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Elven Critters Crit op with crit generation. 5 of these will end anything. Broken.
King Fisher Optimized net user. Moderate.
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Super Knight A tough, sticky, high damage knight. Strong.
Super Duper Knight Basically the same as super knight with items, making it far more broken.
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A foremost authority on schizophrenia and a recipient of the President's National Medal of Science, Dr. Andreasen pioneered the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to identify brain mechanisms of mental illnesses. Her work was among the first to suggest that schizophrenia is linked to abnormal brain development and that a decrease in the size of the brain's frontal lobe is associated with certain symptoms of the disorder, including impaired cognitive function. She was also among the first to pioneer the integration of neuroimaging and genomics. Much of her current work focuses on genetic/genomic regulation of illness onset, course and outcome, particularly with respect to neuroimaging brain measures.
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Her contributions to science and to educating the lay public have been enhanced by her unusual combination of expertise in both literature and science. Her Ph.D. is in Renaissance English Literature. She has used her literary skills to write books designed to educate the lay public and to reduce stigma. Among her 15 books is a "brain trilogy" written to educate nonscientists about neuroscience, mental illness and creativity: The Broken Brain, Brave New Brain, and The Creating Brain.
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Gingery Pickled Beets
These beets serve as my opening ceremony to this year's canning season and the recipe comes from my original canning inspiration's new cookbook, Food in Jars. When a review copy of Marisa's beautiful book showed up in the mail I first squealed like a little school girl, then I got to work marking all of the recipes I couldn't wait to try. I started with this recipe for gorgeous ruby red beets in a gently spiced brine which temporarily stained my stovetop with bright magenta splatters (entirely my fault). Oh, and I totally jumped the gun on letting these guys rest. I opened a jar after only three days and topped my lunch salad with a few beets and they were just as bright and spicy from the sliced ginger as I'd hoped they would be. I'm sure they'll be even more delicious after a few more days in their vinegary bath.
Thank you Marisa for this gorgeous book, I can't wait to use it all summer long!
Gingery Pickled Beets
from Food in Jars by Marisa McClellan
yield, 3 finished pints of beets
The only changes I made to this beautiful recipe were to use wide mouth jars (my local hardware store only carries wide mouth jars, no idea why) and I sliced a jar worth of beets into rounds instead of wedges to pickle and give to my Aussie Burger loving pal. I also had a bit of extra brine that I tossed in a jar with some sugar snap peas I had laying around.
2 lbs red beets
2 cups apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons pickling salt
1 cup sugar
1 cinnamon stick
1 2'' piece of fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
Scrub the beets, removing the greens and long roots (save the greens, they're edible!). Place the beets in a pot and cover with water. Simmer over medium heat until the beets are just tender, about 30-45 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. When the beets are cool enough to handle, rub the skins off with your fingers. (Wear plastic gloves or resealable plastic bags on your hands if you are averse to pink-stained skin.) Trim the unwieldy ends, cut the beets into wedges, and set aside.
Prepare a boiling water bath and sterilize 3 regular-mouth 1-pint jars. Place the lids in a small saucepan, cover them with water, and simmer over very low heat.
Combine vinegar, 2 cups of waer, salt, sugar, cinnamon stick and ginger slices in a pot and bring the brine to a boil.
Meanwhile, pack the beet wedges into the sterilized jars. Slowly pour the hot brine over the beets in each jar (making sure to include 2-3 ginger slices in each jar), leaving 1/2'' headspace. Gently tap the jars on a towel-lined countertop to help loosen any bubbles before using a wooden chopstick to dislodge any remaining bubbles. Check the headspace again and add more brine if necessary.
Wipe the rims, apply the lids and rings and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
Let the pickles cure for at least 1 week before eating.
