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Spicy! A Cup of Ginger Tea for Your Winter Woes
That's how I'd describe my mum's ginger tea, or as it's called in Indonesian, wedang jahe. Ginger tea is wonderful on a cold wintry day. I love how the viscous liquid slides down my throat and warms my chest–it's my drink of choice as I curl up in front of a toasty fire for a riveting read (no offense to all you hot chocolate fans out there). My mum insists that the secret to great ginger tea is daun pandan (pandan or screwpine leaf) syrup. "Supaya harum," she says, or to make it smell good.
So the first step is to make the pandan syrup…
Pandan Syrup
All it is is a simple syrup steeped with pandan leaves. You can find pandan leaves frozen (and to my utter delight, sometimes fresh!) at any Asian grocery store. This heady, fragrant leaf (I've heard people describe it's flavor and fragrance as coconut-ty and it's even compared to buttered popcorn!). Sometimes called the Asian vanilla, the pandan leaf, in my opinion, has no substitute.
Like all simple syrups, the ratio of sugar to water is 2:1 so you can adjust amounts according to your needs. Use 1 pandan leaf for every cup of sugar. The cooled syrup can be bottled and keeps in the refrigerator indefinitely. You can use the syrup to sweeten regular tea too.
Time: 15 minutes
Makes: 2-1/2 cups
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 pandan leaves, trimmed and tied into separate knots
In a medium 2-quart saucepan, combine all ingredients and bring a boil. Lower heat and stir continuously until sugar dissolves, about 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove leaves and reserve syrup.
My Mum's Wedang Jahe a.k.a. Ginger Tea
Time: 30 minutes
Makes: 8 servings
8 oz fresh ginger root (2 knobs, each about the size of your palm)
4 cups water
1/2 cup pandan syrup (above)
Smash ginger with flat part of a cleaver or large knife's blade until the skin splits and the inner flesh is exposed.
In a large 6 quart pot, combine all ingredients and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. The longer you simmer, the stronger the ginger tea.
Strain and serve.
Nicole Barnett permalinkOctober 5, 2011 7:15 pm
My co-worker gave me some ginger tea from the Philippines. Oh my goodness what a delicious tea. I had laryngitis and bronchitis and it was extremely soothing to my throat!
Icak permalinkJuly 18, 2008 12:01 am
i luv "wedang Jahe"-"ginger tea" but i always mix it with milk, so i called it "wedang susu jahe"-"milk ginger tea"…just try it
Niki permalinkDecember 19, 2007 10:23 pm
This was amazing, I'm going and getting some leaves and ginger this weekend for sure. Since simple syrup is a common cocktail ingredient, I also wonder if the pandan syrup could give a nice herbal touch to the right mixed drink as well!
Diane permalinkDecember 16, 2007 11:21 pm
I make a version of this often in winter…min is an Indian version: fresh ginger boiled in water for at least 10 minutes with cardamom and jaggery (an unprocessed sugar similar to but better than brown sugar). Mmmmmmmmm…..
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US firm Harmonic has launched a cloud-based transcoding service for professional applications available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace, enabling content creators, service providers and media professionals to convert broadcast-quality video content to virtually any standard media format.
The new ProMedia Carbon MP solution is powered by Harmonic's Rhozet technology, and supports a wide range of acquisition, nonlinear editing, broadcast, web, and mobile formats including MXF, XDCAM HD, QuickTime, CableLabs, and MP4.
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Tonight brave was a cup of coffee at 5 PM so I could visit with my hubby as I got ready for a writers conference tomorrow. It felt brave at the time but now it's 2 AM and I can't sleep and it seems plain stupid.
So here goes my 5 minutes on BRAVE for The Gypsy Mama's weekly fun with words carnival.
Brave isn't doing what you know you can do it's going through with the thing in spite of the reality staring you in the face.
The bravest people I know haven't chosen their mountains.
- Cancer
- Alzheimer's
- Firefighters
- Military
- Mothers with empty wombs
- Mothers with full houses
- Elderly
- Pastors
Sure there is the tightrope-walk-over-Niagra-Falls variety but I can't help but see the bravery of those who don't want something in return except to love someone better, be someone better or survive something for the family they would leave. Even sometimes, learning to accept a circumstance for the hope it brings someone. Or find the gem in the ugliest circumstances.
I'll tell you what brave is. When my dad learned he had Alzheimer's at fifty seven and had to retire from thirty years at the fire department he assured me that it was better than him finding out one of us kids or grandkids died in a car accident.
Sheesh! And I vowed to myself last week that I'd write something cheerful and upbeat this week. I hope this isn't a downer. I'm really proud of my dad and we just had a date last weekend. God has halted the progression of his Az for the time being and His word promises that he will be healed. On earth or in heaven. One way or another, he is the bravest person I know.


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I've featured Etsy artist, Susanne Karg from Heidelberg, Germany (or Dornröschen Filzunikate) before. Her work is AMAZING. I wanted to share some of her recent creations that are now for sale on Etsy.
These are one of a kind felted cat beds that I think are works of art.
How freakin' fun and whimsical are these cat beds? I just love them and hope you do too.
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Those are so flippin' cute! I especially love the snail. What talent! And the cats love them!
I think they are amazing – and soo much fun! Just wish we "little people" could afford them.
But that's why we all have special Wish Lists…………..
omg! those beds are amazing!! I know some women here that do felted natural soaps .. the felt is really thin and works as an exfoliant and they smell wonderful. these beds are so beautiful and I know my cats would love them!! I love the stones and the cat villa. how creative and such darling cat beds.


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In Tennessee, the Tennessee Regulatory Authority (TRA) sets rules and we carefully follow them. Those regulations are what help to ensure that everyone is receiving high quality water at a fair price. All increases in service rates are directly related to the cost of providing high quality service and subjected to a public review process and approval by the TRA.
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It's time to take a look at the top 10 fantasy football quarterbacks for 2009.
Let's look at what criteria are analyzed to determine who makes the top 10. First we have to remember in fantasy football, it's all about the numbers. Passing yards, touchdowns, and turnovers; that is what drives the scoring of your fantasy quarterback.
There are no points for wins or how efficient the quarterback is in managing the game. In other words if you are a "Bill Parcells" type quarterback you probably will not be a top ranked fantasy quarterback.
