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UCSB dominated in the home opener last Saturday against Loyola Marymount and Westmont. The Gauchos amassed 189 points, Westmont finished second with 46 and LMU took third with 44. Redshirt senior Eugene Bradley won the hammer in a new UCSB record. Bradley's heave of 212 feet 11 inches broke Andy Shaeffer's record of 210' 08" from 1991. Gaucho athletes won 16 of the 18 events on the day with sweeps in Distance, Sprints and Throws. Westmont's Jeff Thompson was the winner in the 400 hurdles while LMU's Keyon Mitchell took the triple jump.
Junior Scott Anderson was 2.5 inches from a school record of his own with a mark of 57 feet 5 inches in the Shot Put. The junior now sits second on the Gaucho All-Time list behind Clark Chelsey's 1968 record throw of 57 feet 7.5 inches. The Gauchos throwers completed their sweep with wins in the javelin by senior John Delaney (197' 10") and a rare double in the discus for Anderson (160' 2.00").
The Gaucho distance squad swept the day with a double win by senior Mike Chavez in the mile (4:13.79) and 3,000 meters (8:31.63). Finishing off the sweep for distance was sophomore Scott Smith with a hard fought win in the 800 (1:55.54) over fellow sophomore Jeff Campbell (1:56.09).
UCSB sprinters had an impressive day sparked by what would have been two top ten marks in the 100 from senior Ryan Donnelly (10.75) and junior Max Bellisimo (10.90) if the wind had been legal. Donnelly doubled back for a win in the 200 in a time of 22.03 and sophomore Kris Shirley opened up his season with a win in the 400 at 48.96. In the long jump Bellisimo took home what would be his first of three victories on the day with a leap of 21 feet 10 inches. Bellissimo led the 4 x 100 meter relay and 4 x 400 meter relay to first place finishes in 42.31 and 3:22.03 respectively. Senior Eugen Tuzkov (15'6") was the winner in the pole vault for the second year in a row while freshman Brian Sung rounded out the day with a victory in the 110-meter hurdles in his first collegiat race with a time of 15.76.
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By Sruthi Gottipati and Mike Collett-White
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ruling Congress party has a very big problem, and his name is Narendra Modi.
With no more than five months to go before nearly 800 million people choose their next leader, the prime ministerial candidate for the main opposition party has seized the initiative through rabble-rousing speeches at huge rallies across the country.
Results from local elections in four states, announced on Sunday, suggest Modi, chief minister of economic powerhouse Gujarat in the west of the country since 2001, has helped galvanise his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The BJP retained Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and ousted Congress in Rajasthan. In Delhi, the BJP was the biggest party, with Congress pushed from first to third place by an impressive debut from the anti-corruption Aam Aadmi Party.
The outcome represented a vote of no-confidence in Congress as much as one of confidence in Modi, but it was a humiliating blow that the opposition candidate will ruthlessly exploit.
Congress has floundered in the face of the Modi phenomenon. It is unsure how seriously to take him, undecided on what to do next and hampered by a presumptive leader who has lacked his challenger's charisma, leaving the party drifting at a crucial juncture.
Senior figures within Congress - in power for the last nine years, and historically the dominant force in Indian politics - have long dismissed Modi as irrelevant.
"Modi has come in a flash and will go in a flash," said one influential party member in a recent interview.
"Congress has been here for 128 years and will survive god knows how many hundreds of years more," he added, in a now-familiar refrain from the party's top brass.
That argument is becoming harder to sustain.
But as Congress fumbles for a response, one name dominates debate at the party's slightly shabby headquarters in the leafy centre of the capital: Rahul Gandhi.
Vice president of Congress and scion of a dynasty that has towered over Indian politics since independence, the 43-year-old is the obvious choice to rally his party and unite voters by playing up its secularist agenda and social welfare schemes.
Rahul's mother, Sonia, Congress president and the power behind Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will also play a key role in the party's election strategy and campaigning, although younger leaders see Rahul as their figurehead.
If only it was that simple.
Congress insiders familiar with Rahul's thinking have expressed concern over his preoccupation with long-term reform of the party, something they say is important and necessary but could prove costly given the more pressing matter of elections.
"My frustration is that he is too forward-looking," said Jairam Ramesh, minister of rural development and one of the most outspoken figures in the Congress leadership.
"He's talking of structure, systems; he's talking of building up Congress in the long term, whereas we are now faced with fighting an election in the short term," he told Reuters last month.
However, even if they could persuade Rahul to focus fully on the 2014 vote, party officials wonder if pitting him against the crowd-pleasing Modi in a one-on-one contest would be wise.
Even if Congress wins, the 81-year-old Singh is expected to step down as prime minister after the election.
Modi has deliberately sought to turn the 2014 election into a presidential-style race between himself and Rahul by projecting his personal achievements and convictions over those of the BJP, and by mercilessly goading the Gandhis.
In his speeches, Modi ridicules Rahul by calling him "shehzada", or "prince", highlighting his opponent's privileged upbringing that contrasts strikingly with his own roots as the son of a tea-seller.
There is method in his mockery. Congress has traditionally enjoyed support among the poor, due to farm subsidies and food handouts, and so Modi is targeting its core vote.
Rallies and media debates have been light on policy so far.
Modi has highlighted his pro-business credentials in Gujarat, and sees his economic record as a way of tapping into India's aspirational masses who are growing impatient over what they see as stagnation, complacency and endemic corruption under Congress-led governments since 2004.
Both Gandhis have boasted of their successes in welfare. But they have avoided playing one potentially strong card for fear of appearing to exploit mistrust among India's sizeable religious minorities of Modi's Hindu nationalism.
