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On a recent episode of Leo Laporte's podcast This Week in Tech, panelist Dwight Silverman spoke briefly about a concert featuring David Byrne and St. Vincent. Prior to the performance, Byrne told the audience that smartphone photography was encouraged, but that they should put down their iPads.
As anyone who has ever seen a 10-inch screen held aloft in a concert can attest, iPads can be a severe distraction, making Byrne prescient as ever. However, I don't think he goes far enough. As great as ubiquitous camera access is, we might all be better off if we used our camera phones less often. Here's why – whether you're at a concert or just out for a walk in the woods.
It distracts others
Getting close to one of our favorite performers can make us want to document that experience. But no one wants an iPad screen blocking their view. Concerts are best enjoyed when there is little inhibiting the interaction between performers and audience. An iPad between you and the performer on stage will be a significant impediment to appreciating a performance. Bravo, David Byrne, for dissuading the inconsiderate from ruining things for the rest of the audience.
I would actually encourage him to go further, and ban all mobile devices. Phones may not be as large a disruption as a tablet, but they are a distraction nonetheless. Plus, where do you draw the line? "Phablets" like the 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 2 make the distinction so difficult, it would be far better to simply ban them all.
It distracts you
Not only is shooting video at a performance going to distract others, it will distract you as well.
You only have so much attention to go around. If you want to record a quality video, you have to shift too much of your attention to making that recording good. That leaves little attention left to appreciate what's happening on stage — and that's not even considering the distraction of tired arms at the seven-minute mark of a nine-minute song.
Shooting video also prevents you from physically engaging with the performance. If you go see The Hives, you will want to dance or jump around far more than you will want to have a camera in your hands. Trust me.
Audio is better
Nobody wants to see that grainy cell-phone video that you shot from the 40th row. Bootlegging communities for bands like Phish and The Grateful Dead indicate that someone may want to hear an audio recording, though. In that case, you will need better microphones than those in your smart phone.
The $100 Mikey Digital (which attaches to an iOS device) and the $270 Zoom H4n are great for bootlegging. Both will create far better recordings than you can make with a phone alone. The Zoom H4n is especially feature rich, and sounds great as well. I use one regularly and have really enjoyed the recordings it creates.
Bonus: When recording audio, it's actually a bad idea to move around, and in most cases you won't change the settings on your recording device, either. This means no bright screens to distract others and less oversight to distract you. Everybody wins!
Just make sure to get performer consent before creating a bootleg, and make sure that they are aware of and approve any releases of the recordings you create.
It trivializes an experience
An emphasis on documentation can also cheapen other experiences by reducing them to a few still frames.
Hiking is a good example, even though I admit I don't go much myself. Snapping cell-phone shots of a hike trivializes the experience of hiking. Is hiking about a photograph of a far off mountain, or is it about removing yourself from a higher-frequency world to one more tranquil, and moving through a different environment in an enjoyable, strenuous way?
Photos prioritize destinations. Hiking seems to be more about the journey. Plus, is your camera phone really going to do that view justice? If you want an excellent photo, bring a DSLR and some good lenses. Absent that, concentrate on enjoying the view while there, and don't distract yourself with poor facsimiles of the view to enjoy later.
It intrudes on the experience
One of the most important things about hiking or camping is that it takes you away from technology. Sorry, Tom Haverford, you don't need DJ Roomba. You need to unplug for a minute and get away from the radiation of the city.
Your Instagram of the campfire does prove that you slept in the woods, but it also hopelessly detracts from that experience. You should be focused on roasting smores, not creating second-rate pseudo-Polaroids with what amounts to a tiny computer. Using high-tech devices to memorialize an experience that is largely defined by getting away from high-tech devices seems to miss the point.
It creates clutter
Our ability to easily capture photos, video, and audio anywhere we go with nearly unlimited storage adds a nearly impossible amount of clutter to our lives. Take photos, for example. You aren't going to take one photo of that rad piece of graffiti. You will probably take several and then use the best one. You still have to do something with those other photos, though.
If you take hundreds of pictures, then those are hundreds of pictures that you need to deal with. You have to pare them down to the few best ones. They may need to be processed, resized, or cropped. If you want to be careful, the ones that you like most should be backed up somewhere.
This can add a lot of overhead, and most non-photographers don't have good workflows to get it done. For example: Why do I have a photo of the last pork tenderloin sandwich I had when last in Indiana? There was no reason to take it in the first place. Now it is a useless piece of digital clutter. Plus, it made my phone greasy when I took it, and now I really want a pork tenderloin sandwich — both big negatives.
It makes us worse people
Yes, your friend's compound fracture is fascinating in a horrifying sort of way, but I might be better off if I didn't have opportunities to see things like that online. There would be a lot less fodder for /r/wtf (not to mention even less-savory sub-Reddits) if we didn't all have decent-quality phones in our pockets. And that's to say nothing of the feelings of the injured party.
We may be at our very worst as a species when we're rubber-necking for a longer glance at the suffering of others. Ubiquitous camera access feeds this behavior directly, as we take more time to get photos and personally appreciate them later, and vicariously, as we encourage others to enjoy another's pain with us. Sites like Reddit make this even worse, as the most gruesome injuries will also be rewarded with viral attention.
If we were more restrained with our camera phones, perhaps there would be a little less celebration of the terrible things around us.
David Byrne would never get away with banning cell phones from his performances. The uproar would be too great. This one has to be on us.
The next time you are at a concert, put down the camera phone. Focus more on the performance and you might just enjoy it more. If you are hiking or camping, leave your phone in your pocket. Don't miss the point of the whole endeavor. And, for goodness sake, if you happen to be at the scene of an injury, accident, or tragedy, have some decency and don't snap a shot to share online. We might just all be better off.
