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Well, it's a long post thinking how we got here in the swamp. A group of decisions that should have worked,which were based on reason and logic simply did no go according to plan. The best laid plans of mice and men gone awry.
1. Aaron Ward: Who ever would have thought the excellent defender who left after the Stanley Cup, would come back inept. It is an amazingly stark decline. It looked like the perfect fit; but it has been a nightmare. It was a trade that made all the sense in the world at the time; but Aaron Ward has been everything one doesn't want in a defenseman.
2. Staal's pre-season/olympic tryout injuries: Staal is the team's superstar and when he doesn't perform at a superstar level, it's bad news. He has tremendous personal pride and tried to play through various ailments, but even he has his limits.
3. Pitkanen's pre-season injuries: Pitkanen is as gifted an athlete as the Hurricanes have. When he is out of the lineup, the defense has a hard time keeping continuity and even a harder time skating the puck out.
4. Cam Ward's bizarre injury: This team is built around the concept that Cam Ward can carry the team through thick and thin. When he got hurt, it took time for Legace to get on track. Legace is fine as a back-up goalie; but it was about the last thing the Hurricanes needed to have Cam Ward out of the lineup.
5. Corvo's scoring slump: With Babchuk in Russia, Corvo's monster shot became a critical weapon offensively. He really didn't have a good offensive season. On the other hand, with the minutes he was carrying, it was asking a huge amount to count on him to achieve great things offensively.
6. Corvo's bizarre injury: Two key players getting sliced open in one season is terrible luck.
7. A short pre-season. It looked to be a stroke of genius: have a short pre-season and avoid key injuries. Unfortunately, it didn't work out well. The veterans never got into a full season rhythm and then their confidence faltered. It's easier to lose confidence that get it back.
8. LaRose came off a banner year with a scoring slump, compounded by injuries: LaRose came off his best year in hockey, only to be mired in a horrible scoring slump. He then got hurt, but given his relentless attitude, tried to play on. Nobody can ever question his courage.
9. Brind'Amour didn't return to pre-injury form: Having a team captain earning $3,000,000 a year who hasn't scored in two months and who is a liability offensively and defensively is a huge burden -- particularly in light of the problems already being endured by the team.
10. Cole's injury: As if the Hurricanes needed more adversity, Cole was injured. Cole and Ruutu are the team's only two power forwards and when they are out, the Hurricanes are an entirely different team.
11. Walker's injuries: Walker is the ultimate team player, but his salary means that he really needs to be healthy and he needs to score goals.
12. Nagging injuries: the Hurricanes this year overall have all been fighting various injuries. It's been hard for the lines to get consistency with all the various injuries.
These problems strike me as the blueprint for a year that has been pretty much a disaster thus far. As many others have noted, if at the end of the season, the Hurricanes are able to draft a Hall, Seguin, or Kabanov and if they are able to add additional scoring through trades, this season will become a time of character building for the team, the organization and the fans. It will also be the start of the campaign for the next Stanley Cup; and I have no doubt we will see the Hurricanes win another Stanley Cup; and sooner rather than later.


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A Durham man has been indicted on murder charges in
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Two items of interest:
(1) Texas billionaire Sam Wyly's litigation over the settlement in the Computer Associates securities class action has hit a slight bump. The court decision giving Wyly access to the work product of the lead counsel in the Computer Associates case has been on appeal in New York state court. The New York Law Journal reports that the appellate court has overruled the earlier decision, finding that an absent class member does not have the same right to lawyers' files as a client in a traditional attorney-client relationship. Wyly's attorney states that Wyly plans to appeal the decision and, in any event, will be able to obtain the material as part of his ongoing legal malpractice suit against the plaintiffs' firms.
(2) Was the JDS Uniphase case a harbinger of success for defendants in securities class action trials? We should know soon. According to Securities Litigation Watch, a verdict in the Apollo Group trial could be reached today.Posted by Lyle Roberts at January 10, 2008 9:02 AM | TrackBack


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CATEGORIES MoviesSandra Bullock won an Oscar for her performance in 'The Blind Side.' She did not win anything for this 1991 audition where she dons a giant mob-like hairdo and talks in a thick Jersey accent. At 27, Bullock had already appeared in several feature films, but her big break wouldn't happen until 1994 alongside Keanu Reeves in 'Speed.' Obviously, Sandy has come a long way since both the movie and the audition tape, the latter of which you can check out ahead.
Bullock will next appear in the Oscar-baiting 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,' a film about a woman who loses her husband on 9/11. That movie hits theaters Christmas Day.
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The vineyard looks so tidy this time of year! The shoots have grown, the vines are trimmed, the grass in mown and leaf plucking is beginning. We also have seen some of the berries changing colour and going into the next ripening phase. Vintage is getting here!
In the winery we are getting new barrels soon and have the empty tanks clean and ready for the 2014 fruit. Its still busy though, with a few wines to finish before the new vintage.
We Just bottled the 2013 Map Maker Pinot Noir and the 2013 Staete Landt Viognier. Theyre looking great and will be available for sale later in the year. The 2013 Staete Landt Pinot Gris and the 2012 Staete Landt Syrah will be landing in bottle soon too. We will age them in bottle for a while yet first and so wont be ready for sale for a while.
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Saturday, August 24, 2013
My friend Fireweed gave us a large bundle of her home-grown rhubarb the other day, and I was trying to think of something out of the ordinary to do with some of it.
|Fireweed's beautiful bundle of home-grown rhubarb and garlic (photo by Roxanne Cave)
At the same time, I was inspired to make a creamy lemon curd ice cream. My friend and fellow vegan cookbook author Betsy DiJulio (The Blooming Platter Cookbook) had developed a delicious recipe for a blueberry ice cream containing my own Quick Vegetable-Based Lemon Curd.
I made Betsy's recipe and it was fantastic! The lemon curd really added to the creamy texture, which was what got me thinking of a Lemon Curd ice Cream. When the rhubarb arrived and I was searching for ideas, it occurred to me that a rhubarb jam would be wonderful swirled into the lemon curd ice cream that I was dreaming up.
My lemon curd recipe is somewhat unusual, as it is not only vegan, but vegetable-based. You can read about it, and get the recipe, at this blog post. I make it in the microwave, and I did the jam in the microwave, too, so these components of the recipe are easy and quick to make in small quantities. the lemon curd is luscious, sweet and tangy, and Betsy has used it in another of her amazing recipes, Vegan Lemon Verbena Shortbread Sandwich Cookies with Vegan Lemon Curd Filling. I really have to thank her for the inspiration-- I may never have thought have using it in ice cream if it hadn't been for her!
In any case, the ice cream turned out wonderfully well. We had dinner guests last night and they (normally moderate eaters) eagerly consumed second helpings (as did DH and I). The ice cream would be very good all on its own, too, or swirled with a raspberry coulis instead of the rhubarb. I hope you'll give it a try!
Many thanks to Fireweed for the beautiful rhubarb, and to Betsy DiJulio for the culinary inspiration!Printable Copy
Servings: 12
Yield: 6 cups
2 cups (1 pint carton) So Delicious Coconut Milk Creamer (this is low in fat), or your favorite vegan creamer
1 cup non-dairy milk of your choice
1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes, rinsed in cold water, and drained
1 1/2 cups Bryanna's Quick Vegetable-Based Lemon Curd
Optional: 2 Tbs vodka or white vermouth (helps keep the ice cream from getting rock-hard)
1 Tbs (packed) grated lemon zest (zest of 1 large organic lemon)
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp guar gum or xanthan gum OR 2 1/4 tsp Instant Clear-Jel
For the Swirl:
1/2 cup Microwave Rhubarb/Ginger Jam (see recipe below)
1/2 cup Microwave Rhubarb/Ginger Jam (see recipe below)
Process all of the ingredients EXCEPT the jam in a high-powered blender or Vita-Mix. Chill until the mixture is very cold. Freeze according to the directions for your ice cream maker. I use this Cuisinart model and it took about 20 minutes freezing time.
Spread the mixture into a 2 quart rectangular glass or ceramic baking pan or a rectangular 2 qt. freezer container. For the swirl, drop blobs of the jam in two lines down the length of the ice cream. Take a table knife and swirl it into the ice cream. Cover and freeze for several hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition (per 1/2 cup serving): 230.1 calories; 15% calories from fat; 4.2g total fat; 0.0mg cholesterol; 60.8mg sodium; 193.1mg potassium; 43.7g carbohydrates; 1.6g fiber; 38.3g sugar; 42.1g net carbs; 2.0g protein; 4.6 points.
