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I hardly ever buy veggie ground round, but for some reason it called my name on this week's shopping trip. I also finally got around to making the omelets from Vegan Brunch, so it seemed to me that these two things could combine together to make a tasty dish. The result: Thai stuffed omelets. I revised Isa's recipe a bit to make the omelet a little more durable, but they are still delicate. The soft texture of the omelet contrasts nicely with the more chewy filling, and the combination of sweet and savoury makes for a delicious dish that can either be an entree or an appetizer.
Makes 6-8
- 1/4 cup instant tapioca
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 pound silken tofu (not Mori-Nu)
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp tumeric
- 1 tsp fine black salt
- 1/3 cup chickpea flour
- generous tbsp corn flour
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pkg veggie ground round (I used Yves)
- 1 tbsp vegan oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sweet chili sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
1. Place tapioca in a food processor and sprinkle water over top. Let sit for a few mins. Add tofu, nooch, oil, tumeric, and salt. Blend until very smooth. Add chickpea and corn flour, and cornstarch and blend until smooth.
2. Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat (you may have to play around with the heat a bit to find the right temp where the omelets can cook without burning). Lightly grease and pour a generous 1/2 cup of batter into the pan. Spread out into an 8" circle with a spatula, then cook until mostly dry on top (a few mins). Flip and cook for another few mins. Remove and let cool for a min or two. I find the omelets are a bit more durable when they sit for a bit.
3. Place about 1/4 cup of filling in the middle of the omelet, then fold the opposite ends of omelet in to create a square. Place on a cookie sheet, cover with foil, and keep warm in the oven while you cook the other omelets.
1. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic for 5-7 mins, until soft. Add ground round, sauces, sugar, and tomato. Bring to bubbling and cook for 8-10 mins, until tomato cooks down into a thick sauce. Add cilantro and stir. Keep warm while you cook the omelets.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Thai Stuffed Omelets
I hardly ever buy veggie ground round, but for some reason it called my name on this week's shopping trip. I also finally got around to making the omelets from Vegan Brunch, so it seemed to me that these two things could combine together to make a tasty dish. The result: Thai stuffed omelets. I revised Isa's recipe a bit to make the omelet a little more durable, but they are still delicate. The soft texture of the omelet contrasts nicely with the more chewy filling, and the combination of sweet and savoury makes for a delicious dish that can either be an entree or an appetizer.
27 comments:
- ElasticHeart said...
This sounds and looks delish!
- October 22, 2009 at 9:36 PM
- Kris said...
These looks marvelous. The omelet looks much thinner than the ones I made from Vegan Brunch. Good job! I was wondering, though, why Mori-Nu shouldn't be used. And if we don't use Mori-Nu, what do we use? When I made the ones in Vegan Brunch, I used Mori-Nu anyway (I don't obey directions very well) and it turned out fine.
Thanks in advance :)
- October 22, 2009 at 9:42 PM
- Sophia.Pflieger said...
That omelet looks so real, and it didn't rip or anything, that's awesome! You always make such neat food!
- October 22, 2009 at 9:57 PM
- kellycrochets said...
Why not Mori-Nu? Is there a brand you recommend?
- October 23, 2009 at 12:37 AM
- Anonymous said...
It is cheaper to make your own tofu, and tastes better. Invest in a soy milk maker, and a tofu press. Buy a large supply of soy beans and in the long run will costs much less to make.Way to many plastic packages going to the landfill from store bought tofu and soy milk. For those allergic to soy beans, use hemp.
- October 23, 2009 at 12:52 AM
- The Voracious Vegan said...
That looks AMAZING! I love the good filling, it is calling MY name!
- October 23, 2009 at 8:24 AM
- Neta said...
This looks amazing!
What is veggie ground round and how much is a package? What can be used instead?
- October 23, 2009 at 8:35 AM
- dr_igloo said...
Where did you find your black salt? Ever since I bought Vegan Brunch I've been looking for it, but no luck. Perhaps I should give up on trying to find it in Sudbury and just go to Toronto?
- October 23, 2009 at 9:49 AM
- Kandiss said...
why not mori-nu?
- October 23, 2009 at 10:37 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
About the Mori-Nu: I'm just repeating what Isa says in Vegan Brunch. She recommends silken tofu that is not in the aseptic pack. I have no idea why. I will ask her.
- October 23, 2009 at 10:43 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
Veggie ground round is just fake ground beef. There is about 2 cups in a package. You could grind up seitan in a blender, use chickpeas pulsed in a food processor, or even tofu (though that might be too mushy).
- October 23, 2009 at 10:49 AM
- Sheri said...
I found black salt at an Indian food store. :)
- October 23, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- kellycrochets said...
I tried using tofu once to make ground "beef" it was not pretty. I would go with seitan.
- October 23, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- stacy said...
V-Dad, may I ask what specific brand tofu you use for this? I live in Canada too and have found it difficult to find a "silken" type that *isn't* Mori-Nu.
- October 23, 2009 at 6:52 PM
- IsaChandra said...
The Mori-Nu just didn't give as good as a texture as fresh silken tofu did. It could be the kind of caogulent used, or whatever they do to make it shelf stable, that's just a guess. But for me, the texture was just a bit slimy. The refrigerated silken tofu gives the omelet a nice fluffy texture that I preferred. But if it works for you or it's all you can find, then try the mori-nu at your own risk! I just didn't wanna sign my name on something I wasn't entirely happy with. Happy omeletting!
- October 23, 2009 at 8:51 PM
- Anonymous said...
and where's the black salf from??
- October 24, 2009 at 2:13 PM
- Anonymous said...
Dr Igloo:
I buy my black salt at a salt shop called The Meadow near my house in Portland OR. I know they ship orders (not sure if to canada) and they have a great selection of types and sizes.
- October 24, 2009 at 2:26 PM
- Meghan said...
looks great, but is there an alternative to instant tapioca?
by the way - love your blog; i check and use it constantly!
- October 24, 2009 at 6:37 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
You could just make them as per Isa's recipe in Vegan Brunch.
For those who inquired about black salt: I got mine at an Indian grocery in Ottawa. Super cheap and it really does taste like a boiled egg.
- October 25, 2009 at 9:13 PM
- Annette said...
I enjoyed this recipe tremendously, especially since I'm just learning to cook vegan and thought an omelet was out of the question. Since I'm just learning to cook vegan, I'm trying to figure out what certain ingredients do. I noticed the tapioca and was reminded of its use in some of Bryanna's seitan recipes. Is it for texture? And I'm also wondering why one wouldn't use Energy Egg replacer or even the ground flax/seed + water mixture to make it less fragile. In truth, I was unable to turn it even with the plate method and finally resorted to a quick trip under the broiler. Your blog has been a great resource in my effort to change my lifestyle. Thanks!!!
- October 30, 2009 at 1:59 PM
- Emra said...
I loved this! I'll definately be using it again!
Your blog is a god send!
- October 30, 2009 at 3:50 PM
- Holly said...
If you like Asian food, be sure to come to Ottawa soon and check out the brand new T&T Chinese supermarket that opened last Wed!! But wait a while; I was there today and there was a lineup just to get in the store!
- October 31, 2009 at 12:39 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
The tapioca is for texture and durability. It gives the omelet some bounce and makes it easier to fold without breaking.
- November 1, 2009 at 10:39 PM
- Endo said...
Wow, I just ate that and my tummy is happy!!!
Simply Delicious :)
- November 14, 2009 at 9:13 PM
- Sylvia said...
I think these would be great for Christmas morning.. when the whole family is around, it'd be a great chance to show off some vegan cooking. I think I'll practice first though ! :)
Cigar Bunker
- December 17, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
You say to use corn flour... does that mean corn starch?
Thank you, Amy
- January 3, 2010 at 2:13 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
No, corn flour is different (like a very fine cornmeal). It is yellow, not white.
- January 3, 2010 at 11:00 AM


