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text: Mango A General Purpose Programming Language My Background Early experience on Apple II University of Illinois – Champaign – Urbana. Bachelor's degree in computer engineering Three years at Neoglyphics: software Three years at Alpha: hardware How Mango Got Started Frustrated with C/C++/Java There had to be a better way Foolishly began designing my own language Foolishness can be a virtue It"s been a seven year voyage The Problem Common computing infrastructure is written in C/C++ C/C++ is inadequate Lack of higher level abstractions Programmers must use low level constructs Results of C/C++ use Unsafe/unstable software Slower development times Higher development costs A lack of alternatives Java, Python, Perl, Pascal, Ada, Modula, C# Not viable replacements Lack C"s virtues in performance and flexibility Dependent on C for core tasks Lack of widespread appeal (clumsy, i.e. Ada?) Not sufficiently different to switch The Solution: Core Goals Provide higher level abstractions Avoid low level constructs when not needed Make programming easier, more enjoyable Retain performance and flexibility Allow unrestricted operations as necessary Avoid overhead Match machine execution model Overall: make a better experience for programmers Overview High level design goals and decisions Feature walk through Future directions Design Goals Design goals Syntax Static Typing vs. Dynamic Typing How Vs. What Large Languages Vs. Small Languages Object Orientation: Yes or No Goal #1: A Good Syntax Syntax is key It"s underrated (focus on semantics) Makes the language easier to learn Makes it accessible to non-programmers Makes the language self-documenting Marketing versus engineering Bad marketing of a good product will fail Bad syntax around good semantics will have a harder time gaining acceptance Static versus Dynamic Typing Dynamic languages are very popular Due to poor implementations of static languages Advantages of static typing Critical for performance Types act as documentation They catch many errors at compile time Types allows overloading of names How versus What CS fantasy to forget how and focus on what How is a hard problem Distinguish features that are theoretically equivalent but practically different Everything can be a list, but it"ll be slow Rich set of primitive and aggregate types Side effects to use memory more effectively Reduce copying Manual memory management GC is not possible for some applications Done right beats a garbage collector Large Vs. Small Languages Small language Secondary features are in a standard library Advantages: easier to learn core features, make a compiler Large language First class treatment of secondary features Allows specialized operations, makes programs more readable Advantage: a smoother user experience Ease of learning is dependent on more than language size You still have to learn library API"s Intangible quality: how the language corresponds to human cognition Open source makes compilers easier to write Open front end acts as the spec Object-Orientation: Yes or No? Stepanov"s criticism programming = data structures + algorithms multi-sorted algebras Object orientation has shown itself useful in certain circumstances Offer OO as an option Leave inheritance behind Inheritance hierarchies are difficult to follow Fragile base class problem requires reanalysis of class behavior Mango walk through Influences Syntax plus some basic examples Module system + incremental compilation (Include requires clause, parameter and options) (platform and foundation files) Naming and overloading Literals (include string format) Primitive Types Memory model (include pointer/reference syntax) Records and Abstracts Procedures, functions, constants (pure functions?) Statements: Control flow Statements: I/O Abstract Data Type (objects) Iterators and iteration operators Mutexes Exception Handling Strings, arrays, buffers Collection Types Global variables/External symbols/Module Constructors Calling convention part of the type system Packet/Device types Development aids Genericity SETL - set operations ALGOL - imperative block structure and syntax C - low level ops, low overhead ML - type inference, type syntax ADA - fine grained control over primitives PYTHON - indentation based syntax JAVA - interfaces C++ - STL, operator overloading, IO syntax CLU - iterators PASCAL - sets (bit masks) PERL - richness of expressibility COBOL - readable syntax SIMULA - objects Syntax Mango"s Syntax Mango looks like pseudo code Indentation based syntax Reduces clutter and typing Allows more code to be shown on the screen Blocks can be enclosed with begin/end delimiters if desired All directives, definitions, statements begin with a keyword Simple style that is easy to remember User"s symbolic names cannot conflict with reserved words This makes the language easy to extend There are no exclusively reserved keywords Legacy of lex? Modules and Naming Modules Module is a set of symbols Each file is a module Module name must correspond to pathname A modules symbols can be public or private Public: symbols are visible to other modules Private: symbols are invisible to other modules Modules may import and include other modules Import: foreign symbols are localized (private) Include: foreign symbols are exported (public) Incremental Compilation Mango supports incremental compilation Module has changed A dependency has changed Major or minor revision? Compares syntax trees Major revision: public change Minor revision: private change Comparing syntax Advantage: Eases implementation Disadvantage: Set of major revisions is obviously larger Naming Naming is not hierarchical, but geometric Symbol names exist within a four-d grid Namespace, keyword, extension, auxiliary Only namespace and keyword are mandatory Each module is part of a namespace Public symbols use declared namespace Private symbols use special namespace "local" Format: namespace::keyword@extension$auxiliary Shallow Overloading Overloading occurs for every imported or included module 4d namespace is collapsed into 1d namespace Utilizing keyword or extension Other partial namespaces as well Symbol can be access using proper name or alias Ensures all overloaded symbols have a unique name As a result, all overloading is superficial or shallow Operator overloading is also supported Memory Model Mango"s Memory Model Value semantics Put stuff on the stack, particularly primitives Key for performance Offers more flexibility Three types of memory Static: Compiled data, global variables Heap items that are never deleted Arbitrary: Heap items that are eventually deleted Local: Items that live on the stack Safe manual memory management Static datums Always safe to use Arbitrary datums Need to be guarded to avoid dangling pointer references Local datums Compiler must enforce restrictions to avoid dangling pointer references Sentries Pointer guards are called sentries Pointers to arbitrary datums are fat One address to the datum on the heap One address to the datum"s sentry Sentries live on the heap too Have a static lifetime (i.e. never deallocated) They are very small ~= 5 bytes Sentry Performance When # sentries is small Good performance on modern hardware Sentries stay in the cache Half of the processor"s time is spent waiting on memory As # sentries increases cache starts to overflow We need to reduce the number of sentries Arenas and Recycling Method #1: Allocate in pools A group of datums share a sentry Allocated arbitrarily, but deallocated at once Method #2: Recycling Use static datums instead When static datums are deleted Initialized to zero Stay on the heap until datum of the same type is requested Incorrect results are possible, catastrophic failures are not The program cannot break the type system Literals Literals Definition A value which is known at compile time Types Immediate values Numeric primitives and text Literal expressions Interpreted during compilation Parameters Values used to configure the compiler Options User supplied values to customize a build Literals can be named Numeric Literals Six types Integer, Decimal, Hex, Address, Binary, Signal Integers and decimals also include complex plane signifiers Can be anonymous Anonymous literals are stored as untyped strings Converted to a real value when type is known There are no constraints on range Can be typed Type is specified with value Converted immediately to the desire type value There are no constraints on range Text Literals Two types Characters and Strings Stored as untyped strings until desired type is known Characters enclosed with the back tick Text string enclosed with the double quote Literals can be inserted into characters and text strings Named literals Parameters Options Character codes Character aliases Literal Expressions Two forms of literal expressions Normal literals: immediate evaluation Macro literals: deferred evaluation Macros are evaluated over arguments Result value is optionally typed Expressions can include Condition construct Conversion construct Local aliasing Parameters and Options Changes cause recompilation of module Part of the public interface of the module Checked when comparing syntax Only options that are used included in dependency analysis Parameters included in dependency analysis Specified by user Have a major impact on compilation Core Types Core Types Primitives Tuples and Unions Addresses, Pointers, References Polymorphic Types Strings, Arrays and Buffers Collections Records and Abstracts Type Qualifiers Pliancy: Immutable, Mutable Reactivity: Volatile, Inert Duration: Local, Static, Arbitrary Memory: IO, Virtual, Physical? Useful for embedded system with multiple memories Undecided: means to access hardware registers directly Primitives Logical Bit (2 State), Boolean (3 State), Signal (4 state) Ordinal Range from 0 to N, where N is user specified Character ASCII, UTF 8, UTF 16, UTF 32, 8 Bit Data Register Binary register, user specified dimensions Signal Signal bus, user specified dimensions Primitives (cont"d) Cardinal Unsigned integer, 1/2/4/8/16/32/64 bits Subrange Signed