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The workhorse of minibuffer interaction is a coroutine called minibuffer.read. That it is a coroutine should not be intimidating to the novice — you need not necessarily understand how coroutines work in order to use them in the most common ways — only that the yield keyword is used to call them.
There are a dozen or more procedures in Conkeror with names that start with "minibuffer.read", for example minibuffer.read_file, and minibuffer.read_yes_or_no. However, most of these are simply wrappers around minibuffer.read itself, so that is the place to begin.
Minibuffer.read's behavior is controlled by keyword options. Because of the number of these options, keywords have a clear advantage over positional parameters because it results in a shortened call form, and each argument is labeled by its keyword, which makes the form easier to read than it would be otherwise. A note about keyword usage: anywhere you would give a value of boolean true for a keyword, you can simply give the keyword name with no value.
1. keyword options
- $prompt
- The prompt string.
- $initial_value
- The initial input text.
- $select
- When given and true, the initial input will be selected.
- $keymap
Gives the keymap to use for the minibuffer interaction. Defaults to minibuffer_keymap. Typically if you wanted to add key bindings to a particular minibuffer prompt, you would make a keymap that inherits from minibuffer_keymap, and pass that keymap as the value for $keymap to minibuffer.read.
- $history
- When given, a string key name, under which the minibuffer history for this call to read will be accessed and saved.
- $validator
- When given, should be a function of two arguments. The first is the input string, and the second is a reference to the minibuffer. Normal exit from the minibuffer will not be permitted unless the validator function returns a true value.
- $completer
So glad you asked. See below.
- $match_required
- When true, normal exit from the minibuffer will only be allowed when an item found in the completions is chosen.
- $default_completion
- When present, it must be a string found in the completions. This entry will be selected in the completions list when the input is empty. This option is only used in conjunction with $match_required.
- $auto_complete
boolean or string. string values are labels that will be resolved to booleans by traversing minibuffer_auto_complete_preferences and minibuffer_auto_complete_default, which see.
- When true, the completions display will pop open as soon as there are completions to display for the input. For example, you type "f" and there is a completion "foo", the completions display would pop open without you hitting tab.
- $auto_complete_initial
- When true, auto-completion is performed immediately when the minibuffer input is opened. Valid only when $auto_complete is also given.
- $auto_complete_conservative
- Normally, empty input (such as after deleting all text, or if $auto_complete_initial is given, immediately when the prompt is opened) results in a completions display of all available completions. When this option is given, empty input results in no completions. Valid only when $auto_complete is also given.
- $auto_complete_delay
Delay (in milliseconds) after the most recent key-stroke before auto-completing. Defaults to value of the user variable default_minibuffer_auto_complete_delay. There is rarely any need to give this keyword.
- $enable_icons
When given, space will be made in the completions display for an icon on each row. The icons are gotten from the get_icon method of the completer.
- $space_completes
- When true, space can be used as a completion key in addition to tab. Useful for minibuffer interactions where space never appears as a character in the allowed input. Often useful in combination with prefix_completer.
2. Completers
2.1. prefix_completer
Constructs a completer that completes based on prefix. The completion data and the procedures to interpret the items for display in the UI are given by the following keywords.
- $completions
Gives either an array of items to select among, or a function for obtaining such an array, which we will come back to in a moment. The simplest case is an array of strings. You can also have an array of other types of objects, and then provide $get_string and optionally $get_description and/or $get_value.
- This can also be given as a function, and it's a little bit subtle how it works, so here goes: it should be a function of one argument. The object passed to the function is itself a function, which should be called for each completion item. You could think of it as "add item".
- $get_string
- A procedure that takes a completion item as its argument and returns the string representation that will actually be completed upon. The default for this keyword is an identity procedure (a procedure that returns its argument unchanged).
- $get_description
- A procedure that takes a completion item as its argument and returns a string description, normally displayed in the column to the right of the completions. Generally used to provide extra information about the item. The default is a procedure that always returns the empty string.
- $get_icon
- When given, this is a procedure that takes a completion item as its argument and returns the string url of an icon to display in the completions pane for this item. Used only in combination with the minibuffer.read keyword $enable_icons.
- $get_value
- When given, this is a procedure that transforms the final chosen item from the completions to another value to return to the caller of minibuffer.read. Used only in combination with the minibuffer.read keyword $match_required.
2.2. all_word_completer
An all_word_completer allows you to match completions by typing any number of substrings, separated by spaces. The input is allowed to match either the item itself (rather its string representation) or its description.
Takes the same keyword arguments as prefix_completer.


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The next installment in Larian Studios' Divinity series, Divinity: Original Sin, will have a heavy emphasis on story and RPG elements, but it'll also include lots of capabilities that will allow players to make and tell stories of their own.
As Producer David Walgrave explained during a hands-off demo of Original Sin at E3 2012, the game will ship with the complete editor — the same tools the developers use to create Original Sin. And that means players will be able to make just about everything that appears in the game, including dialog between characters.
That should be a pretty interesting development, considering how involved the fan-created scenarios and levels might be. Original Sin puts players in the role of either a warrior who was formerly imprisoned or a mystic who has been brought back from the dead, and the main story will hinge on dialog both between the two characters and with NPCs as they move through the world. The top-down RPG takes a lot of elements from tabletop games: during dialog, players will be able to choose differing dialog options if they don't agree on the best way to deal with a situation, and dice rolls will determine whose dialog choices get used for the scenario.
