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Friday, May 15, 2009
Moonkin Stats and My New Model
Ahhhh. Remember the good old days in BC when the moonkin Rotation consisted of Moonfire and casting Starfire 4 or 5 times. That was when theorycrafting was easy. If you figure out how each stat affects each spell you can come up with a good estimate of how much each stat is worth realtively quickly.
That is all ancient history with the introduction of Eclipse, new set bonuses and Glyphs. If you look around the various forums you will see a lot of people saying how much each stat is worth and all the different versions are not as close as they used to be. As a result, I have built a new model to try and determine the value of each of DPS stats for a Lunar Rotation. Well, the results are in.
I'm going to do this post a little bit backwards then I normally do. I'm going to talk about each of the stats and give my results first. Then I'm going to talk about how I got the results in the end.
The Stats:
First off all, these results are for a perfect Lunar rotation with no lag, and no movement on a single target. I have also excluded both Force of Nature and Starfall from the analysis, and the results are based purely on DPS. Also, these stats are based upon a pre-3.1 BiS gear set with 4T7 set bonuses. I expect these numbers to change as our gear improves since our SP will go way up and our Crit and Haste will stay realtively the same. I will redo this analysis after we know more about what a BIS 3.1 Moonkin looks like.
The results aren't all that shocking. The values I came up with still fall into the standard Hit > Spell Power > Haste > Crit explanation.
Hit Rating: Relative Value = 1.54 - Hit Rating has the highest per point value of all the DPS stats assuming you are below the hit cap. This valuation just shows you how important it is to be hit capped. In my opinion, all raiding Moonkin should have the talents of Balance of Power and Improved Faerie Fire. This means we need to pickup an additional 10% hit chance from gear and other buffs to be hit capped.
So, what is the hit cap? 263 for Tauren and Night Elves with out a Draenei in their party. 236 for Night Elves with a Draenei in their party.
Spell Power: Relative Value = 1.00 - Spell Power is the standard by which all other stats are measured. After you are hit capped, Spell Power is the best DPS Stat on a point for point basis. This is why, it is always recommended to use Spell Power gems and food when possible.
Haste Rating: Relative Value = 0.80 - This is where the debate usually begins. Haste Rating is a great DPS stat the makes your spells cast faster and lowers the global cooldown. The down side to Haste Rating is that it also makes you consume mana faster and if you have mana issues the Haste will make them worse. Also, spells with short cast times like Wrath and the DoTs can reach the minimum global cooldown fairly easily with reasonable amounts of Haste Rating. You can find my post on the Haste Cap here.
Crit Rating: Relative Value = 0.62 - Crit Rating is the least valuable of the "pure" DPS stats, but that doesn't mean it isn't a good stat. Crit Rating also has the side benefit of helping you to generate mana using the Mana on Crit mechanic.
There are two important things to remember about crit. The first is that even though you don't want to necessarily stack Crit Rating, you don't want to completely avoid it either. The second is that you get a lot of Crit Chance from other Sources like talents and raid buffs. This is the main reason why Crit Rating is ranked so low.
Spirit: Relative Value = 0.34 - In patch 3.1.2, Improved Moonkin Form is being buffed so that your Spell Power will be increased by 30% (up from 15%) of your Spirit. Also, Spirit will help you regen mana if you have the talent Intensity.
As a general rule Spirit is a stat to be avoided, because Haste Rating and Crit Rating are so much better in terms of DPS. However, Spirit is becoming more and more unavoidable. Most caster items now have Spirit, and majority of the ones that don't have Hit Rating. It is fine to have spirit on your gear, but never intentionally stack it.
Intellect: Relative Value = 0.35 - Intellect is not a good stat in terms of DPS but it is almost completely unavoidable. Virtually all caster items have some amount of Intellect on them. Intellect has a lot of side benefits though in Mana Regen since it impacts all of our major mana regen talents. You will pick up enough Intellect just by making commonsense gear choices, therefore you should never intentionally stack Int.
(Edit: I updated the Spirit and Int numbers to take into account Stat Multipliers like Blessing of Kings. Thanks to Antonetz for pointing this out.)
Other Stats: Relative Value = 0.00 - All other stats have very little direct impact on your DPS. Stamina is the only other stat that you need in any significant quantity, but you should pick up plenty making normal gearing choices. Mp5 can also be helpful if you have mana issues. However, most moonkin don't have big mana issues that can't be solved with talents. Avoid Mp5 if possible. Spell Penetration and Resilience are useless in a PvE environment and should be avoided.
Hit = 1.54, SP = 1.00, Haste = 0.80, Crit = 0.62, Spirit = 0.34, Int = 0.35
The Model:
If you want to look at the model and check my work you can find it here. However, I want you to keep a few things in mind. 1. It is a very large file. Download at your own risk. 2. It does have a couple of macros on it but you don't have to enable them for the spreadsheet to work. 3. This is NOT a tool to help you model your DPS. If you want something like that go check out WrathCalcs. 4. In conjunction with #3, it is not userfriendly. It even confuses me and I built the damn thing.
How it Works: I built the model to choose which spell to cast based on the current situation. It uses the random number generator to determine crits, misses, and procs. The model assumes the linked Talent/Glyph build. The model assumes the following Cast priority:
1. If FF is not up, cast FF.
2. If IS is not up, cast IS.
3. If MF is not up, cast MF.
4. If Eclipse is not on cooldown, cast Wrath.
5. If Eclipse is on cooldown, cast SF.
This means that FF and the DoTs will be refreshed during Eclipse. I won't go into detail about it now, but I now think this will give you better DPS then weighting for Eclipse to run out.
The model uses a 60,000 cast sequence. This is equivalent to about 26 hours of continuous casting. This may seem like overkill but I wanted to smooth out as much of the randomness as I could.
Using base stats of 2900 spell power, 41% crit chance, 16.5% haste from gear, and 100% hit chance, I ran the model 1,000 times to find the average total damage, average total cast time, and average DPS for a control group. I then adjusted each of the stats by significant amounts and reran the model another 1,000 times for each adjustment to see how the DPS changed.
The adjustments were made in significant amounts and then averaged to a per point value. For example, to find the value of Spell Power, I increased the spell power used by 50 to 2950. This resulted in an average increase of 61.81 DPS or 1.24 DPS per point average. To evaluate Crit and Haste I increased both by 1%. To evaluate Hit Rating I decreased hit chance by 1%.
