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Stocks Taper Off From Recent Gains
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke, and investors cringed.
Stocks declined and both Treasury-bond yields and the dollar rose sharply, all signs of market unease, after Mr. Bernanke repeated his May comments that the Fed this year could begin trimming the size of its monthly debt purchases.
"For some people, it is, 'Oh my goodness, the Fed is going to put it in reverse,' " said Andy Brooks, head of U.S. stock trading at Baltimore asset-management firm T. Rowe Price. TROW 0.35 % He said he thinks the stock market will eventually bounce back, if, as the Fed forecasts, the economy keeps improving, but bonds could take a harder hit.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 206.04 points, or 1.3%, to 15112.19, declining sharply after two consecutive days of gains. It remains just 1.9% below its record of 15409.39 hit May 28.
In a sign of how unsettled markets have become, Wednesday marked the seventh consecutive day that the Dow moved up or down by at least 100 points. Four of those moves have been declines and three gains. It was the 13th 100-point swing in the past 17 sessions.
The bond market can be more sensitive to Fed policy changes than stocks, and that was the case on Wednesday.
The yield of the 10-year Treasury note jumped to 2.308%, a 15-month high, from 2.182% on Tuesday. The dollar, seen benefiting from a Fed pullback, climbed against rival currencies.
The heavy swings reflect the expectation that, as the Fed cuts back on its stimulus program, all manner of interest rates will continue their recent moves up from the exceptionally low levels of recent years. Higher rates are bad for stocks, bonds and economic growth. They help the dollar by boosting the return on short-term dollar investments.
The trimming of Fed stimulus will mean a reduction in the $85 billion of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities the Fed purchases every month. Mr. Bernanke said the reduction initially would be entirely in Treasury-bond purchases.
Investors are divided on how this will actually play out, and that uncertainty contributed to market worries. Immediately after Mr. Bernanke's comments, which followed a two-day meeting of Fed policy makers, brokerage firm Janney Montgomery Scott forecast that the tapering of Fed bond purchases could begin after the summer. At about the same time, Allianz Global Investors said it didn't expect the Fed to trim the purchases until 2014 because of soft employment.
Mr. Brooks, of T. Rowe Price, said he expects stock investors to get over the worries about higher rates if the economy, as the Fed expects, continues to recover. But bonds, which have depended almost entirely on low interest rates for their strong performance of the past decade, could take a bigger hit, because higher interest rates now seem likely.
"There will be a period of indigestion as the markets digest all this, but then it seems to me that balance sheets are OK and earnings prospects for companies are good. I am not too stressed about all of this" as it affects stocks, Mr. Brooks said. But, he added, "if you have been enjoying the wonders of the bond market over the past 10 years, I think things are going to change a little bit."
Tim Hayes, chief global investment strategist at Ned Davis Research Inc. in Venice, Fla., said that as long as the pace of global economic growth remains uncertain, markets could remain volatile.
"This reflects the lack of confidence about what the Fed is going to do," he said. "And you have an undercurrent of concern that the economic outlook is uncertain."
Mr. Bernanke continued his policy of stating his plans clearly, in hopes markets won't be surprised when the Fed begins to act. If the Fed's upbeat projections for unemployment, inflation and economic growth pan out, he indicated, the Fed could start to trim the size of its monthly bond purchases later this year and end them entirely some time in 2014.
As it slowly ends this stimulus, the Fed would initially leave its target for overnight interest rates near zero, which would leave monetary policy exceptionally easy by historical standards. Separate forecasts by senior Fed officials indicate that most expect the Fed to start actually raising target interest rates in 2015.
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6 Prison Jobs That Are Probably Better Than Yours
If one misguided lesson could be taken away from The Shawshank Redemption, it's that a prison term is not the end of the world for somebody aspiring to retire rich to a beachfront house. But let's be honest here: Incarceration tends to produce some holes in a resume.
Fortunately, there are several ways to spin a prison term to a potential employer. Depending on the nature of the crime and which jurisdiction it was committed in, you can wind up with a job that, to be frank, is probably cooler than the one you have now. Like ...
#6. Working as a Roadie for a Band
OK, so your rock star dreams didn't work out. Still, you can work in the biz, right? You could become a roadie, go to shows for free and set up amps and stuff for famous bands. Maybe you'll get to meet Nickelback! Or at least get in on some groupie action. But how do you get a job like that?
Apart from renouncing God?
Well, you could try committing a crime. If you get tossed into Rikers Island Correctional Facility in New York, you and your fellow inmates can wind up employed as roadies for visiting concerts at Coney Island's Asser Levy Park.
"Asser Levy Park: The greatest smack-to-body ratio on earth."
Facing budget cutbacks, the borough of Brooklyn has turned to inmates as a low cost alternative to help with the setup and tear down at their concerts. And we're not talking about helping out local bar bands, either -- inmates have been used to set up for (and clean up after) the B-52's, the Beach Boys, Cheap Trick and George Thorogood. Wait, does the program only apply to '80s bands?
We can't be sure who's committed the bigger crime here.
Lest the felons decide to steal a souvenir for themselves (like a guitar pick, or a family member), Department of Corrections spokesmen say the prisoners are all carefully monitored during the day's labor, and that only the most non-violent ones are randomly selected to go just minutes before the buses leave. Somehow, the program has met with mixed reactions from the community.
They really fucking hate the B-52's.
Still, it seems like a pretty sweet deal for some lucky inmates. Imagine you're a guest of the state and your plans for the day consist of not becoming someone's girlfriend, when a guard taps you on the shoulder and tells you that you're working on a chain gang. But instead of finding yourself picking up litter on the side of a highway, you're setting up a show for 38 Special. Sure beats the hell out of working in the prison laundry.
#5. Building Superweapons
When you think of a prisoner building a weapon, the most common image is some crude form of knife made out of a toothbrush. Really, say what you want about prisoners, but you can't help but admire the creativity that inmates show when it comes time to fashion a makeshift arsenal.
Every one of these is designed for rectal use.
In an attempt to capitalize on this untapped resource, one company named Unicor (formerly known as the much cooler Federal Prison Industries) has put all of that destructive creative energy to work. With deals for such defense contractors as General Dynamics, McDonnell Douglas, Lockheed Martin and Textron, Unicor employees get paid a starting salary of 23 cents an hour to build components for the F-15 and F-16 fighter jets, the Patriot Missile System and the Cobra attack helicopter.
"Ground, the autopilot is taking me above the correction facility yard. Confirm. Please confirm!"
And what could possibly go wrong with allowing convicts to work with heavy weapons? It's not like it's possible for someone in captivity to use parts from various weapons systems to build some type of robotic exoskeleton and go on a one-man rampage.
Unicor takes an altruistic view on their activities. As one Unicor executive said, "Prisons without meaningful activities for inmates are dangerous prisons, and dangerous prisons are expensive prisons." We have to say, he kind of has a point.
This one.
