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Chewy, Spicy, Crispy, Sweet: 15 Cookies for Fall
As I sit here writing this, I am listening to a torrent of rain wash down the street. The leaves on the tree outside the window are turning rust-red at the edges, and I feel suddenly in need of a cup of tea. Autumn has officially begun, as of last Friday, and while I know that many of you are still waiting for cooler temperatures, let's celebrate fall with a batch of cookies.
I think of fall as cookie time, especially for the cookies I like best. It isn't time yet for the delicate, labor-intensive cookies of Christmas. It is, however, time for hearty peanut butter cookies after school, and for big plates of chewy molasses cookies set out for harvest parties. It's time for a spicy shortbread cookie after dinner with a glass of sweet wine, and for a corner of a bar cookie with a cup of tea as a cheery pick-me-up in the middle of a long work day.
We have those sorts of cookies for you here today: 15 favorites that don't take too much work — cookies that will please a crowd.
We have two sorts of molasses cookies, and some life-changing vegan jam thumbprints. There are little nests of oats and peanut butter, with a dollop of fudge baked on top, and feather-light cookies flavored with Earl Grey tea. There are chewy bars topped dulce de leche, extra-soft snickerdoodles, and cookies with chunks of apple and Gouda inside. Which is your favorite?
• 1 Chewy Molasses Cookies with Crunchy Lemon Glaze - Chewy cookies, with a pleasantly rough and crunchy lemon glaze.
• 2 Earl Grey Tea Cookies - Quick icebox cookies that are blended up in the food processor.
• 3 Molasses Spice Cookies with Orange Sugar - Crispier molasses cookies with pretty orange sugar on top.
• 4 Super-Soft Snickerdoodle Cookies - I love snickerdoodles that are really, really chewy.
• 5 Spiced Mexican Wedding Cookies - Mexican wedding cookies? Hungarian wedding cookies? We're heard so many names for these — who knows where they came from; we just know we like them.
• 6 Apple Gouda Oatmeal Cookies - Sweet and savory, crumbly and chewy, these cookies are a great snack or even breakfast.
• 7 Life-Changing Vegan Thumbprints - Soft and sweet, with big puddles of jam in the middle.
• 8 Vegan Vanilla Almond Sandies - Crisp, sandy, satisfying.
• 9 Derby Pie Bars - Chewy bars with bourbon, chocolate, and walnuts.
• 10 Cinnamon Walnut Dulce de Leche Bars - Nutty cookie bars drizzled with dulce de leche.
• 11 Halfway Cookies - These amazing little cookie bars are topped with crisp and chew meringue.
• 12 Peanut Butter and Fudge Oatmeal Cookies - Peanut butter cookies with a big spoonful of fudge on top.
• 13 Husband-Winning Peanut Butter Cookies - The best peanut butter cookies ever? Perhaps!
• 14 Peanut Butter Oatmeal Monster Cookies - More oaty goodness. If you use gluten-free oats these are also gluten-free.
• 15 The No-Flour, No-Butter Peanut Butter Cookies - No flour? No butter? These cookies are still so good!
What's your favorite cookie for fall?
Related: How To Make Sprinkles for Cupcakes, Cookies & Cakes!
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VATICAN CITY — Forbes magazine doesn't mind searching far and wide for compiling its roundup of the world's most powerful men and women.
Pope Benedict XVI made #5, behind Chinese President Hu Jintao, U.S. President Barack Obama, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Last year, the pope placed 11th on the list, right behind Bill Gates III.
Forbes cast a wide enough net this year to include people who use their power for unjust and immoral ends like Osama bin Laden, who made #57, and, at #60, the head of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, which is the largest cocaine supplier to the U.S.
Here's the magazine's rationale for how and why they chose who they did.

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Lunch at the Shop by Peter Miller
Quick Facts
• Who wrote it: Peter Miller
• Who published it: Abrams
• Number of recipes: About 50
• Other highlights:
There are so many lovely little phrases in this book, that I just need to quote you some of them:
"Some of cooking is using food you love. And some of cooking is using food you have left. Lunch is about both."
"...We always have some combination of beans or rice, pasta or lentils on hand...They are the proud and historic opposite of fast food."
"We are the most difficult of critics, being our own customers."
"To make lunch every day, in all the varying conditions, you will need a little oomph."
Photographed by the dynamic duo of Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton (the ladies of Canal House), this cookbook is part meditation, part inspiration, and part fantastic lunch recipes. It can feel a bit precious and dear at moments, but if you need a little oomph for your lunch routine, Lunch at the Shop will surely give it.
Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore, or Amazon: Lunch at the Shop by Peter Miller
• Visit the author's website: Peter Miller
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to business men cagtpria is dr samuel pitcher's prescription for infants and children it contains neither opium morphine nor otber narcotic substance it is a harmless substitute f u r paregoric drops soothing syrups and castor oil it i pleasant its guarantee is thirty years use by millions of mothers castoriu is the children's panacea — th mother's friend castoria castoria ■•< aatoria isso well adapted to children that . . ■. i superior to any prescription me h a aikiikr m i ill so oxford st brooklyn n y f - ourt«iria ' is bo universal ami , well known that it seems i work i bup ren i t endorse it f w are the intelligent families who 1 nut k.-i-p castoria mthin easj r<wh ak1xjs m.uityn i i liew york city castoria cures colic constipation k.mr stomach diarrhoea eruc-ution kith worms sleej euid promotes di fcatic n without injurious medication for several years i have recomnieadec your castoria and shall always continue u do bo as it has invariabfy produced !>• neficia results edwin f paid .:.:, m i l:»ui street and 7th . new york city thk centaur company 77 murray strmt nkw york city subscribe for the hol watchman keep posted it shall be our effort to give the read ers of this paper the weeks news in full condensed and in readable form highest of all in leavening power latest u s gov't report absolutely pure a very meantrirk the wilkesboro chronicle tells of a sharp trick a citizen of wilkes played on his neighbors some days ago he was digging a well and when he went to his work on the morning in question found the well had caved in he hung up his hat and coat and hid near by pretty soon a neighbor stepped by to see how he was getting along and finding the well caved in and the hat aud coat hanging by naturally concluded his friend was at the bottom of the well he gave the alarm and everybody in the neighborhood came in and went to work to get the man's body out when the dirt had all been taker out the cheeky well-digger crawled out from his place of concealment and coolly thanked them the man that can play the game of the above is a success -•» coleridge visions coleridge once read to his friend cottle the publisher from his pock etbook a list of is different works not one of which he ever wrote for many years he meditated a heroic poem on the siege of jerusalem by titus and among other projected works were a treatise on the corn laws a history of german belles lettres a book of morals in an swer to godwin an lissay on the writtings of johnson and gibbon a poetical pantomime and a kind of comedy i should not think of devoting less than 20 years to an epic poem he wiites ten years to collect my materials and warm my mind with universal science five were to be spent in its composition and five with its correction his tastes and inclinations were un doubtedly catholic but persistent effort in any one direction was ill suited to the genius of coleridge and he was content with his books and his opium and consequent glori ous dreaming — chambers journal a deficit of 978,000,000 for tin rear washington may 31 — the official treasury statement to be issned june 1st will show that the expendi tures of the government for the eleven months of the current fiscal year have exceeded the receipts by 72,000,000 the aggregate stand ing in round figures receipts 268 000,000 expenditures 340,000 000 these figures indicate a total deficit for the twelve months of the fiscal year of about 78,000,000 the rail roads have gone into a rate cutting fight to the finishes a few roads had reduced their rates secretely and when found out it brought on a general light and re duction of freight and passenger rates has a itight lo reduce wages-a strike i ii li 1 i cincinnati may 31 judge taft today decided that the receivers of the queen & crescent i cincinnati southern had the right to reduce the scale of wage or lessen the num ber of hours thereby accomplishing the same result immediately after the decision was rendered orders were issued by the labor organiza tions involved ordering secret meet ings for to night it is generally be lieved in labor circles here at mid night thnt a strike w ill result as the reduction is wages is about 10 per cent if the strike does occur it will embrance every branch in the operat ing department the elkin times says tu morning may 22nd inst a battle occurred between some moonshiners and constables at pilot mountain twenty two shots were fired from both sides and one mule killed and a woman and man were captured four other men escaped the commencement exercises at greensboro female college wi off june 6th and 7th bishop har grove preaches tne baccala i sermon bishop fitzgerald delivers ''■the alumna address and senator jarvis the literary address c'orbplt mini jnrkoon new york may 31 the interna tional heavy weight championship battle between jim corbett and peter jackson will positively not take place in england corbett states that he has declined the na tional sporting club's offer of a 15,000 purse and will only consent to fight the colored champion in a cablegram to-day to george welty the theatrical manager from cor bett himself in the cablegram cor bett also stated that he had decided to accept the 35,000 purse offered by the jacksonville athletic club of jacksonville fla and authorized mr welty to sign articles of agree ment th californian agrees to tight jackson for the purse and 10 000 the battle to take place in oc tober or november corbett says he will not return to america until july or august and will require at bast three month in which to train for the contest corbett says that the battle must be fought under marquis of queensbury rules the gloves to be the smallest allowed by the club the other details to be left to tin club — ■■» ' — about your hoys treat your boys as though they were of some importance if you would have them manly and self reliant be careful of the little courtesies you cannot expect your boys to be respectful thoughtful and kind un less you first set them the example if you would have