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The BABYBJÖRN High Chair complies with the ASTM F404 safety regulations and the plastic is completely BPA free.
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Size on floor: 21x22x33 in/54x55x83 cm
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This is a simple and delicious meal, perfect for summer. No one in my family even noticed the zucchini "noodles".
Zucchini Noodles with Pesto
2 cups tightly packed basil leaves, washed and dried well
1/2 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons pine nuts
2 medium cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano
3 medium zucchini, trimmed (about 1 1/2 pounds)
3 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 pound dried spaghetti or other long noodles
Finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, for serving
First, make the pesto. Put the basil leaves in a large heavy-duty ziplock plastic bag. Press all the air from the bag, and seal carefully. Put the bag on the countertop or floor and, using a rolling pin, pound the bag until all the leaves are bruised.
Put the pounded basil, olive oil, pine nuts, garlic, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Process to a smooth creamy consistency, stopping once or twice to scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula. Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl, and stir in the Parmigiano-Reggiano. Set aside.
Put a large pot of salted water over high heat. While the water heats, prepare zucchini. Using a mandoline slicer fitted with julienne blade, carefully slice the zucchini into long skinny noodles, each the width of a strand of spaghetti.
Warm the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the zucchini "noodles" and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender but not mushy, 5 to 8 minutes.
When the pot of water boils, drop in the spaghetti. Cook until al dente. Using a pair of long handled tongs scoop the pasta directly from the pot into the skillet of cooked zucchini. Add 1/2 cup of the pesto and toss the mixture well to ensure that each noodle-zucchini and spaghetti alike-has a thin, even coat of sauce. Serve immediately, with additional salt and lots of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.
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Robert F. Kennedy, JFK's younger brother, was U.S. Attorney General and a Senator who fell victim to an assassin's bullet while campaigning for the Democratic nomination for president on June 5, 1968. Also called "RFK," he was U.S. Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a U.S. Senator from New York from 1965 until his assassination by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in L.A.
Kennedy is seen here in a photo taken while he was serving as Attorney General of the United States, June 15, 1964.
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Brothers Robert Kennedy, left, and John Kennedy, speak at the White House, in Washington, in an undated photo during John Kennedy's presidency. Bobby was one of JFK's most trusted advisors and worked closely with the president during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He also made a significant contribution to the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
Robert F. Kennedy, the campaign manager for his brother, Sen. John F. Kennedy, D-Mass., speaks during a press conference on August 8, 1960. Robert Francis Kennedy was born on Nov. 20, 1925, in Brookline, Mass., the seventh child of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy.
Following John F. Kennedy's election as President, the Kennedy clan gathered for this group photo at the Hyannisport, Mass. home of patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy, on Nov. 9, 1960. Shown standing at left is Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy; fourth from the left is John F. Kennedy with Robert Kennedy to his right. Seated on the far right are Jacqueline Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.
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Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy speaks to demonstrators outside the U.S. Department of Justice building, in Washington, June 14, 1963.
Jacqueline Kennedy, holding the hand of Robert F. Kennedy, on day that her husband and Bobby's brother, President John F. Kennedy, was shot, Nov. 22, 1963.
John F. Kennedy Jr. salutes his father's casket outside St. Matthews Cathedral in Washington, following a funeral mass, Nov. 25, 1963. Standing behind John-John from left are his sister, Caroline; Edward Kennedy; Jacqueline Kennedy; and Robert Kennedy.
Sen Robert F. Kennedy, D-N.Y., and his wife Ethel Kennedy pose with eight of their nine children on the lawn of their home at McLean, Va., Oct. 15, 1966. From right are: Kathleen; Joseph; Robert Jr.; David; Mary Courtney; Michael; Kerry; and Christopher.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, D-N.Y., March 1, 1967. In June 2008 New York lawmakers approved the renaming New York City's Triborough Bridge the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge. The Triborough Bridge, opened in 1936, is actually a complex of three bridges, a viaduct and 14 miles of approach roads. It links Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, D-N.Y., March 15, 1967.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Robert F. Kennedy delivers a speech at the Ambassador Hotel moments before he was shot and killed, in Los Angeles, June 5, 1968.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, delivers a speech at the Ambassador Hotel moments before he was shot and killed in Los Angeles, June 5, 1968.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy lies on floor at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, June 5, 1968, after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan.
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner headline "RFK is dead" June 6, 1968, the day after Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot in Los Angeles.
Ethel Kennedy, lower left, wife of slain Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Bobby's younger brother, Edward Kennedy, attend RFK's funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral June 6, 1968.
Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian gunman who shot Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, is seen on June 7, 1968.
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I wrote an article that helps parents to explain to their kids what "special needs" are. It helps those to understand and identify children with "special needs." You can read it at
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An ok summary, but I would have liked a bit more depth on the subject. Any chance of adding more material to the article?
Over the years (as a tutor working with home school families and public school children), I have gathered information on several things that can cause or mimic learning disabilities:
Some require a medical test, but parents can easily test for for some of them.
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As Robb Stark and his northern army continue the war against the Lannisters, Tyrion arrives in King's Landing to counsel Joffrey and temper the young king's excesses. On the island of Dragonstone, Stannis Baratheon plots an invasion to claim his late brother's throne, allying himself with the fiery Melisandre, a strange priestess of a stranger god. Across the sea, Daenerys, her three young dragons and khalasar trek through the Red Waste in search of allies, or water. In the North, Bran presides over a threadbare Winterfell, while beyond the Wall, Jon Snow and the Night's Watch must shelter with a devious wildling.
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In the last episode of the first season, we saw the aftermath of Ned's execution, we saw Jon accompany Lord Commander Mormont on a ranging beyond the Wall and, most of all, we saw the birth of dragons. And now? Now we will see what comes after. After all, the Game has just begun and this season the realm is at war, with kings springing up like mushrooms all over.
In stark contrast to the opening of the initial episode of the first season, this season begins not with a prologue—as is the case in A Clash of Kings and, indeed, all of the novels—but rather drops us right in medias res and reintroduces faces now familiar to all viewers. Indeed, this episode is very much about reintroductions, beyond the Wall, in Winterfell, at court in King's Landing and in the red waste.
But even though there's quite a few characters to catch up with—and that is with some being kept for later episodes—we also get to meet some new faces. Some of these we meet in the snowy wilderness beyond the Wall where another member of the Night's Watch—a fan favourite from the books—is introduced plus a certain unsavoury wildling and his distinctly unusual family.
The other new characters belong to an entirely new faction—yes, we finally get to meet the middle Baratheon brother and we get a first look at Dragonstone, the ancient seat of the Targaryens—and viewers may find that the introduction leaves some of them rather lacking in details. It is, however, a pair of fairly dramatic scenes that show us these characters. Between the Night's Watch and the events on Dragonstone, this episode certainly covers both Ice and Fire.
In this episode, we also learn that having three baby dragons does not solve all problems for our khaleesi. And while Ned isn't around to remind us of the Stark words, a white raven from the Citadel arrives to announce that yes, winter is indeed coming.


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The Crusades were battles fought between Christians and Muslims over control of the Holy Land. The Holy Land is a place that is very important for the three major monotheistic religions: Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. There are many important religious sites in the Holy Land. This is the land now called Israel or Palestine.
Muslims got control of Jerusalem, Nazareth, Bethlehem and other religious sites during the Caliphate of Omar (634-44).[1]
- 1 Many Crusades
- 2 The end of the Crusades
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Many Crusades
There were many different crusades. The most important and biggest Crusades happened from the 11th century to the 13th century. There were 9 big Crusades in this time. They are numbered 1 through 9. There were also many smaller Crusades. Some crusades were even within Europe (for example, in Germany, Austria and Scandinavia). The smaller Crusades continued to the 16th century, until the Renaissance and Reformation.
