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Everything is Dictionary and Postings
By searchguy on Apr 24, 2008
When we started working on Minion, we decided to take a philosophy that we call EIDAP: Everything Is Dictionary And Postings.
The previous version of the engine had a number of issues (the queries were slower than I would have liked, for example), and while figuring out what needed to be fixed, it was clear that there were several places in the engine where I had developed a sorta-dictionary that had entries that used kinda-postings to store information. This, of course, led to a lot of code duplication with the utterly expected (and annoying) failure mode of having to debug and fix the same problem (or, even worse, similar problems) multiple times.
So, I decided that in Minion (although it wasn't called that yet) we would use the dictionary and postings paradigm wherever we could. This turned out to be a lot of places.
So here's how it works: a dictionary has entries. Each entry has a name and some associated information. Most of the entries encode information about the number of IDs associated with the entry, the size of the postings associated with the entry and the offset (or offsets) in a postings file where those entries might be found, but there's a general mechanism that a particular entry type can use to encode more information, if necessary.
The postings encode information about the IDs that are relevant to that entry. This information may just be the IDs or it might include frequency information or information about the fields in which the entry occurred and the positions where the entry occurred.
If this all sounds a bit generic, that's because it is pretty generic. We use this paradigm for pretty much everything in the engine (remember: EIDAP!) The entry types, the names of the entries, the postings types, and where the postings are written is all configurable at runtime.
Perhaps some concrete examples will help. By default, the "main" dictionary for a partition contains entries whose names are strings. The name of the entry is a term from a document. The postings associated with an entry contain the IDs of the documents that contain that term, the fields in which the term occurs in each document and the positions where the term occurs in each document.
The document dictionary contains entries whose names are strings. The name of an entry is the unique key for a document. The postings associated with an entry contain the IDs of the terms that the document contains and the frequencies of the terms in the document. There may be multiple postings per document, one per vectored field.
A saved field of type
INTEGER has a dictionary whose names are integers. The names are the saved values. The postings associated with the entry contain the IDs of the documents that have that value in the field. You can imagine what the dictionaries are like for the other saved types.
We use bigram dictionaries to speed up wildcard processing for querying. A wildcard dictionary has entries whose names are character bigrams. These bigrams are extracted from the terms in an associated dictionary. The postings associated with a bigram entry contain the IDs of the terms containing the bigrams.
A single partition in the index might have more than a dozen dictionaries and associated sets of postings.
Where the EIDAP philosophy really pays off for us is when partitions are merged, which happens all the time in a live index. In the previous version, there were about four different places where we needed to implement merges (come to think of it, they were pretty much the four places that correspond to the examples above!), which meant that debugging a partition merge meant fixing the bug in one place and then looking in all the other places to figure out if the same bug was evident. When everything is a dictionary, a partition merge boils down to merging all of the dictionaries in the partitions, which means we only need to have merge code for dictionaries.
The code for merging dictionaries is fewer than 200 lines, including comments. Admittedly, we use a couple of support classes to do the merge (they're shared with the code that writes the dictionaries in the first place), but the resulting code size is substantially smaller than it was pre-EIDAP.


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Twenty years ago, game designer Jane Jensen introduced point and click adventure game players to Gabriel Knight. Starting off as a struggling author with a family history of early death, players got a chance to look into his character and development in his first point and click adventure game "Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers." Immersing players in mid 90s New Orleans, players guided Gabriel Knight as he uncovered a horrific voodoo crime ring, gained purpose in his life by learning about his family's role as Schattenjäger, and rubbing various objects against the environment until the story progressed as is expected of a point and click adventure game.
To celebrate Gabriel Knight's twentieth anniversary, the game development studio Phoenix Online Studios and Jane Jensen's game studio Pinkerton Road are proud to present the twentieth anniversary remake of "Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers." Featuring improved graphics, new voice work, a new interface, a new character with associated puzzle, and a retroactive look at the original game, "Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers" is shaping up to be an excellent trip down memory lane. I parachuted myself into the first two days of Gabriel Knight's shoes to see how it looked and how well I could remember solving twenty year old point and click adventure games.
The graphics are the most obvious improvements to "Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father." Gone are the retro pixels and most of the associated pixel hunting for inventory objects used for puzzle solving. The character models looks more realistic and their environments are more lively. They do clip into the background on occasion but this is still the demo build I was working with. The music matches the music of the original but now is crisper and clearer. The interface makes things a lot easier to navigate as I can easily talk, interact, and use inventory items with a simple click. Some inventory items have changed location but it's still pretty much the same puzzles I need to solve to continue the story. All in all, it's a passable upgrade on a classic point and click adventure game. Probably the biggest issue fans of the original could have is how all the voice acting has changed in this anniversary edition. Gone are Tim Curry, Mark Hamill, Michael Dorn, and Leah Remini playing the lead roles. The new cast for the most part sounds great minus a couple minor characters.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary, each game location features either pencil sketches or comparative screenshots from the original 90s game. The demo also showcased a new character and mentioned a puzzle associated with her, but she seems to be featured later in the game since I never ran into her during the first two in-game days.
While most of the fun and frustration of point and click adventure games comes from exploring the environment and rubbing those random objects together to see progress or hear the narrator quip about what a bad idea that is, the in-game hint system feels like a way to reduce such exploration. Various questions about progression are presented with a button that eventually becomes available to press after waiting for some time; with hints getting more overt with each press. It feels like spoon feeding the answers and perhaps a hint system that recharged during actual exploration would have been better.
But in the end, fans of the original Gabriel Knight games can look forward to an updated version of the charismatic hero with this "Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers" 20th anniversary edition. Hopefully the others will be worked on as well.


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Like most fields of law, probate is riddled with court-imposed deadlines and structured timelines. Most are designed to keep the process moving along in a timely manner so an estate can close within a reasonable period of time. Others prevent creditors from harassing heirs and beneficiaries years after a loved one's death. But even with these safeguards, the probate of a large, complicated estate can be a long, drawn-out process.
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Submission for Probate
Most states limit the amount of time that heirs have to produce a will for probate and get the process started. Because individual states make their own probate laws, these time frames can vary widely. Barring special circumstances, such as if heirs don't discover a will until after the allotted time has passed, Texas bars probate four years after the decedent's death. In Montana and New Mexico, the limit is three years, but in Pennsylvania, heirs have 21 years to apply for administration of the decedent's estate.
As part of the probate process, the executor of a will must notify the decedent's creditors that he has died so they have time to submit claims for the money he owed. This time period varies from state to state as well, but it is generally six to nine months. In most states, the calendar pages begin turning when creditors receive notice. Other states, such as New Mexico, will not accept claims beyond a year after the decedent's death. An executor must also pay any taxes the deceased owed at the time of his death. Under federal law, the executor has nine months from the date of death to file an estate tax return with the Internal Revenue Service, if the estate requires one. The decedent's individual income tax return is due the same time everyone else's is, on April 15 of the new tax year after the year in which he died.
When heirs or beneficiaries are unhappy with the terms of a will, they also have a limited period of time to make their objections known. In all jurisdictions, they can file will contests at any time prior to the document's submission to the court for probate. Once the probate court receives the will, however, time limits are enforced. In most states, the limit is two years. Montana allows one year for small estates probated in a simplified or informal procedure; with other estates, the state allows three years from the date of death. Most states' codes and statutes provide for exceptions, however. Minors usually have two years after reaching the age of majority to challenge a will, and this supersedes other deadlines.