That's why you won't see Ben Roethlisberger, Chad Pennington, Eli Manning, or Joe Flacco on this list. All four led their teams to the playoffs last season, but they don't put up the numbers in the fantasy football world.
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*sits on a rock*
Ok so is Douse the only one you want to learn?
I dont really find myself playing in a Starch Syrup Capture Field anytime soon lol What is a syrup capture field anyways? :shrug:
but yes Douse is what I want to learn unless I can figure out what a syrup field is lol
Are you at C rank water yet?
Nope :/ I havnt started Suiton yet
Ok Douse it is.
*Creates fire wall 10 meters to my left.*
Okay, I want to preform the tiger hand sign and channel your fire chakara into the the fire and release the fire of most of its entities leaving burning cinders.
*I close my eyes and preform the Tiger hand seal. While I am doing so I channel my chakra into the fire 10 meters from Shikamar's left. As my chakra is inside the fire it is releasing the entities from the fire. As I open my eyes I see burning cinders laying on the ground.*
Hows that?
*Fire gets a bit smaller*
Do it again with more detail. Try do it fast also the fire is supposed to be doused in one second.
*I preform the tiger seal again. In doing so I also channel my Katon chakra into the center of the fire. As my chakra is in the center of the fire I control my Katon chakra so it will release the entities from the fire making it smaller and smaller in only a second. In doing so all that's left are scolding cinders on the ground.*
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Description: If a static fire is lingering nearby on the ground. The user preforms the tiger hand-sign and channels his chakara into the fire and releases most of its entities through great chakara control and douses the fire in one second leaving burning cinders, also known as red-hot rocks, laying on the ground from the fire. If someone falls on these it deals moderate burns. This may only be used if the fire is not being manipulated by anyone on the battle field. The user cannot use this technique to douse an incoming fire attack.
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|Spoiler picture: Carly and... Mia?; Things that make you go "hmm..."
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|Nov 2 2009, 05:33 PM Post #1
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|Nov 2 2009, 05:33 PM Post #2
I can't tell you how disappointed I'm going to be if it turns out that Mia is the daughter of Carly. I can't stand that brat. If this has to happen, then a recast is 100% necessary. The girl doesn't even resemble Carly, much less Bo and Lawrence. Watching Taylor Spreitler makes me want to hurl things at the television and the last thing I want is for her to taint scenes with Crystal Chappell and Louise Sorel.
Meanwhile, I'm now wondering if Carly will somehow get involved in the baby switch story...
|Nov 2 2009, 05:37 PM Post #3
Much prefers sweevil, snarky EJ over Father Figure Fucktard Eejiot.
Dun Dun Duuuunnnn.
I'm with you, Kenny. If Mia turns out to be Carly's kid it will be a terrible rewrite - and so out of left field. I used to sort of expect she would turn out to be Nicole's - or that Melanie would turn out to be Nicole's and Trent's - but why or why would they feel the need to link Mia and Carly? :shame:
|Nov 2 2009, 05:39 PM Post #4
Oh god...Does that mean that Mia is a Brady? Which would make her...Sami's cousin once or twice removed meaning Grace was Bo's granddaughter? :drunk: :puke: Must everyone be related? :shame:
ETA: TFP Kenny!
Edited by angmc, Nov 2 2009, 05:43 PM.
|Nov 2 2009, 05:41 PM Post #5
I would not be terribly upset if Mia turns out to be Carly's, but TS will need to step up her game in a huge way.
|Nov 2 2009, 05:43 PM Post #6
|I hope this isn't true either. As someone mentioned they don't look alike. I want to see them explain how Carly hasn't been involved in her life for the past year if this is really true.
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|Nov 2 2009, 05:46 PM Post #7
I really don't want Mia to be related to Carly. I know Taylor is only 16 and she has improved slightly since she first joined the show. However, she needs much, much more improvement. Same goes for Dylan Patton who plays Will. Casey is the strongest actor out of the teens.
Perhaps Carly is just comforting Mia once she finds out her baby died. Wasn't Carly in her late teens when she thought Nicky had died at birth? Then again I have a bad feeling that Mia will be Carly's daughter.
|Nov 2 2009, 05:50 PM Post #8
Probably because Mia's embroiled in the biggest story on the canvas right now and this connects Carly to a wider group of characters than just Bo, Vivian and Victor. Since the baby switch story is so all-encompassing and Grace is probably Carly's grandchild, this opens the door for her to interact with everyone from Stefano and Sami to Nicole, Chad and EJ.
I understand it. I just don't like it... mainly because of Taylor Spreitler. What is it going to take for her to be fired? The role of Mia needs to be recast if the writers are going to do this. Pronto!
|Nov 2 2009, 05:51 PM Post #9
That was already explained. Lawrence has been holding Carly against her will in Morocco.
|Nov 2 2009, 05:51 PM Post #10
I don't mind Mia being Carly's daughter. Taylor CAN act. She was great when she first came on and was also good during Grace's death. During the summer, she just fell apart and now she's wildly inconsistent. I have to wonder if her recent acting struggles have to do with primarily sharing scenes with the teens for most of the summer when early on she was getting plenty of scenes with older characters. She seems to bring it when she shares scenes with older characters on a regular basis. She's been better lately but seems to lose it once she's back with the teens.
That is one thing that being Carly's daughter would do. It would give Taylor more scenes with CC and I think that can only help her because she does her best work opposite the veteran actors and actresses on the show (Ali, Ari, Suzanne, James, Joe, etc).
And as for her not looking like Carly, that doesn't matter. Alot of kids don't look like their parents.
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|Nov 2 2009, 05:52 PM Post #11
Let us pray.
|Nov 2 2009, 05:59 PM Post #12
I've never liked her, personally. Granted, I missed out on a huge chunk of this year because I wasn't watching, but Taylor was one actress I never liked when I did manage to catch the show here and there.
I don't believe that she's going to improve just because she'll be sharing scenes with Crystal Chappell. I can tell that she's going to suck just by looking at the picture. She has the same "what the fuck am I doing?" look on her face that she's had in every scene I've ever seen her in over the past year, LoL.