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NEW LONDON, Conn. - MIT's water polo team, ranked fifth nationally in Division III, used a balanced offensive attack to earn a pair of victories against Connecticut College and Penn State-Behrend on Sunday afternoon in New London, Conn. The Engineers downed the Camels, 21-11, before returning to the pool almost immediately to defeat the Lions, 15-6.
Tech moved to 7-4 with the two wins and snapped a mini three-game losing streak in the process, though all three of those losses came at the hands of Division I opponents.
Junior Mike Smith-Bronstein served as MIT's offensive catalyst in both games, nothing three goals and four assists in the opening match against Connecticut College before bagging four more goals in the second fixture against Penn State-Behrend. The seven-goal output pushed the Mercer Island, Wash., native's season-total to 31, good for second on the team behind freshman John Preis, who has 38.
Sophomore Mark Artz matched Smith-Bronstein's three-goal total in the opener against the Camels, while Preis, Matt Perkins, Devin Lewis, Rob Kalwarowsky and Palmer Rosemond all contributed a pair of tallies. Gavin Darcy, Jake Rosenbluth, Grant Tomassi, Morgan Laidlaw and Spencer Williams each added a single strike to round out the scoring. The total of seven players with multi-goal efforts equaled a season high, while the 12 different scorers was the most for the Cardinal and Gray in 2007.
Hiroshi Mendoza stopped four shots while manning the net against the Camels, while Lewis and Laidlaw aided the defensive effort with three and two steals, respectively.
In the afternoon's second match-up against the Lions, the Engineers received three-goal efforts from Artz and Preis, while Kalwarowsky and Lewis each added a pair of strikes. Gavin Darcy's lone goal, combined with Smith-Bronstein's game-high four, completed Tech's offensive output.
Laidlaw, the young team's only senior, secured four assists and two steals to aid the Cardinal and Gray at both ends of the pool.
Sophomores Mendoza and Nick Souza split time in goal against Penn State-Behrend, with Mendoza making two saves and Souza contributing five. Each keeper allowed three goals.
The Engineers will have a lengthy recuperation period, as they won't play again until Oct. 4, when the team will travel to California to take on the University of Redlands and Long Beach State University in stand-alone games, as well as compete in the Claremont Convergence tournament.

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I was very pleased to read your recent editorial on gun control opponents in Carroll County ("Carroll Co.'s nullification fantasy," May 24).
Carroll Country is an integral part of the Baltimore metropolitan area, and despite the current state of denial our five county commissioners are in, Carroll is also connected to the Chesapeake Bay and regional environmental concerns.
Despite the moat that the current commissioners have built around their make-believe fortress, the vast majority of Carroll County citizens are embarrassed by efforts such as the commissioners' recent, meaningless resolution to declare Carroll a weapons sanctuary; deprive public schools of funding while creating an unmanageable slush fund for fundamentalist home-schoolers; ignore state ethics law requirements for elected officials and attempt to avoid state planning mandates for responsible growth.
The so-called Second Amendment Preservation Resolution is an obvious political ploy to play to an easily identifiable base that dreams of uniformed boogeymen invading their homes without warrants to take away their precious assault weapons and ammunition magazines.
That resolution was crafted and adopted in the commissioners' typical manner of holding closed meetings; even the vote was orchestrated, with one of the commissioners, Dave Roush, submitting his vote in advance by letter.
At the only public hearing on the issue, the commissioners allowed those who opposed this silly resolution to be shouted down and denied an opportunity to state their reasons for opposing it.
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I don't get why people think the series is ending. We're finally introduced to all the major players and the main characters have developed to a point where they can actively affect the landscape of the world on a level that can shift the path of the world.
The series is just getting started.
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If you're looking for more adventure type stories, then yes, Magi is probably not going to return to those plots, but there is plenty of story left to be told. After this arc ends the plot is going to lean heavily towards the political machinations of the variations factions, as well as Aladdin/Alibaba's role in them. The manga has never been about beating the 'big bad'.
One of the biggest themes that Magi is running with was showcased in the Balbadd arc, where despite defeating the Dark Djin the resulting state of Balbadd was not satisfactory to Alibaba at all. Then there's the fact that Aladdin failed to solve the the situation at Magnoschatt at all and things escalated to the current point. Sheer power might be able to vanquish your enemies, but it does nothing for the people that Aladdin and Alibaba are really trying to protect, in fact it just gets them caught up in it.
The current arc has set up plenty of plot threads for the mangaka to continue with. Let's assume they defeat the spirit medium and the Kou empire retreats:
-The aftermath and the situation with Magnostadt would probably be a mini-arc in itself. Reim could choose to carve out the territory after all, and the remaining Magicians definitely would not just surrender, especially if the terms are harsh.
-With the death of Reim's magi, Reim could splinter with different factions trying to seize control. Magnostadt's surrender could very well play into this dispute.
-Sinbad might choose this opportunity and try to advance his own plans by injecting the 7 seas alliance into the situation.
-Aladdin would definitely take this opportunity to try to save the remaining Magicians and the city, especially since he faults himself for not stopping Magomett.
-Balbadd would probably be revisited, as the Kou Empire's endgame has been revealed and Alibaba would definitely want to protect his city.
-Reim's loss of their Magi along with a huge portion of their forces would be a perfect opportunity for Al Tharmen to plant their seeds and create internal strife.
-Also, like you said there's still Hakuryuu's story. This could easily tie into an arc dealing with the inevitable Kou civil war.
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1.) Adventures/Countries don't matter anymore. It's power battles between Djinn-users and Magi. No other obstacles and challenges exist.
2.) The world has united to save it. Both Kou and the Alliance have pretty much said they'll be content with things after saving the world. They have no reason to fight each other anymore. What's more, Reim has no reason to expand it's territory since Kou is no longer interested in wars.
