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Now that we have a bathtub worth soaking in, I've been taking more and more baths…and what fun is a bath with no kind of bubbles? But I find almost immediately that most bubble bath products dry out my skin very quickly, which makes me itchy and uncomfortable. We've always used Dove soaps for our bar soap, and I was eager to try the Dove Body Washes. The washes have a new formula that contains 100% natural moisturizers– which means when I'm soaking in the tub, my skin is able to absorb those moisturizers and get some relief from my dry skin.
While I love scented products, I find they often dry my skin out, and I need something more gentle, especially in the winter months when heat and cold weather dry me out more than normal. I turn to Dove over and over because the products are gentle enough for my skin but also feel a bit luxurious
I am not just using these body washes in the tub, though. They are my new way to wash in the shower, too. I love lather (probably stemming from my love of bubbles) and these Dove washes have a really nice, full lather. I love it. I feel like I'm having spa time in my own house. (Never mind the cat pawing to get in, the kids howling at the door because of some injustice another committed, the phone ringing, or the dog barking downstairs). The key to the great lather combined with the mildness of the body washes makes me a happy, happy girl. It makes my skin happy as well. The Glycinate ingredient, typically found in high-end body washes, not only reduces damage to proteins during cleansing, but also creates a soap-comparable lather that rinses cleanly.
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"Federal fiscal policy is entering uncharted territory," Goldman Sachs economists Alec Phillips and Blake Taylor warned Sunday in a research note. Their title: "What's Wrong with Fiscal Policy?"
You might know the simple answer: Despite a high national debt and an economy that's chugging along without much need for additional stimulus, Congress has voted twice in the last two months to significantly expand the budget deficit, first through tax cuts and then through spending increases. But the Goldman Sachs report highlights just how unusual our fiscal policy is at this point — and how little that policy is likely to accomplish over the long term.
Let's start with the debt and deficit picture. The level of U.S. debt doesn't necessarily represent a problem in the short term, Goldman's economists write, as it falls within the range of several other developed economies — "albeit at the high end of the range." But the projected deficits lawmakers are racking up at this stage of the economic cycle — and with the debt burden as high as it is — stands out compared to other countries and historical norms.
At this point in the economic cycle, revenues should be rising and spending should be falling. Instead, lawmakers have turned the dials the other way. Government revenues are likely to stay at the low end of their historical range, typically between 15 percent and 20 percent of GDP. And spending looks likely to keep climbing, driven by increases in health care costs on the mandatory side of the federal budget — and the possibility that lawmakers could further boost discretionary spending, too.
"The result," Goldman's economists say, "is a cyclically adjusted budget balance [gap] that we project to be wider over the next few years than at any time over the last 50 years with the exception of the 2009- 2012 period following the financial crisis."
On top of all that, the cost of the federal debt is likely heading much higher as a result of rising interest rates, though it could still be some time before those rising rates push the U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio higher. "As long as the Treasury can borrow at a nominal interest rate below the rate of nominal GDP growth, which we expect will be the case for several more years, the US can run a small primary deficit while maintaining a roughly stable debt-to-GDP ratio," Goldman's economists write.
But lawmakers may be setting up a dangerous scenario for U.S. interest costs over the longer term. "We project that, if Congress continues to extend existing policies, including the recently enacted tax and spending legislation, federal debt will slightly exceed 100% of GDP and interest expense will rise to around 3.5% of GDP, putting the US in a worse fiscal position than the experience of the 1940s or 1990s," the Goldman team writes.
The big question may be what we get for these unusual policies — will the foregone revenues and higher spending pay off in the form of a sustainably stronger economy? The latest analysis, among numerous others, suggests that answer is no. The Goldman economists expect fiscal policy to boost growth by 0.7 percentage points this year and 0.6 percentage points next year — but those growth effects will disappear by 2020. By then, the Goldman economists write, Congress likely won't be in a position to keep juicing economic growth through even larger deficits.
Still, the economists say that the prospect of meaningful fiscal reforms or shrinking deficits over the next few years remains low. History suggests such changes would require bipartisan efforts, and perhaps a divided government. The path for the next few years appears largely set.


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The great privation: or, the great salvation
'O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea.' Isaiah 48:18
Suggested Further Reading: Ezekiel 47:1–5
A river increases in breadth, and its waters augment their volume. You can leap across the Thames, say at Cricklade, or Kemble; it is so tiny a little brook, you may almost take it up in a cup. There is a narrow plank across which laughing village girls go tripping over; but who thinks of laying down a plank across the Thames at Southend, or at Grays? Who would imagine that at Gravesend it might be crossed by the tripping girls, or by the skipping lambs? No, the river has grown—how deep! At the mouth of it, I suppose, comparable to the sea—how broad! It is a sort of ocean in miniature. There go the ships, and that leviathan might play therein. Not behemoth himself, I think, would have the presumption to suppose that he could sniff up this Jordan at a draught, for it has grown too great for him. Such is the Christian's peace. Pure and perfect though it is at the first, little temptations seem to mar it; oftentimes the troubles of this life threaten to choke it. Not that they ever do. True, it seems little at the point of its rise. Be not deceived. Wait. When the Christian is ten years older, and has meandered a few more miles along the tortuous course of a gracious experience, his peace will be like a broad river. Wait twenty or thirty years, till he has traversed these rich lowlands of fellowship with Christ in his sufferings, and conformity to his death, then his peace will be like a deep river, for he shall know 'the peace of God which passeth all understanding;' and he will have cast all his care upon God, who cares for him. Thus that peace will go on increasing till it melts into the infinite peace of the beatific vision.
For meditation: Rivers in Scripture are often pictures of God's blessings to his people—bringing to them fruitfulness (Psalm 1:3), pleasure (Psalm 36:8), gladness (Psalm 46:4) and peace (Isaiah 66:12). Think on these things.
Sermon no. 610
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Equity futures are up slightly following yesterday's wild gap. The dollar is down some more, falling below the 2009 lows showing that this is a higher level wave lower. Of course as the dollar falls in value, the cost of oil goes up, and WTI is now $111 and change. Gold and silver are both higher still, with rumors now floating that someone/ some group/ some nation is working to corner the silver market. Personally doubt that the heavy buying is an attempt to "corner the market," rather it is a statement about the value of the dollar – I say that because silver is catching up to gold which is also setting records. Of course most food commodities are also higher.
The weekly Jobless Claims number came in above 400K again. At 403,000, this is well above the consensus that was looking for 390k, and once again last week's number was revised higher. Here's Econohope:
Fewer workers filed for initial unemployment benefits in the latest week but the data nevertheless point to risk for the April-to-March comparison. Initial claims fell 13,000 in the April 16 week to 403,000, not quite as low as expected and compared with 416,000 in the prior week (revised 4,000 higher). The latest improvement was too modest to keep the four-week average from rising for the fourth time in five weeks, up 2,250 to 399,000. A look back at this time last month shows the average at 391,000.
The Labor Department cited no special items in the latest week and once again made no mention of a possible Japanese effect. Before the ongoing bump, jobless claims had been showing two years of steady improvement. Stocks edged off highs in initial reaction to today's results.
The Philly Fed, Home Price Index, and "Leading Indicators" are released at 10 Eastern and will be reported inside of the daily thread comments below this post.
Why is the market and commodities zooming? Could billions per day in hot money have anything to do with it? Let's take a look at a chart I built this morning showing the cost of oil versus the monetary base:
Hmmm… there's a pretty big story there I think, and it pretty much puts the blame squarely where it belongs. You can blame demand (falling), or mid-east wars (American manipulation), or even speculators for the cost of oil, but it is the constant flow of hot money, including billions of dollars per day, that is really behind rising prices. The "Fed" is out of control with the production of money.
