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The holiday season is coming up, and you need a little extra cash to spend on your gift-giving, right? Don't we all! You won't have to donate plasma or sell your entire wardrobe to put some extra cash in your wallet for the presents you'll be shelling out on. Making a few healthy changes can add up to hundreds of dollars of savings before the year ends. If buying a bag of Doritos and heading to the tanning salon sound like a better idea than saving money, then you should probably stop reading. Hopefully that's not the case, so here are some ideas to save you money and a trip to the doctor's office:
Cook meals at home.
It seriously adds up to eat out a few times a week, whether it's at your local Chili's or at a splurge-worthy celebrity-owned restaurant. Multiply that by what it costs to take a family or a date, and your pocketbook will be crying of its emptiness in no time.
I can't exactly endorse whipping up a three-course meal at home, since most of my dinners take five minutes or less and occasionally always involve the microwave or toaster. If you like to cook, however, there are hundreds of meals that are inexpensive to make, require few ingredients, and can be prepared to your liking. Check out "Sandra's Money Saving Meals" on Food Network and $5dollardinners.com for fool-proof ideas.
Besides, have you seen the crazy concoctions restaurants are turning out these days? Nutritional counts of some of these horrific feasts are weighing in anywhere from 1,000 to 3,000 calories per serving. If you're going to eat out, just remember that fried and breaded green beans do not count as eating a vegetable, people!
Eating meals at restaurants 3 times a week x $12 per meal x 5 weeks until Christmas = $180
Week's worth of groceries for one = $20 x 5 weeks until Christmas = $100
Savings: $80
Choose better snacks.
How often do you hit the vending machine or grab a few goodies in the convenience store while waiting for your gas tank to fill up? Every day!? My ears are bleeding (as is your wallet). Even if you weren't a Boy or Girl Scout, I'm sure you know a thing or two about the principle of preparedness. Your troop leader didn't teach you about healthy snacking, I imagine, but I'm going to give you a quick crash course in on-the-go treats.
A week's worth of bananas won't set you back more than $2 (only $1.40 if you shop at Trader Joe's like me), a pack of yogurt to keep in the fridge at the office and a 6-pack of filling FiberOne bars to throw in your glove box will run you about $4 each, and a can of protein-rich almonds to divvy up into individual bags costs around $5. Stick to the healthy kind, guys – let's not go nuts with candied and chocolate-covered pecans.
Heading to the vending machine 5 times a week x $1.50 per item x 5 weeks until Christmas = $37.50
Picking up convenience store snacks 3 times a week x $2.50 per item x 5 weeks until Christmas = $37.50
Week's worth of snacks for one = $8 x 5 weeks until Christmas = $40
Savings = $35.00
Brown bag your lunch during the work week.
Ironically enough, I'm enjoying my very own home-packed lunch as I write this. And guess what… it didn't cost me a dime today and I was in control of the nutritional content! Right now, I'm noshing on some warm tomato soup and a delicious tossed salad. I bought the fridge-friendly box of tomato soup at Trader Joe's for about $2.50 and it's given me about 4 servings of goodness, while the salad was left over from my Sunday evening meal. Doing a little calculation and breaking everything down, my soup costs $0.63 per serving and the long-lasting salad with all the ingredients (from garbanzo beans to cucumbers) was only about $6. If I'd gone downstairs to our café here in the Compuware Building, I would have bought a similar meal such as a cup of soup or a salad, either of which would run me at least $5. It would've set me back even more (at least $10) if I'd decided to head to one of the many awesome restaurants here in Detroit for my lunch hour.
Buying your lunch 5 times a week x $7 per meal x 5 weeks until Christmas = $175
Packing your lunch 5 times a week x $2.50 per meal x 5 weeks until Christmas = $62.50
Savings = $112.50
Exercise regularly.
Getting regular exercise is so important for your health. Don't believe me? It has an awesome effect on your body, fighting the risk of high blood pressure and cholesterol, improving the cardiovascular system, lowering the risk of cancers and diabetes, strengthening bones, and reducing depression or anxiety. If that isn't enough, think about the money you'll save on not having to purchase bigger clothes and dieting programs, as well as the time you'll avoid at the doctor's office (whether it's your therapist or cardiologist).
If joining a gym scares you, get your run, walk, Rollerblade, or bike on outside for the next month if weather permits. Something else I occasionally do when I'm not in the mood to venture out of the house is press play on one of the many exercise programs available in the "on demand" programming on my cable TV. Try doing a few push-ups, crunches, and lunges during commercial breaks or bust out some calf raises while you're standing at the stove waiting for dinner to cook. Just get some kind of cardiovascular activity every day and you'll see improvement by the holidays!
Costly choices: new pair of pants worth $30 to accommodate your growing size, a $60 (national average) doctor's visit, $10 per week membership to Weight Watchers for the next 5 weeks at $50, $15 diet pills
Cheaper alternatives: gym membership at $40 per month, exercise DVDs at $10 each, set of hand weights at $30
Estimated Total Savings: $50
Stop smoking cigarettes.
Doctors and the government endorse the fact that smoking is extremely bad for your health, it smells awful, and costs a ton of money! Need I say more? I think not.
3 packs of cigarettes per week x $7 a pack x 5 weeks until Christmas = $105
Two packages of nicotine gum x $40 per box = $80
Savings: $35 (and your lungs!)
End your tanning membership.
If you didn't know, our friends over on Capitol Hill are spreading the word that baking under a faux glow is bad, hence the emergence of taxation on indoor tanning. Apart from an exorbitant charge to tan, the silly looking goggles, and pricey lotion, tanning has a lot of hidden costs. Don't you know it has the propensity to prime your skin for aging, melanoma, and skin cancer? And let's face it: orange is probably not your color.
You know what rocks? You can get a tan without the harmful rays! I use a sunless tanner that doesn't look wildly unnatural, leave strange stains on my clothes or elsewhere on my body, and actually doesn't have that typical self-tanner stench. I recommend the Jergens Natural Glow line: it comes in a variety of formulas for your skin tone and it has firming properties!
Tanning 3 times a week x $5 per visit x 5 weeks until Christmas = $75
One large bottle of at-home tanning lotion x $12 per bottle = $12
Savings: $63 (besides, not getting skin cancer is priceless!)
Another thing I'm trying to do to improve my health that might wreak havoc on medical bills later in life is taking time away from my electronics. Have I mentioned I like music and that my headphones are in for hours on end each day? Yeah, that's probably why my ears ring sometimes. Headaches and eye twitching are likely a result of staring at my computer screen for long hours. On top of that, it's often hard for me to tear myself away from my iPhone, but too-frequent texting is likely to blame for my achy thumb joints. Someday I'm sure it'll cost me a lot for all those groundbreaking and cutting-edge medical treatments for arthritis or tendonitis from texter's thumb. Can't wait.
So what are the estimated savings that you can add to your bank account over the next five weeks? If you're currently indulging in all of the habits listed above, your savings could total up to over $375! Think of all the money you can spend at Toys"R"Us or Best Buy (and on me at Sephora)! Heck, packing your lunch for the next five weeks could gain you $112.50 in your bank account and maybe help you lose a few inches around your waistline, so it's worth a shot! Tell us how you're cutting back on unhealthy habits to save money for the holidays – we'd love to hear!
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It's time to start talking about the Constitution
Guest Commentary
by Michael Schwartz
What has to be understood about guns is it doesn't matter what polls say or what crime statistics show. If it did matter and it was up to the public, we wouldn't need an amendment in place to protect gun rights.
The Second Amendment guarantees civilians their right to own and carry guns used by the military. That is the meaning and that is the purpose.
"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." – Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1791
"Well regulated" means competent and properly functional. If it were written today it would probably read "well trained and equipped." "Militia" means a fighting force made of civilians who are not professional soldiers. "Necessary" means today what it meant back then: not an option, but essential. "Security of a free state" means Americans across the country living under the experiment of self-governance. "The right of the people" means the same thing throughout the writings of the documents that formed our country when "rights" and "the people" are used. Rights are unalienable and given by nature or nature's creator and "the people" are people within the borders of the United States. "Shall not be infringed" means exactly what it says.