Other Limits
Some states, such as New Mexico, have "reverse" limits. In these states, the courts will not admit a will to probate until a certain amount of time has passed since the decedent's death. In New Mexico, this is 120 hours, or the equivalent of five days. If a creditor wants payment, but no one has opened probate for the decedent who owes money, some states will allow the creditor to step up and apply to serve as executor or administrator of the estate to get things moving along. A creditor must usually wait a matter of months from the date of death before doing this. In New Mexico, the waiting period is 45 days.
References & Resources
- TBF Law Group: Is There a Time Limit to Probate a Will in Texas?
- Bernalillo County, New Mexico: Ask the Probate Judge – Probate Time Limibts
- Montana Legislative Services: Montana Code Annotated 2011
- 1800Probate.com: Pennsylvania Probate – Probate in Pennsylvania
- Ohio Legal Services: Wills and Probate – Estate Planning
- TheProbate.net: Find Out About the Statute of Limitations in Probate and Inheritance Matters
- FreeAdvice: How Are Estate Creditors Handled?
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Beets & Goat
red & golden beet curls simmered in honey & white balsamic with toasted walnuts, goat cheese, grilled red onion, vincotto drizzle 8.
Executive Chef/Owner Randall Brown brings nearly 30 years of restaurant experience to the kitchen. Fresh, creative American cuisine with new and old world influences. Wood grilling meats & game to vegetarian & vegan dishes all in an unsurpassed setting of a 150 year old American/Irish Castle.
Over 100 beers are offered, a 200 bottle award winning wine list, a full bar with a wide selection of vodkas, single malt scotches, small batch bourbons and after dinner drinks.
Special dietary requests are handled with ease. Although we specialize in wonderful grilled meats & seafood we serve a wide variety of vegetarian and vegan options, all of which are noted on the menu. A children's menu is also available.
The menu items listed here are a sampling from our offerings. We change the menu seasonally and daily to take advantage of the best ingredients. Pricing are representative but may not be accurate as costs fluctuate weekly. Call ahead if you are interested in any specific dish or have dietary concerns.
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red & golden beet curls simmered in honey & white balsamic with toasted walnuts, goat cheese, grilled red onion, vincotto drizzle 8.
Old Chatham Sheepherding camembert with gingered apples ::: pan seared haloumi (Three Villages Cheese, Newport NY) with tomato & fried capers ::: Maytag Farms bleu with hot pepper jam 12.
Fried eggplant fritters layered with sun-dried tomato pesto, goat cheese, with garlic marinara, vincotto, kalamata olives and basil 8.50
Cheese ravioli, breaded and fried, with house garlic marinara, red bell pepper cream, toasted pine nuts and shredded parmesan 7.
Fried fresh calamari in a wonton basket with scallions, cherry peppers and our spicy orange garlic ginger sauce 9.
Grilled portabella mushrooms, gorgonzola cheese and caramelized onions over grilled focaccia bread with balsamic drizzle 8.50
Brussels sprouts pan fried, tangy lemon caper sauce, toasted walnuts, pancetta, shaved parmesan 8.
Bagels crisps topped with smoked Idaho trout, red onion, capers and raspberry horseradish sour cream 9.
Lousiiana alligator with veggies in lightly fried cake, zesty slaw, cumin remoulade 9.25
Littleneck clams broiled with garlic butter breadcrumbs, bacon, onion, bell pepper, zucchini … with Meyer lemon 9.50
Fried sesame dusted fried tofu cubes, garlic soy dipping sauce, pickled ginger, wasabi 8.
Grilled eggplant & tofu, zucchini ribbons, arugula, braised kale & hot peppers, roasted pepper tomato coulis, pinenuts, Kalamata olives & leeks.
Pan seared veal rib chop in a seasoned breadcrumb coating with tomato jus and 'Castle Greens'-sautéed escarole, capicola ham, cherry peppers, garlic and parmesan cheese 25.
Pan seared Alaskan salmon fillet with asparagus cream sauce and shiitake mushrooms, wild rice pilaf 23.
Texas white shrimp and diver sea scallops with tomato, zucchini and artichoke hearts, chardonnay garlic butter over lemon pepper linguini 23.50
Texas white shrimp with smoked salmon-shallot cream sauce, garden chives, spinach fettucine, chive oil 23.
Pan seared diver scallops served with pineapple ginger jicama salsa, with mango vinaigrette and sweet potato couscous 24.
walnut crusted pork loin medallions with a cider cream sauce and apple-rhubarb compote, wild rice pilaf 20.
barramundi with buttered blue potatoes, shiitake mushrooms, pea shoots, leeks & chard, with charred lemon 22.
chicken airline breast with balsamic scented strawberries, caramelized onions, toasted Marcona almonds, scallions and served with wild rice pilaf 19.50
Tri-color cheese tortellini tossed with sundried tomatoes, apples, sweet potato, brussels sprouts and spinach in a pumpkin cream sauce with candied pecans 19.
Stir-fried bok choy, water chestnuts, carrots, peppers, onions, baby corn, snow peas, bamboo shoots, cashews and fried sesame-dusted tofu with udon noodles in a tangy teriyaki sauce 19.
Grilled rack of lamb with smoked tomato coulis and rosemary scented ratatouille 28.
Grilled Maple Leaf Farms duck breast, raspberry horseradish dijon sauce, dried fruit relish and vegetable black quinoa 24.
Grilled bacon-wrapped filet mignon, béarnaise, pancetta & broccoli 27.
choice wood grilled Angus strip steak with Saranac Amber-dijon cream sauce, fire blackened green bean, garlic whipped potatoes & frizzled onions 24.
Smoked red bell pepper soup with Burrata cheese, avocado, olives and vincotto syrup 6.50
Creamy Portabella mushroom soup with truffle oil 4.50
Fresh garden tomato medley and buffalo mozzarella marinated with basil pesto, with applewood smoked sea salt, arrugula, slivered red onions, kalamata, cracked black pepper and basil oil 8.50
A New Orleans speciality. Spicy capicola ham and hard salami with provolone cheese on a crusty bread with garlic olive spread. Served with fries.
Hummus spread on a tortilla wrap with greens, tomatoes, onions, roasted red bell peppers, carrots, and vinaigrette. Served with fries.
Battered chicken fritters and fries. Comes with a choice of barbecue or caesar sauce.
Grilled chicken, cheddar, and caramelized onions in tangy barbecue sauce on a Kaiser roll.
Sliced roast sirloin smothered in tangy beef barbecue sauce on a Kaiser roll with crispy frizzled onions and fries.
The best pasta. Served with our own spicy tomato basil cream sauce, peppers, tomatoes, onions, basil oil, and shredded parmesan cheese.
Grilled chicken with braised apples & onions, and garlic whipped potatoes.
Nearly a pound of fresh breaded Atlantic haddock. Served with fresh lemon, zippy slaw, tangy tartar sauce, and fries.
½ lb seasoned choice beef with lettuce, tomato, onion, and fries.
Six fried red jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese, served with dipping sauce.
Fried Tofu Cubes lightly breaded, with soy garlic dipping sauce.