Meanwhile, combat puts an emphasis on strategy and is, in fact, turn-based and heavily influenced by the environment. During the demo, Walgrave showed us how just about anything can be used as a weapon — anything not nailed down can be picked up, moved and manipulated, he said — and players can deal with NPCs in a friendly way, or trigger fights with them by harassing them with weapons.
In dungeons and when going up against actual enemies, there's an emphasis placed on using both the main characters effectively. One character might knock open barrels of water or oil to change the "surface" of the surrounding area, and the other can then use that surface to trigger effects and spells — electrifying the water, setting the oil on fire, and so on. Changing the environment is key to fighting groups of enemies effectively: Original Sin is more about using your brain than using your sword.
Walgrave said Original Sins' dungeons won't be randomized and all the enemy encounters in the game are being hand-placed by developers, in order to create a very specific experience for the player. Players will be able to make a lot of difference in dialog and in how they approach situations, however: multiple endings are available based on how players deal with situations, dialog options change based on how you approach people, and there's even inter-character banter between the two main characters that each player can affect.
The characters will discuss situations and events — during the demo, the two players were on the trial of a monster who had seduced a woman, and after speaking with her, they could talk about the situation. The dialog even went so far as to allow players to either give the woman a break, so to speak, or to condemn her for her promiscuous ways. It's interesting in terms of what the characters in Original Sin are like, and how the story unfolds around them based on the characters that players create from those dialog options.
Walgrave said that this is the first Divinity game that has included dialog like this, and Larian is taking the story very seriously. The good news is that, from the short demo at E3 2012 that I saw, it seems Original Sin will live up to that focus on story, or at least will bring quite a lot of it to bear on the RPG experience. The great thing about shipping the game full of mod tools, however, is that players who aren't satisfied with Original Sin's story will have all the means they need to create one of their own.


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Worn by ping pong players in the 1950s and originally made by a state-owned factory, a humble Chinese canvas shoe is now available on British high streets, a must-have fashion item in Europe.
And as the trend doubles back, expats in China are cottoning onto the brand their friends are paying ten times the price for in Europe. But the path from a humble stall in a Shanghai backstreet to a chain store on Oxford Street and back is a sad example of the challenges faced in trying to protect intellectual property in China. In arguably a lose-lose situation for all parties, you can now buy a French version of the Chinese shoe, a fake Chinese version of the French shoe, a fake Chinese version of the Chinese shoe, and, if you are lucky, somewhere in a long-forgotten, dusty little shop in Shanghai, the original shoe.
Some say Feiyue shoes date back to the 1930s, others the 1950s. What is sure is that they were first made in Shanghai, have never changed in design and are the shoes the famous Shaolin monks often wear when they perform martial arts. The shoe was widely worn in China before the likes of Nike and Adidas appeared in the closed off country.
In 2006, Patrice Bastian, a Frenchman living in Shanghai, graphic designer, Charles Munka, plus Nicolas Seguy and Clement Fauth launched a "revised" version of the shoe in France. It is said that the manufacturer, Top One, gave its blessings for the shoe to be modified and sold in Europe. But the Chinese media has reported that sister company, Shanghai Da Fu Rubber, claims it should have been consulted and was not. A version of the shoe bearing the Feiyue brand and markings quickly found its way into the pages of fashion magazines in Europe. In 2008, Orlando Bloom secured the brand's status when he was pictured wearing the shoes. Last month, Feiyue shoes appeared in FHM and GQ magazines.
French Feiyue shoes are now sold in Europe, America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and most recently Malaysia. The Paris-based Feiyue owns various global trademarks including American, Canadian and European ones. But since the brand has developed, so too have an array of manufacturers claiming to make the original shoe.
Du Xiaodong, known in English as Steward, is 25 and from Guangdong province. He studies at Tongji University and started a Feiyue fans blog in 2008. He says there are many different versions of the shoe on sale in China, even including a Chinese version of the French version of the Chinese version. He said: "In China there are many brands and many shanzhai ones." Shanzhai refers to Chinese pirated goods. Literally meaning "mountain stronghold", it refers to bandits outside official control
"Those people who manufacture shoes will copy a popular brand. Chinese manufacturers are copying the French one. In the market you see a lot of different styles. Many are neither Chinese nor French versions but shanzhai. A foreigner coming to China looking for these shoes will get confused. It's hard for a Chinese person to find them. Sometimes the fake ones are better than the originals because the original manufacturer hasn't updated their production facilities."
He says the problem is that the design is so easy to copy. "The law in China is not complete in terms of protecting intellectual property rights. It's especially difficult with these shoes as there's no difficulty in copying them. They are not like iPhones. The shoes are very easy to copy." Hence you can find Feiyu, Feiyin and Feilong on the market.
He added: "People of my age born in the 1980s wore the shoes. At that time we didn't have Nike or any foreign brands so most Chinese who were children then remember Feiyue."