Because a trained militia is a requirement of a self-governing nation and because a militia is a military force made up of the country's civilians, weapons used by our military, law-enforcement, and foreign military is exactly what the Second Amendment protects. That means semi-automatic rifles and pistols with detachable magazines that carry 30 rounds of ammunition.
Make the argument that civilians should no longer have this type of access to arms used by the military and have that discussion. Squirm around and furrow your brow while looking down your nose at all of America telling us that modern society no longer has the need for … blah, blah, etc. But know that getting rid of the Second Amendment means two things: we are truly no longer a "free state," with the self-governing experiment being over — and it means repealing and/or replacing the Second Amendment. Not violating it as the California legislature does and as President Obama suggests.
Fortunately, public opinion and crime statistics both favor the side of the Second Amendment. But as you debate the subject, be well-versed in the real purpose of the Second Amendment; to ensure that civilians have access to military arms that they can own and carry. Just in case public opinion is swayed by emotion or the misinformation from media or interests groups, there is an amendment protecting that right. It is no more a right to take away a civilian's ability to own an AR style rifle via state law or presidential decree than it is to take away a woman's right to vote, or an African American's freedom, or everyone's right to worship in the way they see fit.
It is time to stop pussyfooting around. It is time to stop talking about "reasonable restrictions" and "common sense gun laws," which are both simply code words for "gun ban." It is time to stop talking about home defense, hunting, and shooting sports. It is time to start pointing out the Constitution and law. I can easily see in Article 5 what it takes to amend the Constitution. Now show me where in Article 2 the executive branch has that same ability.
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Schwartz is a gun rights activist and the head of the Second Amendment Caucus of the Republican Party of San Diego County.
18 Responses to "It's time to start talking about the Constitution"
I couldn't agree with you more Mike!
Well, you can write anything you want, but the reality is the Supreme Court (even in its recent rulings) has never defined gun rights in the 2nd amendment as broadly as you have here.
The Supreme Court hasn't ruled on a number of subjects. What does this matter?
Up until about 30 years ago when anti-gun people started changing definitions and meanings, there really wasn't much of a dispute at all on the Second Amendment. The meaning is and was clear. But to advance political agendas and personal biases, meanings and definitions started to change. So the Supreme Court had to get involved. And it sounds like they will again to further define the specifics of "bear" thanks to a horrible dishonest San Diego sheriff who only issues concealed weapon permits to friends and donors.
Your implication is that the Supreme Court has ruled on the entirety of the Second Amendment along with everything it affects. You know that you are not being honest there, Bill. That is not true. Nor does what they have ruled on make anything I said untrue.
1939 in USA vs. Miller the Supreme Court made short barrel shotguns illegal because they are not "ordinary military equipment". People were shortening shotguns so they could fit under their trench coat so they could commit crime. Because this is not a normal military weapon, the length of a shotgun barrel could be regulated. Since an AR style rifle or semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines are "ordinary military equipment" then, Bill, that would stand to reason that they are protected by the Second Amendment.
The Heller vs. DC case in 2008 stated by all 9 justices (even in the dissenting views) that the Second Amendment is in fact an individual right. And then a couple years later in MacDonald vs. Chicago they ruled that this right of the people could not be infringed by state governments.
I would love to hear some kind of substantive rebuttal, but before you do, you may want to read the arguments from Miller, Heller, and MacDonald. Oh, and the Constitution. So yes, I can write anything I want and I choose to write the facts.
@ Bill…. I'm curious to know what your interpretation of the 2nd amendment is. I think Mike had an excellent interpretation. Let's not just be vague and critical. Do you have a well-constructed thought on the purpose of the 2nd Amendment which was established by our forefathers who were subject to persecution and tyranny by a government looking to control them? An armed nation has citizens, a disarmed nation has subjects. Mike hit the nail on the head. The 2nd Amendment has nothing to do with hunting, shooting sports and home defense. It was integrated into the constitution for the sole purpose of the citizens of our nation to defend itself from a tyrannical government. It gives the people the power to overthrow and reestablish a functioning government. Our forefathers could care less about hunting, shooting sports and home defense; they were worried about an out of control government. Why do we need the Supreme Court to tell us what the definition of the 2nd Amendment is? Are you saying you want the government to define it for you? Do you want our government to also define the appropriate amount of children you can have, how many cars you're allowed to own and where you're allowed to live? The constitution is the rule book on how our government should function. The 2nd Amendment guarantees the Bill of Rights. As soon as the 2nd Amendment is gone you can kiss your freedom of speech and the rest of the Bill of Rights goodbye.
This is an important addition to your article Mike: 545 people decide our fate? Time to reconsider.
Charley Reese's Final column!
A very interesting column. COMPLETELY NEUTRAL.
Be sure to Read the Poem at the end..
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I would give you semi-automatic rifles and 30 round detachable magazines and that is probably where I would draw the line.
That is about the armament of the average U.S. Marine minus all the weaponry that is assigned to squads or fireteams as opposed to individuals M2 Browning .50 cal, etc.
One issue I have is that there is no well regulated militia unless you consider our reserves and national guard as serving that function, and that is a fair thing to say but my problem is this, people in the military, police force tend to learn a respect for the weapon via training, they get backround checks, their weapons are serialized and registered and they have psychological checks.
I have no problem with have universal background checks as a requirement to own firearms.
I have no problem with requiring a base amount of training as a requirement to own firearms.
I have no problem with requiring a psychological evaluation as a requirement to own firearms.
I have no problem with requiring registration of the weapon much like you would a vehicle.
I just think it is good public policy to not allow untrained, psychologically unbalanced, felonious individuals to own firearms, that makes sense to me.
I mean the alternative, short of constitutional amendment would be that we take the 2nd amendment literally and require enlistment in a well regulated militia, I think I would even be ok with that.
Of course I would forgo most of the conversation about gun regulation if it meant we could address the real issue behind these tragedies: the state of mental health policy in America.
Will, the structure of the sentence would not require serving in a militia to have the right to keep and bear arms. The right belongs to "the people" and by the definition of "militia" it is the people (civilians) who make up the militia when the need arises.
The National Guard, reserves, and our outstandingly professional military are groups I have tremendous respect and admiration for, but logically speaking, they all report to our government so they cannot be considered a check against the government.
Another way to put it, Will…let's say the National Guard is the militia. That doesn't change the right of the people (not the right of the militia) to keep and bear arms. In order to have a well regulated militia, Americans want citizens armed. And the arms of the militia is reasonably and generally considered an AR style rifle with a 30 round magazine (or similar).
If Americans have decided they no longer want this…change the amendment rather than just pretend it means something else.
So in short: background checks, psychological examination, training, and registration are all unacceptable to you?
I don't see it as an ambiguity. While I agree the second clause of this statement is relatively clear, it is the reason to include the first clause that gives me a clue to their intent.
Why not write: "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
If you read the first ten amendments, or the bill of rights, the Second Amendment is clearly different in that it has that explanatory first clause. Clearly there is a reason for that.
The goal of gun opponents is to make it illegal to own guns — but that likely won't fly either legally or politically.
So I expect them to just make gun ownership just too expensive and too much trouble. Requiring gun training and "refresher" courses (government courses with "user fees" cranked up to the max), weapons and ammo taxes, annual people and gun registraton/permits, psy evals and public disclosure of gun owners are all targeted at making guns available only to the rich.
BTW, note the latest NY law limiting magazines to 7 rounds (which, of course, violates the 2nd Amendment and hopefully will be overturned after a court battle — but don't count on it).
Many people have forgotten that the federal Marijuana prohibition law of the 1930's was NOT a prohibition law. It was TAX law that has the same effect of prohibition — and that was intentional.
Expect similar tactics involving guns from our rulers in DC and Sacramento.10
Will, I didn't say anything about background checks, psychological examination, training, and registration. Please stay factual and honest without putting words in my mouth.
You are right on the money regarding the preamble. It adds meaning. And as I explained, the word militia is the reason people have the right to own semi-automatic rifles with detachable 30 round magazines.