#4. Restoring Classic Cars
On the scale of ultimate "guy jobs" that a guy could realistically get, working on high-end sports cars falls somewhere between sports broadcaster and porn editor. Yet some prisoners get to do it. One company, Unique Performance, contracted inmates to build Shelby GT's and other six-figure rides.
Well, hell, that works out for everybody, right? The inmates get a dream job, and rich dudes suffering a mid-life crisis get a kick-ass car. And they can drive it knowing that every minute spent building it was teaching some con the skills he'd need out in the real world. Everybody wins!
This guy now knows how to hotwire Aston Martins AND Lamborghinis!
Well, on paper, anyway. These enterprising convicts, under the direction of Unique Performance, decided to be a little creative in how they restored these Shelbys. It was discovered that close to 13 gallons of Bondo was used in each restored car. Bondo is kind of like Silly Putty; it's used (sparingly) to fill dents on damaged body frames. It is also fairly universally agreed to be the cheapest and shittiest product ever invented for body work. No reputable mechanic would ever use substantial amounts of it on his own car, let alone a piece of art like a Shelby GT.
"Alright, I'm ready for the Maserati."
Dozens of people, ranging from former Secret Service agents to Hollywood actors, were taken in by this scam, paying up to $200,000 for vehicles that were built with the same attention to artistic craft and detail as the average prison tattoo.
That's Sanskrit for "hackjob."
OK, we're now a little nervous about that previous entry involving military weapon system components. But, we're thinking inmate labor is probably all about the supervision. Leave a bunch of convicts to their own devices and you're lucky you don't wind up with a makeshift Flame Throwing Prison Escape Murder Tank.

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They are known as IEH Laboratories and they just opened in Scottsville.
"There's nothing like it in south central Kentucky," said Scottsville/Allen County Economic Development Director Richie Sanders.
They are a food testing lab that makes sure your food is safe and can also approve new food products.
"This company currently tests over 70% of the produce sold in all of the United States and about 80% of the beef sold in the United States," said Sanders.
Not only is it one of a kind in our area it's bringing a few jobs as well.
"It's a bright day in Scottsville and Allen County when we can add the jobs, when we can be progressive, when we can be looking forward to the rest of the 21st century in terms of job creation," said Rep. Wilson Stone D-Scottsville.
Officials say its not about the number of jobs coming, but what it could do to the area and everyone agrees it can bring more development to the region.
"We're talking six to eight jobs maybe, but we see that this can be a great expansion for our area over south central Kentucky with them being located here," said Scottsville Mayor Rob Cline.
"We felt like having them here will enable us to go out and recruit more food companies and companies that need their service," said Sanders.
"There will be a lot of companies that would consider south central Kentucky now because of the proximity to the food lab," said Stone.
While this lab just opened officials hope it will become a 24 hour operation and create even more jobs.
Sanders says there are already Western Kentucky University students who are applying to work at IEH Labs.


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This collection of interpretive, biographical essays on the admirals of the new steel navy continues the story of the development of the American naval begun so successfully in Command Under Sail and Captains of the Old Steam Navy. During the period of 1880 to 1930, the U.S. Navy underwent a significant transformation as it adapted to new technologies and grew to meet the responsibilities thrust upon it by America's new role as a world power. This book offers readers an entertaining yet informative history that allows amateur and professionals alike to better appreciate the U.S. Navy's dramatic period of development and adjustment.
James C. Bradford is a professor of history at Texas A&M and a respected specialist in American maritime, naval, and military history in the early national period of American history. He is the editor of many books on military history, including Quarterdeck and Bridge. He lives in College Station, TX.


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In a stream cipher, the bytes of the plaintext are usually XORed with the keystream to produce the ciphertext. Would there be anything wrong with adding the bytes instead (with overflow), if adding happened to be faster than XORing on a particular system?
On software platforms, bytewise adding will not be faster than bitwise XORing. It may be a bit slower, though, also this will be negligible with regards to the process which generated the stream (and, for that matter, will probably also be negligible with regards to the memory bandwidth).
On hardware platforms (FPGA, dedicated ASIC), addition is slower than XOR because of the need to propagate carries. A XOR is a simple layer of XOR gates, so it has minimal depth and minimal area; an addition requires more gates (so more area) and carry propagation over $n$-bit words requires a circuit of depth at least $\log n$, so the addition will induce more latency as well. The overhead will be probably limited for mere bytes, but it will never be as efficient as a XOR.
The only kind of architecture where adding would be somewhat faster than XORing would be an architecture which offers addition/subtraction primitives, but not XOR, or not as efficiently. This may be the case for some DSP, or possibly for some Javascript interpreters (in Javascript, numbers are thinly-disguised IEEE 754 floating-point values, and bitwise operations entail conversions to and from integer types). I still think that for most platforms (including recent JIT-able Javascript interpreters), the XOR will not be slower than bytewise addition.
As for security, bytewise addition is as good as XOR. Indeed, XOR is bitwise addition (XOR is the addition in $\mathbb{Z}_2$).
You can use any invertible operation to apply the key stream to the plaintext for encryption (and use the inverse to apply the key stream to the ciphertext for decryption).
Addition/subtraction are such a pair, but you have to take care for the carry - either use it $\bmod 256$ (i.e. byte-wise), or use it $\bmod 2^n$ with $n$ some block size in bits. Make sure you use the same block size for encryption and decryption. (Use the block size that is native for your platform for optimal performance.)
It does not change anything about security, just the interoperability is more complicated (for XOR it does not matter how many bits you XOR at once, since there is no carry), and performance might differ.
Addition/subtraction might be preferable when your "blocks" are not multiples of whole bits (i.e. where you couldn't do XOR at all), but representable as numbers modulo some value. E.g. in many classical ciphers, which work on a small alphabet, we would have addition modulo 26.
consider you have a key $K$ and plaintext $P$.
$P \oplus K = C$ (cipertext)
$C \oplus K = P$ (plaintext)
Here, algorithms for encryption and decryption are same (thats not true for addition). Also, $\oplus$ (X-OR) is faster than addition on most of the platforms. Additions generates carry forwards, X-OR operation does not.


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Contrary to what you might have been told, it turns out that you weren't the only Draonborn in Skyrim, and the legend of the rare warrior's return throughout the centuries of the game's achingly epic story might have been twisted a little to make you feel special in the world, because there have been at least 20 million others roaming the land…
This according to developer Bethesda Softworks, which recently announced that the studio's incredible open-world RPG, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, has sold 20 million units across all platforms since it became available in November 2011.
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Over 1,300 new UK stores sold video games in 2015
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GTA V UK midnight launches balloon to almost 2,000
There will now be almost 2,000 stores opening on Monday night to herald the launch of Grand Theft Auto V.
Asda: We do support Nintendo, despite Wii U drop
Grocery giant Asda dropped Wii U from its shelves in order to support more successful consoles, including 3DS.
Asda has dropped the Wii U from all UK stores
Walmart owned UK supermarket Asda has decided it no longer has space for Nintendo's Wii U on its shelves.
