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As defenses throughout the league become obsessed with stopping the read-option offense in 2013, the coach of one of the teams that used it extensively (relatively speaking) in 2012 has a plan for countering efforts to shut it down.
Shut it down.
"You don't have to run it," Shanahan told Pro Football Talk on Wednesday, from the league meetings in Arizona. "That's the big factor that the offense has. You may not run it one time in a game. We got a base offense that we run you know with the spread option, the pistol, whatever you want to call it. You know, that's just one phase of what we do, so if they're going to spend a lot of time stopping that, then we think our other offense will be able to be executed very well."
Still, when quarterback Robert Griffin III opts to run, whether as part of the read-option attack or when he can't find an open receiver down the field, Shanahan wants him to be more careful.
"You always want to keep your quarterback healthy," Shanahan said. "I think there's such a learning curve from your first year to the second year. Any time you do run the option, we believe that it takes a lot of pressure off that quarterback and slows down that pass rush. In the open field you've got to slide, you've got to throw the football away. So our priority is going to be protecting him, we're going to learn from our experience from last year, but the great part about it not only can he run but he can sit back and drop back as well. We may only run the option once or twice a game, we may run it 10 times a game, quarterback may run it twice but when he does we slide and we slide a lot sooner than we did a year ago."
Many quarterbacks have professed in the offseason an intention to slide more when the games are played, but all too often the instinct to gain every available yard takes over. So how will the Redskins change Griffin's instincts?
"I think what you do is you go back and look at the film for this year," Shanahan said. "You take a look at every option play we ran, drop back play, when do you throw the football away, when do you slide. But you know he's such a competitive guy and you go from the collegiate level to the professional level you don't realize the speed of these guys and he took a lot of unnecessary hits. But he'll look at film and protect himself and I think it will be a drastic change from one year to the next."
Of course, before Griffin can slide, he needs to be able to play. In order to play, he needs to recover from a torn ACL.
"He's down there every day," Shanahan said. "He's working six-to-eight hours a day. You know, he's a guy that does everything he possibly can to be the best player he can be, and if rehab has anything to do with it he should be ready to go. . . . He's so young, he's so strong; you know, he's very flexible. He's got unbelievable strength already and so if anybody can do it he can do it."
For now, we believe Griffin will be able to recover from the torn ACL. When it comes to changing the way he plays, however, history tells us that the spirit is willing but the flesh is stubborn.This video is no longer available. Click here to watch more NBC Sports videos!


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- Michael Wolraich: Protestants were deeply wary of Catholics for most of U.S. history
- In 1960, he writes, evangelicals feared JFK's Catholicism more than secularism
- Wolraich: But a common enemy, secular authority, has united evangelicals and Catholics
- Doctrinal divisions could rise again, he says, and put Catholics on the defensive
Sen. Rick Santorum, who is campaigning to become America's second Catholic president, disagrees from the bottom of his gut with the first Catholic to hold the office.
In October, he told a Catholic university audience that when he read the 1960 speech in which John F. Kennedy said: "I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute," he "almost threw up." More recently, he elaborated on his dyspeptic condition in an ABC television interview, calling JFK's credo "an absolutist doctrine that was abhorrent at the time of 1960."
But the Baptist ministers who witnessed Kennedy's speech surely felt differently. In the 1960s, evangelical leaders were not concerned that Kennedy was too secular; they were concerned that he was too Catholic.
For most of American history, the Protestant majority has regarded Catholics with deep suspicion. Many of the 13 colonies banned Catholics from public office and prohibited Catholic rituals. Priests were banished and sometimes executed.
After independence, the Constitution protected Catholics from the worst persecutions of the Colonial period, but discrimination persisted, and anti-Catholic paranoia raged with an intensity that would have made Glenn Beck blush. One popular book, "Foreign Conspiracy Against the Liberties of the United States," warned of a secret Jesuit plot to deliver America to the Austrian empire. Its author was Samuel Morse, co-inventor of the telegraph.
Such fears diminished as Catholic immigrants assimilated in the 20th century, but many Protestants remained hostile toward Catholic politicians. During JFK's presidential campaign, the Department of Justice documented 144 producers of anti-Catholic campaign literature. The pamphlets warned of Vatican influence over American policy and the prospect of state-funded Catholic schools. Most of the opposition came from evangelical groups like the National Association of Evangelicals and the Southern Baptist Convention.
In the face of unrelenting hostility, Kennedy decided to address concerns about his religion directly. Speaking to a group of Baptist ministers in Houston, he reassured them:
"I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute, where no Catholic prelate would tell the president -- should he be Catholic -- how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishioners for whom to vote, where no church or church school is granted any public funds or political preference, and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the president who might appoint him, or the people who might elect him."
Perhaps Rick Santorum's father, an Italian immigrant who came to the United States in 1930, heard these words and understood the prejudice that JFK struggled against. But Rick Santorum was only 2 years old when they were spoken. If he has any memory of Catholics' difficult history in this country, he does not publicize it. Nor do other Catholic champions of the religious right in their determination to wash away the old hostilities that divided American Christianity.
Evangelicals and Catholics began collaborating politically in the late 1970s. The architect behind their reconciliation was a political strategist named Paul Weyrich. Frustrated by the Republican Party's preoccupation with business interests, Weyrich sought to reorient the party toward religious and cultural issues. To this end, he founded the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, and the Moral Majority, the first organization to represent what we now call the religious right.
Weyrich, a Melkite Greek Catholic, knew that a Catholic leader would not appeal to evangelicals, so he tried to recruit televangelist Pat Robertson to lead his cause. When Robertson turned him down, Weyrich enlisted the Rev. Jerry Falwell.
Falwell would later say that Catholics and evangelicals found common ground in their opposition to abortion, but Weyrich remembered it somewhat differently. He had tried to mobilize evangelicals over abortion and failed. Most Protestants regarded abortion as a "Catholic issue," and many prominent Baptist leaders had even endorsed the Roe v. Wade decision.
What actually brought Catholics and evangelicals together was a common enemy. This imaginary enemy has gone by many names. In the 1970s and '80s, it was known as "secular humanism," a fiendish anti-religious movement that had supposedly taken over the schools, the courts, the media and the government.
In the 1990s, it was called "political correctness," and rampaged through the universities. When Bill O'Reilly of Fox News announced that Christmas was under siege in 2004, he blamed "secular progressives" in the media. Meanwhile, Rick Santorum decries "cultural liberalism" and warns that the government is trying to destroy religious freedom by forcing Catholic organizations to insure birth control.
Regardless of the name, the supposed enemy's goals remain the same: to eradicate Christianity from the public sphere and replace traditional Judeo-Christian values with a liberal agenda. Its agents are progressive politicians, journalists, professors and nonprofit organizations. Its creed is the separation of church and state that JFK once appealed to in his campaign to become the first Catholic president.
The construction of such a villain has been devastatingly effective in uniting the religious right. The same evangelical groups that once attacked JFK as an agent of the pope have become the foundation of Santorum's support in the Republic primary, and his only rival for their vote is fellow Catholic Newt Gingrich. Times have changed.
But should Santorum and his conservative Catholic allies succeed in breaking down the barriers between state and religion, they may reap a bitter fruit. For without the secular menace to distract Protestants from their doctrinal differences with Catholics, the old enmities may rise again. And just as religious right leaders seldom extend their demands for religious freedom to Muslims and other non-Christian religions, Catholics might one day find the freedoms that they have come to take for granted are no longer assured.
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I spoke in my last post about comfort zones, strengths, and growth from within areas that we are already relatively comfortable. It was a pretty straightforward account of how knowing what are strengths are can help us to build on and expand those strengths into new areas. The problem, of course, is that this viewpoint presupposes that you actually do know what your strengths are.
There are a few issues worth considering here. I suppose the first would be a consideration of what a strength actually is. Some people would distinguish between a strength and a personality characteristic, for example. In such a scenario, the former may be something more of a skill that can in some quasi-quantifiable way be improved over time (i.e. writing, planning, organizing), while the latter might be more of a stable, enduring quality or trait that is in some sense automatic (i.e. charisma, quick thinking, adaptability). Continue reading


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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minneapolis sculptor Bill Mack plans to unveil what's billed as the original "H" from the famed Hollywood sign.