your boy make you his confidant take an active in terest in all that he does don't be too critical and ask for his views and opinions at all times don't keep your boys in ignorance of the things they should know it is not the wholesome truth but the unwholesome way in which it is ac quired that ruins manv a young man don't act as though your boy amounted to nothing uor be con tinually making comparisons be tween him and some neighbor's son to his disadvantage nothing will dishearten him quicker don't think that anything is good enough for the boys and that they don't care for nice things have their - fixed up nicely as possible let them understand that they are to be kept in order and the results will justify your pains furnish your boy with good wholesome reading matter have him read to and with 30u discuss with him what you read and draw out his opinions and thoughts on the subject help him to think ear ly for himself make home a pleasant place see to it that the boys don't have to go somewhere else to secure proper free dom and companionship take time to make them feel com fortable and contented and thc-3 will not want to spend their even ings away from home pick your son's r:s^ociates see to it that he has no friends you know 1 nothing about take an interst in i all his troubles and pleasures and have him to feel perfectly free to in vite his friends to the house take i a little pains to make him and his friends comfortable and happy he will not be slow to appreciate it — evangelist a linlv a writer in the new york press i undertakes to answer the question what is a lady this is the re sult a 1 . :\ i a woman who is honor able truthful and refined who rc gards ::.•- comfort of others first who never forgets how important are little courtesies to the happiness of life vho is loyal to iriends and betrays not a trust who scorns to thir.k a mean word or perform a mean act who reverences age pro tects weakness and maintains her , ■■,; : • respect if rou want to reach ti1e '! people of rowan county i'lace your advertisement in tue watchman merchants o j salisbury will find the advertising colums of the o jr hman a most excellent medium by which to reach the people uns section our rates are reasonable and advertisements set u i j n attractive style wasbinjjfo correspondent of the wuchman washington d c june 4 1894 the positive and emphatic denifl : of senat rs voorhees jones yesi harris and mcpherson democratic members of the senate bnance com mittee of each an all of the sensa tional stories which have been print ed concerning the sugar trust and its alleged influence in the making of the sugar schedule of the tariff hill has j convinced all fair-minded people that the alleged sugar trust scandal had no firmer foundation than the idle gossip of irresponsible persons based entirely upon conjecture and there is little room for doubt that the in vestigating committee will so report at the close of the taking of testi mony and that the report will be signed by every member of the com mittee present indications are that the scotch verdict not proven will be rendered on the charge that certain senators speculated in sugar stock while the character of the sugar schedule of the tariff bill was in doubt on account of the difficulty of obtaining convincing evidence on that subject it is generally regret ten outside of the senate that the committee should have raised the old question of the right of the sen ate to compel newspaper met to give the source of information re ceived by them in connection with this investigation no good can come out of it and as senator hill aptly said much harm may the last concerted effort of the re publican senators against the tariff bill is now being made against the sugar schedule this is not because they are so much opposed to the sugar schedule as a matter of fact a number of them are knowr to favor it but because they believe that if they can put sugar on the free list enough democrats will refuse to vote for the entire bill to enable them to defeat it but the scheme will not work it is now as certain as anything not yet done can be that democrats enough to make a major ity cannot be drawn into this trap although there are a number of dem ocratic senators who would like to see sugar on the free list as soon as the sugar schedule is adopted it is believed that the republicans will agree to set a day to vote upon the bill as they admit that if they can not beat the sugar schedule they cannot beat the bill the southern democrats in the house are making a determine fight to secure the repeal of the tax on state bank notes the debate had been going on all last week and will probably continue for a week or ten days longer the unacted upon ap propriation bills having been ttmpo raril laid aside the result is in doubt depending many believe on the attendance when the vote is taken if the attendance exceeds 280 the probabilities are that repeal will be defeated as the largest claim made d3 the friends of repeal is 140 votes but inasmuch as those who favor the repeal of the tax are more interested in securing it than those who oppose it are in preventing it the chances are in favor of the re pealers mustering their full strength on the floor of the house when the time comes to vote and winning if they can get the 140 votes claimed some very interesting and instruc tive speeches have been made by democrats both for and against re peal the republicans have not up to this time taken a conspicuous part in the debate although they are solidly opposed to repeal rep resentative black of georgia made a strong aud bold speech in favor of repeal in which he took the ground that the general government had no right under the constitution to im pose such a tax and stated his be lief that the united states supreme court had no more right to bind the action of the house than the house had to bind the supreme court the investigation of the alleged armor plate frauds by the house committee on naval affairs has so far brought out nothing startling the committee will visit homestead to see if anything more than was found out by secretary herbert's naval experts can be learned postmaster general bissell doesn't endorse the idea of the government running the telegraph lines of the country in connection with the post office department and he has writ ten a letter to chairman wise of the i house commerce committee giving his reasons he thinks the post office department has all that it can do justice to iu extending and per fecting the mail facilities of the coun try and that the expense of a tele graph system would be out o all proportion to the benefit that would be derived llierefrom by the people president cleveland and secre i taries gresham carlisle smith and morton attended the memorial day exercises at arlington as guests of the grand army of the republic seniilor patrick wnnh of georgia on the tariff the course of the senators on the other side in debating every item of this bill deceives nobody their pur pose is plain and cannot be veiled behind protestations of sympathy for the various interests affected by the amendments which have been debated with few exceptions these interests have been trifling compared with the tremendous interests affect ed by the delay in the passing of the bill and the people everywhere who are clamoring for the settlement of this question in order that the busi ness of the country may proceed know full well that the republican part is to blame for the delay in its enactment the object of the re publicans is known of all men the republican senators know that the passage of the wilson bill will inaugurate an era of prosperity and growth in this country and a revival of business throughout the land that will be disastrous to re publican hopes to escape this they wish to postpone the passage of the bill until after the approaching elec tions or until a date so close to that time as to make it impossible for the improved conditions to be felt before the elections the people are not theorizing they are hungry in the midst of plenty they are unemployed in the home of progress and development they are the victims of a condition which is the natural result of a policy that the republican party is responsible for and the reform of which they are now opposing by artifice and every method of delay known to the parliamentary tactic ian by the theory that shutting out competition from other countries will protect our home market for our home people themckinley tariff has excluded millions of dollars worth of goods for which our own pro ducts would have been exported in payment and just in proportion as others have been crowded out our own goods have been shut in and we find millions of bushels of wheat being fed to hogs which under a freer tariff would have found a profitable market abroad north carolina iu the war hon walter clark associate of the supreme court of north caro state treasurer tate hon john c scarborough superintendent of education aud several other gentle men of prominence from the old north state arc at the metropoli tan en route to the battlefield of antietam they are a delegation appointed by gov carr to locate the positions of the north carolina regiments that took part in that sanguinary conflict and will leave this morning for the scene of the bat tle in speaking of the battle judge clark who is chairman of the dele gation said the battle of antietam or sharps burg as the southern people call it was one of the bloodiest of the entire war it was fought on september 17 1862 the day after the capture of harper's ferry by theconfededer ates engaged in it were thirty-two regiments of north carolina soldiers and about one-half of them were kill ed or wounded two of our gallant generals anderson and branch the latter the father of congressman branch lost their lives in that en counter according to the official records there were about 90,000 federal troops and confed erates gen mcclellan commanding the northern and gen lee the southern armies the fight took place on wednesday and thursday night gen lee moved his troops across the potomac friday the federals crossed the river at shep ardstown and attacked with vigor but were repulsed with heavy loss north carolina's devotion to the southrrn cause can not well be over stated she furnished more than one-fourth of all the men in gen lee's army of northern virginia and at least one-third of the total losses sustained by that army fell upon north carolina troops which is i think the best tribute to the fighting qualities of the tarheel soldiers i think it a conservative \ estimate to say that 120,000 north carolinians went to the front a greater number than was furnished i by any other seceding state washington post may 30 general news whistling in the streets of berlin is an offense punishable by a fine the iowa populist have nominat ed gen james b weaver for con gress in the seventh district senator garman is said to be a very sick man overwork is the cause of his illness queen victoria celebrated her 75th birth day last thursday she has been on the british throne 