The stats where then weighted relative to each other, with Spell Power being the standard. These new values will be applied to my gear ranking and I hope to have it updated soon.
Whats Next: I am kind of excited about what I can do with this model. I plan to create additional models to evaluate a solar rotation. I would also like to add lag into the model to see the impact. I would also like to build a model that takes movement into account if possible. Finally I will be using the model to evaluate new set bonuses, glyphs and talents.
26 comments:
Excellent post!
After a 5 month hiatus from WoW, it's good to be back to blowing stuff up again. : )
- May 15, 2009 at 12:55 PM
I'd love to the this for the Solar Rotation, cause I really have enough of casting SF all the time. I hade to do so in Sunwell for too long.
Spamming Wrath with a cast time of just 1 second and make 10k critical hits is much more my thing.
By the way...will you rewrite your gear list in order to adjust for the 30% spirit buff and maybe also with focus on solar rotation?
Nightedahs from Khaz'Goroth (EU)
- May 15, 2009 at 1:10 PM
- Maestro said...
Heya Graylo ~
This looks great, I'm downloading the excel spreadsheet now. I'm looking forward to messing with it to model a solar set, although I'm sure I will have to take some time and learn what you did here. I'm sorta a newb when it comes to these things.
@ Nightedahs
The spirit buff does very little to impact the gear list. When I added the spirit buff into the calculations for my gear list as well as a couple gear lists using both Murmurs' and Graylo's scales, nothing but the relative values changed. The increase is minimal on a per item basis.
- May 15, 2009 at 1:34 PM
- Boize said...
You based your models assuming:
"2900 spell power, 41% crit chance, 16.5% haste from gear, and 100% hit chance".
However, would it be the same for, say, lower crit/spellpower values?
With my current gear, self-buffed, I am sitting at ~2100 spell power, 404 haste rating, and am hit capped, but have a measly 21.13% crit chance.
On top of this, due to being "out of the loop" in terms of raiding pre-3.1, I am also lacking the T7-4pc bonus.
In this scenario, would crit scale to be more important than haste? Or would haste still trump crit? (I have a couple of Ulduar items that I can swap out which would increase my haste further, but at the cost of some crit.)
- Boize
- May 15, 2009 at 1:52 PM
Thanks for the new stats, Graylo
Do you find that the value of haste remains constant (or nearly so) even after you hit the haste cap?
- May 15, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Well I agree that the change from 15% to 30% of spirit as spellpower wont change that much in the calcs that rated spirit with 15% before.
But as I read in the gear list spirit isn rated at all and some items would gain 20 or even more spellpower out of this now.
And that might change the rating of the item itself.
- May 15, 2009 at 2:48 PM
- Graylo said...
I will update the Lunar Gear list soon. I do plan to build a Solar Model and provide a solar gear list at some point.
If you increased all of my stat values by 5% or 10% and then redid the analysis then the conclustions would probably be very similar.
Now if you kept the spell power constant, but reduced the Crit and haste values then they would go up. Since you do not have the 4T7 then Crit will be much more valuable for you.
If the GCD didn't have a minimum value then my haste value would be higher. However, if your using a Lunar rotation you can forget about the haste cap. Haste is still very valuable for a Lunar rotation even when haste has little impact on Wrath.
I don't know if your refering to my gear list or not, but in my list the dps value of Spirit is used to rate the items, but the mana benifits are ignored.
- May 15, 2009 at 3:11 PM
- David said...
just to clear something up, are you suggesting to use SF over Wrath after the lunar eclipse is over? the longer cast time and crit chance of both would seem that wrath spam after that rotation. i dont know. i dont crunch numbers i just blow shit up and see what works.
- May 15, 2009 at 3:26 PM
- Jormundgard said...
Is this basically the output of Monte Carlo modeling then?
- May 15, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Do these models take into consideration full raid buffs and IMotW? If so spirit and intellect should see some gains from stat multipliers.
Sorry if I missed something; I just browsed this and I'm tired :P
-A drowsy Antonetz
- May 15, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Graylo A few things,
Whys is your haste and crit values so different to Murrums(In terms of the amount they are about)?
And Considering we will be aleast getting Tier 8 2 set, does that increase crit somewhat since we loss 5%?
- May 16, 2009 at 12:10 AM
- Graylo said...
I use SF as my filler spell. Wrath techically has more DPS in theory but it has other problems with lag and Spell Queuing. Plus I have the SF idol equiped for Eclipse. Therefore I think SF makes more sense for a Lunar rotation.
Though I didn't know the techical name for it, I think you are correct. It has been over 10 years since I took any kind of Statistics so I don't know the margin of error and all that fun stuff, but I assumed 1000 trials would be enough. If some one with more stats experiance then I would like to run a regression analysis on it and give me the results that would be great.
Good Point. I will update my results soon.
I have several issues with Murmurs numbers and posted a big post on TMR.
I think there are some big issues with his crit number. First of all using a starting value of 30% is pretty low given 15% haste and 2700 SP. A moonkin with that quality of gear is likely to have 4T7. Therefore he would only be getting 10% crit from the base, Int and Crit rating. I think his starting number should be at least 35% if not higher.
The second big issue with his crit number is he doesn't take Eclipse into account. Eclipse actually decreases the value of crit because it provides such a large amount of it, and 2T8 will make that even worse.
I also didn't like the way he talked about haste. I thought it was missleading, and there were some issues with how he calculated it in my opinion.
None of this is to say my numbers are 100% correct. I expect these numbers to increase by the end of ulduar. Our SP numbers will go up quite a bit, and our Crit and haste numbers will actually go down a little bit. This means that Crit and Haste will improve dramatically in value over this patch. I will update this analysis when more is known about what a 3.1 BiS geared moonkin looks like.
- May 16, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Another great post Gray!!
Alrdy D/L both links you have here. Plan to play with them 2nite. One question for you and the gallery..given that the "best" gear while upgrading is always in flux what site, mod and/or program do you recommend to calculate and recalcuate (after an upgrade) what loot is best for each slot. (ei. like the weight scale in wowhead.)
Thx again for all the info love this site :).
- May 16, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Any intuition for why int and spirit have the same value? It is the one part of the numbers that I can't rationalize quickly --- how does the 30% of spirit to damage come out to the same ranking as a little bonus crit and bonus damage from int? I understand if that's what the model spits out (and if it does, it means blizzard has done a remarkable job of balancing the dps values of the two stats), but it is still very surprising.
