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Lovebug Cookies
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Subscribe to Martha Stewart LivingIngredients
- Royal Icing
- Black or brown gel paste food coloring
- 3 1/2-inch lady bug-shaped Chocolate Cookie Cutouts
- 2 large silver dragees
- Black or brown sanding sugar
- Bright red or bright pink gel paste food coloring
- White dragees or white fruit imperial candies
- Small red or pink heart shaped candies
Step 1
Mix together 1/2 cup royal icing with the black or brown food coloring until desired shade is reached. Transfer to a small squirt bottle. To create the head of the ladybug, outline the area with black or brown icing (see template ). Draw several zigzags across entire surface of the outlined area. If necessary, use a toothpick to spread evenly. Using tweezers, add silver dragees to create eyes. Sprinkle head with black or brown sanding sugar. Let dry.
Step 2
Mix together 1 cup royal icing with the red or pink food coloring until desired shade is reached. Set aside 1/4 cup red or pink icing and transfer remaining red or pink icing to a small squirt bottle. To create body, outline the area with red or pink icing (see template). Draw several zigzags across entire surface of the outlined area. If necessary, use a toothpick or offset spatula to spread evenly. Using tweezers, add white dragees to create spots. Let dry.
Step 3
To create black or brown spots on cookie, squeeze two 1/2-inch dots of black or brown icing about 1/2-inch apart from one another in the center of the body (see template). If necessary, use a toothpick to spread evenly. Using tweezers, add a heart candy to each spot. To create remaining black or brown spots on cookie, squeeze dots of black or brown icing about the same size as the white dragees over body (see template). If necessary, use a toothpick to spread evenly. Let dry.
Step 4
Add more red or pink food coloring to reserved 1/4 cup red or pink icing to create a darker shade of red or pink. Transfer to a small squirt bottle. Using dark red or pink icing, make an outline around the body of the ladybug and down the center (see template). Let dry.
The Martha Stewart Show, January Winter 2009Reviews (38)
noelleh13 Feb, 2011
Sur la tab also sells the squeeze bottles for decorating in a kit or individually, which is nice for trying out.
ChristopherBromsey12 Feb, 2011
The Toyota Highlander Banner-- 6 of them-- covered up the top half of the page and wouldn't go away.
bettyzkitchen12 Feb, 2011
Pampered Chef has a set of 3 squeeze bottles and a variety of tips, plus a bottle brush.
ashleystreicher28 Aug, 2009
Where can you find the ladybug cookie cutter or do you have to make it based on the template?
dmarcussen18 Feb, 2009
I found the squeeze bottles at www.kitchengifts.com
Laughoutloud17 Feb, 2009
Where can I purchase the plastic bottles used for the icing?
What a great idea. -
claymate17 Feb, 2009
The other source Dani refers to is CK Products, Ft. Wayne, IN
claymate17 Feb, 2009
The other source Dani refers to besides New York Cake
claymate17 Feb, 2009
Does anyone know where you can purchase the white candies used for the white dots on the ladybugs. I believe they were referred to as non pariel clusters on the show, but are called white fruit imperial candies in list of Ingredients. Help!
Chris -
KarieA15 Feb, 2009
Does anyone know what size mm the dragees are????
dbirchall15 Feb, 2009
She mentioned 2 stores: New York Cake
dbirchall15 Feb, 2009
She mentioned 2 stores: New York Cake
dbirchall15 Feb, 2009
Martha mentioned that her rubber bands are sold at Macy's.
dbirchall15 Feb, 2009
Martha mentioned that her rubber bands are sold at Macy's. I'm going to purchase some too. What a great idea!
cbrewer13 Feb, 2009
Where can you purchase the rubberbands (of sorts) for rolling pin which prevent rolling dough too thin.
fun2create12 Feb, 2009
I made this icing with the meringue, which I found at Michaels. I added some lemon extract and red food coloring for a delicious valentine's day cookie. I also halved the recipe and had enough icing for about 50 cookies!
zanne7012 Feb, 2009
what was the name of the website she said to get supplies?
kitkat070812 Feb, 2009
hudsnsmom you can find the squite bottle at Michael or a cake and candy suppler.
hudsonsmom11 Feb, 2009
I know this has been asked, but does anyone know where you can get those squirt bottles? That's the neatest idea ever!!
janetleona11 Feb, 2009
i tried making these cookies this afternoon. don't know if i was hurrying or what. they are very delicate cookies. mine kept breaking apart. any help?
