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Islamists Claim Win in Vote That Splits Egypt
Schism Set to Continue After Secularists Say Brotherhood-Backed Constitutional Referendum Was Unfair; Coptics Fear Bias
MINYA, Egypt—Egyptians girded for a new season of political discord after opposition leaders slammed a constitutional referendum they said was rigged by Islamists and that has unsettled the nation's Christian minority.
Islamist campaigners led by the powerful Muslim Brotherhood claimed an unofficial victory over the constitution on Sunday based on its observation of the vote count, a day after a second-round vote raised the total "yes" votes to about 64%. The government didn't say when it would release official results.
The National Salvation Front, a coalition of political parties and former presidential candidates that represents the opposition, issued a stinging retort on Sunday that pinned the vote's results on widespread "falsifications, violations and breaches of organization."
But the opposition stopped short of calling for a rerun vote as it did after the first round last week, and seemed to accept the results. After a month of protests, Cairo's streets were mostly quiet Sunday.
The divisive politics now look set to persist as Muslim Brotherhood-backed President Mohammed Morsi guides his country toward new parliamentary elections within two months. Despite their complaints over the political process, the National Salvation Front pledged to participate in parliamentary polls.
Newly united and backed by street-level activism, the group said it would continue as a political umbrella group to exploit the Islamists' declining poll numbers since the revolution began two years ago.
The Islamist-leaning democracy emerging from Egypt's disorder has isolated one group more than most. Members of Egypt's main minority, Christians, which make up more than 10% of the country's 83 million population, say they feel increasingly excluded by Egyptian politics' sharp tack toward Islamism.
"In the beginning, after the revolution, we all went out to vote," said Maged Fawzi Farweez, a Christian who voted "no" in the second round of the referendum on Saturday. "But over and over, we feel as though our voices go to waste. That's why many of us don't go anymore."
Mr. Farweez lives in Bayadaya, one of a constellation of small, almost exclusively Christian villages that surround the southern Egyptian city of Minya.
Egypt's Christians, who are overwhelmingly Coptics, are integrated into the wider Muslim majority, but are thought to comprise about one third some southern cities's populations.
Egypt's revolution has been hard on its Christians. Sectarian clashes, the abrupt rise of Islamist politicians and the mainstream perception that the Christian community supports former President Hosni Mubarak have frightened the once apolitical community. Many Christians say they feel that they can't speak out for fear of being labeled as traitors.
The handful of Christians present on the constitution-drafting committee joined about two dozen other secular-leaning delegates in withdrawing last month, shortly before the document was passed. Their absence allowed Islamists to push through the controversial document, whose passage was all but guaranteed Sunday.
Even the relatively moderate Muslim Brotherhood contributed to sectarian tensions recently. Mohammed Al Biltagi, a widely respected Brotherhood reformer, sparked outrage when he told television audiences that 60% of the draft panel's opponents were Christians.
"That's going to have long-lasting reverberations," said Michael Hanna, an Egyptian-American Christian and an expert on Egypt at the New York-based Century Foundation. "When the Brotherhood are engaged in this, it emboldens the right even more. That's a dangerous dynamic to introduce."
In Minya, the Christians' clout is eclipsed by hard-line Islamists who have grown in power since the fall of Mr. Mubarak and his secularist regime early last year. Minya is the birthplace of the former militant group Al Gama'a Al Islamiya, and some of the group's leaders returned there after their release from prison following the revolt. During moments of heightened political tension, the organization has staged thousands-strong rallies in a show of force.
On Friday, the day before the referendum vote, Al Gama'a Al Islamiyya members rode on flatbed trucks mounted with flags and speakers while shouting anti-Christian slogans.
Many of Egypt's Christians say they were intimidated by Islamists. At polling stations, some Christians said they found their names weren't listed. In other cases, they said, poll managers wouldn't let them in.
Nabil Gameel, a leader in the Brotherhood's Minya branch, said reports of voting violations amounted to little more than fabrications by a traitorous media working to unsettle Egypt. "We are all united and we all love each other," Mr. Gameel said. "But there are people who want to come between us, like these opposition, who claim to be the nation's protectors."
Many voters refused to speak to the media for fear of retaliation. But their stories appear to have already cowed many Christians from participating in the polls. Residents of Baladaya estimated that fewer than 10% of eligible Christian voters participated Saturday.
"Islamists are trying to change the country into an Islamic country—not just an Islamic country, but an ignorant country," said Tony Saleeb, a Christian and an election observer for the Cairo-based Egyptian Center for Human Rights. "I expect that in the near future there will be severe violence."
—Yosra Shohayeb contributed to this article.
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This is a question about manipulating sound (wav files).
The goal is to produce something that sounds like a number station broadcast, see e.g., 4:00 in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdnoAJ7KoFE
It is easy to generate a random string of numbers,
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Now, the resulting voice is too clean to sound like a radio recording, so the challenge is to distort the sound a bit and make it sound more like a strange radio recording. Adding a little echo and some white noise maybe?

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The Charter Flight Centre normally acts as retail agents for ATOL holders. The ATOL number will be shown on your confirmation and this means you are financially protected under the ATOL scheme. We also sell flights under our own ATOL or as a ticket provider for recognised airlines.
There may be a discrepancy between the initial price and the final price this is because of the way we gather pricing data from suppliers, a full costing will always be given before confirmation. There is a handling fee of 2.5% if you pay by credit card; there is no extra fee if you pay by debit card.
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Please note that for flights departing in the early hours of the morning the date given is sometimes the check-in date. In this case the flight will actually depart the day after the date displayed. Full timings will be confirmed if you go through to book online, or by calling our reservations team on 020 8714 0010.
We work very hard to make our prices competitive and judging by our feedback we get it right most of the time. If you do find a price on a competitor's website that is cheaper than ours then please give us a call on 020 8714 0010 and we will do our best to beat it, no guarantees but sometimes a bit of human intervention is a good thing.