The original shoes, are available at 585 Zunyi Road in Shanghai, according to Chinese magazine Lifeweek. It claims it is the only franchise shop of Top One in China. The owner of the shop, now aged 53 began working for the factory at 18.
There are other blogs more vehemently supportive of the original brand than Du Xiaodong's. This one reads: "There is a group of die hard fans [that] continues to seek the original Feiyue sneakers worn by millions of Chinese throughout the last 50 years. This blog is created to upkeep the spirit and the heritage of Feiyue, and for fans who believe that if they want to wear Feiyue sneakers, wear the Original China Version."
Last year, a spokesman for the Paris-based Feiyue was quoted in the Chinese media as saying, "We are currently holding some discussions with legal entities in China and we cannot communicate on Feiyue to media based in China until those talks are completed." Likewise, my request to speak to a representative from the company went unanswered.
It seems that when it comes to shanzhai in China, it may well be a case of 'C'est la vie'.


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9 thoughts on "Waiting for the big hit?"
I've been looking at this question, in response to so much I'm reading (not so much here as elsewhere) that the Yanks are failing in the clutch.
It is sabermetric gospel that there's no such thing as a clutch hitter. To be precise, the studies indicate that (1) clutch hitting is (in the words of Bill James) a "transient phenomenon" — hitters that appear to be clutch in one season do not repeat their clutch performance in following seasons, (2) clutch hitters either do not exist, or are able deliver clutch hits with a frequency over non-clutch hits that is (at best) statistically insignificant, and (3) when a measure of clutch hitting claims to be able to identify clutch hitters, the hitters identified are rarely those we'd identify as clutch.
In other words, clutch hitting is pretty much a myth. It's something we use to help us create a narrative to describe the baseball we watch, but it's not measurable and it probably does not exist.
In other words, the best thing the Yankees can do is put runners in scoring position, and hope for the best. With runners in scoring position and a guy at the plate with a .380 OBP, we can expect the batter to come through in the clutch about 38% of the time. If we want a better than 38% chance of scoring, then it's good to have many opportunities with runners in scoring position.
I started working on a post about this, but this conclusion is so consistently reached by the experts and has been stated elsewhere …
Larry is exactly correct on his points, clutch hitting is a nice short term explantion for things but not a predictor or sustainable in any direction over the long term.
Plus, you guys need to understand that the Yankees don't have minor issues offensively. They have major structural issues. They scored 915 runs last year and are currently on pace for 869. And to be honest, they are incredibly lucky to even be on that pace. Cervelli, Posada, Swisher, Cano, Thames are all .100 or more above their career OPSs which means serious regression is coming. Jeter and Tex will hit better but the guys who have underperformed are well outnumbered by the guys who have overperformed (you can put Gardner on the overachieve list as well, though not by leaps ands bounds like the others). Their pitching will have to be better than last year for them to make the playoffs because the hitting is 100% guaranteed not to score as many runs. I don't see that happening either because I don't see Hughes and Pettitte ending the year with 2.62 and 2.72 ERAs.
And it is high time someone in the press destroys Cashman for his offseason. So far he got a center fielder that hasn't played and played very poorly when he has and Vazquez who has been horrible. For those two and the right to pay them 18 mill combined this year, he gave up major league minimum for Jackson (top 5 prospect), Kennedy (pitching very well), Coke (3.32 ERA), Vizcaino (top 5 prospect pitching well in A ball) plus Mike Dunn who is young and a decent prospect and Cabrera who was the only good thing about the deal for them. Add Nick Johnson to that and how isn't he getting killed in the press. 28-19 belies some very horrible GM decisions.
Jason, sorry if I misunderstood. You DID talk about runners on second and third …
Also, isn't the sacrifice bunt kind of old fashioned? Isn't it prohibited under the sabermetric manifesto? I'm not sure that there's much room left any more for moving the runner along, except perhaps trying to hit to the right side with a runner on second and no one out.
So long as the Yankees are able to put runners on base, all will be well.
I agree about Cashman. Nick Johnson may still pay off, and besides, we gave up nothing but money for him. Vaz is at worse a servicable 5th starter or long relief guy — I don't miss Melky at all, but if Vaz doesn't pan out better than he has, then he wasn't worth the two prospects. I still like Granderson for Jackson — it's too early to brand this trade a success or a failure.
My rule of thumb is not to look at the standings until Memorial Day. But I peeked today. The Yanks are tied for the second best record in baseball, and have a 2-game lead for the wild card. I'm happy.
Cashman's performance and the Yankees record have absolutely no correlation. None.
And once again Larry, you are analyzing everything in terms of the Yankees ability to blow money without having an immediate impact. Johnson is 5.5 mill which isn't cheap to most teams and Vazquez is 11 mill and Granderson is 6.5 mill escalating to 10.5 mill in two years.
Here is the bottom line – the Yankees spent a net amount of about 15 mill this offseason (Vazquez/Granderson 18 mill minus Melky minus major league minimums for AJax, Kennedy, Coke). He made the team worse in the short term and worse in the long term and paid 15 mill for the privilege of doing that. This is not disputable at the moment.
If Goldman Sachs loses 50 million on a trade but still has more money than Thomas Weisel that doesn't mean the guy responsible for the trade did a great job.