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Of all the ways I could come up with to pronounce the word "busy", "bizzy" would be very low on my list. At least "bussy" or "boosy". Why "bizzy"?
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The problem isn't so much that "busy" is pronounced "bizzy", but that "bizzy" is still spelled "busy". An awful lot of English spelling is based on a language that would sound very foreign to most English speakers today -- English as it was before the Great Vowel Shift (and at a point when we still had velar fricatives, which is why there are words spelled with "gh"). The language has undergone major changes in pronunciation, while the spelling has merely been tidied up a bit so that words are spelled the same way every time. (Mostly.)
If you really think about it, almost none of English spelling makes any sense with regard to vowels. It used to, at least to the same extent that alphabetic writing makes sense in any language. Your example "bussy" would have been pronounced roughly like the Modern English word "boozey", but with a doubled/stressed "s"; "boosy" would have had a long "o" (both in the modern schoolroom sense that "the vowel says its name", and in the sense of duration).
What happened during the Great Vowel Shift was systematic. That's why we're able to derive spelling rules dealing with things like "silent Es" and so forth -- the "real" orthography applies to a differently-pronounced language that has changed in a particular way, so if we know how it has changed, we know how to apply the rules of the old language to the new one. But there are also differences that are dialectical -- the accepted spelling of some words reflects a dialect of Middle or Early Modern English that may have won the war, but it lost some of the battles. If "busy" is spelled "busy" today, it's probably because it was pronounced that way in the London dialect at one time. Unfortunately, written documents are the only recordings we have of the pronunciation, so we can never know exactly how it was pronounced, but we do know that there was at least some method to the madness back then.
As Ham and Bacon points out, "busy" is an old word. The problem with giving Old English roots (in this case, "bisig"), though, is that Old English was itself a bundle of dialects. Generally, what's reflected in etymologies is a "majority rules" case. That does not imply that the Old English dialect that gave rise to the Middle English dialect that made "busy" (or "busie") seem like a good idea did not also use a "u" or "y" (high front rounded) sound in their version of the word.
The spelling of busy (and bury) is the result of dialect mixture. Different Middle English varieties had different outcomes of Old English short /y/. In the West Midlands variety that underlies the standard, it became short /u/ as in blush; in Kent, short /e/ as in merry (for people who pronounce it with the same vowel as in met, anyhow); in the East Midlands, short /i/ as in bridge: all three of these words had short /y/ in Old English (blyscan, myrige, brycge). Busy is a West Midlands spelling for an East Midlands pronunciation; bury is likewise a West Midlands spelling, but for a Kentish pronunciation.
I reckon its in its etymology. It originally came from the Dutch word
The root was actually spelt with a 'z', and it was changed to 's' later. This can also be seen in the word "organisation":
Note that its root, Latin, was spelt with a 'z'.


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Yesterday I saw a lesson of English on TV. The teacher asked to some people to translate (from Italian) some expression. One is: "What can you say to a person to invite him into your office?" and lot of people answer: "Can you come in my office?". The teacher said that it is wrong, because it sound like an erotic invite and the correct sentence is "Can you come to/into my office?" Is it correct? Because here: What do I have to say when I enter into a house? someone answer me to say "May I come in?". Is it misleading?
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"Come in" is the right translation of entrare.
But with a location it would normally suggest movement from one place to another. English doesn't really use cases to communicate this, so we use prepositions like into and out of to indicate movement. Therefore "come into my office" would be correct.
"Come in my office" suggests an action which takes place entirely inside the office - the sense of entering is lost - so it's easy for someone with a vulgar mind to think of the ... sexual meaning of the verb "come". The true meaning would still be understood, but saying/writing it this way might produce sniggering from teenage boys.
"Can you come in my office" does not sound like an erotic invitation. The problem with that sentence is that "come" is being used as a verb of motion with respect to "my office", so you need a preposition that refers to motion, rather than "in" which refers to being static.
"May I come in?" is different because although the action is literally the same, there is no (stated) object to pass "into" - instead once one has "come", one will be "in". (And for the foreign reader, that last sentence does sound like cheap innuendo).
"Come into" and "come to" are better than "come in" because they convey transition (from outside to inside). As njd said, "come in" is inviting snickering from teen boys.
The other aspect of your question is "can" versus "may". "Can" is about ability while "may" is about permission, so "can you come" (are you able to come) and "may I come" (do I have permission to come) are the right forms there. When asking someone else to meet/join you, you may also see "will you" (are you agreeable to this).
I suggest avoiding "can I come in?", which will prompt the smart-alecks to say "I don't know, can you?" -- that is, are you capable of doing so?