Susie122711 Feb, 2009
Wilton makes Gel paste, which you can buy at a craft store, like AC Moore or Michael's. There's no way you an get a true red or black color withoout it.
HSwan11 Feb, 2009
Do you have to make the royal icing? Can you buy it already made? Where do you get gel paste?
shiloh885511 Feb, 2009
I tried the link suggested for the cookie recipe to make this cookie. The only recipe directions are to decorate the cookie, not the recipe to actually make the cookie to be decorated. The link given only leads right back here. Please help me find the actual cookie recipe.
thistleme11 Feb, 2009
really cute cookies! does anyone know where to find the small squeeze bottles they used for the frosting? such a great idea.
susanloretta10 Feb, 2009
We have just finished making these cookies. What a fun project and the cookies are delicious. I made these with my 18 year old son and his girlfreind.They loved the project and became quite creative.
mikshabrenn10 Feb, 2009
You can find this cookie cutter and all the necessary decorating supplies to make this lovebug at www.coppergifts.com Their cutter looks just like the one used on the show. This site is an awesome place for cookie bakers and cookie lovers alike!
Cabsten110 Feb, 2009
The cookie dough recipe that was shown can be found here http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/chocolate-cookie-cutouts-love-bug-co...
Susie122710 Feb, 2009
I routinely save my royal frosting in the fridge at Christmas, but never for more than a few days. I think you're safe so long as you've stored it appropriately.
boring454610 Feb, 2009
Sorry I just found it. Thank you.
boring454610 Feb, 2009
When these cookies were demonstrated there was a cookie recipe with the demonstration but the recipe doesn't seem to appear here. Can I please have a link for the recipe. Thank you
Lilylippy9 Feb, 2009
Can the royal icing be saved to use later?
dLo9 Feb, 2009
maria- dam (outline) the royal icing, then flood (fill) with a thinner royal icing. To make the icing thinner, just add a little more water.
bevpb9 Feb, 2009
I am having problems and not being able to download the template for the lovebug cookies. Any help????
cookiebakers9 Feb, 2009
Make your own cookie template. Save the cutting edge from a box of aluminum foil or plastic wrap and make the desired shape. Connect the ends with wire, tape, etc.
chefette869 Feb, 2009
maria- you outline the cookie first with the royal icing (dam), then fill it in (flood) and smooth it out, being careful to smooth the icing to the outline.
maria-daphne9 Feb, 2009
I see from the template that you're supposed to "dam and flood" the red icing. I get the flood part but how do you dam the icing so it doesn't bleed or run off the edges of the cookie?
terrie-bear9 Feb, 2009
Lady bug cookie cutter can be found here for $1.95
http://www.thecookiecuttershop.com/bugcookiecutters.shtml -
cole200119 Feb, 2009
Does anyone know where I could purchase the cookie cutter for this project?


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by Matt Villano
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We family travel bloggers have to stick together, which means I'm always willing to share inspiring work when I read it.
With this in mind, two family travel stories caught my eye this week.
The first piece, which aired on The Today Show's travel site, spotlighted how to survive traveling solo with your kids, and offered up suggestions such as packing light, listen to your kids and adjust your expectations (all pieces of advice you've read from yours truly here).
The second story fronted National Geographic's Intelligent Travel blog. It was written by Tiffany Hawk, a former-flight-attendant-turned-travel-writer. Because of Tiffany's experiences in the aisles, her tips cull advice from other flight attendants. Among the bunch: buy a ticket and bring a car seat; ask your airline about stroller restrictions; and turn your suitcase into a stroller.