Only the ice cream: Nutrition (per 1/2 cup serving): 194.8 calories; 18% calories from fat; 4.2g total fat; 0.0mg cholesterol; 60.3mg sodium; 154.8mg potassium; 34.7g carbohydrates; 1.4g fiber; 29.8g sugar; 33.3g net carbs; 1.8g protein; 4.0 points.
Makes 2 cups jam
This jam is also delicious on toast or scones.
1 lb rhubarb, cut into 1/4"-thick slices
1 Tbs lemon juice
2 Tbs grated peeled fresh ginger
1 1/2 cups light organic unbleached granulated sugar
Optional for color: juice from half a medium peeled beet, grated and squeezed through a piece of cheesecloth or cotton cloth (you will have to discard the cloth)
Optional if you are using in ice cream: 1 tablespoon vodka or white vermouth to keep it from icing up
In a 2 qt. microwave-safe batter bowl (glass or ceramic), mix the sliced rhubarb, lemon juice, grated ginger and sugar.
Cook, uncovered, at 100% power for 8 minutes. Stir well and cook on 100% power 5 more minutes. Stir well and cook at 50% power for 7 minutes.
If your rhubarb looks quite green, stir in the beet optional juice.
If you will be using this in an ice cream, stir in the optional vodka or white vermouth.
Scoop the jam into a scalded 1 pint canning jar, seal and cool thoroughly on the counter. Refrigerate.
Nutrition Facts: Nutrition (per tablespoon): 52.9 calories; 0% calories from fat; 0.0g total fat; 0.0mg cholesterol; 0.8mg sodium; 57.5mg potassium; 13.5g carbohydrates; 0.4g fiber; 12.7g sugar; 13.1g net carbs; 0.2g protein; 1.0 points.
Posted by Bryanna Clark Grogan at 8:14 PM 1 comments
Labels: ginger, ice cream, lemon curd, rhubarb, rhubarb ginger jam, rhubarb jam, vegan lemon curd, vegan lemon curd ice cream
Thursday, August 22, 2013
We had a very yellow-hued dinner tonight. There's a very short corn season here on Denman Island, so we eat it fresh-picked as often as we can while it lasts. So, delicious sweet, ripe corn-on-the-cob was our "main course". Our second course consisted of a couple of slices of fresh homemade crusty bread with olive tapenade, and the following light summer soup.
We have one tomato plant in the garden which produces LOTS of quite small yellow cherry tomatoes. They have a delicious tartness which I thought would be good in a soup, so this is what I came up with. It's a bit reminiscent of gazpacho, but needed no added acidity, due to the natural tartness of the tomatoes. I added the yellow pepper to add more body.
It's a mild-flavored, delicate soup, but very satisfying (in fact, we felt extremely well-filled after our vegetable-based meal-- or "full-top" as the say in Quebec, according to my husband). I hope you will try it!
Serves 4 to 6
2 medium onions, chopped
1 large yellow bell pepper, trimmed, seeded and chopped coarsely
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 cups good vegan chicken-style broth (I like Better-Than-Bouillon No-Chicken Broth Paste)
4 cups small yellow cherry tomatoes, stemmed (If tomatoes are larger, halve them, or cut in large dice.)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves or 1 tablespoon dried thyme leaves
salt and freshly-ground black pepper to taste
chopped red tomatoes and fresh thyme leaves
(Other ideas: a dribble of good olive oil, homemade croutons, sweet or hot smoked paprika)
I sweat the onions, pepper pieces and garlic in the olive oil in the microwave oven in a covered microwave-proof casserole for about 7 minutes on 100% power, or until the vegetables are soft, but, if you prefer, do it in a heavy non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring frequently.
Mix the softened vegetables in a blender with the broth, tomatoes and thyme. Blend until the mixture is smooth. Taste for salt and pepper.
Chill the soup thoroughly before serving with garnish of your choice.
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Labels: chilled soup, cold soup, soup, tomato soup, tomatoes, yellow tomato soup, yellow tomatoes
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
I'm always looking for ways to improve on my vegan quiche recipes. Today I had an idea for a quiche with the flavors of a Spanish potato omelet (called a tortilla) with chorizo. And I wanted to make sure that it could be easily cut and consumed while still warm from the oven, rather than waiting for it to cool first.
|This is a slice cut while the quiche was still hot.
The recipe below is the result of my "tinkering" and it made a delicious dinner with a big green salad (with some left over for lunches). The filling is smooth and creamy, with just enough spicy contrast from the sausage.
(can be soy-free, gluten-free, corn-free-- see Cooking Tips)
Serves 6
1/2 cup wholewheat pastry flour
7 Tbs unbleached white flour
(NOTE: OR use 1/2 cup white pastry flour + 7 Tbs regular whole wheat flour)
3/8 tsp salt
3/8 tsp baking powder
3/8 tsp sugar
3 Tbs olive oil
3 Tbs soymilk or nut milk
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 medium thin-skinned potato (4-5 ounces), steamed or microwaved until just tender and cooled
1 Tbs olive oil
1 bunch green onions, trimmed, cleaned and chopped
1/2 a large red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
3 to 4 ounces vegan chorizo OR 1 (92 g) Field Roast Chipotle vegan sausage, crumbled
( I used the Field Roast option)
3/4 cup grated vegan cheese of choice (such as Daiya Mozza Shreds)
3/4 cup grated vegan cheese of choice (such as Daiya Mozza Shreds)
1 cup non-dairy milk
1/2 box (6 oz.) extra-firm SILKEN tofu OR medium-firm regular tofu, crumbled
1/4 cup chickpea flour
2 Tbs Go Veggie! vegan soy parmesan OR walnut parmesan/Parma!, or use my homemade recipe Walnut Parm from my book "World Vegan Feast"
2 Tbs cornstarch or wheat starch, OR plain custard powder
1 Tbs nutritional yeast flakes
1 tsp chicken-style vegan bouillon powder or paste
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt (or, for an eggy flavor, use 1/8 tsp Black Salt/KalaNamak plus 1/4 to 3/8 tsp regular salt)
1/8 tsp. turmeric (you won't need this if you use custard powder)
Making the pastry crust:
Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl. In a smaller bowl, whisk the milk with the lemon juice, and then with the oil. Quickly stir the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and mix briefly, forming the pastry into a ball. If it's too dry, add cold water just a few drops at a time until it holds together. Don't over mix or the pastry will be tough.
If made ahead of time, place dough in a plastic bag and refrigerate it until you're ready to roll it out (several hours or even several days).
Preheat the oven to 425°F.
Roll out the dough on floured baking parchment to fit a 9" or 10" tart or pie pan (roll out 12" in diameter), which has been greased with Cake Release. (If using a pie pan, just bring the pastry up to the inside top of the pan and flute it, to make a shallow shell-- not over the edge, like an American pie.) Trim the top edge neatly and prick the bottom and sides all over with a fork.
Bake 5 minutes. Remove from oven (leave oven on). Cool the pastry on a rack.
For the Filling:
Grate the cooled, cooked potato and set aside.
Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Sauté the green onions and bell pepper until wilted. Add the crumbled sausage and stir-fry for a couple of minutes. Scrape onto a small cookie sheet and place in freezer to cool quickly.
Blend the Creamy Mixture ingredients until smooth in a blender.
Mix the cooled sausage mixture with the grated potato.
Spread the mixture evenly over the pre-baked,cooled pie crust, sprinkle with the nondairy cheese, and pour the Creamy Mixture over it evenly. Sprinkle the top with a bit of smoked paprika.
Spread the mixture evenly over the pre-baked,cooled pie crust, sprinkle with the nondairy cheese, and pour the Creamy Mixture over it evenly. Sprinkle the top with a bit of smoked paprika.
Place the quiche in the oven and immediately reduce the heat to 400° F. Bake 35 minutes. Cool on a rack for about 30 minutes before serving.
This will keep well, refrigerated, for a few days.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition (per serving): 340.2 calories; 41% calories from fat; 15.6g total fat; 0.0mg cholesterol; 624.5mg sodium; 448.6mg potassium; 36.3g carbohydrates; 5.2g fiber; 3.7g sugar; 31.1g net carbs; 13.8g protein; 7.3 points.
Omit the tofu and use 7 Tbs raw cashew pieces and 6 Tbs more non-dairy milk instead. Use soy-free vegan cheese. Another idea (which I haven't tried yet) would be to omit the tofu and use 3/4 cup (packed) canned or cooked white beans, rinsed and well-drained.