We welcome groups of any size; call our experienced sales staff on 020 8714 0010 who will be happy to talk to you about your group booking. Booking a group can sometimes be hard work; we always recommend you 'phone us as we can help remove the hassle.


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Concerned about violating attorney-client privilege, city councilors refused to make public this week documents pertaining to lawsuits filed over the proposed Brockton power plant.
Concerned about violating attorney-client privilege, city councilors refused to make public this week documents pertaining to lawsuits filed over the proposed Brockton power plant.
With the exception of three councilors who verbally described the contents of the legal packet distributed by Mayor Bill Carpenter, every other councilor either declined to talk about the documents or did not respond to requests for comment.
Council President Robert Sullivan said that as a defendant in the $68 million lawsuit plant developers filed against the City Council and other city officials, he would not comment.
Ward 4 Councilor Paul Studenski also would not comment, saying that City Solicitor Philip Nessralla advised the council to keep the documents private.
"It wasn't to be mean or violate the First Amendment," Studenski said. "I'm just a good soldier. I follow orders."
The documents, obtained Thursday by The Enterprise, detail legal fees incurred to date and anticipated costs related to multiple pieces of litigation surrounding the 350-megawatt, gas-fired plant proposed for Oak Hill Way.
No legal strategy or potential settlement details appear in the packet's 13 pages.
"It's breaking down how much was spent here and there," Ward 2 Councilor Thomas Monahan said. "Nothing earth-shattering or anything."
Despite that, Carpenter insisted the documents should be private. He scheduled and then canceled a closed, executive session of the City Council this week to discuss the material.
"Councilors shouldn't make it public," Carpenter said. "It's standard legal advice."
Ward 6 Councilor Michelle DuBois, a vocal opponent of the plant and an individual named in the civil rights lawsuit, said her attorney advised her not to comment on the documents.
Paul Glickman, an attorney for Stop the Power, said that standards of professional conduct do not allow attorneys to break privilege, but a client may choose to publicize information about their case.
"Confidentiality is owned by the client, not by the attorney," said Glickman, a partner at the Boston law firm Glickman Turley LLP. "An attorney can advise you not to disclose, but they can't compel it."
Mark Gildea, legislative counsel for the City Council, did not respond to a request for comment Thursday.
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BROCKTON – Documents provided this week to the City Council show millions of dollars in incurred and potential power plant legal fees, a confidential disclosure by Mayor Bill Carpenter that councilors say will not sway their opposition to the plant.
"It's not going to change my mind," Ward 3 Councilor Dennis Eaniri said. "We knew there was going to be a cost. But I'm going to weigh that against people's health and well-being."
City officials have been fighting the installation of a 350-megawatt, gas-fired plant proposed for Oak Hill Way since 2006, when Brockton Power resurrected a previous plan to generate electric power at the site.
Since then, developers have filed a $68 million lawsuit filed against city officials alleging civil rights and due process violations, and have fought a suit filed by local residents against the plant's licensing. The latter case is pending before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
The city has spent $1.2 million so far on legal and expert fees dealing with the various pieces of litigation surrounding the plant, according to the confidential documents, obtained Thursday by The Enterprise. The materials were prepared by City Solicitor Philip Nessralla and his staff.
Of the $1.2 million spent to date, $307,066 was spent on the civil rights lawsuit. Nessralla estimates that completing that single case could cost another $2 million.
The anticipated cost of that lawsuit makes up the bulk of potential future costs outlined in the documents. Another $202,250 could be spent completing litigation over an air permit for the power plant. Total costs could amount to more than $3.4 million.
Councilor-at-Large Moises Rodrigues said the costs will not sway his stance against the plant.
"It's a bunch of nothing. It's almost like an invoice," Rodrigues. "I'm not convinced and I'm not going to vote for a settlement or anything like that."
Ward 4 Councilor Paul Studenski said he is against the plant primarily because of health concerns residents have about its operation.
"I can't change my mind," he said. "I don't want to see anybody die because of any decision I make."
Opponents of the power plant said they believe Carpenter distributed the documents to the council to scare them into considering a settlement of the $68 million lawsuit against city officials. The mayor has said he is in favor of negotiating with the developers.
"The whole lawsuit is nothing but one whole settlement talk," said Justin Kane, an organizer with Stop the Power. "It's been installed purely as a scare tactic."
City councilors are at the center of the debate over the power plant not only because they are defendants but also because without their approval, the plant cannot obtain the water it needs for cooling.
Page 2 of 2 - "Without the water this won't happen," said Kate Archard, a plant opponent and Water Commission member. "Maybe the strategy is to try to make the councilors believe that there is an egregious amount of pending law costs."
Carpenter did not respond to requests for comment on the legal documents Thursday. Earlier this week the mayor said he would not discuss details because of the ongoing litigation and that he was "fulfilling a commitment" he had previously made to councilors to keep them abreast of the lawsuits.
There has been little movement on the civil rights lawsuit over the past year, according to several attorneys and clients involved in the suit.
The next court date is scheduled for July 29. Attorneys for both sides are expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Boston for a status conference.
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Robert "Bob" Leslie Bence, 83, Augusta, passed away, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, at Dunsford Funeral Home Chapel.
Bob served in the U.S. Navy and retired from the U.S. Postal Service as a rural mail carrier.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Edgar and Clara Etta (Beard) Bence; and a brother Edgar Bence.
He is survived by: his brother Mark Bence of Augusta.
A memorial has been established with Amedisys Hospice, 2733 West Central, El Dorado, KS 67042 or in care of the funeral home.
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After facing some of the top competition in the state these last couple of weeks, the Pioneer girls' soccer team ended its regular season by beating Auburn 5-1 on Tuesday.
Four players scored goals for Nebraska City in the win as the Pioneers raised thier final record to 3-8.
The Pioneers' other wins this year came against Crete and Conestoga.