That suspicion dates back to 2002, when Hindu mobs killed more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, in the state of Gujarat, shortly after Modi became chief minister there. Modi, 63, denies accusations that he could have done more to prevent the clashes, or that he encouraged them.
In a sign that the gloves may finally be coming off, however, the Congress-led coalition said last week it would seek to pass a long-delayed communal violence bill that would increase central powers over states' handling of such unrest.
Congress leaders say the party may not identify its candidate for prime minister until after the election, which is expected to be held some time in April.
That would allow Rahul to campaign alongside his mother, protecting him to some extent and drawing on Sonia's authority and experience in the run-up to the vote.
Beyond fears that Modi would win a confrontational campaign, which analysts expect to become increasingly nasty the closer the election gets, Congress insiders also believe it might help promote the BJP in regions where its footprint is negligible.
Congress is banking on the opposition failing to win many votes in the south, for example. To set up the election as a Gandhi-versus-Modi duel might erode that advantage.
Now that state elections are over, India's political parties can focus on the big prize, the Lok Sabha - parliament's lower house - where 272 seats are needed for an outright majority.
Few expect either of the main rivals to get anywhere near that total, meaning regional parties will again be instrumental in deciding who rules the world's biggest democracy.
In terms of coalition building, Congress has the advantage, political analysts say, because Modi is such a divisive figure.
They estimate that the BJP needs to win at least 180 seats, compared with 116 in the last election in 2009, to build enough momentum to convince non-traditional partners to join, underlining the scale of Modi's task.
For Modi, thoughts of partnerships are premature.
He wants to project a statesman-like image across India to reach regions where the BJP has long been weak, using rallies, covered extensively on news channels, and an elaborate social media strategy that has eclipsed that of Congress.
Congress, meanwhile, is waiting for Modi to trip up. As he moves on from populist rhetoric, he will be more prone to mistakes, says Ajay Maken, chief media manager for Congress.
"I personally feel ... that Modi has already peaked. And we have not started yet."
(Additional reporting by Frank Jack Daniel and Shyamantha Asokan; Writing by Mike Collett-White; Editing by John Chalmers and Alex Richardson)


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NEWPORT, Ore. - A three-vehicle crash south of Newport injured one person and blocked Highway 101 for nearly four hours Thursday afternoon.
State police said that one person was injured in a crash involving two dump trucks and a motor home at around 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The crash happened about four miles south of Newport on Highway 101.
Officials said that a Mack dump ruck driven by Ralph Manchester, 51 from Dallas, Ore., had stopped on the highway, attempting to back into a driveway. Southbound traffic behind the truck had stopped to let it back up.
A motor home driving north on the highway was reported to have slowed down after the driver, Ernest Miller, 61 of British Columbia, saw the dump truck trying to maneuver into the driveway. After slowing, the motor home was rear-ended by a Ford dump truck driven by 51-year-old Toledo resident, Henry Mattos.
The crash sent the Ford dump truck into the southbound lane, where it collided with Manchester's truck before it rolled down an embankment. The truck came to a rest in Moore Creek. The crash caused Mattos' Ford truck to leak fuel into the creek (approximately 75 gallons).
Only Manchester was reported injured in the crash. He was taken to Pacific Communities Hospital with a possible minor injury. Everyone involved was wearing a seat belt during the incident.
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It's vacation week: Put those skis on
On Friday, 23-year-old U.S. skier Julia Ford made her Olympic debut in Sochi. If you were a regular skier of Cannon Mountain a few years ago, you might have encountered Ford, who grew up skiing there. If you ski or snowboard anywhere in New Hampshire, you might well have crossed paths with a local Olympian, including Bodi Miller, Hannah Kearney, Scotty Lago, Mikaela Shiffrin, Dylan Ferguson or Kris Freeman, to name only a handful.
New Hampshire school vacation week starts today, and the mountains and hills are covered in snow. On those peaks and slopes, opportunity awaits. Why not take the kids for a day on the snow?
There is something so exhilarating, so freeing about cruising down a powdery mountainside. It is not as hard as the Olympics make it look. Once you have your balance, you pick your trail level and go at your own pace. It's pretty easy. And if you have ever seen small children do it, you can see the joy it produces. There is nothing like it.
Don't have the budget for downhill skiing? There are plenty of other choices. Cross-country skiing, pond hockey, ice skating. New Hampshire's state parks are covered in trails open to the public for snowshoeing or hiking.
As for the Olympics, well, why not encourage the kids to dream a little? As Julia Ford said recently, "Anything is possible that you put your mind to and work hard at, whether in ski racing or in life."


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Newark, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State baseball team defeated Stevens (27-15) this morning, 6-2, to stay alive in the Newark, N.Y. Regionals. The Rams (27-12) advance to the 7:45 p.m. elimination game tonight against the winner of #4 Rutgers-Camden/#2 Kean.
Farmingdale State grabbed the 1-0 lead in the top of the first as senior right fielder Edward Bergmann (East Meadow, N.Y.) scored on a wild pitch. The Rams added two runs in the second off an RBI double to right by senior first baseman Sal Sanquini (Levittown, N.Y.) and an RBI single to right by Kenneth Johntry (Yaphank, N.Y.) to make it 3-0.
In the fourth and fifth innings, they scored a run to grab the 5-0 advantage. Junior second baseman Anthony Alvino (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) scored on a passed ball and a sacrifice fly by freshman left fielder Richard Sullivan (Farmingdale, N.Y.) scored junior centerfielder Michael Marino (Franklin Square, N.Y.) from third.