3.) Agitators and antagonists that exist or may exist are a joke. Hakuryuu and Judal are nothing. Gyouken is nothing. Mu is nothing. The Prince from Reim is double nothing. The interesting parts of the manga no longer exist and only petty grudge matches do.
Mu might want to kill Aladdin and Alibaba for what happened to Scherazade. Those two aren't a country though. Even if he wants revenge, achieves it, it won't matter much in the scheme of things. Not enough meat there for a story.
Hakuryuu is a butt monkey with mommy issues. He might hate Alibaba for being a rival for Morgiana's attention, but you can't really build an arc out of that. Judal is chaotic evi and he can't plan things.
Gyouken just had her best chance at achieving her goals taken away from her. What's more, she just revealed who and what she is presumably because she thought her goals were within reach through no action of her own. If she had instead chosen to reveal herself at a time of her choosing when her plans had bared fruit, then maybe she could have carried on.
Unfortunately, it would seem this was her best shot and the best she could do, all that's left is hunting her down and killing her.
The Prince from Reim can't even use Djinn-equip. He poses no threat.
All that remain for the story are a few personal grudges that could be resolved in less than six months.
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As for Reim, it feels like the 2 metal users are not loyal to the Prince at all. Without their Magi guiding them there could easily be a civil war for control. Reim has only been defensive because their Magi has been guiding them all this time, with her dead, a new leader could emerge that'd want to expand their influence, especially if Kou is embroiled in a civil, leaving their outskirts wide open.
Sinbad's Seven Sea Alliance is neutral on the surface, but Sinbad is a King's candidate and he has some end game goal that he's been working at. Every single time we've seen Sinbad he's been doing something to advance his own goals. There's a reason why Aladdin and Alibaba did not join Sinbad but instead decide to forge their own path.
Even aside from the plot threads that can be picked up, the character development is nowhere near complete for Aladdin and Alibaba. Aladdin has grown better as a mage without relying on his Magi powers, but he still failed to stop the current situation from getting out of hand. His King's candidate is Alibaba, but he doesn't have the wisdom and experience he needs to guide him.
Same with Alibaba, he might have grown a lot stronger power wise, but he still falls way short as a King's Candidate. He doesn't have a solution for Balbadd yet. Both Aladdin and Alibaba are still just pieces that get pushed around by the events of the world. There's plenty of room left for them to grow.
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Now that Hakuryuu is back, I wonder if his 'household' shown in 145 are all in assimilated state?
Judal line 'I missed you, Aladdin' will definitely spark some BL doujinshi.
When Gyokuen said it took 72 people to defeat it I lol'd, since Sindbad and Kouen captured multiple dungeons, so the number of actual metal vessel users will at most be 64.
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Lawrence dug himself the hole he finds himself in by overextending himself. He has only himself to blame and he'd be in a much worse situation or dead if Horo hadn't bailed him out on several occasions. Even the loan wouldn't have saved him since that only increases the mountain of debt and he still needs to find a way to dump the armor.
Once he realizes this I think there will be a reconcilliation. Let's see if Lawrence learns from this and stops putting himself in situations where he is in way over his head. It's about time he takes his own advice that he gave to Chloe...
P.S. I think Horo and Nora will make a great team. Let's see what they can hatch up in episode 11!
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Lawrence has good instincts and decent skills but he is WAY too reckless if you ask me. He got himself in trouble by going too far and making an enemy out of the merchant. If you play your cards right you can make a decent profit AND give your former adversary a chance to save face. Here was one way he could have handled this:
(1) Ask for armor as collateral. If Lawrence can't find a buyer he can return the armor and get ~1200 silver pieces back.
(2) Sell him an option - the right to all profits from the deal (after expenses) for 250 silver. The option is only good if Lawrence makes a profit.
(3) Negotiate insurance - Lawrence pays 50 for insurance. If Lawrence is robbed he can still get the 1200 silver pieces with a deductable of 100 silver pieces; i.e. Lawrence gets 1100 back. The option is negated in this case.
So here is what happens in each case:
A. Lawrence gets robbed - Lawrence gets 1050 while the merchant loses the money and the armor.
B. Lawrence cannot sell the armor for a profit - Lawrence gets 1200 back while the merchant gets the armor back.
C. Lawrence sells the armor for a profit - Lawrence gets 1200 plus the 250 for the option minus 50 for the insurance (1400 total). The merchant gets the entire share of the profits.
So even under a terrible scenario Lawrence lives to fight another day, while if he can sell the armor for profit he gets 1400. Even better if he makes a killing, since that allows his former adversary to make a tidy profit as well - a perfect win-win situation in which he would make an ally out of an adversary.
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What are you talking about? There is no free lunch. The first two options are nothing less than robbery. Or blackmail, I suppose, which is what he was doing in the first place. If you're going to think like that, you might as well say he should have skipped the formalities and demanded payment for his silence in cold hard cash.
What he did was much closer to letting the merchant keep face and not have excessive losses. Indeed, if all had gone according to plan, they'd both have made a profit. Though of course, the other merchant's share would have been much smaller than normal.
As for option C, it wouldn't have saved Lawrence against what really happened: a collapse of the market. Sure, you could say he could have payed for insurance against that... But that would normally have shrunk the profits. As I said, no free lunch.
Then again, if he'd asked for insurance, what would truly have happened is that he'd have found out about the drop in price then, before it was too late.
|2008-03-07, 18:22
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Dude, he sold the guy his entire load of pepper that he paid 1000 silver pieces for.
Dang right he should expect some kind of payment for that. How is that "free"?
P.S. The idea is to do ALL THREE things as part of the same transaction. This ain't multiple choice.
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After a few viewings.. I give this ep a "10" ... reasons why later.