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I love beets so much and I hope there's a bumper crop this season so I can pickle them up like this. Yummers!ReplyDelete
Yossy these beets are so pretty, I'm growing some beets with alternating white and red rings like a bullseye when you slice them.....I'll save some for you!ReplyDelete
Last year I made pickled beets and they were a big hit with the friends and family. I've got to get on this recipe!ReplyDelete
I love the way your beets are all curling to the side in your top photo -- like they can wait to jump in their brine bath!ReplyDelete
Food in Jars is on my Amazon wishlist too. :) And this is such a great way to preserve beets to be used in salads down the road.ReplyDeleteReplies
Diana- It's a really gorgeous book full of great (small yield), perfect recipes for city canners. If you have room on your shelf, I highly suggest picking it up!Delete
Beautiful photos! I adore beets - in every form. I have been canning lots of jam lately but now you have inspired me to move onto something new - like pickled beets. :)ReplyDelete
I'm happy to hear that you like the beets! Thank you for writing such a gorgeous post about my book!ReplyDelete
I am so excited to check out Marisa's book. I love pickles of all kinds, but have a special place in my heart for beets...yours look stunning!ReplyDelete
Do you think I could reduce the sugar and still be safe for canning? I am worried it might be too sweet. Where they sweet?ReplyDeleteReplies
They were a bit sweet, but the heat of the ginger tempers it nicely. I am not sure if they would be safe to can if you reduce te sugar, but you could definitely store them in the fridge for a few weeks.Delete
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He finds that I am unclear about the test and as such there are not one but five (different?) tests because I'm not clear about it. Joshua is doing three things with me and my test in order to maintain an improbable faith.
1) He's mistaking my attempts at clarifying and further explaining the OTF as different tests, which is wholly inappropriate rhetoric. 2) He's faulting me for not writing to the professional philosopher, which, if I did so would not be my target audience. 3) He's chosen to personally offend me with his rhetoric in hopes that I will not respond so he can have the last word. All in all this is indeed an interesting strategy, but it will not work with me. Leaving aside his many mischaracterizations of my position, and leaving aside the things I've already addressed, along with his offensiveness, I'll briefly respond.
He said: Whether Loftus thinks skepticism is a presumption or a "control belief", something we start with or something we conclude with, is now wholly beyond me.Both. I said it is circular but not viciously circular.
He said: This should lead us to "presuppose" skepticism, one of Loftus's many underdefined terms. But skepticism seems to be a negative term, meaning something akin to "Don't assume the Bible is true," or something very much like that. It's unclear whether Loftus has anything positive in mind for skepticism as an actual investigative methodology for the epistemology of religion.If he doesn't know what it means to be skeptical of a positive claim or assertion then he's being willing obtuse. As Vic Stenger repeats, "absence of evidence is evidence of absence when the evidence should be there and is not." In my book I argue for Hume's standards, methodological naturalism, and the scientific method itself. There are no better standards or methods. What are the alternatives if not?
He said: Loftus repeats his book's claim that sociological data is akin to a "background" fact to be used in assessing religious "truth claims." It is important for the non-specialist reader to realize that, usually, sociological or cultural arguments are relevant only to the rationality of religious believers themselves. Say Joshua's only reason for believing in God is because his trusty uncle told him so. This wouldn't cast doubt on the proposition "God exists," but it would cast doubt on the proposition, "Joshua believes in God for good reasons." This is an important distinction that Loftus frequently ignores.This analogy is disanalogous and even disingenuous, for we're not just talking about one case of one uncle telling one person to believe in one kind of God. There are myriads of uncle's telling a myriad of nephews to believe in a myriad number of gods, and these nephews all believe what they're initially told. And THAT is what I'm addressing with the OTF. Such a situation does indeed cast doubt on what any given uncle tells his nephew such that these nephews ought to be skeptical of what they were told. Why? Because all nephews believe what they were initially told by their uncles, and because at the very least all but one of these uncles must be wrong. They could even all be wrong.