range, upper/lower bound, default value Integer Signed integer, 8/16/32/64 bits Rational Signed rational, fixed or floating denominator Decimal Fixed point decimal number Whole and fractional component Number Floating point number, specified size Primitives (cont"d) Complex numbers Primitives qualified with units Enumerations Matrices Coordinates Primitive Modifiers Conversion Automatic, manual, none, universal Evaluation None, Fixed, Fluid Approximation Round, Truncate, Conserve Overflow Check, Limit, Wrap Byte Order Big, Little, Host, Network Tuples and Unions Anonymous type products Fields can be labeled Unions Each term of product is overlapped Unsafe Elaborate types decompose into tuples Addresses, Pointers, References Addresses have bitwise resolution Address is 2 product tuple Upper value: byte count Lower value: bit count Addresses still optimal types with byte-wise alignment will drop bit count Pointers Address of type where address is significant References Address of type where type is significant Polymorphic Types Sums Superposition of multiple types Qualified with type tag to ensure safety Handle Anonymous pointer (points to anything) Anything Stores any type value Strings, Arrays, Buffers Arrays Dimension type can be customized Slices of arrays preserve range information Strings Array of items from 1 to x Dimension type can be customized Slices of strings begin at 1 Buffers Fixed length string that wraps around itself Varying start and end positions Dimension type can be customized Collections Entry a node of a linked list Segment a combination of string and pointer List appends new data at the end elements allocated in pages Stack FIFO Can be prioritized Sequence inserts new data elements allocated in pages Queue LIFO Can be prioritized Collections (cont"d) Mask A bit mask Range A numeric range with upper and lower bounds Set A hashed set Doubles as a one-to-one map Table A hashed one-to-many mapping Group A special collected used for comparisons Graph Used for frequency tables Records Three visibility states Public: accessible anywhere Protected: accessible by modules that declare access Private: accessible within the module Two layout types Fixed: in order of declaration Packed: ordered to reduce record size Fields can be qualified to remove them from the build Abstracts Interface to multiple record types Records mapped to abstracts using link directive Gives more flexibility in mapping abstracts Mappings can occur after declaration i.e. library types can still be mapped to abstracts Simplifies remapping of fields Fields can be qualified to remove them from the build Medley: combines abstract with a group of records Abstract Data Types Mango can bind any type to a class Objects: Classes + Record Properties getter/setter methods Parameters Properties that can only be set at instantiation Delegates Multiple dispatch for aspects and aggregates Normal classes do not support inheritence Object Construction Constructor (prelude) Destructor (finale) New style constructor Parameters and properties can be set before the constructor is called Only one constructor per class – no overloading Constructor spans entire object. Variable initialization at declaration Object Interfaces Interfaces (mixins) Separates sub typing concerns from implementation Interfaces are purely abstract. No associated code Uses link directive like record abstracts Bind operator links types to interfaces automatically Aggregates Composition instead of hierarchical inheritance Flattens the hierarchy: easier to understand and maintain Overriding of methods is explicit Compiler can statically check for problems All publicly accessible methods must explicitly exported Built in I/O Devices Mango"s built in I/O devices are typed Six types of I/O devices file: an operating system file text: a line oriented text file stream: an I/O stream port: a connection listener database: a database document: a document (XML) Procedures and Functions Procedures Multiple inputs and output Call by localized reference Compiler makes a duplicate of a value on the stack if necessary Nested procedures Can reference variables within parents scope Return values are held in a named variable Possible to return values with assignment Functions and Constants Real functions Essentially a single expression Extended with two case constructs Condition and conversion Constants Similar format to functions Evaluated only once, result is cached AKA Eiffel once function Clean way to instantiate global variables Procedures and Functions (cont"d) Mango supports function/procedure pointers Both global and local procedures Invokation through expressions or statements Statement invokations automatically infer return types Labeled arguments possible Method Pointers Method pointers combine class state with class method When a method is selected from a class Result is a method pointer Special attribute and receptor pointers Automatically evaluated Method pointers are a supertype of function pointers Will absorb function pointers Expressions Arithmetic Addition, Subtraction, Negation, Identity Multiplication, Division (Truncate) Remainder, Division (Conserve) Apply (Exponent), Absolute Value Shift Left, Shift Right Comparison/Logical Equal, Not Equal Less, Less Equal, Greater, Greater Equal Test, Not, And, Or, Exclusive Or, Reduce Casting Static casting Type is specified Dynamic casting Type is infered Cast is specified with dynamic cast operator Implicit casting From subtype to supertype Class to interface, Function to method, etc Polymorphic types Membership in, not_in String, array, buffer, entry, segment List, stack, queue, sequence Mask, range, set, table, graph is, is_not Evaluates left value with right function Returns boolean like, not_like Tests left value is equivalent to right hand type Selections Selection of record fields/class methods By name By number (access to anonymous fields) Class fields Special attribute operator Dynamic method operator Looks for class that can operate on target type, with named method Array A[x] to index an array Slice operator Before and after some position Within a range ~=, /= for string comparisons Size operator returns size (# elements) Domain operator returns dimensions Production Create and initialize data types Local stack, static heap, dynamic heap Production arguments Where clause Initialize class properties/record fields With clause Class constructor arguments Aggregate members Within/upto Dynamic string/array dimensions From Target arena Sequence Operators Generate sequence Pick: select one value Every: select group values Test sequence Some: one term in set matches All: all terms in set match Compute sequence Product: product of terms Sum: sum of terms General Iteration Form [a of t] in x at h using u over p where z while q a in x at h using u over p where z while q <a,b> in x at h using u over p where z while q Iterations Iterator targets String, array, buffer, entry, segment List, stack, queue, sequence Mask, range, set, table, graph File, text, stream, database, document Iterator construct Statements Statements Overview Sequence of statements Nested block delimitation Begin/end pair Indentation Each statement begins with keyword Possible to group statements under a single keyword Delimited with indentation or begin/end pair Overview (cont"d) Variables can be named anywhere Renaming can occur In current block In nested blocks No goto"s Blocks can be labeled Blocks can be exited Block labels can be used to exit multiple levels Overview: Cont"d Conditional predication For many statements Often with alternate evaluation Basic Blocks Execute: nested block Exit: exit blocks Return: exit procedure and set results Repeat: repeating block Continue: repeat loop Production Declare: declare local variable Allocate: make temporary Deallocated when leaving block Get: declare static type New: declare dynamic type Delete: recycle or delete heap type Trash: delete static heap type Placement Overlay: place a type over another type Create: create a type from string Place: place a type at an address Map: map a device type Open: open an I/O type Close: close an I/O type Assignment Assign: copy value Optional declared result with inferred type Swap: swap two values Let: reference alias of value Refine: update multiple fields of a record Touch: Mark variable as used Nothing: Do nothing Arithmetic Reset: reset value to default Set: set value to 1 Incr: Increment by target, else 1 Decr: Decrement by target, else 1 Magnify: Multiply by target Reduce: Reduce by target Invokations Call: call function with arguments Optional declared result with inferred type Eval: evaluate arguments with function Optional declared result with inferred type Initialize: initialize object with arguments Finalize: finalize object Function: local function Procedure: local procedure Conditional Blocks If: If-then-else Select: Multiple conditions When: Defers compilation During: Conditional debug block Compiler option removes them While: Loop on pre-condition Until: Loop on post-condition Case Constructs Where: case of values Handles multiple matched terms Case values can include ranges and groups Character strings have contents compared Wild cards: Case value can be ignored Convert: covert one value into another Case values can include ranges and groups Character strings have contents compared Specialized Blocks Given: Reduces polymorphic type Handles multiple matched terms\ Wild cards: Case value can be ignored Cast: Cast value, Execute Block Foreach: Iterate and execute block Acquire: Acquire mutex and execute block Collection Operators Add: add item into set Replace: exchange item with another Remove: remove items from set Take: take (arbitrary) item from set Trim: reduce set y by set x Filter: intersect set y by set x Collection Iterators Find: Return item Option to insert and return new item Extract: Remove and return item Fill: Populate collection with iterator Compute: Arithmetic sum over iteration Copy: Copy from one set to another Modify: Update items within collection I/O Write: write terms to I/O device Read: read term from I/O device Strings, Buffers, Lists