The word "Crusade" is related to the word "Cross", and means a Christian holy war. There is also the Arabic word "Jihad", referring to a holy war fought by Muslims. All sides (Christians, Muslims, and Jews) believed very much in their religions. They also had political reasons for fighting. The strong belief made people less able to understand other people during times when there was no peace. The Crusades and Jihads caused very much loss of life and property for all sides. Much of the conflict between religions today is still partly from the Crusades and Jihads. The Crusades led to the bloodshed of many innocent people and it affected people's views forever (Dr. Omar Hajjar of Columbia).
First Crusade
Alexius I was a ruler of the Byzantine Empire. When Alexius called for help to defend his empire against the Seljuk Turks in 1095, Pope Urban II asked all Christians to join a war against the Turks. The Pope told the Christians that fighting the war would repay God for their sins and that if they died on a crusade they would go straight to heaven. The Christian soldiers were called "crusaders". The armies marched to Jerusalem, attacking several cities on their way. In 1099 they won the battle for Jerusalem, and killed many. As a result of the First Crusade, several small countries were created. One was named the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Second Crusade
After some years of peace, Bernard of Clairvaux called for a new crusade when the town of Edessa was attacked by the Turks. French and German armies marched to Asia in 1147, but were defeated.
Third Crusade
In 1187, Saladin recaptured Jerusalem.[2] Pope Gregory VIII started a new crusade, led by several of Europe's kings: Philip II of France, Richard I of England and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. Frederick drowned in Cilicia in 1190. Richard left in 1192 after agreeing to stop the fighting with Saladin. On Richard's way home, his ship was wrecked, leading him to Austria. In Austria his enemy Duke Leopold captured him, and Richard was held. Thus, this Crusade ended in failure to meet its main objectives.
Fourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade was started by Pope Innocent III in 1202, with the idea to attack the Holy Land through Egypt. The Venetians changed this crusade, and went to the Christian city of Constantinople, where they attempted to place a Byzantine exile on the throne. After a series of misunderstandings and outbreaks of violence, the city was sacked in 1204.
Albigensian Crusade
The Albigensian Crusade was started in 1209 to eliminate the Cathars of southern France.
Children's Crusade
Established view
The Children's Crusade is a crusade of 1212. An outburst of the old popular enthusiasm led a gathering of children in France and Germany. A boy, from either France or Germany, said that Jesus had visited him, and told him to peacefully convert Muslims to Christianity.[3] Following this vision, many children formed bands, and marched to Italy. There, they were put onto ships which either capsized in a storm, or which went to Morocco, where the children were sold into slavery.
More recent research
It looks like there were really two groups of people who moved, in 1212. Both movements were very similar. For this reason, those who wrote the chronicles put them together, as a single movement.[4]
In the first movement, Nicholas, a shepherd from Germany, led a group across the Alps and into Italy in the early spring of 1212. About 7,000 arrived in Genoa in late August. However, their plans did not bear fruit when the waters failed to part as promised and the band broke up. Some left for home, others may have gone to Rome, while still others may have travelled down the Rhône to Marseille where they were probably sold into slavery. Few returned home and none reached the Holy Land.
The second movement was led by a "shepherd boy"[3] named Stephen de Cloyes near the village of Châteaudun. In June of that year, the boy said that he had a letter for the king of France from Jesus. He could gather a crowd of over 30,000 and went to Saint-Denis. There he was seen to work miracles. On the orders of Philip II, on the advice of the University of Paris, the crowd was sent home, and most of them went. None of the contemporary sources mentions plans of the crowd to go to Jerusalem.
Later chroniclers elaborated on these events. Recent research suggests those taking part were not children, at least not the very young. In the early 1200s, bands of wandering poor started cropping up throughout Europe. These were people displaced by economic changes at the time which forced many poor peasants in northern France and Germany to sell their land. These bands were referred to as pueri (Latin for "boys") in a condescending manner, in much the same way that people from rural areas in the United States are called "country boys."
In 1212, a young French puer named Stephen and a German puer named Nicholas separately began claiming that they had each had similar visions of Jesus. This resulted in these bands of roving poor being united into a religious protest movement which transformed this forced wandering into a religious journey. The pueri marched, following the Cross. They associated themselves with Jesus's biblical journey. This, however, was not a prelude to a holy war.
At that time, chronicles were mostly kept by the Catholic Church. They were written in Latin.
Thirty years later, chroniclers read the accounts of these processions and translated pueri as "children" without understanding the usage. So, the Children's Crusade was born. The resulting story illustrates how ingrained the concept of Crusading was in the people of that time— the chroniclers assumed that the pueri must have been Crusaders. In their innocence, they returned to the foundations of crusading characteristic of Peter the Hermit, and met the same sort of tragic fate.
According to Matthew Paris, one of the leaders of the Children's Crusade became "Le Maître de Hongrie," the leader of the Shepherds' Crusade in 1251.
Fifth Crusade
During 1213 AD, Pope Gregory IX pushed Frederick II into leading the Fifth Crusades. The Church tried another crusade to attack the Holy Land. A crusading force from Hungary, Austria, and Bavaria captured Damietta, a city in Egypt, in 1219. The crusaders had to surrender, due to a losing the battle for Cairo.
Sixth Crusade
In 1228, Emperor Frederick II set sail from Brindisi for Syria. He did this after the Pope excommunicated him. By talking to the Turks he had success, and Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem was given to the Crusaders for ten years without fighting. This was the first major crusade not initiated by the Papacy, a trend that was to continue for the rest of the century. This crusade only lasted for a year. From 1228-1229.
Seventh Crusade
The Templars argued with Egypt in 1243. In 1244, Egypt attacked Jerusalem. Louis IX of France started a crusade against Egypt from 1248 to 1254. It was a failure, and Louis spent much of the crusade living in Acre. In the midst of this crusade was the first Shepherds' Crusade in 1251.
Eighth Crusade
The Eighth Crusade was organized by Louis IX in 1270, to help the Crusader states in Syria. However, the crusade was diverted to Tunis, where Louis spent only two months before dying.
Ninth Crusade
Before he was the king, Edward I of England started a crusade in 1271. He retired the following year after a truce. The Crusader states lost everything after this.
The end of the Crusades
In time, the people went on Crusades for other purposes.[5] They had become sad because they had often lost, lost people they loved, and had to pay lots of tax to help the Crusades.[5] The Crusades ended two centuries after they had begun.[5]
Although the Crusades did not do their first purpose, and there were lots of bad results, there were some good results.[5] People learned to be more understanding to others.[5] They brought back new ideas, new materials for clothing, lots of cultures, and new spiritual views.[5] Many Catholics began to think that gentle ways should be used to make people believe in Catholicism.[5] Monks helped people of all religions.[5] Sometimes, two religious groups fought together and also held their services in the same building.
- ↑ A Caliph is a kind of religious and political leader or head in an Islamic state, all the four disciples of the Muslim prophet Muhammad who ruled immediately after him--Abu Bakr, Omar, Usman and Ali are called the 'Rightly-Guided Caliphs' in Islamic history
- ↑ Tao Wang, History of the World (Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2003), p. 135
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Russel, 1989
- ↑ Raedts, 1977
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Hofflund, Ethel; Elizabeth Loeks Bouman, Howard Stitt, Alan Christopherson. "The Feudal System". In Rirchard W. Wheeler, M.A.Ed. (in English). History & Geography 604 Life in the Middle Ages. 804 N. 2nd Ave. E., Rock Rapids, IA 51246-1759: Alpha Omega Publications, Inc.. pp. 6-7. .
Books and texts
- Frederick Russell, "Children's Crusade", Dictionary of the Middle Ages, 1989, ISBN 0-684-17024-8
- Peter Raedts, "The Children's Crusade of 1212", Journal of Medieval History, 3 (1977), summary of the sources, issues and literature.
- Chronica Regiae Coloniensis, a (supposedly) contemporary source for the Children's crusade. From the Internet Medieval Sourcebook.
- The Children's Crusade: Fact or fable?, from The Straight Dope.
Other websites
- Crusade Siege Siege of a Mohammedan fortification during the crusades
- Crusades Citizendium
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A brief introduction to Haskell
Haskell is:
- A language developed by the programming languages research community.