Nebraska City will open the Eastern Midlands Conference tournament at 6 p.m. Monday at Norris.
*** For more details about the Auburn game, see the Friday News-Press.
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CGS Excited To Host Late Model Action In 2014
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Madman Photography)
Cottage Grove, Oregon- Cottage Grove Speedway has hosted regular Late Model action since 2007 when it replaced the Sportsman class. Since then the historic ¼-mile clay oval has produced some memorable races over the years. In the last three years there have been three different champions and in the seven seasons of the division's existence there have been five different title winners. In 2014 ten races are scheduled for the Late Models at "The Grove". On April 19th and May 10th the regulars of Cottage Grove will go up against the likes of the Northwest Extreme Late Model Series.
"Our Late Model count isn't the largest in the area but they are competitive," commented Cottage Grove Speedway General Manager Heather Boyce, "there are a few times this year I hope some Willamette Speedway guys come and run down here when they have a week off. A couple of times in 2014 the crate series will run with our cars and I enjoy them when they run together and I think they put on a good show."
The past three seasons there have been some very entertaining point battles with the eventual champion winning by less than one hundred points. Mark Carrell held off Casey Vitale by twenty-six points in the final race of the season to win his second career CGS Late Model title in 2011 and in 2012 Rob Mayea won his championship by thirty-two markers over Trent Elliott. Last year Paul Culp won his first career crown by ninety-three points, won two main event features, and posted seven top five finishes in nine starts.
In the last few seasons the wins have been spread around as nine different drivers have won in the last sixteen races. Trevor Glaser has won four main events in that two year span including three last season as well as the 2013 Firecracker 100. Collen Winebarger managed to earn three wins last year while drivers with two victories between the years 2012-13 include Tony Brakeall and Paul Culp. Last year was also memorable with Trent Elliott breaking the track record at 12.380 seconds on May 18th.
The Cottage Grove Speedway is set to host a test and tune play day on Saturday April 5th while the first race of the year is planned for the following Saturday on the 12th. Log on to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com for news stories and articles related to the upcoming 2014 campaign.
Former Cottage Grove Speedway Late Model Track Champions
2007- Ricky Ashley
2008- Don Muth Sr.
2009- Don Muth Sr.
2010- Mark Carrell
2011- Mark Carrell
2012- Rob Mayea
2013- Paul Culp
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Regeneration and clearance
When we regenerate an area, sometimes homes have to be vacated - and even demolished - and current residents rehoused. This is known as 'clearance'.
Birmingham City Council recognises that if you live in an area that is being redeveloped and you have to move home, it can be a very worrying and stressful time. We are committed to ensuring that you are kept fully informed and supported throughout the process. We will make sure that there is always someone to answer your questions.
- Where will you move me to?
During your first interview we will go through a range of available housing options and tell you how we can help you access them.
Options include:
- local authority (council) housing
- housing associations (registered social landlords)
- privately rented homes
- affordable ownership options, including shared ownership.
If you need Birmingham City Council to find you a new home, you will be allocated a home that is suitable for the size of your household.
Here are some examples of the type of accommodation you may be offered in accordance with our current Allocation Scheme:
- single person or couple with no children: one-bedroom flat
- single person or couple aged 60 or over: one bedroom flat or bungalow
- single person or couple with one child: two-bedroom flat, maisonette or house
- single person or couple with two children: two or three bedroom flat, maisonette or house, depending on the ages and genders of the children
- single person or couple with three or more children: three- or four-bedroom flat, maisonette or house, depending on the ages and genders of the children
- two adults who live together as 'sharers': two-bedroom flat.
You could be offered a flat, maisonette or house depending on the size of your family. You cannot state that you only want to be considered for a house or that you will only consider housing association properties.
For bigger families needing large three-bedroom or four-bedroom properties, all areas of the city will need to be included in searches for suitable accommodation – unless there is a good reason for you being unable to relocate to some of them. This is due to the shortage of properties of this size.
Please note that if any your children are over 18, they will be considered as adults needing their own bedroom. If all of your children are over 18, you will not qualify for a house (only a flat or maisonette).
There is a limited supply of ground floor properties. These are usually allocated to households who have a proven need for this type of accommodation, such as physical disability.
Birmingham City Council's housing service no longer operates a 'like-for-like' policy for people affected by clearance schemes. This means that you may not be offered the same type or size of property as the one you currently live in.
You can apply to other local authorities for housing in their area and your dedicated housing officer will assist you. However you will not be given the same level of priority by other local authorities as you will have with Birmingham City Council, as you are affected by a clearance programme within Birmingham.
- What help will I get?
Before you are made any offers of alternative housing, you will be visited by a clearance housing officer who will explain the whole rehousing process to you. This dedicated officer will be your first point of contact for any concerns or questions you have and will work with you throughout the process. If they are not available at any time, another member of the Clearance Team can assist.
- Choice Based Lettings
One of our dedicated housing officers will explain Birmingham Home Choice to you and help you to get started making bids.
The scheme is open to everybody who is registered for rehousing with Birmingham City Council. You can see all the available homes either on the Birmingham Home Choice website www.birminghamhomechoice.org.uk or in a paper copy of the Property Newsletter.
Once you have found a home you would like to live in, you need to register your interest in it by 'making a bid' or 'bidding'. You can place bids for council homes (and some housing association properties) via the website; over the phone using text messaging or interactive voice recognition; or via digital TV.
- Removals
Customers moving due to clearance are eligible for a free removal within the City of Birmingham, as well as the disconnection and reconnection of a cooker and a washing machine. A removal (including the provision of packing boxes) can only be booked when customers have accepted a new tenancy or found a new property to move into. Please contact the Clearance Team for further information.
Customers affected by clearance are given a maximum of two weeks to move to their new home from the time the tenancy is accepted.