Omit cornstarch, wheat starch, or custard powder and, instead, use 2 1/4 Tbs. white rice flour
Use your favorite gluten-free crust recipe.
Posted by Bryanna Clark Grogan at 10:24 PM 3 comments
Labels: Field roast Chipotle sausage, potato, quiche, vegan chorizo, Vegan Spanish Potato and Chorizo Omelet-Style Quiche
Sunday, August 11, 2013
I'm excited to be embarking on this project with my good friend, artist Bronwyn Simons. We both call Denman Island, BC our home and aside from our longtime friendship, Bronwyn was also my dance teacher-- inspiring, creative, encouraging and dedicated. I had the honor of dancing in her troupe, the Melissae Dance Company, for several years. Read about some of her art work here.
Who is A Nourishing Life for?
We want to make this course accessible to anybody who wants to improve their relationship with food and become a more compassionate eater. No matter where you are on that spectrum, whether you're just starting to integrate a meatless or whether you want to deepen your commitment to a fully vegan lifestyle, this course will offer you riches.
We'll help you develop a more mindful and compassionate approach to your eating choices, and bring a multitude of benefits to your health, your family life, your schedule, your emotional well-being, your pleasure and skills in the kitchen, your recipe repertoire, and your contribution to peace. We're not asking you to make a commitment to veganism, although you might well end up wanting to! We are encouraging you work towards having a more mindful relationship with food.
How is A Nourishing Life structured?
A Nourishing Life is a nine week course delivered online via a private blog and forum. Each week, new material will be posted on the course blog, usually three to four posts per week. Bronwyn and I will be teaching and sharing with you through a variety of media, including written posts, video and private podcasts, and of course, recipes and optional homework challenges! You'll have a chance to share your experience and interact with other participants via our private forum on the course blog. Each week we'll work with food through a different theme, based on Bronwyn's Nine Keys to an Artful Life. We'll be looking at self-care, relationships, creativity, spirituality, and more. Food touches ever aspect of our lives, and our course reflects that.
For instance we'll be looking at mindfulness meditation, mindful eating, and at movement practices that can benefit your body; we'll be exploring the spirituality of food, and the joyful presentation of food, how food fits into your social life, and how to lay an artful table or make a beautiful celebration. We want you to de-stress in the kitchen, and we'll explore how you can do that. We want you to enjoy your time in the kitchen as a creative outlet, we want you to be able to have parties and family occasions that aren't a source of angst but rather a source of beauty, calm and appreciation, so we'll be spending weeks on each of those topics. On top of all of that, you'll be getting well-researched delicious fun vegan recipes for every skill level each week, and learning basic and advanced vegan kitchen skills – so, ye.s it is also a cooking course!
I think what you are going to love most about this course is the passion that both Bronwyn and I bring to our work, and how we are able to communicate that passion online through the recipes, activities, and dialogue that we'll be sharing with you. I think you're going to be surprised and pleased by the value of content that you'll receive in this course, and also by the richness of it, and by what you'll learn about yourself and your relationship with food. And it's going to be fun.
Details Please!
A Nourishing Life will run for nine weeks, October 7, 2013 through December 9, 2013, 2013. Your investment for the course is $299.00 USD.
I'm looking forward to meeting you!
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Labels: A Nourishing Life ecourse, Bronwyn Simons
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Homemade fat-free vegan "pouring cream" on Tofu Chocolate Mousse (from my book "Soyfoods Cooking for a Positive Menopause"), with candied organic ginger
I haven't blogged for 2 weeks! Sorry about that-- I blame it on a combination of company, birthdays, family members moving house, and summer lethargy in the calm after the extreme busy-ness! Actually, the last few days I've been working on a review of a friend's new cookbook-- one we've all been eagerly anticipating-- but it's going slowly because I want to do it justice. So, I'm blogging about more mundane items today.
As many of you will know, I live on a small island with a friendly general store, which is quite small and covers mainly the basics. We have to go off-island for most things. Today I was planning to make a corn chowder that needed a cheddar-type cheese of the vegan variety, something the General Store does not carry. So, I turned to my recipe for quick, low fat "Melty Cheeze" in my third low fat cookbook, "20 Minutes to Dinner" (from 1997, now out of print but still available). It can be used as a spread, melted cheese, and for making cheese sauce. More about it (+ the recipe-- with a few revisions-- of course) below.
Homemade Melty Chedda' Cheeze
Aside: Why am I making chowder in the height of summer? Well, for one thing, it's only pleasantly hot here, not searingly. For another, it's great to have homemade soup in the fridge for a quick snack or meal (we're having it for dinner tonight with homegrown tomato sandwiches). But, in addition, our dog Phoebe much prefers her vegan kibbles mixed with a little brown basmati rice and whatever soup is on offer!
Cheddar-y White Bean and Corn Chowder with Soy Curls (I'll post the recipe soon)
While looking for the Melty Cheeze recipe, I was reminded of a couple of other recipes in that book which work well when one runs out of the store bought version, and which would prove useful today. One is a simple recipe for occasions when you are faced with a bowl of cereal and discover that you have no milk of any kind. This recipe, "Banana Milk", is more of an on-the-spot one than my "Tofu Milk" recipe (located here on my blog, and also from "20 Minutes to Dinner"), suitable for one or two servings only and soy-free as well. (Recipe below.)
"Banana Milk"
The third recipe that looked useful for my purposes was "Pourable Non-Dairy Cream". I had some Tofu Chocolate Mousse that I thought would be improved by some creamy topping, and I also needed just a 1/2 cup of "cream" for the above-mentioned soup. All of these recipes are simple, easy, inexpensive, low fat, and tasty and I figured that I can't be the only one who could use such recipes in an emergency (and maybe on a more regular basis), so I'm sharing them here.
"Pourable Non-Dairy Cream" on the Tofu Chocolate Mousse (from my book "Soyfoods Cooking for a Positive Menopause"), with candied organic ginger-- I'll post the mousse recipe one of these days.
The Recipes
Makes one or two servings
If you have a ripe banana on your counter or in your freezer, you can quickly make a tasty "milk" for your breakfast porridge. Any leftover can be used in a smoothie.
1 large ripe banana (fresh or frozen), peeled and cut into chunks
1 cup very cold water + 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1/8 tsp. EACH pure almond extract and pure vanilla extract
pinch of salt
Process all ingredients in a blender until very smooth. Use immediately. Leftovers should be refrigerated in a covered jar and shaken well before using.
Makes about 1 cupIf you use soft silken tofu, this is like a cereal cream. If you use firm or extra-firm silken tofu, it will be like a thick pouring cream for puddings or desserts. For a cream that has no discernible soy flavor, use commercial rice or almond milk. To make Soy-Free, use cooked short grain white rice instead of tofu.
1/2 cup crumbled silken tofu (reduced-fat if you like)
1/2 cup commercial non-dairy "milk", a low fat type
4 tsp. light granulated unbleached organic sugar OR maple syrup
1 pinch salt
Optional: 1/4 tsp. pure almond extract
Place all the ingredients in the blender or food processor and process until very smooth. Place the cream in a covered container and refrigerate for several hours before using.
Makes about about 1 1/4 cups (Can be soy-free)
This easy vegan "cheddar" is tastier than most commercial vegan cheddar wanna-be's, and much cheaper, too. It makes great grilled cheeze sandwiches and quesadillas, and can also be used to make a cheese-y sauce.
1 cup water OR 3/4 cup water + 1/4 cup flat beer or white wine
1/3 cup nutritional yeast flakes
3 3/4 tablespoons oat flour OR use 2 Tbs. cornstarch + 1 Tbsp. unbleached white flour
1 Tbsp. light soy or chickpea miso
1 Tbsp. tahini
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. garlic granules
1/4 tsp. sweet paprika (can be smoked if you like)
1/4 tsp. mustard powder
2 T. water
Place the water, yeast, oat flour (or alternate), miso, tahinilemon juice, salt, garlic granules, paprika and mustard powder into a blender and process until very smooth (the oat flour will take a little longer the the cornstarch/flour mix).
Pour the blended mixture into a small saucepan, or into medium microwave-proof bowl or pitcher. Stir over medium heat until it starts to thicken, then let bubble 30 seconds and whisk vigorously, OR microwave on 100% power for 2 minutes, whisk, then microwave at 50% power for 2 minutes, and whisk again. Whisk in the water until smooth.