- Is a lazy, purely functional language (that also has imperative features such as side effects and mutable state, along with strict evaluation)
- Born as an open source vehicle for programming language research
- One of the youngest children of ML and Lisp
- Particularly useful for programs that manipulate data structures (such as compilers and interpreters), and for concurrent/parallel programming
Inspired by the Introduction to OCaml.
- 1 Background
- 2 Haskell features
- 3 The Basics
- 4 Basic types
- 5 Functions
- 6 Declaring our own types
- 7 Imperative features: monadic IO, references, mutable arrays, exceptions
- 8 Type classes
- 1990. Haskell 1.0
- 1991. Haskell 1.1
- 1993. Haskell 1.2
- 1996. Haskell 1.3
- 1997. Haskell 1.4
- 1998. Haskell 98
- 2000-2006. Period of rapid language and community growth
- ~2007. Haskell Prime
Haskell features
Has some novel features relative to Java (and C++).
- Immutable variables by default (mutable state programmed via monads)
- Pure by default (side effects are programmed via monads)
- Lazy evaluation: results are only computed if they're required (strictness optional)
- Everything is an expression
- First-class functions: functions can be defined anywhere, passed as arguments, and returned as values.
- Both compiled and interpreted implementations available
- Full type inference -- type declarations optional
- Pattern matching on data structures -- data structures are first class!
- Parametric polymorphism
- Bounded parametric polymorphism
These are all conceptually more advanced ideas.
Compared to similar functional languages, Haskell differs in that it has support for:
- Lazy evaluation
- Pure functions by default
- Monadic side effects
- Type classes
- Syntax based on layout
The GHC Haskell compiler, in particular, provides some interesting extensions:
- Generalised algebraic data types
- Impredicative types system
- Software transactional memory
- Parallel, SMP runtime system
The Basics
Read the language definition to supplement these notes. For more depth and examples see the Haskell wiki.
Interacting with the language
Haskell is both compiled and interpreted. For exploration purposes, we'll consider interacting with Haskell via the GHCi interpreter:
- expressions are entered at the prompt
- newline signals end of input
Here is a GHCi sessoin, starting from a UNIX prompt.
$ ghci ___ ___ _ / _ \ /\ /\/ __(_) / /_\// /_/ / / | | GHC Interactive, version 6.4.2, for Haskell 98. / /_\\/ __ / /___| | http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ \____/\/ /_/\____/|_| Type :? for help.
Loading package base-1.0 ... linking ... done.
Here the incredibly simple Haskell program
let x = 3+4 is
compiled and loaded, and available via the variable
Prelude> let x = 3 + 4
We can ask the system what type it automaticaly inferred for our
x :: Integer means that the variable
x "has type"
Integer, the type of unbounded
integer values.
Prelude> :t x
x :: Integer
A variable evaluates to its value.
Prelude> x
The variable
x is in scope, so we can reuse it in later
Prelude> x + 4
Local variables may be bound using
let, which declares a
new binding for a variable with local scope.
Prelude> let x = 4 in x + 3
Alternatively, declarations typed in at the top level are like an open-ended let:
Prelude> let x = 4
Prelude> let y = x + 3
Prelude> x * x
Prelude> :t x
x :: Integer
Prelude> :t y
y :: Integer
Prelude> :t x * x
x * x :: Integer
Notice that type inference infers the correct type for all the expressions, without us having to ever specify the type explicitly.
Basic types
There is a range of basic types, defined in the language Prelude.
Int -- bounded, word-sized integers
Integer -- unbounded integers
Double -- floating point values
Char -- characters
String -- strings
() -- the unit type
Bool -- booleans
[a] -- lists
(a,b) -- tuples / product types
Either a b -- sum types
Maybe a -- optional values
For example:
True, False
('x', 42)
Left True, Right "string"
Nothing, Just True
These types have all the usual operations on them, in the standard libraries.
- The Prelude contains the core operations on basic types. It is imported by default into every Haskell module. For example;
+ - div mod && || not < > == /=
Learn the Prelude well. Less basic functions are found in the standard libraries. For data structures such as List, Array and finite maps.
To use functions from these modules you have to import them, or in GHCi, refer to the qualified name, for example to use the toUpper function on Chars:
Prelude> Char.toUpper 'x'
Prelude> :m + Char
Prelude Char> toUpper 'y'
In a source file, you have to import the module explicitly:
import Char
Haskell uses typeclasses to methodically allow overloading. A typeclass describes a set of functions, and any type which provides those functions can be made an instance of that type. This avoids the syntactic redundancy of languages like OCaml.
For example, the function
* is a method of the typeclass
Num, as we can see from its type:
Prelude> :t (*)
(*) :: (Num a) => a -> a -> a
Which can be read as "* is a polymorphic function, taking two types 'a', and returning a result of the same type, where those types are members of the class Num".
This means that it will operate on any type in the
class, of which the following types are members:
Double, Float, Int, Integer. Thus:
Prelude> 2.3 * 5.7
or on integers:
Prelude> 2 * 5
The type of the arguments determines which instance of
* is
used. Haskell also never performs implicit coercions, all coercions must
be explicit. For example, if we try to multiply two different types,
then the type check against
* :: Num a => a -> a -> a will
Prelude> (2.3 :: Double) * (5 :: Int)
Couldn't match `Double' against `Int'
Expected type: Double
Inferred type: Int
In the expression: 5 :: Int
In the second argument of `(*)', namely `(5 :: Int)'
To convert 5 to a
Double we'd write:
Prelude> (2.3 :: Double) * fromIntegral (5 :: Int)
Why bother -- why not allow the system to implicitly coerce types? Implicit type conversions by the system are the source of innumerable hard to find bugs in languages that support them, and makes reasoning about a program harder, since you must apply not just the language's semantics, but an extra set of coercion rules.
Note that If we leave off the type signatures however, Haskell will helpfully infer the most general type:
Prelude> 2.3 * 5
In Haskell expressions are everything. There are no pure "statements" like in Java/C++. instead, statements are also expressions, they return values.
Prelude> (if 2 == 3 then 5 else 6) + 1
Prelude> (if 2 == 3 then 5 else 6.5) + 1
Local bindings
In Haskell
let allows local declarations to be defined.
let x = 1 + 2 in x + 3
is analogous to:
{ int x = 1 + 2; ... x + 3 ... ; }
in C, but the Haskell variable x is given a value that is immutable (can never change).
When you declare a new variable, Haskell automatically allocates that value for you -- no need to explicitly manage memory. The garbage collector will then collect any ureachable values once they go out of scope.
Advanced users can also manage memory by hand using the foreign function interface.
Lists are ... lists of Haskell values. Defining a new list is trivial, easier than in Java.
Prelude> [2, 1+2, 4]
Prelude> :t [2, 1+2, 4]
[2, 1+2, 4] :: (Num a) => [a]
This automatically allocates space for the list and puts in the elements. Haskell is garbage-collected like Java so no explicit de-allocation is needed. The type of the list is inferred automatically. All elements of a list must be of the same type.
Prelude> ["e", concat ["f", "g"], "h"]
Notice how the function call
concat ["f","g"] does not require
parenthesis to delimit the function's arguments. Haskell
uses whitespace, and not commas, and:
- You don't need parentheses for function application in Haskell:
sin 0.3
- Multiple arguments can be passed in one at a time (curried) which means they can be separated by spaces:
max 3 4.
Lists must be uniform in their type ("homogenous").
Prelude> ['x', True]
Couldn't match `Char' against `Bool'
Here we tried to build a list containing a Char and a Boolean, but the
list constructor,
[], has type:
Prelude> :t []
[] :: [a]
meaning that all elements must be of the same type,
(For those wondering how to build a list of heterogenous values, you
would use a sum type):
Prelude> [Left 'x', Right True]
[Left 'x',Right True]
Prelude> :t [Left 'x', Right True]
[Left 'x', Right True] :: [Either Char Bool]
List operations are numerous, as can be seen in the Data.List library.