- May 17, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- Graylo said...
I don't really like any of them. I do use WoWheads comparison sometimes but I use my own scale. This will sound self serving but I would check back here.
The spirit number is easy to calculate. Its basically 0.30 * (1+0.1+0.02) = 0.34 rounded. The 0.1 and 0.02 are Kings and Imp MOTW.
For int you have to remember that 45.9 Crit Rating equals 1% crit, and 166.667 Int equals 1% crit. So you can take 45.9/166.667 = 0.28. Since Crit rating is worth 0.57 you can say that in terms of Crit chance Int is worth 0.16 (0.57 * 0.28 = 0.16). Then add the 12% spell power you get from Int and Int is worth 0.28. Now you have to take into account stat multipliers and you get 0.28*(1+0.1+0.1+0.02) = 0.34.
- May 17, 2009 at 1:26 PM
I argee Gray...so when can we expect to see your new list based on these numbers??
- May 17, 2009 at 3:02 PM
Thanks for explain that Graylo.
A final question, do your model predict a rating or % of crit we should not drop under?
- May 17, 2009 at 7:02 PM
- Kwidney@DarkspearEU said...
Hail to the king, baby!
Thanks alot for these numbers Graylo, I'm curious what these numbers will do to the gearlist..
I'm still not convinced it's worth it to lose my 4pc T7 using a lunar rotation (or solar for that matter), looking at the haste and crit we lose..
- May 18, 2009 at 3:20 AM
- Sonak said...
I am always surprise by the values you announce speially on sp.
I often raid in 10 man and I never reach that high SP - and yet I am gully naxx25 equiped (4t7.5) with lots of best in slot items (not all anyway).
My sp is more like 2050 unbuff (so more flasks it means +- 2200). I am curious to know how you can reach 2900.
(got also a lot of e219 stuff anyway)
- May 18, 2009 at 3:28 AM
Have you changed the stat weight of spirit to accomodate for the 3.1.2 +15% sp buff from spirit or is the version currently online just from the 15%?
- May 18, 2009 at 10:21 AM
- Robert said...
I'm actually finding that with 2t8 a solar rotation actually starts pulling ahead of a lunar one really fast. It would be nice to have a model of a solar rotation given 2t8. though i imagine it would just switch crit and haste.
- May 18, 2009 at 11:56 AM
- Tinuviel said...
Thanks for the excellent post and blog Graylo - keep up the good work!
My Moonkin alt is currently 77, and I am hoping to raid Boomkin with her at 80 so your site is invaluable.
I have a question. I love my AOE - hurricane, starfall and typoon. I wanted to be able to retain that in my raid build, both for the trash and for soloing and grinding. But would I be losing a too much DPS if I stole 3 talent points to put into Gale of Winds and Typhoon, and where would be the least harmful place to steal it from in your opinion? Or can you convince me that this would be a very bad idea.
Btw my guild is a 10man raiding guild, so unless I am pugging, my moonkin is probably going to be doing heroics and lower 10mans, with my hunter main brought in for the higher level content).
You can find my over at my hunter blog - Steady Shot (http://wowwhimsy.wordpress.com/)
- May 20, 2009 at 2:44 PM
- Graylo said...
I don't think there is a minimum level of crit we must have, but as our Crit chance decreased the value of crit will go up. I don't know how much Crit will go up but in the end it will balance out.
I'm convinced that T8 > T7. We do lose a lot of Crit, but we gain a lot of Spell Power, and the new Set Bonuses are nice also.
My numbers are fully raid buffed in a 25man raid. They are based upon the numbers I've seen myself reach in game. Unfortunately it is impossible to model for every possible combination.
Since your Moonkin is not your main, you can probably spec how ever you want without issue. That said, Typhoon and Gale Winds are of marginal utility in raids. In a majority of raids (especially in T7) the opprotunity to AoE aren't that important and your just draining your mana. Other classes do AoE better.
That said, If you really want those talents I would try and pull the points out of Mana regen if you can. If not pull it out of Imp IS.
- May 20, 2009 at 4:32 PM
- Chip said...
Do you find that you swap gear for moments when you have a Draenai in your group due to the hit buff? I'm just wondering if it's prudent to have additional gear available for any eventuality.
- May 21, 2009 at 3:53 PM
- sonak said...
For me optimization of items based raid composition is quite dangerous.
But indeed changing a trinket/item if you have some spare seems pretty smart and feasible.
- May 22, 2009 at 8:05 AM
Well, i have a question reguarding talents. I've noticed that raid damage is a significant part of Ulduar. That being said I am currently spec'ed into Owlkin frenzy, at the cost of moonglow and gale winds. I never go oom anymore with the buff to innervate. I normally see it proc 8-12 times a fight probably an average of 10 times. I was wondering if we could find some numbers for this. Granted it is in random parts of our rotation but i was thinking if we can pull 4.4kdps without it. That 4.4 x.10 x 100seconds = 44k extra damage in a fight. I was just wondering if anyone else has been taking this into consideration lately and maybe running some numbers to see what kind of dps increase this would be.
- May 30, 2009 at 10:32 AM


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On one side of City Council Chambers sat a group who are upset with the actions taken to build a waterfront home on Charlotte Drive in Potowomut. On the other side was an equally large group that thought that David Cesario, owner of Dave's Marketplace, should at least be given the opportunity Tuesday night to present plans for the house and to be heard on his request for a variance of the side yard setback.
But that didn't happen Tuesday night.
Instead, the Zoning Board, by a 3-2 vote, told Cesario he would have to wait until April to be heard. Some neighbors thought that was fair. Others were outraged.
The irony is, the same board voted 4-1 last December to grant Cesario not one, but several variances to demolish a house at 187 Charlotte Drive and build a larger one in its place. Cesario's contractor, Joseph Polumbo, who happens to live in the house next door, didn't abide by the full stipulations of the approval. Cesario was supposed to leave two foundation walls of the former house standing. Instead, the builder took them out, although the overall footprint of the house wasn't changed.
When that happened, the city building department issued a cease and desist order, stopping construction early this summer. Last month, Polumbo and Cesario appeared before the board with a new request that would have put the same house on an entirely new foundation.
That's when the bad blood started to flow.