Mack has spent four years restoring the giant letter. It was believed the original sign was sold for scrap metal when it was removed from Mount Lee in 1978. But Mack bought the remains of the original sign in 2006.
During the restoration Mack was suspended in a motorized lift as he directed the placement of metal pieces from the original Hollywood sign.
The restored "H" will be unveiled Thursday in Bloomington. Mack plans to eventually tour the "H" around the world.


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The midterm elections are the big thing to watch for in November. Many are predicting that the frustration and the hatred of the Democrats will be the driving force for people voting Republican in the polls. And what's even more interesting is that many Tea Party people are backing certain candidates for Senate seats. The atmosphere is as exciting as it was prior to the 2008 election: people who aren't normally involved in politics are now rallying behind their favorite candidate that they hope will make the world a better place.
One of these Tea Party candidates is one Dr. Rand Paul from Kentucky. Dr. Paul recently won the Kentucky primaries and has a real shot at winning a Senate seat. He's being vehemently backed by the Tea Party, even when he mentions things about the Civil Rights Movement that could possibly be considered racist. (Keith Olbermann flipped out on Twitter about the quote: "I think at one time, people used to think of golf and golf clubs and golf courses as being exclusive…. I think Tiger Woods has helped to broaden that… and so now I don't think it's nearly as exclusive as people once considered it to be.")
But I recently found an open letter to Rand Paul, asking him questions that a true Libertarian would have no problem answering. But before that can make any sense, the question becomes: what exactly is a Libertarian? Libertarianism is a political theory that basically says that government needs to remain small, and that we should practice individual liberty. Libertarians believe that the people are more than perfectly able to manage themselves, and it is not the government's place to intervene at all.
That being said, Rand Paul isn't really a Libertarian, according to Mel M., writing to the Baltimore Sun. The most pivotal part of the letter follows:
If he is such a supporter of private rights, does he support the private right of a woman to get an abortion? Additionally, did he support the private right of Terry Schiavo's husband to make the gut wrenching private decision on whether to pull the plug on his brain dead wife? Does he oppose the recently enacted Arizona law requiring papers of people in Arizona if the officer has merely a "reasonable suspicion" the person is here illegally?
Looking at how he stands on the issues, it is obvious that he feels the opposite. "Life," he says under the Abortion heading, "begins at conception," and interestingly enough, claims that "the most basic function of government is to protect life." Being for smaller government, to me, doesn't mean that you sic the government into the private lives of its citizens.
And while he doesn't mention anything about the right to die on his website, under the Illegal Immigration heading, he says, "I support local solutions to illegal immigration as protected by the 10th amendment." This apparently includes what many people claim to be one of the most racist piece of legislation since the Jim Crowe Laws.
Many are glad that Rand Paul is the Tea Party nominee, because he will be easy to tear down, with his many "gaffes," the fact that the GOP isn't supporting him, and the fact that he is proud to say that he's not a politician. The Tea Party people are excited that one of their own, someone beyond sound bites and party politics, has a real chance of winning. But given the atmosphere, and the great amount of people that are against him, I wouldn't hold your breath.
One final note: Doesn't it seem odd that someone that is so against President Obama would take the layout of the President's website?:
Strange, isn't it?


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Posted on April 19, 2016 by MichelleMarie
You are not alone~Take my hand and we'll walk through hell together. Let hope be your guide as grace carries you through. Always believe in the impossible. Always! Never give up!!!!
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With a mother like you, she has hope.
I hope so! She's been a handful lately! I won't lie!
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Awww. Thank you for being there.
Thank you for this comment! I made this for my girl!
You are very graciously welcome. Your girl will love you for it.
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You are not alone either sweet friend. I'm only a call away, and you and Alex are in my prayers. If talking will help, call any time day or night, I have a dry shoulder and good ears and a speaker phone with loads of liquid to keep my throat open when you want to listen, or ear drops if you want to talk and my ears get dry. Angie
AWE thank you! That is so sweet of you! I made this for Alex today! Hopefully she liked it! She's a little upset today! Big hugs to you and thank you so much Angel friend! ❤ xoxo
WOW ! Wonderful ! ❤ ❤ ❤
Thank you Paul feels like fire to me this waiting and laying still. ❤
Superbly Hopeful…..May you soon be fully recovered. Hugs! ❤
I will be. I made this for my girl since I can't be there. I miss her a lot. 💕💟
All shall be well…..Hugs! ❤ ❤
Just the waiting seems forever. 😄😳😛😂😤😘❤
Michelle, I know you are a good friend, one who would be there for your friends! 🙂 ❤
Thank you so much. You're right I am. Also as I've gotten older decreeing my real friends has been so much easier. I'm very thankful for them. Thank you for your sweet comments! ❤
"You are not alone "; Those are the worfd That the pope Francis told the refugies in Lesbos Island .
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Oh yes I love the pope. Beautiful thought you share Michel thank you love to you 💕💟
but hey… hell can be good
That's true and it's not all that scary either. 😳
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PHILADELPHIA -- Penn Medicine researchers have developed a better way to assess and diagnose psychosis in young children. By "growth charting" cognitive development alongside the presentation of psychotic symptoms, they have demonstrated that the most significant lags in cognitive development correlate with the most severe cases of psychosis. Their findings are published online this month in JAMA Psychiatry.
"We know that disorders such as schizophrenia come with a functional decline as well as a concurrent cognitive decline," says Ruben Gur, PhD, director of the Brain Behavior Laboratory and professor of Neuropsychology at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. "Most physicians have a clinical basis from which to assess psychosis, but less idea as to how to best assess and measure a decline in cognitive function. To make this easier and to aid in early diagnosis and treatment, we created 'growth charts' of cognitive development to integrate brain behavior into the diagnostic process."
Psychosis is a severe mental illness, characterized by hallucinations, delusions, social withdrawal and a loss of contact with reality. Genetics and environment, including emotional or physical trauma, can both play a role in its development.
The Penn researchers assessed the brain behavior of a cohort of about 10,000 patients between the ages of eight and 21 at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia from November 2009 to November 2011, including 2,321 who reported psychotic symptoms. Of those, 1,423 reported significant psychotic symptoms, 898 had limited psychotic symptoms, and 1,963 were typically developing children with no psychotic, mental or any medical disorders.
Researchers administered a structured psychiatric evaluation, looking for symptoms of psychosis, anxiety, mood, attention-deficit, disruptive behavior and eating disorders; for the younger children, independent interviews with their caregivers were also conducted. The team also administered 12 computerized neurocognitive tests to evaluate each child's brain development across five domains: executive function, testing abstraction and mental flexibility, attention and working memory; episodic memory, testing knowledge of words, faces and shapes; complex cognition, evaluating verbal and nonverbal reasoning and spatial processing; social cognition, looking at emotion identification, intensity differentiation and age estimation; and sensorimotor speed, to understand the workings of their motor and sensorimotor skills.
The results were analyzed to predict chronological age for each child.
They showed that those with the most extreme psychotic symptoms had a lower chronological than predicted age, compared with the typically-developing group and the group with other psychiatric symptoms. They also had a greater developmental lag than the psychosis-limited group, with the lags most pronounced for complex cognition and social cognition and smallest for sensorimotor speed.
"Broken down further, we found that boys on the psychosis spectrum showed an early decline in memory, complex and social understanding, compared with typically developing children, while girls showed minimal lag in memory across all ages groups, with a lag in complex cognition appearing later in development," explains Gur. This seems to follow the differences in how disorders such as schizophrenia manifest themselves across the sexes.
Further, the team used the results to conclude that delays associated with psychotic symptoms appear to be between six and 18 months, and students are almost a year behind already by age eight. After age 16, the lag widens across all domains, which echoes literature showing cognitive deficits in school-age children eventually diagnosed as having psychosis.
"We now have a tool for parents, educators and clinicians to assess children's clinical symptoms, combined with brain function, to aid in early detection and targeted interventions to make a difference for affected kids before their disease is allowed to progress," says Gur.