Stevens tabbed runs in both the fifth and seventh innings, but could not get the offense going as they stranded nine runners on base.
Senior Michael Dolce (St. James, N.Y.) got the win over 5.1 innings allowing just four hits with three strikeouts. Senior Chris Dragone (Hicksville, N.Y.) was awarded the save after a 3.2 inning outing with four hits and a walk.
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DENVER (AP) – Democrats and unaffiliated voters make up the vast majority of the 141 people Colorado election officials say are not citizens and illegally registered to vote.
Information provided by the office of Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler shows 60 of the suspected non-citizens are unaffiliated and another 58 are Democrats. Another 17 are Republicans and six belong to minor parties.
The 141 voters are .004 percent of the state's nearly 3.5 million voters, a figure Democrats and voting advocacy groups say shows proves there's no widespread voter fraud but that Gessler said shows a vulnerability in the voter rolls. He forwarded the 141 names to county clerks for any potential challenges at the polls.
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Gessler arrived at the 141 number after checking a federal immigration database. He initially sent letters to 3,903 voters, asking them to verify their status or voluntarily withdraw from the rolls. Of those, 482 responded affirming their citizenship, 1,011 had moved, and others didn't respond.
The letters went to 1,566 Democrats, 1,794 unaffiliated voters, 486 Republicans, and the remainder to voters registered to minor parties.
Florida, another swing state, conducted a search similar to Colorado's and found 207 registered voters believed to be non-citizens.
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CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A flash flood inundated a Rhode Island apartment complex and left waist-high water on the ground floor, forcing dozens of people from their homes.
About 60 people were displaced Monday afternoon following a quick downpour that swamped a low-lying area in Cranston, just south of Providence, fire officials said. About half had to be rescued by boat.
Fire officials said the water was rising so quickly in the Dean Estates apartment complex that they moved ground-floor residents to the second floor before taking them to safety.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:32 am
Post subject: spectrum organic all veg shortening
pse tell me where to buy above in singapore. i have always avoid trying recipe using shortening as i heard it is unwise to bake with such ingredient.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:37 am
Post subject: Re: spectrum organic all veg shortening
at wrote:
pse tell me where to buy above in singapore. i have always avoid trying recipe using shortening as i heard it is unwise to bake with such ingredient.
If pure palm oil (which is what the spectrum brand vegetable shortening is) isn't available where you are, then you can use the traditional shortening ingredient - lard. High quality lard tastes tastes better in baked goods than vegetable shortenings.
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:05 pm
Post subject: Chinese Almond cookie recipe
Last night ... Aug. 7, 2008 ... I decided to print-off Michael's recipe for Chinese almond cookies ... I chose the "printer-friendly" format, & cliked on "print", choosing to make 2 copies of the recipe. To my horror, I saw that the pages being printed off on my printer were numbered "9", as the "last page", & on to "8", etc. I scrolled down the recipe on my computer screen only to notice that there is a tiny little option asking to 'HIDE' the "comments" which were 32 in number ... and this is what the recipe was printing first ... a whole bunch of comments, & using up my printer paper ... I was running out of printer paper, & tried to stop the printing job, but it wouldn't stop ... I am FURIOUS ... Does this Michael not understand that choosing the "printer-friendly" format usually means that ONLY THE RECIPE itself is transmitted to the printer? How stupid is this Michael? And why is the option to "hide" the 32 comments from people who have used this recipe worth printing when the person has chosen the "printer-friendly" format of the recipe, way at the bottom of the recipe, which one sees only after cliking on "print", as I did ... and only because I noticed that the so-called "printer-friendly" format was "9" pages long?!!
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:54 pm
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this is a well identified problem called "User Error"
I was running out of printer paper, & tried to stop the printing job, but it wouldn't stop ... I am FURIOUS
two thoughts:
(1) few would consider a nine page supply of printer paper "adequate"
(2) acquiring some basic computer skills - such as how to stop the printer - could be useful.
I also recommend you research the meaning of "printer friendly" -
and perhaps "internet etiquette" while you're on a roll . . .
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:39 pm
Post subject: Shortening Question
In the recipe, you metion to avoid using partially hydrogenated vegetable shortening. Why is that?
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:25 am
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Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil indicates trans fatty acids. Trans fats are bad for you, so you should avoid them. Even though some packaging will say 0 trans fats, they really mean 0.5 g or less of trans fats per serving - who knows how much you're actually using or eating!
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 1:15 am
Post subject: grinding almonds
Tuesday, September 02, 2008 8:57 PM
I have been trying and trying to solve the problem of:
how to grind almonds to a fine powder, to use in making almond paste or cookies etc:
I have used the FOOD PROCESSOR with the blades, to chop up the almonds but this has left a rather COARSE almond flour.
I used an inexpensive "burr" Coffee bean grinder ( $40.00)
hoping that would work.
It did for the first short whle and then the fats in the almonds accumulated in the BURR mechanism and blocked the Grinder up so it was useless.
I am wondering if a BURR Coffee bean grinder in the $150.00 rqange would work better on the almonds and not get clogged up due to the fatty nature of the almond nuts?
I have NEVER used a BLENDER and wonder if this might be the way?
Also I know , or think I know, that industrially, almond flour is made on a grinder with TWO rollers (stone, I think).
But these are expensive. I mention this as it shows there MUST be a way to make almond powder using a machine.
I mean, almond paste is made in huge quantities industgrially, as well as ALMOND FLOUR.
SO what I am trying to understand is:
1. the BEST way to achieve a fine almond powder: wopuld it be these industiral grinders with the STONE ROLLERS?