read series of terms Continue/Stop masks for character devices Print: write to standard out Log: Atomic write to I/O device Accept: accept stream from listener Monitor: monitor group of listeners Error Handling Activate: active exception handler Try: trap exceptions with block Throw: throw exception Require: assertion statement Quit: quit program Raise: rethrow exception Iterators Iterators Procedures to iterate over type Consists of operand and result type Iterator activation: By name By type (operand and/or result) Iteration deactivation Result is <stop> Result type is tagged Iterators (cont"d) Iterator sections State: local state while iterator active Prelude: initialization segment Query: compute result or signal stop Finale: finalization segment Local state is pushed on stack Exceptions Activated Handler Style Exception event code contained in global handler object Handler object pushed onto activation stack On exception, handlers are processed until exception is handled Exception handling is immediate, before stack is unwound Exceptions (cont"d) Four exception flavors: Fatal: Quit program without unwinding stack Severe: Quit program but unwind stack Normal: Unwind stack to last trap Soft: Program can continue Advantages Exception is processed before unwinding No side effects before exception handling Exception code can be pushed into libraries Still possible to localize with arguments passed during activation Reduces clutter No need for try-catch blocks No need for "throws" clauses Global variables Global Variables Variable: global value Dataset: string of values Symbol: external (linked) value External: external (linked) function Global Constructors Global Initialization/Finalization code Executed before and after program Contents: Local state Prelude procedure Finale procedure Priority value sorts contructors Misc Mutexes Formal means of acquiring locks Mutex object + Acquire statement Object selected by name or by type Mutex Components State: local state Prelude: initialization Acquire: acquire lock Retry: reacquire flag Release: release lock Finale: finalization Packets Specialized record Header Payload of variable size Footer Packet type is polymorphic pointer Point to packet of any size Devices Used to define set of hardware registers Record of records Register placement: In sequence At specified offset Package Used to define group of related functions Elements of packages pushed into extended namespace Particularly useful for operators Means of reducing namespace clutter Means of grouping related generic operators Genericity Genericity Builds Builds Assemblies, Platforms, and Prologues Module Suffixes Runtime type identification Requests types that are used Therefore not all types need to be instantiated Future Directions Future Directions Finish the compiler Mango is the first in a family of languages Sharing type system and syntax Targeting a virtual machine Application Language In the spirit of C# or Java Reference semantics i.e. no user defined pointers Automated memory management With user intervention Less complicated type system More accessible language Functional Language Functional/Dataflow semantics Strong focus on doing distributed computations Gateway to bring functional programming to the masses Accessible because of shared syntax and types Record Processing Language Basically a replacement for COBOL "The use of COBOL cripples the mind" "working within the limitations of the original COBOL programming model can make for robust and maintainable code" Overlooked area by language designers Command Language Cross between TCL and LISP Can be used as OS shell Eliza – MIT LL4 conference Classification of Functions into 4 Types: <G> Generator <C> Concentrator <T> Transformer <F> Filter Connected with pipes (aka unix shells) Miscellaneous Standard Development Environment Text Editor, Debugger, Static Analysis, Etc. 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"Oh, no," said Shannon Smith, shaking her blond head with energy.
She just cannot reveal the family recipe for Marvelous Minestrone soup, the cook declared with a straight face and wide eyes. "The Catholics might get it."
The room erupts in laughter at one more in a wave of jokes rolling across the kitchen at St. Paul's Episcopal Church as a group of soup and pie makers gathered on a Monday to prepare for the next day.
Launched as a way to raise money for church programs, "St. Paul's Soup & Pie Luncheons" has been on the menu for 40 years. Every Tuesday during Lent, the public is invited to get a bowl of homemade soup, bread and a slice of any one of several flavors of pie. "For $6," said church member Sharon Smith. "You can't get that anywhere else."
The tradition began with the Rev. Ernie Campbell and his bride, Margaret. The couple arrived in Walla Walla in 1969, fresh-faced and filled with new ideas. During the next Lent season in 1970, "Soup & Pie" was birthed here.
"We brought it from our church in Minnesota," Margaret Campbell recalled. It took a few years to get some of the kinks worked out - vats of soup had to be stored in the refrigerators at Walla Walla Community College back then, for instance. And when soup was completely cooked on Mondays, it took the entire day for the pots to cool enough to be refrigerated. "Sometimes we were there until 5 o'clock."
No matter the glitches, the event was an immediate hit. "There are lots more places to eat downtown these days ... way back then, there really weren't a lot of lunch places," she said. Medical providers would bring entire office staffs and fill up a table or two. Bible study groups at the church would end a session and head upstairs to lunch.
Sharon, 82, has been involved from the start. She continues to be voted in as chairwoman, she noted, while choreographing a crew of volunteer chefs - who have jump-started the first day of the 2010 soup season with the box of frosted doughnuts on the counter.
"Every year is a little different," Sharon said. "We cook five pots each week. Sometimes we serve 300 people in one day ... the townspeople all come."
She is doing her part to keep the tradition alive, including convincing her adult daughters to help with the effort. Shannon Smith and Chele Smith Guess are busy boiling mountains of pasta as their mother chats. This is the duo's second year of officially helping, although "we grew up on this," Chele, 58, said.
"We kinda didn't have a choice," Shannon agreed, looking around. "We're the only daughters here, aren't we?"
The annual luncheon season is just too wonderful to let die, the sisters added. To stir in new spice, Shannon, 48, started a Facebook page for marketing the event this year.
"Soup & Pie" may look like a one-day, once-a-week deal to outsiders, but it's really a triple-time process, the Smith sisters explain. For their appointed turn, they shopped and chopped on Sunday. On this day, a Monday, they are cooking individual ingredients under a stove hood the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.
On Tuesday morning, everything will be heated, ready for serving the crowd. "Soup's always better the second day," Chele said.
After that, someone else takes control of the hearty offering. Mike Jones, chef manager of Whitman College's Bon Appetite, presented "Creamy Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup" and next week, Campbell will oversee "Fabulous French Walla Walla Sweet Onion Soup."
There are a few infamous stories throughout the 40-year history, Sharon murmured, sotto voce. There was the year the refrigerators quit on Monday night while filled with Tuesday's soup. "We had about two hours (upon discovery). I ran to Burbee and got huge cans of broth, everyone went to the store, we called and people came in and chopped and cooked," she reminisced. "You know, it was the best soup we ever had."
Quality and safety is important to the luncheon's reputation and Sharon is proud of the Walla Walla County Public Health Department permit stuck on the kitchen bulletin board. "They can come in at any time. The rules are real strict, they have to be. We do everything according to the health department."
The meals are a lot of work, but lots of fun as well, said Sandi Blackaby.
Her job this day is to make the banana cream pie and cherry cheesecake, which must be prepared in the church kitchen to meet regulation.
Ann Schmitt, too, is busy at pie prep. Her contribution will be two pecan pies, made from her grandmother McCammon's recipe.
"She was a good Midwestern pie baker," Schmitt said.
The most popular pie - "ever" - is the sugary, Southern-style confection, chess pie, according to Beth Ann Dilts. "One person makes that and it is gone in no time."
Around the kitchen, minestrone ingredients are beginning to heap. Potatoes, bell peppers, ground beef ... hotel pans filled with fresh food outnumber the cooks.
In one corner, two prep chefs are in tears. Ruth Hartley and Mary Bell are in charge of quartering onions, which they accomplish with sure motions and plenty of blinking. "I told the photographer, 'No pictures of the eyes, hands only,'" Bell joked.
Someone calls out for a corkscrew. "Who's starting to drink already?" Sharon joked with a wink. "Just wait 'til the pie servers come tomorrow. Toward the end, the slices get real big."
It's that camaraderie and more that attracted Schmitt to "Soup & Pie" not long after she moved here from California and joined St. Paul's.
The kitchen is a very entertaining place to spend a Tuesday, she said, and the entire concept is "essential Walla Walla - people gathering at tables to talk together.
"We all know each other, but it's not often we get to sit and talk to each other," she said.
Campbell's experience echoes that.
"It's become such a tradition for some people and they can't hardly wait," she explained.
"You go somewhere in town and they ask 'When does soup and pie start?'"
There are two more Tuesdays in this Lent season to indulge in chatter and chowder at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 323 Catherine St. Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for children. For more information, call 509-529-1083.