Bret, of course the Yankees record and Cashman's performance have some correlation, and this is the case even if we limit our focus to Cashman's acquisition of Johnson, Vazquez and Granderson. For example, Granderson currently has a WAR of 0.6, which isn't bad given how few games he's played.
I'm not analyzing "everything" in terms of the Yanks' ability to blow money. I DO consider that the Yankees' wealth gives them the ability to take chances. Nick Johnson is a career .400 OBP guy who, when healthy, can get you 5 WAR per year. Cashman took a chance that Johnson might stay healthy if he was limited to the DH. It didn't work out. However, the proper way to evaluate the move is not on the basis of whether it worked out, but whether it was worth the risk. Even there, there's a good argument that it wasn't worth the risk. But that's where the argument properly lies. In my opinion.
Vazquez and Granderson are different topics. We've spoken a good deal about Granderson v. Jackson already; let's start with Vazquez.
You remember that the Yanks ended 2009 with three pitchers in their starting rotation. Clearly, Cashman had to address this situation. Within the organization, the Yanks had three young pitchers that might have started in 2010: Hughes, Joba and Kennedy. The best you could have said about Kennedy is that he was a terrific minor league pitcher who had failed to show anything in the majors. It would have been crazy to count on Kennedy starting in 2010: at best, he might have been a long relief guy who could have been moved to 5th starter in case of injuries or if he suddenly showedthe ability to pitch in the AL.
That leaves us with Joba and Hughes. I think Cashman made a terrific decision here, that only one of these two guys could be counted on to start in 2010. The chance that BOTH these guys would succeed at starter was too low. It made sense to choose one to start and one to pitch in relief. That left the Yankees one pitcher short of a starting rotation, and they were going to have to find the pitcher outside of the organization.
This is my main objection to your line of analysis: you are unfavorably comparing the Vazquez trade to what would have taken place if the Yanks had done nothing. But as I've indicated, standing pat was NOT an option. The Yanks HAD to bring in a 5th starter. The better analysis is to compare the Vazquez trade to other alternatives for bringing in a 5th starter. Of course, at this point in the season, I doubt that the Vazquez trade will compare favorably to these other options. But this is the correct comparison to make. Again in my opinion.
Going back to Granderson/Jackson: Cashman evaluated (correctly in my opinion) that in the starting lineup, the Yanks' biggest weakness was in CF. Melky's historic WAR was barely above replacement level. The Yanks knew that Austin Jackson was a terrific talent, but they also evaluated (correctly in my opinion) that he'd never be a solid major league ballplayer: he was (and is) a high-strikeout guy who cannot hit for power and relies on a crazy-high BABIP to produce decent numbers. As I've stated before, the ONLY successful guy currently in baseball with this profile is B.J. Upton.
If you look at Jackson's numbers, you can see that Will got it right: as Jackson's BABIP reverts to the mean, his numbers are tumbling: his .917 OPS in April dropped to a .711 OPS in May. By the way, Jackson's BABIP in May was STILL abnormally high: .377. His numbers still have much room for further regression.
Granderson is a career 3.5 WAR guy (I'm being conservative and ignoring his 7.4 WAR in 2007). This compares nicely to the 1.1 average WAR Cabrera put up in his 4 years as a Yankees starter. Cashman also factored in the risk that Granderson might prove to have "Johnny Damon" power to hit home runs into the Stadium right field porch. I agree with Will that the Granderson trade was a good one.
Here is Cashman's correlation to the Yankees' record. In 2 of the last 3 years in all probability Cashman is going to lose the division to a team with 1/4th the payroll. It went right last year because a team with 95 pythag wins won 103 and the Rays got off to a bad start. That isn't good management.
Granderson has already missed 25-30 games, even if he plays well and stays healthy and Jackson regresses from here on out, Jackson has been healthy and has an OPS that is over .100 points higher. Even if they get to even this year it would have been much cheaper in the short and long term to keep Ajax. And Vizcaino could be a great, great pitcher which you are omitting. Joba could have been 5th starter or they could have spent the money on someone else without giving up a great prospect.
Nick Johson never stays healthy, getting hurt and not blaming Cashman is like putting your hand on the stove and blaming someone else for getting burned.
Bret, OK. I don't like making judgments about winter trades in May. I acknowledged the risk that Johnson would get injured, but Granderson had no history of injury. Joba the fifth starter? Maybe, but at the moment that doesn't look like such a good plan.
Cashman's job is to get the Yanks into the playoffs with the highest possible frequency. He's been doing that.
I also hate seeing the Yanks trade away prospects, by the way.
I think you've made good points, I just don't agree with them all. Come July or August, you may say "I told you so" and you may turn out to be right.
I agree with everything Larry's said. I know the moves don't look pretty right now, but they were good bets.
If you want to criticize, take a look at the ARod contract. I know he's great and was coming off a monster 2007 MVP year. But this was a guy heading into his age 32 season, and they handed him a 10 year 275 million dollar deal, plus incentives if he actually passes Bonds. Outbidding other teams necessarily means paying more than what others are willing to pay. But if Cashman had said, "$215 million, take it or leave it", does anyone think any other team even considers topping that?