This week the housing data was touted in the mainstream as "flexing muscle." [insert major eye roll here] Below are the freshly updated charts of Housing Starts and Permits, you decide how bright the future looks based on these:
I'll simply note that a REAL economic recovery has never occurred without the housing industry leading the way. If you look at all the info in the charts above what is it that's leading the way? Oh yeah, money printing. Extraordinary money printing. Of course there needs to be sufficient money or the economy will suffer, but when you overdo it, the economy also suffers. These wild swings are brought to you because of the "Fed" controlled system. It doesn't work to have private individuals manage the nation's money – period.
Now there are rumors that the "Fed" may be selling put options on Treasury Bonds in order to drive down yields. While I don't know if they are doing this for a fact, it wouldn't surprise me as I know that desperate people do desperate things. The "Fed" is desperate to keep "growth" going at any cost, and they are taking actions that only desperate men would take. Manipulation is everywhere and because there is a complete lack of transparency in the markets, it is impossible to know everything that those doing the manipulating are up to. Here's a clear explanation of what might be happening in this regard:
Fraud is what it amounts to – and fraud is rampant.
Updating the nuclear situation, forecasts are showing a large amount of radiation crossing the Pacific and reaching the United States – again crickets from our mainstream and our politicians. Meanwhile tests by Berkeley University are showing increasing levels of radiation in milk (San Francisco) and in the soil at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Radiation is also now turning up in breast milk tested in Japan. Still, the radiation pours out of Fukushima and no serious action to contain the radiation is occurring.
Yesterday's ramp in the market managed to push the DOW Industrials to new highs, but the Transports and SPX failed to confirm that, thus there is a potential non-confirmation now in place. But as long as the money pumping continues, we can expect higher prices for everything – and that's the catch. They can't force the hot money to go only where they want it. And they're not willing to pass it on to the people so that they can keep up with inflation, and thus their pump money strategy is clearly limited – we are at or near those limits now.


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Gindl walks off in return to Brewers' lineup
MILWAUKEE -- Caleb Gindl's most recent start for the Brewers was miles better than his previous two.
Back in left field for the first time since a poor two-day showing against the Cubs on June 26-27, Gindl went 2-for-5 on Sunday, including a sweep-clinching home run in the 13th inning that gave the Brewers a 1-0 win over the Marlins at Miller Park.
It was Gindl's first Major League home run, so he was not surprised to get the traditional cold shoulder. In this case, that meant his teammates hustling up the clubhouse tunnel rather than onto the field to offer high-fives.
"I kind of knew that was going to happen," Gindl said. "I saw [Jean Segura] at home plate, and I was like, 'I guess the rest of them are in the tunnel.' I was running up there to find them.
"That's the highlight of my career."
Gindl, a natural right fielder who is capable of playing all three spots, had endured some lowlights in a previous stint with the Brewers. He made costly errors in back-to-back games, including a June 27 drop that contributed to four unearned runs in a 7-2 Brewers loss, then was optioned back to Triple-A Nashville the next day after getting some encouraging words from manager Ron Roenicke.
"He told me he knows I can play the outfield, that the first time up here is always different -- which it is," Gindl said. "'I think you play with a lot of nerves,' he told me, 'Hey, go back down there and do what you're supposed to do, and you'll be back.'"
Gindl responded by playing clean defense and batting .421 with seven extra-base hits in Nashville's first 10 games in July. He brought that hot bat into Sunday's start against Miami.
"He really squared up four baseballs," Roenicke said. "Good at-bats all day, and we didn't have a whole lot of those, so it was nice to see him swing well."
He also played a mistake-free game in the outfield in place of Ryan Braun, who was used only as a pinch-hitter.
"When those things happen and you make one error, you think about it, like, 'Oh my God, don't let it happen again,'" Gindl said before Sunday's game. "Then when it happens again, you go, 'Oh, no,' and it's the kind of thing that sticks with you a little bit. That's not me. I'm not used to making errors at all, especially in the outfield on popups. ... It's nice to get another opportunity. I'm not going to play so timid this time. I'm going to play wide-open."
Gindl's bat has been his best asset since the Brewers' made him a fifth-round Draft pick in 2007. He is a .293 hitter with 81 home runs in seven Minor League seasons, but Sunday marked a first.
"Never in my life have I ever hit a walk-off homer," Gindl said. "That was the first, and it was unreal running the base. It was pretty special."
The occassion also marked a first for the Brewers: Gindl became the first player in franchise history to hit a walk-off as his first Major League home run.
The homer ended the Majors' longest scoreless game since Boston won, 1-0, in 16 innings at Tampa Bay on July 17, 2011, according to Stats, Inc.
Gindl never expected to be the one to do it.
"Not at all," Gindl said. "Not a chance. I thought Braun or Rickie [Weeks] or somebody like that, but not me. Me and Jerry [Narron, the Brewers' bench coach] actually just talked about it, and he said, 'Don't try to hit a homer. Hit a double.' That was my approach. When I hit it, I thought it had a chance, but I thought it was going to go foul, actually. It snuck in there for me."


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Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which book paper burns. Fahrenheit 451 is a short novel set in the (perhaps near) future when "firemen" burn books forbidden by the totalitarian "brave new world" regime. The hero, according to Mr. Bradbury, is "a book burner who suddenly discovers that books are flesh and blood ideas and cry out silently when put to the torch."
Today, when libraries and schools are still "burning" certain books, Fahrenheit 451 is a work of even greater impact and timeliness.
From the Paperback edition.
Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires...
The system was simple. Everyone understood it. Books were for burning... along with the houses in which they were hidden.
Guy Montag enjoyed his job. He had been a fireman for ten years, and he had never questioned the pleasure of the midnight runs nor the joy of watching pages consumed by flames... never questioned anything until he met a seventeen-year-old girl who told him of a past when people were not afraid.
Then he met a professor who told him of a future in which people could think... and Guy Montag suddenly realized what he had to do!
His reputation as a writer of courage and vision was established with the publication of The Martian Chronicles in 1950, which describes the first attempts of Earth people to conquer and colonize Mars, and the unintended consequences.Next came The Illustrated Man and then, in 1953, Fahrenheit 451, which many consider to be Bradburys masterpiece, a scathing indictment of censorship set in a future world where the written word is forbidden.In an attempt to salvage their history and culture, a group of rebels memorize entire works of literature and philosophy as their books are burned by the totalitarian state.Other works include The October Country, Dandelion Wine, A Medicine for Melancholy, Something Wicked This Way Comes, I Sing the Body Electric!, Quicker Than the Eye, and Driving Blind.In all, Bradbury has published more than thirty books, close to 600 short stories, and numerous poems, essays, and plays.His short stories have appeared in more than 1,000 school curriculum "recommended reading" anthologies.Mr. Bradburys eagerly awaited new novel, From the Dust Returned, will be published by William Morrow at Halloween 2001.Morrow will release One More For the Road, a new collection Bradbury stories, at Christmas 2001.
Ray Bradburys work has been included in four Best American Short Story collections. He has been awarded the O. Henry Memorial Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America, the PEN Center USA West Lifetime Achievement Award, among others.In November 2000, the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters was conferred upon Mr. Bradbury at the 2000 National Book Awards Ceremony in New York City.
Ray Bradbury has never confined his vision to the purely literary. He has been nominated for an Academy Award (for his animated film Icarus Montgolfier Wright), and has won an Emmy Award (for his teleplay of The Halloween Tree).He adapted sixty-five of his stories for televisions Ray Bradbury Theater. He was the creative consultant on the United States Pavilion at the 1964 New York Worlds Fair. In 1982 he created the interior metaphors for the Spaceship Earth display at Epcot Center, Disney World, and later contributed to the conception of the Orbitron space ride at Euro-Disney, France.