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in one epsiode we get what is basically Lawrence proclaiming his love for her, a wonderful series of vignettes of them chatting, holding hands, her concern so obvious that it hurts.. .and then his desperate lash out that *really* tore the heartstrings.
I finally *get* what that last merchant was on about --- he had turned into a snooty "better than thou" Church-goer and basically turned Lawrence down because he had the temerity to obviously be in the company of a woman that was not his wife. O the horror.... but not unusual attitude for people of that time.
Poor Horo had no idea that such a thing was a problem (recalling her "so what, then say we're lovers" remark earlier).
A simply amazing amount of material for one episode though once again I'm quite certain 2 or 3 episodes of dialog were "lost in adaptation".
Any episode that has me giddy in the first part and my heart hurts in the second part probably executed its task well.
I admit to being completely baffled as to how either Horo or him can pull out of this nosedive.
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Indeed, I am curious as well! I completely agree with Vexx on the episode's execution, very well done.
Concerning the fact only 2 episodes remain, I'd wager there will be a second season, at least an opening in episode 12 allowing for one. Nora has just been introduced, and with those 2 episodes left will probably not have much of an appearance.
Now onto another weak of waiting ;(
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Ok, you guys are scaring me. I thought there was still three episodes left because seven was skipped so the 13 episode season became a 12 with an extra on dvd. Episode Ten is still ten though so we have 11, 12 and 13 left right?
Please tell me I'm not mistaken here, the series ending in two weeks would feel a little more rushed to me. Everything getting solved and finished in two episodes?
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|2008-03-08, 02:24
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That's a basic economic principle. No free lunch. No risk, no profit. About the only thing Lawrence could do for a low risk activity is cart goods that aren't his. (They're either already sold, or he's just carrying them between two warehouses of the same company).
The problems with that are:
- the merchant would have had no use for such a service, since the armor was worthless anyway.
- as a competent merchant, Lawrence should be able to make much more money than a simple cart driver, so it'd be a waste of his time.
The real question is: how was Lawrence caught unaware? The cancellation of the expedition should have been as big an event as the Pope canceling the new year ceremonies. Lawrence should have heard of it as he came closer to the holy city. Plot hole to make the story advance?
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I sincerely doubt the Church will be interested in marrying a man to a manifestation of a pagan nature spirit -- no matter how cute she is.
You're right though... they're all but married in consummation (ignores lots of doujinshi) as far as sane people not under the thumb of the Church are concerned. This is one instance where rural "unsophisticated" peoples would be more open to common-law arrangements than "urban right-thinking" folk.
I have speculation how the series will end... but it may be unsatisfactory to some.
@Anh: I don't *think* it was a plot hole... I think he was out of the "chatter" loop because he took the empty road that only Nora was on. Therefore, he missed out on gossip that may have been traveling the other roads.
However, I haven't started the second volume of the novel to decide if from a purely anime standpoint it maintains self-consistency. The anime itself doesn't really even mention the reason for armor being wanted or why it suddenly plummeted in value.
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He should have been aware of it even before buying the armor. He was already in a Church dominated land, remember? The expedition wasn't just a local thing. It was major, and as such its cancellation should have been gossiped about far and wide. Especially in a pious town like the one he bought the armor in.
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Good point..... hmmm, I wonder if that is explained better in the novel or if the chronology is different. I'm holding off trying to read the second novel til after the series. It does appear to be, if not a plothole, a major faux pas... (wolf paws?) on Lawrence's part to have missed it (or that the cancellation was being kept quiet though I can't see how since many infantry would be involved to support a knightly assault).
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It's mentioned in the book 2 that not even the people living in Rubinhaigen know about the cancellation of the expedition until it is announced, at which the armor prices must have plunged immediately. Remerio Company is also one of the victims of this fall in prices, for they have invested a large sum of money in armor as well. And they didn't knew about the cancellation despite being a merchant living in Rubinhaigen. So there's no way Lawrence could have known about it in advance.
The merchant of Latopeiron in Poloson, however knew about it in advance, which was why he agree to Lawrence's purchase of armor (happily).
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I went to the Divine Liturgy this morning at the Coptic Church and one of the ladies told me that there is an English Divine Liturgy held every Saturday at the Church. I am wondering how this works no one could really explain it due to the language barrier. Does this replace Sundays or could this be something extra? Is there a such thing as an Holy Day of Obligation in the Coptic Church? Is Vespers something one should attend regularly or is it similar to the Saturday night mass at the Catholic Church (meaning if you attend Sat. night you don't need to go Sunday morning)?
So I am assuming that it wouldnt be a mortal sin to miss attending the Divine Liturgy?
Thanks for the link to that thread John.@deusveritasest is there an similar Orthodox concept to the Roman's version of mortal or venal sins?
These categories do not exist in the Orthodox Church. Sin is sin.The Greek word for sin, amartia, means "to miss the mark." As Christians, the "mark" or "target" for which we "aim" is a Christ-like life, one lived to the best of our ability in line with the teachings, precepts, and commandments of God. When we miss this mark, when we fail to hit this target, we sin. Murder is a sin. Pride and envy are sins. Stealing a car is a sin. Stealing a candy bar is a sin. Refusing to attend the Liturgy is a sin -- but so is attending the Liturgy with hatred for others. Missing the mark is missing the mark. If we aim at the bullseye and miss, it makes no difference if it is by an inch or a yard. In both cases, we have failed to achieve that for which we strive. In some Orthodox catechisms one finds lists of the "seven deadly sins." While there can be no doubt that these sins are deadly -- here deadly and "mortal" are synonymous, but "mortal" is not used in the same way as in the Roman Catholic "mortal" sin described above -- they are not "worse" in the ultimate sense than sins that are not on the list. [In the quote from Fr. Harakas' book, the use of the word "mortal" should not be understood in the Roman Catholic definition of "mortal" outlined above. He clearly defines the term as meaning "unto death," or "deadly."] For example, one would not find listening to rock and roll music on the list of deadly sins. However, a person who spends all of his or her time listening to such music, to the point that he or she ignores others, isolates himself or herself from people and other activities, and becomes controlled by his or her desire to listen to such music to the exclusion of other important aspects of life, can find himself or herself in a deadly and sinful condition. Listening to the music is not the sin; the music itself is not the sin; becoming obsessed with the music -- and ignoring other aspects of one's life or the importance of loving relationships with others -- is what is sinful. I cannot produce a list of sins; there are countless things that, while not in and of themselves sinful, can lead one to sin. A list of sins implies that things not found on the list are not sinful. Such is not the case. A better way to look at sin would be the following: Are my actions, my thoughts, my attitudes, my material goods, etc. controlling me, or am I in control of them....