Prelude> let x = [2,3]
Prelude> let y = 1 : x -- 'cons' the value 1 onto the list
Prelude> x -- the list is immutable
Prelude> y
Prelude> x ++ y -- joining lists
Prelude> head y -- first element of the list is the 'head'
Prelude> tail y -- the rest of the list is the 'tail'
Pattern matching
Haskell supports pattern matching on data structures. This is a powerful
language feature, making code that manipulates data structures
incredibly simple. The core language feature for pattern matching is the
case expression:
Prelude> case x of h:t -> h
case forces
x (the scrutinee) to match
h:t, a list with head and tail, and then we extract
the head,
h. Tail is similar, and we can use a wildcard
pattern to ignore the part of the pattern we don't care about:
Prelude> case x of _:t -> t
Tupes are fixed length structures, whose fields may be of differing types ("heterogenous"). They are known as product types in programming language theory.
Prelude> let x = (2, "hi")
Prelude> case x of (y,_) -> y
Unlike the ML family of languages, Haskell uses the same syntax for the value level as on the type level. So the type of the above tuple is:
Prelude> :t x
x :: (Integer, [Char])
All the data mentioned so far is immutable - it is impossible to change an entry in an existing list, tuple, or record without implicitly copying the data! Also, all variables are immutable. By default Haskell is a pure language. Side effects, such as mutation, are discussed later.
Here is a simple recursive factorial function definition.
Prelude> let fac n = if n == 0 then 1 else n * fac (n-1)
Prelude> :t fac
fac :: (Num a) => a -> a
Prelude> fac 42
The function name is
fac, and the argument is
n. This function is recursive (and there is no need to
specially tag it as such, as you would in the ML family of languages).
When you apply (or invoke) the fac function, you don't need any special parenthesis around the code. Note that there is no return statement; instead, the value of the whole body-expression is implicitly what gets returned.
Functions of more than one argument may be defined:
Prelude> let max a b = if a > b then a else b
Prelude> max 3 7
Other important aspects of Haskell functions:
- Functions can be defined anywhere in the code via lambda abstractions:
Prelude> ((\x -> x + 1) 4) + 7
Or, identical to
let f x = x + 1:
Prelude> let f = \x -> x + 1
Prelude> :t f
f :: Integer -> Integer
Anonymous functions like this can be very useful. Also, functions can
be passed to and returned from functions. For example, the higher order
map, applies its function argument to each
element of a list (like a for-loop):
Prelude> map (\x -> x ^ 2) [1..10]
In Haskell, we can use section syntax for more concise anonymous functions:
Prelude> map (^ 2) [1..10]
map takes two arguments, the function </hask>(^
2) :: Integer -> Integer</hask>, and a list of numbers.
Currying is a method by which function arguments may be passed one at a time to a function, rather than passing all arguments in one go in a structure:
Prelude> let comb n m = if m == 0 || m == n then 1 else comb (n-1) m + comb (n-1) (m-1)
Prelude> comb 10 4
The type of comb,
Num a => a -> a -> a, can be rewritten as
Num a => a -> (a -> a). That is, it takes a single argument
of some numeric type
a, and returns a function that takes
another argument of that type!
Indeed, we can give comb only one argument, in which case it returns a function that we can later use:
Prelude> let comb10 = comb 10
Prelude> comb10 4
Prelude> comb10 3
Mutually recursive functions may defined in the same way as normal functions:
let take [] = []
(x:xs) = x : skip xs
skip [] = []
(_:ys) = take ys
Prelude> :t take
take :: [a] -> [a]
Prelude> :t skip
skip :: [a] -> [a]
Prelude> take [1..10]
Prelude> skip [1..10]
This example also shows a pattern match with multiple cases, either empty list or nonempty list. More on patterns now.


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Scott Ericson: LaPolice, New Canaan take the cake
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When New Canaan's Alex LaPolice went back to receive the opening kickoff at a snowy Boyle Stadium in the Class L championship game he was thinking about cake.
Not eating a cake, mind you, but mixing the batter for one.
It may seem like an odd thing to think about and, to tell you the truth, LaPolice is not even sure what it means, but it's what his coaches call the kick return, and that is all that matters to the junior WR/DB.
"We practice that all week. We call it cake mix on kick returns," LaPolice said. "To be honest (the coaches) don't tell us. Coach (Dante) Correnty and coach (Chris) Silvestri came up with it and they don't feel like telling us but we are just making some cake."
LaPolice made the cake on the opening kick extra sweet for the Rams, returning it 61 yards, inside the 10-yard line, setting up the Rams first score.
The senior was not done and with the Rams up 17-6 LaPolice struck again.
Leaping to win the ball from the defender on a sideline pass from quarterback Nick Cascione, LaPolice landed, kept his balance in the snow and ran the last 25 yards to the end zone for a 49-yard touchdown grab.
"It was a broken play," said LaPolice, who finished with four catches for 86 yards and a TD. "Nick rolled out, he threw the ball, I caught it. Kyle Smith had an unbelievable block to take out the guy on my back and I found my way to the end zone."
Not that it needed it, but LaPolice added icing to his cake, scooping up a bouncing punt and rambling 43 yards, making it 31-6 and starting the celebration on the Rams sideline.
LaPolice said he would have let it go but got a "good hop" on the snowy turf.
Winning state championships is nothing new to LaPolice.
As a sophomore outfielder, he helped lead the New Canaan baseball team to its first state title since 1950, giving him possession of two crowns in the same calendar year and in back-to-back scholastic seasons.
"It's incredible," LaPolice said. "After 63 years we pulled it off in baseball last year and now we got football. Hopefully we can get another baseball one but right now I'm living in the moment with football. It's unbelievable."
There were so many elements that made Saturday morning one of LaPolice's best days.
From living every kid's dream of playing football in the snow, to avenging a loss to his rivals from Darien and winning a state championship to boot, Saturday was pretty special.
"It's absolutely unbelievable," LaPolice said. "To do it in these conditions. Snow, Darien, it's unthinkable. And to avenge our one loss in the Turkey Bowl, there are no words to describe it. It's probably the greatest feeling in my life."
And while the 44-12 win was a team effort, the spark from LaPolice on the opening kick propelled the Rams to victory.
LaPolice played so well, someone should make him a cake.
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Lychee is now one of my favourite fruits after tasted premium quality lychee from Taiwan. It was so sweet and juicy, unlike sourly lychee I bought before. I kept some in the freezer (with peel on), it turned into 100% natural sobe the next day.