Additional Penn Medicine researchers include Monica E. Calkins, PhD; Theodore D. Satterthwaite, MD, MA; Kosh Ruparel, MSE; Warren Bilker, PhD; Tyler M. Moore, PhD; Racquel Gur, MD, PhD, from the department of Psychiatry; and Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD, with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Your calendar is correct. Summer vacation is coming to an end and a new schedule for your children will soon begin. As excited as they are anticipating the beginning of another school year, they will also exhibit signs of anxiety and apprehension. This is understandable because children thrive on the familiar. Repetition is their security blanket that envelops daily events and insures predictability. You witness this every time your child frequently plays the same game or asks to have one story read again and again, or even when they repeatedly eat the identical food for each meal. Children demand repetition in order to feel a sense of protection and safety. Their world is reinforced through recurrent events and trusting adults.
Students who are looping to the next grade have an advantage, and their anxiety is reduced by having already spent one year with their teacher. However, the prospect of a different curriculum and its accompanying challenges might be a bit worrisome.
Students who have already spent two years with one teacher might be concerned about a new personality, classroom rules, and procedures. It is helpful if they are already familiar with this teacher or if they are aware of others who have been in his or her class, but what really matters is their own special relationship that will develop.
Parental understanding and support is extremely important at this time. Share their excitement and reinforce the fact that everyone is experiencing the same excitement, nervousness and curiosity about the upcoming school year.
Express your encouragement by acknowledging and adopting a "3-D" approach: Demonstrate, develop and discuss.
Demonstrate a positive attitude. Introduce a new vocabulary that reflects positive thoughts and ideas, Include words that reassure confidence and optimism such as new, challenging, interesting, possibility, opportunity, solution, reflection, responsibility.
These words develop characteristics that will enhance problem solving skills and create a sense of individual control.
Develop a sense of "risk-taking" toward learning. Accepting challenges and approaching new concepts is paramount to academic success and enrichment.
Discuss the "best" part of each day. Family discourse is very important. Think of hypothetical situations in which a problem occurs and encourage possible and acceptable solutions.
Resist comparisons to the past year. Whenever previous experiences are contrasted to current ones, there is a tendency to evaluate the negative first. Only time creates a familiar trusting environment, a climate that your child becomes comfortable with. A successful academic year for children is the goal of everyone involved. This is accomplished by a team approach. Never hesitate to contact your child's teacher or counselor if you have any concerns. You play an essential role in your child's academic journey. Enjoy this 2011-2012 school year.


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The essential tasks of the researcher tracing Irish ancestry are to identify, from American sources, the immigrant ancestor's approximate date of birth or marriage in Ireland, and the precise place of origin (usually a parish or townland). This guide briefly describes the resources available in the Genealogy Department for your Irish genealogical research.
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There are several ways of identifying books on Ireland and the Irish in the online catalog at www.ACPL.Lib.in.us . You can look under "Ireland" followed by the name of a record type, or under "Irish in..." followed by the name of a place. In addition, you can look under a subject or record type followed by "Ireland." Of course, you can always look under the name of a specific Irish locality, or directly under a book's author or title, if known. Also, be sure to check the subject cross references given. Dial-up access is also available at (260) 489-7087.
Do not overlook important Irish sources available only on microfiche or microfilm! Be sure to check the microtext catalog drawer labeled "Ireland" for a list of holdings.
The references listed by record type in the balance of this guide provide only a sampling of the resources available in our growing collection. If you have any questions during your visit, please ask a librarian for assistance.
New Irish genealogical research guides of varying quality are published almost annually. Those listed here are among the most useful. Most contain important bibliographies. Individual research guides for some counties are also available.
Begley, Donal F., ed. Irish Genealogy: A Record Finder. Dublin: Heraldic Artists Ltd., 1981.
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Falley, Margaret Dickson. Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research. 2 vols. 1962, Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1984. /Gc 929 F19i/
Grenham, John. Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide. 2nd ed. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan Ltd., 1992. /Gc 929 G862t/ published in 1999. /Gc 929 G862taa/
MacLysaght, Edward. Bibliography of Irish Family History. 2nd ed. Blackrock. Co. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. /Gc 016.929 M22b/
Maxwell, Ian. Tracing Your Ancestors in Northern Ireland: A Guide to Ancestry Research in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Edinburgh: The Stationery Office, 1997. /Gc 941.6 M451t/
Mitchell, Brian. A Guide to Irish Churches and Graveyards. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1990. /Gc 941.5 G935/
___________. A Guide to Irish Parish Registers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1988. /Gc 941.5 M69g/
Nolan, William. Tracing the Past: Sources for Local Studies in the Republic of Ireland. Dublin: Geography Publications, 1982. /Gc 941.5 N711t/
Ryan, James G. Irish Church Records: Their History, Availability and Use in Family and Local History Research. 2nd ed. Glenageary, Ireland: Flyleaf Press, 2001. /Gc 941.5 Ir43a/
___________. Irish Records: Sources for Family & Local History. Rev. ed. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1997. /Gc 941.5 R95i/
___________. Sources for Irish Family History: A Listing of Books and Articles on the History of Irish Families. Glenageary, Ireland: Flyleaf Press, 2001. /Gc 941.5 R95s/
Irish place-names, when found in American records, are often misspelled. The following sources are useful in properly identifying the place of origin, and locating the relevant record-keeping jurisdictions to which it belongs.
Gardner, David E., Derek Harland, and Frank Smith. Genealogical Atlas of Ireland. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1964. /Gc 941.5003 G17g/
General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland. 1861, Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1986. /Gc 941.5003 G28/
Goblet, Y. M. A Topographical Index of the Parishes and Townlands of Ireland in Sir William Petty's Mss. Barony Maps (c. 1655-9). Dublin: Stationery Office, 1932. /Gc 941.5003 G53t/
Handran, George B. Townlands in Poor Law Unions: A Reprint of Poor Law Union Pamphlets of the General Registrar's Office. Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., 1997. /Gc 941.5 H192t/
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Passenger arrival lists and Irish emigration records provide important information about your immigrant ancestor's departure and arrival dates, traveling companions, and occasionally a specific place of origin. Besides the relevant microfilmed lists, check the published sources named here, most of which do supply the place of origin. Don't overlook The Search for Missing Friends series on "missing" immigrants throughout the U.S. and Canada.
DeGrazia, Laura Murphy and Diane Fitzpatrick Haberstroh. Irish Relatives and Friends: From "Information Wanted" Ads in the Irish-American, 1850-1871. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. /Gc 974.7 D364ir/
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In addition to providing general historical background, the sources listed below can help narrow the geographic area of your search for an uncommon surname, if an exact place of origin in Ireland is unknown. Check the department's catalogs under the name of the family you are researching for previously compiled genealogies on individual Irish families.
Bell, Robert. The Book of Ulster Surnames. Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1988. /Gc 941.6 B41b/
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The department houses an excellent collection of more than 240 Irish local history and genealogy
periodical titles. Check the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) under the name of the Irish family or locality you are researching for citations to relevant articles. For additional references check this item:
Hayes, Richard J. Sources for the History of Irish Civilization: articles in periodicals. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1970. 9 vols. /microfiche/
Audio cassettes of Irish lecture subjects at national genealogical conferences can be checked out at the Genealogy Reference Desk by any patron. Check with a librarian if you want to know more about these and other Irish tapes. Some examples follow.
Gorey, Paul. Sources for Tracing Irish Roman Catholic Families. /Tape #639/
Rencher, David. Ireland Census and Census Substitutes. /Tape #465/
Whelan. Kevin. Irish Life, 1750-1850: The Context of Emigration. /Tape #1124/
The indexing of parish registers at the Heritage Centers in each Irish county provides new hope to those who cannot identify an immigrant's specific place of origin. Search services vary from center to center, but the current Directory of Parish Registers Indexed in Ireland, listed below, describes the progress made in each county. Check the other items listed for additional contacts and research sources. Good luck!
