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My teaching schedule is really cramping my cooking this semester. A late afternoon course twice a week means needing to have large pots of food cooked up the day before so leftovers can be served up quick for the kids. This is a toned down version of tarka dahl. There are supposed to be dried red chiles in the onion mixture to give the dish some zing, but there is no way the kids will go for any "spiky" dishes. Feel free to punch this up as you see fit.
- 1 cup red lentils, rinsed
- 2 1/4 cup water
- 1" piece of ginger, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1/4 tsp tumeric
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 large sweet onion, halved and sliced
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tomato, chopped
1. Place lentils, water, ginger, garlic, tumeric and salt in a pot. Bring to boil, reduce heat, loosely cover, and simmer until lentil are thoroughly cooked (about 1/2 hour). Add more water, if needed, or uncover if too runny.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan over med-hi heat. Saute onion with mustard seeds until it turns a nice golden brown. Add in tomato and cook for 2 mins.
3. Pour onion mixture over the lentils, garnish with cilantro, and serve.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Tarka Dhal
My teaching schedule is really cramping my cooking this semester. A late afternoon course twice a week means needing to have large pots of food cooked up the day before so leftovers can be served up quick for the kids. This is a toned down version of tarka dahl. There are supposed to be dried red chiles in the onion mixture to give the dish some zing, but there is no way the kids will go for any "spiky" dishes. Feel free to punch this up as you see fit.
16 comments:
- Marcia said...
That looks really good. I have a similar recipe, but yours looks like a great alternative. LOVE red lentils.
- January 28, 2010 at 10:46 PM
- Risa said...
That looks like a perfect accompaniment to our standard curry. Thanks!
- January 28, 2010 at 11:22 PM
- Rachel Kooy said...
This looks great. The perfect dish to come home to. I appreciate the recipe without the zing. The dried red chilies would be too much for me :P
- January 29, 2010 at 1:03 AM
- VeganLisa said...
What a perfect recipe for the freezing temperatures that have hit Toronto. I think I know what I'm having for dinner. Thank you for the inspiration!
- January 29, 2010 at 7:30 AM
- nora said...
onions + lentils = can't go wrong!
- January 29, 2010 at 1:09 PM
- Mers said...
Looks tasty!
- January 29, 2010 at 1:32 PM
- Mints! said...
Good One!
- January 29, 2010 at 2:38 PM
- Canvas Photos said...
Now this looks like one fantastic meal.
- January 29, 2010 at 4:04 PM
- Hannah said...
Hey Vegan Dad - My friends and I (some vegan, most not) in Saint Louis really love your site!
Do you also puree the lentils in this dish? I probably missed something, but the pic looks more smooth than I would think red lentils would (or maybe its because ive only ever used green lentils? are they different?)
Thanks, and rock on!
ps - we make your soups a lot on girls' night :)
- January 29, 2010 at 4:19 PM
- NZwithEndo said...
Great! I've been trying to make a good Tarka Dahl since a trip to inida. This one tastes just like it did over there (I added heaps of chillies though). Indian boyfriend thought it was good too.
- January 30, 2010 at 3:08 AM
- Beatrice said...
I think leftovers are a major lifesaver during the work week. This looks like a good one to make a double-batch of.
- January 30, 2010 at 2:58 PM
- JenMeister said...
Thanks for the recipe! I was craving dhal & this was a nice twist on my usual recipe. I didn't have sweet onions, so I just used a red onion and added a teaspoon of brown sugar (and a teaspoon of chilli flakes... spicy!) It was tasty enough that I didn't miss the garam masala which I usually add to dhal :)
- January 31, 2010 at 6:37 AM
- JenMeister said...
@Hannah - yeah, red lentils cook differently to green ones. Red ones are split and basically turn to mush when you cook them! Delicious mush :D
- February 4, 2010 at 2:04 AM
- The Rockin' Vegan said...
Sounds incredible - and with a nice short list of ingredients. I've been wanting to make lentil soup this week - I think I'll try this instead. Thanks for posting!
- February 4, 2010 at 2:09 PM
- Anonymous said...
The standard tarka technique is:
1. heat oil
2. add spices according to the recipe: mustard seeds in this case and 'fry' them until they pop. (Mustard seeds especially will pop. Cumin seeds will sizzle.) This means they are cooked and releasing their flavour into the oil.
3. THEN add the onions and fry
4. Then add the tomatoes and cook.
5. Then add the spiced oil mixture to the dal and mix, so that the flavours are carried into every part of the dish.
Please don't add the mustard seeds at the end - that defeats the point of tarka.
The word "tarka" means to pop the spices in the oil and add to the dish. It's the name of a specific cooking technique that is one of the hallmarks of Indian cooking.
- February 5, 2010 at 9:32 PM
- hellseyduster said...
Love your blog.
I made this last night for dinner and it was delicious, cheap, and fast. I definitely recommend making a double batch if you want leftovers. We ate it over rice and still managed to polish most of it off (between 2 of us).
BTW Is there any significant difference between light and dark mustard seeds?
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23 Jan 2012 5:31 PM #1
ItemSelector rendering problem in 4.1 Beta
The ItemSelector example that came with the 4.1 Beta downlowd shows a blank widget when I deployed. Code is in /examples/multiselect/multiselect-demo.html, multiselect-demo.js. I see a blank panel for the ItemSelector. Can someone confirm if this is indeed a problem?
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I ran it from a web server and it is still blank.
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I have the same issue, just a blank area.
I had a similar problem in 4.0.7 but i was able to get around it by creating the widget during the load event of the store.