They should get someone like Emma Watson to play Mia. I could buy her as Carly's offspring.
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|Nov 2 2009, 06:06 PM Post #13
|uh oh, i don't know how I feel about this.
|Nov 2 2009, 06:09 PM Post #14
Let's not jump the gun here - Mia may not be related to Carly. Chad is in the scene too, you just can't see him in that one photo. But trust me, he's there. And Mia and Carly have more scenes coming up down the road (at Maggie's home) - maybe Carly just befriends Mia?
I don't know. Carly is supposedly protecting someone - I guess we will see.
|Nov 2 2009, 06:14 PM Post #15
Chad > Mia.
Personally, I wish they wouldn't connect Carly to any of the younger set. They all suck, LoL. Casey Deidrick is growing on me, but I still fail to see why I should care about Chad. He came out of nowhere and he really serves no purpose except to run around town and act like a mouthy asshole to everyone. I do prefer him being Carly's child over Mia though.
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|Nov 2 2009, 06:17 PM Post #16
|OBK, thanks for the info. When are these scenes supposed to air? I just wonder how Carly will first meet Mia and Chad.
|Nov 2 2009, 06:19 PM Post #17
This is the main reason I lost interest in the reveal. The story inexplicably became about Chad, about whom I give not one shit.
If Mia were Carly's child, who would be her father? I don't remember far enough back, but could Carly have been pregnant by Bo when she left? Forgive me for forgetting, but I never have been a Bo, Carly or Bo and Carly fan.
|Nov 2 2009, 06:23 PM Post #18
|Oh mother fucker. Nooo. No, no, no, no. Please do NOT make Mia Bo/Carly's child. I will seriously slam my head through a wall.
|Nov 2 2009, 06:24 PM Post #19
I don't think she's Carly's kid. How the hell would they even explain that? Doesn't make sense.
I can't stand Chad either.
|Nov 2 2009, 06:31 PM Post #20
I don't think the writers intended for it to be all about Chad. I think they just wanted him to be a thorn in Nicole's side and foil her at every turn, but in doing so he got way too much focus, so I understand what you're saying and I completely agree.
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Prove that if is countably infinite and is countably infinite for each , then is countably infinite.
I was taught that in order to show that a set is countably infinite, we need to either find a proper subset with the same cardinality, or find a bijective function from the domain to the codomain. However, I'm not sure how to attack this proof; I don't know if I'm supposed to use the above method since I'm not just proving that one set is countably infinite.
This seems to be where I always get stuck with proofs that deal with infinite sets. I know that I need to find a bijection, but does that mean that I have to give a specific example of a bijection, or do I just need to somehow show that one exists without specifically giving an example?
Every function is from the domain to the codomain. You probably mean from the set to a proper subset. Again, this would mean that the set is infinite, but not necessarily countable.or find a bijective function from the domain to the codomain.
Either works unless there are specific directions from your instructor.I know that I need to find a bijection, but does that mean that I have to give a specific example of a bijection, or do I just need to somehow show that one exists without specifically giving an example?
See this thread and the Wikipedia article.
However, if the context is constructive mathematics, then any proof of existence requires showing a specific example. But you can pretty much suppose that the context isn't constructive mathematics unless it were explicity stated to be.
As a lemma: there is a bijection between define m,n)\mapsto 2^{2m-1}(2n-1)" alt="\Psim,n)\mapsto 2^{2m-1}(2n-1)" />.
For this question we will use
Now if then
But also is countably infinite there is a bijection
Now we are ready to construct a bijection .
Now it is FUN to show that is a bijection.
Not to dispute that proof, but merely to point out that Phi is a choice function, thus the proof shows existence but does not give a specific example (as you say, it is "a bit of both", perhaps in the sense of "given some choice function, we then define our desired bijection").
as i understand it "all countable sets are set-isomorphic". so to exhibit the bijection in question, what is really needed is a bijection:
hopefully you can see that the infinite cartersian product has a bijection:
(send the index to the first coordinate, and the element of the indexed set to the second coordinate)
and that in turn, there is a bijection:
(Cantor's first diagonal method comes in handy, here, but other bijections are possible).
now, just send an element of the index in the union to its corresponding copy of (send the ith index element to the ith factor) and send the element of each set to its corresponding element of
(it's possible that we may wind up sending elements which lie in two or more to multiple elements of , in which case we just keep the first assignment, strike out repetitions, and re-number accordingly).
oh dear, you are right (Cantor's 2nd diagonal argument works for that just as well as for the real numbers).
in fact, what i meant was what the OP actually posted, i was just trying to get away from an infinite union of copies of Z, which would, of course, just be Z again. so what i should have used was a disjoint union, not the product.
my apologies.
What we do have is that any two denumerable (i.e., countably infinite) sets are equinumerous.
explicitly, if you have a bijection between set A and set B, then saying whether of not A and B are the "same set" depends on your notion of "same". the typical categorical notion is that two sets of the same cardinality are indistiguishable.
i mean, sure the reverse inclusion tower Z-->2Z-->4Z-->8Z--> differs from 2Z-->4Z-->8Z--> in that one has "an extra set", but you have no way of knowing that what is called "two" in the second tower is known by the name "one" in the first tower.
but your answer intrigues me. are you aware of an example of two countably infinte sets with no lattice isomorphism of power sets between them? i'd be interested in seeing it.....


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Neil deGrasse Tyson's best selling book The Pluto Files has become a PBS-Nova special by the same name. The TV-version of "The Pluto Files" is remarkably true to the book: approachable, lighthearted, at times comical and at times touching. To complement the show, PBS also put together a webpage that includes some of the letters Tyson received from grammar-school children, mnemonic devices to recall the names of the planets, Tyson's account of meeting Clyde Tombaugh's wife and other supplementary material. The program itself is still available online: "The Pluto Files".Neil deGrasse Tyson's best selling book The Pluto Files has become a PBS-Nova special by the same name. The TV-version of "The Pluto Files" is remarkably true to the book: approachable, lighthearted, at times comical and at times touching. To complement the show, PBS also put together a webpage that includes some of the letters Tyson received from grammar-school children, mnemonic devices to recall the names of the planets, Tyson's account of meeting Clyde Tombaugh's wife and other supplementary material. The program itself is still available online: "The Pluto Files".
