed a substitute". While I am finally happy with this one, I can't wait for the rough puff pastry version that Shauna and her husband have been working on these past few weeks! Check her site soon for that version. I know their dedication. You'll want to read it.
From the gluten free point of view, this ain't no substitute! This is not hell-ish to work with. It actually feels as good under my fingers as my favorite puff pastry recipe from Martha Stewart. I want to rest my head on it and take a nap it is that soft.
It bends and it moves. It has dimples and ripples. It rolls and folds. It stretches just enough and never pulls away. That's the joy of gluten free baking.
I used to think while working on the recipe that people who could bake with gluten had it easy because of the elasticity pertinent to each strand of gluten. Now that I am "getting" gluten free baking each day a little/lot more, I realize that we have a serious advantage: I can flour the heck out of my counter top to roll my dough and never worry about adding too much flour. I never worry about a batter becoming to stiff, too stretchy because I overworked the gluten. There is joy in this people. There is calming effect to that notion.
But, I am glad you were not there in the kitchen the very first time I tackled gluten free puff pastry. That was sometime last September. It did not work. It worked just enough to make me want to get it right though!
I uploaded a picture and my recipe and send it off to Shauna. Her response was immediately "too much butter – but look at those layers" See…I knew it. It was possible. As much as it pains me to say, there was too much butter indeed for something gluten free. We bounced back a few thoughts: maybe add an egg, maybe change the flours. All valid thoughts. And then I sat on it for a few months.
There was something that bugged me from those first experiments. Handling that dough, with the proportions and recipe I had in front of me, was like being on the brink of a cliff on a tight road in a big old truck. Nerve wracking. It cracked everywhere. It did not bend. It did not look good or felt good under my hand. I have the tenacity of a bull so I didn't give up but the whole time I kept thinking that I did not want any of my readers left alone with this dough. You would have hated it with every fiber of your being. I sure did.
As months went by of gluten free baking, I have started to acquire a more comfortable handle of the flours, which ones were softer in my hands or were nicer to our palate. I started picking my puff pastry recipe again and jotting down my favorite flours and possible ratios for them.
Then I remember Shauna's words "too much butter" and started working on the butter part of the recipe. This one left me puzzled. Classically trained. French. And now I had to do this Holy Grail of pastry with less butter. Oooohhh… I stripped it down to the very minimum and I went to work. And it worked. And I did this. Really.
From the classic puff pastry point of view: this still bears a higher degree of difficulty than other tart dough but trust me when I say it's not rocket science. Just like most things in pastry though, you have to pay attention. A little of that goes a long way. And some time to set aside to give your day enough chilling time between each turn. Not because it needs to rest its gluten strands, obviously but because this dough is a bit wetter than usual and the cold helps with all the rolling and handling.
Just like with regular puff pastry, one other critical step is to have your dough block and butter block at the right temperature before starting the layering/rolling process. I like for my butter block to still be firm to the touch but for the top to slightly give under my fingers. It might take you a couple of tries though whatever type you chose to work with (gluten or gluten free). One thing for sure is that there is such a thing as too cold butter and too soft butter. If you have the latter case, just place your dough block as the recipe indicates but refrigerate for 20-30 minutes before attempting to roll it out.
The possibilities once you have your dough ready to go after all your turns are done, just make sure to refrigerate the dough once more before rolling and cutting and using. It will thank you a plenty.
See the first picture with the tart shells filled with all these beautiful ingredients? That's going to be lunch for my friend Tami from Run With Tweezers who is visiting for a week and myself. That's why I am late posting this today. We had a "no work all play" kind of day. Bill might have some leftovers…if he gets home at a decent hour. Otherwise he'll just have to be happy with some chocolate mousse and Raspberry Mille Feuilles. Tough. I know. I am super strict with his diet.
Classic Puff Pastry – Gluten Free
Notes: rolling the dough on a piece of silicone mat is very helpful if you are new to baking gluten free or new to baking puff pastry. You don't have to if you flour your pastry board generously but I do it even now. Makes cleaning up way easier!
This is the flour combination that we liked best but feel free to experiment. I did try it twice with tapioca flour instead of cornstarch and although the consistency was the same – we did not care much for the strong tapioca taste so I tried a few times with cornstarch and it worked better for us. One day I replaced the millet with cornmeal(I was tired, not paying attention) and it worked out well also.
If you are not gluten free, here is my go-to recipe for puff pastry on which I based these experiments.
This dough is wetter than what you would expect, for a good reason: it really rolls soft and beautifully with a greater ratio of water than most BUT refrigerating is crucial with it. Each grain will soak in some of the moisture which will work to your advantage as it chills. Use plenty of gluten free flour to roll it out or use a silicone mat.
For the dough block:
1/2 cup superfine sweet rice flour
1/2 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup millet flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/4 teaspoon guar gum
3/4 cup cold water
For the butter block:
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, soft but not room temperature just yet
1 tablespoon superfine sweet rice flour
Make the dough package: In a large mixing bowl, combine all flours with the salt and both gums.
Form a well in center of mixture, and pour the water into well. Using your hands, gradually draw flour mixture over the water, covering and gathering until mixture is well blended and begins to come together. Gently knead mixture in the bowl just until it comes together to form a dough. Pat dough into a rough ball, and turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap. Wrap tightly, and place in refrigerator to chill 1 hour.
Make the butter package: Sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon flour on a sheet of waxed or parchment paper. Place uncut sticks of butter on top, and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon flour. Top with another sheet of paper; using a rolling pin, pound butter to soften and flatten to about 1/2 inch. Remove top sheet of paper, and fold butter package in half onto itself. Replace top sheet of paper, and pound again until butter is about 1 inch thick. Repeat process two or three times, or until butter becomes quite pliable. Using your hands, shape butter package into a 4-inch square. Wrap well in plastic wrap, and place in refrigerator until it is chilled but not hardened, no more than 10 minutes.