Married since 1947, Mr. Bradbury and his wife Maggie live in Los Angeles with their four beloved cats.They have four daughters and eight grandchildren.
On the occasion of his 80th birthday in August 2000, Bradbury said, "The great fun in my life has been getting up every morning and rushing to the typewriter because some new idea has hit me.The feeling I have every day is very much the same as it was when I was twelve.In any event, here I am, eighty years old, feeling no different, full of a great sense of joy, and glad for the long life that has been allowed me.I have good plans for the next ten or twenty years, and I hope youll come along."


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text: Some custom software requires you to use Odin, here is how. ** Note: If you are a visual learner you can also go here Flashing Roms or Return to Stock with Odin BY PICTURE Odin Software: download Charge USB Drivers: download How To Use Odin: !!READ THIS ENTIRE POST BEFORE YOU START!! 1. download and install the program and drivers if you need them. 2. download the file you want to flash and extract the MD5 file if it's zipped. 3. *** make sure you're phone battery is well above 50% 4. unplug USB or charger and power off phone. 5. DO NOT remove the battery (some may tell you to remove it, i don't recommend it). ***** there are mixed results when it comes to the battery in or out. ***** the bottom line is, when flashing RADIO files (as found in FULL Odin packages) ***** you want the battery in, reason being, if anything goes wrong you CAN BRICK ***** the phone, unlikely but highly possible. ***** for simple flashes such as CWM or Root, you can leave the battery out if you ***** have problems with it in, the danger is extremely minute. 6. start Odin program on your pc 7. plug USB cable into phone + pc. ( QUICKLY move to step #8, any delay from #7 to #8 may make the download screen not open with the battery in) a.*use "back" USB port if possible, front and side often fail. 8. hold vol. down button (approx. 3 sec.) until you see a big yellow triangle. 9. "id:com" should now show a port if you are connected a. if #9 is no repeat step #7 and or try another port, if still no, disc. phone, reboot pc and start again from #6 10. click PDA and find you're MD5 file from the developer (from step #2) make double DOUBLE sure you click PDA, NOT PHONE!!!! or your phone is TOAST 11. press Start 12. in the upper left it will say "pass" or "fail" when its done and phone will shut off a. if it fails, try again from step #6, if it fails repeatedly, swich to a different USB port 13. after "pass", replace battery and boot the phone, booting may take 5 min. or more depending on the software, but not more than 10 min. ** read the developers post carefully and follow any special instructions they may have included, such as, wipe cache, wipe data, etc. ** if your phone "boot loops" (likely because you didnt "wipe data/factory reset, and cache, before you started as recommended by every developer) boot into stock recovery or cwm and do it now. props to DroidXcon on xda, i learned from his post some time ago. This is rocket science, dont blame me, this site, Johnny Walker or Jose Quervo for messing up you're phone.


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Severe storms, tornadoes rip Midwest, South
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thunderstorms crawled across a large swath of the Midwest and South on Thursday, spawning suspected tornadoes in Missouri and Texas, and slamming several states with large hail and heavy rain that prompted a handful of water rescues.
Today, the severe weather threat will shift east, extending from the Gulf Coast north to the Upper Ohio Valley, according to the National Weather Service. The main threat will be thunderstorms with damaging straight-line winds and hail. Heavy precipitation is possible throughout the severe weather threat area, as well as in the Northeast.
Four people were injured in Texas Thursday night when a suspected tornado destroyed a farmhouse and a mobile home near Merit, about 40 miles northeast of Dallas. Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks said the injuries weren't life-threatening, though he didn't have details.
Storms pummeled the north Texas college city of Denton with hail as large as baseballs, leading to reports of broken windows and other damage. The weather service in Tulsa noted reports of hail up to the size of ping pong balls and strong wind gusts.
Arkansas saw smaller hail, and falling tree limbs knocked out power in western parts of the state.
The heaviest rainfall was tapering off around midnight, though flash-flood warnings remained in effect early Friday in eastern Missouri, southern Illinois and Indiana, and western Kentucky because of runoff from the torrential rains, according to the weather service.
No injuries resulted from the twister that hit University City just west of St. Louis shortly before 5:30 a.m., Thursday damaging about 100 homes in winds that reached up to 110 mph, weather service meteorologist Jayson Gosselin said.
That system also carried heavy rain. Up to 5 inches fell in parts of Missouri, prompting flash flooding that damaged dozens of homes and forced at least two water rescues.
In University City, a densely populated area, the city opened a shelter for evacuees. Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency.
Rainfall was heavy over much of Missouri and western Illinois. The National Weather Service said portions of Johnson County, Mo., had more than 5 inches of rain, causing flash flooding that forced evacuation of some homes in the Warrensburg area. Highway T in Johnson County was closed after rushing water washed out three culverts.
At least two drivers had to be rescued from water that swamped their cars. Even a three-person rescue team was briefly imperiled when flood debris clogged their jet skis. They eventually floated to safety.
Heavy rains also flooded some roads in Indiana, and conservation officers said they had rescued at least eight people.
To the north, winter continued its assault on the Upper Midwest, as heavy snow was reported across portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin and northern Michigan. Some spots had picked up over a foot of snow from the storm. One spot near downtown Minneapolis measured 10.5 inches, according to the weather service.
The snow should taper off during the day Friday, though a few additional inches are expected in some spots, with the greatest amounts in the U.P. of Michigan.
Contributing: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY


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Baking these buns has been a long-time dream of mine. I'm a huge bread lover, and I actually do dream of baking bread. I have many crazy and vivid dreams, but that's a topic for another day or blog. Well, it took me a while to set aside enough time to get these buns baking, but it has finally became a reality.
Ta-da! A picture of me with my buns. Oh, and yes, I also want to share some wonderful news with you all. Tim and I are expecting. Twin baby girls. Yes, I said TWINS. And girls! Not one, but two. Two delicious buns, I mean babies.
The buns and the babies have both been a dream of mine, so I thought I would celebrate them together in this little post. We are beyond excited (and nervous) about what our future life will look like, but we will embrace all things God chooses for us.
So far, my journey into motherhood has been pretty nice. I mean, there was a lot of planning, waiting, then more planning, and more waiting, so in a way, it parallels this brioche recipe. I'm half-kidding, as I know the rest of the pregnancy will be a lot harder than just turning on an oven, but it has been a joy preparing for this radical change in our family's lives.
Now that we know we are expecting two little girls, I'm dreaming about the day I will have two little kitchen helpers kneading breads and preparing dinners together. Though I would want to do this with all my children regardless of their gender, I know it will be extra special to have that mother/daughters time in our little kitchen.
One day, I will introduce this recipe to them and share their birth story over our brioche and milk. What a time to look forward to. I cannot wait. 😀
Brioche Buns
1/4 cup warm water
1/4 cup warm milk
2-1/4 oz packets active dry yeast
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 eggs, room temperature
3 tablespoons sugar
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature (if cold, cut into tablespoon pats)
1 egg, beaten with water (for glaze when ready to bake)
1. In a stand mixer bowl, combine warm water and milk. Sprinkle active dry yeast over milk mixture. Let sit for about 8 minutes, until mixture becomes foamy.
2. In a separate bowl, combine flour and salt. Add flour mixture into milk/yeast mixture and using the paddle attachment, mix on low speed for about 1 minute.
3. Slowly add in eggs to the flour/yeast mixture. Keep mixer on low and make sure to incorporate eggs one at a time.
4. Add room temperature butter, one tablespoon at a time, and mix together on low for about 5 minutes.
5. Grease a large bowl and place dough in bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm and draft-free place for about one hour, or until dough has doubled in size.