57 years gov robert e pattison of penn sylvania has been nominated for president by some local conventions in the above state the needle was unknown ins it pre sent form until 1410 tourangan a wire maker of paris gave it the modern form anne boleyn first brought them to england from paris the pollard-breckenridge case comes to an end because col breck enridge failed to carry up his appeal in the time allowed by the law chas h j taylor colored has been confirmed by the senate to be recorder of deeds in the district of columbia a lawyer and a newspaper man fought a duel with swords in boston recently the lawyer come out worsted with some ugly but not serious wounds the editor escaped with a few marks a solid foundation has been found on the coast of cape hatteras for the erection of another light house an appropriation of 500,000 has been made for that purpose the washington post says it cost 1,500,000 to distroy the con tagious disease of plemo pneumonia from the cattle of this country coxey's cavalcade of war steeds has got back to massillion which would seem to indicate that the cruel war is nearly over it is said that senator jarvis is making many friends in the capital and displaying the great quantity of brains he posseses gov mckinley has had to order out the state troops to suppress an armed body of miners who were on a strick at halt's near macon georgia happened a wreck on the division of the central railroad number of people injured about forty onl a few fatally injured at stickle hallow mines union town pa a bloody fight occured between an armed body of miners and seventy-five armed deputies five miners were killed nd others wounded and three deputies were wounded chauncey m depew is a declared candidate for president of the united states ii is a rich railroad repub lican the populists of the eighteenth ohio district have nominated jacob s coxey the commonweal leader for congress this is gov mckin ley's old district a democratic club in springfield o has passed a resolution to turn senator hill's picture to the wall and the probabilities many more will be turned to wall a wvoming woman aids the cause of woman suffrage by producing statistics showing that in her state where it prevails the marriage and the birth rates have increased crime has diminished and drunkenness has been minimized clause spcckels is going to europe and says that he has retired from active life and is not interested in ■sugar the w r orld observes that he i has certainly raised enough cane to make his old age comfortable john l sullivao and paddy ryan boxed three very short rounds ' at the latter's benefit in boston on ! monday night there were about 3000 persons present sullivan stated from the stage that he would . give 25 per cent of the receipts to ; the sufferers by the late fire in that i city pueblo col governor waite in ! an address classed congressman ' bland whom he claims sold out sil ver in 1868 with voorhees and car lisle in their surrender to the foes oi silver he advocated coining mexi can dollars to be used as legal ten der in colorado sunday school teacher have you made anyone happy this week little girl yes'm mrs highupp has a baby and it's a awful squally redtaced little brat but w'en i met : mrs highupp yesterday i told her she had the sweetest prettiest baby i ever saw nood news mtoria y ,, 11 fourth series salisbury n c thursday june 7 1894 what is the carolina watchman no 17 only 1 a year
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to business men cagtpria is dr samuel pitcher's prescription for infants and children it contains neither opium morphine nor otber narcotic substance it is a harmless substitute f u r paregoric drops soothing syrups and castor oil it i pleasant its guarantee is thirty years use by millions of mothers castoriu is the children's panacea — th mother's friend castoria castoria ■•< aatoria isso well adapted to children that . . ■. i superior to any prescription me h a aikiikr m i ill so oxford st brooklyn n y f - ourt«iria ' is bo universal ami , well known that it seems i work i bup ren i t endorse it f w are the intelligent families who 1 nut k.-i-p castoria mthin easj r


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Gwyneth sings for the Prince & Cammie
Cameron Diaz was Gwyneth Paltrow's date last night at the official launch of Mayfair's The Arts Club hosted by His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of the Queen and grandfather to William and Hot Harry on a Horse.
Cammie, newly single after finally working up the pride and balls to leave Alex Rodriguez, is visiting with her longtime friend...because G is a great wingman? Look at the two flirting with the newly married Mark Ronson. No, no, of course not, Cam is not f-cking Mark Ronson. But Cam is hitting up my G to help her find her next fix. After all, G was around when Cam and ARod first got together. Which makes me wonder why G is setting her girls up with dickheads. Or is Cam just naturally drawn to them and it's Gwyneth who sticks around afterwards to pick up the pieces?
No matter. The point is they were out last night together at a royal function where they both had some face time with the Prince, and Gwyneth, my tall Gwyneth, she even got to tower over him and speak to him condescendingly with a champagne glass in her hand.
Then Gwyneth took the stage and performed. Yes, yes, she is still singing. And not only is she still singing, she's singing with Knights Before and Mark Ronson. Like... she gets invited to high profile charity events as a guest AND performer now.
How are you feeling? Are you ok?
How's the inside of your mouth? Is it bleeding?
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The last thread about Penn Jillette's book sparked some debate, so I'd like to revisit the topic. This is what Penn says is his view of the legitimate powers of government:
If I had a gun, and I knew a murder was happening… I would use that gun to stop that murder. I might be too much of a coward to use a gun myself to stop murder or rape or robbery, but I think that use of a gun is justified. I'm even okay with using force to enforce voluntary contracts. I would use a gun to protect the other people who chose to live under this free system. If I were a hero, I would use a gun to stop another country from attacking us and taking away our freedoms. [p.150]
Wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute. We started out with Penn declaring that, in an ideal world, he would heroically use a gun to stop a murder, rape, or robbery. Fair enough, I can get behind that. But then he slides to "enforcing voluntary contracts"? That job may be useful to society, even necessary – but is it heroic? Why is that a more legitimate use of force than the ones he decries?
For instance, why isn't it equally "heroic" to help the sick and the needy? Why isn't it heroic to contribute to building hospitals, schools, libraries, shelters? Personally, I think it's pretty damn heroic to cure someone of cancer, give them a warm bed to sleep in, or get them a heart transplant. A libertarian like Penn might say that there's no merit in doing this if our support is compelled, but it's not at all obvious to me why using guns to enforce voluntary contracts is intrinsically more admirable than using guns to build hospitals or schools.
Penn says he likes libraries but wouldn't object if someone else thinks he has a better use for his own money than spending it to build a library. Well, I can say the same thing: Why should my money be spent on judges and courts just to resolve byzantine legal disputes between massive corporations that have no effect on my life? (The vast majority of lawsuits are filed by corporations suing each other, not by private individuals.) What if I think I have better uses for my money than paying men with guns to enforce voluntary contracts? For example, I can easily imagine an anarcho-libertarian viewpoint which holds that damage to one's own reputation should be the only penalty for breaking a contract.
Or, an even more pertinent example: What if I think I have better things to spend my money on than the police or the military? What if I'm a pacifist and don't believe in having an army at all, or what if I just believe that military spending is too high as it is and disproportionate to any threat our country actually faces? What if I believe the police are unfairly arresting innocent people and want to withhold my funding in protest? Is that a choice I would have in Penn's ideal libertarian state, or would it result in "men with guns" showing up at my doorstep? If the latter, then it seems Penn doesn't believe, after all, that each individual is the best judge of how to spend his or her own money.
People need to be fed, medicated, educated, clothed and sheltered, and if we're compassionate we'll help them, but you get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right. There is great joy in helping people, but no joy in doing it at gunpoint.
I would use a gun for defense, police, and courts. Well, well, I'll be hornswoggled, that's pretty much what the Founding Fathers came up with.
Actually, if you want to get technical about it, our founding fathers came up with quite a bit more than just that. For example, Thomas Jefferson was a staunch supporter of public schools and libraries. President John Adams signed into law a bill establishing a government-run health care system for sailors, funded by payroll deductions (yes, really), which in its broad outlines isn't all that different from modern systems like Medicare.
More to the point, of course, the founding fathers didn't permanently enshrine a minimal state, nor did they claim to be infallible. They left us a living Constitution which can be changed and amended, precisely because they knew that future generations might see necessities they overlooked or correct errors they made. To name an obvious one, the founding fathers also didn't seem to have a problem with using guns to enforce slavery – a glaring error which we've thankfully corrected.
If there's an argument to be made for a minimal state, it's going to have to be a better one than a subjective list of what seems most "heroic" to one person. It's inherent in all democracies that the majority will sometimes vote for a course of action, such as establishing an income tax, that not everyone will agree with. That's not necessarily an infringement of human rights; it's the inevitable consequence of having a social contract. And even though not everyone can always get their own way, the social contract of democracy is – should be – sustained by the recognition that we're all better off, on average, living in a democracy than we would be under any other kind of government. If that bargain is intolerable to you, you're welcome to seek a country that's more congenial to your viewpoint, whether it be a cooperative communist utopia, a benevolent theocracy, or a completely free libertarian market-state. And if there are no countries which fit your chosen model anywhere in the world, well, there just may be a reason for that.