Assemble and roll the dough: Remove dough package from refrigerator, and place on a lightly floured work surface. Using a rolling pin, gently roll dough into a 9-inch round. Remove butter package from refrigerator, and place it in the center of the dough round. Using a paring knife or bench scraper, lightly score the dough to outline the butter square; remove butter, and set it aside. Starting from each side of the center square, gently roll out dough with the rolling pin, forming four flaps, each 4 to 5 inches long; do not touch the raised square in the center of the dough. Replace butter package on the center square. Fold flaps of dough over the butter package so that it is completely enclosed. Press with your hands to seal.
Using the rolling pin, press down on the dough at regular intervals, repeating and covering the entire surface area, until it is about 1 inch thick. Gently roll out the dough into a large rectangle with one of the short sides closest to you. Be careful not to press too hard around the edges, and keep the corners even as you roll out the dough by squaring them with the side of the rolling pin or your hands. Brush off any excess flour. Starting at the near end, fold the rectangle in thirds as you would a business letter; this completes the first single turn. Wrap in plastic wrap; place in refrigerator 45 to 60 minutes.
Remove dough from refrigerator, and repeat process, giving it five more single turns. Always start with the flap opening on the right as if it were a book. Mark the dough with your knuckle each time you complete a turn to help you keep track. Chill 1 hour between each turn. After the sixth and final turn, wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1-2 hours or overnight before using.
For the chocolate mousse in the raspberry – chocolate mousse Mille Feuilles:
See recipe here.
For the recipe for the lemon mascarpone cream:
See recipe here. (minus the rhubarb)


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1951 Cad-Allard
Killer performance, incredible handling, futuristic styling; that's a brief description of the 1951 Cad-Allard. These incredible sports and touring cars arrived on our shores through the courtesy of Sidney Allard, a British entrepreneur who made his living building low-volume British rally cars. His passion and racing successes led him to up the ante in performance with the development of Allards like the sporty J2 and this month's cover car, the elegant K2.
Produced at his factory outside of London from July 1949 through early 1951, the J2 was built for one reason only, and that was to win races. The sleek, two-seat roadster rode on a short, 100-inch wheelbase. A modified Ford flathead V-8 powered early cars. While the flathead was a decent performer in the 1,700-pound J2, the engine design limited its potential as a high-powered sports car.
The touring-friendly K2 got a longer 106-inch wheelbase and was a full 168 inches long. This added a few more pounds, with the beautiful K2 tipping the scales around 2,400.
Sidney Allard used small, 200-odd-cube flatheads, but he also kept abreast of the new OHV engines available in America, and recognized the need to update his powertrains.
One of the engines Allard used was the 331 cubic-inch Cadillac mill, as seen in the K2 in these photos. This high-tech powertrain offered 40 more horsepower than the modified flathead. But unlike vehicles ordered with the factory-installed flathead, Allards ordered for delivery in America with an OHV engine were shipped without powertrains. Allard distributors would do the installation for the customer.
Few sports cars of the time provided were as complete a package as the J2. The chassis consisted of open channel outer sections and four tubular crossmembers that proved to be extremely strong and free of flex. With the engine set back, more than 50 percent of its weight was positioned over the rear wheels. It was like driving a high-powered go-cart.
Their aluminum bodies were sleek, with aggressive front and rear fenders and a large bulge protruding on top of the hood to accommodate the Cadillac mill. A soft convertible roof was standard equipment but no side curtains were available, making it a tough car to drive in inclement weather. The very small trunk had enough space for a spare tire but little more. After all, this was a race car not a luxury car.
Other than the OHV powertrain, most mechanical components were of Ford decent. Allard was at the time one of the largest Ford distributors in England, and because of that he had the ability to procure parts at reasonable prices. He also knew that Ford parts were available worldwide, which limited his company from keeping a facility of specialty parts on hand for service.
The unique split beam, swing arm, independent front suspension consisted of a modified Ford I beam axle that was cut in two and pivoted at the inner ends. Coil springs moved the I beams vertically. The steering system provided fast cornering, turning lock to lock in 2.5 turns of the wheel. The rear suspension was radical for its time, yet it was made primarily of vintage Ford parts. Allard designed a low-cost version of a deDion axle assembly that allowed the rear wheels to travel up and down, while keeping the wheels vertical at all times. As with the front, coil springs were used.
Allard focused on providing a total performance vehicle that not only accelerated but also stopped well. Disc brakes weren't on the horizon yet, but Allard installed 12-inch drum brakes all around to make braking a non-fade event unless pushed extremely hard.
Front drum brakes were cooled through air scoops designed into the body, and aluminum fins were bonded into the cast drum surface to help conduct heat to the outside air.
As is the case with such timeless classics, very few were ever manufactured during their short runs: 90 J2s and 119 K2s. In its heyday, the Cad-Allard positioned itself as the epitome of road-racing and grand-touring machines. Today, these very rare icons are loved and admired by sports car enthusiasts worldwide.