Neighbors complained that the city was "being duped" and the board was being asked for forgiveness when the developer really should have gained city approval to take down the walls. Board member Richard Corley pounded at Polumbo, demanding proper justification for removal of the walls. In the end, Corley made the resolution to continue the petition until next April.
However, within a week, Cesario was back with a new petition that downsized the house and reduced the need for variances. Instead of having to wait until April, Cesario was back before the board Tuesday night.
That bothered Corley.
He noted the developer wanted a continuance, which he got.
"What bothers me," said Corley, "is that we told him it would not be heard until April 2014 and he seemed to agree to it. It seems like he's manipulating the Zoning Board and I don't feel kindly about someone manipulating me."
Corley accused the petitioner of "showing no respect for the board … he's dug his hole, now he has to lie in it. I think this is an end run. It's about what we did last month."
Cesario's attorney, John Shekarchi, who is also a neighbor, disagreed. Pointing out that he has been retained in the last month, Shekarchi said "out of respect to the board and the neighbors," Cesario redesigned the house and how it would be situated on the property. He said he was prepared to present the petition and had the proper experts to testify. He said it was his idea to withdraw the petition continued to April and come up with a new one.
Corley, who is also an attorney, didn't blame Shekarchi. Corley pointed out that Cesario has sufficient land to build without the need of variances.
"I don't think it passes the test of fair dealing with the board," he said.
That wasn't the issue, in the opinion of board Chairman Donald Morash.
He viewed the action to continue the petition until April, which he voted against, as a disciplinary action. He saw nothing gained by delaying the new petition as the hole for the foundation has been dug, the petitioner had his experts and neighbors on both sides of the issue were in attendance and the issue could be addressed right now.
"I don't see any benefit stalling this to April," said Morash. He said it was "unfortunate" that Cesario had relied on his builder, as he put him in this predicament.
Alternate board member Paul Wyrostek, who pointed out he could not vote but was in attendance anyhow, said a house would be built on the lot at some point. He urged the board to proceed with the hearing.
Shekarchi made a final appeal for the petition to be heard sooner than April. Contrary to Corley's reasoning, that an April hearing would give Cesario the chance to build next summer assuming approval, Shekarchi said permitting would take up most of the summer.
Corley suggested Cesario "fill the hole if he's a good neighbor."
With the vote taken not to hear the petition until April, neighbors on one side of the room applauded. Those on the other side gathered around Cesario and his wife.
Karen Monteiro is one of those who feel Cesario has sufficient land [16,000 square feet] to build a conforming house. She questioned why Cesario hadn't contacted her and others with his plans for the property. And she asked what would become of the hole and mound of sand on the property. That was also an issue for Ron Amelotte, who lives across the street from the site. With winter winds, he fears blowing sand will fill his property.
Across the isle, Marie Shore, who also lives on Charlotte Drive, said, "This is not the way justice should be meted out." She felt Cesario should have been permitted to present his case Tuesday.
Another neighbor, William Pinelli, was disgusted with the board's action and the audience's reaction.
"Neighbors are clapping when you can't build a house," he said. "What kind of neighbors do we have?"
Shekarchi is the man you want when you go before the zoning board. So it is clearly personal for Corley. Corley is being vindictive, and is unfit to sit on the zoning board. If the contractor has a history of proceeding outside the scope of his permit, then I understand sanctioning the project. But, if there isn't a history of abuse let it go progress.
As far as neighbors that clapped at the decision. Screw em, I hope sand fly's all over their lawn, cars and windows. There are more dignified ways to present oneself.
If the house as approved didnt change just because two cinderblock basement walls came out, then this should not have been stopped on a meaningless technicality (which actually improves the structure). However, whats the POINT of zoning, it people with enough money for lawyers can get themselves exceptions and build a McMansion and block the view and have a monstrosity where a modest house should go (per zoning). I never understood that. You have zoning, you should abide by it.
It is a concern to hear that with enough patience and money, a citiizen can petition to no end for a variance without respect to how extravagant the request stands to be. Potowomut can be considered a hidden gem when it comes to it's views, low attended beaches and kind-hearted neighbors. It would be highly unlikely to hear these neighbors protest a family trying to build their home. However, it is highly likely to hear a community clap and cheer in the face of injustice. Homes being built in this area rely on scenic aspects such as quaint surrounding beach cottages and 'decent' views to enhance property value for home owners and to increase rent value. The home that is going to be built will be outside what is needed for the family and that is fine, but to deceivingly tear down a wall and foundation, stretching the limits even farther will cause all effected parties to take notice.


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November 19, 2014, 02:13:30 am »
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Today I traveled from Aqueduct to Australia to bring you the Stakes picks for Saturdays race day. Obviously I could not be in both places at the same time so my assistant, Kate stayed at Aqueduct and I traveled to Australia. Lovely land and absolutely beautiful horses.
For the first race on the card Kate has stood on the rail this morning to watch the horses entered in Race #46 Fall Highweight Stakes a 6.5f on dirt for 3yo+ $100,000 purse 14 entered to run.
Kate watched the morning workouts and sent me this for this race.
First Rock of Truth impressed Kate. A big 3 yo filly standing 16.1h. Owned by Starfish Stables. A daughter of the FF Stallion Rock of Gibraltar. This filly had a good 2 yo year with 4 wins, 3 of them stakes. This year she has been on fire 10 outings and hitting the board 8 out of 10 times with 3 stakes wins. She holds a speed record at 12.0f and has won from 6.0f to 12.0f with the Classic distance more to her liking. She has what it takes to beat the boys.
Her sire Rock of Gibraltar is Silver Ranked and has 5 foal crops on the ground with 60% winners 7 of those Stakes winners and 3 of those Multi Stakes winners he's one of the Real life stallions brought into FF for new bloodlines.
Her Dam, Confession (War Admiral (S)), owned by Starfish Stables, is gold ranked and could possibly be a black type broodmare. Rock of Truth is her first filly and fourth foal.
Second War Chest put in an impressive workout. a 4 yo owned by Ivy Creek Farm and leased by Lochiedo Stables. A 15.3h son of the FF stallion War Chant. War Chest was not raced as a 2 yo, however his 3 yo year was where he shined. out 8 time with 6 wins and 3 stakes wins on both dirt and grass. This year he has been raced lightly with 4 stakes wins out of 5 outings.