Fried Calamari with our signature orange ginger garlic sauce or garlic marinara.
Fried Ravioli with garlic marinara and roasted bell pepper sauce & toasted pinenuts.
Roasted six-vegetable ratatouille with melted swiss over grilled garlic focaccia, balsamic drizzle and basil oil.
Grilled chicken over crisp greens with red onion, croutons, shredded parmesan, and our house Caesar dressing.
A salad with greens, onion, tomato, carrot & cuke, with choice of dressings.


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Stray dogs being poisoned and killed are not the images Russian President Vladimir Putin wants portrayed as the Sochi Winter Olympics begin this week, and on Tuesday, Aleksandra Kosterina, the spokesperson for the Games, responded to the reports stating the stray dogs have been sent to shelters reported The Los Angeles Times.
Late last week, Alexel Sorokin, the owner of a private company allegedly hired to exterminate thousands of stray dogs along the Black Sea resort area, called the stray dogs dangerous to the guests and to the participants.
As Sorokin labeled the dogs, "biological trash" because many of the dogs had been born on the streets after having been abandoned by their previous irresponsible owners, humane activists launched campaigns to help rescue as many of the dogs possible hoping to find the dogs needed medical care and foster or adoptive homes.
Last year, plans to cull the stray dogs on the Russian streets were stopped as the news hit social media.
Kosterina claims the dogs are being "relocated" and stated:
"There is a service that catches the dogs and the city authorities handle this. The city has a special shelter for them."
Humane activists in the city claim there are fewer and fewer dogs walking around the area, and also report to have seen many dead dogs lying in the streets in the late night and very early morning hours. Thousands of dogs are said to have disappeared.
Instead of killing the dogs, who in the past have been pets and guard dogs, humane supporters want to know why President Putin, who has been known to be an animal lover, doesn't spend the money on spay and neuter programs?
Hasn't President Putin ever heard of Bob Barker?
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Fabulous Dining Guide for Vegans and Vegetarians in Westchester!
Posted By Stacy |
If you live in Westchester, you know there are many great restaurants from which to choose. Fortunately the chefs are generally quite willing to accommodate any dietary need as well.
As a vegan for the last four years, I have enjoyed incredible meals throughout the county, from 42, Serafina and even BLT in White Plains, to bruschetta at Nessa in Port Chester, vegetarian chili at the Meetinghouse, the quinoa lentil salad at Bedford Post Inn and a creative salad and sides at the new King Street in Chappaqua.
As a food writer, I have blogged about many of these nights out, and here are a few of the highlights for those of you considering this way of life, for a lifetime or even just a meal!
Moderne Barn is a beautiful restaurant located in Armonk, New York owned by the Livanos family Restaurant Group, proprietors of Abbocatto, Oceana and Molyvos in NYC. It's within 15 minutes of my house, but when you're there, you feel like you've been transported. The ceilings are remarkably high with big exposed beams, and you dine on comfortable banquettes with needlepoint cushions at dark tables…it feels like Ralph Lauren himself designed the space.
I usually love to mix things up when I go out to eat, but when I go to Moderne Barn, despite the salads, sides, flat breads and pastas, I'm a die hard for the same thing ~ The Barn Salad. It's a blend of frisee and mixed greens, topped with black ceci beans, chick peas, black olives, cucumbers, orange segments and pistachios. It's not just that it's raw, vegan and simple, or incredibly tasty with wonderful texture, but I can make it at home when I can't get there! Adaptable recipes always make me happy.
Another great one to copy is the side of the brussel sprouts they offer. I love these gorgeous, leafy green nuggets of goodness, and here they are served al dente, slightly sauteed, and sprinkled with dried cranberries ~ pretty to look at, seasoned just right, and super tasty to eat!
The Cheesecake Factory has been a long-time favorite of my family's, starting back in the '90's when I was still in college. Despite how large the chain has become, the food is good, it feels fresh, and the menu is so vast that it's almost daunting to choose something new. And, when you consider their prices as compared to their hefty portions, it's just hard to come by that kind of a deal at most other establishments. I often feel even the lunch portions can feed two!
The last time I was there, I wanted to check out the relatively new SkinnyLicious menu options. I saw a veggie burger and, when they told me it was made without egg, I was sold. The "burger" was made from brown rice, farro (another grain), black beans, fresh beets and onions, garnishes with pickles, onion, lettuce and tomato and accompanied by a small side salad. (I don't love rolls, so I got it on an English muffin, and I asked them to leave off the mayo.) It was SO good! The combination of beets and black beans, one I'd never enjoyed before, was really wonderful, and though rice and farro were key ingredients, I wasn't left feeling overly full. It was really tasty, and while I didn't eat the salad (I didn't feel I needed it), I topped it with every topping. Just one caveat about ordering there…you must ask about hidden ingredients. Dairy in the dressings, stock in the rice or vegetables…the menu has been through quite a few transitions and you need to be sure the way the ingredients are prepared is still as you expected them to be before.
Haven restaurant in Pleasantville, NY was designed with a vegan in mind. While it caters to any palate, it boasts a vegan menu! Upon arrival, we were treated to sweet hummus served with home baked spinach and tomato tortilla chips. The hummus, something I eat often, had a really interesting texture and nuanced flavor. I also ordered some prosecco, served to me in my very own little bottle…it's bubbly nature and sweet taste were perfect for livening up the night! And seriously, how fun is that?
For appetizers, I was torn between the puree of carrot-ginger soup with crispy celery leaves and pomegranate seeds and the crispy chick pea fries with spicy remoulade. Fortunately, I had a great option ~ I settled instead on a salad, but got to sample the fries, pictured above, which were AMAZING! They were devoured. I think we each could have ordered a platter and licked the plate clean (well, not really…that would be uncouth!)
For entrees they offered a vegan ravioli of broccoli, smoked apple and carrot with a sweet pea puree, but what really got me were the black bean "meatballs" over linguini with spinach pomodoro sauce (though I admit I didn't try the noodles.) They were SO good! While they were firm enough to hold their shape, they were beautifully tender and flavorful…I was sorry to have finished them. Even my non-vegan friend ordered them after seeing my reaction and just loved them.
When it was time to order dessert, I was pretty full, but how could I resist ordering the vegan Valrhona chocolate cake with raspberry sorbet? I admit it would have been better with some chocolate frosting, but it was an enjoyable, and decadent way to end the evening (and far healthier than what anyone else chose!) I'll be back…
North in Armonk, definitely one of the finest, and hottest, places around.
Last time I was there I arrived a bit before my friends and as our table was not yet ready, I decided to wait at the bar. I wasn't in the mood for wine, so I decided to order one of their signature cocktails, Mo's Guy. Mo's Guy is champagne finished off with a few Sycamore Farm's concord grapes and fresh mint. It felt rather decadent and had the perfect celebratory flair…and it was simply beautiful.
After we took our table, the waiter, upon learning I was vegan, asked the chef to come meet me and talk to me about my preferences, allergies, etc. Chef Eric Gabrynowicz, former Union Square Cafe sous chef, was charming and friendly and said he'd have some fun in the kitchen putting a meal together for me.
For starters, I selected a modified bibb lettuce salad with dijon mustard, agave and sliced pears. Chef Eric surprised us with an additional appetizer of vibrant heirloom tomatoes with chives in tomato water. It was colorful and simple and it truly captured the essence of the tomatoes' flavor.