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Does one have to take a Midrash/Aggadah literally?
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From the Rambam's commentary to the last chapter of Sanhedrin:
Does that answer your question?
Rav Hai Gaon, Rav Sherira Gaon, Shmuel Hanagid, Rambam and others all tell us we cannot rely on aggados or take them literally. Where empirically disproven it is certainly unnecessary or even criminal to do so, e.g., Talmudic physiology and medicine. It is also logically impossible, considering that aggados are often mutually contradictory, and there are often several different versions of a story or saying within the literature.
The idea of infallibility "ad chasimas hatalmud" (which one rov told me) is completely 'opgefregt.' Rabbi Yehuda himself uses empirical observation to disprove "our view" in favor of the view of the gentiles, re. where the sun goes at night. His observation, regarding why springs are warm, is incorrect, but the main thing is that he decided based on observation. He would have been the first to deny the existence of a mouse that is half mouse and half earth (Mishna Hullin) if he had ever been to the Nile Delta and observed the rodents there. But since people said it existed at the time, the mishna tells you the halacha.
In other words, it doesn't do the Talmud any favors to insist on asserting the correctness or literalness of its fantastical, humorous, or pseudo-scientific/speculative parts. The Talmud is better off for it.
Here are some additional sources: אין מקשין על האגדה We do not ask questions regarding Aggada. Various sources expressing this idea: (Rashba Megillah 15a) (R' Saadia Gaon, R' Hai Gaon, Otzar HaGeonim, Chagiga 13; Otzar HaGeonim, Pesach, 3a) (Meiri, Magen Avot 1) (Shiltei Giborim, Avoda Zara, 6a) (Ramban in his Disputation, also brought in responsa Chatam Sofer 17) (Ramban Yevamot 71:) (Ritva, Shabbat 75:) (Rabbeinu Chananel, Otzar Geonim, Respona 50)
Rav Hai Gaon, in a more wordy responsa, "הוו יודעים כי דברי אגדה לא כשמועה הם, אלא כל אחד דורש מה שעלה על לבו בגון אפשר, ויש לומר לא דבר חתוך.. לפיכך אין סומכין עליהם.. ואומדנא נינהו." "We know that the words of Aggada are not like halacha; rather, everyone darshans whatever comes to his mind, like saying "It could be", "It's possible"; these are not exacts things... therefore we are not to rely upon them... they are merely estimations" (R' Hai Gaon, Otzar HaGeonim, Chagiga 13)
Rabbi Shmuel HaNagid on his introduction to Talmud in Berachot: "כל פרוש שיבא בגמרא על שום ענין שלא יהיה מצוה זוהי הגדה ואין לך ללמוד ממנה אלא מה שיעלה על הדעת.. מה שפרשו בפסוקים כל אחד כפי מה שנזדמן לו ומה שראה בדעתו ולפי מה שיעלה על הדעת מן הפרושים האלו לומדין אותם והשאר אין סומכין עליהם". "Any commentary that comes in the Gemara that is not a mitzvah is called Aggadah, and you shouldn't learn anything from it except for what comes to mind... their explanations on passages consist of what came to mind for each scholar and whatever seems reasonable we should learn from them, but the rest we do not need to rely upon them."
Rambam "כל אותן הדברים דברי הגדה ואין מקשין בהגדה וכי דברי קבלה הן או מילי דסברא אלא כל אחד ואחד מעיין בפירושן כפי מה שיראה לו, בו ואין בזה לא דברי קבלה ולא אסור ולא מותר ולא דין מן הדינין, ולפיכך אין מקשין בהן, ושמא תאמר לי, כמו שיאמרו רבים: וכי דברים שבתלמוד אתה קורא הגדה? כן! כל אלו הדברים וכיוצא בהן הגדה הן בעניינם, בין שהיו כתובין בתלמוד בין שהיו כתובין בספרי דרשות בין שהיו כתובין בספרי הגדה", (אגרות הרמב"ם לר' פנחס הדיין´)." "All of these things are Aggada, and regarding Aggada we do not ask questions. Are these words transmitted from Moshe? or rather personal thoughts of each scholar? - rather, everyone should study the explanations and according to what seems reasonable he should accept, and these are not 'divrei kabbala' (transmitted from Moshe), and not prohibitions, and not permissions, and not judgments, therefore we do not ask questions. Perhaps you'll ask me, like many others have asked: Are you calling words of the Talmud Aggada? Yes! All of these things are Aggada in their nature, whether they're written in the Talmud, whether they written as drashot" (Rambam, Letter to R' Pinchas HaDayan)
"שכך דרך בעלי אגדה על סמך כל דהוא בונים דבריהם" "That is the way of the makes of Aggada, on the smallest foundation they build their words" (Responsa of Rosh, 13 21)
That is to say, Aggada was intended for moral edification, teachings lessons, etc. It is not intended to augment historical statement or fact about the events discussed. It does not guarantee consistency with other texts.
The general view of the Geonim and Sephardi Rishonim was that not every Aggadta is authoritative or needs to be taken literally. Some Ashkenazi rishonim were more inclined to take a literalist stance for much of aggadata. The machloket continues to this day, with many haredim taking the literalist stance.
Specifics: Rambam was already cited. Ramban has a more complex position, but didn't take an extreme authoritarian or literalist view. For example, see his statements about aggadata from his disputation. The Ba'alei Tosafos were more literally inclined, in the more extreme form, they even believed in corporealism.
I think it would depend on which Midrash. I think the Rabbis throughout the generations understood that some Midrashim that are meant to be taken literally, and some aren't. However, which ones are to be taken literally and which ones are not may be a subject of debate.
Take for example, the Midrash that tells us that Avraham Avinu was thrown into a fiery furnace by Nimrod. As the Abarbanel points out, Rashi, Ramban, and the Ran all understand that Midrash is to be understood literally. On the other hand, the Abarbanel says that the Ibn Ezra does not believe the Midrash is to be taken literally.
Even the Ibn Ezra discounting the Midrash's literal interpretation shows (in my mind) that some Midrashim should be taken literally (if not, why bother discounting it).
To expand upon what I think the Rambam (quoted by Shalom) had in mind:
I think it is somewhat irrelevant whether or not what the midrash says actually happened. Midrashim are meant to give us ideas, not necesarrily facts. The midrash that says Avraham survived a furnace is telling us that Avraham was so great that he could have done that. Whether he actually did matters very little if at all. When it says Hashem held har sinai over bnei yisrael when giving them the torah, it is again irrelevant whether this actually happened. When we (or at least when I) read the story surrounding matan Torah, the first word to come to mind is not fear. The midrash is emphasising that what bnei yisrael experienced had a prominent element of fear, even without having a mountain suspended over their heads. Midrashim about good people are meant to tell us how we should act. Midrashim about bad people are meant to tell us how we should not act.
A couple more points:
A quick story to illustrate my point:
There was some famous Rabbi (I don't remember who exactly) who was accused of some crime (again, I don't know what). Anyway, during his trial, his students came to plead with the judge claiming that there rabbi had never sinned before in his life. The accusing lawyer asked the judge in amazement "Do you really believe that?" The judge replied "I don't know, but they don't say that about you and me."
(I just want to make this absolutely clear: This is my opinion and I have seen a fraction of a fraction of all the midrashim that are out there and I don't have any direct 'source' for this other than extrapolation from the Rambam)
the difficulty in answering your question is in understanding what literally means in context of medrish. for example there is a well known gemera (berachos 7b) about raba and rav zeira who werecelibrating and on shechted the other. came morning time rabba davens and rav zeira is revived. the next year rabba invites rav zeira over and he declines saying that one should not rely on a miracle.
one could understand this literally in two ways... 1)they were both very drunk and rabba cut off rav zeiras head and then preformed a miracle that brought him back to life
2)they were learning the great secrets of Torah of which Rabba was able to handle much more than Rav Zeira and in teaching Rav Zeira he "shechted" him and rav zeira passed away but there was a miracle that brought him back
the first explanation is silly and doesn't teach us much. the second explanation recognizes that there is the part of the story which is literally true and part of the story which alludes to something deeper.
So as to know what to understand literally and what not to it takes an understanding of what the story is and what the context for that story is as well.