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Ultimately, service pieces like these play an important role for us family travelers; they serve as best-practice documents for those of us willing to try new strategies and techniques the next time we fly.
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Winter project SL3 now finished - Opinions and Recommendations sought.
Hi All,
Just couldn't wait to be in the depths of winter to finish my new steed.
Finished her this morning and just got back from the 'shakedown' it really rides Superb and 'smooth' compared with the 'stealth'.
SL3 Roubaix, full 7900 DA, favorite Ksyrium Elites with GP4000s's - 15lb 15oz - minus bar tape.
What colour tape do you recommend? - seen them with white, blue and black. I have some S-Wrap white here already, it does get filthy in no time, though not overly bothered about that really.
A piccy for your perusal.
Thanks and Regards,
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posted by Tony Farrelly [4102 posts]
9th November 2012 - 16:12
As in this is for winter use? Bit nice isn't it?
Go for Fizik WHITE bartape everytime, doesn't discolour.
posted by 6654henry [51 posts]
9th November 2012 - 16:29
Wot, no 'guards?
posted by ColT [178 posts]
9th November 2012 - 16:37
Thanks for the comments so far - no, not for winter use really, well, it will go out if it's nice, clear 'n' chilly but no salty, wet stuff.
Got mudguards on the hybrid and that's my winter bike, back and fore to Bristol on that one come rain or shine but I will try to keep this one for the summer - and nice autumn/spring days.
Grunt, puff, pant and groan goes the old man - but he gets there in the end. ;o)
posted by trikeman [346 posts]
9th November 2012 - 16:54
Recommendations......Start a new project, the winter has only just begun
Can't go wrong with black bar tape, blue is alright, but white is a nightmare to keep clean
posted by Gkam84 [7864 posts]
9th November 2012 - 17:06
posted by Raleigh [1723 posts]
9th November 2012 - 21:08
White saddle = White Bar Tape! No contest.
Love the colour scheame on you Specialised - very nice.
posted by Mostyn [387 posts]
9th November 2012 - 21:25
Recommendations......Start a new project, the winter has only just begunCan't go wrong with black bar tape, blue is alright, but white is a nightmare to keep clean
Hi Gkam,
already have a few other 'winter projects' on the go, just wanted to get this one finished - now it is. As I had white spesh bar tape in the cupboard I used that and it looks OK, nice, thick and squishy (comfortable). Once that gets horrible I may go for another colour - black is favourite.
The 'garage of many bits' is up to the rafters at the moment, mostly MTB's for repairs (all mates bikes at mates rates), a couple of road bikes for 'free customers' and my own other bike projects - which reminds me, have to get back in there or I will never dig myself out of there before Xmas.
Piccy now finished with tape.
Grunt, puff, pant and groan goes the old man - but he gets there in the end. ;o)
posted by trikeman [346 posts]
10th November 2012 - 8:26
Looks great. Yes, its a Spesh so of course I'd say that
I reckon there is a long line for those wanting to sign up to be one of your mates as you clearly do a good job.
You ride mtbs as well then? What you got?
I have 3! Plus one that is a few parts short of a complete bike. (1985 Raleigh Maverick)
posted by Super Domestique [1462 posts]
10th November 2012 - 12:47
Glad you like the 'spesh'.
Yep - DID ride MTB's, that was until I broke my ankle in February. I have a very nice Specialized Pitch Pro, the second one of those I've had and what a cracking MTB they are.
Though still roading, my broken ankle just played on my mind and still a little 'aprehensive' about getting back up the mountains of the Mendips and Welsh centres - it's more in the head than the ankle. It would probably be OK it's just I worry about it getting all bashed up again on the rough stuff, though the round and round of the road has built the strength back up.
Seeing my foot the wrong way round frightened me a bit and don't want to see that again.