For tenants who pay all or some of their rent in their current home, rent will be payable at the new address from the tenancy start date. As it would be unfair to expect customers to pay rent at both the current and new homes, two rents are only charged if the customer delays moving without good reason.
The Environmental Team can be contacted on 0121 303 1112 to arrange for the collection and disposal of bulky items of rubbish, including unwanted furniture. It is preferable to give as much notice as possible.
- Contacts
tel: 0121 303 1892
post: Clearance Team
Land and Property
PO Box 16579
- Will I be entitled to any compensation?
If you have lived in your property for 12 months or more, a statutory 'Home Loss' payment currently of £4,700 (reviewed annually by central government) is payable when you move out. If you have lived in your property for less than 12 months, you may be entitled to a pro-rata payment, for example, if you have lived there for six months you will receive half.
Your payment will be adjusted to take account of any current and late tenancy arrears, and rechargeable repairs to your existing or previous tenancies.
This compensation can only be claimed after you have moved to your new home and handed in the keys to your current property. We will arrange for a cheque to be sent to you as quickly as possible following receipt of your completed Home Loss form. Payments are usually made within four to six weeks.
You can also apply for a 'Disturbance Allowance' to claim back some of the money that you have spent because of moving home. For example, you can claim the costs of adapting carpets and curtains, although you cannot claim the costs of buying new ones. We will discuss how you can make your claim when one of our housing officers first visits you. It is very important that you keep receipts for all payments you make so your claim can be properly assessed.
We will provide a free removal service within the city of Birmingham, and pay compensation regardless of the type of property or tenancy you move to.
- Will all of my family be moved under clearance?
The council will rehouse everybody in your household who was living with you when clearance was declared; this may be some months before the rehousing starts. We will expect you to provide proofs of residency and identification for each member of the household. It is vital that you provide us with accurate details.
- What help will I get to move?
We are committed to ensuring that your move is as stress-free as possible.
To help you, we will arrange to move your furniture and belongings to your new home and pay for it. After your removal has been booked we can arrange for boxes to be delivered to you for you to pack your possessions. We will also arrange for qualified engineers to disconnect and reconnect your cooker and washing machine, free of charge.
To ensure your property is secured on the day you move out, and to protect other residents in the area, we encourage you to book a morning removal.
- I get Housing and Council Tax Benefits. How do these transfer to my new address?
If you accept another Birmingham City Council tenancy, the necessary forms will be completed when you sign to accept the property. Your benefits will then transfer to your new address.
If you accept a housing association tenancy, you may need to make an appointment at your local neighbourhood office if you need help to complete the forms.
- How quickly will I be made an offer?
This depends on how flexible you are able to be in terms of where you can, or are willing to, move to. Under Birmingham Home Choice, available properties will be advertised every week which will show you where and what size/type of homes are available. You may find that there are several suitable properties in an area you want to move to, in which case it is more likely that your bid will be successful and you will be invited to view; an offer may then follow. If your choices are too limited it will take longer for you to be able to make bids, and then you may not be invited to a viewing.
If you are not being practical about your choices one of our housing officers will have to make bids for you. If you are invited to view a suitable property and fail to attend, this could count as one of your three offers.
- How many offers will I receive?
In most cases you will be made up to three offers of alternative accommodation, following successful bids through Birmingham Home Choice. These could be council homes or housing association properties, if you have placed bids on homes managed by a registered social landlord.
In you insist on relocating to an area where the council has no properties or to a property you are not eligible for, we will make one offer of accommodation that meets your needs before we take legal action to gain possession of your home.
- What if I need an adapted property because I have a physical disability?
If you feel that you need an adapted property, we will arrange for an assessment to be undertaken. This will determine what adaptations you need, and whether these need to be in place at the time you move. If you are currently in a property that hasn't got these adaptations, we will arrange to have them fitted at the earliest opportunity after you move into your new home.
If you currently have adaptations and need them straight away, we will either identify a suitable property that has them or have them fitted before you move.
- What if I need a particular type of property because of a medical condition?
If you have a medical condition that you feel means you need a specific type of property, such as a ground floor flat, you need to provide supporting information so that the council's medical advisor can make a recommendation.
It is very important that you tell us about any needs you have at your first interview. The clearance officer can help you to complete the necessary forms, but you must provide a letter of support from your consultant if you have one, or other evidence of your situation. We cannot accept letters from your GP unless your doctor can provide a detailed summary of your situation and, in his/her opinion, state the type of housing you need to move to. Please note that we are unable to reimburse any expenses involved in obtaining supporting medical evidence.
- I have accepted an offer of accommodation. How much time do I have to move out?
Customers affected by clearance are given a maximum of two weeks to move from the time the tenancy is accepted. We can only extend this period if there are exceptional circumstances.
If you pay all or some of your rent in your current home, rent will be payable at your new address from the tenancy start date. We would not expect you to pay rent at both your current and new homes unless you delay moving without a good reason.
- What condition should I leave my current property in?
It is important that you remove all of your possessions and any rubbish from your property. A charge may be made for the removal and disposal of items you have left behind. You can arrange your own rubbish collection, including bulky items, by calling Contact Birmingham on 0121 303 1112.
- What should I do with the keys to my current property?
The keys to your current home should be taken to your local neighbourhood office unless an alternative arrangement has been made with your clearance housing officer.
If you fail to return your keys on the date agreed, you will be charged an extra week's rent. We will not process your 'Home Loss' payment (see next FAQ) until the keys to your property have been returned and we are satisfied that you have not left any rubbish at the property, including in the garden.
- Will my new home have double-glazing and central heating?
Birmingham City Council has been bringing all its homes up to the Decent Homes standard and this work is almost complete. If the property you view doesn't already have these facilities, it will be on a planned programme of work to be carried out in the near future.
As housing association properties tend to have been built more recently than council homes, it is more likely that homes managed by an association will have double-glazing and central heating.