Now Amazon cuts Wii U price
Following Asda's aggressive price cut on Wii U last week, Amazon has followed suit.
Asda cuts Wii U price by £100. Again.
Asda has once again aggressively slashed the price of Wii U.
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Since we spent the day away, we needed a quick meal when we got home. This fit the bill.
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- 1 pkg firm tofu, pressed, cubed
- 1/3 cup flour
- 3 tbsp vegan chicken broth powder
- 1 tsp salt
- oil for frying
- large pitas
- sliced tomatoes
- sliced cucumbers
- sliced red onion
- shredded romaine lettuce
- vegan mayo
- plum sauce
1. Heat a layer of oil in a frying pan over medium to med-hi heat. Whisk flour and broth powder together. Toss tofu cubes in flour mixture. Fry in batches in oil for about 5 mins, turning regularly to brown on all sides. Remove from oil and drain. (see pic below)
2. Cut pita halfway around the circumference, open up pocket, and fold down resulting flap. Fill pitas with fixins (whatever suits your fancy--above is what I used).
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Hey folks.
I appreciate that many of you encounter a host of threads akin to this one, always asking the same thing, but I am hopeful that I will avoid asking questions with most obvious answers.
On a preliminary mark, a little background info about myself.
I am 22, just graduated LLB and I live in an area where the game industry is nearly absent. Due to my degree, my 'monetary reserves' took a major hit, so it is not amongst my options to move away immediately. I need some time to save some money. Now, I understand that resting on my laurels in the meantime is not going to get me into the industry, so naturally it would be prudent to engage in some, actually rather enjoyable, creative activity. Now this is where I have problems.
It is, it seems to me, unanimously accepted that one requires a degree and a portfolio in order to stand a chance to enter the industry with the current climate therein. My education is legal, it is not creative, and as I understand this fact delimits the choices I, realistically, have in terms of a route of entry.
I have done the preponderance of my learning as an autodidact, so I am not intimidated by having to rock in a corner and learn from a book, but there is a limit to what I can do. Computing is a knowledge-based discipline, whereas art design is predominantly skill-based. I, lamentably, have no artistic skill, so that is out of the question.
Regarding the portfolio, I am a bit puzzled as to what is acceptable, works of what nature, that is. From the top of my head, I can think of the following as potential items in a portfolio:
-Functional or semi-functional games
-Design documents
-Literary (fictional) writings
-Academic writings
-Game critique (reviews)
-News articles
-Industry analysis
This is not an exhaustive list, I understand, and with a bit of effort one can find additional categories. I would like to function as a producer, a designer, if you will, in the industry at the end of my career. Given my aptitudes, some of the aforesaid items are more and some are less difficult for me to produce and naturally some are more tightly intertwined with my goal occupation. In light of this, would you recommend, nevertheless, that I attempt to create a diverse portfolio, or should I concentrate on my strengths?
I don't understand the game industry as well as many here do, the very people who are already within, so I feel I must ask what you would recommend considering my strengths?
I am, predominantly, a 'thoughts person'. I ready extensively on a wide spectrum of topics and I have, at least superficial, knowledge of most things that games touch on expressly or impliedly. I mean, I like the humanities, history, philosophy, literature, I like sociology and psychology. I've read the overwhelming majority of freely available academic material on games, I love mythology, bioethics, current philosophical issues. In other words, all the idea stuff. I have also concentrated mainly on intellectual property modules during my studies, choosing all elective ones that I could, which includes copyright, media law and trade marks and patents, so that is who I am. Naturally, writing an article, academic or otherwise, or a design document or something would come more easily to me, but is it wise?
I don't want to sound narcissistic, I am not. I merely included this information so that, should you be willing, you can respond accurately based on it.
If I have left anything relevant out, please do remind me.
Thank you in advance.
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A designer portfolio would showcase any creative works you have done.
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Re: Oblivious.
In my understanding, then, a diverse portfolio is advantageous for a designer. Is that correct? I mean, within the boundaries of reason, I don't mean stuff that is extremely hard to relate to most games like the culinary arts or something like that.
I'd also be curious to know if companies look favourably upon academic writings. Like an article on contemporary game paradigms or the sort of sociological stuff that Anita Sarkeesian does or even psychology?
Re: Oblivious.
2. You lost me there. You need to do more research on what a designer does, and you need to get experience developing games (so you fully understand the limitations and possibilities of the job) before anyone will hire you as a designer. I recommend these:
After you've read those, you need to get involved in some projects. Read the Classifieds at gamedev.net, participate in discussions with other people (not only me).
3. To a certain extent, yes. A game designer needs to be able to write game designs, illustrate them to some extent, make presentations, and demonstrate knowledge of games, movies, literature, music, and popular culture.
4. Do not assume that "companies" are all alike, that "companies" have opinions. You'll be interviewed by people, not companies. And people are individuals, each one with different likes, dislikes, opinions, and tastes. A designer does need to understand psychology - psychology of players, programmers, artists, musicians, producers, marketers, and game publisher executives. Just having written an article isn't much, but if it got a lot of attention, like Jane McGonigal's TED talk (http://www.npr.org/2012/05/25/153235...ve-real-issues), that's worthy. But would it get you a job... as a game designer... if you had never actually worked on a game? Doubtful.
Re: Oblivious.
I don't expect an article to elevate me to the position of the next Hideo Kojima, but writing articles is one of my strengths and so if it in the least helpful, all the better.
I will do more research according to your recommendations.
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When I announced my one month hiatus from ye olde blog, I promised that I would be back with ideas for the upcoming holiday season. So, as promised, here is idea number one. The filling really isn't much of a breakthrough, but the crust definitely is. The pastry recipe comes from Top Chef Just Desserts, appropriately veganized, of course. It is easy (as pie) to roll out, is durable, and bakes up beautifully. The filling is really up to you. I did something very similar to this recipe, but you could easily make it more festive with the addition of some cranberries and roasted chestnuts.
Makes 12
- 1 lb all purpose flour
- 0.5 oz sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 10.5 oz cold Earth Balance margarine, or vegetable shortening
- 5 oz cold water
- 2 tsp ground flax seed
1. Whisk dry ingredients together, then cut margarine into the dry ingredients. Work with your fingers until it resembles coarse bread crumbs.
2. Whisk flax seed into the water, then add to dry ingredients. Work into a soft dough.
3. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour.
Mini Pies
- 2 cups diced turnip
- 1 cup diced parsnip
- 1 cup diced rutabaga
- 2 cups diced potato
- 1 cup diced carrot
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large sweet onion, diced
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2-3 tbsp white wine (or veg stock)
- 1 tsp sage
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp marjoram
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1/3- 1/2 cup soy milk
- salt and pepper to taste
1. Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Add turnips, parsnips, rutabaga, potato, and carrots. Boil for 5-7 mins, or until softened but not mushy. Rinse with cold water, drain, rinse, and drain. Set aside.
2. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Saute onions, celery and garlic for 5-7 mins, until translucent. Add 1 tbsp of wine (or stock) and reduce. Repeat twice with remaining wine.