2. Or will a small relativley inexpensive KITCHEN appliance do an EQUAL job?
And would a BLENDER be the inexpensive solution?
Say I want to grind 1-2 pouinds of almonds (not all at once!) to make almond flour for cookies or almond paste. Would a blender be a good solution.
I have not used a BLENDER as yet?
Anything to watch out for when purchasing one?
I find it STRANGE that there is so little INFO on HOW to grind almonds to a flour, and that there are so few (if any) machines dedicated to the task.
DOes no one cafre for Almond flour?
I have a KitchenAid and looked to see if there would be an attachment for it to grind almonds.
But the attachement would only grin GRAINS and NOT "oily" nuts.
SO that makes the KitchenAid useless for this task.
Quite frustrating.
Any ideas?
Perhaps purchase two stone rollers?
YOu would think stone rollers would get plugged up as well with the oily almonds.
How can you get a FINE Almond flour from oily almondfs in the first place?
Oh yes, I tried a hand grinder which as burrs in it.
For grinding poppy seeds. That too got clogged up.
SO really this is a "science" to get nice fine fluffy almond flour from OILY nuts.
By the way, when I ground the almonds, I did not blanche (peel) them.
Wonder if that has a bearing on the "clogging" issue?
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:06 pm
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Ev -
not sure if almond ever gets to the "bread flour" stage - there is a lot oil in the nuts.
here's a link on "how to" - curiously similar approaches to your efforts
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Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:16 am
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Thanks Dil.
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:08 pm
Post subject: CHINESE ALMOND COOKIES
I wish to know if for this recipe...the almonds are roasters or semi-toasted or no. Also it is very important for to get the ALMONDS in POWER.
Best regard.
Emilio Rot.
PS: Additionally I will appreciate ever so much, if you could inform to me... I am highly interested to grind ALMONDS/NUTS/HAZELNUTS in besides in several grain sizes. Do you know some Chooper or Small Grinding Machine suitable for making it???
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:49 am
Post subject: Chinese Almond Cookies
The recipe has baking soda but no acid for it to react with. One teaspoon is a fair amount - about enough to neutralize two cups of yogurt, buttermilk or orange juice. I've often noticed this in recipes and wondered why -- is it for flavor, or are "non-acids" still acidic enough that adding a lot of soda will give you more lift? Or is it maybe just supposed to be baking powder?
On Trans Fats - Butter has almost as much trans fat as Crisco -- and since butter and tropical oils also have lots of saturated fat, the American Heart Association is still recommending margarine, trans-fat and all. I would just stick with plain Crisco or go with traditional lard (my favorite).
To the tireless almond grinder -- I feel your pain. Have you looked into a home mill used for producing flour? You might consider asking at the King Arthur Flour forum -- lots of hard-core bakers over there who grind their own flour at home (and, I'm sure, nuts).
Of course, I would just go the easy route and buy almond flour and almond paste online - real cheap if you but in bulk (6-7pounds).
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:23 pm
Post subject:
according to the FDA (
) butter has no trans fat.
Crisco has been reformulated to reduce/eliminate transfat; many bakers have noticed Crisco does not "perform" as before.
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:50 pm
Post subject: Trans Fat
Dairy and meat definitely have trans fat (I can't get the link to work, But see NYTimes Article"Trans Fat Fight Claims Butter as a Victim" 3/7/07) I think the FDA lists trans fat for butter as zero because there is less than .5 gram in the serving size(of 1 Tb). Butter has 3.12 g per stick. The new Crisco you mention has slightly more, but it is still low enough to come up as "0" on the nutrition label.
It's interesting that you say the baking qualities of Crisco have changed -- I think bakers are generally going to have a harder time than people who use Crisco for frying. The former use shortening to improve the end product while the latter just want a sturdy oil that won't go rancid quickly.
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:35 pm
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edited that post to show the link.
as you point out, the definition of "zero" is problematic.
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 6:10 am
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these are also nice if you bake them with a cashew on top. we buy these (sans almond, with cashew) in singapore for chinese new year.
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(09-01-2013 08:15 AM)Vera Wrote:No, I'm not taking offence about it at all. I'm pretty nit picky sometimes, but just excuse me for a minute while I get it out of my system lol(09-01-2013 07:51 AM)ideasonscribe Wrote: I didn't even confirm or deny anything.And sounds like you're taking offence at me expressing an opinion on god. Why is that?
Ok this - "And I think it shows how much god actually cares about all his beloved children" Is your response to what I said and seems to be an assumption about the character of God without me saying anything at all. So it seemed as if you spoke for me and then answered yourself.
This doesn't offend me, but I just notice stuff like this because I also keep in mind other things you guys say.
I guess it's also one of my peeves, if you will, when people make assumptions about things that seem to take a bit more than just a surface observation.
I am a Theist myself, and I don't usually develop any objective opinions until I've went as deep as I could possibly go.
"What you believe to be true will control you, whether it's true or not."
—Jeremy LaBorde
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lol at my signature quote after the last thing I said >.<
"What you believe to be true will control you, whether it's true or not."
—Jeremy LaBorde
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God isn't real. Don't worry about it.
Through profound pain comes profound knowledge.
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No offence, but this just a lot of talk about nothing, she said, he said.
And I answered myself, because you didn't/couldn't.
So, we do not know what happens to people who were born before they could be saved through Christ, is this what you are saying?
Let's assume they are automatically damned. Do you think this is fair, esp. of an all-loving father?
Let's say they are automatically saved. How does that work - do only the good ones get saved or everybody? And is it fair for the "bad" ones not to be saved, when they might have just be following the norms of their society, trying their best to be good, but it just didn't coincide with a later god's idea of morality?