Directory of Parish Registers Indexed in Ireland. 4th ed. Naas, Co. Kildare: Irish Family History Society. 2000. /Gc 941.5 D622 2000/ Check the most recent edition.
Family History Library Catalog. www.FamilySearch.org
Greene, John C. The Belfast Newsletter Index, 1737-1800. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI, Inc., 1996. /microfiche/
Hayes, Richard J. Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilization, 11 vols. Boston: G.K. Hall. 1965. 1st supplement. 1965-1975, 3 vols. 1979. /microfiche/
Helferty, Seamus and Raymond Refausse, ed. Directory of Irish Archives. 3rd ed. Dublin: Four Courts Press, Ltd., 1999. /Gc 941.7 D62b/
Irish Roman Catholic Parish Registers in the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1992. /Gc 941.50004 Ir44r/
Irish Telephone Directories 1991-1992. /Gc 941.5 Ir18e/
List of parish registers on microfilm in the National Library of Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: National Library of Ireland, 2001. /Gc 941.5 L696/ A list of Roman Catholic registers posted on the National Library of Ireland website, www.nli.ie, on 14 November 2001.
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Or choose what is behind door number two............
The two quilt tops are not identical but are close to identical. I had fun selecting the fabrics for the logs in the cabins but oh so much sewing to get those little strips together. I think I may add another border to mine to finish it off.
So, Jeanne W., make your selection!


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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 4:56 pm
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This made an excellent birthday cake and all my friends loved it! Thank you
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:34 am
Post subject: gooey/liquid centre!
I followed the instructions exactly as the recipe said, as I'm an amateur at baking, and my cheesecake came out gooey from the oven after 2 hours in it
! Is it supposed to be that way? It appears to be rather liquid inside. Will it solidify more when it completely cools?
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:47 am
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sounds like it did not finish baking - it probably will not set up further as it cools.
oven temperature dials & indicators are frequently off - so you need to go by how it cooking than just the clock.
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:26 pm
Post subject: Texture, flour, and pans
Regarding the texture, I am getting conflicting feedback from this forum. Following the recipe exactly, is this a fluffy cheesecake or hard and dense cheesecake?
I also would like to know if using the flour would result in a more firm, dense texture...............this is not what I would like! As the flour is optional, are most people just opting out (as in, not using it)?
As far as pans, I have only dark, non-stick spring-form pans...........generally, I am directed by recipes to reduce the temp by 25 degrees F if using dark non-stick. Should I do that with this recipe as well? Further more, I have read that dark non-stick pans have a heat limit, which if passed will cause smoke and other such "fun". Does anyone know if 500 degrees F is doable using dark non-stick pans?
If anyone can answer these questions, I would be most grateful. Thank you in advance!
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:34 pm
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the recipe is for a New York style cheesecake - those are to the dense side - not a whipped frothy style.
the flour will stiffen the mix - it's likely you'd not know if it was made with or without the flour.
cheesecake is best done a lower temps - the initial 500'F temp is not maintained.
the 500'F is safe for non-stick pans for a short period.
keep the 200'F baking temp even with the dark pans.
Teflon aka PTFE starts to off-gas at about 400'F - but in 10 minutes, the pans won't get there.
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:45 pm
Post subject: putting this all together by hand
I have a family recipe called "Cheese Pie" which consists of a graham cracker crust, a middle layer of cheesecake, and a very thick sour cream topping. (Why I turn up my nose at standard cheesecake.) I've made this multiple times and have never used a mixer. (The recipe dates from WWII and was handed out whenever you bought a $50 war bond.)
For those of you who want to do cheesecake by hand, I have some suggestions:
1. Be very careful of the order in which things are mixed. The cheesecake layer in my family's concoction uses only four ingredients (cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla) but they definitely need to be mixed in the right order. Mix cream cheese with the sugar first, and the more you can beat it together, the better. The sugar crystals cut up the cream cheese so you don't have solid lumps of cream cheese in your final batter. Then add the rest, a little bit at a time. If you are careful at the first (and mix with a spoon in each hand to squash out any unmixed lumps between the spoons) it isn't that bad. At each stage of addition, make sure that you have your batter as smooth as possible.
2. The softer the cream cheese is, the easier. You can plow through cold cream cheese by dumping the sugar on top of it and scraping down the sides, but yes, your muscles will definitely tell you you've been working the next day.
3. Don't worry about "beating air in" by overmixing. I've never had this problem. Just make sure any lumps left in are only a few millimeters across (they will melt in during baking.)
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Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:09 pm
Post subject: New york style cheesecke
This cake is awesome and so easy to make...once you follow the directions it comes out the same way every try.
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:50 am
Post subject: NY-style cheesecake sans mixer
First of all, great recipe! I made it a few times in a gas oven that never seemed to get hot enough for anything, and tonight I'm making it again in a nice, reliable electric oven.
A long while back there were posts asking about making this without a mixer: I can tell you it's really not a problem at all. The secret is to make sure your cream cheese is room temperature (this can take a few hours, and I've never had it spoil on me) and then to use a fork to cream it. A potato masher could also work. Hope this is helpful to someone!
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:53 pm
Post subject: New York Cheesecake recipe
I have made this recipe 4 times (one is in the oven right now). It is a great recipe. My first one had no cracks at all, the 2nd and 3rd did, but what does it really matter, you are going to cut it anyhow. Follow the recipe exactly, and you should have no problems. I try to make them on days when the humidity is high, if you live somewhere that this is not possible, use the water bath. Room temperature ingredients seem to work best. Give this recipe a try, you won't be disappointed.
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:00 am
Post subject: Excellent!
Thank you very much for such a great recipe. The Chessecake turned out to be the best cheescake I`ve ever had in my life. Excellent recipe!
I will definitely make it again and again.
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:23 pm
Post subject: New York cheesecake
Thank God I found your website. Best cooking/baking directions I have ever
seen and I have been cooking for 47 years.THANK YOU!!!!!
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 8:42 pm
Post subject: over or underbaked?
Hi Michael,
A cheesecake I've just baked, developed a medium-sized crack around the center, as it was cooling.
My first thought was "overbaked". I took it out of the oven when the thermometer read 71° C, so maybe I should have taken it out a few minutes earlier.
But after cooling and chilling it, when I finally cut into it, I was surprised to see that the filling was very soft, almost mousse-like, particularly in the center, where apparently it has not fully set and was liquidy, even.
I can't figure it out. If it hasn't fully set when the temperature reached 71° C, should I have baked it longer?
And then why did it crack while it was cooling?
(I do have an oven thermometer, and try to keep the temperature as accurate as possible).
I hope you can help me understand what went wrong, and thank you in advance!
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Nathan Washington
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:42 pm
Post subject: cooking temperatures
I know I'm really late but I hope I can get a quick response since I'm going to make these very soon
my mum says to never cook higher than gas mark 2 because it burns everything so I wasn't sure about cooking it at gas 9(highest setting) for 10minutes while I also seen that cooking high temps is can be bad for the cheesecake
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 5:46 am
Post subject: Re: cooking temperatures
Nathan Washington wrote:
I know I'm really late but I hope I can get a quick response since I'm going to make these very soon
my mum says to never cook higher than gas mark 2 because it burns everything so I wasn't sure about cooking it at gas 9(highest setting) for 10minutes while I also seen that cooking high temps is can be bad for the cheesecake
So, what was the question?
I'm going to assume you are asking whether or not the instructions written in this recipe are correct and the answer is yes.
If the real question is how do you reconcile your mum's instructions vs the instructions here on this site, then there's no real answer. Perhaps your oven runs hot and gas mark 2 (normally around 325F or 165C) is actually higher than normal so anything above that burns food that is kept in there too long. There are oven thermometers that are able to handle the high heat of an oven and can give you an idea of whether or not your oven runs hot. They cost about $3-4 here in the US and I can only assume they would be a similar price if available in your country. If your oven does operate in the expected temperature ranges, then simply bake at Gas Mark 9 for ten minutes, and then lower to Gas Mark 3 for the rest of the baking process.