His sire, War Chant a Bronze ranked FF stallion, is now retired. With 8 foal crops on the ground, 55% are winners with 10 stakes winners and 6 Multi Stakes winners. another of the real life stallions brought into FF for diversity of bloodlines.
His dam, Beer Barrel (created) Owned by FF, is herself a G1 winner. A sliver ranked broodmare War Chest is her first foal.
Third is Zadar. Kate said he put in a very impressive workout this morning. A 4 yo owned by Ivy Creek Farm. A 15.2h son of What's Your Point, had a rather lack luster start as a 2 yo. he came on strong as a 3 yo.with a speed record at 7.0f and 4 stakes wins. He's been raced lightly this year with only 4 outings but has hit the board on every outing.
His sire, What's Your Point a Gold Ranked son of Point Given (S/S) Chef-de-Race (I), with only six foal crops on the ground with 72% winners, of those 12 are Stakes winners and 6 are Multi Stakes winners. Retired early this year with only 4 foals due in 2019, his retirement is a great loss to the FF breeding pool.Owned by Semiahoo Stables he had an impressive race career, winning 13 stakes races. with a speed record at 5.0f on the grass.
His Dam, Adriatic Swan (created) owned by Clicker Lab, a Gold Ranked broodmare could possibly be a Black Type producer. Zadar is her first foal.
For the second stakes race of the day again Kate watched the morning workouts of the horses entered in Race #47 Top Flight Stakes G2 7.5f on grass for 3yo+ F/M $150,00 purse 14 entered to run.
First Kate could not praise this mare higher. Fightin' The Smoke, a 5 yo owned by Cirque Du Soleil Stables. A 16,3h daughter of Nightfight, she has had an impressive race career. Spaning 4 years with 12 stakes wins, she has not sparked well this year, but is looking god for this race. We can't wait to see what she will produce in the future.
Her sire Nightfight owned by Cirque Du Soleil Stables, one of the oldest farms in FF, Nightfight, sired by The Black (G/S) Chef-de-Race (I) is himself a phenomenal Race horse winning 12 G1 stakes races, holding 5 speed records and 2015 Eclipse Sire of the Year. As a sire he has 6 foal crops on the ground, with 85% winners, 39 stakes winners and 25 multi-stakes winners.
her dam Smokin' (Cigar (G)) owned by Cirque Du Soliel Stables, a Platinum Ranked mare can be considered a Black Type broodmare. Herself a Muli Grade 1 Stakes winner, and holder of a speed record at 8.5f on dirt. Fightin' The Smoke is her first foal.
Second Kate was impressed with Hilton Flyin High, a 3 yo owned by Generous Bloodstock. A 16.1h daughter of Worth My While, she was not raced as a 2 yo, and only run 7 times as a 3 yo. She has hit the board in all her outings including 1 stakes race. she could be the upset horse in thie race. she is a full sister to the Mulit. Stakes Winner Flyby.
Her sire Worth My While owned by Clover Springs Stables, sired by What's It Worth (P.S) Chef-de-Race (I/C), Worth My While was retired in 2014 and has 10 foal crops on the ground with 86% winners, 23 are Stakes winners and of those 19 Multi Stakes winners. Gold Ranked and a Silver Ranked broodmare sire he is also Chef-de-Race (B/I)
Her dam, Fire Flyer (created), owned by FF. She is silver ranked with 11 winners out 11 to hit the tracks. Hilton Flyin High is her last filly.
Third Kate just loved the way this mare moved. Considered a long shot Pan American had a stellar workout today. A 4 yo owned by Clicker Lab. this 16.3h daughter of Go For Dash was not raced before this year. With only 7 outings she has hit the board every time out. with 3 allowance wins. this is her first effort in a stakes race she may upset the whole field.
Her sire, Go For Dash last owned by Far Away Racing, is a Silver Ranked sire and Bronze Ranked broodmare sire, was himself a Multi Stakes winner, One of the created real life horses he passed away in 2014. With 12 foal crops on the ground 93% are winners with 12 of those being Stakes winners and of those 3 are Multi. Stakes winners.
Her Dam, Cheatin' Heart (Crimson Lad (S/S) Chef-de-Race (I) Holds three speed records on grass. Deceased in 2017 Pan American is her only filly.
4 am comes way to soon, but I roused myself out so I could get to the track to watch the morning workouts in Australia.
Race #48 Marsh Classic a G2 8.0f on grass for 3 yo+ F/M $150,000 purse 10 entered to run.
First I could not escape seeing this large mare, Singsong, a 4 yo owned by Ivy Creek Farm. A 17.0h daughter of Rahy. With a fairly good 2 you year she was not tried in a Stake until her 3 yo year where she gained a speed record on 10.0f on dirt. Having run on grass and dirt this mare has done best on the grass. Still one to watch.
Her sire, Rahy a Silver Ranked real life stallion brought in to add to the FF gene pool. retired in 2014, he has 5 foal crops on the ground with 78% winners, of those 18 Stakes winners and 10 of those Multi. Stakes winners. Rahy has been a sire of mostly truf runners.
Her dam, Keria Toon (created) owned by Clover Springs Stables, a Gold Ranked dam. Herself a Stakes winner, is well on her way to being a Black Type broodmare. Singsong is her first foal.
As I watched the horse during the workouts a stunning filly caught my eye and her workout was stellar. Polished is a 3 yo owned by Stillwater Farms. A 16.1h daughter of Highland Wizard, very lightly raced her 2 yo year didn't find her wanting to run, however as a 3yo she has won 5 of her 7 outings the last one being the G1 Australian Oaks. This filly will be one to keep an eye on.
Her sire, Highland Wizard, a Silver Ranked sire and Gold Ranked Broodmare sire also Chef-de-Race (B/I) owned by Stillwater Farms and sire by What's It Worth (P/S) Chef-de-Race (I/C), Highland Wizard is a Multi Stakes winner with 3 speed records and Eclipse award winner in 2004 for Steeplechase Colt and in 2015 as Sire of the Year. Retired the end of 2015 he has 11 foal crops on the ground with 89% winners of those 47 are Stakes winners and 21 of those Multi Stakes wins.
Her Dam, Hollywood Silver (Created), last owned by Stillwater Farms was a Multi Placed Stakes runner. Gold Ranked Black Type producer. 13 of her 13 that have raced are winners, with 9 of the Stakes winners and 4 Multi Stakes winners. Hollywood Silver passed in November of this year with 2 foals yet to race.