The overall trajectory of the program follows the now well-worn path: Percival Lowell, the wealthy aristocrat from Boston, established his observatory to search for life on Mars. When this project failed, he turned his attention to finding Planet X, the planet that was thought to be responsible for perturbations in Neptune's orbit. Lowell died before he found his Planet X. A little over a decade later, Clyde Tombaugh, the farm boy from Illinois, goes to the Lowell Observatory and within a year discovers Planet X. The young Venetia Burney proposed the name Pluto.
As technology improved, astronomers kept looking for planets at the edge of the solar system. By the early 1990s they had begun to find such bodies in a region they labeled the Kuiper Belt. Initially, these other Kuiper Belt Objects did not rival Pluto in size, but it was only a matter of time. Mike Brown, using even more advanced technology started looking for large objects in the Kuiper Belt and soon discovered one larger than Pluto, which he named Eris. This object forced the IAU to consider for the first time the definition of a planet, for it couldn't approve the a name for the object until it had classified it. The infamous IAU decision in 2006 defined Pluto out of planethood. Some people, like Mike Brown and Brian Marsden, agree that Pluto should not be a planet. Others, like Mark Sykes and Alan Stern, reject the IAU definition and Pluto's demotion.
Planets then and now—
"The Pluto Files" occasionally dips into the history, providing just enough detail to be interesting but not so much as to take away from the thrust of the program. Some engaging graphics illustrate Tyson's narrative about the notion of planet from antiquity to the seventeenth century. The classical seven planets were overthrown in the sixteenth century when Copernicus published his De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. Copernicus's heliocentric system demoted earth to a planet, the moon to, well, a moon, and promoted the sun to the center of the solar system.
Galileo Galileo, Christian Huygens, and Giovanni Cassini all discovered new celestial objects: the moons of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn as well as a handful of Saturnian moons. Then, in 1781 William Herschel discovered Uranus. Although Neptune's discovery remains mired in controversy—did John Couch Adams or Urbain Leverrier "discover" it?—there is no denying that the German astronomer Johann Galle was the first to notice it. This quick history is meant to show that both our understanding of what objects there are in the sky as well as what to call them has changed over the past 450 years.1
There is nothing new to this story. What "The Pluto Files" adds is a chance to see what Tombaugh represents, especially for citizens in his hometown of Streator, Illinois, as well as how the quasi-mythical image of Tombaugh continues to structure discussions about Pluto.
Tombaugh in Streator—
Hometown pride ensures that Streator's most famous citizen will always be remembered for having discovered a planet. Memorials can be found throughout the city, from the name on main street, to the local museum that has a permanent exhibition celebrating his life, to the large mural painted on a wall in the middle of the town.
Even today Tombaugh is a local hero. When people learn about the solar system, usually in grammar school, they learn that one of their own discovered the ninth planet. Tombaugh's discovery brings notoriety to their town, which would otherwise garner little recognition beyond the state. When Tyson visits a barbershop and a local cafe to find out what people think of Tombaugh, he finds that they all defend Tombaugh.2 They don't really care what evidence there might be for reclassifying Pluto. Indeed, it is clear that Pluto's status is bound up with Tombaugh's fame and local pride.
The Tombaugh Myth—
"The Pluto Files" repeats some of the conventional parts of this story. The core trope is Tombaugh's overcoming his simple origins and becoming successful. Tyson's opening line establishes this importance of this convention: "In 1930 a farm boy with a passion for the universe notices a tiny dot moving across the night sky. He discovers Pluto." Tombaugh is described as the "unlikeliest" of people to have discovered a planet. He was, after all, a "self educated farm boy who attended a one-room school house." When he first arrived at the Lowell Observatory, we are told, he was assigned janitorial tasks, and only after cleaning up did he have a chance to look for Pluto. During his visit to Tombaugh's family, Tyson hears this same story retold in slightly different terms. Tombaugh's widow claims that the Lowell Observatory wanted a worker they didn't have to pay very much. On his way out of town, Tyson stops by a church where there is a stained glass window memorializing Tombaugh. Tyson notes that the memorial "celebrates his life. How many scientists have stained glass windows of them. More than just a celebration of his discovery, but a celebration of his life overcoming obstacles that would keep most people down. To me that's the message here."
"The Pluto Files" does more than raise questions about Pluto. It also provides one model for how science and its history can be made accessible to popular audiences. The entire program is told through the personal stories that shape the Pluto debates: astronomers are shown cooking hamburgers, Tyson sits down with Tombaugh's family and gets a beard trimming at the local Streator barbershop, Tombaugh's daughter comes to New York to see the Hayden Planetarium and the display that started it all. The science and the history complement this these human stories. Yes, both the science and the history are simplified, but not to the point of doing violence to either.
My lingering question about the program has to do with its intended audience. At times the show seems aimed at young people, maybe as young as pre-teens. The almost comic like early scenes, the overly dramatic Tyson and Stern looking at each other like gun slingers seem to target a young audience. By contrast, the scenes of Tyson driving what looks like a lowered 1959 Cadillac into Streator, IL, seem to appeal to a more mature audience, as do the scenes in the barbershop and the cafe. While the disparity is not so large as to be distracting, it does detract from the show's coherence.
In the end, "The Pluto Files" is an entertaining show that ultimately leaves the question of Pluto's status unresolved. The last two scenes in the program juxtapose Annette Tombaugh looking at the display in the Hayden Planetarium and commenting, "It's there. Okay. I don't see anything wrong with this presentation at all. … I wish it were a little bigger. And a little higher," with Tyson speaking to the people in Streator arguing for a richer lexicon that can encompass our growing understanding of what is out there.
1Interestingly absent from this history is the Piazzi's discovery of the asteroid Ceres, and the ensuing controversy over whether or not to call it a planet.⇑
2As with all histories, the selection of evidence influences the argument. According to The Times (published in Ottawa, IL), Tombaugh's daughter contacted Siobhan Elias, of Streator, and asked "her if she would be willing to help arrange the Streator leg of the production. Elias suggested Streator locations to include to Terri Randall, the producer, as well as Streatorites who had an interest in the debate" (see "'Pluto Files' a hit: Participants Proud of Roles, Outcome"). So maybe local pride isn't as strong as it appears in the program.⇑


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Nitin-actually, most of S Ray's films HAVE been re-released by Columbia. The prints were re-mastered by James Ivory (of the Ivory/Merchant team)..."The Adversary", "The Chessplayer" and "Home And The World" (tr?) are the only ones left to be re-mastered as far as I know.