"E se non passa la tristezza con altri occhi la guarderò."
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You must have heard of the old story of the Eskimo and the Missionary?
Missionary: I am here to tell you about god and how to be saved, blah, blah.
Eskimo: What about all the people before Jesus and the people that have not heard the 'word' yet. Are they going to hell? If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?
Missionary: No, not if you did not know [official catholic policy].
Eskimo: Then why did you tell me?
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(09-01-2013 08:56 AM)Vera Wrote: No offence, but this just a lot of talk about nothing, she said, he said.I'm not really sure what the condition of humans are when we spawn. It seems to me like it is built in our nature to rebel against God but I'm only semi-certain on that.
It seems to be the case that every human has free will and that our free will is to naturally do whatever we want, and that is to be as selfish as we can be. It also seems like we have this other part of us that knows what we ought to do, and so we sometimes are conflicted in our behavior.
Now, if what I just said is the case, and we are rebellious by choice, then asking if it's fair that we are punished for that is like asking if it's fair to the child that he was grounded for a week because he spit in his sisters cereal for a good laugh.
If you instead ask if it's fair for someone committing finite crimes to suffer an infinite punishment, then that's an entirely different story.
"What you believe to be true will control you, whether it's true or not."
—Jeremy LaBorde
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(09-01-2013 09:08 AM)ideasonscribe Wrote: I'm not really sure what the condition of humans are when we spawn. It seems to me like it is built in our nature to rebel against God but I'm only semi-certain on that.
Reading this, I feel very fortunate not to have to worry about any of it.
We have evolved social morals (reciprocity, empathy, loyalty etc.) so we do not just do whatever we want. Not even namiloveyou does that whatever he/she may claim.
Even if we were naturally rebellious (which we are not or no one would belong to a religion or pay tax etc.) we can't rebel against an authority figure that does not exist.
There is growing evidence that explains the limitations of the 'free will' model.
That is good news worth spreading.
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(09-01-2013 06:32 AM)ideasonscribe Wrote: I'm not really sure what the condition of humans are when we spawn. It seems to me like it is built in our nature to rebel against God but I'm only semi-certain on that.
Well, you yourself that "I think my stance was that we are all born Apatheists which is a type of Atheist. Basically, we are all born without having made a choice - then throughout life we make choices and believe different things."
This sounds pretty sure to me.
Quote:Yeah, but the kid who spit in his sister's cereal knew that was wrong. How do we know what is wrong according to god if he refuses to make himself clear?
Also, if he created us, why would he create us selfish and rebellious? And free will is not a good enough answer. And it does go back to my original question, that you refuse to even tackle. What choice did those before Jesus have?
Or, if this is too difficult (and it is not), how about people born in a devoutly hinduistic family? Is this child equipped to make this choice you insist we have, with the same ease as someone born into a very Xian family? How about people from tribes in the Amazon? Whose cereal did they spit in and whose fault is it that they didn't have the "good luck" to be born in a place that would enable them to make the right choice? Or even know that such a choice exists?
And one final thing, even if he had indeed given everyone the choice to do as they wish, the problem is that he wants everyone to do as he wishes, while at the same time stacking the cards against some of us and dealing others one winning hand after the other. Does this sound fair to you?
"E se non passa la tristezza con altri occhi la guarderò."
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(09-01-2013 06:32 AM)ideasonscribe Wrote:That would be a slight oddity in the argument... but the post is about KC and his ideology. We know he is a Calvinist and in that case the theology takes a different course.. because God in that case, is knowing and essentially controlling all that the person will experience and become. So he knows who is going to grow up/or stay/atheist their entire lives.(08-01-2013 10:46 PM)Momsurroundedbyboys Wrote: Down in the Boxing Ring thread with KC, he said something rather firmly that god knows everything. If that's true, then did god also make atheists? Are we in a spiritual purgatory? Or were we created to test the faith of Christians?
Now that I see you are going on about this idea of free will against God we could be born with. I'm curious why you are in the believe in having free will if God is omniscient/omnipotent.
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(09-01-2013 06:20 AM)Vosur Wrote:By Jehovah, you're right. I seem to have mixed up some JW and Calvinist thought there. I guess Calvinists don't stick a finite number on the elect. My bad.(09-01-2013 04:05 AM)Aseptic Skeptic Wrote: Presuppositions:I didn't know KC was a Jehova's Witness.
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Curious, Chic Key Westby Barbara Ferguson and Elizabeth S. Brownell | 12.16.11
It's so exotic many people forget it's part of the United States.
A small, sunlit, sea-surrounded island at the southernmost tip of the United States, Key West – or the Conch Republic, as the locals call it – is a tantalizing, tempting study in contradictions: a laid-back tropical paradise that bustles with urban chic, an outsider's refuge that welcomes the unorthodox and a military outpost proud of its pirate heritage.
We were seeking a quiet, luxurious hotel when we chose the Southernmost on the Beach, belonging to the Southernmost Hotel Collection family of hotels -- just steps away from the southernmost point in the USA. Spacious, comfortable rooms with ocean views and breezes, and an exceptionally helpful and welcoming staff combined to put us at ease from the instant of our arrival – until our departure four days later.
The well-appointed rooms feature dark wood. "We want you to think that you're walking into a luxurious yacht," said general manager Matthew Babich of the three Southernmost Hotel properties in Key West. "As far as our service, we are competing against the big upscale hotel chains, so we need to be memorable."