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The 2012 renewal of the Breeders' Cup lacked sizzle heading into last week's two-day run at Southern California's Santa Anita. But, as usually happens, the horses saved the days.
That was especially true if you were a Kentucky racing fan with a home-state rooting interest.
The 626 area code that connects us to Arcadia, Calif. might as well have 502 or 859 as the results were tallied over two race days at the picturesque racetrack at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains. Several Kentucky horses and humans either wrapped-up or made a strong case for Eclipse Award honors with their performances in Breeders' Cup 2012.
Let's look at the Bluegrass State heroes in BC 2012:
Wise Dan and Charles Lopresti – His races made the case for Morton Fink's 5-year-old homebred gelding as America's best horse, and his breathtaking works for trainer Charlie Lopresti in the weeks leading up to the Breeders' Cup Mile only strengthened that perception. His brilliant victory in the Mile, in a scorching course-record 1:31.78, came at the expense of 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, who was brilliant after 10 months on the sidelines – was a BC 2012 highlight.
"He's an incredible horse," Lopresti said after the triumph. "He has done things in the morning that you just don't believe. He's just a dream come true. You work all your life to get a horse like this."
The only loss by the Keeneland-based Wise Dan in 2012 was a narrow defeat on the main track at Churchill Downs in the Stephen Foster Handicap. Turf milers rarely are in the hunt for U.S. Horse of the Year, but Wise Dan was so brilliant through the season that he is now an odds-on choice for that honor. The year's final NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll had Lopresti's star firmly the top spot with 45 of 52 first place votes.
Royal Delta and Bill Mott – The reigning 3-year-old filly champion scored an emphatic victory over the deepest and most talented field of BC 2012 when she repeated her win last year's Ladies' Classic at Churchill Downs on Friday night at Santa Anita. Had Wise Dan lost the Mile, she would have had a shot at Horse of the Year.
Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, the all-time win leader at Churchill Downs, the daughter of Empire Maker rolled to the front under Mike Smith, winner of the Bill Shoemaker Award as BC 2012's outstanding jockey, and improved on that position.
She finished a distant second to Wise Dan in the NTRA poll and is a cinch to earn an Eclipse Award as America's best older filly or mare.
Fort Larned, Ian Wilkes and Brian Hernandez Jr. – The $5 million finale of BC 2012 completed the Kentucky celebration – with an Australian accent – as outsider Fort Larned led from the opening bell and held Mucho Macho Man safe in the final yards of the Classic.
Wilkes, the Aussie-born longtime assistant to two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Carl Nafzger, became his own man in 2012 with his work with Fort Larned. After a lackluster 2011, Wilkes outfitted Fort Larned with blinkers and he became a different horse. His 2012 wins included the Grade I Whitney at Saratoga and his speed ended up being the key to his Classic win, as Fort Larned caught a Santa Anita course that strongly favored early speed on Saturday.
To that point, the work of Hernandez was critical as the Louisiana native got Fort Larned out of the gate while favored Game On Dude missed the break. Hernandez first rode at Churchill Downs on the day after graduating high school back home in Louisiana and has enjoyed a solid, but unspectacular, career up to now. But given a chance by Wilkes, Hernandez guided Fort Larned to both his wins in the Whitney and his career peak in the Classic, with the latter coming on his birthday.
He's only 27, and Brian Hernandez – one of the nicest guys in Thoroughbred racing – has finally arrived on the national racing scene.
Regarding the outstanding performances by those three horses, even better news is that all three are scheduled to return to racing in 2013. And Wilkes and Hernandez have another star on the rise in Neck 'n Neck, who won the Ack Ack Handicap last Friday at Churchill Downs and is set to run later this month in the Grade I Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare at Churchill Downs, which was Wise Dan's star-making performance a year ago. With Fort Larned and Neck 'n Neck, Wilkes and Hernandez will likely enter what shapes up as a promising 2013 with two of the top 10 older horses in America in their care.
Groupie Doll and the Bradley Family – Prior to last weeks' races, the surest win bet of Breeders' Cup 2012 seemed to be the 4-year-old filly Groupie Doll.
The pride of Frankfort, Ky. did not disappoint as she thoroughly dominated a talented, but overmatched, group in Saturday's Filly & Mare Sprint. Owner-breeder Fred Bradley, former Kentucky state senator, and son Buff, Groupie Doll's trainer, run a small farm near the Kentucky state capital that produced Kentucky favorite, Brass Hat. The $2 million earner would fit nicely as the horse of a lifetime for most Kentuckians, but now they have Groupie Doll.
"You live this dream, and that's what we're doing right now," a tearful Buff Bradley said after Groupie Doll's win. "I'm so excited my dad was able to come out here and enjoy and experience this. That's what's so great. He's the one who got it all started for us, for me."
Groupie Doll is another that blossomed with the addition of blinkers. She'll be back next year, and my dream for her is a run around one-turn against males in Belmont's Metropolitan Mile.
Little Mike and Dale Romans – Little Mike had a up-and-down season, but the "ups" were really good and a front-running course-record win in the 1 ½ mile Turf on Saturday topped that list. Not far behind were his Grade I victories in the Arlington Million and the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic at Churchill Downs.
Wise Dan is certain to be named America's top grass course, with Little Mike and beaten Turf favorite Point of entry close by. But Little Mike's win places an exclamation point on a remarkable year for Louisville-born Dale Romans, who should have a great chance to earn his first Eclipse Award as America's top trainer.
Shanghai Bobby and Starlight Partners – A gritty victory by the unbeaten favorite in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile made the colt the early favorite for next spring's 139th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands. It also provided an overdue reward for the Louisvillians who make up most of group of Starlight Partners that own the colt: managing partner Jack Wolf, a Louisville native, and wife Laurie, and other partners who include attorney and civic leader Ed Glasscock and his son, Clinton.
That group has experienced considerable heartache in recent years when Hilda's Passion, the likely favorite for the 2010 Filly & Mare Sprint at Churchill Downs, came out of a resounding victory in the Ballerina at Saratoga with a career-ending injury and the unbeaten Algorithms was knocked off the road to the 2012 Kentucky Derby by injury.
Now they have the early choice for Derby 139 and the added romance of the presence of jockey Rosie Napravnik in the saddle. She became the first woman to ride a Kentucky Oaks winner when she piloted Believe You Can to victory in this year's running, and now is in position to go where no woman has gone before as the pilot of the Derby favorite.
A personal message to Ed Glasscock, who hails from this same hometown as this writer: How does it feel to be the first native of Leitchfield, Ky. to own a favorite for the "Run for the Roses"? Good luck over the next six months.
D. Wayne Lukas – He's an ageless 77 and extended his record Breeders' Cup victory total to 19 when he saddled the previously win-less Hightail to win the Juvenile Sprint. Wayne gives his horses the opportunity for greatness with a philosophy that "you can't win it unless you're in it," and it paid off again.
And he did it for Franklin, Ky. native Brad Kelley – a deep-pocketed owner who is among the richest of Americans and one of the largest landholders in the world.
Words to live by: don't ever give up on D. Wayne Lukas.
Steve Asmussen – The dominant trainer of recent years at Churchill Downs had a huge Breeders' Cup, winning the Dirt Mile with Tapizar and earning strong runner-up efforts by My Miss Aurelia in the Ladies Classic and Filly & Mare Sprint runner-up Dust and Diamonds.
Post-Cup praise also goes to Willie Martinez, a longtime Churchill Downs regular who won his first Breeders' Cup race when he piloted Trinniberg to an upset in the Sprint, and trainer Tom Proctor, who was second in the Filly & Mare Turf with Marketing Mix.
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with Paul Wilkins (Family historian and teacher).
Every Wednesday from 9.30am -11am. Personal support sessions £4.50 per person.
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You are welcome to come along to our support group which meets monthly at Erdington Library on the second Saturday of each month from 10am till 11.30am. There is a charge of £4.50 for each session.
English and Welsh Family History Support Group
Are you interested in tracing your English and Welsh family history?
We have a monthly support group which meets here at Erdington Library on the second Saturday of each month from 12noon till 1.30pm. There is a charge of £4.50 for each session
Bookwormers Reading Group
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- Reading
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- Sharing your reading experiences in an informal setting.
Join our informal reading group Erdington Bookwormers, which meets in the library on the first Thursday of the month at 10 - 11am and read some of the reviews by the group.
Erdington Crime Fiction Reading Group
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Finding the right graduate school (and program) for you is an important process that requires dedication and energy. The year you start planning, generally your junior or senior year, determines how you should proceed in the planning process.
Junior Year
- Use web sites such as www.petersons.com/graduate and www.gradschools.com or http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/online-colleges/masters-degree to help search for schools with programs in your field of interest.
- Visit the universities' web pages. Schools have their catalogs and applications online.
- Consult appropriate graduate school reference books such as Peterson's books on graduate programs, such as:
• Directory of Graduate Programs
• The Official Guide to MBA Programs
• Graduate Study in Psychology
- Draft your admissions essay/statement of purpose.
- Visit institutions of interest if possible.
- Consult your department advisor on the following points:
• Courses you should take in your senior year. Inquire about departmental honors requirements. (You need 60 credits of letter grades at Hunter to be eligible for graduation with general college honors).
• Recommendations for graduate schools with a program and a distinguished faculty in your field.
• Names of other faculty members or specialists in your field of interest to whom you can write for information or advice.
• Special sources of funding in your particular area of interest.
Senior Year
- Take the appropriate graduate admissions test(s), if you haven't already done so.
- Select the schools to which you wish to apply.
- Apply for any scholarships for which you may be eligible.
- Submit the required financial aid forms by January (for September admissions).
- Complete the application process:
• Request letters of recommendation
• Arrange for your undergraduate transcript(s) to be sent.
• Write your admissions essay/statement of purpose. (Your statement should be specific to the school to which you are applying.)
• Prepare any necessary financial statements for financial aid.
• Send any supplemental materials that are required or recommended.
• The cost of applying to a number of graduate schools adds up. If you have financial need ask the graduate school if there is an application fee waiver policy.
Most graduate schools use online applications, which means that the student sends all the required materials electronically.