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Author Notes: This is my version of a beef stew that is very common in Chinese households. The name is my attempt at a literal translation of the Chinese style of braising meats with soy sauce, wine, and sugar. I included some traditional ingredients (star anise and rock sugar) and some that are definitely not (lime). Using some bone also gives a rich flavor, but is optional. The sauce works well with noodles or rice for a comforting dinner. The stew is also typically used to make a beef noodle soup that is perfect to warm you up from the cold. —monkeymom
Food52 Review: I loved this dish. It was everything I thought it would be: rich, complex and comforting. Monkeymom's timing worked perfectly, too -- the beef was fork-tender after 2 hours in the oven. Her suggestion of cooking the vegetables separately was spot on; I cooked enough vegetables for only 2 servings, and am now able to freeze the rest of the stew, without the vegetables, for a rich beef noodle soup per Monkeymom's suggestions in a few months. —Tarragon
Serves: 6
pounds beef chuck cut into 2 inch cubes
English short rib (1/2-1 lb) (optional)
salt and pepper
tablespoons vegetable oil
cup sweet rice wine, sake, or sherry
cup soy sauce
teaspoon rice wine vinegar
cups chicken stock
tablespoons brown sugar or an equivalent amount of rock sugar (adjust seasoning to taste)
star anise
slice ginger root
garlic cloves
red chili peppers, fresh or dried (again, suit to taste)
whole dried shiitake mushrooms or fresh ones cut into quarters
lime, zested
large carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
large daikon, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
- Heat oven to 325 degrees. Season meat with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large ovenproof pot with a tight-fitting lid. Working in batches brown beef all over, removing each piece when done. Add oil as needed.
- Add all meat back to pot. Add wine and vinegar and bring to a boil, scraping up browned bits. Add soy sauce and sugar then the stock. Add star anise, ginger, garlic, chili peppers, and mushrooms and bring to a boil. Return beef to pot and add lime zest. Add water to cover meat. Cover, transfer to oven.
- Check pot after 1 hour. Turn over pieces of short rib and stir meat. Cover again and cook 1 hour more, or until meat is tender.
- Move pot to stove top. Simmer on medium heat with lid off to reduce liquid. Cook for 30 minutes.
- To eliminate fat: Depending on your cut of meat, the stew can be very greasy. You can spoon off the fat or poor cooled sauce into a fat separator to remove fat. Alternatively, place pot in refrigerator overnight. Scrape off fat the next day.
- Before serving, reheat the stew and cook without the cover to reduce the sauce a little. At the same time, boil vegetables in a large pot of water for 20 minutes. The vegetables are boiled separately to make sure they do not overcook and retain their color. In addition, raw daikon tends to have a very strong flavor that I don't like in the stew. The boiled daikon is mild.
- Add boiled vegetables to stew. Serve with fresh hot rice or noodles. Also try it with a sprinkling of chopped green onion and a squeeze of lime.
- Leftovers make a delicious noodle soup. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add noodles. When the noodles are almost done, throw in a large handful of fresh spinach. Cooked until wilted, then drain noodles and spinach. Toss with enough sesame oil to coat noodles (1/4-1/2 tsp). Add meat and meat sauce. Pour hot water or chicken stock to cover the noodles and stir. Add soy sauce, meat sauce, chopped green onion, and/or lime to taste. This noodle soup is awesome with a big helping of chili sauce.
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HOUSTON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Police said a woman died during a flight from Brazil to Dallas, and although there are no signs of foul play, her death is under investigation.
A spokesman from the Houston Police Department said a 25-year-old woman from Brazil was on an American Airlines flight from Sao Paulo to Dallas Wednesday morning when she went into medical distress after flying for eight hours.
KTRK-TV, Houston, said the plane was diverted to Houston due to the ill passenger, but the woman died before the plane landed in Bush Intercontinental Airport.
The flight arrived about 6:20 a.m.
American Airlines is not releasing any information on the passenger.
KTRK-TV said flight crew members and a doctor on board performed emergency procedures on the woman. An autopsy was scheduled.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 11th Apr 2012 22:44 UTC
If there's one defining characteristic of Android, it's the operating system's extensive customisability. Since I'm quite curious what you guys are doing to your phones, I figured I might as well just ask you what your phone looks like - homescreens, widgets, applications, lock screen, whatever. Another thing that has me curious - what Android version are you running? Do you use a custom ROM, or do you prefer stock?


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We Don't Want to Wake Up from 'Alan Wake's American Nightmare' [REVIEW]
The new trend is for game publishers with just-crazy-enough-to-work sequel ideas to release the games as bite-sized, stand-alone downloads that look and feel just like the disc-based games. That's how 'Red Dead Redemption's' straight-shooting cowboy John Marston ended up tangling with zombies in 'Undead Nightmare' and superhuman rail-surfer Cole Phelps of Infamous infamy ended up becoming a vampire in Festival of Blood.
Now half-crazy pulp fiction author Alan Wake gets a crack at the download scene in 'Alan Wake's American Nightmare,' and his developers treated him none too kindly. He's stuck in the Arizona desert at night, chased around by demonic ghouls who fear only three things: Flashlights, getting shot in the face three times in a row and, most importantly, manuscript pages.
If you're not a writer you don't know this — apparently, we're not writers either because we didn't know this — but there's nothing more lethal when you're being chased around a haunted desert than finding pieces of a book you wrote that are spread around the desert, marked by question marks that appear when you approach.
Money may not be able to buy you love, but manuscript pages sure can. Provided you define "love" as "big freakin' guns that can shoot ghosts' faces off." When playing the game, you encounter bins that are locked unless you magically open them with pages. We're not sure how this works — maybe Alan origamis them into a key or something — but it helps you upgrade a 9MM into a machine gun.
While we're on the subject of love, let's address the fantastic magic boxes you encounter that refill all your ammo, flashlight batteries (suckers run out quick) and flares. These suckers would totally put Sportsman's Warehouse out of business. We wondered if their powers work on other supplies — say, half-empty backs of Peanut Butter M&Ms — but weren't able to test it out, seeing as how the ghost-infested part of Arizona is devoid of Peanut Butter M&Ms.
The extra ammo is necessary, because it's too much fun to shoot these ghost demons three times in the face. These guys are total dicks, always lurking in the path between you and your manuscript pages, splitting into two others when you shoot them the first time, then flanking you and shanking you in the back. They're even rowdier, and more fun to kill, in the arcade-style side mode, which challenges you to last through the night.
Come to think of it, the exhilaration we get from pulling out our nines and laying these busters down echoes that of the indomitable classic 'Pac-Man.' That's the highest praise we can think of for this game. If you're looking for a futuristic version of 'Pac-Man' in which tiny dots have been replaced by manuscript pages and power pellets give way to SMGs, 'American Nightmare' is your American Dream.
Rating: 8.5/10
Alan Wake's American Nightmare ($15) was developed by Remedy Entertainment, published by Microsoft Studios and is available on the Xbox 360. Rated T. The publisher provided a copy of the game for review.
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We have made a tremendous effort to ensure that budget cuts and reductions in staff have not hampered our ability to deliver a quality education to students. We are excited about the opportunity for students to obtain college credit through our New Schools initiative. With this program, high school students can take college courses at BCC, ECU and UNC-G, and gain as many as twenty- two college credits before graduating high school. We have also upgraded computers in all thirteen schools, replacing over 350 units. Our technology footprint continues to grow, and we recognize computer upgrades are a step in the right direction for providing quality technology to our students and teachers. These are just two of the many exciting things students can look forward to this school year.
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I am excited about this school year and look forward to partnering with parents and businesses to make this the best year yet for Bladen County Schools. We encourage you to visit our schools and provide us feedback on how we can improve to meet the needs of all children.
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.22 Caliber (.224) High Velocity 55 gr. FMJBT
For rifles, this 55 grain #1355 Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail bullet was designed specifically to duplicate the military M193 bullet, and it is intended for use in semi-automatic rifles, such as the AR-15, M16 and Ruger Mini 14. It features an exceptionally heavy full metal jacket with a cannelure properly located for crimping and positive feeding. This is an excellent bullet for hunting varmints and small game where pelts are to be preserved. It should be loaded to medium velocities for this purpose.
In handguns of 22 caliber, this is a non-expanding bullet that will minimize damage to pelts as well as meat in small game. It is best used at medium handgun velocities to prevent tumbling upon impact. It is an ideal choice for the trapper or pelt hunter with a handgun in a 22 centerfire caliber.
The #1355 was introduced in 1985.
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Installing a Volant CAI kit on a 2001 Ford F250 SD V10
Installing a
Volant CAI kit on a 2001 Ford F250 SD V10
Arthur Krewat
This article will step through the
installation of a Volant CAI kit (part number 19068) on my 2001 V10. Review the
instructions included in the kit before performing the installation.