After our first memorable and restful night's sleep at Southernmost, we found there is no lack of things to do, places to see or people to meet in Key West.
We started with the hotel's Southernmost Beach Café for a relaxing breakfast complete with sea breezes, fresh fruit and Florida's famous freshly squeezed orange juice. With no clear itinerary in mind, we hopped aboard the Old Town Trolley, an excellent method to establish one's bearings of the island, while also getting one of the best guided tours in town.
Where else would one learn that the biggest house in Key West was built with only one bedroom because the madam didn't like company, or that a devastating fire led to the regulation that all houses have steel roofs?
Same for the architectural feature known as "eyebrows" – long, pitched roofs extending over an upstairs porch with small windows, which allowed them to be open during a hurricane.
And one might only have mused over the charming gingerbread detail on many of the houses and their fences without realizing that they contain a code! If one were looking for an inn, speakeasy, or perhaps something more elusive, one need only look at these decorative trims.
Although the Trolley Schedule isn't always convenient, it is worthwhile. We never did find the time to take a full tour on it all the way around the island, but wondered what other fascinating tidbits we missed by only getting as far as Mallory Square.
After a disappointing lunch at Key West's oldest Cuban restaurant, Pepe's, we visited Mel Fisher's not-to-be-missed Maritime Museum, -- near the drop off and loading point of many cruise lines – the museum features the salvaged treasures of the wrecked Spanish galleons Nuestra Señora de Atocha and Santa Margarita.
It seems incredible that more than 30 years after Fisher's salvage efforts began scattered treasures are still being found buried at sea. An emerald and gold ring was discovered only a few short days before our visit. How does one find such a tiny thing in the vast sandy ocean bottom anyway? Yet the treasure is only part of the story – the good part. The rest is the story of a hard life at sea, of the looting and plunder of innocent peoples, and finally of shipwreck.
Opting for the chic quiet of our end of Key West, we enjoyed a drink at Louie's Backyard, which is reputedly the premiere dining experience in Key West. Cocktails on the oceanfront deck, coupled by the expansive sea view were magnificent, but we opt for an adventure – a taste of Key West -- before the tourists found it.
This required taxing over to the adjoining Key for dinner at the Hogfish Bar & Grille. True, it is a different kind of experience – one must drive through a trailer park to get there. But the Hogfish provides a glimpse of the old Key West, situated on the area's last remaining working waterfront. The restaurant's thatched roof and pool tables create an amiable ambiance and the sampling of unique and tasty local specialties is real taste of the non-tourist side of the Florida Keys.
After a repeat of another great repose and breakfast at the Southernmost Beach Cafe, we decided how to best fill the hours before our sunset sail at six. We succumb to the lure of the fabled Hemingway "polydactyl" (having extra toes) cats, and a tour of the "Little White House".
Again, the Old Town Trolley delivers us to the busy end of town, delivering us a block from the Hemingway Home Museum's door.
The home is a picture of tropical paradise perfection, now a privately owned museum to detail Hemingway's life style in the Key.
Here, we quickly learn that at any given time as many as forty cats are in residence there, most of them polydactyls.
It is indeed true that Ernest Hemingway lived in this house for several years, writing some of his most memorable novels in a study on the grounds. But nowadays the resident cats are clearly one of the main attractions. They can be found curled up on benches and under shady trees, strolling along the garden paths or strutting past visitors.
Hemingway, a superstitious man, had the cats in-residence due to their alleged reputation of bringing good luck to their owners.
Tempting though the thought may be, we abandon the notion of spending the remainder of the day cuddling cats and wind our way through the midday tropical swelter – on foot – along what must be Key West's loveliest palm-fringed street to the Harry S Truman Little White House, where a private guided tour awaits. The only thing more welcoming than the sudden immersion into an air-conditioned environment is Executive Director Robert J. Wolz.
The enthusiasm Director Wolz evinces for both the Little White House and its principle occupant, Harry S Truman is contagious. Although he claims not to be a Truman scholar, Director Wolz is nevertheless an extraordinary advocate of Truman's legacy.
His tour of the Little White House shows us a unique time in presidential history – a wartime era when the need for privacy, security, and a comfortable level of intimacy were essential for negotiating the challenge of literally saving the world. His tour also includes the private lives of presidents, and the house itself has been meticulously restored to its genteel 1940s appearance in honor of Truman. It is no wonder that presidents as recent as Bill Clinton have chosen to stay at the Little White House, and it continues to be an active presidential site.
After our in-depth tour full of discovery at the Little White House, it is well past lunch hour and we opt for lunch at the legendary Casa Marina.
Built by Florida's infamous railroad tycoon Henry Flagler, the main building of the hotel has all the solid airiness of a Victorian railroad station. Our expectations are instantly elevated as we are escorted to our shaded table at the Sun-Sun Beach Bar and Grill where our toned and tanned waiter provides temptations aplenty – in the form of an elegant luncheon menu.
It is wonderful to be off our weary feet. Chef's special gazpacho? Please! Conch Fritters and salads, too. We are lucky ladies as we enjoy a tableside visit by Richard Cavaco, the executive chef at Casa Marina. We praise his culinary creations and the Gazpacho recipe is soon in our hands, along with his permission to publish it here. What more could we possibly want? Key Lime Pie and Frozen Hot Chocolate deliciously answer that question.
Sweet Melon Gazpacho by Richard Cavaco, the executive chef at Casa Marina. 1 whole cantaloupe small dice 1 half watermelon small dice 1 gallon orange juice 1 half watermelon pureed 1 bunch cilantro 5 cucumbers peeled seeded and small dice 5 jalepenos small dice 4 red bell pepper small dice Place orange juice and half a watermelon into container and puree. Add all other ingredients.