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5 Ways Philip K Dick's Insanity Changed the World of Movies
#2. Not That His Real Life Was Any Less Insane
It gets weirder. In the 1950s, Dick and his wife were visited weekly by two FBI agents who were investigating their left wing views. He eventually received their file on him under the Freedom of Information Act and found they'd been keeping notes on stuff like his beard length (makes sense, everyone knows only commies have beards).
"Sir? We've got a Class-Lenin on our hands."
But then Dick took the paranoia and ran with it. In the early 70's there was a break-in at his house which he eventually came to believe was part of a neo-Nazi conspiracy (rather than, you know, the work of one of the many junkies living in his house at the time). In 1974 he met with several literary critics who were fans of his. He disagreed with their interpretation of his work and naturally contacted the FBI claiming he'd uncovered a Marxist invasion of American sci-fi. In his letter, he accused Polish author Stanislaw Lem, who'd written an essay praising him, of actually being a "composite committee."
#1. Then Again, He Kind of Did See the Future
So why, after ignoring him for the duration of an incredibly prolific if not lucrative career, is Hollywood suddenly determined to get every word the man wrote in front of the camera?
Okay, yes. But also...
It's because over time, the real world and Dick's mental illness have met each other half way.
Hey, remember when Minority Report came out in 2002? It was right in the middle of the war on terror and everyone thought the movie was a thinly veiled allusion to the invasive Homeland Security tactics we were seeing in the headlines. And in fact, a few years later the government introduced cameras that could supposedly detect when you intend to commit a crime in the future. Yeah, Dick kind of seems like a prophet in retrospect. Especially considering he wrote that story in freaking 1956.
Via gunnar_maas
This is what you needed to record a video in 1956.
Meanwhile, those themes of confused self-identity he explored have become more relevant in the age of the Internet, where pretending to be a 15-year-old girl pretending to be an orc in a completely virtual world is a common way to spend a lunch hour. Paranoia about corporations and shady characters run amok behind the scenes? Hell, look at a headline.
So here's to Philip K Dick, who led a rough life, but kept churning out stories through it all. He no doubt took quite a bit of shit and ridicule from those around him back when he was ranting about time traveling aliens, but now, from beyond the grave, he's the one who has A-list stars saying his words out loud in front of millions.
So, are you a struggling writer? Who knows, perhaps if you start taking amphetamines, have five broken marriages, start hallucinating and become paranoid you could be the next Philip K. Dick, and your work will be in lights for decades after you're gone.*
"Though his fiendish speed habit lead him to an early grave, Tim will always be remembered by the EMTs who found his half-written manuscript and laughed for like, twenty minutes straight."
Note: This almost certainly won't happen, please don't do any of those things.
For more impressive things accomplished while under the influence, check out The 5 Greatest Things Accomplished While High and The 5 Most Inspiring Things Ever Accomplished While Drunk.


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How To Remove Trojan.FakeMS.PRGen, A Guide To Remove Trojan.FakeMS.PRGen From Your PC
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Abstract: We give a brief historical overview of the Tait conjectures, made 120 years ago in the course of his pioneering work in tabulating the simplest knots, and solved a century later using the Jones polynomial. We announce the solution, again based on a substantial study of the Jones polynomial, of one (possibly his last remaining) problem of Tait, with the construction of amphicheiral knots of almost all odd crossing numbers. An application to the non-triviality problem for the Jones polynomial is also outlined.
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This is even cheaper than buying at Harbor Freight! Same quality, though, and I won't be surprised if they rolled out of the same factory but with a red (instead of orange) paint job.
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Does anyone know if the jack is Truck/SUV height?
Edit: Nevermind. Helps if I click around. The jack is standard lift height of 16 3/4". The high lift jack is 20". So if you have a Jeep, FJ Cruiser, or other vehicle with high ground clearance, You should probably pass on this.
@zollars23: Jack has a lifting capacity of 3 tons (6,000 lbs.) and a lifting range of 5-1/2 to 19-1/4 in. The description says max height of 19-3/4", but it's 19-1/4". I don't know where you got 16-3/4".
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I bought a Harbor Freight jack (3 ton) a couple years ago, and the ** thing is leaking now. I can jack things up fine, but I have to hurry and place the jack stands underneath before it lowers too far down. Thought maybe my Durango was too heavy (3 tons? I doubt it) for it, but it also does it on my wife's car too. Thought I missed out on this sale, but at 12:57AM CST, the coupon still works. I know people with Craftsman jacks and they've had no problems in 5+ years with them. So I bought this set as the jack alone is worth the $75. Thank you OP!!!
@zollars23: I have a couple sets of three ton Craftsman jack stands, but when I got my first 4WD this year I realized they weren't going to work for the height. I got a pair of six tonners from Harbor Freight that I've found sturdy as hell, albeit quite heavy. They'll have the height you need, and I trust my life to them. Also, they go on sale quite frequently, I got mine for thirty bucks...
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It is amazing how the witness of this place and its mission takes hold of people. Last summer during the Doctor of Ministry summer session, as part of a course on reading and exegeting organizations, I led a new group of students in a discussion of the power of symbols and central themes in the life of any organization or community. I told them about the wonderful Ascension window behind the altar of the old chapel, framed at the top by the words from the end of the Gospel of Mark, "Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel." I talked about the challenge a school or church faces when it goes for a time without such a strong orienting image and message.
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I was looking in a dictionary and both were listed as being defined as "to lose one's way, to hesitate, or to waver," but I don't understand why there are two different kanji for the word.
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Dave already answered that there is no difference in 迷う and 紕う in modern Japanese. Dictionaries agree on this. However, the original meanings of these two kanji are completely different, and the reason why まよう has these two kanji notations is related to the history of the Japanese word まよう itself, which is explained in Daijisen.
Originally, the Japanese word まよう meant for a fabric to become spoiled and for threads in a fabric to get tangled. This is the meaning of the kanji 紕. Note that the radical 糸 (いと; thread) is in this kanji. I do not know if the word まよう is used in this meaning in the modern Japanese.