Here's what the kit looks like. The
air box inlet is much larger than stock, and sticks out through the radiator
support. The air box also has a side inlet that gets air from inside the fender.
The stock radiator support still blocks the front of the box making water
ingestion very unlikely.
First, let me say that I have eBay shorty headers, and the eBay Y-pipe already installed on my
V10. It's already gotten a boost in the high RPM power from the headers, and
definitely a good boost in low RPM throttle response from the Y-pipe
Here, we have a picture of what the
stock system looks like. Notice the tight bend right after the air box. Also
notice how big the intake tube is right after the air box. The inside diameter
of the MAF housing is much smaller than the intake tube, which would indicate
the air charge will actually slow down right after the MAF and slam into the
bend. The Volant kit goes smoothly from the small MAF housing cross-section all
the way to the throttle body.
Disconnect the battery negative cable. Not only will it make
it safer working on the vehicle, it will give the PCM a chance to reset and
relearn after the upgrade.
Trace the MAF wiring from the bottom of the air box down to
a connector on the fender well. It is just forward of the upper shock mount,
and below the brake lines. The brass "T" in the following picture is my oil
pressure gauge remote connection.
The MAF-side of the connector is held to the fender-well by
a plastic pin. Pull it straight and firmly away from the fender-well.
Disconnect the connector by pushing down on the small tab. You might need to
wiggle the connector a little bit to get it free before pushing the tab.
Next, undo the clamp that holds the stock air box together.
Now, disconnect the intake tube from the air box, and remove
the MAF-side of the air box from the vehicle.
Remove the forward section of the stock air box by pulling
up on the rearmost side. It is held in place with two pins that are inserted
through rubber grommets in the bracket. Slide the forward "snout" of the air
box from the hole in the radiator support.
Next, remove the MAF from the rear section of the stock air
box. Here is a picture of the MAF still inside the stock air box.
Separate the MAF insert from the rest of the air box by
inserting a screwdriver into one of the slots and pry it out.
Disconnect the MAF wiring harness from the MAF sensor, and
remove the wiring harness from the air box.
Here is a view of the MAF housing still bolted to the air
box plate.
Remove the MAF from the plate. Two screws hold it on, they
have 10mm heads.
The MAF itself:
At this stage, I removed the MAF sensor from the housing to
clean it and keep it safe. This requires an anti-tamper Torx
bit, the type with a hole in the end of the bit to match the pin in the screw.
BE CAREFUL. When I cleaned the MAF a few years ago, I had the brass insert spin
in the plastic and the screw would not come out. I had to squeeze the plastic
with a pair of vice-grip needle-nose pliers and glued the insert back into the
plastic with Crazy-Glue. If you do not want to remove the MAF sensor from the
duct, it is not required, just be careful from this point forward.
Going back to the intake tube, remove the PCV breather and
IAC hoses. They just pull off. Rotate them first to free them, then pull straight off.
Unscrew the clamp holding the tube to the throttle body and
remove the intake tube from the vehicle.
Going back to the kit
of parts, locate the MAF adapter that goes inside the air box, the foam gasket,
and four bolts/washers/nuts. Remove the cover from the Volant
air box.
At this point, the Volant
instructions say the stock MAF has a gasket that you should reuse on the
outside of the air box against the MAF housing. My 2001 did not come with a gasket.
I used some black RTV, made a VERY thin coating on the MAF adapter, let it skin
for 10 minutes, and assembled. I used the foam gasket on the outside of the air
box because it made a perfect seal to the textured air box surface.
Be careful to align the MAF adapter, the air box, and the
MAF housing so that there are no obstructions to air flow. I slightly chamfered
the inside leading-edge radius of the MAF with a die grinder, but that was
probably overkill. Check the alignment and make sure the air box, the MAF
adapter, and the MAF itself line up correctly, otherwise you could create
eddies in the air flow that can confuse the MAF sensor, as well as impede air
flow. Probably not enough to ever notice, but I figure it couldn't hurt.
Use two bolts to line up the gasket, MAF adapter and air
box, and hold them all in place with one hand.
Line up the MAF with the two bolts, and temporarily hold in
place with two nuts. Insert the other two bolts,
install flat washers, lockwashers and nuts. Then
remove the first two nuts, and reassemble with washers and lockwashers.
The Volant kit came with only 4 flat washers, so I added
four more stainless washers on the inside to avoid cracking or distorting the
MAF adapter. I also applied red Loc-Tite to the bolts
even with the lockwashers.
Finally, tighten all four bolts slowly and evenly. The brass
inserts in the holes of the MAF should allow a lot of torque to be applied to
crush the foam gasket, but do NOT tighten down too far. How much is too far (or
not enough) is up to you. You should be able to feel when the MAF adapter, air
box, gasket, and MAF contact as you tighten down the nuts.
Next, we need to remove the stock air box bracket held on
with three bolts. They are 10mm heads.
Then, remove the one bolt holding down one side of the
evaporative emissions canister, but do not remove the canister bracket. Make
sure the captured nuts are centered in the holes.
Install the Volant air box in the vehicle as pictured.
Using two bolts from the air box bracket,
bolt down the Volant air box. The bolt holes should line up perfectly with the
captured nuts.
Install the large rubber coupling from the kit onto the
large end of the Volant intake tube.
Fit both of the large hose clamps over the coupling, but do
NOT tighten yet.
Fit one of the small hose clamps on the small end of the Volant intake tube, and install the small rubber coupling,
and again do NOT tighten the clamp yet. Push the coupling up onto the tube as
far as you can, leaving a small amount of the coupling exposed past the end of
the tube, as pictured. Slip the other small hose clamp over the MAF sensor.
Install the Volant intake tube onto the throttle body,
pushing the large coupling up onto the throttle body as far as it can go, to
where it stops against the flange. Tighten the first large hose clamp against
the throttle body, leaving the second large hose clamp loose.
Align the small end of the air tube so the rubber coupling
can be slid onto the MAF. Holding the large side of the intake tube, slide the
small coupling onto the MAF housing until it stops against the tab visible in
the following picture.
Wiggle the air tube around a bit by hand to make sure it's
not pushing to one side, and once it's aligned properly, tighten all hose
Slip the IAC and PCV hoses onto the nipples on the Volant air tube.
In the instructions, Volant states that some models have an
air temperature sensor, most likely for the climate control, in the intake tube
or air box, that needs to be relocated to the new air tube. My 2001 does not
have that sensor, so I installed the plug that Volant provides. This could have
been done before the air tube was installed in the vehicle.
I then removed the captured nut left exposed at the radiator
support from the stock air box bracket.
I then connected the MAF harness to the MAF sensor before
reinstalling it into the MAF housing. I coated the o-ring with some dielectric
grease before installing it.
Reconnect the MAF harness to the chassis harness connector.
Secure the harness with a tie wrap to a convenient location, and push the
connector back onto the fender well.
Install the Volant air filter into the air box and tighten
the hose clamp securely.
Reinstall the Volant air box cover with the four screws
removed earlier.
The job is FINISHED! Clean up your tools, and remove
everything else from the engine bay before reconnecting the battery and
starting the engine.
Before and after pictures. Notice
the smoother flow of the intake tube from air box to the throttle body, and the
smaller initial size of the intake tube.
First impressions were of a slightly louder intake sound,
but after driving it a bit, it can be a bit louder than stock, which is a good
thing. No drone at highway speeds, or light throttle, and only a slight drone
at the magic 1500-2000RPM medium-throttle spot where the V10 likes to make it's uniqueness known.
Whenever the intake sound gets loud in the midrange, it
seems torque, or at least throttle response, has increased. The Volant CAI
seems to have improved torque at certain points in the RPM range where the
original stock system fell a little flat.
High-RPM power has increased slightly by the seat-of-the-pants
feel. I also have headers and modified Y-pipe, so that is sure to help gain
more power from the intake upgrade.
Using an Autotap scanner, I
monitored intake temperatures before and after, and they either stayed the
same, or slightly improved. It certainly did not make it worse than the stock
setup. Even the stock setup has holes in the bottom of the air box that draw in
hot engine bay air.
MAF function has not changed, which I would not expect it to
because the original MAF housing is reused.
Overall, I have to
give this modification a definite thumbs-up in all respects. Ease of installation,
mild power increase, nice sound, and great quality parts in the kit.
I am still waiting for the pre-filter that is on backorder,
but it is sure to arrive soon.


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Aurora's Small, Special Space
Name: Aurora (20 months)
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
This is Aurora's - our 19 month old's - bedroom. It's a collection of pieces that we love, with diy touches; the curtains, glitter pennant banner and dot mobile.