Having lingered over a late lunch, we quickly ready ourselves for the sunset sail aboard Key West's flagship, Western Union.
Another taxi ride to Mallory Square (we have become used to the fare system – a flat rate based on areas for multiple passengers), and we arrive with just enough time on our hands to poke into a few of the boutiques that border the waterfront and to admire the Western Union, which just completed a $1.3 million renovations program less than a year ago, from shore.
Built in Key West and launched in 1939, this 130 ft. sailing vessel serviced the communications lines that ran from Key West to various points throughout the region well into the 1970s. She is a solid, sturdy ship, perfectly suited to ferrying the aficionados and tourists alike. Ahoy, Captain – we're ready for sunset!
Being welcomed aboard ship by the traditional strains of a hammer dulcimer is a new experience for each of us, but we are hardly neophytes when it comes to locating the complimentary wine and munchies.
Calm seas and a gentle breeze combine to make our cruise as relaxing an event as could possibly be. We cleverly station ourselves near the ship's wheel and enjoy the view as we sail along the edges of Mallory Square where musicians, acrobats and enthusiastic crowds gather daily at sunset. We are grateful to be able to enjoy the spectacle from such a rarified distance. Heave-ho mateys – we've had enough of Key West's crowds for today.
The nautical life is governed by traditions, and Western Union's sunset sail is no exception. At the moment the sun dips below the horizon the cannon is fired and – in a spectacle unique to this ship – a dove is released into the twilight. There was never a more fitting ending to a perfect day.
How to find our way back to our hotel after the cruise? The surprise answer peddles up in the guise of Claus, "the Peddle Pimp," and his pedicab. Our late evening ride through some of Key West's quieter streets with Claus as our guide was a perfect end to the day. By the way, Claus advises our readers to always agree on a price before getting into a pedicab, unless it's his, of course!
Glowing with the satisfaction of a day well spent, we are especially grateful for the nearness of the Café on the Beach – only a few soft, sandy steps from our doors. Dinner is delicious, and Margaritas in Margaritaville are sublime.
The next morning -- can it really be our final day? -- a special surprise for which swimsuits and long-sleeved t-shirts are de rigeur awaits. But first, one final beachside breakfast before strolling across Duvall Street to the Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory.
It may strike the uninitiated as odd that in a tropical island locale at the southernmost tip of the US – one that houses such unique wonders as shipwreck treasure and six-toed cats – the #1 tourist attraction is a butterfly garden. Yet the Key West Butterfly Conservatory has been just that for the last eight years.
Entering through the gift shop, one steps into a sun-filled tropical paradise utterly a-swirl with hundreds of butterflies of anywhere from 50 – 60 different species. Although a charming sense of caprice pervades in the conservatory, nothing is left to chance. Butterflies are imported in chrysalis form and develop behind a glass window for all to see. They are not allowed to reproduce in the conservatory, and to that end plants are specially chosen that are not specific to the mating habits of any of the featured species. We are not the least bit surprised to learn that the otherworldly atmosphere has been known to bring tears to the eyes of the strongest of men.
Our final trip is to The Dry Tortugas, via the good folks at Key West Seaplane Adventures who advise us to take the afternoon flight, which arrives just as the final tourist boat, dubbed the "booze cruise", is departing. Grab your swim fins and snorkels, a private beach will soon be yours!
The seaplane flights over a 70-mile stretch of ocean - infamous for pirates and shipwrecks. The dashing Capt. Evan guides us through the area's notorious history as effortlessly as he pilots his De Havilland DHC-3 Otter to the island. Soon the six-sided Fort Jefferson is in view and we gently alight on the edge of a white sand beach. Next, we take our pilot up on his offer to give us a guided tour of the Fort.
Now a U.S. national park, Fort Jefferson – the island's principal edifice – has a unique place in American history, principally for having guarded the Lincoln conspirators and the infamous Dr. Mudd in the months following the presidential assassination. The Fort was originally built in 1830 as part of a national defense system designed to protect the lifeline of commerce to and from the Mississippi River from pirates. Later, it served as a northern bastion during the Civil War, effectively preventing the South from sailing much-needed supplies up the Mississippi River.
"Always leave wanting more," definitely is our modus operandi here. Having avoided the crush of the touristy side of Key West, we return to our respective homes wanting another restful, fun and elegant vacation in Key West.
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A notice filed in the Federal Register by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires employers to use a new Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) starting Dec. 26, 2007 for new hires. Employers who fail to use the new form could be subject to fines and penalties.
The revision seeks to achieve full compliance with the document reduction requirements of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), which reduced the number of documents employers may accept from newly hired employees during the employment eligibility verification process, the USCIS said.
The revised Form I-9 is a further step in the agency's ongoing work toward reducing the number of documents used to confirm identity and work eligibility.
Key to the revision is the removal of five documents for proof of both identity and employment eligibility including: Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-570); Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or N-570); Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-151); the unexpired Reentry Permit (Form I-327); and the unexpired Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571). The forms were removed because they lack sufficient features to help deter counterfeiting, tampering, and fraud, the USCIS said.
In addition, the most recent version of the Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766) was added to List A of the List of Acceptable Documents on the revised form.
The revised list now includes: a U.S. passport (unexpired or expired); a Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551); an unexpired foreign passport with a temporary I-551 stamp; an unexpired Employment Authorization Document that contains a photograph (Form I-766, I-688, I-688A, or I-688B); and an unexpired foreign passport with an unexpired Arrival-Departure Record (Form I-94) for non-immigrant aliens authorized to work for a specific employer.