He said: Loftus says certain rather conspicuous things given his own projects, such as "Christian, just ask yourself whether the initial reasons you had for adopting your faith were strong ones." Yet Loftus doesn't want us examining his initial reasons for adopting his atheism, and to instead examine the new arguments in his book (and arguments in future books, and on blogs). Remember, not only did Loftus have weak-to-bad reasons for adopting his atheism, but had he been born in Saudi Arabia, he likely would have never become an atheist at all.I deny I have weak reasons to be an agnostic. That's the default position. And I deny I have weak reasons to be an atheist once I leave the default position. I claim that when it comes to the truth about these sorts of questions agnosticism is the default position precisely because of these sociological factors. We should all doubt all of our conclusions, and I do. Join me won't you?
He said: The worst case scenario is that Loftus's argument yields an infinite regress of Outsider Testing. Shouldn't we do Outsider Tests with respect to the beliefs that led us to take the Outsider Test? And so on.This is a red herring. In one sense all tests would fall prey to such an objection. And yet we're all just mere mortals. Agnosticism is the default position anyway, as I have repeatedly said.
He said: Here he's trying to argue that we should have skepticism about beliefs arrived at through cultural means. As Alvin Plantinga has shown, this sort of thing reduces to attacking the truth of belief, in those cases where the belief system includes beliefs about how the system came about. For example, Christians will often hold that the spirit of God gets much of the credit for their belief. So if Loftus is correct about cultural determinism, then he actually is objecting to the truth of Christian belief. In any case, I'm not sure I can take Loftus seriously when he says he's just trying to convince Christians to use skepticism for their further investigations into their beliefs.Here he uses the word "skepticism" as if he knows what I mean by it, so which is it? Does he or doesn't he know what I mean by it? If he doesn't know then he just doesn't know, right? And if so he cannot turn around and act like he does.
In any case, even if we grant Plantinga's argument, the fact remains that all belief systems that excuse themselves from scientific testing are belief systems which include beliefs about how the system came about. So there is no way to decide between them. And they are almost certainly culturally caught in the culture of one's origin. So I see no reason not to be skeptical about all these kinds of belief systems, and I see no reason why the Christian believer wouldn't want to be skeptical about his own system of beliefs because of this.
He said: But the Christian can just say, "Hi John Loftus. I've given arguments for my Christian belief. Therefore I don't need to apply the Outsider Test to it." Loftus claims he doesn't have to test his test, because his test has good grounds for it, despite the indisputable cultural data he keeps talking about, that shows Loftus would not have developed the Outsider Test if he was born on Mars. But the Christian usually thinks she has good ground for her beliefs, despite the indisputable cultural data.Again, these things all point to agnosticism being the default position. Why can't he understand that? Because he's trying his best against the arguments to defend what he was raised to believe and he just cannot bring himself to doubt what he was taught. I'm sure every believer in every different culture would say the same thing as he did here, which I dealt with in my book.
He said: Lastly Loftus should realize that we need to figure out the best way to investigate religious claims. To me it seems to be that proper methodology will be to put ourselves in situations where we would be likely to perceive religious objects – say, God. For example, it would be silly to write off Islamic belief on the basis of reading a book about it, when Muslims claim to have palpable experiences of God. If we really want to investigate Islam so that we can justifiably say it is groundless, we at least need to include some experiential investigation.Muslims do indeed claim to have done the experimental investigations. And surprise, they have experienced Allah! Maybe he can tell me why the Mormon Church still exists now that DNA evidence has conclusively shown that Native American Indians did not come from the Middle East too? His test comes straight out of William James whose argument only serves to reinforce what one believes. Any believer who approaches his faith as James sought to do would only become more entrenched in what he originally believed.
He said, quoting me:My point, since he missed it, is that this is the case for every single one of us when it comes to all of our beliefs. I don't claim we cannot be rational. We can. I only maintain that the human mind is extremely malleable and capable of believing a great many different mutually exclusive things. It is a fact that all of us hold to beliefs which cannot all be true and which contradict other things we accept!Let me put it to you this way, if you read everything that I have read and experienced everything that I have experienced, then you would think on these issues exactly the same way I do. Deny this if you can.I have an even better suggestion. If I became John Loftus, my beliefs would be those of John Loftus. Deny this if you can!


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"I'm a giraffe and I bend my neck. Can you do it?"
It's not what you expect to hear from a public affairs officer. But this isn't a normal briefing.