There was an unrelated word まどう which meant to be puzzled or to get lost. Later the words まよう and まどう got confused, and まよう started to be used also for the meaning of まどう. This is why まよう means to get lost in the modern Japanese! The kanji 迷 means to get lost, and it matches the new meaning of まよう (although まどう is written as 惑う using a different kanji from 迷). The radical 辶 of 迷 means a road.
All of this suggests that 迷う and 紕う are actually different words with different meanings, tempting me to claim that it is incorrect to use 紕う for the meaning "to get lost." However, as you and Dave said, dictionaries list both kanji as acceptable and do not seem to make distinction in meanings between the two kanji. Although I do not know the exact reason for this, my guess is that the two notations 迷う and 紕う were used interchangeably in the actual Japanese text often enough to justify listing both kanji in dictionaries.
Edit: In an earlier revision, the last paragraph of this answer was unclear. I reconsidered it, and hopefully this reflects my thought much better.
OK. Not the greatest answer (based on partial ignorance rather than knowledge), but on the chance nobody can come up with better:
紕う and 迷う are ostensibly two spellings of the same word (まよう). This happens a lot in Japanese, as you probably know and is a characteristic feature of the weird marriage of native (oral) Japanese with native (written) Chinese hanzi. Many common Japanese words historically have two or three kanji spellings (see, for example: all the different spellings of あける).
In this particular case my feeling (and it seems shared by both fluent foreigners and native speakers) is that 紕う is an extremely rare spelling of 'まよう'. Unfortunately, I cannot give you any information about a possible nuance between the two, since even the Japanese internet doesn't seem to have any, but regarding how rare 紕う is:
Based on all this, I think we can safely say 紕う is a rare/obscure/obsolete form and 迷う should be used whenever you want to say "lost/confused".


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And now for the litany of common complaints recycled post after post (despite many being disproved) by those who simply cannot abide the thought of anyone saying anything nice about Joseph. 3 . . 2 . . 1
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Another great defense of the prophet Joseph Smith by Daniel Peterson. Your insights are always understandable and thought provoking. I can never get enough. Thank you.
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A wonderful analsys and presentation. Thank you Brother Peterson. No matter how many detractors attack Joseph, they will never be able to stop God's work or the stone rolling forth.
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Joseph Smith was certainly not shallow. His intutitive intelligence transcended much of his deficiencies in formal eduction. But his claims and his character are fair game for biographers and historians to consider.
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Well this comment board is like North Korea. Enjoy.
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"Well this comment board is like North Korea. Enjoy."
Now there's some truth. Freedom of speech doesn't apply here ... very biased moderation.
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As a non-believer, I would echo Bloom's analysis.
And even assuming good motives, do I think Joseph was talking to real entities and apprehend objective knowledge? No. But the same goes for every other visionary, mystic or prophet so it's not meant to disparage.
But the criticism of Joseph the man should not be casually swept under rug. Brodie may have cherry picked and made wholly negative assumptions, but it doesn't make her wrong. Although Grant Palmer and Richard Bushman probably do a better overall job in their biographies – the main difference being that Bushman assumes Joseph was who he said he was, and Palmer does not.
For me, he was a deeply flawed visionary and charismatic religious genius.
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Your writing is always enlightening and fun to read. Thanks Bro. Peterson. Somewhere along the line I may buy a couple of your books. LOL
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"The notion of Joseph Smith as a lazy, scheming, yarn-spinning
ne'er-do-well without a single serious idea in his head simply can't
withstand scrutiny."
In this respect, Peterson is accurate. Joseph Smith was an extraordinarily talented individual, very clever, and insightfully shrewd with an uncanny ability for understanding much of the religious thinking of his time.
Many LDS critics casually dismiss Joseph Smith's ability, discount his contribution to religious thought, and try and paint him as a religious charlatan with surreptitious goals for personal power. I believe this is a mistake and it perpetuates an unfortunate ad hominem fallacy. Many of Joseph Smith's claims can be discredited easily enough without attacking him personally.
The mistake Peterson makes is to advance an irrelevant association and correlate it with the veracity of Smith's prophetic claims. Peterson's use of "honor by association" fallacy is no different than Smith's ad hominem critics employing the old "guilt by association" trick. Both reasoning is equally flawed.
Smith shares many of the same qualities as Ann Lee, Charles Taze Russell, Ron Hubbard, Elijah Muhammad, and Mary Baker Eddy. Such qualities don't necessarily validate their prophetic claims either.
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Great analysis of the prophet's influence and position. In a simple to read description of the prophets efforts and what his revelation brought to my understanding about the Bible I've written "Day of Defense: Positive Talking Points for the Latter Days".
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Just because Joseph Smith may have believed he was doesn't mean that he really was. You also can't conclude that because he was a good person and did good that he was a prophet. How many men of that time were good men? That doesn't make them prophets either nor does it validate any of there visionary claims. Many people die for their religion because they KNOW that it is true. Many are also incarcerated because of their beliefs. Just because they are right in their mind doesn't make it true. Many people since Joseph Smith have claimed they werer prophets. Well they can believe it all their lives, but I don't.
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RE: Craig Clark, Joseph Smith was certainly not shallow. His intutitive
intelligence transcended much of his deficiencies in formal *education. But his
claims and his **character are fair game for biographers and historians to
*(JS)"Don't employ lawyers, or pay them money for their knowledge, for I have learned that they don't know anything. I know more than they all." (D.H.C.. vol. 5. p. 467).
**(JS)I have more to Boast of than ever any man had. I am the only man that has ever been able to keep a whole church together since the days of Adam. A large majority of the whole have stood by me. Neither Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work as I.(HofC. Vol 6. pp 408-,409.