6. Deflate the dough (use a rubber spatula to avoid sticky hands), and cover and let rise again for 30 minutes.
7. Keep in fridge overnight, or at least 8 hours. This will help the flavor and bring the dough to a workable dough.
8. On the next day, after dough has been properly chilled, butter a 12-muffin tin. Remove dough from fridge. Prepare egg glaze by beating one egg and combining with 1 tablespoon water.
9. Using a pastry cutter and a floured workspace, divide into two equal portions. Divide again. And again. Keep doing this until you have 36 small pieces of dough.
10. Drop 3 pieces of dough into each section of the muffin tin.
11. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
12. Cover muffin tin with wax paper and let rise in a warm, draft-free area for about 1 hour, until doubled in size.
13. Brush the tops of each bun with the egg/water glaze.
14. Bake for about 20 minutes, until tops are golden brown.
15. Serve warm. Enjoy with your choice of spread!


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Buffalo Sabres promote F Varone from AHL Rochester; demote D McNabb, F Porter
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres are shuffling their roster by promoting forward Phil Varone from their AHL affiliate in Rochester.
The Sabres, on Wednesday, also demoted defenceman Brayden McNabb and forward Kevin Porter to Rochester.
Varone is in his third season with Rochester, and leads the Americans with 33 points (eight goals, 25 assists) in 38 games this season. He gets an opportunity to make his NHL debut as early as Thursday, when Buffalo hosts Carolina.
The Sabres (13-28-7) are last in the NHL and 0-2-2 in their past four.
Porter has an assist in 12 games, and McNabb has no points in 12 games with Buffalo season.
The moves provide Porter and McNabb an opportunity to continue developing in the minors during the NHL Olympic break, which opens Feb. 9.


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Bids Sought for WFDF 2014 World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC)
15 April 2013
WFDF's Ultimate Committee and Board of Directors are seeking bids from potential host organizers for the WFDF 2014 World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC).
The deadline for submitting completed bids for WJUC 2014 is 30 June 2013, and it is anticipated that bids will be awarded no later than end of August 2013. All potential bidders should notify WFDF of their intention to submit a bid (no actual details required) by 15 May 2013.
Potential bidders should be aware of the following points:
• WJUC is held in the Junior Open and Junior Women divisions.
• WFDF is willing to consider bids for the event to be held in any Member country. However, if a potential host were located in Europe, we would also ask them to consider hosting the WJUC in conjunction with the EUF European Youth Ultimate Championships in the European Under-17 (U17) Open and Women divisions.
• Please be informed that the week from 2 – 9 August 2014 is already established for the WUCC 2014 and WFDF does not wish to hold both events in the same period. Our preferred date would be for the week beginning either 13 or 20 July.
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November 8, 2019
- ARCADIA by Tom Stoppard
- Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
- Location: Hainline Theatre
- Description: ARCADIA
By Tom Stoppard
Directed by Carolyn Blackinton
November 6 9 at 7:30pm
November 10 at 2:00pm
Hainline Theatre
ARCADIA moves back and forth between 1809 and the present at the elegant estate owned by the Coverly family. The 1809 scenes reveal a household in transition. As the Arcadian landscape is being transformed into picturesque Gothic gardens, complete with a hermitage, thirteen year-old Lady Thomasina and her tutor delve into intellectual and romantic issues. Present day scenes depict the Coverly descendants and two competing scholars who are researching a possible scandal at the estate in 1809 involving Lord Byron. This brilliant play moves smoothly between the centuries and explores the nature of truth and time, the difference between classical and romantic temperaments, and the disruptive influence of sex on our life orbits- the attraction Newton left out.
$15 General Admission
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WIU Student Free with ID
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One says, "The flag is moving."
The other says, "The wind is moving."
The Sixth Patriarch happens to walk by and remarks, "Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving."
Markets exist as where capital, investors and investments intersect in the form of securities. It is where the buying and selling of debt and equity occurs. Those with capital can invest in or lend to those who can put it to better potential long-term use, be they start-ups or existing companies or governments.
Media is a business form that creates content, which then attracts an audience. Media then monetizes that primarily by selling access to this audience to its advertisers.
With Markets, the irrational behavior is a bug. Smarter, more experienced investors are aware of this all-too-human behavior. It creates opportunities, but is wildly disruptive. When markets become irrational, a majority of its participants suffer. Entire schools of thought have arisen to study irrational behavior of financial actors (i.e., Behavioral Economics and Neurofinance). It is not considered an advantage when markets spiral into their regular fits of irrationality.
With Media, irrational behavior is a feature, not a bug. The goal is to attract a large audience that can be monetized with adverts. Hence, there is an incentive to emphasize the outrageous, the ridiculous, to create buzz and hype. An entire subspecialties dedicated to studying memes and viral events has arisen to capitalize on this. It is considered an advantage when media spirals into their regular fits of hype. From a business perspective, "Irrationality" to organizations that sell audiences to advertisers, is quite a rational behavior
The media creates content to fit the cognitive biases/preconceived notions of their viewers. People respond to these hyped stories emotionally not rationally; well told news narratives don't sell anymore . Media has abandoned sharp, objective journalism in place of this. Welcome to the youtubeified era.
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The Dubai World Cup Carnival, Opening Day at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas and the California Derby share the marquee in weekend racing.
In addition, there are stakes hither and yon for Kentucky Derby and Oaks hopefuls and graded stakes on turf and dirt on both coasts.
Looking first to the "hither":
The influx of revenue from "instant racing" gaming has Hot Springs looking a little like Dubai in terms of purses -- and interest from horsemen. A record $20 million in purse money is on offer for the 56-day meeting. The stakes program offers a record $5.7 million and $2 million of that in the four-race series for 3-year-olds that culminates in the $1 million, Grade I Arkansas Derby on April 13. The largess has attracted a dozen new trainers and an equal number of new jockeys to the scenic Arkansas oval.
Friday's Opening Day program includes the $75,000 Fifth Season Stakes for 4-year-olds and up, with Win Willy, It Happened Again, Eye of the Leopard and Endorsement among the expected starters. Action quickly swings to the 3-year-old filly set in Saturday's $60,000, 6-furlong Dixie Belle Stakes. Seven young hopefuls are on tap for that early Oaks test.
On the "yon" side of the world at the plush Meydan track in Dubai, 9-year-old Barbecue Eddie captured the Group 2 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 on Thursday evening as the "Carnival" got under way. The Carnival is a buildup to World Cup night on March 30.
With Dan O'Neill up, Barbecue Eddie was always close to the pace, struck the lead inside 300 meters and galloped home. Early leader Out of Bounds held gamely to finish second, 1 1/2 lengths back, and Rutland Boy was third. One mile on the all-weather surface went in 1:37.24.
Winning trainer Doug Watson said his goal for the veteran Stormy Atlantic campaigner is the Godolphin Mile on World Cup night.
"We will space his races out with World Cup night in mind," the trainer said. "He may be 9 now but he retains his ability and has proved 1,600 meters to be ideal on an all-weather surface he just loves."
Barbecue Eddie picked up his fourth Dubai World Cup Carnival victory and scored his third "course and distance" win of the season.
Sharestan, making his first start for Godolphin and trainer Saeed bin Suroor, won a conditions race on Thursday evening's card that could be a step toward the Dubai Duty Free on World Cup night. Sharestan, a 5-year-old son of Shamardal, won as he pleased under Silvestre de Sousa, with So Beautiful 4 lengths in arrears at the wire. "I think he will be all right in bigger races," said bin Suroor, who took the horse over from trainer John Oxx and owner the Aga Khan.
Elsewhere this weekend:
Derby trail
It's really time to start paying attention now as a couple of these races are important, albeit early, steps along the major Roads to the Roses.