Drizzle immediately over your food and broil or bake until a skin forms on top; OR, if not using immediately, refrigerate in a small rigid covered container for up to a week. It will get quite firm upon chilling, but will still be spreadable and melt-able. You can spread the firmed cheeze on bread or quesadillas for grilling, heat it to spread more thinly on casseroles, etc.
|Cheeze Toast
You can see that I left this under the broiler for a little too long-- but it was still good!
For lunch, I made a version of a zucchini dish that my mother used to make-- halved small zucchini, par-cooked (I used a microwave), topped with tomato sauce (you could use a spicy one, if you like), and then, in this case, Melty Chedda' Cheeze Sauce (you could use warmed undiluted Cheeze instead, if you like). Place under the broiler, with the rack on the second level, and broil until it has a dotted brown skin on it.
I hope these recipes will come in handy for you some time. Enjoy!
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For the sake of conveniency, I'm going to leave signups open for one more day.
By 4:30 TOMORROW afternoon (2/12), I'm going to close them and it's very likely I'll be dividing into two leagues, the other one commished by BruceSentiment who volunteered to do so. Don't be down though; if you haven't signed up yet, there's still time.
What I now need from everyone who signed up, is an email address (preferably a Yahoo! account, as you'll need that anyways). All 22 people who expressed interest in the Head to Head League, please leave your email here. That way I can add you to my address book, and send out the email with the league password when I register. If you have any questions/comments, feel free to contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Otherwise, just leave your email here, as I'd be a bit overwhelmed if I got 22 emails all at once.
CONTEST: Name the League! Best suggestion is used to name League #1. Second place names Head to Head League #2. Have at it...


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Missouri's Robin Carnahan asked to refrain from writing proposed renewable energy initiative language (Updated)
December 20, 2011
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri: Advocates of a renewable energy initiative for the 2012 ballot have filed their proposal with the Missouri Secretary of State's office. However, unlike other proposals, this one asks for the initiative language to be written by somebody other than Secretary of State Robin Carnahan.
Rep. Jay Barnes has asked that Carnahan recuse herself from writing the initiative language because her brother is an investory in wind energy production. "This renewable energy mandate would have a direct and incredibly lucrative impact on hundreds of millions of dollars of investment by a close family member of Robin Carnahan. If Robin Carnahan values fair government, she will immediately recuse herself and her office completely from this petition process," said Barnes. Carnahan's spokesperson said the request would be taken under consideration.
Initially, the proposal was filed in October 2011 but was later withdrawn "because of technical problems in how it was drafted." A second proposal was submitted in early December 2011. The proposal, according to news reports, would maintain the same renewable energy targets as the initial proposal but would also give the state Office of Public Counsel the authority to monitor enforcement of the new standards.[1]
The measure would require renewables to be used for 5 percent by 2014, 10 percent by 2017, 15 percent by 2020, 20 percent by 2023 and 25 percent of electricity by 2026.[2][3]
Since its approval in 2008, Missouri Proposition C, Clean Energy Initiative has faced several road blocks and challenges. Among the issues is "whether electricity from renewable energy sources needs to be produced or sold in Missouri and the specifics of how to apply the 1 percent cap in rates."[4]
Updated (12/28/11): In response to the request, Carnahan wrote in a letter to Barnes,"I strongly disagree with your suggestion of a conflict." According to reports, Carnahan sought advice from the Missouri Attorney General's office which stated that the secretary of state does not have the authority to ask an official from another state agency to write the ballot summary. The attorney general office's general counsel, Ronald Holliger stated in a letter that Carnahan does not have a conflict of interest in regard to the proposed measure.[5]
See also
- ↑ Associated Press,"Mo. ballot initiative would increase renewable energy sources to 25 percent of power by 2026," December 19, 2011
- ↑ Associated Press,"Supporter of 2008 voter-approved Missouri renewable energy law plans to submit new proposal," October 7, 2011
- ↑ Associated Press,"New Mo. renewable energy proposal submitted," October 7, 2011
- ↑ Associated Press,"Mo. renewable energy backers mull ballot measure," July 29, 2011
- ↑ Associated Press,"Carnahan denies conflict over Mo. renewable energy measure; deputy to handle summary," December 27, 2011


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"We Can't Get Pregnant and It's Driving Us Apart"
His Turn
"I didn't mean it when I told Carolyn I should leave," said Barry, 35, his voice laced with regret. "I still love her. I lashed out because I didn't want to talk about infertility again. This is the only subject my wife wants to discuss, and it breaks my heart even to think about it.
"Fatherhood has always been one of my greatest desires, and I feel a tremendous void in my life without a child. But dissecting our problem ad nauseam won't make me feel better. Truthfully, I'm not sure how I feel about egg donation or adoption. I just know I'm too emotionally wiped out to explore either option right now.
"Baby making has dominated our lives for too long. Our discretionary income goes to IVF, so we can't afford to eat out, attend concerts or go away for the weekend. Rock climbing and Rollerblading are out, too, because they're too dangerous while Carolyn's going through IVF. Even our sex life has gone south. Forget spontaneity; as soon as we started trying to conceive, sex revolved around Carolyn's ovulation. Then, during treatment, we abstained on doctor's orders. Now we're so upset with each other we're not interested.
"I grew up in a blue-collar family in a small New England town. As a child, I loved smelling fresh-cut grass, watching the leaves change colors each fall and seeing the stars twinkle in the clear night sky -- stuff I miss living in New York. Because I lacked the grades and money for college, I worked in several fields after high school before I found my niche in health club management.
"Carolyn was not only the most beautiful woman I'd ever met, she was warm, adventurous and honest. I was excited to meet someone in her 30s who shared my interests. If we disagreed about something, she'd defend her opinion and then challenge mine, a quality I found intellectually stimulating.
"Unfortunately, I had serious acclimation problems when I moved to New York. I hated the noise, traffic, fast pace and throngs of people. Worse yet, I hated working for my father-in-law, a gruff manager who's a poor listener and never praises. I'd love to move back to New England, but I feel trapped because of my job and our ties to the fertility clinic. If we pursue egg donation, it would be foolish to start all over again with new doctors. So for the short term at least, I'm stuck.
"Yes, I'm guilty of staying out late and not phoning. Yes, I've drunk too much. I'm not proud of this behavior, but I'm so miserable about everything that hanging out with friends has become a respite.
"I'm sorry Carolyn feels I'm being insensitive when I refuse to discuss our options. I know I can't avoid a decision forever, but I don't like being pushed. Maybe counseling can get our marriage back on track."


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2. Head hunters. They have a bad reputation (some deservedly so) but the good ones have contacts in their respective industries that keep them informed. The really good ones have top level contacts (There was one particular head hunter who was rumored to have been romantically involved with a married director of the financial firm I was working at. That is contacts!). Your job is to find such headhunters - which is much easier than finding those elusive jobs.
For physics Ph.D's, you can find headhunters at
. Also *.jobs USENET is also useful.
3. Your school's career center. Depending on where you are located and what kind of jobs you are looking for, this may or may not be effective. For example, if you are in Arkansas and you want to work in Quantitative Finance, they probably won't be able to hook you up.
The problem with large schools like UT Austin is that physics Ph.D.'s can use the good career services. UT Austin has very good contacts in the financial industry, but those are in the McCombs Business School for MBA's, and I was told specifically that because I was natural sciences, that I would not be allowed to use MBA career services (I even offered to pay them).
Take their business cards. You will need it later when you call them up two weeks later, introduce yourself and ask if you can do an "informational interview".
For Ph.D.'s it is extremely useful to go to conferences. Even if you don't get a job, you can get information.
They were really nice ladies but their priorities are learning new rules and policy changes, dealing with things like sexual harrassment and discrimination, etc. and not learning the latest hot programming language). Trust me,
HR is your enemy
. Repeat this until it sinks in. Their job is to filter out resumes, not to find that rare gem.
One thing that I learned is don't consider people enemies. HR people have a job to do. Their job is to get rid of you. Also, one thing that helps a lot for Ph.D.'s is to write a resume that confuses HR. If an HR person sees that you have a Ph.D. and has no clue what you did, they might forward your resume to someone that has some clue, at which point you've gotten over the first hurdle.
Also, be *VERY* careful when you are interviewed by someone from HR. Their job in the interview is to make you feel warm and comfortable so that you say something about yourself that disqualifies you from the job. Also, be *VERY* careful at assuming roles. Some people that look like stereotypical HR people are actually computer geeks, and some people that look like stereotypical computer geeks are actually HR people.
One more thing. Read a book called "What Color is your Parachute?". I read it when I first left school and the advice the author gave in that book has been spot on. It is updated every couple of years so you should get the latest one. If there is one book you should read on job hunting, this is it.