Grunt, puff, pant and groan goes the old man - but he gets there in the end. ;o)
posted by trikeman [346 posts]
10th November 2012 - 13:02
Ouch! I remember that now. Sorry.
Pitch is a great bike. I have a spesh FS myself (no surprise there then! although my other 2 mtb's are not Spesh but are both steel) - its a Camber Expert. Not had it long and was a snap purchase at a VERY reduced price.
I am WAY overbiked both road and mtb now but love bikes so who cares lol!
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There's no question that the day-to-day rigors of parenthood force us grown-ups to devise creative (and sometimes entirely new) ways of doing the nasty with our significant others (for more on that, read this).
Perhaps the biggest challenge of all: Getting busy while on a family vacation.
On paper, the new places and change of routine that come with time away from home should amount to the perfect excuse to get all "Clan of the Cave Bear." In reality, however, unless you've got the resources to spring for a two-bedroom suite everywhere you go, the logistics of sex when you're sharing a room with the kids can be messy.
Thankfully, I've got some ideas—none of which involves Viagra or administering unnecessary Benadryl to the children to keep them asleep.
My wife would divorce me if I shared our private sexual secrets in a public forum. Instead, I opted to crowd-source the piece, posing the family travel sex question to a total of nearly 3,000 Twitter and Facebook followers, all of whom knew I might quote them anonymously. Answers ranged from ridiculous ("Closets are good") to cop-out ("Just don't bother"). These (below) were the zingers.
Cash in on the kids' club
Many high-end resort-style hotels offer kids' clubs at which parents can drop their children for a few hours of pay-by-hour childcare each day. Ostensibly, the clubs exist to give moms and dads time to power down some drinks or a fun day sans the youngsters. Nobody has to know if you use those hours of freedom to power it in instead. One caveat: Make sure you clean up (the room and, um, yourselves) before they return. No matter how creative you think you might be, it's difficult to explain your way out of a gold-foil condom wrapper or obvious bed-head.
Hit the bathroom
Save for the closets (which, if you're rail-thin, I guess could be an option), there's only one truly private spot in a standard hotel room: the bathroom. An overwhelming number of respondents to my questions said they'll crank up the sound machine, wait until the kids are fast asleep, then hit the shower—together. Other "useful" aspects of most hotel bathrooms include the sink counter, toilet tank and (if you're really desperate, or if you're a little person) the toilet itself. Of course there's always the floor. Just use towels. And maybe kneepads.
Play mime
It's pretty awesome (or weird, depending on how you look at it) that mime artists are able to tell stories without making as much as a peep. When it comes to having sex on a family vacation, some moms and dads embrace the same approach, going after it right on the bed in the main room, in silence. We admit there's something sort of kinky and cool about seeing which partner can make the least amount of noise. Still, potential pitfalls of this strategy are significant; getting "caught" by your kids could scar them—and you, really—for life.
Have you tried to have sex with your partner on a family vacation? If so, what was your strategy? And how'd it go? Provided you're comfortable sharing insights, please provide feedback in the comment field below.