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What would you do with an extra $278,300,000 ?
I broke down this morning and bought a powerball ticket. The $425 Million was sorta hard to pass up, granted after taxes and everything your take home is only ~$278,300,000. Hah, "only".
Anyway, I started chatting with my co-worker who mentioned his parents called him this morning and asked him to buy a ticket for them. We got into the discussion of what would you do if you won.
I would pay off my house/car. Give some to my mother to make her comfortable. Set up a trust of sorts for my brother so he doesn't get one lump sum which he would probably spend too quickly. Then work on investing the rest so my wife an I could live off the interest comfortably for the next long while.
Boring I know, but what would YOU do?
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chump change.
actually, i'd get about 100,000 in $1 bills, throw them on the floor and then just roll around. i'd also probably have to, at least for one day, hire somebody to light my cigars for me. you know, to boost the economy and such.
finally, i'd pay my backyard neighbor to tear down his eye sore of a shed that has half its roof ripped off and buy him a new one.
Buy Woot. All BOCs, all the time.
That "cash value" is not post-tax, it means what you'd get if you took it in a current lump sum, as opposed to an annuity that is spread out over a number of years and is worth the reported "total value." The current value is both because they can pay you less because you're greedy now, but also discounting to present value (by adjusting for inflation and interest).
I'd do something similar to you, although I'd probably buy property somewhere I'd want to live too.
I would like to think after tithing, and paying off debts I would invest enough to make it last. Then start a few small businesses, make all my friends and family millionaires (depending on there age trusts, gifts, investments in there businesses), probably go get a few PhDs, invest in real-estate, give a ton to habitat for humanity, church organizations, and the wounded warrior foundation. Maybe start a few non profits or invest in some that bring power and technology for better living to third world countries, that create NPO's that create Jobs to boost the economy and give free training to people that contract for 1year+ so they can move up in life. If I have any left start traveling after I have enough smart trust worthy people managing my money/businesses.
Yeah I think that about covers it.
Lock it into a trust so I could only access a little bit of it at a time. Not only does this prevent going through it too fast, it also prevents people from coming with their hands out since there would be no money to give them. That way, it would last for many many years and possibly generations.
start a "one day, one deal" web site. they don't make those any more, and i miss 'em.
I would go to a less fortunate area of the US. I would start up a company called "Work." This company would hire about 1,000 employees, pay them $10/hr full time with benefits, and only require them to show up 8 hours a day and surf the internet in their own personal cube. There would be food provided as well as free daycare and transportation. I would keep this company running until I'm out of money, or the economy comes back around and my employees can find better jobs. I would invest $5M to my retirement and continue working like normal.
Create a trust. Quit my job. Pay off all my debts and all of my close family's debts ie. if you didn't live in my house at some point of my life-you are out of luck. Pay off DH's immediate family's debt. Put all the nieces and nephews through college. Throw one heck of a party. Buy an island and a sailboat. Upgrade my favorite aunt's house so she and my mom can live together and annoy the heck out of each other to their heart's desires. And get them the staff that they want to help take care of the house and each other. Go to Toys-R-Us with the local MCROTC and buy EVERYTHING and then hand it all out to the kids in the area who's homes were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Hire a posse, because well, it'd annoy my kids to hear me say that I have a posse.
@carl669: Over a quarter of a million dollars and nothing for Jr? At least wipe his....with hundred dollar bills. Get him used to the plush life early!
I'd run and hide! Get away from all the greedy crazies that would be coming out of the woodwork claiming to be a friend or family. I'd change my name. Then I'd use the money anonymously, probably through a foundation with a nondescript name, to fund scholarships, social programs, ministries, and non-profits that I believe in, as well as, move back to Bolivia and do the same thing there.
However, it will never happen because I refuse to throw away my money on a lottery ticket.
probably stuff I shouldn't.
First I'd have to split it eight ways with people I play with. Then I'd do nothing that great. New appliances, my wife would swap out her car for some kind of AWD crossover vehicle, I'd keep my truck just the way it is because I like it. I'd retire. Get a new computer. Maybe sit down and write with all of my free time.
@coondogg97: good point. but i think i'd use a $10. don't want to spoil him.
Buy Australia.
Pay my bills and the bills of my immediate family. Buy/build new homes for me, then my parents and one for the in-laws. Invest most of the rest and live off the interest. Of course, I'd immediately quit my job, finish up my premed coursework, then finish med school... Hook up with an organization like Doctors Without Borders and volunteer instead of working.
Oh, and buy Greece. Why not?
I'm with @trekmiss.
Go into hiding until I'm forgotten.
Then.....drugs and hookahs!
Nothing, for a long time.
I've thought about this a lot
1) Work for about another year, my entire paycheck would go to 401(k), IRA and kids' college funds up to the max
1a) Actually I take that back, I'd do my job really, really half assed until they told me to stop coming in.
2) I'd pay off my student loan with a big fat check, with a photocopy of my middle finger along for the ride for making me pay 7.0% interest all these years
3) Pay off all debts
4) Call American Express and say I want the Black Card because I'm about to wear that sucker out
5) Pay off my house, completely gut it and rebuilt it to my specs (we like the house and the neighborhood)
5) I'd hire a personal trainer and personal chef to get me into the best shape of my life
6) Pretty much hit the greatest vacation places on Earth and see everything I can in an entire lifetime.
7) Donate money to the Phoenix Zoo for new Lion/Tiger exhibits, they are in sad shape
...stuff I don't want to do but would have to: Give money to family
I'd buy an island, fishing stuff, medical supplies, building materials, drums of gas, generator, tools, solar power, clothes, every video game known to man, every great movie, every great music album, the largest TV known to man, the loudest stereo known to man. Build a house, underground bunker, garden/farm. No one would ever see or hear from me again. I'd be the happiest man on the face of the planet. I guess I'd let my wife and daughter come if they really wanted.
Would buy 278,300,000 powerball tickets.
Would buy out Woot so I could shut down the site permanently. Woot used to be a great place to look for a deal but it's just like any other deal a day site without a real deal.
@synapses11: so if you won the lottery, you would use it to disappoint hundreds of thousands of people who enjoy a website? what kind of person spends their money to bring misery to others?
@spawan: Double down! It's house money!
@spawan: Except now they are $2 a piece so you would be in the hole!
I would do... whatever the hell I wanted to!
278 chicks at the same time
@chronosquall14: Donald Trump.
"uh yeah... lemme get 278,300,000 chicken fa-ji-tas please"
My honest answer, travel. A lot. It's really the best thing money can buy.
As the day progresses the Jackpot is now ~$500,000,000, which has a $327.4 Million Cash Value
Payoff my student loans, payoff all of my parents' bills.
Buy some land and build house.
Max out my TSP, put half of the remaining in a CD or trust fund.
I would screw my life up real good (no serious law breaking) and have enough money to fix it....
Seriously, that much money you could do whatever you wanted - make sure to take the lump sum before 1/1/13 or you'll be taxed up the asset.
I'd say quit my job, but I think I'd stick around and be jerk until they told me to go away and not come back first.
Then, I'd pay off my moms house for her, and move myself out! To my own large house and then probably adopt too many pets from rescues. I'd hire people to come love them all up, and help take care of them, great pay and benefits to spend most of their day playing with animals :)
I'd avoid the people coming to me for handouts that weren't there for me in my 'worst of times', and help out the family and friends that were always there for me, no matter what.
Then, I'd travel, a lot. I love to travel. Maybe eventually just buy a nice house on the beach somewhere, and take myself and my pets there.
I to would buy an island, somewhere cold where most would not bother to venture! Maybe import some penguins to keep as pets, buy an ISP company that only I could use... Pay my family enough to forget about me, buy cats... lots of cats maybe buy some people to care for said cats while I was at it...I would not do those smart things like invest for the future, don't plan to live a long time anyways! Best to make the best of the time I have ya know?
I'd buy cheap, but livable investment properties (through Homepath/Homepath Renovation). Definitely would not pay for them in full, with 3.5% mortgage rates I'd make a killing. Start a small company and have my brother invest the rest for me.
I would run the government for 38.5 minutes. Yep, the govt spends $434 million an hour.
Or I would pay the interest on the national debt accumulated in 6 hours and 47 minutes. Yep, we pay $360 billion in interest per year.
Nah, I'd get it all in singles and be the stripper club GOD.
I've been working on my plan for a long time.
1.) Change all of our telephone numbers.
2.) All of the boring stuff like paying off bills for all family members.
3.) Set up a foundation to support local non-profit organizations, especially those supporting families dealing with special needs and animal welfare organizations.
4.) Buy or build a building (I've got some drafted floor plans) that will house the family organizations, providing them with office space and meeting rooms of various sizes.
Of course, I have a few favorite groups to which I would have to make donations. If you have never worked with a non-profit you might not realize that the vast majority of grants and donations they receive cover specific projects and rarely pay for day to day operations or administrative expenses. It would be nice to provide some money to take those headaches away for the groups I love. Not very "sexy," but practical.
And I would have to buy more cats for @baybei. Just sayin'.
I don't have a fantasy, because I have never bought a lottery ticket.
----Montgomery Burns
@belyndag: LOL!~
Cause one can never have too many cats! (As long as they have the means to care for them all!!). I'd definitely be the crazy cat lady then, but I say bring it on baby!
2 chicks at one time!! I figure if I were a millionaire I could set that up. Chicks di a dude with money
I would give $10 to everyone who upvotes this post.
Make sure the family had a Christmas. Pay off all my and my parents' bills. Buy a decent iPod speaker. Hire an accountant.
Should any of my "friends"/relatives come and ask for money, plug the iPod into the speaker and play this at full volume:
There was a guy who tried to sell me some ocean house for cheap at about $20 millions.
I think he really mistook me for some celebrity. I was a poor college student with a $10 tshirt (you know where I got the shirt) So, yeah, if I had that extra $$$, I would take care of my family and buy couples of his cheap houses...
I'd buy a house. Invest a lot for the future. Then I would buy a farm or two and have a couple of animal sanctuaries. At least one for dogs and cats and another for more exotic animals that have been abandoned or need to retire. And maybe a program for discounted animal care for the public. And I'd travel.
After about 24 hours of day dreaming, I've figured I'd need to do a couple more things.
Hire 2 lawyers from separate firms. Apparently people who come into lots of money tend to get sued. I'd hire 2 so I can have them check each others work.
Hire a Financial Planner/Accountant
You can also plan on getting audited (No idea if this would actually happen, but it wouldn't surprise me).


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FORT RILEY, Kan. - The Fort Riley Army Education Center will host the first annual "Fort Riley, Kansas Education Fair" from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. on November 13 at Riley's Conference Center.
This fair will highlight educational opportunities for service members, their families, Veterans and individuals in the surrounding communities. More than 80 educational institutions from across the country will attend to provide guidance on higher education and their programs.
Education Counselors from Fort Riley will be on hand to assist with degree selection, financial assistance, signing up for classes and other facets of the Army education system. The Veterans Administration will also attend to assist with questions concerning VA educational programs.
In preparation, participants should bring any records pertaining to their past education accomplishments such as transcripts and proof of high school graduation. In addition, service members and Veterans should bring evidence of military training such as a copy of their Enlisted Records Brief for current soldiers, DD FM 214 for Veterans, Army/American Council on Education Registry Transcripts (AARTS) and any other certifications they have received.
This event is an excellent opportunity for participants to learn about the various educational instructions and programs available, from Universities to Technical training, from Master's degrees to certificates in specialized professions. This fair will also be an asset to those currently attending high school and those service members working on transitioning to the civilian world.
Ruth Greiner, Fort Riley Education Services Specialist said, "We have had great success in recruiting schools. School representatives are really excited about attending the fair and we now have more than 80 different schools attending the event."
For a list of schools, visit Fort Riley Education Services on Facebook, www.riley.army.mil Services section or contact the Army Education Center at (785) 239-6481


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I sometimes do reverse shells on metasploit but I'm not sure when my target will actually execute the payload. I would like an alarm of some sort to tell me when he does. this can easily be done in a script.
Is there a way for metasploit to execute a script once he connects to my terminal? I am using that "exploit/multi/handler" thing for the incoming connection.


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6 Feb 2013 10:00 AM #1
Unanswered: el.dom is null in 4.1.3 Render code
I am upgrading from 4.0 to 4.1.3. I have several form labels defined and am now getting the error
'el.dom is null or not an object' in the ExtJS finishRender function
finishRender: function(containerIdx) {
if (!me.container) {
me.container = Ext.get(me.el.dom.parentNode);
Here is partial panel definition, 'me' is referring to 'searchlabel'
Ext.define('Docs.view.CenterPanel', {
extend: 'Ext.panel.Panel',
id: 'CenterPanel',
region: 'center',
margins: '0 0 0 0',
layout: 'fit',
tbar: [{
id: 'searchLabel',
xtype: 'label',
text: 'Search: ',
hidden: true,
style: 'font: normal 11px Arial'
FYI - this worked fine in 4.0 and even works fine in extjs-4.1.0-rc3
6 Feb 2013 1:24 PM #2
I had the same problem twice.
- I misspelled a name of a store class
- It was anything messed up with ids
The error means (I guess) that a component couldn't be rendered and extjs tries to do something with its dom... baaam.
Try some debugging :x
6 Feb 2013 2:28 PM #3
thanks for reply
thanks for your reply. This code has worked fine for over a year in in 4.0. Using 4.1.rc3 it works too but when I use 4.1.3 I get the error on the first item in the toolbar. I read in the Upgrade guide that Toolbar is now a first class component- whatever that means. I think that maybe the way to add toolbars to a panel has changed in 4.3.1 but I see examples where they are still using tbar property of a Panel.
7 Feb 2013 1:13 AM #4
You could try it with dockeditems.
dockedItems: [{ xtype: 'toolbar', alias: 'widget.news-toolbar', dock: 'top', items: [ { xtype: 'button', itemId: 'button-news-category-add', text: 'Neue Rubrik', disabled: true, iconCls: 'icon-add', action: 'news-category-add', acl: { rights: [ 'flag_content_news_admin' ] } }, { xtype: 'tbseparator' },{ xtype: 'button', itemId: 'button-news-add', text: 'Neue News', disabled: true, iconCls: 'icon-add', action: 'news-add', acl: { rights: [ 'flag_content_news_content', 'flag_content_news_admin' ] } } ] }],
7 Feb 2013 8:50 AM #5
This works great in 4.0 and 4.1.rc3 but fails for me when using 4.1.3. It only lets me add xtype: label or xtype: tbtext to dockedItems, all other xtypes like button, textfield, etc give the el.dom is null error in finishRender function.
Seems like something must be failing in ExtJS internally when creating interactive elements on toolbar?
7 Feb 2013 9:02 AM #6
I'm using ExtJs 4.1.1a... so I can't reproduce this error =/
12 Mar 2013 6:44 AM #7
I got the same problem. I had to add the items in afterrender call to work around this.
It only happen in IE (7,8) so far. IE 9 and 10 not tested.