3. Add flour and spices to the pan and mix well. Then slowly add soy milk, mixing well. Add enough to make a gravy that is not too runny. Add cooked veggies, mix well, and season to taste. Set aside to completely cool (or stick it in the fridge).
To Make the Pies
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
1. Roll out the dough on a floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out twelve 7" circles (I cut around a cereal bowl), re-rolling dough scraps to make more circles. Place about 1/2 cup of filling off centre, brush a little water around half of the circumference, then fold in half. Press dough together along the seam, then press with a fork.
2. Cut two slits in the tops to allow steam to escape, the place on the baking sheet. Bake for 35-40 mins, or until golden brown.
I put half of these in the freezer, unbaked, for later. I will report back how they fared, and the method for thawing and baking.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Winter Vegetable Mini Pies
When I announced my one month hiatus from ye olde blog, I promised that I would be back with ideas for the upcoming holiday season. So, as promised, here is idea number one. The filling really isn't much of a breakthrough, but the crust definitely is. The pastry recipe comes from Top Chef Just Desserts, appropriately veganized, of course. It is easy (as pie) to roll out, is durable, and bakes up beautifully. The filling is really up to you. I did something very similar to this recipe, but you could easily make it more festive with the addition of some cranberries and roasted chestnuts.
15 comments:
- Doug said...
Yay for pasties!
- December 2, 2010 at 12:24 AM
- Tender Branson said...
The crust is beautiful.
- December 2, 2010 at 7:14 AM
- TJ said...
Yum! Welcome back. This recipe reads very much like real empanadas, so it should freeze very well for quite some time. To thaw it, I'd say leave it out for an hour before they're needed (wouldn't recommend microwave at all).
- December 2, 2010 at 8:14 AM
- Georgie said...
Have you tried the pastry recipe with Earth Balance and shortening? Is there much difference in texture? Just that I'm from Australia and shortening is much harder to come by than margarine, but I could make a special trip across the city is it's worth it!
- December 2, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- BunzOfCinnamon said...
Wow, they look great! Good idea, too!
- December 2, 2010 at 12:37 PM
- Seeker said...
Those's aren't pies! There pasties... at least in the UK and AU!
But they look great in either case... and I have been looking for a good pasty recipe.
- December 2, 2010 at 10:10 PM
- D Zeus said...
Dear Vegan Dad,
My son made your mac and cheese (the one with the roasted red pepper, cashews, etc.) for Thanksgiving and it was a big hit with everyone-even the meat eaters! Bit by bit we can teach them!
I am officially addicted to it and plan on making it myself often. Your recipes and blog are fantastic and really help your fellow vegans like me!
- December 3, 2010 at 5:47 AM
- Vegan-Ish-Esque said...
Mmmm these sound so good! Quick question... I'm a make ahead kinda gal for eating on the go... Do you think these would freeze and reheat well enough? They sound like a PERFECT replacement for how I used to keep hot pockets in my freezer.
- December 3, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- Alicia said...
They look delicious! I have turnips in the root cellar to use too... Thanks!
- December 3, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- Justine said...
YUMM! An easy way to roll out circles and no cutting: divide the dough into balls, according to how many you want to make. Then simply roll each ball flat.
- December 3, 2010 at 9:34 PM
- Peter said...
I made this last week and it was wonderful. I also froze half of the batch and tonight I baked them at 4OO degrees for 3O minutes with fantastic results.
Thank you so much for another great recipe.
- December 7, 2010 at 6:17 PM
- Madeline Puckette said...
Thank you for coming back on! We all missed you! I've finally tried my first vegan pizza with a Seattle Vegan Meet-up group. You are inspiration for the vegetarian clinger-on-ers
- December 13, 2010 at 3:04 PM
- Babette said...
I am bookmarking this recipe... less veggies and more pastry though, I'm all in!
- December 17, 2010 at 10:06 PM
- Miss Rachel's Pantry said...
this looks amazing! thank you for the crust recipe. can't wait to make it.
- January 8, 2011 at 1:00 PM
- loveandaleash said...
I made these last night with different fillings, and they were amazing. I used half shortening and half margarine, because that's what I happened to have in the house, and the crust was perfect.
For the fillings, I did half with a yellow split peas - cauliflower - chick pea filling with indian spices, and another with a sauteed mushroom / onion / seitan filling. Both were delish, but the mushroom ones were really exceptional.
I also tried the tip on making individual dough balls and then rolling them out to avoid having to cut circles, and that worked great.
Thanks for the great idea!
- January 11, 2011 at 12:48 PM


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I have read a couple of proofs for the undecidability of the post correspondence problem, but neither reference gave a concrete example of two lists of words over a fixed alphabet such that the problem was undecidable for that set of two lists. In other words, the proofs showed the existence of such an example without actually giving the example. Does anybody know a reference where I can find such an example? Thanks.
As Tsuyoshi said, it doesn't make sense to search for an undecidable instance of a problem. It's only the problem itself that can be undecidable.
In particular, for every instance of PCP (or any other problem for that matter) there trivially exists an algorithm that gives the correct answer for that particular instance. If we're dealing with the decision version of the problem, it's either the algorithm that always answers "yes", or the algorithm that always answers "no" (granted, this is not a constructive proof).
On the other hand, you might find specific instances of PCP without a known answer, for example by exploiting any open problem of mathematics and the fact that the halting problem reduces to PCP, say via a many-one reduction R.
Consider the Turing machine M that searches for a proof of the Riemann hypothesis by enumerating all proofs, and halts when it finds it. If RH is provable, this machine will halt in a finite amount of time, otherwise it will run forever. You can use the reduction from the halting problem to construct a PCP instance R(M) = x. Now, by deciding whether x is a positive or negative instance of PCP, you also decide RH. But that's an open problem, and so the status of x also is.
I guess I don't understand why it doesn't make sense to look for an exact instance in which the problem is undecidable. In group theory the word problem is undecidable, and there are examples of particular group presentations in which the word problem is undecidable for that exact group. So there is no algorithm that can handle any group presentation, and furthermore there is a group such that no algorithm can handle that exact group. So I'm wondering if there is an example of two lists of words $\{v_1,...,v_n\},$ and $ \{w_1,...,w_n\}$ such that there is no algorithm to decide if there is a list of indices $i_1,...,i_k$ with $v_{i_1}...v_{i_k}=w_{i_1}...w_{i_k}$.


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Car, house hit by shots fired
STEUBENVILLE -A house and a car in the 1400 block of Orchard Street were hit by gunfire around 5:30 a.m. today, City Police reported.
The car was hit with 10 gunshots and the house was hit twice, police reported.
The resident of the house was home at the time but wasn't injured, police reported.
Officers recovered shell casings and took photographs, according to reports.
City man sentenced in domestic incident
STEUBENVILLE - Thomas J. Smith, 34, of Steubenville was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday by Jefferson County Common Pleas Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr. after pleading guilty to burglary and felony domestic violence.