And I agree about S Ray...he was simply amazing, but he's often overshadowed (by me at least, but I'm sure by most people) by his mentor Jean Renoir simply because they both dealt with similar subjects in similar ways. But Ray is somebody who SHOULDN'T be forgotten, and he's starting to get a cult following up here in Seattle, so I guess that's good.


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Mardi Gras Food
Traditional Mardi Gras food draws on local Cajun and Creole cuisine. While these overlap, there are some distinct differences. Cajun food grows out of a strong country food heritage, from the "acadiens" (descendants of French refugees from Acadia, Canada) who lived off the land and its abundant supply of fish, shellfish, and wild game. Many Cajun dishes are one-pot comfort meals. Creole cookery, on the other hand, descends from the rather wealthy 18th-century farmers of European descent and draws on classic French cooking, Spanish spices, and African American staples.
All of which is to say that Louisiana food is truly a melting pot of flavors—extremely flavorful but not too spicy hot. Cooks tend to use what's on hand, and it's often crab, shrimp, catfish, redfish, oysters, sausage, rabbit, chicken, smoked beef (tass) and crawfish. Okra, filé powder (ground sassafras), and various spices (flavorful but not too hot) often make it into the mix, too.
Here are some suggestions for authentic Mardi Gras fare:
* Coffee and chicory—Chicory is a mild, sweet herb that adds body and aroma to coffee. Serve this drink alone or with Beignet (see desserts).
* Mojitos—Use fresh mint to make this rum-based drink, combined with carbonated water and simple syrup. Make a cranberry mojito using cranberry juice.
* Hurricane—This fruity rum punch is traditionally served in a glass that's curved like a hurricane lamp. It usually contains grenadine, orange juice, pineapple juice, rum and fruit juice and is served over crushed ice.
* Sazerac—Originally served at the Sazerac Coffee House in New Orleans, this cocktail contains whisky, Herbsaint or Pernod, sugar, Peychaud bitters, and lemon twist.
* Mint Juleps—Bourbon, sugar, and fresh mint leaves are served over crushed ice.
* Bloody Mary—Consider serving this vodka and tomato juice concoction (flavored with Tabasco, celery salt, and Worcestershire sauce and garnished with lemon, lime, and a celery stalk) by the pitcher for instant party atmosphere!
Spicy Cajun roasted shrimp, mini crab cakes with Creole remoulade, blackened chicken strips, andouille sausage slices, sautéed mushrooms, Cajun spiced nuts, crab spinach dip, shrimp and scallop kabobs, shrimp toast, and stuffed crab all make perfect hors d'oeuvres come Mardi Gras!
Sandwiches, Soups, and Main Dishes:
Find everything you need (fresh shrimp, scallops, fin fish, sausage, chicken) in our Meat & Seafood department.
* Bisque—This rich soup is traditionally made with seafood (such as crab, shrimp, oyster) and cream, wine or sherry, and an occasional vegetable and/or chicken meat.
* Etouffee—Thicker than gumbo, etouffee typically includes crawfish, crabmeat, shrimp and/or chicken, onions, green peppers, and celery in a tangy tomato sauce. It's often served over rice.
* Gumbo—This spicy stew of meat or shellfish is served by both Creole and Cajun cooks. Cajun cooks start with a dark roux (a sauce base made from butter or oil and flour that's darkened by cooking over high heat), spices, and shellfish or poultry, while Creole cooks combine shellfish, tomatoes, and a thickener such as okra or filé powder (dried sassafras leaves). Always hearty, gumbo often includes sausage or ham. There's also a meatless gumbo made from greens; it's thickened with a roux and served with rice.
* Jambalaya—Similar to Spanish paella, jambalaya comes from the Spanish "jamon," or ham. Cajun and Creole cooks make it from what's on hand—a mixture of meats (ham, chicken, sausage, pork) and/or seafood (oysters and shrimp), rice, and seasonings. The vegetables and meats are cooked, then the rice is added to the broth and the flavors meld as the rice cooks.
* Muffuletta sandwich—Served on a dense, round, crusty Italian bread sprinkled with sesame seeds, this hero sandwich is often filled with salami, ham, provolone and Emmentaler cheeses, and olive salad, slathered with mustard. Muffuletta sandwiches can also be made with smoked turkey or other meat or poultry.
* Po'Boy—A poor boy is a sub sandwich traditionally made with fried meat or fish. It's served on a baguette or soft roll along with veggies such as caramelized onions, greens, and tomatoes, as well as cheeses, pepper sauce, Cajun seasoning, dressings and/or mayo and mustard.
* Red Beans and Rice—A Creole favorite, red beans and rice can be served with or without andouille sausage or smoked turkey sausage. Red kidney beans are traditional, with onions, garlic, chili peppers, celery, thyme, oregano, marjoram, Tabasco sauce, and ham shank for added flavor. Serve the beans over the rice, with a sprinkling of green onion on top.
* Shrimp Creole—Served over rice, shrimp creole is a lively combo of cooked shrimp, tomatoes, onion, celery, bell peppers, and a hot pepper sauce.
* Chocolate Doberge Cake—This very rich, multi-layered cake is the birthday cake in New Orleans. It's traditionally filled with chocolate pudding and lemon pudding and iced with a chocolate ganache or caramel glaze. Doberge cakes are also made with lemon and/or caramel fillings.
* King Cake or Twelfth Night Cake—A special cake (a Danish yeast braid topped with colored sugar) is traditionally baked on Twelfth Night in honor of the three kings who came bearing gifts to the baby Jesus. A small plastic or porcelain baby is baked into the cake, and the person who gets the slice with the baby hosts the next King Cake party. Almost 500,000 king cakes are eaten each year in New Orleans during Carnival season.
* Pralines—Patty-shaped and easy to make, this creamy candy is made from brown sugar, pecans, butter and vanilla.