Fuel For Thought
Could be ordered with a Cadillac or Chrysler Hemi engine
Low ground clearance required an 8-quart, dry sump oil system
First factory Cad powered J2 took Third in 1952 LeMans race
Price of an Allard J2, minus engine, was $2,619
Could be ordered domestically as a right- or left-hand drive
Number built – 90 (J2), 119 (K2)
Construction – Body-on-frame
Engine – 331 cubic-inch, OHV Cadillac V-8
Power/Torque – 331 cubic-inch V-8, 160 horsepower, 312 lb-ft torque
Transmission – Three-speed manual
Suspension Front – Split beam, swing arm, independent axle with coil springs
Suspension Rear – Modified deDion design with coil springs
Steering – Marles design worm and roller
Brakes – 12-inch, four-wheel drums front and rear
Length/width/height – 148/63/N/A inches (J2), 168/N/A/N/A (K2)
Wheelbase – 100 inches (J2), 106 (K2)
Weight – 1,700 lbs. (J2), 2,400 (K2)
0-60mph/quarter mile – 7.4 seconds, 16.2 seconds at 88 mph (J2, The Motor, 1950)
Top speed – 110 mph (J2, The Motor, 1950)
MPG – 17.8 mpg at a steady 60 mph
Price – MSRP - $2,739 (K2, without engine); Today – $88,400 - $205,900
Insurance cost
Insurance cost is $761/year for a $130,000 1951 Cad-Allard K2. This is based on 3,000 miles per year of pleasure driving.
*Based on a quote from Heacock Classic Car Insurance, www.heacockclassic.com
Engine – The Cadillac powertrain provided exhilarating performance, yet high-speed runs were limited by lifter float.
Handling – The Allards' handling was perhaps one of the best attributes of the cars. With great weight distribution and a unique front and rear suspension, the Allards were among the best handling cars in America.
1951 Jaguar XK120 OTS Roadster
Number built – 12,000 (1948-54)
0-60/quarter mile – 10 seconds, N/A seconds at N/A mph
Top speed – 125 mph
Price – MSRP - $3,909; Today – $43,500 - $125,000
1951 Cunningham C-1 Prototype
Number built – 1
0-60/quarter mile – 6.3 seconds, 17.0 seconds at N/A mph
Top speed – 124 mph
Price – MSRP – N/A; Today – N/A
Strong Points
Very rare
Exciting performance and handling
Mechanical parts readily available
Cool factor
Weak Points
Few remain
Replacement body parts must be hand made
Room for two
Vehicle Category
This Allard's value and rarity is simply too high to use as a driver. Perhaps a few owners might take their Allards out once in awhile, but most cars are taken to shows locked safely away until the car reaches its destination. There is a small group that continues to race vintage Allards.
What To Pay
1951 Cad-Allard K2
Low – $88,400
Average – $130,000
High – $205,900
*Based on prices from NADA.
Parts Prices
Some mechanical parts are available; most other parts must be handmade.
Red Wheels and White Sidewalls: Confessions of an Allard Racer by Bill Pollack
Allard by David Kinsella
Allard: The Inside Story by Tom Lush
The Cad-Allards were some of the finest sports and touring cars produced. The combination of a high-powered American engine, low center of gravity, and tremendous styling made them some of the best packages of their time.
Published Dec 7th, 2015


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Service Notice: WUX10 Mark II, WUX4000, WUX5000 LCOS Projectors
Thank you for using Canon products.
The following phenomena have been confirmed on some Canon WUX10 Mark II/WUX4000/WUX5000 projectors.
WUX10 Mark II Projector
When using the projector together with a third-party control device, depending on the timing of the communication between the control device and the projector, the projector may exhibit the following phenomena.
- The lamp does not turn on even if the POWER button is operated.
- The input image signal cannot be detected and the image cannot be projected.
- The projected image is abnormal in color.
WUX4000/WUX5000 Projectors
When using the projector together with a third-party control device, depending on the timing of the communication between the control device and the projector, in rare instances, the projector may suddenly stop operating. In such case, the projector operations can be recovered by disconnecting and reconnecting the power plug.
If your Canon WUX10 Mark II, WUX4000 or WUX5000 projector meets the criteria listed in the table below, it may be affected by the phenomena described above. If so, please contact us using the contact information listed at the bottom of this page and we will update the firmware of the projector to address these phenomena.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to customers who use these products. We would therefore like to thank our customers for their understanding in this matter.
The models with the firmware version listed below may be affected by the phenomena listed above and are eligible for the firmware update.
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When the network function is disabled, last two digit of Firmware Version is "- -".
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She's had her experience with reality TV, having been one of the forces behind BET's groundbreaking series "College Hill," but Tracey Edmonds is going in a new direction with her own network, AlrightTV.
The media maven spoke to S2S Publisher Jamie Foster Brown recently about what the new network will offer.
Tracey describes her channel as "inspirational, faith-friendly" entertainment. "We're going to offer very diverse, first-rate, faith-friendly entertainment that's going to have a positive moral influence upon the daily lives of our viewers," she said.
Check out an excerpt below and get more from Tracey about her business and her personal life in the May 2013 issue.
Jamie: With the reality shows, Tracey, I have some of my reality girlfriends that have gone over the top, with the bullying and being crazy. Now they're trying to calm that down. And it's hard because the producers are pushing them to do these crazy things on TV.
Tracey: It is because the sad thing is that when you sign on to do a reality show, you've got to make some noise in order to keep your role on there.
Jamie: How are you going to compete with that?
Tracey: I'm in a whole different lane. My programming is uplifting and funny and entertaining. I don't even have to worry about reality shows. If that's what you're looking for, you know where to find that. If you want to laugh, feel good, be uplifted and feel positive about life, then you tune in to AlrightTV.
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Graduates Embrace Challenge to "Leave the World a Better Place"
Addressing the 247 graduates at the Monterey Institute's May 21 commencement ceremony, President Sunder Ramaswamy spoke of the road ahead: "Like any proud parent, we have high expectations for you, but only because we know the great things you are capable of accomplishing." The president talked about the different backgrounds of students hailing from places like "Belarus and Brazil, India and the Ivory Coast, Malta and Mexico, Pakistan and Paraguay, China and Russia" and the common goal that they each have of making a difference in the world through their chosen profession. He reminded the graduates of Ralph Waldo Emerson's words that "to leave the world a better place is to have succeeded," assuring them that all of those gathered to celebrate their achievement — students, faculty, staff, family and friends – were confident they would succeed.