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:39 pm
Post subject: Best Recipe So Far
I bake a lot of cheesecakes and I go by this one every time.I never have a single crack and the texture is perfect.The only thing I do differently is bake at 225 for an hour and 15 minutes.When its done I turn off the oven and crack the oven door to let it cool completely.I use this recipe as every base for my cheesecakes.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski wasted no time reintroducing himself to the MLS and it came at the expense of Chivas USA.
Wondolowski, coming off a sparkling run of five goals in the US men's national team's march to the Gold Cup championship, scored twice in his league return to lead the Quakes to a 2-0 victory Saturday night over a Goats team that was reduced to 10 men in the second half.
They were the sixth and seventh league goals of the season for Wondolowski, who had not scored in MLS play since May 8, a drought of nearly 600 minutes.
Opta Chalkboard: Chris Wondolowski stays busy in two-goal outing vs. 10-man Chivas USA
The win extended San Jose's winning streak to three straight matches, putting the Quakes (8-9-6) back in the conversation in the Western Conference playoff chase. San Jose is now 7-1-4 at home this season, and haven't lost at Buck Shaw Stadium since a season-opening 2-0 defeat to Real Salt Lake five months ago.
Chivas USA (4-12-5), meanwhile, remained winless on the road for the 10th consecutive match, their chances of finding an equalizer torpedoed when Carlos Bocanegra saw straight red after his 62nd-minute tackle pinwheeled San Jose midfielder Shea Salinas to the ground.
Wondolowski opened the scoring in the 45th minute with a perfectly-placed header. Steven Beitashour initiated the play by recycling a cleared Quakes corner kick with a long pass over the Chivas USA back line. Victor Bernardez then tracked that ball down and delivered a feathery header for Wondolowski to attack from just outside the six-yard box.
Mario de Luna briefly appeared to tie the game against a stout Earthquakes defense led by Bernardez in the 58th minute, slipping in a glancing header to the near post. The Chivas USA defender, however, was judged to be offside.
Wondolowski nearly found a brace in the following minute, sprung free by headers from Steven Lenhart and Sam Cronin. Wondolowski dribbled around charging goalkeeper Dan Kennedy, but his tightly angled shot was knocked aside by a sliding de Luna.
Wondolowski would not be denied by de Luna -- or anyone else -- in the 87th minute. He pounced on the rebound from Salinas' deflected shot, lifting over the prone Kennedy to propel San Jose to their first multi-goal victory of 2013.
Quakes newcomers Jaime Alas and Clarence Goodson made their MLS debuts in the match.


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Cate went to the doctor today. It was good news and bad news. Good news first - she gained a pound!!! I couldn't believe it. I mean, she only gained 3 ounces over the last 3 months, and then she gains a pound in 3 weeks. Hooray!!! Bad news - she has her third ear infection in 3 months. It looks like she may be on her way to getting tubes. I hope not; I hope she won't have any more infections. But, if she has to get them, she has to. I just hate the thought of my baby being put under anesthesia. Pray that her ear will heal and that she won't get any more ear infections.
Will is doing great! Ever since his surgery, he has hardly spit up at all. He hasn't spit up in probably 2 or 3 weeks now. The only time he spit up after the surgery is when he still had some swelling and tried to eat something too big. He's pretty much back to his old self, which I love. He is really trying to learn some words. His most recent advance in his speech is the word "ouce." In our language, this means ice cream. The reason he says "ouce" is because I call it ouce cream (like Michelle Tanner on Full House!). I ask him, "do you want pudding or ouce cream?" and he says, "ouce!" He is running, and jumping, and in constant motion. Continue to lift him up as well.
As always, more updates to come.
When it rains, it pours!
Posted by Mom to Will & Cate on Saturday, January 19, 2008
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So, Cate had her 9 month well child check last week, and she only gained 3 ounces in 3 months. That's not good. She fell to just below the 5th percentile on the growth chart. Again, not good. Her head fell from 75% to 25%. And, to top it all off, her pediatrician thinks she is delayed in her motor skills and recommended that she start physical therapy. Jeremiah and I thought she was doing well - she is light years ahead of where Will was at this age. Apparently that's not good enough. Now we're trying to find a physical therapist for her. The state's early intervention services suck. They were totally worthless with Will, and if we hadn't gotten him private therapies, I'm convinced he'd still be sitting like a lump on the floor with no communication skills at all. Anyway, the point is, I was expecting a great report and got the opposite. Please pray that Cate will grow and be healthy. Pray that whatever is causing her not to properly process the tons of food she eats each day will go away. Work is also totally stressing me out right now. I'm really trying to do my best, but a coworker keeps making mistakes that I get blamed for. Pray that this situation will be resolved with my bosses knowing that I'm doing my job. Pray for patience, because I really really need it right now. I also need strength and encouragement to deal with all of this. So, I guess pray for that too. Cate goes back for a weight check in about 5 weeks. Hopefully she will have gained good weight. More updates to come.
I feel like we live in the doctor's office!
Posted by Mom to Will & Cate on Sunday, January 6, 2008
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So, the kids have more doctors' appointments this week. Will goes to the surgeon on Tuesday for a post-op visit and to hopefully get his feeding tube replaced with a mickey button. Then, Cate goes on Thursday to the pediatrician for a hospital follow-up and her 9 month check-up. Finally, Will goes to the geneticist on Friday afternoon. The neurologist he saw in Little Rock said we should definately see a geneticist with the combination of his delays and seizures. Anyway, I'll try to post again soon when I have more news. Pray for us this week...that we make it to all the appointments and that we get good news!


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U.S. banks struggling to restart their issuance of mortgage bonds central to the financial crisis are finding credit-rating firms as their latest hurdle.
One J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. executive made that point clear on Thursday during a conference at the investment bank, noting "somewhat heated" discussions with one rating firm about the bank's effort to curb the risk of future litigation over a loan's underwriting.
As the market for private residential mortgage-backed securities shows signs of life, J.P. Morgan and others want a new practice of including time and other restrictions in so-called representations and warranties that assure investors of the quality of loans in mortgage bonds. Two recent bonds issued by Credit Suisseuded some limits to the periods where investors can demand lenders or the investment bank repurchase faulty loans.
Banks have already paid billions of dollars over alleged breaches on "reps and warrants" on subprime and other non-guaranteed loans issued at the peak of the last real-estate bubble, and the new restrictions are an effort to avoid legal battles if the real-estate market collapses again.
The disagreement could stall the recovery of the private mortgage-bond market, which finances loans that don't meet the size or credit requirements of government programs of Fannie Mae Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration.
Congress and the Obama administration are eager for the private market to originate more loans, helping to expand credit availability, but the lenders have struggled with greater regulation and also to compete against the federal programs that still offer the lowest cost of funding on the vast majority of mortgages.
By creating mortgage bonds that partially limit their liabilities, lenders and investment banks could create greater certainty on future costs on their private-issue bonds, giving them more incentive to lend to a broader array of borrowers.
Banks are expected to ramp up participation in the market that topped out at about $5 billion last year, a pittance compared with the more than $1 trillion issued in 2006. But getting rating firms to agree with efforts to craft reps and warrants that offer them some legal cover has been tough, said Liam Sargent, J.P. Morgan's global head of asset-backed and non-agency mortgage trading and syndication, and head of capital markets for Chase Home Finance.
J.P. Morgan recently showed a rating firm one proposal in which there wouldn't be a presumption of a breach simply because a borrower defaults, Mr. Sargent said at a J.P. Morgan conference on Thursday, which was closed to the media but available by webcast. He didn't refer to any specific bond deal.
"It's kind of innocent till proven guilty [which] sounds pretty reasonable to me," he said. "The rating agency puked all over it."
He said that the rating firm, which he didn't identify, wants a procedure by which investors would automatically search for a breach if there is a default. This will increase chances of litigation, he said. On Monday, a J.P. Morgan spokeswoman declined to comment further.
Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings last month cited concern over mortgage bond rep and warrant proposals that would allow lenders or issuers to escape some of their legal liabilities.
If bonds could expose investors to defective loans, bond issuers may need to beef up other protections for senior bondholders to get a top rating, Fitch said in a Feb. 20 report. Fitch declined to comment on Mr. Sargent's comments.