Sheila Hagar can be reached at email@example.com or at blogs.ublabs.org/fromthestorageroom or at 509-526-8322.Marvelous Minetrone
- 20 pounds ground beef
- 1 med. bottle olive oil
- 4 large bags of elbow macaroni
- 15 large onions
- 21 carrots
- 18 stalks celery
- 21 green, red and yellow peppers - seven of each
- 3 bags fresh spinach
- 22 red and yellow potatoes
- 2 small jars minced garlic
- 2 large bunches fresh basil
- 10 cartons beef stock
- 5 jars powered beef stock crystals
- 3 bottles Italian seasonings
- 18 large cans of crushed tomatoes
- 6 bottles red wine
- 5 containers shredded Parmesan cheese
- 4 large bags crushed ice
- Large sealable plastic bags
Cook hamburger with oil and mash into fine pieces; drain in strainers and let cool.
Cook pasta, drain, let cool. Separate into five large plastic bags. Pour some olive oil into each bag and "smoosh" around to distribute evenly. Refrigerate overnight.
Using food processor, chop onions, carrots, celery and peppers.
Cut unpeeled potatoes into bite-sized chunks.
Stem and tear spinach and put into two plastic bags, refrigerate overnight.
Divide into five large stock pots: hamburger, beef broth/stock, onions, wine, carrots, garlic, celery, canned tomatoes, peppers, basil, potatoes and spices.
Add water to each pot to make it 3/4 full. Boil to 180 degrees. Cool down to 60 degrees in ice baths in sink. Refrigerate overnight.
The next day bring pots back to a boil, add spinach and pasta.
Serve with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese on top of each bowl, corn bread and a slice of homemade pie.
Serves 375.
Grandmother McCammon's Pecan Pie
- 3 eggs
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 tsp. salt
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup dark corn syrup
- 1 cup pecan halves
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Beat eggs, sugar, salt, melted butter and dark corn syrup with hand beater. Stir in pecans. Pour into pasty-lined pie pan.
Bake until filling is set, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool slightly. Serve warm or refrigerate.
Makes a 9 inch pie
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Miami Marlins (9-11) at Atlanta Braves (13-6), 7:10 p.m.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Miami - Jose Fernandez (2-1, 2.66) Atlanta - Alex Wood (2-2, 1.67)
(SportsNetwork.com) - Early-season sensation Jose Fernandez tries to bounce back from consecutive subpar outings on Tuesday night when the Miami Marlins visit Turner Field for the second of a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves.
Fernandez was dinged for six runs for the second time in his career in an April 11 loss at Philadelphia, where he gave up career-highs of eight hits and four walks in four innings.
In a follow-up start against Washington on Wednesday, he threw five scoreless innings before giving up a three-run home run in the sixth and ultimately getting a no-decision in Miami's 6-3 loss.
"It's part of the game," Fernandez said. "Obviously not what I wanted to happen, but we learn from it."
The young right-hander was 1-1 with a 2.08 earned run average in two starts against Atlanta as a rookie in 2013.
For the Braves, lefty Alex Wood aims to continue a stretch of starts in which he's allowed two runs or less.
He went eight innings in his most recent start on Thursday against Philadelphia and took a tough-luck 1-0 loss.
Wood has not allowed more than two runs in any of his four outings in 2014.
"You can't ask for anything more out of him," manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "He did a terrific job."
Wood has faced the Marlins four times and held them scoreless three times, before being shelled for seven runs in 2 1/3 innings of a 7-0 loss last September.
On Monday, Evan Gattis homered in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Braves a 4-2 win.
"It feels different when you hit one and know the game is over," Gattis said.
Dan Uggla led off the bottom of the 10th with a single back up the middle before Gattis came up and ripped a 1-0 fastball from Arquimedes Caminero over the wall in left. Gattis finished 2-for-4 and Andrelton Simmons had two hits with a solo blast and two runs scored for the Braves, who have won eight of 10. Jason Heyward also drove in a run.
Braves starter Julio Teheran was stellar through seven frames, as he fanned eight and surrendered one run on five hits and issued one walk.
Craig Kimbrel struck out three in the ninth but blew the save, however. Anthony Varvaro (1-0) picked up the win despite giving up two hits in the top of the 10th.
Garrett Jones went 2-for-5 with a solo homer for Miami and Derek Dietrich hit an RBI double, which was the Marlins' only other extra-base hit.
Miami starter Tom Koehler hurled 6 1/3 innings, striking out eight and allowing two runs and two walks.
Atlanta was 13-6 against Miami last season.


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Rename Elements in PowerPoint
In PowerPoint, especially if you're working with a complex slide with a lot of animations, it can be difficult to easily determine which named element corresponds with which visual element on the slide. By default, when you add pictures and other assets to a slide, they get names like 'Picture 5'. It would be great if there were an easy way to rename these elements, especially from the Animation Pane where it's most useful to know which item is being described, but at least in PowerPoint 2013 you can't. However, there is a way to do it, albeit not one that is terribly intuitive. In the above slide, Picture 5 corresponds to the bullet image, and Picture 6 the people … more
Looking Back and Moving Forward
Last week I started a new chapter in my career as the Chief Technology Officer at Falafel Software. I'm really looking forward to this role, which I expect will allow me to be a leader in a technical organization that has a track record of success. It will also be refreshing to be a part of an organization that is focused on delivering services to customers, and which is still small enough that it's possible for everybody to know one another. Looking Back Over the last 10 years or so, I've had the pleasure and privilege of working with my wife, Michelle, on a number of ventures. Michelle doesn't get the spotlight as much as I do or as much as she deserves, but just to set the record … more
Microsoft Version Number Integer Type
Microsoft made some headlines a few years ago when they decided to skip Office 13 and jump straight from Office 12 to Office 14. Recently, they've announced Visual Studio "14" CTP, which appears to be doing the same thing: Current Version (Visual Studio 2013): Next Version: I actually wrote about Microsoft's apparent triskaidekaphobia back in 2008 with the Office naming, and suggested that they consider updating their software frameworks to follow suit (since if 13 is unlucky, it should be worthwhile to keep it out of our computer programs, right?). They haven't taken this logical next step yet, so today I'm announcing an open source project you can use to implement Microsoft … more
Incent All Parties Involved
Incentives and offers are a mainstay of modern business sales and marketing. People feel better about making a purchasing decision if they think they are getting a deal, and frequently people need some kind of a push to get them to buy now, even when they've otherwise made up their mind that they're ready to buy, soon. In most cases, incentives are given to just one person, the potential customer. It's also typically the case with referral programs, which generally reward the referrer for someone they refer. These can be effective, to be sure, but they can also send the wrong message, at least in terms of recruiting bonuses. Rewards for Referrals When DropBox … more
Working with Kendo UI Templates
I'm watching the Introduction to Kendo UI course by Keith Burnell on Pluralsight and decided to play around a little bit with templates, which are a pretty powerful feature. If you're a server-side web developers, templates should seem pretty familiar to you. Any ASP or ASP.NET page can be thought of like a template, in which you mix markup and dynamic data expressions. In this case, the templates are defined in their own script blocks. There are demos and documentation available; in my case I opted to write something up based on what's in the Pluralsight course in a JSFiddle. Templates are most valuable when you're binding some data to them. The data can be … more
Passing Default Parameter Objects in JavaScript
You can use the jQuery extend() function to elegantly configure your functions to accept a single parameter object, while providing default behavior for any options that are not set. For instance, imagine you have a simple function that simply says "Hello, World". You could code it like this: Now, if you want to start passing in parameters, you can easily do so by parameterizing the method, but every time you do, you break any code that was expecting the original parameterless version. This can quickly grow out of hand within a few revisions of the function's signature. A simple way to avoid this issue and allow for your function to version forward effectively is to … more
When Should You Refactor
A common question teams face is, when should we take the time to refactor our code? Refactoring is defined as improving the design or quality of code, without changing its external functionality. Most teams face constant pressure to release features and/or fix bugs as quickly as possible, so it's not uncommon for problems discovered in the codebase to be put on the back burner to be fixed "later." But unfortunately, a great deal of the time later never comes. As a result, the codebase continues to degrade, accumulating more and more technical debt, making it more and more expensive for changes to be made to the system. Big Bang Refactoring Sometimes, the politics … more
Moore's Law and the Hybrid Mobile Application
If you're building software today, you've probably faced the question of whether or not you need to build a mobile version of your application. In that case, or in the case where you're decided from the outset you're building a mobile app, the next question is, which mobile platform do you target? Here there are several options: Target Android. It's got the biggest market share. (69% in 2012) Target iOS. It's where the money is (iOS apps earn over 2x as much as Android for paid downloads and In-App Purchases). Target Windows Phone 8. Its Nokia phones are gaining in popularity (sales doubled from Q3 2012 to Q3 2013), but it's still a small player (4% globally). … more