The featured commencement speaker was Aaron S. Williams, director of the Peace Corps, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2011. Williams is the fourth director in the Peace Corps' history to have served as a Peace Corps Volunteer, having served as a Volunteer from 1967 to 1970, in the Dominican Republic. Twice honored with the Presidential Award for Distinguished Service, Williams was introduced at the ceremony by Congressman Sam Farr, a Monterey Institute alumnus and former Peace Corps volunteer.
One of the many links between the Monterey Institute and the Peace Corps is the Peace Corps Masters International (PCMI) program, which allows students to combine earning a master's degree with two years of Peace Corps service. With 16 PCMI participants in four of the Institute's 11 degree programs currently, the Monterey Institute ranks fourth in the nation for the number of students participating in a PCMI program at the school.
The procession included the flags of each of the 26 countries represented in the graduating class: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, China, El Salvador, India, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Togo and the United States.
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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
Hi GuysAttached is the lspci output and Xorg.1.log file.And I can confirm that I do not have a xorg.conf file.I did a fresh install, rebooted, waited for the screen above to apear, I clicked on KDE, did the SB upgrade, rebooted, and no output on any screen devices I managed to ssh into the box, and it would seem that even iptables did not run.I tried forcing AVWizardWrapper, and pressing 1-0 still nothing.Tried another fresh install with a Nvidia card after this, I will let you guys know
Just on 4th install, so far still stuck at networking issues - single network card, etc..
The Problem was caused by the auto-installed Gamepad.Solution for 1004:1. Delete all Gamepad Devices from your device tree2. Edit /usr/pluto/bin/Gamepad_Detect.sh and add a "exit 0" (insert it before "done")Code: [Select]...sleep 5### FIX FOR GAMEPAD exit 0done3. rebootThanks to tschak for the solution/wokraround
...sleep 5### FIX FOR GAMEPAD exit 0done
Something is triggering the gamepad install script.In my case it was my logitech universal receiver. Got this from another thread...http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php/topic,12297.0.html Karel
grub-install /dev/sdaupdate-grub


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Are Your Bowels Moving?
Article Translations: (Spanish)
Moving your bowels means to poop. If you said "yuck," you're not alone. Most people don't want to discuss going poop. But moving your bowels is an important body function, so it's good to know what's normal and what's not.
Your bowels, also called the large intestine (say: in-TESS-tin), are the lower parts of your digestive system. Your intestines finish the process of digesting food — a process that starts in your mouth and stomach and ends with you going to the bathroom.
About 2 quarts (1.9 liters) of food and liquids pass through your body each day. They can stay for several days in your bowels, where your body absorbs water and salts. As water is absorbed, the digested food gets more solid and becomes a bowel movement (poop).
What's Normal?
Many people think that normal means having one bowel movement every day, but that's not always true. People are different, and so are their bowels. Normal for one person might be three bowel movements a day, and normal for another might be three bowel movements a week. If your bowel movements fit somewhere in that range, then you're on a normal schedule.
Constipation (what TV ads call irregularity) means that you're not moving your bowels often enough, and your bowel movements are harder and drier than normal.
Normal bowel movements should be soft and easy to pass. They shouldn't be dry, hard, or painful. If they are or you've gone for more than 4 days without having one, you may be constipated.
If you think that you're constipated, tell your parents. They can help you try some very simple ways of getting your bowels back on a regular schedule. Most of the time, this means changing the foods you eat, at least for a while. You may need more foods that have lots of fiber (like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains). You may need to eat fewer fatty and greasy foods (like fried chicken and french fries) and fewer sugary foods (like soda and candy). Drinking more water is also often a good idea.
Exercise is one of the best ways to keep your digestive system moving, so you may want to turn off the TV and take a bike ride instead. You also might try getting up a little earlier in the morning to give yourself extra time to use the bathroom before school. And when you're in school, if you need to use the bathroom, don't wait. Waiting only makes constipation worse.
And no matter what the TV commercials say, don't use laxatives unless your parents and your doctor say that it's OK. Laxatives may make constipation worse and cause other problems if they're not used properly.
Sometimes, if you're very constipated, some liquid stuff that seems like diarrhea might leak out around the hard poop that hasn't come out. If this happens, you might have a messy accident. You may feel a little embarrassed, but talk to your parents about this problem. Your doctor can help your bowels get back on track and you can learn how to prevent accidents in the future.
Diarrhea means you have to move your bowels often, and your bowel movements are loose, mushy, and watery. Sometimes this happens if you change the kinds of foods you eat or if you're taking certain medicines. Diarrhea also can happen when you don't wash your hands after you go to the bathroom and before you eat. Washing your hands washes away germs that could end up in your mouth!
Diarrhea can be caused by an infection in the intestines or another part of the body. Sometimes diarrhea is the only symptom of an infection. An infection can make you feel sick, give you a fever, and make you feel like throwing up. If this happens, your parents can help or ask your doctor for advice. They can help make you more comfortable and give you foods that are easy to digest while you get better.
Can Stress Affect Your Bowels?
Sometimes, being worried or upset can give you either diarrhea or constipation. You might even have some combination of tummy pain, bloating (the feeling that you're pumped up with air), gas, diarrhea, and constipation.
If you get these kind of symptoms often, tell your parents. You may have sensitive bowels — a common problem doctors call irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS is also called spastic colon, mucous colitis, or nervous bowel.
Tummy pain is the most common problem of IBS. Also, people with IBS can have diarrhea, constipation, or both at different times. When someone with IBS passes a bowel movement, mucus (thick, slippery fluid that looks like egg white) can sometimes come out, too.