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text: Mike Suchan, OutdoorChannel.com Bob's Back In The Game Most Wanted's Richardson wasn't about to miss Deer Camp Richardson scored the Picket Fence, a typical 16-pointer that scored in the mid-190s. He said the region has seen deer in the 250 range. (Courtesy Heartland Productions) GRAFTON, Ill. – As he sat in a stand at Deer Camp, Bob Richardson could feel his feet. They were cold. That was a good thing.He hadn't felt that sensation for 15 years, hadn't felt anything normal from his knees down since the last millennia. Extensive spinal fusion surgery in August was a must if Richardson wanted to continue his lifestyle with Outdoor Channel shows "ScentBlocker's Most Wanted" and "Outdoors in the Heartland.""I had sit for the last 15 years with these guys in tree stands and it could be 15 degrees and my feet never get cold," he said. "The problem is they were cold, but my brain registered hot."I didn't have a back problem. I had a lower extremity problem. The vertebrae were cutting off my spinal cord, causing all the nerves to crossfire. With that, they told me within two years, because I was losing mass in my legs, I'd be in a wheelchair the rest of my life." Click image to see the photo gallery Doctors told Richardson hunting in 2013 was out, but with the help of partner and co-host Larry Woodward, who owed him big-time, he made Deer Camp and has scored big bucks, albeit while taking things gingerly."The doctor told me if I messed it up, I wouldn't like the surgery the second time any better than the first time," Richardson said. "A lot of titanium in there -- that way it gets me through the airport."Along with a couple 10-inch titanium rods, there are eight 2 ¾-inch screws. He's wearing a stiff back brace and walking on egg shells. Since he won't be doing anything more strenuous than he was at home, Richardson chose to not only go to Deer Camp, but to climb a ladder stand and hunt the gun opener."The good news is the shows that I'm filming right now won't till air next year, so the doctor won't know what I'm doing," he said. "If you had a regular job, you'd milk this thing and take off for six months and get paid."In our world, I was back in 10, 12 days later and, unfortunately, after the surgery, ended up with double pneumonia and that didn't help and then ended up with vertigo. It's been pretty crazy." Richardson has since been cleared by his doctors as his bone growth has been excellent.Home Deer CampWhile Richardson and Woodward literally take their show on the road throughout deer season, their home Deer Camp is an hour from headquarters in Granite City, Ill. Richardson follows the Mississippi River past the Illinois River confluence and up into cuts in the bluffs.Woodward is closer as the crow flies, maybe 10 miles, but his route from Winfield, Mo., is convoluted. He can go the short route requiring ferry rides across the Missouri and Illinois rivers, or drive nearly two hours around via the river bridges. The river bottoms are rich corn fields and the farmed valleys lead into the wooded hills where acorns are king. They made a reciprocal deal with landowner Darrell Kanallakan (See Family, Friends and Frying) to hunt the land while giving his family gear and taking them on hunting trips."For us, this is deer camp, where we enjoy it," Richardson said. "Larry and I started hunting this property probably about 8 years ago. At that time, we had a pretty good deer population. It's located close to 8,000 acres of state forest."Since hunting isn't allowed on state lands, a number of deer in the area die of old age. But the "drought of the century" two years ago knocked back the herd, as have blue-tongue and EHD."We've lost 70 percent of our deer population in the last 7, 8 years here in the Midwest in counties like Jersey, Calhoun and Pike," Richardson said. "But we hunt all over the world, and I think Larry would agree, if a guy asks -- 'where do you think you could go kill a big deer?' -- it's literally still in our backyard."Woodward said shed hunters find big antlers in the area and sometimes dead bucks with Boone and Crockett racks. They say cars take out more big deer around there than they do. They enjoy the prospect of a big surprise."With that park, you never know," Woodward said. "Something gets transient and decides to move a little bit. The potential is always here for one to show up that we don't know about."'Most Wanted' bonusTrail cam images are vital to the "Most Wanted" show format. They create a storyline of the bucks on the property and how they hunt them."The thing with 'Most Wanted' that's a little different than most TV shows," Richardson said, "we have Lauren Thomas open the shows, 'Here's five deer on the property and we're going to shoot them.'"We kind of know the deer we're hunting. When you see the deer, it's got a name – Droptine buck, Wintergreen buck. Here's our list and we go after them."Richardson said they usually bring a big board to camp with 8x10 photos of the bucks they are targeting. They've documented the deer frequenting their property and give them names according to their attributes or the stand they visit, but a surprise visitor is more than welcome."Now on the other side, if another mature deer walks out, that's even better," Richardson said, "because if you shoot him we still have our five most wanted."Field producer Josh Hill said he likes the excitement a bonus buck brings to the show."Josh hit the nail on head when he said it's fun to go out and be surprised, because it's literally unique. I look at it as a football game, any given Sunday. We've seen 250-inch deer killed off of this property -- world class deer. There's 8,000 acres and anything could show up."A limb and a missWoodward targeted his Droptine Buck after seeing it first in person during bow season, but he's since gotten game cam shots. He said a decoy drew the buck uphill to him."We're on a real steep hill, he gets 20 yards but he's facing me, so I can't shoot him because his nose was in the way," he said. "He's turned and looking at this decoy and when he went behind a tree, I draw. He's facing me, facing me and I'm holding, holding, holding. Finally, he pins his ears and he's half-turned but his vitals are open."Up 30 feet in his stand, one small tree top blocked his arrow's path. Knowing the buck was heading out of range, he decided to shoot, but the deer put its head down and he shot right over him."I normally don't miss at 20 yards," he said, "but he never knew we were there. He just walked off smelling the ground. He's still here. It will make the show that I missed him. I've missed before. I don't miss very much, but it happens to anybody who hunts a lot. That little bitty limb is all it took to shoot over him."The crew ended up with 30-plus Cuddeback images of the buck, which had broke off a 13-inch G-2 a few days before Woodard killed it in gun season."Some were saying it was a Mule deer with the way its antlers fork, but he's just a gnarly whitetail," he said.Camp talkThe crew's Deer Camp quarters is a 100-year old schoolhouse that's been renovated. They call it the Little House. Inside the two-room structure are beds, a kitchen and a table. With five hunters, it's tight and cold weather clothes dominate the scene.First-time hunter Patrick Rebmann, who's edited the shows for so long he's become proficient at eyeball scoring bucks, was prepping to head out to the stands with the crew on a chilly, grey afternoon. Plans revolved around Richardson's back."If he shoots a doe, which I think will be out there immediately, I'll leave it lay," Richardson said, "because they're used to hearing all these duck hunters shooting around here in the bottoms. A shot goes, they won't pay no attention.""Every time I've been in that blind, there's deer in it no sooner than you sit down" Woodward said. "He's got an antlerless, so we ought to get some tender and juicy pretty quick.""You hear me shooting, you need to come help," Richardson said, then turned to his guest. "The good thing about being all crippled up, I get all this help. I'm going to milk this for as long as I can."I can climb a ladder. Now I would not go get 30 foot in one of our stands. On a regular ladder, I feel pretty comfortable.""The worst part is, you're kind of at the mercy of me," Hill said. "If something happens and I don't help you out … "Richardson cuts him off."On Friday, when I write checks, you're at the mercy of me, so remember that.""Touche," Josh said to laughs for both.Larry owes Bob, bigtimeWoodward didn't mind making special accommodations for Richardson. They've been working together for close to two decades and have gone through some stuff.While spending much of his time in sales, marketing and studio work, Richardson counts on Woodward to be the field workhorse, managing the lands."He's out plowing and liming and fertilizing and putting in food plots," Richardson said. "We've kind of built about a 40-acre plot inside of our property, what we call a Candy Store. What we've tried to do is take these deer that basically are dying of old age in the park, and motivating them to come into our property."My success is all the work Larry does. He puts me on these deer because I'm back in the studio doing my thing. In a lot of cases I've killed some big deer that really should have been his."He's felt sorry for me. I'm kind of milking this back issue. He built me ground blinds, nice comfortable seat. He's got some ladder stands that I can't fall out of. He's probably put me in one of the most productive spots on the farm right now."Woodward then admits paying back Richardson was probably overdue. He simply said Richardson helped him out when he hurt his hand real bad about six years ago."A month later I still couldn't use it and it still ain't the best," Woodward said.Richardson divulged the gruesome details."He severed his thumb off and it had to be reattached," he said.Woodward said Richardson did him a solid by helping the one-hander with a variety of tasks, including relieving himself. Yep."Unbuckle his pants, zip his pants," Richardson said. "Hey, a guy can't do much with one hand with a thumb that don't work."I think the only thing that kept him going when they put that thumb back on was he knew he couldn't shoot a bow, and that drove him as much as anything.""I owe him," Woodward said.Bob's back in the gameWoodward also felt obligated to help a lifelong hunter. He knew the prospect of missing out on his first deer season in probably 50 years weighed on Richardson.Richardson didn't see a shooter on opening weekend of Illinois gun season, then during the week got the OK from doctors for light duty. He killed a decent buck at the camp on the second weekend, although it wasn't on their list.He then went to Kansas and busted a brute on Friday the 13th, saying it was bad luck for the buck. With almost 7-inch bases, it was the thickest-racked buck Richardson has taken. He shot after 2 ½ days with outfitter Gene Pearcy. Woodward was happy for Richardson."He was practically beside himself not getting to hunt," Woodward said, "but now he's got two in two weeks and is on a roll."He saw another one in the corn fields in Iowa. He and Josh were debating if it was big enough. It was getting near dark and it didn't have long G2s, so they passed. I would have shot it. He would have had three in like 10 days."While he's traveled and killed an Oklahoma buck, Woodward said his season in Illinois hasn't gone as well. He's only seen two mature bucks in 15 days, missing on one. Richardson said them's the breaks."It's a lot of work to kill a big deer," he said. "You turn the Outdoor Channel on and almost every show you have two, three guys hunting and shooting mature bucks in 15 minutes."What most people don't' realize is sometimes we'll kill one in 15 minutes, and sometime we'll hunt 15 days and never fire a shot."And some people listen to their doctors, and some just do what they're going to do.Go to 2013 Deer Camp GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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Visiting the Netherlands
If you want to visit the Netherlands as a tourist, there are a number of things you need to know. For example, whether you need a visa and what you can bring as luggage. You will also need practical information about your stay in the Netherlands.