If they wanted that right to only apply while serving in a militia they would have stated it that way and left out "the people".
If they wanted it to be a vague protection of all arms, they would have left out the word militia.
Actually I "mispoke" when I said that only the rich will have (magazine-fed) firearms. There are FOUR classes of people who will have such firearms at home.
1. The rich who want 'em and will put up with the hassle.
2. Government employees in public safety or semi-public safety jobs (an ever-expanding category). They can keep their weapons at home. And, of course, politicians.
3 Criminals who have no intention of ever registering their guns (weapons which number in the millions) — for them, crime is much safer when the criminal is armed and the victim is not.
4. Law abiding citizens who will violate this edict — hiding their firearms and not going through the legal process (they'll "lose" their registered weapons).
This last category is of particuar interest — it gives government HUGE latitude to prosecute (well, persecute) right wing firearm owners and activists — the ones that have spoken out. If you've ever written a blog item or letter to the editor defending gun rights — or been a member of the NRA — and you don't surrender your semi-automatics, they'll likely be coming after you.
The ATF could grow into a giant domestic spying agency, concentrating on the safe miscreants who seldom will fight if they are arrested. Prosecutorial discretion will give govt the option to give a pass to favored folks while throwing the book at opponents.
Is this the America we want? For too many, the answer is "yes!"
The political dynamic in this country has changed to elected officials reacting to the knee jerk emotional wants of the voter.

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Copper Measuring Spoons West Elm Market
After a seriously indulgent and frivolous holiday it seems everyone has hunkered down into nesting mode. My brain for one has spiralled sharply away from thinking about must-have cut glass punchbowls and the perfect candle-sconce to deck our halls with – and towards practical and beautiful utilitarian 'fresh start' tools for the home.
My travelling feet have been itching to get on over to my favourite homestore West Elm's new venture West Elm Market in New York [not so frugal on that front then].
Opening a 'local' 'neighborhood' style General Store in Brooklyn late last year – the rustic looking store is described as a "total home tool kit" for the kitchen, garden, home repair and personal care. The shop stocks beautiful and simple pots and pans, wire baskets and bins, old fashioned candles, cleaning product, an artisan pantry of foodstuffs and even appliances.
What I like the sound of the most is that what ever can be – is sourced in Brooklyn specifically, making it a chain store with a local feel. There is also a cafe (run in collaboration with Philadelphia-based La Colombe) and a kitchen space where customers can watch product demonstrations and take classes in things like knife skills and chicken frying.
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Stoneware Baking Pans From £18, West Elm Market
Copper Tie String Holder £13, West Elm Market
Wood Serving Board Set £31, West Elm Market
Other items I am coveting:
This sublime royal blue Japanese made Trusco Toolbox. Manufactured of stamped and enameled steel.
This ridiculously beautiful jet black enamel dustpan and brush from Labour and Wait. £25.
Classic Linen Apron, Functional and long-lasting, with two handy pockets placed in front for tools and utensils $62, Fog Linen Work
Navy Striped Placemat $14, Fog Linen Work
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LOVE the copper! delicious.


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May: forms
Affirmative (+) form
May comes first in the verb phrase (after the subject and before another verb):
It may be possible for him to get home tonight.
May can't be used with another modal verb:
This may hurt you.
This may could hurt you. or This could may hurt you.
Negative (−) form
The negative form of may is may not. We don't use don't/doesn't/didn't with may:
We may not have enough information at the moment.
We don't may have enough information at the moment.
We don't use mayn't as the contracted form of may not:
We may not yet know what is safe to eat.
We mayn't yet know what is safe to eat.
Question (?) form
The subject and may change position to form questions. We don't use do/does/did:
May we drop you at your hotel?
Do we may drop you at your hotel?
May I leave the room, please?
Do I may leave the room please?
May: uses
We use may to ask for, give and refuse permission. It is quite formal.
asking for permission
giving permission
refusing permission
Can, could and may are all used to ask for permission. May is the most formal/polite and could is more formal and polite than can.
We use may to refer to weak possibility in the present and future:
The economy may go up or down in the next year. (I think both are possible, the economy going up or the economy going down. I am not making either one a strong possibility.)
I think I may go to the doctor today and try to get some antibiotics. (I am not very sure yet if I will go to the doctor.)
General truths
We use may in formal writing, especially academic English, to describe things which the speaker thinks are generally true or possible. In this case, it is a more formal equivalent of can.
Both sentences express what the speaker believes to be a general truth about where the cottage is located. The speaker knows that there is a cottage in the museum and a visitor is able to see them there if they want to. May is more formal.
Accepting a different view or opinion
We often use may to accept a different view or opinion, especially with well, and/or followed by but:
One month may well be too long to go away on holiday.
I may be wrong but I am going to tell the police about it.
The couch may well cost more but it's going to be different.


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Seventy-five years ago, a St. Louis widow named Irma Rombauer took her life savings and self-published a book called The Joy of Cooking. Her daughter Marion tested recipes and made the illustrations, and they sold their mother-daughter project from Irma's apartment.
Today, nine revisions later, the Joy of Cooking -- selected by The New York Public Library as one of the 150 most important and influential books of the twentieth century -- has taught tens of millions of people to cook, helped feed and delight millions beyond that, answered countless kitchen and food questions, and averted many a cooking crisis.
A Thanksgiving stuffed with
Oyster BISQUE
About 4 cups
Combine in the top of a double boiler set directly on medium-low heat:
2 to 4 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon minced onion or leek, or 1 small garlic clove, minced, or 1⁄2 cup minced celery
Cook, stirring, until the butter is melted and the onion is tender but not browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in:
1 to 11⁄2 pints shucked oysters, coarsely chopped, with their liquor
11⁄2 cups milk
1⁄2 cup heavy cream
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄8 teaspoon white pepper or paprika
Place the top of the double boiler over, not in, boiling water. When the milk is hot, and the oysters float, remove the soup from the heat and pour a small quantity over:
2 beaten egg yolks.
Mix well, then slowly return this mixture to the hot soup. Heat over low heat for 1 minute; do not allow to boil. Add:
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Serve at once.
Pumpkin Soup
About 5 cups
Heat in a soup pot over medium heat:
1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
Add and cook until translucent, about 8 minutes:
1 cup minced onions
1⁄2 cup minced celery
Stir in:
3 cups canned pumpkin or 2 pounds fresh pumpkin, cooked
3 cups scalded milk, 997, or chicken stock or broth
(3⁄4 cup heavy cream or half-and-half if you are using the chicken stock)
(1⁄2 cup finely julienned ham)
1 tablespoon sugar or 2 tablespoons brown sugar
(1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger)
(1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon)
Salt and black pepper to taste
Heat through, but do not boil. Puree and reheat.
Mashed cauliflower
4 servings
Cut out the tough end of the stem of:
1 cauliflower
Cut into florets. Place in a large pot and add:
2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
1 cup chicken or vegetable stock or broth or water
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
Bring to a simmer and simmer until the cauliflower is tender, about 10 minutes. Add:
1⁄2 cup heavy cream, half-and-half, or whole milk
1 tablespoon butter
Mash, or puree in a food processor. Season with:
Black pepper to taste
(Minced chives)
(1 tablespoon chopped parsley or tarragon)
Root vegetable puree
4 to 6 servings
The potatoes lend this puree a light texture and delicate flavor.
Place in a large saucepan:
8 ounces all-purpose or baking potatoes, peeled and thickly sliced
Add water to cover generously, bring to a boil, and cook for 5 minutes. Add:
1 pound carrots or parsnips, peeled and cut into thick slices, or 11⁄2 pounds celery root, salsify, turnips, or rutabaga, peeled and diced
Continue to cook until the potatoes and other vegetables are completely tender, about 25 minutes. Drain and return the vegetables to the pan. Over low heat, mash the vegetables with a potato masher or beat with a hand-held mixer until smooth. Or, for the smoothest texture, puree in a blender or food processor. Mix in:
1⁄2 cup milk or heavy cream
11⁄2 tablespoons butter, softened
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
Taste and adjust the seasonings, and heat through.