Now if Jeter puts up a 300/340/420 type season, I'm sure Cashman will fall all over himself to outbid every other team. Now sure, it's the Yanks, and there's tons of cash to spend, but even the Yankees have a limit.
Assuming Jeter re-ups for around 20 million per year, in 2011, then a 35 year old 3B and 36 year old SS will get paid around $51 million. Huh? Signing bonuses for top latin american prospects run in the $1-3 million range. Obviously the vast majority of them bust. But wouldn't you rather have A-Rod + Jeter paid at a slight premium + a handful of top young prospects, over ARod + Jeter paid at a ridiculous premium?


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As a youngster, it seemed spring turkey season couldn't come soon enough. I would listen for gobbling often, spend plenty of time in the timber, and would thoroughly check my gear while counting down the days to the season opener. Now, with a busy career and family life, turkey season sneaks up on me far too quickly. To make efficient use of my time before season and make my turkey hunting time afield more productive, I use the following pre-season plan as "tryouts" for the real season that's to come. Read along for a step-by-step guide to spring turkey season preparation.
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If you want to harvest a turkey, locating a piece of property that has a good population of birds is crucial. If you intend to set out on private land, make sure you gain permission well before the season opener — the earlier the better. Considering the regular spring season opens on the third Monday in April, it is not a stretch to start locating properties to hunt in January or February. Don't discredit public property either. Missouri is a great place to turkey hunt, and the Missouri Department of Conservation owns and manages more than 400 conservation areas that allow tur-key hunting. Regardless of where you plan to hunt, make sure you have reviewed the area regulations and/or gained permission in advance, and follow any requests the landowner may have.
Once you have located property to hunt, your next job is to find wild turkeys. Obtain an aerial photo of the property you will be hunting and study the habitat features. Grab your boots and take a walk on the area as well.
Become familiar with boundary lines and where turkey hangout locations may be. While doing your pre-season homework, locate any creeks, fences, or other obstacles that may hinder a gobbler from coming to your setup and make a mental note of where these are located. During on-the-ground scouting trips, watch for wild turkey signs, including droppings (j-shaped for gobblers and popcorn-shaped for hens), scratchings, dusting areas, turkey feathers, and roosting areas.
As spring progresses and flocks begin to break up, toms will routinely gobble at dawn. Start listening for gobblers around the middle of March and, if possible, listen once a week on the property you intend to hunt. Pick an unobtrusive area on the property for listening and arrive at least


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I got a Mac Mini(DVI) and a laptop(VGA) sharing same LCD monitor. When using Mac, I need to unplug VGA on the monitor and plug DVI back, vise versa. It's inconvenient to plug/unplug the cable on the back of monitor. Is there any way to make this process easier like some kind of switch?
What type of monitor do you have?
One of the main reasons I bought my Dell display is that it has both DVI and VGA inputs. I just plug each computer into one of the inputs, and the button on the front of the display switches between the two (it's also got S-Video, composite, and component, although I've never needed those).
Any chance yours has any additional inputs besides DVI?
A KVM switch perhaps? You can use a VGA to DVI adapter with this switch and it will work fine. I have 2 of these (the 4 port versions actually) and they work great.
Here is an even better KVM solution for your purpose since you are using laptops. This KVM switch has a push button for machine selection so you wouldn't need to plug any keyboard into it at all.


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Chipotle Eliminates Absolutely All GMOs From Its Menu
It's the first fast-food restaurant chain to do so.
It's the first fast-food restaurant chain to do so.
This is not great news.
People actually got fatter.
The company sure doesn't. And it seems customers don't really, either.
They reported having "out-of-body experiences."
Ireland will be the continent's first exporter since the outbreak of mad cow disease.
Another 128 people were hospitalized after eating the rice cakes.
In some cases, eating chain restaurant food every day lowered test scores by four points.
1,080 milligrams of sodium for every 3.5 ounces of pie.
It's all about pushing toys instead of salads, or any food, really.
There's some good news out of Hawaii, though.
It was a total "surprise" when he took the lid off.
He allegedly fired people for being black, old, or fat.
The beverage industry disagrees but has invested $1.4 million just in case.
New menu items from 2013 were 12 percent less caloric than 2012's, a study shows.
It's all about the free barbie.
Less than one percent of kids' meal combinations met recommended government nutrition standards, according to a recent study.
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Any good drug or alcohol treatment center offers extensive aftercare and follow up. But what kind of drug and alcohol treatment aftercare is standard? And what new ideas might treatment centers start to use? We talk about novel approaches to drug treatment aftercare and ask you if you think drug rehabs are measuring up.
Former heroin addict, Richie Farrell, paints a picture of free drug rehab in his book "What's Left of Us". Intelligent, acute, and witty, the book is a keeper. As a true blue former heroin addict, Richie lets us in on the struggles, dangers, and pain of beating heroin addiction and emerging with what's left.
The combined effects of heating the body and eliminating toxins through the skin rejuvenates the body. But what happens exactly during an intense sweat ritual? And should a recovering alcoholic or addict attempt a heat cleanse in early recovery? How can regular doses of heat help addicts in everyday life?