Smith was arrested on Sept. 17 after City Police said he climbed through the bedroom window of his ex-wife's house in the 1200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, punched her in the face and began choking her. Police said the woman was able to escape and hid on a neighbor's porch prior to going to the police station to file a report.
The woman had a protection order in place against her husband, according to court records.
Police went to the Pennsylvania Avenue home and located Smith.
Smith initially was indicted on a charge of aggravated burglary but the charge was reduced to burglary upon a motion of the prosecutor's office during Wednesday's hearing.
Man seen trying to break into homes
STEUBENVILLE - Two woman reported seeing a man trying to break into their homes off Rustic Road and Nevada Drive in Island Creek Township during the past week, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department reported.
A resident of Rustic Road told a deputy she was awakened by a noise early Wednesday morning, turned on the outside lights and saw a man dressed all in black trying to get inside a house door. The woman said she went and grabbed a gun but the man was gone when she returned, a deputy reported.
A similar incident happened a week ago when a resident on nearby Nevada Drive said she heard a noise in the middle of the night, turned on the lights outside and saw a man standing there with a flashlight, the sheriff's department reported.
Brooke actors to present improv
WELLSBURG - The Brooke High School theater program will present Improv Night at 7 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday at the school.
Admission is $3 for students and $5 for adults.
Improvisation dates as far back as 16th century Italy and has been made popular by shows such as "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and groups such as The Second City and The Groundlings, noted Nathan Marshall, the school's theater director.
Marshall said the program will highlight the acting, writing and directing talents of students in the school's theater classes.
Joint open house set at Bantam Ridge
WINTERSVILLE - An open house for the joint relocation of the Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District office, Ohio State University Extension and the Jefferson County Farm Bureau will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at the 587 Bantam Ridge Road location, former Bantam Ridge Elementary School.
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If those on the ship asked (Yonah 1:11) and Yonah answered (1:12) as far as how to save them, why did they ignore his suggestion (1:13)?
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They didn't ignore his suggestion. This is how the pesukim go (according to Malbim):
1:12 — Yonah tells them that the storm is to punish him and not them, and since it's here to punish him for running away, they should throw him away so he can get his punishment.
1:13 — They reasoned that since the punishment is for running away, it would be more appropriate to return him there, but they weren't able because of the storm.
1:14 — They decided to throw him off, but first prayed to G-d not to count it as murder, since they had to throw him off to save their lives.
1:15 — They threw Yonah off.


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A new head librarian will soon begin his duties at Grayville's Groff Memorial Library and Museum.
He is Stephen L. Cochran of Mt. Vernon, Ind. He was formally hired Monday Aug. 26 by the Grayville City Council on the recommendation of the Library Board.
He will receive the city's union scale of $12.05 per hour, for an annual salary of $25,000.
Barbara Wilson, president of the city's Library Board, said his selection came after "long and careful study" of some 15 applicants for the vacancy, created with the retirement of longtime librarian Micki Collard.
"His credentials are really good," and Cochran was willing to work for "exactly the price we wanted," Wilson said.
Cochran has 20 years of library experience and holds a Master of Library Science from Indiana University, graduating in 1993.
He formerly served as interim director of New Harmony's Workingmen's Institute, Indiana's oldest public library; and was director of the Alexandrian Public Library in Mt. Vernon, Ind.
Since 2007 Cochran has owned and operated Bound to be Around Bindery in Mt. Vernon, an-in-home craft bindery.
Wilson said Cochran will be introduced to the public during Saturday's Grayville Days Parade. He will take part in the parade in an observance of the Grayville library's 100th anniversary year.
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Ribbon Vegetable Salad with Rice Noodles RecipeRibbon Vegetable Salad with Rice Noodles
Source: MyFoodDiary.com
This light and refreshing salad is a great way to enjoy nutritious vegetables. Served cold with rice noodles, it makes a filling lunch that is easy to pack for work or school.
Yield: 4 servings
Preparation time: 40 minutes
- 2 small Persian cucumbers (or 1 English cucumber)
- 1 medium carrot, peeled
- 1 small red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- ½ tsp dark sesame oil
- ¼ tsp low sodium soy sauce
- Juice of 1 a lime
- 1 (6 ounce) package thin rice noodles
- 6 cups hot water
- ¼ cup chopped unsalted peanuts
- Use a vegetable peeler to cut the cucumbers and carrot into ribbon-like pieces. Combine the cucumber, carrot, and bell pepper in a medium-sized bowl.
- In a small dish, stir together the rice wine vinegar, brown sugar, sesame oil, soy sauce, and lime juice. Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- While the vegetables rest, place the rice noodles in a bowl. Pour the hot water over the noodles. Move the noodles around so that they are all completely submerged. Add more hot water if necessary. Let sit for 15 minutes, until the noodles are softened. Drain and cool.
- Divide the noodles into 4 equal servings, and top each with an equal amount of vegetables. Garnish each bowl with 1 tablespoon of chopped peanuts before serving.
Nutrition information for one serving: Calories 260; Total Fat 5.4 g; Saturated Fat 0.8 g; Trans Fat 0 g; Cholesterol 0 mg; Sodium 79 mg; Carbohydrate 50 g; Fiber 2.3 g; Sugar 7.2 g; Protein 4.8 g


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Book-Related Podcasts Are a Great Tool to Explore Reading
Published: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 3:34 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 3:34 p.m.
Podcasts have been around for years. I would guess that, by now, there are podcasts to cover just about any topic.
Podcasts can be delivered to any computing device connected to the Internet.
There are plenty of book-related podcasts you can try such as Lake Wales Public Library has a link to a podcast that covers teen reading, on their Youth Services page (www.cityoflakewales.com/library/youthservices). The podcast provides a site for teens to post their audio reviews of books they've read.
Go to podgallery.org/firesidebookchat and click on any of the links to start listening.
At the libraries:
Story Time meets 10:30 a.m. today for age 2 and 10:30 a.m. Thursday for ages 3-5; this week: "Bells are Ringing!"
Food for Fines program begins Monday and continues through Dec. 20. Proceeds benefit the Bartow Church Service Center. Exchange non-perishable, unexpired, food items and pay overdue fines. Regrets, lost or damaged fees are excluded from this program. Call 534-0131.
An English Tutoring class for non-native speakers meets 6 p.m. Thursday. Call 534-0131 to sign up.
Preschool Story Time meets 10 a.m. today and Friday. This week: "Somewhere over the Rainbow."
Computer skills class meets 11 a.m. today. There is a $10 refundable deposit due at registration. Call 293-2914 for more information.
Preschool P.A.L.S. (Play and Learn Story time) meets 10 a.m. today for stories, sing-alongs, rhymes and a craft activity. This week is "It's Christmas Time!"
Food for Fines continues through December; exchange non-perishable food items and pay overdue fines. Regrets, lost or damaged fees are excluded from this program. Call 635-7857 for more information.
Story time meets 10:30 a.m. today, also 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday, for stories, songs and fun. Today's program is "Aaaa-choo!!" Tuesday's program is "Let's Fly!"