* Beignet—Similar to funnel cakes, this fried pastry is liberally sprinkled with powdered sugar and often served with chickory coffee. Some Beignets are made with yeast and others without.
There are many, many more traditional Louisiana foods! Look online or in cookbooks for authentic recipes, and stop by your co-op for inspiration and fresh ingredients. And Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez! -- Let the fun begin!


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Ford is to enter the competitive mini-crossover market with its new EcoSport SUV.
The car will be revealed at the Geneva motor show in March, and go on sale by the end of the year. Versions of the EcoSport are already on sale in India and South America, but this is the first glimpse we've seen of a European-spec car.
The all-new model will be available with Ford's award-winning 123bhp 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine, a 108bhp 1.5-litre petrol and an 89bhp 1.5-litre diesel engine.
Emissions and fuel consumption are expected to be low, particularly in the 1.0-litre-engined model.
The EcoSport will also feature a range of exciting technological gizmos inside the cabin, including 'SYNC AppLink', through which the driver can operate their smartphone using voice controls.
This means apps such as Spotify can be used to stream music through the car's entertainment system. Despite the encouragement to use your smartphone apps, the EcoSport will help you resist any temptation to play on your phone while driving by locking the screen when it's connected to AppLink.
Ford claims its new SUV mixes the useful small footprint of the Fiesta with the practical spaciousness and high driving position on an SUV.
Despite it being Fiesta-based, the new EcoSport doesn't merely resemble a jacked-up supermini with extra plastic cladding. A short rear overhang and bluff front end lend it a purposeful air, although there's no hint of any off-road ability.
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Hi Jennifer,
What is the cash prize offered? What exposure is the winner (and entrants) likely to get?
Hi Henk,
Details and terms and conditions, including deadline and cash prize here:
I'm not connected to RSA. Attended their lectures in the UK, so I'm just a fan. Thought some Silicon Capers might be interested but they'll have to weigh up input versus return. You could check out viewer stats on their RSAnimate page and by searching "rsa animate" on YouTube. One of their videos has 6,339,425 views. There are about 25 videos, each getting between 200 000 - 5 million views. Might give you an idea of exposure!
I think the idea around RSA Animate is a kind of TedX ideas illustrated for those of us who like to visually learn!
Hi Henk,
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MBC Reveals Donor, Name of new College of Health Sciences
Officials on Thursday honored Bertie Murphy Deming Smith '46, whose $15 million contribution has made possible the pursuit of three new graduate-level programs in health sciences. The college also took the opportunity to thank the Augusta County Board of Supervisors, who approved a $500,000 public investment in the project.
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The latest faculty accomplishments from the School of Education, Health, and Social Work.
Students Connect with Young Science Sleuths
About 35 local fourth and fifth graders recently gathered in Hunt Dining Hall to investigate the wonders of the natural world with help from MBC students at the second annual Girl Scout Science Sleuth Day.
Creating a Habitat
Work is in progress on a bird and butterfly habitat near the Pannill Center that will soon include a bubbling water feature and native plants. The nature project is made possible by a $1,000 donation from the Augusta Bird Club.
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Mary Baldwin College unveils donor, school name
Bertie Murphy Deming Smith, 86, who now lives in Alexandria, La., gave Mary Baldwin $15 million — the largest gift in the college's history — to go toward the three graduate-level programs that the Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences will house.
Mary Baldwin College Anonymous Donor Revealed
The anonymous donor who is helping Mary Baldwin College built a health-sciences campus has finally been revealed.
MBC booster gives $15M for new health sciences program
It was the largest donation in Mary Baldwin College history, and its giver's name was secret until Thursday.
MBC honors donor, reveals name of new College of Health Sciences
"It is absolutely certain that Mary Baldwin would not be the vibrant and growing master's level university it is today without Mrs. Smith's continued leadership and generosity through the years," said MBC President Pamela Fox. "I have tremendously valued her wisdom, her advice, and her personal support. She is a truly remarkable woman and tremendous role model."
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Trinity Catholic was making its first state playoff appearance in 19 years. So special occasions call for special attention.
So we sent the Hearst CT cameras down to Guilford to document history.
But as anxious and fired up the Stamford Catholic school was to make its fans and alumni proud by advancing deep into the playoffs, it wasn't to be.
In a shootout, Trinity Catholic's dream season was finally corralled by the high-flying T-Birds of North Branford, 49-28.
Senior Sean Brown ran for 275 yards and four touchdowns, offsetting a pair of TDs that were called back due to penalty. But North Branford countered with four touchdowns from Joey DeLucia (three on passes from QB Brandan Basil) and a pair of crucial turnovers: Gary Falanga's interception return touchdown in the third quarter and Alex McGuigan's key fumble recovery with just over six minutes remaining.
Afterward, the Trinity seniors said their good byes and sadly, but proudly looked back at a renaissance 8-3 campaign, their best season since 1993.
North Branford advances to face No. 7 Woodland in the semifinals at Falcon Field in Meriden on Sunday. Trinity cleans out its lockers.
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What jewelery do you want right now?
What type of camera do you use? A Canon Rebel XSi with standard lens.
Do you edit your pictures? Yes, I use picnik.com
Whats your favorite piece of clothing in your closet? Whats your favorite pair of shoes? Im really loving this American Apparel lace black leoatard, and my favorite shoes right now are my brown Jeffrey Campbell cowboy boots.
How has your style or outlook on fashion changed since you started this blog? I used to be way more vintage oriented. Like, I thought wearing vintage made you instantly stylish. I was a lot more confused, I followed trends more. Now I do what I like, I know what to play up, and I know what flatters my figure etc. etc.
If you owned a boutique with all your favorite brands, what city would it be in, what would it look like? Definitely it would be in Paris. It would have items like T by Alexander Wang and the newest Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte shoes, and probably an entire wall devoted to Christian Louboutin heels, but it would also have beautiful gowns in it. Like the Jean Paul Gaultier dress Marion Cottilard wore to the Oscars a few years ago.
Have you ever made a piece of clothing? Like, stiched it from bolts of fabric? Nope, other than just pinning the red fabric I talked about in a recent post, but I have designed a few items on paper, including an incredible shoe that I want to go into production... right now.