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A safe and easy alternative to grated crayons and an iron.
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- Paintbrush
- Wax paper
- Colorful leaves
- Mix glue with tempera paint or food coloring to achieve a bright color (or use colored glue thinned with a little water).
- Using a brush, paint glue onto two pieces of wax paper of the same size (the paper should be well coated with glue).
- Stick colorful leaves onto the glue on one piece of paper, then cover with the other sheet.
- Press together to stick, then hang in a window.
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The Inspirations
The Inspirations will be appearing at the First Assembly of God in Searcy on Friday, Aug. 24. The Hannahs will open the concert at 7 p.m.
"We've been coming to Searcy every year for some time now. I really like that part of the country. Arkansas is a beautiful state. We're looking forward to being there again and singing for all of the fine folks in that area," group founder and pianist Martin Cook said in a recent phone interview.
How the well-traveled group began is an interesting story. Cook was a physics and chemistry teacher. In the afternoons and evenings after school, he would welcome whoever wanted to come to his house to sing gospel music. As time passed, these fun sessions turned into a career in Southern gospel music.
"We started getting together in the evenings and singing because we loved the music," Cook recalled. "Different people would come, but it was the students that came the most often and stayed the longest. Boy, we really had a time. We might work an entire evening on perfecting one verse of a song. Every night, we would be singing somewhere near us or at the house practicing. We just stuck with it and kept working."
That hard work definitely paid off as the evening hobby developed into a full-time ministry of song. The Inspirations played various venues and churches, showcasing their talents. A huge shot in the arm came when they garnered a lot of exposure on the popular television program, "Gospel Singing Jubilee."
"We were on the 'Gospel Singing Jubilee' for 12 years," Cook said. "It was a big boost for our career. That show was watched by four million people every Sunday morning. It was shown from Philadelphia to Seattle. Our exposure on there got us out of the mountains and on the road!"
For any group or artist, there is always a groundbreaking song that serves as a stamp of their sound, leading to national recognition. For the Inspirations, that came in 1968 with "Jesus Is Coming Soon."
"We were fortunate to have the first big hit on 'Jesus Is Coming Soon,'" Cook said. "It is a great song that had been around for a long time. That song put us on the map."
In 1976, the Inspirations recorded "A Night of Inspiration," a live album from Warner Robbins, Ga. The album featured such classics as "Touring That City" and "When I Wake Up (To Sleep No More)."
"That album is still a gospel classic," Cook said. "I remember the people at Canaan Records telling me before we went on stage that we had 27 minutes. Back then, everything was recorded one time through. There was no going back and doing something over. That recording is just how it went on that evening in Warner Robbins."
Since their beginning in 1964, some of the names and faces have changed, but Cook remains, guiding the ship of this fine group. From humble beginnings in Bryson City, N.C., to being one of the top Southern gospel groups, the Inspirations remain in demand. Their latest album, "It's in the Savior's Hands" was released earlier this year.
"We still see more and more people coming to our concerts, especially more and more younger ones," Cook concluded. "Gospel music can appeal to anyone. All you have to do is start listening to it, and I guarantee you will get something out of it. A person who listens to gospel music might just pat their foot or it may touch them in some way. Gospel music offers hope and cheer."
For the past 48 years, the Inspirations have been offering a lot hope and cheer to countless gospel music lovers.
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Every morning, or after the car has sat for a while, there is a loud clank from the engine area when I shift it into reverse. Sometimes I hear the same clank when shifting into drive, but not always.
I brought it into the mechanic thinking it was something to do with the transmission. He said the transmission is fine and that the noise is coming from the "drivetrain spacer" and it'll cost $500 to fix. He also said that fixing it is optional.
So, here are my questions.... what does this spacer actually do? Should I bother fixing it? Will something wear out faster if I don't fix it? Will it affect performance, fuel efficiency, safety, etc.?


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I'm trying to understand how to linearize functions using logs and I can't quite wrap my head around this.
Let's say we have two functions:
p(x) = x^2
q(x) = x(i-1)*1.5 (for x >= 1, q(1) = 1)
p(1) = 1
p(2) = 4
p(3) = 9
Linearize p (if you graph the coordinates below, you get a straight line):
log(1), log(1)
log(2), log(4)
log(3), log(9)
q(1) = 1
q(2) = 1.5
q(3) = 2.25
Linearize q:
1, log(1)
2, log(2)
3, log(3)
To linearize p, we have to take the log of both x, and p to make the function linear.
To linearize q, we have to take the log of just q to make the function linear.
What is the rule for this, or how can I think through this to determine how to linearize a function without trial and error?


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Let the sawtooth function $((x)) = x-\lfloor x \rfloor - 1/2$ if x is not an integer, 0 if it is.
For an arbitrary irrational $\alpha$ are there good bounds for $\sum_{i=0}^n i((i \alpha))$?
Experiment seems to indicate something of the the form $O(n^{1+\epsilon})$, and that would be great, but anything better than $O(n^2)$ would be nice. Explicitly computable constants depending on $\alpha$ would be great as well.


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I have a Lenovo z570, I found out that my laptop has two Graphic Card (Intel + Nvidia). When I tried to install Nvidia driver, I've got an error which says:
The graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware.
What should I do to fix it? Does it mean my laptop really doesn't have that hardware?