People with IBS often can feel better by changing their diets. They can also learn new ways to handle their worries so that they feel less stressed out.
What Else Do I Need to Know?
Sometimes passing a large, hard bowel movement can cause a small tear in the skin around the anus (the opening where bowel movements pass out of your body). This small tear, called a fissure (say: FIH-shur), can bleed. Usually if you see a streak of blood on the toilet paper, this is why. The tear will heal in a few days and you'll be fine.
But blood in a bowel movement can also mean a more serious problem, especially if you also feel weak or sick with nausea, pain, cramps, or diarrhea. You should tell your parents right away, and they can ask your doctor about it.
Another important thing to remember is that all people move their bowels — from the president of the United States to your parents, teachers, and friends. And everybody has problems like diarrhea and constipation sometimes. But with a little help from your parents, chances are you'll be back to normal in no time!
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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Chapter 7
Ammon finds the land of Lehi-Nephi, where Limhi is king—Limhi's people are in bondage to the Lamanites—Limhi recounts their history—A prophet (Abinadi) had testified that Christ is the God and Father of all things—Those who sow filthiness reap the whirlwind, and those who put their trust in the Lord will be delivered. About 121 B.C.
1 And now, it came to pass that after king Mosiah had had continual peace for the space of three years, he was desirous to know concerning the people who awent up to dwell in the land of bLehi-Nephi, or in the city of Lehi-Nephi; for his people had heard nothing from them from the time they left the land of cZarahemla; therefore, they wearied him with their teasings.
2 And it came to pass that king Mosiah granted that sixteen of their strong men might go up to the land of Lehi-Nephi, to inquire concerning their brethren.
3 And it came to pass that on the morrow they started to go up, having with them one aAmmon, he being a strong and mighty man, and a bdescendant of Zarahemla; and he was also their leader.
4 And now, they knew not the course they should travel in the wilderness to go up to the land of Lehi-Nephi; therefore they wandered many days in the wilderness, even aforty days did they wander.
5 And when they had wandered forty days they came to a ahill, which is north of the land of bShilom, and there they pitched their tents.
6 And aAmmon took three of his brethren, and their names were Amaleki, Helem, and Hem, and they went down into the land of bNephi.
7 And behold, they met the king of the people who were in the land of Nephi, and in the land of aShilom; and they were surrounded by the king's guard, and were btaken, and were cbound, and were committed to dprison.
8 And it came to pass when they had been in prison two days they were again brought before the king, and their bands were loosed; and they stood before the king, and were permitted, or rather acommanded, that they should answer the questions which he should ask them.
9 And he said unto them: Behold, I am aLimhi, the son of Noah, who was the son of Zeniff, who came up out of the bland of Zarahemla to inherit this land, which was the land of their fathers, who was made a cking by the dvoice of the people.
10 And now, aI desire to know the cause whereby ye were so bold as to come near the walls of the city, when I, myself, was with my guards without the bgate?
11 And now, for this cause have I suffered that ye should be preserved, that I might inquire of you, or else I should have caused that my guards should have put you to death. Ye are permitted to speak.
12 And now, when Ammon saw that he was permitted to speak, he went forth and abowed himself before the king; and rising again he said: O king, I am very thankful before God this day that I am yet alive, and am permitted to speak; and I will endeavor to speak with boldness;
13 For I am assured that if ye had known me ye would not have suffered that I should have worn these bands. For I am Ammon, and am a adescendant of Zarahemla, and have come up out of the bland of Zarahemla to inquire concerning our brethren, whom cZeniff brought up out of that land.
14 And now, it came to pass that after Limhi had heard the words of Ammon, he was exceedingly aglad, and said: Now, I know of a surety that my brethren who were in the land of Zarahemla are byet alive. And now, I will rejoice; and on the morrow I will cause that my people shall rejoice also.
15 For behold, we are in bondage to the Lamanites, and are ataxed with a tax which is grievous to be borne. And now, behold, our brethren will deliver us out of our bbondage, or out of the hands of the Lamanites, and we will be their cslaves; for it is better that we be slaves to the Nephites than to pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites.
16 And now, king Limhi commanded his guards that they should no more bind Ammon nor his brethren, but caused that they should go to the hill which was north of Shilom, and bring their brethren into the city, that thereby they might eat, and drink, and rest themselves from the labors of their journey; for they had suffered many things; they had suffered hunger, thirst, and fatigue.
17 And now, it came to pass on the morrow that king Limhi sent a proclamation among all his people, that thereby they might gather themselves together to the atemple, to hear the words which he should speak unto them.
18 And it came to pass that when they had gathered themselves together that he aspake unto them in this wise, saying: O ye, my people, lift up your heads and be comforted; for behold, the time is at hand, or is not far distant, when we shall no longer be in subjection to our enemies, notwithstanding our many strugglings, which have been in vain; yet I trust there bremaineth an effectual struggle to be made.
19 Therefore, lift up your heads, and rejoice, and put your atrust in bGod, in that God who was the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob; and also, that God who cbrought the children of dIsrael out of the land of Egypt, and caused that they should walk through the eRed Sea on dry ground, and fed them with fmanna that they might not perish in the wilderness; and many more things did he do for them.
20 And again, that same God has brought our fathers aout of the land of Jerusalem, and has kept and preserved his people even until now; and behold, it is bbecause of our iniquities and abominations that he has brought us into bondage.
21 And ye all are witnesses this day, that Zeniff, who was made king over this people, he being aover-zealous to inherit the land of his fathers, therefore being deceived by the cunning and craftiness of king Laman, who having entered into a treaty with king Zeniff, and having yielded up into his hands the possessions of a part of the land, or even the city of Lehi-Nephi, and the city of Shilom; and the land round about—
22 And all this he did, for the sole purpose of abringing this people into subjection or into bondage. And behold, we at this time do pay btribute to the king of the Lamanites, to the amount of one half of our corn, and our barley, and even all our grain of every kind, and one half of the increase of our flocks and our herds; and even one half of all we have or possess the king of the Lamanites doth exact of us, or our lives.