4 servings
This dish can be assembled 1 day ahead, covered, and refrigerated, then baked when ready to serve.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Drop into a large saucepan half-filled with cold water:
1 pound pearl onions
Bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, remove the onions and peel, then return to the boiling water. Simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, reserving 1⁄3 cup of the cooking liquid. Transfer the onions to a shallow greased 2-quart baking dish.
Melt in a small saucepan over medium heat:
11⁄2 tablespoons butter
Stir in:
11⁄2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Cook, stirring occasionally, over low heat until fragrant but not colored, about 3 minutes. Add the reserved cooking liquid, along with:
1⁄2 cup milk
1⁄2 cup half-and-half or additional milk
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 teaspoon black or white pepper
(1⁄8 teaspoon grated or ground nutmeg)
Bring to simmer and cook, whisking constantly, 3 minutes. Pour the mixture over the onions and sprinkle with:
(1 cup shredded Swiss; about 4 ounces)
Bake until bubbly, about 15 minutes.
6 to 8 servings
Combine, bring to a boil, and stir until the sugar is dissolved:
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
Boil the syrup 5 minutes. Add:
4 cups cranberries (1 pound)
Simmer the berries in the syrup very gently, uncovered, without stirring, until the berries are translucent, about 5 minutes. Skim off any foam. Add, if desired:
(2 teaspoons grated orange zest)
Pour the berries into 1 large or several individual molds that have been rinsed in cold water. Chill until firm. Unmold to serve.
Mock Mincemeat Pie
One 9-inch double-crust pie
This JOY classic originally appeared in the 1931 edition.
Cut into pieces:
11⁄2 cups seeded raisins
Peel, core, and slice:
4 medium-sized tart apples or a combination of apples and green tomatoes (3 cups)
Combine the raisins and apples. Add:
Grated rind of 1 orange
Juice of 1 orange (1⁄2 cup)
1⁄2 cup cider or other fruit juice
Cover these ingredients and simmer until the apples are very soft. Stir in until well blended:
3⁄4 cup sugar
1⁄4 teaspoon each cinnamon and cloves
2 to 3 tablespoons finely crushed soda crackers
If the apples are dry, use the smaller amount. This mixture will keep for several days. Shortly before using it, add:
(1 tablespoon brandy)
Preheat oven to 450°F. Line a pie pan with:
Pie dough
Fill it with mock mincemeat. Cover with a pricked upper crust or with a lattice. Bake at 450°F for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F and bake about 20 minutes longer.
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This website contains document collections from the United Nations, collected together for research purposes.
The first available corpus is a paragraph-aligned six-language collection of resolutions of the General Assembly from Volume I of GA regular sessions 55-62. The corpus is described in an academic paper that was presented (as a poster) at Machine Translation Summit XII on August 28th, 2009.
The corpus is available in three versions, all as zipped TMX (XML) files:
If you use this corpus for research purposes, please cite Alexandre Rafalovitch, Robert Dale. 2009. United Nations General Assembly Resolutions: A Six-Language Parallel Corpus. In Proceedings of the MT Summit XII, pages 292-299, Ottawa, Canada, August. CiteULike record for the paper is also available.
I recommend XMLStarlet as a tool for quick ad-hoc queries over the data. It is a good find/grep/pretty-printer equivalent for XML. An introduction to XMLStarlet is available.
The ongoing conversion about this corpus will be at the blog. Please subscribe to the feeds and join the discussion. For personal questions or comments, you can contact me at gmail.com with username arafalov.
The non-trivial utilities for manipulating the corpus will appear over time at the Google Code project repository for the site
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The building now boasts a four-storey extension and state-of-the-art facilities for students
Emma launched The HR Dept Wilmslow to offer SME clients advice and support that large companies often enjoy from their in-house HR teams.
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Manchester-based Editors Keys said it reached its target of £10,000 in eight days of launching the crowdfund campaign on Kickstarter last month.
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Chef Mary-Ellen McTague confirms Northern Quarter pop-up restaurant 4244 will serve 'til December 23, while Aumbry in Prestwich remains closed
The Radcliffe-based brewery has added another two awards to its trophy cabinet for its Manchester Skyline golden ale
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The jazz musician, who left a career as a commercial lawyer working for the Tote to launch a business in music, runs The Composerworks from his base at MediaCityUK.
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Sims in 2 would often look toward the screen as though they were looking at you and requesting things, or throw a bit of a tantrum, that kind of thing.
Open retail places and in the one EP, open restaurants with waiters. You could also own and run a restaurant and own and run just about any business you could think of including car dealerships.
Bathing babies and toddlers, snuggling with the child on the couch.
Kids could skill up by taking music lessons and by reading skill books other than just logic.
Sims were far more expressive and quirky.
The car stuff.
In general gameplay just was more fun for a lot of us because Sims were, well Sims.
BUT the 2 big things that Sims2 lacked that came out in 3 was Open Neighborhoods-in 2 if you wanted other households to age up, you had to play them to do it.
It also lacked CASt. There really was little to no customizing things like furniture. There was a thing that you could mess with clothes, I think but I never got the hang of it.
I think everyone is hoping that we're going to get the best of both worlds in TS4.
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Anyone else watch this show? Am I the only one who likes it but is lost?
I know a lot of you do not watch TV and honestly I don't watch that much but this show has me hooked. But, I just don't know what the heck is going on. Tonights episode has me more lost than ever.
Anyone else a fan and if so, do you understand what is going on in this show?


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iPhone Black on AT&T's web site just placeholder text?
In a move that was clearly rushed, a spokesperson from AT&T reached out to Gizmodo to tell them the real deal behind the appearance of "iPhone Black" on its AT&T Wireless web site. According to the spokesperson, it was used over the weekened for a so-called "scheduled catalog update," to differentiate between the various iPhone models that were available.
Placeholder text or not, the words "catalog update" still mean that they are going to change something, if not now, then some time in the near future.
If anything, this looks to be nasty cover up of what's really going on, for as you know, this isn't the first time that AT&T has spilled the beans on what is supposed to be a secret.
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If you're looking for a real blues blowout this weekend, check out the Harmonica Blowout at B.B.'s Lawnside this Sunday. Lidsay Shannon will be hosting his 25th Anniversary Show on 101 The Fox. His show has been a consistent Kansas City blues mainstay, and this anniversary is a huge one to celebrate. Plus, there is so much talent to go around at the Harmonica Blowout, that it will truly be an all day, all night blast. You'll see Dustin Arbuckle, Joe Spiers, Scottyboy Daniel, Jimmie Meade, John Paul Drum, Lee McBee, Ruslan Ivanov, and Mo Paul.
This venue has hosted some of the greatest harmonica symposiums Kansas City has ever seen, aided by the fact that a couple of the bands that they host at least a couple of times a month are harmonica lead Kansas City Blues greats. Lee McBee and the Confessors play B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ every couple of weeks, as do various versions of John Paul's Flying Circus (such as The Big Three). Both John Paul Drum and Lee McBee have been wailing on the blues harp and driving blues fans wild for decades. Each man has a mastery of his instrument, but they each have a unique style which should create a great contrast to study at this Harmonica Blowout.
The fun doesn't stop there, not by a long shot. Also knocking the socks off of the audience will be Scottyboy Daniel and Jimmie Meade. These two have been circulating in the blues scene and making a name for themselves for several years as well. Scottyboy plays with great soul and feeling and covers a wide range of styles. His playing is high energy; even slower songs that are given the Scottyboy flare have an energetic drive that keeps them interesting. Jimmie Meade is a member of Kansas City blues fav's Levee Town. His is a tasteful style, heavy on ambience. He can get down and blow with the best of them, and he is well known as a blues harp teacher, having taught many area harp players that have, like Jimmie himself, taken their talents to the big stage to compete in the International Blues Challenge which takes place in Memphis each year. Levee Town and Lee McBee and the Confessors will fill out the rest of the instrumental positions, so only the highest quality blues shall be purveyed.