Okay, I think I get it. So I am assuming that it wouldnt be a mortal sin to miss attending the Divine Liturgy?
As others have said, the Orthodox approach is not to categorise sin as "mortal" and "venial":A very wise priest once said to me: All sins are stains on our souls. A handkerchief is either clean, or it is not. It may have only been used once, but it is still soiled, no matter if only by a speck. If the President, Prime Minister, or the King or Queen suddenly needed a handkerchief, and you were the only one close enough who had one, if you knew it was unclean, even if only slightly, would you give it to him/her? Food for thought.
So a sin is a sin. There are no degrees to sin as they would all be considered wrong. That makes sense, it's a new concept for me--- it just sounds so simple.
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Early in his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, Larry Combest recalls hearing businessmen in small rural towns in his West Texas district complain about the cost of farm programs.
"They didn't understand that those farmers were their customers," he said recently at the Plains Cotton Growers annual meeting at Lubbock.
For years, Combest represented farm interests in Congress, and in retirement he continues to do so.
Currently, he's spearheading development of the Southwest Council on Agriculture, an organization of more than 50 businesses across the Southwest that is evolving into a vehicle to tell agriculture's story to legislators and other local, state, and national leaders.
"We have 435 members in the U.S. House of Representatives, and 100 senators" Combest said. "A smaller fraction of those legislators are now telling agriculture's story. We have no national spokesperson for agriculture, no one representing the importance of agriculture throughout the country."
Combest hopes the Southwest Council will help to fill the void. Currently, all major Southwest commodities support the council, and members have signed on from South Texas all the way into Kansas, including, "both agriculture and non-agriculture interests.
"We have auto dealers, lenders, and rural electric cooperatives among our membership. We hope to make those making policy aware of the important role agriculture plays, not only in the farm economy but to the overall economy. Agriculture affects everyone and influences the economy many times over."
Combest said the initial objective for the council was to operate for a year, through passage of a new farm law, "and then see what we need for the future."
The future may include taking a consistent message to state and national leaders.
He recalled that prior to development of the 2002 farm legislation, a contingent from the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce traveled to Washington to represent the area's economic interests.
"Passage of the farm bill was their number one priority," Combest said.
He noted that leaders in the Lubbock area had pushed hard to save Reese Air Force Base. "They made a big effort to keep it. The economic impact was significant. But it was a fraction of what agriculture provides for the area — not just for farmers, but for everyone.
"Elected officials make choices In some cases, interests of budget hawks conflict with the interests of funding farm programs.
"We have to continue to show how important agriculture is to the economy. If the ag economy is not good, other sectors won't be good either. We want to see the Southwest Council grow throughout the area and help promote agriculture. We want to show how significant agriculture is and help people who don't understand to recognize how essential agriculture is to their survival."
That includes small businesses in rural towns, Combest said.
He recognized Plains Cotton Growers for leading the charge on establishing the council. "I take my hat off to them — they stepped up and committed to help fund this program for the first year."


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Junior captain Reggie Routier (Freeport, N.Y./Freeport) competed in the Triple Jump at the Division III National Championships on March 9th and 10 in Terra Haute, Indiana. He placed 12th with a jump of 13.87-meters (45'6"). Reggie is the second Farmingdale athlete to compete in the Nationals since becoming a Division III school.
This caps off a tremendous season for Reggie with wins in the CTC and ECAC Championships, along with setting the school record in the Triple Jump with a 47' 5 1/4" performance. Reggie also does well in the classroom, finishing with a 3.8 average during the fall semester.


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The Tucson Unified School District Governing Board has voted to begin proceedings for closure of eight schools next year to help reduce a $17 million deficit.
The vote Tuesday night came in the face of emotional pleas from parents, teachers and students to keep their schools open.
Listen to some of their comments here:
The board ordered closure proceedings begun at Hohokam and Carson middle schools, Howenstine High Magnet School and at five elementary schools: Schumaker, Fort Lowell-Townsend, Corbett, Lyons and Sewell.
Fort Lowell was one of nine schools TUSD closed two years ago and students were moved to Townsend. Now Fort Lowell-Townsend is on the list of likely closures. Board President Miguel Cuevas said he could not vote to close down this school because this would be the third school in three years for many kids, "and I just can't do that," he said.
Some of the votes to close schools were unanimous others came down to a 3-2 vote. The only school on the list of 15 that the board voted to keep open was Warren Elementary School. Alexander Sugiyama was the only board member who voted "yes" for the closure of every school on the list.
Other schools still may be added to the list. The board agreed to consider the future of Pueblo Gardens, Hollinger, Cragin, Brichta and Menlo Park elementary schools next week.
Some of the schools on the list of closures are specialty schools or have programs that are not offered anywhere else. Hollinger is a technology-based school with an emphasis in environmental issues and parents told the board that their kids could not find those programs elsewhere.