Configuring Performance Counters to Run Over Time
Whether you're looking to diagnose performance problems, or just to keep an eye on the health of a server you rely on, knowing how to configure performance counters so they run constantly in the background can be a huge help. The first step in getting to performance counters is to run perfmon (just hit Start and type perfmon): Once you're in Perfmon, you may have questions like: What should I monitor for an ASP.NET web site / application? How do I save a set of Performance Counters? which you can find answers to at the above links. The point of this article is to demonstrate how to collect performance statistics over time. The first step is to identify which counters … more
Final Verdict on Haswell Ultrabook
I've had a pre-release Intel Ultrabook with the new Haswell processor in it for about two months now, so it's time for one last review of the device. You can read my previous reviews: First Impressions of the Intel Haswell Ultrabook Intel Haswell Ultrabook Preview Unit Experience Overview This device has met or exceeded my expectations for performance, power use, and overall fit and finish. The only thing that keeps me from saying I absolutely love this machine is the fan noise, which I mentioned in my initial review and which is a known issue with the preview device. I can only assume that the production quality Haswell units being shipped imminently by a variety of OEMs … more
3 Reasons Why DropBox is Your Friend
I've been a huge fan of DropBox since its early days. In fact, I've been using similar tools, like FolderShare (until Microsoft killed it), for many years, but DropBox is by far the best one I've ever used. I work from 3 different machines on a regular basis (work desktop, home desktop, laptop for meetings/travel), and DropBox ensures that every one of them always has all the files I need to be productive. I publish training classes online (occasionally) with Pluralsight, a distributed company with several hundred authors, and DropBox is the primary means of coordinating the many files that need to be shared in order to publish the online courses. If you've never used … more
DevReach 2013 Recap and Slides
Last week I had the opportunity to visit Sofia, Bulgaria for the DevReach 2013 conference at which I was once more a presenter. DevReach is always one of my favorite conferences to speak at, because the food and culture of Bulgaria is great, the attendees come from diverse backgrounds, and the conference planning always goes above and beyond to take care of the speakers. I found this to be true my first time speaking here in 2008, and it is still true today (which is good, since the event is now run by Telerik, my employer, and I helped with this year's speaker and session selection). I had a pre-conference workshop on Monday on software engineering that was very well attended: … more


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Posted by Contextual Learning on 2/1/2013 12:26 AM
At Bethany-Elim in Ivanhoe, MN, where Steve Rasmussen and Julie Anderson are the pastors and Kent Krumwiede is the intern, some wonderful veteran members of the congregation were "present" virtually for worship on the Sunday after Christmas. For a Lessons and Carols service on that day, elderly and shut-in members of the congregation were videotaped reading the lessons, and the videos were played at worship as part of the service.
When one of those members died a few weeks later, she had "just …
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by Ingrid Arneson Rasmussen
"A good funeral gets the dead to where they are going, and the living to where they need to be." –Thomas Lynch
During theology school, I took a preaching course on death and dying with Tom Long. Long assigned Thomas Lynch's book entitled The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade. Lynch, a poet and a funeral director in Michigan, shares Long's abiding interest in the way that the living treat the dead.
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I was in my bank, a supermarket branch, sitting down and doing some simple business. Next to me an elderly woman (even older than me) was conducting banking business. She was the very picture of the elderly lady: a tiny thing with carefully coiffed grey hair, precise make-up, neat clothing, wrinkled skin, a pleasant smile on her face. I could see her baking cookies, drinking tea, watching "Downton Abbey" with a cat on her lap, giving generous gifts to grandchildren and maybe even great …
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Are blue Priuses the official vehicle of choice for ELCA Lutherans these days? Maybe they are in the state of Washington. These four lined up side by side at the ordination of Annette Andrews-Lux at Trinity Lutheran in Freeland on January 19. (Jim Lindus, Luther Seminary Board Chair, is the senior pastor at Trinity.) Word has it that three of these cars belong to ELCA pastors, and the fourth is driven by a person from the NW Washington Candidacy Committee. (photo by Julie Josund)
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Tony Fair, who was in the midst of a concurrent internship at Messiah Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, died on Dec. 18, 2012, after a long series of health struggles. Tony was a delightful, happy, energetic man who, not long before his death, was working on his approval essays from the intensive care unit.
We join with the entire seminary community in sending sympathy and prayers to Tony's sons Everett and Maddox and his sister Theresa. May God's comfort be with those who mourn.
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Posted by Rick Foss on 12/18/2012 3:03 PM
Life takes unexpected turns. We all know that, but it can still be unsettling when those turns involve us.
Many of you are aware of some of those unsettling turns here at Luther. Last week, following the earlier announcement of President Rick Bliese's resignation, I accepted the invitation to serve as Luther's interim president, beginning Jan. 1, 2013. I ask you to keep all of us, including Rick and Nina Bliese, in your prayers.Many of you were also aware that I had made plans to retire …
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By Andy Keck
Ever get stumped by a question in Bible Study? Struggling to develop a sermon topic? Clueless about starting a new ministry in an area you don't know anything about? The Luther Seminary Library is here to help. No matter how distant you happen to be from campus, you can continue to use our growing electronic resources and services, make use of our expanded hours and delivery service, or plug into your local library.
Electronic resource and services include a growing number of databases …
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Intern Lynne Ogren with Julie Josund at Island of Faith Lutheran Church in Wrangell, Alaska.
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It happened again. And I love it!
I received a beautiful articulated, deeply reflective communication from one of our interns. This came as part of an ongoing conversation we've been having about the stressful situation they are in. This intern reflected on what had happened (neither of us would call it good), what the intern has learned, how God appears to be at work in the midst of it, and what they are doing in response. Wonderful!
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Porlolo/Roger Green
The most obvious connection between Roger Green and Porlolo's Erin Roberts is the Czars: The former is a full-time guitarist for the band, while the latter has occasionally appeared with Green and company as sort of an auxiliary member. This split CD, though, proves that there's a deeper tandem current running through the two songwriters (who will celebrate the disc's release on Thursday, December 2, at Bender's Tavern). The Porlolo half of the record perfectly captures Roberts's breathy, rustic take on indie-inflected folk, a dark and yet wide-eyed look over the rich earth opened up by Will Oldham and Chan Marshall. Later, in a stark, virtuoso acoustic style that recalls John Fahey at his most accessible, Green strums and picks like a lonely back-porch troubadour. But Green sings, too, and his songs begin to edge into Jeff Tweedy territory by disc's end, to stunning results. What Would This Be For neatly answers its own title's question; the record is a compelling showcase of two of Denver's most honest, openhearted and intriguing performers.


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Castillo, who recently relocated here after operating an eponymous gallery in Chicago for two decades, has been named executive director of the inaugural edition of the American Pavilion for the 15th annual Shanghai Art Fair, opening this September.
Since moving to South Florida a few months ago, Castillo founded Art in Alternative Spaces Miami, a nomadic project of contemporary art exhibits he plans to organize at various venues across town.
The group show at Platform is his first local project and offers a bit of everything — from paintings, sculptures, glass, and ceramics to videos, installations, and conceptual art.
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Miami's Daniel Fiorda is one of the local artists he has invited to the Shanghai fair. The Argentine sculptor, known for employing industrial detritus and technological artifacts in his work, is displaying one of his red painted microcosmic pieces that appears compacted by an unseen, crushing force and is as spindly as a sea urchin.
Also on view is a gem-like collage of a young girl by Chicago's Lorna Marsh. In it, the waif wears a tiara and a smock covered with buzzing flies.
And the Windy City's Scott Ashley portrays Saint Sebastian as a mirrored disco ball pierced by arrows, referencing the early Christian martyr.
"Miami has such a rich and diverse arts community," Castillo says. "This is a great way for me to become better acquainted with local culture and discover local talent and galleries to showcase in China this coming fall."