Third is Red Alycatta, a 4 yo owned by Gintara Lodge. a 16.1h daughter od Ally Cat, she has been 2nd in 5 of the 6 outing this year, she could easily upset this field. A G1 Stakes winner and holder of a speed record on grass.
Her sire, Alley Cat, a Bronze Ranked sire owned by Integrity Racing and sired by Alydar (S/S) Chef-de-Race (I) was a Multi G1 Stakes winner, holding 9 speed records on grass winning the 2008 4 yo+ Turf Breeders' Series and 2008 Eclipse Turf Horse of the Year. retired in late 2018 he has 9 foal crops on the ground with 65% winners of which 17 are Stakes winners and 7 are Multi Stakes winners, with 2 foal crops yet to hit the track.
Her dam, Oakley (Twin Oaks (S/B)) owned by Fox Run, is a Silver Ranked broodmare. Red Alycatta is her second Stakes winning foal.
The next Stakes race in Australia is Race #49 Grand Prix Stakes a G2 11.0f on grass for 3 yo's $300,000 purse 10 entered to run.
The first to catch my attention is Olympic Torch, a 3 yo colt owned by Ivy Creek and leased by Lochiedo Stables. a 17.0h son of Worth My While, he is a Multi Stakes winner and holds 2 speed records on dirt and grass.
His sire, Worth My While owned by Clover Springs Stables is mentioned in one of the above races.
Her dam, Olympic Gold (created) owned by Ivy Creek Farm, is a Silver Ranked broodmare, both foals to race so far are winners. Olympic Torch is her first foal.
Second we are looking at Malibu Express, a 3 yo colt owned by Renegade Racing and Breeding. A 15.3h son of Express Yourself, a Stakes winner, this colt has the ability to take this race.
His sire, Express Yourself, a Gold Ranked sire owned by Renegade Racing and Breeding and sired by What's It Worth (P/S) Chef-de-Race (I/C), Express Yourself had a phenomenal race career spanning 5 seasons, a 11 times G1 winner and holder of 4 speed records on grass, also in 2011 a four times Eclipse Award winner with 3 yo Colt, Endurance Horse, Turf Horse and Horse of the Year. With 3 foal crops on the ground he has 73% winners with 9 of those Stakes winners and 5 Multi Stakes winners. Express yourself is a Junior sire.
His dam, Malibu (created) owned by Renegade Racing and Breeding, is a Silver Ranked broodmare. Herself a 6 times G1 Stakes winner and holder of 2 speed records on grass. Malibue Express is her first foal.
Third we watched Rising Flame, a 3 yo colt owned by Renegade Racing and Breeding. A 16.3h son of Express Yourself. He's Stakes Placed and could give stable mate Malibu Express a run.
His sire (see Malibu Express)
His dam, Press Your Luck (Lucky Cigar (G/S) Chef-de-Race (I) owned by Renegade Racing and Breeding, is a Silver Ranked broodmare. She herself holds a speed record on grass. Rising Flame is her first foal.
As I watched the morning workouts the horses running in the last race on Saturday started making a show
For Race #50 Goodwin Handicap G1 6.0f on grass for 3 yo+ $300,000 purse 10 entered to run.
First is Pistolwhip a 3 yo colt owned by Ivy Creek Farm and leased to Starfish Stables. a 16.0h son of Gunningdownromance, a stakes winner with a speed record on grass.One of only two 3 yo's running against a field of older horses. We think he could be the surprise in this race.
His sire, Gunningdownromance, a Silver Ranked sire owned by Stillwater Farms and sired by What's It Worth (P/S) Chef-de-Race (I/C). Gunningdownromance had a very good career on the track the winner of 10 G1 Stakes races including the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes and Breeders' Cup Classic 2x. Holding one speed record on dirt. With 6 foal crops on the ground 84% are winners, of those 12 are Stakes winners and of those 6 are Multi Stakes winners.
His dam, Keria Toon (check out Singsong above). Pistolwhip is her second foal and second Stakes winner.
Second we noticed Melkotians, a 3 yo colt owned by Littlefield. A 15.0h son of A.P. Indy, a stakes winner and the other 3 yo in this race.
His sire A.P. Indy is one of the premier senior stallions standing in the FF stables. Sired by Seattle Slew (S/G) Chef-de-Race (I) and Silver Ranked both as a sire and broodmare sire, he is also Chef-de-Race (B/I). Sire of 16 foal crops with 85% winners, 61 stakes winners and 33 Multi stakes winners.
His Dam, Moonlight Magic (Must Be Magic (S/S) owned by The Grey Stable is a Silver Ranked broodmare herself a Stakes winner and speed record holder on grass. Both foals to race so far have been winners. Malkotians is her first foal.
Third is Fly To Heaven a 5 yo mare owned by Gintara Lodge. A 15.3h daughter of High Chances. She is a Multi. Stakes winner with a speed record on grass. The only mare in this race, she may show the boys how it's done.
Her sire, High Chances, a Gold Ranked sire owned by Cricket Hill and sired by Highland Laird (S/S) Chef-de-Race (B/I). High Chances raced for a total of six seasons garnering 29 stakes wins, 5 speed records on dirt and 4 Eclipse Awards 2008 Sprinter, 2009 Sprinter, 2010 Sprinter and Older Horse and in 2017 Sire of the year. High Chances is now proving himself in the breeding shed.
His dam, Sunbird (Sunday Silence (S/B) Chef-de-Race (I)) owned by Stillwater Farms is a Gold Ranked broodmare,herself a Multi Stakes winner and a Black Type producer. Fly To Heaven is her third foal.
Last Edit: November 19, 2014, 03:24:14 am by Four Aces Stables
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November 19, 2014, 10:17:19 am »
Nice, interesting analysis.
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Wow, impressive! What a wonderful addition to our newspaper.
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Really interesting!
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November 19, 2014, 04:53:45 pm »
Enjoyed the write ups
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November 19, 2014, 06:40:41 pm »
I should add a disclaimer: this is all based on reviewing past performance and the abilities of the Sire and Dam. I am by no means a handicapper. Also this is my own choices for those races and written up purely for enjoyment and entertainment. Also given the research on sire and dam some people may not know.
Hope you all enjoy this.