At Golden Gate Fields on Saturday, the $100,000 California Derby is 1 1/16 miles and attracted a field of seven. Zeewat, Condiment and My Best Bet -- the top three finishers in the local Gold Rush Stakes, are back to try again. Tree of Life was fifth in the Grade III Generous Stakes at Hollywood Park. Will True Up comes north off a third-place finish behind Avare and Gabriel Charles in the Eddie Logan Stakes at Santa Anita. Wildcat Moon finished second in each of his first four starts, then third and now has won two in a row over the local strip. Butterfly Soul, the only filly in the field, was second in the Pike Place Dancer Stakes at the San Francisco Bay oval. The Pike Place Dancer Stakes is named for the filly who won the 1996 California Derby, then went on to win the Kentucky Oaks. The California Derby is a prep for the $200,000, Grade III El Camino Real Derby on Feb. 16.
At Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, 10 are entered for the $50,000 Pasco Stakes at 7 furlongs. Among them are Dynamic Sky, a Sky Mesa colt who was second in the Dixiana Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland, then sixth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and Purple Egg, undefeated in three earlier starts, including the local Inaugural Stakes. The race is a prep for the $250,000, Grade III Sam F. Davis Stakes on Groundhog Day. That, in turn, is the final local preview of the $350,000, Grade II Tampa Bay Derby on March 9.
3-year-old fillies
Saturday's card at Tampa Bay also includes the $50,000 Gasparilla Stakes, with 11 fillies facing 7 furlongs. Likely favorites are Martha's Moon, winner of the Catcharisingstar Stakes at Calder and Blue Hen Stakes at Delaware, and Vitameta, who finished second in the Dec. 1 Sandpiper Stakes at Tampa. This race is a prep for the $150,000, Grade III Florida Oaks, which is run Feb. 2 on the turf, or the $100,000 Suncoast Stakes on March 9.
The 75,000, 6-furlong Ruthless Stakes on Saturday at Aqueduct could be more of a refuge for sprinters than a test for fillies hoping to stretch out in distance. Little Rocket has won both her starts against fellow New York-breds for trainer Mike Hushion, who said she can compete against open company but perhaps not over a distance of ground. "That's not to say she won't get a mile," he added. Also cutting back after fading in longer stakes tries are Kimono and Kiss the Lady.
And don't forget the Dixie Bell Saturday at Oaklawn.
Santa Anita
Saturday's $150,000, Grade II San Fernando Stakes features 11 somewhat questionable 4-year-olds tackling 1 1/16 miles on the main track. Battle Force comes to the race off a second-place finish in the Grade II Sir Beaufort. But that was at 1 mile on the turf on Boxing Day last month. Handsome Mike won the Grade II Pennsylvania Derby back in September but then finished ninth in the Breeders' Cup Classic and 10th in the Grade I Hollywood Derby. Despite earning more than $750,000, he is still eligible for a second-conditions allowance event. Fly Lexis Fly was second in the Grade II Super Derby at Louisiana Downs after shipping up from South America. None of trainer Bob Baffert's starters -- Fed Biz, Sky Kingdom, Mile High Magic and Guilt Trip -- has particularly impressed lately. The race is the middle leg of the Strub Series.
Action moves to the green course on Sunday for the 9-furlong San Gabriel Stakes, a Group II event with $150,000 in the purse. Slim Shadey drew smack in the middle of a seven-horse field as he tries to return to the form that found the winner's circle after the Grade II John Henry Turf Championship in September. He subsequently ran eighth in the Breeders' Cup Turf and fourth in the Grade II Hollywood Turf Cup. Out-of-retirement jockey Gary Stevens will try to breathe some life into Tale of a Champion. Jeranimo, who has had some success at a mile, will try to stretch out.
Gulfstream Park
Saturday's $150,000, Grade II Fort Lauderdale Stakes, at 1 1/16 miles on the grass, drew a well-matched field of 11 with Pants on Fire an intriguing "main-track-only" entry. Dominus, Hollinger, Nikki's Sandcastle, Big Blue Kitten and Fifty Proof are all among the morning-line favorites. Nikki's Sandcastle has won two straight over the Gulfstream weeds and finished second in three straight before that. Hollinger comes off a second-place showing in the Grade III Tropical Turf Handicap at Calder and finished second in this race last year. He hasn't won since October of 2011. Fifty Proof won the Sir Barton Stakes at Woodbine in his last start, off a 14-month layoff. If he truly is back to form, he could be tough against these. Ditto Big Blue Kitten, who came off a long vacation to win an optional claimer early in the Gulfstream meeting. If the race does come off the turf, do not ignore Pants On Fire, who has been working like a fire engine for trainer Kelly Breen at Palm Meadows Training Center.
On Sunday, older milers are featured in the $100,000, Grade III Hal's Hope Stakes. Pants On Fire is set to go here if the Saturday race stays on the green. Pool Play won the Grade II Hawthorne Gold Cup last fall, then ran an undistinguished eighth in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Soldat won the Fountain of Youth on this track two years ago, followed that with a fifth-place showing in the Florida Derby and 11th in the Kentucky Derby, then raced only twice last year. Delegation got home third in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita and finished second in the local Harlan's Holiday Stakes last month. Csaba won the Harlan's Holiday -- his third straight triumph in South Florida. Cool Blue Red Hot was third in this race last year but hasn't run since.


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Monday, February 13, 2017--9:15 am CST
Morning JCO,
I was reading the list of Upcoming movies. I wish the following movies weren't rumors:
1. Ricky Stanicky
2. Deep Cover
3. Dumb and Dumber For
4. Damn Yankees
5. Bruce Almighty 2
6. Believe It or Not
7. Sober Buddies
Jim would be great in all of them.
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Mass. Air Guard fighter jets to train over parts of Vt., NH
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) � Some F-15 fighter jets based in Massachusetts are practicing over parts of southern Vermont and New Hampshire in preparation for an upcoming inspection.
The fighters from the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing will be finding and escorting non-military aircraft, such as Civil Air Patrol Cessnas, to regional airports to simulate real-world procedures.
The Massachusetts Air Guard says training is scheduled Wednesday during daytime hours.
The guard says the following communities in Vermont may experience increased aircraft activity: Rutland, Wells, Granville, Bennington, Morse State Airport, Mount Snow, West Dover, Manchester, Dorset and Pawlet.
Affected communities in New Hampshire include Keene and Claremont.


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Collectors may search for years for the most coveted rarities in their field. For some, the urge to top off their collection by buying that completer piece could leave them prone to believing they've struck it rich when it's really fool's gold.
Whether sales take place at antique shops, flea markets, online, or at top auction houses, no marketplace can completely protect buyers from sellers who are unscrupulous or simply unaware they're peddling fraudulent items. Here's a roundup of commonly faked items in popular categories of collecting.
"Treasure Detectives" airs Tuesdays 9 p.m. EST/PST.
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September 11, 2012
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What the Insiders Say Makes a Good Manager
Believe it or not, most of our writers didn't enter the world sporting an @baseballprospectus.com address; with a few exceptions, they started out somewhere else. In an effort to up your reading pleasure while tipping our caps to some of the most illuminating work being done elsewhere on the internet, we'll be yielding the stage once a week to the best and brightest baseball writers, researchers and thinkers from outside of the BP umbrella. If you'd like to nominate a guest contributor (including yourself), please drop us a line.
C. Trent Rosecrans is an all-glove, singles-hitting first baseman with 20 speed. That's why he's at a keyboard instead of actually playing baseball. Luckily, a complete lack of talent is more marketable in the internet world than it is in professional baseball, so he's found a way to make some semblance of a living. Currently, it's the CBSSports.com Eye On Baseball blog that's paying the bills. Rosecrans was previously the Reds beat writer for the Cincinnati Post and still resides in the Queen City, waiting for Jason Parks to come sample the town's finest chili with him. While Twitter feels so 2009, he still occasionally tweets @ctrent, but you're just as likely to find some other silliness there as you are baseball. You can also follow him (as well as Dayn Perry and Matt Snyder) actually discussing baseball @EyeOnBaseball.