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Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Serves 4-6
1 1/4 cups softened cream cheese
1/2 cup grated smoked cheddar
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 whole egg
5 large egg yolks
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1/3 cup diced, sautéed and cooled red onion
2 tablespoons Tabasco sauce
Juice of 1 lemon
1 3/4 cups crabmeat
2 tablespoons freshly minced chives
Butter for greasing molds
Orange fennel cream sauce :
2 cups diced Spanish onions
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 1/2 cups diced fennel bulb (no stalk)
1/3 cup Pernod
1 cup orange juice
2 oranges zested, sectioned and juiced
1 each bay leaf
4 cups heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
Fennel and tomato slaw:
1 fennel bulb, sliced paper thin (no stalk)
1/2 cup late harvest Riesling vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup halved grape tomatoes
Method of Preparation:
1. Heat oven to 225 F. Put cream cheese, cheddar and heavy cream into bowl; mix until smooth. Mix in egg and egg yolks. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add Parmesan and sautéed onions. Add Tabasco and lemon juice. Fold in crab and chives. Chill mixture. Put crab mixture in soufflé dishes or cupcake molds. Make sure the molds are greased with butter (see note). Fill almost to the top of molds. Bake until golden brown and slightly risen, 25-30 minutes. Let crab cakes cool before unmolding.
2. For orange-fennel cream, heat stainless-steel pot on medium. Add onions, fennel and salt; cook 5 minutes. Add Pernod and flame off the alcohol. Add orange juice, zest, segments and bay leaf; simmer 10 minutes. Add cream and extract. Cook until reduced in volume by half. Puree in blender until smooth. Pass through strainer; keep warm.
3. For fennel and tomato slaw, put fennel in stainless-steel bowl or glass bowl. Add vinegar, salt, and pepper; let sit for 2 hours at room temperature. Mix in oil and sliced tomatoes.
4. Warm cake in 300 F oven until heated through. Top with orange-fennel cream, then slaw.


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Manteca tough tourney for Lincoln Hills Coyotes
By: Bob Hunter News Messenger Contributor
Big League Dream Fields still a fun place to play
MANTECA _ Playing on the Big League Dream Fields was great fun, but three Lincoln Hills Coyotes clubs found the going a bit rough in the Hall of Fame Tournament held Aug. 17-21. Built to resemble Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium, Tiger Stadium, the Polo Grounds, Fenway Park, and Angel Stadium, the dream fields provide an outstanding setting, but the 60s Blues and Blacks found themselves on the outside of the championship games looking in. The Blues finished with a 1-4 record, and the Blacks 2-3. The Blacks placed fourth. Mike Hilton had a game-winning hit in the tournament, and D.J. Cox, Bob Fernandez, and Bill Fagan teamed up with a terrific defensive relay to get a runner trying to score. Fernandez also was tops at the plate batting .923. The club had nine home runs, including a grand slam and a solo shot by Carlos Zavala. John Griffin and Ed Lazarek each sent two into the bleachers and one each was hit by Terry Padovan, John Gho, and Cox. The 70s Coyotes came within one game of the championship, but fell to their usual foe the Nor Cal Renegades. They lost by two runs and tumbled to fourth place as three teams with identical tournament records vaulted past them. Gym Mikaelsen averaged .900 with the bat, including two home runs and 11 runs batted in. Tuck Halsey hit .882, Rich Huskey .833 (a home run and 12 RBI), and Bob Napoli .800. The club had 102 runs. Just four runs separated the Coyotes 70s from a perfect record; they finished 3-2. The Coyotes reload this weekend for the Sun Eagle Tournament at Del Webb Field.


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Blanch and refresh string beans in salted water.
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One against 30000, how many can you kill before you die?
You are a skillful Blade Master.
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On last night's episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, viewers got a glimpse into the events leading up to Khloe Kardashian finally deciding to file for divorce from Lamar Odom. The intervention with her mom, her older sisters, and BFF Malika was obviously emotional, but one of the prevailing feelings Khloe was experiencing was guilt.
Since her sister Kim has been down this road before, Khloe asked how long she could expect to be experiencing those feelings. And the outlook from the ex Mrs. Humphries was not so great. "I literally felt guilty for a year," Kim said of her split from Kris Humphries after 72 days of marriage.
Khloe seemed more than a little overwhelmed by the possibility of sitting with those feelings for so long. "This is torture, I can't," she said.
Khloe wasn't the only one upset about things not working out for her and Lamar. Her mother, Kris Jenner, broke down in front of the camera when talking about Khloe's difficult decision. "We were all in love with Lamar," she said through tears.
It seems pretty clear to fans that Khloe did everything she could to save her marriage, so we sure hope she can let go of her guilt a bit sooner than Kim did.
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Governor Sean Parnell has amended the spring flood disaster declaration to include villages in the Lower Yukon Regional Educational Attendance Area.The previous declaration included Interior villages only.
Parnell made the amendment today. According to a written statement from his office, the amendment adds the lower villages including Emmonak and Alakanuk because they also suffered damages. It states that the area experienced prolonged flooding due to ice jams and high water from excessive run-off as a result of the rapid late season warm-up.