Friends of the Library Book Sale today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lobby.
Story time Bubbles & Bounces for babies to age 2 meets 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
Lego Club meets 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
English/Spanish story time meets 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Elementary Book Club meets 4 p.m. Monday to discuss "Quake! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906" by Gail Langer Karwoski.
Welcome to students, parents and teachers of Eastside Elementary School 5-7 p.m. Monday. Get to know your library; there will be door prizes, crafts and opportunities to get library cards and check out books, movies and more, including a story time program. Parents may sign up for a $25 gift card drawing compliments of the Friends of the Library.
Stop in 10:30 a.m. Tuesday for Adult Games in the Community Room.
Friends of the Library book sale 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Free computer class 2 p.m. Thursday and 2 p.m. Monday.
The Polk Works Mobile One-Stop will be at the library 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday. The bus provides computer and internet based assessments, tutorials, job search and unemployment service at no cost to users.
Jewelry-making class with Kate Lehne meets 4 p.m. Tuesday.
The Lake Wales Library Association/Friends of the Library invite businesses, organizations and individuals to the annual Giving Tree fund drive. Take an ornament and help buy books and materials for the library based on the need identified on the ornament, for as little as $5. Call 678-4004 for more information.
The library received a donation of a handmade Christmas tree skirt. The skirt will be raffled off Dec. 21, tickets $1.
Food for Fines continues through December; exchange non-perishable food items and pay overdue fines. Regrets, lost or damaged fees are excluded from this program. Call 678-4004 for more information.
Chess for Kids meets 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Fourth Thursday Book Discussion Group meets 11 a.m. Thursday to discuss "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott.
E-reader support group meets 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Dr. J. A. Wiltshire Foundation presents a free genealogy class 11:30 a.m. Friday.
Teen Knitting and Crochet meets 3:30 p.m. Friday.
Open Knitting and Crochet meets 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Magic: the Gathering card game tournament 1 p.m. Saturday for teens.
Craft Day for kids all day Monday in Youth Services.
Wiggles and Giggles story time meets 11 a.m. Tuesday. Designed for walking toddlers up to age 3.
Library Babies meets 11:30 a.m. Tuesday for a lap-sit story time.
Cameos Memoirs Writing Group meets 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Movie Day 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Free one-on-one tutoring at the Main Library, 834-4265. Tutoring is offered at the Larry R. Jackson Branch Library as well, 834-4288.
Toddler Time meets 10:30 a.m. today.
Story time meets 10:30 a.m. today.
Books Sandwiched In book discussion group meets 12:15 p.m. today at the Larry R. Jackson Branch Library. Librarian Brenda Patterson leads a discussion of "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis.
Kid's Korner 1:30 p.m. today at the Main Library. Meet special guest Junie B. Jones and listen in as she reads a chapter from her book "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells."
Mother Goose Time meets 11 a.m. Thursday.
Discussions at the E book discussion group meets 12:15 p.m. Thursday at the E-Library in South Lakeland to discuss "Voltaire's Calligrapher" by Pablo DeSantis.
Folk/Celtic band Mrs. Murphy's Chowder performs 2 p.m. Sunday at the Main Library. The hour-long concert features music from Ireland, Scotland and the British Isles.
Preschool story time meets 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Computer class Internet Basics meets 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Main Library. There is a $5, non-refundable, fee due at registration.
Food for Fines continues through December; exchange non-perishable food items and pay overdue fines, $1 per food item, and food must be unexpired. Lost or damaged fees are excluded. Call 425-3246 for more information.
Preschool Story Time meets 10:30 a.m. today for ages 3-5.
Teen/Tween time meets 4 p.m. Thursday: make your own Christmas ornaments.
Patron Cookie exchange Friday. Bring in three dozen of your home-baked cookies and swap with others.
Free computer class MS Word Basics meets 11 a.m. Monday. Please pre-register, call 425-3246 for more information.
Kids, come to the library after school for Crafternoons 3:30 p.m. Monday.
Lego Club meets 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Visit the library for make and take crafts after school, 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Lego Club meets 3:30 p.m. Monday; for elementary school age builders.
The library hosts a special guest 3:30 p.m. Tuesday when Santa Claus comes to visit! Bring your child for a holiday picture (pickup Dec. 16); pictures are free. This program includes refreshments, crafts for children, lots of free giveaways and door prizes, and is librarians Linda's and Suzette's "Thank You!" to the Polk City community.
Little Sprouts story time meets 11 a.m. today and Tuesday..
Chit, Chat, and Interact meets 11:30 a.m. today and Tuesday.
Reading Education and Development class meets 10 a.m. Saturday for Auditory Processing Disorder. The R.E.A.D. Series is an educational program designed to offer information and resources to the public regarding educational issues. Contact Lynda McCartney for information, 293-6172.
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I'm a native English speaker (Texas counts, I suppose), and I pronounce "your" to rhyme with "core", and "you're" to rhyme with "cure". Is it just me or did I pick this up somewhere?
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The American English pronunciation for you're is /jʊ(ə)r/, /jər/; the pronunciation for your is /jʊ(ə)r/, /jər/.
I looked up the dictionary, since I'm not a native speaker and the IPA gives the same pronunciation, even though there are two possible pronunciations.
So I suppose that what you referred to was about the accent? Considering you said you are from Texas and not, for example, from England or another English speaking country.
In the U.K. we are taught that they all sound the same (at least I was). Its this that gives the words their difficulty for native speakers. When you learn to write you realize that one spoken word is written in different ways that depends upon the context.
It could be that in some schools they give slightly different pronunciations to the words, so that when children learn to speak they realize that they are different words from an earlier age - ready for when they learn to write.
A German speaking friend remarked once that he found the mistake very funny. But he learnt to write English at the same time as he learnt to speak, so they were always different words. There was never the confusion.
Its similar to their, there and they're - for me they are all said the same.
UPDATE: The American Heritage Dictionary agrees with you. They list /yôr/ as an acceptable variant pronunciation for your but not for you're. However, since they don't say what dialects this pronunciation is found in, I don't know whether the speculation in my original post below is correct.
ORIGINAL POST: In the U.S., there are a number of accents which don't have the phoneme /ʊɹ/ in moor. (My mother, from rural Illinois, had one of these accents, and I used this accent's pronunciation for many of these words when I was young.) In these accents, the phoneme is replaced by either /ɝ/ as in purr or /ɔɹ/ as in pore; the rule is that generally, words that are pronounced with /jʊɹ/ (pure, cure) the phoneme is replaced by /jɝ/, and words that are pronounced with no /j/ (poor, moor, sure), the phoneme is replaced by /ɔɹ/.1 It may be that in some of these accents, you're and your get disambiguated by having you're rhyme with purr, and your rhyme with pore. I do know that pronouncing you're with /ɔɹ/ sounds wrong to me, whereas pronouncing your either way sounds fine.
I'm just guessing, but it's possible that one of these accents influenced your pronunciation of your and you're.