How tall are you? Im 5'6' and a 1/2
How old are you? Im currently 14
Your dream travel destination? Greece. I dont know why, but suddenly Ive been thinking of it a lot. I imagine its incredibly beautiful there.
Do your friends know about this blog? A few of them do. Only one knows the URL and the rest of them dont really care. Every other kid I know have no idea.
How many hours per a day do you spent on the internet? It depends on the day. Sometimes it can be 3, other times it could be none at all.
Do you have an all-time favorite, style-defining, most-beautiful-and-inventive-thing-you've-ever-seen collection? Yes. The Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2008 Couture collection.
Where is your favorite place to shop? The goodwill, because you can never know what you might find.
Do you like vintage? I love vintage. Its so cool to think that the clothes your wearing had a previous owner and past. Its sort of magical.
Whats your favourite book? Right now I really love The Hunger Games, but it changes all the time. I did a summer reading list on chictopia of a few of my favorite books in categories, and although I could recommend a million more novels and such, check it out here.
How much do you spend on clothes every month? It changes. Sometimes its $100 or sometimes its just $5 (hello Goodwill!)
What have you been addicted to in the past? Neopets. I had a veryveryvery big addiction to Neopets.
What can you say about yourself that no one would know just by looking at you? When I was little I had a fairy doll collection. Im very into mystical things. Like crystals and karma and intuition and palm reading etc. etc.
When you're shopping do you have some sort of budget or you just buy whatever you feel like no matter what the cost? Oh no. Ive never bought something over two hundred dollars, excluding shoes. Theres this Topshop coat that Im looking at right now thats $300 but I doubt Id ever buy it. My aunt has a rule that you can splurge on shoes and handbags, because the rest (shirts, jeans, jackets) you can make yourself.
How did you get that internship with Chip + Pepper? Chip and Pepper are friends of the family, so they let me intern for two weeks for a school project.
Would you consider ever wearing clothes that are not exactly from famous fashion designers? Of course. As long as I like the piece of clothing it doesnt matter who its designed or made by.
How do you feel about AA's use of sexist advertising? While theyre ads are not desireable and verging on pornography, I like their clothing, and Im not a big person on protesting.
How do you feel about Michael Jackson? I love his music, and he was an incredible dancer, he was so inspiring and it is very sad that he passed away.
- What magazines do you read? I have subscribtions to Nylon, Vogue, Elle, and Harpers Bazaar. TeenVogue is also great. Also, online magazines like Spilled Milk and Sieg are awesome.
- What sites/blogs do you look up? All of the blogs in the "Fantastics" category on my sidebar, plus TheSuperficial.com and Style.com, occasionally nylonmag.com and teenvogue.com.
- How do you find out about new collections? Style.com and Elle.com are great places for collections. Elle.com is actually the best because they have more a selection of designers than style.com.
- Do you sometimes let the fact that your blog is popular get to your head? I truthfully dont think my blog is popular. I like not seeing everyone wearing what I wear. I don't mind standing out or other people who do.
- Are you a social butterfly around your peers or are you more reserved? Im not reserved, thats for sure. But I think social butterfly is kind of a fussy term. I like to have fun, and Im loud most of the time, so put that into a category.
- Do you read all your comments? Most of the time. Its rare that I dont. Its really nice that people take time out of their day to tell me what they think. It means a lot.
- What is one site on the web you can always depend on for inspiration? I really like Knight Cat but also Pepper and Chips is a favorite inspiration spot as well.
- Who do you think is the most beautiful celebrity woman ? Keira Knightley before she got rail thin.
Where do you find all your cool jewelry? Everywhere! However, I get a lot of it from my mom and my aunt, as well as flea markets, ebay.com and the occasional thrift store.
What would be the perfect day for you? Getting up at 8 am, putting on an outfit where I feel fantastic in, eat breakfast, hang out with friends, swim in a pool, write a short story, play the piano, and end the day with dinner with my family filled with a LOT of laughter.
What grade are you in? Im going into 9th.
What is your favorite joke? "So a guy walks into a bar.... OW."
How old were you when you started doing this fashion blog? I was twelve when I first started my first blog, but 13 when I made this one.
Would you rather be in a submarine by yourself for six months or in a rocket ship in space with your best friend for a year? Oh my gosh. Hardest question ever. Probably the submarine one, because I could take time to write a book and explore the ocean. A year is just sooooo long.
Would you rather be a model in Paris or a musician in Barcelona? Musician in Barcelona most definitely. I hear Spain is so romantic.
Would you rather be an artist in San Francisco or a dancer in New York? My mom was actually a dancer in New York when she was in her 20s, and she talks about how much fun it was. So Id probably do that.
Do you tend to stick to more classical pieces on the piano or do you also like playing jazz and contemporary stuff? Are you good at improvising? I love classical pieces because they are so beautiful, however, occasionally I want to break out in Jazz. Im awful at improvising.
Do you have any siblings? If not, do you wish you did? Nope and nope. I like being the only child.
Sushi or Thai? Thai. I dont think sushi can reallly fill a person up.
Watermelon or strawberries? Watermelon.
Would you rather leave and never be able to return to the United States again or be able to travel anywhere around America but never be able to go to any other continent/country in the world? (And keep in mind if you choose the first, your family/friends can come to visit you wherever your travels take you.) Where do you guys come up with this stuf… well thats another hard one, because I love Los Angeles, and Portland and New York a lot. I guess the latter, because I really want to travel the world.
How does your hairstylist cut your hair? Do you have layers on the outside or underneath? Are your bangs layered? I got layers underneath. I asked for a more "shaggy" look. My hairstylist, for those of you in LA, is Illiana at Haas and Co. on Larchmont Blvd.
Are you homeschooled like camille from childhood flames? Nope. I go to school.
Do you have any fashion icons? Audrey Hepburn for sure.
Post a picture of a dress you'd be if transformed into one! Probably the one below, or maybe this one.
What songs are you listening currently? Im listening to The Shins a lot, Radiohead, and Soulmate by Natasha Bedingfield, as well as Halo by Beyonce.
Favourite television show? LOST. J.J. Abrams (the creator and executive producer, as well as the director of Star Trek) is a genius.