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Moat Cailin is a ruined collection of towers located on the Neck. It is part of the North and is subject to the rule of House Stark, but has not been permanently manned for centuries. It is the lynchpin of the defense of the North from any invasion from the south. It is an ancient stronghold of the First Men. It has been degraded by time and only three towers still stand. The towers are arranged in mutually defensive positions, suggesting the heightened tactical awareness of the builders.[1]
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King Renly Baratheon discusses a potential alliance with King in the North Robb Stark by negotiating with Robb's mother Catelyn Stark, and says that Robb can continue to have dominion over everything north of Moat Cailin.[2]
Ironborn warriors seize Moat Cailin after Balon Greyjoy launches his campaign to conquer the North[3]
Behind the scenes
- Renly pronounces the name "Moat Cait-lin".
- Curiously, this arrangement would involve the Starks losing a substantial amount of their pre-war territory on the Neck, including Greywater Watch, but Catelyn does not mention this. Possibly it was a script error.[4]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Moat Cailin is featured in myths. It is said to have been built well over ten thousand years ago by the Children of the Forest, though the accuracy of this is unclear. The fortress commands the northern end of the causeway which carries the Kingsroad through the bogs and swamps of the Neck, at a point in Westeros where the swamps extend almost from coast to coast. Thus, any large host has to pass the fortress to enter the North. Due to the placement of the three surviving towers around the bottleneck and with no firm ground to deploy siege equipment to the south, a few hundred archers with sufficient ammunition could hold off a much larger army for some time from Moat Cailin. Moat Cailin was one of the vital reasons why the First Men were able to successfully resist the Andals' attempts to invade the North as they did the rest of Westeros to the south.
Also according to myth, the Children attempted to use Moat Cailin to hold back the invading First Men and, when that failed due to the humans' superior numbers, attempted to shatter the Neck and completely separate the North from the South in the same manner they shattered the Arm of Dorne centuries earlier. However, the Children failed and only succeeded in flooding it, creating bogs and swamps. However, the cataclysm proved the strength of their power and may have proved instrumental in bringing the First Men to agree to the terms of the Pact that ended hostilities between the two races.
While in the present era most of Moat Cailin's former towers have fallen into ruin, even the three remaining towers are more than capable of defending the passage to the North, provided that they are fully manned. A key point is that Moat Cailin was only designed to resist attack from the south, and thus its northern flank is relatively exposed to attack by even a small force.
See also
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 map Moat Cailin entry
- ↑ "The Ghost of Harrenhal"
- ↑ Season 2 bluray: War of the Five Kings feature
- ↑ "The Ghost of Harrenhal"
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Should I tell relatives we didn't get what we need at our shower?
Recently my mother-in-law and sister-in-law threw a baby shower for me. My husband and I created a baby registry, but not one person used it. Instead of getting baby gear, we got a lot of clothes that we didn't need. Since then several family members have asked if we got everything we needed at the shower. Should I tell them the truth?
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"It wasn't their choice for you to have the baby..." What a ridiculous thing to say. They didn't choose for you to have the baby but they did choose to attend the shower so the least they can do is buy something the baby needs and to be honest 15 newborn outfits is not it. If relative is asking then they really care whether you have everything you need or not. Despite what some people are saying about all this crap about, "Be thank you got gifts..." baby's do not need a lot of clothes in their first weeks of life. While I personally think expecting someone to buy you a crib for your shower gift is too much (but if you need it more power too you) it not unreasonable to ask your bottles, blankets, baby food, diapers and such.posted 12/05/2005 by sweet2773
Be thankful. A baby shower is a gift not a time for a declaration of what you want. If this is your first child you may find that you didn't "need" alot of the things you asked for and may actually end up using the gifts you were given. A gift registry is nice but confusing especially for the older generation and often the stores don't carry the items consistently. Be kind to your guests before you make any decision to ditch their lovingly selected gifts.posted 12/05/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
Tell them or just return the clothes and get what you really. I just had two baby showers and receieved items that I really didn't need so I just returned them to the different stores and got the things that I really needed.posted 12/05/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
NORMAL! It happened to me during this pregnancy and the last one! They will go away a few months after the baby comes...dont worry!posted 12/05/2005 by Emma's Mommy
I didn't get a shower, but since she is due so close to Christmas, people are asking if we have everything we need. Honestly we took it upon ourselves to buy most everything, but I do tell them that there are a few things we need yet like a diaper genie, bottle warmer, etc. I just drop hints that we don't have much for educational toys and books. I agree that a gift is a gift. I don't expect anything at all, and any little thing is appreciated greatly!posted 12/05/2005 by jenhanke
I would simply tell them, "Well there a still a few things we haven't gotten that we do need, but we did get a lot of nice important things." That way, you're being honest about not having everything, but you're not being rude or disrespectful. It's no big deal, people are understanding.posted 12/05/2005 by LilMama11306
It is rather presumptious in this day and age to "expect" gifts for any occasion and register somewhere telling everyone what to buy you. Be thankful you received anything at all. And, honestly, if you can't afford baby supplies on your own, you should not be having a baby at all.posted 12/05/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
You should not tell them that. Think of it this way...people bought things that you would not buy. They are luxuries. That leaves more oney for you to focus on the necessities.posted 12/05/2005 by bjanie
I would either tell them, or if you know where the item came from, take it back and get what you need. You can get store credits for most of the items. This is tough one because on the one hand you feel lucky to have these people attend and want to participate and actually buy you things that they don't have to, on the other hand, if they're spending money on things, it is very helpful if those are things that you do need especially if you're struggling with finances like I was. I have to say that I learned a lot from the whole shower experience now that I've had mine, and it will definitely affect how I engage in others when invited to them.posted 12/05/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
Tell them you got alot of great gifts but you didn't receive everything you would have liked.posted 12/05/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
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Why take a girlfriends getaway weekend? Because it is an great way to unwind and connect with friends. No one understands you like your girlfriends! Getting away with the girls can be better than six months in therapy. You are able to let your hair down and be yourself, forget about the worries of your everyday life, and of course, enjoy all of the talk and laughter you can handle. If Michigan is on the agenda or you live in the state, it is easy to plan a girlfriend getaway. If you buy into a packaged deal, most of the planning has been done for you!