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I need the php code to create a static front page for my blog. How do I do it with php in WordPress?
From @Ray Mitchel's answer the tutorial shows you how to set a specific page in your blog to be the front page.
Assuming you're using the TwentyEleven theme, you need to learn about page templates. The WordPress site has an article: http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Page_Templates.
So you can create a page template by starting by copying the home.php file and renaming it to my-page.php and put the following at the top of the page:
Once you have saved the file, in any page you can switch the page template, and in the drop down you should now be able to select 'Snarfer'.
Now the correct name for the front page is front-page.php. If you call your file that, the page that you have set to be the front page will automatically use the front-page.php file without you having to set the page template.
Even further to this once you've named your file front-page.php you don't have to bother setting a specific page to be the front page as the front-page.php file will get called instead of home.php (the standard home page). Below you can see why, which is thanks to the WordPress Template Hierarchy the front-page.php file comes above the home.php file if you leave it to display posts on the front page (which is the default):
You don't have to make any template or other programmatic changes just to use a static Page as your site front page:
That's all you need to do. Your site now displays a static Page as the front page.
In your theme directory you can add or modify your front-page.php file et code in whatever you want.
Is this for a theme you are developing, or are you using an existing theme? Quoting from the WordPress codex "Creating a virtual static front page does not require editing or coding of files or templates." In most cases, you can have a static front page by changing the settings in the administration area. Here is the link to that section http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Static_Front_Page
There are a few right answers to your question. It just depends on how custom you want that home page. What I do is create a home.php file and start with what is contained in my page.php in my theme. Then, I customize it the way I want. If the theme has a home.php file, it uses it for your home page.
For most of my sites I like to start with a slider of some kind, then have maybe three "action" boxes with a photo, headline, link and some text. I accomplish this with a custom post type. Some times I may want to list some of my posts in a small box, sometimes I would like a sidebar, others not.
The point is that I can customize my home page just by customizing this home.php. I will give you one of my standard home.php files below and you can dissect it to see how I use it.
For that you have to create one PHP file is known as page template in wordpress. page template always start with :
After that you have to write all other code in page template.
after creating page template file, create one page and switch on page attributes box in this box one drop down list with the name template and select your page template after that publish your page.
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First hoop practices officially open winter season
The winter high school season officially began Monday with the first day of girls basketball practices. While each new season offers hope to every team, you can bet that the excitement is really building for the Thomaston and Nonnewaug teams.
The top two teams in the Berkshire League from a year ago, the Golden Bears and Chiefs combined for 33 league wins between them.
Thomaston, the regular season and BL Tournament champion, was 17-1 in league play last year and finished 20-4 overall. The Golden Bears return two prominent players in Maggie Eberhardt and Abby Hurlbert. They were the team's top to scorers last season, averaging 12.3 and 9.7 points, respectively.
Nonnewaug, which was 16-2 in the league and 19-4 overall last season, has the top returning scorer in the league this year in Katie Burke, who averaged 14.7 points per game last year. The Chiefs also return Abby Jones, who averaged 8.1 points.
The top contenders in the Naugatuck Valley League this year aren't as easy to determine due to the wealth of talent last season's top two teams lost. Holy Cross, which went undefeated in league play last season, lost its top three scorers to graduation. The Crusaders' top returning scorer from a team that finished 23-2 and lost in the second round of the Class LL tournament is Kiera O'Donnell (9.2).
Torrington also had a fantastic season last year, finishing 20-5, but the Red Raiders will have to figure out how to replace three of their top four scorers. Their top returning scorer is Nicole Kozlak (7.8).
Last season's Brass Division champ, Watertown (16-6), returns its leading scorer Meg Perrin (10.0) while the Brass runner-up Ansonia (15-8) brings back its top two scorers in Melissa Tirella (15.5) and Tierney Lawlor (11.3).
South-West Conference power Pomperaug (22-4), a class L semifinalist a year ago, returns plenty of talent in leading scorer Gabrielle Holness (17.0) and the Metcalf sisters, Morgan (8.7) and Hannah (7.4).
SCC Housatonic Division champ Cheshire (16-8) returns two of its top three scorers in Melissa Bailey (16.6) and Molly Jalbert (8.2).
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Okay so I know there's a POURS tasting on Thursday 27th December but a group of visitors asked for one on the 30th or 31st. Meanwhile I'd been toying with an idea of a tasting where each bottle costs over £100 but I was concerned the high ticket price would be a problem. So when these guys said they could afford £30 to £35 a ticket the two came together. Tickets are £35/32*
So far I've got:-
George T. Stagg
perhaps an Octomore but certainly a peaty dram to finish - perhaps an independent and old Caol Ila
not sure about the sherried dram - maybe a Glendronach or a G&M Connoisseur's Choice
Scott's Selection are doing some top and ancient grains at the moment at very competitive prices.
I have a reasonably early Glenlossie Manager's Dram but having never tasted it and am a bit cautious about opening it. - Anybody tried it? It's 12yo and very pale, bottled in the 90s I believe.
I'm thinking a blend. Hibiki 21yo is tempting...
Unusually it's an afternoon tasting and they don't know about it yet so I'm hoping the venue will be The Kilderkin on the Royal Mile.
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The series follows the exploits of Jonathan Creek, a designer of illusions for a stage magicia, and — in the first three series — Maddie Magellan, a pushy journalist, as they work together to solve baffling crimes where others have failed to do so. Creek contributes his superb lateral-thinking brain, and Magellan is a plausible liar who never seems to have trouble sneaking in to closed crime scenes. The programme usually features 'impossible crimes', for example a mysterious crime having been committed in a sealed environment from which no earthly criminal could have escaped (a "locked room mystery"). Several episodes deal with apparently paranormal thefts and murders, which Jonathan solves using his knowledge of misdirection and illusion.