Despite communication advancements, deployed troops still face the challenge of staying connected with family back home. Even officers who communicate for a living – like Navy Lt. j. g. Matthew Stroup – can struggle to find a personal touch from afar that his two young boys will understand.
The USO and United Through Reading® are working together to change that.
"It's tough for little people to stay engaged for too long [on the phone]," Stroup wrote in a recent email from Afghanistan. "That's another nice thing about [United Through Reading] though: you can put in the DVD and it grabs their attention for a longer period of time."
United Through Reading's Military Program – available to troops around the world via the USO or directly through United Through Reading – provides deployed troops the opportunity to make a DVD of themselves reading an age-appropriate book to their kids back home. When they're done, United Through Reading sends the DVD (and often a copy of the book) to the family.
United Through Reading is among the valuable program partners the USO will profile during April, which is the Month of the Military Child.
"I enjoy knowing that my kids will be able to connect with me whenever they like through reading while I'm away by asking to have a DVD turned on at home or in the car," Stroup wrote.
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"I am a seal and I clap my hands. Can you do it?"
Yes, a giggling Brayden Stroup can.
The boy – now of 3½ years old – can be seen in this 2012 video acting like any other young kid watching a DVD. The only difference is that it's his dad giving the instructions.
Back in Ivor, Va., Jenny Lynne Stroup screens the videos Matthew has sent back from the field – more than 30 since his first deployment on the USS George H. W. Bush in 2011 – to find the most interactive recordings.
"If it's not an action book, we're probably not going to sit through the whole DVD," she said while laughing. "Twenty minutes for a 3-year-old is a really long time."
Jenny Lynne, a teacher-turned-stay-at-home-mom, says the videos have become an integral way of keeping the family connected.
"At first [Brayden] was a little confused that Daddy was in the TV," she said. "But the more we watched them, the more animated Brayden became.
"At 18 months old [in 2011], I didn't really know that he would notice that Matthew wasn't there. … But when [Matthew] would come on TV, his face would just light up. It was really neat to see, because [Brayden] didn't really act like anything ever bothered him."
She said their youngest son, Luke – who turns 2 in June – is equally expressive.
"He'll just stand right in front of the TV and just talk to [Matthew], which is kind of funny," Jenny Lynne said.
Matthew not only makes United Through Reading videos as often as he can – including one at the USO Camp Atterbury during the lead-up to his current deployment – but he also assists in United Through Reading taping events downrange when the opportunity arises.
He's looking forward to reading to his boys in person when his deployment ends this summer. Until then, he'll stay connected via his animated videos, and the images and cellphone recordings Jenny Lynne takes of their son's reacting to his on-screen expressions.
"It was awesome to see [Brayden] doing the same motions that I was while I was reading the book – he was really engaged," Matthew wrote. "Getting that video in the mail was a big boost for my morale and it let me know that the time I spent recording the books was well spent."
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Photo caption: Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup records himself reading a book to his children during a United Through Reading event on Jan. 18 in Afghanistan. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Stroup)
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Less than a day after the Senate passed the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act (NY SAFE) the Assembly approved the bill in a 104 to 43 vote on Tuesday.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the bill into law just after 5 p.m. and hailed it as a common sense move for the state.
Key provisions of the law include a tougher assault weapons ban, stricter regulations on ammunition, more serious penalties for those who facilitate the acquisition of a rifle for someone who is unqualified, harsher sentences for those who murder first responders and mental health screening designed to keep firearms away from the mentally ill.
The law will also require background checks on all firearm purchases, including private sales.
By passing measures to keep guns out of the hands of those that tend to target our volunteers and children, we are honoring all our first responders and the memories of those that have died needlessly, Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa said in a statement.
The law further prevents detailed information about pistol permit carriers being available to the public – a key issue for Mrs. Russell.
Peter B. OConnell, lobbyist for the Firemans Association of the State of New York, said the inclusion of harsher penalties against those who murder first responders was a pleasant surprise and very well received by the groups legislative committee.