- Sponsoring a visitor from abroad
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- Compulsory identification
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It's been pretty clear that A Gifted Man has been itching to switch seats from ghostly love story to straight-up medical drama from the beginning. In the latest two episodes, the show finally slides its second butt cheek off the stool of the supernatural and makes a break for pure medicinal soap opera.
The episode "In Case of Memory Loss" featured Jennifer Ehle in exactly two scenes. She spends most of the first in a chair with her feet propped up on the table. I mean, I always love to see her, but she couldn't look more like an assistant principal waiting out the last twenty minutes of the school year in her locked office if she tried. Mike muses about his patients and asks her if she ever forced anyone to take medication against their will. She vehemently answers "no" and that's the end of it.
It's on Mike's mind, because he has three patients that give him a case of the meddles. The first is a guy on a soccer field who may have tuberculosis (but refuses to get tested) and then may have HIV (but refuses to get tested) and finally definitely has some obscure disease (that Mike discovers after testing him against his will).
The second patient is a teenage girl who is self-harming because her best friend was shot in front of her. She refuses a drug that cause the patient to recount traumatic experiences until they train their brain not to respond to the memories with pain and panic. Mike wants the girl's mom to force her to get therapy. The mom stalls on it. Finally, the girl explains — once she's made a break for the roof and is sitting on the edge — that she wants it to hurt. Her friend died and she didn't, so she should feel pain. Mike ends up talking her into getting therapy, but clearly the only way to pull this series out of its mind-numbing groove is for her to become teenage Batman.
The last patient is a football hero whose spine Mike fixed years ago, but whose long football career injured his brain so much that he ended up on the street. He's semi-forced into an experimental brain treatment that makes him lucid enough to realize that he's only going to get worse, so he kills himself. Jennifer Ehle then pops up 30 seconds before the end and tells Mike that the guy's in heaven. Seriously? Is no one going to make something about the fact that the concept of heaven just got officially confirmed? Because if Mike went born again, it's the only other thing that could pick up this show.
In yesterday's episode, "In Case of Exposure," Jennifer Ehle just watches Mike sleep for a while. And at this point, Mike's so used to how superfluous she is that he blows her off. That's how unnecessary the ghost is. Yes, not even the characters believe the ghost is important.
Especially since she's been replaced by Rachel Lefevre's character. When Mike finds a brain tumor in a guy's head that has been causing him to act out with rage, the guy refuses to have it removed. He wants to die. Mike seems willing to let him go, when Dr. Kate goes right into guilt mode. She berates Mike for not convincing the guy and dishes out the emotional wisdom with a healthy dose of condescension. "How are you going to feel when you hear about his death?" she asks. "A guy you could have saved with one hand tied behind your back, if only he were smart enough to let you!"
First of all, he wouldn't have heard about the guy's death. The guy was a driver, not the Secretary General of the UN. Secondly, Mike already tried to convince him and enlisted the guy's wife to do the same. Thirdly, and this is something that Mike points out himself, finding the guy — which Mike isn't good at — will take time away from all the clinic patients who desperately need his help. So Kate upholds the standards of self-righteousness and stupidity that all The Good People possess in this series. No ghosts needed.
Not even when it turns out that the driver describes hitting a white woman with long red hair in Alphabet City two months ago. You can guess who! And Mike can, too! I have to say, the next scene with Jennifer Ehle in it (which lasts about thirty seconds and does not include Mike telling her that he knows who killed her) has her looking more radiant than ever before. I'm beginning to think this entire show is just Ehle's way of launching a make-up and hair color line. "Ehlegant Make-Up: So good, your ex will still be pining for you two months after you're dead." I'd buy it.
Ghost Jennifer Ehle finds out because she flashes behind him the moment he tells the man that he used to be married to the woman that the guy plowed into. She's upset, walks away, and disappears. And then it turns out that the guy didn't even hit her. Ehle pops back into existence long enough to hear that. And that's the end. I swear, it's like Ehle isn't even in this show and they just keep catching her when she's doing her shopping and coaxing her into these thirty-second scenes.
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News from our favorite fitness non-profit.
Operation FitKids (OFK) has touched the lives of thousands of children and their communities during the past 11 years, but there is still so much to do. And as children grow, so must an organization. That is why some major, exciting program changes are taking place at Operation FitKids.
Traditionally, the main goal of the organization was to provide children with functional, fully outfitted fitness facilities consisting of reconditioned commercial equipment. With these facilities in place, usually at high schools and community centers, the operators have gone on to create individual programs that suit their users' needs.
For example, during the last several years, San Diego High School has created a community-based program around its Operation FitKids facility. During the day, the facility is open to students and staff and has become a focal point for their physical education and athletic programs. After school and on the weekends, the facility is open to the community, for a small fee, under the watchful eye of the well-trained staff.
Although this program has been wildly successful, Operation FitKids and the American Council on Exercise (ACE) want to assure the same high quality at all sites. Because of this, Operation FitKids is adding several new components to the program. Future Operation FitKids sites will have the opportunity to include not only commercial fitness equipment, but also educational materials, staff training, mentoring and community partnering.
The first mentoring program will take place at Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School in New York City. This site, which will open in conjunction with Club Industry East on June 18, will draw mentoring support from the New York City Fire Department and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). Once a week for three months, local fire fighters will work with students at the school to help them build strength, endurance and self-esteem. The hope is that this will be a model for future collaborations between Operation FitKids and fire departments in other communities.
Operation FitKids is also developing a community-partnering program, through which it will work with a consortium of local club groups, equipment manufacturers and retailers, and other organizations to outfit sites in their surrounding area. In New York City, Town Sports International/New York Sports Club and Gym Source will be the community partners for the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School site, which is located in Manhattan.
Another exciting mile-stone to take place at Club Industry East will be the first public appearance of Operation FitKids new celebrity spokesperson, Eric Nies. A member of the first Real World series on MTV 11 years ago, Nies has become an advocate for children and their health and wellness. He is also serious about his own health. During the 1990s he hosted a popular dance show on MTV, The Grind, for three years. He also hosted a series of dance-based workout videos based on the show.
Nies became involved with Operation FitKids after meeting Ken Germano last November in New York City at a taping of the Queen Latifah Show devoted to children and obesity. Nies had been brought aboard to mentor one of the children selected to take part in a six-month program to lose weight and improve health and self-esteem. According to Nies, as of March, the 10-year-old girl he was working with, who weighed more than 200 pounds in November, had already lost 25 pounds!
Operation FitKids thanks Nies for committing to children and to the organization. His motivation and dedication will go a long way toward helping Operation FitKids fulfill its mission of enriching the lives of America's youth with enhanced education for healthy lifestyles and increased opportunities for physical activity.
For information on providing financial assistance and/or commercial equipment, or to learn about internship and mentoring opportunities in your community, please contact Jeanne Dierickx at (800) 825-3636, ext. 757 or at [email protected]. All donations are tax deductible. Financial donations may be sent to Operation FitKids, 5820 Oberlin Drive, #102, San Diego, CA 92121-3787.


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30-35 Days. Apple Blossom Swiss Chard baby greens can be grown indoors at any time of year and are a nutrient-packed way to get your "green fix" in the dead of winter. Young leaves are great in salads, steamed, stir-fried, added to lasagna, omelets, soups, and stews, and mixed with other greens. Move containers as needed for best light exposure and temperature. Harvest when 2"-4" tall and enjoy! Detailed sowing instructions inside packet.