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Cnooc has expressed interest in investing in Uganda's oil refinery and a crude export pipeline. The Chinese company reportedly expressed interest in two projects following a meeting between company chairman Wang Yilin and Uganda's prime minister Amama Mbabazi.
By NICHOLAS BARIYO
KAMPALA -- Cnooc has expressed interest in investing in
Uganda's oil refinery and a crude export
pipeline, as the east African nation prepares to develop its
fledging oil sector.
Uganda's presidency said in a statement that the Chinese
company expressed interest in the two projects following a
meeting between company chairman Wang Yilin and Uganda's prime
minister Amama Mbabazi, who is on a week-long state visit to
Cnooc together with Tullow Oil and Total are in the process
of developing Uganda's oil fields in the Lake Albertine Rift
basin. Cnooc becomes the first company among the joint venture
partners to express interest in the two projects, since Uganda announced
that it would approve the construction of a smaller refinery and a crude export pipeline
more than two months ago.
The two projects are expected to cost more
than $6 billion, according to government estimates.
The Ugandan presidency quoted Mr. Yilin as saying that
Uganda's nascent oil and gas sector would "lay a better
foundation for other industrial efforts." A Cnooc spokeswoman
in Uganda couldn't immediately be reached.
Uganda agreed with the companies in April on the construction of a 30,000 bpd and a
crude export pipeline, breaking a nearly-two year impasse,
largely blamed for delaying the development of the country's
oil sector.
Tullow said that it had made "substantial progress" with its
partners and the government and expects to sign a memorandum of
understanding for the development of the country's oil
The three companies are expected to invest more than $12
billion to develop the oil fields, which are believed to
contain as much as 3.5 billion bbl of crude, with less
than 40% of the country's oil region explored so far.
"Our desire is not just revenues but achievement of the
strategic objectives of transformation, and we needed people
that could be reliable and trusted," Mr. Mbabazi, was quoted as
saying in the statement.
Mr. Mbabazi also held talks with executives from Sinohydro
Group Ltd, which is expected to construct Uganda's 600 megawatt
Karuma hydro power plant, at the Murchison Falls, on the River
Last month, the Ugandan government awarded the construction contract for Karuma to
Sinohydro, paving the way for the commencement of the long
delayed project. Karuma is partly funded by
a Chinese concessional loan.
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January 2, 2013
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Rockstar Games has announced that the promised Valentine's Day special event and content for GTA Online is now available, all wrapped up in a tidy title update downloadable on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
In addition to the previously revealed vehicle, weapon and clothing options, a collection of new Jobs will also be available in the update, namely:
– Shotgun Wedding (Team Deathmatch): The title says it all. Small-scale Deathmatch around the church in Paleto Bay that's locked to shotguns. It'll be a lot less bloody than divorce.
– Property Values (Deathmatch): Forget about love, nothing's going to break your heart like the price of real estate. Free for all Deathmatch on an unaffordable cul-de-sac near Mirror Park. Look out for the sniper on the grassy knoll.
– Creek (Parachuting): Nothing says 'I'm in love' like throwing yourself out of a chopper with up to seven other idiots. A steep dive, almost skirting the side of the Raton Canyon, gliding into Cassidy Creek.
– Vinewood Tours (Race): Who needs love when you've got booze in your belly and stars in your eyes? Lap race for cars and bikes taking in all the tourist sights of Vinewood and Rockford Hills.
– Motorboating (Sea Race): A good motorboating is all anyone wants for Valentine's Day. Take your love for a trip around buoys and over jumps to the North of Mount Gordo.
– Heart Breaker (Bike Race): Make your feelings known by carving a love heart into the Grand Senora Desert. Hills and jumps in this mainly off-road lap race for bikes on a heart-shaped track.
In addition, the Rat Loader pickup truck will also return to GTA online (free until the next title update), while a bunch of fixes and updates are included with the latest patch, including:
– A player who kills a passive player must now pay their hospital bills
– The Mechanic has now been removed when delivering a Personal Vehicle. The vehicle is now created nearby instead.
– Added a new option to the Interaction Menu that lowers the attack priority against Friends.
– Solo players in Races now earn GTA$.
– Fix for incorrect time display on the Bad Sport pool timer
– Fix for several exploits that allowed duplication of vehicles
– Fix for several exploits that allowed too much RP during missions
– Fix for issues with Cornrows haircut
– Fix for issue causing characters to become bald after using a mask
– Fix for Story Mode issue where all shops could remain closed with their blips missing
– A new "Blow Kiss" Celebration has been added. Show some love.
And that's just the short list – get the full list at Rockstar's support site.
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TOPEKA PUBLIC LIBRARY -- On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through Thursday evening, April 14th, individuals and families who meet certain income criteria can take advantage of free tax assistance offered at the Topeka-Shawnee County Public Library.
Before you come in, make sure you have your W-2s and proof of identification, as well as ID for your spouse if married and filing jointly. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) representatives will assist on a first-come first-served basis. Sign-up is held one hour before the VITA service opens at the Information Booth in the library's Circulation Lobby. Space is limited.
VITA Tax Preparation Assistance Details:
6:00–8:30pm, Tuesdays, Marvin Auditorium 101A
3:00–8:30pm, Thursdays, Marvin Auditorium 101A
1:00–4:00pm, Saturdays, Marvin Auditorium 101A
Items you need to bring to VITA sites include
• Proof of identification
• Social Security cards for you, your spouse and any dependents
• Birth dates for you, your spouse and any dependents
• Wage and earning statement(s) (usually a W-2 form) from all employers
• Interest and dividend statements from your banks (1099 form)
• Bank routing numbers and account numbers for direct deposit
• To file taxes electronically on married-filing-joint tax returns, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms.
For a complete checklist of what to do before you go to a VITA site, log on to http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=107626,00.html.
The library also offers paper copies of the federal tax forms for free. Ask at any reference desk for materials that may further assist you. To have a state form mailed to your home, call 785-368-8222.
Kansans are encouraged to file online at: www.ksrevenue.org/index.htm
The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library is 21st-century, landmark library, and features the Alice C. Sabatini Art Gallery, the Millennium Café, the Chandler Booktique Gift Shop, meeting rooms, and free computer and Internet access and training.
Library hours are Weekdays from 9am to 9pm, Saturdays from 9am to 6pm and Sunday Noon to 9pm.


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If you plan to attend the All-University Commencement, you must order tickets online here between Monday, March 14, and Friday, May 6.
If you miss the deadline, you must order and pick up your All-University Commencement tickets and Grad Alley wristbands in person at the the Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Sq. South, 4th Floor beginning at 11:00 am on Thursday, May 12.
If you or your guest requires wheelchair accessible seating or the services of a sign language interpreter, click here.
If you are a Stern-Graduate Division student, between Monday, March 14, and Friday, May 6, log in to Stern's AIS to request Commencement tickets. Under the Links column, find the subheading Student Life and click on the"NYU All-University Commencement Tickets" link.
If you are a Tandon School of Engineering student, you may order your tickets to the All-University Commencement at Yankee Stadium by Monday, April 4, by clicking here. For information on ordering tickets for the ceremony at the Barclays Center please go here.
Candidates will require a candidate ticket to enter Yankee Stadium. Because there are no rehearsals, all your instructions including entrance gate, arrival time, information regarding the ceremony and the return of academic attire are on your ticket envelope. Please carefully read this information. Candidates must retain their ticket and envelope.
Please note that ticket allocation is based upon the actual number of students participating in the ceremony, capacity of the venue, and reasons for need. Your graduation from New York University is a major milestone in your life, and we wish that we could issue an unlimited amount of tickets for your loved ones. However, we must accommodate some guests for all of our students. Therefore, each candidate* for graduation may request one candidate ticket and a maximum of three guest tickets for admission into Yankee Stadium.
*A candidate for graduation is a student who has completed all degree requirements by May 18th. A student who is permitted to participate as a Dean's Exception is not a candidate for graduation.
Child Entry
Children who are three years old and younger and less than 30 inches tall do not need a ticket for entry. However, the child must sit on an adult's lap during the ceremony without obstructing the view of any other guests.
Your guest tickets will be enclosed in a guest ticket envelope, which will include vital information including entrance gates, arrival time, maps and directions. Guests should carefully read and retain this information as well as their guest tickets.
Guest seating will be general admission.
1. Online ticket ordering will begin in March for the All-University Commencement at Yankee Stadium (with a 3 ticket maximum).
2. At the close of online ticket ordering on Friday, May 6, if we anticipate additional tickets will be available, candidates will be asked if they would like an additional guest ticket when they pick up their order between Tuesday, May 10 and Tuesday, May 17.
3. In addition, any unclaimed tickets will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis on the last day of ticket distribution on Tuesday, May 17 at the Kimmel Center for University Life from 10:00 am-1:00 pm.
4. Another option is to ask fellow graduates that you know if they will be using all of their allotted tickets for the ceremony. If they are not, they have the option to order their tickets and give them to you after they pick them up.
*Dean's Exceptions: Please consult your Dean's Exception form for policy regarding maximum number of guest tickets and your ticket pick-up dates.
IMPORTANT NOTE: NYU prohibits the direct or indirect sale or auction of All-University Commencement tickets. Ticket(s) may not be used for advertising, promotion (including contests, giveaways or sweepstakes) or other trade or commercial purposes. Students engaging in such activities, as well as any other activity that disrupts the administration of the ceremony and/or violates the Yankee Stadium Security Policies set forth below or any NYU student conduct policy, will be subject to NYU disciplinary sanctions, including without limitation the delayed issuance of a degree or diploma. The Yankees and NYU reserve the right to investigate violations of the License applicable to NYU's use of Yankee Stadium.
Safety is the No. 1 priority at Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees will take every reasonable step to provide a secure and enjoyable environment for everyone entering the Stadium.
In addition to the presence of security personnel and uniformed police officers throughout the Stadium, the Yankees administer several important security measures in accordance with Major League Baseball security regulations and in conjunction with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
Inspection points have been established at all Stadium entrances. The Yankees reserve the right to inspect any bags, clothing or other articles prior to entry into the Stadium and prohibit entry or require removal of any items at their sole and absolute discretion.
NOTICE: For the safety of every Guest, all persons specifically consent to and are subject to metal detector and physical pat-down inspections prior to entry. Any persons or property that could affect the safety of Yankee Stadium, its occupants or its property shall be denied entry. Guests may bring into the Stadium one soft-sided bag no larger than 16 inches by 16 inches by 8 inches.
Guests may not carry the following into the Stadium:
The Yankees reserve the right to change or modify this policy without notice.
All-University Commencement only candidate and guest tickets must be picked up in person by the candidate at:
Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square S
(between LaGuardia Pl & Thompson St)
New York, NY 10012
You must have an NYU ID or the email confirmation received after requesting tickets to pick up your tickets.
|Tues, May 10
|11:00 am - 6:00 pm (on-time orders only)
|Wed, May 11
|11:00 am - 6:00 pm (on-time orders only)
|Thur, May 12
|11:00 am - 8:00 pm
|Fri, May 13
|11:00 am - 6:00 pm
|Mon, May 16
|10:00 am - 4:00 pm
|Tues, May 17
|10:00 am - 4:00 pm
You must bring your NYU ID to Kimmel. It will be swiped before you can claim your tickets. Please note that tickets are not transferable.
If the degree candidate lives out of state or cannot pick up All-University Commencement tickets at the times allotted, a third party may pick up All-University Commencement tickets provided the following documentation is submitted:
If, for some reason, it is impossible to get the candidate's NYU ID, you MUST submit a photocopy of BOTH SIDES OF THE NYU ID CARD. The N# on the reverse will be required.
If someone else is also picking up your academic attire, make two copies of these documents. One set will be collected as proof of third party ticket pick-up and will not be returned to you.