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Southwest Prophecy Born in San Diego, CA, is currently an Independent artist who raps, and produces music. "Pro" constantly is trying new innovative approches to his music and is never affraid to stray away from the seemingly repetitive industry standard. His lyrics consist of multiple dimensions, from story telling, and outlook on life to showing off lyrical ability, and self doubt. He continuously shows growth in his music and plans on continuing with or without a record contract


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Fourth leak off Nino Bless' upcoming project, Latin Marksman 2: R.O.A.M., dropping right here next month.
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Nino. Stop talking over these cuts so much. And what you mean you "still" aint performed at Paid Dues?? You've been out for 3 YEARS! You haven't "paid dues" yet. Took Chino XL how long to get a set there? He's been out since like 94. Anyway the end of this track made me want to talk shit. I def fucks w Nino Bless, just hope this mixtape's good, been waiting on it forever. Nino could have been a XXL Freshman a couple years back if he'd dropped more material I guarantee it
Dope. His flow has improved a lot.
That's cool that Nino knows he's talented and shit, but I'm more interested in artists that actually release shit more consistently and aren't so gassed up on themselves.
I ain't really following or supporting an artist I got to wait five years between releases.
I see that Slaughterhouse success without him is still fucking with him! I don't care what he says, it DOES bother him.
lol at the end of every song he says he sucks....played the fuck out man, we get it
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Jerry D'Amigo
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2008-09: Jerry D'Amigo played for the USNTDP in Ann Arbor, scoring 43 points in 44 games. At the U18 World Championships, D'Amigo led the team and finished tied for third in the tournament, with 13 points in seven games including four goals, helping the U.S. win gold.
2009-10: His first and only season of college hockey, D'Amigo would suit up in 35 games with RPI and manage 34 points, 10 of those being goals. He would be named to the NCAA (ECAC) All-Rookie Team as well as be named the NCAA (ECAC) Rookie of the Year. D'Amigo was also named to the 2009 US World Junior Team; scoring 12 points in 7 games as one of the top players for the US as they went on to win gold.
2010-11: D'Amigo struggled as a 19-year-old in the AHL in his first pro season and was loaned to OHL Kitchener for the remainder of the year after the 2011 U20 World Junior Tournament. D'Amigo skated in 43 games for the Toronto Marlies and in limited ice time was -4 with 5 goals and 10 assists with 23 PMs. After putting up huge numbers for Team USA's gold medal team a year earlier, D'Amigo finished with just two points in six games for the bronze-medal winning USA squad in Buffalo. D'Amigo had some success playing with Kitchener. In 21 regular season games he scored 12 goals with 16 assists and was +11 with 12 PMs . D'Amigo led the Rangers with six goals in the seven-game, first round series with Plymouth.
2011-12: D'Amigo was one of two players to skate in all 76 games for the AHL Toronto Marlies (he was also the youngest regular in the lineup – turning 21 at the end of February). In his first full season of pro hockey he scored 15 goals with 26 assists and was tied for third with a plus-13 plus/minus. The Marlies reached the AHL finals after finishing first in the North Division. D'Amigo scored 8 goals (two behind team leader Matt Frattin) and was plus-12 with 5 assists and 12 penalty minutes in 17 playoff games.
2012-13: D'Amigo was the second-leading goal scorer for the AHL's Toronto Marlies in his second pro season. He scored 17 goals with 12 assists and was +7 with 40 penalty minutes in 70 games for the Marlies. Toronto finished first in the North Division and reached the second round in the AHL playoffs. D'Amigo was one of three Marlies with nine points to share the playoff scoring lead. He had 1 goal with 8 assists and was +5 with 10 penalty minutes in nine playoff games.
2013-14: D'Amigo made his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs on December 5th — skating in 19 games before returning to the AHL Marlies — and rejoined to the Leafs for three games at the end of the year. The third-year pro scored 1 goal with 2 assists and was minus-1 with no penalties, averaging eight minutes of ice time, in 22 NHL games. D'Amigo was an assistant captain for the Marlies. In 51 games he scored 20 goals, third most behind defenseman T.J. Brennan (25) and Joshua Leivo (23), and was +10 with 13 assists and 17 penalty minutes. The Marlies finished first in the North Division and reached the Western Conference Finals; falling to Calder Cup champion Texas in seven games. D'Amigo scored 6 goals with 8 assists and was +7 with 8 penalty minutes in 14 playoff games. Tendered a qualifying offer by the Leafs, he was obtained by Columbus in a July 2014 trade for Matt Frattin and signed a one-year two-way contract with the Blue Jackets as a restricted free agent.
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D'Amigo is a strong, powerful forward who can motor at both ends of the ice. He has a tireless work-ethic and leaves everything on the ice but has not yet produced at a level matching his energy and competitiveness. He's a proven defensive player and provides offense in a supporting role. D'Amigo is a valuable player at the AHL level and has performed well in a lower line role when called-up. Whether he has the skill to stay in an NHL lineup on a permanent basis is not yet known.
D'Amigo was traded from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Luke Adam.


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That is OK. Under Obama's Healthcare Plan it is banned.
And I thought it couldn't get any worse! What next? Barley crops commiting suicide? Hops spontaneously combusting?
It is already considered a dangerous drug in Utah.
Coffee, beer, fun....yes! All illegal in Utah!
Yea but I can open carry my AR15 @ JCPenny :-p
This is how the Zombie Apoc. starts!! Imagine millions of people shuffling to work all slack jawed and tattered?!
As I sit listening to the coffee maker drip, bubble & gurgle, I can't help but become melancholy thinking about a world with no coffee. SOMEBODY BETTER FIX THIS S#*T FAST, & i MEAN IT, DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!I'm gettin itchy all over, where's my damn gun, I'm gonna deal with this myself!
It's time to start hording coffee. I think I'll go buy 4,000 lbs.


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ODESZA In Return
Madie catches up with Harrison Mills, one half of the electronic duo ODESZA, before their sold-out show Friday at Canopy Club.
No water, lots of passion
Cassidy talks with local entreperneur James Pikul about his skincare company and what it's like to start your own business.
10 key takeaways from the Park Board meeting on Dodds Park
Eric was at the public Park Board meeting about using Dodds Park as the new site for Central High School. He recaps the public forum that delivered mixed results.
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The untapped market: Where's C-U's spot to watch soccer?
Tom wonders why there's not a local spot to grab breakfast and a beer while watching the fastest growing sport in the United States. He also gives suggestions for why opening up early would be a success, and thinks about incorporating local businesses to help.
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Brave new apps world is looking creepier
Last updated at 13:55, Thursday, 01 March 2012
We use them to buy and listen to music, store and share photos, read a newspaper, get maps or recipes and even find a wife...
But there's a much more sinister side to these helpful little computer programmes that have become such a key part of our everyday life.
They can spy on us.
Facebook, for example, can read the text messages of all those who use its Android smartphone app.
The social media giant says it has not used this right – yet.
The photo app Flickr and Yahoo! are also believed to be able to use their apps to read our text messages, while some other programmes are said to be able to remotely take images from users' cameras and even dial their phone and intercept calls without the owner's knowledge.
The firms say they don't and won't pass on any information to a third party – but do you trust them?
And why should they feel the need to read our private messages – or to use our property to send messages or take pictures?
To say it is all very creepy is a massive understatement.
Users actually give suppliers access to private information and in some cases, to use their phones or computers without their knowledge.
Terms and conditions are those tiny, useless words that go on for pages which are usually printed so small and are sooo boring that no-one ever bothers with them.
But when we agree to 'terms and conditions' for apps, they can involve giving permission for these internet firms to help themselves to our privacy.
You can get an app to do anything and a new one pops up every minute – now even Oxfam is testing out a programme that lets customers find out the back story to that teapot or tanktop they're thinking of buying.
Shoppers can scan the 'shelflife' tags with their mobile phones to find out about an item's past and maybe why it is up for sale.
The charity believes it will be able to sell things more easily when they have stories attached to them. But if what we're up to can now get back to the app creator this could be really serious.
I don't want anyone else to know that I collect Bros and Spandau Ballet vinyl records...
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The Lord is my shepherd
By John Rutter
The Lord is my shepherd composed by John Rutter (1945-). For SATB choir and organ/ensemble/orchestra. Mixed Voices. Secular, Choral Leaflet. Level A (very easy). Vocal score. 12 pages. Duration 5'. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193856295).