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I want to cut a piece of plastic peg. The peg will be visible (it is on my laptop stand), so want it to have a smooth finish. I could just use a saw, but the finish will not be good. How should I go about it? I am not sure if a file will be enough to get a proper finish.
I would recommend cutting the peg(s) using a fine toothed saw like this one:
These saws cut very smooth and are made by Xacto. Should be available from most serious hardware stores and craft centers.
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Many types of plastics can be sanded with very fine sand paper. You want to look for a product known as "wet or dry" sand paper with a grit number up to 1500 or more. If the cutting operation leaves some saw kerf marks on the stub of the peg you may need to start with a courser paper and then work your way up to the highest numbered grit to get the polish you desire. The Silicon Carbide type wet-dry sandpaper should be available at good hardware stores. Sometimes you can also find this at auto parts stores.
As a follow-up to the advice about using very fine saws and super fine sandpaper, jewelers rouge is often used to do a final polish on plastic to get to a clear finish.
Depending on the type of plastic, and the thickness / dimensions of the cut, a hot knife or a heated wire knife might be what you are looking for.
There are many ways to go about rigging a hot knife, the simplest being to attach an xacto knife blade to a soldering iron. Larger jobs might require a purpose built tool, or at least a much better setup.
Another option is to get the cleanest cut you can, and experiment with a heat gun to soften the cut area. Again, even heating without burning is key, and some plastics are easier to work with than others.
Keep safety in mind, plastic burns giving off very nasty fumes. Most people die on airplanes due to plastic fumes far before any in-plane fires reach them. While you (hopefully) won't scorch your plastic, even heating it should be done with ample ventilation (preferably outdoors).
If you are working with acrylic you should check these technical bulletins for information about how to work with arcylic.
I have successfully used a tablesaw to get a good straight cut then used a variable speed bench jointer to smooth the edge. I was working with 1/4" and 1/8" thick acrylic and resulting parts were all rectangular and more than 1" in each dimension.
If you don't have a jointer you might be able to use a bench mounted router to get a smooth edge but I haven't tried it myself.
I tried other methods for cutting the acrylic but only the table saw could gave me consistently straight cuts. (I tried a band saw, jig saw and the score and snap method)
To smooth up the XActo saw cut (a truly excellent tool), you can often flame-polish most thermoplastics, provided you do so carefully. Flame-polished is smoother & shinier than sanded.
Here's the general process:
First, to determine whether this is a thermoplastic or a thermosetting plastic, expose one waste (past the projected cut) edge to high temperature (candle flame, cigarette lighter, etc). If it's thermoplastic, it'll melt. Good sign.
To flame-polish a rod of this material after sawing, carefully expose it to the flame from - say - a stovetop burner. Heat very gently, retract often. The plastic at the cut line will "heal" itself, flowing into the scratches made by the saw and finishing up with a high-gloss surface if done well.
I used an electric saw and my plastic rings did not crack in half.


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I've just installed Calibre to manage my Kindle ebooks and it wants my Gmail username and password to be able to send documents to my @Kindle.com email address.
Which made me wonder. There is Google OAuth 2.0 for authentication, couldn't this app just use it and then call some API to send an email on my behalf without actually knowing my password?
I am very careful who I give my Gmail password to and some OSS application that I see for the first time does not make me very comfortable doing so.


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What are chiggers?
Chiggers are the juvenile form (larvae) of a certain type of mite of the family Trombiculidae. Mites are arachnids (like spiders and ticks).
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In PC, the utility of xkeymacs.exe enables one to use emacs key in every case. Does Mac have the similar utility? For example, is there a utility that I can use key 'C-x C-s' to send the key 'Command-S'?
Edit: It looks like there is a solution described here.
I don't know of a solution, but I'd bet if anything could do this, it would be Ukelele.
Possibly combined with an Automator app. The initial keystroke C-x initiates the app, it captures the secondary keystroke (C-s), uses a lookup table to convert C-s to CMD+s, and then passes that to the foreground app.
You could configure some of them in
Another option would be to use KeyRemap4MacBook. It supports over 1000 preconfigured keybindings, including an "Emacs Mode" section.
I don't know xkeymap, but it sounds like you want to do keyboard mapping. Mac OS is built on BSD, hence


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CHARLOTTE, NC- The Charlotte 49ers Softball team opens their 2013 fall schedule on Friday, Sept. 13 in a home and home series against UNC Greensboro. The first game of the series starts at home for the Niners beginning at 6 p.m. at the D.L. Phillips Softball Complex followed by an away game in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 15.
The Niners fall schedule features seven home games throughout the month of September. The 49ers host Spartanburg Methodist and Pfeiffer Friday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 22 for doubleheader match-ups beginning at 5:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. respectively.
The 49ers wrap up the fall season at the D.L. Phillips Softball Complex, Saturday, Sept. 28. The first game will feature Queens against St. Andrews beginning at 1 p.m., followed by the Niners taking on St. Andrews and Queens respectively.


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I am new to Panoramic photography, have a Canon 450 D, and NN5. My current widest focal length is 17mm equiv to 28mm full frame. I see two ways to go - super wide zoom like the Canon, Tokina or Sigma 8-16mm, or fisheye with either the Sigma 8mm or 10mm. I have PTGUI to assemple the images. From a utilitarian point of view I feel an super wide would be more overall versital than the fisheye, which I think would be used only for panoramas, but at the same time I do not want to spend hours at my computer wrestling with assembliing Panos. So what are your preferences and which do you find easier to manage in assembling the final product? Unfortunately I do not have the luxuray of both types of lenses - it is one or the other for right now.
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Let's talk about online character count. This is something equal to calculator that will be used to count every letter in one article. This kind of calculator is certainly useful for everyone who wants to write the accurate word count and character count in one article. But what kind of articles will be written? The rules of writing apply for the various reasons but commonly found in the online blog contents. This is something especially needed for the affiliate blogs that will promote the particular products. These blogs or websites will usually have particular rules to raise the number of visitors of one blog or website.
Take an example of one ebook promoted in the affiliate blogs that need blogs or websites to promote it under particular rules such as number of characters that should be counted with online character count. This ebook can be about anything such as about losing weight fast or about particular health condition such as uterine fibroid. The blog or website will feature articles written for the particular affiliate products. Sometimes, one blog or website will just be dedicated to just one product with just one topic to be shown. With just one product to be shown, it does not mean the blogs or websites won't be interesting to be visited.
From one topic, there can be many articles to be written. The http://charactercounter.org/ is useful from time to time. The number of people who use the online character count is increasing. It happens because there are more people who realize the practical online business. This is something worth to be tried by anyone who is interested and wish to be able to earn extra cash. There are a lot of products that can be found out there. However, everyone needs the best one such as an ebook about the problem of uterine fibroid.


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I know that it has been discussed a lot that StackOverflow is NOT a social networking site. But, I'm wondering if it is wrong for people who design tools to be used with StackOverflow (Greasemonkey Scripts, external tools, etc) to continue to add features that make the site more social.
Let's say I have a greasemonkey script that allows me to 'favorite' users, and makes it really obvious if the question was created by one of my favorite users. This could be used for keeping track of their questions/answers because you think that they are a good source of information, or you think they give good questions/answers that you can learn from.
A script like this could make it really easy for people to upvote their friends or form alliances that would unfairly give them an advantage.
Is it right to release stuff like that? It adds 'social' capabilities to the site, but they could be used for both good and evil. Do you stay clear away from evil? or you just hope it is used for good?