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Can games be more fun? With Xbox LIVE, they can. Tell your Xbox LIVE and Facebook friends that you want to play a game online. No matter what you're doing, when a friend responds, you can join them and start playing. Then show off your skills by earning in-game achievements. When you're headed to a friend's house, you can bring your complete Xbox LIVE profile to their Xbox 360. Game saves, friend lists and your Gold membership along for the fun.*
It's easy to stay in touch with friends and family using Xbox LIVE. Use Kinect to chat face-to-face on the biggest screen in your house. Does your loved one not have an Xbox? No problem. Xbox LIVE lets you chat with them on their PC via Windows Live Messenger.*
Personalize Xbox to meet your style. Pick a Gamertag, the name you'll use on Xbox LIVE, and then create an Avatar to be the "virtual you" on Xbox LIVE. Even customize your Avatar to look like just you, like a, rock star, princess, warrior, alien or however you'd like. *
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Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- President Barack Obama marked the first anniversary of the death of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden with an unannounced trip to Afghanistan, where he reiterated that U.S. troops will not remain in the country "a single day longer" than necessary.
Obama said he remains committed to pulling 23,000 troops out of the country by the end of summer and sticking to the 2014 deadline to turn security fully over to the Afghan government. He said that NATO will set a goal this month for Afghan forces to be in the lead for combat operations next year.
"We will not build permanent bases in this country, nor will we be patrolling its cities and mountains," the president said during a nationally televised speech at Bagram Air Base early Wednesday. "That will be the job of the Afghan people."
Going back to the Vietnam War era, American television networks have covered presidents speaking to military personnel or alongside foreign leaders overseas. But Obama's speech was the first televised address to the nation delivered from a war zone on foreign soil, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.
Obama's surprise visit to Afghanistan Obama's trip was his third to Afghanistan since taking office and comes as he fights for re-election. The president is scheduled to return to Washington around noon Wednesday.
Meanwhile, two coalition service members were killed and two wounded in an explosion targeting their vehicle in Wardak province, Maj. Paul Haverstick said. A U.S. official told CNN the victims were Americans.
And about two hours after Obama left the country, a powerful explosion rocked the capital, Kabul, authorities reported.
A suicide car bomb was detonated outside the gates of Green Village, a compound that houses contractors and aid workers, killing at least seven people and wounding 17 others, the Afghan Interior Ministry said. The casualties included schoolchildren.
"This is another desperate attack by the Taliban," said Gen. Carsten Jacobson, a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. "Another attack by the insurgency that resulted in the deaths of innocent Afghan civilians, with most of that being children from a nearby school."
The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said that the "indiscriminate and illegal attacks are unacceptable and that those responsible are fully accountable for the deaths and injuries of civilians."
In an e-mail, the Taliban denied there were any civilian casualties and said it planned the attack after word circulated that the American president was going to be in Afghanistan. The group also said it will launch its spring offensive Thursday.
In his speech, even as Obama pledged to not keep troops in harm's way "a single day longer than is absolutely required for our national security," he promised to "finish the job" and "end this war responsibly."
Obama also spoke of a "negotiated peace" and said his administration has been in direct talks with the Taliban. "We've made it clear that they can be a part of this future if they break with al Qaeda, renounce violence and abide by Afghan laws," he said.
Finally, the president vowed: "This time of war began in Afghanistan, and this is where it will end."
Earlier in his trip, Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed an agreement outlining cooperation between their countries once the U.S.-led international force withdraws in 2014.
Some U.S. forces will remain in a post-war Afghanistan as military advisers, but both U.S. and Afghan officials have yet to decide how many troops will continue supporting the Afghan military, and for how long.
At a signing ceremony for the Strategic Partnership Agreement, Obama said that neither country asked for the war that began more than a decade ago, but now they would work in partnership for a peaceful future.
"There will be difficult days ahead, but as we move forward in our transition, I'm confident that Afghan forces will grow stronger; the Afghan people will take control of their future," Obama said.
Addressing a concern in Afghanistan that the United States will abandon the country once its troops leave, Obama said, "With this agreement, I am confident that the Afghan people will understand that the United States will stand by them."
He later added that the United States "did not come here to claim resources or to claim territory. We came here with a very clear mission to destroy al Qaeda," referring to the terrorist organization responsible for the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Obama's address came nine years to the day after then-President George W. Bush delivered his "Mission Accomplished" speech aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, announcing the end of major combat operations in Iraq.
Karzai offered his thanks to the American people for helping Afghanistan, and the presidents shook hands after signing the document in the atrium of the King's Residence, part of the Presidential Palace in Kabul.
"This agreement will close the season of the past 10 years and is going to open an equal relationship season. With the signing of this agreement, we are starting a phase between two sovereign and independent countries that will be based on mutual respect, mutual commitments and mutual friendship," Karzai said.
Obama warned the Afghan people and, later, U.S. troops he met with, of difficult days ahead. In remarks to troops at Bagram, Obama sounded emotional as he said that soldiers could see friends get hurt or killed as the mission winds down.
"There's going to heartbreak and pain and difficulty ahead, but there's a light on the horizon because of the sacrifices you've made," he said.
The security risks in Afghanistan were evident from the secretive nature and timing of the trip. Obama landed in Afghanistan in the cover of darkness, and the signing ceremony occurred in the late evening.
Back in the United States, politicians reacted to the president's visit -- some with praise, others claiming it was politically motivated.
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney said, "I am pleased that President Obama has returned to Afghanistan. Our troops and the American people deserve to hear from our president about what is at stake in this war. Success in Afghanistan is vital to our nation's security. It would be a tragedy for Afghanistan and a strategic setback for America if the Taliban returned to power and once again created a sanctuary for terrorists."
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, was less supportive.
"Clearly, this trip is campaign-related. We've seen recently that President Obama has visited college campuses in an attempt to win back the support of that age group since he has lost it over the last three years. Similarly, this trip to Afghanistan is an attempt to shore up his national security credentials, because he has spent the past three years gutting our military," he said in a statement.
The Strategic Partnership Agreement provides a framework for the U.S.-Afghanistan partnership for the decade after the U.S. and allied troop withdrawal, according to senior administration officials who briefed reporters on the flight.
Specific levels of U.S. forces and funding are not set in the agreement and will be determined by the United States in consultation with allies, the officials said on condition of not being identified.
Noting the anniversary of the bin Laden mission, the officials called it a resonant day for the Afghan and American people.
More than 130,000 troops from 50 countries serve in Afghanistan, according to the NATO-led International Security and Assistance Force. The United States is the biggest contributor, providing about 90,000 troops, followed by the United Kingdom (9,500), Germany (4,800) and France (3,600).
The war that began in 2001 is increasingly unpopular in the United States, with the latest CNN/ORC International poll in late March showing 25% of respondents supporting it and 72% opposing it.
More than 2,700 troops from the United States and its partners have died in the war, the majority of them American.
In 2011, the United States outlined its plan to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. The move was followed by withdrawal announcements by most of the NATO nations.
Last week, Afghan National Security Adviser Rangin Daftar Spanta and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker initialed a text that outlined the kind of relationship the two countries want in the decade following the NATO withdrawal.
The deal had been long expected after Washington and Kabul found compromises over the thorny issues of "night raids" by U.S. forces on Afghan homes and the transfer of U.S. detainees to Afghan custody.
It seeks to create an enduring partnership that prevents the Taliban from waiting until the U.S. withdrawal to try to regain power, the senior administration officials said.
Obama visited Afghanistan in March 2010 and returned in December of the same year. He also visited Afghanistan in 2008 as a presidential candidate.
CNN's Tom Cohen, Barbara Starr, Keating Holland, Nick Paton Walsh and journalist Masoud Popalzai contributed to this report.


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A SINGLE mother and her two young children are homeless today after a fire destroyed their house at 1051 Vineway St. in Martins Ferry Tuesday around 9:44 p.m.
Because of the location of the fire, which is off of Virginia Street, firefighters had to take US 250 to Crawford Heights and proceed from there. Vineway Street is a narrow street with a u-shaped turn at the bottom. Access is limited.
Firefighters also had to string hoses together to battle the blaze because there wasn't a fire hydrant in the immediate vicinity.
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THIS?IS?all that remains today of a home on Vineway?Street in?Martins Ferry after a fire ripped through it Tuesday evening.
Martins Ferry Fire Chief Jack Regis said the family also lost several pets.
"We found one dog hiding in the basement," Regis said.
A firefighter took the dog home since the family doesn't have a place to keep the dog. Regis said they are looking for a permanent home for the dog which is a Collie-Shepherd mix. If anyone is interested in giving the dog a home, or donating to the family, they are asked to contact the Martins Ferry Police Department at (740) 633-2121.
Donations of clothing for the family may be left at the city building. Regis said the mother wears medium tops and size 7 pants. Clothing is also needed for a 4-year-old girl, size 4-T or 5T and a 1-year-old girl, sizes 18-24 months.
Firefighters battled frigid conditions before the blaze was extinguished shortly after 10:30 p.m. The Salvation Army Canteen was at the scene serving hot coffee.
Martins Ferry Police and Martins Ferry emergency personnel were also at the scene. Regis said a representative from the Ohio Fire Marshal's office is expected to view the scene today to determine the cause of the fire.