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Dinosaur Train: Dinosaur Big City Screening Party
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Buddy and his Pteranodon family embark on a journey on the Dinosaur Train, gathering all their theropod friends together to travel to a really big Theropod Club Convention, which is being held in Laramidia, the "Dinosaur Big City." Among the travelers is King Cryolophosaurus, a singing theropod who is more than a little nervous about giving a concert in front of his biggest audience ever in the Big City. Once the Dinosaur Train arrives in Laramidia, Buddy and the Pteranodon family explore the crowded "dinosaur metropolis." At the Theropod Convention, the kids reunite with Annie Tyrannosaurus and her parents Delores and Boris, and they all meet the multi-horned mayor, Mayor Kosmoceratops. In the end, Buddy and Tiny help King Cryolophosaurus overcome his stage fright, and he wows a large dinosaur audience when he sings his new song, "Whole Lotta Theropods" at the Convention.
Party Time
This past weekend I had the privilege of hosting a pre-screening of the new Dinosaur Train movie Dinosaur Big City with my daughter and a few of her friends and they had so much fun.
The morning started with my little one helping me set up the party table where we laid a runner and stuffed the popcorn goodie bags full of fun movie stuff. Then we took some movie tickets and placed them around the goodie bags, popcorn and the fun figures of the famous dinosaurs
After the children arrived and saw the fun layout they each took a bag and a ticket off the table, and they had to give them to my daughter to get access to the couch to sit and watch the movie (that was totally her idea too). The kids loved the movie and I think it had a great message of friends standing beside you to help you through tough times, in this case to help King Cryolophosaurus overcome his fear of performing in front of a big audience, which I hope my daughter actually understood as she too has issues with that, not so much in performing but speaking.
After the movie was over we served pizza and juice to the kids and just let them run around. Funny thing is they were all running around pretending to be dinosaurs, roaring and all. They really had a great time and they can't wait to see more Dinosaur Train on PBS Kids.
Due to parents requesting their children not be in the pictures on the internet I have only posted pictures of my daughter during this party.
I was contacted by 360 Public Relations to host a pre-screening of the new Dinosaur Train movie and host a party where they provided all decorations and party favors. All thoughts and opinions are 100% mine.


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The best photography from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List, with all net profits donated to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Pediatric Oncology Global Outreach program.
Edited by Mark Roberts with Associate Editors Scott Loveless and Bill Robb. With a foreword by Doug Brewer.
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What a magnificent collection of photographs, is most of what I can say about this fine photography book. I am biased towards 2 of these photos, as they are mine, but the remaining 100-odd images belong to other photographers whose talent surpasses mine, and if I am biased there, it's only because I'm proud to be included in such a superb club.
Aside from the artistic quality of the images, I wish to highlight the superb production value of this tome, as the editor has managed to reproduce each photo in much higher quality than one might expect given the price of the book. Colour photos are lush, B&W photos monochrome, and the layout is so well thought out you completely forget about it and just immerse yourself in the Photography.
Whether you enjoy landscapes, cityscapes, sweeping vistas or intimate close ups, there is plenty in this book to keep you satisfied.
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The Ontario Securities Commission is taking aim at boards of directors, underwriters, auditors and stock exchanges over the quality of their work in helping companies from emerging markets such as China list on Canadian stock exchanges.
The commission unveiled a report Tuesday looking at problems with emerging market issuers in Canada, and listing a slew of areas that will be targeted for detailed study and new policy development to ensure investors can trust the information they receive from foreign-based companies operating in far different business environments.
"This review uncovered a number of areas where issuers and gatekeepers need to improve in order to meet their obligations, and we will be monitoring their progress to ensure the interests of investors are placed first," OSC chairman Howard Wetston said in a release.
The review was launched last July after a U.S. short seller published a report condemning Chinese forestry company Sino-Forest Corp. as little more than a "Ponzi scheme," sending the company's share price plummeting on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The OSC later suspended trading in Sino-Forest's shares while investigating the company's financial disclosure.
In its report Tuesday, the OSC said it reviewed 24 foreign issuers in depth over the past nine months and found a concerning "form over substance" approach to compliance from the companies, their boards and their auditors.
"In our view, the level of rigour and independent-mindedness applied by boards, auditors and underwriters in doing their important jobs -- management oversight, audit, due diligence on offerings -- should have been more thorough," the report concludes.
Among its recommendations, the OSC calls on stock exchanges to assess whether additional listing requirements are needed for foreign companies, and to examine whether the exchanges should be required to publicly disclose cases where it gives a waiver to a foreign company from following a listing requirement.
The OSC calls for the development of a consistent set of standards that must be followed by underwriters doing due diligence on foreign companies selling shares in Canada.
The report lists numerous areas where governance practices should be improved by Canadian boards of directors overseeing foreign companies, noting they are too often far removed from the executives running the companies in foreign countries.
"In some cases it appeared that the board had very little contact with senior management in the emerging market jurisdiction running the business," the OSC said.
Some board members were unaware of banking practices, currency restrictions and the regulatory and legal environment in which the company operates, the report said. Some relied on senior management to give an overview of key business documents written in another language, rather than obtaining a translated version and reading the documents for themselves.
Many foreign companies have highly complex structures with various holding companies controlling an operating company, which the OSC said may impact the board's ability to properly understand the full extent of operations. The OSC said it was also concerned that boards and management did not have processes in place to identify and approve related-party deals, which can be far more common in some countries than they are in North America.
As a result, it said boards need to develop better disclosure standards and better risk-management processes that recognize the risks to investors from different business practices in emerging countries.
The commission also suggested in the report that it found some significant problems in its review, and referred files to the OSC's enforcement branch for investigation. It did not say how many files were sent to enforcement or explain the outcome of the investigations.


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|Probable Pitchers
|Won, 13-4
|vs. Columbus,
7:00 p.m.
|Lannan (3-4, 5.80) vs.
Huff (2-1, 2.66)
|Lost, 5-4
|vs. Reading,
7:00 p.m.
|Ballard (1-3, 3.30) vs.
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|@ Lynchburg,
6:05 p.m.
|Holder (2-0, 6.00) vs.
Martin (5-4, 3.28)
|Won, 2-0;
Won, 4-3
|@ Lakewood,
6:05 p.m.
|Turnbull (1-3, 5.01) vs.
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Syracuse 13 Columbus 4
• Duke (W, 5-2) 6IP, 8H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 2K, HR
• Bibens-Dirkx 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Bynum 3-4, 3R, 2B, HR, 4RBI
• Brown 3-5, R, 3B, HR, 2RBI
• Solano 2-5, 2R, 2B
Corey Brown was a double short of the cycle as the Chiefs sunk the Clippers by 13-4 count. It was the fourth straight game with a homer for the 26-y.o. outfielder. Syracuse put the game away early with a five-run 2nd and a six-run 3rd, racking up 14 hits with Seth Bynum matching Brown's three hits and leading the RBI column with four. Zach Duke won for the fourth time in his last five starts, giving up all four Columbus runs on eight hits and two walks. Austin Bibens-Dirkx, Pat Lehman, and Josh Wilkie each tossed a scoreless inning in relief to finish the game. Roster Moves: After a two-month plus absence due to a neck injury, C Jhonatan Solano was activated from the 7-Day DL, with OF Jason Michaels placed on it to make room on the Syracuse roster.
Altoona 5 Harrisburg 4
• Gilliam (L, 1-5) 6IP, 4H, 5R, 5ER, 4BB, 6K
• Pucetas 2IP, 1H, 0R, BB, K
• Perez 2-4, R, SB,
• Mayorson 2-4, RBI, CS
Rob Gilliam had just one bad inning, but that five-run first stood up as Altoona took the series finale from Harrisburg, 5-4. Gilliam composed himself to allow just one more hit over the next five scoreless innings, finishing with five runs allowed on five hits and four walks (one intentional) with six strikeouts over six innings. Kevin Pucetas kept the Sens in it with two more scoreless frames. Harrisburg got the tying run to second with one out, and loaded the bases with two outs, but couldn't push any across. Eury Perez and Manny Mayorson both singled twice as the Sens notched seven hits total.