The teepee was a gift from her aunt, who builds teepees for Anthropologie's wedding site, BHLDN. We love to change the artwork on the chalk wall every other week or so. It's a small space (10' x 10') so we utilize a lot of baskets, bins, the chest and the armoire. It makes for a place that we all enjoy spending time.
Thanks, Cortney! Readers, pay Cortney a visit at Be Cool, Mom.
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Date: Oct 29, 2012
Press Release Number: 166-2012
As Hurricane Sandy makes landfall in South Jersey, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reports the following update on conditions at its transportation facilities as of 8 p.m. tonight:
LaGuardia Airport is closed as of 7:15 p.m. tonight.
The Port Authority's other airports – John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International, Teterboro Airport, and Stewart International – are open. However, air carriers have ceased operations until further notice, and we are encouraging travelers not to travel to the airports.
Rail service on AirTrain JFK and AirTrain Newark is suspended until further notice.
Tunnels and Bridges
The Holland Tunnel is closed under further notice.
The Lincoln Tunnel is open.
The George Washington Bridge, Goethals Bridge, Bayonne Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing are closed until further notice.
All PATH service is suspended until further notice.
Port Authority Bus Terminal
All public and private bus service is suspended until further notice.
The Port Authority's maritime facilities are closed until further notice.
Travelers are reminded to check http://www.panynj.gov/ for updated information about PATH, the airports, the tunnels and bridges, and all other Port Authority facilities. For further information about safety precautions, evacuation routes and best practices for New York State, visit http://www.governor.ny.gov/stormwatch. For New Jersey, visit www.ready.nj.gov.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Founded in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains many of the most important transportation and trade infrastructure assets in the country. The agency's network of aviation, ground, rail, and seaport facilities is among the busiest in the country, supports more than 550,000 regional jobs, and generates more than $23 billion in annual wages and $80 billion in annual economic activity. The Port Authority also owns and manages the 16-acre World Trade Center site, where construction crews are building the iconic One World Trade Center, which is now the tallest skyscraper in New York. The Port Authority receives no tax revenue from either the state of New York or New Jersey or from the City of New York. The agency relies on revenues generated by facility users, tolls, fees and rents as well as loans, bond financing, and federal grants to fund its operations. For more information, please visithttp://www.panynj.gov.


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- Interference is not a problem with 3 selectable frequencies
- Coaxial Main Rotor Head and beautiful LED lights
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- Body Length: 9.84in.
- Width: 1.97in.
- Height: 4.53in.
- Main Rotor Diameter: 7.87in.
- Battery: Rechargeable Li-polymer
- Charging Time: Approx 30-40 Minutes
- Flight Time: 5-7 Minutes
- Control Distance: 15 Meters
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- 4ch JXD 340 RC Helicopter
- 4ch Infrared Remote Control with Charging Cable
- USB charging cable
- Spare Upper and Lower Blade
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- Instruction Manual
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Saturday, May 5, 2012
BB Watery Grave - Fix O Rama
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I feel your pain. Seems BB is one of the high time demand areas on a bike. My bikes need hosing down about every other ride, and water gets in the BB. I seal the area where the seat post grips around a few other potential areas. Now even with that about every 6 rides where water is involved I pop the seal on the sealed bearing and pack with grease. Happy rides to you and Ian the racer man.ReplyDelete
We get plenty of wet rides here in Washington, plus I hose the bikes off often - no way around it. Water seeps in via the seatpost, frame air vents, and who knows where else. I've done the pop the seal and re-grease trick in the past, but over the last few years, just buy new bearings instead.ReplyDelete
Overall, everything holds up pretty well, considering what we put it through...
Funny, I thought I was the only person who drilled a drainage hole. I put a little piece of tape over the hole until I wash the bike.ReplyDelete
First bike I've done that - cheaper frame - not worried about it, so drilled away. It had a fair amount of water in there. No wonder the bearings were toasted.ReplyDelete
- Slow Joe CrowMay 23, 2012 at 11:57 AM
Oregon has the same issues. After cyclocross season in Portland my wife's and my Redline had mud in the bottom bracket area, but my son's Focus with the large factory drain hole was clean. I drilled some holes and replaced my crunchy 3 year old bearings. FSA and Raceface external bearing bottom brackets are designed with replaceable bearings so I got some Enduro bearings for half the price of a new BB and pressed them in.ReplyDelete


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I am astoundingly disappointed with the new XML API Registry.
I'm not going to pretend that I represent more than a tiny fraction of consumers of the OpenGL registry, but I think we could have been accommodated in the transition much better than this. A bit of background would be important, I think:
I have a hobby of writing bindings for C libraries to higher-level languages, usually Lua. I take pride in the quality and "intelligence" of my bindings, they are never 1:1 mappings to the C functions and arguments but are tailored to the capabilities of the language in question. A good portion of my work involves writing parsing code that goes over the declarations of the interface of what I'm binding in order to automatically generate a large portion of the bindings, usually in Lua or, increasingly, PowerShell (that is, regardless of the target-language, the parsing and code-generation bits are usually written in Lua or PowerShell).
Much of what goes into writing a good parser like that involves programming it to know when it can automatically generate a good binding, and when to alert the programmer that it requires more information, additional annotations, if you will. Most of OpenGL requires only some annotations on types in order to auto-generate good bindings to most of the functions...only a few keys ones require manual intervention.
A while back, I started on a project to bind OpenGL to Lua, in two versions, a Legacy binding and a Modern binding. The OpenGL specfiles are...were...a godsend, enabling large portions of this to be done automatically in high quality.
The specfiles are rich in semantic information that's useless to a language like C but truly important to higher-level languages. As the readme file in the XML API SVN says, much of it wasn't perfect or easy to translate, but that's okay...it was important and useful anyway. Strong enumerations are a critical feature of generating good high-level bindings, and the specfiles supported that notion. In/Out annotations? By-value, by-reference, by-array annotations? All good. Even the [COMPSIZE(...)] annotations, which the readme files admit, aren't machine-translateable...but they are a critically-important annotation for projects like this nonetheless! All of them allow a parser to notify the programmer that additional information is required...and often, the information can be added in annotations in one place to supply the needs necessary to machine-generate code in multiple places!
I don't see why much of this information couldn't have been added to the new XML database as optional information, recommendations, ANNOTATIONS, if you will. Moreover, what information was retained was translated into such a horrible format that it's even harder to parse than it was before! The new XML format's declarations for commands are little more than marked-up C declarations, absent of any information not used in C...which is fine for C programmers, but then, C programmers don't need to write parsers to generate C headers from the XML API database, because OpenGL provides a Python script for that, AND the resulting C headers!
Perhaps, it will help if I compare-and-contrast, from a parser's point of view, the kind of information the old specfiles and the new XML database provide:
What can we see here?Quote:
CallLists(n, type, lists)
return void
param n SizeI in value
param type ListNameType in value
param lists Void in array [COMPSIZE(n/type)]
category VERSION_1_0_DEPRECATED # old: display-list
glxflags client-handcode server-handcode
version 1.0
deprecated 3.1
glxropcode 2
offset 3
* We know the name of the function is 'CallLists' and we don't have to scan for a "gl" or "wgl" or "glx" to automatically remove, that has no need to be there.
* We know the return-type is 'void', as it directly says what the return is, we don't need to write a partial C parser just to get that info.
* Parameter 'n' takes a SizeI, by-value, as an input (we'll get back to 'n' in a moment.)
** SizeI is a semantically-distinct type, representing a...well...a size, and project-specific human annotations relating to the data in the gl.tm file can tell us what kind of argument-verification code to generate for our target language - we can have specific code for verifying SizeI-type arguments.
* Parameter 'type' is a ListNameType, by-value, as an input. From parsing the enumfiles, we know that ListNameType is an enumerated type, and our target language handles those differently...moreover, from parsing the enumfiles, we know at least a superset of allowable values for those, and in addition to checking glGetError() afterwards for GL_INVALID_ENUM, we can do our own checking ahead of time. We'll also be able to generate a more intelligent error message that says which parameter had an invalid enumeration value (some functions have multiple enumeration parameters) and we'll be able to generate a list of possible valid values. (I'll return to enumeration types in a bit).
* Parameter 'lists', most importantly, tells us that it's not just taking a pointer...it's taking as *input*, an array of types. Moreover, the annotation [COMPSIZE(n/type)] not only allows us to alert the programmer that manual intervention is required, but in this case, depending on the type of target language, we can even possibly not require much manual intervention at all. COMPSIZE tells us that both parameter 'n' and parameter 'type' merely describe the values being passed into 'lists'. If your target language has sufficient type-data attached to the values you pass in to 'lists', then both 'n' and 'type' can be inferred from the 'lists' value itself, and a sufficiently-intelligent parser can determine this.