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Weir players to be servers
WEIRTON - The Weir High baseball team will be the featured Celebrity Servers from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Undo's Family Restaurant on Feb. 26. All proceeds will benefit the Red Riders baseball team.
Steak Fry to be held
EAST SPRINGFIELD - The Edison Athletic Boosters will sponsor their Annual Steak Fry and Auction on March 9 at the Countryside. Dinner is served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The silent auction will take place throughout the evening and live auction will begin at 7:30 p.m.
For tickets or to make an auction item donation, contact JoAnn Stagani at (740) 765-4313 ext 101 or Cheryl Woodward at (740) 282-2578.
Seacats to hold event
STRATTON - The Stratton Seacats swim team will hold its annual Swim-a-Thon Mini Relay for Life from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 10 at the Stratton Indoor Pool.
The Seacats are challenging all local teams and the public to come and participate to recognize the sport of swimming, bring awareness for the cause and raise money. All proceeds from this event will benefit the American Cancer Society.
For information, contact Jennifer Sperry at (740) 317-9837 or visit Stratton Seacats Swim Team on Facebook.
Wildcats to hold dinner
RICHMOND - The Edison football team will sponsor a spaghetti dinner from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 26 in the high school cafeteria. Participants can eat in or carry out.
Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children. All proceeds will benefit the pay-to-participate program for the football team.


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A lot of prepping involves food storage and learning how to hunt, but especially gardening and small-scale farming. I grew up in a rural area and am familiar with both hunting and farming, but am interested in other food sources often overlooked. Acorns seem to fall in that category and if you have a lot of oak trees they could be a game changer in hard times.
Just this week, I picked enough wild grapes to make two batches of jelly. They are very tart with an intense grape flavor, but very high in pectin. So you need to add sugar but nothing else. I couldn't eat them, but my 2 year-old granddaughter popped them in her mouth like candy.
It takes a lot of work to make acorns edible. You have to boil them several times to remove the tannin. "Acorns are best ate indirectly in the form of pork." Patricia Rupp in Red Oaks and Black Birches.
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Safety Tech - The Perfect FitWritten by on January 4, 2012 Butlerbuilt's own Brian Butler shows us how to be properly fitted for a racing seat.
"I believe that as many as 90 percent of the injuries in racing are preventable."
That's Brian Butler, the owner of ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, talking, and he should know. Butler has been at the forefront of almost all of NASCAR's safety initiatives since Dale Earnhardt's tragic death. He has also done extensive research into the types of injuries that happen at short tracks across the country. This includes the way both the tracks and cars are constructed, the safety equipment used, the average skill of the drivers, and the speeds reached.
And the answer, unequivocally, is that injuries can--and should--be decreased dramatically.
"When I go to tracks or work with racing teams, it's surprising how often you can find an issue, either with the seat or how it's mounted or something else completely," he says. "There's no argument that any person that gets into the driver seat is completely responsible for ensuring his own safety, but I also take issue with the racetracks.
"At most Saturday night tracks the only tech is to see how big the carburetor is or how much the car weighs after it pulls off the track," he continues. "Too few racetracks do an honest tech for safety, and that's a shame. Because when tech is non-existent, the racer is led to believe that everything is OK.
"You don't have to check every single car every single week, but it doesn't take too many resources to check one or two cars every week. Let the racers know what you are looking at and what's important. That way tracks can lead the way in making sure that when one of their guys gets in a wreck, they are doing everything possible to make sure he or she walks away from it without a serious injury."
A campaign to improve the safety tech programs at racetracks across the country is a bigger project than can be accomplished in just a single article, but we did want to share this just to get you thinking. We'll be sharing from Butler in the future about how to make sure your own racing program as safe as possible, but right now we'll be concentrating on the main piece of equipment that connects you directly to your race car--your racing seat.
A good quality, aluminum racing seat is not only a major component in the overall safety system, but it's also very important in terms of your results on the racetrack. A racing seat should be properly sized and mounted in the car so that it maintains your body position so that you aren't sliding around and have to exert energy and focus on holding yourself in the right spot; it's mounted so that you have good sight lines and are within easy reach so that you have good leverage on the steering wheel, the shifter, and the pedals; and it provides a good connection to the car so that you get that "seat of the pants" feel to help you know what the car is doing.
These three considerations, along with the important fact that a properly fitting seat will do a better job of protecting your body in the event of a crash, is why it's worthwhile to take the time and make sure the seat you mount in your race car is the right match for your body type. Most reputable seat manufacturers will have a variety of seat sizes that they stock to fit different body types, but if you can't provide them the proper measurements there is no way for them to know which seat will fit you the best. And even then, an off-the-shelf seat doesn't guarantee that it will be the best fit for you. Sometimes, the best option is to invest in a custom-built seat both for your safety and your ability to concentrate on racing without distractions from inside the cockpit.
Amazingly, Butler told us that he will change his seats based on the angle of recline on which it will be mounted. Over years of working with countless drivers, many in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as well as the top Dirt Late Model drivers, Butler says that as a general rule having the seat reclined 20 degrees from vertical provides the best opportunity to feel what the car is doing. Sometimes, depending on the style of car and the driver's height, that angle must be adjusted, but generally, Butler likes to keep the seat angle within 5 degrees in either direction (15 to 25 degrees back from vertical). The rest of the seat is built off of this angle.
We followed along as Butler fitted racer Jason Gulledge for a new seat that will go into a Super Street race car that he's building. Other manufacturers may have instructions that vary slightly, but the concept is still the same. We'll follow up later as Gulledge installs the seat in his car, but the first step is to get the seat that best fits your body. Even if you aren't anywhere near a manufacturer so that it can fit you, here's how you can have someone help you get the measurements you will need to provide.
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After matching his measurements to the correct seat, racer Jason Gulledge tries out the fit of one of ButlerBuilt's aluminum racing seats with an integrated head support system.1 Brian Butler (right) walks us through the process of properly measuring a racer for a seat. Thick clothing can throw your measurements off, so the racer should have on nothing thicker than a T-shirt. You don't need to account for the thickness of a driving suit because it will compress. Begin by having the racer sit on a table top or counter where their legs can hang freely.2 Make sure nothing is in the racer's pockets and have him or her sit with their knees approximately 8 to 10 inches apart to mimic having their feet on the pedals. Now measure the width of the hips in a straight line across the groin area from the outside of one thigh to the same point on the opposite thigh.3 Measuring in a straight line is critical for all of these measurements. Butler stresses that this is not like being fitted for a driving suit. All the seat dimensions are on a flat plane, so if you allow your tape measure to bend like you see here, your seat will wind up way too large. In fact, Butler recommends that if you're making your own measurements, use a yardstick, a framing square or some other rigid measuring tool. This will help ensure your measurements are as accurate as possible.4 To measure for the seat back height, the driver should be sitting with his or her absolute best posture. Once you are strapped into a racing seat properly, your back is pulled into the back of the seat, so while being measured the driver should sit with his back as straight as possible.5 It's too hard to get the best measurements if you have the driver mimic holding a steering wheel, so just have him hold his right arm out and bent like so with the left hand resting comfortably in the lap. Butler says some people have a natural tendency to favor one side or another when sitting—especially when one arm is raised—so take a moment to ensure their shoulders are level.6 On the right side, measure vertically to the table top to 1 inch underneath the center of the armpit.7 If the driver's arm is getting tired at this point, you can allow him to rest his hand on his leg like you see here. The next measurement is from the tabletop vertically to the top of the shoulder. This is for the shoulder strap, so measure to the meaty part of the shoulder near the base of the neck where the shoulder strap will sit. Remember not to allow your tape measure to bend, so you may need a ruler to mark a level line from the driver's shoulder to the tape.
9 Have the driver stand with his back to you holding his arms out at approximately a 30-degree angle. Place the tape measure 1.5 inches below the armpit and measure the width of the back in a horizontal line. Remember, for all of these measurements, make sure the driver isn't flexing, making muscles or otherwise puffing themselves up to look cool. It may be good for the driver's ego, but it'sn't when it comes to getting the best possible fit for a racing seat.10 The last measurement is to determine the depth of the chest cavity. Have the driver stand with his back against a wall or smooth door. Again, the back should be flat against the surface from the hips all the way to the shoulders. Place the measuring tool underneath the armpit until it's flat against the door or wall and measure to the front of the chest. The driver must be relaxed and not flexing or puffing out his or her chest for this to be a valid measurement.11 With these measurements ButlerBuilt or another reputable seat manufacturer should be able to place you in either the proper off-the-shelf seat or fabricate a seat specifically to your measurements. But there is really no replacement for actually sitting in the seat to check how it feels. Butler says that once they are in a properly fitting seat, many drivers will remark that the fit is tighter than they are used to. The fit should be snug but not so much that you will have trouble breathing. Remember, the feel will loosen up a bit as the padding conforms to your shape. A good test is you should never be able to fall right into your racing seat. Instead, getting past the side bolsters (also called rib protectors) should require just a bit of a wriggle. The shoulder supports should be just wide enough for you to slide your hand between the driver's shoulder and the support—any closer could restrict the driver's movement.12 A head support system should be considered a must. The support should be set so that it runs right across your cheek bone as you can see here. Any higher and it can obstruct your line of sight. Any lower and your helmet and head can roll over the top of it in the event of a hard side impact and allow a neck injury.13 ButlerBuilt offers a head support kit that will retrofit to practically any aluminum racing seat regardless of manufacturer. It even includes all the necessary mounting hardware. If you already have a properly fitting seat, it's a great way to increase your safety inside the cockpit without having to invest money in another seat.14 ButlerBuilt's head support system is the same it sells to the Sprint Cup teams and actually meets an SFI certification separate from the seat. The foam on the right side is built from three separate layers. The outermost layer is for comfort and allows the driver to rest his helmet against the support without transmitting vibrations from the car to the driver's head. The next two layers are progressively stronger and designed to cushion the blow to a driver's head in a side impact while also limiting movement.15 The system simply bolts right up to the seat. After determining the correct width of the shoulder supports, the angle is set by the way the upper flange mounts to the head support. Then mark and drill your holes and bolt it all up.16 The system simply bolts right up to the seat. After determining the correct width of the shoulder supports, the angle is set by the way the upper flange mounts to the head support. Then mark and drill your holes and bolt it all up.17 Butler stresses that the world's best racing seat is practically worthless as a safety device if it'sn't properly mounted in your race car. We'll get into this in more detail later, but we did want to point out that most reputable seat manufacturers including ButlerBuilt will offer ways to help you properly mount your seat in your race car. Don't blindly trust the mounts your chassis manufacturer provided. It has to put them where the "average" driver will need them. ButlerBuilt offers these lower seat mounts that should be bolted to a seat hoop that is part of the rollcage and not the floor of the car.
18 This aluminum plate allow an easy way to mount the seat back to the roll cage. The seat should be bolted in at least two—but preferably four—spots on both the bottom and back with 3/8-inch, grade eight bolts spread across at least 14 inches. Use hardened fender washers to keep the bolts from pulling out of the seat in a hard impact.19 Here you can see how the back plate (black) bolts to a bracket (red) that is welded to the crossbar in the rollcage. ButlerBuilt also sells the bracket as part of the mounting hardware kit.20 Here's a seat designed expressly for Dirt Late Model racers. Butler says many seats have to be designed around the chassis configuration of the car they will be going into. The small window opening of a Dirt Late Model requires a two-piece seat, but the overall design provides maximum protection with minimum weight penalty.