I haven't read that book, so I don't know about it, but I've found that other books about resume writing and job searching often get it wrong. For example, a lot of books say that you should write your resume so that the reader will understand what you did, but if you are a Ph.D. looking for a Ph.D. position, you should write your resume so that the average person *doesn't* have much of a clue what you did.


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«The housewife was upset and burst into tears. She hurried into the privacy of her home and gave vent to her distress there, weeping in solitude. Then she went and engaged in the long process all over again, this time hanging her laundry to dry in a neighboring courtyard.
That evening, the offending neighbor came to the house crying, begging forgiveness. "I don't know what came over me. I am so sorry. Please be mochel me. Plus, I already got my punishment. My son is sick, burning up with fever."
The woman forgave her and wished her son a refuah sheleimah. The story is told in many different versions, but the way I heard it, upon hearing the commotion, the woman's father looked up from his learning and asked what had transpired.
With much emotion, she related the story. She explained that the cruel actions of her neighbor had been too much for her to handle in her already fragile state and she couldn't calm down. But rather than react with angry words to her neighbor, she went inside her home to express her pain in private. She told him how she then went and redid the laundry, without making a machlokes or telling anyone.
"The fact that you didn't respond to her and prevented this from becoming a fight," said the father, "will be the merit you need to be helped. Your great deed will grant you a child who will be great."»
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Steve Johnson would have been a hero for the Buffalo Bills had his game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter eventually given way to a Bills victory, but it wasn't to be. Still, fantasy owners are happy with the touchdown after not having any the previous two weeks. However, he picked up just 39 yards on five receptions against the New York Giants.
Johnson was averaging 68 receiving yards a game with 343 receiving yards on the season and three touchdowns through his first five weeks of the 2011 NFL season. Johnson's receiving yards per game is nearly identical to last season's.
Johnson was ranked by Yahoo! as the 18th ranked wide receiver heading into Week 6 taking on the New York Giants who rank 26th against the pass.
For more on Johnson and his matchup with the Giants, check out SB Nation's Giants blog, Big Blue View, and our Bills blog, Buffalo Rumblings. For more on fantasy football, check out Fake Teams. Follow @sbnationfantasy on Twitter.


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Posts tagged with noncommutative
Playing around with polaroid screens at Google.
If you shine light through
- a light polariser
- another light polariser
Bthat's perpendicular to
A ⊥Bor
- i.e.,
ABrepresents "shine the light through
Athen through
- then no light comes through (it's black.)
If you shine light through
- a polaroid
- another polaroid
- a third polaroid
Cthat's halfway between
B(either halfway)
then no light comes through (it's black.)
So far, formulaically, we have:
- whence it follows
But! This is surprising to watch and surprising to see the formula.
- If you shine through
B, it's kind of light!
- furthermore
Woo-hoo, Noncommutativity!
Earlier in the talk Ron Garret does a two-slit experient with two mechanical-pencil leads and a laser pointer. Wave-particle duality with an at-home science kit.
(Source: twitter.com)
16 pages for non-brainiacs on the Hopf fibration by David Lyons
- mapping from
ƒ(a,b,c,d) = (a²+b²−c²−d²,,)
- in general a linear transformation in 3-D requires 9 parameters (3×3 matrix — see general linear group)
- but a rotation only requires ≤4 parameter
- mapping from
ƒ[a,b,c,d] = [a²+b²−c²−d²,2(ad+bc),2(
- but a rotation only requires ≤4 parameters
- understanding maps from high-dimensional spheres to low-dimensional spheres is a Hard Problem
Gimbal lock, composition of rotation maps
to get the general three-angle rotation group
but this is ugly and wrong—not because there are too many trig words, but because if you play around with it enough you'll see that—just like the North Pole and South Pole have redundant longitude coordinates—various combinations of [phi;,theta;,psi;] can overlap each other or even get caught in a Gimbal Lock.
A list of quasimetrics from real life:
- one-way street
- temperature preferences
- ratchet
- running distance around the track
- magnitude
- downside risk in a financial portfolio
- Facebook EdgeRank
- progress
- time
- I love you, but you like me back. Ouch. ("He loves me in his own way", however, is not on a 1-D scale against "like" — so a functional to a quasimetric would pervert the meaning.)
When I was in kindergarten, we would argue about whose dad made the most money. I can't fathom the reason. I guess it's like arguing about who's taller? Or who's older? Or who has a later bedtime. I don't know why we did it.
- Josh Lenaigne: My Dad makes one million dollars a year.
- Me: Oh yeah? Well, my Dad makes two million dollars a year.
- Josh Lenaigne: Oh yeah?! Well My Dad makes five, hundred, BILLION dollars a year!! He makes a jillion dollars a year.
(um, nevermind that we were obviously lying by this point, having already claimed a much lower figure … the rhetoric continued …)
- Me: Nut-uh! Well, my Dad makes, um, Infinity Dollars per year!
(I seriously thought I had won the argument by this tactic. You know what they say: Go Ugly Early.)
- Josh Lenaigne: Well, my Dad makes Infinity Plus One dollars a year.
I felt so out-gunned. It was like I had pulled out a bazooka during a kickball game and then my opponent said "Oh, I got one-a those too".
Now many years later, I find out that transfinite arithmetic actually justifies Josh Lenaigne's cheap shot. Josh, if you're reading this, I was always a bit afraid of you because you wore a camouflage T-shirt and talked about wrestling moves.
Georg Cantor took the idea of ∞ + 1 and developed a logically sound way of actually doing that infinitary arithmetic.
You might object that if you add a finite amount to infinity, you are still left with infinity.
- 3 + ∞ = ∞
- 555 + ∞ = ∞
- 3^3^3^3^3 + ∞ = ∞
and Georg Cantor would agree with you. But he was so clever — he came up with a way to preserve that intuition (finite + infinite = infinite) while at the same time giving force to 5-year-old Josh Lenaigne's idea of infinity, plus one.
Nearly a century before C++, Cantor overloaded the plus operator. Plus on the left means something different than plus on the right.
- ∞ + 1
- ∞ + 2
- ∞ + 3
- ∞ + 936
That's his way of counting "to infinity, then one more." If you define the + symbol noncommutatively, the maths logically work out just fine. So transfinite arithmetic works like this:
- 1 + ∞ + 3 = ∞ + 3
- 418 + ∞ + 3 = ∞ + 3
- 1729 × ∞ + 3 = ∞ + 3
- 43252003274489856000 × 287 × 1.4142135623730954 + 3→3→64→2 × ∞ + 3 = ∞ + 3
All those big numbers on the left don't matter a tad. But ∞+3 on the right still holds … because we "went to infinity, then counted three more".
By the way, Josh Lenaigne, if you're still reading: you've got something on your shirt. No, over there. Yeah, look down. Now, flick yourself in the nose. That's from me. Special delivery.
W******ia's articles on ordinal arithmetic, ordinal numbers, and cardinality flesh out Cantor's transfinite arithmetic in more detail (at least at the time of this writing, they did). If you know what a "well-ordering" is, then you'll be able to understand even the technical parts. They answer questions like:
- What about ∞ × 2 ?
- What about ∞ + ∞ ? (They should be the same, right? And they are.)
- Does the entire second infinity come after the first one? (Yes, it does. In a < sense.)
- What's the deal with parentheses, since we're using that differently defined plus sign? Transfinite arithmetic is associative, but as stated above, not commutative. So (∞ + 19) + ∞ = ∞ + (19 + ∞)
- What about ∞ × ∞ × ∞ × ∞ × ∞ × ∞ × ∞ ? Cantor made sense of that, too.
- What about ∞ ^ ∞ ? Yep. Also that.
- OK, what about ∞ ^ ∞ ^ ∞ ^ ∞ ^ ∞ ^ ∞ ^ ∞ ^ ∞ ? Push a little further.
I cease to comprehend the infinitary arithmetic when the ordinals reach up to the ∞ limit of the above expression, i.e. ∞ taken to the exponent of ∞, ∞ times:
It's called ε₀, short for "epsilon nought gonna understand what you are talking about anymore". More comes after ε₀ but Peano arithmetic ceases to function at that point. Or should I say, 1-arithmetic ceases to function and you have to move up to 2-arithmetic.