We're just a couple of months from everyone's favorite time of year: complaining-about-awards season. Once the World Series is over, there's a dearth of opportunities to call others stupid and feel superior—until the awards roll around. The MVP will have his detractors, and we'll find out just how dumb the voters are when he's announced. The Cy Young will either prove the mainstreaming of advanced statistics or show that the voters still don't get it. And Rookie of the Year? Well, there's a third-place vote somewhere out there that's going to get someone upset.
But then there's Manager of the Year, the least prestigious of the three major awards handed out by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Last year I voted for the National League version of the award, and while I've voted for the MVP and Cy Young awards in the past, those seemed easier to define, and my choices were easier to defend.
In the end, I used the age-old formula for Manager of the Year voting: actual wins minus preseason expected wins. For the NL last year, that meant Kirk Gibson, the eventual winner. Because voting is due before the postseason begins, that seemed like the logical choice, and Gibson ended up winning. I'm sure he did do a great job, if only because I didn't expect much from the Diamondbacks and he led his team to the playoffs. But doesn't that criterion say more about me and what I didn't know than the job Gibson did?
I wasn't the only one who saw things that way: Gibson received 28 of the 32 first-place votes in the National League. Joe Maddon got 26 of the 28 first-place votes in the American League, in part because the Rays weren't expected to make the playoffs and did. Were they the two best managers? I guess so, but I don't know, and I'm not sure I can know.
I remember a time early in my career as a beat writer when I second-guessed a decision by a manager. I asked about it, got a perfunctory, "I did what I thought was best" quote, and went on to write about the absurdity of that explanation. The next day, the manager asked me to stay afterward, and off the record, he gave me a more in-depth explanation of why he made his decision. I'm not sure I can write more than that and not break his confidence, but let's just say that when I knew the whole story, I saw his point.
That was an early lesson to me that you never know—and will never know—the entire story, but there are plenty of reasons why major-league managers do things that armchair managers think are "wrong" or "stupid." In the end, there are always a multitude of factors involved in most decisions, and they have an impact on a player and a team long after the one game in question is over. Since then, I've had a theory that 85 to 90 percent of a manager's job consists of things we don't see.
Because I don't know exactly what makes a good manager, I decided to ask some of those who know much better than I. Over the last week or so, I went to Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati and asked several people in different roles about what makes a good manager. Here's a sampling of what those in the game had to say.
The general manager
The manager
The bench coach
The superstar
The veteran
The future manager
The catcher
The closer
What does it all mean? It means the players believe there are things more important than a pitching change, a lineup, or any other routine in-game decision—and if the players do believe that, it's important that a manager can instill that kind of belief. I'm not voting for Manager of the Year this year, and I'm actually happy that I won't be—as difficult as it is to determine the most deserving candidates in the other categories, at least there are statistics that can help me make that call. There are ways to analyze results and evaluate managers from the outside, but I'm not so sure that there are definite conclusions to be drawn about which manager has done the best job.
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Great article. You can take almost any of these statements and apply them to non-baseball management as well.
Sep 11, 2012 03:22 AM
The proof is in the pudding.
Sep 11, 2012 04:59 AM
Jason Parks
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This is awesome.
Sep 11, 2012 07:31 AM
Nice piece. I'm impressed with Baker's thoughts. I've been a critic of his stance with fans/press in the past, his tantrums against any naysayers. But his view of what the job is about is succinct, complete. It's reflected in his view of Scott Rolen's value.
Sep 11, 2012 10:03 AM
Nils J
It's nice to get a perspective on the manager's duties. I too often dismiss manager's as old athletes who chew tobacco and spit cliches. I do wonder though, about the exact duties. Specifically, how much is managing people versus instruction. Does anybody know how much managers are expected to actually coach the players on mechanics or fielding alignment? Is that more of a job for the other coaches on the staff?
Sep 11, 2012 10:50 AM
It's particularly interesting to see the perspective of the Pirates' stars, considering the horrific job of mismanagement their skipper "appeared" to do last night, based on what we could see.
Sep 11, 2012 11:22 AM
Bob Brenly has generally been a favorite punching bag in commentary and analysis circles, but in 2001 he showed a real ability to keep all the spare parts on the roster focused and ready, and got a ring as a result. After a stint as his bench coach, Bob Melvin has showed improvement in that area as well. The player comments above make it appear that it's important to the players.
Sep 11, 2012 17:03 PM
Phenomenal piece, Trent. The breadth of the multiple perspectives you got is absolutely fascinating.
Sep 11, 2012 17:21 PM
I like the idea, and getting feedback from a variety of people is really interesting. I must admit that there is something kind of unsatisfying about most of these answers.
Sep 13, 2012 03:11 AM
i can understand that, i really can. but remember, it's mass entertainment for you -- it's a livelihood for them. that's why there's stuff that's done in secret. and yeah, sometimes it is a copout, but sometimes it's not. some of those 'trade secrets' can be injuries, some can be a lack of confidence or a hangover (though, i doubt that's as much of a big deal as it was back in the day).
Sep 13, 2012 06:36 AM
Nathan Aderhold
This was great, Trent. Thanks.
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Lalr example
From Gambit wiki
Dominique Boucher ported the algorithms used in the Bison parser generator to several Scheme dialects including Gambit. His project, Lalr, is available here.
Lalr does the "behind-the-scenes" work of creating programs that recognize input described by a context-free grammar. You only need to give the grammar and some other things. All your input to Lalr has a very Scheme-like syntax. Lalr creates a Scheme function (the parser) which can call other Scheme functions at certain points in the parsing.
Unfortunately Lalr version 2.1.0 only comes wth one example. This page gives another example (although a special-purpose one) and describes using Lalr with Gambit.
See Creating tags from Gambit library C files for why this example was written, and User:dpeschel.
I ran the example using these steps. I used Mac OS 10.3.7, Lalr 2.1.0, and Gambit 4.2.4. Lalr 2.3.0 is a Snow package so the installation step is different, and other steps may need to be changed too.
- Download and unpack the Lalr sources.