"I like many things about Hollinger, like computer lab, mariachi and library and the GATE program," said 9-year-old Abraham Aguirre. "I want to save my school, I love Hollinger!"
The only high school on the list, Howenstine, has a therapeutic swimming pool where autistic student and other kids with special needs receive therapy and swimming lessons. Mark Stegeman, TUSD board member wants to try and keep that pool open despite the school building being closed.
By law, closures cannot occur until the board holds public meetings and hears from those affected. Meetings have been scheduled for Dec. 8 and 10.
Hundreds packed the auditorium at Catalina High Magnet School. About 50 people addressed the board in efforts to keep their schools off the list.
Listen to the news story here:
TUSD officials have said closing 10 schools will save the district $5 million next school year, when the $17 million deficit is anticipated. To meet the rest of the expected deficit, the district is considering cuts to kindergarten, administrative positions and special education programs.
Superintendent John Pedicone said last week the deficit comes because of state legislative budget cuts in the last several years, leading the district to use all of its reserves and federal stimulus money.
Although the state now has a surplus, officials have said there likely won't be money added to education because of a revenue slowdown.
TUSD and other schools had hoped for extension of the one-cent sales tax in the election two weeks ago, but voters rejected it by a nearly two-to-one margin.
The final decision on which schools TUSD will close is expected December 20.


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Midway's sale attracts sole Warner bid
The deadline for submitting bids to purchase the assets of bankrupt publisher Midway has passed, and a $33 million offer from Warner Bros marks the only attempt to buy the company.
As reported by the Los Angeles Times, Midway had hoped to spark a bidding war in the wake of Warner's initial bid, but other than tentative interest from game publishers and a Chicago investment group, nothing else came of the auction.
"No other bids came in, so there's not going to be an auction," said Midway's spokesman, Geoff Mogilner. Meanwhile Warner declined to comment.
If the deal goes through, it is understood Warner will gain ownership of most of Warner's assets, including the Mortal Kombat, Spy Hunter, Joust and Wheelman franchises. However, before the sale is finalised, a court in Delaware overseeing Midway's financial situation will have to hear accusations and complaints filed by several creditors about the acquisition process.


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Kristin Bauer portrays Pam, a bloodthirsty vampire, on HBO's hit series "True Blood." In real life, the 44-year-old actress, born in Racine, Wis., lives in Los Angeles with her husband, singer Abri van Straten, their two dogs and two cats.
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A: Last year we were able to spend three weeks in South Africa with my husband's family, and it was astounding. The beauty, wildlife and diversity all made a lasting impression on me.
Q: Where are your favorite weekend getaways?
A: We got engaged on Catalina Island, so I am very biased. We plan to go back again every year on that weekend.
Q: What are your favorite hotels?
A: I love the Kimpton (kimptonhotels.com) hotels. They are dog- and earth-friendly — two of my favorite things. I also like the Proximity Hotel (proximityhotel.com) in Greensboro, N.C., where we actually have the most "True Blood" fans in the country! It's an amazing Green LEED-certified hotel that I loved.
Q: What are some of your favorite cities?
A: There are so many great cities, but some make me start looking at real estate there. Plettenberg Bay in South Africa is so unique and unspoiled by sprawl. I have a fantasy of living there someday and writing a novel. In Portland, Ore., everywhere I looked I saw things that made me smile. There are great health-food restaurants, art, tattoos, recycle bins, bicyclists and Subarus. I also can't help but be in awe of Aspen, Colo. We used to go there as kids to ski. Northern Wisconsin is so beautiful. We honeymooned in Hayward at Ross' Teal Lake Lodge (teallake.com/index.php). And, of course, I must just say that New York City, which couldn't be further from my roots, could be the greatest city on Earth.
Q: What would be your dream/fantasy trip?
A: Venice, Rome and Florence with my husband for three weeks. And since this is a fantasy, I'll throw in some rural hidden village we trip across with classic cinematic vistas that I could paint.
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Q: What is your guilty pleasure when you're on the road?
A: It used to be the worst gossip rags, but I have evolved to Vanity Fair. I would never take the time at home to read all the great articles they have, but on the road it is delicious, that and ice cream.
Q: What is your best and/or worst vacation memory?
A: Best was my honeymoon at the Ross' Teal Lake Lodge and then to South Africa to meet my husband's family for the first time on our one-year anniversary. And then in Stellenbosch and Plettenberg Bay to stay in my new family's homes and see the country through local eyes felt very intimate. The worst was Disneyland when I was a kid. My sister was in her challenging adolescent years, and I was an inch too short for all the cool rides.
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A view from the top of Independence Rock.
"Named for a fur trader's Fourth of July celebration in 1830, this huge rock became one of the most famous of all Oregon Trail landmarks. The giant piece of granite is 1,900 feet long, 700 feet wide, and 128 feet high.
The landmark was a favorite resting place for travelers along the trail. Called the "Great Register of the Desert", more than 5,000 names of early emigrant were carved on this boulder.
Starting the trail in the early spring, emigrants along the Oregon Trail hoped to reach Independence Rock by July 4, Independence Day. If they had not arrived by then, they knew they were behind schedule."
See: http://www.historyglobe.com/ot/indeprock.htm
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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Online Advent Children Calendar 12/16 by Cullen's Abc's
Hi there! Cullen and Gator get ready for Christmas with two advent calendars. The first is a Peanuts calendar with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the whole gang. Second is a Lego City advent calendar featuring public servants. Enjoy watching the opening of a window each day with a young child. At http://www.CullensAbcs.com find more free children videos that are education and entertaining, activity idea videos for you, use the free Online Preschool, sample the iPhone/iPad app and DVDs, and add Cullen Wood as a friend at Facebook.