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Nucleic Acid-Sensing Toll-like Receptors Are Essential for the Control of Endogenous Retrovirus Viremia and ERV-Induced Tumors
Nucleic Acid-Sensing Toll-like Receptors Are Essential for the Control of Endogenous Retrovirus Viremia and ERV-Induced Tumors
Immunity, Volume 37, Issue 5,
Pages 867-879,
Publication Date 08 November 2012
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2012.07.018
Philipp Yu
Wolger Lübben
Heike Slomka
Janine Gebler
Madlen Konert
Chengcong Cai
Luisa Neubrandt
Olivia Prazeres da Costa
Stephanie Paul
Sonja Dehnert
Karolin Döhne
Michael Thanisch
Silke Storsberg
Lisa Wiegand
Andreas Kaufmann
Marianne Nain
Leticia Quintanilla-Martinez
Sabrina Bettio
Barbara Schnierle
Larissa Kolesnikova
Stephan Becker
Markus Schnare
Stefan Bauer
Institut für Immunologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany
Institut für Virologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany
Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie and Hygiene, Technische Universität München, Trogerstrasse 30, 81675 München, Germany
Institut für Pathologie, Liebermeisterstr. 8, Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 51-59, 63225 Langen, Germany
Corresponding author
These authors contributed equally to this work
► TLR3, TLR7, TLR9 triple-deficient mice develop T-ALL tumors caused by ERV reintegration ► TLR7 controls the production of naturally occurring ERV-neutralizing antibodies ► TLR3 and TLR9 modulate ERV antibody response and promote tumor rejection ► ERVs induce a type I interferon-independent "acute-phase-like" immune response
The genome of vertebrates contains endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) that are largely nonfunctional relicts of ancestral germline infection by exogenous retroviruses. However, in some mouse strains ERVs are actively involved in disease. Here we report that nucleic acid-recognizing Toll-like receptors 3, 7, and 9 (TLR 3, TLR7, and TLR9) are essential for the control of ERVs. Loss of TLR7 function caused spontaneous retroviral viremia that coincided with the absence of ERV-specific antibodies. Importantly, additional TLR3 and TLR9 deficiency led to acute T cell lymphoblastic leukemia, underscoring a prominent role for TLR3 and TLR9 in surveillance of ERV-induced tumors. Experimental ERV infection induced a TLR3-, TLR7-, and TLR9-dependent group of "acute-phase" genes previously described in HIV and SIV infections. Our study suggests that in addition to their role in innate immunity against exogenous pathogens, nucleic acid-recognizing TLRs contribute to the immune control of activated ERVs and ERV-induced tumors.


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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trailby Bill Bryson
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes--and to a writer with the comic genius of Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings.
For a start there's the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. Despite Katz's overwhelming desire to find cozy restaurants, he and Bryson eventually settle into their stride, and while on the trail they meet a bizarre assortment of hilarious characters. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Bryson's acute eye is a wise witness to this beautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinating history, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America's last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is destined to become a modern classic of travel literature. Synopsis:Traces the author's adventurous trek along the Appalachian Trail past its natural pleasures, human eccentrics, and offbeat comforts
Synopsis:Stretching from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian Trail offers some of America's most breathtaking scenery. It also offers an irresistible, amusingly ill-conceived adventure to Bryson & his out-of-shape walking companion, Stephen Katz. Mile by arduous mile, these unlikely pioneers walk the Appalachian Trail, along the way surviving the threat...
About the AuthorBill Bryson's bestselling books include A Walk in the Woods, Neither Here Nor There, In a Sunburned Country, Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words, and A Short History of Nearly Everything, the latter of which earned him the 2004 Aventis Prize. Bryson lives in England with his wife and children.
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'Wich of the Week: Dungeness Crab Roll
'Wich of the Week: Dungeness Crab Roll
Crab season is a big deal in San Francisco, and if you've ever tackled a whole crab to extract the sweet, succulent meat, then you understand what the fuss is about. Since we're right in the middle of Dungeness Crab Week, I'm celebrating with a New England-style crab roll filled to the brim with fresh Pacific crabmeat.
You could put crabmeat on pretty much anything and I'd eat it (I'm still drooling over this salad). I devoured the sandwich version at a New England-style seafood joint in SF called Woodhouse Fish Company.
The rainy-day-appropriate restaurant uses the split-top rolls popular in New England then fills them with Dungeness crabmeat that's West Coast all the way. But these are easy to make at home: The key is finding the freshest, most delicious crabmeat possible. To get the recipe, read more.
From Bon Appétit 6 tablespoons mayonnaise The recipe calls for any kind of crabmeat, but if you can get access to in-season Dungeness, go with that. If not, any kind of fresh crab will do. Makes 2 sandwiches.New England Crab Rolls
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 pound fresh crabmeat, picked over
3 tablespoons finely chopped green onions
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, room temperature
4 hot dog buns, sides split open
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Why power plants should pay for grid upgrades.