Moody's said in a later report that weak rep and warrant structures can prevent top ratings. A Moody's spokesman on Friday said the firm has had discussions with potential RMBS issuers and shared the opinions of its report.
J.P. Morgan is hoping new bond documents define a "framework" by which an independent party is assigned to review a breach of reps and warrants, and which clearly defines a breach and requires binding arbitration, Mr. Sargent said Thursday. Without that, RMBS issuance by banks that are also adapting to new Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure rules will be difficult, he said.
"Every time we talk to our lawyers they get more and more concerned that without a framework we're going to have massive litigation risk down the road," Mr. Sargent said. "This, to me, is the biggest thing we can work on" to help bring private capital back to the mortgage market, he said.


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UNC researcher to receive highest U.S. honor for early career science professionals
The award recognizes the promise that Thomas L. Kash, PhD, has demonstrated as a scientist and his research program on the effects of alcohol on neural circuits in the brain.
Media contact: Les Lang, (919) 966-9366, email@example.com
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – During a White House ceremony next month, Thomas L. Kash, PhD, assistant professor in the department of pharmacology and the UNC Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine will receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
This is the highest honor given by the United States government to science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.
The award recognizes the promise Kash has demonstrated as a scientist and his research program on the effects of alcohol on neural circuits in the brain. The research is supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
The winners, who will be presented with their awards by the President at a White House ceremony in October, receive research grants of up to five years to further studies that support critical government missions. This year, President Obama named 94 researchers as recipients of the award.
"It is inspiring to see the innovative work being done by these scientists and engineers as they ramp up their careers—careers that I know will be not only personally rewarding but also invaluable to the Nation," President Obama said. "That so many of them are also devoting time to mentoring and other forms of community service speaks volumes about their potential for leadership, not only as scientists but as model citizens."
The awards, established by President Clinton in 1996, are coordinated by the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President. Awardees are selected for their pursuit of innovative research at the frontiers of science and technology and their commitment to community service as demonstrated through scientific leadership, public education, or community outreach.
Sixteen Federal departments and agencies join together annually to nominate candidates for the PECASE award. Candidates are selected for their pursuit of innovative research at the frontiers of science and technology and their commitment to community service as demonstrated through scientific leadership, public education or community outreach.
"The UNC Center for Alcohol Studies is thrilled that Tom Kash is recognized with this award," said Fulton T. Crews, Bowles center director and John Andrews Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Psychiatry. "His pioneering discoveries on a small brain nuclei that integrate emotional and decision-making regions of brain provide new insights into the dysfunctional neurocircuitry that underlies addiction, alcohol abuse and other compulsive consuming behavior like obesity."
Kash joined the UNC faculty in 2009. His wife, Zoe McElligott, PhD, is a post-doctoral fellow in Mark Wightman's Lab in UNC's chemistry department.


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He won £9.7m on the lottery, blew it, has now lost job in a biscuit factory but could Hollywood beckon for Michael Carroll?
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Michael Carroll, now 30, won £9.7m on the lottery in 2002. But the 19-year-old famously blew the lot before being jailed for affray.
Last year Mr Carroll left his former home in Felbrigg Road, Downham Market, to move to Scotland.
He said he was happier than ever after landing a £6-an-hour job in a biscuit factory.
Today one national newspaper reported Mr Carroll had been given a room in a homeless hostel in Inverness after being dismissed from his job at the shortbread packing works. He told the paper: "It's like a horror film - it's full of junkies."
But a tabloid had a crumb of comfort, reporting Mr Carroll was in talks with film producers who wanted to turn his life story into a movie. Mr Carroll is said to want Eastenders star Danny Dyer to star in the film.
The former dustman turned up to collect his winnings wearing an electronic tag he had been sentenced to wear for being drunk and disorderly.
He said all he wanted was his own fishing lake and a Ford Orion, but he splashed out on a mansion near Swaffham instead and turned his garden into a banger racing track.
He blew his winnings on drugs, cars, parties and bling, arriving for a succession of court appearances clutching his trademark bottle of lager.
After being jailed for nine months for affray and breaching a drug testing order, in 2006, he said he planned to turn over a new leaf and become a celebrity.
One claim to fame was becoming the richest person to ever have an ASBO, earning one for annoying his neighbours with his back garden banger races, and another for shooting out of car windows with a catapult.
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Team president keeps busy behind the scenes
In special Q&A, DeWitt III offers insight on Ballpark Village, Cards' roster depth
JUPITER, Fla. -- With Presidents Day being celebrated across the United States on Monday, MLB.com took the opportunity to talk with team presidents across Major League Baseball. The following is a Q&A with Bill DeWitt III, who has been the Cardinals' president since March 2008.
MLB.com: For those who may not know the specifics of your position within the Cardinals, can you highlight some of your primary duties and responsibilities as team president?
DeWitt: I oversee all the aspects of the business and operational side of things. That obviously means the game-day functions, all the business and rights holder agreements, sponsorship, accounting, finance, marketing, etc. I do a little bit on the baseball side, but it mostly relates to overseeing the operation of having the employees as a part of our group and budgeting and things like that. I'm usually only at the table with my dad [chairman and CEO Bill DeWitt Jr.] and Mo [general manager John Mozeliak] for strategic larger issues.
The other thing that has been a huge deal for me is Ballpark Village. And we have [organization-owned] affiliates, as you know. We own the [Class A Advanced] Palm Beach Cardinals, and we have the joint venture with the Marlins in Spring Training. All of that falls under me as well. And if we close our [Triple-A] Memphis deal, that would be folded in as well. That's sort of my overarching role.
MLB.com: Can you provide an update on the construction going on at Ballpark Village?
DeWitt: We are full steam ahead, planning on an opening at the end of March. We're gearing toward March 27 as the formal opening of the project so we can have a good week-plus before Opening Day [in St. Louis]. Now, on March 27, every last piece might not be done, but I think we'll be good to go in terms of the big Live! marketplace in the middle. Then the restaurants surrounding it will be in various levels of completion.
MLB.com: Has the winter weather in St. Louis added any wrinkles or unexpected setbacks to the construction plans?
DeWitt: It has been a problem, but we've just been able to surmount the problems and work around them. Our site work is a little bit delayed, and, as a result, will get compressed in the weeks ahead when, hopefully, [the weather] will lighten up for us. In particular, we are doing this Busch [Stadium] II infield park to the left of the building, and that site work is not coming along as quickly as we'd like. But I think we might be able to rush it at the finish line.
MLB.com: Will there be any new tenant announcements preceding that opening?
DeWitt: We have a couple of smaller tenants that we're going to announce. They might come right on the heels of the opening. It might take them another couple extra weeks before they're ready because they got in there late. But I do anticipate a couple more tenant announcements in the near future.
MLB.com: Ballpark Village is set to be the new home of the Cardinals' Hall of Fame Museum. How valuable an addition do you think this museum will be in helping bring the organization's past to life?
DeWitt: I can't tell you how excited I am about the Hall of Fame Museum. What makes the Cardinals special is the great history and tradition, and not only do we have that great history and tradition of a franchise to be proud of, but we also just happen to have the best collection of memorabilia that helps recall and educate that tradition of any team. And I don't think there is a close second place.
We started our museum in the '60s with a giant gift from Stan Musial of the bulk of his great collection of stuff, and we have been growing it ever since. Granted, the last 18 years of our [family's] involvement, we have taken it to another level, but even prior to that, that Cardinal museum that was in the old Busch II, we had some good donations and had developed a nice collection. We had a great foundation, and over the last 18 years, we spent millions of dollars, mostly quietly, building up this great collection of great, authentic game-used jerseys -- Dizzy Dean and Branch Rickey and you name it, all the way down the line -- or other stuff. We have also been very cognizant of getting good things when history is made in the modern era that we have been a part of.
All of that makes me just very excited about this museum experience and what it is going to be like for our fans.
MLB.com: What sort of behind-the-scenes planning went into determining how the Hall of Fame Museum will be structured and the memorabilia showcased?