This packet sows up to two and a half 10" x 20" flats
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When to sow outside: 2 to 4 weeks before average last frost, when soil temperature is at least 50°F, ideally 60°?70°F. Successive Sowings: Every 2 weeks until 2 weeks before the first fall frost.
When to start inside: RECOMMENDED. Sow indoors any time of year, with indoor temperatures 60°-75°F. Successive Sowings: Every 2 weeks for a continual supply.
Special sowing instructions: Use a shallow container with 1"-2" of potting soil. Sow seeds in a single layer, and cover with 1/8"-1/4" of soil.
Harvesting: When seedlings emerge, the first pair of leaves to show are the cotyledons, which can look very different from the leaves that follow, called "true" leaves. Swiss chard baby greens are ready to harvest 30 to 35 days after sowing, when they have true leaves at 2"-4". Cool growing temperatures may slow germination and growth. Harvest by cutting just above the soil line.
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Andy -McLeod - Director of Photography
Canary Islands - World Wide
Andy McLeod is an award winning Director of Photography and Underwater Cameraman with more than 25 years experience shooting advertising commercials, drama for cinema & TV and documentaries, on both film & video.
Based in the Canary Islands and Morocco, Andy also regularly works across the globe, and assignments have taken to every continent on the planet.
Often working in harsh environments, Andy specialises in themes involving the human interaction with the natural world including aerials, action, adventure, extreme sports, wild-life, marine & underwater, and even a bit of fashion! He is also experienced in colour and black and white Infrared cinematography.
As well as working on land, Andy is also an experienced underwater cameraman and operator of multicopter cameras. He has extensive equipment available including RED Epic Dragons, underwater housings for RED Dragon, lighting, grip and multicopters, and has his own regular team of assistants and technicians for shooting on land, under the sea and in the air.
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The old adage goes that "Kids say the darndest things." One 6-year-old aptly summed up Saturday night's opening of Red Bull Arena with a simple question.
"Is this just for the Red Bulls?" Max Fishkin asked his father Mark upon entering the stadium.
Forgive Red Bulls fans just a little bit at their disbelief that the stadium in Harrison is finally done, but after 14 years of waiting, New York area fans finally have a home to call their own.
No more football lines on the field come September, no more horrendous plastic turf or poorly laid sod at Giants Stadium. Gone is the hassle of over-eager ushers and tightly wound security guards who didn't quite understand the enthusiastic joy that comes with the supporters' culture.
Finally with the opening of the stadium in Harrison, area fans have a home befitting the sport, in a venue that is perfect for a MLS team.
"Absolutely surreal," said Joe D'Angelo, a season ticket holder in section 105. "Walking from the parking lot and seeing the stadium for the first time was special. But the most surreal moment was seeing the grass field for the first time. The view from the concourse is great and seeing that field knowing it was built for soccer was special."
And as one supporter , with arms stretched out and a Red Bulls' scarf tied around his wrists shouted before Saturday night, "Is this real?"
Yes New York fans, it is very real.
"After so many years of watching soccer in a soulless mausoleum, it almost felt as if I were watching a game in Europe," said Manhattan native Eugene Corvallis, who has front-row seats in the new arena. "The atmosphere was unbelievable. We went to stadiums in Germany for the 2006 World Cup and Red Bull Arena was on par with -- or better than -- those. I give the organization credit: It promised the finest stadium in MLS ... and it delivered."
Saturday night was a celebration of soccer as a new cathedral for the sport was christened. From a dominating performance by the home side to the festivities which marked the pre-game and post-game pageantry, there was a buzz about the game and the stadium. Fishkin watched the passion unfold from his seats perched in section 201, seeing the supporters clubs below him keep a non-stop wall of sound coming from below him.
"I was quite surprised by how close we actually were to the field of play," said Keith Brown of Fair Lawn. Brown stood throughout the match as part of the Empire Supporters Club in section 101. "At Giants Stadium, even front-row seats were a long way from the field of play. This was great to see, and sometimes, [you could] even hear the players set up for corners and free kicks."
There were some complaints. Long lines for concessions and fans bantered about the need for dividers at the urinals in the men's room. Certainly, the traffic pattern for a downtown stadium built with mass transit in mind will take some getting used to and the field's condition seemed to suffer a bit after several days of torrential rain earlier in the week. But all things considered, it was a success and had the desired result.
It even left New York fans feeling a tad bit bullish about the future.
"I brought a friend who was attending his first MLS match," D'Angelo said. "He was blown away by the stadium and had a fantastic time. He's looking forward to seeing more games at the stadium. That experience is something he would have never enjoyed if we were still at Giants Stadium."


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Marilyn Monroe's white dress. The Beatles' Sergeant Pepper uniforms. Dorothy's ruby slippers. Some clothing becomes more than fabric and slips into iconic territory.
Such is the case of Michael Jackson's legendary red leather jacket from the 1983 music video "Thriller," where Jackson perfected his now famous clawed and undead zombie dance moves. It was sold for a staggering $1.8 million at auction this weekend, two years to the day since his untimely death.
The jacket was expected to fetch a more modest sum at the Beverly Hills auction, from between $200,000 and $400,000, CNN says.
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Prior to being auctioned off, the jacket was in the hands of Jackson's costume designers, Michael Bush and Dennis Tompkins, used as a reference for concert performances of "Thriller." Jackson inscribed the sleeve, writing, "Love Michael Jackson."
Part of the proceeds will go to Jackson's two Bengal tigers, Thriller and Sabu, who live at the Shambala Preserve.
Jackson died in 2009 from an overdose of an anesthetic, which combined with other sedatives. He was 50 years old.


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Scott Johnson and Randy Jordan of The Instance podcast struck some geek gold when they had a chance to digitally sit down with Tom Chilton of Blizzard Entertainment! You can find the interview in their latest episode, downloadable at their website.
Although most of the conversation revolved around the new Blizzard Pet Store, and it eventually evolved into Blizzard's pay services. Right now, we have Name Change, Faction Change, Race Change, and Server Transfer. Chilton then began to put his two cents in about a possible future service. This is where my ears perked up:
"…as far as other services that we'd like to see in the future, there's not a whole lot that we've really talked about at this point. The one that I think that's kind of obvious, that stands out, is that it's a real pain right now to move your guild from one server to another. So, I think we'd like in the future to develop a way to do, like, a guild transfer from one server to another. So that you can move your guild bank and all that kind of stuff at the same time. And I think that's going to become more important in Cataclysm, because, in Cataclysm, we're introducing the concept of guild leveling, and all that kind of stuff. And, that would present an even bigger barrier to moving your guild from one server to another, if suddenly you lost all your levels and all that, because you had to disband and re-form your guild. So, to me, that one kind of makes sense, although it's not something that we, you know,…actively have people working on right now. This is something that I think is a likely candidate for the future."
Now, I'm a HUGE fan of the guild leveling process. As I've stated before, I'm a huge fan of a family-style guild and the aspect of raiding as a team sport. I think it'll be a huge benefit to the cohesiveness of guilds in the game. It definitely discourages "guild hoppers", since the speculation is that you'll be able to have guild-only crafting patterns that you can only wear if you're in the guild that crafts it. If you leave that guild while wearing a full set of guild-only regalia, it goes into the guild bank for another guild member to wear.
The idea of a Guild Transfer service takes the stress off any established guild to stay on its server. You, as a guild, can put all your effort into tweaking your guild. If you decide it's time to move to greener pastures, you're not penalized for it.
A couple questions come to mind:
- Does cost depend on guild size?
- What about a guild with a lot of alts?
- Will the charge be per account, per character, or just one lump sum?
- Can there be "half-transfers"? Say only half want to move, is one side penalized?
Now, if only I could get Unpossible and Team Sport on the same server. Then again, Zul'jin is a PvE server and Nazjatar is a PvP server, and both guilds like where they are. =(
How do you feel about the speculation of a Guild Transfer Service? Is it something you would look into doing?