When the entrees arrived I was thrilled. Baby carrots, finely diced root vegetables, roasted broccoli and dragon tongue beans, an heirloom varietal of edible pods only found at I & Me Farm of Bedford Hills, all over a roasted onion puree. It was not only quite beautiful to look at, the flavors were sensational!
I was thrilled when I found Fig & Olive, a Todd English restaurant, had made it's way from NYC to Scarsdale. I love figs and all kinds of olives (well not the ones with the pimentos) so how could I not love this?
Upon being seated, we were given a plate of fresh bread with 3 different dipping oils, I gladly indulged. For those skeptics out there, they actual do differ in taste, and we each had different favorites. The bread was so good, you actually didn't even need to dip. For an appetizer I got a delicious gazpacho, accompanied by a piece of bruschetta (though by then I'd had my fill of bread!)
As an entree I got the salad I love with tomato, olives, scallions, walnuts, apples, mâché and fresh figs – the flavors are so fresh and I so enjoy the combination of savory and sweet all in one bite. We also shared the haricot vert with sautéed shallots and the sautéed mushrooms. It was a terrific meal.
Last but far from least is Blue Hill restuarant in Pocantico Hills, NY. This dining destination opened in the spring of 2004 within the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture on the Rockefeller estate.
"Sourcing from the surrounding fields and pasture, as well as other local farms, Blue Hill at Stone Barns highlights the abundant resources of the Hudson Valley. There are no menus at Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Instead, guests are presented with a list of over a hundred ingredients, updated daily, which contains the best offerings from the field and market."
When the server approached our table, she explained how the night would work and then asked for our food preferences. Vegan patrons are more than welcome and the truly customized plates are a testament to this restaurant's versatility.
Before the courses even begin, you are greeted with a series of amuse buche ~ small bites. We were presented (truly, each step is a presentation) with smoked kale and yukon gold potato crisps with fresh dill beautifully displayed on tiny branches; fresh tiny carrots, asparagus, radish, turnips and cucumber set on thin nails rising from a dark wood plank; herbed spritzers in shot glasses with lemon verbena, mint and basil; pea "burgers" which were adorable (and only the size of a quarter!); warm baby zucchini coated in sesame seeds; and a remarkable vichyssoise (cold potato soup) wrapped in leeks ~ it was stunning.
To even attempt to describe the rest of the meal is likely fruitless (no pun intended) as it would have been totally uncouth to take photos (or samples for all of you) but I will try. Many courses were preceded by some sort of table-side teaching about an ingredient one of us would be eating, so for example, I was given the history of Celtuce ~ a celery/lettuce hybrid originally from China, followed by a dish made from this unusual vegetable with hashimagi and chanterelle mushrooms, and almonds with foam. My words just cannot do this meal justice. The cost of this personalized dining experience is set at either $104 or $148 per person. Call now and make a reservation. You'll thank me.
For more of Yonni Wattenmaker's tips, recipes, product resources and restaurants beyond our area, "like" The Trendy Vegan on Facebook or follow @vegandthecity on Twitter.


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The online student handbook, Direction, is filled with useful information on student activities and programs, student services, housing, student conduct, special resources, the city of Birmingham and much more!
Also included for your convenience are links intended as a "Quick Reference" to valuable UAB campus resources.
We hope that you will find this information useful during your UAB college experience. Please take the time to get involved in the many programs and activities offered and also take advantage of the special services provided to you.
On behalf of the UAB community, we wish you success in your college experience.


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Scripture Reading: John 14:6
"Jesus saith unto him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.'"
The above scripture is the response Jesus gave to doubting Thomas when Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" The answer Jesus gave Thomas applies to everyone.
The Way
Jesus did not talk about just "a way" or just "any way." He talked about "the way." There is only one way to get to God and that is through the blood of Jesus Christ. When traveling you might take a different route occasionally, and you will arrive at the same destination. There aren't different routes getting to the Father. There is only one way . . . through Jesus Christ.
The Truth
When listening to others talk, the truth is embellished and some lies might be told. Jesus doesn't have to stretch the truth or lie to get His point across because Jesus is the embodiment of the truth.
The Life
How we live our lives is based on the direct proportion to how much we love Jesus. Jesus should be the center of our lives because He is the life.
In summary, as the way, Jesus is our path to the Father. As the truth, Jesus is the sum total of all of God's promises. As the life, Jesus joins His divine life to ours, both now and eternally.
As you continue on your Lenten journey, reflect on John 14:6. Make sure you are living your life with Jesus being the way, the truth and the life.
You are invited to meditate on the Lenten lesson for Day 28.


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Olympic Update: Japan to Battle Rival South Korea for Men's Soccer Bronze
The Japanese men's soccer team's 3-1 loss to Mexico on Tuesday extinguished their gold medal dreams, but set up a juicy third-place clash with historic archrival South Korea, putting regional bragging rights on the line along with a bronze medal.
Like Japan, South Korea missed the finals, unable to answer any of Brazil's three goals during the semifinal match. But the Asian rivals' dashed gold medal hopes mean fans back home will be treated to a fiery kicker.
Japan is chasing its first Olympic soccer medal in 44 years. South Korea wants its first ever. Now one of them is assured of walking away with both a medal and the satisfaction of thumping a rival.
While relations between Japan and South Korea have grown friendly in recent decades, when it comes to sports, they remain best of enemies. An intense rivalry developed as the two neighbors became rising powers first in baseball, then in soccer. The rivalry is particularly fierce in baseball, boiling over when Japan beat South Korea in the finals of the World Baseball Classic in 2009.
One of the most intense moments in the rivalry came during the 2002 soccer World Cup, the very hosting of which was contentious as both nations wanted sole ownership of the showcase event. Having to settle for joint hosting — something neither country wanted — much attention was focused on which team would perform better. Japan had its best-ever World Cup, making the final 16 for the first time. But they were easily eclipsed by South Korea, who clawed their way into the semifinals after toppling soccer superpowers Spain and Italy.
In London however, South Korea will be seeking payback for falling to Japan in a bitter loss on penalty kicks during the 2011 Asian Cup semifinal. Prior to that, Japan had failed to beat South Korea since 2005. During their most recent match — a friendly last August — Japan decisively prevailed 3-0.
But the two Olympic squads, which are different from the more senior national teams, haven't met in a while. They didn't meet at the 2010 Asian Games, a kind of Asian Olympics that also take place only once every four years. Japan won gold while South Korea took bronze. Nor did they face one another during the Olympic qualifiers. Japan won 2-1 the last time the youth under-23 teams played during a friendly in December 2009. Six of Japan's 18-member Olympic squad was on that team.
Both sides came to the Olympics with solid records. Japan lost just once during the qualifiers, while Korea was on a 14-match unbeaten streak.
After the elation of beating host Great Britain in the quarter-finals, South Korea was brought back to earth with a thud by the loss to Brazil, its first defeat since March 2011.
There is an extra incentive for South Korea to overcome Japan for third place — a medal earns every member of the team an exemption from the country's mandatory military service.
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"While governments are adopting social media, it seems like many government agencies are there simply because they recognize that they must, in some form, come to terms with the radical shift in how information is created, consumed, and delivered." (via techvibes.com)
According to Mashable, Government 2.0 is "any technology that helps citizens or agencies solve problems, either for individuals or the community, and enables government to operate more efficiently or effectively."