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Getting Up To Speed With…Nathan Ellertson
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Madman Photography)
Our next driver we talk to is Nathan Ellertson. Ellertson, originally from Hermosa Beach, California, started competing at the Cottage Grove Speedway in 2010. Earlier in his career he spent time driving at venues such as Ventura Raceway, Santa Maria Speedway, and Bakersfield Speedway. After driving for his father-in-law Mike Griffith for a couple of years Nathan decided to get his own team assembled. In 2013 Ellertson formed 4 His Glory Racing which specializes in race ministries. For more information on this 4 His Glory Racing check them out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/4HisGloryRacing.
Driver: Nathan Ellertson
Home Track: Cottage Grove
Hometown: Fall Creek, Oregon
Occupation: Fencing Contractor
Age: 37
Years Racing: 11
Classification: Northwest Extreme Sprint/Non-Wing Sprint
Car Number: 4E
Chassis: Rocket
Sponsors: 4 His Glory Racing, 1st Choice Construction, Green Gables Mini Storage, Bear Racing Components, Archer Floor Coverings, Van Raden Industries
Special Thanks: Kevin Ellertson (Dad), Michelle Ellertson (Wife), the Griffith Family, the Spaulding family, Jesus Christ
BD: When you first started racing up here you weren't living in Oregon. You moved up here from California a few years ago correct?
NE: Correct. When I first started racing in Oregon I was living in Lawndale, California. I moved up here to be closer to Michelle and got a great opportunity to driver for her dad Mike (Griffith). I would run the Non-Wing races when he would run the Winged races.
BD: You've run both Winged and Non-Winged. Which do you prefer?
NE: Before the last Winged race I totally liked Non-Wing racing but my Winged car finished very well for its first race. The Non-Wing deal the driver has to react really quickly where the Winged cars you go a lot faster. I'm still a little bit more biased to the Non-Wing stuff. That's what I started in down in California.
BD: Of all the tracks you've visited how do you rate Cottage Grove?
JR: Honestly it's my favorite. It provides consistently two grooves of racing. I think it's the most competitive track. You don't need a lot of horse power to run up front.
BD: A few weeks back you had Austin Mero run for you. How was it being a car owner for a night?
NE: That was really cool. I've known him for a few years through racing. He used to run at the Cory Kruseman School. I feel I've been blessed to do this and I decided to bless someone else. He had been out of ride for three years. He had a blast running at Cottage Grove and gave me great setup feedback. He's going to come back and run the Non-Wing Nationals later this year.
BD: What are some of you plans this year?
NE: Our main priority is to compete for the Northwest Extreme Sprint championship at Cottage Grove. The way the deal is set up it's very realistic to chase for the title. We may run a couple of other race tracks with the Wing on later this year. We will run some Non-Wing shows but mainly stay local. At the end of the year we are going to put in a full blown 360 engine and run the Oval Nationals down at Perris Auto Speedway.
The Cottage Grove Speedway gets back to action this Friday and Saturday. On Friday May 24th Karts will kick off the weekend while Saturday the 25th will be Armed Forces Night. Classes on Saturday will consist of the Northwest Extreme Sprints, WMRA/USAC Midgets, Dwarf Cars, and Hornets. For more information be sure and visit the venue's homepage www.cottagegrovespeedway.com or call the brand new Northwest Tracks Hotline at (360)-699-RACE.
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In 1 Samuel 17, David intends to battle against Goliath and ultimately wins by slinging a single stone into his forehead before decapitating him. As Wikipedia can confirm, there are multiple accounts regarding the height of Goliath, but there doesn't seem to be a canonical source that indicates an accurate height. Is there a canonical reference to Goliath's height?
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Depends on what "canonical" is. The sources are:
QSam 4 and the Septuagint read "four cubits" in Hebrew and Greek respectively. The Masoretic Hebrew texts on which the King James and later translations are based all have "six cubits". Most people do not consider either QSam 4 or the Septuagint as "canonical".
It also depends on what you mean by "accurate". In general, the ancients did not have ready access to standards and the same terms were used for different standards, so accuracy was usually relative to some locally accepted standard. So for us, the stated measurements give some range of possibilities but not something precise according to our modern ideas of precision.
Four cubits was an adequate height for Goliath with respect to pre-exilic standards of nutrition and possible use of the larger Sumerian cubit. By Second Temple times there might have been pressure to revise the text to maintain the same height according to the Roman cubit which was nearly 20% shorter, or the same impression of height relative to a better nourished population.
Another reason to make it six cubits is the meter and alliteration of I Samuel 17:4:
"arba" (four) wouldn't have the same alliteration as "shesh" (six) with "ish", "plish" and "shmo". I wonder if it wasn't a children's rhyme that got elided into the text.
The discrepancy between the older Qsam 4 source and the Masoretic text could also be explained by the fact that Saul was himself "a head above the rest "(1 Samuel 9:2), so Goliath had to be taller than that, and four cubits just does not sound high enough to meet that requirement, even if it was the original wording. A Hasmonean or Pharisaic editing from four cubits to six might have sounded more accurate to most people and thereby helped the these parties in their arguments against the general veracity of the Sadducee transmission of the tradition. (The identification of the Qumran texts with the Sadducee priests deposed by the Hamoneans was made by Prof. Rachel Elior of the Hebrew university.)
In any event, we understand the impression that the text intended to give the reader.
According to a NET Bible note:
So the first point of confusion is that the text might have been changed as it was copied by scribes over time. (This is actually somewhat rare. The Dead Sea Scrolls strongly support the Masoretic manuscripts that were the result of centuries of copies made by hand.) So the text might have originally read "four cubits and a span" rather then "six cubits and a span" due to the story being exaggerated.
The second point of confusion is that the cubit has several definitions over the years. It's a non-standard unit of measure that corresponds to the length of the human forearm. Similarly, a span was designed to be about the width of a splayed, human hand. However, according to Wikipedia:
As noted above, the approximate length of a cubit is 18 inches and a span is half that. So if you take the Masoretic text as gospel (so to speak), that works out to being 9' 9". But if you follow Josephus, it would be more like 6' 9". That's still very tall by modern standards.
There's considerable uncertainty about the text and some uncertainty about the units of measure, but the NET Bible rendering seems appropriate and conservative:
As others have said, there cannot be a canonical reference to Goliath's height because measures were not standardized and there is no conclusive evidence to calibrate the measurements given beyond giving us a rough range.
As a matter of speculation, however, I favour understanding Goliath to be towards the top end of the range we have, for the following reasons:
With 4 cubits and a span I arrive at about 2.34 m, which would amount to even more than 7' 8''.
We have to consider the older cubit (of Salomon's time and before), not the later and shorter cubit of the time the Chronicles were written.
1 Kings 6:2 Solomon Builds the Temple ... Now the house which King Solomon built for the Lord, its length was sixty cubits, its width twenty, and its height thirty cubits.
Ezekiel 43:13 Dimensions of the Altar These are the measurements of the altar in cubits (the cubit is one cubit and a handbreadth)
2 Chronicles 3:3 This is the foundation which Solomon laid for building the house of God: The length was sixty cubits (by cubits according to the former measure) and the width twenty cubits.
old cubit = new cubit + handbreadth
0.52 m = 0.45 m + 0.07 m (approximately)