23 And now, is not this grievous to be borne? And is not this, our affliction, great? Now behold, how great reason we have to amourn.
24 Yea, I say unto you, great are the reasons which we have to amourn; for behold how many of our brethren have been slain, and their blood has been spilt in vain, and all because of iniquity.
25 For if this people had not fallen into transgression the Lord would not have suffered that this great evil should come upon them. But behold, they would not hearken unto his words; but there arose contentions among them, even so much that they did shed blood among themselves.
26 And a aprophet of the Lord have they bslain; yea, a chosen man of God, who told them of their wickedness and abominations, and prophesied of many things which are to come, yea, even the coming of Christ.
27 And because he said unto them that Christ was the aGod, the Father of all things, and said that he should take upon him the bimage of man, and it should be the cimage after which man was created in the beginning; or in other words, he said that man was created after the image of dGod, and that God should come down among the children of men, and take upon him flesh and blood, and go forth upon the face of the earth—
28 And now, because he said this, they did aput him to death; and many more things did they do which brought down the wrath of God upon them. Therefore, who wondereth that they are in bondage, and that they are smitten with sore afflictions?
29 For behold, the Lord hath said: I will not asuccor my people in the day of their transgression; but I will hedge up their ways that they prosper not; and their doings shall be as a bstumbling block before them.
30 And again, he saith: If my people shall sow afilthiness they shall breap the cchaff thereof in the whirlwind; and the effect thereof is poison.
31 And again he saith: If my people shall sow filthiness they shall reap the aeast wind, which bringeth immediate destruction.
32 And now, behold, the promise of the Lord is fulfilled, and ye are smitten and afflicted.
33 But if ye will aturn to the Lord with full purpose of heart, and put your trust in him, and serve him with all bdiligence of mind, if ye do this, he will, according to his own will and pleasure, deliver you out of bondage.


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Body Talk: To My Over Eater
My body woke me up yesterday when the sky was still dark and my house was quiet.
Take me for a walk?
It asked.
I shuffled about in the shadows of my house putting on shoes,
finding a shirt,
throwing on a jacket,
pulling up my hair.
Outside was spring-like, not the bone-chilling reception we've had these few months.
The birds were up too, perched high in the bare trees, chatty, noisy little things.
I walked and walked, talked myself into climbing up an inclined street until I reached the top and looked out onto my still, frosted town. The red-roofed library, the stacked Kimball tower, the dark sky scraping Nu Skin building, the white rounded temple, all in my view. I stopped and listened to the drumming of heartbeats in my ears.
That's when my body started talking to me.
You've got to trust me.
When I am hungry I will tell you.
You'll hear it in chambered echos, grumbles and moans.
DON'T FEED ME, until you hear my call.
When I am lonely I will tell you.
A lump will well up in your throat, like you've swallowed cotton and tears will form in your eyes.
DON'T FEED ME, try making a connection with the fine collection of friends you love.
When I am anxious I will tell you.
Your heart will beat fast, your breath will struggle to leave the lungs, and you might feel full of fire.
DON'T FEED ME, instead sit down and fight for those breaths, let the oxygen pour into you--clearing the veins and vessels, close your eyes, identify the fear that is squeezing you.
When I feel depressed I will tell you.
There will be a significant lack of energy, a slumpy reaction to bed-leaving, my mind will slow down and thoughts will become like black puffy clouds.
DON'T FEED ME, instead fill your head back up with new thoughts, ideas from books and discussions. Replace the dirty fuel in your mind with clean energy.
When I feel stressed I will tell you.
Like rubberbands squeezing around your cranium, your head throbbing, your stomach turning, your muscles tightening.
DON'T FEED ME, instead write it all out, everything you are feeling, look over the list and examine.
When I feel sick I will tell you.
Fevers, aches, pains and physical discomfort.
DON'T FEED ME, take care of me, bathe me, give me lots of water and put me to bed.
When I feel happy I will tell you.
Goosebumps infiltrate your skin, you will feel light and airy, propped up on energy, buzzing in your blood.
DON'T FEED ME, use the excess vivacity to spread your sentiments to someone else.
When I feel sensual I will tell you.
Your skin will turn pink and glow. Your mouth will involuntarily smile, your body will hum with awareness.
DON'T FEED ME, you know what to do.
When I need exercise I will tell you.
Your legs will ache to be walked, your back will beg to be stretched, your heart will ask to be throbbed.
DON'T FEED ME, walk me. And don't exercise me until I say so, please, or we will battle.
When I feel lazy, content, competitive, peaceful, overwhelmed, snippy, snappy, hot, cold, tired, frustrated, thirsty, full, beaming and bright I will tell you.
DON'T FEED ME, none of these sentiments require food. Excess surplus will have to be stored. I will have to make more of us--human shelves in rolls and lumps--to organize the overflow intake. Don't make me do that, please. There are babies to feed, children to squeeze, a husband to kiss. Right now, we don't have a lot of steam to become a storage facility as well.
But when I feel hungry I will send you a message of emptiness of stomach, dizziness of head, a sensation in your mouth extending into your throat that reads, I NEED FOOD, PLEASE DON'T STARVE ME.
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Attorneys for same-sex couples say Utah officials who want to block gay marriages "cannot meet their burden" of showing either an error by a lower court or serious damage if the ceremonies continue, according to papers filed with the Supreme Court Friday. The filing urges the court to deny a request to halt the unions in Utah.