While social media provides great opportunities to connect with the community, spread information and be responsive, it also raises a cautionary flag for governments to develop new policies and procedures. Many governments are apprehensive about incorporating social media due to the possibility of negative backlash. Developing a social media policy and a best practices guideline will ensure that the added-value of using social media is balanced with proper guidance.
According to the Pew Internet Project, surveys in several communities found that people who believe their local government does a good job sharing information are more likely than others to feel satisfied with civic life. Additionally, those who think their government shares information well are more likely to say that average citizens are empowered and can have an impact on government.
Below are a few ways that governments can use social media in a positive way:
Community events
Informing a community about events is a great way to engage with citizens. Local festivals, community days, concerts, charity fundraisers and sports events are all opportunities to engage with local community, so why not extend it online? The government's social media channels should be a source of information — accessibility is key. Keep citizens informed about upcoming events, help promote local businesses and community partners that are attending, and even live-tweet at the event.
Setting up a blog for an event is a great way to post updates, publish guest lists, speaker lists, and post photos, all in one platform.
Facebook Events is a great way to promote an event by extending the reach across social networks. Once someone has RSVP'd to an event, their attendance is posted to their news feed and profile for all of their friends and followers to see. On Twitter, promote following the event's Twitter account for event updates and include a unique hashtag for the event so people can easily find relevant information, such as #Van2010 for the Winter Olympics.
Emergency communication
When a city is in lock-down due to inclement weather or other emergency situations and traditional means of communicating are not available, turn to social media to keep your citizens informed. The power of social media to unite a broken city was never more apparent than during Japan's horrific tsunami in March 2011 – Twitter became the go-to service in emergencies.
Mashable states that, "with the phone systems knocked out, the number of tweets coming from Tokyo were topping 1,200 per minute" less than an hour after the quake. A California student from Japan discovered her family was still alive via a YouTube video that was posted from a local Japanese news station.
From tornadoes and snowstorms, to floods and lightning storms, social media channels can be used for any situation that requires a concerted response. Even the USA Center for Disease Control has a Twitter profile (@CDCEmergency) "to increase the nation's ability to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies."
Social media allows for governments to reach a wider audience, ensuring vital messages reach those who need the information the most. Additionally, it allows for timely updates which are crucial in emergency response situations. It is important to remember that social media is two-way communication – sending out information is important, but being quick to respond to the citizens is crucial as well.
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Social media should be seen as a supplementary mode of communication rather than seen as replacing traditional modes of communication. Governments have the opportunity to inform their communities about public hearings, provide information about potential candidates, answer questions and receive feedback from the public, and even host online town halls.
Individual candidates or politicians are also encouraged to form their own social media strategy by integrating various social media channels including Facebook pages, Twitter profiles, and YouTube channels. State Representative Justin Amash used his Facebook page to post explanations of each bill he is voting on, how he is voting, and why.
He also had a separate tab on his page labelled "Contribute" with a direct link to donate to his campaign. This level of interaction increases transparency, and enhances credibility. It is important to remember that social media is two-way communication and responding to citizens is as important as, or even more important than, selling a party's platform. It is crucial for governments to be open and responsive to the citizens, and even moreso during elections. Transparency is key when engaging and communicating with citizens.


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The list of hundreds of beauties Leporello's master has "loved," according to the Catalog Aria in Mozart's "Don Giovanni" appears variously on opera stages as a little black book, a large book of any color, or has no physical representation at all.
James Darrah has a better idea. In his staging, Giovanni is an artist (a dissolute one, of course), so "il catalogo" is a set of sketchbooks, one per country of conquests, with his drawings of nude - headless, nameless - bodies to save memories of what he treasures.
As he sings the aria, Leporello tears pages out of the sketchbooks, holding them up in front of the horrified Donna Elvira, pondering how she may fit with each body, like so many Barbie cut-outs.
This is not regieoper, pointless excess, or just a director's shtick for keeping the audience interested in a warhorse. It's keeping the focus on the work, with insight, innovation, illumination, and respect. The approach characterizing just one example, of the Catalog Aria, applied to the entire performance, with the possible exception of the end of the first act, staged as a comic pell-mell Rossini finale.
Darrah and his production group (http://tinyurl.com/n74bzhq) helped the outstanding 2014 class of the Merola Opera Program prove once again that it's more than a training program, a mere incubator for future stars.
The vibrantly alive, fascinating production of "Don Giovanni," seen this week in a Darrah team-transformed (http://tinyurl.com/mv4wd9r) school auditorium provided not only future promise, but present delight. The young artists gave winning vocal and stage performances, fully involved in the dramatic gestalt that opera should be, rather than a recital.
Under Martin Katz's energetic baton, a combination of San Francisco Opera Orchestra members and other musicians played with consistency and sufficient restraint to allow voices to be heard most of the time. Some of the voices could not be thwarted anyway: Amanda Woodbury's Donna Anna reigned over the hall, a soprano assured of an important career.
Karen Chia-Ling Ho (Donna Elvira) and Yujin Kim (Zerlina) shone with vocal and dramatic excellence; they and the entire cast had their hearts in the performance consistently. The three women were singled out in reviews following the Thursday opening performance in Everett Auditorium; I saw the second (and, unfortunately, only other) show at the Saturday matinee, and for me, the men gave excellent performances as well - not only in their athletic, committed stage presence, but also vocally.
Edward Nelson in the title role and Szymon Wach as Leporello didn't overwhelm with volume (few Mozart roles require that), but in arias, duets, and ensemble numbers acquitted themselves admirably. Benjamin Werley's Don Ottavio was impressive: a fine lyrical tenor with some heft.


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The Decemberists, an indie folk rock band, from Portland, Oregon are best known for: "The Apology Song" (from 5 Songs EP, 2001); "Red Right Ankle" (from Her Majesty The Decemberists, 2003); "On The Bus Mall" (from Picaresque, 2005) and "Don't Carry It All" (from The King Is Dead, 2011).
They will be joining a fantastic lineup which includes (in no particular order): The Neighbourhood, Walk off the Earth, Maximo Park, Magic Man, Jack Johnson, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Cass McCombs, Death Cab For Cutie, The Head and the Heart, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Jenny Lewis, Warpaint, Modest Mouse, Brand New, Bastille, Tegan and Sara, Phosphorescent, Built to Spill, Kurt Vile and The Violators, The Districts, Tigerman WOAH!
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Are you successful?
What is success anyway? Is it wealth? Is it fame? Is it power? Is it all of these things, or perhaps none of these things?
The answer is yes - all and none. In other words, it is different for everyone. Just like everyone's Definition of Happiness is different, everyone's definition of success is also different. And really, success and happiness are linked ... perhaps, however, not only the way you may think.
Is a multi-millionaire business executive more successful than a working mother of two who is barely able to make ends meet? Maybe. Maybe not.
For one person, success may mean significant business accomplishment while for another person success requires mostly a strong spiritual connection. For someone else success might mean outstanding physical achievements (like winning a gold medal at the Olympics) while for yet another person, success requires only a few strong interpersonal relationships.