You remember the tens place, the hundreds place, the thousands place from third grade. Well after infinity there's a ∞ place, a ∞2 place, a ∞3 place, and so on. To keep counting after infinity you go:
- 1, 2, 3, … 100, …, 10^99, … , 3→3→64→2 , … , ∞, ∞ + 1, ∞ + 2, …, ∞ + 43252003274489856000 , ∞×2, ∞×2 + 1, ∞×2 + 2, … , ∞×84, ∞×84 + 1, … , ∞^∞, ∞^∞ + 1, …, ∞^∞^∞^∞^∞^∞, … , ε0, ε0 + 1, …
Man, infinity just got a lot bigger.
PS Hey Josh: Cobra Kai sucks. Can't catch me!
"Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports." —Ted Williams
On the subject of noncommutative things from everyday life: what's the hardest sport? People love to debate this question. Fans with a favourite sport say their athletes are the fastest, strongest, most adept, or otherwise better than athletes from other sports. These disputes se basan the television show Last Man Standing, which pits strongmen against outdoorsmen against finesse athletes against … yoga instructors? Well, I've even heard the argument made that skateboarding is the most difficult sport.
One way to justify that one sport is more difficult than another is to measure how long it takes for sportsman A to master sportsman B's sport and vice-versa.
This gives rise to a connected graph with sports at each node. Suppose an objectively hardest sport exists — i.e., it is easier to transition from Calvinball to another sport than the reverse, for every sport which is not Calvinball.
Even if such a sport exists, there's no reason to think that the graph would look at all symmetrical, transitive, or obey other nice mathematical properties. addition or composition would be obeyed on the graph. In the scenario I drew above, the ease with which a Calvinballer can transition to another sport tells you very little about how easy it is for an athlete from Sport S to transition to Calvinball. One could measure difficulty of a sport other than Calvinball either by how hard it is for a Calvinballer to transition to it, or by many other measures (aggregate or individual).
It would be more accurate to put individual athletes at each node rather than "a sport". That I can mathematically write down either scenario shows how varying levels of abstraction (even prejudice) can be incorporated into a mathematical model.
Whenever a government assesses "the" value of a property for tax purposes; whenever you project figures in a pitch to investors; whenever an accountant writes a single number on a line that isn't referring to Cash Itself — a distribution has collapsed.
I put "the value" in scare quotes because one number can't express an asset's worth. Even if dollar-value-to-me is a 1-D concept — a dubious proposition itself — there are still many other players who value the asset differently. And those valuations could change with new laws, market conditions, reading a book and getting a crazy idea, etc. It all depends. It's a function; it's multi-dimensional; it has a topology; different opinions = different metrics, and so on.
Anyone who has done accounting in the real world knows intuitively that Numbers Aren't Facts. Numbers are opinions. Numbers are estimates. Numbers are vague, but less vague than the alternative.
Let me delve into the economics of one imaginary ambiguous valuation for the more scholarly readers.
Family Farm
Imagine a farmer who owns land in Montana and has worked it all his life — never considering selling the farm because he loves farming, is a farmer, sees himself as a farmer, and wouldn't know what to do with himself if he didn't farm. He wants to pass the farm on to his kids, but the property will be subject to taxes as it passes from hand to hand.
How much should the government tax his land asset? They have to estimate the worth of the property and then charge a fair, fixed percentage that they would charge to anyone else. But there is no single worth of the property. It's worth different amounts to different people, for different reasons.
- In the hands of his kids, and in his hands, it has sentimental value.
- In a farmer's hands, it has agricultural value as well as the utilitarian pleasure the farmer gets from working the land.
- In a real estate developer's hands, if the developer does everything right and sells a good number of lots, the property will be worth a lot of dollar bills.
- In a rich fool's hands, the property is worth as much as he thinks it's worth.
- In a rich sentimentalist's hands, the property is worth whatever s/he has to pay to acquire that beautiful thing.
- In a conservation fund's hands, the property's worth will fluctuate with the carbon price, donations (which in turn will fluctuate with certain segments of the economy), grant money, the fund's ability to obtain other nearby properties, the priorities and opinions of the Board of Directors, and the migratory patterns of endangered species.
By the way, I could also add this family farm story to my list of noncommutative phenomena in business — because the price to develop farmland into a subdivision isn't the same as to go the reverse direction. (Similarly for conservation or any different use of the land.)
The farmer may want to live in his own universe where he works the land, his kids work the land, their own little economy — but the tax man's assessment will definitely look at what other people outside that universe are willing to pay for the property.
Econ 101
A Marshallian supply & demand graph from Econ 101 makes the point. This is a 1-D chart so it doesn't capture the full variegation of the stories I sketched above. But it shows more detail than a single number "the" value of the property.
The farmer only has one of "good X" to sell, so supply is inelastic.
In Econ 101, the market clearing price is the price which makes all units ship. In this graph there are multiple prices which would make all units ship, so there is no single market price.
In the family farmer situation, the farmer doesn't even want to put his place up for public auction. But the ambitions and tastes of some rich guy or group of rich guys can still sway how much tax the farmer pays handing the property over to his kids. The farmer can choose whom he sells it to (and refuse to sell to a developer for instance), but that preference has no effect on the tax rate.
The family farm story isn't the only case where a unique asset has to be assigned "a" single value.
- Selling a restaurant — will the next owner sell alcohol there?
- Shares of Bear Stearns around February 2008.
- Any of the hot potatoes the Fed scooped up during the financial crisis. (google "mark to market" or "fair market value" for illiquid securities, it's a controversial issue)
- Any asset I buy for use in my business. Obviously I wouldn't buy $10M of factory equipment if I didn't think they would be worth much more than $10M to me. But their value in a liquidation would have to be lower, especially if the buyers know the liquidator is under time pressure and can't use the stuff any other way.
Everything is connected — fortunately or unfortunately.
A circle is made up of points equidistant from the center. But what does "equidistant" mean? Measuring distance implies a value judgment — for example, that moving to the left is just the same as moving to the right, moving forward is just as hard as moving back.
But what if you're on a hill? Then the amount of force to go uphill is different than the amount to go downhill. If you drew a picture of all the points you could reach with a fixed amount of work (equiforce or equiwork or equi-effort curve) then it would look different — slanted, tilted, bowed — but still be "even" in the same sense that a circle is.
Here're some brain-wrinkling pictures of "circles", under different L_p metrics:
p = ⅔
The subadditive "triangle inequality" A→B→C > A→C no longer holds when p<1.
p = 4
p = ½. (Think about a Poincaré disk to see how these pointy astroids can be "circles".)
p = 3/2
The moves available to a knight ♘ ♞ in chess are a circle under L1 metric over a discrete 2-D space.


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AMARILLO, TX - Most of us know how difficult it is to mourn the loss of a close relative, but a group of high school students is making it a little bit easier to cope with that tragedy.Caprock High School wood shop students have partnered with The Hope & Healing Place to hand craft a unique item to remember those who have passed away.
On Thursday, students were busy working on a new project and unlike previous ones they get to take home, this one is a bit different.
They are making bird houses to be displayed in a memory garden outside The Hope and Healing Place.
"I get the satisfaction of knowing that I'm doing something good for another family," student Claudia Villegas said.
Once they're built, they are brought over to Roy Bowen, executive director of The Hope and Healing Place.
"Every bird house here has a story," he said. "It tells the story of a child. It tells the story of a family. It tells a story of pain, but it also tells a story of healing."
Family members who have lost loved once paint the bird houses as a type of therapy or memorial.
Bowen adds it's a much more positive experience to remember their loved ones by, rather than visiting a cemetery.
"A memory garden is non threatening," Bowen said. "Sometimes a cemetery can be intimidating for a child so they come here to see their bird house which represents the person in their family who died."
Each house is decorated with vibrant colors, images, and quotes to remember that special person.
"I am proud of Caprock High School and looking forward to bringing the kids T-shirts and letting the kids see what their work has done."
The Hope and Healing Place is located at 1721 S. Tyler near downtown.
For more information on Caprock High School's wood shop class, visit amaisd.org.


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CBS 2 - Search Results
Linn County Polling Places See Lower Turnout
CEDAR RAPIDS (CBS 2/ FOX 28)--Checking in with poll workers, Donald Murphy saysrain or shine-- this years election is too important to miss.
The issues are still going to be there regardless of what the weather is like, Murphy said.
Gray skies and a little rain may not seem like much to most Iowans, but Linn County election officials fear it may be the reason for lower voter turnout at the polls this year.
Usually it has a negative effect on turnout, said Tim Box, Linn County Deputy Commissioner of Elections. How muchwe cant tell for sure until we know at the end of the night.