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This verb is used in expressions such as "I'll see you later – gotta book now".
Dictionary.com has:
- Slang. b. to leave; depart: I'm bored with this party, let's book.¹
Anybody know the origin of this slang term?
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This use of book is definitely earlier than the 1990s. Two posters on Ask MetaFilter date it to the 1960s:
Some 10 remember it from the 1970s, and around 15 from 1980s.
From The Phrase Finder:
The first citation in the Historical Dictionary of American Slang is from 1974:
Another edition of the same book from 2002 or earlier links it to boogie:
The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional Langauge (2009) by Tom Dalzell and Eric Partridge agrees on US 1974:
All the citations and reminiscences are from the US and mostly amongst schoolchildren. I've never heard it in the UK, where scarper might be used instead.
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Over in Usenet's alt.usage.english, there's a 205 message discussion from 2002 on this (and in 1999). Highlights include a poster (rzed) hearing it in 1968:
Another poster from the mid-west also remembers it from the late 1960s:
And from the same poster in 1998:
More from 1960s:
Some suggested origins are:
I've heard it started as a military term from the Army. You had to sign in and out in a log book whenever you left the company area. Especially when you went on leave (vacation). Think I read that it started around the Vietnam war years. I used to use it as a kid in the 80s. Also servung in the Army so I know all about signing in and out in log books.
I grew up in Philadelphia in the 1960s and never heard the expression until I entered the US Air Force in 1972. It was very common military speech. It meant that someone else had left - "He booked" - or that the speaker desired to leave - "Let's book." It also meant moving quickly, as in: "he was REALLY bookin' it."
With absolutely no proof of this, I always assumed it came from a classroom setting. Picture the bell ringing at the end of class, the students all slamming their books shut, and beating feet.
We used book or booking meaning to leave hurriedly or to go fast at my middle-class suburban high school in the mid-eighties in Minnesota. We only used the term boogie ironically.
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I've used "book" since the mid 70's in Rochester NY so it pre dates that by how much don't know but bit was widely used all over during that time and since. Usually its used very simply as "I've gotta book" ... meaning I gotta go now or "He was really bookin'" used when something /someone is going faster than normal
It is definitely of U.S. military origin, as several previous commenters have stated. You signed a log book upon leaving and returning when granted leave or a pass. To "book" used as a verb simply meant that you were leaving your base with permission. There was no connotation of a rapid exit. And, there is no connection whatsoever to the word "boogie."
I just checked with my boss. It was a common phrase in his high school in Wyoming. He claims that he heard it no later than about 1965 (graduated in 1969). Where he lived had no particular military influence, though he does not rule out that origin.
I know this saying from African-Americans in the mid-sixties. Back then marijuana was still measured in a coffee can lid; that would be a "lid of weed"(an ounce). It makes sense that "book it" it might have come from the military; blacks were certainly over-represented in Vietnam. I guess it could mean sign in/sign out. Shorthand: "book it." The phrase reminds of another African-American phrase: "get hat." Meaning get your hat and let's go. Came into white usage when Jefferson Airplane used that phrase in "White Rabbit." Another bit of language later taken up by whites was explained by, I think, Malcom X who noted how grown black men turned a symbol of weakness into one of nurturing, bonding and strength by greeting one another as "Baby!"
I began using this term in the State of Illinois, City of Chicago in 1973. Peers at school were using it and thus, I added it to my vocabulary. I believe the term comes from 'booking passage; to depart'. After reading here that the Dutch use it for the exact same circumstances, I am conviced 100% that it is the true origin.
A slang book dates backs to the late 1960's and the early 1970's. I am from Baltimore, Maryland and I went to Greenspring Junior High. The kids there used them to bully and disparage the character of folks who they didn't like or whom they were simply jealous of. The idea was to get a black and white composition book and on the front you would write the name of the home-room class. Usually, the creator, or the lead bully, would then start a single page for each individual person that he/she wanted to "Jone" on. Sometimes, every student in the section had a page in the book. The book would get passed around from person to person. Sometimes (lots of times), there would be anonymous postings. It was much like the cyber bullying of today -sans the internet.
The slang book was notorious for creating fights, contention, and all out discord in many junior high schools and middle schools in the area where I grew up. By the time I entered High School, they were non-existent.
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First heard 'gotta book' , 'man, he was bookin' in basic training Ft. Dix N.J. April,1970. It was ubiquitous , used by nearly everyone and well established. My guess for origin would be U.S. military Viet Nam mid '60's.Signing of log and pass books seems to me kinda sketchy. Interesting Dutch analog.
On page 93 of the book Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills, book is used in a paragraph with an asterisk.
The footnote reads:
The phrase "booking it" likely comes from the Scandinavian sailing term "psalmbooking," which means sailing with the wind (also known as "running").
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#2. Fanfiction Crossovers Are Everywhere
Of course, fanfiction writers don't limit themselves to the characters of their own universe. You have "crossover" fan fiction where, say, the CSI: Miami crew could end up enlisting the help of Buffy the Vampire Slayer to identify a forensics clue, or Harry Potter could meet Jacob Black in the forest and fall in love under the moonlight.
You know who else likes to write that kind of ridiculous mashup? Hollywood screenwriters.
"OK, so how about Voldemort and Hitler decide to open up a bed and breakfast in Fraggle Rock?"
Hell, television has been doing crossovers so often that they're cliche. A detective from Law & Order appeared on Arrested Development, CSI visited Without a Trace, characters from The X-Files turned up on Cops, and Lurch from The Addams Family popped up on the old Batman show. Syfy Channel shows Warehouse 13 and Eureka went further, making two characters from the separate shows fall in love. It's also around in movies: Alien vs. Predator, Freddy vs. Jason, and even Disney and Warner combining in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The comic world has given us equally strange crossovers: Spock fighting Wolverine, Lara Croft facing off against the Wolfman and Dr. Doom teaming up with the Decepticons. And of course, there's Batman and Superman's erotic crossover:
Marvel and DC also did something far weirder than even Internet fans ever came up with: combining separate fictional characters into one. So Wolverine and Batman were put into a blender to create Logan Wayne, the Dark Claw:
Once again, the only thing here holding back an even bigger, more perverted wave of crossovers is not restraint or taste, but legality. The creators of Freddy vs. Jason wanted to end the film with both characters going to hell and meeting Pinhead from Hellraiser. They couldn't because they didn't own Pinhead's character rights, not because a producer looked at it and said, "No way; that sounds like something you would find at the edge of the Internet."
#1. "Mary Sue" Fanfiction Can Make You Rich
The "Mary Sue" is perhaps the most infamous character type in fanfiction. A Mary Sue is a thinly veiled representation of the author, or more accurately, the person the author wishes she could be. Her main characteristic is her utter amazingness, which is so strong it creates a kind of black hole that sucks in the established personalities of the characters around her.
"I don't know what I love most about you, Raven: The fact that your eyes constantly shift in hue, or the fact that you're secretly a half-dragon survivor of domestic abuse."
Wise characters are baffled by the Mary Sue's superior intellect, emotionally distant men cave in and fall in love with her, cold characters are impressed by her tragic past. She usually features a striking appearance and unusual name and spends her days surrounded by people telling her how wonderful she is.
Mary Sues can be men, too. One appearing in the original Star Wars trilogy, for example, could easily outshine Yoda in the Jedi arts and would have blown up the Death Star himself, except that he already used his wiles to talk Anakin out of being evil. One step down from a Mary Sue is self-insertion, where a fanfiction writer doesn't even bother to disguise his character behind a better-looking mask. Instead, he simply writes himself into the story, like this 15-year-old boy who is mysteriously transported to Pandora and feels himself falling for a seductive Na'vi woman as soon as he gets there.
"My people are all about acne."
It's the literary equivalent of playing pretend, but for adults, and usually based around sex. In other words, it's long-form masturbation.
But don't laugh; by every account, a writer of Mary Sues is now one of the richest authors on Earth. The Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer fail the Mary Sue Litmus Test miserably: Main character Bella Swan is so charming and attractive that a vampire who has remained a virgin for a century instantly falls in love with her, and several other boys fight him for the privilege. If that's not clear enough, another Stephenie Meyer novel features a protagonist named "Melanie Stryder." Too on the nose?
It must be hard for her to do all that writing one-handed.
Another popular book series, the Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson, centers on a Swedish journalist whose life mission is exposing corruption. Coincidentally, this was also exactly what Stieg Larsson did. His fictional version, however, is also fabulously rich and talented, admired by many important people and constantly being seduced by beautiful women, including a former abuse victim whose fear of men is cured by his boner.
There's also the young Star Trek: The Next Generation character who routinely uses his extraordinary talents to save the lives of older, experienced crew members and who is even named after series creator Eugene Wesley Roddenberry:
This self-insertion has been going on for centuries. Dante's Inferno has Dante meeting his dead hero, Virgil, and then running into a bunch of his enemies, who not only admit that they were in the wrong but are actually now suffering eternally in hell. Agatha Christie had a female crime novelist show up to help Poirot with his cases. Stephen King, Robert Heinlein and Geoffrey Chaucer all turn up in their own writing to have adventures and prove to a bunch of fictional people how awesome they are.
Ultimately, the Mary Sue scenario is just fanfiction taken to its logical conclusion, because we are all die-hard fans of some fictional universe we'd love to see and experience, but we are even bigger fans of ourselves. The Mary Sue allows everyone the opportunity to shed the character flaws and limitations we suffer through daily while simultaneously transporting our better selves to a utopia where, if we're very lucky, we have hard, fast sex with Sonic the Hedgehog.
Read more from C. Coville here.
For more on fanfiction, check out The 5 Most Baffling Sex Scenes in the History of Fanfiction. Or learn about some fiction that came true in 6 Eerily Specific Inventions Predicted in Science Fiction.