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Goldman Sachs' Blankfein on Banking: 'Doing God's Work'
The Times of London's mammoth 6,900-word piece on Goldman Sachs over the weekend contains plenty of fodder for those that see the investment bank as Wall Street's top dog, as well as those that see it as a creepy, conspiratorial vampire squid of finance.
But the key quote that's getting attention comes in Goldman Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein's exchange with a reporter after a question on whether there should be limits to compensation:
Is it possible to make too much money? "Is it possible to have too much ambition? Is it possible to be too successful?" Blankfein shoots back. "I don't want people in this firm to think that they have accomplished as much for themselves as they can and go on vacation. As the guardian of the interests of the shareholders and, by the way, for the purposes of society, I'd like them to continue to do what they are doing. I don't want to put a cap on their ambition. It's hard for me to argue for a cap on their compensation."
So, it's business as usual, then, regardless of whether it makes most people howl at the moon with rage? Goldman Sachs, this pillar of the free market, breeder of super-citizens, object of envy and awe will go on raking it in, getting richer than God? An impish grin spreads across Blankfein's face. Call him a fat cat who mocks the public. Call him wicked. Call him what you will. He is, he says, just a banker "doing God's work"
Even if you have serious questions about whether investment banks actually perform a useful societal function, there's no reason to get all bent out of shape about Blankfein's comments. The "impish grin," that seems to go along with the abbreviated quote makes it clear that the head Goldmanite just can't resist winding us all up a bit.
At the same time, there does seem to be a strange uptick in religious rhetoric from bankers lately, as they strive to counter an upsurge in anti-banker sentiment. For example, Time Magazine's Justin Fox writes:
In a discussion about morality and markets at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Goldman Sachs international vice chairman Brian Griffiths, a former adviser to Margaret Thatcher, described giant paychecks for bankers as an economic necessity. "We have to tolerate the inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity and opportunity for all," he said.
And the New York Times recently quoted John Varley, of Barclays, telling an audience at London's St. Martin-in-the-Fields that "profit is not satanic."
Blankfein's wry comment that he's "doing god's work" seems almost to be a veiled jab at this sort of religio-public relations push, which to a serious banker of Blankfein's stature, must seem somewhat silly.
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Francois Vatel is known as the great French chef who killed himself on the morning of the 24th of April 1671 at Chantilly, France over a fish delivery that went wrong. The invention of Chantilly whipped cream, the most famous culinary foam is often attributed him when he worked in the kitchens of the Château de Chantilly. He was commissioned to organize a party for the Duc de Condé, owner of Chantilly, and his cousin the king Louis XIV. The party lasted from 23 to 25 April, sumptuous meals were served, illuminations, hunting and lavish entertainment was organized. There were problems with supplies; legend has it that one of the problems was the non-delivery of cream for the dishes Vatel had planned. In order to give volume to the cream supplies he had, Vatel created a foam of cream and sugar, Chantilly cream his immortal invention, but for the famed Vatel however, things did not go so well. Unable to bear the indignity of failure when all the fish supplies spoiled, Vatel committed suicide before the party was over.
However the use of foam in cuisine has been used in many forms in the history of cooking. For example, meringue, mousse, cappuccino and ice cream are all foams. In these cases, the incorporation of air, steam or another gas creates a lighter texture and/or different mouth feel. More recently, foams have become a part of molecular gastronomy technique. In these cases, natural flavors (such as fruit juices, infusions of aromatic herbs, etc.) are mixed with a neutrally-flavored gelling or stabilizing agent such as agar or lecithin, and either whipped with a hand-held immersion blender or extruded through a whipped cream canister equipped with nitrous oxide cartridges. Such foams add flavor without significant substance, and thus allow cooks to integrate new flavors without changing the physical composition of a dish. Some famous food-foams are foamed espresso, foamed mushroom, foamed beet and foamed coconut. An espuma or thermo whip is commonly used to make these foams through the making of a stock, creating a gel and extruding through the nitrous oxide canister.
Foam-making seems to have been raised to an art form by modern chefs at the cutting edge of cuisine, and for all I know, the skill to produce foam of a particular stability, texture, colour, fragrance, or flavour may be a requirement for graduation from some culinary schools. The concept of foamy-textured food is not new however.
Today I give you some old ideas to help you introduce a little more lightness into your food life.
Foaming Sauce [a pudding sauce]
Beat 1 cup sugar and ½ cup butter together. Add the yelks of 2 eggs and the grated rind and juice of a lemon. Beat the two whites stiff and mix all together. Just before serving, stir in quickly 1 cup boiling water
Breakfast, Dinner and Supper (1887), Battle Creek Co. Michigan.
Foamy Eggs [a pudding sauce]
1 egg, ½ cup maple sugar, ½ tsp. vanilla, ½ cup whipped cream.
Beat egg white until stiff, beat in gradually the maple sugar powdered; when smooth and light, add vanilla and well-beaten yolks. Stir in whipped cream, serve at once.
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Foam Omelette.
Beat the yolks of two eggs till they are thick and light; add half teaspoon of pepper and two tablespoons of milk, then the whites beaten stiff. Spread on a hot buttered omelette pan. Run a knife along the edges, and occasionally underneath, to prevent burning. Let it cook till well browned underneath. Fold carefully, and serve at once.
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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Recchiuti Chocolate Bars
We're giving away a crazy good food item today on Serious Eats. Try your luck!
We're big fans of the serious chocolate coming from Recchiuti, based in San Francisco. Their chocolate bars feel smooth on the tongue, they soften slowly and evenly, and many of them are studded will little nibbly bits. We're excited to give away their Bar Quattro Contemporary package: four different chocolate bars, and a great assortment might we say. Almond, Hazelnut, Orchard, and Sesame Nougatine.
To enter this contest, just tell us in the comments section below about your favorite type of chocolate confection.
You have until 1 p.m. ET tomorrow (December 18) to enter. One winner will be chosen at random from among the commenters. Contest winners are limited to residents of the continental U.S. You can only win once during the duration of the Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway contest, and only enter once per giveaway post. The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
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I learned lots of lessons from life. It taught me when to be nice and where to grab your opportunity.Mozilla was one of those turning points in my life. Organized the 1st ever app day in a college in Kerala. Love to talk on things that, I am passionate about. Mozilla, Webmaker Parties, Moz OS, Privacy and Entrepreneurship. Was a Hardcore UI/UX enthusiast but later on interest back end designing and programming. Am passionate when it comes to debating.
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Denver combines western tradition with a flourishing, modern city of restaurants, museums and outdoor activities. Its location at the base of the Rocky Mountains means it's a perfect destination for city lovers or outdoor thrill seekers.
Travel to Denver in January to take part in the two-week National Western Stock Show. In autumn, make a trip to the Great American Beer Festival held annually at the Colorado Convention Center. Festivals happen nearly every weekend during the summer at Civic Center Park. For live music, head to the world-famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre.


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the top 5 handshakes that I HATE
The top 5 Handshakes I HATE to get:
1. The handshake where they won't ever let go like your engaged or something.
2.Crushing handshakes that lives your crumpled up hand broken and sore.
3.The handshaker who won't let go until they'e pulled you towards someone else they think you should shake hands with.
4.The person who thinks they need to shake your entire body in order to qualify as a handshake. (Way too excited.)
5. The person who has sweaty palms when they shake your hand and says, "Hi I'm feeling kind of sick today."


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The German Commission for UNESCO will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention with a ceremonial event taking place on 21 June 2012 at the Art Nouveau Theatre of the World Heritage city of Stralsund.
About 450 World Heritage experts, comprising the members of the German Commission for UNESCO, politicians, preservationists and tourist experts from Germany, will participate in the ceremony. Furthermore, two personalities from each of the Baltic Sea States, Austria, Luxemburg and Switzerland as well as a representative of the World Heritage Centre will be invited to attend the ceremony in Stralsund.


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