After getting swept by second-place Wilmington, the P-Nats head to Lynchburg for a weekend series against the first-place Lynchburg Hillcats, needing a sweep to have any chance at making up the seven-game deficit with a little more than three weeks left in the first half.
Hagerstown 2 Lakewood 0 — GAME ONE
• Hill (W, 4-3) 6⅓ IP, 3H, 0R, 2BB, 7K
• Barrett (SV, 4) ⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, K
• Skole 1-3, R, 2B, RBI
• Martinson 1-2, BB
Taylor Hill ended his winless streak of four starts as the Suns shut out the Blue Claws, 2-0 in the opening game of the doubleheader. Hill went six and a 1/3rd innings but back-to-back walks chased him from the game. He allowed just three hits and struck out a career-high seven batters. Aaron Barrett stranded both baserunners for his fourth save. Matt Skole's RBI double and Caleb Ramsey's sac fly in the 4th were the difference as the two teams combined for just seven hits.
Hagerstown 4 Lakewood 3 (8 inn.) — GAME TWO
• Encarnacion (ND) 5IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 2K
• Bates (BS, 1; W, 1-0) 3IP, 2H, R, ER, 2BB, 3K, HR
• Burns 3-4, R
• Dykstra 3-4, 2R, 2SB
Matt Skole struck again, singling in the go-ahead run in the top of the 8th as Hagerstown took the nightcap, 4-3. Billy Burns and Cutter Dykstra combined for six hits while Jason Martinson and Skole combined for four RBI as the four batters accounted for all the Suns offense (nine hits, one walk). Pedro Encarnacion got the spot start and weathered a two-run first to go five innings. Colin Bates gave up the tying run on a leadoff homer in the 7th but retired six of the last seven batters he faced to earn his first win of the season.
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These injury reports seem more and more like CIA reports. Last official 'report' I heard of Solano was he had a disc problem in his back, which for a catcher can be potential career-ending. Next thing you know, we'll hear it was a hamstring.
Byron Kerr has an story on Purke's progress in Florida.
The broadcaster in last night's Chief's game (MiLB.TV) mentioned he spoke with Solano before the game re the injury, and Solano explained in detail where the pain originated (top of spine/neck area) and how the pain propagated down his spine. So either Jhonatan is a heck of an actor/CIA and someone who'll follow hard on the party line, or he had a spine/neck issue.
I'm with Luke on this. What was the advantage to the Nats to be so phony about this?
Thanks, Richard, what you heard does make sense. I feel bad for Solano because absent the injury he'd be with the big boys by now.
Doug Harris seems like the kind of guy that doesn't like to tell you anything … keeps it all close to the vest. Rizzo probably likes that.


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Volume 7, Issue 11, November 1966
Transformation of Proca‐Type System of Partial Differential Equations7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704838View Description Hide Description
The Proca‐type system of partial differential equations [−curl curl A + k A = τ grad φ; ▿2φ − Kφ = τ div A, with k, K, and τ constants] is transformed into a new system such that the vector potential A and the scalar potential φ satisfy separate differential equations. It is also shown that, for the solution of the system, there are only two different modes, div A = 0 with φ = 0, and curl A = 0 with φ ≠ 0, respectively.
Relativistic Effects in Atomic Fine Structure7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704839View Description Hide Description
Operators are obtained which can be evaluated with respect to nonrelativistic wavefunctions to produce the same result as obtained by evaluating the Breit equation with respect to relativistic wavefunctions. This greatly simplifies calculations involving the Breit equation by allowing the calculations to be made within the more familiar framework of nonrelativistic theory. The operators are classified according to their angular dependence; a comparison with the angular dependence of each fine‐structure operator leads to the relativistic equivalents of the fine‐structure interactions. The operators are expanded in a power series in (v/c)2, and the lowest nonvanishing terms are shown to be the fine‐structure interactions.
The Validity of Perturbation Series with Zero Radius of Convergence7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704840View Description Hide Description
Although the perturbation expansion for the S‐matrix of the Peres‐model field theory has zero radius of convergence, it uniquely defines the S‐matrix and is easily summable by the method of Padé approximants.
Unitary and Antiunitary Ray Representations of the Product of n Commuting Parity Operators7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704841View Description Hide Description
The unitary and antiunitary ray representations of the group of n commuting operators Γ i , i = 1, 2, …, n, satisfying Γ i 2 = 1, Γ i Γ j = Γ j Γ i , have been determined explicitly. The ray representations are shown to be homomorphic to the representations of a class of generalized Clifford algebras defined in the text. The enumeration of different algebras gives a complete classification of inequivalent ray representations. Whereas the irreducible vector representations of the group are all one‐dimensional, the irreducible ray representations lead to various multiplet structure of states ranging in dimensions from 1 to 2½n (n even), or 2½(n−1) (n odd), in powers of two. The arbitrary antiunitary case can be reduced to the case with only one antiunitary Γ.
On Irreducible Representation of a Class of Algebras and Related Projective Representations7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704842View Description Hide Description
The number and the dimensions of irreducible representations of a general class of algebras occurring in the projective representations of finite groups have been determined. The Lie subalgebras have been found, and the isomorphism between the quantum‐mechanical ray representations of finite groups and the fundamental representations of Lie algebras is shown.
Invariance and Conservation Laws in Classical Mechanics. II7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704843View Description Hide Description
In this paper, the invariances of the equation of motion of a classical particle, to coordinate and time translations, to scale transformations and inversions, and to Galilean transformations, are considered individually. Resultant conditions on the equation of motion are given, and, for invariance to the one‐parameter continuous transformations, it is shown that the equation of motion can be reduced from second to first order. Associated with each such reduction is a conservation law. The implications of the invariance of the system Lagrangian to these transformations are indicated, and the conservation laws, if any, associated with them. Some requirements on the Lagrangian for invariant equations of motion are also presented, and it is shown that the invariance of an equation of motion derived from a Lagrangian does not imply the invariance of that Lagrangian to the transformation. It is also shown that time‐translation invariance of the equation of motion does not always require conservation of the Hamiltonian.
Relativistic Spinor Formulation of Stokes Parameters with Application to the Inverse Compton Effect7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704844View Description Hide Description
A formulation of the Stokes Parameters for light is found in terms of second‐rank antisymmetric spinors, and arbitrary Lorentz transformations are made by using the unimodular representation of the Lorentz group. A three‐component spinor form is established along with its accompanying representation of the Lorentz group, and the connection with the photon spin is explicitly shown. Differential Compton cross sections for any Lorentz frame are calculated. These are seen to be invariant only for particular polarization reference directions.
The Solution of a Stark‐Effect Model as a Dynamical Group Calculation7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704878View Description Hide Description
A model for the Stark mixing of orbital states in the annihilation of particles at rest is solved by using the dynamical group techniques. The Schrödinger equation for the problem is given meaning in a representation of the three‐dimensional rotation group and reduced to a two‐dimensional linear homogeneous differential equation.
On the Connection between External and Internal Symmetries of Strongly Interacting Particles7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704879View Description Hide Description
The relation between the mass and spin‐parity J p, and internal quantum numbers of elementary particles, hints at a nontrivial connection between the external symmetry, namely the Poincaré group or its Lie algebra, and a so‐called internal symmetry. Studying this connection mathematically, we find that any extension of (resp. by) the Poincaré Lie algebraP by (resp. of) a semisimple Lie algebraX is equivalent to the trivial one, P ⊕ X. Moreover, if we are looking for a Lie algebra containing P and X in an economical and nontrivial way, namely what we call a (nontrivial) unification of P and X, we find restrictions on the possibilities of choice of X, which exclude compact internal symmetries. An explicit treatment of SL(3, C) as internal symmetry, related to the external symmetry by the unification process of Lie algebras, gives a mass formula which is in very good accordance with the experimental data, and can be theoretically interpreted by means of a so‐called ``classification principle''.