Aside from voting for the next president or governor, Linn County usually has a 30 to 35 percent voter turnout for city elections. But this year, they predict a ten percent drop.
Officials also say voters may not find this years issues interesting enough--despite a ballot with includes a mayors race and a vote for a $.01 local option sales tax to fix city streets.
The local option interest has waned a little bit since the last time it was on the ballot, Box said.
But its those issues that Murphy says brought him out in the pouring the rain.
You got potholes everywhere, Murphy said. Im tired of putting money in my vehicle to have it realigned and have shocks fixed.
He says its a chance to exercise his rightswith or without Mother Natures blessing.
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Wednesday, December 8, 1999.
Met at six minutes past eleven o'clock A.M. (Ms. Melconian in the Chair) (having been appointed by the President, under authority conferred by Senate Rule 4, to perform the duties of the Chair.
A communication from Mark P. Smith, Executive Director of the Water Resources Commission (under 313 CMR 4.06 (3)) submitting a copy of the Water Resources Commission amended decision regarding the Town of Canton's interbasin transfer (received Monday, December 6, 1999), was placed on file.
A communication from Robert J. Garvey, Hampshire County Sheriff, submitting a completed Plan of Correction on the Report of Conditions at Hampshire County House of Correction (received Monday, December 6, 1999), was read and sent to the House for its information.
A report of the University of Massachusetts (under the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter 75 of the General Laws) submitting the rules and regulations adopted and/or amended by the trustees in 1999 (received Friday, December 3, 1999), was placed on file.
Mr. Brewer, for the committee on Steering and Policy, reported that the
following matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session:
The House Bill relative to cluster developments (House, No. 4435).
A Bill relative to underage drinking (House, No. 4506, amended, on Senate, No. 422 and House, Nos. 1354, 1539, 3466 and 3837), was read and, under Senate Rule 27, referred to the committee on Ways and Means.
A Bill relative to the sale of gas heating equipment (House, No. 3538, on petition), was read and, under Senate Rule 26, referred to the committee on Steering and Policy.
Petitions were referred, in concurrence, as follows:
Petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4924) of Barry R. Finegold and Susan C. Tucker (by vote of the town) that the town of Andover be authorized to grant an easement on a certain parcel of land for utility purposes; and
Petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4925) of Joseph T. Geller, Ronny M. Sydney, Cynthia S. Creem, Paul C. Demakis, Brian Paul Golden, David T. Donnelly, Ruth B. Balser and others (by vote of the town) that the town of Brookline be authorized to lease the property known as the Webster Street Parking Lot for a period not to exceed ninety-five years;
Severally to the committee on Local Affairs.
The President announced the resignation of Senator Moore of
Worcester and Norfolk as a member of the committee on Bills in the Third Reading and the
appointment of Senator Jajuga of Third Essex to fill the vacancy.
An engrossed Bill relative to the Worcester Firemen's Relief Association (see House, No. 4709) (which originated in the House), having been certified by the Senate Clerk to be rightly and truly prepared for final passage, was passed to be enacted and was signed by the Acting President and laid before the Governor for his approbation.
A petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4927) of Brian S. Dempsey, Harriett L. Stanley and James P. Jajuga (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to exempt a certain lease by the city of Haverhill to the Wilbur M. Comeau Post #4 American Legion from the provisions of the uniform procurement law, was referred, in concurrence, under suspension of Joint Rule 12, to the committee on State Administration.
There being no objection, the following matter was taken out of the Orders of the Day and considered, as follows:
House Bill relative to municipal lighting plants (House, No. 4427, amended), was read a
third time.
Pending the question on passing the bill to be engrossed, an amendment, presented by Messrs. Morrissey, Pacheco and Tisei, in section 1, by striking out, in lines 11 to 13, inclusive, the words "within which such gas, electric plant, community antenna television system, or telecommunications system is authorized to distribute its products"; and in section 3, by inserting after the word "tariffs", in line 7, the following words: ", interconnection agreements, number pooling", was considered; and it was adopted.
The bill was then passed to be engrossed, in concurrence, with the amendment.
Sent to the House for concurrence in the amendment.
The following resolutions (having been filed with the Clerk) were
considered forthwith and adopted, as follows:
Resolutions (filed by Mr. Morrissey) "honoring Lieutenant Leonard I. Torrey upon his retirement from the town of Braintree Police Department."
A Bill exempting the position of chief of police of the city of Waltham
from the provisions of the civil service law (House, No. 4661, on petition) [Local
approval received], was read.
There being no objection, the rules were suspended, on motion of Mr. Tolman, and the bill was read a second time, ordered to a third reading, read a third time and passed to be engrossed, in concurrence.
The President announced the resignation of Senator Jajuga of Third
Essex as a member of the committee on Bills in the Third Reading and the reappointment of
Senator Moore of Worcester and Norfolk thereto.
On motion of Mr. Jajuga,
Ordered, That when the Senate adjourns today, it adjourn to meet again on Friday next at eleven o'clock A.M., and that the Clerk be directed to dispense with the printing of a calendar.
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This gorgeous 4 bedroom suburban cottage is different from all the rest, tucked away from the hussle and bussle, when you feel like your miles away from everything, your not, its only a few minutes into town, to the beach and walking distance to the 18 hole golf course.
Bedroom 1: Queen bed
Bedroom 2: Double bed
Bedroom 3: 2 x singles
Bedroom 4: 1 x single bed (downstairs)
Fold out couch in the lounge downstairs
Living Area: Open plan living
Entertainment: TV, DVD
Kitchen: Well equipped with all cooking facilities and utensils
Bathroom: Upstairs; shower, seperate toilet, Downstairs; bath, shower, toilet
Laundry: Washing machine
Heating: Wood heater and electric heater
Cooling: Ceiling fans
Entertaining Areas: Back and front deck
BBQ: Gas…
Outdoor Seating: Some
Car Spaces: Ample
Boat Parking: Yes
GarageCarport: Not available
Fenced: Not fenced at all
Smoking: OUTSIDE only
Proximity to CBD: A few minutes drive
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This week, with the departure of the Christmas season for another year, we look at a very unique woman, a woman who has taught us about the "good things" in life. Pots and pans become nervous whenever this lady enters a room. The very mention of her name sends normally calm craft supplies running for the hills with the scissors in tow. She is dirt's arch-nemesis, filled with an ego that could rival God's. So who is this "renaissance woman?" None other than America's own Martha Stewart. Few have considered where Martha came from, but we at the Gauntlet have uncovered some rumours.
Secretly the love child of Johnson and Johnson, Martha had a troubled upbringing. As soon as the media caught wind of what happened, things went awry between her parents, and Martha (whose real name is Mindy Jacobsen) was caught in the middle.
She was surreptitiously dashed away to an orphanage where she spent the next year of her life. The staff tried desperately to find Martha a home as soon as possible because she just wasn't fitting in. Whenever they turned their backs, she would bend the forks into napkin holders and steal the other children's clothing to make drapes and bed linens. She was finally adopted by a self-absorbed, obsessive-compulsive, mentally unstable single woman who taught Martha the skills that make her an annoyance to the rest of the world.
Things apparently continued to go from bad to worse for Martha. There was never a time when she wasn't trying to clean or cook something. At the age of eight, she even tried to clean the green from the grass because it didn't complement the colour of the cement sidewalk. That same year, she tried to roast a stuffed English pheasant in an Easy Bake Oven, which wound up being a mistake. The pheasant became quite hot, and the immense pressure on the oven and the bird itself caused it to shoot out of the oven. The shock from this near-miss is said to be responsible for her unsettling smile.
Undaunted, Martha trudged on. She graduated from high school with a 500 per cent average in home economics. From there she went off to university, thinking she could do the same thing, only to find that home ec. was not a recognized major. So, she dropped out of school and headed for the horizon.
The next 25 years were a blur and since her police record is sealed, we can only speculate that she found some way to survive. Insiders tell of a period when Martha was snorting Mr. Clean daily and supported her habit through mischief. One story has her visiting a local kindergarten and berating the youngsters over the crafts they were making.
"She walked in calling us amateurs," remembers Marcus Tripper, now 17. "She ripped the yarn and glue from our hands. She yelled at one girl, 'That's not right at all you little %$#@! Who do you think you are?' We wondered why the teacher wasn't doing anything but Martha had already tied her up and glued her lips shut. We were scared, so we gave her our crafts and she re-did them all."
Martha then bottomed out, and started picking up the pieces. After the kindergarten incident, she checked herself into rehab. Cured of her "Mr. C" dependency, Martha looked to build a career from her ruined life.