**(JS)God made Aaron to be the mouth piece for the children of Israel, and He will make me be god to you in His stead, and the Elders to be mouth for me; and if you don't like it, you must lump it." HofC, vol. 6. pp. 319, 320
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Your premise is grossly incorrect. It doesn't matter what was in Joseph Smith's mind...you have to compare what he recorded with what is in the Bible. If you record what others said with the Bible, you would have a very difficult time suggesting they were equally a prophet as Joseph Smith was. People die for all sorts of crazy reasons...not a good premise for your argument.
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Joseph's claim to be a prophet of God surpasses traditions of Luther, Calvin, and Zwingli whose claims as leading figures of the Reformation were based on human reason. But what need is there for a theologian if you have a prophet delivering the word of God? Joseph Smith should be held to more exacting standards considering the audacity of his claims. There's nothing unfair about that.
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@Craig Clark, what claims are you referring to? Those recorded in the standard works?
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I am not LDS but I find Joseph Smith to be a fascinating individual.
I have read both Dr. Bushman's "Rough Stone Rolling" as well as Professor Brodie's "No Man Knows My History." Some have dismissed Richard Bushman's work as nothing more than apologia from a believing Mormon. Likewise, others disdain Fawn Brodie's book as the disgruntled writings of a lapsed Mormon. Reading both books for their content rather than serving up polemical attacks on their respective authors is far more insightful. Both deserve respect for their scholarship.
Most Mormons tell me that their belief in Joseph Smith is based on faith, yet they insist that history empirically proves his prophetic claims. I've never understood that. It seems the focus of his life is artificially pushed into one of two camps - either he was a fraud or he wasn't. Wouldn't it be more insightful to simply agree that Joseph Smith believed in his prophetic calling and write a biography from that perspective?
Unfortunately I fear such a biography would only draw fire from those obsessed with "proving" or "disproving" faith while missing the magnificent life of a unique American.
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Henry Drummond,
I concur with your views on Richard Bushman's and Fawn Brodie's biographies of Joseph Smith. Rough Stone Rolling is a remarkable achievement that can be held to rigorously high standards of scholarship with the author holding firm to his religious faith.
In my view, Fawn Brodie's biography has been unjustly pilloried by faithful LDS since it was published. It's clearly the work of a Mormon who has lost her faith but I found it sympathetic to Joseph on a human level. It remains the most influential and groundbreaking of the bios about Joseph Smith.
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At least it fit thematically. Dude did the same thing to their "game" in the film.
At least it fit thematically. Dude did the same thing to their "game" in the film.
OK some things.
Prophet - Dexter
Bodyguard - Bizarro
Martyr - Artful-dodgeR
Aware Medium - RedBeard
The Virgin - Mxy
The Idiot - Nihil
The Jock - Fraser Brown
The Nerd - usedtabe
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I didn't expect Used to just make his second list the other half of his first list. If I were to revisit this, I would make it so he couldn't just do this.
The INTENT was for him to use it now, and use it much later when there were fewer players left. If it were revisited they would have to wait a few nights to use it again and couldn't use the same division of players as before.Also, the Nerd's special power was somewhat gamebreaking, just sayin'.
Killed early, so we didn't get to see much of any use in that.
Muckfoot / Dexter
Redbeard / Used
Redbeard / Used
Used / ZP
Was an ASTONISHING success. Redbeard guessed the correct death on the FIRST NIGHT.
The Martyr had a secondary power that was secret: they didn't die instead of the other person, they replaced them completely. AKA they took over whatever role they had. This would have included monsters.
For some reason Artful was intent on waiting until Used got killed so he could use his power.
I guess NOBODY paid attention early on when Used said he had used up his power, as this kept getting brought up. It's the same reason he kept being protected.
Again, killed off early. He was making some strides towards finding people but didn't get to use any of the information.
Did at least one bad guy vote to hang me today?
NO (Bizarro, Used, ZP voted hang)
Is at least one of the people in usedtabe's stated group B who voted for Toy Robot before the game a ghost robot?
is at least one of djnealb, Panzadolphin56, or lizzardKing a ghost robot?
Still alive, other than the normal ones.
The Jock was killed on night one, so they never got to be triggered.
This gave Mxy a bodyguard use (which he saved for a LONG time and spent on Used eventually) and made Nihil the diseased villager for the second night in the game, which he lived through.
The Virgin and the Idiot stayed alive to the end, never triggering other powers.
The Martyr was a miss, taking over for a vanilla villager. The Prophet and Bodyguard died too early to be useful, and Used did all his powers early which made the game.
I was the Virgin. The Jock ate it early on but the Idiot was still alive.
EDIT: ninja'd!
Damn, I was going to take over Dexter as a second choice, should've gone with my gut!
Yeah, I've been meaning to say this for awhile, but after the first night, I felt like the Prophet was WAY overpowered. I essentially cleared ZP, used, and Bizarro all in one night, being three times as efficient as a traditional Seer.
However, when it came to finding bad guys, the prophet is only as good as the traditional Seer, because I found that at least one of the three people in a group were Ghost Robots, but I couldn't narrow it down any more. For what it's worth, I was planning on coming out with my information the day after I was killed. =(
Good game. I think I'll agree that the powers of the villagers were pretty overpowered compared to the bad guys on this one.
Also, Tarvu has no honour. Couldn't just end it with his death even though he was the last to vote.
I think he's probably incommunicado atm.
Or he could just be being a jerk.
On the game itself: I kinda agree with nerd seemed to break the game effectively right off the bat, maybe you should have either a nerd or a prophet? As they both seem pretty powerful.
It was a fun and good game, too bad we did not win
The Nerd didn't work out but was worth trying. The Prophet was interesting, but again didn't work out. Could use tighter restrictions on what can/can't be asked.
I like the bodyguard idea still, especially in a bigger game. I'd also like to continue experimenting with roles that are tied to each other. They utterly failed to make an impact this time, but can prove interesting.