To capture all this in a general working definition could be to define success as "the ability to live your life in your own way". That really captures it all. Most would agree that an ability to live life the way you want could qualify for "life success".
For example, if living a life full of luxuries, travel, adventure, and play is what would make you happy in life - truly happy - then the financial ability to do all that could mean you are financially successful. On the other hand, if those things are critical to your happiness, and you have the financial ability to have and do those things, but you are too busy working to actually live your life with all those things, are you really a success?
If, as another example, your Definition of Happiness includes a simpler life, with many close relationships, a clear sense of peace-of-mind, and a strong spiritual connection, however, because your business is thriving (in other words, it is very successful), you have all the money you could ever spend, but you have no time for close relationships, are stressed out much of the time due to all the pressures in your business, and you don't have time to really connect with your spiritual self - are you really successful?
Like many things in life, it's not an easy issue to address. As stated previously, much of it depends on your personal Definition of Happiness and your individual definition of success. The bottom line answer, however, is probably 'no'.
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The first meaning of the statement above ("to be truly successful you must be truly happy") is what was just discussed in the examples, which goes back to the general definition of success I suggested previously - to be able to live your life in your own way.
We can achieve great "success" in several areas, but if these areas don't make us happy, then we are not really successful. It's the reason many very accomplished (successful) actors, musicians, sports stars and other celebrities are so miserable. It's because they may not really be happy - mainly because they have either (a) never defined happiness for themselves (which is the case for most people) and, therefore, don't really know what would make them truly happy or (b) have defined happiness clearly for themselves, but have not yet achieved all the requirements for that Definition of Happiness fully. In other words, in this "celebrity" example, there is more to their Definition of Happiness than just fame and fortune (which is nearly always the case).
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The second meaning of the above statement that to be truly successful you must be truly happy relates to the abundance of research which shows that happy people make more money, are healthier, have better relationships, and even live longer than unhappy people. In very simple terms, therefore, happy people are more successful. It's really that simple (not easy, but simple).
The key here, then, if you want to be successful, is to be happy! By being happy, you will have a better chance to achieve your goals and meet your personal requirements for success - whatever that means to you. Again, though, to really be happy, you still have to go to point number 1 above, which is to define happiness clearly for yourself. It's really the foundation of life.
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A request to all those making duel maps
If you are making a small map for duel mode can you make it for duel only - not ffa as well. I've just seen another nice released map ( g_arena_x) that looks nice, but it won't be running on my server.
The reason is this: I run 2 jk2 servers, one is set for duel mode with no voting, the other is set to start on ffa but voting is enabled ( and I've seen it go through all the gametypes although jedimaster doesn't seem too popular ). I don't use a mapcycle as then it becomes iffy setting it up to deal with the voting, getting the maps to suit the gametype. Rather I use the g_autoMapCycle option to cycle through all the maps that are designed for the gametype.
However this means that maps like g_arena_x and duel_academy ( another nice map ) will not be running on my server, for if I put them in for the duel server they will also be used in ffa, and my personal opinion is that they are too small for 20 players.
And another one comes out:
duel_pavillion. beautiful map, too small for ffa yet it has the specification to be used as such
Well looking at the latest release of maps (and theres some really nice ones there too , I like them a lot) it appears that absolutely no one listened to me.
Am I the only server admin trying to run both a duel server and a ffa server on the same machine?
Hey, I'll keep that in mind once I get my Duel Map out of the concept stage. I won't have any guns, and I most probably will have it as a Duel map. If I do want a FFA map, I will make it larger, and have 2 map files in 1.
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In his 10th season overseeing the defensive backs and his third season as the defensive coordinator ... in four of the last six seasons, Fresno State's defense has been atop the WAC and been one of the nation's best in pass efficiency defense ... with a habit of developing great players in the secondary, Stewart coached All-WAC second-team pick Moses Harris in 2008, both Harris and Lorne Bell were second-team All-WAC in 2009 and in 2010, Desia Dunn earned second-team All-WAC honors ... with his help, the defense in 2010 was second in the WAC in pass defense limiting opponents to 208.77 yards in the air ... had a shutout in his first game as defensive coordinator vs. UC Davis and two Bulldogs, end Chris Carter and linebacker Ben Jacobs were selected first-team All-WAC while Carter was named the WAC Defensive Player of the Year ... the Bulldog pass defense ranked No. 32 in the nation at 199.62 yards a game ... the Dogs ranked third in the WAC for pass defense in 2007, was fourth in the conference and 24th in the nation for passing efficiency ... in 2006, the Bulldogs' Josh Sherley was named second-team All-WAC, while senior Marcus McCauley was drafted in the third round, 72nd overall by the Minnesota Vikings ... in 2005, three of Fresno State's starters in the secondary were either first or second-team All-WAC ... coached first-team All-WAC safety Tyrone Culver, marking the fourth-straight season a Bulldog safety earned such honors ... cornerbacks Richard Marshall and Marcus McCauley were each second-team All-WAC in 2005 ... led a secondary that allowed a WAC-low 15 touchdown passes ... had four players taken in the NFL Draft over a three year span, three of whom start for their teams (Marcus McCauley, James Sanders, Richard Marshall and Tyrone Culver) ... Fresno State's secondary was one of the nation's best in 2004, as the Bulldogs ranked third in the nation in pass efficiency defense while allowing just nine touchdown passes all season, the fifth-lowest total in the nation ... the Bulldogs led the WAC in scoring defense, pass defense, turnover margin and total defense while playing in one of the highest producing offensive conferences in the nation ... junior James Sanders was selected first-team All-WAC for the second straight season ... sophomore cornerback Richard Marshall was selected second team and junior Tyrone Culver was tabbed honorable mention All-WAC ... eight different Bulldog defensive backs had interceptions and three returned them for touchdowns ... in 2003, he guided a much-improved Fresno State secondary that by the end of the year was one of the best in the WAC ... his unit recorded 16 interceptions, the third-highest in the conference ... after finishing the 2002 season thin at safety and defensive back, the Bulldogs were deep with strong, young playmakers such as Awan Diles, Raymond Washington, Tyrone Culver, James Sanders and Richard Marshall ... all but Washington, who was injured for half of 2003, contributed significantly ... under Stewart, Fresno State ranked second in the WAC in 2003 in pass defense, allowing only 214.9 yards per game ... Sanders flourished under Stewart, earning first-team All-WAC honors after being selected second team all-league as a freshman in 2002... in his first year, Stewart turned Cameron Worrell from a walk-on to an All-WAC performer, who spent time in the NFL with the Chicago Bears ... worked with a young group that overcame multiple injuries, including one to starting cornerback Kendall Edwards ... he has also helped develop Marcus McCauley, Marshall, Culver, Diles and Washington, who help comprised one of the deepest secondaries in the league ... came to Fresno State from the University of California, where he served as the Golden Bears' defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator for five years ... helped guide such players as Marquis Smith, a third round draft choice of the Cleveland Browns in 1999, and Deltha O'Neal, a first round draft pick of the Denver Broncos in 2000 ... under Stewart, California led the Pac-10 in defense in 1999 ... his recruiting prowess helped gain Cal the addition of quarterback Kyle Boller ... became the Bears' recruiting coordinator in 2000 ... joined the coaching ranks in 1980 at Boise State, where he served as special teams coach for two years ... in 1982, he became the Broncos' wide receivers coach ... moved to Cal Poly in 1987 and served as the Mustangs' linebackers and special teams coach, then as the school's secondary and special teams coach from 1988-91 ... moved to Nevada in 1992, where he coached the defensive backs for the Wolf Pack ... spent two years at Nevada, where he had two players - Forey Duckett and Brock Marion - drafted in the NFL ... moved to UNLV for the 1994-96 seasons, during which he served as the Rebels' secondary coach ... he helped the program to their first bowl berth in 11 years when UNLV won the 1994 Big West crown.