Years later, after several failed attempts to become a French maid, she turned to her other passion: broadcasting. She headed to the headquarters of ABC and asked for an appointment with the president. After being thrown out, she tried again. This went on for months. After a stalking incident, the president of ABC finally agreed to meet with her. After a short meeting, Martha redecorated the president's house to prove her ability. After she finished, she promised not to use this incident as blackmail against the president's wife, and he gave Martha her own show.
She dedicated her show to cooking and craft-making, and made an entire generation of women feel inadequate. The show boomed, as parents tuned in by the millions to keep up with the neighbours. Martha went from a complete burnout who would do anything for just one more hit of sweet Mr. C to a successful TV star. Fan support grew by leaps and bounds, although they were mostly middle-aged homemakers who were so tortured by their own kids, Martha was like a blessing in disguise. They gladly sat in front of their TVs and learned how to make toilet paper from recycled cardboard if it meant time where they weren't being pulled limb from limb by their little rapscallions.
So Martha made it: she had fame, money, and her own magazine, "Martha Stewart Living." But there was still one thing missing: true love. This would stay missing for quite some time, which most human beings are quite happy about. Can you imagine a litter of Martha Stewarts?
From that little girl who once kicked a teacher in the shins for running out of doilies, Martha has come a long way. She worked her way up fame's ladder and pretty much reached the top. What does the future hold for Martha Stewart? No one knows.
One thing is certain: Martha will continue to be the nuisance she always has been, spouting off her knowledge on so-called "good things," creating crafts that NASA engineers would need help with, and growing her own herbs.
To Whom It May Concern,
I realize that University Professors can have a good laugh when asking their graduate students to write papers, on Martha Stewart, like this "Parody".
Or that the undergraduates of Universities can ridicule whomever they please in their University Newspapers.
I think students should use their time and talent in more constructive ways, rather than further try to demeane and degrade another human being.
To Spooff Martha Stewart in such a sarcastic manner,is unkind, cuel, and unnessary. To publish this kind of literature is disgraceful, slanderous,and serves no purpose.
You can poke fun at Martha Stewart all you want, but nonetheless, she is a cut above "you" (meaning, the collective "you" all those who have nothing better to do, than to belittle or disparage Martha and her ways).
If O.J. Simpson, did not serve prison time for the double horrific homicide, of his wife and her friend... and the whole world knows ..he did it, then, how can we send Martha Stewart to jail.......I'll tell you how and why, because she's a woman. Say what you will, it's still a man's world, and women are judged by higher and more rigid and severe and narrow standars.
One day in jail for Martha Stewart is one day too many.
It's no wonder women are not treated fairly in this world, half the world keep their women covered with veils and in almost slave like conditions. Women are not equal to men yet,not by a long shot.
I realize this article was written in 2002, and the culprits have probably long gone by now, but others will read this letter, not that I presume that my letter will make any difference, but I will not sit idly by and watch ignorant people mistreat Martha Stewart, she has suffered enough. Enough is enough. Leave her alone. I do believe that because she is a wealthy, successful business genius, most men in this world resent her and her ways.
I will continue to purchase all of Martha Stewart's products and I support her 100%, needless to say.
Good Luck Martha.
I am praying for you.
Mrs. Louise Young
I am a little unsettled by your comments Ms. Young. Are we not allowed a little humour in our society? To write this article today, after recent events, may not be completely appropriate, but this was written two and a half years ago. Humour is certainly an element that a functioning society needs.
People can understand a common ground, when the subject is a popular icon. If a satirical article was written about my strange friend Bob and some odd things he does, would anybody understand it? No. Just me and Bob. This article was written with good intentions.
It feels as though you are very one-sided here and feel Martha Stewart is immune to the law. If she did what evidence shows she did, then she deserves jail time. It would be a crime not to punish her, to show that celebrities are immune to the justice system.
By your reasoning, I can go commit bank fraud or forgery, and as long as OJ doesnt go to jail, well, I guess I shouldnt either. Are your comments really about this article and it's poor taste - or are you very 'Pro-Martha' and looking for any outlet to praise your idol?
Maybe it is you (not the collective you) who has nothing better to do, than to run around the internet supporting Martha Stewart.


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Ray Felton: Turkey. Although Ronny Turiaf more closely resembles an oven roasted turkey, and a turkey tends to be big and Ray Ray kind of small, I still think the turkey embodies Ray. Kind of the centerpiece on the court, not a particularly flashy dish, but solid and full of protein.
Amar'e: Sweet Potatoes. After stints with Phoenix and now New York, the guy's just orange by nature. Those blocks and dunks are like perfectly browned marshmallows atop his sweet overall game.
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Appears a light amber with a small white head that lasts for a minute. Tiny streaks of lacing are left behind.
The smell is of light blends of spicy wood chips, pine, grass, and citrus.
The taste is of the same mild blend of aromas that are not overpowering but not overly complex either.
The mouthfeel has an even tone that finishes semi dry with a tiny bit of a spicy bite and mild sour like ending.
Drinkability...I can't rate this as good because there is some alcohol that is evident here and there is also an odd "vomit" like aroma that lingers in the background of this beer. It's a bit hard to explain. It's not overly noticable but you get mild whiffs and tastes of it occasionaly.
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Sampled from a growler bought at the Phoenixville location. Dark amber body with a tall off white foamy head that leaves a light webbing of lace on the glass. Earthy and citric hops are strong in the nose with almost equally big malt. Nicely balanced with the edge to the hop and you can tell this will be bitter. Citric grapefruit hops kick of the flavor with a big doughy malt base. Some caramel notes and a nice bitter bite to it. Earthy hops are noted as well. The bitterness keeps the malt at the back and the hops in the spotlight. Ends with dry bitter aftertaste. Mouthfeel is solid with a prickly feel due to the bitterness. Really drinkable stuff as well. The growler went down easily and I could have had more. I will definitely have to make it to one of their IPA events as it seems they know their IPAs.
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All fours for this fine, hoppy IPA. At 7.2%, the malt was not overbearing. It reminded me of a West Coast IPA.
We visited Sly Fox in Phoenixville for dinner on the last night of our 2005 Mid-Atlantic Baseball and Beer Tour. We enjoyed what seemed like a 12 beer sampler, and in my opinion, this was the best beer on the menu.
Upon receiving our beer sampler, this beer had great color and a wonderful piney, citrusy smell. The taste was certainly different from our massively hopped West Coast IPA's. But it was refreshing, and the malt served to provide a really nice IPA. With dinner, I ordered a pint to further enjoy the subtleties of this great brew. I only wish they had some other IPA's from the IPA project to accompnay this one.
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Draught in Phoenixville: This one pours a cloudy orangish-amber color. There was a small white head to it. It has a balanced hop nose, with notes of cirtus and floral. The taste doesnt have the bite of some other IPAs. The flavor is more subdued, but not weak by any stretch of the imagination. There is a full maly body to it. I got a bit more hop flavor in the aftertaste, but still no "bite". Very good!
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A beautiful countryside restaurant where it's easy to believe that time really has stood still, Tyme is set within the Trimstone Manor Country House Hotel close to Devon's well known Woolacombe resort. A 17th century country house nestled in 44 acres of glorious landscaped garden, Trimstone Manor dates back to the Domesday Book and indeed Tyme restaurant retains oodles of atmospheric character and charm. Looking out onto sloping lawns and lazily rustling trees, diners here enjoy high quality cuisine created using local and seasonal ingredients . A great, varied wine list accompanies Tyme's excellent food.
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A Nashville woman and her son are the winners of the largest lottery jackpot in Tennessee history.
Bettina Still, and her son, Jonathan Still, came forward Friday to claim the $61 million Mega Millions prize before a press conference at the Lottery Tennessee headquarters.
The winning ticket was purchased at the Bellevue Shell on Old Harding Pike before the drawing on Jan. 3.
As a reward for selling the winning ticket, the business will receive $25,000.
The Stills are the first Mega Millions jackpot winners in Tennessee since the state began offering the game in January 2010.
Bettina Still worked as an executive secretary for the Tennessee legislature for 36 years before retiring in 2012, while Jonathan Still works in operations for the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
"It's unreal," Bettina Still said. "I don't know how to feel. It's too exciting for words."
If the Stills choose to take a lump-sum cash payout, they would walk away with about $24.5 million after taxes.
And the lottery's CEO likes to point out that Tennessee's lottery has already been a winner for Tennessee college students. So far, some 800,000 students have been awarded more than $2.8 billion in lottery scholarships.
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