- Change to the directory containing the unpacked sources. Run
make gambit. Lalr is implemented in one file,
- Put this code in a file, say
;;; Read C source code, breaking it into the following types of tokens: ;;; the identifier ___P, other identifiers, left and right parentheses, ;;; and any other non-spacing character. White space (space, tab, and ;;; newline characters) is never a token and may come between any two ;;; tokens, before the first, or after the last. ;;; Whenever the identifier ___P is seen, read a left parenthesis ;;; followed by a body (zero or more tokens) followed by a right ;;; parenthesis. If the body contains parentheses they must be properly ;;; paired. Other tokens in the body, including ___P, have no effect. ;;; Count the deepest nesting level used in the body. Count the maximum ;;; deepest level (of all the bodies seen so far). ;;; At the end of the file, print the maximum deepest level, or 0 if no ;;; bodies were found. ;;; Global variables used by lexical analyzer and parser. ;;; The lexical analyzer needs them to print the maximum level at the ;;; end of the file. (define depth 0) (define max-depth 0) ;;; Lexical analyzer. Passes tokens to the parser. (define (paren-depth-lexer errorp) (lambda () ;; Utility functions, for identifying characters, skipping any ;; amount of white space, or reading multicharacter tokens. (letrec ((char-whitespace? (lambda (c) (or (char=? c #\space) (char=? c #\tab) (char=? c #\newline)))) (skip-whitespace (lambda () (let loop ((c (peek-char))) (if (and (not (eof-object? c)) (char-whitespace? c)) (begin (read-char) (loop (peek-char))))))) (char-in-id? (lambda (c) (or (char-alphabetic? c) (char=? c #\_)))) (read-___P-or-other-id (lambda (l) (let ((c (peek-char))) (if (char-in-id? c) (read-___P-or-other-id (cons (read-char) l)) ;; else (if (equal? l '(#\P #\_ #\_ #\_)) '___P ;; else 'ID)))))) ;; The lexer function. (skip-whitespace) (let loop ((c (read-char))) (cond ((eof-object? c) (begin (display "max depth ") (display max-depth) (newline) '*eoi*)) ((char-whitespace? c) (begin (errorp "didn't expect whitespace " c) (loop (read-char)))) ((char-in-id? c) (read-___P-or-other-id (list c))) ((char=? c #\() 'LPAREN) ((char=? c #\)) 'RPAREN) (else 'CHAR)))))) ;;; Parser. (define paren-depth-parser (lalr-parser ;; Options. (expect: 0) ;; even one conflict is an error ;; List of terminal tokens. (CHAR LPAREN RPAREN ID ___P) ;; Grammar rules. (file (newfile tokens)) (newfile () : (begin (set! depth 0) (set! max-depth 0))) (tokens (tokens token) (token)) ;; When not after a ___P, the structure of the file is unimportant. (token (CHAR) (LPAREN) (RPAREN) (ID) ;; But after a ___P, we start counting parentheses. (___P newexpr in LPAREN exprs RPAREN out) (___P newexpr in LPAREN RPAREN out)) (newexpr () : (set! depth 0)) ;; Inside an expression, ___P is treated like all other identifiers. ;; Only parentheses do anything very interesting. I'm assuming Lalr ;; will enforce the pairing of parentheses, so my in and out actions ;; don't check for too many or too few closing parens. (exprs (exprs expr) (expr)) (expr (CHAR) (in LPAREN exprs RPAREN out) (in LPAREN RPAREN out) (ID) (___P)) (in () : (begin (set! depth (+ depth 1)) (if (> depth max-depth) (set! max-depth depth)))) (out () : (set! depth (- depth 1))))) ;;; Main program. (define paren-depth (let ((errorp (lambda args (for-each display args) (newline)))) (lambda () (paren-depth-parser (paren-depth-lexer errorp) errorp)))) (paren-depth)
- Gambit's
loadis useless on files containing macros, like
lalr.scm. Instead you must
includethe files. This shell command generates and runs the parser:
gsi -e "(include \"lalr.scm\")" paren-depth.scm < input.c
and this shell command generates and runs the parser on a series of input files:
for x in gambc-v4_2_5/lib/[cmos]*.c; do echo $x gsi -e "(include \"lalr.scm\")" paren-depth.scm < $x done


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Hi there and thanks for stopping by. My name is Caroline and I'm an ex-sugarholic and a mother of one living in Auckland, New Zealand. I have got a master's in biology and communication and I'm currently studying nutrition.
I love food with a passion and I'm always cooking up a storm for my little family. Here on my site I share my journey, experiences, recipes and tips how to live sugar-free, gluten-free and dairy-free. I do cook with glucose (dextrose), yes, that's a sugar, please click here to see why.
I'm often found in the outdoors, doing something sporty and preferably a bit unusual to challenge me and keep fitness fun!
My story
I have always LOVED food and in particular baked goods and chocolate….. drool…. I used to be know as the girl who never turned down a piece of cake, chocolate or anything sweet and believed I had 4 stomachs like a cow (as I could always put away a surprising amount of sweet stuff, even when I physically was sure that I could not squeeze down another morsel). Sounds familiar? That's because it is the reality for most people who have access to sweet stuff. So, that's an awful lot of people then? Yes indeed.
So what changed for me? Well, I have always been very focused and known what I wanted to do. If something seems to difficult to achieve, I just work harder. Anything is possible if you put your mind to it right? And, all it takes is willpower and determination…. Why, oh why could I not keep myself from scoffing that second piece of cake, not make it out of the supermarket without grabbing that chocolate bar at the till? And why did my energy levels resemble a roller coaster ride of highs and lows every day?
Because refined sugar contains fructose and this is as addictive as cocaine!! So, no wonder that willpower wasn't enough – I was an addict – a sugarholic! When I learned this I did some research and decided that enough was enough ('The Sweet Poison Quit Plan' by David Gillespie and watching Dr. Robert Lustig's presentation was the last straw). Regular processed sugar contains 50% fructose (the other half is glucose which is the body's main fuel and very important) which is the biggest danger and causes a world of bad for you in refined versions (fruit contains fructose as well, fructose = fruit sugar, but a couple of pieces of fruit each day does no harm as it comes in its original packaging). I went cold turkey and chucked out any processed products containing over 5 grams of sugar to make the way for new healthy, non-addictive ingredients.
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If you would like to find out more about why fructose is bad, please check out this website and I would highly recommend that you watch Dr. Lustig's original presentation (yes, it is an hour and a half but very informative) and for those in New Zealand – Nigel Latta's recent documentary portrays our issues with sugar too.
Wheat, gluten & diary (and what this has to do with sugar):
I also avoid wheat/gluten and dairy. I am not only intolerant to these but they are also as bad for you as fructose.
Check out more about wheat and gluten on Dr. William Davis' page Wheatbelly (note the section called "So does it mean going gluten-free??" – we are back at the sugar issue!).
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
it is a truth universally acknowledged
Moving on, I only have... *counting on fingers* five and a half days before Spring Break commences! I'm going to Prince George, a crappy city about 7 hours away. It might not be that great, but it does have some decent clothing stores. And a Chapters--maybe? I'm kind of anti-Chapters, for basically the same reasons that I'm anti Starbucks. Big corporations, so-so products. But the BOOKS. Last time I was in a Chapters, I swear the whole 'Teen Lit' wall was covered in vampire books. This time I'm hoping for at least one Kraken romance.
Speaking of romance (no, don't get your hopes up, my life is still extremely one-dimensional) I'm reading Pride and Prejudice again. I love it. Mr. Darcy is the win. Aside from that, very little has been going on in my life. Magazine stuff that I've been neglecting. A fish who is rather hungry. It's all good.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
things I'll never say
I have been injured.
These past few days/weeks/minutes have been pretty hectic. I guess it all finally caught up to me when I decided to fling myself towards the pavement... Or something like that. Okay, so, in actuality I was long-boarding (basically skateboarding but for the purpose of transport, not so much tricks, and on a, uh, long board) with my brother downtown when I found the concrete growing rapidly closer.
I fell, nearly hit my head (good thing I didn't, too, because I wasn't wearing a helmet. I'm a firm believer in the whole a floppy hat can protect me just as well, plus it's really the thought that counts sect. No, actually, that's pretty horrible! I don't have a helmet that fits, though), scraped both of my hands and both of my knees. Lucky me tonight was
Euughhh, I have a sick mind.
This reminds me of childhood injuries and all that fun stuff. I guess I'm seriously getting old considering my body hurts a LOT when in the past I could just shake off epic falls like this. Or should that be epic fails? Hmm. So I plan on doing little more tonight than catching up on vlogs, re-reading Pride and Prejudice and drinking copious amounts of tea. Practice trumpet/cello or write? Bahhhh.
Have a great day!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
I should've known better with a girl like you
Today was a good day, thanks for asking. Even though several people asked me randomly, "Are you okay?" Guess I was just giving off that kind of vibe. In French our teacher showed us Rebus puzzles--or 'Rapist Puzzles' as half of the class remembered them. They're words positioned in a certain way to make an idiom. Ex:
Cut Cut Cut Cut Cut
It's meant to symbolize "a cut above the rest". It was a good class, despite the fact that we learned no French what so ever, which seems to be a recurring theme in my class. After the bell rang, K and I went up to our teacher and told her a bunch of bad jokes (courtesy of Fifty jokes in four minutes by the Vlogbrothers). What's brown and sticky? A stick.