DeWitt: At the risk of it coming back to haunt me, I have been involved in every last detail of it. We have designed every last detail, from the plaques on the Hall of Fame wall to the interactive exhibits in the museum to the written content within the cases. It has really been a labor of love for me and our museum staff to pore over every last detail on how we want to tell the story.
MLB.com: So much of your time over the last few years has been dedicated to overseeing the Ballpark Village project. Where will your attention turn once the new development opens?
DeWitt: I think that because Cardinals Nation and Ballpark Village has been such a complicated project, both to get it financed and built and then designed, I still feel like I'm in the middle of that. So the idea of opening up is still a foreign concept to me. But I do think it will transition from the building and the design and all of that to the operating part of it. So I think there is probably another stretch of time -- I don't know if it's a year or a few years or what -- where I will be spending quite a bit of time making sure the operations over there run smoothly.
Then, I think, perhaps a chunk of time in my weekly calendar will open to be able to focus on some things that internally here need a little bit more attention.
MLB.com: Turning to the baseball side of things, what most excites you about this club and the upcoming season?
DeWitt: I think for me what is so exciting is that we have depth seemingly everywhere, whether it's pitching or around the horn in terms of our position players. With all due respect to Tony Cruz, at every place except maybe catcher, where there is no replacing Yadi [Molina], I think we've got interesting scenarios. And, in some cases, we have scenarios that you wouldn't mind seeing if something happens to player A or B or C. I have never felt that level of optimism regarding our ability to go with plan B or C depending on what can happen during the season.
MLB.com: Under an ownership group led by your father, the organization has built itself into a perennial contender. What do you credit as the reasons behind that sustained success?
DeWitt: There are so many people involved in making that happen that it's hard to pinpoint a few. But I would point to a couple of factors. Clearly, I think my father's direction to kind of switch gears [in organizational philosophy] about 10 years ago and refocus on our player procurement approach as well as our player development approach, as well as Mo's ability to execute on that plan, has to be first and foremost in terms of why we're where we are.
But you have to give [former manager] Tony [La Russa] credit for doing a great job of leading the troops and Mike [Matheny], as well, for the last couple of years and into this year. Both have been very successful, but with totally different styles. Mike has a long way to go to reach the milestones that Tony had with us, but just the snapshot of Mike's first two years, clearly he has something that allows him to relate to his players and is leading them.
And I think you have to credit the St. Louis fans, too. It may be a little bit of a cliché for teams, but it really is the case in St. Louis that the fans overachieve in their support relative to our market size. And by doing so, we can act like a bigger market than we are. You can compete and win in a small market, and you can compete and win in a big market in baseball. But certainly the probability and the odds of doing so over a long period of time are greatly enhanced if you're acting like a bigger market from a revenue point of view.


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How a Bouquet of Notes Makes Saying Thanks Fun for Kids
Want to teach your kids to show gratitude and affection in a unique way?
Would you like to give a special someone something special?
Make an appreciation bouquet! It's a quick and easy way to show people you care about just how much they mean to you.
In this article, I'll show you and your kids how to fill a cup with compliments and make someone's day bloom with joy.
How Can You Make Saying "Thank You" Meaningful?
Like most parents, you teach your kids the common courtesy of saying "please" and "thank you." But sometimes you want to say "thanks" in a bigger way than words alone.
A card or thank-you note is a great way to convey your heartfelt gratitude, but sometimes you want to give something more substantial. Flowers make a great impression, but they're expensive and so short-lasting. What's a grateful kid to do?
A bouquet of notes lets you combine the sentiment of a card and the beauty of a bouquet, but it never wilts and it can be enjoyed for years to come. An appreciation bouquet is a moving, special gift, especially when given by a child.


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8 ounces unsweetened chocolate, very coarsely chopped
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, very coarsely chopped
1 ˝ cups sugar
˝ cup water
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature, cut in small pieces; also some for buttering parchment paper
5 extra large eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch round pan (not a springform), then line it with parchment paper. Butter the parchment paper. Place both chocolates in food processor and process until finely chopped.
Combine sugar and ˝ cup water in a saucepan and bring to rolling boil. Stir to dissolve sugar. With the processor on, add the boiling sugar syrup to the chocolate through the feed tube. Add the butter, piece by piece, followed by the eggs. Process until very smooth.
Pour the mixture into the prepared cake pan. Set the pan in a larger baking pan and fill the larger pan with warm water halfway up the side of the cake pan. Carefully transfer the pan to the oven and bake on the center oven rack until a sharp knife inserted comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes. Remove the cake pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
Run a sharp knife around the edge of the pan. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and insert it onto a baking sheet. Lift off the pan and peel off the parchment paper. Then invert a cake plate over the cake and invert the plate and baking sheet together so the cake is right side up. Remove the plastic wrap.
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Nearly lost to history, an epic story of Catholic courage and religious freedom comes to DVD next month in the film The War of the Vendee.
Produced by Navis Pictures of Danbury, Conn., The War of the Vendee boasts a cast of more than 250 young actors whose ages range from 2 months to 21 years. Known for pioneering a new genre of "children's cinema," Navis has produced other films with all-child casts, including St. Bernadette of Lourdes, which aired on EWTN last May.
Navis' latest film unveils the true story of a small band of French peasants, nobles and priests in the Vendee region of western France. In 1793, after suffering years of religious persecution by the architects of the French Revolution, the Vendeans launched a Catholic "counter-revolution." With few weapons, the peasants charged into battle, sometimes armed with only pitchforks, their rosaries and emblems of the Sacred Heart.
The martyrdom of thousands of men, women and children in defense of the faith ultimately resulted in the restoration of religious freedom to all of France.
Well-known Hollywood composer Kevin Kaska, 38, composed and conducted the film's original musical score. The multitalented Kaska has his own chamber group, Los Angeles Chamber Artists, and has composed music performed by orchestras ranging from the London Symphony to the Boston Pops. He has also worked as an orchestrator on top-grossing films like The Dark Knight, Pirates of the Caribbean, Iron Man 2 and Inception.
"When I saw the level of the performances these young people were giving, I knew the film deserved a score that would support, and even elevate, that," said Navis Pictures' President Jim Morlino, who directed the film. "But what Kevin Kaska has produced has exceeded anything I could dream of."
Kaska recently spoke about his life and his work on this inspiring new film.
Some of the music for this film just takes your breath away. Can you describe the music to those who haven't heard it?
I don't know how to describe it, but it's like the classic film score, maybe, of yesteryear — the way the big movies were done. The score is performed by an 80-piece orchestra of Hollywood's finest musicians and a 30-voice choir pooled from many churches throughout the Los Angeles area, including St. Mel's of Woodland Hills, St. Francis of Sherman Oaks and Holy Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Los Angeles.
Why were you attracted to this film?
Because of the innocence of it, and because all the actors are children. Also, it's a story not many people know about. It's the classic story of Catholics being persecuted and not allowed to celebrate their faith.
This film contains all the elements that you want to be able to score as a composer. It's a classic struggle of good vs. evil.
You said you grew up in Seattle and your whole family is Catholic.
We went to Mass every week. My father died of cancer in mid-October while I was involved in composing the Vendee score. He knew about the project. He was the anchor of our family. His brother is a Catholic priest and presided over the funeral. Because he died in the middle of [my] composing this, he had a profound impact on the score.
Has your faith influenced your music?
It definitely has. If you do not have God in your life, what's the point of anything? What is the point of creating?
Some people's lives are meaningless, and they don't have any faith to rely on. You need to have a greater good in order to do what you do. Who better to rely on than God? They say Igor Stravinsky prayed every morning before he started to compose and every evening when he was done, thanking God.
You were Vic Schoen's only protégé.
Yes, he was arranger for the Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye. He was a master composer/arranger. He was Patti Page's music director and arranged many of her famous hits: Old Cape Cod, Allegheny Moon, All My Love. He composed the whole score for the Danny Kaye musical-comedy The Court Jester.
How did you meet Schoen?
In the mid-'80s, when I was in junior high, Schoen moved up to Seattle. I heard about him and began pursuing him. I wanted to be his student. It took a few weeks to convince him. But he finally agreed to meet with me. I studied with him for two and a half years.