The new I-9 form is available online at www.uscis.gov.


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In classical logic, the law of non-contradiction (also known as the law of contradiction, principle of non-contradiction, or the principle of contradiction) states that contradictory statements cannot both be true in the same sense at the same time, e. g. the two propositions "A is B" and "A is not B" are mutually exclusive. It is the second of the three classic laws of thought.
The law of non-contradiction, along with its complement, the law of excluded middle (the third of the three classic laws of thought) and the law of identity (the first of the three classic laws of thought), partitions its logical Universe into exactly two parts; it creates a dichotomy wherein the two parts are "mutually exclusive" and "jointly exhaustive". The law of non-contradiction is merely an expression of the mutually exclusive aspect of that dichotomy, and the law of excluded middle, an expression of its jointly exhaustive aspect.
The traditional source of the law of non-contradiction is Aristotle's Metaphysics where he gives three different versions.
1. ontological: "It is impossible that the same thing belong and not belong to the same thing at the same time and in the same respect."
2. psychological: "No one can believe that the same thing can (at the same time) be and not be."
3. logical: "The most certain of all basic principles is that contradictory propositions are not true simultaneously."
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Décollage, in art, is the opposite of collage; instead of an image being built up of all or parts of existing images, it is created by cutting, tearing away or otherwise removing, pieces of an original image. The French word "décollage" translates into English literally as "take-off" or "to become unglued" or "to become unstuck". Examples of décollage include etrécissements and cut-up technique. A similar technique is the lacerated poster, a poster in which one has been placed over another or others, and the top poster or posters have been ripped, revealing to a greater or lesser degree the poster or posters underneath.
An important practitioner of décollage was the German artist Wolf Vostell, who noticed the word "décollage" in Le Figaro on 6 September 1954, where it was used to describe the simultaneous take-off and crash of an aeroplane. Vostell appropriated the term to signify an aesthetic philosophy, applied also to the creation of live performances, Vostell's working concept of décollage, was the Dé-coll/age and begun in 1954, is as a visual force that breaks down outworn values and replaces them with thinking as a function distanced from media. He also called his Happenings "Dé-coll/age-Happening".
Two unidentified monks who were most likely members of the Nestorian Church preaching Christianity in India (Church of the East in India), made their way to China by 551 AD. While in China, they observed the intricate methods for raising silk worms and producing silk. This was a key development, as the Byzantines had previously thought silk was made in India. In 552 AD, the two monks sought out Justinian I. In return for his generous but unknown promises, the monks agreed to acquire silk worms from China. They most likely traveled a northern route along the Black Sea, taking them through the Transcaucasus and the Caspian Sea.
Shortly after the expedition there were silk factories in Constantinople, Beirut, Antioch, Tyre, and Thebes. The acquired silk worms allowed the Byzantine Empire to have a silk monopoly in Europe. The acquisition broke the Chinese and Persian silk monopolies.
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Metascore®Generally favorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
Filmmaker Jared Hess (who cowrote the script with his wife, Jerusha Hess) installs Napoleon front and center as a punchline in and of himself -- and as that dispiriting product of narrative defeat, a symbol.
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A one-note, lightweight, condescending comedy about the rubes of Idaho.
There isn't much Napoleonic grandeur in this Idaho-set high school comedy, which in spite of its most condescending instincts, does have its moments.
More than a deadpan comedy about oddball losers. This dork has his day, and this story has its touching subtext -- growing pains relieved by unlikely hope.
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OK for kids 11+
One-of-a-kind high school comedy for the family.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that while this quirky film celebrates nerds and misfits, some may feel it fuels mockery and ridicule; others will simply find it funny. The comic action includes slapstick pratfalls and exaggerated bullying by school tough guys. The language is never obscene; characters rely instead on insults ("idiot," "sicko," "retarded") and disguised swearing ("frickin'," "flippin'," "crap"). And there is mild sexual innuendo, along with some kissing and embracing. Napoleon Dynamite became a box office bonanza, cultural phenomenon, and spawned an animated series.
Families can talk about adolescence in different times and places. How is life for the teens in the movie like or not like your own experiences of adolescence?
Why do you think Napoleon Dynamite caught on so well even though it's so quirky?
If you've seen the animated series of Napoleon Dynamite, how do you think it compares with the movie?
Messages: Nonconformity is celebrated in Napoleon Dynamite. Underneath the silliness and deadpan behavior of its main characters is the premise that even the lowliest members of a social order can succeed. Everyone has something to offer, no matter how offbeat or unconventional. Dignity and respect are possible by creating friendships and forming a community of people with whom one shares values and goals.
Role models: Over the course of the film, reluctant respect is given to dysfunctional individuals who seem at first to be only objects of scorn. Laughing at the characters becomes laughing with the outrageously geeky as they win the day. All of the authority figures and adults are portrayed as either clueless, self-serving, or both.
Violence: Teens ineptly wrestle, slap, and fight. School bullies torment the social misfits but inflict no injuries. Some animal cruelty is shown, and a man appears to have been beaten up by a jealous husband.
Sex: Other than numerous scenes that include comical efforts to sell an herbal breast-enhancing product (using flyers and "straight-talking" sales pitches), sexuality is limited to mild kissing, embracing, and exaggerated attempts at seduction, all with humorous intent. No nudity.
Language: Insults and substitutes for obscenities only: multiple uses of "idiot," "frickin'," "retarded," "crap," "sicko," and "flippin'." One character is described as "still wets the bed."
Consumerism: Dodge van, Tater Tots, Gossner Milk.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not applicable
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