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Three Inches: Rejected Syfy Pilot
Three Inches Pilot (2/2) from KyleSchmidFrance2 on Vimeo.
In early 2011, Syfy had a choice between two different shows about people with superpowers. As we all know, they ended up choosing "Alphas," but they still aired the pilot for the other one. The pilot episode of "Three Inches" premiered last Thursday night with no advertising or announcement. There won't be any more, but this is an interesting glimpse at what could have been. Would you want to see this developed into a full series? Do you think it would have been better than "Alphas?"
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Dierks Bentley Brings Riser Tour to Taste of Country Music Festival [Pictures]
The crowd filled Hunter Mountain for Dierks Bentley's set at the Taste of Country Music Festivalon Friday night in Hunter, N.Y. And when the rains came, few left their post.
The final few songs of Bentley's 90-minute set were played under heavy rain showers, but fans soaked him in as he sang hit after hit after hit. Covers of OneRepublic's 'Counting Stars' and Bon Jovi's 'Living on a Prayer' were pleasant surprises. But the night's best moments were the 38-year-old's own songs, including hits from each of his nine albums.
Bentley showed why his tour was picked as ToC's No. 1 Hot Summer Tour. His connection with the crowd -- all the way back to the guy topping the converted ski hill, nearly a half-mile away -- was effortless. For the ballads he stood and strummed, as his passion drenched the crowd like the rain that would soon come. During other hits like '5-1-5-0' and 'Lot of Leavin' Left to Do' he bounced around, never losing vocal integrity.
This wasn't always the case for Bentley, but he told ToC before the show that 2014 feels like his year, and he proved it. Clips from his 'Drunk on a Plane' video brought appreciated (but certainly not necessary) levity to the night. Over 20,000 strong watched Bentley co-headline the night, including one lucky fan who was pulled on stage to chug a beer with the singer.
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Dr. Bruce Kessler is a mathematics professor at Western Kentucky University, with twenty-two years experience in the classroom with students of all ages, and is Associate Dean of the WKU Ogden College of Science & Engineering.
His primary research interests are in applications of wavelet theory to signal and image processing, and he recently received a patent on an analysis algorithm he developed. Dr. Kessler has also been involved in mathematics curriculum development. He has written the trigonometry text once used by students in the Gatton Academy of Math & Science at WKU, and during the Spring 2006 semester, wrote and hosted a series of television shows "Math Matters: Why Do I Need To Know This? [BROKEN LINK]" that appeared on internal WKU cable.
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Jiayu G3 – Specs Review: Dual Core 4.5-inch IPS Android ICS Dual SIM 3G
The Jiayu G3 is the successor of the MT6575 Jiayu G2 Android phone that became popular to many users since it was out in the market due to its great specs, good performance and beautiful looking design. Now, Jiayu brings us the G3 and it offers more with its MT6577 dual-core chipset.
Here's the rundown of what might set your interest with the Jiayu G3:
It has a MT6577 Dual Core 1.0GHz chip and powered by PowerVRTM SGX Series5 3D GPU. With this on board, it is assured that the Jiayu G3 runs smoothly, with nearly no lags at all. It is able to play a lot of games, even 3D and HD games with no problems. It is also capable on rendering high quality multimedia video files.
It also comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) out of the box with supported languages listed as follows: English, Italian, French. Spanish, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese, Arabic, German, Indonesian, Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese, Malay, others.
You will never be short of its 1GB RAM that allows you to do multi-tasking or multi-app using at ease. Its built-in 4GB ROM also gives you more storage space, however still able to expand via the use of a Micro SD Memory Card (TF-Card), supporting 32GB maximum.
Its 4.5 inch IPS Capacitive Multi-touch Screen outshines any other 4.3″ Android smartphones. Best if you desire a bigger screen but not too much like a 5″ one. Its HD resolution at 1280 x 720 pixels makes it more a value for your money as you can not always find a 4.5″ screen having that pixel density on the $180 price tag. With this in sight, its 16 million colors display quality is very vivid and crisp; very good and pleasing to the eye.
What makes the Jiayu G3 more impressive is its set of snappers. The rear is a 8.0 megapixel with Auto Focus and LED Flash camera. While the front snapper captures really fine photos at 2.0 megapixel. This is not ordinary, as per other devices just have a VGA front-facing shooters at 0.3megapixels. Expect clearer pixels display on self portrait shots or video calls.
The Jiayu G3 is juiced up with a 2750 mAh Li-ion battery. With this in pack, expect longer battery charge life. This might take quite some few days before you ran out of battery charge. Say, 3-4 days. This beats the newer Lenovo devices (with 2000mAh only) and most of the other Android smartphones as they normally have an only 1650mAh battery rating.
Jiayu G3 Specs and Features
Listed here are the specs and features of this JiaYu G3:
- CPU: MT6577 Dual Core 1.0 GHz
- GPU: PowerVRTM SGX Series5 3D
OS: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)
Language: Multi-language support
- Micro SD Memory Card (TF-Card), MAX support 32GB
- Size: 135 x 65 x 10.8 mm
- Weight: 121 g
- 4.5 inch IPS Capacitive Multi-touch Screen
- HD resolution (1280 x 720 pixels)
- 16 million colors
- Dual SIM
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The Jiayu G3 has a thin body with metallic finish for highlights that gives it an elegant look and feel. Simply put, it doesnt look a cheap clone or whatsoever. It looks very much premium and very solid.
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Universal code reader reads all common 1D and 2D codes
Pepperl+Fuchs' Mac335 Universal Code Reader is a compact stationary barcode imager designed to read the most common 1D and 2D code symbologies. Its high 1.3 megapixel resolution enables it to accurately and reliably read small and large codes at distances ranging from 20 mm to 300 mm.