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Has now been updated to indicate it is referb. Whoops, wonder how many people bought thinking it was new.
@athena2235: Thanks...makes a bit of a difference. Still not a bad deal...just no longer a great deal.


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Gmail just alerted me that my Gmail account was accessed from this IP address "184.108.40.206" and that leads to
Redmond, Washington, USA and the ISP (owner) is Microsoft.
How can this happen? It's really weird.
Please try the Gmail Security Checklist. In particular, make sure your account isn't compromised. Also, there are instructions to check for authorized applications. If you are using an addon, extension, or other third-party application that you gave access to your Gmail account, you might see strange activity.
The owner is Microsoft Dynamic hosting, so probably an Azure instance. Gmail doesn't do "mistakes" like giving you wrong information. (At least I haven't seen it do any.)
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The first person I looked up on FAG had two comments on it that were untrue and insulting. I felt bound to respond. I looked up others and felt it right to put in positive and helpful comments that would help readers to appreciate those who have gone before in the journey of life.
I think this is a very good site. Thanks to all who have worked positively on it. The Bible quotations are from J.N.Darby's Translation.(I have put the Lord where it should be Jehovah in some instances,in case some might think I was a J.W.) I pray that they are appropriate and that they might be a comfort to those who read them. May God bless them all.
As I look at these stones many express Hope in the Resurrection of the bodies of the Saints by the Lord Jesus when He returns. Do not be Left behind at the Rapture. Read 1 Thessalonians 4 v13-18; in your Holy Bible.
When I say unto the wicked. Wicked man thou shalt certainly die: and thou speakest not to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand. Ezekiel 33 v8
If anyone would like to use a photo or adopt a memorial, they are welcome. The photos are often taken in a hurry, I do not have much time. If any verse is thought to be inappropriate, I will change it. Remember the rich man in Luke 16 who said,"I have five brothers...earnestly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment."
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Katie 1956
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Hi David,
Just noticed one of my ancestors graves - on the photo you can see a really faint n at the end of Bawde, she's really a Bawden. :-)
thanks very much for the beautiful photos,
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My thanks for the memorial you created for my 5x Great-grandmother, Alice.
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Jane Roll Lobb was Joseph and Rebecca Lobb's daughter!
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Thank you.
There is an existing location for Jevington churchyard in which there are already six graves on this site. While Jevington is close to Eastbourne, it's a very rural location and certainly isn't part of E'bourne. I supplied the photo of the church there today too.
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Did you know my grandmother, Florence Amadio? You posted a scripture verse on her Findagrave memorial.
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Hello David:
Could you be so kind as to transfer Joseph Lobb's memorial over to me? (You might also have his wife, Jane's, as well.) Joseph and Jane Lobb were my great, great grandparents. I would like to add more information on to the memorials.
Please advise and thank you!
P.S. I love the photos. Thank you so much for taking them.
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Good Day David, Thank you for all that you have done to record these memorials. Do you know if the Find A Grave for Saint Kea Parish Church cemetery is complete? I am looking for my families resting places in Cornwall. Truan, Truran
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Hi, thanks for that. I've created a page for Betsy, her ID is: 151860363. Can't remember how the process for transfers works (because I don't ask often enough) but my membership is: #47916679. Cheers :)
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Hi David, I wonder if you would be agreeable to transferring membership of the follow memorial over to me: William Soper (ID: 134032082)? I have a few family members to add and edits I would like to do this memorial, also there is another person (his wife) listed on the grave who I�d like to do a memorial for. If you agree to this are you also okay if I add the photo from William�s memorial to his wife Betsy? Or do you still have it on file that you could upload once I create Betsy�s memorial? Cheers, Linda :)
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Say I'm making this big game in C# with XNA.
What options do I have to include a scripting feature to my code base?
I advocate not using a scripting language in C#. C# is already solves the vast majority of problems that a scripting engine is used to solve. Just use C# in the way you would use a scripting language.
Because I've been over this several times before, here is some reading material for you:
UPDATE: If you want a live-editing workflow, try this cheeky method for using Edit and Continue.
If you plan on targeting the XBox360 or Windows Phone 7, then your options are limited. Those platforms do not support runtime code generation, so your only option would be an interpreted language. I would recommend steering clear of interpreted languages, as their performance tends to range from "sub-par" to "abysmal".
If you are only targeting Windows, and you really need/want a scripting language, then have a look at IronPython or IronRuby. Both target the DLR and perform very well (for being dynamic languages).


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