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An all-conference cornerback at Moorpark (Calif.) Junior College ... was all-conference at Moorpark ... also played at Boise State, leading his team in interceptions as a senior.
Born July 17, 1958 ... he and his wife, Pati, have three children, Carly, Jason and Taylor and have two grandchildren, Chloe and Channing.
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Flash Review 2, 10-2: Notes from
an Exhibition
Pondering Porte
By Chris Dohse
Copyright 2001 Chris Dohse
NEW YORK -- Now, almost 48 hours
after seeing Dominique Porte/Systeme D's "Retard Probable 5 Mn" at Danspace Project
at St. Mark's Church this weekend (part of Quebec! NY 2001), I find it hard to
describe the movement Porte makes. Stabbing, abbreviated gestures? Punched? I
look at my notes; they're no help. They're full of feelings and images. Qualities.
Now I remember the dream I had that night, of making love to a beautiful, wounded,
imaginary, needful lovely something.
Perhaps transcribing my notes will
communicate the work's flavor: already started gorgeously scrawny character falling
into his bones -- and the whispering from the row behind -- speaking frantic percussive
fractured stuff that we wish we saw every day -- dancing all squawky -- four dancersâ
gesticulating and traversing with stomping runs. each does it in its own way --
musically holds a, contains a, coherent chord, but can't contain their own angles
-- they're knowing how brilliant they are and it enhances their allure -- think
of frogs -- did he say that -- slashing and thrown with his glasses held on his
head by a thingumee -- music comes and goes spastic -- like they're constricted
somehow by invisible bonds and it sickens me to remember most of the things I've
been tied to -- oh yeah the stilt shoes. mantis-like -- seeing portents everywhere,
man returns to place his lips on the same piece of floor, every rehearsal for
an unforgiving muse made me rethink the way my leg was placed over my knee --
relentless now.
Wait! I can say it now. It was one
of those times when I wonder about mortality and the transience of everything
and why do people care about each other when we're so awkward and dark and filled
with glittering dangerous color and completely inscrutable. The woman next to
me stamped her cane and said, "Mental hospital! That's where they were!."
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Information in the game database is updated periodically. Below, you'll find that information compiled as pertains to NDCube. The company may be involved as a publisher, developer or both.
Game Boy Advance
Card Party [October 25, 2002]
Dokodemo Taikyoku: Yakuman Advance [October 26, 2001]
EZ-Talk Shokyuuhen 1 [August 1, 2001]
EZ-Talk Shokyuuhen 2 [August 1, 2001]
EZ-Talk Shokyuuhen 3 [August 1, 2001]
EZ-Talk Shokyuuhen 4 [August 1, 2001]
EZ-Talk Shokyuuhen 5 [August 1, 2001]
EZ-Talk Shokyuuhen 6 [August 1, 2001]
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity [June 11, 2001]
Tube Slider [April 16, 2003]
Mario Party 9 [March 11, 2012]
Wii Party [October 3, 2010]
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Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Johann Sebastian Bach
B. March 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Germany
D. July 28, 1750 in Leipzig, Germany
Arr. Leopold Stokowski
B. April 18, 1882, London, England
D. Sept. 13, 1977, Nether Wallop, England
Leopold Stokowski's legendary career began as an organist, and the organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach formed a great part of his repertoire. Shortly after becoming conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1912, he began to make orchestral transcriptions of many Bach works, and in doing so brought to a wide audience music that they probably would not otherwise have heard. The idea of recasting Bach's organ works for orchestra did not originate with Stokowski (Mahler, Schoenberg, Respighi, Grainger and Stravinsky are others who did the same thing), but he made more than anyone else, around fifty in all. This particular arrangement is the best known of all Bach transcriptions, due in large part to its inclusion in Walt Disney's classic animated film, Fantasia, in 1940. This work is one of Bach's most original creations, and one of the freest in form. It probably began its life as an improvisation by the master himself in St. Thomas' Church in Leipzig. This classic transcription was first performed by Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra in February 1926.
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Dec. 2, 2011 By Kate Whitney
By Kate Whitney
FRESNO, Calif. - For most student athletes the first semester of college means the freedom from home and family, but for Madison Parrish it marks the beginning of her chapter in her family's Bulldog legacy.
Madison comes to Fresno State as a freshman on the women's basketball team and the younger sister of assistant coach and former Bulldog Amy Parrish.
Amy played at Fresno State from 2004-06 before she graduated and played overseas in Holland for one year. After a knee injury ended her playing career, she spent a year as an assistant coach at Cal State Bakersfield before returning to the `Dogs in 2008 under her former coach Adrian Wiggins.
During Parrish's playing career at Fresno State she averaged 15.1 points and 6.6 rebounds as a senior. That year she posted four double-doubles and scored in double figures a team-leading 24 times. She earned First Team All-WAC honors as a junior and senior. As a junior, Parrish tallied 13.5 points and 6.9 rebounds a contest.
During her time as a player she remembers vividly an 8 year-old Madison dressed in a cheerleading uniform cheering her on in the stands. However, now it is Madison's time to wear the number 11 jersey as she takes the court and Amy's chance to cheer.
"It's a proud moment that I get to be the person that cheers for her now," said Amy. She said it is nice to experience the other side of Bulldog basketball as a proud sister and she is sure that her sister is going to give her plenty of reasons to feel that way.
"She has really good basketball knowledge," Amy said.
She feels that Madison's ability to see the court is something she admires about her younger sister.
"Even coaching now my hardest thing is recognizing things as they happen," Amy said. "Madison sees things before they happen. She'll make passes in practice and we'll say how did she see that? How did she know that person was going to be there because they weren't there prior to us even seeing it."
Amy feels that her sister's knowledge of the game is something that the Bulldogs will benefit from as Madison grows as a Bulldog.
"Her ability to see plays before they happen and help other people will really help as she gets older," Amy said.
For now, it is Madison's maturity that Amy feels she contributes most to the team.
"She's mature enough to be quiet and understand that's it not her time to lead," Amy said. "She's also able to separate me as a coach from me her sister. She doesn't get offended easily and she understands that I'm harder on her than anyone else because she played for my dad for so long."
The latter is what Amy feels most helps their relationship and the team and despite their 10 year age gap the sisters are extremely close.
"We have lunch every Monday," Amy said. "Madison calls it Monday-lunch-day and we get a chance to talk and support each other. Ironically we don't talk about basketball much."
This support is what matters most to Madison.
"She's like my best friend," Madison said. "She's always been a role model to me." For Madison, playing at Fresno State means much more than playing basketball in college; it means following in her sister's footsteps.
"Following in her footsteps means a lot because I always looked up to her so I kind of wanted to follow what she did," Madison said.
She hopes to follow her sister even after stepping off the Save Mart Center court by playing overseas and eventually becoming a basketball coach.