A Manifestly Covariant Description of Arbitrary Dynamical Variables in Relativistic Quantum Mechanics7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704880View Description Hide Description
The concepts of instantaneous observables and dynamical variables are analyzed and generalized to arbitrary spacelike hyperplanes. A formalism is developed which gives the basic equations of relativistic quantum mechanics for dynamical variables on arbitrary hyperplanes a manifestly covariant form. A covariant linear transformation on the Poincaré generators introduces the hyperplane generators which yield commutation relations displaying a clear separation of the kinematical and dynamical properties of dynamical variables. An axiomatic study of the center‐of‐mass position operator yields the uniqueness of the operator and completes the physical interpretation of the hyperplane generators. The Poincaré invariance and hyperplane independence of the scattering operator is related to asymptotic conservation laws in the hyperplane formalism, and finally, a nonlocal, hyperplane‐dependent, field theory of free spinless particles is considered.
The Asymptotic Theory of Cerenkov Radiation7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704881View Description Hide Description
Recently developed methods of asymptotic analysis are applied to the problem of Cerenkov radiation. The mathematical description of this physical phenomenon is given by the integro‐differential system of equations for the electromagnetic field in a dispersive medium. The parameter λ is introduced into these equations, where λ is a characteristic frequency of the medium. It is for large λ that the asymptotic expansion of the electromagnetic field is sought. Isotropic, uniaxial crystalline and gyrotropic media are treated in detailed. The source function which appears in the field equations is taken to be quite general, e.g., it may be used to represent the current associated with any moving ``multipole'' source. By applying the method of stationary phase to an integral representation of the solution, the leading term of the asymptotic expansion of the electromagnetic field is obtained. More precisely, a parametric representation of the expansion is found in which certain space‐time curves called ``rays'' play a key role. An expression for the total energy of the radiation is then determined.
Complex Temperatures and Phase Transitions7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704882View Description Hide Description
The thermodynamic limit is considered for complex temperatures, and a picture of a phase transition, similar to the Yang‐Lee picture, is proposed. For certain cases a representation of the partition function as an infinite product is obtained. Some simple models are considered.
Characterizing Coherent States of the Radiation Field7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704883View Description Hide Description
Simple proofs are given for two properties of a Bose field discovered recently in the quantum‐theoretic description of optical coherence. The first is the theorem of Glauber and Titulaer that first‐order coherence means that only one mode is excited. The second is the theorem of Aharanov, Falkoff, Lerner, and Pendleton that eigenstates of the annihilation operators are characterized by their ability to factor when the system is divided into two channels. The restriction of the latter to the case of a single excited mode is removed.
The Discontinuities of the Triangle Graph as a Function of an Internal Mass. II7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704884View Description Hide Description
We consider the discontinuities of the triangle‐graph amplitude as a function of an internal mass variable. These discontinuities are important, since they form the kernel of the Aitchison‐Anisovich integral equation, which is derived from the Khuri‐Treiman three‐body final‐state‐interaction dispersion relation. We evaluate the discontinuities by explicitly performing the Feynman α integrations. We also discuss their analytic continuations. Finally we consider the applicability of the Cutkosky rules to such an internal mass variable discontinuity. It is argued that these rules must be modified in two ways. One of these is straightforward, having to do with the appearance of spacelike masses. The other is more involved and is a consequence of the results of homology theory. We apply the modified Cutkosky rules to the triangle‐graph discontinuities and obtain the same results as found by the direct method, so confirming the modifications which we have made.
Continuous Degenerate Representations of Noncompact Rotation Groups. II7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704885View Description Hide Description
Three principal continuous series of most degenerate unitary irreducible representations of an arbitrary noncompact rotation group SO(p, q) have been derived and their properties discussed in detail. The corresponding harmonic functions have been constructed.
Bi‐Orthogonality Relations for Solving Half‐Space Transport Problems7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704886View Description Hide Description
The method of singular eigenfunction expansions is applied to time‐independent, one‐speed, half‐space transport problems with anisotropic scattering. Adjoint eigenfunctions are constructed such that a set of half‐range bi‐orthogonality relations is valid. These relations lead to the expansion coefficients in a direct manner. The adjoint eigenfunctions are also used to express the half‐space albedo operator which relates the emerging angular density to the ingoing one.
Theory of Paramagnetic Impurities in Semiconductors7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704887View Description Hide Description
In this paper, a model of a paramagnetic impurity in a semiconductor (or of an F′ center in an alkali halide) is proposed. It is an exactly soluble form of the quantum‐mechanical 3‐body problem. Specifically, we deal with 2 interacting particles in any number of dimensions in an attractive external potential, and present the qualitative features of the resulting eigenvalues and eigenfunctions. We find algebraically the conditions for a magnetic moment to appear (e.g., for an F′ center to become unstable with respect to an F center) and discover that even a large 2‐body electronic repulsion U does not cause a moment to appear when the one‐electron bound state orbits about the impurity are sufficiently great. Conversely, in the case of small, tightly bound orbits, beyond a certain value of U, the impurity does in fact become magnetic in the ground state. Using the exact ground‐state solution, we show that a perturbation‐theoretic expansion in powers of U has a finite radius of convergence.
Acoustic Scattering from an Interface between Media of Greatly Different Density7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704888View Description Hide Description
The problem of acoustic scattering from a curved interface between two homogeneous media is formulated as two integral equations relating the normal velocity and the velocity potential at the interface. The equations are so chosen as to minimize coupling. When γ, the ratio of the densities, goes to zero, the equations decouple, one becoming the equation of a soft‐boundary problem, the other of a hard‐boundary problem. For small γ, an approximate solution is constructed by perturbation methods from solutions to the related soft‐ and hard‐boundary problems.
Integral Forms for Quantum‐Mechanical Momentum Operators7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704889View Description Hide Description
The usual differential form P 0 for the quantum‐mechanical momentum operator P which is conjugate to a generalized coordinate q (α ≤ q ≤ β) is, in atomic units, P 0 = − i(g −½) ∂/∂q (g ½), where g is the Jacobian of the transformation from Cartesian to generalized coordinates. However, P 0 is not always self‐adjoint on the domain D of physically acceptable bound‐state wavefunctions, as a proper quantum‐mechanical operator should be. An integral form is proposed for P, defined by,where.The effect of this integral operator (which is suggested by the ideas of Fourier transforms) differs from that of P 0 only at the end‐points of the range of q. In a sense, it is formally equivalent to an operator (suggested by Robinson and Hirschfelder) which is obtained by adding certain delta‐function terms to P 0, but it suffers from none of the defects, since delta‐functions do not appear explicitly. Various properties of the integral operator are derived. Some discussion of the domain D is presented as an appendix.
Existence of Particlelike Solutions to Nonlinear Field Theories7(1966); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1704890View Description Hide Description
A pseudovirial theorem is derived for time‐independent particlelike solutions of finite energy (singularity‐free and spatially localized time‐independent solutions) to field theories associated with an action principle. It is shown that a useful necessary condition for the existence of such particlelike solutions is generally obtainable as a corollary to the pseudovirial theorem. This necessary condition is in fact sufficient to preclude existence of any well‐localized particlelike solution for all but special field theories with the more common forms of algebraic interaction. On the other hand, strong satisfaction of the necessary condition can lead to modelfield theories with rigorous closed‐form particlelike solutions, as shown by example for a class of Lorentz‐covariant theories which feature a real scalar field in interaction with a two‐component complex Weyl spinor field. Some of the latter particlelike solutions to the scalar‐spinor theory are energetically stable with respect to spatial dilatations, hence likely to be stable in the dynamical sense. A counter example to the more general sufficiency of the strong satisfaction condition is presented, showing that strong satisfaction of the pseudovirial theorem's corollary does not always guarantee the existence of singularity‐free particlelike solutions.


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April 8, 2011 at 6 p.m. WOD 11.3 of the CrossFit Games Qualifier went down at Friday Night Lights presented by CrossFit Scottsdale. It was a day to remember: top CrossFit athlete's came together and gave it all they had on our "Blacktop Playground". Today in class we will be doing WOD 11.3 of the CrossFit Games Qualifer.
Friday Night Lights 11.3 presented by CrossFit Scottsdale from Full Squared Productions on Vimeo.