I enjoyed the game, especially since it was my very first time to be on the bad guy's team. Also, I was NOT the one who was informed that the Toy Robot would make me a monster. That was Tarvu. However, early on (thanks to the Nerd), both lizzy and I saw that we were gonna go to the chopping block pretty soon and agreed that if it looked so, we commit suicide and claim that we were in the know in hopes that it might take some of the heat off of Tarvu for changing his item selection so late.
That reminds me, I really liked that bit. Sure it only added a SMALL amount of day-one discussion, but even that small amount was worth it.
As the martyr it was just too hard to choose who to take over after death. On the one hand, if everyone exposed their rules it's easy, but the game sucks. On the other hand, it's a complete crap shoot.
In theory I liked the idea of the "choose your own adventure" start, but in action I don't like it. It just drags out the start too much with no real meaning. The info gained is largely negligible.
I would like to thank Mountain Dew Double XP for that win. Couldn't a done it without ya baby.
I think ZP is wrong and should stop expressing his opinion on the matter in case someone else agrees with him.
I quite liked the intro bit, it was kind of useless in terms of the overall game but who voted for what and why gave us something to speculate over before we had anything real to go on.
Oh yeah, I forgot to ask: What the fuck was lizzardKing doing with his "I'm a monster" bullshit? Was he just fucking stupid and got careless or was it planned?


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Everyone says Barack Obama is the first "black" president, but in all reality he is the first Hafrican president. His mama is a white lady after all!
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WEST LIBERTY - November is International Education Month at West Liberty University and the campus has been enjoying presentations from international students and faculty all month long.
"The International Education Month activities here on campus are organized by the Campus Internationalization Committee, the International Student Club and the International Student Office," said Vishakha Maskey, chair of the committee. "We offer many educational programs to help our students learn more about global cultures and international topics."
Maskey is an assistant professor of marketing and management in the Gary E. West College of Business at WLU.
"Nationally, International Education Week takes place for one week Nov. 12-16, but we have extended it for the entire month," she said.
The national observance is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education. It promotes programs to prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences in the United States.
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A report released Nov. 12 by the nonprofit Institute of International Education showed that the number of international students attending West Virginia colleges and universities has grown 8.4 percent in the last year. It also ranked West Virginia at 43rd in the nation for international enrollment during the current school year.
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Free-to-play.. to to about level 6 then you have little chance of getting much fun out of this game without paying.
Seems like "bigpoint" does not share the common perception of "free"
free should mean that player have an actual chance to compete using more online time than paying players, this is NOT the case in Darkorbit. Even the most basic items (accellerators and proper weapons need Uridium.. which at the required level OnLY can be reached by using real cash..
Shame on you Bigpoint!
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Dairy farmer Lou Calcagno said the so-called "dairy cliff" is hype and hogwash.Video Transcript
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Monster Hunter 4 allows players to dress up as Link, play alongside Mario Bros
You will be able to dress up like Link alongside cats dressed up like the Mario Bros. in Monster Hunter 4, Nintendo and Capcom revealed in a Monster Hunter themed Nintendo Direct this morning.
Sony TV spot hints at new Vita hunting game
Sony Japan is teasing a new Vita title in the popular genre of "hard as nails multiplayer RPG", conveniently shortened to "hunting". Hunting. Possibly for monsters?
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Capcom has once again thrown cold water on the hopes of a Monster Hunter game heading to Vita.
Monster Hunter 4 screenshots show two new monsters
Monster Hunter 4 screenshots have been posted to the official website by Capcom. If you head through the link to look at the small 3DS shots, you will notice monsters such as Garara Ajara and Kunchuu – both of which are new to the series. The battlefield "Unknown Sea of Trees is also present along […]
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In an introductory post, Capcom's new associate online and community specialist Yuri Araujo has dropped a hint that a new Monster Hunter release may finally make it to the west.
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I am trying to make a lighter whole wheat bread that the kids can take on their lunches (and one that is easy to make). Here is the thing with little kids: whole grains can fill their stomachs before they get adequate nutrition. In other words, dense breads can fill them up before they can eat the rest of their lunch. I want them to have a whole grain bread, but one with a lighter texture. This was a pretty good loaf, but not perfect. Stay posted.
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- Teresa said...
Please let us know when you've hit your mark. For a long time now, I've stopped trying, but I want the same thing, whole grain/light texture, no bricks. I even have a bread machine to do the kneading.
- August 17, 2008 at 6:06 AM
- mustardseed said...
Hey vegandad! My WW bread has been really dense instead of nice and fluffy like commercial WW breads...I wonder why.
For me I have no problems eating lotsa WW so I wanted to make a bread with 100% WW goodness but yet with a good texture. It is a challenge...
- August 17, 2008 at 10:39 AM
- Anonymous said...
I find whole wheat breads that contain lonely whole wheat to be too dense, and find the flavor overwhelming. I like to mix half traditional whole wheat flour, with King Arthur's White Whole Wheat Flour to get a lighter loaf.
- August 17, 2008 at 10:55 AM
- Vivacious Vegan said...
I've always had a lot of success with this recipe. Very light and fluffy.
- August 17, 2008 at 11:33 AM
- Kim and Dean said...
I use a ww oatmeal bread for this exact reason. Turns out great everytime and the kids love it! Maybe worth a try.
- August 18, 2008 at 11:30 PM
- Carolyn E. Blakeney said...
I use white whole wheat flour (King Arthur) and find the texture is just fine. If you start out doing half and half (white whole wheat/white bread flour) and work them up to 100% whole wheat, it might work. Frankly, I got off the has-to-be-100%-whole-wheat-all-the-time wagon figuring, I'm eating other stuff too, why am I asking wheat flour to do all the work? The fiber and nutrition in my diet should be coming from more than one source.
- August 19, 2008 at 6:59 PM
- veg.in.the.fog said...
Just wait until they're teens. You won't be able to bake them enough whole wheat to fill them up. ;D
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