"I want to be a basketball coach because I feel like I really understand the game," Madison said. "I like helping people out, like in practice if someone doesn't know something I like being able to give them tips to be better and my dad, sister and brother have all been coaches so I feel like it runs in the family."
Despite her family history with basketball, Madison's biggest motivator is her passion for the game.
"I've played basketball since the second grade so it's been my whole life," Madison said. "I feel like basketball is the only thing I know to do. All the time, everyday, all I think about is basketball and school."
Her hopes for basketball are high. So wants to become an All-Wac player, break Lindsay Logan's season assist record (192) which hasn't been broken since 2000, and break Jaleesa Ross's season 3 point-field goal record (103) set in 2010. Most of all, she wants to play her role on the team and gain the skills needed to become a mature adult with the help of her coaches.
When she thinks about her history with the Bulldogs it brings back fond memories. It's weird to think about sitting in the stands watching Amy," Madison said. She recalls being so excited and proud of her big sister.
"I remember thinking that I couldn't believe she was in college now and it's weird to think that I'm the one in college [wearing the same jersey she did]," Madison said. "Stepping on to the court for the first time is going to be a really cool feeling."
The best feeling Parrish gets is when she thinks about what it means to follow in her sister's footsteps.
"I think it's an amazing opportunity to come to Fresno State and follow in the footsteps of the person I look up to and be a Bulldog," Madison said. "One of the best tributes to my sister and my family is to be here and play as well as she did... and better [laughs]."
"We Are Your Team!" December Madness continues on Sunday, Dec. 4 against No. 5 Stanford at 2 p.m. The Cardinal is the first of two-straight ranked opponents headed to the Save Mart Center. The first 2,500 fans in the building will receive free pom poms and kids will get a chance to shoot layups after the game.
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willo78 wrote:... my lens only has markings for 2, 1.25, and 1 ft (presumably feet).
I have switched to autofocus to keep an eye on the distance scale on the lens, regardless of the subject distance, it seems to settle slightly to the right of the infinity symbol, is this normal?
When 2 ft is the longest distance engraved on your lens' scale short of infinity then 6 ft is pretty damn close to the infinity mark indeed. In order to have this lens focused at 6 ft, you should aim at something 6 ft away, let the auto-focus focus, then lock or disengage auto-focus.
By the way, all this has nothing to do with hyperfocal distance.
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A first of its kind US oligarchy study yielded a rather troubling discovery and the results of the study are definitely cause for concern for most Americans. The US oligarchy study was conducted by researchers from Princeton and Northwestern Universities and the study showed that the United States is not a republic in substance, but rather an oligarchy where the rich rule and the majority of Americans have virtually no impact on policy decisions, today's report from FDL explained.
To those unfamiliar as to what exactly an oligarchy is, here's how Wikipedia defines the term: "Oligarchy is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. These people could be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, education, corporate, or military control. Such states are often controlled by a few prominent families who typically pass their influence from one generation to the next, but inheritance is not a necessary condition for the application of this term."
As RT News points out, the US oligarchy study focused on policy changes between 1981 and 2002 in an effort to answer elusive questions about who really rules in the United States. The researchers measured key variables for 1,779 policy issues, RT said.
The following paragraph pretty much sums up the findings: "The central point that emerges from our research is that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while mass-based interest groups and average citizens have little or no independent influence. Our results provide substantial support for theories of Economic Elite Domination and for theories of Biased Pluralism, but not for theories of Majoritarian Electoral Democracy or Majoritarian Pluralism."
The problem facing the US with the oligarchy is the inordinate power exerted against certain stocks or sectors of society in the country. The oligarchy monopolizes the possibilities of progress of individuals and human groups.
The oligarchies pressure on governments and societies towards their relative superiority. A well known example is how big corporations manipulate public opinion and the media. The elite and the big corporations not only seek to grow, but have absolute market dominance in some regions. The main purpose is to remove competition and own absolute power and dominion to bid in the market.
People who are major shareholders, or simply part of the elite and wealthy, possess the ability to basically control the rest of humanity. Individual guarantees have been violated within the same capitalism, and socialism to capitalism is the exclusive ruling class. The reality is that there will always be small groups of powerful individuals who control the masses. As Gawker puts it..."regular people tend to think that their political interests are being represented when they see the triumph of some political position that they agree with. In fact, the researchers say, this is a mere coincidence. Yes, the average American will see their interests represented—as long as their interests align with the interests of the wealthy."
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Even though he lived several towns away, he had heard of Galiena. Stories of her prophecies, rumors of her healing and magical powers, myths that she knew what the future held.
Simon knew about the ancient map and the promises it held. He also knew surviving depended on it.
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- Eating: Eat something. As with the previous night's meal, eat the same foods your body is used to eating, and eat at least 2 hours before the race so the food can digest. Oatmeal, pasta, baked potatoes, pancakes and muffins are good choices. A beverage high in carbohydrates is a good alternative if you have problems with eating and digesting foods before a race.
- Clothing: It'll probably be cool in the morning, so dress in layers. Swimsuit, compression clothing and/or tri suit, light shirt, sweatshirt, sweatpants and hat.
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FORMER civil servant Alan Blair went to Wessex Heartbeat on a three-year contract and ended up staying.
Even when he took the decision to retire, Alan could not totally break the links with the charity and agreed to stay on as development director concentrating on important projects for the foreseeable future.
He has tirelessly campaigned for the charity and he is well known for his determination, dedication and professionalism Since Wessex Heartbeat was launched in 1991, more than £11 million has been raised to improve the quality of care provided to patients and their families from across the south west of England by the dedicated personnel within the regions premier cardiac centre.
Looking back at his time in charge he said: "The best bit has been the people I've met.
"There are no technical skills required to do my job, it's a people job.
"The people I've met have been extraordinary. People I never in a million years could have had contact with. People like the Countess of Wessex, Des Lynam and of course the wonderful people who have been in the cardiac unit themselves, both the staff and the patients.
"I feel lucky that I've played a small part in making their lives easier.
"For the doctors and nurses who work here it must be an extraordinary feeling knowing that they have helped save people's lives and it's good knowing that our team has helped them.
Alan was awarded the MBE in recognition of his hard work and spectacular results for the charity.
Typically, he remained modest about his achievements.
"I sincerely felt that I was accepting the honour on behalf of everyone that helped me create Wessex Heartbeat into the dedicated organisation it is today."
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- Fill muffin cups coated with cooking spray or lined with paper liners two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm. Yield: 1 dozen.
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I have had TMJD for about 5 or 6 years now I am in the UK, I have seen specialists and they say it is muscular and not the actual joint, I have been given a hard mouth guard to wear 2 weeks ago. My main symptoms are ear problems. My ears feel blocked all the time with a faint ringing.
4 days ago my hearing went really funny, I couldn't hear bass properly, then the day after that the ringing turned into a loud roar. This morning when I awoke I can barely hear out of my right ear.
Last week I had a few really busy and stressful days, is it possible that I strained my jaw muscles somehow causing this flair up?
Does anyone know if this flair up will pass after some rest and return to where it was a few weeks ago?
I honestly cant live like this I am so scared and stressed, I hope it calms down. I have a follow up appointment in one month for my mouth guard but I hope it has calmed down a bit before then.
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