Do we make all generators equal-using affirmative action to give rights to merchants that...
Gen Interconnection: Comparability or Common Sense?
Why power plants should pay for grid upgrades.
Do we make all generators equal- using affirmative action to give rights to merchants that are "comparable" to utility-owned plants?
Or, do we let the locational price signals shine through-trusting all plant developers, whether regulated or not, to act in self-interest?
These questions capture the choice now pending before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in its rulemaking case on generation interconnection, 1 as FERC ponders who should pay for expanding the transmission grid to accommodate new power plant projects.
The Problem
Let's look at a simple example that compares variable operating costs between two power plants located in different states.
One developer builds a gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant in Southern California. A second developer builds a plant in Arizona. In operational terms, the two plants are similar. Both projects have similar characteristics: minimum up/down time, forced outage rates, maintenance rate, capacity, and heat rate. They both have identical fuel prices, as they are both tied to the same gas transmission pipeline.
Nevertheless, the two plants differ significantly in actual performance, if we compare the two on the basis of unit dispatch and variable costs (ignore capital cost recovery and emission constraints). 2
Consider capacity factor-the degree to which each plant is used. In our example, for 2003, the Southern California project will show a capacity factor of 80 percent, while the Arizona project comes in lower at 42 percent. 3 For 2004, the two projects post capacity factors of 78.4 percent and 40.6 percent, respectively. By contrast, a re-power project located in the Los Angeles basin, which pays an additional intrastate gas transportation fee of about four mils per kWh ($4 per MWh), but has lower capital costs, will post a capacity factor of 63.3 percent. Why the difference in utilization?
The reasons for the difference in capacity factors between the Arizona and the California projects stem from transmission constraints into Southern California and the additional transmission losses (three to six percent, on average) associated with wheeling energy from Arizona to California. Bottom line: The Arizona unit is not making its expected rate of return.
Viewed another way, this example shows that congestion costs and losses provide short-run locational signals that new generation should locate in California. Yet that is not the case.
Despite this obvious price signal, more new generators are expected to continue to come online in the Arizona region, increasing congestion. At the same time, the gap in capacity factors between these locations is expected to widen.
Why would generators continue to build in a constrained area that is relatively far from the load, and when the plant loses money?
In our case, the answer must lie not with variable costs, but with fixed costs. From the perspective of the power plant developers, the fixed costs (land, environmental mitigation, permitting) must be lower in Arizona. But this focus is too narrow. It ignores another important locational factor-namely, the long-run marginal costs. By siting their plants in Arizona, far from load, the developers ignore the long-run costs of transmission network


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Reimagining direct marketing with a (Twitter) spin
Michael Dell gets a lot of the credit for pioneering the direct sale of PCs to the public. The reality is that there is a legion of now long-forgotten mail order entrepreneurs who came along earlier. He just did it better than all the rest.
So it was with more than usual interest that I read a piece published by InternetNews.com earlier this week in which Dell's eponymous company claimed that sales alerts on Twitter had resulted in about $1 million in sales.
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How do I sign up to participate in the project?
Fill out the registration form and mail it to Maryland DNR's Conservation Education Division.
Can private schools sign up?
I have multiple classes that want to raise horseshoe crabs at my school. Can I receive more that one set of equipment?
Each participating school will only be given one set of equipment for the project. However, teachers can apply to the Chesapeake Bay Trust for a small grant to buy additional sets of equipment. You need to advise the project coordinator that you are planning to set up additional aquaria in other classrooms.
Can I collect horseshoe crab eggs?
No! It is illegal to collect horseshoe crab eggs in Maryland without a permit from the Maryland DNR. At this time, DNR only permits Fisheries biologists to collect a limited quantity of horseshoe crab eggs for the raising project.
When is the horseshoe crab field day?