* Lastly, the 'category', 'version', and 'deprecated' values...I can't speak for others, but for me, they've come in useful for generating lists of what I want to bind. I filter by them to pare down what I want to work with.
Now, let's look at the equivalent declaration in the new XML API:
What can we see here?Quote:
<proto>void <name>glCallLists</name></proto>
<param><ptype>GLsizei</ptype> <name>n</name></param>
<param><ptype>GLenum</ptype> <name>type</name></param>
<param>const <ptype>GLvoid</ptype> *<name>lists</name></param>
<glx type="render" opcode="2" />
* With some text parsing, we can see that the return type is 'void', and the command name is 'glCallLists'. We will have to write some code to remove the 'gl' from here.
* There is a parameter named 'n', taking a parameter 'GLsizei'. This tells us the representation of the input value in C, but doesn't give us any more semantic information besides the largest possible range of representable values.
* There is a parameter named 'type', taking a parameter 'GLenum'. Wow, that's just pitiful...the only checking we can do is that our target language passed some kind of enumeration value but we can't make even the most basic checks to see if it's the right kind of enumeration value. Strongly-typed enumerations? What are those?
* We have a parameter named 'lists'. It is of type 'GLvoid'. Our parser is then expected to parse out the presence of a 'const' before the type and a '*' after the type to determine...pretty much nothing. We'll have to alert the programmer that more information is required but we can't even give the most basic of annotations as to what might be required. Moreover, we don't even know that 'n' and 'type' parameters are merely descriptive of what's being passed into 'lists'...our programmer will have to notice to insert additional annotations to infer the data from them and not generate them as actual parameters of the equivalent function in our target language.
And that's it. We don't get any more information than that. This information is only useful to someone generating C headers...all information that would've come in useful for generating bindings to higher-level languages has been lost. And why? Did the information really need to be lost? Was it beyond the capabilities of XML to handle?
Moving on to Enumerations...
I said I'd return to COMPSIZE() and parameter 'type'. I'll admit that the specfiles are marginally difficult to parse...and yet it took less than a day for me to write PowerShell code to go through all of them, generate enumerations, along with properties on them for which definitions they were re-used from, what class they were from, verify everything, and generate warnings and errors for multiple-definitions. So let's look at ListNameType in the specfiles:
Some quick searching shows that this comprises the entire definition of ListNameType, there are no additions to this definition elsewhere in the specfiles. We know exactly which values are allowed, and we even know their names without the GL_ pseudo-namespace attached. We can look up their definitions in the DataType class, which is a convenient location for our programmer to add some trivial annotations giving the size of the various represented data types, which our parser and code generator can make use of...as well in any other enumeration type that borrows values from DataType, such as NormalPointerType or PixelType.Quote:
ListNameType enum:
use DataType BYTE
use DataType UNSIGNED_BYTE
use DataType SHORT
use DataType UNSIGNED_SHORT
use DataType INT
use DataType UNSIGNED_INT
use DataType FLOAT
use DataType 2_BYTES
use DataType 3_BYTES
use DataType 4_BYTES
Now let's look at the comparable data in the new XML API database...oh wait, we can't. In fact, the phrase "ListNameType" doesn't show up anywhere in it.
I think I've made my points clear...to close, I'll reiterate by saying that I'm aware I represent an extraordinarily small group of people, but I still fail to see how anyone thought this bit from README.PDF could've been much comfort to anyone:
It makes me wonder at this point who thinks that transitioning from XML to .spec would be going backwards. The only advantage at this point that the XML data has is that the overall structure of the data has ready-made parsers available...but the data itself, what really matters, has only gone backwards. So much data is missing, and what data remains has actually become harder to parse...surely nobody could believe the old specfile format was harder to parse than full C declarations? And why was so much semantic data thrown away?Quote:
It would be a big job to go backwards from the XML to .spec formats, and
we don't want to support this or enhance the .spec files going forward. Hope-
fully, people using the .spec files for other purposes will be able to transition
to the XML registry.
At this point, I'll continue to use the old specfiles to generate bindings up through OpenGL 4.3, because I can't use the new XML registry for it - it doesn't have the information for it. I'm quite worried for the future of my project and how it's going to function when I want it to target ever-newer versions.


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Camera designs tend not to wander far from the conservative, regardless of the manufacturer. Point-and-shoots are usually boxy, and DSLRs look like, well, DSLRs. (There are some exceptions, like rugged cameras that have unique form factors designed to withstand natural elements and drops.) But, once in a while, camera makers will take a trip down to Crazy Town and come up with bizarre ideas, like Samsung's Galaxy S4 Zoom, Ricoh's GXR, Canon's PowerShot N, or Sony's purported "lens camera" (if it's even real at all). Looking back at the history of digital cameras, however, we discovered that camera makers weren't always opposed to thinking outside the box (not counting Casio's Hello Kitty cameras), especially during the early days of the digicam, when camera makers were still trying to figure out what to do with this new digital technology. Here's a look at seven unique shooters from the past – some of them groundbreaking, some more radical than others, and some big fails – that defied convention.
Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD5
The Mavica, or Magnetic Video Camera, is a series stemming from the 1980s. It was one of the first non-film electronic cameras, and it recorded images onto a Video Floppy. In 1997, the Mavica went digital with the MVC-FD5. Besides having a fixed 47mm f/2.0 lens and a CCD sensor capable of producing 640 x 480 resolution, its most interesting feature was that it recorded onto 3.5-inch floppy disks – the same ones used by computers of the time, allowing you to easily transfer images to your PC. The Digital Mavica lasted into the early 2000s, with later models recording onto 8cm compact discs. But as the industry shifted to flash memory, the Mavica came to an end.
eBay odds: You can find various models with bids starting at $1, although functionality is questionable.
Canon PowerShot 30/30T
Despite the PowerShot name, which Canon uses for its huge lineup of point-and-shoots, the PowerShot 30 from 1996 was more webcam than standalone camera. The device was a PC Card with a camera on one end that tilts 270 degrees, and can be used for video conferencing. While the 30's camera remained affixed to the side of the PC Card, the 30T had a wired connection that allowed users to move it around to a better angle. Both models have a 640 x 480 resolution, fixed 5.7mm f/2.8 lens, and ISO sensitivity of 100. Besides Canon's online "camera museum," it's difficult to find any information about the PowerShot 30, leading us to wonder if it ever existed in the wild.
eBay odds: None that we could find, so it's rare!
Nikon Coolpix SQ
In 2003, Nikon brought us the Coolpix SQ, a 3-megapixel camera where half of its body swivels to reveal the lens. From its press release, "The Coolpix SQ is a digital camera for trendsetters and opinion leaders for whom style is a primary concern, and who are seeking bold, new ways to make a statement about their personal style." But the Coolpix SQ wasn't Nikon's only swiveling-lens camera. Prior to the SQ, Nikon had the Coolpix 900, followed by other models like the Coolpix 2500 (which has more conventional-looking body), Coolpix S10 VR, and Coolpix 4500. Nikon, however, wasn't alone in this concept, as the 5-megapixel Pentax Optio X from 2003 (pictured at top) had a swiveling body, too. Alas, judging from the lack of swiveling lenses in Nikon's current Coolpix lineup, we are guessing trendsetters and opinion leaders didn't buy into the design.
eBay odds: We found a few 2500s – all less than $50 – and one SQ with a "buy it now" price of $350. No listing for the Pentax Optio X as of this writing.
Kodak EasyShare V570
Based on looks, the 5-megapixel V570 (2006) wasn't that different from compact point-and-shoots of today. But behind the metal lens cap you'll find its unique feature: two lenses. One could capture 23mm wide-angle shots while the other had a 3x zoom, with each having its own sensor. It could also capture panorama photos and stitch them in-camera. Although Kodak couldn't make it in the digital world, the premium V570 showed a glimpse of potential.
eBay odds: Highly limited and expensive.
Pentax Ei-C90
Pentax seems to love the idea of detachable cameras. In 1996, the company unveiled the Ei-C90, a 0.43-megapixel (768 x 560) digicam with a viewfinder unit that detaches from the camera portion (you can still shoot with it using the viewfinder). As a display is now integral to a digital camera, it's easy to see why this concept never made it. While the Ei-C90 may be long gone, the idea is still alive: Pentax's new owner, Ricoh, sells the GXR, which features a viewfinder/body component that lets you swap out entire camera units.
eBay odds: An instruction manual for the Ei-C90 was available for $20, but that's it.