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November 20, 2014, 07:07:09 pm »
Yes, definitely. I do have one suggestion. It might be more more interesting to do a results write-up instead of a pre-race write up. Something to give the races a 3rd dimension on how they went and a blurb about the top 3 or 4 finishers. That way you can give the horses who did well the deserved plugs and the ones who "should have done well" and interesting story behind the performance. Like a more interesting/in-depth play-by-play.
Just my two cents! Sometimes its not worth much!!!
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November 21, 2014, 04:56:31 am »
I like Holly's suggestion and think it will make your task easier. Instead of you having to look through all the Stakes races and trying to pick the top three then do your reports on them, this way the top 3-4 will already be "picked out" for you and can go on from there.
Anyway, go work on the reports so far. One suggestion if you decide to stick to the format you've done so far. Perhaps you could do a summary of your picks for these races at the end of the report.
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November 23, 2014, 08:22:56 pm »
Thanks for the input. I will give this some thought and see what I come up with. I like the idea of play by play of the race already run.
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It would be most interesting if you did it before
after the races...
but too much work I guess.
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November 24, 2014, 04:04:44 pm »
Oh dear yes. A before and after would indeed be a world of work. Imagine bif stakes day like Breeders' Cup when nearly a third of the card is stakes, you'd need to start a week early and end a week late. With the holidays upon us I'm going to be rather busy, so may have to pick up this endeavor after Thanksgiving, and then maybe do a test run on a couple of meets and see where everyone is on this before we head into the Christmas Holidays.
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Cisco was attracted to Sourcefire in part because of Snort, said Christopher Young, senior VP of Cisco's Security Group, during a call with analysts this morning. Snort is the open source IDS engine created by Roesch before he founded Sourcefire. Sourcefire is built in part with code and IDS/IPS rules from Snort. On the analyst call, Roesch spoke directly to Snort developers to pledge both his and Cisco's "unwavering commitment" to the community. He promised Snort would always be free.
Cisco Systems has been making efforts of late to reach out to open source developers. Prior to the Sourcefire acquisition, Cisco announced its participation in OpenDaylight, a project to build an open source controller for software-defined networks. Cisco has contributed code to OpenDaylight from its ONE Controller software.
Aside from the open source angle, Young said Cisco recognized the "synergy" between Cisco's and Sourcefire's view of the role the network should play in a security strategy, both as a resource to defend as an information source that can be used to detect and respond to threats. Young also emphasized FireAMP, Sourcefire's file analysis software for malware detection.
Young acknowledged that Cisco and Sourcefire have competing security products, but he declined to provide specifics on how the two companies will integrate Sourcefire into Cisco's portfolio, and would not comment on whether Cisco would discontinue certain product lines in favor of Sourcefire.
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The Belly Dance Studio brings art and fitness to Southeast Texas
Beaumont's Hip, New Place: The Belly Dance Studio, celebrated its grand opening July 13 by offering free classes at their Calder Avenue location. The Belly Dance Studio's mission to provide women with wellness classes that help to strengthen the body and the soul.
For women seeking exercise alternatives to weight lifting or treadmill running, the Belly Dance Studio offers classes that include Belly Dance, Flirty Girl Fitness, Fab Abs, and Bootylicious Buns. Current students and instructors call it a "Girl's Club", and love the feeling they get by combining cardiovascular workouts with the social aspect of a dance class.
Studio owner and instructor Michele Harrington has been a member of the global belly dance community for more than 10 years, and wasn't sure if Beaumont was ready for belly dance. Since the studio's soft open in April, she has no more doubts.
"We've only had our doors open for a few months now but the response has been overwhelming," said Harrington. "I can't tell you how many people walk in our doors and say, "I've always wanted to try belly dance but never thought I'd find it in Southeast Texas."
Harrington, known to belly dancers worldwide as Dilara Sultan, discovered belly dance on a family vacation to Orlando, Florida. At a Middle Eastern Restaurant, a belly dancer took the stage. Harrington was immediately entranced by the poise and beauty of both the dancer and the Middle Eastern rhythms to which she performed..
"I said, "That's what I want to be when I grow up!" My family laughed, but I knew then that I had to learn belly dance," said Harrington.
The Belly Dance Studio has three talented belly dance instructors teaching the art of belly dance during both evening and daytime hours. Shaharazad, Kitana and Dilara bring three different styles of belly dance to the Studio.
Additionally, instructors Pam Dineen and Melissa Cornwell teach Yoga and Flirty Girl fitness, respectively. All instructors go the extra mile, providing personalized suggestions to help scale workouts to the individual student's fitness level.
"We limit class sizes to ensure that each student gets the attention they need to be successful," Cornwell said. "For a one hour class, it's almost like a personalized training session. A very affordable, personalized training session."
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The venerable puppets of Sesame Street have gone through many iterations throughout the years — don't forget that Mr. Snuffleupagus was pretty unsettling in his first appearance. And before characters like Big Bird and Cookie Monster made it to the screen, they were but mere scribbles in Jim Henson's notebook.
Clockwise from the top-left, that's Cookie Monster (who began his career as a corporate spokesmonster in the 1960s), a chicken-like Big Bird, early Elmo, the antecedents of Ernie and Bert, and "the Gourmet Bird" from a never-filmed Stouffer's Food television spot, who served as a proto-Big Bird of sorts. (Click on the above image to expand.)
And below we have another early Big Bird sketch (famed Big Bird puppeteer Carol Spinney apparently said of this first puppet, "He didn't look too keen. I thought he was one of the ugliest things I'd ever seen."), a semi-disconcerting Oscar the Grouch, and Sam The Robot (more info on Sam's development here). For more behind-the-scenes Muppet fun, here's David Bowie spinning his crystal balls in Labyrinth and Snuffy eating a child.
Via Know The Artist, Jim Henson's Red Book, the Red Book again, and Muppet Wiki — hat tip to Morris.


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If anyone had doubts that President Obama would have the political courage to propose a genuinely strong package of gun control measures in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shootings — and, frankly, we did — he laid them to rest Wednesday. His proposals would fulfill the fondest wishes of anti-gun activists and organizations that have been advocating for decades for many of the same policies.
Now the only problem is getting Obama's common-sense proposals past Congress — which is a bit like saying that the only thing preventing this pig from flying is getting it to grow wings.