The field days take place in May depending on the year and availability of the site.
Do I need to release horseshoe crabs to participate in the field day?
No, the field day is an opportunity for students to have a meaningful outdoor experience that revolves around horseshoe crabs and the near shore environment. Releasing horseshoe crabs that have been raised is optional.
I think that my horseshoe crabs have died. What should I do?
Don't panic! First, record the tank's physical condition and the water chemistry. Make sure your bubbler and filter are working. Clean the filter if needed. Perform a water change if the tests dictate so. If there is any loose debris, try to remove with the turkey baster. Removing the debris will help you see tracks in the sand. Continue to feed the crabs, whether you see crabs or not. Look for tracks at each feeding. Near the end of the school year, if you still haven't seen any tracks or live crabs, break down your tank. Remove most of the water and carefully sift through the sand for any living crabs. If any living crabs are found, either keep them for another year or contact Stacy Epperson (see sidebar) to arrange a delivery to our Annapolis building.
Where should I place my aquariums in my classroom?
Place tanks away from sources of heat (windows, space heaters, heat lamps) or cold (under A/C vents or open windows). They should be near an electrical outlet and protected from the possibility of something breaking the tank.
How much baby brine shrimp should I feed the horseshoe crabs?
Feed at least one cube of baby brine per 20 crabs.
When do I need to set up my aquarium tanks?
As soon as you receive your horseshoe crab eggs, set up the aquarium.
Do I need to replace the water in my aquarium tanks?
After the first summer, it is recommended that you replace 1/3 of the tank water monthly.
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Lately, we have come to expect violence against journalists in certain regions, such as the Middle East. But here at CPJ, 2011 has also been troubling for the number of journalists killed in an entirely different part of the world, the Americas.
Lately, we have come to expect violence against journalists in certain regions, such as the Middle East. But here at CPJ, 2011 has also been troubling for the number of journalists killed in an entirely different part of the world, the Americas.
Acclaimed Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez has had her share of honors lately. Last year alone, her blogging, which offers a personal and critical view of life in Cuba, was honored by the Dutch Prince Claus Fund, the International Press Institute, and the Danish Centre for Political Studies. This week, Sánchez received a very different type of distinction--from the Cuban government. She was featured on Monday night's installment of "Las Razones de Cuba" (Cuban Reasons), a state-sponsored TV program and website that chronicles perceived threats to the government and singles out independent journalists as enemies of the state.
When a federal judge issued an order last week to suspend screenings of documentary that investigates incompetence in the Mexican judicial system, it looked like the film might be falling victim to the very system it criticizes. The film, "Presumed Guilty" ("Presunto Culpable" in Spanish), exposes flaws in the Mexican judicial system as it charts two Mexican attorneys' efforts to exonerate street vendor Jose Antonio Zúñiga, who was convicted of murder in 2005 and was serving a 20-year sentence.
Venezuelan Information Minister Andrés
Izarra declared
on the state
television channel VTV last week that "never has so much been done to
guarantee, promote, and drive freedom of expression than in the government of
President Hugo Chávez." Izarra needs to hire a fact-checker.
In 2005, a series of chilling death
threats compelled award-winning Colombian journalist Daniel Coronell to leave
Bogotá with his family for what ended up being a two-year stay in California. Today,
more than three years after his return from exile, Coronell and his family are moving
back to the States, this time by choice. CPJ spoke to him last week about how
his return U.S. to take on a high-level position at a major TV network compares
to his exile in 2005, and the press freedom conditions he's leaving behind in
Former dictator Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier is facing some blowback after breezing into Haiti last Sunday following a 25-year absence. On Wednesday, prominent Haitian journalist and former UN spokesperson Michele Montas joined three others in filing criminal complaints against the former dictator who returned to the country Sunday, just days after the anniversary of last year's devastating earthquake.
It's hard to trace things to their origin. But had I not met exiled Colombian journalist Fernando Garavito in early 2004, I don't know that I would have chosen to work, professionally, as a defender of freedom of expression.