The couples' response comes three days after Utah officials asked Justice Sonia Sotomayor to block same-sex marriages in the state. Last month, a federal district court invalidated Utah's ban on gay marriage, saying it is not constitutional. Utah is appealing that ruling.
The state's request for an emergency delay was directed to Sotomayor, who handles such requests from that section of the United States. On Tuesday, Sotomayor called for a response from the couples' legal teams by noon today.
"Utah officials wants an emergency stay so that county clerks in the conservative and predominately Mormon state can refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples," NPR's Howard Berkes reports for our Newscast unit. "The state argues that children generally fare best when raised by heterosexual parents. The same-sex couples who challenged Utah's law counter that professional psychological organizations disagree. Both sides claim irreparable harm if the court rules against them."
In the weeks since the federal court set aside Utah's ban, hundreds of gay and lesbian couples have secured marriage licenses.
As we reported earlier this week, the request for a stay from Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes calls gay marriages "an affront not only to the interests of the State and its citizens in being able to define marriage through ordinary democratic channels ... but also to this Court's unique role as final arbiter of the profoundly important constitutional question that is so carefully preserved in Windsor."
Utah's voters endorsed a definition of marriage as being a union between one man and one woman in 2004.
Today, lawyers for three same-sex couples who challenged the ban said the state had offered no compelling reasons for a delay in its filing, as The Salt Lake Tribune reports. And they noted that a hearing on the state's appeal is due to be held in February.
The filing also notes that one of the original plaintiffs in the case, Kate Call, "is suffering from a terminal illness that may very well prevent her from surviving the instant appeal."
The document concludes, "Forcing same-sex couples and their families to wait and hope for the best during the pendency of this appeal imposes an intolerable and dehumanizing burden that no family should have to endure."
As for what happens next in the case, it's not precisely clear. Sotomayor could act on her own or take the issue to her colleagues.
"The usual tradition and practice in this type of high-profile, controversial case is for the circuit justice, in this case Justice Sotomayor, to refer the request over to the entire court," law professor Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond tells Howard.
Tobias says that although Sotomayor may act alone, he thinks she'll probably refer the request to the whole court.
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The very first on the list are these delicious peanut cookies. These must be the easiest cookies to make, there is no creaming or whisking...and I don't even use any tool, I simply combine the ingredients together to form a dough. I like the crisp exterior, and yet, once you bite into it, the crumbs will start to fall apart in your mouth, leaving you a mouthful of peanut fragrance.
I have to confess...I have absolutely fallen in love with baking these pineapple tarts. This is the 3rd batch I have done...and I am really getting better at it. I have even managed to cut down the time spent making them by 50%...from 3hrs down to 1.5hrs. (btw, I have to give credit to my elder son who wrote the word "chun" which I've conveniently used as background for my bakes.)
I have also learned the right way of wrapping the close-up type of tarts, ie turning the dough as you wrap with your fingers. The first time I made them, I had a hard time trying to cover up the jam with the dough. For the latest batch, I manage to reduce the dough amount from 10ml to 7.5ml.
I have already included these cute little horlicks doggies biscuits in my regular to do list. I have a weak spot for all things that look cute...so I thoroughly enjoy the entire process of making them.
It helps that I come from a big family, I am able to give away all my cookies...I am sure many of you are like me...preferring to bake than to eat.
Besides the pineapple tarts, I have also tried making Kueh Bangkit using our old recipes. Sad to say, I didn't get the measurement right...they were hard as stones! My sister commented that they reminded her of those baby teething biscuits, lolz! I hope to give it a try again soon.
These were the latest cookies I made. I use the same recipe for making the Pooh cut-out cookies. I melted some white milk chocolates and added some red food colouring to pipe the lettering. It was not easy as the mixture was quite stiff.
In the end, I used nutella spread...I know they don't look pretty, but I enjoyed 'writing' the Chinese characters...I felt I was writing a calligraphy piece...especially with the soft nutella spread, I could even apply the basic strokes which is "起笔" and "收笔" which I have learned from my kids ;)
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Don't worry, "Jett" - those poo-bats are so disturbing, no one will care whose cake this used to be.
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I can tell you that Isaiah was probably never happier to see a Cake Wreck in his entire life, though.
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Goldberg: The GOP -- not a club for Christians
In the scramble to make the GOP more diverse, a lot of people are looking at Asian Americans, whom many believe are a natural constituency for the party. I would love it if Asian Americans converted en masse to the Republican Party, but the challenge for Republicans is harder than many appreciate.
President Obama did spectacularly well with Asian Americans, garnering nearly three-quarters of their vote. This runs counter to a lot of conventional wisdom on both the left and the right. On average, Asian American family income is higher and poverty is lower than it is for non-Latino whites. Entrepreneurship, family cohesion and traditional values all run strong among Asian Americans, and reliance on government runs weak.
And yet, Asian Americans — now the fastest-growing minority in America — are rapidly becoming a core constituency of the Democratic Party.
I've joked for years with my Indian American relatives and friends that they are the new Jews because their parents bury them in guilt and overeducate them. Sociologist Milton Himmelfarb observed that "Jews earn like Episcopalians and vote like Puerto Ricans." Well, Indian Americans earn like Jews and … vote like Jews.
The comparison to Jews is instructive. Perhaps the most common explanation for the GOP's problem with Asian Americans is the party's pronounced embrace of Christianity, which turns off many Jews as well.
According to Pew studies, barely a third of Chinese Americans are Christian and less than a fifth of Indian Americans are.
"Whenever a Gujarati or Sikh businessman comes to a Republican event, it begins with an appeal to Jesus Christ," conservative writer Dinesh D'Souza recently told the New York Times magazine. "While the Democrats are really good at making the outsider feel at home, the Republicans make little or no effort." My friend and colleague Ramesh Ponnuru, an Indian American and devout Catholic, says the GOP has a problem with seeming like a "club for Christians."