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This past week, we started group therapy with a "feelings check-in". I said mine are a never-ending game of ping pong. Sure, I've had some very good, downright funny, moments throughout the days, weeks and months since Mikey died, but at the core lies a gaping hole where my deep-rooted happiness used to gently simmer.
I was anxious about starting group last week, but decided to take the leap because I convinced myself it was more for Isabella than myself. The group is organized by a non-profit called A Caring Hand, and is first and foremost to help children understand and manage their grief. Obviously, parents have a great impact on how their kids handle a traumatic event like this, so while the kids are in smaller groups, by age, the parents talk about parallel issues the kids are working on that week.
I went into group feeling confused. I really didn't think I had anything to offer anyone, since I barely know how to help myself on some days.
Yes, I dress. I make my kids breakfast, pack lunches and most days get them to school on time.
I do all the things I have to do to survive "on paper". But the broken bits of my heart—I don't know how to fix that. It often feels like my body is on life-support, the difference being I have compleyte brain function, and instead it's my heart that is being sustained so the rest of my body can function. And the whole "time heals" phrase, please just don't say it, because the further I get from August 7th, the further removed I am from when he was a living, breathing, magnificent man, friend, father and husband.
Time is not my friend right now. Perhaps that feeling will change in months and years to come, but for the purpose of this "feelings check-in", time is not on my side.
Funny enough, The Stones' Time is on My Side came on as I was working on recipes for the cookbook. My friend Bryan was over helping me cook, and when the song came on Pandora, I looked at my iPod and said "F— you, Mick—time wasn't on my husband's side", and promptly gave it a thumbs down.
It wasn't the songs fault. I used to sing it blasting in the car. The trigger for my reaction was that salad you see above—it's a chickpea, fennel and parmesan salad. I hadn't made it since before Michael passed away. It is one of my favorite salads, with a black licorice undercurrent from the fennel, salty flecks of shredded Parmesan and chickpeas made from scratch. There's more to the recipe than those three ingredients, but you'll have to wait until Spring 2013.
Why did the salad become my undoing? I began flipping through my recipe journal, and my life before August 7th came flooding in like a tsunami of emotions. These were dishes we once shared together. These are dishes I still love, but have to sometimes choke back tears to get down a bite.
And so, this is my cooking life in a world without Mikey. Bryan was none the wiser to the scene playing out in my heart and mind at that moment. I used a generous pinch of wit and sarcasm to beat the feelings into submission. He would've no doubt given me a hug and let me cry, but we had work to do, and so I kept myself focused.
I did what I know how to do, what I used to do effortlessly 166 days ago. I chopped, I stirred, I whisked—I even talked to my ingredients, a quirky habit of mine that used to drive Mikey batty. He'd raise an eyebrow and say "you know only crazy people talk to their vegetables". Yeah, I was crazy alright—crazy for him.
slow-roasted ginger-lime carrots, one of the recipes for City Girl, Country Kitchen (Running Press, 2013)
I don't have a new recipe to share today, with all my efforts going into the book at the moment, but figured it would be nice to share an oldie but goodie, and one of Mikey's favorite's—slow-roasted tomato soup with parmesan croutons. I plan on making a batch myself this weekend since it looks like snow may finally be arriving in New York City.
Slow-Roasted Tomato Soup
serves four
While I love to finish this soup with a bit of cream, you can omit it all together for a lighter, vegan version.
One 28-ounce can of whole, peeled tomatoes, juices reserved
salt and pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon brown sugar
drizzle of olive oil, about 2 teaspoons worth
1 cup vegetable stock
1/4 cup heavy cream
Parmesan Skillet Croutons, to garnish (here's the recipe)
Preheat the oven to 300ºF. Line a baking sheet with heavy duty foil; set aside.
Drain tomatoes, saving the juices for preparing the soup (you should have about 1 1/2 cups). Slice the tomatoes in half and place cut-side up on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and brown sugar. Drizzle with olive oil and roast in the preheated oven for one hour. Remove tray from oven and let cool 10 minutes.
Transfer the cooled tomatoes to a blender. Add the vegetable stock, reserved tomato juice and blend until smooth. Pour soup into a 2-quart pot and heat until warmed, but not boiling. Stir in the cream and cook for one more minute. Season with more salt and pepper, to taste, if necessary. Serve garnished with the parmesan croutons.
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