Apple QuickTake 100
While Apple is now more known for its i-devices and Mac computers, in the 1990s, it was one of the early pioneers in digital photography with the QuickTake 100 (1994). The point-and-shoot camera, which was actually made by Kodak, had a 640 x 480 resolution and had 1MB of onboard storage (which could store about eight photos at full res). Unlike today's digital cameras, you held the QuickTake 100 like a pair of binoculars. As with most Apple products of the time, it was expensive at $750. Only two more models – the 150 and 200 – followed before the series was discontinued; when Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, the company's product portfolio was so glutted, he cleaned house – the QuickTake did not make the cut.
eBay odds: There was no listing for a QuickTake 100 other than a couple pricey documents of the product; however, a few QuickTake 150 and 200 cameras were available.
Olympus Camedia C-1400L/C-1000L
If you fuse a camcorder with an SLR, you'd probably end up with something that looks like the Olympus Camedia C-1400L/C-1000L from 1997. This fixed-lens C-1400L DSLR used a 1.4-megapixel, 2/3-inch "super-high-resolution progressive" CCD sensor (850k pixels, 1/2-inch in the C-1000L) and 3x optical zoom. While the Camedia was ahead of its time, it embodied some features that we still see in cameras today, like a color LCD (1.8 inches) and removable flash memory (SmartMedia). Not the prettiest name, though: A misplaced "L" could ruin everything.
eBay odds: The two models mentioned here weren't listed, although we found a few Camedia D-600Ls.
(Pentax Optio X image via East Coast Photo)
Did we miss anything? If so, let us know in the comments.


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New News: Expo Day 3
Surf Expo is officially over, which leaves us with nothing to do but reflect on the three days of our lives we can never get back. I don't think I am supposed to talk about the poor economy or its potentially detrimental effects on our industry, but I'm going to anyway. This was definitely the sparsest Expo I've been to. Extra-wide hallways made up for the fact there just weren't as many exhibitors, and almost fooled everyone.
The good news is the wake section of the show was actually quite bustling. Wakeskating had its best showing ever with several wakeboard manufacturers getting in on the game and four of the independent companies having legit booths. The morale at the end of the day Sunday was as good as could be expected, after three days of schmoozing and spending all day hungover (for some people anyway.)
The best part of expo is you really get caught up on the industry. Who's riding for who, etc. Here's some of what we learned today. Looks like Clint Tompkins will finally be trading in his Kampus for a Company Wakeskate, that is, as soon as they have them. Gabe Paulson is the newest rider on the Mutinty Team, although you may already know that since Integrity was webcasting live all weekend. Oh and Matt Hooker may be the first pro wakeskater rocking Teva Wakeskate shoes. Yeah, I just said Teva is making wakeskate shoes. They look like you could hike a mountain in them, but I'm going to reserve judgment until Matt rides in them and reports back.
So that's most of the juicy gossip. Now watch the video and check out some pictures of sweet pros hanging out at Expo today.


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Guard dogs trained by the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) are now at work on some 50 farms in Namibia protecting livestock, including goats belonging to President Sam Nujoma of Namibia.
The rare colobus monkeys in Kenya's Diani Forest no longer have to worry about dodging traffic along the road that cuts through their habitat. Now they can take the high road, safely crossing on four arboreal rope bridges constructed by local conservationists.
Four years after leaving the helm of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), anthropologist and Kenyan Parliament member Richard Leakey has been reappointed to the post.
He succeeds conservationist David Western, who left the directorship in September. Leakey first served in the position from 1989 to 1994. Leakey, despite past differences with the government of President Daniel arap Moi, told reporters he believes he has an obligation to Kenya and that "in the hope that I can indeed be helpful at this time, I have accepted the position."
A related CITES decision that has received little attention but could have a far-reaching impact allows a one-time, noncommercial sale of ivory by any African country that had registered its stockpiles by Sept. 18.
The sharply differing reactions to the partial lifting of the ban on elephant ivory trade are emblematic of the ongoing struggle over how to best protect Africa's elephants and the interests of their human neighbors.
Last June, after two weeks of heated argument, delegates at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) conference in Harare, Zimbabwe voted to "downlist" elephant populations in Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe from the endangered species category and to allow each country to hold a one-time sale of ivory to Japan.


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In the immortal words of Barbra Streisand, people who need people are the luckiest people in the world. But what about the rest of us? We don't all have what it takes to be gregarious, and outgoing, and one's ability to be sociable, or lack thereof, can affect the type of employment one ends up taking.
The extroverted have a bevy of jobs that let them press the flesh. There are sales, management, life coaching and any number of other jobs that demand constant interaction with others. On the other hand, the introverted simply don't have what it takes to be a people person, and they have to look for jobs more suited to their status as loners.
Many jobs that allow more reserved types to work in solitude are menial and offer little in the way of decent salary or challenging work. However, there are plenty of other careers that are stimulating, well-paying and require little in the way of human contact. Read ahead to see some of the best jobs in the U.S. for loners.
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*crickets chirp*Hey Jeff, I guess you didn't get anything on this wave?
According to the RS list, the Battle of DS is ROTJ DS2.
Hmm... maybe there is hope for Wedge yet.
Just for reference, Owen D made one of these (for me!) with the tower...
I wonder if this "Battle of Yavin" wave is what Hasbro meant when they talked about a Battle of the Death Star Wave or is this a new wave in addition to the other ones we already knew about?
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Film Review
The lady is a tramp
On the list of all-time great female jazz vocalists, you've got legends like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. Hovering somewhere just below them, you'll invariably encounter the name Anita O'Day. It's not a name familiar to the garden-variety music listener. But to those in the know, it speaks volumes. Anita O'Day: pioneer, innovator, icon. O'Day is noted as much for her inimitable vocal style as for the sheer fact that she walked the walk as well as talked the talk.
Idiot Box
Academy Rewards
Oscar night observations
Last Sunday's broadcast of the 81st annual Academy Awards was a triumph in at least one way: The ratings didn't completely suck. On average, they were up (33.57 million viewers) from last year's record low (32.01 million). And at their peak (the telecast's first half hour) they were rather impressive (37.70 million viewers). So how was the show? From where I was sitting, 2009's much-touted "revamp" was a class act and a good foundation on which future Oscar shows can grow.


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Sheila Dixon would be more credible if she was competing for ratings with Honey Boo-Boo or The Real Housewives of whatever. Is Baltimore so desperate for national attention that someone of her ilk has to be trotted out once again to run for mayor ("Dixon plans decision on return to politics," March 27)?
Should Ms. Dixon be somehow re-elected to office, it will at least keep furriers and makers of Jimmy Choo shoes busy.
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William J. Driver
WILLIAM J. DRIVERWilliam J. Driver, who died June 25, 1985, served as Commissioner of Social Security in 1980-81. He previously had served as President of the Manufacturing Chemists Association in 1969-79 and as Administrator of the Veterans Administration in 1965-69.
And that promise was fulfilled on July 30, 1965 when President Johnson traveled to Independence, Missouri to sign the Medicare legislation at the Truman Library with President Truman present (he had made the Medicare program his goal during his years in the U.S. Senate). President Johnson said that this Act lifted the burden of crushing medical expenses from the shoulders of 18 million Americans over the age of 65--many with low incomes and threatened by unaffordable medical expenses. And so it did until high medical costs, increasing each year, passed the amount paid by Medicare.
Between 1982 and 1986 Medicare expenditures will have been reduced by nearly $22 billion. This severe reduction is due to changes in the law over the past 2 years. The elderly, the disabled, the poor have had their access to health care limited. Tightened eligibility requirements for benefit programs, combined with economic barriers, has caused the average Medicare beneficiary to pay as much for a hospital episode as he or she did before there was a Medicare program.
There is a need for drastic change in this Nation's health care system. Every American should be able to receive good, quality health care conveniently and effectively delivered across the land. Public and private facilities and financial support can and should make this possible. We are and have been treating non-service connected veterans this way for many years. Basic, quality medical care for all should not be treated as a privilege to be passed out by the Congress and the President. Of course, change in this direction cannot happen overnight, but we should be heading toward such a positive goal--not away from it.
Today we are told over and over that we must reduce existing protection, that we must put more and more costs on beneficiaries. That cannot continue if we are to achieve an equitable medical insurance program for all Americans. It is essential for everyone--young and old, alike--to seek controlled, quality medical care for all, mandatory assignment for all physicians, and, federally financed non-profit Health Maintenance Organizations under Federal supervision. Only then will we be able to gradually move towards a national health care plan.
A blue-ribbon commission--similar to one President Reagan established in 1981 to solve the Social Security financing crisis--should be established immediately to examine various options and make public its findings. We have been delaying far too long. Now is the time for action. President Truman's words nearly 20 years ago at the signing of the Medicare legislation are as valid today as they were then: "This is an important hour for the Nation, for those of our citizens who have completed their tour of duty and have moved to the sidelines. These are the days that we are trying to celebrate for them. These people are our prideful responsibility and they are entitled, among other benefits, to the best medical protection available."