But the Assemblys passage of the bill was not without opposition. More than four hours of at times heated debate passed before the law was approved during which numerous grievances were brought to the floor.
Several upstate gun dealers are unhappy with the legislation.
Joseph J. Russell, owner of Hilltop Hunting and Fishing, Canton, said the legislation signed into law on Tuesday will have a crippling impact on his business.
In my opinion its going to end the gun business in this state, Mr. Russell said.
NY SAFE is costing me $200,000 a year in sales, conservatively, Mr. Russell added, due to the weapons he will no longer be able to sell. NY SAFE is a sweeping piece of legislation designed to fundamentally impact the states gun culture.
The new definition of an assault weapon includes any semi-automatic rifle with detachable magazines and one of the following characteristics: a folding or telescoping stock, a pistol grip, a thumb hole stock, a second hand grip, a bayonet mount, a threaded barrel, a flash suppressor, a muzzle break, a muzzle compensator or a grenade launcher.
Semi-automatic pistols and shotguns fall under similar classifications. Under the law, assault weapons currently owned in the state will need to be registered and cannot be sold to anyone within the state besides licensed dealers.
The law also requires every purchase of ammunition be accompanied by a state background check.
Assemblyman Joseph R. Lentol, D-Brooklyn, cosponsor of the bill, said NY SAFE was drafted with help from the state police.
This bill was not drafted in an ivory tower, Mr. Lentol said, responding to criticism that NY SAFE inadequately reflects the reality of gun ownership in the state.
Much of the criticism, however, revolved around the speed at which the law was acted on.
We only received this law 14 hours ago, Assemblyman J. Anthony Jordan, R-Jackson, said.
Mr. Jordan went on to say that the Legislature had not had the opportunity to examine this by the light of day.
That being said, Mr. Jordan was particularly disappointed with the stipulation requiring all ammunition purchases to be accompanied by a background check.
If I go to a local sporting store to buy .22 shells there is now a process that has to be followed, Mr. Jordan said, arguing that the regulation goes too far.
Assemblyman Kenneth D. Blankenbush, R-Black Water, said the law doesnt do enough to deal with the mentally ill.
Until we straighten out what kind of prescriptions and what kind of drugs our young people are on, we may never stop the violence that is going on today, Mr. Blankenbush said.
Mr. Lentol admitted several chapter amendments will be required for the bill. In particular the bill has confusing language that could be read to require even law enforcement officers be unarmed in school buildings.
Thats another boo-boo we have in this bill, Assemblyman Alfred C. Graf, R-Holbrook, said.
Richard L. Jones, owner of North Woods Outfitters in Potsdam agreed the law is damaging.
Although all the rifles Mr. Jones currently sells meet the new assault rifle regulations, he said the ammunition regulations will prove to be so time consuming he will lose business. Mr. Jones said providing background checks on people who are headed out to go hunting will prove especially challenging on busy days like the day before rifle season. These are honest, law abiding citizens just want to go deer hunting and they want ammunition. Its like gassing up your car. These arent criminals.
Following the passage of the law, high capacity magazines that are not classified as relics must be turned in to the authorities. Ten-round magazines will no longer be sold in the state but anyone who owns one can still use it so long as they do not put more than seven rounds in it.
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Over 30 Borger Junior League Bowlers are making the trip down to the metroplex this weekend to compete in state bowling competitions.
The tournaments will be held in Plano and Richardson with the divisions consisting of team competition, singles and doubles.
Pictured are the local bowlers competing at the state level.
(Back l to r) Ryan Downs, Justin Lusk, Erik Powell, Michelle Ludiker, Devan Witt, Josh Ludiker, Taylor Boyd, Macy Brewster, Kathy Williams, Ashley Henderson, Kaisha Wortham, Casey Taylor, Josh Howell and Camren Witt.
(Front l to r) Lucas Robertson, Remington Grant, Peter Woodin Jr., Carson Browning, Austin Boyd, Austin Beevers, Nate Beevers, Wesley Carlock, Danny Harbin Jr., and Elizabeth Harbin.


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