1 This rule only works for the final syllable of words. Otherwise, the sound generally changes to /ɝ/.
This is intriguing.
In theory, they should sound the same; though one person might pronounce the words differently from another person, they should only have one pronunciation for both words.
That said, I am a from England and there are indeed many pronunciation variations without even travelling to the other Eng speaking countries (America, Canada, Australia - even India and Singapore).
What makes this even more difficult to comment on is that I don't know how you pronounce the words 'core' and 'cure' as there are places in England where these words would 'rhyme' with each other - of course 'cure' has a diphthong (the inclusion of the 'y' sound at the beginning of the vowel sound) but they could both end with the same sound (like the word 'or').
c - or
c - y - or
Your - you're
There is no real reason that one person should pronounce these two words differently; they are homophones, which means they sound identical.
However, dialectical variations are innumerable and so we can't really tell you you are wrong.
I tend to pronounce your/you're differently. I pronounce "your" as [jɔ˞] or [jɻ̩] and "you're" as [ju.ɻ̩] or [jʊ˞]. However in fast speech, you're can become [jɻ̩] as well. I typically say you're as 2 syllables, because I almost always pronounce "'re" as /ɻ̩/ except in fast speech. Similarly, I differentiate between there/their/they're. "There" becomes [ðɛ˞], "their" [ðeɻ], and "they're" [ðe.ɻ̩]. However the distinction is lost in fast speech when they all become [ðɛ˞].
Your: [ye-or].
You're: [you-r].
You're is a contraction of you and are. We remove/clip the 'ay' sound leaving 're' ([r] for 'Rudolph', not [ar] for 'arse'), and then we run the two words together forming [you-r].
To pronounce your and you're the same creates confusion, and personally I think it is incorrect: they are not homophones.
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2010 Cape Town International Jazz Festival - A Photo Essay
George Benson wowed crowds at the 11th Annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival last night. The ten-time Grammy Award winner, talented jazz guitar player and vocalist passionately entertained the sell-out crowd. According to his website, Benson says, "In the end, it's about the songs and the stories. That's what keeps the music fresh for me. That's what keeps me coming back. If you come up with a great melody and put the right lyrics to it, I'm immediately excited."
George Benson reaching out to the Cape Town crowd, photos by Deon Gurling
More than forty years after Benson cut his first recordings, he released his latest album, Songs and Stories, on August 25, 2009. This album came three long years after his previous record, Givin' It Up, impressed fans.
Jazz guitar maestro
George Benson's electrifying tribute to Nat King Cole was definitely a highlight of the day's shows; he sang crowd favourites including Mona Lisa and When I Fall in Love, in addition to many of his own songs.
Well-known performer, George Benson was a Festival highlight
Benson arrived in Cape Town on April 1, 2010, and tweeted "Hello Cape Town". His performance did not disappoint the appreciative crowd.
Saxophonist Moreira Chonguica
Other musicians included Cape Town based Moreira Chonguica, who is originally from Mozambique. He impressed fans with his sax performance. Moreira graduated from the University of Cape Town's South African College of Music with a degree in jazz performance and an honours degree in Ethnomusicology (cum laude) in 2000.
Jonathan Butler, cool jazz guitar player and soulful singer
Another favourite was Jonathan Butler, a born and raised Capetonian. According to his website (http://www.jonathanbutler.com/), Jonathan, who's the youngest of twelve children, began singing publicly in South African townships at the tender age of seven. His breakthrough single was the first song by a black artist to be played by white radio stations in South Africa. Jonathan is now a popular and busy performer; his next stop is the British Virgin Islands, followed by a jam-packed schedule across the United States.
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If a Ba'al T'shuva had chamets that was either very important to him, or had a big monitary value and had it in his possesion over pesach before he came back, is there a possible Heter for him so that he won't have to get rid of it? This is just a quizzing question. I already know the answer.
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I haven't looked it up, but I heard a shiur about something like this. Theoretically, if the fellow had a non-Jewish wife who shared joint ownership of his property, then as long as the chametz's value is <50% of everything they own, we can retroactively view the chometz as being hers and the non-chametz his.
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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz ordered the transfer of the then-pregnant mother from Bisha in the southern part of the Kingdom, who was suffering medical complications, to undergo a cesarean section at the King Abdulaziz National Guard Medical City in Riyadh. The mother arrived at the medical center July 28 and a caesarean section was performed on August 7, 2012. Minister Dr. Rabeeah said that twins Abdullah and Salman were conjoined in the chest, abdominal area and the heart and liver membranes. The twins suffer from birth defects in their urinary system as well; Abduallah in particular was being treated to ensure the stability of his urinary system Preliminary diagnosis shows that the surgery has a 70 percent possibility of success..
The King Abdulaziz National Guard Medical City is world renowned for its successful separation of a record 31 conjoined twins from Cameroon, Egypt, Iraq, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, the Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The medical center has also treated a total of 63 twins from 17 countries.
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE - It's quite a luxury when a team has multiple players who can knock down shots.
Harrison Central has several, but Tuesday evening on John Jenkins Court in St. Clairsville, the host Red Devils simply had more.
The end result was a hard-earned 57-45 repeat victory for the Red Devils before another large turnout inside the Devils' Den.
Harrison Central got as close as nine on four occasions in the fourth quarter, but could never get any closer.
"Our kids hit big shots," said St. C. head coach Kim Clifford. "They're veterans and they played with a lot of poise. I was a little discouraged about a few plays down the stretch, but overall they made the plays when we needed them."
It was either Dan Monteroso, Adam Jeffries, Jerrid Marhekfa or Riley Carlton who proved to be a thorn in the Huskies' side. All of those Devils' seniors hit a big shot at a juncture to help keep St. C. in front.
"They're hard to make uncomfortable because they've got guys who've played in some big games in their careers," said Huskies' head coach Justin Clifford. "I told our guys we're not into moral victories, but I was extremely proud of our effort. I don't think we could have played any harder."
The Huskies proved they came to play early, scoring 10 of the game's first 12 points. Kim Clifford called a quick timeout and the Devils responded with 13 in a row.
"Harrison Central really came to play and had a good gameplan," Kim Clifford said of his team's early-game struggles. "This is the kind of game I expected because it's a rival game, they've got talented, veteran players."
The Red Devils rode the hot hand of Marhefka early. He scored 12 of his 17 in the first half as St. C. built a 25-20 lead at the intermission.
"I think we got them out of wack a bit because we changed defenses a few times," Justin Clifford said. "But, they hit big shots when they needed them. They've got some good players over there. We got up early and was playing pretty well, but they hit some shots and that's what they do."
The Devils began to push the Huskies to the brink in the third when they stretched the margin to as many as 16 at 42-26 before Harrison scored the final five of the third.
Monteroso, who received a standing ovation prior to tipoff as recognition of scoring his 2,000th career point in Sunday's lost to St. Ignatius, came alive in the third. After scoring just five in the first half, he scored eight of his 17 in the third.
Carlton buried a pair of triples in that third quarter.