So much linkage! I feel connected. I don't know if I've mentioned my friend K much--also known as Akina-Hana, but one letter is about all the effort I have left in my freezing fingers at this point--or Laura. We get on. I was kind of grumpy this morning, so sorry about that, K. And as for Laura, apparently most of her classmates didn't know she was a girl until grade 3. Oooooh, internet burn. Sorry, from now on I'll try to keep this more professional.
I never realized what a kiss could be, this could only happen to me, can't you see, can't you seeeeee... That when I tell you that I love you, you're gonna say you love me too. And when I ask you to be miiii-iiiine, you're gonna say you love me too.
If this is love you gotta give me more.
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Give me more.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
this way comes
School has been rough, life has been rough. I've become crazy busy of late--I'm doing yoga, band, jazz band, cello, Youth Advisory Committee, school magazine, and babysitting. And if I can fit in a little writing here and there (generally at school, huddled over my paper hoping no one else can read it) then that's just a bonus. Apparently blogging has been cut out, though. And showering. No, I'll stop being gross--but it might be the next to go. That, or sleep.
I don't know if I've said this already, and I don't think I have so I will now just because I like to brag and I'm a horrible person. I GOT IN TO PEN-WRITERS!!! I live in northern BC, and another BC town--Penticton--has a group of writers and publishers that hold contests and events and stuff, including a youth writers camp in the summer. And my short story won me a spot at it!
At this point I'm not 100% sure if possibly they just accepted everyone who entered, and it wasn't so much a contest, but no matter what I am S-T-O-K-E-D. Not only will the writing opportunities be amazing, and I'm sure I'll learn a ton, but my friend also got accepted through her poetry! Check out the website here--my name's on there :D
Beep, beep, beep! I'm making a cake for my friend's birthday tomorrow, and the timer keeps screaming at me. If you ignore it for over a minute, though, it kind of dies away.
Do you smell something burning?
Thursday, February 4, 2010
that could be you
It's been a busy week-and-a-bit. Actually, I have no idea how many days it's been. But I've been busy!
Anyways, today I realized for the first time that "iPad" is a real thing. I always just sort of thought it was people spelling iPod wrong. Every time I saw it mentioned in conversation or writing, I would inwardly smirk. Yes, I was secretly judging all of the "iPad" users out there, and I'm not afraid to admit it. Well, maybe a little.
Rough draft of a scene from whatever-it-is I started writing last night:
I'll never get used to this; Izzie grimaced and tightened her grip on the pole. Riding a broom was one thing, but taking the subway was completely different.
A man sitting down beside her smiled sympathetically. "I've been riding this train every morning for the past sixteen years," he smiled, "and I still get a little nauseous."
At least you get to sit down, Izzie thought irritably as the train gave a sudden violent jerk. Of course she had to sleep in and catch a train right in the middle of the morning rush hour.
All she did, however, was smile. The man was wearing a worn tweed coat with patches sewn over the elbows; not the sort of thing you saw much these days. He seemed pretty nice—for a human. And he was certainly ready to talk about his life. Izzie felt bad that she wasn't quite for forthcoming herself. There was something about being crammed into a constricting compartment, squeezed in like sardines, with hardly enough room to breathe, let alone think or move—
Izzie stopped herself before she continued on her rant. If she had it her way, she wouldn't have taken the subway at all, but some people insisted that she try her best to fit in with the mortal world. Izzie scowled at the very thought of it—why should she? You see, there was something about Izzie that not many people knew—certainly not the man on the subway. If he knew, he wouldn't be chatting away to her about his grandchildren. Instead, he'd probably start brandishing crosses and sprinkling 'holy' water on her from the reusable water bottle at his side. Well, at least he was environmentally friendly, and that was more than she could say for some of the people who tried to prosecute her kind.
Izzie nodded politely and shot the man a strained smile as he reached into his pocket to pull out his wallet—he was going to show her pictures of his grandchildren. She almost couldn't bear the irony of it.
Thing is, Izzie was a witch.
That's all I've got! I should be working on a Socials project for the Woj (my Social Studies 9 teacher) but I feel creatively desolate. I am an empty shell.


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In 2008, Herring releasedLifeboat, his first solo album on the jazz/fusion label Abstract Logix. And there not only did his playing finally take center stage—something that hasn't always been the case in his various projects—but it also allowed Herring to stretch his compositional wings.
Since joining seminal jam band Widespread Panic in 2006, Herring has seen his star continue to rise to become one of the most respected and influential axe-slingers on the jam scene. And on their most recent album,Dirty Side Down, he once again infuses their tunes with everything from ripping leads to delicate acoustic fingerpicking. From the opening, feedback-drenched notes of "North" to the swampy de-tuned riffs on "Shut up and Drive," it's clear Herring has settled in and found his place within the band.
PGwanted the inside scoop on what makes Herring tick in all these different projects, so we caught up with him during one of Widespread Panic's seemingly never-ending tours to discuss his gear, life on the road, and playing with some of his heroes.
You're no stranger to touring, but it seems like this year was especially busy.
These other opportunities keep coming up in between tours. This was going to be that year where I didn't say "no" when I really wanted to do something—even if it means getting off one bus and getting into a van three days later.
Where did you record the album?
It was recorded at [producer] John Keane's studio in Athens, Georgia. The guy is brilliant. He has a long history with Panic, but this was the first time I had the opportunity to work with him—even though we have been friends for a long time. Over the years we have played together, but this was the first time we have recorded together. I can't imagine ever calling anyone else to record with.
Your live tone really came across on the album. What amps did you use?
John Keane has a lot to do with that. I was really glad, because he loved my amps. There were only two amps that I brought in, a '64 Fender Super Reverb and a Fuchs Tripledrive Supreme. We used both quite a bit. On "Shut up and Drive," we actually used a Budda 80-watt amp. John is absolutely brilliant with getting guitar sounds. But for the most part it was the Super Reverb and Fuchs.
What guitars did you use on the record?
We used a lot of guitars, but I would say that close to 70 percent of the album was actually John's Fender Telecaster. The guitar plays like a million bucks. I have never had so much fun playing a Tele in all my life. A lot of the stuff without the twang bar is his Tele, mostly. There are a few songs where I used a Fender Custom Shop Strat. I used my main Strat on some songs. The stuff you hear with a twang bar is my main Strat.
Yeah, I usually bring my favorite Strat, which I've had for about 17 or 18 years. It has Seymour Duncan humbuckers in it. I probably will bring a Tele and maybe another Strat with single-coils, just so I can have another sound.
How does your rig change when you go out with your solo band?
It's smaller. With the solo band, we travel under different conditions. We don't have trucks and semis, and the stages aren't as big. I do love a Super Reverb—it is really hard to beat for a club amp—so I am bringing that on tour. I generally try to use the reverb through a separate source, like I do with Panic.
Is the Super Reverb stock?
It has an external speaker out, but I never use it. So I had my amp guy convert it to a line level out—which is something like an effects send. There is no return on the Super Reverb. I could have one put in, but I don't want to do anything to a vintage Super Reverb that can't be undone. Converting the external speaker out to a send is no big deal—they can put that back pretty easily.
What do you use the line level out for?
I send the signal to a volume pedal and then to a digital reverb of some type. Then I return it to the power amp of another amp and set the mix on the reverb unit to 100 percent wet. That way I have the dry sound coming out of the Super Reverb and you can bring the reverb in from another source with the volume pedal. If I need more reverb, I just step down. Basically, all I use is a couple of volume pedals—one for the main amp and another for the reverb—along with a Hughes & Kettner Tube Factor.