The universal code reader also features Pepperl+Fuchs' standard operator interface, Vision-Configurator. With Vision-Configurator, all parameters can be set intuitively, and images from the reader can be displayed. The unit is also easily parameterized with data matrix control codes, eliminating the need for separate operating software.
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Fuze Network Guarantees No Late Fees
By: Business Wire
Feb. 7, 2013 10:36 AM
Fuze Network, a payments technology company, is now guaranteeing that its consumers making credit card payments by noon Central Standard Time on or before the due date will not be charged a late fee. If they are, company executive Dave Wilkes says Fuze Network will reimburse the consumer.
"Hectic schedules, forgetfulness and simple day-to-day activities sometimes interfere with making a bill payment in advance," said Wilkes. "Consumers should feel confident that no matter what happens during the billing cycle, if they can make a payment using the Fuze reCHARGE™ Network by noon Central time, their payment will post without penalty."
According to a report conducted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act has curtailed credit card late fees paid by consumers; from $901 million in January 2012, to $427 million in November 2012. However, consumers still find themselves paying $25 for a first late fee violation, and $35 for a second violation within the next six months, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), who holds regulatory responsibility for administering the CARD Act.
"In our analysis of consumer complaints from the CFPB and feedback we've gathered from social media, fees are a huge pain point for credit card customers," said Steven J. Ramirez, CEO of customer experience firm, Beyond the Arc, Inc. "Customers view late fees as a particular nuisance and are an obstacle in building customer loyalty from the card issuer."
"Alternative methods to pay a credit card bill take at least two or more days to reach their issuer, and end up costing the consumer an exorbitant fee because they need a quick posting," said Wilkes. "The Fuze guarantee ensures the customer that their payment – on any credit card type from any card issuer – will post quickly and without penalty."
Fuze Network's nominal convenience fee of $3 to process a payment enables cardholders to pay their credit card, deposit cash or load debit cards by swiping their card and paying the cashier. The Fuze reCHARGE Network is available nationwide at thousands of retail locations including Pay-O-Matic, Fidelity Express, the Community Financial Service Centers (CFSC) and ACE Cash Express.
"More than 70 percent of our customers are repeat users of Fuze's services for their credit card payments," said Robin Miles, CEO of Pay-O-Matic, the largest financial services chain in New York. "Partnering with Fuze has allowed us to significantly reduce the fee on expedited credit card payments, provide our associates with a faster processing system and offer an affordable credit card payment option for our customers."
Card issuers will see incentives from the no late fee guarantee in the form of on-time payments and assurance from their customers; building customer loyalty and repeat card usage.
"The ability to make cash payments on a credit card bill isn't as simple as consumers would like it to be," said Wilkes. "Our service helps build the relationship between consumer and card issuer – making bill payments a convenient and cost-effective occurrence."
About Fuze Network
Salt Lake City-based Fuze Network is the nation's first method to easily send money to any card. The company's reCHARGE service "fuzes" together existing payments networks to enable users to pay bills, deposit cash or reload prepaid cards by simply swiping the card and paying the cashier. Fuze Network is the easiest, most cost-effective method of increasing retail traffic and building payment transaction volumes. For more information, visit www.fuzenetwork.com.
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miso and wakame are two of my favourite foods, but now that summer has started I do not know what to do with them other than miso soup, which is not very suitable for this weather... what do you suggest?
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del maggior corpo al ciel ch'è pura luce:
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letizia che trascende ogne dolzore.
i think miso soup is great in summer. a bowl of miso soup with tofu and a cold vegetable dish are perfect for a hot day. the soup rehydrates you, there's electrolytes in it, you get a bit of protein and can fill up on green stuff on the side.
you don't have to stand next to a stove for a long time, either, which is a good reason for any food in summer..
Last summer I was using miso to make dressings for salads - but I tried a lot of variations and didn't take notes.
Unless someone else can recommend a nice miso flavoured dressing I'll post again in the near future once I've recreated one of them.
I like to combine wakame and cucumber and make salad versions of this recipe:
Here's another recipe using wakame, tomatoes and sesame I highly recommend:
But I agree with rehfilet. Hot miso soup is wonderful at any time of the year, including high summer.
Sorry, I've not been eating much in the way of conventional salad lately (my 'salads' are mostly gazpachos) so I still haven't got around to making a miso dressing. I have to try the modified one Helen suggested.
My husband suggested having miso with cold cut cucumber fingers for the summer (there's a special miso called moromi miso which is the classic one to use for this, but other kinds of miso taste good with cucumber also).
I was thinking of Tsuke Kenchin Soba (つけけんちん蕎麦)
This is cold Kenchin soba where you make a full flavoured miso stew (I believe it's served hot) and dip cold noodles into it.
There's a recipe for this where chicken is given as an option in James Udesky's "The Book of Soba"
But the recipe here: http://www.bento.com/trt-vegsoup.html
isn't terribly different (I wouldn't bother with the konnyaku for this)... apart from the fact that it doesn't have any actual miso. You might like to try halving the amount of soy sauce and adding four or five tablespoons of miso... or to your taste.
I've made miso dressing from the recipe I found on this site: http://userealbutter.com/2010/05/19/miso-salad-dressing-recipe/
I used the recipe with the following tweaks: used plain yogurt (instead of mayo), added 1-2 tsp honey (instead of sugar), and added some black pepper for a kick. I also forgot to add the rice wine vinegar in one batch, and it was still good. It's one of the best dressings I've had.
I've also been sauteeing vegetables with miso -- chinese eggplant flavored with miso turned out really well.
I found this very nice recipe for a miso-dressing which I highly recommend: http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/miso-vegetables-tofu-recipe.html. I made it as written but left out the sugar and it turned out very tasting!
That recipe looks very appetising.
I'm really glad you found something you like.
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