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Once upon a beginning, the folks of the world drew chalk lines on their doors to physically count down the first 24 days of December. These days that seems a rather sad thought, more reminiscent of a prisoner counting the days they've been locked up than a celebration of the festive season. Pretty miserable really. (That is, unless you're lucky enough to share a cell with comedy legend Ronnie Barker!) It was some time before some bright spark decided that using candles would be rather less bleak. I mean, candles, they're okay aren't they?
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Cooking with Chef Josh
California Roll Pinwheels with Wasabi Sour Cream Dip
1 pckg Spinach Tortilla Wraps
2 pckgs of crab meat (real or immatation according to affordability)
2 lb soft cream cheese
4 tbsp toasted black sesame seeds
1 tsp Ground Ginger
2 tsp dried cilantro leaves
1 tbsp Asian seasoning sauce (sweetened soy sauce)
2 carrots shredded
2 to 3 whole avocados sliced
Wasabi Sour Cream Dip
16 oz pckg Sour cream
1/2 tube wasabi paste
2 tsp Asian seasoning sauce
1 tsp Ground Ginger
Combine cream cheese, sesame seeds, ginger, cilantro, seasoning sauce
until completely mixed. Lay out spinach tortilla one or two at a time and
spread evenly across making sure to go all the way to the edge at the top
and bottom but not the sides. Sprinkle with shredded carrots all the way
across. Lay sliced avocado across the bottom and place crab meat on top.
Roll the edge over the top of crab and avocado tightly, then roll making
sure it is tight but not tearing the tortilla. Repeat process until cream
cheese mix runs out and wrap all the rolls in parchment paper or plastic
wrap and refridgarate over night or a few hours to let cream cheese reset.
When ready to serve cut off empty ends then slice at an angle and place on
serving dish. For sauce combine all ingredients and mix completely and
place in dip bowl. Garnish with shredded carrots and dried cilantro


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The Patient Access Services department at Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach recently celebrated National Healthcare Access Personnel Week. This year's theme was "Leaders at the Forefront of the Healthcare Experience."
Lake Regional Health System has certified 20 Patient Access Services employees as experts in their field, including two Certified Healthcare Access Managers and 18 Certified Healthcare Access Associates.
"Because we oversee the registration process, we often provide patients and visitors their first impressions of our hospital," said Shelby Nelson, assistant director of Patient Access Services at Lake Regional. "We begin every patient's hospital visit and we strive to always provide professional, caring service."
Lake Regional Health System provides comprehensive health care services to the residents and visitors of the lake area. The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and is a two-time recipient of the Missouri Quality Award. Lake Regional also operates primary care, urgent care, specialty and rehab therapy clinics, retail pharmacies and home health services throughout the lake area. To learn more, visit lakeregional.com.
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STEUBENVILLE - The Big Red girls stepped up their defense Monday night, creating 15 first-half turnovers while cruising to a 74-43 victory over visiting Edison Local.
The defense pleased veteran coach Phil Casinelli, whose team continues unbeaten in seven games.
"We were able to control the tempo from the tip and that had a lot to do with the outcome," he said. "We were able to score in transition and get up and down the floor. That's what we've been working on but we weren't doing it as well over the past few games. I think we're getting better at it."
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CAN'T STOP ME — Big Red's Hanna Masloski drives past Edison's Maddy Hunter before dishing an assist to teammate Dana Poole during Big Red's 74-43 win over the Wildcats Monday at the Crimson?Center.
-- Fred Younce
With two starters missing, coach Jason Ensinger's 1-7 Lady Wildcats were outmanned. Katelyn Pollock, one of the team's top scorers is vacationing in Europe during the next couple of weeks and the Wildcats' inside presence, Abby Fonow, had the flu.
"Missing two starters kind of hurts the game plan," Ensinger explained. "We already came into the year with girls in a lot of new roles and when girls in new roles are being replaced with more girls in new roles it kind of hurts things a little bit. It takes away from some of the things you're able to do.
"We've struggled this year with our offense and when you dig yourself a hole like that it just makes it that much harder. In the second half, I thought we got some better looks, but just couldn't get them to go down."
The Lady Big Red sprung out to a 22-9 first quarter lead and by halftime they expanded it to 44-16 leaving little doubt about the outcome. Big Red, which had three girls in double figures and eight of the nine girls that played in the scoring column, shot creditable 36 percent from the floor (26 for 77) and swished 12 of 19 free throws.
The Lady Red also won the battle of the boards 35-27 often times getting two and three shots at the basket during a single possession.
As she has for most of the season, Emily Masloski led the Big Red offense with 24 points. Another junior, Mytia Barker, scored 13 points and still another junior, Taylor Young, tallied l1 points and led the rebounding, along with Brittany Bodo, also a junior, with seven off the boards.
Maddy Hunter only hit one field goal, but made nine of 12 from the foul line to be the only Lady Cat in double digits. She had 11 points while Molly McCoy backed her up with nine and Kayli Stewart got eight.
Big Red entertains Cleveland Rhodes at 1 p.m. Saturday, while Edison continues on the road for its next game Thursday night at Buckeye Local.
Big Red 74, Edison 43
Edison 9 7 8 19 - 43
Big Red 22 22 15 15 - 74
EDISON: Hunter 1 9-12 11, Scott 3 1-2 7, McCoy 3 3-4 9, Stewart 4 0-0 8, Morrison 2 0-0 4, Miller 1 0-0 2, Proffitt 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 13-18 43. Rebounds: 27 (Scott, Stewart, 8 each); Turnovers: 25.
BIG RED: E. Masloski 9 4-4 24, H. Masloski 1 1-2 4, Young 4 2-2 11, Poole 3 2-4 8, Barker 6 1-4 13, Rice 1 0-0 2, Bodo 1 2-2 4, Taylor 3 0-1 8. Totals: 28 12-19 74. Three-pointers: E. Masloski (2), Taylor (2), H. Masloski (1), Young (1); Rebounds: 77 (Young, Bodo, 7 each); Turnovers: 13.


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This is coming out of Mumford's GIT, section 7.2, page 131.
$A/S$ an abelian scheme of dimension $g$ with polarization $\bar{\omega}$ of degree $d^2$. Then $\pi_*(L^\Delta(\bar{\omega})^3)$ is locally free on $S$ of rank $6^gd$ which defines the closed immersion $\varphi_3 : A \rightarrow \mathbb{P}(\pi_{*}(L^\Delta(\bar{\omega})^3))$. Equip this with a linear rigidification $\phi : \mathbb{P}(\pi_{*}(L^\Delta(\bar{\omega})^3)) \rightarrow \mathbb{P_m} \times S$ so that we get an embedding $I : A \rightarrow \mathbb{P_m} \times S$.
Mumford then states the Hilbert Polynomial of $I(A)$ is easily computed to be $P(X) = 6^gdX^g$.
Exactly how does one go about finding this Hilbert polynomial?