That rings true to me. I've attended dozens of conservative events where, as the speaker, I was, in effect, the guest of honor, and yet the opening invocation made no account of the fact that the guest of honor wasn't a Christian. I've never taken offense, but I can imagine how it might seem to someone who felt like he was even less part of the club.
A few years ago, Robert Putnam, a liberal sociologist, reported this finding: As racial and ethnic diversity increases, social trust and cohesion plummets. "Trust (even of one's own race) is lower, altruism and community cooperation rarer, friends fewer," Putnam found. "People living in ethnically diverse settings appear to 'hunker down' — that is, to pull in like a turtle."
The villain isn't racism or bigotry or anything so simple. The phenomenon is much more complex. Indeed, it's not clear why this happens, but it's clear that it does. Economic inequality and cultural attitudes do not matter much. "Americans raised in the 1970s," Putnam writes, "seem fully as unnerved by diversity as those raised in the 1920s."
Part of the explanation stems from the fact that people with shared experiences and cultures draw strength from working together, whereas with strangers, language often becomes guarded, intentions questioned.
The GOP is not a Christian club, but there's no disputing that Christianity is a major source of strength and inspiration for many Republican activists. This is nothing new. The abolitionist, progressive and civil rights movements were all significantly powered by Christian faith.
As someone who's long argued for theological pluralism and moral consensus on the right, it strikes me as nuts for the GOP not to do better with Asian Americans, particularly given how little religion has to do with the policy priorities of the day.
Twenty years ago, conservatives started referring to Judeo-Christian values in an effort to be more inclusive. The challenge now is to figure out how to talk in a way that doesn't cause decent and dedicated Christians to pull in like a turtle, while also appealing to non-Judeo-Christians and the nonreligious. That'll be hard, requiring more than name-dropping Confucius or Krishna.
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Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is changing another of his positions in an effort to woo socially conservative voters.
Over the weekend he told churchgoers in Florida that as president he'd work to ban research using stem cells derived from human embryos.
Gingrich has long been a strong backer of federal funding for scientific research. In 2001 his support extended to research on stem cells derived from human embryos left over from in vitro fertilization efforts.
But apparently that's no longer the case.
Now he says he'd ban such research, which, he says amounts to, "the use of science to desensitize society over the killing of babies."
Gingrich is also questioning whether those embryos should be left over in fertility clinics in the first place.
"If you have in vitro fertilization you are creating life. And therefore we should look seriously at what should the rules be for clinics that do that because they're creating life," Gingrich said outside the Exciting Idlewild Baptist Church where he attended services Sunday.
Gingrich opposes abortion and says life begins at conception.
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Catherine is a philosopher. I hope to be one someday. She has also been quite heroic in her defense of mommy-blogging recently, and I want my heroes to like me. So when she asked me to write a guest post for her I immediately agreed. And I thought "I'll be all philosophical on her blog so I don't have to do it on mine."
So, Catherine, this is what you get when you ask another philosopher to guest post for you. You get all of my crazy. You're welcome.
There is a fantastic expression tossed around in philosophy of science: Carving the world at its joints. Imagine a roasted turkey, awaiting the blade. There are places on the turkey, edges, joints, where a minimum effort with a knife will result in the separation of a largely homogeneous piece from the bird; carving anywhere else results in tearing, or smaller pieces. There are natural edges, lying there, waiting to be found.
I used to have a t-shirt, one of those No Fear t-shirts, that read: "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much space."
Put my daughter down in the middle of a huge, green, playing field, and she will make a bee-line for the nearest gate. It doesn't matter where the gate leads, or how far away from her starting point it is, she wants to find out what exists over there, beyond the edge of the green. Every room she wanders into her first game is one of opening and closing the door, walking through it over and over again.
She lives there in the edge spaces, at the joints of the world.
I live over here, taking up space, keeping her safe. "No, Erin, stay in the middle of the field, where it is homogeneous, known, predictable, same, safe." She lives to find the edge, to find the door, because there is always a door, always a gate leading somewhere else, somewhere new.
She is a fearless Lewis or Clark; no, she is more than an explorer, she is the guide. She is Sacagawea. I am a reluctant Lewis, my wife a hesitant Clark. She leads us to the edges and we discover anew this world, this gift, this unappreciated territory that has always been there.
We are there to make sure that nothing other puts out that fiery inquisitiveness; she is there to fan the embers of our smothered curiosity. Smothered by years of predictions proven right, of safety sought and found, of contemptuous familiarity.
This thing we do, we parent-bloggers this writing about our children, this parental punditry: What is it? It is finding the edges, inspired by our great teachers to have frank and open conversations about whether or not that gate should be passed through. Discussing with each other where the edge is, where we will and will not permit them to go.
Do you know why mommy-blogging is a radical act? Because it says, as a movement, that more important in our daily life than the technology we use, the businesses that support us, or the politics that influence our society, is parenting, and the family. It says put away your childish things and let us discuss, now, how we are to live our lives every day, and teach our daughters and sons to find the edges, the gates in the fence, and understand which ones they ought and ought not pass through. Marginalizing mommy-blogging is marginalizing the most important conversation that there is. There is no point in discussing the leadership of the nation if there are no members of society worth serving. There is no point in talking about the cell phones our children will use to call their Senators to discuss nuclear proliferation if those children are wolves or sheep instead of people. The wolf finds the edge because the sheep has fled toward it; the sheep finds the edge if chased. A person finds the edge out of fearless curiosity, and then teaches others where it is out of generosity of self.
Hey, look at that. I turned a nice piece about grass and turkey into a rant.
Again, Catherine, you're welcome.
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