ISBN 9780193856295. Secular, Choral Leaflet.
For SATB and organ, or accompanied by chamber orchestra (oboe, harp, strings) or by small ensemble (oboe, harp, and organ). The instrumental material is available on hire from the publisher.


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Based on 38 guest reviews
Property Location
In the heart of Sylva, Comfort Inn is close to Southwestern Community College and Heinzelmannchen Brewery. This hotel is within close proximity of It's By Nature - A Gallery of Southern Crafts and Poteet Memorial Park.
Make yourself at home in one of the 77 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include desks and microwaves, as well as phones with free local calls.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
A complimentary breakfast is included.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a business center, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events. RV/bus/truck parking is available onsite.
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We must always remember God's most important commandments
The Peace Pulpit: We experience the love of God when we understand that we would not exist if God did not love us and sustain us every instant of our existence
The Peace Pulpit: We experience the love of God when we understand that we would not exist if God did not love us and sustain us every instant of our existence
The Peace Pulpit: Fifty years ago, the United States faced the Cuban Missile Crisis. What do that and Jesus' words have in common?
The Peace Pulpit: We must enter into a deeper union with Jesus and try to be more like him in everything we are, everything we do, and become the servant of all out of love.
The Peace Pulpit: Does Jesus really expect us to give up everything to follow him? No, but he says all your excess belongs to those in need.
The Peace Pulpit: Humans not meant to be alone. But love -- giving all that we have -- can be an immensely hard (though rewarding) task.
The Peace Pulpit: Jesus was OK with those who were not among his inner circle preaching his word. Why shouldn't the same be true today?
Once again, we have lessons that are intended to help us understand how to be a disciple of Jesus -- what it means to follow Jesus. To put this in context, it's good to remember from the last couple of Sundays what our scriptures have been teaching us. Last Sunday, you may remember, the first lesson was from the book of the prophet Isaiah. The prophet proclaims, "God has taught me, so I speak as God's disciple. I know how to sustain the weary. Morning after morning, God wakes me up to hear, to listen like a disciple."
As we begin our reflection on this week's scriptures, I think it's important to remind ourselves that last week, Jesus, after performing an extraordinary miracle -- healing a person who was deaf and mute, and causing terrific amazement -- told the person who was cured and the disciples, "Don't tell anyone about this." This has come to be known as Jesus' attempt to keep the Messianic secret, that he was the Messiah.
There is something strange about that command at the end of the Gospel today where Jesus tells the person who is cured, "Don't tell anybody."
If we listen carefully to the scriptures today, I think we will discover what it really means to like a holy life, what it really means to follow God's law, and through that law, to become holy. I remember back in the seminary, for 12 years, I was taught to follow the rule. They had a rule that guided our day in all its details. Just follow the rule, and you will become holy. We were taught the rule expresses the rule of God, so all you have to do is follow that and you will become holy.


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by jared_b Mar 23, 2001 (A Very Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 40 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Good power, comfortable, nice options like tv and vcr, it also has a good ride.Cons: Looks ugly and a lot of money for gasThe Bottom Line: Don't buy this if you live somewhere where it snows and you don't know how to drive this big of a vehicle because the back slides everywhere.
The E150 is a nice family van to go on long trips. It is also nice to drive around except for the fact that it is about the size of a semi. It gets bad gas mileage because our has a 5.8 liter engine but it has very good power for being as big as it is. ... read more
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Author's Product Rating: 30 Recommended: Yes
Pros: drivetrain,cargo areaCons: Front suspension, brakes
The 95 E150 Ford was my fourth van and second Ford van. It was bought new with a 300ci straight 6 engine.The cargo van came with AC,sliding side door,insulated rubber mat floor, and a passenger bucket seat. I have since added two bucket seats, one bench ... read more
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Pros: style, reliable, comfy.Cons: nickle and dime repairs, 10 MPG
I bought a 1995 econoline 250 in Sept. of 95 brand new. I use it for my plumbing business. Overall this van has been good value. The plusses are comfort, nice style, reliable. The negatives are minor problems (mostly electrical), 10 MPG(in line ... read more
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Pros: lots of room, carry lots of people, and cargoCons: Bad brakes, bad suspension, overall bad ride
The Ford Econoline van was not only a mechanics worst nightmare but also the owners. This van had numerous problems including severe break problems and an overall rough ride from light suspension. The brakes had to be replaced at least every four months ... read more
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Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Excellent Price Performance and RideCons: Repair cost for Labor higher due to tight engine compartment
As the owner of a transportation company utilizing a many vehicles in the past 5 years I highly recommend the Ford 15 Passenger Vans. I have had 3 and compared to the Dodges (See poor review on those beasts) these vans are excellent investments. They ... read more


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Sept. 1, 2010
A gunman, possibly carrying explosives and who police say is an enviornmental activist, has entered the headquarters of the Discovery Channel, fired shots and taken hostages, according to police and witnesses in Silver Spring, Md.
Law enforcement identified the suspect as James Lee, 43, from Washington, D.C., who has for at least two years called for protests against the company and who was arrested and found guilty of disorderly conduct for a protest outside of Discovery's headquarters in 2008.
Employees at the building were told to take cover in locked offices and police have sent SWAT teams to the area to seal off nearby roads.The FBI and agents from ATF, including explosives experts, also rushed to the building.
Capt. Paul Starks said the suspect had what may be an explosive device strapped to his body. Starks said there "may be other potential devices" with the gunman.
The captain said, "His concern is with the Discovery corporation."
One witness, project manager Ari Fisher said he returned to the building at 1 p.m. following lunch and peered into the lobby before being told to flee from the building.
Fisher says he saw the gunman holding a security guard at his side with 12 hostages laying on the floor of the lobby.
"We couldn't see the weapon. We peered in and could make out his silhouette. We saw him holding a security guard at his side. There were other people on the floor, a dozen or so," Fisher told ABCNews.com from locked building across the street.
Others were trapped inside the suburban headquarters.
"Friends, I am in work closet with workers here. There is a shooter here at Discovery. I am ok," read a text from one Discovery employee.
Another employee said the Lee had taken a hostage. "The police are trying to get the situation under control!INSANE!" read the email to ABCNews.
Some employees were initially sent to higher floors and later evacuated, police said. Witnesses on the scene said another group of employees left the building around 1:44 p.m.
Hostage Drama at Discovery Headquarters
The drama began when workers in the building got a bulletin from the building's security.
"We have reason to believe there is an armed gunman at One Discovery Place. All employees should seek protection in a locked office on their respective floors immediately," read an email sent to employees and read over the public address system.
"There's a guy with a gun in the lobby. Police are swarming in -- assault rifles and all," one producer told ABCNews.com via instant message.
Police said they received a call at 1 p.m. about a gunman in the lobby possibly carrying explosives.
The building has a daycare center, which witnesses say has been evacuated.
"Crazy to see the babies coming out of childcare center piled into rolling cribs into the McD's across the street, a safe zone," said a witness via email.
The building, which houses the offices of Discovery Channel and its sibling networks including Animal Planet, is located just outside Washington DC.


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Watching Cable TV in Anawalt
National trends have taught us at CableTV.com a lot about TV in Anawalt, WV. So we thought we'd share. One-third of people in the U.S. have at least four TVs, 97% still watch conventional television even though nearly 50% now stream shows on the web. A lot of Americans, nearly 3/4, bundle their cable TV service with a high-speed Internet package. Because you live in Anawalt, you may already be one of the:
- 71 with 4 or more TVs
- 103 streaming shows
- 154 viewers with cable bundles
- 178 people in Anawalt stuck watching TV on the networks' timeline.


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James Borrego's journey to the Orlando Magic sideline started in a single-parent home in Albuquerque, N.M.
James Borrego's journey to the Orlando Magic sideline started in a single-parent home in Albuquerque, N.M.
James Borrego is not helping his chances to keep the Magic coaching job after the season.
The Orlando Magic's statistics since team officials fired Jacque Vaughn and made James Borrego the interim head coach tell a clear story.
After six games, what James Borrego will emphasize as the Orlando Magic's interim coach is becoming clearer.
Perhaps no one on the Orlando Magic or Philadelphia 76ers felt happier to play Sunday night than the Sixers' Jason Richardson.
Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook will miss at least one game after suffering a fracture of his right cheek late in Friday's game against the Trail Blazers.