The president announced 23 actions his administration will perform without congressional help, most of which are cosmetic. He will, for example, launch a national campaign promoting responsible gun ownership and provide incentives for a relative handful of schools to hire specially trained police officers. Some of Obama's other actions will be more effective than that, notably his order to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct research on the causes and prevention of gun violence. The CDC has been reluctant to study the impact of guns for years because of a congressional prohibition on using funds to "advocate or promote gun control."


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The newly minted Southeastern Massachusetts Time Exchange, whether you realize it or not, is currently making more progress than our elected representatives in stabilizing our economy.
The newly minted Southeastern Massachusetts Time Exchange, whether you realize it or not, is currently making more progress than our elected representatives in stabilizing our economy.
While Congress and the president play chicken at the edge of the fiscal cliff, we are reminded by some SouthCoast folks how much we can do for ourselves without Washington's help.
The Time Exchange officially launched just under two weeks ago, and volunteer Bob Bailey of Dartmouth says there are about three dozen members signed up to work in an economic system that uses time, not dollars, as its main currency.
The concept of time exchanges or time banks is attributed to Edgar Cahn, a professor at the University of the District of Columbia School of Law. He worked to create an economic system that values the skills and talents that other systems — including the predominant one — tend to ignore.
Cahn's vision is to restore what he calls the "core economy," the social supports that exist at the family and neighborhood levels but that have been eroded over the years. On the one hand, the workforce at the end of the 20th century attracted a lot of women, who previously were providing so much of the labor for the core economy tasks of raising children and caring for elders, the poor and others unable to participate in the dollar economy.
On the other hand, the recognition by politicians that there is now a void of core labor in our communities because of demographic changes has led to the effort to bolster "entitlements," a key ingredient for the fiscal crisis dogging us now for well over a year.
Cahn's idea is that the time banks, including the new one here, don't value only people with cash or credit or goods; it values everyone and the various talents they bring to the pool of community labor. In other words, the person who needs the social support — for example, someone who needs a lift to the doctor or who needs babysitting or other services to keep a household running — has talents or expertise worth just as much to someone else in the community.
This model should appeal to folks no matter where they find themselves on the political spectrum.
Those on the left who fear too many fall through the cracks of our social safety nets can take heart that the failings or weaknesses of national social bureaucracies can be overcome by grass-roots efforts that don't ignore what the government accomplishes, but recognize what it doesn't. Those on the right can applaud the complete lack of tax dollars needed to make the program work, while building families and neighborhoods, restoring or strengthening the family values so important to a healthy society.
The local group (found at ExchangeTime.org) is one of several time banks operating in Massachusetts, and offers, according to Bailey, reiki massage, pet care, phone visits, tutoring, cutting firewood and more. The website also lists yard work, home improvement, translation, yoga classes, meal preparation and office work. The more who join, the more who can be helped.
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Saturday, 3 January 2009
A good trifle should not contain jelly. The eating experience should be soft and juicy with a lovely mix of sponge, fruit, custard and cream. I used my final swiss roll to provide the trifle's base.
Here is my pictorial masterclass to trifle making! Step one - have a fruit layer so tempting that you forget it's good for you:
The fruit should sit heavily on the sponge base so as to ensure there are no pockets of emptiness; these will only limit the amount of custard and cream you can wedge into the bowl:
Step two - add a creamy custard layer so naughty you feel 4 pounds heavier just looking at it:
Step three – add whipped cream and a healthy, understated decoration (ahem):
The finished trifle should be a visual treat as well as a tasty one!
However gorgeous your trifle, sadly, it will always look messy in the bowl:
These quantities made me a huge trifle (my bowl was approx 30cm tall and 25cm across), vary them according to the size of your bowl:
1 swiss roll – for the recipe click here
1 kilo of washed assorted fruit – I used raspberries, blackberries and strawberries
1 litre of ready made fresh custard
500g mascarpone
600ml double cream
2 Cadbury flakes
How to make:
- Cut the swiss roll into approximately 1.5cm slices.
- Line the bottom of the bowl with the swiss roll.
- Mix the fruit together and place on top of the swiss roll. Push down gently on the fruit to compact it a bit.
- Whisk together the custard and mascarpone until smooth and creamy. Whatever amount you make, remember that the volume of custard must always be twice the weight of the mascarpone.
- Spread the custard mix over the fruit. It will sink into any crevices in the fruit.
- Whip the cream until you have soft peaks and spread over the custard layer.
- Decorate as required – I used strawberries and crushed flake.
- Refrigerate until required.
- Bask in glory at the wonderful thing you have made.
- Eat.
6 comments:
- Sam said...
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without trifle, we make ours with a LOT of sherry!
- 3 January 2009 at 21:22
- anudivya said...
Yeah all trifles are bound to get messy on the plate, but taste divine. Looks cute.
- 4 January 2009 at 01:22
- Cakelaw said...
Love the trifle - it's a dying art, and I wish more people still made it.
- 4 January 2009 at 06:19
- Margaret said...
I didn't get any trifle this year!!
Trifle never looks brilliant when dished out, but the taste certainly makes up for it.
I loved your mixed fresh fruit idea.
- 5 January 2009 at 10:20
- jen said...
Looks fabulous, CC - just the thing to celebrate with.
Mr B. made the 'family' trifle this year, which is a slightly different take where you spread the jam on some trifle sponge and then mash it up with the custard and lashings of sherry. Then you top it off with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. It just seems so wrong though... In my book, you've got to use Swiss Roll and you definitely don't mash it all up!
- 5 January 2009 at 19:26
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Requiring personnel in military hospitals to perform or participate in abortions would place "a very heavy burden" on those in the armed forces who value human life, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services told U.S. senators. "The United States is one of the few nations in the world based on self-evident principles: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," the archbishop said in a June 17 letter. "Constraining the very men and women committed to defending those principles for the rest of the country to act against their consciences violates the foundation of this republic." Archbishop Broglio was commenting on an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2011 that would require military hospitals to perform abortions in both domestic and overseas military bases. He was joined in opposition to the amendment by Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, who said in a June 29 letter to senators that the proposal breaks with long-standing federal and military policies on government promotion of abortion. The cardinal also dismissed suggestions that the amendment was "moderate" because it requires patients at military facilities to pay for their own abortions. "Which is a more direct government involvement in abortion: That the government reimburses someone else for having done an abortion, or that the government performs the abortion itself and accepts payment for doing so?" he asked.
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