"If You Want To Be The Best, You Have To Compete With The Best"
Warm Up: 400m run/50 double unders
Strength: 5×3 Front Squats
WOD: 11.3 5 minute AMRAP: Squat Clean & Jerk (m#165 w#110)


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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – The No. 13 University of Oregon volleyball program was again lauded for its performance in the classroom as five student-athletes were honored to various Pacific-12 Conference All-Academic Teams Wednesday.
A trio of junior outside hitters led the way as Katherine Fischer and Lauren Gross repeated as first- and second-team honorees, and Alaina Bergsma received her first second-team award.
Among the honorable mention list, junior defensive specialist Kellie Kawasaki and sophomore setter Lauren Plum added their second and first honors, respectively.
Fischer is an accounting major and entered the fall term with a 4.02 cumulative grade point average, and was the only honoree on the first and second teams that sported a +4.00 GPA.
Gross and Bergsma owned 3.83 and 3.70 GPA's and are psychology and business majors, respectively (while GPA's were not released for the honorable mention selections).
The Los Altos, Calif., native Fischer became the third Duck ever to win multiple first-team honors, and follows the lead of Kristin Bitter (2004, '05, '06) and Casey Crisler (, 1995, '96, '97).
Oregon's trio of first and second-team selections tied for the best Wednesday with Oregon State (3). Three other schools had two honorees (Arizona State, California and Utah), and two schools had one selection (Colorado and Stanford).
Wednesday's honors raised UO's tally of conference all-academic honors to 30 in seven years under head coach Jim Moore. In prior years, UO received at least three honors in 2010 (6), '08 (4), '07 (4), '06 (4) and '05 (5), and two in '09.
To be eligible, players must sport a 3.00 minimum grade point average, be a returnee, at least a sophomore academically, and be a starter or significant contributor.
Two weeks ago, Fischer was accorded repeat Capital One Academic All-District First-Team honors, and is now eligible for the national Academic All-America squad announced later this month. Last year, she was a Third-Team Academic All-American, and the only underclassmen selected among the three teams.
Looking ahead to this weekend's final regular season match, No. 13 Oregon (20-8, 13-8) hosts Oregon State (16-15, 8-13) in Eugene, this Friday, November 25 at 7 p.m.
Promotions-wise, the event is a Pack Matt Night, and fans that show their Bi-Mart card at the door will get 2 for 1 admission.
Civil War football ticket holders can also show their ticket for Saturday to get in free to the Friday volleyball match.
And as any regular season match, Duck students get in for free with current student ID cards.
2011 Pac-12 All-Academic Teams
First Team
Stephanie Browne, STAN, Grad 3.95, Sociology
Katherine Fischer, ORE, Jr., 4.02, Accounting
Caitlyn Murphy, ASU, So., 3.90, Psychology/Spanish
Alyssa O'Neil, OSU, Jr., 3.89, Human Dev. & Family Sci.
Elysse Richardson, COLO, So., 3.91, Psychology
Robin Rostratter, CAL, Jr., 3.88, Media Studies
Tayla Woods , OSU RS Fr., 3.98, Psychology
Second Team
Alaina Bergsma, ORE, R-Jr., 3.70, Business
Erin Freeman, CAL, So., 3.80, Undeclared
Lauren Gross, ORE, Jr., 3.83, Psychology
Martie Massey, OSU, Jr., 3.73, Biology
Danica Mendivil, ASU, So., 3.86, Family & Human Dev.
McKenzie Odale, UTAH, Jr., 3.78, Undeclared
Erin Redd, UTAH, So., 3.74, Undeclared
Honorable Mention: Emily Alexis, RS Fr., COLO; Jessica Aschenbrenner, So., COLO; Lydia Bai, RS Fr., STAN; Lauren Bar!eld, Sr., WASH; Megan Beckwith, So., COLO; Hannah Benjamin, Jr., STAN; Kat Brown, Jr., CAL; Katie Camp, Sr., UCLA; Karissa Cook, Jr., STAN; Becky Defoe, So., OSU; Kelcey Dunaway, Jr., WASH; Katie Fuller, Jr., USC; Adrienne Gehan, So., CAL; Natalie Hagglund, So., USC; Shannon Hawari, Sr., CAL; Correy Johnson, Jr., CAL; Ashley Kastl, So., ASU; Kellie Kawasaki, Jr., ORE; Rachael Kidder, Jr., UCLA; Danielle Killpack, Sr., UTAH; Mary Ellen Luck, So., STAN; Sonja Markanovich, Sr., ASU; Megan McBride, Jr., OSU; Sarah McGaf!n, So., ASU; Tori Moore, RS, Jr., ARIZ; Kylin Muñoz, Jr., WASH; Tarah Murrey, Sr., CAL; Meg Norton, So., UCLA; Jenna Orlandini, So., WASH; Gabbi Parker, So., WASH; Alexis Pinson, So., ASU; Lauren Plum, So., ORE; Stephanie Preach, So., ASU; Kelly Reeves, So., UCLA; Allie Rogers, RS Fr., OSU; Anicia Santos, Sr., COLO; Camille Saxton, Jr., OSU; Laura Schaudt, RS Fr., OSU; Dre Shaw, Sr., OSU; Natasa Siljkovic, Jr., USC; Abby Simmons, Jr., UTAH; Bojana Todorovic, Jr., UCLA; Rachel Todorovich, Jr., WSU; Alyssa Valentine, Sr., COLO; Lauren Van Orden, Sr., UCLA; Rachel Williams, So., STAN; Erin Yoder, Jr., USC; Kelsey Zimmerman, So., OSU.
2011 – Katherine Fischer (1st), Alaina Bergsma (2nd), Lauren Gross (2nd), Kellie Kawasaki (HM), Lauren Plum (HM)
2010 – Katherine Fischer (1st), Lauren Gross (2nd), Haley Jacob (HM), Kellie Kawasaki (HM), Jocelyn Levig (HM), Rhiannon Tooker (HM)
2009 - Nevena Djordjevic (2nd), Sonja Newcombe (HM)
2008 - Nevena Djordjevic (HM), Kristen Forristall (HM), Sonja Newcombe (HM), Katie Swoboda (HM)
2007 - Nevena Djordjevic (2nd), Sonja Newcombe (HM), Karen Waddington (HM), Kristen Forristall (HM)
2006 - Kristin Bitter (1st), Erin Little (1st), Heather Madison (HM), Karen Waddington (HM)
2005 - Kristin Bitter (1st), Erin Little (2nd), Stephanie Alleman (HM), Heather Madison (HM), Kelly Russell (HM)
2004 - Kristen Bitter (1st), Katie O'Neil (2nd), Kelly Russell (2nd), Lauren Westendorf (2nd), Erin Little (HM), Heather Madison (HM)
2003 - Katie O'Neil (2nd)
2002 - Lindsay Murphy (1st), Katie O'Neil (HM), Sydney Chute (HM), Heather Gilmore (HM)
2001 - Sydney Chute (2nd), Diana Blank (HM), Julie Gerlach (HM), Lindsay Murphy (HM), Monique Tobbagi (HM)
1999 - Carli Halligan (2nd), Annie Pogue (2nd)
1997 - Casey Crisler (1st), Alison Pepe (2nd)
1996 - Casey Crisler (1st)
1995 - Casey Crisler (1st)
1994 - Angee Henderson (2nd)
1993 - Nicolle Hedberg (2nd)
1990 - Molly McGrath (2nd)
1989 - Stephanie Snyder
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During his Starz 'Martin Lawrence Presents…1st Amendment Stand Up' set, Gary Owen Comedy spoke on the many extremely different practices witnessed when attending a black vs white church. Now if you've ever attended service at a "black church", you definitely understand where he's coming from when he mentions the loud outbursts, holy ghosts, offerings, and dragged out services that seem to take forever and a day. I can't count how many times I've heard my stomach roar in church because I got there at 9am and church was still going on at noon or going on 1pm. It's the absolute worst when you forgot to eat a big breakfast too. Unfortunately, that usually comes AFTER the service.
P.S Gary Owen will be one of the headlining performers at the South Beach Comedy Festival shows on March 2 for the Shaquille O'Neal All Star Comedy Jam. For tickets and more info, CLICK HERE.
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