The Dallas Mavericks return home Saturday and they'll also try to return to the winner's circle when the Brooklyn Nets visit American Airlines Center.
The San Antonio Spurs finally got back into the winner's circle last time out and go for two in a row Saturday night when they visit the Phoenix Suns.
The Milwaukee Bucks started their western road trip poorly, but will try to get back on track Saturday night at EnergySolutions Arena versus the Utah Jazz.
The Memphis Grizzlies are in the midst of a two-game losing streak and will try to snap out of it Saturday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.
Michele Roberts wouldn't like me.
The Toronto Raptors will try to make up for an embarrassing loss on Saturday when they visit Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks.
The Atlanta Hawks are rounding back into form and they'll take that momentum to South Beach Saturday night in a Southeast Division clash with the Miami Heat.
The Washington Wizards are sinking like a stone, but they'll try to rebound on Saturday when the Detroit Pistons pay a visit to the Verizon Center.
Former NBA star Anthony Mason died early Saturday morning, according to the New York Daily News. He was 48.
The Cleveland Cavaliers announced on Friday that guard Kyrie Irving will not play against Indiana due to a left shoulder injury.
Michele Roberts wouldn't like me.
The NBA is a game of runs with peaks and valleys the likes of which can drive a head coach toward insanity.
Oft-injured Chicago point guard Derrick Rose underwent successful surgery to repair a medial meniscus tear in his right knee.
Russell Westbrook can't do it all for the Oklahoma City Thunder, as they try to bounce back from a recent loss with Friday's matchup against the Northwest-rival Portland Trail Blazers.


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Soccer (Football) fans?
Here is a link to the world cup schedule. US is going to have a tough chance. I think that Germany, Italy, and Spain drew some easy groups.
http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/stor...s-and-Schedule |
Re: Soccer (Football) fans?
Speaking of Soccer, I don't follow it, but my Zips are ranked #1 overall and in the Final 4 in the "College Cup".
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football sucks <--- this coming from a english/south african lol
everyone always overhypes england lol they fail i bet, and what's this about ivory coast about being a legit threat lol |
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As for the Ivory Coast, they are the glamour pick this year. Just like Nigeria was a few years ago, and Cameroon before them. |
Re: Soccer (Football) fans?
Akron #1 huh? Over the like of NC, NC State, Stanford, good for them. Go Zips! |
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England always failes, they won't get past the quarters, i would love to see ronaldos face if portugal dont get past the qualifiers, cry baby ronaldo lol.
Re: Soccer (Football) fans?
w00t! Akron and UNC went through 2 OT's and finished in a 0-0 tie. Akron pulled it out 5-4 in penalty kicks.
UVA for the National Championship tomorrow at 1 on ESPN2! Go Zips! |
Re: Soccer (Football) fans?
soccer ain't what it used to be
but it's still fun to watch although the though of England without Rooney for the World Cup is bad :( :helmet: |
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Eventually pot stories will fade
Posted By DP Opinion On January 16, 2014 @ 5:01 pm In Letters | 5 Comments
Re: "Pot for dinner? Is there no end? [1]" Jan. 14 Open Forum.
I read yet another letter today complaining about pot recipes in the Food section. Odd that there are no letters from folks complaining about the many articles about breweries, wineries, local bars, the mixologists, the best cocktail bars, etc. Coloradans did a brilliant thing in making pot legal. There are many ramifications from this bold move, and it's all new. Eventually it will be a part of life.
Joan Tinnin, Parker
This letter was published in the Jan. 17 edition.
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5 Comments To "Eventually pot stories will fade"
#1 Comment By johnrpack On January 17, 2014 @ 11:40 am
I admit — I don't like the mixologist articles either. But I have this brilliant solution… I don't read them.
#2 Comment By bleeth On January 17, 2014 @ 12:04 pm
I wouldn't know a Kardashian if one came up and bit me in the ankle. Why? Because I couldn't care less about these people and their lives so I don't read these articles.
I read the Denver Post every day and skip over articles, even sections, that I'm not interested in reading.
I would suggest the same for those wailing and lamenting over pot.
#3 Comment By peterpi On January 17, 2014 @ 12:52 pm
That's too simple ** grin **
#4 Comment By primafacie On January 17, 2014 @ 2:05 pm
I hear that's how Kardashians infect you: by biting your ankles.
#5 Comment By bleeth On January 17, 2014 @ 3:30 pm
There's a prescription fix for the infliction. A cortikardashiroid I believe it's called.
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Category | Script (typefaces) |
Designer(s) | Vincent Connare |
Foundry | Microsoft |
Date released | 1994 |
Category | Script (typefaces) |
Designer(s) | Vincent Connare |
Foundry | Microsoft |
Date released | 1994 |
Comic Sans MS, commonly referred to as Comic Sans, is a sans-serif casual script typeface. The modern Comic Sans was designed by Vincent Connare and released in 1994 by Microsoft Corporation. It is classified as a casual, non-connecting script, and was designed to imitate the historical look of comic book lettering, for use in informal documents.
The typeface has been supplied with Microsoft Windows since the introduction of Windows 95, initially as a supplemental font in the Windows Plus Pack and later in Microsoft Comic Chat. The typeface's widespread use, often in situations for which it was not intended, has been criticized.[1]
Microsoft designer Vincent Connare began work on Comic Sans in October 1994. Connare had already created child-oriented fonts for various applications, so when he saw a beta version of Microsoft Bob that used Times New Roman in the word balloons of cartoon characters, he decided to create a new face based on the lettering style of comic books he had in his office, specifically The Dark Knight Returns (lettered by John Costanza) and Watchmen (lettered by Dave Gibbons).[3]
He completed the face too late for inclusion in MS Bob, but the programmers of Microsoft 3D Movie Maker, which also used cartoon guides and speech bubbles, began to use it. The speech eventually became true voice, but Comic Sans stayed for the program's pop-up windows and help sections. The typeface later shipped with the Windows 95 Plus! Pack. It then became a standard font for the OEM version of Windows 95. Finally, the font became one of the default fonts for Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Internet Explorer. The font is also used in Microsoft Comic Chat, which was released in 1996 with Internet Explorer 3.0.
Originally appeared as part of Ascender 2010 Font Pack as Comic Sans 2010,[4][5] it is a commercial variant designed by Terrance Weinzierl from Monotype Imaging. It added italic variants of the original fonts for a total of 4 fonts, extra ornaments and symbols including speech bubbles, onomatopoeia and dingbats.[6][7]
OpenType features included ligatures, lining figures, localized forms, old style figures, proportional figures, tabular figures, swash, small capitals, stylistic alternates, stylistic sets (1-3).
The italic fonts later appeared in Windows 8.[8]
The Boston Phoenix reported on disgruntlement over the widespread use of the font, especially its incongruous use for writing on serious subjects, with the complaints urged on by a campaign started by two Indianapolis graphic designers, Dave and Holly Combs, via their website "Ban Comic Sans".[9] The movement was conceived in 1999 by the two designers, after an employer insisted that one of them use Comic Sans in a children's museum exhibit,[3] and in early 2009, the movement was "stronger now than ever".[3] The web site's main argument is that a typeface should match the tone of its text, and that the irreverence of Comic Sans is often at odds with a serious message, such as a "do not enter" sign.[10]
In the 2005 session of the youth model parliament in Ontario, the New Democratic Party included the clause "Ban the font known as Comic Sans" in an omnibus ban bill.[11]
Comic book artist Dave Gibbons, whose work was one of the inspirations for the font, said that it was "a shame they couldn't have used just the original font, because [Comic Sans] is a real mess. I think it's a particularly ugly letter form."[12]
Film producer and New York Times essayist Errol Morris wrote in an August 2012 posting, "The conscious awareness of Comic Sans promotes — at least among some people — contempt and summary dismissal." With the help of a professor, he conducted an online experiment and found that Comic Sans, in comparison to five other fonts (Baskerville, Helvetica, Georgia, Trebuchet MS, and Computer Modern), makes readers slightly less likely to believe that a statement they are reading is true.[13]
In the Netherlands popular radio DJs Coen Swijnenberg and Sander Lantinga decided to celebrate the font by having a Comic Sans day on the first Friday of July. Comic Sans Day has been held since 2009. Some Dutch companies have their website in Comic Sans on this day.[14]
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