Merid Estifanos was still in his afternoon French class when
I arrived at the Maison des Journalistes (MDJ) this afternoon to meet him. I
was greeted instead by Maison's director, Philippe Spinau, who gave me the
grand tour of the house that has been home to many journalists who, like
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Click Map for Printable Version (PDF file) At Bogue Chitto State Park, visitors will experience a diversity of natural habitats on one of the most dynamic and scenic river systems in Louisiana. The 1,786-acre site includes small streams, cypress tupelo swamps, a hardwood forest, upland forests and a rolling landscape. Overnight visitors will find accommodations from tent camping to RV camping to cabins overlooking the bluffs. For larger groups and family reunions, the park offers a group camp and a conference room. Frickes Cave, which -- despite its name -- resembles more of a gorge, possesses delicate sandstone spires created when water erodes the surface underneath pebbles. The pebbles remain perched atop the spires, while over time water splashes on the sandstone surface, forming the two-foot tall fingers of sandstone that shoot up from the now-lowered surface. Boardwalks have been built, so that visitors can admire the sandstone creations from afar, as the formations are too delicate to allow visitors to walk amongst them. Fourteen miles of equestrian trails wind through some of the most interesting topography of southern Louisiana, with the trailhead located near Fricke's Cave. A day trip to Bogue Chitto State Park will be a full one, with a river perfect for canoeing or kayaking, 11 lakes stocked with a variety of freshwater fish, a water playground, numerous picnic pavilions and an outdoor classroom.
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Patrick K. Shannon, 28, was sentenced in the United States District Court in Omaha for receiving child pornography. The Honorable Lyle E. Strom sentenced Shannon to five years in prison. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison Shannon will begin a term of supervised release that will be in effect for life.
Agents of Homeland Securities Investigations executed a search warrant on a website known as Libera/morality.com. The website was hosting images of child pornography. Agents were able to determine the internet addresses of computers around the United States that had accessed this website. Leads were sent to local Homeland Securities Investigation Offices, including Nebraska.
On April 26, 2011, Nebraska agents of Homeland Security Investigations served a search warrant at Shannon's residence. During an interview Shannon admitted to downloading and accessing a substantial amount of child pornography. Child pornography was found on his computer.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.


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PALESTINE, TX (KLTV) - On Saturday at approximately 2:30 a.m., officers from the Palestine Police Department responded to the area of North Queen Street and Green Street in reference to a call of a suspicious person.
Police were advised of two men in the area carrying a large object. The caller saw the men and thought something was not right. This concerned citizen yelled for the men to get away from the area and also yelled that the police were on the way, the men dropped the object and fled the scene on foot.
Police responded to the area and found that the object the men had dropped was a safe. Further investigation led to the Sonic on Palestine Ave. Officers found that the front door to the Sonic had been smashed with a large rock. It was also determined that the safe did in fact belong to the Sonic.
Police were able to develop some leads into the matter. The police were also able recover some items of evidence from the area. The evidence will be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety Crime Lab for testing.
The incident is still under investigation at this time. Police are asking that if anyone in the area may have seen the suspects or a suspicious vehicle in the area please call the Palestine Police Department at 903-729-2254 or CRIME STOPPERS at 903-729-TIPS (8477).
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6 Month Photos
Hi, friends! How is it possible that the weekend is already over? Just dropping in for a quick post to share H's 6 month photos that we had taken about a month ago. Becca Robinson Photography (the same photog that did H's newborn photos—the one that my work gave us a gift certificate for to be able to get her newborn, 6 month and 1 year photos!) did a great job even though H was not in the best mood (it was 100 degrees and we were ALL miserable!) and we definitely got some framers. :) Anyway, I'm exhausted from a long, busy weekend, so without further ado, here are too many some of our favorites.
That's all for tonight—heading off to spend the last hour or so with my girl before the weekend is over. :( They always go by WAY too fast!