"Having (guys who can make shots) is a necessity for us because we're not real big," Kim Clifford said. "We need to be able to spread the floor and make teams come out after us."
While Marhefka and Monteroso led the way, Jeffries finished with 11 and Carlton 10.
Harrison Central was led by senior aces Fletcher Watt and Nick Pelegreen, who equally divided 20 points.
"Our guys played their rear ends off tonight," Clifford said. "The goal is to (St. Clairsville) two more times. We'll take our chances against pretty much anyone we play in our sectional and the OVAC."
St. Clairsville 57, Harrison Central 45
Harrison Central 10 10 11 14 - 45
St. Clairsville 12 13 17 15 - 57
HARRISON CENTRAL: Watt 4, 0-0 10; Pelegreen 4, 1-2 10; R. Mitchell 3, 0-0 6; Kowalski 4, 0-0 9; Rutter 0, 0-0 0; K. Mitchell 3, 0-0 7; Olmstead 1, 0-0 3; Evans 0, 0-0 0; Totals: 19, 1-2 45. 3-pointers: Watt 2, Pelegreen, Kowalski, K. Mitchell, Olmstead.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE: Monteroso 6, 4-7 17; Carlton 3, 1-2 10; Jeffries 4, 0-0 11; Marhefka 6, 2-2 17; Giffin 0, 0-0 0; Burghy 0, 0-0 0; Campbell 0, 2-3 2; Totals: 19, 9-14 57. 3-pointers: Monteroso, Carlton 3, Jeffries 3, Marhefka 3.


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I am developing a plug-in which stores data in a custom table and is joined onto the
wp_posts by the post's the id. I then use the
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post_fields filters to join my table and be able retrieve data from it. For example:
add_filter('posts_join', 'my_join' );
function my_join( $join ){
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$join .= "LEFT JOIN wp_my_table ON $wpdb->posts.ID = wp_my_table.postID ";
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This works well on the front end (and even most of the admin), but when a post is being edited, the join doesn't seem to happen. For instance, in my plugin's custom metabox on the edit page,
var_dump($post) reveals all the standard fields, but none of my plugin's.
When a post is being edited, does it skip the
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I have done some further tests. Let's suppose I am on;
../post.php?post=703&action=edit. As in my comment to Chris' response, the
the_post hook reveals that the table has been successfully joined at that point (and the post is 703).
On the other hand there are two calls to
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I can, of course, just retrieve my data inside the metabox - but I would like to know if it would be possible to avoid having to do this. (And quite what goes on when click to edit a post :D!)


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I need a GUID. Really just any number that is likely to be unique. However I prefer not to leak time and other things as a GUID may leak. What should i use as a cryptographic replacement? I was thinking maybe i could use PBKDF2 using a GUID + salt/pepper but maybe thats overkill or not what i want?
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I'm 17 and I workout 5 times a week with my uncle after school for conditioning for football next year and I need to get stronger and bigger and we lift everyday and run on the treadmill everyday and after my workouts I take one scoop of 6 star whey protein and one scoop of body fortress creatine a day and I drink lots of water so Is it safe for my body?
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If you really want to bulk up, working out 5 days a week is counter-productive. You need to get your body to supercompensate and you won't get there without rest.
I'm going to assume you isolate different muscle groups on different days, something like
because that's what everyone reads in magazines and people tell others to follow programs like this without really knowing why they even follow these schedules...
Now I'm going to pull some Rippetoe/Mehdi stuff on you :) What you want to be doing (assuming you want to become stronger and bigger for football) is compound lifts. You want to be squatting 3x a week. You want to be getting your deadlift and bench numbers up. Drop any exercise that has the word "curl" in it. Drop leg presses. Drop triceps extensions, lat pull-downs, etc... Compound lifts baby!
Basically, an ideal schedule would be one day on, one day off, and cardio on the weekend.
Quite honestly, to achieve your goal, you could do it with 5 simple exercises.
Basically I'm recommending 5x5 Stronglifts. I followed this for hockey, and in 3 months, with the right diet, I put on 25 pounds, and judging by my BF%, 12-14 of those lbs were pure muscle.
Follow this training regimen, get 200+ grams of protein, 3000+ kCal in you per day, and you'll gain muscle. Start small, increase the weight every workout. Muscle confusion is a myth. If you want to get stronger keep lifting and build up to more weight, your body will evolve naturally to handle the added strain. That's how you get stronger.
The recommended age for working out and doing heavy strength exercises is 16. When it comes to your protein shake and creatine, then the amount of protein and creatine isn't dangerous for your body.
The whey protein is optimal for your training, if you want to gain extra muscles. The creatine is just for your own motivation, cause the only thing creatine does, is that it reduces the aching in your muscles.
Another thing I read in your question was that you lift everyday? There's no point in lifting everyday if you want to gain muscles. You can run the treadmill, in order to get in shape, but you must notice that it takes 36 hours for the muscle fibres to recover. Which means you would gain muscles faster if you for example lifted weights 4 days a week, and then had 3 days of recovery.


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Our new issue is now live. Highlights include Phyllis Zagano making the case for women deacons; Julia G. Young on the Catholic Churchs complicated past in Latin America (and what it might mean for the future); and Daniel M. Murtaugh on this years winner of the National Book Award for nonfiction, Katherine Boos Behind the Beautiful Forevers. Plus a Last Word from Mollie Wilson OReilly, and Richard Allevas review of Lincoln.
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Dominic Preziosi is Commonweal's digital editor.
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Mollie's little reflection is *great*. What is needed now is a sequel, talking about parents trying to pray at mass while tending toddlers.
I second Jim's recommendation.One friend with an 18 months old child is trying to memorize Mark's gospel so that she can read it to herself inside her mind as she is walking, cooking for, feeding, or changing him.
Thank you both! Maybe in a year or so I'll have some insights, Jim. Right now our most successful coping strategy is going to Mass separately and leaving the little guy home!
Happy to see Commonweal reviewing "Behind the Beautiful Forevers." This is an important book. Not only because it focuses on the most important concern of the Lord. The fact that it gives such details to the plight of the least of the brethren shows that this most deprived segment of the world has real faces and families. Those who trumpet market forces as a remedy for such ills can see that in an area where the market is in full bloom people live in unimaginable squalor and deprivation. It only become real or imaginable when such Authors as Boo make the effort to bring it to us. Such a book rivets us to the last judgment when we will be asked what we did for our Mumbai sufferers.
" One friend with an 18 months old child is trying to memorize Marks gospel so that she can read it to herself inside her mind as she is walking, cooking for, feeding, or changing him."This man has memorized all 4 gospels and the Book of Revelationand is available to dramatic presentations at your parish:http://www.gospels.org/All you have to do is pay attention and hear something truly remarkable ... the words and Michael's intreptation thereof.He resides in the San Francisco Bay Are (but of course!) and is willing to travel.
Any chance y'all'd take the women deacons article out from behind the paywall, for the sake of social justice?
Real Clear Religion has linked to the women deacons article. Congrats, Commonweal.