Do you use make-up? What make-up do you use on daily basis? Yes. Stila Smudge Pot in Bronze, Lorac cheek and eyebrow highlighter, Maybelliene gold smoky eyeliner pencil, a bronzer which I dont know the name of, a pearly eyeshadow that I dont remember the name of, Stila Cheery Lip and Cheek stain and MAC lipstick in sea-sheer. Thats what I use on a daily basis, but of course there is the MAC lipstick in Ruby Woo which I use on occasion.
How did you find 'your own style'? Im not sure if Ive found 'it' yet, however, it sort of just developes and grows as time goes on and as I see more images and collections and pieces of clothing. I like to just go into stores like Urban Outfitters or Nordstroms just to see whats out there and being created.
Favourite SNL character? Kristen Wiig's character where the one of the SNL actors will go go "I have five dogs," and she'll go "Well I birthed five dogs" Its hilarious. And also the political news person that Fred Armisen plays, where he'll try to talk about heaedlines in the newspaper but can never seem to make his point.
Does your mom check your blog? Yup!
What do you usually do with the ones you give away? I will either give them to Goodwill or sell them on my blog.
When are you happiest? Laughing with friends/family.
Why do feel the need to keep your name private when you already reveal so much about yourself? You cant really find me if you dont have my name. You know my face but not my identity, I guess? Its for privacy.
How do you deal with negative comments on the internet about your style? I tend to brush them away. Its so easy to diss someone online I feel like people do it just to do cause they can be rude, negative and anonymous.
How do you deal with negative comments (if any) in real life about your style? I cant dwell on them, because it gets me no where. If I have a comment I can say back to them, fine, but if not, its not like somebody died or something.
What "group" would you say you are part of in High School? Im not in high school yet!
Do you think wearing high heels at such a young age is bad for your feet? Of course. But Im not a person who wears high heels every single day, all day long.
What clothing/shoe/accessory do you wish would be banned? Does Ed Hardy count? Haha.
How do you overcome the fear of not wearing "maintstream" clothes? Im not really afraid... its never really been a problem. At least I cant remember a time when I was afraid to wear something.
What ethnicity are you? Im swedish, french, german, and romanian. But truthfully Im American! I pledge allegience to the flag....
If you were a mythical creature, what would you be? An elf!
If you could be a pokemon which would you be and why? A bulbasaur :)
is it hard to keep up with posting things on your blog? Definitely. Things in life can always get busy, and then sometimes I have all the time in the world.
Have you ever thought of what it would be like to have no arms or legs? Oh snap I have thought about it. It seems like it would be so hard. My heart goes out to anyone who has to be in that situation.
Have you ever single handedly thrown a cow off a building? No comment. :P
What colors do you wear the most? Black and navy.
How would you wear a tank with very big openings without over- exposing yourself? I would put a lace bodysuit underneath it like this one from American Apparel.
Have you ever been offered a modeling job or anything likely through or because of your blog? Yes!
Favourite subject at school? English.
What type of phone do you have? LG Env2.
Would you rather live in countryside or in big city? Big city definitely.
What's your fav piece to play on the piano? Clair de Lune. Its so amazing how it rises and falls and softly whispers this sort of tragic story in your ear. I love playing it.
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New Arrivals
Reese Marsh Tucker
Reese Marsh Tucker, daughter of Cristie, formerly of Holden, and Denis Tucker of North Brookfield, was born July 2, 2008 in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. She weighed 7 lbs. 14.5 oz., and 19.5 inches long.
She was born at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. She was welcomed home by her sister Sierra.
Maternal grandparents are Marcia and Bob Benson of Brewster, and Bob and Betty Marsh of Oakham. Paternal grandmother is Diane Tucker of Durham, N.C.
Ashton Joseph Shirley
Tony and Ashley Shirley of Holden announce the birth of their first child, Ashton Joseph. Ashton was on June 28. He weighed 7 lbs and measured 20.5 inches long. Ashton is welcomed into the world by grandparents Paul and Cathy Shirley of Whitinsville; greatgrandmothers Helen Grenus of Antoich, Ill. and Faye Fleming of Ashland, Me.; as well as aunts, uncles and cousins.
Tobias Robert Gibson
Timothy and Donna Gibson of Sterling announce the birth of their son, Tobias Robert, on June 7, 2008 at UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worcester. Tobias weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz. and was 21 inches long. Tobias joins his sister Abigail, 4, and his brother Andrew, 2, at home.
Paternal grandparents are Robert Gibson and the late Carol Gibson of Billerica. Maternal grandparents are Carole Banks of Brunswick, Me., and Don and April Burgess of Tampa, Fla. Great-grandparents are Jim and Lorraine Banks of Stroudsburg, Pa.
Gracie Magdalene Plonisch
Gregg and Kristy (Kathman) Plonisch of New York City announce the adoption of their first child, a daughter, Gracie Magdalene Plonisch who was born on May 15, 2008. Grandparents are Paul and Amy Kathman of Jefferson and Igor and Christine Plonisch of Utica, New York.
Wesley Aidden Warren
Daniel and Courtney (Reno) Warren announce the birth of their son, Wesley Aidden, on June 30, 2008. Wesley weighed 7 lbs., 12 oz. and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Roy and Gail Reno of Sterling and Robert and Linda Warren of Princeton; great grandmother is Gertrude Moore of Shrewsbury.


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cannot be expressed in terms of a finite number of elementary functions. But the value of the integral can be approximated for different values of t.
I am having problems verifying a solution for a differential equation. The equation is
The solution to the equation is
My problem is calculating the integral that is contained on the solution. I thought there was no way to calculate an integral of
at least that is what a tutor told me at the tutoring service the university provides.
Shouldn't there be a constant of integration in there? When I solve for the integrating factor and integrate I get:
Now differentiate :
Now you can back-substitute that into the differential equation to verify the solution. Also, just for fun, you can work with it in Mathematica: define y(t), y(0)=a, differentiate it, substitute it back into the DE:
Code:In[73]:= y[t_] := Exp[t^2]*Integrate[Exp[-s^2], {s, 0, t}] + a*Exp[t^2] FullSimplify[D[y[t], t] - 2*t*y[t]] Out[74]= 1
So, the integration constant is K and the derivative of the integral can easily be found to become the DE again. I do not see why one should have a definite integral in the solution.