How did studying with Schoen affect you and your career?
He affected me profoundly. Not only learning music from him, but also hearing the stories about the personalities of the people he worked with and the struggles he went through. When you study with a teacher, it's not just the mechanics of music that matters — it's also everything else about the business. And I was learning that when I was 15.
What was the biggest challenge while composing the score for The War of the Vendee?
The biggest challenge was connecting with the movie and underscoring the emotional element through music. Obviously, if the movie was about a bank heist, it would be a totally different score. Or if it was a 1944 movie, then it would be a Big-Band score. The characters would be completely different, and the sound would be completely different.
So the biggest challenge is you have to represent musically what you're seeing visually and also what's going on on the screen emotionally. In this film, everything is there: humor, battle, grief. The timing and pacing of it all is crucial: the sense of being in 1793 France where the story takes place. That all has to be underscored musically.
What are your highest hopes for this film?
That as many people as possible will see it and enjoy it. In the end, that's what artists do: You want everyone to view or hear your work and be affected by it in a positive way.
Sue Ellen Browder writes from Willits, California.


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- Explore HMS Belfast's nine decks to discover the stories of life on board this warship during Arctic convoys, D-Day and beyond. Imagine sleeping in one of the tightly packed hammocks during duties in Arctic waters, or being stationed deep in the bowels of the ship when she opened fire in support of Allied troops on D-Day. Venture into the interactive Operations Room, and immerse yourself in the midst of a battle in our Gun Turret Experience. HMS Belfast was ordered by the Admiralty in 1936 and was built by Harland and Wolff at their dockyard in Belfast at a cost of just over £2 million. The vessel was launched by Mrs Neville Chamberlain, wife of the then Prime Minister, on St Patrick's Day, March 17 1938. HMS Belfast was commissioned into the Royal Navy on August 5 1939. Now a branch of the Imperial War Museum, HMS Belfast has been carefully preserved to reflect the different decades of her service and the campaigns that she served in, from the Arctic Convoys and D-Day to the Korean War and the beginning of the Cold War. HMS Belfast played an important role during the Second World War. She played a key role in the sinking of the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst and opened fire on the D-Day beaches at 05.30am, 6 June 1944, supporting the landing of British and Canadian troops on Gold and Juno beaches. D-Day ultimately provided the turning point in the Second World War and led to victory in Europe. HMS Belfast weighs an incredible 11,553 tons or almost 12 million kilos, and at over 613ft/187m long is the length of nineteen London buses parked end to end. With its nine decks of living history, HMS Belfast appeals to all ages and provides hours of interest, from the Captain's Bridge down to the boiler and engine rooms way below the ship's waterline beneath the surface of the Thames.
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When it was announced last month that Tom Cruise had been cast as Jack Reaper in the adaptation of Lee Child's thriller "One Shot," the author expressed some concern over the star's size versus the character as described in the novel.
"Reacher's size in the books is a metaphor for an unstoppable force, which Cruise portrays in his own way," Child said at the time.
So it was only natural to wonder what his feeling were about the news that Rosamund Pike had been cast as Helen Rodin, the lawyer defending a man accused of killing five men in "One Shot."
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"I think that's a great piece of casting, but then, I wouldn't expect anything less from (writer-director Chris) McQuarrie," Child told PopcornBiz via email.
Here's the synopsis for the book from Child's website:
Jack Reacher is working on his tan with a Norwegian blonde on the beach in Miami. The weather is hot and he is so cool you could skate on him. But he doesn't like to stick around. He likes to be on the move. He was in the machine his whole life. Then the machine coughed and spat him out. Now he takes it easy. He's not looking for trouble. But sometimes trouble looks for Reacher.
A lone gunman hides in a parking garage and shoots into a crowd in a public plaza in a small Indiana city. Five random people die in a senseless massacre. The shooter leaves a perfect trail behind him and the police quickly track him down. His name is James Barr. It's a watertight case. After his arrest, James Barr refuses to talk. Then, to his lawyer, he utters a single phrase: "Get Jack Reacher for me." But Reacher's already on his way. What could connect this obvious psychopath with our wandering ex-army cop?
By the time Reacher hits town, Barr's been beaten badly enough to forget everything about the day in question. So Reacher begins to piece together the wealth of evidence; he does the math and comes to a few conclusions of his own.
Pike won the role after a screen test with writer Chris McQuarrie, who will be making his directorial debut on the film. Shooting will start this fall in Pittsburgh.


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Yaya will of course, be off in January, departing the fair shores of Albion to take part in the afore-mentioned tournament, a competition blissfully oblivious to the needs of Manchester City and its followers. Who can do the job that Yaya Touré performs week in week out? the answer to that is simple.
What will City's midfield look like without Yaya Touré? A veritable road block in the centre of midfield, it is about time somebody put in a good word for this man-mountain amongst the landslide of poetry written in the name of Señor Silva, the press pack attached to Mario Balotelli and the seething mass of hysteria that follows Kun Aguero's every broad-thighed shimmy. Yaya bestrides the midfield like a mammoth. The giant frame belies a graceful, almost twinkle-toed mastery of his art. Not the cleaver-in-hand butcher, nor the scavenging assistant. Yaya is the Delivery Man. He quite clearly does exactly what it says on the oversized packet. He delivers. All over the pitch. All night long. In all directions. In all weather and all competitions. he is always there, passing, moving, receiving, going again.
|Dean Whitehead's view
These last few days, admittedly, he has been faced by a Stoke side so timid, they might have been carrying pepper spray in their inside pockets. That there was little change to their ultra-functional approach, despite a succession of goals going in, speaks volumes about the philosophy rugged Tony Pulis had imbued in his storm-troopers: right lads, go in, sneak the medium-sized defeat and retreat immediately. No harm done. The glory of ninth place will be ours, oh yes.
The came West Brom, a team happy to get nought on their own patch. A team, according to manager Roy Hodgson, who don't often defend well, but did so on this occasion. In fairness they had a couple of attacks too. City's possession in both these games was extremely high at various points, touching an incredible 95% at one point against Stoke and 82% in the first half against West Brom. What must Stoke supporters have thought when watching later on television, as the little top of the screen caption bellowed "Stoke City 5% possession"? Time to go behind the sofa.
As Yaya could have told you, it was just like Barcelona, only better. That this overpowering delivery of ball to feet to feet to feet only brought three goals against the Potters and one point against the Baggies might be cause for concern to some. That horrendous stampeding noise behind us is being made by United and Tottenham re-enacting the Charge of the Light Brigade, but let's ease up on the nerves a little. It is the Christmas break we have reached, not Easter, not Spring Bank Holiday and we are top for the first time in 82 years. Eighty-two years! That is something to roll around in and rub yourself all over with, not shred and discard.
For those out there with fire licking at their backsides and a raging torment tickling their brains, take a look at these statistics, pour yourself a big glass of cognac and raise it in the name of Yaya.
versus Stoke. Players over 100 passes: Barry: 92 successful /of 102 attempted, Kompany: 100/107 | Nasri: 132/138 | Toure: 158/169
Yaya passing: overall 158/169 (93%), own half 51/54 (94%), attacking half 107/115 (93%), final third 42/50 (98%)
City's total of 924 passes v Stoke is the highest recorded by any team in any PL game since 2003-04.
City's pass total v Stoke was higher than all but one of Barcelona's league games this season
CITY only the 2nd team EVER to remain UNBEATEN at home in any competition throughout a whole calendar year. Last time this happened was in 1920s
City -"The League Leaders" - have now scored three or more times in 12 of their 17 fixtures. Sadly, for the first time this season, nil was the score last time out.
City have already won more games this season, than they did in the entirety of 8 of their last 14 Premier League seasons.
I will miss the big man's nimble progress in midfield, his pirouettes, his beguiling bursts of speed, his tank-like posterior casting a shadow the size of a Hummer over the ball, the languid shake of the head, a wistful flap of the arm as some less tuned in team-mate completes a savage burst of acceleration into the wrong channel, at the wrong moment.
Hurry back, Big Man, we're going to miss you.